June 28, 2019 - EX-99.2 - 6-K: Current report of foreign issuer pursuant to Rules 13a-16 and 15d-16 Amendments

Exhibit 99.2

Equity Transfer Agreement

This Equity Transfer Agreement （this “Agreement”） is made and entered into in Beijing, People’s Republic of China as of June 28, 2019 by and among:

Transferee: ATA Inc. (hereinafter referred to as “ATAI” or “Transferee”), a company legally incorporated and validly existing under the laws of the Cayman Islands, with Registration ID 174577

Transferor: Arts Consulting Limited (hereinafter referred to as “ArtsCL” or “Transferor”), a company legally incorporated and validly existing under the laws of the British Virgin Islands, with Registration ID 2011119

ACG International Group Limited (hereinafter referred to as “ACGIGL”), a company legally incorporated and validly existing under the laws of the British Virgin Islands, with Registration ID 2009006. As of the execution date of this Agreement, ACGIGL has issued 1,000 shares in total, which are all held by ArtsCL.

Beijing Huanqiuyimeng Education Consultation Corp. (hereinafter referred to as “ACG”), a company legally incorporated and validly existing under the laws of the PRC. As of the execution date of this Agreement, ACG has issued 18,076,933 shares in total, where 12,480,633 shares are held by ACGIGL.

Zhang Jun, a Chinese citizen with ID number 372922197207050350, the legal representative of ACG

Deng Rui, a Chinese citizen with ID number 110101197801102525, the Chief Operating Officer of ACG

The entities above are referred to individually as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties”.

Whereas:

1）The Transferor proposed to transfer to the Transferee and Transferee proposed to purchase from the Transferor all the shares held by the Transferor in ACGIGL.

Therefore, the Parties hereby enter into and abide by this Agreement by consensus.

Clause 1 Definition

1.1 For the purpose of this Agreement, unless otherwise required by the context of the relevant clauses of this Agreement, the following words shall have the meanings as follows:


This Equity Transfer	Means the process through which ATAI purchases the equity interests of ACGIGL in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement in order to acquire 100% of the equity interests of ACGIGL and then indirectly hold the equity interests of the wholly-owned, controlled and joint-stock entities at all levels of ACGIGL (the shareholding percentage of which shall be subject to the status on the execution date of this Agreement)
Closing	Means ATAI being registered as the direct and sole shareholder of ACGIGL for completion of this Equity Transfer
Conditions Precedent	Means any precondition for paying the consideration by the Transferee;
PRC	Means the People’s Republic of China (for the purpose of this Agreement, excluding Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Macao Special Administrative Region and Taiwan);
Day	Means calendar days;
Month	Means a period consisting of 30 calendar days;
Business Day	Means any day other than Saturday, Sunday, or public holidays of the Cayman Islands, China and United States of America;


Related Party	In the case of an enterprise or a legal person, means (1) any enterprise, legal person or person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control by any third party with such enterprise or legal person, whether through shares, equities or any other arrangements; (2) any enterprise, legal person or person holding more than 5% of the interests in such enterprise or legal person; (3) any director, supervisor, and senior officers of such enterprise or legal person; and (4) any close family member of the aforementioned persons (including their spouses, parents and parents of their spouses, brothers and sisters and their spouses, children over the age of 18 and their spouses, brothers and sisters of their spouses and parents of the spouses of their children); in the case of a natural person, means any close family member of such person and any enterprise or legal person that is directly or indirectly controlled by such natural person or his/her close family members or in which they act as a director, supervisor or senior officer;
Control	Means having more than 50% of the equity or interest in an enterprise or other entities, or having the power to appoint or direct the management of an enterprise or other entities, or having the power to appoint or elect a majority of the directors of a company, or other circumstances where having the power to determine the financial and operational policies of an enterprise or other entities and obtain benefits from the operations of the enterprise or other entities thereby;
Encumbrances	Means any lien, mortgage, pledge, security interest, other interest, third party claim or other encumbrance, including any mortgage, pledge, claim, security interest, encumbrance, defective title, lien, charge, easement, adverse claim, proviso or any other type of restrictions or qualifications, including restrictions on the exercise of the right to use, right to vote, right to transfer, right to earnings or division of ownership;
Material Adverse Changes	Means any circumstance, change or effect relating to a company and its main business which will individually or together with any other circumstances, changes or effects of the company: (1) have or be likely to have a material adverse impact on the company’s main business or its assets, liabilities, operating performance or financial position; (2) have or be likely to have a material adverse impact on the qualification or ability of the company to operate and carry on its business in the manner in which it currently operates or carries on or intends to operate or carry on its business; or (3) have or be likely to have a material adverse impact on the signing and performance of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the above circumstances occurring to a company resulting from any change to national policies or change of circumstances shall not be deemed to be “material adverse changes”.
Material Contract	Means any contract or agreement that is important to a company or its main business, or will have a material diverse impact if with or without such contract or agreement, whether or not executed in the ordinary course of business operations.

1.2 Under this Agreement, unless otherwise stipulated in the context hereof,

(1) Any document, including this Agreement, when referenced shall include its modifications, synthesis, supplements, replacements, or substitutions every now and

then;

(2) This Agreement when referenced shall include this Agreement and its appendix;

(3) The clauses and appendix when referenced shall mean the clauses and appendix under this Agreement;

(4)The clause headings are for reference only and shall not be used in the interpretation of this Agreement;

(5) The Parties referred in this Agreement shall include their respective successors and assignees permitted by them;

(6) Any reference to law shall be interpreted as any constitutional provision, law, administrative regulation, local regulation, rule and regulatory document issued by competent government departments; and

(7) Unless otherwise stated, time shall be interpreted as Beijing time.

Clause 2 This Equity Transfer

2.1 ATAI shall purchase all shares of ACGIGL that are held by ArtsCL at consideration (hereinafter referred to as "Purchase Consideration" and "Consideration Shares") of its newly issued 9,360,000 ordinary shares in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

2.2 ArtsCL and ACGIGL shall go through the registration procedures for the change of shareholders of ACGIGL to ATAI and directors of ACGIGL to persons designated by ATAI, and deliver the updated register of shareholders and register of directors to ATAI. Upon completion of this Equity Transfer, ATAI shall directly hold 100% of the equity interest of ACGIGL and, in turn, indirectly hold the equity interest of all wholly-owned, controlled and joint-stock subsidiaries of ACGIGL (the shareholding percentage in each entity shall be subject to the status on the execution date this Agreement).

2.3 ATAI shall pay the Purchase Consideration to ArtsCL within sixty (60) Business Days from the date of completion of the registration abovementioned and the satisfaction or waiver by ATAI in writing of all the Conditions Precedents set forth herein. ATAI and ArtsCL shall make their best efforts to take all necessary actions to cooperate with the payment of ATAI’s shares.

2.4 The Parties agree that ArtsCL shall assume the obligations of ACGIGL and any debt and encumbrance, if any, incurred prior to the closing date, and ArtsCL shall settle such obligations and eliminate such encumbrance within a reasonable period of time whenever being subsequently requested by ATAI.

2.5 All taxes and fees involved in this transaction shall be borne by each Party respectively in accordance with law.

Clause 3 Closing

3.1 Conditions Precedents

ATAI shall not be obliged to pay the Consideration Shares to ArtsCL unless all of the following Conditions Precedents are satisfied or waived by ATAI in writing:

(1)	the representations and warranties made by ArtsCL, ACGIGL and ACG respectively shall remain true, accurate and complete in any substantial respect at the time of the Closing;

(2)

after the signing of this Agreement, no material adverse change has taken place in the business operation, assets, technology, finance, management, legal status and regulatory and policy environment of the wholly-owned, controlled and joint-stock entities of ACGIGL, ACG and its subsidiaries at all levels;

(3)	ATAI has received updated register of shareholders and register of directors of ACGIGL, certifying that the shareholders of ACGIGL have been changed to ATAI and the directors of ACGIGL have been changed to persons designated by ATAI;

(4)

ATAI has received from ArtsCL the certificates, seals (including company seals, financial seals, contract seals, legal person seals and other seals), bank U-keys of ACGIGL, ACG and its subsidiaries at all levels and any other certificates and materials required for the operation of the above-mentioned entities.

3.2 ATAI shall, within sixty (60) Business Days from the date of full satisfaction or waiver by ATAI in writing of the Conditions Precedents set forth herein, issue ArtsCL all Consideration Shares in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. ATAI shall deliver to ArtsCL a copy of the register of shareholders and stock certificate, certifying that ArtsCL has been registered as a shareholder of ATAI and holds the common stocks agreed herein.

3.3 ATAI shall have the right to decide independently, if not all the Conditions Precedents for the Closing as stipulated in this Agreement have been satisfied as of August 10, 2019:

(1) to waive the unsatisfied Conditions Precedents and continue to complete the Closing where practicable; or

(2) to terminate this Agreement if the Conditions Precedents have not been satisfied and the Transferee has not decided to waive such unsatisfied Conditions Precedents by August 10, 2019, and the Transferee shall not be liable to any other Party for such termination; the termination of this Agreement shall not affect the liability of a Party to the other Parties for violating the provisions of this Agreement before the

termination.

3.4 ArtsCL, ACGIGL, ACG, Zhang Jun and Deng Rui undertake that, as of the effective date of this Agreement, they shall make their best efforts to complete and satisfy the abovementioned Conditions Precedents as soon as possible on basis of good faith, so that the Parties can complete the Closing the soonest possible in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. ATAI is also obligated to perform its obligations under this Agreement in good faith, fairness and reasonableness. The Parties seek to close this transaction by August 10, 2019.

3.5 With respect to the deposit matters agreed by the Parties prior to the execution of this Agreement and the relevant agreement, such agreement shall remain valid.

Clause 4 Representations and warranties

4.1 For the benefit of ATAI, ArtsCL, ACGIGL, ACG, Zhang Jun and Deng Rui severally and jointly represent and warrant to ATAI as follows, and acknowledge that ATAI has entered into this Agreement based on its reliance on such representations and warranties:

(1)

the representations and warranties made by ArtsCL, ACGIGL, ACG, Zhang Jun, Deng Rui in this clause and the appendix hereto as well as other representations and warranties made in other written forms during the Closing is true, accurate and complete in all essential aspects, and is not false, misleading or of major omissions in all material aspects, at the time of executing this Agreement and afterwards until the Closing; specific content of the representations and warranties are set forth in appendix I to this Agreement;

(2)	ArtsCL, ACGIGL, ACG, Zhang Jun and Deng Rui have full right and capacity to sign this Agreement in their own name according to law;

(3)	The authorized representatives who sign this Agreement on behalf of ArtsCL, ACGIGL and ACG have been fully authorized and have the right to sign this Agreement on behalf of them and the behavior of such authorized representatives represents and binds them;

(4)

The execution and performance of this Agreement by ArtsCL, ACGIGL, ACG, Zhang Jun and Deng Rui shall not violate any binding judgment, award, contract, agreement or other document, nor shall it violate any relevant law, regulation and government order. In respect of ArtsCL, ACGIGL, ACG and its wholly-owned, controlled, joint-stock subsidiaries at all levels and their existing or original shareholders, or any third parties that have reached agreements with the aforesaid entities and their existing shareholders, in case they exercise their rights or claims based on existing relevant agreement (whether or not such agreement has been disclosed to ATAI by any Party), and cause or will cause obstacles for ATAI to obtain equity interests and related businesses of ACGIGL, ACG and its wholly-owned, controlled, joint-stock subsidiaries at all levels, or lead to, or will

lead to any loss of ATAI (whether or not ATAI has obtained the equity interests and businesses), ArtsCL, ACGIGL (except for ACGIGL after the Closing), Zhang Jun and Deng Rui shall take any necessary action to eliminate the obstacles and avoid the loss of ATAI, otherwise ArtsCL, ACGIGL (except after the Closing), Zhang Jun and Deng Rui shall jointly and severally assume the compensation liability for all losses of ATAI;

(5)

ArtsCL is the sole legal owner of the equity interest under this Equity Transfer; ArtsCL has full power and authority to sell the equity interest under this Equity Transfer; the capital contribution for the transferred shares has been completed and paid and there is no false capital contribution; there is no pledge, mortgage, guarantee right and interest or encumbrance of any kind (including but not limited to any conditional sale or any other title retention agreement, any lease of the aforesaid nature, any agreement giving any guaranteed interests, or any document designating a third person as beneficiary for losses), or any third party rights on such equity interest; and there is no entrustment, option or similar arrangement on the equity interest under this Equity Transfer;

(6)	ArtsCL, ACGIGL, ACG, Zhang Jun and Deng Rui will assist in handling the approval procedures and/or registration procedures that may be involved in this Agreement and urge the relevant parties to provide such agreements, including providing necessary documents and materials;

(7)	The representations and warranties shall be independent from each other and the interpretation of each of them shall not affect the validity of any other representations and warranties unless otherwise expressly stipulated.

4.2For the benefit of the other Parties, ATAI severally and jointly represents and warrants, and acknowledges that, the other Parties have entered into this Agreement based on their reliance on such representations and warranties:

(1)	ATAI has the full right and capacity to conduct this transaction in its own name in accordance with the law;

(2)	ATAI will be signing this Agreement through its authorized representative. The authorized representative has been fully authorized and has the right to sign this Agreement on behalf of the Transferee, and the behavior of such authorized representative shall represent and bind the Transferee;

(3)	To the knowledge of ATAI, its execution and performance of this Agreement do not violate any binding judgment, award, contract, agreement or other document, and do not violate any relevant law, regulation and government order;

(4)	ATAI will assist in handling the approval process and/or registration process that may be involved in this Agreement and will cause its Related Parties to provide such assistance, including providing necessary documents and information;

(5)	ATAI will actively complete the transaction and issue the Consideration Shares in full and on time in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, provided

that the relevant Conditions Precedents are satisfied;

(6)	The representations and warranties shall be independent from each other and the interpretation of each of them shall not affect the validity of any other representations and warranties unless otherwise expressly stipulated.

4.3Full compensation shall be borne by the Party that violates the representations and warranties of this Agreement, including(i) all reasonable fees, expenses, losses, or other liabilities incurred by the other Parties for completing this transaction, and (ii) all reasonable costs, expenses, losses, or other liabilities incurred by the other Parties to terminate this Agreement. Moreover, Zhang Jun and Deng Rui shall be jointly and severally liable for the liabilities and compensation obligations of ArtsCL, ACGIGL and ACG. ATAI shall have the right to require Zhang Jun and Deng Rui to undertake full compensation for the legal liabilities and losses caused by violations of laws and regulations by ACGIGL, ACG and its wholly-owned, controlled and joint-stock subsidiaries at all levels prior to the Closing.

4.4 The representations and warranties are made separately by the Parties on the execution date of this Agreement and shall be deemed to be repeatedly made by the Parties at the time of the Closing.

Clause 5 Transition Period Arrangements

5.1 From the execution date of this Agreement to the closing date (hereinafter referred to as "Transition Period"), except otherwise stipulated in this Agreement, ACGIGL, ACG, Zhang Jun, Deng Rui shall ensure that, the business of ACG and its wholly-owned, controlled and joint-stock subsidiaries at all levels, in all major aspects, shall continue to be in normal operation as previously, and shall not have any material adverse change on the assets or operations of the abovementioned entities.

5.2 Subject to the above principles, during the Transition Period, unless otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement or subject to the prior written consent of the Transferee, each of ACGIGL, ACG and its wholly-owned, controlled and joint-stock subsidiaries shall comply with and perform the following obligations:

(1)	The registered capital, equity structure, main business, business scope, organizational form, name and articles of association of the company shall not be changed;

(2)	Not to pay profits or declaring or distributing dividends to any party;

(3)	Not to issue any equity/shares or any other securities or rights convertible, exchanged or authorized to purchase equity/shares/interests in the company, or enter into any agreement, arrangement or other understanding with respect to the foregoing;

(4)	To conduct its business in the general and ordinary course of business in the same manner as before the execution of this Agreement;

(5)	Not to sign any new contract outside the ordinary course of business operation of

the company's main business, including equity investment or disposal of equity investment, acquisition, merger, bank loan or other non-ordinary course debt, lease, purchase of fixed assets, entrusted operation or other contracts, and not to engage in securities or financial derivatives investment;

(6)	To maintain, in good faith, the existing relationships with its customers, employees, creditors and other persons with whom it has dealings;

(7)	To maintain its assets and liabilities at the execution date of this Agreement (except for changes arising from the company's ordinary course of business operations);

(8)	Not to transfer or withdraw cash from the company in any direct or indirect form (except employees' salaries, business expenses, rental and other ordinary operating expenses);

(9)	Not to impose any new debt burden on any of its substantive business and assets, including but not limited to setting up mortgage, pledge, lien, loan, lease, transfer, etc. on its assets and businesses;

(10)

Not to engage in any new unfair related party transactions with its Related Parties or shareholders, and not to cause any new assets to be occupied by its Related Parties; If necessary, the new and fair-value related party transaction shall be fully disclosed to the Transferee and shall obtain written consent of the Transferee before it takes place;

(11)	Unless otherwise agreed herein, no equity/option incentive plan shall be developed or implemented (except for the equity/option incentive plan that has been developed or implemented and equity transfer of the established employee stock holding platform pursuant to this Agreement);

(12)	To maintain the validity of the company's business licenses and qualifications, and ensure its stable operation and compliance with Chinese laws, regulations, policies and other standards;

(13)	To protect and maintain all existing or licensed intellectual property rights and trade secrets (including any intellectual property rights that are in the progress of application);

(14)	Not to make any payment individually exceeding RMB 300,000 yuan or in aggregate exceeding RMB 500,000 yuan outside its ordinary course of business operation;

(15)

To follow the Accounting Standards for Business Enterprises and relevant tax laws and regulations that it shall follow during its ordinary course of business operation as its accounting treatment and tax declaration principles respectively; to keep all financial statements and records related to its business

(16)	To maintain the stability of its management, the compensation of its management and the overall compensation policy and level of its employees;

(17)	Not to make any compromise or settlement (other than labor disputes) with respect to any claim, lawsuit or other proceeding brought by or against any person that materially affects the business or assets of the company;

(18)	No creditor's rights shall be waived, and no debts shall be paid in advance;

(19)	Not to lend money to or provide guarantee for any third party;

(20)	The equity or assets of the company shall not be pledged or mortgaged, nor shall judicial preservation or enforcement measures be taken, including but not limited to being sealed up, frozen or auctioned;

(21)	The company shall not be revoked of its business license or ordered to close down, rectify or hold custody according to law;

(22)	Not to initiate liquidation, dissolution, bankruptcy, merger, division, trusteeship or other similar procedures; and

(23)	There shall be no other event that has a material adverse impact on its assets, business, finances or taxes.

Clause 6 Other issues after the Closing

6.1The Parties agree that within three months after the Closing, Zhang Jun and Deng Rui shall cause the shareholders of Beijing Aididi Visual Art Exchange Co., Ltd. and ACG to reach an agreement to transfer all shares of Beijing Aididi Visual Art Exchange Co., Ltd. to ACG at a fair price.

Clause 7 Breach of Contract and Remedies

7.1Except for any breach of this Agreement and its remedies as specially stipulated herein or otherwise agreed upon by the Parties, if a Party (hereinafter referred to as “Breaching Party”) breaches this Agreement, the other Party (hereinafter referred to as “Observant Party”) shall have the right to take one or more of the following remedies to assert its rights:

(1) requiring the actual performance by the Breaching Party;

(2)suspending the performance of its obligations and resuming the performance upon the removal of such breach by the Breaching Party, and no suspension of performance by the Observant Party in accordance with the provisions of this paragraph shall constitute non-performance or delay in performance by the Observant Party;

(3)sending a written notice on its unilateral cancellation of this Agreement according to the provisions of this Agreement hereof (as the case may be), where such written cancellation notice shall take effect from the date on which it is sent;

(4)requiring the Breaching Party to compensate the Observant Party for its direct economic losses (including any expenses actually incurred for this transaction) and any expenses incurred by the Observant Party for litigation or arbitration (including

but not limited to legal costs, preservation costs, legal fees and necessary expenses for investigation and evidence taking); and/or

(5)Other remedies provided for by laws, regulations or this Agreement.

7.2Any rights and remedies stipulated in this Agreement shall be cumulative and shall not be exclusive of any other rights or remedies provided for by law.

7.3If a Party hereto or its representative learns that the representations and warranties made by another Party are untrue, inaccurate or non-complete through investigation or any other means, and decides not to pursue the case, or waives part of the Conditions Precedents, the Observant Party shall not lose any right of recourse against the Breaching Party. A Party not exercising or delays in exercising any of its rights or remedies hereunder shall not constitute a waiver; exercise of a right or remedy in part shall not prevent it from exercising any other right or remedy.

Clause 8 Entry into Force, Modification and Termination

8.1This Agreement shall come into force on the date set forth in the first paragraph after signature of the Parties.

8.2ATAI shall have the right to unilaterally terminate this Agreement on the date ATAI gives written termination notice to other Parties in any of the following circumstances:

(1)The Conditions Precedents for issuance of the Consideration Shares have not been fully satisfied by the corresponding date set forth in this Agreement, and ATAI has not waived such Conditions Precedents; or

(2)The representations and warranties made by or the relevant documents, materials or information submitted by ArtsCL, ACGIGL, ACG or its wholly-owned, controlled and joint-stock subsidiaries at all levels, contain essential false records, misleading statements or major omissions, or the above companies are in violation of the commitments under this Agreement made by such entities, and such violation cannot be remedied or resolved or fails to be remedied or resolved within thirty (30) Days after ATAI issues a written notice.

8.3In any of the following circumstances, ArtsCL shall have the right to unilaterally rescind the relevant provisions of this Equity Transfer hereunder, which shall terminate on the date on which ArtsCL issues a written rescission notice to ATAI:

(1) ATAI fails to issue the Consideration Shares for more than twenty (20) Business Days as stipulated in this Agreement; or

(2)The representations and warranties made by or the relevant documents, materials or information submitted by ATAI, contain essential false records, misleading statements or major omissions, or violation of the commitments under this Agreement, and such violation cannot be remedied or settled or fails to be remedied or resolved within thirty (30) Days after ArtsCL issues a written notice.

8.4Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, any modification or termination of this Agreement shall take effect only after the Parties sign a written agreement in advance.

8.5No modification and termination of this Agreement shall affect the right of the Parties hereto to claim damages. If any Party hereto suffers losses due to any modification or termination of this Agreement, the Party proposing such modification or termination shall be responsible for bearing or compensating for such losses, unless being exempted for liability in accordance with law; however, the Party proposing termination of this Agreement in accordance to the right of termination conferred by this Agreement shall not be required to bear any liability.

Clause 9 Confidentiality

9.1Any provision or document relating to the transaction (including this Agreement and other transaction documents relating to this Agreement) and any information of the other Parties obtained by each Party due to the transaction shall be confidential information and shall not be disclosed by any Party hereto to any third parties.

9.2The provisions of confidentiality shall not apply to the following circumstances:

(1)Such confidential information is generally known to the public and such confidential information being known by public is not due to disclosure by any Party in breach of this Agreement;

(2)When any Party discloses any information to its controlling shareholders, partners, directors and senior managers, employees, accountants, legal advisers and other professional advisers for the purpose of this Agreement, such information disclosed shall not exceed the extent required to carry out the relevant business, and any individuals or institutions that are informed of such information shall assume the obligation to keep such information confidential; or

(3)Any disclosure as required by the laws and regulations or the requirements of government agencies or stock exchanges.

9.3The validity of the provisions of this clause shall not be affected by the cancellation or termination of this Agreement.

Clause 10 Notice and delivery

10.1Any notice or other communication between the Parties related to this Agreement (the "notice") shall be in writing (including delivery by person, by post and by e-mail) and shall constitute a valid notice according to the following communication or e-mail address.

ATA INC.

Contact person：Ma Xiaofeng

Contact address：1/F East Gate, Building No.2, Jian Wai Soho, No.39, Dong San Huan Zhong Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100022

Contact e-mail：maxiaofeng@atai.net.cn

Arts Consulting Limited

Contact person: Zhang Jun