Legal Work Report on the Stock Swap Absorption Merger of Weichai Power Co., Ltd. and Xianghuoju Automobile Group Co., Ltd. and the Initial Public Offering of A Shares
January 12, 2007
Table of Contents
- Interpretation ........................................................................................................ 4
- Introduction ......................................................................................................... 6
- I. Introduction of King & Wood Mallesons and Signing Lawyers ........................ 6
- II. Work Process of King & Wood Mallesons for This Legal Opinion .................. 7
- Main Text ........................................................................................................... 10
- I. Approval and Authorization .............................................................................. 10
- II. Qualification of the Parties in the Merger ....................................................... 11
- III. Plan and Procedure for the Merger and Weichai Power's Issuance ............... 13
- IV. Investor Protection Measures ......................................................................... 16
- V. Qualification of Weichai Power for This Issuance .......................................... 17
- VI. Substantive Conditions for Weichai Power's Issuance .................................... 18
- VII. Establishment of Both Parties in the Merger ................................................ 23
- VIII. Independence ............................................................................................... 29
- IX. Founders and Shareholders ............................................................................. 33
- X. Share Capital and Its Evolution ....................................................................... 40
- XI. Business .......................................................................................................... 47
- XII. Related Transactions and Competition ............................................................ 50
- XIII. Major Assets .................................................................................................. 61
- XIV. Major Debts and Liabilities of Both Parties .................................................. 132
- XV. Major Asset Changes and Mergers of Both Parties ....................................... 137
- XVI. Drafting and Amending the Articles of Association ..................................... 140
- XVII. Rules of Procedure for Shareholders' Meetings, Board of Directors, and Supervisory Board .................................................................................. 142
- XVIII. Changes in Directors, Supervisors, and Senior Management .................... 143
- XIX. Taxation ......................................................................................................... 146
- XX. Environmental Protection and Product Quality, Technology Standards .......... 148
- XXI. Business Development Goals of Weichai Power ........................................... 149
- XXII. Litigation, Arbitration, or Administrative Penalties .................................... 150
- XXIII. Evaluation of Legal Risks in the Prospectus ............................................... 153
- XXIV. Conclusive Opinions ................................................................................... 153