Exhibit
No.
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Description
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99.1
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Amended
and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association
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99.2
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Securities
Purchase Agreement, dated April 13, 2010
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99.3
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Amendatory
Agreement, dated April 13, 2010
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99.4
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Form
of Debenture
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99.5
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Security
Agreement, dated April 13, 2010
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99.6
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Guaranty
dated April 13, 2010
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99.7
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Exchange
and Amendatory Agreement, dated April 13,
2010
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CHINA NETWORKS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LTD. | |||
Date:
April 23, 2010
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By:
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/s/ Li Shuangqing | |
Li Shuangqing | |||
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | |||
Exhibit
No.
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Description
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99.1
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Amended
and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association
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99.2
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Securities
Purchase Agreement, dated April 13, 2010
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99.3
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Amendatory
Agreement, dated April 13, 2010
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99.4
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Form
of Debenture
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99.5
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Security
Agreement, dated April 13, 2010
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99.6
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Guaranty
dated April 13, 2010
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99.7
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Exchange
and Amendatory Agreement, dated April 13,
2010
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1
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Company
Name
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1.1
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The
name of the Company is China Networks International Holdings
Ltd.
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1.2
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The
directors or members may from time to time change the Company's name by
Resolution of Directors or Resolution of Members. The directors
shall give notice of such resolution to the registered agent of the
Company, for the registered agent to file an application for change of
name with the Registrar, and any such change will take effect from the
date of the certificate of change of name issued by the
Registrar.
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1.3
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A
change of name of the Company shall constitute an amendment of the
Memorandum and Articles and in the event of a resolution being passed to
change the name of the Company, the provisions below in respect of
amendments to the Memorandum and Articles must be complied
with.
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2
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Company
Limited by Shares, Liability of
Members
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2.1
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The
Company is a company limited by
shares.
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2.2
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The
liability of each member is limited to the amount from time to time unpaid
on that member's shares.
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3
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Registered
Office
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3.1
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The
first registered office of the Company will be situated at Kingston
Chambers, PO Box 173, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin
Islands.
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3.2
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The
directors or members may from time to time change the Company's registered
office by Resolution of Directors or Resolution of Members, provided that
the Company's registered office shall at all times be the office of the
registered agent. The directors shall give notice of such
resolution to the registered agent of the Company, for the registered
agent to file with the Registrar a notice of change of registered office,
and any such change of registered office will take effect from the date of
the registration by the Registrar of such
notice.
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4
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Registered
Agent
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4.1
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The
first registered agent of the Company will be Maples Corporate Services
(BVI) Limited (formerly known as Maples Finance BVI Limited) of Kingston
Chambers, PO Box 173, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin
Islands.
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4.2
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The
directors or members may from time to time change the Company's registered
agent by Resolution of Directors or Resolution of Members. The
directors shall give notice of such resolution to the registered agent of
the Company (meaning the existing registered agent), for the registered
agent to file with the Registrar a notice of change of registered agent,
and any such change of registered agent will take effect from the date of
the registration by the Registrar of such
notice.
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4.3
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If
the existing registered agent does not file such notice on instruction by
the directors, the directors shall procure that a notice of change of
registered agent is filed with the Registrar by a legal practitioner in
the British Virgin Islands acting on behalf of the Company, and any such
change of registered agent will take effect from the date of the
registration by the Registrar of such
notice.
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5
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General
Objects and Powers
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5.1
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Subject
to the following provisions of this Memorandum, the objects for which the
Company is established are unrestricted and the Company shall have full
power and authority to carry out any object not prohibited by the
Act
or any other law of the
British
Virgin
Islands.
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5.2
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The
Company has no power to:
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(a)
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carry
on banking or trust business, unless it is licensed to do so under the
Banks and Trust Companies Act,
1990;
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(b)
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carry
on business as an insurance or as a reinsurance company, insurance agent
or insurance broker, unless it is licensed or authorised to do so under
the Insurance Act, 2008;
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(c)
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carry
on the business of company management unless it is licensed to do so under
the Companies Management Act, 1990;
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(d)
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carry
on the business of providing the registered office or the registered agent
for companies incorporated in the British Virgin Islands unless it is
licensed to do so under the Banks and Trust Companies Act, 1990;
or
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(e)
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carry
on the business as a mutual fund, mutual fund manager or mutual fund
administrator unless it is licensed to do so under the Mutual Funds Act,
1996.
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5.3
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Without
limiting the foregoing, the powers of the Company include the power to do
the following:
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(a)
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grant
options over unissued shares in the Company and treasury
shares;
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(b)
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issue
securities that are convertible into
shares;
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(c)
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give
financial assistance to any person in connection with the acquisition of
the Company's own shares;
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(d)
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issue
debt obligations of every kind and grant options, warrants and rights to
acquire debt obligations;
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(e)
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guarantee
a liability or obligation of any person and secure any of its obligations
by mortgage, pledge or other charge, of any of its assets for that
purpose; and
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(f)
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protect
the assets of the Company for the benefit of the Company, its creditors
and its members and, at the discretion of the directors, for any person
having a direct or indirect interest in the
Company.
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6
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Maximum
Number of Authorised Shares
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6.1
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The
Company is authorised to issue a maximum of 550,000,000 shares with a par
value of US$0.0001 each divided into the following classes of
shares:
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(a)
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500,000,000
ordinary shares of US$0.0001 par value each (the "
Ordinary Shares
");
and
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(b)
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50,000,000
preferred shares of US$0.0001 par value each, of which 16,000,000 (the
"
Class A Preferred
Shares
") shall be designated as Class A Preferred Shares of
US$0.0001 par value each.
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6.2
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The
directors or members may from time to time by Resolution of Directors or
Resolution of Members increase the maximum number of shares the Company is
authorised to issue, by amendment to the Memorandum in accordance with the
provisions below.
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7
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Rights
Conferred by Shares
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7.1
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Each
Ordinary Share in the Company confers on the
holder:
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(a)
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the
right to one vote on any Resolution of
Members;
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(b)
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the
right to an equal share in any dividend paid by the Company in accordance
with the Act, subject to the preferred dividend rights attached to the
Class A Preferred Shares; and
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(c)
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the
right to an equal share in the distribution of the surplus assets of the
Company subject to the Class A Liquidation
Preference.
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7.2
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Each
Class A Preferred Share in the Company confers on the
holder:
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(a)
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no
right to vote at any meeting of the members of the Company or on any
resolution of the members of the
Company;
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(b)
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the
right to receive a share in a cumulative dividend, pro rata to the holders
of the Class A Preferred Shares, whether or not declared, payable in
accordance with the Act, prior to payment by the Company of any dividends
to holders of the Ordinary Shares, calculated at an annual rate of 5% per
annum. Such dividends will accrue and be payable semi-annually
on June 30 and December 31, beginning on the second such date after the
dated of adoption of this Memorandum, (except that, if any such date is
not a Business Day, then such payment shall be due on the next succeeding
Business Day) (each such date, a “
Dividend Payment Date
”),
and in arrears in cash or, at the Company's option, in Ordinary Shares as
described below. The Company may elect to pay such dividends
with Ordinary Shares (“
Dividend Shares
”) valued
at a 5% discount to the average of the VWAPs for the three Trading Days
preceding the relevant Dividend Payment Date. But in the event
such value is less than 43.86%, as adjusted pursuant to the Offset
Adjustment, of the Per Share Liquidation Price (as defined in clause
7.2(c) below) in effect on the relevant Dividend Payment Date, then the
Company may, at its election, defer the calculation of the amount of
Dividend Shares due for a Dividend Payment Date to (i) the first date upon
which the average of the VWAPs for the three Trading Days preceding such
calculation date will exceed 43.86%, as adjusted pursuant to the Offset
Adjustment, of the Per Share Liquidation Price in effect on such
calculation date, or (ii) 30 April 2016 and annually thereafter on the
anniversary of that date, whichever is sooner, after which the Dividend
Shares will be promptly delivered. The Company may elect to pay
such interest with Ordinary Shares or defer delivery of Dividend Shares as
set forth above only if (i) notice of such election or deferral is given
to the relevant Class A Preferred Shareholder not less than thirty days
prior to the relevant Dividend Payment Date, and the Class A Preferred
Shareholder does not elect at any time prior to actual receipt of such
interest payment to accept Dividend Shares valued at 43.86%,as adjusted
pursuant to the Offset Adjustment, of the Per Share Liquidation Price in
effect on the relevant Dividend Payment Date, (ii) such payment or
deferral is made ratably among all Class A Preferred Shareholders due
interest on the Dividend Payment Date, and (iii) all of the Equity
Conditions have been satisfied, subject to the Beneficial Ownership
Limitation. In the event the issuance of Ordinary Shares as a
dividend pursuant to this clause 7.2(b) would result in a holder of Class
A Preferred Shares owning in excess of the applicable Beneficial Ownership
Limitation percentage of the number of Ordinary Shares outstanding
immediately after giving effect to such issuance, then the Company may not
issue nor deliver the Ordinary Shares in excess of the Beneficial
Ownership Limitation until such holder notifies the Company that such
issuance will not exceed the Beneficial Ownership Limitation after which
notice the Company will promptly issue and deliver the withheld Ordinary
Shares;
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(c)
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the
right to a preference (the “
Class A Liquidation
Preference
”), in
an amount of US$1.00 per Class A Preferred Share, as adjusted pursuant to
the Offset Adjustment, (the “
Per Share Liquidation
Price
”), over the
holders of the Ordinary Shares (A) in the distribution of the surplus
assets of the Company in the event of the liquidation, winding up or
dissolution of the Company or (B) in the event that (i) the Company,
directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any
merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another person, (ii)
the Company, directly or indirectly, effects any sale, lease, license,
assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all or
substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related
transactions, (iii) any, direct or indirect, purchase offer, tender offer
or exchange offer (whether by the Company or another person) is completed
pursuant to which holders of Ordinary Shares are permitted to sell, tender
or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property and has
been accepted by the holders of 50% or more of the outstanding Ordinary
Shares, (iv) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related
transactions effects any reclassification, reorganization or
recapitalization of the Ordinary Shares or any compulsory share exchange
pursuant to which the Ordinary Shares are effectively converted into or
exchanged for other securities, cash or property, (v) the Company,
directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions consummates a
stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination
(including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization,
spin-off or scheme of arrangement) with another person whereby such other
person acquires more than 50% of the outstanding Ordinary Shares (not
including any Ordinary Shares held by the other person or other persons
making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the other persons
making or party to, such stock or share purchase agreement or other
business combination). If the average of the VWAPs of the
Ordinary Shares on the principal trading market on which the Ordinary
Shares are traded, for the ten Trading Days in the period between twenty
and ten Trading Days prior to twenty four (24) month anniversary of the
issuance of the Class A Preferred Shares, is less than 50%, as adjusted
pursuant to the Offset Adjustment, of the Per Share Liquidation
Price, then the Class A Liquidation Preference will increase by 31.25% per
Class A Preferred Share; and
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(d)
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the
right to convert into Ordinary Shares some or all of the Class A Preferred
Shares held by such holder at such holder's option, at any time, at a
ratio of one Ordinary Share for each Class A Preferred Share, subject to
the adjustments set forth in Clause 7.3 of this Memorandum, in accordance
with Clause 8 of this Memorandum.
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7.3
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Subject
to the provisions of this clause 7.3, clause 7.4 and clause 7.5, at any
time, the Company may deliver a notice to the Class A Preferred
Shareholders (an “
Optional Redemption
Notice
” and the date such notice is deemed delivered hereunder, the
“
Optional Redemption
Notice Date
”) of its irrevocable election to redeem some or all of
the then outstanding Class A Preferred Shares, for an amount, in cash,
equal to the Per Share Liquidation Price for each Class A Preferred Share
(the "
Optional Redemption
Amount
") on the 30th calendar day following the Optional Redemption
Notice Date (such date, the “
Optional Redemption
Date
” and such redemption, the “
Optional
Redemption
”). The Optional Redemption Amount is due in
full on the Optional Redemption Date. Without the written
consent of the relevant holder of the Class A Preferred Shares, the
Company may only effect an Optional Redemption of Class A Preferred Shares
if during the period commencing on the Optional Redemption Notice Date
through to the Optional Redemption Date, each of the Equity Conditions
shall have been met. If any of the Equity Conditions shall
cease to be satisfied at any time during the required period, then the
relevant holder of such Class A Preferred Shares may elect to nullify the
Optional Redemption Notice by notice to the Company within 3 calendar days
after the first day on which any such Equity Condition has not been met
(provided that the Company is obligated to notify the relevant holder of
the Class A Preferred Shares of the non-existence of an Equity Condition
and such 3 day notice period shall be extended to the third calendar day
after proper notice from the Company) in which case the Optional
Redemption Notice shall be null and void, ab initio. The
Company covenants and agrees that it will honour all Notices of
Conversions (as defined in clause 8.1) tendered from the time of delivery
of the Optional Redemption Notice through the date all amounts owing
thereon are due and paid in full.
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7.4
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The
payment of cash pursuant to an Optional Redemption shall be made on the
Optional Redemption Date, and shall be applied first towards payment, pro
rata to the holders of the Class A Shares, of any outstanding
dividends. If any portion of the cash payment for an Optional
Redemption shall not be paid by the Company by the due date, interest
shall accrue thereon at the rate of 18% per annum (or the maximum rate
permitted by applicable law, whichever is less) until the payment of the
Optional Redemption Amount plus all amounts owing thereon is paid in
full. Alternatively, if any portion of the Optional Redemption
Amount remains unpaid after such date, the holders of Class A Preferred
Shares subject to such redemption may (prior to the actual redemption of
the relevant shares) elect, by written notice to the Company given at any
time thereafter, to invalidate ab initio all or part of such
redemption, notwithstanding anything herein contained to the contrary,
and, with respect the failure to honour the Optional Redemption the
Company shall have no further right to exercise such Optional
Redemption. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in clause
7.3, the Company’s determination to redeem in cash or its elections under
this clause 7.4 shall be applied pro rata among the holders of Class A
Preferred Shares.
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7.5
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Upon
satisfaction in full or conversion into shares in the Company of all the
Debentures, the Company must apply an amount equal to 60% of sums received
by way of dividend or otherwise from each of the Company's
Subsidiaries:
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(a)
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firstly,
towards payment of any outstanding dividends payable in accordance with
clause 7.2(b); and
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(b)
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secondly,
in exercising its option to redeem pursuant to clause 7.3, pro rata to the
holders of the Class A Preferred Shares, such Class A Preferred Shares as
may be redeemed in consideration for the Optional Redemption Amount equal
to the balance of 60% of such receipts after payment pursuant to clause
7.5(a). A payment made pursuant to this clause 7.5(b) will be
deemed to be an Optional Redemption and subject to the provisions of
clause 7.3 and clause 7.4.
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7.6
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The
conversion ratio of Class A Preferred Shares into Ordinary Shares shall be
subject to appropriate adjustment from time to time in case the Company
shall at any time (i) split or subdivide the outstanding Ordinary Shares,
(ii) combine the outstanding Ordinary Shares into a smaller number of
shares, or (iii) issue by reclassification of its Ordinary Shares any
shares or other securities of the Company, then in each such event the
conversion ratio shall be adjusted proportionately so that the member
shall be entitled to receive the kind and number of shares or other
securities of the Company which such member would have owned or have been
entitled to receive after the happening of any of the events described
above had such Class A Preferred Shares been converted immediately prior
to the happening of such event (or any record date with respect
thereto). Such adjustment shall be made whenever any of the
events listed above shall occur. An adjustment made to the
conversion ratio pursuant to this clause shall become effective
immediately after the effective date of the
event.
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7.7
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If at any time the Company is authorised to issue
shares of more than one class
the rights attached to any class
(unless otherwise provided by the terms of issue of the shares of that
class) may, whether or not the Company is being wound up, be varied only
with the consent in writing of the holders of not less than three-fourths
of the issued shares of that class and the holders of not less than
three-fourths of the issued shares of any other class of shares which may
be affected by such variation.
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7.8
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The rights conferred upon the holders of the
shares of any class issued with preferred or other rights shall not,
unless otherwise expressly provided by the terms of issue of the shares of
that class, be deemed to be varied by the creation or issue of further
shares ranking pari passu
therewith.
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7.9
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The
directors may, subject to the Act and to clause 7.9, by amending this
Memorandum and/or the Articles, determine the designations, powers,
preferences and relative, participation, optional and other rights, if
any, and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof, if any,
including, without limitation, dividend rights, conversion rights,
redemption privileges, voting powers and liquidation preferences that any
preferred share (not being a designated Class A Preferred Share) issued by
the Company confers on the holder.
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7.10
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No
shares in the Company shall be issued that have a liquidation preference
that is senior to the Class A Liquidation Preference without the prior
consent in writing of the holders of a majority of the issued Class A
Preferred Shares.
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7.11
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No
share in the Company may be offered or issued by the Company at a price
below 100%, as adjusted pursuant to the Offset Adjustment, of the Per
Share Liquidation Price without the prior consent in writing of the
holders of 70% of the Class A Preferred
Shares.
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8
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Conversion
of Class A Preferred Shares
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8.1
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A
holder of Class A Preferred Shares will give notice of its decision to
exercise its right to convert its Class A Preferred Shares by telecopying,
or otherwise delivering a completed notice in the form required by the
Company ("
Notice of
Conversion
") to the Company via confirmed telecopier transmission
or as otherwise agreed between the member and the Company. Each
date on which a Notice of Conversion is telecopied to the Company in
accordance with the provisions hereof by 5 PM Eastern Time (“
ET
”) (or if received by
the Company after 5 PM ET then the next business day) shall be deemed a
“
Conversion
Date
.” The Company will, or will cause the Company’s
transfer agent to, transmit the Ordinary Share certificates representing
the Ordinary Shares issuable upon conversion of the Class A Preferred
Shares ("
the Conversion
Shares
") to such member via express courier for receipt by such
member within three (3) business days after the Notice of Conversion is
given by the member (such third day being the "
Delivery
Date
"). In the event the Conversion Shares are
electronically transferable and the Conversion Shares are freely
transferable under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
then delivery of the Conversion Shares must be made by electronic transfer
provided request for such electronic transfer has been made by the
member. In the event fewer than all of a member’s Class A
Preferred Shares have been converted, a replacement Class A Preferred
Share certificate will be provided by the Company to such member if
requested by member, provided such member delivers the original Class A
Preferred Share certificate to the Company. In the event that a
member elects not to or is unable to surrender its original Class A
Preferred Share certificate to the Company for reissuance upon conversion
of any Class A Preferred Shares, such member hereby indemnifies the
Company against any and all loss or damages attributable to a third party
claim attributable to such Class A Preferred Share
certificate.
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8.2
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If
the Company fails for any reason to deliver to a holder of Class A
Preferred Shares such certificate or certificates pursuant to clause 8.1
by the tenth Business Day after the Conversion Date, the Company shall pay
to such holder, in cash or in Ordinary Shares at the Company’s sole
option, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each US$1,000 of
Per Share Liquidation Price of the shares to have been converted, US$10
per business day for each business day after such tenth business day until
such certificates are delivered. The Company may, at its
election, pay such liquidated damages in cash or with Ordinary Shares
valued at the VWAP for each day such liquidated damages
accrue. The Company’s obligations to issue and deliver the
Conversion Shares upon such conversion in accordance with the terms hereof
are absolute and unconditional, irrespective of any action or inaction by
the holder to enforce the same, any waiver or consent with respect to any
provision hereof, the recovery of any judgment against any person or any
action to enforce the same, or any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment,
limitation or termination, or any breach or alleged breach by the holder
or any other person of any obligation to the Company or any violation or
alleged violation of law by the holder or any other person, and
irrespective of any other circumstance which might otherwise limit such
obligation of the Company to the holder in connection with the issuance of
such Conversion Shares; PROVIDED THAT such delivery shall not operate as a
waiver by the Company of any such action the Company may have against the
holder. In the event a holder of Class A Preferred Shares shall
elect to convert any or all of the Class A Preferred Shares in which they
hold, the Company may not refuse conversion based on any claim that the
holder or any one associated or affiliated with the holder has been
engaged in any violation of law, agreement or for any other reason,
unless, an injunction from a court, on notice, restraining and or
enjoining conversion of all or part of the Class A Preferred Shares shall
have been sought and obtained and the Company posts a surety bond for the
benefit of the holder in the amount of 150% of the Per Share Liquidation
Price then held by such holder, which are subject to the injunction, which
bond shall remain in effect until the completion of arbitration/litigation
of the dispute and the proceeds of which shall be payable to such holder
to the extent it obtains judgment. In the absence of an
injunction precluding the same, the Company shall issue Conversion Shares
upon a properly noticed conversion. Nothing herein shall limit
a holder’s right to pursue actual damages for the Company’s failure to
deliver Conversion Shares within the period specified herein and such
holder shall have the right to pursue all remedies available to it at law
or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific
performance and/or injunctive relief. The exercise of any such
rights shall not prohibit the holder from seeking to enforce damages
pursuant to any other Section hereof or under applicable
law.
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8.3
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In
addition to any other rights available to a member, if the Company fails
to deliver to a member such Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of
Class A Preferred Shares by the Delivery Date and if after the Delivery
Date such member or a broker on such member’s behalf purchases (in an open
market transaction or otherwise) Ordinary Shares to deliver in
satisfaction of a sale by such member of the Ordinary Shares which such
member was entitled to receive upon such conversion (a "
Buy-In
"), then the
Company shall promptly pay in cash to such member (in addition to any
remedies available to or elected by the member) the amount by which such
member's total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any)
for the Ordinary Shares so purchased exceeds the product of (1) the
aggregate number of Ordinary Shares that such member was entitled to
receive from the conversion at issue multiplied by (2) the actual sale
price of the Ordinary Shares at the time of the sale (including brokerage
commissions, if any) giving rise to such purchase
obligation. For example, if a member purchases Ordinary Shares
having a total purchase price of US$11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect
to an attempted conversion with respect to which the actual sale price of
the Conversion Shares at the time of the sale (including brokerage
commissions, if any) giving rise to such purchase obligation was a total
of US$10,000, the Company shall be required to pay such member US$1,000
plus interest. Such member shall provide the Company written notice and
evidence indicating the amounts payable to such member in respect of the
Buy-In.
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8.4
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The
Company shall not effect any conversion of Class A Preferred Shares, and a
holder of Class A Preferred Shares shall not have the right to convert any
Class A Preferred Shares, pursuant to clause 8.1 or otherwise, to the
extent that after giving effect to such conversion, the Class A Preferred
Shareholder (together with the Class A Preferred Shareholder’s
affiliates), as set forth on the applicable Notice of Conversion, would
beneficially own in excess of 4.99% of the number of Ordinary Shares
outstanding immediately after giving effect to such conversion unless the
Class A Preferred Shareholder shall have prior to the issue date elected
to increase such amount to 9.99% of the number of Ordinary Shares
outstanding immediately after giving effect to such conversion. For
purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of Ordinary Shares
beneficially owned by the Class A Preferred Shareholder and its affiliates
shall include the number of Ordinary Shares issuable upon conversion of
the Class A Preferred Shares with respect to which the determination of
such sentence is being made, but shall exclude the number of Ordinary
Shares which would be issuable upon (A) conversion of the remaining,
nonconverted portion of Class A Preferred Shares beneficially owned by the
Class A Preferred Shareholder or any of its affiliates and (B) exercise or
conversion of the unexercised or nonconverted portion of any other
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securities
of the Company (including, without limitation, any Debentures or warrants
issued by the Company) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise
analogous to the limitation contained herein beneficially owned by the
Class A Preferred Shareholder or any of its affiliates. Except as
set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this clause 8.4,
beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d)
of the Exchange Act. To the extent that the limitation
contained in this clause applies, the determination of whether Class A
Preferred Shares are convertible (in relation to other securities owned by
the Class A Preferred Shareholder) and of which Class A Preferred Shares
are convertible shall be in the sole discretion of such Class A Preferred
Shareholder. To ensure compliance with this restriction, the Class A
Preferred Shareholder will be deemed to represent to the Company each time
it delivers a Notice of Conversion that such Notice of Conversion has not
violated the restrictions set forth in this clause and the Company shall
have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such
determination. For purposes of this clause 8.4, in determining
the number of outstanding Ordinary Shares, the Class A Preferred
Shareholder may rely on the number of outstanding Ordinary Shares as
reflected in (y) a public announcement by the Company, or (z) any other
notice by the Company or the Company’s Transfer Agent setting forth the
number of Ordinary Shares outstanding. Upon the written or oral
request of the Class A Preferred Shareholder, the Company shall within two
Business Days confirm orally and in writing to the Class A Preferred
Shareholder the number of Ordinary Shares then outstanding. In any
case, the number of outstanding Ordinary Shares shall be determined after
giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company,
including the Class A Preferred Shares, by the Class A Preferred
Shareholder or its affiliates since the date as of which such number of
outstanding Ordinary Shares was reported. The provisions of
this clause 8.4 may be disapplied with respect to a Class A Preferred
Shareholder, at the election of such Class A Preferred Shareholder, upon
not less than 61 days’ prior notice to the Company, and the provisions of
this clause 8.4 shall continue to apply until such 61
st
day (or such later date, as determined by the Class A Preferred
Shareholder, as may be specified in such notice of waiver). No
disapplication by the Class A Preferred Shareholder may have the effect of
increasing the 4.99% figure stated above to greater than
9.99%. Within 3 Business Days of the request of the Class A
Preferred Shareholder, the Company shall provide the Class A Preferred
Shareholder an Officer’s Certificate stating the number of issued and
outstanding shares in the Company, on a fully-diluted basis. In
the event the issuance of Ordinary Shares as Interest Shares or as
liquidated damages in accordance with this Memorandum would exceed the
beneficial ownership limitation applicable to the Class A Preferred
Shareholder, then the Company may not issue nor deliver the Ordinary
Shares in excess of the beneficial ownership limitation until the Class A
Preferred Shareholder notifies the Company that such issuance will not
exceed the beneficial ownership limitation after which notice the Company
will promptly issue and deliver the withheld Ordinary
Shares.
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8.5
|
Until
the time that no Class A Preferred Shares are outstanding, the Company
covenants to be and remain subject to the reporting requirements of a
foreign private issuer under Section 12(g) of the Securities and Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the “
Exchange Act
”) and to
timely file (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the
applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by the Company
as a foreign private issuer after the date hereof pursuant to the Exchange
Act even if the Company is not then subject to the reporting requirements
of the Exchange Act. As long as any Class A
Preferred Shares are outstanding, if the Company is not required to file
reports pursuant to the Exchange Act, it will prepare and furnish to the
members and make publicly available in accordance with Rule 144I of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “
Securities Act
”), such
information as is required for the members to sell the Conversion Shares,
including without limitation, under Rule 144. The Company
further covenants that it will take such further action as any member may
reasonably request, to the extent required from time to time to enable
such member to sell such Conversion Shares without registration
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|
under
the Securities Act, including without limitation, within the requirements
of the exemption provided by Rule 144. At any time during the period
commencing from the six (6) month anniversary of the date of issuance of
the Class A Preferred Shares and ending at such time that all of the
Conversion Shares may be sold without the requirement for the Company to
be in compliance with Rule 144I(1) and otherwise without restriction or
limitation pursuant to Rule 144, if the Company shall fail for any reason
to satisfy the current public information requirement under Rule 144I (a
“
Public Information
Failure
”) then, in addition to such member’s other available
remedies, the Company shall pay to a member, in cash or in Ordinary Shares
at the Company’s sole option, as partial liquidated damages and not as a
penalty, by reason of any such delay in or reduction of its ability to
sell the Conversion Shares, an amount equal to one and one-half percent
(1.5%) of the Per Share Liquidation Price on the day of a Public
Information Failure and on every thirtieth (30
th
)
day (pro rated for periods totalling less than thirty days) thereafter
until the earlier of (a) the date such Public Information Failure is cured
and (b) such time that such public information is no longer required
for the members to transfer the Conversion Shares pursuant to Rule
144. The payments to which a member shall be entitled pursuant to
this clause 8.5 are referred to herein as “
Public Information Failure
Payments
.” The Company may, at its election, pay Public
Information Failure Payments in cash or with Ordinary Shares valued at the
VWAP for each day such Public Information Payments are
payable. Public Information Failure
Payments shall be
paid on the earlier of (i) the last day of the calendar month during which
such Public Information Failure
Payments are
incurred and (ii) the third (3
rd
)
business day after the event or failure giving rise to the Public
Information Failure
Payments is
cured. In the event the issuance of such Ordinary Shares would
result in a holder of Class A Preferred Shares owning in excess of 4.99%
of the number of Ordinary Shares outstanding immediately after giving
effect to such issuance, then the Company may not issue nor deliver such
Ordinary Shares in excess of the beneficial ownership limitation
applicable to a member until such member notifies the Company that such
issuance will not exceed the applicable beneficial ownership limitation,
after which notice, the Company will promptly issue and deliver the
withheld Ordinary Shares. In the event the Company fails to make
Public Information Failure
Payments in a
timely manner, such Public Information Failure
Payments shall
bear interest at the rate of 1.5% per month (prorated for partial months)
until paid in full. Nothing herein shall limit such member’s right to
pursue actual damages for the Public Information Failure, and such member
shall have the right to pursue all remedies available to it at law or in
equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance
and/or injunctive relief.
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9
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Registered
Shares Only
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10
|
Amendments
to the Memorandum and Articles
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10.1
|
Subject
to the provisions of the Act, the directors or members may from time to
time amend the Memorandum or Articles by Resolution of Directors or
Resolution of Members. The directors shall give notice of such
resolution to the registered agent of the Company, for the registered
agent to file with the Registrar a notice of the amendment to the
Memorandum or Articles, or a restated memorandum and articles of
association incorporating the amendment(s) made, and any such amendment to
the Memorandum or Articles will take effect from the date of the
registration by the Registrar of the notice of amendment or restated
memorandum and articles of association incorporating the amendment(s)
made.
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10.2
|
The
directors shall not have the power to amend the Memorandum or
Articles:
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(a)
|
to
restrict the rights or powers of the members to amend the Memorandum or
Articles;
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(b)
|
to
change the percentage of members required to pass a resolution to amend
the Memorandum or Articles; or
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(c)
|
in
circumstances where the Memorandum or Articles cannot be amended by the
members.
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10.3
|
A
change of registered office or registered agent shall not constitute an
amendment of the Memorandum or
Articles.
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10.4
|
An
amendment to the Memorandum or Articles which would have the effect of
varying the rights of the holders of a class of shares may only be made in
accordance with the provisions of the Memorandum and Articles relating to
the variation of class rights.
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11
|
Definitions
and Interpretation
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11.1
|
In
this memorandum of association and the attached articles of
association:
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"
Act
"
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means
the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004;
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"
Affiliate
"
|
means
any other person or entity directly or indirectly controlling, controlled
by or under direct or indirect common control with such person or
entity;
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"
Articles
"
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means
the Company's articles of association as attached to this
Memorandum, and "Article" shall be construed
accordingly;
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"
Beneficial Ownership
Limitation
"
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means,
at the relevant time, the permitted beneficial ownership percentage
applicable pursuant to clause 8.4 of this Memorandum;
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"
Debentures
"
|
means
the Convertible Debentures due 30 April 2016 issued by the
Company;
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"
Equity
Conditions
"
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means,
during the period in question, (i) the Company shall have duly honoured
all conversions and redemptions scheduled to occur or occurring in respect
of the Class A Preferred Shares in accordance with this Memorandum, if
any, (ii) all liquidated damages and other amounts owing to the Class A
Preferred Shareholders in respect of the Class A Preferred Shares shall
have been paid; (iii) there is a sufficient number of authorized but
unissued and otherwise unreserved Ordinary Shares for the issuance of all
of the shares issuable pursuant to this Memorandum, (iv) the issuance of
the shares in question (or, in the case of a redemption, the shares
issuable upon conversion in full of the redemption amount) to the Class A
Preferred Shareholder would not violate the Beneficial Ownership
Limitation;
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"
control
"
|
means
the power to direct the management and policies of such person or firm,
directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting
securities, by contract or otherwise;
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"
Memorandum
"
|
means
this, the Company's memorandum of association;
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"
Offset
Adjustment
"
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means
a proportional adjustment that shall be made, as applicable, to the
figures specified in this Memorandum, from time to time in the event the
Company shall at any time (i) split or subdivide the outstanding Ordinary
Shares and/or Preferred Shares, (ii) combine the outstanding Ordinary
Shares and/or Preferred Shares into a smaller number of shares, or (iii)
issue by reclassification of its Ordinary Shares and/or Preferred Shares
any shares or other securities of the Company, which adjustment shall
become effective immediately after the effective date of the
event;
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“
Ordinary Shares
Equivalents
”
|
means
any securities of the Company or the Subsidiaries which would entitle the
holder thereof to acquire at any time Ordinary Shares, including, without
limitation, any debt, preferred shares, rights, options, warrants or other
instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or
exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive,
Ordinary Shares;
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"
person
"
|
means
an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or
unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company,
joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or
other entity of any kind;
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"
Registrar
"
|
means
the Registrar of Corporate Affairs appointed under the
Act;
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"
Resolution of
Directors
"
|
means
a resolution by the majority of the directors of the Company passed either
at a meeting of directors, or by way of a Written Resolution, in either
case in accordance with the provisions of the
Articles;
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"
VWAP
"
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means,
for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses
that applies: (a) if the Ordinary Shares are then listed or quoted on a
Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Ordinary
Shares for such date or dates, if applicable (or the nearest preceding
date) on the Trading Market on which the Ordinary Shares are then listed
or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30
a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if
the OTC Bulletin Board is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted
average price of the Ordinary Shares for such date (or the nearest
preceding date) on the OTC Bulletin Board, (c) if the Ordinary Shares are
not then listed or quoted for trading on the OTC Bulletin Board and if
prices for the Ordinary Shares are then reported in the “Pink Sheets”
published by Pink OTC Markets, Inc. (or a similar organization or agency
succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid
price per share of the Ordinary Shares so reported, or (d) in all
other cases, the fair market value of an Ordinary Shares as determined by
an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the holders of a
majority of the Class A Preferred Shares then outstanding and reasonably
acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by
the Company; and
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"
Written
Resolution
"
|
means
a resolution of members or directors (as applicable) consented to in
writing or by telex, telegram, cable or other written electronic
communication, without the need for any notice. A Written
Resolution may consist of several documents, including written electronic
communications, in like form each signed or assented to by one or more
members or directors (including directors' alternates) (as
applicable). A Written Resolution shall be passed if so
consented by a majority of those members or directors (including
directors' alternates) (as applicable) entitled to vote on the
resolution.
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11.2
|
In
the Memorandum and Articles:
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(a)
|
words
and expressions defined in the Act shall have the same meaning and, unless
otherwise required by the context, the singular shall include the plural
and vice versa, the masculine shall include the feminine and the neuter
and references to persons shall include corporations and all entities
capable of having a legal
existence;
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(b)
|
reference
to a provision of law is a reference to that provision as extended,
applied, amended or re-enacted and includes any subordinate
legislation;
|
(c)
|
the
headings are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction of
the Memorandum or Articles;
|
(d)
|
reference
to a thing being "
written
" or "
in writing
" includes all
forms of writing, including all electronic records which satisfy the
requirements of the Electronic Transactions Act,
2001;
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(e)
|
reference
to a thing being "
signed
" or to a person's
"
signature
" shall
include reference to an electronic signature which satisfies the
requirements of the Electronic Transactions Act, 2001, and reference to
the Company's "
seal
" shall include
reference to an electronic seal which satisfies the requirements of the
Electronic Transactions Act, 2001.
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1
|
Share
Certificates
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1.1
|
Every
person whose name is entered as a member in the share register, being the
holder of registered shares, shall without payment be entitled to a share
certificate in the following
circumstances:
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(a)
|
on
the issuance of such shares to such
member;
|
(b)
|
on
the transfer of such shares to such
member;
|
(c)
|
on
a re-designation or conversion of such shares with the effect that the
certificate previously issued no longer properly describes such shares;
and
|
(d)
|
at
the discretion of the directors (who may levy a reasonable charge), on
notice to the Company of a change of name of the
member.
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1.2
|
Such
certificate shall be signed by a director or under the common seal of the
Company (which the registered agent of the Company is authorised to affix
to such certificate) with or without the signature of any director or
officer of the Company specifying the share or shares held and the par
value thereof (if the Company is authorised at the relevant time to issue
shares with a par value), provided that in respect of shares held jointly
by several persons, the Company shall not be bound to issue more than one
certificate and delivery of a certificate for a share to one of several
joint holders shall be sufficient delivery to all such joint
holders.
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1.3
|
If
a certificate is worn out or lost it may, subject to the prior written
consent of any mortgagee or chargee whose interest has been noted on the
register of members, be renewed on production of the worn out certificate,
or on satisfactory proof of its loss together with such indemnity as the
directors may reasonably require. Any member receiving a share
certificate shall indemnify and hold the Company and its officers harmless
from any loss or liability which it or they may incur by reason of
wrongful or fraudulent use or representation made by any person by virtue
of the possession of such a
certificate.
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2
|
Issue
of Shares
|
2.1
|
Subject to the provisions of the Memorandum and
these Articles, the unissued shares of the Company (whether forming part
of the original or any increased authorised shares)
shall be at the disposal of the
directors
who may offer, allot, grant options over or
otherwise dispose of them to such persons at such times and for such
consideration, being not less than the par value (if any) of the shares
being disposed of, and upon such terms and conditions as the directors may
determine.
Such
consideration may take any form acceptable to the directors, including
money, a promissory note, or other written obligation to contribute money
or property, real property,
personal
property (including goodwill and know-how), services rendered or a
contract for future services. Before issuing shares for a consideration
other than money, the directors shall pass a Resolution of Directors
stating:
|
(a)
|
the
amount to be credited for the issue of the
shares;
|
(b)
|
their
determination of the reasonable present cash value of the non-money
consideration for the issue; and
|
(c)
|
that,
in their opinion, the present cash value of the non-money consideration
for the issue is not less than the amount to be credited for the issue of
the shares.
|
2.2
|
The
Company shall be prohibited from effecting or entering into an agreement
to effect any issuance by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of
Ordinary Shares or Ordinary Shares Equivalents for cash consideration (or
a combination of units thereof) involving a Variable Rate Transaction.
“
Variable Rate
Transaction
” means a transaction in which the Company (i) issues or
sells any debt or equity securities that are convertible into,
exchangeable or exercisable for, or include the right to receive,
additional Ordinary Shares either (A) at a conversion price, exercise
price or exchange rate or other price that is based upon, and/or varies
with, the trading prices of or quotations for the Ordinary Shares at any
time after the initial issuance of such debt or equity securities or (B)
with a conversion, exercise or exchange price that is subject to being
reset at some future date after the initial issuance of such debt or
equity security or upon the occurrence of specified or contingent events
directly or indirectly related to the business of the Company or the
market for the Ordinary Shares or (ii) enters into any agreement,
including, but not limited to, an equity line of credit, whereby the
Company may sell securities at a future determined
price.
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2.3
|
Subject to the provisions of the Act in this
regard, shares may be issued on the terms that they are redeemable, or at
the option of the Company be liable to be redeemed on such terms and in
such manner as the directors before or at the time of the issue of such
shares may determine.
At any
time after the consummation of a Business Combination (as defined in these
Articles), the directors
may issue options, warrants or convertible
securities or securities of similar nature conferring the right upon the
holders thereof to subscribe for, purchase or receive any class of shares
or securities in the Company on such terms as it may from time to time
determine. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the directors may
issue options, warrants or convertible securities in connection with the
Company’s initial public offering.
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2.4
|
The
Company may issue bonus shares, partly paid shares and nil paid
shares.
|
2.5
|
The directors may redeem any share issued by the
Company at a premium.
|
2.6
|
Except
as otherwise expressly provided in the resolution or resolutions providing
for the establishment of any class or series of preferred shares, or in
the Memorandum or these Articles, no vote of the holders of preferred
shares or of the holders of ordinary shares shall be a prerequisite to the
issuance of any shares of any class or series of the preferred shares
authorized by and complying with the conditions in the Memorandum or these
Articles.
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2.7
|
Except as required by the Act, an
d
notwithstanding that a share certificate may refer to a member holding
shares "as trustee" or similar expression,
no person shall be recognised by the Company as holding any share upon any
trust, and the Company shall not be bound by or be compelled in any way to
recognise (even when having notice thereof) any equitable, contingent,
future or partial interest in any share or any interest in any fractional
part of a share or (except as provided by these Articles or by the Act)
any other rights in respect of any share except any absolute right to
the
entirety thereof by the registered
holder.
|
3
|
Forfeiture
of Shares
|
3.1
|
The
Company may, at any time after the due date for payment, serve on a member
who has not paid in full for shares registered in the name of that member,
a written notice of call ("
Notice of Call
")
specifying a date for payment to be made. The Notice of Call
shall name a further date not earlier than the expiration of 14 days from
the date of service of the Notice of Call on or before which the payment
required by the Notice of Call is to be made and shall contain a statement
that in the event of non-payment at or before the time named in the Notice
of Call the shares, or any of them, in respect of which payment is not
made will be liable to be
forfeited.
|
3.2
|
Where
a written Notice of Call has been issued under the foregoing Article and
the requirements of the Notice of Call have not been complied with, the
directors may, at any time before tender of payment, forfeit and cancel
the shares to which the Notice of Call relates. The Company is
under no obligation to refund any moneys to the member whose shares have
been cancelled pursuant to this Article and that member shall be
discharged from any further obligation to the
Company.
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4
|
Transfer
of Shares
|
4.1
|
Shares
in the Company shall be transferred by a written instrument of transfer
signed by the transferor and containing the name and address of the
transferee. The instrument of transfer shall also be signed by
the transferee if registration as a holder of the shares imposes a
liability to the Company on the transferee. The instrument of
transfer of a registered share shall be sent to the Company for
registration.
|
4.2
|
Subject
to the Memorandum of Association, these Articles and to Section 54(5) of
the Act, the Company shall, on receipt of an instrument of transfer, enter
the name of the transferee of the share in the register of members unless
the directors resolve to refuse or delay the registration of the transfer
for reasons that shall be specified in the resolution. Where
the directors pass such a resolution, the Company shall send to the
transferor and the transferee a notice of the refusal or
delay. Notwithstanding anything contained in the
Memorandum or Articles, the directors shall not decline to register any
transfer of shares, nor may they suspend registration thereof where such
transfer is:
|
(a)
|
to
any mortgagee or chargee whose interest has been noted on the register of
members;
|
(b)
|
by
any such mortgagee or chargee, pursuant to the power of sale under its
security; or
|
(c)
|
by
any such mortgagee or chargee in accordance with the terms of the relevant
security document.
|
4.3
|
The
transfer of a registered share is effective when the name of the
transferee is entered in the register of
members.
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5
|
Mortgages
of Shares and Charges over Shares
|
5.1
|
Members
may mortgage or create a charge or other form of security over their
shares.
|
5.2
|
The
directors shall, at the written request of a member who has mortgaged or
created a charge over his shares, enter in the register of members of the
Company:
|
(a)
|
a
statement that such shares are mortgaged or
charged;
|
(b)
|
the
name of the mortgagee or chargee (where such information has been stated
by the member); and
|
(c)
|
the
date on which the statement and name are entered in the register of
members.
|
6
|
Transmission
of Shares
|
6.1
|
Subject
to Sections 52(2) and 53 of the Act, the executor or administrator of a
deceased member, the guardian of an incompetent member or the trustee of a
bankrupt member shall be the only person recognised by the Company as
having any title to his share, save that and only in the event of death,
incompetence or bankruptcy of any member or members of the Company as a
consequence of which the Company no longer has any directors or members,
then upon the production of any documentation which is reasonable evidence
of the applicant being entitled to:
|
(a)
|
a
grant of probate of the deceased's will, or grant of letters of
administration of the deceased's estate, or confirmation of the
appointment as executor or administrator (as the case may be, or analogous
position in the relevant jurisdiction), of a deceased member's
estate;
|
(b)
|
the
appointment of a guardian (or analogous position in the relevant
jurisdiction) of an incompetent
member;
|
(c)
|
the
appointment as trustee (or analogous position in the relevant
jurisdiction) of a bankrupt member;
or
|
(d)
|
upon
production of any other reasonable evidence of the applicant's beneficial
ownership of, or entitlement to the
shares,
|
to
the Company's registered agent in the British Virgin Islands together with
(if so requested by the registered agent) a notarised copy of the share
certificate(s) of the deceased, incompetent or bankrupt member, an
indemnity in favour of the registered agent and/or appropriate legal
advice in respect of any document issued by a foreign court, then the
administrator, executor, guardian or trustee in bankruptcy (as the case
may be) notwithstanding that their name has not been entered in the share
register of the Company, may by written resolution of the applicant,
endorsed with written approval by the registered agent, be appointed a
director of the Company and/or entered in the share register as the legal
and/or beneficial owner of the
shares.
|
6.2
|
Without
limiting the foregoing, the production to the Company of any document
which is reasonable evidence of:
|
(a)
|
a
grant of probate of the will, or grant of letters of administration of the
estate, or confirmation of the appointment as executor (or analogous
position in the relevant jurisdiction), of a deceased
member;
|
(b)
|
the
appointment of a guardian (or analogous position in the relevant
jurisdiction) of an incompetent
member;
|
(c)
|
the
trustee (or analogous position in the relevant jurisdiction) of a bankrupt
member; or
|
(d)
|
the
applicant's legal and/or beneficial ownership of the
shares,
|
6.3
|
Any
person becoming entitled by operation of law or otherwise to a share or
shares in consequence of the death, incompetence or bankruptcy of any
member may be registered as a member upon such evidence being produced as
may reasonably be required by the directors. An application by
any such person to be registered as a member shall for all purposes be
deemed to be a transfer of shares of the deceased, incompetent or bankrupt
member and the directors shall treat it as
such.
|
6.4
|
Any
person who has become entitled to a share or shares in consequence of the
death, incompetence or bankruptcy of any member may, instead of being
registered himself, request in writing that some person to be named by him
be registered as the transferee of such share or shares and such request
shall likewise be treated as if it were a
transfer.
|
6.5
|
What
amounts to incompetence on the part of a person is a matter to be
determined by the court having regard to all the relevant evidence and the
circumstances of the case.
|
7
|
Acquisition
of Own Shares
|
7.1
|
The
directors may, on behalf of the Company, purchase, redeem or otherwise
acquire any of the Company's own shares for such consideration as the
directors consider fit, and either cancel or hold such shares as treasury
shares. Shares may be purchased or otherwise acquired in
exchange for newly issued shares in the
Company.
|
7.2
|
The
directors shall not, unless permitted pursuant to the Act, purchase,
redeem or otherwise acquire any of the Company's own shares unless
immediately after such purchase, redemption or other
acquisition:
|
(a)
|
the
value of the Company's assets exceeds it liabilities;
and
|
(b)
|
the
Company is able to pay its debts as they fall
due.
|
7.3
|
Sections
60 and 61 of the Act shall not apply to the
Company.
|
8
|
Treasury
Shares
|
8.1
|
Shares
may only be held as treasury shares by the Company to the extent that the
number of treasury shares does not exceed 50% of the shares of that class
previously issued by the Company, excluding shares that have been
cancelled.
|
8.2
|
The
directors may dispose of any shares held as treasury shares on such terms
and conditions as they may from time to time
determine.
|
9
|
Notice
of Meetings of Members
|
9.1
|
The
directors may convene meetings of the members of the Company at such times
and in such manner and places (within or outside the British Virgin
Islands) as the directors consider necessary or desirable, and they shall
convene such a meeting upon the written request of members entitled to
exercise at least thirty (30) percent of the voting rights in respect of
the matter for which the meeting is requested. Meetings of members shall
take place at least annually (the “
Annual
Meeting
”).
|
9.2
|
Not
less than seven (7) days' notice specifying at least the place, the day
and the hour of the meeting and general nature of the business to be
conducted shall be given in the manner hereinafter mentioned to such
persons whose names on the date the notice is given appear as members in
the share register of the Company and are entitled to vote at the
meeting. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a meeting of members
held in contravention of the requirement to give notice is valid if
members holding a ninety (90) percent majority
of:
|
(a)
|
the
total voting rights on all the matters to be considered at the meeting;
or
|
(b)
|
the
votes of each class or series of shares where members are entitled to vote
thereon as a class or series together with an absolute majority of the
remaining votes,
|
9.3
|
The
inadvertent failure of the directors to give notice of a meeting to a
member or the fact that a member has not received a notice that has been
properly given, shall not invalidate the
meeting.
|
10
|
Proceedings
at Meetings of Members
|
10.1
|
No
business shall be transacted at any meeting of members unless a quorum of
members is present at the time when the meeting proceeds to
business. A quorum shall consist of the holder or holders
present in person or by proxy entitled to exercise at least fifty (50)
percent of the voting rights of the shares of each class or series of
shares entitled to vote as a class or series thereon and the same
proportion of the votes of the remaining shares entitled to vote
thereon.
|
10.2
|
A
member of the Company shall be deemed to be present at a meeting of
members if:
|
(a)
|
he
or his proxy participates by telephone or other electronic means;
and
|
(b)
|
all
members and proxies participating in the meeting are able to hear each
other.
|
10.3
|
If,
within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting, a quorum is
not present, the meeting shall be
dissolved.
|
10.4
|
A
member may attend a meeting of members personally or be represented by a
proxy who may speak and vote on behalf of the
member.
|
10.5
|
The
instrument appointing a proxy shall be produced at the place appointed for
the meeting before the time for holding the meeting at which the person
named in such instrument proposes to vote. An instrument
appointing a proxy shall be in such form as the Chairman of the meeting
shall accept as properly evidencing the wishes of the member appointing
the proxy, but must be in writing under the hand of the appointer unless
the appointer is a corporation or other form of legal entity (other than
one or more individuals holding as joint owner) in which case the
instrument appointing a proxy shall be in writing under the hand of an
individual duly authorised by such corporation or legal entity to execute
the same.
|
10.6
|
At
every meeting the members present shall choose someone of their number to
be the chairman (the "
Chairman
"). If
the members are unable to choose a Chairman for any reason, then the
person representing the greatest number of voting shares present at the
meeting shall preside as Chairman.
|
10.7
|
The
Chairman may, with the consent of the meeting, adjourn any meeting from
time to time, and from place to place, but no business shall be transacted
at any adjourned meeting other than the business left unfinished at the
meeting from which the adjournment took
place.
|
10.8
|
At
any meeting a resolution put to the vote of the meeting shall be decided
on a show of hands by a simple majority of those members (or their duly
appointed proxies) entitled to vote and voting on the resolution, unless a
poll is (before or on the declaration of the result of the show of hands)
demanded:
|
(a)
|
by
the Chairman; or
|
(b)
|
by
any member present in person or by proxy and holding not less than one
tenth of the total voting shares issued by the Company and having the
right to vote on such resolution.
|
10.9
|
Unless
a poll be so demanded, a declaration by the Chairman that a resolution
has, on a show of hands been carried, and an entry to that effect in the
book containing the minutes
of the proceedings
of the Company, shall be sufficient evidence of the fact, without proof of
the number or proportion of the votes recorded in favour of or against
such resolution.
|
10.10
|
If
a poll is duly demanded it shall be taken in such manner as the Chairman
directs, and the result of the poll shall be deemed to be the resolution
of the meeting
at which the poll
was demanded. The demand for a poll may be withdrawn, at the
discretion of the Chairman.
|
10.11
|
On
a poll, every holder of a voting share present in person or by proxy shall
have one vote for every voting share of which he is the holder which
confers the right to a vote on the
resolution.
|
10.12
|
In
the case of an equality of votes, whether on a show of hands
or on a poll, the
Chairman
of
the meeting at which the show of hands takes place, or at which the poll
is demanded, shall be entitled to a second or casting
vote.
|
10.13
|
Subject
to the Memorandum or these Articles, an action that may be taken by
members of the Company at a meeting of members may also be taken by
Written Resolution.
|
10.14
|
If
a committee is appointed for any member who is of unsound mind, that
member may vote by such committee.
|
11
|
Jointly
Held Shares
|
11.1
|
Where
shares are registered in the names of joint
owners:
|
(a)
|
each
registered owner may be present in person or by proxy at a meeting of
members and may speak as a member;
|
(b)
|
if
only one of them is present in person or by proxy, he may vote on behalf
of all of them; and
|
(c)
|
if
two or more are present in person or by proxy, they must vote as
one. If more than one joint owner votes in person or by proxy
at any meeting of members or by Written Resolution, the vote of the joint
owner whose name appears first among such voting joint holders in the
share register shall alone be
counted.
|
12
|
Corporations
Acting by Representatives at
Meetings
|
13
|
Appointment
and Removal of Directors
|
13.1
|
The
first director or directors shall be appointed by the registered agent of
the Company. Thereafter, the directors shall be appointed and
removed by resolution of directors or resolution of members for such terms
as the directors or members may so determine. Sections 114(2)
and 114(3) of the Act shall not apply to the
Company.
|
13.2
|
Except
as the Act may otherwise require, newly created directorships and any
vacancies in the board of directors, including unfilled vacancies
resulting from the removal of directors for cause, may be filled by the
vote of a majority of the remaining directors then in office, although
less than a quorum (as defined in these Articles), or by the sole
remaining director.
|
13.3
|
A
director elected to fill a vacancy resulting from the death, resignation
or removal of a director shall serve for the remainder of the full term of
the director whose death, resignation or removal shall have created such
vacancy and until his successor shall have been elected and
qualified.
|
13.4
|
A
person shall not be appointed as a director of the Company unless he has
consented in writing to be a
director.
|
13.5
|
Each
director holds office until:
|
(a)
|
his
disqualification to act as a director under Section 111 of the Act (on
which his office as director shall be automatically terminated if he has
not resigned in accordance with section 115(2) of the
Act);
|
(b)
|
his
death;
|
(c)
|
his
resignation; or
|
(d)
|
the
effective date of his removal by Resolution of Directors or Resolution of
Members.
|
13.6
|
The
following are disqualified for appointment as the director of the
Company:
|
(a)
|
an
individual who is under 18 years of
age;
|
(b)
|
a
person who is a disqualified person within the meaning of section 260(4)
of the Insolvency Act, 2003;
|
(c)
|
a
person who is a restricted person within the meaning of section 409 of the
Insolvency Act, 2003; and
|
(d)
|
an
undischarged bankrupt.
|
13.7
|
A
director shall not require a share qualification, but nevertheless shall
be entitled to attend and speak at any meeting of the directors and
meeting of the members and at any separate meeting of the holders of any
class of shares in the Company.
|
13.8
|
The
remuneration of directors (whether by way of salary, commission,
participation in profits or otherwise) in respect of services rendered or
to be rendered in any capacity to the Company (including to any company in
which the Company may be interested) shall be fixed by Resolution of
Directors or Resolution of Members. The directors may also be
paid such travelling, hotel and other expenses properly incurred by them
in attending and returning from meetings of the directors, or any
committee of the directors or meetings of the members, or in connection
with the business of the Company as shall be approved by Resolution of
Directors or Resolution of Members.
|
14
|
Alternate
and Reserve Directors
|
14.1
|
A
director, by written instrument deposited at the registered office of the
Company, may from time to time appoint another director or another person
to be his alternate. Every such alternate shall be entitled to
be given notice of meetings of the directors and to attend and vote as a
director at any such meeting at which the director appointing him is not
personally present (and to vote on a Written Resolution) and generally at
such meeting (or in connection with such Written Resolution) to have and
exercise all the powers, rights, duties and authorities of the director
appointing him. Every such alternate shall be deemed to be an
officer of the Company and shall not be deemed to be an agent of the
director appointing him. Unless stated otherwise in the notice
of the appointment of the alternate, if undue delay or difficulty would be
occasioned by giving notice to a director of a resolution of which his
approval is sought in accordance with these Articles his alternate (if
any) shall be entitled to signify approval of the same on behalf of that
director. The remuneration of an alternate shall be payable out
of the remuneration payable to the director appointing him, as agreed
between such alternate and the director appointing him. A
director, by writing under his hand deposited at the registered office of
the Company, may at any time vary or revoke the appointment of an
alternate appointed by him. If a director shall die or cease to
hold the office of director, the appointment of his alternate shall
thereupon cease and terminate.
|
14.2
|
Where
the Company has only one member with voting rights who is an individual
and that member is also the sole director of the Company (the
"
sole member/director
"),
that sole member/director may, by instrument in writing, nominate a person
who is not disqualified from being a director of the Company under section
111(1) of the Act as a reserve director of the Company to act in the place
of the sole director in the event of his death.A person shall not be
nominated as a reserve director unless he has consented in writing to be
nominated as a reserve director. The nomination of a person as a reserve
director of the Company ceases to have effect
if:
|
(a)
|
before
the death of the sole member/director who nominated
him:
|
(i)
|
he
resigns as reserve director, or
|
(ii)
|
the
sole member/director revokes the nomination in writing;
or
|
(b)
|
the
sole member/director who nominated him ceases to be the sole
member/director of the company for any reason other than his
death.
|
15
|
Duties
of Directors and Conflicts of
Interests
|
15.1
|
A
director of the Company, in exercising his powers or performing his
duties,
shall
act honestly and in good faith and in what the director believes to be in
the best interests of the Company.
|
15.2
|
Notwithstanding
the foregoing Article, if the Company is a wholly-owned subsidiary, a
director of the Company may, when exercising powers or performing duties
as a director, act in a manner which he believes is in the best interests
of that Company’s holding company (as defined in the Act) even though it
may not be in the best interests of the
Company.
|
15.3
|
A
director shall exercise his powers as a director for a proper purpose and
shall not act, or agree to the Company acting, in a manner that
contravenes the Act or the Memorandum or
Articles.
|
15.4
|
A
director, when exercising powers or performing duties as a director, shall
exercise the care, diligence, and skill that a reasonable director would
exercise in the same circumstances taking into account,
but
without limitation:
|
(a)
|
the
nature of the Company;
|
(b)
|
the
nature of the decision; and
|
(c)
|
the
position of the director and the nature of the responsibilities undertaken
by him.
|
15.5
|
A
director of the Company, when exercising his powers or performing his
duties as a director, is entitled to rely upon the register of members and
upon books, records, financial statements and other information prepared
or supplied, and on professional or expert advice given,
by:
|
(a)
|
an
employee of the Company whom the director believes on reasonable grounds
to be reliable and competent in relation to the matters
concerned;
|
(b)
|
a
professional adviser or expert in relation to matters which the director
believes on reasonable grounds to be within the person’s professional or
expert competence; and
|
(c)
|
any
other director, or committee of directors upon which the director did not
serve, in relation to matters within the director’s or committee’s
designated authority,
|
(d)
|
acts
in good faith;
|
(e)
|
makes
proper inquiry where the need for the inquiry is indicated by the
circumstances; and
|
(f)
|
has
no knowledge that his reliance on the register of members or the books,
records, financial statements and other information or expert advice is
not warranted.
|
15.6
|
A
director may hold any other office or position of profit under the Company
(except that of auditor) in conjunction with his office of director, and
may act in a professional capacity to the Company on such terms as to
remuneration and otherwise as the directors shall
approve.
|
15.7
|
A
director may be or become a director or officer of, or otherwise be
interested in any company promoted by the Company, or in which the Company
may be interested, as a member or otherwise and no such director shall be
accountable for any remuneration or other benefits received by him as
director or officer or from his interest in such other
company. The directors may also exercise the voting powers
conferred by the shares in any other company held or owned by the Company
in such manner in all respects as they think fit, including the exercise
thereof in favour of any resolutions appointing them, or of their number,
directors or officers of such other company, or voting or providing for
the payment of remuneration to the directors or officers of such other
company. A director may vote in favour of the exercise of such
voting rights in the manner aforesaid notwithstanding that he may be, or
be about to become, a director or officer of such other company, and as
such in any other manner is, or may be, interested in the exercise of such
voting rights in the manner
aforesaid.
|
15.8
|
No
director shall be disqualified by his office from contracting with the
Company either as a buyer, seller or otherwise, nor shall any such
contract or arrangement entered into by or on behalf of the Company in
which any director shall be in any way interested be voided, nor shall any
director so contracting or being so interested be liable to account to the
Company for any profit realised by any such contract or arrangement, by
reason of such director holding that office or by reason of the fiduciary
relationship thereby established, provided such director shall,
immediately after becoming aware of the fact that he is interested in a
transaction entered into or to be entered into by the Company, disclose
such interest to the board of directors. For the purposes of
this Article:
|
(a)
|
A
director of the Company is not required to make such a disclosure
if:
|
(i)
|
the
transaction or proposed transaction is between the director and the
Company; and
|
(ii)
|
the
transaction or proposed transaction is or is to be entered into in the
ordinary course of the Company's business and on usual terms and
conditions.
|
(b)
|
A
disclosure to the board to the effect that a director is a member,
director, officer or trustee of another named company or other person and
is to be regarded as interested in any transaction which may, after the
date of the entry or disclosure, be entered into with that company or
person, is a sufficient disclosure of interest in relation to that
transaction. Such a disclosure is not made to the board unless
it is made or brought to the attention of every director on the
board.
|
(c)
|
Subject
to Section 125(1) of the Act, the failure by a director to comply with
this Article does not affect the validity of a transaction entered into by
the director or the Company.
|
15.9
|
A
director of the Company who is interested in a transaction entered into or
to be entered into by the Company
may:
|
(a)
|
vote
on a matter relating to the
transaction;
|
(b)
|
attend
a meeting of directors at which a matter relating to the transaction
arises and be included among the directors present at the meeting for the
purposes of a quorum; and
|
(c)
|
sign
a document on behalf of the Company, or do any other thing in his capacity
as a director, that relates to the
transaction.
|
16
|
Powers
of Directors
|
16.1
|
The
business of the Company shall be managed by the directors who may pay all
expenses incurred preliminary to and in connection with the formation and
registration of the Company, and may exercise all such powers of the
Company necessary for managing and for directing and supervising, the
business and affairs of the Company as are not by the Act or by the
Memorandum or these Articles required to be exercised by the members,
subject to any delegation of such powers as may be authorised by these
Articles and permitted by the Act and to such requirements as may be
prescribed by Resolution of the Members, but no requirement made by
Resolution of the Members shall prevail if it be inconsistent with these
Articles nor shall such requirement invalidate any prior act of the
directors which would have been valid if such requirement had not been
made.
|
16.2
|
If
the number of directors shall have been fixed at two or more persons and
by reason of vacancies having occurred in the board of directors there
shall be only one continuing director, he shall be authorised to act alone
only for the purpose of appointing another
director.
|
17
|
Delegation
by the Board to Directors, Committees, Officers, Attorneys and
Agents
|
17.1
|
The
board of directors may entrust to and confer upon any director or officer
any of the powers exercisable by it upon such terms and conditions and
with such restrictions as it thinks fit, and either collaterally with, or
to the exclusion of, its own powers, and may from time to time revoke,
withdraw, alter or vary all or any of such powers. Subject to
the provisions of Section 110 of the Act, the directors may delegate any
of their powers to committees consisting of such member or members of
their body as they think fit. Any committees so formed shall in
the exercise of powers so delegated conform to any regulations that may be
imposed on it by the directors or the provisions of the
Act.
|
17.2
|
The
directors have no power to delegate the following powers to a committee of
directors:
|
(a)
|
to
amend the Memorandum or Articles;
|
(b)
|
to
designate committees of directors;
|
(c)
|
to
delegate powers to a committee of directors; (This and the preceding
sub-Article do not prevent a committee of directors, where authorised by
the directors, from appointing a sub-committee and delegating powers
exercisable by the committee to the
sub-committee);
|
(d)
|
to
appoint or remove directors;
|
(e)
|
to
appoint or remove an agent;
|
(f)
|
to
approve a plan or merger, consolidation or
arrangement;
|
(g)
|
to
make a declaration of solvency for the purposes of section 198(1)(a) of
the Act or approve a liquidation plan;
or
|
(h)
|
to
make a determination under section 57(1) of the Act that the Company will,
immediately after a proposed distribution, satisfy the solvency
test.
|
17.3
|
Where
the directors of the Company delegate their powers to a committee of
directors, they remain responsible for the exercise of that power by the
committee, unless they believed on reasonable grounds that at all times
before the exercise of the power that the committee would exercise the
power in conformity with the duties imposed on directors of the Company by
the Act.
|
17.4
|
The
directors of the Company may, by Resolution of Directors, appoint officers
of the Company at such times as shall be considered necessary or
expedient. The officers shall perform such duties as shall be
prescribed at the time of their appointment subject to any modifications
in such duties as may be prescribed by the directors
thereafter.
|
17.5
|
Any
person may hold more than one office and no officer need be a director or
member of the Company. The officers shall remain in office
until removed from office by the directors, whether or not a successor is
appointed.
|
17.6
|
Any
officer who is a body corporate may appoint any person as its duly
authorised representative for the purpose of representing it and of
transacting any of the business of the
officers.
|
17.7
|
The
directors may from time to time by power of attorney appoint any company,
firm or person or body of persons to be the attorney or attorneys of the
Company for such purposes and with such powers, authorities and
discretions (not exceeding those vested in or exercisable by the directors
under these Articles) and for such period and subject to such conditions
as the directors think fit.
|
17.8
|
The
directors may appoint any person, including a person who is a director, to
be an agent of the company. An agent of the Company has such
powers and authority of the directors, including the power and authority
to affix the common seal of the Company, as are set forth in the
Resolution of Directors appointing the agent, except that no agent has any
power or authority with respect to the
following:
|
(a)
|
to
amend the Memorandum or Articles;
|
(b)
|
to
change the registered office or registered
agent;
|
(c)
|
to
designate committees of directors;
|
(d)
|
to
delegate powers to a committee of
directors;
|
(e)
|
to
appoint or remove directors;
|
(f)
|
to
appoint or remove an agent;
|
(g)
|
to
fix emoluments of directors;
|
(h)
|
to
approve a plan of merger, consolidation or
arrangement;
|
(i)
|
to
make a declaration of solvency for the purposes of section 198(1)(a) of
the Act or to approve a liquidation
plan;
|
(j)
|
to
make a determination under section 57(1) of the Act that the Company will,
immediately after a proposed distribution, satisfy the solvency test as
stipulated in Section 56 of the Act;
or
|
(k)
|
to
authorise the Company to continue as a company incorporated under the laws
of a jurisdiction outside the British Virgin
Islands.
|
17.9
|
Where
the directors appoint any person to be an agent of the Company, they may
authorise the agent to appoint one or more substitutes or delegates to
exercise some or all of the powers conferred on the agent by the
Company.
|
17.10
|
The
directors may at any time remove an agent and may revoke or vary a power
conferred on him.
|
18
|
Proceedings
of Directors
|
18.1
|
The
directors may meet together for the dispatch of business, adjourn and
otherwise regulate their meetings as they think fit. The
meetings of the board of directors and any committee thereof shall be held
at such place or places (within or outside the British Virgin Islands) as
the directors shall decide.
|
18.2
|
A
director may at any time summon a meeting of the directors. A
director shall be given not less than three (3) business days' (being full
business days in the place of the director's residence) notice of a
meeting of the directors, save that a meeting of directors held on less
notice is valid if a majority of the directors entitled to vote at the
meeting have waived the notice of the meeting; and, for this purpose, the
presence of a director at the meeting shall be deemed to constitute waiver
on his part (unless he objects in writing before or at the
meeting).
|
18.3
|
The
inadvertent failure to give notice of a meeting to a director, or the fact
that a director has not received the notice shall not invalidate the
meeting.
|
18.4
|
Any
director who is a body corporate may appoint any person its duly
authorised representative for the purpose of representing it at meetings
of the directors and of transacting any of the business of the
directors.
|
18.5
|
A
meeting of the directors is duly constituted for all purposes if at the
commencement of the meeting there are present in person or by alternate
not less than one-third of the total number of directors with a minimum of
two (2).
|
18.6
|
If
within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting a quorum is
not present, the meeting shall be
dissolved.
|
18.7
|
A
director of the Company shall be deemed to be present at a meeting of the
board if:
|
(a)
|
he
or his alternate participates by telephone or other electronic means;
and
|
(b)
|
all
directors and alternates participating in the meeting are able to hear
each other.
|
18.8
|
The
directors may elect a chairman (the "
Chairman of the Board
")
of their meeting and determine the period for which he is to hold
office. If no such Chairman of the Board is elected, or if at
any meeting the Chairman of the Board is not present at the time appointed
for holding the meeting, the directors present may choose one of their
number to be Chairman of the Board for the meeting. If the
directors are unable to choose a Chairman of the Board, for any reason,
then the longest serving director present at the meeting shall preside as
the Chairman of the Board.
|
18.9
|
Questions
arising at any meeting of directors shall be decided by a majority of
votes. In case of an equality in votes the Chairman of the
Board shall have a second or casting
vote.
|
18.10
|
A
resolution approved by a majority of the directors for the time being
entitled to receive notice of a meeting of the directors or of a committee
of the directors and taking the form of a Written Resolution shall be as
valid and effectual as if it had been passed at a meeting of the directors
or of such committee duly convened and held, without the need for any
notice.
|
18.11
|
If
the Company shall have only one director, the foregoing provisions for
meetings of the directors shall not apply but such sole director shall
have full power to represent and act for the Company in all matters and in
lieu of minutes of a meeting shall record in writing and sign a note of
memorandum of all matters requiring a resolution of the
directors. Such note or memorandum shall constitute sufficient
evidence of such resolution for all
purposes.
|
19
|
Indemnification
and Insurance
|
19.1
|
Subject
to the provisions of the Act and the subsequent provisions of this
Article, the Company may indemnify against all expenses, including legal
fees, and against all judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement and
reasonably incurred in connection with legal, administrative or
investigative proceedings any person
who:
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(a)
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is
or was a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened,
pending or completed proceedings, whether civil, criminal, administrative
or investigative, by reason of the fact that the person is or was a
director of the
Company; or
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(b)
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is
or was, at the request of the Company, serving as a director of, or in any
other capacity is or was acting for, another company or a partnership,
joint venture, trust or other
enterprise.
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19.2
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This
Article applies only to a person who has acted honestly and in good faith
and in what he believed to be the best interests of the Company and, in
the case of criminal proceedings, the person had no reasonable cause to
believe that his conduct was unlawful. The Company shall not indemnify a
person who has not so acted, and any indemnity given to such a person is
void and of no effect. A director acts in the best interests of the
Company if he acts in the best interests
of:
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(a)
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the
Company’s holding company; or
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(b)
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a
shareholder or shareholders of the
Company;
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19.3
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The
termination of any proceedings by any judgement, order, settlement,
conviction or the entering of a
nolle prosequi
does
not, by itself, create a presumption that the person did not act honestly
and in good faith and with a view to the best interests of the Company or
that the person had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was
unlawful.
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19.4
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Expenses,
including legal fees, incurred by a director in defending any legal,
administrative or investigative proceedings may be paid by the Company in
advance of the final disposition of such proceedings upon receipt of an
undertaking by or on behalf of the director to repay the amount if it
shall ultimately be determined that the director is not entitled to be
indemnified by the Company in accordance with this
Article.
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19.5
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Expenses,
including legal fees, incurred by a former director in defending any
legal, administrative or investigative proceedings may be paid by the
Company in advance of the final disposition of such proceedings upon
receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the former director to repay
the amount if it shall ultimately be determined that the former director
is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company in accordance with this
Article and upon such other terms and conditions, if any, as the Company
deems appropriate.
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19.6
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The
indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted
pursuant to, this Article is not exclusive of any other rights to which
the person seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be
entitled under any agreement, resolution of members, resolution of
disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to acting in the person’s
official capacity and as to acting in another capacity while serving as a
director of the Company.
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19.7
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The
Company may purchase and maintain insurance in relation to any person who
is or was a director of the Company, or who at the request of the Company
is or was serving as a director of, or in any other capacity is or was
acting for, another body corporate or a partnership, joint venture, trust
or other enterprise, against any liability asserted against the person and
incurred by the person in that capacity, whether or not the Company has or
would have had the power to indemnify the person against the liability
under the foregoing Article.
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20
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Company
Seal and Entry into Contracts and
Deeds
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20.1
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The
directors shall provide for the safe custody of the common seal of the
Company. The common seal when affixed to any instrument (save
for a share certificate in accordance with these Articles) shall be
witnessed by a director or officer of the Company or any other person so
authorised from time to time by the
directors.
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20.2
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A
contract may be entered into by the Company as
follows:
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(a)
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a
contract that, if entered into by an individual, would be required by law
to be in writing and under seal, may be entered into by or on behalf of
the Company in writing under the common seal of the Company, or executed
by or on behalf of the Company by a director or an authorised agent of the
Company, and may be varied or discharged in the same
manner;
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(b)
|
a
contract that, if entered into by an individual, would be required by law
to be in writing and signed, may be entered into by or on behalf of the
Company in writing and signed by a person acting under the express or
implied authority of the company, and may be varied or discharged in the
same manner; and
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(c)
|
a
contract that, if entered into by an individual, would be valid although
entered into orally, and not reduced to writing, may be entered into
orally by or on behalf of the Company by a person acting under the express
or implied authority of the Company, and may be varied or discharged in
the same manner.
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20.3
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Notwithstanding
the foregoing Article, an instrument is validly executed by the Company as
a deed, or an instrument under seal, if it is
either:
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(a)
|
sealed
with the common seal of the Company and witnessed by a director of the
Company and/or such other person who is authorised by the Memorandum or
Articles to witness the application of the Company’s seal;
or
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(b)
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expressed
to be, or is expressed to be executed as, or otherwise makes clear on its
face that it is intended to be, a deed and it is signed by a director
and/or by a person acting under the express or implied authority of the
Company.
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21
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Distributions
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21.1
|
Subject
to the provisions of the Act, the Memorandum and these Articles, the
directors of a Company may, by Resolution of Directors, authorise a
distribution by the Company at a time, and of an amount, and to any
members they think fit if they are satisfied, on reasonable grounds that,
immediately after the distribution, the value of the Company's assets will
exceed the Company's liabilities and the Company is able to pay its debts
as they fall due.
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21.2
|
No
distribution shall be paid on those shares which are held by the Company
as treasury shares at the date of declaration of the
distribution.
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21.3
|
The
directors may, before recommending any distribution, set aside out of the
profits of the Company such sums as they think proper as a reserve or
reserves which shall, at their discretion, either be employed in the
business of the Company or be invested in such investments as the
directors may from time to time think
fit.
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21.4
|
If
several persons are registered as joint holders of any share, any of them
may give effectual receipt for any distribution or other monies payable on
or in respect of the share.
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21.5
|
Notice
of any distribution that may have been declared shall be given to each
member in manner hereinafter mentioned and all distributions unclaimed for
three years after having been declared may be forfeited by the directors
for the benefit of the Company.
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21.6
|
No
distribution shall bear interest against the
Company.
|
22
|
Company
Records
|
22.1
|
The
Company shall keep records that:
|
(a)
|
are
sufficient to show and explain the Company's transactions;
and
|
(b)
|
will,
at any time, enable the financial position of the Company to be determined
with reasonable accuracy.
|
22.2
|
The
Company shall keep the following records at the office of its registered
agent or at such other place or places, within or outside the British
Virgin Islands, as the directors may
determine:
|
(a)
|
minutes
of all meetings and all resolutions of members and of classes of members;
and
|
(b)
|
minutes
of all meetings and all resolutions of directors and committees of
directors
.
|
22.3
|
The
Company shall keep a register to be known as a register of directors
containing the names and addresses of the persons who are directors of the
Company, the date on which each person whose name is entered in the
register was appointed as a director of the Company, the date on which
each person named as a director ceased to be a director of the Company,
and such other information as may be prescribed from time to time by
law.
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22.4
|
The
Company shall maintain an accurate and complete register of members
showing the full names and addresses of all persons holding registered
shares in the Company, the number of each class and series of registered
shares held by such person, the date on which the name of each member was
entered in the register of members and where applicable, the date such
person ceased to hold any registered shares in the
Company.
|
22.5
|
The
Company shall keep the following at the office of its registered
agent:
|
(a)
|
the
Memorandum and Articles of the
Company;
|
(b)
|
the
register of members maintained in accordance with these Articles or a copy
of the register of members;
|
(c)
|
the
register of directors maintained in accordance with these Articles or a
copy of the register of directors;
|
(d)
|
copies
of all notices and other documents filed by the Company in the previous
ten years;
|
(e)
|
a
copy of the register of charges kept by the Company pursuant to Section
162(1) of the Act; and
|
(f)
|
an
imprint of the common seal.
|
22.6
|
Where
the Company keeps a copy of the register of members or the register of
directors at the office of its registered agent, it
shall:
|
(a)
|
within
15 days of any change in the register, notify the registered agent,
in writing, of the change;
and
|
(b)
|
provide
the registered agent with a written record of the physical
address of the place or places at which the original register of members
or the original register of directors is
kept.
|
(c)
|
here the place at which the original register of
members or the original register of directors is changed, the Company
shall provide the registered agent with the physical address of the new
location of the records within 14 days of the change of
location
.
|
22.7
|
The
records, documents and registers required by these Articles shall be open
to the inspection of the directors at all
times.
|
22.8
|
The
directors shall from time to time determine whether and to what extent and
at what times and places and under what conditions the records, documents
and registers of the Company or any of them shall be open to the
inspection of members not being directors, and no member (not being a
director) shall have any right to inspect any records, documents or
registers of the Company except as conferred by the Act or authorised by a
Resolution of Directors.
|
23
|
Audit
|
23.1
|
The
directors may by a Resolution of Directors call for the accounts of the
Company to be examined by an auditor or auditors to be appointed by them
at such remuneration as may from time to time be
agreed.
|
23.2
|
The
auditor may be a member of the Company but no director or officer shall be
eligible during his continuance in
office.
|
23.3
|
Every
auditor of the Company shall have a right of access at all times to the
books of accounts of the Company, and shall be entitled to require from
the officers of the Company such information and explanations as he thinks
necessary for the performance of his
duties.
|
23.4
|
The
report of the auditor shall be annexed to the accounts upon which he
reports, and the auditor shall be entitled to receive notice of, and to
attend, any meeting at which the Company's audited profit and loss account
and/or balance sheet is to be
presented.
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24
|
Notices
|
24.1
|
Any
notice, information or written statement required to be given to members
shall be served by mail (air-mail service if available) addressed to each
member at the address shown in the share
register.
|
24.2
|
All
notices directed to be given to the members shall, with respect to any
registered shares to which persons are jointly entitled, be given to
whichever of such persons is named first in the share register, and notice
so given shall be sufficient notice to all the holders of such
shares.
|
24.3
|
Any
notice, if served by post, shall be deemed to have been served within ten
days of posting, and in proving such service it shall be sufficient to
prove that the letter containing the notice was properly addressed and
mailed with the postage prepaid.
|
25
|
Continuation
|
26
|
Winding
Up
|
26.1
|
The
Company may be voluntarily liquidated under Part XII of the Act if it has
no liabilities and it is able to pay its debts as they become
due. A liquidator may, subject to the terms of the Act, be
appointed by a Resolution of Directors or by a Resolution of
Members.
|
26.2
|
Subject
to the Memorandum and these Articles, if the Company shall be wound up,
the liquidator may, in accordance with a Resolution of Members, divide
amongst the members in specie or in kind the whole or any part of the
assets of the Company (whether they shall consist of property of the same
kind or not) and may for such purpose set such value as he deems fair upon
any such property to be divided as aforesaid and may determine how such
division shall be carried out as between the members or different classes
of members. The liquidator may vest the whole or any part of
such assets in trustees upon such trust for the benefit of the
contributors as the liquidator shall think fit, but so that no member
shall be compelled to accept any shares or other securities whereon there
is any liability.
|
Disbursement
Date:
|
March
___, 2010
|
I.
PURCHASE PRICE
|
||
Gross
Proceeds to be Received
|
$11,000,000
|
|
II.
DISBURSEMENTS
|
||
Chardan
Capital Markets LLC
|
$
|
|
China
Networks International Holdings Ltd.
|
$
|
|
Collateral
Agents, LLC
|
$
|
|
Grushko
& Mittman, P.C.
|
$
|
|
Maples
and Calder
|
$
|
|
Pillsbury
Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
|
$
|
|
Total
Amount Disbursed:
|
$
|
|
WIRE
INSTRUCTIONS
:
|
||
To:
_____________________________________
|
||
To:
_____________________________________
|
1.
|
Amendments to the
SPA
.
|
2.
|
Amendment to the
Debenture
. The last sentence of Section 8(e) of the
Debenture is hereby deleted and restated in its entirety as
follows:
|
3.
|
Amendment to the
Security Agreement
. Section 1(c) of the Security
Agreement is hereby deleted and restated in its entirety as
follows:
|
4.
|
Counterparts
. This
Agreement may be executed in counterpart copies, each of which shall
constitute an original and all of which together shall constitute one
agreement.
|
5.
|
Binding
Effect
. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure
to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted
successors and permitted assigns. The recitals are hereby
incorporated into the body of this Agreement as if fully restated in this
Section. In the event of a conflict between any Transaction
Document and this Agreement, this Agreement shall
control.
|
6.
|
Entire Agreement;
Amendment
. This Agreement constitutes the entire
agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter
hereof, and may not be modified, supplemented or amended without the
written consent of the Company and (i) with respect to Section 1 and 2
hereof, the Purchasers (or group of Purchasers under common control)
holding a majority in interest of the Debentures then
outstanding (which Purchasers or group of Purchasers under common
control must include the Purchasers or group of Purchasers under common
control then holding Debentures in aggregate principal amount of
$1,750,000 or greater), and (ii) with respect to all other sections
hereof, the Debtors, Purchasers (or group of Purchasers under common
control) holding a majority in interest of the Debentures then
outstanding (which Purchasers or group of Purchasers under common
control much include the Purchasers then holding Debentures in aggregate
principal amount of $1,750,000 or greater), and the Collateral
Agent.
|
CHINA
NETWORKS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LTD.
|
By:__________________________________________
Name:
Kerry Propper
Title:
Director
Facsimile
No. for delivery of Notices: 646.465.9039
|
Date
of Conversion
(or
for first entry, Original Issue Date)
|
Amount
of Conversion
|
Aggregate
Principal Amount Remaining Subsequent to Conversion
(or
original Principal Amount)
|
Company
Attest
|
|
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CHINA
NETWORKS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LTD.
|
|
By:
|
|
Name:
|
|
Title:
|
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CHINA
NETWORKS MEDIA LTD.
|
|
By:
|
|
Name:
|
|
Title:
|