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1、英文合同解读--(二十六)股权转让协议分类有限责任公司,股份有限公司,外商投资公司发文日期2009-08-17作者王辉正文内容: THISAGREEMENTdatedasofApril30,2003amongTheWackenhutCorporation,aFloridacorporation(“Wackenhut”),Tuhnekcaw,Inc.,aDelawarecorporationanda wholly?ownedsubsidiaryofWackenhut(“TUHNEKCAW”),Group4FalckA/S,a corporationorganizedunderthela
2、wsofDenmark(“GROUP4FALCK”and,together withWackenhutandTuhnekcaw,the“SELLERS”),andWackenhutCorrectionsCorporation,aFloridacorporation(the“PURCHASER”).Wackenhut,Tuhnekcaw,Group4FalckandthePurchaserarehereinreferredtoindividuallyasa“PARTY”andcollectivelyasthe“PARTIES.” WITNESSETH: WHEREAS,asofthe
3、datehereof,Tuhnekcawownsofrecord,andGroup4FalckandWackenhutBeneficiallyOwn,12,000,000sharesofthePurchaser?scommonstock,parvalue$.01pershare(the“COMMONSTOCK”); WHEREAS,theSellersdesiretosell,andthePurchaserdesirestopurchase,allofthesharesofthePurchaser?sCommonStockownedbytheSellersonthetermsands
4、ubjecttotheconditionssetforthinthisAgreement; WHEREAS,theBoardofDirectorsofthePurchaser(the“BOARD”),atameetingdulycalledandheldupontherecommendationofanIndependentCommitteeoftheBoard(the“INDEPENDENTCOMMITTEE”),hasadoptedaresolutionauthorizingthisAgreement andthetransactionscontemplatedhereby;a
5、nd WHEREAS,theIndependentCommitteehasreceivedanopiniondatedApril30,2003,fromLeggMasonWoodWalker,Incorporated,thefinancialadvisortotheIndependentCommittee,thattheconsiderationbeingpaidinconnectionwiththetransactionscontemplatedbythisAgreementisfairfromafinancialpointofviewtoallholdersofthePurcha
6、ser?sCommonStockotherthantheSellers. NOW,THEREFORE,thePartiesheretoagreeasfollows: 这是一个股权转让协议,作为前言部分,也就是开场白,介绍了合同的主体(卖方为三方,分别是Wackenhut、Tuhnekcaw和GROUP4FALCK,买方为WackenhutCorrectionsCorporation)、签约时间以及背景情况,值得注意的是,这里摒弃了常见的关于合同对价(consideration之类)的套话,直接过渡引出协议正文。这部分内容对于读者有重要的参考价值。 ARTICLE1 DEFINI
7、TIONS Section1.01.DEFINITIONS.Thefollowingterms,asusedherein,shallhavethefollowingmeanings: “ACQUISITIONPROPOSAL”meansanyofferorproposalfor,oranyindicationofinterestin,amergerorotherbusinesscombinationinvolvingthePurchaser