UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

SCHEDULE 13D

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934*

 

 

Lufax Holding Ltd

(Name of Issuer)

Ordinary Shares, $0.00001 par value per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

G5700Y209

(CUSIP Number)

American Depositary Shares (ADSs) each representing

two Ordinary Shares, par value US$0.00001 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

54975P201

(CUSIP Number)

Yanmei Dong

c/o An Ke Technology Company Limited

23rd Floor, Two International Finance Centre

8 Finance Street, Central, Hong Kong, China

+86 0755 2262 7970

Pannie Yiu

c/o China Ping An Insurance Overseas (Holdings) Limited

23rd Floor, Two International Finance Centre

8 Finance Street, Central, Hong Kong, China

+852 3762 9092

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

August 6, 2024

(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

 

 

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§ 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box. ☐

 

*

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 the 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, as amended 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).

 

 

 


SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No. G5700Y209 (for Ordinary Shares)

CUSIP No. 54975P201 (for ADSs)

 

 1   

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

An Ke Technology Company Limited

 2  

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a) ☐  (b) ☐

 

 3  

SEC USE ONLY

 

 4  

SOURCE OF FUNDS

 

WC, OO

 5  

CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) ☐

 

 6  

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

Hong Kong

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

 

    7    

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

590,989,352

    8   

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

N/A

    9   

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

590,989,352

   10   

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

N/A

11   

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

590,989,352

12  

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ☐

 

13  

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

34.1% (1)

14  

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

CO

 

(1)

Percentage is calculated based on 1,733,286,764 issued and outstanding ordinary shares of Lufax Holding Ltd (“Lufax”), as reported by Lufax on a Form 6-K furnished on August 7, 2024 (the “Form 6-K”).


CUSIP No. G5700Y209 (for Ordinary Shares)

CUSIP No. 54975P201 (for ADSs)

 

 1   

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

China Ping An Insurance Overseas (Holdings) Limited

 2  

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a) ☐  (b) ☐

 

 3  

SEC USE ONLY

 

 4  

SOURCE OF FUNDS

 

WC, OO

 5  

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) ☐

 

 6  

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

Hong Kong

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

 

    7    

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

393,795,905

    8   

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

N/A

    9   

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

393,795,905

   10   

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

N/A

11   

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

393,795,905

12  

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ☐

 

13  

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

22.7% (2)

14  

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

CO

 

(2)

Percentage is calculated based on 1,733,286,764 issued and outstanding ordinary shares of Lufax, as reported by Lufax in the Form 6-K.


CUSIP No. G5700Y209 (for Ordinary Shares)

CUSIP No. 54975P201 (for ADSs)

 

 1   

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd.

 2  

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a) ☐  (b) ☐

 

 3  

SEC USE ONLY

 

 4  

SOURCE OF FUNDS

 

WC, OO

 5  

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) ☐

 

 6  

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

People’s Republic of China

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

 

    7    

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

984,785,257

    8   

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

N/A

    9   

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

984,785,257

   10   

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

N/A

11   

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

984,785,257

12  

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ☐

 

13  

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

56.8% (3)

14  

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

HC-CO

 

(3)

Percentage is calculated based on 1,733,286,764 issued and outstanding ordinary shares of Lufax, as reported by Lufax in the Form 6-K.


SCHEDULE 13D

EXPLANATORY NOTE

An Ke Technology Company Limited (“An Ke”), China Ping An Insurance Overseas (Holdings) Limited (“PAOH”), and Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. (“Ping An”, together with An Ke and PAOH, the “Reporting Persons” and each, a “Reporting Person”) are the beneficial owners of ordinary shares, par value US$0.00001 per share (the “Ordinary Shares”), of Lufax Holding Ltd, a Cayman Islands company (“Lufax”). All references to Ordinary Shares herein include the Ordinary Shares underlying the ADSs of Lufax. The Reporting Persons were previously eligible to report their beneficial ownership of Ordinary Shares on Schedule 13G pursuant to Rule 13d-1(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). The Reporting Persons jointly filed a Schedule 13G on February 11, 2021.

The board of directors of Lufax proposed, and the shareholders of Lufax approved, a special dividend scheme that offered holders of Ordinary Shares the option of receiving cash or, as applicable, newly issued Ordinary Shares (the “Lufax Scrip Dividend Scheme”). For holders of ordinary shares, the cheque for the special dividend and share certificates were sent on July 30, 2024 (Hong Kong time), and for holders of ADSs, the special dividend was delivered in the form of cash or new ADSs on August 6, 2024 (New York time). The Reporting Persons elected to receive the scrip dividend paid in Ordinary Shares, which were settled on August 6, 2024 (the “Dividend Shares”). The Reporting Persons are jointly filing this Schedule 13D because the Dividend Shares constituted more than 2% of the outstanding Ordinary Shares.

Item 1. Security and Issuer.

This Schedule 13D relates to the Ordinary Shares of Lufax, which has its principal executive offices at Building No. 6, Lane 2777, Jinxiu East Road, Pudong New District, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China.

Item 2. Identity and Background

This Schedule 13D is filed on behalf of An Ke, a Hong Kong company, PAOH, a Hong Kong company, and Ping An, a limited liability company registered and existing under the laws of the PRC, with respect to Ordinary Shares. This Schedule 13D is filed jointly by the Reporting Persons pursuant to the Rule 13d-1(k) of the Exchange Act. The agreement between the Reporting Persons relating to the joint filing of this Schedule 13D is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

The names, business addresses, places of incorporation and principal businesses of the Reporting Persons are as follows:

An Ke Technology Company Limited

Address: Suite 2353, 23rd Floor, Two International Finance Centre, 8 Finance Street, Central,

Hong Kong

Place of Incorporation: Hong Kong

Principal Business: Investment holding

China Ping An Insurance Overseas (Holdings) Limited

Address: Suite 2318, 23rd Floor, Two International Finance Centre, 8 Finance Street, Central,

Hong Kong

Place of Incorporation: Hong Kong

Principal Business: Investment holding


Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd.

Address: 47th, 48th, 109th, 110th, 111th, 112th Floors, Ping An Finance Center,

No. 5033 Yitian Road, Futian District, Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China

Place of Incorporation: People’s Republic of China

Principal Business: Life & Health Insurance, Property and Casualty Insurance, Banking, Asset Management and Technology

The name, business address, citizenship and present principal occupation or employment of each executive officer and each member of the board of directors of each Reporting Person are set forth on Schedules A-1, A-2 and A-3 hereto and are incorporated herein by reference.

During the last five (5) years, none of the Reporting Persons or, to their knowledge, any of the persons listed on Schedules A-1, A-2 and A-3 has: (i) been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors) or (ii) been 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 Consideration

The Reporting Persons were previously eligible to file a statement on Schedule 13G pursuant to Rule 13d-1(d) as exempt investors who acquired, using working capital, all of their Ordinary Shares prior to Lufax registering the class of Ordinary Shares pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act on October 29, 2020.

The Reporting Persons acquired the Dividend Shares pursuant to the Lufax Scrip Dividend Scheme, which did not require any amount of funds or other consideration from the Reporting Persons.

Item 4. Purpose of Transaction.

The Reporting Persons acquired the Dividend Shares based on the election for a scrip dividend pursuant to the Lufax Scrip Dividend Scheme. In total, Lufax allotted and issued 586,176,887 new Ordinary Shares pursuant to the Lufax Scrip Dividend Scheme. Upon the completion of the allotment and issuance, the total number of Ordinary Shares owned by (i) An Ke, (ii) PAOH and (iii) Ping An increased to 984,785,257, representing approximately 56.8% of the total issued Ordinary Shares (compared to 474,905,000 Ordinary Shares representing approximately 41.4% of the total issued Ordinary Shares prior to the allotment and issuance). Accordingly, Lufax became an indirect non-wholly-owned subsidiary of Ping An.

As a result of the election for scrip dividend under the Lufax Scrip Dividend Scheme, An Ke and PAOH are required under the Hong Kong Code on Takeovers and Mergers to conduct an unconditional mandatory general offer (the “Offer”) to acquire all issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares (and offer to pay holders of equity awards for the cancellation of such awards). For additional information, see the Form 6-K furnished by Lufax on July 24, 2024. At the time the Offer commences, the Reporting Persons will also file to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) a tender offer statement on Schedule TO.


Depending upon various factors, including but not limited to the Reporting Persons’ and Lufax’s business, prospects and financial conditions and other development concerning the Reporting Persons and Lufax, market conditions and other factors that the Reporting Persons may deem relevant to their investment decisions, subject to compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations and Lufax’s amended and restated articles of association, as currently in effect, the Reporting Persons may, from time to time, take actions with respect to their investment in Lufax as they deem appropriate, including changing their current intentions or increasing or decreasing their investment in Lufax, with respect to any or all matters disclosed in this Schedule 13D.

The information set forth and/or incorporated by reference in Item 6 of this Schedule 13D is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 4.

Except as set forth above, the Reporting Persons have no present plans or intentions which would result in or relate to any of the transactions described in subparagraphs (a) through (j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D.

Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer

(a)  Rows (11) and (13) of the cover pages of this Schedule 13D are hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 5(a).

(b) Rows (7) to (10) of the cover pages of this Schedule 13D are hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 5(b).

(c) Except as disclosed in this Schedule 13D, none of the Reporting Persons or, to the knowledge, any of the persons listed in Schedules A-1, A-2 or A-3 hereto, has effected any transactions relating to the Ordinary Shares during the past 60 days.

(d) To the knowledge of the Reporting Persons, no person other than the Reporting Persons has the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the securities beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons identified in this Item 5.

(e) Not applicable.

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

The information set forth and/or incorporated by reference in Items 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 of this Schedule 13D is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 6.

Ping An Convertible Promissory Notes

In 2015, Lufax issued to PAOH convertible promissory notes in an aggregate principal amount of US$1,953.8 million, part of which was subsequently transferred to An Ke (the “Notes”). In 2022, an amendment and supplemental agreement was entered to amend the terms of the Notes, pursuant to which (i) 50% of the outstanding principal amount of the Notes was redeemed, and (ii) the maturity date was extended to October 8, 2026 and the commencement date of the conversion period was extended to April 30, 2026 for the remaining 50% outstanding Notes. For details on the Notes, see “Item 6E. Share Ownership” in Lufax’s annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 filed with the Commission on April 23, 2024.


Call Options

Each shareholder of Lanbang Investment Company Limited (“Lanbang”), Mr. Jingkui Shi (“Mr. Shi”) and Mr. Xuelian Yang (“Mr. Yang”), has granted an option to An Ke to purchase up to 100% of his shares in Lanbang (the “Lanbang Offshore Call Options”). Lanbang and Tongjun Investment Company Limited are shareholders of Tun Kung Company Limited (“Tun Kung”) that owned 52.8% and 47.2% of the equity interests, respectively. Tun Kung beneficially owned 308,198,174 ordinary shares of Lufax as of March 31, 2024. Each shareholder of Lanbang is entitled to his voting and other rights in Lanbang prior to An Ke’s exercise of the Lanbang Offshore Call Options.

Lanbang has also granted an option to An Ke to purchase up to 100% of its shares in Tun Kung (the “Tun Kung Offshore Call Options”, together with the Lanbang Offshore Call Options, the “Offshore Call Options”). Lanbang is entitled to its voting and other rights in Tun Kung prior to An Ke’s exercise of the Tun Kung Offshore Call Options.

Mr. Shi and Mr. Yang also hold the entire equity interest in Shanghai Lanbang Investment Limited Liability Company (“Shanghai Lanbang”), which holds equity interests in two of the consolidated affiliated entities of Lufax. Each of Mr. Shi and Mr. Yang has granted an option to Shenzhen Ping An Financial Technology Consulting Co. Ltd. (“PAFT”), the parent company of An Ke, to purchase up to 100% of his equity interest in Shanghai Lanbang (the “Onshore Call Options”, together with the Offshore Call Options, the “Call Options”).

In August 2021, An Ke and PAFT amended the exercise period of the Call Options. Following such amendments, the Call Options are exercisable concurrently, in whole or in part, during the period commencing on November 1, 2024 and ending on October 31, 2034. For details on the Call Options, see “Item 6E. Share Ownership” in Lufax’s annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 filed with the Commission on April 23, 2024.

Item 7. Exhibits

 

EXHIBIT
NUMBER

  

DESCRIPTION

99.1    Joint Filing Agreement, dated August 13, 2024, among the Reporting Persons
99.2    Scrip Dividend Scheme (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Form 6-K furnished by Lufax Holding Ltd on June 12, 2024)
99.3    Amended and Restated Option Agreement, dated November 27, 2015, among Mr. Jingkui Shi, Mr. Xuelian Yang, An Ke Technology Company Limited and Lanbang Investment Company Limited
99.4    Option Agreement, dated November 27, 2015, among Lanbang Investment Company Limited, An Ke Technology Company Limited and Tun Kung Company Limited
99.5    Option Agreement, dated November 28, 2014, among Mr. Jingkui Shi, Mr.  Xuelian Yang, Shenzhen Ping An Financial Technology Consulting Co. Ltd. and Shanghai Lanbang Investment Limited Liability Company


Signatures to Schedule 13D

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.

Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(k)(1)(iii) of Regulation 13D-G of the General Rules and Regulations of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the undersigned agree that the attached statement is filed on behalf of each of them.

Date: August 13, 2024

 

An Ke Technology Company Limited
By:  

/s/ Wang Shiyong

Name:   Wang, Shiyong
Title:   Director
China Ping An Insurance Overseas (Holdings) Limited
By:  

/s/ Tung Hoi

Name:   Tung Hoi
Title:   Director
Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd.
By:  

/s/ Xie Yonglin

Name:   Xie Yonglin
Title:   Executive Director, President and Co-CEO

Exhibit 99.1

JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

The undersigned hereby agree that a single Schedule 13D (or any amendment thereto) relating to the ordinary shares (including the ordinary shares underlying the ADSs) of Lufax Holding Ltd shall be filed on behalf of each of the undersigned and that this Agreement shall be filed as an exhibit to such Schedule 13D. Each of the undersigned acknowledges that each shall be responsible for the timely filing of amendments with respect to information concerning such undersigned reporting person, and for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning such undersigned reporting person, contained therein, but shall not be responsible for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning the others, except to the extent that such reporting person knows or has reason to believe that such information is inaccurate. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and all of such counterparts taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

Date: August 13, 2024

 

An Ke Technology Company Limited
By:  

/s/ Wang Shiyong

Name:   Wang, Shiyong
Title:   Director
China Ping An Insurance Overseas (Holdings) Limited
By:  

/s/ Tung Hoi

Name:   Tung Hoi
Title:   Director
Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd.
By:  

/s/ Xie Yonglin

Name:   Xie Yonglin
Title:   Executive Director, President and Co-CEO

Exhibit 99.3

 

DATED    27 November 2015

 

  (1)

SHI JINGKUI

 

  (2)

YANG XUELIAN

 

  (3)

AN KE TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LIMITED

 

  (4)

LANBANG INVESTMENT COMPANY LIMITED

 

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED

OPTION AGREEMENT

 

 


THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED OPTION AGREEMENT is made on 27 November 2015

BETWEEN:

 

(1)

SHI JINGKUI an individual Chinese national (ID card number: *****) whose residential address is ***** (“Individual A”);

 

(2)

YANG XUELIAN an individual Chinese national (ID card number: *****) whose residential address is ***** (“Individual B” and together with Individual A, the “Shareholders”);

 

(3)

AN KE TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LIMITED a limited liability company incorporated under the laws of Hong Kong (registration no. 2106134) whose registered office is at Room 2107, 21/F., C C WU Building, 302-308 Hennessy Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong (“Optionholder”); and

 

(4)

LANBANG INVESTMENT COMPANY LIMITED, a limited liability company incorporated under the laws of the British Virgin Islands (registration no: 1847811) whose registered office is at Commerce House, Wickhams Cay 1, P.O. Box 3140, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands VG1110 (the “Company”).

(together shall be referred to as the “Parties” and each a “Party”).

 

 


WHEREAS,

 

(1)

The Parties have entered into an Option Agreement on 17 December 2014 under which the Shareholders granted to the Optionholder options to purchase the entire share capital of the Company, which held 173,744,733 ordinary shares in the issued share capital of the Cayman SPV (see definition below) (“2014 Option Agreement”);

 

(2)

On 23 November 2015, the Company and certain other shareholders incorporated a limited liability company under the laws of the British Virgin Islands with a registered office at Commerce House, Wickhams Cay 1, P.O. Box 3140, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands VG1110 (“New SPV”), and the Company transferred all the shares of the Cayman SPV it held to New SPV in exchange for shares in the New SPV. As a result, the Company no longer directly holds the shares of the Cayman SPV.

THEREFORE, the Parties have agreed to amend and restate the 2014 Option Agreement as follows:

 

1.

DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

 

  1.1

In this Agreement, unless the context requires otherwise:

“Articles” means the articles of association of the Company from time to time;

“Cayman SPV” means Lufax Holding Ltd (formerly known as Wincon Investment Company Limited), a company established under the laws of the Cayman Islands holding the entire issued share capital of HK SPV, in which the New SPV holds 475,095,000 ordinary shares in the issued share capital, representing 47.5095% of the entire issued share capital as of the date of this Agreement.

 

 

2


“Charge Agreement” means the charge agreement entered into by the Shareholders and the Optionholder on the date hereof;

“Completion” means the performance by the Shareholders and the Optionholder of the obligations assumed by them respectively under clause 3.2;

“Corresponding Onshore Exercise” has the meaning given to it in clause 3.4;

“Encumbrance” means a mortgage, charge, pledge, lien, assignment or deposit by way of security or any other encumbrance or security interest of any kind or any other type or preferential arrangement (including title transfer, defeasance and retention arrangements) having a similar effect;

“Exercise Date” for the Options means the date of service of a relevant Option Notice;

“HK SPV” means Wincon Hong Kong Investment Company Limited, a company established under the laws of Hong Kong and indirectly wholly owned by Cayman SPV;

“Hong Kong” means the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China;

“Individual A Option” means an option exercisable or exercised pursuant to clause 2.1.1;

“Individual A Option Price” means the option price calculated in accordance with clause 2.2;

“Individual A Option Shares” means the 5 ordinary shares in the issued share capital of the Company, representing 50% of the entire issued share capital of the Company, held by Individual A and all securities in the Company which are derived from such shares after the date of this Agreement and of which he is the beneficial owner or to which he is entitled from time to time;

 

 

3


“Individual B Option” means an option exercisable or exercised pursuant to clause 2.1.2;

“Individual B Option Price” means the option price calculated in accordance with clause 2.2;

“Individual B Option Shares” means the 5 ordinary shares in the issued share capital of the Company, representing 50% of the entire issued share capital of the Company, held by Individual B and all securities in the Company which are derived from such shares after the date of this Agreement and of which he is the beneficial owner or to which he is entitled from time to time;

“Lockup” means lock up period applicable to the New SPV in respect of the shares it holds in the Cayman SPV following the initial public offering of the shares in and/or securities of the Cayman SPV on an internationally recognized stock exchange;

“Offshore BVI Options” means the offshore option with respect to Offshore BVI Shares to be granted by the Company to the Optionholder pursuant to the Offshore BVI Option Agreement;

“Offshore BVI Option Agreement” means an option agreement to be entered into between the Optionholder as the optionholder, the Company as the shareholder and New SPV as the company with respect to the Offshore BVI Shares;

“Offshore BVI Shares” means 173,744,733 ordinary shares in the issued capital of New SPV, representing 36.5705% of the entire issued share capital of the New SPV upon its establishment, held by the Company and all securities in the New SPV which are derived from such shares after the date of the Offshore BVI Option Agreement and of which the Company is the beneficial owner or to which it is entitled from time to time;

 

 

4


“Onshore Interests” means 100% of the registered capital of Shanghai Lanbang, held by the Shareholders in equal shares and all securities in Shanghai Lanbang which are derived from such equity interests after the date of the Onshore Option Agreement and of which the Shareholders are the beneficial owners or to which they are entitled from time to time;

Onshore Options” means the onshore options with respect to the Onshore Interests granted by the Shareholders to PAFT pursuant to the Onshore Option Agreement;

“Onshore Option Agreement” means an option agreement dated 28 November 2014 and entered into between the Shareholders as shareholders, PAFT as the optionholder and Shanghai Lanbang as the company with respect to the Onshore Interests;

“Option” means Individual A Option or Individual B Option as the context permits and “Options” shall be interpreted accordingly;

“Option Notice” means a notice of exercise from the Optionholder to both Individual A and Individual B in respect of some or all of the Option Shares in accordance with clause 2.3;

“Option Period” means the 10 year period immediately after the initial public offering of the shares and/or securities of Cayman SPV on an internationally recognized stock exchange, or in the event there is no such initial public offering by 16 December 2019, 10 years from such date, or such other period as extended by the Optionholder by written notice to the Shareholders;

 

 

5


Option Price” means the Individual A Option Price or the Individual B Option Price as the case may be;

Option Shares” means collectively Individual A Option Shares and Individual B Option Shares;

PAFT” means Shenzhen Ping An Financial Technology Consulting Company Limited a limited liability company incorporated under the laws of the PRC (registration no. 440301103294513) whose registered office is at 4/F, Ping’An Building, No.3 Bagua Road, Bagualing, Futian District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, PRC, and the sole shareholder of the Optionholder;

PRC” means the People’s Republic of China;

Private Placement Price” means the price per share in the sale or issuance of shares by Cayman SPV to the new investors;

Shanghai Lanbang” means Shanghai Lanbang Investment Company Limited a limited liability company incorporated under the laws of PRC (registration no 310115002475585) whose registered office is at Room 1002N, No. 2277 Long Yang Road, Pudong, Shanghai;

Transfer Terms” means on the terms that the entire legal and beneficial interest in all the Option Shares shall be sold and purchased free from any Encumbrance and together with all rights attaching to them as at the relevant Exercise Date (other than rights to receive dividends which have a record date before then) or at any time after that and that the consideration for the Option Shares shall be the relevant Option Price;

VWAP” means volume weighted average price; and

 

 

6


“WFOE” means a wholly foreign owned enterprise to be established under the laws of the PRC and wholly owned by the HK SPV.

 

  1.2

References to Clauses and Schedule are to be construed as references to clauses of and schedule to this Agreement (unless the context otherwise requires) and the recitals and schedule form part of the operative provisions of this Agreement and references to this Agreement will, unless the context otherwise requires, include references to the recitals and schedule.

 

  1.3

Words and phrases which are defined or referred to in or for the purposes of the Companies Ordinance (Cap 32), as amended, of the Laws of Hong Kong, have the same meanings in this Agreement (unless otherwise expressly defined in this Agreement).

 

  1.4

The Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance, Chapter 1, as amended, of the Laws of Hong Kong applies to this Agreement in the same way as it applies to an enactment.

 

  1.5

References to any statute or statutory provision or order or regulation made thereunder will include that statute, provision, order or regulation as amended, modified, re-enacted or replaced from time to time whether before or after the date of this Agreement.

 

  1.6

The index to and the headings in this Agreement are for information only and are to be ignored in construing the same.

 

  1.7

In this Agreement, all warranties, representations, indemnities, covenants, agreements and obligations given or entered into by more than one person are given or entered into severally unless otherwise specified.

 

  1.8

The words “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.”

 

 

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2.

CALL OPTIONS

 

  2.1

The Shareholders hereby grant to the Optionholder the following Options:

 

  2.1.1

In consideration of the payment by the Optionholder to Individual A of the sum of HKD1 (receipt of which is hereby acknowledged), the option (but not the obligation), exercisable at any time during the Option Period by service of an Option Notice, to purchase the Individual A Option Shares and, on the exercise of the Individual A Option, Individual A will become bound to sell and the Optionholder will become bound to purchase the Individual A Option Shares on the Transfer Terms;

 

  2.1.2

In consideration of the payment by the Optionholder to Individual B of the sum of HKD1 (receipt of which is hereby acknowledged), the option (but not the obligation), exercisable at any time during the Option Period by service of an Option Notice, to purchase the Individual B Option Shares and, on the exercise of the Individual B Option, Individual B will become bound to sell and the Optionholder will become bound to purchase the Individual B Option Shares on the Transfer Terms; and

 

  2.1.3

The Individual A Option and the Individual B Option may be exercisable in respect of all or some of Option Shares. If an exercise is not in respect of all of the Option Shares, (a) the Optionholder shall (to the extent possible) exercise the Options in such a way that an equal number of Options Shares are acquired from each of Individual A and Individual B; and (b) the Optionholder shall have the right to exercise the Options in respect of the remaining Option Shares at a later time and at multiple times within the Option Period.

 

 

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  2.2

The Option Price per Option Share shall be calculated in accordance with the following formula (expressed in RMB) and subject to the following provisions:

 

 

LOGO

If the Optionholder exercises an option under the Offshore BVI Option Agreement prior to the first exercise of Option Shares under this Agreement, the Option Price per Option Share for the first exercise of Option Shares shall be calculated in accordance with the following formula (expressed in RMB) and subject to the following provisions:

 

 

LOGO

Where:

A: RMB 20,000,000;

B: Higher of (a) 30-day VWAP of the shares of the Cayman SPV on the first trading day after the expiry of the Lockup or (b) 30-day VWAP of the shares of the Cayman SPV on the last trading day immediately prior to the Exercise Date. If initial public offering has not taken place at the time of the relevant Exercise Date, then the most recent Private Placement Price, or if there is an acquisition of the Cayman SPV by a third party, then the price per share of the Cayman SPV that is being offered by the acquirer, whichever is the most recent;

C: Cumulative dividends or distributions per share of the Cayman SPV between 17 December 2014 and the relevant Exercise Date;

 

 

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D: The first Private Placement Price within 12 months from 17 December 2014;

E: Number of Offshore BVI Shares held by the Company at the relevant Exercise Date;

F: Sum of (a) number of Offshore BVI Shares held by the Company at the relevant Exercise Date and (b) number of Offshore BVI Shares previously held by the Company and exercised under the Offshore BVI Option Agreement;

G: Sum of (a) number of the Option Shares held by the Shareholders at the relevant Exercise Date and (b) number of the Option Shares previously held by the Shareholders and exercised under this Agreement;

H: Cumulative proceeds received by the Company from sale of Offshore BVI Shares pursuant to previous option exercise(s) under the Offshore BVI Option Agreement (if any); and

I: Number of shares of the Company which is the subject of the first exercise under this Agreement.

PROVIDED ALWAYS THAT:-

 

  i.

If there is any change of shareholding of any Shareholder in the Company (e.g. stock splits, stock consolidation, issuance of bonus shares or otherwise), the above definition G shall be amended accordingly.

 

  ii.

If there is any change of shareholding of the New SPV in the Cayman SPV (e.g. stock splits, stock consolidation, issuance of bonus shares or otherwise), the above definitions B, C and D shall be amended accordingly.

 

 

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  iii.

If there is any change of shareholding of the Company in the New SPV (e.g. stock splits, stock consolidation, issuance of bonus shares or otherwise), the above definitions E and F shall be amended accordingly.

 

  2.3

An Option Notice, once given, may not be withdrawn, except with the written consent of both the Shareholders.

 

  2.4

Each Option shall lapse if not exercised during the Option Period or otherwise mutually agreed between the Parties.

 

  2.5

If an Option is exercised, then the remaining provisions of this clause 2 and clause 3 will apply.

 

  2.6

Neither the Shareholders nor the Optionholder shall be obliged to complete the sale and purchase of the Option Shares being exercised under the relevant Option Notice unless the sale and purchase of all such Option Shares is completed simultaneously.

 

  2.7

All voting and other rights attached to the Option Shares being exercised under the relevant Option Notice shall accrue to the Optionholder on the relevant Exercise Date and, following that time, the Shareholders shall exercise all voting and other rights at the direction of the Optionholder.

 

3.

COMPLETION

 

  3.1

Completion of the sale and purchase of Option Shares being exercised under an Option Notice shall take place at the registered office of the Company (or at such other place as may be agreed by the Parties) at 12 noon on the seventh day after the Exercise Date (or at such other date as the Optionholder may designate from time to time) subject to payment of the Option Price, provided that, if such day is not a business day, then Completion shall take place at 12 noon on the next business day.

 

 

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  3.2

On Completion, the Shareholders shall:

 

  3.2.1

deliver to the Optionholder the duly completed instruments of transfer with respect to the Option Shares being exercised in favour of Optionholder;

 

  3.2.2

subject to clause 3.5, deliver to the Optionholder the share certificates representing the Option Shares being exercised;

 

  3.2.3

deliver to the Optionholder the latest audited accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries, and, only in the event that the audited accounts are made up to a date which is more than 6 months prior to Completion, the management accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries made up to no earlier than 3 months before Completion duly certified by a director of the Company;

 

  3.2.4

deliver to the Optionholder a certified copy of the resolutions of the board of directors of the Company approving and authorising the transfer of the Option Shares being exercised;

 

  3.2.5

account to the Optionholder for all benefits received in respect of Option Shares being exercised between the Exercise Date and the date of Completion (both dates inclusive) and which do not have a record date before the Exercise Date;

 

  3.2.6

deliver to the Optionholder any form of consent or waiver required from the Shareholders (if any), to enable the transfer of Option Shares being exercised to be registered in accordance with the Articles;

 

  3.2.7

(so far as he is able to do so) use his best endeavours to procure registration of the transfer of Option Shares being exercised immediately; and

 

 

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  3.2.8

do such things and execute such documents as shall be necessary or as the Optionholder may reasonably request to give effect to the sale of Option Shares being exercised on the Transfer Terms.

 

  3.3

Subject to the Shareholders complying with their obligations under clause 3.2, the Optionholder shall be obligated to pay the Option Price to each Shareholders by wire transfer to an account designated in writing by such Shareholder in accordance with clause 3.4 prior to Completion. If the account provided by a Shareholder is not opened in the name of such Shareholder, Optionholder’s obligation to pay such Shareholder under this clause 3.3 shall be considered fully discharged if it pays the relevant Option Price in accordance with such designation.

 

  3.4

Immediately before Completion, an option notice will also be issued under the Onshore Option Agreement to exercise the corresponding percentage of Onshore Interests thereunder (“Corresponding Onshore Exercise”). The Optionholder shall withhold from the Option Price payable pursuant to clause 3.3 in the current exercise an amount which equals the amount payable under the Corresponding Onshore Exercise until the change of shareholder registration has been completed at the relevant Administration for Industry and Commerce to reflect the transfer of the relevant Onshore Interests under the Corresponding Onshore Exercise and the Optionholder has received written confirmation for the same.

 

  3.5

If any of the provisions of clauses 3.2 or 3.3 are not complied with on the date fixed for Completion, the Party not in default may (without prejudice to its other rights and remedies):

 

  3.5.1

defer Completion to a date not more than 28 days after such date (and so that the provisions of this clause 3.5 shall apply to Completion as so deferred); or

 

 

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  3.5.2

proceed to Completion so far as practicable (without prejudice to its rights under this Agreement).

 

  3.6

If Optionholder decides to defer or proceed with Completion in accordance with clause 3.5, each Shareholder shall indemnify the Optionholder for any related losses and damages incurred.

 

  3.7

Share Certificates

The Optionholder acknowledges that all Option Shares are charged in favour of the Optionholder pursuant to the Charge Agreement as of the date of this Agreement. The Optionholder will therefore release the relevant share certificates in its capacity as Chargee (as defined under the Charge Agreement) under the Charge Agreement to itself in the capacity of Optionholder, thereby dispensing the need to first releasing the share certificates to the Shareholders for delivery.

 

  3.8

The Company undertakes to approve and register the transfer of the Option Shares to the Optionholder or its nominees pursuant to the exercise of the Option by the Optionholder in accordance with this Agreement.

 

4.

SHAREHOLDERS WARRANTIES AND UNDERTAKINGS

 

  4.1

Shareholders Warranties

Each Shareholder warrants to the Optionholder that he is the registered holder and beneficial owner of his Option Shares and that, such Option Shares have been fully paid and apart from this Agreement and the Charge Agreement, such shares are free from all Encumbrances and that he has full power and authority to exercise and enjoy all rights attaching to them without the consent of any other person and to grant the Options on the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 

 

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  4.2

Shareholders Undertakings

Each Shareholder undertakes to the Optionholder that,

 

  4.2.1

at any time prior to the full exercise or expiry of the Option he grants to the Optionholder, he will not (without the prior written consent of the Optionholder) dispose of any interest in any of his Option Shares or shares in New SPV or any right attaching to them (save as may be required in pursuance of his obligations under this Agreement) or create or allow to be created any Encumbrance over any of his Option Shares or shares in New SPV or agree (whether subject to any condition precedent or condition subsequent or otherwise) to do any of these things.

 

  4.2.2

he will not in any way make any changes or agree to make any changes to the shareholding structure of the Company without the prior written consent of the Optionholder;

 

  4.2.3

at any time prior to the full exercise or expiry of the Option he grants to the Optionholder, he will not cause or allow the Company to declare any dividends without the prior written consent of the Optionholder;

 

  4.2.4

he will not do anything that will create a significant adverse impact on the shares of the Company or New SPV;

 

  4.2.5

he will notify the Optionholder of the situation of any litigation, arbitration or administrative proceedings that has occurred or may occur in relation to the shares of the Company or New SPV;

 

 

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  4.2.6

upon the request of the Optionholder, provide information and data of the Company’s operations and financial conditions to the Optionholder; and

 

  4.2.7

he agrees to pledge his shares of the Company and New SPV to the Optionholder.

 

5.

DURATION OF OBLIGATIONS

 

  5.1

Upon termination of this Agreement, any unexercised Options shall cease to be exercisable but without prejudice to the due performance by the Parties of all their obligations up to the date of such cessation and the remedies of any of the other Parties to this Agreement in respect of a breach of this Agreement.

 

  5.2

This Agreement may be terminated by mutually agreement in writing between all the Parties.

 

6.

NO PARTNERSHIP

Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as constituting, or deemed to constitute, a partnership between the Parties and, except as specifically provided for in this Agreement, neither of them shall have any authority to bind the other in any way.

 

7.

ASSIGNMENT

Neither Shareholder may assign any of his rights and/or obligations under this Agreement to any third party without the prior written consent of the Optionholder. The Shareholders agree, the Optionholder has the right, upon written notice to the Shareholders, to assign any of its rights and/or obligations under this Agreement to a third party it designates.

This Agreement is binding upon the legal assignees or successors of each of the Parties.

 

 

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8.

VARIATIONS

No variation of this Agreement shall be effective unless it is made in writing, refers specifically to this Agreement and is signed by the Parties.

 

9.

RESTRUCTURING

In case New SPV transfers its shares in the Cayman SPV to the Company, the Parties shall enter into an amended and restated option agreement substantially in the same form as the 2014 Option Agreement.

 

10.

WAIVER

 

  10.1

No waiver of any term, provision or condition of this Agreement shall be effective except to the extent made in writing and signed by the waiving party.

 

  10.2

No omission or delay on the part of any Party in exercising any right, power or privilege under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver by it of any right to exercise it in future or of any other of its rights under this Agreement.

 

  10.3

Completion of this Agreement does not constitute a waiver by a Party of any breach of any provision of this Agreement whether or not known to that Party at that time.

 

11.

CONFIDENTIALITY AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

  11.1

Notwithstanding the termination of this Agreement, the contents of this Agreement and all trade secrets, proprietary information and other confidential information in relation to the other Party obtained in the course of entering into and implementation of this Agreement (“Confidential Information”) shall be kept in strict confidence by each of the Parties.

 

 

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  11.2

No announcement or disclosure in respect of the making or terms of this Agreement shall be made or disclosed by any Party without the prior written consent of the other Party except to the extent disclosure is required by law or any rules of a recognized stock exchange which disclosure shall then only be made:

 

  11.2.1

unless impracticable, after prior consultation with the other Party as to its terms;

 

  11.2.2

strictly in accordance with any agreement as to the terms of disclosure; and

 

  11.2.3

only to the persons and in the manner required by law or the relevant stock exchange rules or as otherwise agreed.

 

  11.3

The restrictions contained in this clause 11.3 shall continue to apply after termination of this Agreement without limit in time.

 

12.

NOTICES

 

  12.1

Any notice or other document to be served under this Agreement must be in writing and may be delivered or sent by courier or facsimile transmission to the Party to be served at that Party’s address above or at such other address or number as that Party may from time to time notify in writing to the other Party to this Agreement.

 

  12.2

Any notice or document shall be deemed served:

 

  12.2.1

if delivered, at the time of delivery;

 

  12.2.2

if couriered, 48 hours after collection by the courier company; and

 

 

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  12.2.3

if sent by facsimile transmission, at the time of transmission if before 5.00 pm on Monday to Friday (other than statutory holidays) or otherwise on the next succeeding banking business day, on recipients local time and calendar.

 

  12.3

In proving service (without prejudice to any other means):

 

  12.3.1

by courier, it shall only be necessary to prove the notice or document was collected by the courier company as provided in this Clause;

 

  12.3.2

by facsimile, that the notice or document was duly received by production of a copy fax bearing the addressee’s answerback code or automatic record of correct transmission.

 

13.

INVALIDITY

The invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the other provisions of this Agreement.

 

14.

COUNTERPARTS

This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the Parties on separate counterparts each of which when so executed shall be an original but all counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument.

 

15.

COSTS

The Optionholder shall pay its own costs and expenses in relation to the negotiation, preparation, execution and implementation of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated herein.

 

 

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16.

ENTIRE AGREEMENT

 

  16.1

This document constitutes the entire Agreement between the Parties in connection with its subject matter.

 

  16.2

No Party has relied on any representation or warranty except as expressly set out in this Agreement.

 

17.

INDEPENDENT ADVICE

Each Party acknowledges that it has received independent legal advice as to the terms of this Agreement and is entering into this Agreement on the basis of such advice and following detailed negotiations by the Parties as to the final terms hereof.

 

18.

LANGUAGE

This Agreement is written in both English and Chinese language. In the event of any inconsistencies between the two language versions, the English version shall prevail.

 

19.

GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION

 

  19.1

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and take effect in accordance with the laws of Hong Kong.

 

  19.2

The Parties hereby submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the court of Hong Kong.

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IN WITNESS whereof this Agreement has been signed on the date first above written.

 

SIGNED by

/s/ SHI JINGKUI

SHI JINGKUI
in the presence of:
(***)

 

 

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IN WITNESS whereof this Agreement has been signed on the date first above written.

 

SIGNED by

/s/ YANG XUELIAN

YANG XUELIAN
in the presence of:
(***)

 

 

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IN WITNESS whereof this Agreement has been signed on the date first above written.

 

SIGNED by CHOY SIU KAM DAVID       )    /s/ CHOY SIU KAM DAVID
for and on behalf of       )   
AN KE TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LIMITED       )   
in the presence of:       )    (***)

 

 

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IN WITNESS whereof this Agreement has been signed on the date first above written.

 

EXECUTED as a DEED by          )
LANBANG INVESTMENT COMPANY LIMITED          )
by affixing its common seal    (***)       )
in the presence of:    (***)       )

 

 

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Exhibit 99.4

 

DATED    27 November 2015

1. LANBANG INVESTMENT COMPANY LIMITED

2. AN KE TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LIMITED

3. TUN KUNG COMPANY LIMITED

 

 

OPTION AGREEMENT

 

 


THIS OPTION AGREEMENT is made on 27 November 2015

BETWEEN:

 

(1)

LANBANG INVESTMENT COMPANY LIMITED, a limited liability company incorporated under the laws of the British Virgin Islands (registration no: 1847811) whose registered office is at Commerce House, Wickhams Cay 1, P.O. Box 3140, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands VG1110 (“Shareholder”);

 

(2)

AN KE TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LIMITED, a limited liability company incorporated under the laws of Hong Kong (registration no. 2106134) whose registered office is at Room 2107, 21/F., C C WU Building, 302-308 Hennessy Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong (“Optionholder”); and

 

(3)

TUN KUNG COMPANY LIMITED, a limited liability company incorporated under the laws of the British Virgin Islands (registration no: 1897172) with its registered office is at Commerce House, Wickhams Cay 1, P.O. Box 3140, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands VG 1110, British Virgin Islands (the “Company”)

(together shall be referred to as the “Parties” and each a “Party”)

NOW IT IS HEREBY AGREED as follows:

 

1.

DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

 

  1.1

In this Agreement, unless the context requires otherwise:

“Articles” means the articles of association of the Company from time to time;

 

 


“Charge Agreement” means the charge agreement entered into by the Shareholder and the Optionholder on the date hereof;

“Completion” means the performance by the Shareholder and the Optionholder of the obligations assumed by them respectively under clause 3.2;

“Corresponding Onshore Exercise” has the meaning given to it in clause 3.4;

“Cayman SPV” refers to Lufax Holding Ltd (formerly known as Wincon Investment Company Limited), a company established under the laws of the Cayman Islands (registration no. CT-294245) whose registered office is at Commerce House, Cricket Square, Hutchins Drive, PO Box 2681, Grand Cayman, KY1-1111, Cayman Islands;

“Encumbrance” means a mortgage, charge, pledge, lien, assignment or deposit by way of security or any other encumbrance or security interest of any kind or any other type or preferential arrangement (including title transfer, defeasance and retention arrangements) having a similar effect;

“Exercise Date” for the Option means the date of service of a relevant Option Notice;

“Hong Kong” means the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China;

“Individual Shareholders” means collectively Shi Jingkui, an individual Chinese national (ID card number: *****) whose residential address is *****, and Yang Xuelian, an individual Chinese national (ID card number: *****) whose residential address is *****;

 

 

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“Lockup” means lock up period applicable to the Company in respect of the Cayman SPV Shares following the initial public offering of the shares in and/or securities of the Cayman SPV on an internationally recognized stock exchange;

“Onshore Interests” means 100% of the registered capital of Shanghai Lanbang, held by the Individual Shareholders in equal shares and all securities in Shanghai Lanbang which are derived from such equity interests after the date of the Onshore Option Agreement and of which the Individual Shareholders are the beneficial owners or to which they are entitled from time to time;

“Onshore Options” means the onshore options with respect to the Onshore Interests granted by the Individual Shareholders to PAFT pursuant to the Onshore Option Agreement;

“Onshore Option Agreement” means an option agreement dated 28 November 2014 and entered into between the Individual Shareholders as shareholders, PAFT as the optionholder and Shanghai Lanbang as the company with respect to the Onshore Interests;

“Option” means an option exercisable or exercised pursuant to clause 2.1.1;

“Option Notice” means a notice of exercise from the Optionholder to the Shareholder in respect of some or all of the Option Shares in accordance with clause 2.3;

“Option Period” means the 10 year period immediately after the initial public offering of the shares and/or securities of the Cayman SPV on an internationally recognized stock exchange, or in the event there is no such initial public offering by 16 December 2019, 10 years from such date, or such other period as extended by the Optionholder by written notice to the Shareholder;

 

 

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“Option Price” means the option price calculated in accordance with clause 2.2;

“Option Shares” means 173,744,733 ordinary shares in the issued share capital of the Company, representing 36.5705% of the entire issued share capital of the Company upon its establishment, held by the Shareholder and all securities in the Company which are derived from such shares after the date of this Agreement and of which it is the beneficial owner or to which it is entitled from time to time;

“PAFT” means Shenzhen Ping An Financial Technology Consulting Company Limited, a limited liability company incorporated under the laws of the PRC (registration no. 440301103294513) whose registered office is at 4/F, Ping’An Building, No.3 Bagua Road, Bagualing, Futian District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, PRC, and the sole shareholder of the Optionholder;

PRC” means the People’s Republic of China;

“Private Placement Price” means the price per share in the sale or issuance of shares by the Cayman SPV to the new investors;

“Shanghai Lanbang” means Shanghai Lanbang Investment Company Limited, a limited liability company incorporated under the laws of PRC (registration no 310115002475585) whose registered office is at Room 1002N, No. 2277 Long Yang Road, Pudong, Shanghai;

“Transfer Terms” means on the terms that the entire legal and beneficial interest in all the Option Shares shall be sold and purchased free from any Encumbrance and together with all rights attaching to them as at the relevant Exercise Date (other than rights to receive dividends which have a record date before then) or at any time after that and that the consideration for the Option Shares shall be the relevant Option Price; and

 

 

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VWAP” means volume weighted average price.

 

  1.2

References to Clauses and Schedule are to be construed as references to clauses of and schedule to this Agreement (unless the context otherwise requires) and the recitals and schedule form part of the operative provisions of this Agreement and references to this Agreement will, unless the context otherwise requires, include references to the recitals and schedule.

 

  1.3

Words and phrases which are defined or referred to in or for the purposes of the Companies Ordinance (Cap 32), as amended, of the Laws of Hong Kong, have the same meanings in this Agreement (unless otherwise expressly defined in this Agreement).

 

  1.4

The Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance, Chapter 1, as amended, of the Laws of Hong Kong applies to this Agreement in the same way as it applies to an enactment.

 

  1.5

References to any statute or statutory provision or order or regulation made thereunder will include that statute, provision, order or regulation as amended, modified, re-enacted or replaced from time to time whether before or after the date of this Agreement.

 

  1.6

The index to and the headings in this Agreement are for information only and are to be ignored in construing the same.

 

  1.7

In this Agreement, all warranties, representations, indemnities, covenants, agreements and obligations given or entered into by more than one person are given or entered into severally unless otherwise specified.

 

 

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  1.8

The words “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.”

 

2.

CALL OPTION

 

  2.1

The Shareholder hereby grants to the Optionholder the following Option:

 

  2.1.1

In consideration of the payment by the Optionholder to the Shareholder of the sum of HKD1 (receipt of which is hereby acknowledged), the option (but not the obligation), exercisable at any time during the Option Period by service of an Option Notice, to purchase the Option Shares and, on the exercise of the Option, the Shareholder will become bound to sell and the Optionholder will become bound to purchase the Option Shares on the Transfer Terms;

 

  2.1.2

The Option may be exercisable in respect of all or some of Option Shares. If an exercise is not in respect of all of the Option Shares, the Optionholder shall have the right to exercise the Option in respect of the remaining Option Shares at a later time and at multiple times within the Option Period.

 

  2.2

The Option Price per Option Share shall be calculated in accordance with the following formula (expressed in RMB) and subject to the following provisions:

 

LOGO

Where:

A: RMB 20,000,000;

 

 

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B: Higher of (a) 30-day VWAP of the shares of the Cayman SPV on the first trading day after the expiry of the Lockup or (b) 30-day VWAP of the shares of the Cayman SPV on the last trading day immediately prior to the Exercise Date. If initial public offering has not taken place at the time of the relevant Exercise Date, then the most recent Private Placement Price, or if there is an acquisition of the Cayman SPV by a third party, then the price per share of the Cayman SPV that is being offered by the acquirer, whichever is the most recent;

C: Cumulative dividends or distributions per share of the Cayman SPV between the signing of this Agreement and the relevant Exercise Date;

D: The first Private Placement Price 12 months from 17 December 2014;

E: The sum of (a) number of Option Shares held by the Shareholder on the relevant Exercise Date and (b) number of Option Shares previously held by the Shareholder and previously exercised under this Agreement.

F: Cumulative dividends or distributions received by the Shareholder from the Company between the prior exercise and the current exercise under this Agreement; and

G: Number of shares of the Company which is the subject of the exercise under this Agreement.

PROVIDED ALWAYS THAT:-

 

  i.

If the above formula results in a negative Option Price, the Option Price shall be deemed to be RMB 1.

 

  ii.

If there is any change of shareholding of the Cayman SPV (e.g. stock splits, stock consolidation, issuance of bonus shares or otherwise), the above definitions B, C and D shall be amended accordingly.

 

 

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  iii.

If there is any change of shareholding of the Shareholder (e.g. stock splits, stock consolidation, issuance of bonus shares or otherwise), the above definitions E and F shall be amended accordingly.

 

  2.3

An Option Notice, once given, may not be withdrawn, except with the written consent of the Shareholder.

 

  2.4

The Option shall lapse if not exercised during the Option Period or otherwise mutually agreed between the Parties.

 

  2.5

If the Option is exercised, then the remaining provisions of this clause 2 and clause 3 will apply.

 

  2.6

Neither the Shareholder nor the Optionholder shall be obliged to complete the sale and purchase of the Option Shares being exercised under the relevant Option Notice unless the sale and purchase of all such Option Shares is completed simultaneously.

 

  2.7

All voting and other rights attached to the Option Shares being exercised under the relevant Option Notice shall accrue to the Optionholder on the relevant Exercise Date and, following that time, the Shareholder shall exercise all voting and other rights at the direction of the Optionholder.

 

3.

COMPLETION

 

  3.1

Completion of the sale and purchase of Option Shares being exercised under an Option Notice shall take place at the registered office of the Company (or at such other place as may be agreed by the Parties) at 12 noon on the seventh day after the Exercise Date (or at such other date as the Optionholder may designate from time to time) subject to payment of the Option Price, provided that, if such day is not a business day, then Completion shall take place at 12 noon on the next business day.

 

 

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  3.2

On Completion, the Shareholder shall:

 

  3.2.1

deliver to the Optionholder the duly completed instruments of transfer with respect to the Option Shares being exercised in favour of Optionholder;

 

  3.2.2

subject to clause 3.5, deliver to the Optionholder the share certificates representing the Option Shares being exercised;

 

  3.2.3

account to the Optionholder for all benefits received in respect of Option Shares being exercised between the Exercise Date and the date of Completion (both dates inclusive) and which do not have a record date before the Exercise Date;

 

  3.2.4

deliver to the Optionholder any form of consent or waiver required from the Shareholder (if any), to enable the transfer of Option Shares being exercised to be registered in accordance with the Articles;

 

  3.2.5

(so far as it is able to do so) use its best endeavours to procure registration of the transfer of Option Shares being exercised immediately; and

 

  3.2.6

do such things and execute such documents as shall be necessary or as the Optionholder may reasonably request to give effect to the sale of Option Shares being exercised on the Transfer Terms.

 

  3.3

Subject to the Shareholder complying with its obligations under clause 3.2, the Optionholder shall be obliged to pay the Option Price to the Shareholder by wire transfer to an account designated in writing by the Shareholder in accordance with clause 3.4 prior to Completion. If the account provided by the Shareholder is not opened in its name, Optionholder’s obligation to pay the Shareholder under this clause 3.3 shall be considered fully discharged if it pays the relevant Option Price in accordance with such designation.

 

 

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  3.4

Immediately before Completion, an option notice will also be issued under the Onshore Option Agreement to exercise the corresponding percentage of Onshore Interests thereunder (“Corresponding Onshore Exercise”). The Optionholder shall withhold from the Option Price payable pursuant to clause 3.3 in the current exercise an amount which equals the amount payable under the Corresponding Onshore Exercise until the change of shareholder registration has been completed at the relevant Administration for Industry and Commerce to reflect the transfer of the relevant Onshore Interests under the Corresponding Onshore Exercise and the Optionholder has received written confirmation for the same.

 

  3.5

If any of the provisions of clauses 3.2 or 3.3 are not complied with on the date fixed for Completion, the Party not in default may (without prejudice to its other rights and remedies):

 

  3.5.1

defer Completion to a date not more than 28 days after such date (and so that the provisions of this clause 3.5 shall apply to Completion as so deferred); or

 

  3.5.2

proceed to Completion so far as practicable (without prejudice to its rights under this Agreement).

 

  3.6

If Optionholder decides to defer or proceed with Completion in accordance with clause 3.5, the Shareholder shall indemnify the Optionholder for any related losses and damages incurred.

 

  3.7

Share Certificates

The Optionholder acknowledges that all Option Shares are charged in favour of the Optionholder pursuant to the Charge Agreement as of the date of this Agreement. The Optionholder will therefore release the relevant share certificates in its capacity as Chargee (as defined under the Charge Agreement) under the Charge Agreement to itself in the capacity of Optionholder, thereby dispensing the need to first releasing the share certificates to the Shareholder for delivery.

 

 

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  3.8

The Company undertakes to approve and register the transfer of the Option Shares to the Optionholder or its nominees pursuant to the exercise of the Option by the Optionholder in accordance with this Agreement.

 

4.

SHAREHOLDER WARRANTIES AND UNDERTAKINGS

 

  4.1

Shareholder Warranties

The Shareholder warrants to the Optionholder that it is the registered holder and beneficial owner of its Option Shares and that, such Option Shares have been fully paid and apart from this Agreement and the Charge Agreement, such shares are free from all Encumbrances and that it has full power and authority to exercise and enjoy all rights attaching to them without the consent of any other person and to grant the Option on the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 

  4.2

Shareholder Undertakings

The Shareholder undertakes to the Optionholder that,

 

  4.2.1

at any time prior to the full exercise or expiry of the Option it grants to the Optionholder, it will not (without the prior written consent of the Optionholder) dispose of any interest in any of its Option or any right attaching to them (save as may be required in pursuance of its obligations under this Agreement) or create or allow to be created any Encumbrance over any of its Option or agree (whether subject to any condition precedent or condition subsequent or otherwise) to do any of these things.

 

 

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  4.2.2

it will not in any way make any changes or agree to make any changes to the shareholding structure of the Company without the prior written consent of the Optionholder;

 

  4.2.3

it will not do anything that will create a significant adverse impact on the shares of the Company;

 

  4.2.4

it will notify the Optionholder of the situation of any litigation, arbitration or administrative proceedings that has occurred or may occur in relation to the shares of the Company; and

 

  4.2.5

it agrees to pledge its shares of the Company to the Optionholder.

 

5.

DURATION OF OBLIGATIONS

 

  5.1

Upon termination of this Agreement, any unexercised Option shall cease to be exercisable but without prejudice to the due performance by the Parties of all their obligations up to the date of such cessation and the remedies of any of the other Parties to this Agreement in respect of a breach of this Agreement.

 

  5.2

This Agreement may be terminated by mutually agreement in writing between all the Parties.

 

6.

NO PARTNERSHIP

Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as constituting, or deemed to constitute, a partnership between the Parties and, except as specifically provided for in this Agreement, neither of them shall have any authority to bind the other in any way.

 

 

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7.

ASSIGNMENT

The Shareholder may not assign any of its rights and/or obligations under this Agreement to any third party without the prior written consent of the Optionholder. The Shareholder agrees, the Optionholder has the right, upon written notice to the Shareholder, to assign any of its rights and/or obligations under this Agreement to a third party it designates.

This Agreement is binding upon the legal assignees or successors of each of the Parties.

 

8.

VARIATIONS

No variation of this Agreement shall be effective unless it is made in writing, refers specifically to this Agreement and is signed by the Parties.

 

9.

RESTRUCTURING

In the event that Company distributes or transfers a portion of its shares in the Cayman SPV to the Shareholder, such that the Shareholder becomes the direct shareholder of the Cayman SPV, the Parties agree that this Agreement shall terminate with respect to the Cayman SPV Shares transferred to the Shareholder and the Shareholder shall enter into a new option agreement with the Optionholder in substantially the same form as this agreement with respect to the Cayman SPV Shares.

 

10.

WAIVER

 

  10.1

No waiver of any term, provision or condition of this Agreement shall be effective except to the extent made in writing and signed by the waiving party.

 

  10.2

No omission or delay on the part of any Party in exercising any right, power or privilege under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver by it of any right to exercise it in future or of any other of its rights under this Agreement.

 

 

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  10.3

Completion of this Agreement does not constitute a waiver by a Party of any breach of any provision of this Agreement whether or not known to that Party at that time.

 

11.

CONFIDENTIALITY AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

  11.1

Notwithstanding the termination of this Agreement, the contents of this Agreement and all trade secrets, proprietary information and other confidential information in relation to the other Party obtained in the course of entering into and implementation of this Agreement (“Confidential Information”) shall be kept in strict confidence by each of the Parties.

 

  11.2

No announcement or disclosure in respect of the making or terms of this Agreement shall be made or disclosed by any Party without the prior written consent of the other Party except to the extent disclosure is required by law or any rules of a recognized stock exchange which disclosure shall then only be made:

 

  11.2.1

unless impracticable, after prior consultation with the other Party as to its terms;

 

  11.2.2

strictly in accordance with any agreement as to the terms of disclosure; and

 

  11.2.3

only to the persons and in the manner required by law or the relevant stock exchange rules or as otherwise agreed.

 

  11.3

The restrictions contained in this clause 11 shall continue to apply after termination of this Agreement without limit in time.

 

 

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12.

NOTICES

 

  12.1

Any notice or other document to be served under this Agreement must be in writing and may be delivered or sent by courier or facsimile transmission to the Party to be served at that Party’s address above or at such other address or number as that Party may from time to time notify in writing to the other Party to this Agreement.

 

  12.2

Any notice or document shall be deemed served:

 

  12.2.1

if delivered, at the time of delivery;

 

  12.2.2

if couriered, 48 hours after collection by the courier company; and

 

  12.2.3

if sent by facsimile transmission, at the time of transmission if before 5.00 pm on Monday to Friday (other than statutory holidays) or otherwise on the next succeeding banking business day, on recipients local time and calendar.

 

  12.3

In proving service (without prejudice to any other means):

 

  12.3.1

by courier, it shall only be necessary to prove the notice or document was collected by the courier company as provided in this clause;

 

  12.3.2

by facsimile, that the notice or document was duly received by production of a copy fax bearing the addressee’s answerback code or automatic record of correct transmission.

 

13.

INVALIDITY

The invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the other provisions of this Agreement.

 

 

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14.

COUNTERPARTS

This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the Parties on separate counterparts each of which when so executed shall be an original but all counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument.

 

15.

COSTS

The Optionholder shall pay its own costs and expenses in relation to the negotiation, preparation, execution and implementation of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated herein.

 

16.

ENTIRE AGREEMENT

 

  16.1

This document constitutes the entire Agreement between the Parties in connection with its subject matter.

 

  16.2

No Party has relied on any representation or warranty except as expressly set out in this Agreement.

 

17.

INDEPENDENT ADVICE

Each Party acknowledges that it has received independent legal advice as to the terms of this Agreement and is entering into this Agreement on the basis of such advice and following detailed negotiations by the Parties as to the final terms hereof.

 

18.

LANGUAGE

This Agreement is written in both English and Chinese language. In the event of any inconsistencies between the two language versions, the English version shall prevail.

 

 

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19.

GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION

 

  19.1

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and take effect in accordance with the laws of Hong Kong.

 

  19.2

The Parties hereby submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the court of Hong Kong.

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IN WITNESS whereof this Agreement has been signed on the date first above written.

 

EXECUTED as a DEED by          )
LANBANG INVESTMENT COMPANY LIMITED          )
by affixing its common seal    (***)       )
in the presence of:    (***)       )

 

 

 

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IN WITNESS whereof this Agreement has been signed on the date first above written.

 

SIGNED by CHOY SIU KAM DAVID       )    /s/ CHOY SIU KAM DAVID
for and on behalf of       )   
AN KE TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LIMITED       )   
in the presence of:       )    (***)

 

 

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IN WITNESS whereof this Agreement has been signed on the date first above written.

 

EXECUTED BY TUN KUNG COMPANY LIMITED          )
By affixing its common seal    (***)       )
in the presence of:    (***)       )

 

 

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Exhibit 99.5

 

DATED    28th November 2014

 

  (1)

SHI JINGKUI

 

  (2)

YANG XUELIAN

 

  (3)

SHENZHEN PING AN FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY CONSULTING COMPANY LIMITED

 

  (4)

SHANGHAI LANBANG INVESTMENT COMPANY LIMITED

 

  

 

OPTION AGREEMENT

 

 


THIS OPTION AGREEMENT is made on 28th November 2014

BETWEEN:

 

(1)

SHI JINGKUI an individual Chinese national (ID card number: *****) whose residential address is ***** (Individual A);

 

(2)

YANG XUELIAN, an individual Chinese national (ID card number: *****) whose residential address is ***** (Individual B and together with Individual A, the Shareholders);

 

(3)

SHENZHEN PING AN FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY CONSULTING COMPANY LIMITED a limited liability company incorporated under the laws of the PRC (registration no. 440301103294513) whose registered office is at 4/F, Ping’An Building, No.3 Bagua Road, Bagualing, Futian District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, PRC (‘‘Optionholder’’); and

 

(4)

SHANGHAI LANBANG INVESTMENT COMPANY LIMITED a limited liability company incorporated under the laws of PRC (registration no 310115002475585) whose registered office is at Room 1002N, No. 2277 Long Yang Road, Pudong, Shanghai (the “Company”).

(together shall be referred to as the ‘‘Parties” and each a “Party”).


NOW IT IS HEREBY AGREED as follows:

 

1.

DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

 

  1.1

In this Agreement, unless the context requires otherwise:

“Articles” means the articles of association of the Company from time to time;

“Asset Management Plan” or “AMP” the contracts for the transfer and buyback of the equity income right relating to the Ping An Huitong Golden Lion special asset management plan entered into between Shenzhen Ping An Dahua Huitong Wealth Management Company Limited (Address: 5th Floor, Galaxy Development Center, Fu Hua Road, Futian District, Shenzhen) and Individual A and Individual B respectively on or after the date hereof;

“Business Day” means a day, other than a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday, on which the banks are open for commercial business in the PRC;

“Cayman SPV” means Wincon Investment Company Limited, a holding company incorporated in the Cayman Islands that controls and consolidates 100% of the financial results of IT Service Co I and its subsidiaries, through customary contractual control arrangements;

“Commencement Date of the AMP” means the date of payment of the price for the transfer of the equity income rights by Shenzhen Ping An Dahua Huitong Wealth Management Company Limited to Individual A and Individual B respectively under the AMP;

 

 

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“Completion” means the performance by the Shareholders and the Optionholder of the obligations assumed by them respectively under clauses 3.3 to 3.5;

“Encumbrance” means a mortgage, charge, pledge, lien, assignment or deposit by way of security or any other encumbrance or security interest of any kind or any other type or preferential arrangement (including title transfer, defeasance and retention arrangements) having a similar effect;

“Exercise Date” for the Options means the third Business Day after the date of service of a relevant Option Notice (or such later date as may be subsequently extended by the Optionholder by written notice to the Shareholders);

“Hong Kong” means the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the PRC;

“Individual A Option” means an option exercisable or exercised pursuant to clause 2.1.1;

“Individual A Option Price” means the option price calculated in accordance with clause 2.2;

“Individual A Option Interests” means 50% of the registered capital of the Company, held by Individual A and all securities in the Company which are derived from such equity interests after the date of this Agreement and of which he is the beneficial owner or to which he is entitled from time to time;

“Individual B Option” means an option exercisable or exercised pursuant to clause 2.1.2;

 

 

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“Individual B Option Price” means the option price calculated in accordance with clause 2.2;

“Individual B Option Interests” means 50% of the registered capital of the Company, held by Individual B and all securities in the Company which are derived from such equity interests after the date of this Agreement and of which he is the beneficial owner or to which he is entitled from time to time;

“IT Service Co I” means a company to be established in Shanghai under the laws of the PRC, in which the Company will hold 18.29% of its entire registered capital as of the date of its establishment;

“Option” means Individual A Option or Individual B Option as the context permits and “Options” shall be interpreted accordingly;

“Option Notice” means a notice of exercise from the Optionholder to both Individual A and Individual B in respect of some or all of the Option Interests in accordance with clause 2.3;

“Option Period” means the 10 year period immediately after the initial public offering of the shares and/or securities of Cayman SPV on an internationally recognized stock exchange, or in the event there is no such initial public offering within 5 years after the date of this Agreement, 10 years from the end of the 5th anniversary of this Agreement, or such other period as extended by the Optionholder by written notice to the Shareholders;

 

 

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“Option Price” means the Individual A Option Price or the Individual B Option Price as the case may be;

“Option Interests” means collectively Individual A Option Interests and Individual B Option Interests;

“Ping An Dahua” means Shenzhen Ping An Dahua Huitong Wealth Management Company Limited;

“PRC” means the People’s Republic of China;

“Share Pledge Agreement” means the share pledge agreement to be entered into by the Shareholders and Ping An Dahua immediately after the date hereof pursuant to which the Shareholders agree to pledge the Option Interests to Ping An Dahua in accordance with the terms thereof; and

“Transfer Terms” means on the terms that the entire legal and beneficial interest in all the Option Interests shall be sold and purchased free from any Encumbrance and together with all rights attaching to them as at the relevant Exercise Date (other than rights to receive dividends which have a record date before then) or at any time after that and that the consideration for the Option Interests shall be the relevant Option Price.

 

  1.2

References to Clauses and Schedule are to be construed as references to clauses of and schedule to this Agreement (unless the context otherwise requires) and the recitals and schedule form part of the operative provisions of this Agreement and references to this Agreement will, unless the context otherwise requires, include references to the recitals and schedule.

 

 

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  1.3

References to any statute or statutory provision or order or regulation made thereunder will include that statute, provision, order or regulation as amended, modified, re-enacted or replaced from time to time whether before or after the date of this Agreement.

 

  1.4

The index to and the headings in this Agreement are for information only and are to be ignored in construing the same.

 

  1.5

In this Agreement, all warranties, representations, indemnities, covenants, agreements and obligations given or entered into by more than one person are given or entered into severally unless otherwise specified.

 

  1.6

The words “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.”

 

2.

CALL OPTIONS

 

  2.1

The Shareholders hereby grant to the Optionholder the following Options:

 

  2.1.1

In consideration of the payment by the Optionholder to Individual A of the sum of RMB 748,855 within five Business Days after the date of this Agreement and the continuing premium payable to Individual A under clause 2.1.4, the option (but not the obligation), exercisable at any time during the Option Period by service of an Option Notice, to purchase the Individual A Option Interests and, on the exercise of the Individual A Option, Individual A will become bound to sell and the Optionholder will become bound to purchase the Individual A Option Interests on the Transfer Terms;

 

 

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  2.1.2

In consideration of the payment by the Optionholder to Individual B of the sum of RMB 748,855 within five Business Days after the date of this Agreement and the continuing premium payable to Individual B under clause 2.1.4, the option (but not the obligation), exercisable at any time during the Option Period by service of an Option Notice, to purchase the Individual B Option Interests and, on the exercise of the Individual B Option, Individual B will become bound to sell and the Optionholder will become bound to purchase the Individual B Option Interests on the Transfer Terms; and

 

  2.1.3

The Individual A Option and the Individual B Option may be exercisable in respect of all or some of Option Interests. If an exercise is not in respect of all of the Option Interests, (a) the Optionholder shall (to the extent possible) exercise the Options in such a way that an equal percentage of Option Interests are acquired from each of Individual A and Individual B; and (b) the Optionholder shall have the right to exercise the Options in respect of the remaining Option Interests at a later time and at multiple times within the Option Period.

 

  2.1.4

In addition to the option premiums paid by the Optionholder to the Shareholders in clauses 2.1.1 and 2.1.2 respectively, the Optionholder shall also pay each Shareholder a continuing premium on the last Business Day of each calendar year for the duration of this Agreement which shall be calculated in accordance with the following formula (expressed in RMB) and subject to the following provisions:

 

LOGO

 

 

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where

A: Price for the repurchase of the outstanding equity income rights which remains payable to Ping An Dahua by Individual A and Individual B respectively under the AMP as at the relevant payment date;

B: Repurchase premium rate provided under the AMP;

C: Number of natural days in that calendar year (for the first annual payment, the number of natural days from the Commencement Day of the AMP up until 31 December 2014);

D: Registered capital of the Company owned by such Shareholder; and

E: Sum of (a) registered capital of the Company owned by the Shareholders on last Business Day of that calendar year and (b) registered capital of the Company previously held by the Shareholders and exercised under this Agreement.

 

  2.2

The Option Price payable to each Shareholder shall be calculated in accordance with the following formula (expressed in RMB) and subject to the following provisions:

 

LOGO

 

 

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Where:

A: Price for the repurchase of the outstanding equity income rights which remains payable to Ping An Dahua by Individual A and Individual B respectively under the AMP as at the relevant Exercise Date;

B: Repurchase premium rate provided under the AMP;

C: Number of natural days since the beginning of the current year until the relevant Exercise Date;

D: Registered capital of the Company owned by such Shareholder to be exercised under the current Option Notice; and

E: Registered capital of the Company owned by the Shareholders at the relevant Exercise Date.

 

  2.3

An Option Notice, once given, may not be withdrawn, except with the written consent of both the Shareholders.

 

  2.4

Each Option shall lapse if not exercised during the Option Period or otherwise mutually agreed between the Parties.

 

  2.5

If an Option is exercised, then the remaining provisions of this clause 2 and clause 3 will apply.

 

 

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  2.6

Neither the Shareholders nor the Optionholder shall be obliged to complete the sale and purchase of the Option Interests being exercised under the relevant Option Notice unless the sale and purchase of all such Option Interests is completed simultaneously.

 

  2.7

All voting and other rights attached to the Option Interests being exercised under the relevant Option Notice shall accrue to the Optionholder on the relevant Exercise Date and, following that time, the Shareholders shall exercise all voting and other rights at the direction of the Optionholder.

 

3.

COMPLETION

 

  3.1

Completion of the sale and purchase of Option Interests being exercised under an Option Notice shall take place at the registered office of the Company (or at such other place as may be agreed by the Parties) at 12 noon on the fourteenth day after the Exercise Date subject to payment of the Option Price (or at such later date as may be subsequently extended by the Optionholder by written notice to the Shareholders), provided that, if such day is not a Business Day, then Completion shall take place at 12 noon on the next Business Day.

 

  3.2

Upon service of an Option Notice, the Optionholder shall also advance the relevant Option Price to the Shareholders so that the Shareholders can buyback the relevant equity income right of the relevant Option Interests being exercised from Ping An Dahua and ensure the release of such Option Interests by Ping An Dahua in accordance with the Share Pledge Agreement on or before Completion.

 

 

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  3.3

Subject to clause 3.4, on Completion, the Shareholders shall:

 

  3.3.1

deliver to the Optionholder the duly executed equity transfer agreement in a form and substance satisfactory to the Optionholder with respect to the Option Interests being exercised in favour of Optionholder;

 

  3.3.2

deliver to the Optionholder a certified copy of the resolutions of the board of directors and shareholders of the Company approving and authorising the transfer of the Option Interests being exercised;

 

  3.3.3

account to the Optionholder for all benefits received in respect of Option Interests being exercised between the Exercise Date and the date of Completion (both dates inclusive) and which do not have a record date before the Exercise Date;

 

  3.3.4

deliver to the Optionholder any form of consent or waiver required from the Shareholders (if any), to enable the transfer of Option Interests being exercised to be registered in accordance with the Articles;

 

  3.3.5

(so far as he is able to do so) use his best endeavours to procure registration of the transfer of Option Interests being exercised immediately; and

 

  3.3.6

execute all other necessary contracts, agreements or documents (including without limitation amendments to the Articles of the Company), obtain all necessary government licenses and permits and take all necessary actions to transfer valid ownership of the Option Interests to the Optionholder, free from Encumbrance, and cause the Optionholder to become the registered owner of the Option Interests.

 

 

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  3.4

The Parties may agree an alternative completion mechanism in place of the steps provided in clause 3.3.

 

  3.5

Subject to the Shareholders complying with their obligations under clause 3.3 or 3.4 (as the case may be), the Optionholder shall, on Completion, pay the Option Price to each Shareholder, to be set off against the advancement made pursuant to clause 3.2.

 

  3.6

If any of the provisions of clause 3.3 or 3.4 (as the case may be) are not complied with on the date fixed for Completion, the Party not in default may (without prejudice to its other rights and remedies):

 

  3.6.1

defer Completion to a date not more than 28 days after such date (and so that the provisions of this clause 3.6 shall apply to Completion as so deferred); or

 

  3.6.2

proceed to Completion so far as practicable (without prejudice to its rights under this Agreement).

 

  3.7

If Optionholder decides to defer or proceed with Completion in accordance with clause 3.6, each Shareholder shall indemnify the Optionholder for any related losses and damages incurred.

 

  3.8

The Company undertakes to approve and register the transfer of the Option Interests to the Optionholder or its nominees pursuant to the exercise of the Option by the Optionholder in accordance with this Agreement.

 

 

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4.

SHAREHOLDERS WARRANTIES AND UNDERTAKINGS

 

  4.1

Shareholders Warranties

Each Shareholder warrants to the Optionholder that he is the registered holder and beneficial owner of his Option Interests and that, apart from this Agreement, such shares are free from all Encumbrances and that he has full power and authority to exercise and enjoy all rights attaching to them without the consent of any other person and to grant the Options on the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 

  4.2

Shareholders Undertakings

Each Shareholder undertakes to the Optionholder that,

 

  4.2.1

at any time prior to the full exercise or expiry of the Option he grants to the Optionholder, he will not (without the prior written consent of the Optionholder) dispose of any interest in any of his Option Interests or equity interests in its subsidiaries or any right attaching to them (save as may be required in pursuance of his obligations under this Agreement) or create or allow to be created any Encumbrance over any of his Option Interests or equity interests in its subsidiaries or agree (whether subject to any condition precedent or condition subsequent or otherwise) to do any of these things, except that the Optionholder acknowledges that the Shareholders will, in accordance with the financing agreements to be entered into between the Shareholders and Ping An Dahua immediately after the date hereof, enter into the Share Pledge Agreement and transfer their beneficial rights to the Option Interests to Ping An Dahua in order to secure their obligations under the financing agreements.

 

 

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  4.2.2

he will not in any way make any changes or agree to make any changes to the shareholding structure of the Company without the prior written consent of the Optionholder;

 

  4.2.3

he will not do anything that will create a significant adverse impact on the equity interests of the Company or its subsidiaries;

 

  4.2.4

he will notify the Optionholder of the situation of any litigation, arbitration or administrative proceedings that has occurred or may occur in relation to the equity interests of the Company or its subsidiaries; and

 

  4.2.5

upon the request of the Optionholder, provide information and data of the Company’s operations and financial conditions to the Optionholder.

 

5.

DURATION OF OBLIGATIONS

 

  5.1

Upon termination of this Agreement, any unexercised Options shall cease to be exercisable but without prejudice to the due performance by the Parties of all their obligations up to the date of such cessation and the remedies of any of the other Parties to this Agreement in respect of a breach of this Agreement.

 

  5.2

This Agreement may be terminated by mutually agreement in writing between all the Parties.

 

 

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6.

NO PARTNERSHIP

Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as constituting, or deemed to constitute, a partnership between the Parties and, except as specifically provided for in this Agreement, neither of them shall have any authority to bind the other in any way.

 

7.

ASSIGNMENT

Neither Shareholder may assign any of his rights and/or obligations under this Agreement to any third party without the prior written consent of the Optionholder. The Shareholders agree, the Optionholder has the right, upon written notice to the Shareholders, to assign any of its rights and/or obligations under this Agreement to a third party it designates.

This Agreement is binding upon the legal assignees or successors of each of the Parties.

 

8.

VARIATIONS

No variation of this Agreement shall be effective unless it is made in writing, refers specifically to this Agreement and is signed by the Parties.

 

9.

WAIVER

 

  9.1

No waiver of any term, provision or condition of this Agreement shall be effective except to the extent made in writing and signed by the waiving party.

 

  9.2

No omission or delay on the part of any Party in exercising any right, power or privilege under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver by it of any right to exercise it in future or of any other of its rights under this Agreement.

 

 

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  9.3

Completion of this Agreement does not constitute a waiver by a Party of any breach of any provision of this Agreement whether or not known to that Party at that time.

 

10.

CONFIDENTIALITY AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

  10.1

Notwithstanding the termination of this Agreement, the contents of this Agreement and all trade secrets, proprietary information and other confidential information in relation to the other Party obtained in the course of entering into and implementation of this Agreement (“Confidential Information”) shall be kept in strict confidence by each of the Parties.

 

  10.2

No announcement or disclosure in respect of the making or terms of this Agreement shall be made or disclosed by any Party without the prior written consent of the other Party except to the extent disclosure is required by law or any rules of a recognized stock exchange which disclosure shall then only be made:

 

  10.2.1

unless impracticable, after prior consultation with the other Party as to its terms;

 

  10.2.2

strictly in accordance with any agreement as to the terms of disclosure; and

 

  10.2.3

only to the persons and in the manner required by law or the relevant stock exchange rules or as otherwise agreed.

 

  10.3

The restrictions contained in this Clause 10 shall continue to apply after termination of this Agreement without limit in time.

 

 

 

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11.

NOTICES

 

  11.1

Any notice or other document to be served under this Agreement must be in writing and may be delivered or sent by courier or facsimile transmission to the Party to be served at that Party’s address above or at such other address or number as that Party may from time to time notify in writing to the other Party to this Agreement.

 

  11.2

Any notice or document shall be deemed served:

 

  11.2.1

if delivered, at the time of delivery;

 

  11.2.2

if couriered, 48 hours after collection by the courier company; and

 

  11.2.3

if sent by facsimile transmission, at the time of transmission if before 5.00 pm on Monday to Friday (other than statutory holidays) or otherwise on the next succeeding Business Day, on recipients local time and calendar.

 

  11.3

In proving service (without prejudice to any other means):

 

  11.3.1

by courier, it shall only be necessary to prove the notice or document was collected by the courier company as provided in this Clause;

 

  11.3.2

by facsimile, that the notice or document was duly received by production of a copy fax bearing the addressee’s answerback code or automatic record of correct transmission.

 

 

 

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12.

INVALIDITY

The invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the other provisions of this Agreement.

 

13.

COUNTERPARTS

This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the Parties on separate counterparts each of which when so executed shall be an original but all counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument.

 

14.

COSTS

The Optionholder shall pay its own costs and expenses in relation to the negotiation, preparation, execution and implementation of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated herein.

 

15.

ENTIRE AGREEMENT

 

  15.1

This document constitutes the entire Agreement between the Parties in connection with its subject matter.

 

  15.2

No Party has relied on any representation or warranty except as expressly set out in this Agreement.

 

 

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16.

INDEPENDENT ADVICE

Each Party acknowledges that it has received independent legal advice as to the terms of this Agreement and is entering into this Agreement on the basis of such advice and following detailed negotiations by the Parties as to the final terms hereof.

 

17.

LANGUAGE

This Agreement is written in both English and Chinese language. In the event of any inconsistencies between the two language versions, the English version shall prevail.

 

18.

GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION

 

  18.1

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

 

  18.2

The Parties hereby submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the court where the Company is located.

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IN WITNESS whereof this Agreement has been signed on the date first above written.

 

SIGNED by       )
SHI JINGKUI    /s/ SHI JINGKUI       )
in the presence of:    (***)    )

 

 

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IN WITNESS whereof this Agreement has been signed on the date first above written.

 

SIGNED by       )
YANG XUELIAN    /s/ YANG XUELIAN    )
in the presence of:    (***)    )

 

 

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IN WITNESS whereof this Agreement has been signed on the date first above written.

 

SIGNED by      )
for and on behalf of   (***)       )
SHENZHEN PING AN FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY      )
CONSULTING COMPANY LIMITED      )
in the presence of:      )

 

 

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IN WITNESS whereof this Agreement has been signed on the date first above written.

 

SIGNED by    )
for and on behalf of    )
SHANGHAI LANBANG INVESTMENT    )
COMPANY LIMITED    )
in the presence of:    )

 

 

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SCHEDULE A-1

DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF

AN KE TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LIMITED

The following sets forth the name and principal occupation of each of the directors and executive officers of An Ke Technology Company Limited. Each of the following persons is a citizen of the People’s Republic of China, except that Huang, Philip and Cheung, Siu Man are citizens of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China (“Hong Kong”). Unless otherwise noted, the business address of each of the following persons is c/o Suite 2353, 23rd Floor, Two International Finance Centre, 8 Finance Street, Central, Hong Kong.

 

Name

  

Principal Occupation

Wang, Shiyong

   Director

Huang, Philip

   Director

Cheung, Siu Man

   Director


SCHEDULE A-2

DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF

CHINA PING AN INSURANCE OVERSEAS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

The following sets forth the name and principal occupation of each of the directors and executive officers of China Ping An Insurance Overseas (Holdings) Limited. Each of the following persons is a citizen of the People’s Republic of China, except that (i) Deng, Benjamin Bin is a citizen of the U.S., and (ii) Tung, Hoi is a citizen of Hong Kong. Unless otherwise noted, the business address of each of the following persons is c/o Suite 2318, 23rd Floor, Two International Finance Centre, 8 Finance Street, Central, Hong Kong.

 

Name

  

Principal Occupation

Cheng, Jianxin

   Director

Deng, Benjamin Bin

   Director

Tung, Hoi

   Director

Zhang, Zhichun

   Director


SCHEDULE A-3

DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF

PING AN INSURANCE (GROUP) COMPANY OF CHINA, LTD.

The following sets forth the name and principal occupation of each of the directors and executive officers of Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. Each of the following persons is a citizen of the People’s Republic of China, except that (i) Chearavanont, Soopakij is a citizen of Thailand, (ii) Yang, Xiaoping and Ng, Sing Yip are citizens of Hong Kong, (iii) Ng, Kong Ping Albert is a citizen of Hong Kong and Australia, (iv) Guo, Michael is a citizen of Australia, (v) Zhang, Xiaolu is a citizen of New Zealand, and (vi) Deng, Benjamin Bin is a citizen of the U.S. Unless otherwise noted, the business address of each of the following persons is c/o 47th, 48th, 108th, 109th, 110th, 111th and 112th Floors, Ping An Finance Center, No. 5033 Yitian Road, Futian District, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China.

 

Name

  

Principal Occupation

Ma, Mingzhe    Chairman of the Board of Directors
Xie, Yonglin    Executive Director, President and Co-CEO
Cai, Fangfang    Executive Director, Senior Vice President
Chearavanont, Soopakij    Non-executive Director
Yang, Xiaoping    Non-executive Director
He, Jianfeng    Non-executive Director
Cai, Xun    Non-executive Director
Ng, Sing Yip    Independent Non-executive Director
Chu, Yiyun    Independent Non-executive Director
Liu, Hong    Independent Non-executive Director
Ng, Kong Ping Albert    Independent Non-executive Director
Jin, Li    Independent Non-executive Director
Wang, Guangqian    Independent Non-executive Director
Guo, Michael    Co-CEO and Senior Vice President
Huang, Baoxin    Senior Vice President
Fu, Xin    Senior Vice President
Sheng, Ruisheng    Board Secretary and Company Secretary
Zhang, Zhichun    Chief Financial Officer (Financial Director)
Guo, Shibang    Assistant President and Chief Risk Officer
Zhang, Xiaolu    Compliance Officer
Deng, Benjamin Bin    Assistant President and Chief Investment Officer
Huang, Yuqiang    Person-in-charge of Auditing

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