UNITED STATES

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 

 

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

 


 

 

SCHEDULE 13D

 

 

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No.  1)*

 

MOMO INC.

(Name of Issuer)

 

CLASS A ORDINARY SHARES, par value $0.0001 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

 

60879B107**

(CUSIP Number)

 

Timothy A. Steinert, Esq.

Alibaba Group Holding Limited

c/o Alibaba Group Services Limited

26/F Tower One, Times Square

1 Matheson Street, Causeway Bay

Hong Kong

 Tel: +852.2215.5100

 

With a copy to:

 

Kathryn King Sudol, Esq.

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

ICBC Tower – 35th Floor

3 Garden Road, Central

Hong Kong

Tel: +852.2514.7600

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

 

August 18, 2016

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box. o

Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See §240. 13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

** This CUSIP number applies to the Issuer’s American depositary shares (“ADSs”), each representing two Class A Ordinary Shares.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

 


 


 

CUSIP No.   60879B107

 

 

1.

Name of Reporting Person
Alibaba Investment Limited

 

 

2.

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group

 

 

(a)

 o

 

 

(b)

 x

 

 

3.

SEC Use Only

 

 

4.

Source of Funds
Not applicable

 

 

5.

Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)     o

 

 

6.

Citizenship or Place of Organization
British Virgin Islands

 

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With

7.

Sole Voting Power
77,749,140 Class A Ordinary Shares (1)

 

8.

Shared Voting Power
0

 

9.

Sole Dispositive Power
77,749,140 Class A Ordinary Shares (1)

 

10.

Shared Dispositive Power
0

 

 

11.

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
77,749,140 Class A Ordinary Shares (1)

 

 

12.

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares   o

 

 

13.

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
27.0% of Class A Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding (2) (representing 6.2% of the voting power of the total issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares (including Class A and Class B Ordinary Shares) (3)

 

 

14.

Type of Reporting Person
CO

 


(1)

The Reporting Persons are deemed to beneficially own 77,749,140 Class A Ordinary Shares based on beneficial ownership of 76,269,140 Class A Ordinary Shares and 740,000 American depositary shares (the “ADSs”), representing 1,480,000 Class A Ordinary Shares.

 

 

(2)

Based on an aggregate of 385,307,903 Ordinary Shares (including Class A and Class B Ordinary Shares) issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2016, as disclosed in the Issuer’s current report on Form 6-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 17, 2016, including 96,886,370 Class B Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding, as disclosed in the Schedule 13D filed by Gallant Future Holdings Limited, among other persons, with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 6, 2016.

(3)

Each Class B Ordinary Share is entitled to 10 votes per share, and each Class A Ordinary Share is entitled to one vote per share.

 

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CUSIP No.   60879B107

 

 

1.

Name of Reporting Person
Alibaba Group Holding Limited

 

 

2.

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group

 

 

(a)

 o

 

 

(b)

 x

 

 

3.

SEC Use Only

 

 

4.

Source of Funds
Not applicable

 

 

5.

Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)     o

 

 

6.

Citizenship or Place of Organization
Cayman Islands

 

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With

7.

Sole Voting Power
77,749,140 Class A Ordinary Shares (1)

 

8.

Shared Voting Power
0

 

9.

Sole Dispositive Power
77,749,140 Class A Ordinary Shares (1)

 

10.

Shared Dispositive Power
0

 

 

11.

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
77,749,140 Class A Ordinary Shares (1)

 

 

12.

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares   o

 

 

13.

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
27.0% of Class A Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding (2) (representing 6.2% of the voting power of the total issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares (including Class A and Class B Ordinary Shares) (3)

 

 

14.

Type of Reporting Person
CO

 


(1)

The Reporting Persons are deemed to beneficially own 77,749,140 Class A Ordinary Shares based on beneficial ownership of 76,269,140 Class A Ordinary Shares and 740,000 American depositary shares (the “ADSs”), representing 1,480,000 Class A Ordinary Shares.

 

 

(2)

Based on an aggregate of 385,307,903 Ordinary Shares (including Class A and Class B Ordinary Shares) issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2016, as disclosed in the Issuer’s current report on Form 6-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 17, 2016, including 96,886,370 Class B Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding, as disclosed in the Schedule 13D filed by Gallant Future Holdings Limited, among other persons, with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 6, 2016.

 

 

(3)

Each Class B Ordinary Share is entitled to 10 votes per share, and each Class A Ordinary Share is entitled to one vote per share.

 

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Introductory Note

 

This Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13D (this “Amendment No. 1”) hereby amends and supplements the statement on Schedule 13D filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 7, 2016 (the “Original Schedule 13D”) on behalf of the Reporting Persons, with respect to the Class A Ordinary Shares of Momo Inc., a Cayman Islands company (the “Issuer”), including certain Class A Ordinary Shares represented by ADSs. Except as amended or supplemented herein, the information set forth in the Original Schedule 13D remains unchanged, and capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings assigned thereto in the Original Schedule 13D. The agreement among the Reporting Persons relating to the joint filing of this Amendment No. 1 is incorporated hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

 

Item 2.       Identity and Background

 

Schedules A-1 and A-2 of the Original Schedule 13D are hereby amended and replaced in their entirety by Schedules A-1 and A-2 hereof.

 

Item 3.                     Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration

 

Item 3 of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following at the end thereof:

 

As described in Item 4 below, pursuant to the Proposal Withdrawal Notice (as defined in Item 4 below) and the Termination Agreement (as defined in Item 4 below), on August 18, 2016, the Buyer Group withdrew the Proposal and terminated the Consortium Agreement, as amended by the Amendment to the Consortium Agreement and supplemented by the AIL Adherence Agreement and Yunfeng Adherence Agreement (the “Amended Consortium Agreement”).

 

Item 4.                     Purpose of Transaction

 

Item 4 of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following at the end thereof:

 

On August 18, 2016, the Buyer Group delivered a notice (the “Proposal Withdrawal Notice”) to the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of the Issuer which notified the Issuer that the Buyer Group was withdrawing the Proposal and terminating any further discussion with the Issuer regarding the Proposal, with immediate effect.

 

On August 18, 2016, each of the members of the Buyer Group entered into a Termination Agreement dated as of August 18, 2016 (the “Termination Agreement”) pursuant to which the Buyer Group terminated the Amended Consortium Agreement.

 

The descriptions of the Proposal Withdrawal Notice and the Termination Agreement in this Item 4 are qualified in their entirety by reference to the complete text of the Proposal Withdrawal Notice and the Termination Agreement, which have been filed as Exhibit 99.2 and Exhibit 99.3, respectively, to this Amendment No. 1 and are incorporated by reference in their entirety into this Item 4.

 

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Item 5.                     Interests in Securities of the Issuer

 

Item 5 of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended by replacing the first paragraph of Item 5(a) and (b) thereof in its entirety as follows:

 

(a)-(b) The responses of each Reporting Person to Rows (7) through (13) of the cover pages of this Amendment No. 1 are hereby incorporated by reference in this Item 5. The percentage of the class of securities identified pursuant to Item 1 beneficially owned by each Reporting Person is based on an aggregate of 385,307,903 Ordinary Shares (including Class A and Class B Ordinary Shares) issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2106, as disclosed in the Company’s current report on Form 6-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 17, 2016, including 96,886,370 Class B Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding, as disclosed in the Schedule 13D filed by Gallant Future Holdings Limited, among other persons, with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 6, 2015. Each Class B Ordinary Share is entitled to 10 votes per share, and each Class A Ordinary Share is entitled to one vote per share.

 

Item 6.                     Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer

 

Item 6 of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following at the end thereof:

 

The Proposal Withdrawal Notice and the Termination Agreement, which have been filed as Exhibit 99.2 and Exhibit 99.3, respectively, to this Amendment No. 1, are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety into this Item 6.

 

Item 7.                     Material to Be Filed as Exhibits

 

Exhibit

 

Description

 

 

 

99.1

 

Joint Filing Agreement, dated April 7, 2016, by and between the Reporting Persons.*

 

 

 

99.2

 

Proposal Withdrawal Notice, dated August 18, 2016, addressed to the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Momo Inc. by Mr. Yan Tang, Matrix Partners China II Hong Kong Limited, Sequoia Capital China Investment Management L.P., Huatai Ruilian Fund Management Co., Ltd., Alibaba Investment Limited and Rich Moon Limited.

 

 

 

99.3

 

Termination Agreement, dated as of August 18, 2016, by and among Mr. Yan Tang, Matrix Partners China II Hong Kong Limited, Sequoia Capital China Investment Management L.P., Huatai Ruilian Fund Management Co., Ltd., Alibaba Investment Limited and Rich Moon Limited.

 


*Previously filed on April 7, 2016.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of each of the undersigned’s knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned, severally and not jointly, certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

 

Dated: August 19, 2016

 

 

ALIBABA INVESTMENT LIMITED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Timothy A. Steinert

 

 

Name: Timothy A. Steinert

 

 

Title: Director

 

 

 

 

ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Timothy A. Steinert

 

 

Name: Timothy A. Steinert

 

 

Title: Authorized Signatory

 

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SCHEDULE A-1

 

Directors and Executive Officers of Alibaba Investment Limited

 

The following table sets forth the names and present principal occupation of each director of Alibaba Investment Limited (“AIL”).  Unless otherwise noted, the business address for each person listed below is c/o Alibaba Group Services Limited, 26/F, Tower One, Times Square, 1 Matheson Street, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong.  AIL does not have any executive officers.

 

Name/Citizenship

 

Present Principal Occupation

Timothy Alexander STEINERT, United States

 

General Counsel and Secretary of AGHL

 

 

 

YIP Pak Tung, Jason, Hong Kong

 

Senior Director of Finance of AGHL

 

 

 

WU Wei (aka Maggie), People’s Republic of China

 

Chief Financial Officer of AGHL

 

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SCHEDULE A-2

 

Directors and Executive Officers of Alibaba Group Holding Limited

 

The following table sets forth the names, business addresses and present principal occupation of each director and executive officer of AGHL.  Unless otherwise noted, the business address for each director listed below is c/o Alibaba Group Services Limited, 26/F, Tower One, Times Square, 1 Matheson Street, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong.  Unless otherwise noted, the business address for each executive officer listed below is 969 West Wen Yi Road, Yu Hang District, Hangzhou 310013, People’s Republic of China.

 

Name/Citizenship

 

Present Principal Occupation

Jack Yun MA, People’s Republic of China

969 West Wen Yi Road,

Yu Hang District, Hangzhou 310013

People’s Republic of China

 

Executive Chairman of AGHL

 

 

 

Joseph C. TSAI, Canada

 

Executive Vice Chairman of AGHL

 

 

 

Jonathan Zhaoxi LU, People’s Republic of China

969 West Wen Yi Road,

Yu Hang District, Hangzhou 310013

People’s Republic of China

 

Vice Chairman of AGHL

 

 

 

Daniel Yong ZHANG, People’s Republic of China
969 West Wen Yi Road,
Yu Hang District, Hangzhou 310013
People’s Republic of China

 

Director and Chief Executive Officer of AGHL

 

 

 

J. Michael EVANS, Canada

 

Director and President of AGHL

 

 

 

Masayoshi SON, Japan
c/o SOFTBANK CORP.
1-9-1 Higashi-shimbashi
Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-7303
Japan

 

Director of AGHL; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of SoftBank Group Corp.

 

 

 

Chee Hwa TUNG, Hong Kong

 

Independent Director of AGHL; Vice Chairman of the Twelfth National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference of the PRC

 

 

 

Walter Teh Ming KWAUK, Canada

 

Independent Director of AGHL; Senior Consultant of Motorola Solutions (China) Co., Ltd.

 

 

 

Jerry YANG, United States

 

Independent Director of AGHL; Founding Partner of AME Cloud Ventures

 

 

 

Börje E. EKHOLM, United States and Switzerland

 

Independent Director of AGHL; Head of Patricia Industries Division of Investor AB

 

 

 

Wan Ling Martello, United States

 

Independent Director of AGHL; Executive Vice President of Nestlé S.A.

 

 

 

WU Maggie Wei, People’s Republic of China

c/o Alibaba Group Services Limited,

26/F, Tower One, Times Square,

1 Matheson Street, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong

 

Chief Financial Officer of AGHL

 

 

 

Jane Fang JIANG, People’s Republic of China

 

Chief People Officer of AGHL

 

 

 

Jeff Jianfeng ZHANG, People’s Republic of China

 

Chief Technology Officer of AGHL

 

 

 

Zhenfei LIU, People’s Republic of China

 

Chief Risk Officer of AGHL

 

 

 

Trudy Shan DAI, People’s Republic of China

 

Chief Customer Officer of AGHL

 

 

 

Timothy Alexander STEINERT, United States

c/o Alibaba Group Services Limited,

26/F, Tower One, Times Square,

1 Matheson Street, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong

 

General Counsel and Secretary of AGHL

 

 

 

Jianhang JIN, People’s Republic of China

 

President of AGHL

 

 

 

Chris Pen-hung TUNG, Republic of China

 

Chief Marketing Officer of AGHL

 

 

 

Yongfu YU, People’s Republic of China

 

President of Mobile Internet and Alimama Division of AGHL

 

 

 

Simon Xiaoming HU, People’s Republic of China

 

President of Alibaba Cloud Computing Division of AGHL

 

 

 

Sophie Minzhi WU, People’s Republic of China

 

President of Wholesale Marketplaces Division of AGHL

 

 

 

Jessie Junfang ZHENG, People’s Republic of China

 

Chief Platform Governance Officer and Deputy Chief Financial Officer of AGHL

 

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Exhibit 99.2

 

August 18, 2016

 

Special Committee of the Board of Directors
Momo Inc. (the “Company”)
20th Floor, Block B
Tower 2, Wangjing SOHO
No.1 Futongdong Street
Chaoyang District, Beijing 100102
People’s Republic of China

 

Dear Sirs:

 

Reference is made to the letter dated June 23, 2015 from Mr. Yan Tang (“Mr. Tang”), co-founder, chairman and chief executive officer of the Company, Matrix Partners China II Hong Kong Limited (“Matrix”), Sequoia Capital China Investment Management L.P. (“Sequoia”) and Huatai Ruilian Fund Management Co., Ltd. (“Huatai Ruilian”, and together with Mr. Tang, Matrix and Sequoia, the “Original Buyer Group”), to you setting forth the preliminary non-binding proposal (the “Proposal”) to acquire all outstanding ordinary shares (the “Shares”) of the Company not owned by the Original Buyer Group in a going-private transaction. Each of Alibaba Investment Limited (“Alibaba”) and Rich Moon Limited (“Yunfeng”) joined the Original Buyer Group on April 6, 2016. Alibaba, Rich Moon and the Original Buyer Group, collectively, is referred to in this withdrawal notice as the “Buyer Group.”

 

The Buyer Group is hereby withdrawing the Proposal to the Company and will terminate any further discussion with you regarding the Proposal, with immediate effect.  Please note that members of the Buyer Group have entered into a termination agreement to terminate the consortium agreement dated July 6, 2015 among members of the Buyer Group, as amended, with immediate effect.

 

Should you have any questions regarding this withdrawal notice, please do not hesitate to contact Yan Tang at tang.yan@immomo.com at any time.

 



 

 

Sincerely yours,

 

 

 

 

Yan Tang

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Yan Tang

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Matrix Partners China II Hong Kong Limited

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Yibo Shao

 

Name:

Yibo Shao

 

Title:

Director

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sequoia Capital China Investment Management L.P.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Nan Peng Shen

 

Name:

Nan Peng Shen

 

Title:

Founding and Managing Partner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Huatai Ruilian Fund Management Co., Ltd.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Zhijie Chen

 

Name:

Zhijie Chen

 

Title:

Authorized Signatory

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alibaba Investment Limited

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Timothy A. Steinert

 

Name:

Timothy A. Steinert

 

Title:

Authorized Signatory

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rich Moon Limited

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Huang Xin

 

Name:

Huang Xin

 

Title:

Director

 

[Signature Page to Withdrawal Notice]

 


Exhibit 99.3

 

Execution Version

 

TERMINATION AGREEMENT

 

This TERMINATION AGREEMENT (this “Termination Agreement”), is dated as of August 18, 2016 and is entered into by and among (a) Yan Tang (“Mr. Tang”), (b) Matrix Partners China II Hong Kong Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of Hong Kong (“Matrix”), (c) Sequoia Capital China Investment Management L.P., a company organized and existing under the laws of the People’s Republic of China (“Sequoia”), (d) Huatai Ruilian Fund Management Co., Ltd., a company organized and existing under the laws of the People’s Republic of China (“Huatai Ruilian”), (e) Alibaba Investment Limited, a limited liability company incorporated under the laws of the British Virgin Islands (“Alibaba”), and (f) Rich Moon Limited, an exempted company with limited liability incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands (“Yunfeng”).  Each of Mr. Tang, Matrix, Sequoia, Huatai Ruilian, Alibaba and Yunfeng is referred to herein as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties.”  Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Consortium Agreement (as defined below).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, the Parties are parties to that certain Consortium Agreement, dated as of July 6, 2015, as amended on April 5, 2016 (the “Consortium Agreement”);

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 6.01(c) of the Consortium Agreement, the Parties are permitted to terminate the Consortium Agreement at any time upon the mutual written agreement of the Parties; and

 

WHEREAS, the Parties desire to terminate the Consortium Agreement in its entirety on the date hereof.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties agree as follows:

 

1.     Termination of the Consortium Agreement.  Subject to Section 6.02(b) of the Consortium Agreement, the Consortium Agreement is hereby unconditionally and irrevocably terminated in its entirety (and notwithstanding Section 6.02(b) of the Consortium Agreement, including Article V (Exclusivity) thereof) pursuant to Section 6.01(c) of the Consortium Agreement and is of no further force or effect, effective as of the date of this Agreement.  The Parties hereby agree and acknowledge that no breach of the Consortium Agreement by any Party occurred prior to the date of this Agreement.

 

2.     Governing Law.  This Termination Agreement and all matters arising out of or relating to this Termination Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the substantive laws of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, without reference to conflict of laws principles.

 

3.     No Modification.  No provision in this Termination Agreement can be waived, modified or amended except by written consent of the Parties.

 

4.     Counterparts; Entire Agreement.  This Termination Agreement may be signed and delivered by facsimile or portable document format via electronic mail and in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which shall be deemed to constitute a single instrument.  This Termination Agreement sets forth the entire agreement

 



 

and understanding among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements, discussions or documents relating thereto.

 

5.     Successors.  This Termination Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the Parties and their respective successors and assigns.

 

[Signatures to Follow on the Next Page]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have executed this Termination Agreement as of the date and year first written above.

 

 

Yan Tang

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Yan Tang

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Matrix Partners China II Hong Kong Limited

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Yibo Shao

 

Name:

Yibo Shao

 

Title:

Director

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sequoia Capital China Investment Management L.P.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Nan Peng Shen

 

Name:

Nan Peng Shen

 

Title:

Founding and Managing Partner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Huatai Ruilian Fund Management Co., Ltd.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Zhijie Chen

 

Name:

Zhijie Chen

 

Title:

Authorized Signatory

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alibaba Investment Limited

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Timothy A. Steinert

 

Name:

Timothy A. Steinert

 

Title:

Authorized Signatory

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rich Moon Limited

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Huang Xin

 

Name:

Huang Xin

 

Title:

Director

 

[Signature Page to Termination Agreement]