Exhibit 4.15
DATED 11 June 2001
BETWEEN
CHINA PETROLEUM CORPORATION
AND
CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORPORATION
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AGREEMENT ON
ADJUSTMENTS TO
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
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THIS AGREEMENT is made on the 11th day of June 2001 in Beijing:
BETWEEN
China Petrochemical Group (hereinafter referred to as "Party A"), a
state-owned enterprise established and legally subsisting under the
laws of the People's Republic of China (the "PRC"), fully
representing its related subsidiaries;
China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (hereinafter referred to as "Party
B"), a corporation established and legally subsisting under the laws
of the PRC, fully representing its related subsidiaries.
Party A and Party B are collectively referred to herein as the "Parties" and
individually as a "Party".
WHEREAS:
A. Party A is the controlling shareholder of Party B and the Parties had
entered into a series of agreements on connected transactions on 3
June 2000.
B. Party B proposes to aquire Sinopec Star Petroleum Co., Ltd.
(hereinafter referred to as "Star Company"), a subsidiary
wholly-owned by Party A. Star Company will become one of the
subsidiaries of Party B after the acquisition is completed.
C. Star Company will acquire certain necessary products and services
from Party A and will lease from Party A the land use rights and
properties after completion of the acquisition. Whereas Party A will
acquire certain necessary products and services from Star Company and
certain intellectural properties of Star Company. Both Parties shall
thereby make certain adjustments to the existing connected
transactions between the Parties.
The Parties hereby agree as follows on the aforementioned adjustments to
existing connected transactions:
1. The period of the Mutual Supply Agreement relating to the Products,
Production and Engineering Construction Services (including the public
utilities project), the Culture and Hygiene and Community Services Agreement
and the Product Sales Agency Agreement entered into by the Parties on 3 June
2000 shall all be extended and remain in effect until such agreements be
individually or jointly terminated. Should the Parties agree to terminate or
Party B unilaterally proposes to terminate the same for the purpose of
complying with the provisions of the listing rules of the Hong Kong Stock
Exchange or other stock exchange, the forementioned agreements will be jointly
or severally be terminated.
2. The Additional New Connected Transactions between the Parties in relation
to the provision of products, production and engineering construction services
(including the public utilities project) resulted from the acquisition of Star
Company by Party B shall be governed by the provisions contained in the
Mutural Supply Agreement relating to the Products, Production and Engineering
Construction (including the public utilities project) Services and its
supplementary agreement (except the provision on effective date and the
appendixes).
3. The Additional New Connected Transactions between the Parties in relation
to the provision of culture, hygiene and community services resulted from the
acquisition of Star Company by Party B shall be governed by
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the provisions contained in the Culture and Hygiene and Community Services
Agreement and its supplementary agreement (except the provision on effective
date and the appendixes).
4. Party B shall lease from Party A the land use rights of certain parcel of
land with a total area of 4,633,731.019 square meters located in 13 provinces
and municipalities such as Sichuan Province. Party A has obtained the approval
from the Ministry of Land and Resources of PRC (Document Number: Guo Tu Xx Xxx
[2001] No. 262) for the land use rights in relation to such land by way of
authorized operations and may lease the same in compliance with the relevant
laws. The issues relating to such lease shall be governed by the provisions
under the Land Use Rights Leasing Agreement (other than the provisions
regarding the basic conditions of the land use rights, the effective date, the
lease period and the appendixes) entered into by the Parties on 3 June 2000.
The lease period shall commence from the effective date of this Agreement
until the expiry date of the relevant land use rights certificate. Please
refer to Appendix I for the detailed rental and the period of the authorized
operations.
5. Party B shall increase the lease of buildings with a total area of 213,464
square meters as set out in Appendix II. The issues in relation to such lease
shall be governed by the provisions under the Properties Leasing Agreement
(other than the provision on effective date and the appendixes) . The lease
period shall commence from the effective date of this Agreement. Please refer
to Appendix II for the specific rental of each individual building.
6. In view that the values of the intellectural properties such as the
patents, know-how and computer softwares were not incorporated into the
consideration for the aquisation of Start Company by Party B, Party B agrees
to grant a license to Party A free of charge to make use of such intellectural
properties as set out in Appendix III.
7. The various connected transactions as stated in this Agreement shall be
governed by the agreements mentioned in Clauses 2 to 5 above from the
effective date of the aforementioned acquisition.
8. The subsidiaries of Party A and Party B as stated in this Agreement shall
include their subsidiaries, branches and other units and any companies or
other entities which hold 30% or above interests or voting rights or have
control over the board of directors or are under the direct or indirect
control of the aforementioned entities.
9. This Agreement will come into effect upon its execution by the
representatives of the Parties and the obtaining of the approval from the
independent shareholders at the general meeting of Party B and shall remain in
effect since then.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed by the
representatives properly appointed the Parties on the day and year first
written above.
For and on behalf of :
China Petrochemical Corporation
By: /s/ Li Yizhong
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For and on behalf of:
China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx
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