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2016-08-03 14:32:50
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Eric Schwerin
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Martin, George D.
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Mesires, George R.
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R. Hunter Biden
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George, Per you request, attached are the organizational docs and bank reference letter. Thanks! Joan On Tue, Aug 2, 2016 at 6:01 PM, Eric Schwerin <eschwerin@rosemontseneca.com> wrote: > George- > > We are not sure what the certificate of incumbency is. Do you know? > > Thanks, > > Eric > > Eric D. Schwerin > eschwerin@rosemontseneca.com > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Aug 1, 2016, at 7:27 AM, Mesires, George R. < > George.Mesires@faegrebd.com> wrote: > > Eric - can you please forward to us the organizational and bank reference > letter, referenced below? > > Thanks. > > George > > George R. Mesires > *Partner* > george.mesires@FaegreBD.com Download vCard > <http://www.faegrebd.com/vcard/george.mesires.vcf> > D: +1 312 356 5101 <+1%20312%20356%205101> | M: +1 312 972 4151 > <+1%20312%20972%204151> > > *Faegre Baker Daniels LLP* <http://www.faegrebd.com/> > 311 S. Wacker Drive | Suite 4300 | Chicago, IL 60606, USA > > Begin forwarded message: > > *From:* Xiaochuan Han <xiaochuan.han@bhrpe.com> > *Date:* August 1, 2016 at 4:08:30 AM EDT > *To:* <mlschwartz@BSFLLP.com <mlschwartz@bsfllp.com>>, '王昕' < > xin.wang@bhrpe.com>, <George.Mesires@FaegreBD.com > <George.Mesires@faegrebd.com>>, <mleonard@thorntonai.com>, < > bulger@thorntonai.com>, <eschwerin@rosemontseneca.com>, < > hbiden@rosemontseneca.com> > *Cc:* 'jonathan.li' <jonathan.li@bhrpe.com>, 'Jason Zhu' < > jason.zhu@bhrpe.com>, '余飞强' <felix.yu@bhrpe.com>, '叶桐' <tong.ye@bhrpe.com>, > <dnelson@BSFLLP.com <dnelson@bsfllp.com>>, <JEno@BSFLLP.com > <JEno@bsfllp.com>> > *Subject:* *答复: BHR Directorship Issues* > > Dear Matthew and George, > > > > Preliminarily, can you please provide, in relation to Ulysses and > Skaneateles, certified true copies of: > > > > (i) incorporation documents including certificate of > incorporation, memorandum and articles of association; > > (ii) other constitutional documents to the extent > available (operating agreements, shareholder agreements etc); > > (iii) a bank reference letter detailing the company’s > accounts and financial information (banks should have their own house form). > > > > Regulators will request additional documents from time to time so please > bear with us as we proceed with the amendments. > > > > Note: All incorporation documents shall be certified by a qualified lawyer > and U.S. Embassy in China. Please see attached precedent for your reference. > > > > Thanks, > > Gilbert/BHR Partners > > > > *发件人:* Matthew L. Schwartz [mailto:mlschwartz@BSFLLP.com > <mlschwartz@BSFLLP.com>] > *发送时间:* Tuesday, July 19, 2016 12:09 AM > *收件人:* 王昕 <xin.wang@bhrpe.com>; 'Mesires, George R.' < > George.Mesires@FaegreBD.com>; 'Michael Leonard' <mleonard@thorntonai.com>; > 'James Bulger' <jbulger@thorntonai.com>; 'Eric Schwerin' < > eschwerin@rosemontseneca.com>; hbiden@rosemontseneca.com > *抄送:* 'Jonathan Li' <jonathan.li@bhrpe.com>; jason.zhu@bhrpe.com; 'YU, > Felix' <felix.yu@bhrpe.com>; David Nelson <dnelson@BSFLLP.com>; Joseph > Eno <JEno@BSFLLP.com> > *主题:* RE: BHR Directorship Issues > > > > Xin- > > After conferring with Devon, we wanted to take care of the following > outstanding items as it relates to BHR, assuming it all meets with your > approval. > > 1) Please consider Devon’s resignation letter that was emailed to you and > which you reference below as a final version and please have his > resignation take effect immediately. > > 2) Please disregard the letter which appoints Hunter to Devon’s Board > seat. For the time being, we will leave Devon’s Board seat vacant. > > 3) We should begin the process to transfer the 20% of the shares of BHR > owned by RSB immediately so that 10% will be owned by Skaneateles, LLC (of > which the beneficial owners are Hunter Biden and Eric Schwerin) and 10% > will be owned by Ulysses Diversified, Inc. (of which the beneficial owner > is Devon). > > 4) Finally, we should begin the process to amend the Articles of > Association so that the two Board Seats currently designated to RSB will be > designated to Skaneateles, LLC and Ulysses Diversified, Inc, with each > entity having a separate right to appoint one director. The three U.S. > entities (Ulysses, Skaneateles and Thornton) will jointly designate a > Vice-Chair. > > I know Devon, Hunter and Jim have all agreed to the above and I am copying > Jim Bulger, Hunter Biden, Eric Schwerin and George Mesires as well. > > Thanks for your patience on this. Please let us know what additional > information you need from us to affect the changes above. > > Matthew L. Schwartz > BOIES, SCHILLER & FLEXNER LLP > 212-303-3646 (Direct) > 646-337-5787 (Mobile) > > > > > > > > *From:* 王昕 [mailto:xin.wang@bhrpe.com <xin.wang@bhrpe.com>] > *Sent:* Thursday, July 7, 2016 11:13 PM > *To:* 'Mesires, George R.'; Matthew L. Schwartz; 'Michael Leonard'; > 'James Bulger'; 'Eric Schwerin' > *Cc:* 'Jonathan Li'; jason.zhu@bhrpe.com; 'YU, Felix' > *Subject:* 答复: BHR Directorship Issues > > > > Dear Matthew, > > > > I received the attached from Devon in relation to his resignation from > BHR’s board of directors and RSB’s appointment of Hunter Biden as his > replacement. Please note that Hunter is an existing director of BHR. > Devon mentioned that you might need to further formalize the letters, > however, we need to process the resignation at the earliest and I would be > grateful if you could confirm that the attached is in order. Additionally, > I would also be grateful for your instructions on the proposed transfer of > RSB’s shareholding in BHR to Ulysses, the relevant transfer documents as > well as the incorporation documents of Ulysses would be required. Upon > your confirmation, we will proceed to make the relevant filings with the > PRC regulators. > > > > Xin > > > > Xin Wang 王昕 > > Bohai Harvest RST (Shanghai) Equity Investment Fund Management Co., Ltd. > > 渤海华美(上海)股权投资基金管理有限公司 > > Tel: +86 (10) 5969 5858 ext 816 > > Cel: +86 139 1162 0708 > > xin.wang@bhrpe.com > > > > *发件人:* 王昕 [mailto:xin.wang@bhrpe.com <xin.wang@bhrpe.com>] > *发送时间:* Friday, July 1, 2016 1:17 PM > *收件人:* 'Mesires, George R.' <George.Mesires@FaegreBD.com>; 'Matthew L. > Schwartz' <mlschwartz@BSFLLP.com>; 'Michael Leonard' < > mleonard@thorntonai.com>; 'James Bulger' <jbulger@thorntonai.com>; 'Eric > Schwerin' <eschwerin@rosemontseneca.com> > *抄送:* 'Jonathan Li' <jonathan.li@bhrpe.com>; 'jason.zhu@bhrpe.com' < > jason.zhu@bhrpe.com>; 'YU, Felix' <felix.yu@bhrpe.com> > *主题:* 答复: BHR Directorship Issues > > > > Dear Matthew, > > > > I understand from Devon that he has given instructions for Boies to effect > his resignation from BHR’s board and the amendment of his shareholding > entity from the existing Rosemont Seneca Bohai LLC to Ulysses. As > previously discussed on multiple occasions, please let us know what you > need from our end to resolve these issues at the earliest. We have been > fending inquiries regarding RSB and Devon’s involvement in ongoing SEC and > Justice Department investigations and we urgently need to remove Devon for > the time being from our director roster to avoid interruptions to BHR > businesses. > > > > Thanks. > > > > Xin > > > > Xin Wang 王昕 > > Bohai Harvest RST (Shanghai) Equity Investment Fund Management Co., Ltd. > > 渤海华美(上海)股权投资基金管理有限公司 > > Tel: +86 (10) 5969 5858 ext 816 > > Cel: +86 139 1162 0708 > > xin.wang@bhrpe.com > > > > *发件人:* 王昕 [mailto:xin.wang@bhrpe.com <xin.wang@bhrpe.com>] > *发送时间:* Tuesday, June 14, 2016 10:46 AM > *收件人:* 'Mesires, George R.' <George.Mesires@FaegreBD.com>; 'Matthew L. > Schwartz' <mlschwartz@BSFLLP.com>; 'Michael Leonard' < > mleonard@thorntonai.com>; 'James Bulger' <jbulger@thorntonai.com>; 'Eric > Schwerin' <eschwerin@rosemontseneca.com> > *抄送:* 'Jonathan Li' <jonathan.li@bhrpe.com>; 'jason.zhu@bhrpe.com' < > jason.zhu@bhrpe.com>; 'YU, Felix' <felix.yu@bhrpe.com> > *主题:* 答复: BHR Directorship Issues > > > > Dear Matthew and George, > > > > I trust you have had a chance to speak to your respective clients since my > last email and I am wondering if any updates are available on the matters > raised therein. > > > > Xin > > > > Xin Wang 王昕 > > Bohai Harvest RST (Shanghai) Equity Investment Fund Management Co., Ltd. > > 渤海华美(上海)股权投资基金管理有限公司 > > Tel: +86 (10) 5969 5858 ext 816 > > Cel: +86 139 1162 0708 > > xin.wang@bhrpe.com > > > > *发件人:* 王昕 [mailto:xin.wang@bhrpe.com <xin.wang@bhrpe.com>] > *发送时间:* Tuesday, June 7, 2016 12:14 PM > *收件人:* 'Mesires, George R.' <George.Mesires@FaegreBD.com>; 'Matthew L. > Schwartz' <mlschwartz@BSFLLP.com>; 'Michael Leonard' < > mleonard@thorntonai.com>; 'James Bulger' <jbulger@thorntonai.com>; 'Eric > Schwerin' <eschwerin@rosemontseneca.com> > *抄送:* 'Jonathan Li' <jonathan.li@bhrpe.com>; 'jason.zhu@bhrpe.com' < > jason.zhu@bhrpe.com>; 'YU, Felix' <felix.yu@bhrpe.com> > *主题:* BHR Directorship Issues > > > > Dear Matthew and George, > > > > Hope all is well since we last spoke. I am writing to follow up on the > status of Devon’s resignation from BHR’s board / remuneration committee and > the appointment of a replacement. > > > > On a related note, I would also like to understand how Devon would like to > deal with his shareholding in BHR through Rosemont Seneca Bohai. By way of > background, we underwent a shareholder registration amendment last year > with the Chinese regulators to change Devon’s shareholding entity from RST > to the existing Rosemont Seneca Bohai (the process took altogether more > than a year), we were subsequently instructed earlier this year to file > another amendment to change Rosemont Seneca Bohai to Ulysses (an entity > owned 100% by Devon) but that has been put on hold on account of present > circumstances. From BHR’s perspective, we ask the relevant parties to > consider, for the time being, a transfer by Rosemont Seneca Bohai of its > shareholding to another entity (whether it is to RSP or Thornton or the > management team) to avoid potential complications for our U.S. M&A deals > and/or U.S. fundraising activities. > > > > Happy to discuss over a call. > > > > Xin > > > > Xin Wang 王昕 > > Bohai Harvest RST (Shanghai) Equity Investment Fund Management Co., Ltd. > > 渤海华美(上海)股权投资基金管理有限公司 > > Tel: +86 (10) 5969 5858 ext 816 > > Cel: +86 139 1162 0708 > > xin.wang@bhrpe.com > > > > > ------------------------------ > > The information contained in this electronic message is confidential > information intended only for the use of the named recipient(s) and may > contain information that, among other protections, is the subject of > attorney-client privilege, attorney work product or exempt from disclosure > under applicable law. If the reader of this electronic message is not the > named recipient, or the employee or agent responsible to deliver it to the > named recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, > distribution, copying or other use of this communication is strictly > prohibited and no privilege is waived. If you have received this > communication in error, please immediately notify the sender by replying to > this electronic message and then deleting this electronic message from your > computer. [v.1] > > <Certified True Copies of Incorporation Documents.pdf> > > -- *Joan K. Mayer* Rosemont Seneca Advisors, LLC 1010 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Suite 705 Washington, DC 20007 o: 202-333-1880 m:202-841-8543 jmayer@rosemontseneca.co
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