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THIS AGREEMENT is entered into this [ 1st ] day of [ June, 2008 ] by and betwe
en [ X, INC. ] a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the Republic o
dong, Kangnam-ku, Seoul, Korea ] (hereinafter referred to as "X") and [ Y CO., LTD. ]
a company organized and existing under the laws of the State of [ New York, Unite
d States of America ], with its principal office at [ 140, 51st, West, New York, N.Y., U
WITNESSETH:
the computers and possesses valuable technology, considerable skill and experience
relating to the design and manufacture thereof in the United States ]; and
WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to establish a company in Korea, for the prin
cipal purpose of [ engaging in the business of manufacturing and selling of the com
puter ].
NOW THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants
When used in this Agreement, each of the terms set forth in this section shall h
1.01 "NEWCO"
The joint stock company to be incorporated under the laws of Korea by the part
ies hereto in the manner provided in section 3.00 hereof, and to be known in Korea
n as "[ NEWCO Chusic Hoesa ]" and in English as "[ NEWCO Co., Ltd. ]".
Those agreements related to this Agreement which are to be entered into betwe
en or among [ X ], [ Y ] and NEWCO, as the case may be, pursuant to section 4.00
hereof.
1.04 "SHARES"
Those shares of par value common voting stock which are to be issued by NEW
CO to the promoters of NEWCO and the parties hereto in exchange for their respect
ive contributions which are to be made pursuant to section 3.00 hereof, as well as a
ny additional shares of the capital stock NEWCO which may be issued from time to
time pursuant to section 7.00 hereof or otherwise.
1.05 "AFFILIATE"
of the voting rights with respect to the election of directors of either party hereto;
1.05.2 of which fifty percent (50%) or more of the voting rights with respect to
eto;
1.05.3 of which fifty percent (50%) or more of the voting rights with respect to
ation, other juridical entity, partnership or other business enterprise qualifying under
2.01 Promptly after the execution of this Agreement, [ Y ] shall make application
to the appropriate authorities of the Korean Government for approvals under the En
or approvals therefor under the Foreign Exchange Transactions Act as may be require
d by said Law. Such licenses or approvals, if any, must include assurance by the Kor
ean Government of the convertibility and remittance in United States dollar currency
to a bank in [ the United States of America ] designated by [ Y ] of any and all divi
dends, royalties, interest payments, reimbursable costs, and repatriated capital and an
y other payment to [ Y ] contemplated under this Agreement and all Associated Agr
eements, during any period in which any such agreements are in effect. [ X ] will ext
2.02 Promptly after the execution of this Agreement, [ Y ] shall prepare and file
tain pursuant to the [ United States Export Control Act ] in connection with the discl
osure to and use by NEWCO of [ Y ]'s Technical Information in accordance with this
2.03 Except with respect to the obligation hereby acknowledged by the parties to
paragraphs 2.01 and 2.02 above, this Agreement shall remain wholly executory and
conditional until such time as full authorization required by the provisions of Paragra
use NEWCO to be organized and registered under the laws of Korea. The registered
Korea ]. The parties hereto shall closely cooperate and consult with each other with r
espect to the procedures and particulars of the organization and registration of NEW
CO.
h 3.01 hereof, the parties hereto shall cause NEWCO to adopt the Articles of Incorpo
ration annexed hereto and marked as Exhibit [ 1 ], and the regulations of the Board
all contribute in cash the sum of [ \2,500,000,000. ] in exchange for the issuance by
NEWCO of [ 500,000. ] shares of common voting stock of NEWCO having a par val
ue of [ five thousand Won (\5,000) ] per share. [ Y ] shall contribute in cash the su
res of common voting stock of NEWCO having a par value of [ five thousand Won (
\5,000.) ] per share. [ X ] and [ Y ] shall pay such amounts above to the [ bank n
All costs and expenses of the formation of NEWCO shall, to the extent the same
are not incurred or assumed by NEWCO, be borne equally by the parties hereto. Ex
ravel expenses and legal fees, shall be borne by the party so incurring such expense
s.
[ X ] and [ Y ] shall have preemptive rights for the new shares, convertible bond
s and other equity securities that shall be issued after the formation of NEWCO, in p
O and [ Y ]
Meeting of the shareholders shall be held in Korea or at such other place as the
Board of Directors shall determine subject to the unanimous written consent of the
of the shareholders present at a meeting at which more than half of total number o
f shares issued are represented in person or by proxy. To the extent now or hereinaf
ter permitted by law, shareholders shall have the right to act by written consent in li
eu of holding a general shareholder's meeting. All other matters concerning sharehol
and control of NEWCO shall be vested in the Board of Directors of NEWCO. The Bo
EWCO in accordance with resolutions duly passed and as consistent with the Articles
lders. The Articles of Incorporations of NEWCO shall provide for the election of [ eig
ht ] Directors and it is understood and agreed by the parties hereto that [ four (4) ]
nducted not less than [ once ] during each accounting period of NEWCO. Meetings
of the Board of Directors shall be called by the President of NEWCO or such other
er, that [ X ] agrees to cause the President of NEWCO or such other officer or direc
tor as may be designated by the Board of Directors as aforesaid and who has been
] indicates that in its opinion there is an important reason for holding such a meetin
g.
5.02.3 The parties hereto shall cause Directors of NEWCO nominated by them i
n accordance with Paragraph 5.02.2 hereof to submit to the Board of Directors for a
pproval any matter requiring such approval pursuant to the Articles of Incorporation,
NEWCO shall have not more than two (2) Representative Directors who shall be
appointed by the Board of Directors of NEWCO from among the members of said B
5.03.1 The parties hereto shall initially cause the Board of Directors of NEWCO
by [ X ] and acceptable to [ Y ].
ve sub-paragraph 5.03.1 hereof, [ Y ] shall have the option at any time to request th
be elected as the second Representative Director. In the event such request is made
by [ Y ], the parties hereto shall immediately cause the Board of Directors of NEWC
O to elect such additional Representative Director. Such additional Representative Dir
ector shall be resident in Korea and shall be a full-time employee or officer of NEW
CO.
5.04.1 NEWCO shall have a President who shall be the representative Director n
ereof. The president shall serve as the Chief Executive of NEWCO and, subject to the
authority of the Board of Directors, shall carry out the daily business of NEWCO an
hall serve as the Vice-President. The Vice-President shall assist the President of NEW
CO and shall preside at meetings of the Board of Directors in the absence of the Pr
esident.
5.05 Auditor
and acceptable to [ Y ].
WCO, and to cause the Directors of NEWCO nominated by it to cast their votes, so
case may be, individuals qualified under the foregoing provisions of this section 5.00.
In the event of the death, incapacity, resignation or the removal of a Director, Repr
esentative Director or Auditor prior to the end of his term of office, each of the part
ies hereto agrees to vote its shares of NEWCO, and to cause the Directors of NEWC
ear and end on [ December 31st ] of the such year; provided, however, that the first
WCO pursuant to Paragraph 3.01 hereof and end on December 31st of that year.
NEWCO shall keep accurate books of account and financial and related records
following paragraph.
5.07.3 Audit
At the end of each accounting period of NEWCO, the books of account and re
utually acceptable to the parties hereto. Such firm of independent public accountants
shall prepare for and supply to [ X ] and [ Y ] certified financial reports suitable for
use by each of the parties hereto in connection with its financial and tax reports.
Promptly after the close of each semi-annual period, NEWCO shall submit to e
ach of the parties hereto in the Korean and English languages the balance sheet and
profit and loss statement of NEWCO in respect of such semiannual period. Further,
NEWCO shall make available at its principal place of business to each of the parties
hereto, or to its designated representative(s), its books of account and record, if and
The corporate purpose of NEWCO shall be to carry out the business listed in Art
rked as Exhibit [ 1 ]. Initially, however, the parties contemplate that NEWCO will eng
age in the manufacture and sale of products(hereinafter referred to as the "Products"
NEWCO shall sell its products in Korea only to [ X ] in accordance with the Distr
Except as otherwise specifically agreed to, NEWCO shall have the right to export
the Products throughout the world; provided, however, that the quantity of the Prod
ucts for export and the quantity of the Products or sale to [ X ] shall be determined
aphs 6.02 and 6.03, shall be fixed by NEWCO after consultation with [ X ] and [ Y ];
provided, however, that the prices for the Products so fixed shall be competitive in
6.05 Non-Competition
The parties hereto agree not to manufacture or sell or cause its AFFILIATES to m
anufacture or sell in Korea, either directly or indirectly, any products which are comp
etitive with the Products.
[ X ] shall lease to NEWCO the whole of its laboratory building and manufacturin
rdance with the Plant and Equipment Lease Agreement annexed hereto and marked
as Exhibit [ 6 ].
[ X ] shall transfer to NEWCO all of its employee currently assigned to its laborat
ory in accordance with the Personnel transfer Agreement annexed hereto and marked
as Exhibit [ 7 ].
The parties hereto shall make mutual agreement in writing prior to perform the f
ii) change in shareholders list or capital stock, including but not limited to, issuan
iii) obtaining a loan for purposes other than issuance of bonds or company oper
ation;
iv) merger or acquisition for the other company or business;
v) liquidation or dissolution;
vi) disposition of all or part of the assets not less than the amount of [
]; or
6.12 Dividends
of each fiscal year. Date, procedure, currency and tax in regards of such distribution
6.21 Accounting
and practice generally acceptable in the Korean legal system, and shall comply with
NEWCO shall maintain and furnish account books and records. Any party hereto
or authorized representative thereof (including their delegator) shall have right to ins
pect such account books and records during normal business hour.
6.23 Audit
Yearly financial statement of NEWCO shall be audited by the accounting firm tha
NEWCO shall obtain its necessary working capital over and above its share capita
l by commercial borrowing in Korea. If, as a condition to granting any such loan, the
lender requires guarantee(s), the parties shall undertake to provide the guarantee(s),
each is in proportion to its equity interest in NEWCO. In the event NEWCO is unabl
o lend(directly or indirectly) to NEWCO the necessary funds in the ratio of their shar
eholdings in NEWCO up to such amounts as they may from time to time mutually a
gree upon. Each party shall make each loan to NEWCO, unless otherwise agreed, on
the same terms and conditions regarding duration, interest, repayment and otherwis
ccordance with sound and prudent business practices that additional equity capital is
required for NEWCO beyond that to be contributed pursuant to section 3.00 hereof,
such additional equity capital will be provided by [ X ] and [ Y ], each in proportio
n to its equity interest in NEWCO. Such additional capital may be contributed in cas
ther contributions in kind at fair market value. Upon the contribution of such capital
to NEWCO the parties shall receive additional shares of common voting stock in an
equired to provide any guarantee, loan or additional equity capital for NEWCO unles
s and until it shall first obtain such governmental authorizations, licenses or other ap
e at the time; provided, however, that [ Y ] agrees to exert its best efforts to obtain
such approvals. Should [ Y ] fail to obtain such approvals and therefore fail to provi
de its share of any guarantee, loan or additional equity capital, the parties shall cons
ult to determine further steps, if any, which might be taken; provided that [ X ] will
apital.
utually covenant and agree not to sell, assign, pledge or in any other manner transfe
r title of rights to, or otherwise encumber, any of the shares of NEWCO held by the
action leading to or likely to result in any of the foregoing; provided, however that t
his restriction shall not be construed as prohibiting a general charge or pledge creat
Each party to the extent permitted by law hereby extends to the other party a ri
ght of final refusal with respect to the sale of the share of NEWCO held by it. Accor
dingly if at any time either party desires to transfer all or any portion of the shares
of NEWCO held by it, such party shall first offer to sell said shares to the other part
y. Any such first offer shall be made in writing, and shall state the suggested purcha
se price per share and other terms and conditions. Further, any such first offer shall
state that the offer being made shall remain effective until whichever of the followin
(i) dispatch of written notice of rejection by the party to whom such offer is ma
(ii) a lapse of [ ninety (90) ] days after the date of receipt of such first offer.
If the terms and conditions proposed by the offer of are not agreeable to the ot
her party, the parties shall negotiate in good faith during the [ 90 days ] after the d
ctive upon receipt by the party who made such offer of acceptance thereof, if receip
t of acceptance occurs within [ ninety(90) days ] after the date of receipt of such off
er.
If, after a first offer has been extended pursuant to Paragraph 8.02 hereof, the of
feree shall refuse or fail to accept the offer for all or any portion of the shares of N
EWCO so offered, the offeror shall have the right, for a period of [ one hundred an
d twenty (120) days ], to offer such shares or the remaining portion thereof, as the
case may be, to any third party, at the same or higher purchase price per share and
on the same terms and conditions as were offered to the other party hereto; provid
ed that any transfer of shares of NEWCO to a third party pursuant to this Paragraph
8.03 shall be conditioned upon the full and unconditional assumption by such third
party transferee in writing of all of the obligations of the transferor provided for in t
his Agreement and all other agreements(or the agreement of the transferor to contin
ue to perform such agreements) entered into pursuant to this Agreement. If the tran
sfer shall not sell all or any portion of the said shares within the said period of [ on
e hundred and twenty(120) days ] or shall wish to sell the same at a lower price an
d/or different terms and conditions than were offered to the other party hereto, befo
re selling such shares or any of them, the transferor shall first offer such shares to t
he other party hereto in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph 8.02 hereof.
8.04 General Requirement of Governmental Approvals
Prior to effectuation of any transfer of the share of NEWCO pursuant to the fore
going provisions of this section 8.00, both or either of the parties hereto shall make
application for and obtain such governmental approvals as shall be necessary in con
nection with any such transfer as aforesaid or acts or transactions relating thereto.
The failure to obtain any governmental license or other approval for which applic
give the offeror the right to offer the shares in question to a third party, or otherwis
e to permit the offeror to sell, assign, pledge or in any other manner transfer title in
, or rights to, such shares. Further, in the event that any such governmental approval
for which application may be filed as aforesaid shall not have been obtained within
[ninety (90) days] subsequent to the date of filing an application thereof, if the offe
ror continues to desire to dispose of the shares of NEWCO in respect of which the f
irst offer has been made and accepted, unless the parties hereto otherwise mutually
WCO of all such shares, including but not limited to the delivery and cancellation of
any share certificate representing such shares and the consequent reduction by NE
WCO of its paid-in capital. The redemption price for any such shares shall be the pri
ce at which such shares were offered to the other party hereto subject to the releva
If either party sells or otherwise disposes of all or substantially all of its shares o
f NEWCO in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, the obligations and li
abilities of such party under this Agreement shall terminate except as otherwise expr
ment and the Associated Agreements, including but not limited to dividends, royaltie
ank or such other address in Korea or in [ the United States of America ], as the ca
me.
Any sum required under Korean tax laws to be withheld by NEWCO for the acco
unt of [ Y ] from payments due to [ Y ] shall be withheld and shall be promptly pai
d by NEWCO to the appropriate tax authorities; and the parties hereto shall cause N
EWCO to furnish [ Y ] official tax receipts or other appropriate evidence issued by th
Except to the extent that disclosures to NEWCO may be permitted by any of the
ASSOCIATED AGREEMENTS, each party hereto agrees to keep strictly secret and con
fidential all information obtained from the other party hereto or NEWCO which is de
signated as confidential by said other party or NEWCO, as the case may be. To that
end, all records, copies, reproductions, reprints and translations of such information
shall be plainly marked to indicate the secret and confidential nature thereof and to
The parties hereto agree that they shall not use any confidential information obta
ined from the other party or from NEWCO for any purpose whatsoever except in a
Such obligations, as undertaken by the parties hereto pursuant to this section 10.
00, shall survive termination of this Agreement and shall remain in effect and be bin
ding on the parties hereto for a period of [ seven (7) years ] after the termination o
f this Agreement except for information that becomes part of the public domain or i
11.01 Term
The term of this Agreement shall begin as of the EFFECTIVE DATE and shall cont
inue in force and effect for an indefinite term thereafter, until NEWCO shall be dissol
ved or otherwise cease to exist as a separate entity, or until this Agreement is soone
eorganization, or has such a petition filed against it which is not dismissed within [
11.02.2 either party makes an assignment or like arrangement for the benefit o
n, spin-off or like arrangement which in the reasonable opinion of the other party w
ould not have a material adverse effect on the ability of the party to perform its obl
igations hereunder and under the ASSOCIATED AGREEMENTS and which would not, i
n the other party's reasonable opinion change the nature of the party in a manner t
11.02.2.1 either party fails to obtain permits and licenses from the governmenta
l authorities legally necessary to establish NEWCO within [ ] days after the execu
tion date of this Agreement or it becomes illegal to begin or continue the business
cy.
GREEMENTS and such breach has a material and adverse effect on the implementatio
cessful operation of NEWCO, and such breach remains unremedied for [ sixty (60) da
11.02.3 it becomes illegal for either party to perform its obligations, or receive
ny major matter relating to the operation of NEWCO and such difference is not reso
lved by negotiations in good faith between the parties for a period of [ ninety (90)
days ] after a shareholders' or directors meeting at which meeting the parties could
the illegality, respectively, shall have the option, upon written notice, of purchasing th
s agreed between the parties) subject to the relevant law and government ruling, or
11.04 iIn the case of 11.02.5, the parties shall proceed to dissolution of NEWC
O unless they agree to a sale of the Shares to one party or the other.
Termination of this Agreement for any cause shall not release either party here
to from any liability which at the time of termination has already accrued to the oth
er party hereto or which thereafter may accrue in respect of any act or omission pri
or to such termination, nor shall any such termination hereof affect in any way the s
urvival of any right, duty or obligation of either party hereto which is expressly state
rean). In the event of any difference or inconsistency among different versions of this
12.03 Arbitration
Any dispute arising out of or in connection with this contract shall be finally settl
ection 1.00 hereof, are to facilitate reference only, do not form a part of this Agree
ment, and shall not in any way affect the interpretation hereof.
This Agreement embodies the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the
subject matter hereof and supersedes and cancels any and all prior understandings
or agreements, verbal or otherwise, in relation hereto, which may exist between the
parties. No oral explanation or oral information by either of the parties hereto shall
eof or addition hereto shall be effective or binding on either of the parties hereto u
nless reduced to writing and executed by the respective duly authorized representativ
12.06 Non-Waiver
The waiver, expressed or implied, by either of the parties hereto of any right her
eunder or against any failure to perform or breach hereof by the other party hereto
shall not constitute or be deemed a waiver of any other right hereunder or against
any other failure to perform or breach hereof by such other party, whether of a simi
The parties hereto represent and warrant the following, which are true and accurate,
and agrees that such representations and warranties consist material covenants of thi
s Agreement. Either party shall reimburse or indemnify any loss, damage and expen
se incurred from false or inaccurate representations and warranties. Either party shall
notify the other party in writing and shall take appropriate measures according to t
he other party's response, if there is any causes that may affect such representations
and warranties.
13.01 Authorization
This Agreement has been legally executed by the parties hereto and lawfully bind
s the parties to valid and enforceable liabilities according to the terms of this Agree
ment. Either party has valid and lawful powers and right to make execution of this
Agreement and perform all liabilities under this Agreement, and such execution and
es.
Execution and performance of this Agreement shall not : (i) violate articles of the
incorporation of each party, (ii) violate any applicable laws, regulations, and govern
mental approval, (iii) constitute any breach or nonperformance of any material agree
ment to which the party is a party or by which it is materially bound, or cause any
or other status that may adversely affect right of the other party and not be under
14.01 Assignment
This Agreement, and all rights and obligations hereunder, are personal as to the
parties hereto and shall not be assigned by either of the parties hereto to any third
party without the prior written consent thereto by the other party hereto; provided,
however, that either party hereto may assign this Agreement, without such prior cons
ent of the other party hereto, in connection with a transfer of all or substantially all
of its shares of NEWCO in accordance with section 8.00 hereof, or with an assignme
nt to any corporation acquiring all or substantially all of its assets to or any survivin
suming all of the obligations and duties of the assigning party under this Agreement
ulings then required under applicable law in connection with such assignment.
A party hereto shall not be liable to the other party for any loss, injury, delay, d
amages or other casualty suffered or incurred by the latter due to strikes, riots, stor
ms, fires, explosions, acts of God, war, action of any government or any other cause
beyond the reasonable control of the party, and any failure or delay by either party
hereto in performance of any of its obligations under this Agreement due to one or
more of the foregoing causes shall not be considered a breach of this Agreement.
14.03 Severability
In the event any term or provision of this Agreement shall for any reason be inv
y shall not affect any other terms or provisions hereof; in such event, this Agreement
shall be interpreted and construed as if such term or provision, to the extent, same
shall have been held invalid, illegal or unenforceable, had never been contained her
ein.
14.04 Notices
to be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be valid and sufficient if dispatc
each of the parties, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed b
y their duly authorized representatives on the day and year first set forth above.
] and NEWCO
[ X, INC. ]
BY :
[ Y, CO., LTD. ]
BY :