UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 8-K
Current Report
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
July 3, 2012
CHINA UNITED INSURANCE SERVICE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
333-174198
(Commission File Number)
Delaware | 98-6088870 | |
(State or other jurisdiction | (I.R.S. Employer | |
of incorporation) | Identification No.) |
Building 4F, Hesheng Plaza No. 26 Yousheng
S Rd.Jinshui District, Zhengzhou,
HenanPeople’s Republic of China 450057
(Address of principal executive offices, with zip code)
+86371-63976529
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 1.01. | Entry into Material Definitive Agreement |
On July 2, 2012, the Company had entered into a reclassification agreement (the “Reclassification Agreement”) with Mr. Yi-Hsiao Mao (“Mr. Mao”). The material terms and conditions of the Reclassification Agreement are described below in response to Item 3.03, Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders, set forth below. The response to Item 3.03 is hereby incorporated herein by reference in its entirety in response to Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The foregoing summaries are qualified by reference to the full text of the Reclassification Agreement, the copy of which are attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibits 10.1.
Effective on July 2, 2012, Yung-Chi Chuang was appointed Chief Financial Officer of the Company. In connection with her appointment, Ms. Chuang entered into an indefinite term employment agreement with the Company (the "Employment Agreement"). Pursuant to the Employment Agreement, Ms. Chuang will be entitled to a fixed monthly salary of US$2,300 and will be eligible for other monetary rewards based on her performance evaluations.
Ms. Chuang will be entitled to statutory holidays, annual leave, sick leave, benefits or protection according to the applicable laws and regulations.
The information contained in this Item 1.01 regarding the Employment Agreement is qualified in its entirety by the copy of the agreement attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.2 and incorporated herein by this reference.
Item 3.02 | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities. |
On July 2, 2012, the Board of Directors and stockholders of the Company approved, in connection with a reclassification of 1,000,000 issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock (the “Reclassified Shares”), par value $0.00001 per share held by Mr. Yi-Hsiao Mao (“Mr. Mao”) into 1,000,000 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.00001 per share (the “Series A Preferred Stock”) on a share-for-share basis (the “Reclassification”), the issuance of 1,000,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock to Mr. Mao and cancellation of 1,000,000 Common Stock held and submitted by Mr. Mao as consideration for the Reclassification. All of the 1,000,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock are reclassified from the 1,000,000 Common Stock held by Mr. Mao and no additional consideration will be paid by Mr. Mao in connection with the Reclassification.
The foregoing shares of Series A Preferred Stock were issued in reliance on the exemption from registration set forth in Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. In connection with the Reclassification, (i) the offer or sale is made in an offshore transaction, as the Company will only issue Series A Preferred Stock to Mr. Mao, a non-U.S. person, and (ii) there’s no direct selling efforts made in the United States by the Company or any other person.
Each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall be convertible into one fully paid and non-assessable share of Common Stock at the option of the holder thereof at any time, and from time to time, upon written notice to the transfer agent of the Company.
Item 3.03 | Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders. |
Reclassification
The aggregate number of shares that China United Insurance Service, Inc. (“CUIS” or the “Company”) shall have the authority to issue is 110,000,000 shares of capital stock, of which 100,000,000 shares are Common Stock, $0.00001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”) and 10,000,000 shares are preferred stock, $0.00001 par value per share (the “Preferred Stock”). As of July 3, 2012, the issued and outstanding Common Stock of the Company is 20,100,503 and none of the Preferred Stock has been issued and outstanding.
On July 2, 2012, the Board of Directors and stockholders of the Company approved, among other things, (i) an Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation providing for the reclassification of 1,000,000 issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per share held by Mr. Yi-Hsiao Mao into 1,000,000 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.00001 per share on a share-for-share basis and (ii) the authorization of Mr. Mao to take any further actions on behalf of the Company to consummate the Reclassification, including causing the Company to cancel the Reclassified Shares and issue the Series A Preferred Stock.
Upon the Company’s stockholders approval, the Company filed the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation on July 2, 2012 with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. The Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation became effective on July 2, 2012 (the “Effective Time”).
Upon the effectiveness of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, each share of the Reclassified Shares automatically was reclassified as, and became Series A Preferred Stock that has the different voting powers, preferences, rights and qualifications, limitations and restrictions as the prior Common Stock. The Reclassification had the following effects, among others, on the holders of Common Stock and Series A Preferred Stock:
Voting Power . The holders of Common Stock and Series A Preferred Stock shall at all times vote together as a single class on all matters (including election of directors) submitted to a vote of the stockholders of the Company. Each holder of Common Stock shall be entitled to one vote for each share of Common Stock held of record by such holder as of the applicable record date on any matter that is submitted to a vote of the stockholders of the Company; while each holder of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to ten votes for each share of Series A Preferred Stock held of record by such holder as of the applicable record date on any matter that is submitted to a vote of the stockholders of the Company. In addition, the provisions of Delaware law that entitled the Common Stock and Series A Preferred Stock, under certain circumstances, to separate class voting rights are applicable as a result of the Reclassification.
Economic Interests . The Reclassification had no impact on the economic interest of holders of Common Stock and Series A Preferred Stock, including with regard to dividends and liquidation rights.
Capitalization . The Reclassification has no impact on the total number of authorized capital stock of the Company, which prior to the Reclassification was, and remains, 110,000,000 shares, of which 100,000,000 shares are Common Stock, $0.00001 par value per share and 10,000,000 shares are preferred stock, $0.00001 par value per share. Immediately subsequent to the Reclassification, the issued and outstanding Common Stock has decreased to 19,100,503 shares while the issued and outstanding Series A Preferred Stock is 1,000,000 shares.
Conversion . Each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall be convertible into one fully paid and non-assessable share of Common Stock at the option of the holder thereof at any time, and from time to time, upon written notice to the transfer agent of the Company.
Resale of Common Stock and Series A Preferred Stock . Shares of the Common Stock and Series A Preferred Stock may be sold in the same manner as the Common Stock were previously sold. The Company’s affiliates and holders of any shares that constitute restricted securities will continue to be subject to the restrictions specified in Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933.
The foregoing description of the voting powers, preferences, rights and qualifications, limitations and restrictions of the Series A Preferred Stock is a summary only and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Certificate of Designation, which was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on July 2, 2012 and effective after the effectiveness of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation. A copy of the Certificate of Designation is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1.
Item 5.01. | Changes in Control of Registrant. |
On July 2, 2012, the Board of Directors and stockholders of the Company approved the issuance of 1,000,000 shares of the Series A Preferred Stock by the Company. All of the Series A Preferred Stock are reclassified from the 1,000,000 Common Stock held by Mr. Mao and no additional consideration will be paid by Mr. Mao in connection with the Reclassification and the distribution of the 1,000,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock.
Each share of the Company’s Common Stock is entitled to one vote, and each share of the Company’s Series A Preferred Stock is entitled to 10 votes. Immediately prior to the Reclassification, the Common Stock beneficially owned by Mr. Mao represents 16.91% of the voting power of all of the Company’s voting power; immediately subsequent to the Reclassification, the Common Stock and the Series A Preferred Stock represents approximately 42.61% of the combined voting power of all of the Company’s voting stock.
Item 5.03 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On July 2, 2012, the Company received resignations from Ms. Tsai Shiu Fang (“Ms Tsai”) resigned as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Ms. Tsai’s resignation is due to personal reason and not the result of any disagreements with the Company regarding its operations, policies, practices or otherwise.
On July 2, 2012, the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) appointed Yung-Chi Chuang, age forty as Chief Financial Officer of the Company to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Ms. Tsai.
Prior to her appointment as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, Ms. Chuang has served as financial manager of Law Insurance Broker Co., Ltd. in Taiwan for 16 years, where she has been responsible for overall financial management of such company, including financial and strategic planning, auditing and reporting, and communications to the investors. Prior to her joining Law Insurance Broker Co., Ltd., Ms. Chuang served as business secretary in Pacific Realtor, Inc. since 1996. Ms. Chuang graduated from the Ming Chuan University in Taiwan in the year of 2000, where she received a Bachelor degree of risk management and insurance. Ms. Chuang’s extensive experience in evaluating and managing business development opportunities will be an invaluable asset to the Company. As chief financial officer of the Company, Ms. Chuang is responsible for overseeing all financial related activities of the Company which include overseeing corporate strategic planning, tax planning, accounting and reporting, internal auditing, forecasting and investor relations.
Ms. Chuang has not previously held any position with the Company and there is no arrangement or understanding between Ms. Chuang and any other person(s) pursuant to which she was selected as an officer of the Company. Ms. Chuang has no family relationships with any director or executive officer of the Company, or persons nominated or chosen by the Company to become directors or executive officers. There have been no transactions, since the beginning of the Company’s last fiscal year, or any currently proposed transaction, in which the Company was or is to be a participant and the amount involved exceeds the lesser of $120,000 or one percent of the average of the Company’s total assets at year-end for the last three completed fiscal years, and in which Ms. Chuang had or will have a direct or indirect material interest. There is no material plan, contract or arrangement (whether or not written) to which Ms. Chuang is a party or in which she participates, that is entered into or material amendment in connection with our appointment of Ms. Chuang, or any grant or award to Ms. Chuang or modification thereto, under any such plan, contract or arrangement in connection with our appointment of Ms. Chuang.
Item 5.03 | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year. |
On July 2, 2012, the Board of Directors and stockholders of the Company approved the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to effect the Reclassification described above. The Company filed the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on July 2, 2012 and it became effective on July 2 , 2012.
The foregoing description of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation is a summary only and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1. The copy of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation are incorporated herein by reference.
In connection with the filing of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the By-laws of the Company were amended and restated on July 2, 2012 to, among other matters, (a) incorporate Series A Director and its preferred rights, and (b) adjust the management mechanism of the board of directors of the Company. On July 2, 2012, the Board of Directors and stockholders of the Company approved the Amended and Restated By-laws. The Amended and Restated By-laws became effective immediately following the effectiveness of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation on July 2, 2012. The foregoing description of the Amended and Restated By-laws is a summary only and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amended and Restated By-laws. A copy of the Amended and Restated By-laws is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.2 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) | Exhibits |
3.1 | Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of CUIS | |
3.2 | Amended and Restated By-laws of CUIS | |
4.1 | Certificate of Designation | |
10.1 | Reclassification Agreement | |
10.2 | Employment Agreement |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
CHINA UNITED INSURANCE SERVICE, INC. | ||
Date: July 3, 2012 | ||
By: |
/s/ Lo Chung Mei |
|
Name: | Lo Chung Mei | |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
3.1 | Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of CUIS. | |
3.2 | Amended and Restated By-laws of CUIS | |
4.1 | Certificate of Designation | |
10.1 | Reclassification Agreement | |
10.2 | Employment Agreement |
AMENDED & RESTATED
OF
CHINA UNITED INSURANCE SERVICE, INC.
It is hereby certified that:
1. The name of the corporation (hereinafter called the "Corporation") is China United Insurance Service, Inc.
2. The Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation was originally filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on June 4, 2010.
3. This Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation has been duly adopted by the Board of Directors and stockholders of the Corporation in accordance with Sections 141, 228, 242 and 245 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
4. The Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
ARTICLE I
NAME
The name of this corporation (the " Corporation ") is: China United Insurance Service, Inc .
ARTICLE II
ADDRESS OF REGISTERED OFFICE;
NAME OF REGISTERED AGENT
The address of the Corporation's registered office in the State of Delaware is 1220 N. Market Street Suite 806, Wilmington, County of New Castle, Delaware 19808. The name of the Corporation's registered agent at such address is Registered Agents Legal Services, LLC.
ARTICLE III
PURPOSE
The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as amended (the " DGCL ").
ARTICLE IV
CAPITAL STOCK
Section 1 . Authorized Shares . The aggregate number of shares that the Corporation is authorized to issue is 110,000,000 shares of capital stock, of which 100,000,000 shares are Common Stock, $0.00001 par value, per share (the “Common Stock”) and 10,000,000 shares are preferred stock, $0.00001 par value, per share (the “Preferred Stock”). The Board of Directors is authorized, subject to any limitations prescribed by law, to provide for the issuance of shares of Preferred Stock in one or more series, and by filing a certificate pursuant to the applicable law of the State of Delaware, to establish from time to time the number of shares to be included in each such series, and to fix the designations, powers, preferences, and relative, participating, optional or other special rights of the shares of each such series and any qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, as shall be stated and expressed in the resolution or resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors providing for the issuance of such shares and as may be permitted by the DGCL.
Upon this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation becoming effective pursuant to the DGCL (the " Effective Time "), 1 million shares of the Corporation's Common Stock, $0.00001 par value per share, issued, outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (the " Reclassified Common Stock ") that is then held of record by Mr. Yi-Hsiao Mao (the " Founder ") as set forth in the resolution duly adopted by the Board of Directors on July 2, 2012 will automatically be reclassified into one share of Series A Preferred Stock. Each certificate that theretofore represented shares of Reclassified Common Stock shall thereafter represent such number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock, into which the shares of Reclassified Common Stock represented by such certificate have been reclassified.
Section 2 . Common Stock and Series A Preferred Stock . The Common Stock and the Series A Preferred Stock shall have the following powers, designations, preferences and rights and qualifications, limitations and restrictions:
(a) Voting Rights .
(i) Except as otherwise provided herein or by applicable law, the holders of Common Stock and Series A Preferred Stock shall at all times vote together as a single class on all matters (including election of directors) submitted to a vote of the stockholders of the Corporation.
(ii) Each
holder of Common Stock shall be entitled to one vote for each share of Common Stock held of record by such holder as of the applicable
record date on any matter that is submitted to a vote of the stockholders of the Corporation.
(iii) Each holder of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to ten votes for each share of Series A Preferred Stock held of record by such holder as of the applicable record date on any matter that is submitted to a vote of the stockholders of the Corporation.
(b) Dividends and Distributions . Except as may be provided in a resolution or resolutions of the Board of Directors providing for any other series of Preferred Stock outstanding at any time, the holders of Common Stock and the holders of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to share equally, on a per share basis, in such dividends and other distributions of cash, property or shares of stock of the Corporation as may be declared by the Board of Directors from time to time with respect to the Common Stock and Series A Preferred Stock out of assets or funds of the Corporation legally available therefor.
(c) Liquidation, etc . Except as may be provided in a resolution or resolutions of the Board of Directors providing for any other series of Preferred Stock outstanding at any time, in the event of a voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, distribution of assets or winding up of the Corporation, the holders of Common Stock and the holders of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to share equally, on a per share basis, in all assets of the Corporation of whatever kind available for distribution to the holders of Common Stock and Series A Preferred Stock.
(d) Subdivision or Combination . If the Corporation in any manner subdivides or combines the outstanding shares of Common Stock, the outstanding shares of the Series A Preferred Stock will be subdivided or combined in the same manner.
(e) Equal Status . Except as expressly provided in this Article IV, shares of Common Stock and Series A Preferred Stock shall have the same rights and privileges and rank equally, share ratably and be identical in all respect as to all matters. In any merger, consolidation, reorganization or other business combination, the consideration received per share by the holders of the Common Stock and the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock in such merger, consolidation, reorganization or other business combination shall be identical; provided, however , that if such consideration consists, in whole or in part, of shares of capital stock of, or other equity interests in, the Corporation or any other corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity, then the powers, designations, preferences and relative, common, participating, optional or other special rights and qualifications, limitations and restrictions of such shares of capital stock or other equity interests may differ to the extent that the powers, designations, preferences and relative, common, participating, optional or other special rights and qualifications, limitations and restrictions of the Common Stock and Series A Preferred Stock differ as provided herein (including, without limitation, with respect to the voting rights and conversion provisions hereof); and provided further , that, if the holders of the Common Stock or the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock are granted the right to elect to receive one of two or more alternative forms of consideration, the foregoing provision shall be deemed satisfied if holders of the other class are granted identical election rights. Any consideration to be paid to or received by holders of Common Stock or holders of Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to any employment, consulting, severance, non-competition or other similar arrangement approved by the Board of Directors, or any duly authorized committee thereof, shall not be considered to be "consideration received per share" for purposes of the foregoing provision, regardless of whether such consideration is paid in connection with, or conditioned upon the completion of, such merger, consolidation, reorganization or other business combination.
(f) Conversion .
(i) Each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall be convertible into one fully paid and non-assessable share of Common Stock at the option of the holder thereof at any time, and from time to time, upon written notice to the transfer agent of the Corporation.
(ii) The Board of Directors, or any duly authorized committee thereof, may, from time to time, establish such policies and procedures relating to the conversion of a share or shares of Series A Preferred Stock into a share or shares of Common Stock and the general administration of this dual class common stock structure, including the issuance of stock certificates with respect thereto, as it may deem necessary or advisable, and may request or require that holders of a share or shares of Series A Preferred Stock furnish affidavits or other proof to the Corporation as it may deem necessary or advisable to verify the ownership of such share or shares of Series A Preferred Stock.
(iii) In the event of a conversion of a share or shares of Series A Preferred Stock into a share or shares of Common Stock pursuant to this Section 2, such conversion shall be deemed to have been made in the event of a conversion pursuant to Section 2(f)(i) of this Article IV, at the close of business on the business day on which written notice of such conversion is received by the transfer agent of the Corporation. Upon any conversion of a share or shares of Series A Preferred Stock to a share or shares of Common Stock, all rights of the holder of a share or shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall cease and such Person shall be treated for all purposes as having become the registered holder of such share or shares of Common Stock. Shares of Series A Preferred Stock that are converted into shares of Common Stock as provided in this Section 2 shall be retired and may not be reissued.
(g) Reservation of Stock . The Corporation shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock, solely for the purpose of effecting the conversion of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock, such number of its shares of Common Stock as shall from time to time be sufficient to effect the conversion of all outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock.
(h) Limitation on Future Issuance . Except as otherwise provided in or contemplated by Sections 2(b), 2(d) or 2(e) of this Article IV, the Corporation shall not issue additional shares of Series A Preferred Stock after the Effective Time.
(i) Transfer . Any and all shares of Series A Preferred Stock may be transferred to a third party (the “Transferee”) at the sole discretion of the holder of such Series A Preferred Stock at any time, provided however that the Transferee shall be subject to the same restrictions attached to such Series A Preferred Stock immediately prior to the transfer.
Section 3. Preferred Stock . The Board of Directors is authorized, subject to limitations prescribed by law, to provide by resolution or resolutions for the issuance of a share or shares of Preferred Stock in one or more series and, by filing a certificate of designation pursuant to the DGCL setting forth a copy of such resolution or resolutions, to establish from time to time the number of shares to be included in each such series, and to fix the designation, powers, preferences, and rights of the shares of each such series and the qualifications, limitations, and restrictions thereof. The authority of the Board of Directors with respect to the Preferred Stock and any series shall include, but not be limited to, determination of the following:
(a) the number of shares constituting any series and the distinctive designation of that series;
(b) the dividend rate on the shares of any series, whether dividends shall be cumulative and, if so, from which date or dates, and the relative rights of priority, if any, of payment of dividends on shares of that series;
(c) whether any series shall have voting rights, in addition to the voting rights provided by applicable law, and, if so, the number of votes per share and the terms and conditions of such voting rights;
(d) whether any series shall have conversion privileges and, if so, the terms and conditions of conversion, including provision for adjustment of the conversion rate upon such events as the Board of Directors shall determine;
(e) whether the shares of any series shall be redeemable and, if so, the terms and conditions of such redemption, including the date or dates upon or after which they shall be redeemable and the amount per share payable in case of redemption, which amount may vary under different conditions and at different redemption dates;
(f) whether any series shall have a sinking fund for the redemption or purchase of shares of that series, and, if so, the terms and amount of such sinking fund;
(g) the rights of the shares of any series in the event of voluntary or involuntary dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, and the relative rights of priority, if any, of payment of shares of that serie s ; and
(h) any other powers, preferences, rights, qualifications, limitations, and restrictions of any series.
ARTICLE V
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Section 1 . Powers of the Board . The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors. In addition to the powers and authority expressly conferred upon them by applicable law or by this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws of the Corporation, the directors are hereby empowered to exercise all such powers and do all such acts and things as may be exercised or done by the Corporation.
Section 2 . Number of Directors . Except as may be provided in a resolution or resolutions of the Board of Directors providing for any series of Preferred Stock with respect to any directors elected (or to be elected) by the holders of such series, (a) the total number of directors constituting the entire Board of Directors shall consist of not less than three nor more than fifteen members, with the precise number of directors to be determined from time to time exclusively by a vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors, and (b) if the number of directors is changed, any increase or decrease shall be apportioned among such classes of directors in such manner as the Board of Directors shall determine so as to maintain the number of directors in each class as nearly equal as possible, but in no case will a decrease in the number of directors shorten the term of any incumbent director.
Section 3 . Series A Director. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary of this Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Corporation, the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to appoint one director (the “ Series A Director ”) and no Board resolution regarding the following issues shall be made without the affirmative vote of the Series A Director:
(a) any alteration of the rights, powers, preferences or restrictions for the Series A Preferred Stock or any series thereof, or the creation or authorization (by reclassification or otherwise) of any new class or series of equity securities of the Corporation having rights, powers, privileges, preferences or restrictions senior to or on a parity with any series of Series A Preferred Stock;
(b) the merger, amalgamation or consolidation of the Corporation;
(c) any increase or decrease in the authorized number of Series A Preferred Stock or any series thereof, or any increase or decrease in the authorized share capital;
(d) the execution of any filing for any bankruptcy, voluntary dissolution, winding-up, liquidation, recapitalization, reorganization, split-off, or spin-off;
(e) the sale or lease of, creation of any mortgage, charge, pledge, lien or other encumbrance (other than those created by operation of law) with respect to, or other disposition of any material assets of the Corporation;
(f) the incurrence of any indebtedness or assumption of any financial obligation or the issue, assumption, guarantee or creation of any liability for borrowed money, the collective aggregate amount of which during any calendar year for the Corporation is in excess of US$500,000;
(g) the incurrence of any expenditure, or purchase of tangible or intangible assets, in the collective aggregate for the Corporation in excess of US$500,000 or in excess of US$1,000,000 over any twelve month period;
(h) the entering of any material agreement or contract for the purpose of merger and acquisition with any person or entity;
(i) the entering of any agreement or transaction (or any series of related transactions) with any of the affiliates, shareholders, members, directors or employees of the Corporation;
(j) the increase or decrease of the size of the Board of Directors or any committee thereof;
(k) the hiring, firing or dismissal of the chief executive officer, chief operating officer, chief financial officer or other key employee of the Corporation;
(l) the subscription or purchase of any shares, registered capital or other equity securities in any company or entity;
(m) the appointment and removal of any director(s) designated by the Corporation to the board of any entity invested by the Corporation or its affiliates.
(n) the amendment, alteration, waiver or repeal of any provision of the Bylaws, this Certificate of Incorporation or constitutional documents of the Corporation; or
(o) the agreement or commitment to any of the foregoing.
Section 4. Removal of Directors . Except as may be provided in a resolution or resolutions of the Board of Directors providing for any series of Preferred Stock with respect to any directors elected by the holders of such series and except as otherwise required by applicable law, the term of directors shall be three years. Any or all of the directors of the Corporation may be removed from office without cause but shall require the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the voting power of the Corporation's then outstanding capital stock entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class.
Section 5 . Vacancies . Except as may be provided in a resolution or resolutions providing for any series of Preferred Stock with respect to any directors elected (or to be elected) by the holders of such series, any vacancies in the Board of Directors for any reason and any newly created directorships resulting by reason of any increase in the number of directors may be filled only by the Board of Directors (and not by the stockholders), acting by majority of the remaining directors then in office, although less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director, and any directors so appointed shall hold office until the next election of the class of directors to which such directors have been appointed and until their successors are elected and qualified.
Section 6 . Bylaws . The Board of Directors shall have the power to adopt, amend, alter, change or repeal any and all Bylaws of the Corporation. In addition, subject to quorum requirement set forth in the Bylaws of the Corporation, the stockholders of the Corporation may adopt, amend, alter, change or repeal any and all Bylaws of the Corporation by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 2/3 of the voting power of the Corporation's then outstanding capital stock present in person and/or proxy, voting together as a single class (notwithstanding the fact that a lesser percentage may be specified by applicable law).
Section 7 . Elections of Directors . Elections of directors need not be by ballot unless the Bylaws of the Corporation shall so provide.
Section 8 . Officers . Except as otherwise expressly delegated by resolution of the Board of Directors, the Board of Directors shall have the exclusive power and authority to appoint and remove officers of the Corporation, or empower the chief executive officer or, in the absence of a chief executive officer, the president, to appoint, such other officers and agents as the business of the Company may require .
ARTICLE VI
STOCKHOLDERS
Section 1 . Actions by Consent . Except as may be provided in a resolution or resolutions of the Board of Directors providing for any series of Preferred Stock, any action required or permitted to be taken by the stockholders of the Corporation may be effected by any written consent in lieu of a meeting by such stockholders.
Section 2 . Special Meetings of Stockholders . Except as may be provided in a resolution or resolutions of the Board of Directors providing for any series of Preferred Stock, special meetings of stockholders of the Corporation may be called only by (i) the Chairman of the Board of Directors, (ii) the Secretary upon direction of the Board of Directors pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of the entire Board of Directors or (iii) at least twenty percent of the voting power of the Corporation’s then outstanding capital stock entitled to vote, voting together as a single class..
ARTICLE VII
DIRECTOR LIABILITY
A director of the Corporation shall, to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL as it now exists or as it may hereafter be amended, not be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except to the extent such exception from liability is not permitted under the DGCL as the same exists or may hereafter be amended.
Any amendment, repeal or modification of the foregoing provisions of this Article VII, or the adoption of any provision in an amended or restated Certificate of Incorporation inconsistent with this Article VII, by the stockholders of the Corporation shall not apply to, or adversely affect, any right or protection of a director of the Corporation existing at the time of such amendment, repeal, modification or adoption.
ARTICLE VIII
INDEMNIFICATION
Section 1 . Right of Indemnification . The Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law as it presently exists or may hereafter be amended, any person (a " Covered Person ") who was or is made or is threatened to be made a party or is otherwise involved in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a " Proceeding "), by reason of the fact that he or she, or a person for whom he or she is the legal representative, is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or, while a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with respect to employee benefit plans, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses (including attorneys' fees) reasonably incurred by such Covered Person. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, except as otherwise provided in Section 3 of this Article VIII, the Corporation shall be required to indemnify a Covered Person in connection with a Proceeding (or part thereof) commenced by such Covered Person only if the commencement of such Proceeding (or part thereof) by the Covered Person was authorized in the specific case by the Board of Directors.
Section 2 . Prepayment of Expenses . The Corporation shall to the fullest extent not prohibited by applicable law pay the expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred by a Covered Person in defending any Proceeding in advance of its final disposition, provided, however , that, to the extent required by law, such payment of expenses in advance of the final disposition of the Proceeding shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking by the Covered Person to repay all amounts advanced if it should be ultimately determined that the Covered Person is not entitled to be indemnified under this Article VIII or otherwise.
Section 3. Claims . If a claim for indemnification (following the final disposition of the Proceeding with respect to which indemnification is sought, including any settlement of such Proceeding) or advancement of expenses under this Article VIII is not paid in full within thirty days after a written claim therefor by the Covered Person has been received by the Corporation, the Covered Person may file suit to recover the unpaid amount of such claim and, if successful in whole or in part, shall be entitled to be paid the expense of prosecuting such claim to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. In any such action the Corporation shall have the burden of proving that the Covered Person is not entitled to the requested indemnification or advancement of expenses under this Article VIII and applicable law.
Section 4 . Non - exclusivity of Rights . The rights conferred on any Covered Person by this Article VIII shall not be exclusive of any other rights which such Covered Person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, any other provision of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws of the Corporation, or any agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.
Section 5 . Amendment or Repeal . Any right to indemnification or to advancement of expenses of any Covered Person arising hereunder shall not be eliminated or impaired by an amendment to or repeal of this Article VIII after the occurrence of the act or omission that is the subject of the civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding for which indemnification or advancement of expenses is sought.
Section 6 . Other Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. This Article VIII shall not limit the right of the Corporation, to the extent and in the manner permitted by law, to indemnify and to advance expenses to persons other than Covered Persons when and as authorized by appropriate corporate action.
ARTICLE IX
SECTION 203
The Corporation elects not to be governed by Section 203 of the DGCL.
ARTICLE
X
AMENDMENT
The Corporation hereby reserves the right to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision contained in this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation in any manner permitted by the DGCL and all rights and powers conferred upon stockholders and/or directors herein are granted subject to this reservation. Except as may be provided in a resolution or resolutions of the Board of Directors providing for any series of Preferred Stock, any such amendment, alteration, change or repeal shall require the affirmative vote of both (a) sixty-six and 2/3rds percent of the Directors present in person and/or proxy at such Board meeting, and (b) 2/3 of the voting power of the Corporation's then outstanding capital stock present in person and/or proxy at such stockholders meeting, voting together as a single class (notwithstanding the fact that a lesser percentage may be specified by applicable law), subject to the quorum requirement set forth in Bylaws of the Corporation. Any vote of stockholders required by this Article X shall be in addition to any other vote that may be required by applicable law, the Bylaws of the Corporation or any agreement with a national securities exchange or otherwise.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned does hereby make, file and record this Certificate, and do certify that the facts herein stated are true, and I have accordingly hereunto set my hand this
Dated: July 2, 2012 | By: |
/s/ Yi-Hsiao Mao |
Yi-Hsiao Mao | ||
Director |
AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS
OF
CHINA UNITED INSURANCE SERVICE, INC.
ARTICLE I — MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS
1.1 Place of Meetings . Meetings of stockholders of China United Insurance Service, Inc. (the “ Company ”) shall be held at any place, within or outside the State of Delaware, designated by the Company’s board of directors (the “ Board ”). The Board may, in its sole discretion, determine that a meeting of stockholders shall not be held at any place, but may instead be held solely by means of remote communication as authorized by Section 211(a)(2) of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “ DGCL ”). In the absence of any such designation or determination, stockholders’ meetings shall be held at the Company’s principal executive office.
1.2 Annual Meeting . An annual meeting of stockholders shall be held for the election of directors at such date and time as may be designated by resolution of the Board of Directors from time to time. Any other proper business may be transacted at the annual meeting. The Company shall not be required to hold an annual meeting of stockholders provided that (i) the stockholders are permitted to act by written consent under the Company’s certificate of incorporation and these bylaws, (ii) the stockholders take action by written consent to elect directors and (iii) the stockholders unanimously consent to such action or, if such consent is less than unanimous, all of the directorships to which directors could be elected at an annual meeting held at the effective time of such action are vacant and are filled by such action.
1.3 Special Meeting . A special meeting of the stockholders may be called at any time by the Board, Chairman of the Board or by one or more stockholders holding shares in the aggregate entitled to cast not less than 20% of the votes at that meeting.
If any person(s) other than the Board calls a special meeting, the request shall:
(i) be in writing;
(ii) specify the time of such meeting and the general nature of the business proposed to be transacted; and
(iii) be delivered personally or sent by registered mail or by facsimile transmission to the Chairman of the Board, the chief executive officer, the president (in the absence of a Chief Executive Officer) or the secretary of the Company.
The officer(s) receiving the request shall cause notice to be promptly given to the stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting, in accordance with the provisions of Sections 1.4 and 1.5 of these bylaws, that a meeting will be held at the time requested by the person or persons calling the meeting. No business may be transacted at such special meeting other than the business specified in such notice to stockholders. Nothing contained in this paragraph of this Section 1.3 shall be construed as limiting, fixing, or affecting the time when a meeting of stockholders called by action of the Board may be held.
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1.4 Notice of Stockholders’ Meetings . All notices of meetings of stockholders shall be sent or otherwise given in accordance with either Section 1.5 or Section 7.1 of these bylaws not less than 10 or more than 60 days before the date of the meeting to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting. The notice shall specify the place, if any, date and hour of the meeting, the means of remote communication, if any, by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such meeting, and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called.
1.5 Manner of Giving Notice; Affidavit of Notice . Notice of any meeting of stockholders shall be given:
(i) if mailed, when deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, directed to the stockholder at his or her address as it appears on the Company’s records; or
(ii) if electronically transmitted as provided in Section 7.1 of these bylaws.
An affidavit of the secretary or an assistant secretary of the Company or of the transfer agent or any other agent of the Company that the notice has been given by mail or by a form of electronic transmission, as applicable, shall, in the absence of fraud, be prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein.
1.6 Quorum . Except as otherwise provided by law, the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, at each meeting of stockholders the presence in person or by proxy of the holders of shares of stock having a majority of the votes which could be cast by the holders of all outstanding shares of stock entitled to vote at the meeting shall be necessary and sufficient to constitute a quorum. If, however, such quorum is not present or represented at any meeting of the stockholders, then either (i) the chairperson of the meeting, or (ii) the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, present in person or represented by proxy, shall have power to adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum is present or represented.
1.7 Adjourned Meeting; Notice . Any meeting of stockholders, annual or special, may adjourn from time to time to reconvene at the same or some other place, and notice need not be given of the adjourned meeting if the time, place if any thereof, and the means of remote communications if any by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such adjourned meeting are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken. At the continuation of the adjourned meeting, the Company may transact any business which might have been transacted at the original meeting. If the adjournment is for more than 30 days, or if after the adjournment a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting.
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1.8 Conduct of Business . Meetings of stockholders shall be presided over by the Chairman of the Board, if any, or in his or her absence by the Vice Chairman of the Board, if any, or in his or her absence by the Chief Executive Officer, or in the absence of the foregoing persons by a chairperson designated by the Board of Directors, or in the absence of such designation by a chairperson chosen at the meeting. The Secretary shall act as secretary of the meeting, but in his or her absence, the chairperson of the meeting may appoint any person to act as secretary of the meeting. The chairperson of any meeting of stockholders shall determine the order of business and the procedure at the meeting, including such regulation of the manner of voting and the conduct of business.
1.9 Voting . The stockholders entitled to vote at any meeting of stockholders shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 1.11 of these bylaws, subject to Section 217 (relating to voting rights of fiduciaries, pledgors and joint owners of stock) and Section 218 (relating to voting trusts and other voting agreements) of the DGCL.
Except as may be otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, each stockholder shall be entitled to one vote for each share of capital stock held by such stockholder. Voting at meetings of stockholders need not be by written ballot and need not be conducted by inspectors of election unless so determined by the holders of shares of stock having a majority of the votes which could be cast by the holders of all outstanding shares of stock entitled to vote thereon which are present in person or by proxy at such meeting. At all meetings of stockholders for the election of directors a plurality of the votes cast shall be sufficient to elect, which shall be conducted in accordance with Article II . All other elections and questions shall, unless otherwise provided by law, the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, be decided by the vote of the holders of shares of stock having a majority of the votes which could be cast by the holders of all shares of stock entitled to vote thereon which are present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting.
1.10 Stockholder Action by Written Consent Without a Meeting . Unless otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation, any action required by the DGCL to be taken at any annual or special meeting of stockholders of a corporation, or any action which may be taken at any annual or special meeting of such stockholders, may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice, and without a vote, if consent or resolution in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by the holders of outstanding stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted.
Prompt notice of the taking of the corporate action without a meeting by less than unanimous written consent or written resolution shall be given to those stockholders who have not consented in writing and who, if the action had been taken at a meeting, would have been entitled to notice of the meeting if the record date for such meeting had been the date that written consents signed by a sufficient number of holders to take the action were delivered to the Company as provided in Section 228 of the DGCL.
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1.11 Record Date for Stockholder Notice; Voting; Giving Consents . In order that the Company may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, or entitled to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, or entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights, or entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors and which record date:
(i) in the case of determination of stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or adjournment thereof, shall, unless otherwise required by law, not be more than sixty nor less than ten days before the date of such meeting;
(ii) in the case of determination of stockholders entitled to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, shall not be more than ten days after the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors; and
(iii) in the case of determination of stockholders for any other action, shall not be more than sixty days prior to such other action.
If no record date is fixed by the Board of Directors:
(i) the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which notice is given, or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held;
(ii) the record date for determining stockholders entitled to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting when no prior action of the Board of Directors is required by law, shall be the first date on which a signed written consent setting forth the action taken or proposed to be taken is delivered to the Company in accordance with applicable law, or, if prior action by the Board of Directors is required by law, shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution taking such prior action; and
(iii) the record date for determining stockholders for any other purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution relating thereto.
A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.
1.12 Proxies . Each stockholder entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders or to express consent or dissent to corporate action in writing without a meeting may authorize another person or persons to act for such stockholder by proxy authorized by an instrument in writing or by a transmission permitted by law filed in accordance with the procedure established for the meeting, but no such proxy shall be voted or acted upon after three years from its date, unless the proxy provides for a longer period. The revocability of a proxy that states on its face that it is irrevocable shall be governed by the provisions of Section 212 of the DGCL.
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1.13 List of Stockholders Entitled to Vote . The officer who has charge of the stock ledger of the Company shall prepare and make, at least 10 days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, arranged in alphabetical order, and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of each stockholder. The Company shall not be required to include electronic mail addresses or other electronic contact information on such list. Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting for a period of at least 10 days prior to the meeting: (i) on a reasonably accessible electronic network, provided that the information required to gain access to such list is provided with the notice of the meeting, or (ii) during ordinary business hours, at the Company’s principal executive office. In the event that the Company determines to make the list available on an electronic network, the Company may take reasonable steps to ensure that such information is available only to stockholders of the Company. If the meeting is to be held at a place, then the list shall be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof, and may be inspected by any stockholder who is present. If the meeting is to be held solely by means of remote communication, then the list shall also be open to the examination of any stockholder during the whole time of the meeting on a reasonably accessible electronic network, and the information required to access such list shall be provided with the notice of the meeting. Such list shall presumptively determine the identity of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting and the number of shares held by each of them.
ARTICLE II — DIRECTORS
2.1 Powers . Subject to the provisions of the DGCL and any limitations in the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws relating to action required to be approved by the stockholders or by the outstanding shares, the business and affairs of the Company shall be managed and all corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the direction of the Board.
2.2 Nomination. Subject to Section 2.13 of these bylaws, for each integral 10% of all outstanding common shares of the Company, the stockholder(s) shall have the right to nominate one director. For the purposes of these bylaws, stockholder(s) holding any class of stock of the Company other than common stock shall vote together with the stockholders of common stock as a single class.
2.3 Number of Directors . The number of directors shall be determined from time to time by resolution of the Board, provided the Board shall consist of at least three directors and no more than fifteen directors. No reduction of the authorized number of directors shall have the effect of removing any director before that director’s term of office expires.
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2.4 Election, Qualification and Term of Office of Directors . Except as provided in Section 2.5 of these bylaws, directors shall be elected at the annual meeting of stockholders to hold office until the third annual meeting. A plurality of votes shall be sufficient to elect directors on annual stockholders meeting. Directors need not be stockholders unless so required by the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws. The certificate of incorporation or these bylaws may prescribe other qualifications for directors. Each director, including a director elected to fill a vacancy, shall hold office until such director’s successor is elected and qualified or until such director’s earlier death, resignation or removal.
2.5 Resignation and Vacancies . Any director may resign at any time upon notice given in writing or by electronic transmission to the Company. When one or more directors so resigns and the resignation is effective at a future date, a majority of the directors then in office, including those who have so resigned, shall have power to fill such vacancy or vacancies, the vote thereon to take effect when such resignation or resignations shall become effective, and each director so chosen shall hold office as provided in this Section in the filling of other vacancies until the remaining term of the resigned director is fully served.
Unless otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws:
(i) Vacancies and newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors elected by all of the stockholders having the right to vote as a single class may be filled by a majority of the directors then in office, although less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director.
(ii) Whenever the holders of any class or classes of stock or series thereof are entitled to elect one or more directors by the provisions of the certificate of incorporation, vacancies and newly created directorships of such class or classes or series may be filled by a majority of the directors elected by such class or classes or series thereof then in office, or by a sole remaining director so elected.
If at any time, by reason of death or resignation or other cause, the Company should have no directors in office, then any officer or any stockholder or an executor, administrator, trustee or guardian of a stockholder, or other fiduciary entrusted with like responsibility for the person or estate of a stockholder, may call a special meeting of stockholders in accordance with the provisions of the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, or may apply to the Court of Chancery for a decree summarily ordering an election as provided in Section 211 of the DGCL.
If, at the time of filling any vacancy or any newly created directorship, the directors then in office constitute less than a majority of the whole Board (as constituted immediately prior to any such increase), then the Court of Chancery may, upon application of any stockholder or stockholders holding at least 20% of the total number of the shares at the time outstanding having the right to vote for such directors, summarily order an election to be held to fill any such vacancies or newly created directorships, or to replace the directors chosen by the directors then in office as aforesaid, which election shall be governed by the provisions of Section 211 of the DGCL as far as applicable.
2.6 Place of Meetings; Meetings by Telephone . The Board may hold meetings, both regular and special, either within or outside the State of Delaware.
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Unless otherwise restricted by the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, members of the Board, or any committee designated by the Board, may participate in a meeting of the Board, or any committee, by means of conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and such participation in a meeting shall constitute presence in person at the meeting.
2.7 Regular Meetings . Regular meetings of the Board may be held without notice at such time and at such place as shall from time to time be determined by the Board.
2.8 Special Meetings; Notice . Special meetings of the Board for any purpose or purposes may be called at any time by the Chairman of the Board, the secretary or any two directors.
Notice of the time and place of special meetings shall be:
(i) delivered personally by hand, by courier or by telephone;
(ii) sent by United States first-class mail, postage prepaid;
(iii) sent by facsimile; or
(iv) sent by electronic mail,
directed to each director at that director’s address, telephone number, facsimile number or electronic mail address, as the case may be, as shown on the Company’s records.
If the notice is (i) delivered personally by hand, by courier or by telephone, (ii) sent by facsimile or (iii) sent by electronic mail, it shall be delivered or sent at least 24 hours before the time of the holding of the meeting. If the notice is sent by mail, it shall be deposited in the United States mail at least four days before the time of the holding of the meeting. Any oral notice may be communicated to the director. The notice need not specify the place of the meeting (if the meeting is to be held at the Company’s principal executive office) nor the purpose of the meeting.
2.9 Quorum . At all meetings of the Board, a majority of the total number of directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The vote of a majority of the directors present at any meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board, except as may be otherwise specifically provided by statute, the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws. If a quorum is not present at any meeting of the Board, then the directors present thereat may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum is present.
A meeting at which a quorum is initially present may continue to transact business notwithstanding the withdrawal of directors, if any action taken is approved by at least a majority of the required quorum for that meeting.
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2.10 Board Action by Written Consent Without a Meeting . Unless otherwise restricted by the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board, or of any committee thereof, may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board or committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing or by electronic transmission and the writing or writings or electronic transmission or transmissions are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board or committee. Such filing shall be in paper form if the minutes are maintained in paper form and shall be in electronic form if the minutes are maintained in electronic form.
2.11 Fees and Compensation of Directors . Unless otherwise restricted by the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, the Board shall have the authority to fix the compensation of directors.
2.12 Approval of Loans to Officers . The Company may lend money to, or guarantee any obligation of, or otherwise assist any officer or other employee of the Company or of its subsidiary, including any officer or employee who is a director of the Company or its subsidiary, whenever, in the judgment of the Board, such loan, guaranty or assistance may reasonably be expected to benefit the Company. The loan, guaranty or other assistance may be with or without interest and may be unsecured, or secured in such manner as the Board shall approve, including, without limitation, a pledge of shares of stock of the Company.
2.13 Series A Director. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary of these bylaws, the holders of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock shall be entitled to appoint one director (the “Series A Director”) and no Board resolution regarding the following issues shall be made without the affirmative vote of the Series A Director:
(i). any alteration of the rights, powers, preferences or restrictions for the Series A Preferred Stock or any series thereof, or the creation or authorization (by reclassification or otherwise) of any new class or series of equity securities of the Corporation having rights, powers, privileges, preferences or restrictions senior to or on a parity with any series of Series A Preferred Stock;
(ii). the merger, amalgamation or consolidation of the Corporation;
(iii). any increase or decrease in the authorized number of Series A Preferred Stock or any series thereof, or any increase or decrease in the authorized share capital;
(iv). the execution of any filing for any bankruptcy, voluntary dissolution, winding-up, liquidation, recapitalization, reorganization, split-off, or spin-off;
(v). the sale or lease of, creation of any mortgage, charge, pledge, lien or other encumbrance (other than those created by operation of law) with respect to, or other disposition of any material assets of the Corporation;
(vi). the incurrence of any indebtedness or assumption of any financial obligation or the issue, assumption, guarantee or creation of any liability for borrowed money, the collective aggregate amount of which during any calendar year for the Corporation is in excess of US$500,000;
(vii). the incurrence of any expenditure, or purchase of tangible or intangible assets, in the collective aggregate for the Corporation in excess of US$500,000 or in excess of US$1,000,000 over any twelve month period;
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(viii). the entering of any material agreement or contract for the purpose of merger and acquisition with any person or entity;
(ix). the entering of any agreement or transaction (or any series of related transactions) with any of the affiliates, shareholders, members, directors or employees of the Corporation;
(x). the increase or decrease of the size of the Board of Directors or any committee thereof;
(xi). the hiring, firing or dismissal of the chief executive officer, chief operating officer, chief financial officer or other key employee of the Corporation;
(xii). the subscription or purchase of any shares, registered capital or other equity securities in any company or entity;
(xiii). the appointment and removal of any director(s) designated by the Company to the board of any entity invested by the Company or its affiliates.
(xiv). the amendment, alteration, waiver or repeal of any provision of the Bylaws, the Certificate of Incorporation or constitutional documents of the Corporation; or
(xv). the agreement or commitment to any of the foregoing.
2.14 Removal of Directors. Unless otherwise restricted by statute, the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, any director of the Company may be removed from office without cause but shall require the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the voting power of the Company's then outstanding capital stock entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class.
No reduction of the authorized number of directors shall have the effect of removing any director prior to the expiration of such director’s term of office.
ARTICLE III — COMMITTEES
3.1 Committees of Directors . The Board may designate one or more committees, each committee to consist of one or more of the directors of the Company. The Board may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee. In the absence or disqualification of a member of a committee, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not such member or members constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board to act at the meeting in the place of any such absent or disqualified member. Any such committee, to the extent provided in the resolution of the Board or in these bylaws, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board in the management of the business and affairs of the Company, and may authorize the seal of the Company to be affixed to all papers that may require it; but no such committee shall have the power or authority to (i) approve or adopt, or recommend to the stockholders, any action or matter expressly required by the DGCL to be submitted to stockholders for approval, or (ii) adopt, amend or repeal any bylaw of the Company.
3.2 Committee Minutes . Each committee shall keep regular minutes of its meetings and report the same to the Board when required.
3.3 Meetings and Action of Committees . Meetings and actions of committees shall be governed by, and held and taken in accordance with, the provisions of:
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(i) Section 2.6 (place of meetings and meetings by telephone);
(ii) Section 2.7 (regular meetings);
(iii) Section 2.8 (special meetings and notice);
(iv) Section 2.9 (quorum);
(v) Section 6.10 (waiver of notice); and
(vi) Section 2.10 (action without a meeting)
with such changes in the context of those bylaws as are necessary to substitute the committee and its members for the Board and its members. However :
(i) the time of regular meetings of committees may be determined either by resolution of the Board or by resolution of the committee;
(ii) special meetings of committees may also be called by resolution of the Board; and
(iii) notice of special meetings of committees shall also be given to all alternate members, who shall have the right to attend all meetings of the committee. The Board may adopt rules for the government of any committee not inconsistent with the provisions of these bylaws.
ARTICLE IV — OFFICERS
4.1 Officers . The officers of the Company shall be a Chief Executive Officer and a secretary. The Company may also have, at the discretion of the Board, a Chairman of the Board, a vice Chairman of the Board, a chief financial officer or treasurer, one or more vice presidents, one or more assistant vice presidents, one or more assistant treasurers, one or more assistant secretaries, and any such other officers as may be appointed in accordance with the provisions of these bylaws. Any number of offices may be held by the same person.
4.2 Appointment of Officers . The Board shall appoint the officers of the Company, except such officers as may be appointed in accordance with the provisions of Sections 4.3 and 4.5 of these bylaws, subject to the rights, if any, of an officer under any contract of employment.
4.3 Subordinate Officers . The Board may appoint, or empower the Chief Executive Officer or, in the absence of a chief executive officer, the president, to appoint, such other officers and agents as the business of the Company may require. Each of such officers and agents shall hold office for such period, have such authority, and perform such duties as are provided in these bylaws or as the Board may from time to time determine.
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4.4 Removal and Resignation of Officers . Subject to the rights, if any, of an officer under any contract of employment, any officer may be removed, either with or without cause, by an affirmative vote of the majority of the Board at any regular or special meeting of the Board or, except in the case of an officer chosen by the Board, by any officer upon whom such power of removal may be conferred by the Board.
Any officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Company. Any resignation shall take effect at the date of the receipt of that notice or at any later time specified in that notice. Unless otherwise specified in the notice of resignation, the acceptance of the resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. Any resignation is without prejudice to the rights, if any, of the Company under any contract to which the officer is a party.
4.5 Vacancies in Offices . Any vacancy occurring in any office of the Company shall be filled by the Board or as provided in Section 4.2 .
4.6 Representation of Shares of Other Corporations . The Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the secretary of the Company, or any other person authorized by the Board, is authorized to vote, represent, and exercise on behalf of the Company all rights incident to any and all shares of any other corporation or corporations standing in the name of the Company. The authority granted herein may be exercised either by such person directly or by any other person authorized to do so by proxy or power of attorney duly executed by such person having the authority.
4.7 Authority and Duties of Officers . All officers of the Company shall respectively have such authority and perform such duties in the management of the business of the Company as may be designated from time to time by the Board or the stockholders and, to the extent not so provided, as generally pertain to their respective offices, subject to the control of the Board.
ARTICLE V — RECORDS AND REPORTS
5.1 Maintenance and Inspection of Records . The Company shall, either at its principal executive office or at such place or places as designated by the Board, keep a record of its stockholders listing their names and addresses and the number and class of shares held by each stockholder, a copy of these bylaws as amended to date, accounting books, and other records.
Any stockholder of record, in person or by attorney or other agent, shall, upon written demand under oath stating the purpose thereof, have the right during the usual hours for business to inspect for any proper purpose the Company’s stock ledger, a list of its stockholders, and its other books and records and to make copies or extracts therefrom. A proper purpose shall mean a purpose reasonably related to such person’s interest as a stockholder. In every instance where an attorney or other agent is the person who seeks the right to inspection, the demand under oath shall be accompanied by a power of attorney or such other writing that authorizes the attorney or other agent so to act on behalf of the stockholder. The demand under oath shall be directed to the Company at its registered office in Delaware or at its principal executive office.
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5.2 Inspection by Directors . Any director shall have the right to examine the Company’s stock ledger, a list of its stockholders, and its other books and records for a purpose reasonably related to his or her position as a director. The Court of Chancery is hereby vested with the exclusive jurisdiction to determine whether a director is entitled to the inspection sought. The Court may summarily order the Company to permit the director to inspect any and all books and records, the stock ledger, and the stock list and to make copies or extracts therefrom. The Court may, in its discretion, prescribe any limitations or conditions with reference to the inspection, or award such other and further relief as the Court may deem just and proper.
5.3 Annual Report . The Company shall cause an annual report to be sent to the stockholders of the Company to the extent required by applicable law. If and so long as there are fewer than 100 holders of record of the Company’s shares, the requirement of sending of an annual report to the stockholders of the Company is expressly waived (to the extent permitted under applicable law).
ARTICLE VI — GENERAL MATTERS
6.1 Stock Certificates; Partly Paid Shares . The shares of the Company shall be represented by certificates, provided that the Board may provide by resolution or resolutions that some or all of any or all classes or series of its stock shall be uncertificated shares. Any such resolution shall not apply to shares represented by a certificate until such certificate is surrendered to the Company. Notwithstanding the adoption of such a resolution by the Board, every holder of stock represented by certificates and upon request every holder of uncertificated shares shall be entitled to have a certificate signed by, or in the name of the Company by the Chairman of the Board or the secretary of the Company representing the number of shares registered in certificate form. Any or all of the signatures on the certificate may be a facsimile. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate has ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the Company with the same effect as if he were such officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue.
The Company may issue the whole or any part of its shares as partly paid and subject to call for the remainder of the consideration to be paid therefor. Upon the face or back of each stock certificate issued to represent any such partly paid shares, upon the books and records of the Company in the case of uncertificated partly paid shares, the total amount of the consideration to be paid therefor and the amount paid thereon shall be stated. Upon the declaration of any dividend on fully paid shares, the Company shall declare a dividend upon partly paid shares of the same class, but only upon the basis of the percentage of the consideration actually paid thereon.
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6.2 Special Designation on Certificates . If the Company is authorized to issue more than one class of stock or more than one series of any class, then the powers, the designations, the preferences, and the relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights shall be set forth in full or summarized on the face or back of the certificate that the Company shall issue to represent such class or series of stock; provided, however , that, except as otherwise provided in Section 202 of the DGCL, in lieu of the foregoing requirements there may be set forth on the face or back of the certificate that the Company shall issue to represent such class or series of stock a statement that the Company will furnish without charge to each stockholder who so requests the powers, the designations, the preferences, and the relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights.
6.3 Lost Certificates . Except as provided in this Section 6.3 , no new certificates for shares shall be issued to replace a previously issued certificate unless the latter is surrendered to the Company and cancelled at the same time. The Company may issue a new certificate of stock or uncertificated shares in the place of any certificate theretofore issued by it, alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, and the Company may require the owner of the lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, or such owner’s legal representative, to give the Company a bond sufficient to indemnify it against any claim that may be made against it on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of any such certificate or the issuance of such new certificate or uncertificated shares.
6.4 Construction; Definitions . Unless the context requires otherwise, the general provisions, rules of construction, and definitions in the DGCL shall govern the construction of these bylaws. Without limiting the generality of this provision, the singular number includes the plural, the plural number includes the singular, and the term “person” includes both a corporation and a natural person.
6.5 Dividends . The Board, subject to any restrictions contained in either (i) the DGCL, or (ii) the certificate of incorporation, may declare and pay dividends upon the shares of its capital stock. Dividends may be paid in cash, in property, or in shares of the Company’s capital stock.
The Board may set apart out of any of the funds of the Company available for dividends a reserve or reserves for any proper purpose and may abolish any such reserve. Such purposes shall include but not be limited to equalizing dividends, repairing or maintaining any property of the Company, and meeting contingencies.
6.6 Fiscal Year . The fiscal year of the Company shall be fixed by resolution of the Board and may be changed by the Board.
6.7 Seal . The Company may adopt a corporate seal, which shall be adopted and which may be altered by the Board. The Company may use the corporate seal by causing it or a facsimile thereof to be impressed or affixed or in any other manner reproduced.
6.8 Stock Transfer Agreements . The Company shall have power to enter into and perform any agreement with any number of stockholders of any one or more classes of stock of the Company to restrict the transfer of shares of stock of the Company of any one or more classes owned by such stockholders in any manner not prohibited by the DGCL.
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6.9 Registered Stockholders . The Company:
(i) shall be entitled to recognize the exclusive right of a person registered on its books as the owner of shares to receive dividends and to vote as such owner;
(ii) shall be entitled to hold liable for calls and assessments the person registered on its books as the owner of shares; and
(iii) shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such share or shares on the part of another person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise provided by the laws of Delaware.
6.10 Waiver of Notice . Whenever notice is required to be given under any provision of the DGCL, the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, a written waiver, signed by the person entitled to notice, or a waiver by electronic transmission by the person entitled to notice, whether before or after the time of the event for which notice is to be given, shall be deemed equivalent to notice. Attendance of a person at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the person attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the stockholders need be specified in any written waiver of notice or any waiver by electronic transmission unless so required by the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws.
ARTICLE VII — NOTICE BY ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION
7.1 Notice by Electronic Transmission . Without limiting the manner by which notice otherwise may be given effectively to stockholders pursuant to the DGCL, the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, any notice to stockholders given by the Company under any provision of the DGCL, the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws shall be effective if given by a form of electronic transmission consented to by the stockholder to whom the notice is given. Any such consent shall be revocable by the stockholder by written notice to the Company. Any such consent shall be deemed revoked if:
(i) the Company is unable to deliver by electronic transmission two consecutive notices given by the Company in accordance with such consent; and
(ii) such inability becomes known to the secretary or an assistant secretary of the Company or to the transfer agent, or other person responsible for the giving of notice.
However, the inadvertent failure to treat such inability as a revocation shall not invalidate any meeting or other action.
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Any notice given pursuant to the preceding paragraph shall be deemed given:
(iii) if by facsimile telecommunication, when directed to a number at which the stockholder has consented to receive notice;
(iv) if by electronic mail, when directed to an electronic mail address at which the stockholder has consented to receive notice;
(v) if by a posting on an electronic network together with separate notice to the stockholder of such specific posting, upon the later of (A) such posting and (B) the giving of such separate notice; and
(vi) if by any other form of electronic transmission, when directed to the stockholder.
An affidavit of the secretary or an assistant secretary or of the transfer agent or other agent of the Company that the notice has been given by a form of electronic transmission shall, in the absence of fraud, be prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein.
7.2 Definition of Electronic Transmission . An “electronic transmission” means any form of communication, not directly involving the physical transmission of paper, that creates a record that may be retained, retrieved, and reviewed by a recipient thereof, and that may be directly reproduced in paper form by such a recipient through an automated process.
7.3 Inapplicability . Notice by a form of electronic transmission shall not apply to Sections 164, 296, 311, 312 or 324 of the DGCL.
ARTICLE VIII — INDEMNIFICATION
8.1 Indemnification of Directors and Officers . The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL as it presently exists or may hereafter be amended, any director or officer of the Company who was or is made or is threatened to be made a party or is otherwise involved in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a “ Proceeding ”) by reason of the fact that he or she, or a person for whom he or she is the legal representative, is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, enterprise or non-profit entity, including service with respect to employee benefit plans, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses reasonably incurred by such person in connection with any such Proceeding. The Company shall be required to indemnify a person in connection with a Proceeding initiated by such person only if the Proceeding was authorized by the Board.
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8.2 Indemnification of Others . The Company shall have the power to indemnify and hold harmless, to the extent permitted by applicable law as it presently exists or may hereafter be amended, any employee or agent of the Company who was or is made or is threatened to be made a party or is otherwise involved in any Proceeding by reason of the fact that he or she, or a person for whom he or she is the legal representative, is or was an employee or agent of the Company or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, enterprise or non-profit entity, including service with respect to employee benefit plans, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses reasonably incurred by such person in connection with any such Proceeding.
8.3 Prepayment of Expenses . The Company shall pay the expenses incurred by any officer or director of the Company, and may pay the expenses incurred by any employee or agent of the Company, in defending any Proceeding in advance of its final disposition; provided, however , that the payment of expenses incurred by a person in advance of the final disposition of the Proceeding shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking by the person to repay all amounts advanced if it should be ultimately determined that the person is not entitled to be indemnified under this Article VIII or otherwise.
8.4 Determination; Claim . If a claim for indemnification or payment of expenses under this Article VIII is not paid in full within sixty days after a written claim therefor has been received by the Company the claimant may file suit to recover the unpaid amount of such claim and, if successful in whole or in part, shall be entitled to be paid the expense of prosecuting such claim. In any such action the Company shall have the burden of proving that the claimant was not entitled to the requested indemnification or payment of expenses under applicable law.
8.5 Non-Exclusivity of Rights . The rights conferred on any person by this Article VIII shall not be exclusive of any other rights which such person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the certificate of incorporation, these bylaws, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.
8.6 Insurance . The Company may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company, or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability asserted against him or her and incurred by him or her in any such capacity, or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the Company would have the power to indemnify him or her against such liability under the provisions of the DGCL.
8.7 Other Indemnification . The Company’s obligation, if any, to indemnify any person who was or is serving at its request as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, enterprise or non-profit entity shall be reduced by any amount such person may collect as indemnification from such other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, enterprise or non-profit enterprise.
8.8 Amendment or Repeal . Any repeal or modification of the foregoing provisions of this Article VIII shall not adversely affect any right or protection hereunder of any person in respect of any act or omission occurring prior to the time of such repeal or modification.
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ARTICLE IX — AMENDMENTS
These bylaws may be adopted, amended or repealed by the stockholders entitled to vote. However, the Company may, in its certificate of incorporation, confer the power to adopt, amend or repeal bylaws upon the directors. The fact that such power has been so conferred upon the directors shall not divest the stockholders of the power, nor limit their power to adopt, amend or repeal bylaws.
CHINA UNITED INSURANCE SERVICE, INC.
CERTIFICATE OF ADOPTION OF BYLAWS
Certificate by Secretary of Adoption of Bylaws
The undersigned hereby certifies that she is the duly elected, qualified and acting Secretary of China United Insurance Service, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and that the foregoing bylaws, comprising seventeen (17) pages were adopted as the Company’s bylaws on July 2, 2012 by the Company’s Board of Directors.
The undersigned has executed this Certificate as of July 2, 2012.
By: | /s/ LEE SHU-FEN | ||
LEE SHU-FEN, Secretary |
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CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION
of the
PREFERENCES, RIGHTS, LIMITATIONS, QUALIFICATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS
of the
SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK
of
CHINA UNITED INSURANCE SERVICE, INC.
CHINA UNITED INSURANCE SERVICE, INC. (the “ Corporation ”), a corporation organized and existing under the Delaware General Corporation Law (the " DGCL "), hereby certifies that, pursuant to the authority conferred upon the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “ Board ”) by its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and effective July 2, 2012 (the " Certificate of Incorporation "), and pursuant to the provisions of the DGCL, the Board adopted the following resolution providing for the issuance of 1,000,000 shares of the Corporation's Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, $0.00001 par value per share (the " Series A Preferred Stock "):
RESOLVED, that pursuant to the authority vested in the Board by the Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation, the Board hereby approves the issuance of 1,000,000 Series A Preferred Stock of the Corporation, and determines the designation, preferences, rights, qualifications, limitations and privileges of Series A Preferred Stock of the Corporation as follows:
1. Accrual and Payment of Dividends . Except as may be provided in a resolution or resolutions of the Board of Directors providing for any other series of Preferred Stock outstanding at any time, the holders of Common Stock and the holders of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to share equally, on a per share basis, in such dividends and other distributions of cash, property or shares of stock of the Corporation as may be declared by the Board of Directors from time to time with respect to the Common Stock and Series A Preferred Stock out of assets or funds of the Corporation legally available therefor.
2. Voting Rights . Except as otherwise provided herein or by applicable law, the holders of Common Stock and Series A Preferred Stock shall at all times be entitled to notice of any stockholders' meeting in accordance with the Bylaws of the Corporation and vote together with the Corporation's common stock, $0.00001 par value per share (the " Common Stock "), as a single class on all matters (including election of directors) submitted to a vote of the stockholders of the Corporation and may act by written consent in the same manner as the Common Stock.
Each holder of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to ten votes for each share of Series A Preferred Stock held of record by such holder as of the applicable record date on any matter that is submitted to a vote of the stockholders of the Corporation,
3. Conversion Rights . The Holder of Series A Preferred Stock shall have the following rights with respect to the conversion of Series A Preferred Stock into Common Stock pursuant to this Section 3 :
(a) Conversion at the Option of the Holder . Each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall be convertible into one fully paid and non-assessable share of Common Stock at the option of the holder thereof at any time, and from time to time, upon written notice to the transfer agent of the Corporation.
(c) Mechanics of Conversion . Before the Holder of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to convert the same into shares of Common Stock, the Holder shall surrender the certificate or certificates therefor, duly endorsed, at the office of the Corporation or of any transfer agent for the Series A Preferred Stock, and shall give written notice to the Corporation at its principal corporate office stating therein the name or names in which the certificate or certificates for shares of Common Stock are to be issued, and stating the election to convert the same. The Corporation shall, as soon as practicable thereafter, issue and deliver at such office to the Holder of Series A Preferred Stock, or to the nominee or nominees of such Holder, a certificate or certificates for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder shall be entitled as aforesaid. In case the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock represented by the certificate or certificates surrendered pursuant to Section 3(a) above exceeds the number of shares converted, the Corporation shall, upon conversion, execute and deliver to the Holder (at the expense of the Corporation) a new certificate or certificates for the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock surrendered but not converted. Such conversion shall be deemed to have been made immediately prior to the close of business on the date of such surrender of the shares of such Series A Preferred Stock to be converted, and the person or persons entitled to receive the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion shall be treated for all purposes as the record holder or holders of such shares of Common Stock as of such date. Shares of Series A Preferred Stock that are converted into shares of Common Stock as provided in this Section 3 shall be retired and may not be reissued.
(d) Conversion Ratio . Each share of Series A Preferred Stock initially shall be able to convert one share of Common Stock of the Corporation; provided that if the Corporation in any manner subdivides or combines the outstanding shares of Common Stock, the outstanding shares of the Series A Preferred Stock will be subdivided or combined in the same manner.
(e) Reservation of Stock Issuable Upon Conversion . The Corporation shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock, solely for the purpose of effecting the conversion of the shares of the Series A Preferred Stock, such number of its shares of Common Stock as shall from time to time be sufficient to effect the conversion of all outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock; and if at any time the number of authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock shall not be sufficient to effect the conversion of all then outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock, in addition to such other remedies as shall be available to the holder of such Series A Preferred Stock, the Corporation will take such corporate action as may, in the opinion of its counsel, be necessary to increase its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock to such number of shares as shall be sufficient for such purposes, including, without limitation, engaging in best efforts to obtain the requisite stockholder approval of any necessary amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation.
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(n) Fractional Shares . No fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued upon conversion of Series A Preferred Stock. All shares of Common Stock (including fractions thereof) issuable upon conversion of more than one share of Series A Preferred Stock by the Holder thereof shall be aggregated for purposes of determination whether the conversion would result in the issuance of any fractional share. If, after such aggregation, the conversion would result in the issuance of any fractional share, in lieu of issuing any fractional share, the Corporation shall round the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued to the nearest whole number.
4. No Impairment . The Corporation shall not, by the amendment of its Certificate of Incorporation or through any reorganization, recapitalization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms to be observed or performed hereunder by the Corporation, but at all times shall in good faith assist in the carrying out of all the provisions of this Section 3 and in the taking of all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order to protect the conversion rights of the Holder of the Series A Preferred Stock against impairment.
5. Notices of Record Date . Upon (i) any taking by the Corporation of a record of the holders of any class of securities for the purpose of determining the holders thereof who are entitled to receive any dividend or other distribution or (ii) any acquisition, asset transfer or any voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Corporation, in each case the Corporation shall furnish to the Holder of Series A Preferred Stock at least 20 days prior to the record date specified therein a notice specifying (1) the date on which any such record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend or distribution and a description of such dividend or distribution, (2) the date on which any such acquisition, asset transfer, dissolution, liquidation or winding up is expected to become effective and (3) the date, if any, that is to be fixed for determining the holders of record of Common Stock (or other securities) that shall be entitled to exchange their shares of Common Stock (or other securities) for securities or other property deliverable upon such acquisition, asset transfer, dissolution, liquidation or winding up.
6. Liquidation, etc . Except as may be provided in a resolution or resolutions of the Board of Directors providing for any other series of Preferred Stock outstanding at any time, in the event of a voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, distribution of assets or winding up of the Corporation, the holders of Common Stock and the holders of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to share equally, on a per share basis, in all assets of the Corporation of whatever kind available for distribution to the holders of Common Stock and Series A Preferred Stock.
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7. Equal Status . Except as expressly provided in this Certificate of Designation, shares of Common Stock and Series A Preferred Stock shall have the same rights and privileges and rank equally, share ratably and be identical in all respect as to all matters. In any merger, consolidation, reorganization or other business combination, the consideration received per share by the holders of the Common Stock and the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock in such merger, consolidation, reorganization or other business combination shall be identical; provided, however, that if such consideration consists, in whole or in part, of shares of capital stock of, or other equity interests in, the Corporation or any other corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity, then the powers, designations, preferences and relative, common, participating, optional or other special rights and qualifications, limitations and restrictions of such shares of capital stock or other equity interests may differ to the extent that the powers, designations, preferences and relative, common, participating, optional or other special rights and qualifications, limitations and restrictions of the Common Stock and Series A Preferred Stock differ as provided herein (including, without limitation, with respect to the voting rights and conversion provisions hereof); and provided further, that, if the holders of the Common Stock or the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock are granted the right to elect to receive one of two or more alternative forms of consideration, the foregoing provision shall be deemed satisfied if holders of the other class are granted identical election rights. Any consideration to be paid to or received by holders of Common Stock or holders of Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to any employment, consulting, severance, non-competition or other similar arrangement approved by the Board of Directors, or any duly authorized committee thereof, shall not be considered to be "consideration received per share" for purposes of the foregoing provision, regardless of whether such consideration is paid in connection with, or conditioned upon the completion of, such merger, consolidation, reorganization or other business combination.
8. Transferability . The Series A Preferred Stock and any shares of Common Stock issued upon conversion thereof, may only be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged or otherwise disposed of (" Transfer ") in accordance with state and federal securities laws. The Corporation shall keep at its principal office a register of the Series A Preferred Stock. Upon the surrender of any certificate representing Series A Preferred Stock at such place, the Corporation, at the request of the record Holder of such certificate, shall execute and deliver (at the Corporation's expense) a new certificate or certificates in exchange therefor representing in the aggregate the number of shares represented by the surrendered certificate. Each such new certificate shall be registered in such name and shall represent such number of shares as is requested by the Holder of the surrendered certificate and shall be substantially identical in form to the surrendered certificate. Any and all share of Series A Preferred Stock may be transferred to a third party (the “Transferee”) at the sole discretion of the holder of such Series A Preferred Stock, provided however that the Transferee shall be subject to the same restrictions attached to such Series A Preferred Stock immediately prior to the transfer.
9. Amendment and Waiver . This Certificate of Designation shall not be amended, either directly or indirectly or through merger or consolidation with another entity, in any manner that would alter or change the powers, preferences or special rights of the Series A Preferred Stock so as to affect them materially and adversely without the affirmative vote of the Holders of more than 50% of the outstanding Series A Preferred Stock (the " Required Holders "). Any amendment, modification or waiver of any of the terms or provisions of the Series A Preferred Stock by the Required Holders, whether prospectively or retroactively effective, shall be binding upon all of the Holders of Series A Preferred Stock.
10. Replacement . Upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation (an affidavit of the registered Holder shall be satisfactory) of the ownership and the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of any certificate evidencing shares of Series A Preferred Stock, and in the case of any such loss, theft or destruction upon receipt of indemnity reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation (provided that if the Holder is a financial institution or other institutional investor its own agreement shall be satisfactory) or in the case of any such mutilation upon surrender of such certificate, the Corporation, at its expense, shall execute and deliver in lieu of such certificate a new certificate of like kind representing the number of shares of such class represented by such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated certificate and dated the date of such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated certificate.
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11. Notices . Any notice required by the provisions of this Certificate of Designation shall be in writing and shall be deemed effectively given: (i) upon personal delivery to the party to be notified; (ii) when sent by confirmed facsimile if sent during normal business hours of the recipient; if not, then on the next business day; (iii) five days after having been sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid; or (iv) one day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight courier, specifying next day delivery, with written verification of receipt. All notices to the Corporation shall be addressed to the Corporation's President at the Corporation's principal place of business on file with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. All notices to stockholders shall be addressed to each holder of record at the address of such holder appearing on the books of the Corporation.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Certificate of Designation to be executed by LEE SHU-FEN, as Secretary of the Corporation, as of this second day of July, 2012.
By: | /s/ LEE SHU-FEN | |
Name: | LEE SHU-FEN | |
Title: | Secretary |
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Reclassification Agreement
This Reclassification Agreement (the “ Agreement ”) is made on July 2, 2012, by and between China United Insurance Service, Inc. (the “ Company ”) and Mr. Yi-Hsiao Mao (“ Mr. Mao ”, each a “ Party ” and collectively “ Parties ”).
WHEREAS,
1. | The Company has been conducting insurance agency and brokerage business in People’s Republic of China through its subsidiaries and VIE entities and has been operating under loss ever since its establishment; | |
2. | Mr. Mao has extensive experience in insurance agency and brokerage industry and has acted as the chairman of the board of Law Insurance Broker Co., Ltd. (“ Taiwan DingLv ”), one of the top insurance brokerage firms in Taiwan. Under the leadership of Mr. Mao, Taiwan DingLv has sustained a stable growth for the past decade and generated substantial shareholder value for its stockholders; | |
3. | The aggregate number of shares the Company shall have the authority to issue is 110,000,000 shares of capital stock, of which 100,000,000 shares are Common Stock, $0.00001 par value per share (the “ Common Stock ”) and 10,000,000 shares are preferred stock, $0.00001 par value per share (the “ Preferred Stock ”). As of July 2, 2012, the issued and outstanding Common Stock of the Company is 20,100,503 and none of the Preferred Stock has been issued and outstanding; | |
4. | In order to induce Mr. Mao to join the Company as the new Chief Executive Officer, the Company intends to issue 1,000,000 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock to Mr. Mao in replacement of 1,000,000 Common Stock previously held by Mr. Mao pursuant to a share reclassification and Mr. Mao agrees to accept such reclassification. |
NOW, THEREFORE, THE PARTIES HEREBY AGREE AS FOLLOWS :
1. | Reclassification | |
(1) | 1,000,000 issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock held by Mr. Mao (the “ Reclassified Shares ”), par value $0.00001 per share shall be reclassified into 1,000,000 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (the “ Series A Preferred Stock ”), par value $0.00001 per share, on a share-for-share basis (the “ Reclassification ”). | |
(2) | Pursuant to the Reclassification and within three days of the execution of this Agreement, Mr. Mao shall submit the original stock certificate representing such 1,000,000 Common Stock together with any other necessary documents to Globex Transfer, LLC, the transfer agent of the Company (the “ Transfer Agent ”), for cancellation. | |
(3) | The Company shall, through its board or shareholder resolutions or any other documents necessary, cause the Transfer Agent to (i) issue the stock certificate representing 1,000,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock to Mr. Mao; and (ii) issue a new stock certificate representing the remaining common stock held by Mr. Mao subsequent to the Reclassification. |
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(4) | Other than the Reclassified Shares submitted pursuant to the preceding Sections above, no additional consideration is required to be paid by Mr. Mao in connection with the Reclassification. | |
(5) | As the director of the Company, Mr. Mao is hereby authorized to take any further actions on behalf of the Company as necessary to consummate the Reclassification. | |
(6) | The Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws of the Company shall have been amended accordingly to reflect the contemplated Reclassification. Such Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws shall have been duly adopted by all necessary actions of the Board of Directors and/or the stockholders of the Company, and shall have been duly filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. | |
(7) | The Reclassification had the following effects, among others, on the holders of Common Stock and Series A Preferred Stock: |
Voting Power . The holders of Common Stock and Series A Preferred Stock shall at all times vote together as a single class on all matters (including election of directors) submitted to a vote of the stockholders of the Company. Each holder of Common Stock shall be entitled to one vote for each share of Common Stock held of record by such holder as of the applicable record date on any matter that is submitted to a vote of the stockholders of the Company; while each holder of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to ten votes for each share of Series A Preferred Stock held of record by such holder as of the applicable record date on any matter that is submitted to a vote of the stockholders of the Company. In addition, the provisions of Delaware law that entitled the Common Stock and Series A Preferred Stock, under certain circumstances, to separate class voting rights are applicable as a result of the Reclassification.
Economic Interests . The Reclassification had no impact on the economic interest of holders of Common Stock and Series A Preferred Stock, including with regard to dividends and liquidation rights.
Capitalization . The Reclassification has no impact on the total number of authorized capital stock of the Company, which prior to the Reclassification was, and remains, 110,000,000 shares, of which 100,000,000 shares are Common Stock, $0.00001 par value per share and 10,000,000 shares are preferred stock, $0.00001 par value per share. Immediately subsequent to the Reclassification, the issued and outstanding Common Stock has decreased to 19,100503 shares while the issued and outstanding Series A Preferred Stock is 1,000,000 shares.
Conversion . Each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall be convertible into one fully paid and non-assessable share of Common Stock at the option of the holder thereof at any time, and from time to time, upon written notice to the transfer agent of the Company.
Resale of Common Stock and Series A Preferred Stock . Shares of the Common Stock and Series A Preferred Stock may be sold in the same manner as the Common Stock were previously sold. The Company’s affiliates and holders of any shares that constitute restricted securities will continue to be subject to the restrictions specified in Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933.
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2. | Lock-up | |
Mr. Mao agrees that (i) he will not, for a period of 3 years commencing from June 30, 2012, offer to sell, contract to sell or otherwise sell (including without limitation in a short sale) or dispose (“Transfer”) of any of the 1,000,000 Series A Preferred Stock of the Company; (ii) he may, commencing from July 1, 2015, Transfer up to 200,000 Series A Preferred Stock; (iii) he may, commencing from July 1, 2016, Transfer up to 300,000 of the Series A Preferred Stock; and (iv) he may, commencing from July 1, 2017, freely Transfer any and all Series A Preferred Stock then held by him.
3. | Commitment to Act as Chief Executive Officer of the Company | |
If the Company so desires, Mr. Mao agrees to be engaged by the Company as its Chief Executive Officer within 6 months after the date hereof or the time table otherwise agreed upon between the Parties.
4. | Governing Law and Settlement of Disputes | |
(1) | This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Law of Taiwan as to matters within the scope thereof, without regard to its principles of conflicts of laws. | |
(2) | Any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or the interpretation, breach, termination or validity hereof, shall first be subject to resolution through consultation of the parties to such dispute, controversy or claim. Such consultation shall begin within seven (7) days after one Party hereto has delivered to the other Parties involved a written request for such consultation. If within thirty (30) days following the commencement of such consultation the dispute cannot be resolved, the dispute shall be submitted to Taiwan Taipei District Court by either Party. |
5. | Effective Date | |
This Agreement shall be effective as of the date first indicated above.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Reclassification Agreement as of the date first written above.
Company: | China United Insurance Service, Inc. | |
By: | /s/ Lo Chung Mei | |
Name: | Lo Chung Mei | |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
Yi-Hsiao Mao: | ||
By: | /s/ Yi-Hsiao Mao | |
Name: | Yi-Hsiao Mao |
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Employment Contract
This contract of employment is entered between CHINA UNITED INSURANCE SERVICE, INC. (hereinafter referred to as ‘Employer’) and Yung Chi Chuang (hereinafter referred to as ‘Employee’) on Jun 24, 2012 under the terms and conditions of employment below.
Article I Term of Employment
1.1 | Employer shall employ Employee on July 2, 2012 until either Party shall give proper notice of termination of this employment agreement to the other. |
1.2 | The notice of termination should be in writing and given one month prior to the effective date. |
Article II Position Employed and Obligations
2.1 | The Employee shall be employed as a Chief Financial Officer. |
2.2 | The duties to be performed by Employee for Employer are generally described as follows: overseeing all accounting and financial matters, and establishing company-wide objectives, policies, procedures, processes, programs, and practices to assure the company of a continuously sound financial accounting structure. |
2.3 | The place of work is located at 3F, No. 201, Sec. 3, Nanjing East Rd., Songshan District, Taipei City, Taiwan, R.O.C. |
Article III. Wages
3.1 | The Employee is entitled to fixed wage rate of US $ 2,300 per month. |
3.2 | The Employee is entitled other monetary rewards based on his/her performance evaluations. |
Article IV. Leaves, Holidays, and Benefits
4.1 | Holidays: The Employee is entitled to statutory holidays as specified in the Employment Ordinance and public holidays. |
4.2 | Paid Annual Leave: The Employment is entitled to paid annual leave according to the provisions of the Employment Ordinance. |
4.3 | Sick Leave: The Employee is entitled to sick leave according to the provisions of the Employment Ordinance. |
4.4 | Benefits: The Employee is entitled benefits according to the provisions of the Employment Ordinance. |
4.5 | Others: The Employee is entitled to all other rights, benefits or protection under the Employment Ordinance, the Minimum Wage Ordinance, the Employees’ Compensation Ordinance and any other relevant Ordinances. |
The Employer and the Employee hereby declare that they understand thoroughly the above provisions and agree to sign to abide by such provisions. They shall each retain a copy of this contract for future reference.
Signature of Employee
Name in Full: /s/ Yung Chi Chuang
Signature of Employee or Employer’s Representative
Name in Full: /s/ Chung Mei Lo
Position Held: Chief Executive Officer
Date: July 2, 2012