If the company’s assets are sufficient to meet its liabilities, they shall be applied in the following order: payment of the liquidation expenses, wages owed to the employees, social insurance expenses and statutory compensation, tax overdue and debts of the company. Any residual assets shall be distributed to the shareholders of the company.

The Company’s residual assets after repayment of its debts in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph shall be distributed to its shareholders according to the class and proportion of their shareholdings.

During the liquidation period, the Company shall not commence any new operational activities.

Article 301 If after putting the Company’s assets in order and preparing a balance sheet and an inventory of assets in connection with the liquidation of the Company resulting from dissolution, the liquidation committee discovers that the Company’s assets are insufficient to repay the Company’s debts in full, the liquidation committee shall immediately apply to the People’s Court for a declaration of insolvency.

After a Company is declared insolvent by a ruling of the People’s Court, the liquidation committee shall turn over liquidation matters to the People’s Court.

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Article 302 Following the completion of liquidation, the liquidation committee shall present a report on liquidation and prepare a statement of the receipts and payments during the period of liquidation and financial books and records which shall be audited by Chinese registered accountants and submitted to the shareholders’ general meeting or the People’s Court for confirmation.

The liquidation committee shall within thirty days after such confirmation, submit the documents referred to in the preceding paragraph to the companies registration authority and apply for cancellation of the Company’s registration and publish a public notice of the termination of the Company.

Article 303 Members of the liquidation committee shall perform their duty honestly and discharge the obligation of liquidation in accordance with laws.

Members of the liquidation committee shall not take personal advantage of their posts to take bribes, receive other illegal incomes, or misappropriate assets of the Company.

Members of the liquidation committee shall compensate the losses of the
Company or the creditors made due to their intent or gross negligence.

CHAPTER 24 PROCEDURES FOR AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

Article 304 The Company may amend its Articles of Association in accordance with the requirement of laws, administrative regulations and the Articles of Association.

The amendment to the Company’s Articles of Association involving the contents of the Mandatory Provisions for Articles of Association of Companies to be Listed Overseas (the “Mandatory Provision”) shall become effective upon approvals by the companies approving department authorised by the State Council. If there is any change relating to the registered particulars of the Company, application shall be made for registration of the changes in accordance with law.

CHAPTER 25 SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES

Article 305 The Company shall act according to following principles to settle disputes:

(1) Whenever any disputes or claims arising between holders of Overseas Listed Foreign Shares and the Company, between holders of Overseas Listed Foreign Shares and the Company’s directors, supervisors, president or other senior administrative officers, or between holders of Overseas Listed Foreign Shares and holders of Domestic Shares based on   Articles of Association or any rights or obligations conferred or

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imposed by the Company Law or any other relevant PRC laws and administrative regulations concerning the affairs of the Company, such disputes or claims shall be referred by the relevant parties to arbitration. Where a dispute or claim of rights just mentioned is referred to arbitration, the entire claim or dispute must be referred to arbitration, and all parties who have a cause of action based on the same facts giving rise to the dispute or claim or whose participation is necessary for the resolution of such dispute or claim shall abide by the arbitration, provided that such parties shall be the Company or the Company’s shareholder, director, supervisor, president or other senior administrative officer.
　
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