SHARE PLEDGE AGREEMENT

1.

The Party A, the Pledgee, is a wholly-owned foreign enterprise registered in Beijing, the People’s Republic of China (hereinafter “PRC”)

2.

Party C is a company registered in accordance with the laws and regulations of PRC.

4.

Party A, B and C executed a “Technology Consulting and Service Agreement” (hereinafter “Exclusive Technology and Business Consulting Service Agreement” or “Service Agreement”), Call Option Agreement and Proxy Agreement on _________, 2010.

5.

In order to ensure that Pledgors will perform their obligations under the Service Agreement and the Pledgee can normally collect the Technology Consulting Service Fees from the Pledgors, the Pledgors agree to pledge all their equity interests in Party C as a securities for the performance of the obligations under Call Option Agreement, Proxy Agreement and payments of the Technology Consulting Service Fees under the Technology Consulting Service Agreement. As a result of the foregoing, Party A, Party B and Party C reach this Share Pledge Agreement.

1.2

“Equity Interest”: refers to all the equity interest in the Company legally held by the Pledgors.

 

1.3

“Principal Agreements”: refers to Technology Consulting Service Agreement, Call Option Agreement and the Proxy Agreement.

 

1.4

“Event of Default”: refers to any event in accordance with Article 7.1 hereunder.

 

1.5

“Notice of Default”: refers to the notice of default issued by the Pledgee in accordance with this Agreement.

 

2.1

The Pledgors agree to pledge their equity interests in the Company to the Pledgee as securities for their obligations under the Principal Agreement.

 

 

2.2

The scope of the Pledge under this Agreement covers the obligations of the Pledgors under Principal Agreements and any fees.

 

 

2.3

Pledge under this Agreement refers to the rights owned by the Pledgee, who shall be entitled to a priority in receiving payment by the evaluation or proceeds from the auction or sale of the equity interest pledged by the Pledgors to the Pledgee.

 

 

2.4

Without other written consent of the Pledgee, Pledge shall take effect until the obligations under the Principal Agreements will have been fulfilled. If Party C or the Pledgors cannot fulfill all or part of the obligations under the Principal Agreements at the time the term of those agreements expires, the Pledgee shall be still entitled to the pledge under this Agreement, until all the above said obligations has been fulfilled.

 

3.1

The agreement is effective as of the date first set forth above.

 

3.2

During the term of the Pledge, the Pledgee shall be entitled to dispose of the pledged assets in accordance with this Agreement in the event that Pledgors do not perform their obligation under the Loan Agreement and Party C fails to pay exclusive technology consulting service fee in accordance with the Technology Consulting Service Agreement.

 

 

4.2

If any information on the certificate of pledge has changed, the Pledgors and the Pledgee shall revise the information on the certificate within 5 days as of the date of this Agreement.

 

4.3

The Pledgee shall be entitled to collect the dividends for the equity interest.

 

5.1

The Pledgors are the legal owners of the equity interest pledged.

 

5.2

The Pledgors do not pledge the equity interest or the equity interest is not encumbered to any other person except for the Pledgee.

 

6.1

During the effective term of this Agreement, the Pledgors promise to the Pledgee for its benefit that the Pledgors shall:

 

6.1.1

Not transfer or assign the equity interest, create or permit to create any pledges which may have an adverse effect on the rights or benefits of the Pledgee without prior written consent from the Pledgee;

 

6.1.2

Comply with and implement laws and regulations with respect to the pledge of rights; present to the Pledgee the notices, orders or suggestions with respect to the Pledge issued or made by the competent authority within five days upon receiving such notices, orders or suggestions; and comply with such notices, orders or suggestions; or object to the foregoing matters at the reasonable request of the Pledgee or with consent from the Pledgee;

 

6.1.3

Timely notify the Pledgee of any events or any received notices which may affect the Pledgor’s equity interest or any part of its right, and any events or any received notices which may change the Pledgor’s any warranty and obligation under this Agreement or affect the Pledgor’s performance of its obligations under this Agreement.

 

6.2

The Pledgors agree that the Pledgee’s right to the Pledge obtained from this Agreement shall not be suspended or inhibited by any legal procedure launched by the Pledgor or any successors of the Pledgor or any person authorized by the Pledgor or any such other person.

 

6.3

The Pledgors promise to the Pledgee that in order to protect or perfect the security for the payment of the the Service Fee, the Pledgors shall execute in good faith and cause other parties who have interests in the pledge to execute all the title certificates, contracts, and perform actions and cause other parties who have interests to take action, as required by the Pledgee; and make access to exercise the rights and authorization vested in the Pledgee under this Agreement.

 

6.4

The Pledgors promise to the Pledgee that they will comply with and perform all the guarantees, covenants, warranties, representations and conditions for the benefits of the Pledgee. The Pledgors shall compensate all the losses suffered by the Pledgee for the reasons that the Pledgors do not perform or fully perform their guarantees, covenants, warranties, representations and conditions.

 

7.1

The following events shall be regarded as the events of default:

 

7.1.1

Brewery, its successors and assignees fail to make full payment as scheduled under Principal Agreement;

 

7.1.2

The Pledgor makes any material misleading or mistaken representations or warranties under Article 5 and 6 herein, and/or the Pledgor breaches any warranties under Article 5 and 6 herein;

 

7.1.3

The Pledgor breaches the term or condition herein;

 

7.1.4

Except that in 6.1.1, the Pledgor waives the pledged equity interest or transfers or assigns the pledged equity interest without prior written consent from the Pledgee;

 

7.2

The Pledgor shall immediately give a written notice to the Pledgee if the Pledgor is aware of or find that any event under Article 7.1 herein or any event that may result in the foregoing events has happened or is going on.

 

7.3

Unless the event of default under Article 7.1 herein has been solved to the Pledgee’s satisfaction, the Pledgee, at any time when the event of default happens or thereafter, may give a written notice of default to the Pledgor and require the Pledgor to immediately make full payment of the loan and the outstanding service fees under the Service Agreement and other payables or exercise the Pledge right in accordance with Article 8 herein.

 

8.1

The Pledgor shall not transfer or assign the equity interest without prior written approval from the Pledgee prior to the full repayment of Principal Agreements (whichever date last occurs).

 

8.2

The Pledgee shall give a notice of default to the Pledgors when the Pledgee exercises the right of pledge according to 7.3 of this Agreement.

 

8.3

Subject to Article 7.3, the Pledgee may exercise the right of pledge at any time when the Pledgee gives a notice of default in accordance with Article 7.3 or thereafter.

 

8.4

The Pledgee is entitled to a priority in receiving payment by the evaluation or proceeds from the auction or sale of whole or part of the equity interest pledged herein in accordance with legal procedure until the unpaid Service Fees under the Service Agreement, the outstanding debt and all other payables of Pledgors under Loan Agreement are repaid.

 

8.5

The Pledgors shall not hinder the Pledgee from exercising the right of pledge in accordance with this Agreement and shall give necessary assistance so that the Pledgee could realize his Pledge.

 

9.1

The Pledgors shall not donate or transfer its rights and obligations herein without prior consent from the Pledgee.

 

9.2

The Pledgee may transfer or assign his all or any rights and obligations under the Service Agreement to any individual specified by it (natural person or legal entity) at any time. In this case, the assignee shall enjoy and undertake the same rights and obligations herein of the Pledgee as if the assignee is a party hereto. When the Pledgee transfers or assigns the rights and obligations under the Service Agreement, and such transfer shall only be subject to a written notice serviced to Pledgors, and at the request of the Pledgee, the Pledgors shall execute the relevant agreements and/or documents with respect to such transfer or assignment.

 

9.3

After the Pledgee’s change resulting from the transfer or assignment, the new parties to the pledge shall execute a new pledge contract.

 

10.1

This Agreement shall be executed in Five(5) original copies and is hold respectively by each Party, and each original copy has the same legal effect.

 

10.2

The execution, validity, interpretation, performance, amendment, termination and the dispute resolution of this agreement are governed by the laws of PRC.

 

10.3

The Parties shall strive to settle any dispute, conflicts, or compensation claims arising from the interpretation or performance (including any issue relating to the existence, validity and termination) in connection with this Agreement through friendly consultation. In case no settlement can be reached within  thirty (30) day after one party ask for the settlement, each party can submit such matter to China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (the “CIETAC”) in accordance with its rules. The arbitration award shall be final and conclusive and binding upon the Parties.

 

10.4

Any right, power or remedy granted to a party by one term of this agreement does not exclude the party from any right, power or remedy granted by other terms or laws and regulations. And one party’s performance of its right, power and remedy does not exclude the party from performing other right, power and remedy.

 

10.5

No failure or delay by any Party in exercising any right or remedy provided by law or under this Agreement shall impair such right or remedy or operate or be construed as a waiver or variation of it or preclude its exercise at any subsequent time and no single or partial exercise of any such right or remedy shall preclude any other or further exercise of it or the exercise of any other right or remedy.

 

10.6

The headings are for convenience and under no circumstances; the headings shall affect the interpretation of the articles of the agreement.

 

10.7

This Agreement is severable. If any clause of this Agreement is judged as invalid or non-enforceable according to relevant PRC Laws, such clause shall be deemed invalid only within the applicable area of the PRC Laws, and without affecting other clauses hereof in any way.

 

10.8

The Parties may amend and supply this Agreement with a written agreement. The amendment and supplement duly executed by the Parties shall be a part of this Agreement and shall have the same legal effect as this Agreement.\

 

10.9

Without prior written approval of the other Parties, any party can not transfer, pledge or assign any right, benefit or obligation under this agreement.

 

10.10

This agreement is binding to all the parties herein and their respective lawful successors and assignees.

 

 

 

Linyi Hengchang Malt&Brewery Co., Ltd

20,000,000

66.8％

Zhang Dingyou

5,000,000

16.6％

Yuan Mingxia

5,000,000

16.6％