UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 10-Q
(Mark One)
☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended October 31, 2021
Or
☐ TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from ______________ to __________________
Commission File Number 333-184061
TIANCI INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada | 45-5540446 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
No. A1111, Huafeng Financial Port, 1003, Xin’an Sixth Road, Bao’an District, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province P.R.C |
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(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
+86-13926561348 |
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) |
No. 45-2, Jalan USJ 21/10 Subang Jaya 47640 Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia |
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report) |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
N/A | N/A | N/A |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
☒ YES ☐ NO
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).
☒ YES ☐ NO
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer | ☐ | Accelerated filer | ☐ | |
Non-accelerated filer | ☒ | Smaller reporting company | ☒ | |
Emerging growth company | ☐ |
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act)
☒ YES ☐ NO
APPLICABLE ONLY TO ISSUERS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY
PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PRECEDING FIVE YEARS
Check whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Sections 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court.
☐ YES ☐ NO
APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
2,450,148 shares of common stock issued and outstanding as of December 8, 2020.
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Except for historical information, this quarterly report contains forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including, among other things, statements regarding our business strategy, future revenues and anticipated costs and expenses. Such forward-looking statements include, among others, those statements including the words “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “believes” and similar language. Our actual results may differ significantly from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed in the section “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” You should carefully review the risks described in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and in other documents we file from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this report. We undertake no obligation to publicly release any revisions to the forward-looking statements or reflect events or circumstances after the date of this document.
Although we believe that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, there are a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking statements.
Our unaudited financial statements are prepared in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and the related notes that appear elsewhere in this quarterly report.
All references in this Form 10-Q to “Company”, “Tianci”, “we,” “us” or “our” mean Tianci International, Inc. (formerly known as “Steampunk Wizard, Inc.”), unless otherwise indicated.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION | 3 |
Item 1. Financial Statements | 3 |
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | 10 |
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk | 14 |
Item 4. Controls and Procedures | 14 |
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION | 16 |
Item 1. Legal Proceedings | 16 |
Item 1A. Risk Factors | 16 |
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds | 16 |
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities | 16 |
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures | 16 |
Item 5. Other Information | 16 |
Item 6. Exhibits | 18 |
SIGNATURES | 19 |
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. | Financial Statements |
TIANCI INTERNATIONAL, INC.
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
(UNAUDITED)
October 31, | July 31, | |||||||
2021 | 2021 | |||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||
Current Assets | ||||||||
Cash | $ | – | $ | 3,951 | ||||
Prepaid expenses | 10,500 | 14,000 | ||||||
Total Current Assets | 10,500 | 17,951 | ||||||
TOTAL ASSETS | $ | 10,500 | $ | 17,951 | ||||
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' DEFICIT | ||||||||
Current Liabilities | ||||||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | $ | 33,040 | $ | 9,896 | ||||
Due to related parties | – | 333,165 | ||||||
Total Current Liabilities | 33,040 | 343,061 | ||||||
Total Liabilities | 33,040 | 343,061 | ||||||
Commitments and Contingencies | – | – | ||||||
SHAREHOLDERS' DEFICIT | ||||||||
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding | – | – | ||||||
Common stock, $0.0001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized; 2,450,148 shares issued and outstanding | 245 | 245 | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 1,477,022 | 1,127,306 | ||||||
Accumulated deficit | (1,499,807 | ) | (1,452,661 | ) | ||||
Total Shareholders' Deficit | (22,540 | ) | (325,110 | ) | ||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' DEFICIT | $ | 10,500 | $ | 17,951 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed financial statements.
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TIANCI INTERNATIONAL, INC.
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)
Three Months Ended | ||||||||
October 31, | ||||||||
2021 | 2020 | |||||||
Revenues | $ | – | $ | – | ||||
Operating Expenses | ||||||||
General administrative expenses | 30,696 | 123 | ||||||
Professional fees | 16,450 | 14,688 | ||||||
Total Operating Expenses | 47,146 | 14,811 | ||||||
Loss from Operations | (47,146 | ) | (14,811 | ) | ||||
Loss before Income Taxes | (47,146 | ) | (14,811 | ) | ||||
Provision for income taxes | – | – | ||||||
Net Loss | $ | (47,146 | ) | $ | (14,811 | ) | ||
Basic and diluted loss per common share | $ | (0.02 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | ||
Basic and diluted weighted average common shares outstanding | 2,450,148 | 2,525,199 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed financial statements.
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TIANCI INTERNATIONAL, INC.
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
(UNAUDITED)
For the Three Months Ended October 31, 2021
Common Stock | Additional | Total | ||||||||||||||||||
Number of Shares |
Amount |
Paid-in Capital |
Accumulated Deficit |
Shareholders’ Deficit |
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Balance – July 31, 2021 | 2,450,148 | $ | 245 | $ | 1,127,306 | $ | (1,452,661 | ) | $ | (325,110 | ) | |||||||||
Debt forgiveness by related parties | – | – | 349,716 | – | 349,716 | |||||||||||||||
Net loss for the period | – | – | – | (47,146 | ) | (47,146 | ) | |||||||||||||
Balance – October 31, 2021 | 2,450,148 | $ | 245 | $ | 1,477,022 | $ | (1,499,807 | ) | $ | (22,540 | ) |
For the Three Months Ended October 31, 2020
Common Stock | Additional | Total | ||||||||||||||||||
Number of Shares |
Amount |
Paid-in Capital |
Accumulated Deficit |
Shareholders’ Deficit |
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Balance – July 31, 2020 | 4,751,718 | $ | 475 | $ | 1,127,076 | $ | (1,378,277 | ) | $ | (250,726 | ) | |||||||||
Cancellation of common shares | (2,301,570 | ) | (230 | ) | 230 | – | – | |||||||||||||
Net loss for the period | – | – | – | (14,811 | ) | (14,811 | ) | |||||||||||||
Balance – October 31, 2020 | 2,450,148 | $ | 245 | $ | 1,127,306 | $ | (1,393,088 | ) | $ | (265,537 | ) |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed financial statements
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TIANCI INTERNATIONAL, INC.
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
Three Months Ended | ||||||||
October 31, | ||||||||
2021 | 2020 | |||||||
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES | ||||||||
Net loss | $ | (47,146 | ) | $ | (14,811 | ) | ||
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: | ||||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
Prepaid expenses | 3,500 | 3,000 | ||||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 23,144 | 723 | ||||||
Net cash used in operating activities | (20,502 | ) | (11,088 | ) | ||||
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES | ||||||||
Proceeds from related parties | 17,753 | 11,088 | ||||||
Repayment to related parties | (1,202 | ) | – | |||||
Net cash provided by financing activities | 16,551 | 11,088 | ||||||
Net change in cash | (3,951 | ) | – | |||||
Cash - beginning of period | 3,951 | 3,968 | ||||||
Cash - end of period | $ | – | $ | 3,968 | ||||
Supplemental Cash Flow Disclosures | ||||||||
Cash paid for interest | $ | – | $ | – | ||||
Cash paid for income taxes | $ | – | $ | – | ||||
Non-cash financing and investing activities | ||||||||
Cancellation of common shares | $ | – | $ | 230 | ||||
Debt forgiveness by related parties | $ | 349,716 | $ | – |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed financial statement
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TIANCI INTERNATIONAL, INC.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1 - DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
Tianci International, Inc. (the “Company”, “Tianci”) was incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada, as Freedom Petroleum, Inc. on June 13, 2012. In May 2015, the Company changed its name to Steampunk Wizards, Inc. and on November 9, 2016, the Company changed its name to Tianci International, Inc. As of the date of this report, the Company is a holding company and has not carried out substantive business operations of its own. The Company’s fiscal year end is July 31.
Change of control
Effective August 6, 2021, Tianci International, Inc., Chuah Su Mei, the Company’s former Chief Executive Officer, President and Director, and Silver Glory Group Limited, entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Stock Purchase Agreement”) pursuant to which Chuah Su Mei agreed to sell to Silver Glory Group Limited all 1,793,000 shares of common stock of the Company held by her (the “Shares”) for cash consideration of Five Hundred Twenty Five Thousand Dollars ($525,000) (the “Transaction”). The Shares represent approximately 73.18% of the issued and outstanding common stock of the Company. The sale of the Shares consummated on August 26, 2021. As a result of the Transaction, Silver Glory Group Limited holds a controlling interest in the Company.
Upon the closing of the Transaction, on August 26, 2021, each of Chuah Su Chen, Chuah Su Mei, and Jerry Ooi, constituting all current directors and officers of the Company, resigned from his or her positions with the Company. Each of the foregoing former officers and directors also forgave all amounts due to them from the Company in connection with the closing of the Transaction.
Concurrently with such resignation, Zhigang Pei was appointed as Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Director and two directors and three independent directors were also appointed to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders of the Company.
NOTE 2 – GOING CONCERN MATTERS
As of October 31, 2021, the Company had nil in cash held in trust. The Company had incurred a net loss of $47,146 and used $20,502 in cash for operating activities for the three months ended October 31, 2021.
The Company’s cash balance and revenues generated are not currently sufficient and cannot be projected to cover operating expenses for the next twelve months from the date of this report. These matters raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans include attempting to improve its business profitability, its ability to generate sufficient cash flows from its operations to meet its operating needs on a timely basis, obtain additional working capital funds through equity and debt financing arrangements, and restructure on-going operations to eliminate inefficiencies to raise cash balance in order to meet its anticipated cash requirements for the next twelve months from the date of this report. However, there can be no assurance that these plans and arrangements will be sufficient to fund the Company’s ongoing capital expenditures, working capital, and other requirements. Management intends to make every effort to identify and develop sources of funds. The outcome of these matters cannot be predicted at this time. There can be no assurance that any additional financings will be available to the Company on satisfactory terms and conditions, if at all.
The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to raise additional capital and continue profitable operations. The accompanying financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
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NOTE 3 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation
The interim financial information referred to above has been prepared and presented in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States applicable to interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 8 of Regulation S-X. The interim financial information has been prepared on a basis consistent with prior interim periods and years and includes all disclosures that are necessary and required by applicable laws and regulations. This report on Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the Company’s financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2021, filed on October 25, 2021.
The unaudited condensed financial statements and notes are presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP) and are presented in U.S. dollars. These interim financial statements include all adjustments that, in the opinion of management, are necessary in order to make the financial statements not misleading.
Results of the three months ended October 31, 2021 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ended July 31, 2022 and any other future periods.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements. The estimates and judgments will also affect the reported amounts for certain revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these good faith estimates and judgments.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand, cash in trust, and all highly liquid debt instruments with original maturities of three months or less. The Company had $0 and $3,951 in cash and cash equivalents as of October 31, 2021 and July 31, 2021, respectively.
Fair Value Measurements
The carrying amounts of the Company’s financial instruments, including cash and accounts payable, approximate fair value because of their short maturities.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Management has considered all recent accounting pronouncements issued and their potential effect on our financial statements. The Company's management believes that these recent pronouncements will not have a material effect on the Company's condensed financial statements.
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NOTE 4 – DUE TO RELATED PARTIES
During the three months ended October 31, 2021 and 2020, a former shareholder of the Company advanced $17,753 and $11,088 for working capital purpose, respectively.
During the three months ended October 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company repaid $1,202 and $0 due to a former shareholder of the Company, respectively.
On August 26, 2021 and pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement dated on August 6, 2021 (see Note 1 - Change of control), Chuah Su Mei, the Company’s former Chief Executive Officer, President and Director and all other former officers forgave all amounts due to them from the Company. In regard to this forgiveness, the Company recognized debt forgiveness by related parties of $349,716 as additional paid-in-capital.
As of October 31, 2021, and July 31, 2021, the Company owed $0 and $333,165, respectively, to related parties. This loan was non-interest bearing and due on demand.
During the three months ended October 31, 2021, the Company accrued $30,600 for the compensation of its CEO and five directors.
NOTE 5 - EQUITY
Preferred Stock
The Company has 20,000,000 authorized preferred shares with a par value of $0.0001 per share. The Board of Directors are authorized to divide the authorized shares of Preferred Stock into one or more series, each of which shall be so designated as to distinguish the shares thereof from the shares of all other series and classes.
There were no shares of preferred stock issued and outstanding as of October 31, 2021 and July 31, 2021.
Common Stock
The Company has 100,000,000 authorized common shares with a par value of $0.0001 per share.
As of October 31, 2021, and July 31, 2021, there were 2,450,148 shares of common stock issued and outstanding.
NOTE 6- SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
The Company has evaluated subsequent events through the date which the financial statements were available to be issued. All subsequent events requiring recognition as of October 31, 2021 have been incorporated into these financial statements and there are no subsequent events that require disclosure in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 855, “Subsequent Events.”
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Item 2. | Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations |
Overview
We are currently a “shell company” with no meaningful assets or operations other than our efforts to identify and merge with an operating company. We were incorporated in the State of Nevada on June 13, 2012. Our current business office is located at No. A1111, Huafeng Financial Port, 1003, Xin’an Sixth Road, Bao’an District, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, P.R.C. Our telephone number is +86-13926561348.
We were initially an exploration stage company under the name of Freedom Petroleum Inc. (changed to Steampunk Wizards, Inc., effective on July 2, 2015) that originally intended to engage in the exploration and development of oil and gas properties. In April 2015, after reviewing the markets with investor appetite and management's duties to its shareholders, the Company determined to discontinue its oil and gas operation. We then began exploring opportunities in the computer gaming and application industry.
We engaged in computer game development until October 13, 2016, when control of our company changed pursuant to a share purchase agreement and a spin-off agreement. On October 26, 2016, our corporate name was changed from “Steampunk Wizards, Inc.” to "Tianci International, Inc." The name change was effected on November 27, 2016, in connection with the merger of us into our then subsidiary, Tianci International Inc.
Effective April 6, 2017, we effectuated a 1-for-40 reverse stock split (the “2017 Reverse Stock Split”) of our issued and outstanding shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value, whereby 49,854,280 outstanding shares were exchanged for 1,246,357 shares of our common stock. Common share amounts and per share amounts in these accompanying financial statements and notes have been retroactively adjusted to reflect this reverse stock split.
On August 3, 2017, we entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (the “SPA”) with Shifang Wan (the “Seller”), the record holder of 4,397,837 common shares, or approximately 87.00% of the issued and outstanding of Common Stock of the Company, and Chuah Su Chen and Chuah Su Mei (collectively, the “Purchasers”, and together with the Company and the Seller, the “Parties”). Pursuant to the SPA, the Seller sold to the Purchasers and the Purchasers acquired from the Sellers the Shares for a total gross purchase price of Three Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($350,000). The acquisition was consummated on August 15, 2017. The Purchasers used personal funds to acquire the Shares.
Effective August 6, 2021, Tianci International, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“we,” “us,” or the “Company”), Chuah Su Mei, our former Chief Executive Officer, President and Director, and Silver Glory Group Limited, entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Stock Purchase Agreement”) pursuant to which Chuah Su Mei agreed to sell to Silver Glory Group Limited all 1,793,000 shares of common stock of the Company held by her (the “Shares”) for cash consideration of Five Hundred Twenty Five Thousand Dollars ($525,000) (the “Transaction”). The Shares represent approximately 73.18% of the issued and outstanding common stock of the Company and are being sold in reliance upon an exemption from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to Section 4(2) thereof. The sale of the Shares consummated on August 26, 2021, and was purchased by Silver Glory Group Limited using its working capital. As a result of the Transaction, Silver Glory Group Limited holds a controlling interest in the Company and may unilaterally determine the election of the members of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) and other substantive matters requiring approval of the Company’s stockholders.
Upon the closing of the Transaction, on August 26, 2021, the then current directors and officers of the Company resigned from his or her positions with the Company. The resignations were not due to any dispute or disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company's operations, policies or practices. The then current directors and officers also forgave all debts owed by the Company to them and their affiliates.
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Concurrently with such resignation, the following individuals were appointed to serve in the offices set forth next to his name until the next annual meeting of stockholders of the Company and until such director’s successor is elected and qualified or until such director’s earlier death, resignation or removal.
Name | Office |
Zhigang Pei | Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Director |
Shufang Gao | Director |
David Wei Fang | Director |
Jack Fan Liu | Independent director |
Yee ManYung | Independent director |
Jimmy Weiyu Zhu | Independent director |
None of the directors or executive officers has a direct family relationship with any of the Company’s directors or executive officers.
Limited Operating History; Need for Additional Capital
We have had limited operations and have been issued a “going concern” opinion by our auditor, based upon our reliance on the sale of our common stock and loans from a related party, as the sole source of funds for our future operations.
There is no historical financial information about us upon which to base an evaluation of our performance. We have not generated any revenues from operations. We cannot guarantee we will be successful in our business operations. Our business is subject to risks inherent in the establishment of a new business enterprise, including limited capital resources, possible delays in the launching of our games and market or wider economic downturns. We do not believe we have sufficient funds to operate our business for the next 12 months.
We have no assurance that future financing will be available to us on acceptable terms, or at all. If financing is not available on satisfactory terms, we may be unable to continue, develop or expand our operations. Equity financing could result in additional dilution to existing shareholders. If we are unable to raise additional capital to maintain our operations in the future, we may be unable to carry out our full business plan or we may be forced to cease operations.
Going Concern
Our financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which assumes the Company will be able to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business for the foreseeable future. As of October 31, 2020, the Company had working capital deficit of $265,537 and has incurred losses since its inception resulting in an accumulated deficit of $1,393,088. Further losses are anticipated in the development of the business, raising substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements do not include any adjustment that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
The ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon the Company generating profitable operations in the future and/or to obtain the necessary financing to meet its obligations and repay its liabilities arising from normal business operations when they come due. Management intends to finance operating costs over the next twelve months with loans from directors and/or private placements of common stock.
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Results of Operations
The following table provides selected financial data about our Company as of October 31, 2021 and July 31, 2021 and for the three months ended October 31, 2021 and 2020.
Balance Sheet Data
October 31, | July 31, | |||||||||||
2021 | 2021 | Change | ||||||||||
Cash | $ | – | $ | 3,951 | $ | (3,951 | ) | |||||
Total assets | $ | 10,500 | $ | 17,951 | $ | (7,451 | ) | |||||
Total liabilities | $ | 33,040 | $ | 343,061 | $ | (310,021 | ) | |||||
Stockholders' deficit | $ | (22,540 | ) | $ | (325,110 | ) | $ | 302,570 |
Summary Income Statement Data
Three Months Ended October 31, 2021, Compared to Three Months Ended October 31, 2020
Three Months Ended | ||||||||||||
October 31, | ||||||||||||
2021 | 2020 | Change | ||||||||||
Net Revenue | $ | – | $ | – | $ | – | ||||||
Total Operating Expenses | 47,146 | 14,811 | 32,335 | |||||||||
Loss From Operations | 47,146 | 14,811 | 32,335 | |||||||||
Net Loss | $ | 47,146 | $ | 14,811 | $ | 32,335 |
Revenue. During the three months ended October 31, 2021, and 2020, we did not generate any revenues.
Operating Expenses. Operating expenses were $47,146 and $14,811 for the three months ended October 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Operating expenses mainly consisted of executive compensation, professional fees and office and miscellaneous expenses. The increase in operating expenses resulted primarily from the increase in executive compensation.
Loss from Operations. For the three months ended October 31, 2021, and 2020, we incurred a loss from operations of $47,146 and $14,811, respectively. The increase in loss from operations was attributable to the increase in our operating expenses.
Net Loss. For the three months ended October 31, 2021, and 2020, we incurred a net loss of $47,146 and $14,811, respectively. The increase in net loss was primarily attributable to the increase in our operating expenses.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
Working Capital
October 31, | July 31, | |||||||||||
2021 | 2021 | Change | ||||||||||
Current Assets | $ | 10,500 | $ | 17,951 | $ | (7,451 | ) | |||||
Current Liabilities | 33,040 | 343,061 | (310,021 | ) | ||||||||
Working Capital (Deficiency) | $ | (22,540 | ) | $ | (325,110 | ) | $ | 302,570 |
As of October 31, 2021, we had a working capital deficit of $22,540 as compared to $325,110 as of July 31, 2021. The decrease in working capital deficit was mainly due to a decrease in amounts due to related parties.
Cash Flows
Three Months Ended | ||||||||
October 31, | ||||||||
2021 | 2020 | |||||||
Cash used in operating activities | $ | (20,502 | ) | $ | (11,088 | ) | ||
Cash provided by investing activities | $ | – | $ | – | ||||
Cash provided by financing activities | $ | 16,551 | $ | 11,088 | ||||
Net change in cash and cash equivalents | $ | (3,951 | ) | $ | – |
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
During the three months ended October 31, 2021, net cash used in operating activities was $20,502, compared to $11,088 for the three months ended October 31, 2020. The increase in net cash used in operating activities was mainly due to the increase in net loss offset by an increase in accounts payables and accrued liabilities.
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
During the three months ended October 31, 2021 and 2020, we had no cash flow from investing activities.
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
During the three months ended October 31, 2021, net cash provided by financing activities was $16,551, compared to $11,088 for the three months ended October 31, 2020. The increase in net cash provided by financing activities was mainly due to the increase in proceeds from related parties.
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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures, or capital resources that is material to investors.
Critical Accounting Policies
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) requires estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities in the financial statements and accompanying notes. The SEC has defined a company’s critical accounting policies as the ones that are most important to the portrayal of the company’s financial condition and results of operations, and which require the company to make its most difficult and subjective judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates of matters that are inherently uncertain. Based on this definition, we have not identified any additional critical accounting policies and judgments. We also have other key accounting policies, which involve the use of estimates, judgments and assumptions that are significant to understanding our results, which are described in Note 3 to our financial statements. Although we believe that our estimates, assumptions and judgments are reasonable, they are based upon information presently available. Actual results may differ significantly from these estimates under different assumptions, judgments or conditions.
Item 3. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk |
As a “smaller reporting company”, we are not required to provide the information required by this Item.
Item 4. | Controls and Procedures |
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining a system of disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) that is designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by an issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the issuer’s management, including its principal executive officer or officers and principal financial officer or officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
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An evaluation was conducted under the supervision and with the participation of our management of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of October 31, 2021. Based on that evaluation, our management concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of such date to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms as a result of the following material weaknesses:
· | Because of the company’s limited resources, there are limited controls over information processing. |
· | There is an inadequate segregation of duties consistent with control objectives. Our Company’s management is composed of two persons, resulting in a situation where limitations on segregation of duties exist. In order to remedy this situation, we would need to hire additional staff to provide greater segregation of duties. Currently, it is not feasible to hire additional staff to obtain optimal segregation of duties. Management will reassess this matter in the following year to determine whether improvement in segregation of duty is feasible. |
· | The Company does not have a sitting audit committee financial expert, and thus the Company lacks the board oversight role within the financial reporting process. |
· | There is a lack of formal policies and procedures necessary to adequately review significant accounting transactions. The Company utilizes a third-party independent contractor for the preparation of its financial statements. Although the financial statements and footnotes are reviewed by our management, we do not have a formal policy to review significant accounting transactions and the accounting treatment of such transactions. The third-party independent contractor is not involved in the day to day operations of the Company and may not be provided information from management on a timely basis to allow for adequate reporting/consideration of certain transactions. |
Our management will continue to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of our internal controls and procedures and our internal controls over financial reporting on an ongoing basis and is committed to taking further action and implementing additional enhancements or improvements, as necessary and as funds allow.
Changes in Internal Controls
There have been no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation required by paragraph (d) of Securities Exchange Act Rule 13a-15 or Rule 15d-15 that occurred in the quarter ended October 31, 2021 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. | Legal Proceedings |
From time to time, we may become involved in litigation relating to claims arising out of its operations in the normal course of business. We are not involved in any pending legal proceeding or litigation and, to the best of our knowledge, no governmental authority is contemplating any proceeding to which we area party or to which any of our properties is subject, which would reasonably be likely to have a material adverse effect on us.
Item 1A. | Risk Factors |
As a “smaller reporting company”, we are not required to provide the information required by this Item.
Item 2. | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds |
None.
Item 3. | Defaults Upon Senior Securities |
None.
Item 4. | Mine Safety Disclosures |
Not Applicable.
Item 5. | Other Information |
Employment Agreement with Zhigang Pei
On August 27, 2021, we entered into an Employment Agreement with Zhigang Pei (the “Pei Employment Agreement”), our director and sole executive officer whereby Mr. Pei agreed to serve our Executive Director at a monthly rate of $3,800. The Pei Employment Agreement expires on August 26, 2024, unless earlier terminated by death, resignation or removal.
We are entitled to terminate the Pei Employment Agreement for “cause” without notice or remuneration (unless otherwise required by law) if: (i) the executive is convicted or pleads guilty to a felony or to an act of fraud, misappropriation or embezzlement; (ii) the executive has been grossly negligent or acted dishonestly to the detriment of the Company; (iii) the executive has engaged in actions amounting to willful misconduct or failed to perform his duties hereunder and such failure continues after the executive is afforded a reasonable opportunity to cure such failure; or (iv) the Executive violates the provisions relating to confidentiality, non-competition and non-solicitation of the Pei Employment Agreement. Upon a termination for “cause,” Pei shall not be entitled to any severance or other benefits under the Pei Employment Agreement but shall be entitled to receive accrued base salary.
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If the Pei Employment Agreement is terminated due to the executive’s death or disability, the executive shall be entitled to receive accrued base salary.
If the Pei Employment Agreement is terminated due to a change in control, the executive will receive a lump sum payment equal to 12 months of base salary, a lump sum cash payment equal to a pro-rated amount of his/her target annual bonus for the year immediately preceding the termination, and immediate vesting of 100% of the then-unvested portion of any outstanding equity awards held by the executive.
If the Pei Employment Agreement is terminated by the executive due to (1) a material reduction in the executive’s authority, duties and responsibilities, or (2) a material reduction in the executive’s annual salary, the executive will receive a lump sum payment equal to 12 months of base salary.
The foregoing description of the Pei Employment Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Pei Employment Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Quarterly Report and incorporated herein by reference.
Director Retainer Agreements with Our Independent Directors
On August 27, 2021, each of our two directors Shufang Gao, David Wei Fang and three independent directors Jack Fan Liu, Yee ManYung and Jimmy Weiyu Zhu entered into a Director Retainer Agreement agreeing to serve on our Board of Directors for monthly compensation of USD 3800 for each director and USD 1300 for each independent director, respectively. The Director Retainer Agreements contain normal and customary terms including provisions relating to indemnification and confidentiality. A form of the Director Retainer Agreement is filed as Exhibit 10.2 to this Quarterly Report and incorporated herein by reference.
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Item 6. | Exhibits |
Exhibit Number |
Description of Exhibit | |
3.1 | Articles of Incorporation (1) | |
3.2 | Articles of Amendment (2) | |
3.3 | Bylaws (1) | |
4.1 | Form of common stock certificate (1) | |
4.2 | Description of Securities (3) | |
10.1* | Employment Agreement, dated August 27,2021, by and between Zhigang Pei and Tianci International, Inc. | |
10.2* | Form of Director Retainer Agreement | |
14.1 | Code of Ethics (4) | |
14.2 | Insider Trading Policy (5) | |
14.3 | Disclosure Policy (5) | |
31.1* | Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act | |
32.1* | Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act | |
99.1 | Pre-Approval Procedures (6) | |
101.INS | Inline XBRL Instance Document (the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | |
101.SCH | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document | |
101.CAL | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document | |
101.DEF | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document | |
101.LAB | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document | |
101.PRE | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document | |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted in iXBRL, and included in exhibit 101). |
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* Filed herewith.
(1) Incorporated by reference to our Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on September 24, 2012.
(2) Incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Definitive Information Statement on Schedule 14C filed on June 11, 2015.
(3) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on October 10, 2020.
(4) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 14.1 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on November 13, 2013.
(5) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 14.2 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on November 13, 2015.
(6) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 of our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 30, 2015
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
TIANCI INTERNATIONAL, INC. | ||
(Registrant) | ||
Dated: December 14, 2021 | /s/ Zhigang Pei | |
Zhigang Pei | ||
Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Director | ||
(Principal Executive Officer) | ||
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Exhibit 10.1
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
This EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), is entered into as of Aug 27th, 2021 (the “Effective Date”), by and between Tianci International Inc., a United State of America corporation (the “Company”), and Zhigang Pei, an individual (the “Executive”). Except with respect to the direct employment of the Executive by the Company, the term “Company” as used herein with respect to all obligations of the Executive hereunder shall be deemed to include the Company and all of its subsidiaries and affiliated entities (collectively, the “Group”).
RECITALS
A. The Company desires to employ the Executive as its Executive Director to assure itself of the services of the Executive during the term of Employment (as defined below).
B. The Executive desires to be employed by the Company as its Executive Director during the term of Employment and upon the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
AGREEMENT
The parties hereto agree as follows:
1. | POSITION |
The Executive hereby accepts a position of Executive Director (the “Employment”) of the Company.
2. | TERM |
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the term of the Employment shall commence on the Effective Date and last for three(3) years, unless Executive’s earlier death, resignation or removal.
3. | DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES |
(a) | The Executive’s duties at the Company will include all jobs assigned by the Company’s Board of the Executives (the “Board”). |
(b) | The Executive shall devote all of his working time, attention and skills to the performance of his duties at the Company and shall faithfully and diligently serve the Company in accordance with this Agreement, the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Company, as amended and restated from time to time (the “Charter Documents”), and the guidelines, policies and procedures of the Company approved from time to time by the Board. |
(c) | The Executive shall use his best efforts to perform his duties hereunder. The Executive shall not, without the prior written consent of the Board, become an employee of any entity other than the Company and any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company, and shall not be concerned or interested in any business or entity that engages in the same business in which the Company engages (any such business or entity, a “Competitor”), provided that nothing in this clause shall preclude the Executive from holding any shares or other securities of any Competitor that is listed on any securities exchange or recognized securities market anywhere if such shares or securities represent less than 5% of the competitors outstanding shares and securities. The Executive shall notify the Company in writing of his interest in such shares or securities in a timely manner and with such details and particulars as the Company may reasonably require. |
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4. | NO BREACH OF CONTRACT |
The Executive hereby represents to the Company that: (i) the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Executive and the performance by the Executive of the Executive’s duties hereunder shall not constitute a breach of, or otherwise contravene, the terms of any other agreement or policy to which the Executive is a party or otherwise bound, except for agreements entered into by and between the Executive and any member of the Group pursuant to applicable law, if any; (ii) that the Executive has no information (including, without limitation, confidential information and trade secrets) relating to any other person or entity which would prevent, or be violated by, the Executive entering into this Agreement or carrying out his duties hereunder; (iii) that the Executive is not bound by any confidentiality, trade secret or similar agreement (other than this) with any other person or entity except for other member(s) of the Group, as the case may be.
5. | COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS |
(a) | Base Salary. The Executive's and directors base salary shall be USD3,800 per month, paid in accordance with the Company's regular payroll practices, and such compensation is subject to annual review and adjustment by the Board. Base Salary. The independent directors base salary shall be USD1,300 per month, paid in accordance with the Company's regular payroll practices, and such compensation is subject to annual review and adjustment by the Board. |
(b) | Bonus. The Executive shall be eligible for Bonuses determined by the Board. |
(c) | Equity Incentives. To the extent the Company adopts and maintains a share incentive plan, the Executive will be eligible to participate in such plan pursuant to the terms thereof as determined by the Board. |
(d) | Expenses. The Executive shall be entitled to reimbursement by the Company for all reasonable ordinary and necessary travel and other expenses incurred by the Executive in the performance of his duties under this Agreement; provided that he properly accounts for such expenses in accordance with the Company’s policies and procedures. |
6. | TERMINATION OF THE AGREEMENT |
(a) | By the Company. |
(i) For Cause. The Company may terminate the Employment for cause, at any time, without notice or remuneration (unless notice or remuneration is specifically required by applicable law, in which case notice or remuneration will be provided in accordance with applicable law), if:
(1) the Executive is convicted or pleads guilty to a felony or to an act of fraud, misappropriation or embezzlement,
(2) the Executive has been grossly negligent or acted dishonestly to the detriment of the Company,
(3) the Executive has engaged in actions amounting to willful misconduct or failed to perform his duties hereunder and such failure continues after the Executive is afforded a reasonable opportunity to cure such failure; or
(4) the Executive violates Section 7 or 9 of this Agreement.
Upon termination for cause, the Executive shall be entitled to the amount of base salary earned and not paid prior to termination. However, the Executive will not be entitled to receive payment of any severance benefits or other amounts by reason of the termination, and the Executive’s right to all other benefits will terminate, except as required by any applicable law.
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(ii) For death and disability. The Company may also terminate the Employment, at any time, without notice or remuneration (unless notice or remuneration is specifically required by applicable law, in which case notice or remuneration will be provided in accordance with applicable law), if:
(1) the Executive has died, or
(2) the Executive has a disability which shall mean a physical or mental impairment which, as reasonably determined by the Board, renders the Executive unable to perform the essential functions of his employment with the Company, with or without reasonable accommodation, for more than 120 days in any 12-month period, unless a longer period is required by applicable law, in which case that longer period would apply.
Upon termination for death or disability, the Executive shall be entitled to the amount of base salary earned and not paid prior to termination. However, the Executive will not be entitled to receive payment of any severance benefits or other amounts by reason of the termination, and the Executive’s right to all other benefits will terminate, except as required by any applicable law.
(iii) Without Cause. The Company may terminate the Employment without cause, at any time, upon a prior written notice. Upon termination without cause, the Company shall provide the following severance payments and benefits to the Executive: (1) a lump sum cash payment equal to 12 months of the Executive’s base salary as of the date of such termination; (2) a lump sum cash payment equal to a pro-rated amount of his target annual bonus for the year immediately preceding the termination, if any; (3) payment of premiums for continued health benefits under the Company’s health plans for 12 months fo1lowing the termination, if any; and (4) immediate vesting of 100% of the then-unvested portion of any outstanding equity awards held by the Executive.
Upon termination without, the Executive shall be entitled to the amount of base salary earned and not paid prior to termination.
(iv) Change of Control Transaction. If the Company or its successor terminates the Employment upon a merger, consolidation, or transfer or sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company with or to any other individual(s) or entity (the “Change of Control Transaction”), the Executive shall be entitled to the following severance payments and benefits upon such termination: (1) a lump sum cash payment equal to 12 months of the Executive’s base salary at a rate equal to the greater of his/her annual salary in effect immediate1y prior to the termination, or his/her then current annua1 salary as of the date of such termination; (2) a lump sum cash payment equal to a pro-rated amount of his/her target annual bonus for the year immediately preceding the termination; and (3) immediate vesting of 100% of the then-unvested portion of any outstanding equity awards held by the Executive.
(b) | By the Executive. The Executive may terminate the Employment at any time with a prior written notice to the Company, if (1) there is a material reduction in the Executive’s authority, duties and responsibilities, or (2) there is a material reduction in the Executive’s annual salary. Upon the Executive’s termination of the Employment due to either of the above reasons, the Company shall provide compensation to the Executive equivalent to 12 months of the Executive’s base salary that he is entitled to immediately prior to such termination. In addition, the Executive may resign prior to the expiration of the Agreement if such |
resignation is approved by the Board or an alternative arrangement with respect to the Employment is agreed to by the Board.
(c) | Notice of Termination. Any termination of the Executive’s employment under this Agreement shall be communicated by written notice of termination from the terminating party to the other party. |
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7. | CONFIDENTIALITY AND NON-DISCLOSURE |
(a) | Confidentiality and Non-disclosure. The Executive hereby agrees at all times during the term of the Employment and after his termination, to hold in the strictest confidence, and not to use, except for the benefit of the Company, or to disclose to any person, corporation or other entity without prior written consent of the Company, any Confidential Information. The Executive understands that “Confidential Information” means any proprietary or confidential information of the Company, its affiliates, or their respective clients, customers or partners, including, without limitation, technical data, trade secrets, research and development information, product plans, services, customer lists and customers, supplier lists and suppliers, software developments, inventions, processes, formulas, technology, designs, hardware configuration information, personnel information, marketing, finances, information about the suppliers, joint ventures, franchisees, distributors and other persons with whom the Company does business, information regarding the skills and compensation of other employees of the Company or other business information disclosed to the Executive by or obtained by the Executive from the Company, its affiliates, or their respective clients, customers or partners, either directly or indirectly, in writing, orally or otherwise, if specifically indicated to be confidential or reasonably expected to be confidential. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Confidential Information shall not include information that is generally available and known to the public through no fault of the Executive. |
(b) | Company Property. The Executive understands that all documents (including computer records, facsimile and e-mail) and materials created, received or transmitted in connection with his work or using the facilities of the Company are property of the Company and subject to inspection by the Company at any time. Upon termination of the Executive’s employment with the Company (or at any other time when requested by the Company), the Executive will promptly deliver to the Company all documents and materials of any nature pertaining to his work with the Company and will provide written certification of his compliance with this Agreement. Under no circumstances will the Executive have, following his termination, in his possession any property of the Company, or any documents or materials or copies thereof containing any Confidential Information. |
(c) | Former Employer Information. The Executive agrees that he has not and will not, during the term of his employment, (i) improperly use or disclose any proprietary information or trade secrets of any former employer or other person or entity with which the Executive has an agreement or duty to keep in confidence information acquired by Executive, if any, or (ii) bring into the premises of the Company any document or confidential or proprietary information belonging to such former employer, person or entity unless consented to in writing by such former employer, person or entity. The Executive will indemnify the Company and hold it harmless from and against all claims, liabilities, damages and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of suit, arising out of or in connection with any violation of the foregoing. |
(d) | Third Party Information. The Executive recognizes that the Company may have received, and in the future may receive, from third parties their confidential or proprietary information subject to a duty on the Company’s part to maintain the confidentiality of such information and to use it only for certain limited purposes. The Executive agrees that the Executive owes the Company and such third parties, during the Executive’s employment by the Company and thereafter, a duty to hold all such confidential or proprietary information in the strictest confidence and not to disclose it to any person or firm and to use it in a manner consistent with, and for the limited purposes permitted by, the Company’s agreement with such third party. |
This Section 7 shall survive the termination of this Agreement for any reason. In the event the Executive breaches this Section 7, the Company shall have right to seek remedies permissible under applicable law.
8. | CONFLICTING EMPLOYMENT. |
The Executive hereby agrees that, during the term of his employment with the Company, he or she will not engage in any other employment, occupation, consulting or other business activity related to the business in which the Company is now involved or becomes involved during the term of the Executive’s employment, nor will the Executive engage in any other activities that conflict with his obligations to the Company without the prior written consent of the Company.
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9. | NON-COMPETITION AND NON-SOLICITATION |
In consideration of the salary paid to the Executive by the Company and subject to applicable law, the Executive agrees that during the term of the Employment and for a period of one (1) year following the termination of the Employment for whatever reason:
(a) | The Executive will not approach clients, customers or contacts of the Company or other persons or entities introduced to the Executive in the Executive’s capacity as a representative of the Company for the purposes of doing business with such persons or entities which will harm the business relationship between the Company and such persons and/or entities; |
(b) | The Executive will not assume employment with or provide services as a Executive or otherwise for any Competitor, or engage, whether as principal, partner, licensor or otherwise, in any Competitor; and |
(c) | The Executive will not seek, directly or indirectly, by the offer of alternative employment or other inducement whatsoever, to solicit the services of any employee of the Company employed as at or after the date of such termination, or in the year preceding such termination. |
The provisions contained in Section 9 are considered reasonable by the Executive and the Company. In the event that any such provisions should be found to be void under applicable laws but would be valid if some part thereof was deleted or the period or area of application reduced, such provisions shall apply with such modification as may be necessary to make them valid and effective.
This Section 9 shall survive the termination of this Agreement for any reason. In the event the Executive breaches this Section 9, the Executive acknowledges that there will be no adequate remedy at law, and the Company shall be entitled to injunctive relief and/or a decree for specific performance, and such other relief as may be proper (including monetary damages if appropriate). In any event, the Company shall have right to seek all remedies permissible under applicable law.
10. | WITHHOLDING TAXES |
Notwithstanding anything else herein to the contrary, the Company may withhold (or cause there to be withheld, as the case may be) from any amounts otherwise due or payable under or pursuant to this Agreement such national, provincial, local or any other income, employment, or other taxes as may be required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation.
11. | ASSIGNMENT |
This Agreement is personal in its nature and neither of the parties hereto shall, without the consent of the other, assign or transfer this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder; provided, however, that (i) the Company may assign or transfer this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder to any member of the Group without such consent, and (ii) in the event of a Change of Control Transaction, this Agreement shall, subject to the provisions hereof, be binding upon and inure to the benefit of such successor and such successor shall discharge and perform all the promises, covenants, duties, and obligations of the Company hereunder.
12. | SEVERABILITY |
If any provision of this Agreement or the application thereof is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this Agreement which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or applications and to this end the provisions of this Agreement are declared to be severable.
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13. | ENTIRE AGREEMENT |
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding between the Executive and the Company regarding the terms of the Employment and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous oral or written agreements concerning such subject matter, including any prior agreements between the Executive and a member of the Group. The Executive acknowledges that he or she has not entered into this Agreement in reliance upon any representation, warranty or undertaking which is not set forth in this Agreement. Any amendment to this Agreement must be in writing and signed by the Executive and the Company.
14. | GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION |
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the United State of America.
15. | AMENDMENT |
This Agreement may not be amended, modified or changed (in whole or in part), except by a formal, definitive written agreement expressly referring to this Agreement, which agreement is executed by both of the parties hereto.
16. | WAIVER |
Neither the failure nor any delay on the part of a party to exercise any right, remedy, power or privilege under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege preclude any other or further exercise of the same or of any right, remedy, power or privilege, nor shall any waiver of any right, remedy, power or privilege with respect to any occurrence be construed as a waiver of such right, remedy, power or privilege with respect to any other occurrence. No waiver shall be effective unless it is in writing and is signed by the party asserted to have granted such waiver.
17. | NOTICES |
All notices, requests, demands and other communications required or permitted under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given and made if (i) delivered by hand, (ii) otherwise delivered against receipt therefor, or (iii) sent by a recognized courier with next-day or second-day delivery to the last known address of the other party.
18. | COUNTERPARTS |
This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original as against any party whose signature appears thereon, and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement shall become binding when one or more counterparts hereof, individually or taken together, shall bear the signatures of all of the parties reflected hereon as the signatories.
Photographic copies of such signed counterparts may be used in lieu of the originals for any purpose.
19. | NO INTERPRETATION AGAINST DRAFTER |
Each party recognizes that this Agreement is a legally binding contract and acknowledges that it, he or she has had the opportunity to consult with legal counsel of choice. In any construction of the terms of this Agreement, the same shall not be construed against either party on the basis of that party being the drafter of such terms.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been executed as of the date first written above.
Tianci International Inc.
By: /s/ Zhigang Pei
Name:Zhigang Pei
Title: Executive Director
Executive
By: /s/ Zhigang Pei
Name: Zhigang Pei
Title: Executive Director
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Exhibit 10.2
TIANCI INTERNATIONAL, INC.
DIRECTOR RETAINER AGREEMENT
THIS DIRECTOR RETAINER AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is entered into by and between TIANCI INTERNATIONAL, INC., a Nevada corporation (“Corporation”) and _______(“Director”) as of August 27, 2021.
WHEREAS, Director is a duly elected as a director of the Corporation in accordance with the Corporation’s bylaws; and
WHEREAS, the Corporation wishes to set forth the terms and conditions pursuant to which Director shall serve as a director;
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, the parties agree as follows:
1. | Services Provided. |
Director agrees, subject to Director’s continued status as a director as determined by the Board of Directors of the Corporation (“Board”) and its stockholders (if applicable), to serve as a member of the Board and, subject to Director’s appointment thereto, the (1) Audit Committee, (2) Compensation Committee and (3) Nominating/Governance Committee of the Board (each a “Committee”) and to provide those services (“Services”) required of a director and Committee member under the Corporation’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws (“Charter and Bylaws”), as both may be amended from time to time, and under the corporate law of the State of Nevada, the federal securities laws and other state and federal laws and regulations, as applicable.
Director agrees to cooperate with the Corporation and its attorneys, both during and after the termination of this Agreement, in connection with any litigation or other proceeding arising out of or relating to matters of which Director was involved prior to the termination of this Agreement. Director's cooperation shall include, without limitation, providing assistance to Corporation’s counsel, experts and consultants, and providing truthful testimony in pretrial and trial or hearing proceedings. In the event that Director’s cooperation is requested after the termination of this Agreement, Corporation will (x) seek to minimize interruptions to Director’s schedule to the extent consistent with its interests in the matter; and (y) reimburse executive for all reasonable and appropriate out-of-pocket expenses actually incurred by Director in connection with such cooperation upon reasonable substantiation of such expenses.
Director agrees that Director will not testify voluntarily in any lawsuit or other proceeding which directly or indirectly involves Corporation, or any affiliated companies, or which may create the impression that such testimony is endorsed or approved by Corporation or its affiliated companies, without advance notice (including the general nature of the testimony) to and, as such testimony is without subpoena or other compulsory legal process the approval of, the Corporation’s general counsel.
2. | Nature of Relationship. |
Director is an independent contractor and will not be deemed an employee of the Corporation for purposes of employee benefits, income tax withholding, F.I.C.A. taxes, unemployment benefits or otherwise. Except as authorized by the Board of Directors or the Corporation’s Charter and Bylaws, or as allowed by law, Director shall not hold himself out as an agent of the Corporation or enter into any agreement or incur any obligations on the Corporation’s behalf. This Agreement shall not be deemed an employment contract between the Corporation (or any of its subsidiaries or related companies) and Director. Director specifically acknowledges that the term of service provided by this Agreement is set forth in Section 7 below.
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3. | Corporation Information. |
The Corporation will supply to Director, at the Corporation’s expense:
a. | periodic briefings on the business and operations of the Corporation; |
b. | “director packages” (which will include but will not be limited to, for example, meeting agendas and Corporation reports) for each Board and Committee meeting, at a reasonable time before each meeting; |
c. | Copies of minutes of all requested stockholders’, directors’ and Committee meetings; |
d. | Any other materials that are required under the Charter and Bylaws or the charter of any Committee on which the Director serves; and |
e. | Any other materials which may, in the reasonable judgment of Corporation, be necessary for performing the Services. |
4. | Representations, Warranties and Covenants of Director. |
4.1 | Director agrees to provide complete and accurate information and to permit Corporation to perform a full background investigation. Accordingly, Director represents and warrants that the information provided to the Corporation regarding Director’s experience, background and expertise is truthful, accurate and complete. |
4.2 | Director represents and warrants that the performance of the Services will not violate any agreement to which Director is a party, compromise any rights or trust between any other party and Director, or create a conflict of interest. |
4.3 | Director agrees not to enter into any agreement during the term of this Agreement that will create a conflict of interest with this Agreement. |
4.4 | Director agrees to comply with all applicable state and federal laws and regulations, including Section 10 and Section 16 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules promulgated thereunder. |
5. | Compensation. |
5.1 | Retainer. The Corporation shall pay Director a cash retainer of one thousand and three hundred US Dollars (USD1300.00) per calendar month during Director’s period of Service (“Retainer”), payable in accordance with the Corporation’s normal and customary practices. |
5.2 | Expenses. The Corporation will reimburse Director for reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of the Services promptly upon submission of invoices and receipts for such expenses in a form reasonably acceptable to the Corporation, provided that such expenses are approved in writing in advance. Such approval by the Corporation shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Director’s expenses shall not be reimbursable hereunder if those expenses do not qualify for reimbursement under the Charter and Bylaws. |
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6. | Indemnification. |
6.1 | The Corporation has previously executed, or shall execute concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, an Indemnity Agreement with Director substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A. |
7. | Term and Termination. |
7.1 | This Agreement shall be effective beginning on the date hereof and continuing until the last day of Director’s current term as a director of the Corporation, unless earlier terminated as provided in this Section. This Agreement shall automatically renew upon the date of Director’s reelection as a director of the Corporation. |
7.2 | The term of service as a Director under this Agreement is as specified in the bylaws of the Corporation, unless earlier terminated as provided in this Section. |
7.3 | Director may at any time, and for any reason, resign from such position subject to any other contractual obligation or any obligation imposed by operation of law. |
7.4 | Director may be removed from the Board or any Committee, with or without cause. |
7.5 | This Agreement shall automatically terminate upon the death or disability of Director or upon his resignation or removal from the Board. For purposes of this Section, “disability” shall mean the inability of Director to perform the Services for a period of at least fifteen (15) consecutive days. |
7.6 | In the event of any termination of this Agreement, Director agrees to return any materials received from the Corporation pursuant to Section 3 of this Agreement except as may be necessary to fulfill any outstanding obligations hereunder. Director agrees that the Corporation has the right of injunctive relief to enforce this provision. |
7.7 | Upon termination of this Agreement, the Corporation shall promptly pay Director all unpaid compensation due, pursuant to Section 5 above, and expense reimbursements incurred, if any, as of the date of termination, upon receipt of reasonable documentation. |
8. | Proprietary Information, Inventions and Non-Competition. |
Director shall, concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, enter into a Proprietary Information, Inventions and Non-Competition Agreement with the Corporation substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B.
9. | Assignment. |
This Agreement and all of the provisions hereof shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and, except as otherwise expressly provided herein, neither this Agreement, nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall be assigned by either of the parties hereto without the prior written consent of the other party.
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10. | General. |
10.1 | Governing Law and Venue. This Agreement and the legal relations among the parties shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Nevada, without regard to its conflict of laws rules. The Corporation and Director hereby irrevocably and unconditionally (i) agree that any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be brought only in the State of Nevada (the “Nevada Court”), and not in any other state or federal court in the United States of America or any court in any other country, (ii) consent to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Nevada Court for purposes of any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, (iii) waive any objection to the laying of venue of any such action or proceeding in the Nevada Court and (iv) waive, and agree not to plead or to make, any claim that any such action or proceeding brought in the Nevada Court has been brought in an improper or inconvenient forum. |
10.2 | Notices. All notices and other communications required or permitted hereunder will be in writing and will be delivered by hand or sent by overnight courier or e-mail to: |
Corporation: TIANCI INTERNATIONAL, INC. No. A1111, Huafeng Financial Port, 1003, Xin’an Sixth Road, Bao’an District, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, P.R.C Attn: Chief Executive Officer Fax: _________________________ e-mail: _______________________ |
Director:
____________________________ ____________________________ Fax: _________________________ email:________________________ |
10.3 | Severability. In the event that any provision of this Agreement is held to be unenforceable under applicable law, this Agreement will continue in full force and effect without such provision and will be enforceable in accordance with its terms. |
10.4 | Survival of Obligations. Notwithstanding the expiration or termination of this Agreement, neither party hereto shall be released hereunder from any liability or obligation to the other which has already accrued as of the time of such expiration or termination (including, without limitation, Corporation’s obligation to make any fees and expense payments) or which thereafter might accrue in respect of any act or omission of such party prior to such expiration or termination. |
10.5 | Entire Agreement. This Agreement, along with the Exhibits referenced herein that may be previously or contemporaneously executed, embodies the entire agreement and understanding between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous agreements and understanding other than this Agreement relating to the subject matter hereof. |
10.6 | Amendment and Waiver. This Agreement may be amended only by a written agreement executed by the parties hereto. No provision of this Agreement may be waived except by a written document executed by the party entitled to the benefits of the provision. No waiver of a provision will be deemed to be or will constitute a waiver of any other provision of this Agreement. A waiver will be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which it was given, and will not constitute a continuing waiver. |
10.7 | Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original, but all of which together will constitute one instrument. The parties hereto agree to accept a facsimile transmission copy of their respective actual signatures as evidence of their actual signatures to this Agreement and any modification or amendment of this Agreement; provided, however, that each party who produces a facsimile signature agrees, by the express terms hereof, to place, promptly after transmission of his or her signature by fax, a true and correct original copy of his or her signature in overnight mail to the address of the other party. |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Director Retainer Agreement as of the date first written above.
TIANCI INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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Title: | Chief Executive Officer | ||
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By: | ________________________ | ||
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EXHIBIT A
INDEMNITY AGREEMENT
This Indemnity Agreement (“Agreement”) is effective as of August 27, 2021, by and between TIANCI INTERNATIONAL, INC., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), and ________________ (“Indemnitee”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) has determined that, in order to attract and retain qualified individuals, the Company will attempt to maintain on an ongoing basis, at its sole expense, liability insurance to protect persons serving the Company and its subsidiaries from certain liabilities.
WHEREAS, the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Company require indemnification of the officers and Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”). Indemnitee may also be entitled to indemnification pursuant to the Nevada Revised Statutes (“NRS”). The Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Company and the NRS expressly provide that the indemnification provisions set forth therein are not exclusive, and thereby contemplate that contracts may be entered into between the Company and members of the Board, officers and other persons with respect to indemnification;
WHEREAS, it is reasonable, prudent and necessary for the Company contractually to obligate itself to indemnify, and to advance expenses on behalf of, such persons to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law so that they will serve or continue to serve the Company free from undue concern that they will not be so indemnified.
WHEREAS, this Agreement is a supplement to and in furtherance of the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Company and any resolutions adopted pursuant thereto, and shall not be deemed a substitute therefor, nor to diminish or abrogate any rights of Indemnitee thereunder; and
WHEREAS, Indemnitee does not regard the protection available under the Company’s Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws and insurance as adequate in the present circumstances, and may not be willing to serve as a director without adequate protection, and the Company desires Indemnitee to serve in such capacity. Indemnitee is willing to serve, continue to serve and to take on additional service for or on behalf of the Company on the condition that he be so indemnified;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants contained herein, the Company and Indemnitee do hereby covenant and agree as follows:
Section 1. Services to the Company. Indemnitee agrees to serve as a director of the Company. Indemnitee may at any time and for any reason resign from such position (subject to any other contractual obligation or any obligation imposed by operation of law), in which event the Company shall have no obligation under this Agreement to continue to allow Indemnitee to serve as a director. This Agreement shall not be deemed an employment contract between the Company (or any of its subsidiaries or any Enterprise) and Indemnitee. Indemnitee specifically acknowledges that Indemnitee may be removed as a director at any time for any reason, with or without cause, in accordance with the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, its Bylaws, the NRS and any agreement between Company and Indemnitee. The foregoing notwithstanding, this Agreement shall continue in force after Indemnitee has ceased to serve as a director of the Company.
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Section 2. Definitions. As used in this Agreement:
(a) A “Change in Control” shall be deemed to occur upon the earliest to occur after the date of this Agreement of any of the following events:
(i) Acquisition of Stock by Third Party. Any Person (as defined below) is or becomes the Beneficial Owner (as defined below), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing twenty percent (20%) or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities;
(ii) Change in Board of Directors. During any period of two (2) consecutive years (not including any period prior to the execution of this Agreement), individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board, and any new director (other than a director designated by a person who has entered into an agreement with the Company to effect a transaction described in Sections 2(a)(i), 2(a)(iii) or 2(a)(iv)) whose election by the Board or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute a least a majority of the members of the Board;
(iii) Corporate Transactions. The effective date of a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other entity, other than a merger or consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior to such merger or consolidation continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity) more than 51% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation and with the power to elect at least a majority of the board of directors or other governing body of such surviving entity;
(iv) Liquidation. The approval by the stockholders of the Company of a complete liquidation of the Company or an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets; and
(v) Other Events. There occurs any other event of a nature that would be required to be reported in response to Item 6(e) of Schedule 14A of Regulation 14A (or a response to any similar item on any similar schedule or form) promulgated under the Exchange Act (as defined below), whether or not the Company is then subject to such reporting requirement.
For purposes of this Section 2(a), the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(A) “Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(B) “Person” shall have the meaning as set forth in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act; provided, however, that Person shall exclude (i) the Company, (ii) any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company and (iii) any corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of the Company.
(C) “Beneficial Owner” shall have the meaning given to such term in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act; provided, however, that Beneficial Owner shall exclude any Person otherwise becoming a Beneficial Owner by reason of the stockholders of the Company approving a merger of the Company with another entity.
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(b) “Corporate Status” describes the status of a person who is or was a director, trustee, general partner, managing member, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of the Company or of any other corporation, partnership or joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise which such person is or was serving at the request of the Company.
(c) “Disinterested Director” means a director of the Company who is not and was not a party to the Proceeding in respect of which indemnification is sought by Indemnitee.
(d) “Enterprise” shall mean the Company and any other corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise of which Indemnitee is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, trustee, general partner, managing member, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary.
(e) “Expenses” shall include all reasonable attorneys’ fees, retainers, court costs, transcript costs, fees of experts, witness fees, travel expenses, duplicating costs, printing and binding costs, telephone charges, postage, delivery service fees, and all other disbursements or expenses of the types customarily incurred in connection with prosecuting, defending, preparing to prosecute or defend, investigating, being or preparing to be a witness in, or otherwise participating in, a Proceeding. Expenses also shall include Expenses incurred in connection with any appeal resulting from any Proceeding, including without limitation the premium, security for, and other costs relating to any cost bond, supersedeas bond, or other appeal bond or its equivalent. Expenses, however, shall not include amounts paid in settlement by Indemnitee or the amount of judgments or fines against Indemnitee.
(f) “Independent Counsel” means a law firm, or a member of a law firm, that is experienced in matters of corporation law and neither presently is, nor in the past five (5) years has been, retained to represent: (i) the Company or Indemnitee in any matter material to either such party (other than with respect to matters concerning the Indemnitee under this Agreement, or of other indemnitees under similar indemnification agreements) or (ii) any other party to the Proceeding giving rise to a claim for indemnification hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Independent Counsel” shall not include any person who, under the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing, would have a conflict of interest in representing either the Company or Indemnitee in an action to determine Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement. The Company agrees to pay the reasonable fees and expenses of the Independent Counsel referred to above and to fully indemnify such counsel against any and all Expenses, claims, liabilities and damages arising out of or relating to this Agreement or its engagement pursuant hereto.
(g) “Proceeding” shall include any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, arbitration, alternate dispute resolution mechanism, investigation, inquiry, administrative hearing or any other actual, threatened or completed proceeding, whether brought in the right of the Company or otherwise and whether of a civil, criminal, administrative or investigative nature, including any appeal therefrom, in which Indemnitee was, is or will be involved as a party, a potential party, a non-party witness or otherwise by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or was a director or officer of the Company, by reason of any action taken by him or of any action or inaction on his part while acting as director or officer of the Company, or by reason of the fact that he is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, trustee, general partner, managing member, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or fiduciary of the Company or any other enterprise, in each case whether or not serving in such capacity at the time any liability or expense is incurred for which indemnification, reimbursement, or advancement of expenses can be provided under this Agreement.
(h) Reference to “other enterprise” shall include employee benefit plans; references to “fines” shall include any excise tax assessed with respect to any employee benefit plan; references to “serving at the request of the Company” shall include any service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director, officer, employee or agent with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries; and a person who acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in a manner “not opposed to the best interests of the Company” as referred to in this Agreement.
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Section 3. Indemnity in Third-Party Proceedings. The Company shall indemnify Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3 if Indemnitee is, or is threatened to be made, a party to or a participant in any Proceeding, other than a Proceeding by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor. Pursuant to this Section 3, Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all Expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on his behalf in connection with such Proceeding or any claim, issue or matter therein, if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company and, in the case of a criminal proceeding had no reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.
Section 4. Indemnity in Proceedings by or in the Right of the Company. The Company shall indemnify Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions of this Section 4 if Indemnitee is, or is threatened to be made, a party to or a participant in any Proceeding by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor. Pursuant to this Section 4, Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by him or on his behalf in connection with such Proceeding or any claim, issue or matter therein, if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company. No indemnification for Expenses shall be made under this Section 4 in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which Indemnitee shall have been finally adjudged by a court to be liable to the Company, unless and only to the extent that the Nevada Court of Chancery or any court in which the Proceeding was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, Indemnitee is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification.
Section 5. Indemnification for Expenses of a Party Who is Wholly or Partly Successful. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, to the extent that Indemnitee is a party to (or a participant in) and is successful, on the merits or otherwise, in any Proceeding or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, in whole or in part, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection therewith. If Indemnitee is not wholly successful in such Proceeding but is successful, on the merits or otherwise, as to one or more but less than all claims, issues or matters in such Proceeding, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by him or on his behalf in connection with each successfully resolved claim, issue or matter. If the Indemnitee is not wholly successful in such Proceeding, the Company also shall indemnify Indemnitee against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred in connection with a claim, issue or matter related to any claim, issue, or matter on which the Indemnitee was successful. For purposes of this Section and without limitation, the termination of any claim, issue or matter in such a Proceeding by dismissal, with or without prejudice, shall be deemed to be a successful result as to such claim, issue or matter.
Section 6. Indemnification For Expenses of a Witness. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, to the extent that Indemnitee is, by reason of his Corporate Status, a witness in any Proceeding to which Indemnitee is not a party, he shall be indemnified against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by him or on his behalf in connection therewith.
Section 7. Additional Indemnification.
(a) Notwithstanding any limitation in Sections 3, 4, or 5, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by law if Indemnitee is a party to or threatened to be made a party to or a participant in any Proceeding (including a Proceeding by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor) against all Expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection with the Proceeding.
(b) For purposes of Section 7(a), the meaning of the phrase “to the fullest extent permitted by law” shall include, but not be limited to:
(i) to the fullest extent permitted by the provision of the NRS that authorizes or contemplates additional indemnification by agreement, or the corresponding provision of any amendment to or replacement of the NRS; and
(ii) to the fullest extent authorized or permitted by any amendments to or replacements of the NRS adopted after the date of this Agreement that increase the extent to which a corporation may indemnify its officers and directors.
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Section 8. Exclusions. Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement, the Company shall not be obligated under this Agreement to make any indemnity in connection with any claim made against Indemnitee:
(a) for which payment has actually been made to or on behalf of Indemnitee under any insurance policy or other indemnity provision, except with respect to any excess beyond the amount paid under any insurance policy or other indemnity provision, except (i) to the extent that amounts are thereafter “clawed back” or otherwise under dispute and (ii) as may be otherwise agreed upon by the Company in writing;
(b) for an accounting of profits made from the purchase and sale (or sale and purchase) by Indemnitee of securities of the Company within the meaning of Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or similar provisions of state statutory law or common law; or
(c) in connection with any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) initiated by Indemnitee, including any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) initiated by Indemnitee against the Company or its directors, officers, employees or other indemnitees, unless (i) the Board authorized the Proceeding (or any part of the Proceeding) prior to its initiation (ii) the Company provides the indemnification, in its sole discretion, pursuant to the powers vested in the Company under applicable law or (iii) such Proceeding is initiated by Indemnitee to enforce his rights under this Agreement.
Section 9. Advances of Expenses. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall advance the expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any Proceeding within thirty (30) days after the receipt by the Company of a statement or statements requesting such advances from time to time (which shall include invoices received by Indemnitee in connection with such Expenses but, in the case of invoices in connection with legal services, any references to legal work performed or to expenditures made that would cause Indemnitee to waive any privilege accorded by applicable law shall not be so included), whether prior to or after final disposition of any Proceeding. Advances shall be unsecured and interest free. Advances shall be made without regard to Indemnitee’s ability to repay the expenses and without regard to Indemnitee’s ultimate entitlement to indemnification under the other provisions of this Agreement. Advances shall include any and all reasonable Expenses incurred pursuing an action to enforce this right of advancement, including Expenses incurred preparing and forwarding statements to the Company to support the advances claimed. The Indemnitee shall qualify for advances upon the execution and delivery to the Company of this Agreement which shall constitute an undertaking providing that the Indemnitee undertakes to repay the advance to the extent that it is ultimately determined that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company. This Section 9 shall not apply to any claim made by Indemnitee for which indemnity is excluded pursuant to Section 8.
Section 10. Procedure for Notification and Defense of Claim.
(a) To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, Indemnitee shall submit to the Company a written request, including therein or therewith such documentation and information as is reasonably available to Indemnitee and is reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, not later than thirty (30) days after receipt by Indemnitee of notice of the commencement of any Proceeding. The failure by Indemnitee to notify the Company will not relieve the Company from any liability which it may have to Indemnitee hereunder or under any other agreement (including, without limitation, the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws), and any delay in so notifying the Company shall not constitute a waiver by Indemnitee of any rights hereunder, except to the extent (solely with respect to the indemnity hereunder) that such failure or delay materially prejudices the Company. The Secretary of the Company shall, promptly upon receipt of such a request for indemnification, advise the Board in writing that Indemnitee has requested indemnification.
(b) The Company will be entitled to participate in the Proceeding at its own expense.
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Section 11. Procedure Upon Application for Indemnification.
(a) Upon written request by Indemnitee for indemnification pursuant to the first sentence of Section 10(a), a determination, if required by applicable law, with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement thereto shall be made in the specific case: (i) if a Change in Control shall have occurred, by Independent Counsel in a written opinion to the Board, a copy of which shall be delivered to Indemnitee or (ii) if a Change in Control shall not have occurred, (A) by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, even though less than a quorum of the Board, (B) by a committee of Disinterested Directors designated by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, even though less than a quorum of the Board, (C) if there are no such Disinterested Directors or, if such Disinterested Directors so direct, by Independent Counsel in a written opinion to the Board, a copy of which shall be delivered to Indemnitee or (D) if so directed by the Board, by the stockholders of the Company; and, if it is so determined that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, payment to Indemnitee shall be made within ten (10) days after such determination. Indemnitee shall cooperate with the person, persons or entity making such determination with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification, including providing to such person, persons or entity upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information which is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably available to Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such determination. Any costs or expenses (including attorneys’ fees and disbursements) incurred by Indemnitee in so cooperating with the person, persons or entity making such determination shall be borne by the Company (irrespective of the determination as to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification) and the Company hereby indemnifies and agrees to hold Indemnitee harmless therefrom.
(b) In the event the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 11(a) hereof, the Independent Counsel shall be selected as provided in this Section 11(b). If a Change in Control shall not have occurred, the Independent Counsel shall be selected by the Board, and the Company shall give written notice to Indemnitee advising him of the identity of the Independent Counsel so selected. If a Change in Control shall have occurred, the Independent Counsel shall be selected by Indemnitee (unless Indemnitee shall request that such selection be made by the Board, in which event the preceding sentence shall apply), and Indemnitee shall give written notice to the Company advising it of the identity of the Independent Counsel so selected. In either event, Indemnitee or the Company, as the case may be, may, within ten (10) days after such written notice of selection shall have been given, deliver to the Company or to Indemnitee, as the case may be, a written objection to such selection; provided, however, that such objection may be asserted only on the ground that the Independent Counsel so selected does not meet the requirements of “Independent Counsel” as defined in Section 2 of this Agreement, and the objection shall set forth with particularity the factual basis of such assertion. Absent a proper and timely objection, the person so selected shall act as Independent Counsel. If such written objection is so made and substantiated, the Independent Counsel so selected may not serve as Independent Counsel unless and until such objection is withdrawn or a court has determined that such objection is without merit. If, within twenty (20) days after submission by Indemnitee of a written request for indemnification pursuant to Section 10(a) hereof, no Independent Counsel shall have been selected and not objected to, either the Company or Indemnitee may petition a court of competent jurisdiction for resolution of any objection which shall have been made by the Company or Indemnitee to the other’s selection of Independent Counsel and/or for the appointment as Independent Counsel of a person selected by the Court or by such other person as the Court shall designate, and the person with respect to whom all objections are so resolved or the person so appointed shall act as Independent Counsel under Section 11(a) hereof. Upon the due commencement of any judicial proceeding or arbitration pursuant to Section 13(a) of this Agreement, Independent Counsel shall be discharged and relieved of any further responsibility in such capacity (subject to the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing).
Section 12. Presumptions and Effect of Certain Proceedings.
(a) In making a determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification hereunder, the person or persons or entity making such determination shall presume that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification under this Agreement if Indemnitee has submitted a request for indemnification in accordance with Section 10(a) of this Agreement, and the Company shall have the burden of proof to overcome that presumption in connection with the making by any person, persons or entity of any determination contrary to that presumption. Neither the failure of the Company (including by its directors or independent legal counsel) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of any action pursuant to this Agreement that indemnification is proper in the circumstances because Indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct, nor an actual determination by the Company (including by its directors or independent legal counsel) that Indemnitee has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that Indemnitee has or has not met the applicable standard of conduct.
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(b) If the person, persons or entity empowered or selected under Section 11 of this Agreement to determine whether Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification shall not have made a determination within sixty (60) days after receipt by the Company of the request therefor, the requisite determination of entitlement to indemnification shall be deemed to have been made and Indemnitee shall be entitled to such indemnification, absent (i) a misstatement by Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make Indemnitee’s statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law; provided, however, that such 60-day period may be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional thirty (30) days, if the person, persons or entity making the determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification in good faith requires such additional time for the obtaining or evaluating of documentation and/or information relating thereto; and provided, further, that the foregoing provisions of this Section 12(b) shall not apply (i) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by the stockholders pursuant to Section 11(a) of this Agreement and if (A) within fifteen (15) days after receipt by the Company of the request for such determination the Board has resolved to submit such determination to the stockholders for their consideration at an annual meeting thereof to be held within seventy-five (75) days after such receipt and such determination is made thereat, or (B) a special meeting of stockholders is called within fifteen (15) days after such receipt for the purpose of making such determination, such meeting is held for such purpose within sixty (60) days after having been so called and such determination is made thereat or (ii) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 11(a) of this Agreement.
(c) The termination of any Proceeding or of any claim, issue or matter therein, by judgment, order, settlement or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not (except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement) of itself adversely affect the right of Indemnitee to indemnification or create a presumption that Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company or, with respect to any criminal Proceeding, that Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.
(d) Reliance as Safe Harbor. For purposes of any determination of good faith, Indemnitee shall be deemed to have acted in good faith if Indemnitee’s action is based on the records or books of account of the Enterprise, including financial statements, or on information supplied to Indemnitee by the officers of the Enterprise in the course of their duties, or on the advice of legal counsel for the Enterprise or on information or records given or reports made to the Enterprise by an independent certified public accountant or by an appraiser or other expert selected with reasonable care by the Enterprise. The provisions of this Section 12(d) shall not be deemed to be exclusive or to limit in any way the other circumstances in which the Indemnitee may be deemed to have met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in this Agreement.
(e) Actions of Others. The knowledge and/or actions, or failure to act, of any director, officer, agent or employee of the Enterprise shall not be imputed to Indemnitee for purposes of determining the right to indemnification under this Agreement.
Section 13. Remedies of Indemnitee.
(a) In the event that (i) a determination is made pursuant to Section 11 of this Agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification under this Agreement, (ii) advancement of Expenses is not timely made pursuant to Section 9 of this Agreement, (iii) no determination of entitlement to indemnification shall have been made pursuant to Section 11(a) of this Agreement within forty-five (45) days after receipt by the Company of the request for indemnification, (iv) payment of indemnification is not made pursuant to Section 5 or 6 or the last sentence of Section 11(a) of this Agreement within ten (10) days after receipt by the Company of a written request therefor, (v) payment of indemnification pursuant to Section 3, 4 or 7 of this Agreement is not made within ten (10) days after a determination has been made that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification or (vi) the Company or any other person or entity takes or threatens to take any action to declare this Agreement void or unenforceable, or institutes any litigation or other action or proceeding designed to deny, or to recover from, Indemnitee the benefits provided or intended to be provided to Indemnitee hereunder, Indemnitee shall be entitled to an adjudication by a court, selected pursuant to Section 22, to such indemnification or advancement of Expenses. Alternatively, Indemnitee, at his option, may seek an award in arbitration to be conducted by a single arbitrator through the Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Service (“JAMS”). Indemnitee shall commence such proceeding seeking an adjudication or an award in arbitration within 180 days following the date on which Indemnitee first has the right to commence such proceeding pursuant to this Section 13(a); provided, however, that the foregoing clause shall not apply in respect of a proceeding brought by Indemnitee to enforce his rights under Section 5 of this Agreement. The Company shall not oppose Indemnitee’s right to seek any such adjudication or award in arbitration.
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(b) In the event that a determination shall have been made pursuant to Section 11(a) of this Agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification, any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 13 shall be conducted in all respects as a de novo trial, or arbitration, on the merits and Indemnitee shall not be prejudiced by reason of that adverse determination. In any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 13 the Company shall have the burden of proving Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification or advancement of Expenses, as the case may be.
(c) If a determination shall have been made pursuant to Section 11(a) of this Agreement that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, the Company shall be bound by such determination in any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 13, absent (i) a misstatement by Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make Indemnitee’s statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law.
(d) The Company shall be precluded from asserting in any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 13 that the procedures and presumptions of this Agreement are not valid, binding and enforceable and shall stipulate in any such court or before any such arbitrator that the Company is bound by all the provisions of this Agreement. The Company shall indemnify Indemnitee against any and all Expenses and, if requested by Indemnitee, shall (within ten (10) days after receipt by the Company of a written request therefore) advance such Expenses to Indemnitee, which are incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any action brought by Indemnitee for indemnification or advancement of Expenses from the Company under this Agreement or under any directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company, regardless of whether Indemnitee ultimately is determined to be entitled to such indemnification, advancement of Expenses or insurance recovery, as the case may be.
Section 14. Non-exclusivity; Survival of Rights; Insurance; Subrogation.
(a) The rights of indemnification and to receive advancement of Expenses as provided by this Agreement shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which Indemnitee may at any time be entitled under applicable law, the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, the Company’s Bylaws, any agreement, a vote of stockholders or a resolution of directors, or otherwise. No amendment, alteration or repeal of this Agreement or of any provision hereof shall limit or restrict any right of Indemnitee under this Agreement in respect of any action taken or omitted by such Indemnitee in his Corporate Status prior to such amendment, alteration or repeal. To the extent that a change in Nevada law, whether by statute or judicial decision, permits greater indemnification or advancement of Expenses than would be afforded currently under the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws and this Agreement, it is the intent of the parties hereto that Indemnitee shall enjoy by this Agreement the greater benefits so afforded by such change. No right or remedy herein conferred is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every other right and remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other right or remedy.
(b) To the extent that the Company maintains an insurance policy or policies providing liability insurance for directors, officers, employees, or agents of the Company or of any other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise which such person serves at the request of the Company, Indemnitee shall be covered by such policy or policies in accordance with its or their terms to the maximum extent of the coverage available for any such director, officer, employee or agent under such policy or policies. If, at the time of the receipt of a notice of a claim pursuant to the terms hereof, the Company has director and officer liability insurance in effect, the Company shall give prompt notice of the commencement of such proceeding to the insurers in accordance with the procedures set forth in the respective policies. The Company shall thereafter take all necessary or desirable action to cause such insurers to pay, on behalf of the Indemnitee, all amounts payable as a result of such proceeding in accordance with the terms of such policies.
(c) In the event of any payment under this Agreement, the Company shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee, who shall execute all papers required and take all action necessary to secure such rights, including execution of such documents as are necessary to enable the Company to bring suit to enforce such rights.
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(d) The Company shall not be liable under this Agreement to make any payment of amounts otherwise indemnifiable (or for which advancement is provided hereunder) hereunder if and to the extent that Indemnitee has otherwise actually received such payment under any insurance policy, contract, agreement or otherwise except (i) to the extent that amounts are thereafter “clawed back” or otherwise under dispute and (ii) as may be otherwise agreed upon by the Company in writing.
(e) The Company’s obligation to indemnify or advance Expenses hereunder to Indemnitee who is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee or agent of any other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise shall be reduced by any amount Indemnitee has actually received as indemnification or advancement of expenses from such other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise.
Section 15. Duration of Agreement. This Agreement shall continue until and terminate upon the later of: (a) ten (10) years after the date that Indemnitee shall have ceased to serve as a director or (b) one (1) year after the final termination of any Proceeding then pending in respect of which Indemnitee is granted rights of indemnification or advancement of Expenses hereunder and of any proceeding (including any appeal) commenced by Indemnitee pursuant to Section 13 of this Agreement relating thereto. This Agreement shall be binding upon the Company and its successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of Indemnitee and his heirs, executors and administrators. The Company shall require and shall cause any successor (whether direct or indirect by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Company to, by written agreement, expressly assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform if no such succession had taken place.
Section 16. Severability. If any provision or provisions of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever: (a) the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement (including without limitation, each portion of any Section of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and shall remain enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law; (b) such provision or provisions shall be deemed reformed to the extent necessary to conform to applicable law and to give the maximum effect to the intent of the parties hereto; and (c) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, each portion of any Section of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested thereby.
Section 17. Enforcement.
(a) The Company expressly confirms and agrees that it has entered into this Agreement and assumed the obligations imposed on it hereby in order to induce Indemnitee to serve as a director of the Company, and the Company acknowledges that Indemnitee is relying upon this Agreement in serving as a director of the Company.
(b) This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, oral, written and implied, between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof.
Section 18. Modification and Waiver. No supplement, modification or amendment of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by the parties thereto. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provisions of this Agreement nor shall any waiver constitute a continuing waiver.
Section 19. Notice by Indemnitee. Indemnitee agrees promptly to notify the Company in writing upon being served with any summons, citation, subpoena, complaint, indictment, information or other document relating to any Proceeding or matter which may be subject to indemnification or advancement of Expenses covered hereunder. The failure of Indemnitee to so notify the Company shall not relieve the Company of any obligation which it may have to the Indemnitee under this Agreement or otherwise.
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Section 20. Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given (a) if delivered by hand and receipted for by the party to whom said notice or other communication shall have been directed, or (b) mailed by certified or registered mail with postage prepaid, on the third business day after the date on which it is so mailed:
(a) If to Indemnitee, at the address indicated on the signature page of this Agreement, or such other address as Indemnitee shall provide to the Company.
(b) If to the Company to:
No. A1111, Huafeng Financial Port, 1003,
Xin’an Sixth Road, Bao’an District,
Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, P.R.C
Attn: Chief Financial Officer
or to any other address as may have been furnished to Indemnitee by the Company.
Section 21. Contribution. To the fullest extent permissible under applicable law, if the indemnification provided for in this Agreement is unavailable to Indemnitee for any reason whatsoever, the Company, in lieu of indemnifying Indemnitee, shall contribute to the amount incurred by Indemnitee, whether for judgments, fines, penalties, excise taxes, amounts paid or to be paid in settlement and/or for Expenses, in connection with any claim relating to an indemnifiable event under this Agreement, in such proportion as is deemed fair and reasonable in light of all of the circumstances of such Proceeding in order to reflect (i) the relative benefits received by the Company and Indemnitee as a result of the event(s) and/or transaction(s) giving cause to such Proceeding and/or (ii) the relative fault of the Company (and its directors, officers, employees and agents) and Indemnitee in connection with such event(s) and/or transaction(s).
Section 22. Applicable Law and Consent to Jurisdiction. This Agreement and the legal relations among the parties shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Nevada, without regard to its conflict of laws rules. Except with respect to any arbitration commenced by Indemnitee pursuant to Section 13(a) of this Agreement, the Company and Indemnitee hereby irrevocably and unconditionally (i) agree that any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be brought only in the Superior Court of the State of Nevada (the “Nevada Court”), and not in any other state or federal court in the United States of America or any court in any other country, (ii) consent to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Nevada Court for purposes of any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, (iii) waive any objection to the laying of venue of any such action or proceeding in the Nevada Court and (iv) waive, and agree not to plead or to make, any claim that any such action or proceeding brought in the Nevada Court has been brought in an improper or inconvenient forum.
Section 23. Coverage. This Agreement shall apply with respect to Indemnitee’s service as a director of the Company prior to the date of this Agreement.
Section 24. Identical Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement. Only one such counterpart signed by the party against whom enforceability is sought needs to be produced to evidence the existence of this Agreement. The parties hereto agree to accept a facsimile transmission copy of their respective actual signatures as evidence of their actual signatures to this Agreement and any modification or amendment of this Agreement; provided, however, that each party who produces a facsimile signature agrees, by the express terms hereof, to place, promptly after transmission of his or her signature by fax, a true and correct original copy of his or her signature in overnight mail to the address of the other party.
Section 25. Miscellaneous. Use of the masculine pronoun shall be deemed to include usage of the feminine pronoun where appropriate. The headings of the paragraphs of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute part of this Agreement or to affect the construction thereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be signed as of the day and year first above written.
TIANCI INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By: ______________________________ Name: ___Zhigang Pei_______________ Its: Chief Executive Officer
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EXHIBIT B
PROPRIETARY INFORMATION, INVENTIONS AND NON-COMPETITION AGREEMENT
This PROPRIETARY INFORMATION, INVENTIONS and NON-COMPETITION AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of August 27, 2021 (the “Effective Date”), by and between TIANCI INTERNATIONAL, INC., a Nevada corporation (“Corporation”) and _ ___ (“Director”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the parties desire to assure the confidential status and proprietary nature of the information which may be disclosed by Corporation to the Director; and
AGREEMENT
NOW THEREFORE, in reliance upon and in consideration of the following undertaking, the parties agree as follows:
1. | Nondisclosure. |
1.1 Recognition of Corporation’s Rights; Nondisclosure. At all times during the period of time Director serves as a member of the board of directors of the Corporation (“Service Period”) and provides the necessary and requested services in such capacity (“Services”), Director will hold in strictest confidence and will not disclose, use, lecture upon or publish any of the Corporation’s Proprietary Information (defined below), except as such disclosure, use or publication may be required in connection with Service to the Corporation, or unless the Corporation expressly authorizes such disclosure in writing. Director will obtain Corporation’s written approval before publishing or submitting for publication any material (written, verbal, or otherwise) that relates to Services and/or incorporates any Proprietary Information. Director hereby assigns to the Corporation any rights Director may have or acquire in such Proprietary Information and recognizes that all Proprietary Information shall be the sole property of the Corporation and its assigns.
1.2 Proprietary Information. The term “Proprietary Information” shall mean any and all confidential and/or proprietary knowledge, data or information of the Corporation, including that which Director may produce in service to the Corporation. By way of illustration but not limitation, “Proprietary Information” includes (a) trade secrets, inventions, mask works, ideas, processes, formulas, source and object codes, data, programs, other works of authorship, know-how, improvements, discoveries, developments, designs and techniques (hereinafter collectively referred to as “Inventions”); and (b) information regarding plans for research, development, new products, marketing and selling, business plans, budgets and unpublished financial statements, pricing strategies, licenses, prices and costs, suppliers and customers; and (c) information regarding the skills and compensation of other service providers of the Corporation.
1.3 Third Party Information. Director understands, in addition, that the Corporation has received and in the future will receive from third parties, including clients, customers, consultants, licensees or affiliates, confidential or proprietary information (“Third Party Information”). Director understands that the Corporation has a duty to maintain the confidentiality of such Third Party Information and to use it only for certain limited purposes. During the Service Period and thereafter, Director will hold Third Party Information in the strictest confidence and will not disclose Third Party Information to anyone (other than Corporation personnel who need to know such information in connection with their work for the Corporation) or use Third Party Information (except in connection with the performance of Director’s Services for the Corporation), unless expressly authorized by the Corporation in writing.
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1.4 No Improper Use of Information of Prior Employers and Others. During the Service Period, Director will not improperly use or disclose any confidential information or trade secrets, if any, of any former or current employer or any other person to whom Director has an obligation of confidentiality, and Director will not bring onto the Corporation premises any unpublished documents or any property belonging to any former or current employer or any other person to whom Director has an obligation of confidentiality unless consented to in writing by that former or current employer or person. In the performance of his duties, Director will only use information which is generally known and used by persons with training and experience comparable to his own, which is common knowledge in the industry or otherwise legally in the public domain, or which is otherwise provided or developed by the Corporation.
2. | Assignment of Inventions. |
2.1 Proprietary Rights. The term “Proprietary Rights” shall mean all trade secrets, patent, copyright, mask work and other intellectual property rights throughout the world.
2.2 Prior Inventions. Inventions, if any, patented or unpatented, which Director made prior to the commencement of the Service Period are excluded from the scope of this Agreement. To preclude any possible uncertainty, Director has set forth on Attachment B (Previous Inventions) attached hereto a complete list of all Inventions that Director has or caused to be (alone or jointly with others) conceived, developed or reduced to practice prior to the commencement of the Service Period, that Director considers to be his property or the property of third parties and that Director wishes to have excluded from the scope of this Agreement (collectively referred to as “Prior Inventions”). If such disclosure would cause Director to violate any prior confidentiality agreement, Director shall not list such Prior Inventions in Attachment B but only disclose a cursory name for each such Invention, a listing of the party(ies) to whom it belongs and the fact that full disclosure as to such inventions has not been made for that reason. A space is provided on Attachment B for such purpose. If no such disclosure is attached, Director represents that there are no Prior Inventions. If, during the Service Period, Director incorporates a Prior Invention into a Corporation product, process or machine, the Corporation is hereby granted and shall have a nonexclusive, royalty-free, irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide license (with rights to sublicense through multiple tiers of sublicensees) to make, have made, modify, use and sell such Prior Invention. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Director agrees that he will not incorporate, or permit to be incorporated, Prior Inventions in any Corporation Inventions without the Corporation’s prior written consent.
2.3 Assignment of Inventions. Subject to Sections 2.4 and 2.6, Director hereby assigns, and agrees to assign in the future when any such Inventions or Proprietary Rights are first reduced to practice or first fixed in a tangible medium, as applicable, to the Corporation all right, title and interest in and to any and all Inventions (and all Proprietary Rights with respect thereto) whether or not patentable or registrable under copyright or similar statutes, made or conceived or reduced to practice or learned by Director, either alone or jointly with others, during the Service Period. Inventions assigned to the Corporation, or to a third party as directed by the Corporation pursuant to this Section 2, are hereinafter referred to as “Corporation Inventions.”
2.4 Non-assignable Inventions. This Agreement does not apply to an Invention which the Director developed entirely on his or her own time without using the Company’s equipment, supplies, facilities, or trade secret information except for those inventions that either:
• | Relate at the time of conception or reduction to practice of the invention to the Company’s business, or actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development of the Company; or |
• | Result from any Services performed by the Director for the Company. |
2.5. Limited Exclusion Notification. Director has reviewed the notification on Attachment A (Limited Exclusion Notification) and agrees that his signature acknowledges receipt of the notification.
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2.6 Obligation to Keep Corporation Informed. During the Service Period, and for twelve (12) months after termination of the Service Period, Director will fully disclose in writing to the Corporation all Inventions authored, conceived or reduced to practice by Director, either alone or jointly with others, within no more than thirty (30) days after creation. In addition, Director will disclose to the Corporation all patent applications filed within a year after termination of the Service Period by Director, or on his behalf, within no more than thirty (30) days after filing. At the time of each such disclosure, Director will advise the Corporation in writing of any Inventions that he believes fully qualify for exemption under Section 2.4 of this Agreement, and Director will, at that time, provide all written evidence necessary to substantiate that belief. The Corporation will keep in confidence and will not use for any purpose or disclose to third parties without Director’s consent any confidential information disclosed in writing to the Corporation pursuant to this Agreement relating to Inventions that qualify fully for exemption under the provisions of Section 2.4 of this Agreement. Director will preserve the confidentiality of any Invention that does not fully qualify for exemption under Section 2.4 of this Agreement.
2.7 Works for Hire. Director acknowledges that all original works of authorship which are made by Director (solely or jointly with others) within the scope of Service and which are protectable by copyright are “works made for hire,” pursuant to United States Copyright Act (17 U.S.C., Section 101) and shall be the sole property of the Corporation.
2.8 Enforcement of Proprietary Rights. Director will assist the Corporation, or its nominee, to obtain and enforce United States and foreign Proprietary Rights relating to Corporation Inventions in any and all countries, and such Proprietary Rights and Corporation Inventions shall be and remain the sole and exclusive property of the Corporation, or its nominee, whether or not patented or copyrighted. Accordingly, Director will promptly execute, verify and deliver such documents and perform such other acts (including appearances as a witness and assistance or cooperation in legal proceedings) as the Corporation may reasonably request in applying for, obtaining, perfecting, evidencing, sustaining and enforcing such Proprietary Rights and the assignment thereof. This obligation shall survive and continue beyond the termination of the Service Period, but the Corporation shall compensate Director at a reasonable rate after his termination for the time actually spent providing such assistance.
2.9 Appointment of Corporation as Agent. If, after reasonable effort, the Corporation is unable to secure Director’s signature on any document needed in connection with the actions specified herein, Director hereby irrevocably designates and appoints the Corporation and its duly authorized officers and agents as Director’s agents and attorneys-in-fact, which appointment is coupled with an interest, to act for and in Director’s behalf to execute, verify and file any such documents and to do all other lawfully permitted acts to further the purposes of this Agreement with the same legal force and effect as if executed by Director. Director hereby waives and quitclaims to the Corporation any and all claims, of any nature whatsoever, which Director now or may hereafter have for infringement of any Proprietary Rights assigned hereunder to the Corporation.
3. | Records. |
Director agrees to keep and maintain adequate and current records (in the form of notes, sketches, drawings and in any other form that may be required by the Corporation) of all Proprietary Information developed by Director and all Inventions made by Director during the Service Period, which records shall be available to and remain the sole property of the Corporation at all times.
4. | Non-Competition Obligation. |
Director agrees that during the Service Period, Director will not provide any services or engage in any employment or business activity which is competitive with, or would otherwise conflict with, Director’s Service to the Corporation, without the Corporation’s express written consent. Director agrees further that during the Service Period and for two (2) years after the termination of the Service Period, Director will not, either directly or through others, use trade secret information of the Company to solicit or attempt to solicit any customer, vendor, employee, independent contractor or consultant of the Corporation to terminate his or her relationship with the Corporation in order to become a customer, vendor, employee, consultant or independent contractor to or for any other person or entity including, without limitation, Director.
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5. | Non-Solicitation With the Corporation. |
Director covenants and agrees that, for a period of two (2) years following termination of the Service Period, Director will not use trade secret information of the Corporation to solicit or engage in competitive business with Corporation’s existing or potential vendors or customers at the time of his separation from the Corporation and Director will not encourage or solicit any customer, vendor, employee or consultant to leave the Corporation for any reason.
6. | No Conflicting Obligation. |
Director represents that his performance of all the terms of this Agreement and as a Director to the Corporation does not and will not breach any agreement to keep information acquired by Director prior to the Service Period in confidence or trust. Director has not entered into, and agrees he will not enter into, any agreement either written or oral in conflict herewith.
7. | Return of Corporation Documents. |
Upon termination of the Service Period, Director will deliver to the Corporation any and all drawings, notes, memoranda, specifications, devices, formulas, and documents, together with all copies thereof, and any other material containing, comprising or disclosing any Corporation Inventions, Proprietary Information and Third Party Information. Director further agrees that any property situated on the Corporation’s premises and owned by the Corporation, including disks and other storage media, filing cabinets or other work areas, is subject to inspection by the Corporation at any time with or without notice. Prior to leaving, Director will cooperate with the Corporation in completing and signing the Corporation’s termination statement, which will include, at a minimum, the certifications set forth in Attachment C.
8. | Legal and Equitable Remedies. |
Because Director’s services are personal and unique and because Director may have access to and become acquainted with the Proprietary Information of the Corporation, the Corporation shall have the right to enforce this Agreement and any of its provisions by injunction, specific performance or other equitable relief, without bond and without prejudice to any other rights and remedies that the Corporation may have for a breach of this Agreement.
9. | Notices. |
Any notices required or permitted hereunder shall be given to the appropriate party at the address specified below or at such other address as the party shall specify in writing. Such notice shall be deemed given upon personal delivery to the appropriate address or, if sent by certified or registered mail, three (3) days after the date of mailing.
10. | General Provisions. |
10.1 Governing Law; Consent to Personal Jurisdiction; Attorney’s Fees. This Agreement and the legal relations among the parties shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Nevada, without regard to its conflict of laws rules. The Corporation and Director hereby irrevocably and unconditionally (i) agree that any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be brought only in the State of Nevada (the “Nevada Court”), and not in any other state or federal court in the United States of America or any court in any other country, (ii) consent to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Nevada Court for purposes of any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, and (iii) waive any objection to the laying of venue of any such action or proceeding in the Nevada Court and (iv) waive, and agree not to plead or to make, any claim that any such action or proceeding brought in the Nevada Court has been brought in an improper or inconvenient forum.
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10.2 Severability. If one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement shall, for any reason, be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect the other provisions of this Agreement, and this Agreement shall be construed as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein. If, moreover, any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement shall for any reason be held to be excessively broad as to duration, geographical scope, activity or subject, it shall be construed by limiting and reducing it, so as to be enforceable to the extent compatible with the applicable law as it shall then appear.
10.3 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement will be binding upon Director’s heirs, executors, administrators and other legal representatives and will be for the benefits of the Corporation, its successors, and its assigns.
10.4 Survival. Director agrees that the provisions of this Agreement shall survive the termination of the Service Period and the assignment of this Agreement by the Corporation to any successor-in-interest or other assignee, regardless of the reason or reasons for termination and whether such termination is voluntary or involuntary.
10.5 Nature of Relationship. This Agreement shall not be deemed nor does it create an employment contract between the Corporation (or any of its subsidiaries or related companies) and Director. Director is an independent contractor and shall not be deemed an employee of the Corporation for purposes of employee benefits, income tax withholding, F.I.C.A. taxes, unemployment benefits or any other purpose. Director’s term of service is defined in Section 7 of the Director Retainer Agreement between Director and the Company signed concurrently herewith.
10.6 Waiver. No waiver by the Corporation of any breach of this Agreement shall be a waiver of any preceding or succeeding breach. No waiver by the Corporation of any right under this Agreement shall be construed as a waiver of any other right. The Corporation shall not be required to give notice to enforce strict adherence to all terms of this Agreement.
10.7 Advice of Counsel. Director acknowledges that, in executing this Agreement, Director has had the opportunity to seek the advice of independent legal counsel, and Director has read and understood all of the terms and provisions of this Agreement. This Agreement shall not be construed against any party by reason of the drafting or preparation hereof.
10.8 Modification. This Agreement may not be changed, modified, released, discharged, abandoned or otherwise amended, in whole or in part, except by an instrument in writing, signed by Director and the Corporation. Director agrees that any subsequent change or changes in Director’s duties, salary, or compensation shall not affect the validity or scope of this Agreement.
10.9 Entire Agreement. The obligations of this Agreement shall apply to any time during which Director previously provided service, or will in the future provide service, to the Corporation as a consultant or agent if no other agreement governs nondisclosure and assignment of inventions during such period. This Agreement is the final, complete and exclusive agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes and merges all prior discussions between us. No modification of or amendment to this Agreement, nor any waiver of any rights under this Agreement, will be effective unless in writing and signed by the party to be charged. The headings in this Agreement are used for convenience only and are not to be considered a part of this Agreement or be used to interpret the meaning of any part of this Agreement.
10.10 Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in two counterparts, each shall be deemed an original and both of which shall together constitute one agreement. The parties hereto agree to accept a facsimile transmission copy of their respective actual signatures as evidence of their actual signatures to this Agreement and any modification or amendment of this Agreement; provided, however, that each party who produces a facsimile signature agrees, by the express terms hereof, to place, promptly after transmission of his or her signature by fax, a true and correct original copy of his or her signature in overnight mail to the address of the other party.
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I HAVE READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY AND UNDERSTAND ITS TERMS. I HAVE COMPLETELY FILLED OUT ATTACHMENT B TO THIS AGREEMENT. NO PROMISES OR REPRESENTATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE TO ME TO INDUCE ME TO SIGN THIS AGREEMENT. I SIGN THIS AGREEMENT VOLUNTARILY AND FREELY.
Dated: | August 27, 2021 |
By: | /s/ |
Printed Name: | _____________________ |
ACCEPTED AND AGREED TO: | |
TIANCI INTERNATIONAL, INC. | |
By: | |
Its: | Chief Executive Officer |
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ATTACHMENT A
LIMITED EXCLUSION NOTIFICATION
THIS IS TO NOTIFY you that the foregoing Agreement between you and the Corporation does not require you to assign or offer to assign to the Corporation any invention that you developed entirely on your own time without using the Corporation’s equipment, supplies, facilities or trade secret information except for those inventions that either:
1. Relate at the time of conception or reduction to practice of the invention to the Corporation’s business or actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development of the Corporation;
2. Result from any Services performed by you for the Corporation.
To the extent a provision in the foregoing Agreement purports to require you to assign an invention otherwise excluded from the preceding paragraph, the provision is unenforceable.
This limited exclusion does not apply to any patent or invention covered by a contract between the Corporation and the United States or any of its agencies requiring full title to such patent or invention to be in the United States.
I ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT of a copy of this notification.
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ATTACHMENT B
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1. Except as listed in Section 2 below, the following is a complete list of all inventions or improvements relevant to the subject matter of my provision of service to TIANCI INTERNATIONAL, INC., a Nevada corporation (the “Corporation”), that have been made or conceived or first reduced to practice by me alone or jointly with others prior to my engagement by the Corporation:
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2. Due to a prior confidentiality agreement, I cannot complete the disclosure under Section 1 above with respect to inventions or improvements generally listed below, the proprietary rights and duty of confidentiality with respect to which I owe to the following party(ies):
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ATTACHMENT C
CERTIFICATIONS
[Fill Out ONLY Upon Termination of Relationship]
I certify that I do not have in my possession, nor have I failed to return, any records, documents, computer disks, tapes or printouts, sound recordings, customer lists, photographs, data, specifications, drawings, blueprints, reproductions, sketches, notes, reports, proposals, or copies of them, or other documents or materials, equipment, samples, prototypes, models or material containing, comprising or disclosing any Corporation Inventions, Third Party Information or Proprietary Information of the Corporation, its successors and assigns.
I further certify that I have complied with and will continue to comply with all the terms of the Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement signed by me with the Corporation, including the reporting of any Inventions conceived or made by me covered by such agreement.
I further agree that in compliance with the Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement, I will preserve as confidential all trade secrets, confidential information, Proprietary Information, Inventions, Third Party Information, Proprietary Rights and Corporation Inventions, as well as any other subject matter pertaining to any business of the Corporation or any of its clients, customers, consultants, licensees, or affiliates.
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Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Zhigang Pei, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Tianci International, Inc.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. I am responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting;
5. I have disclosed, based on my most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
Date: December 14, 2021
/s/ Zhigang Pei |
Zhigang Pei |
Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Director |
(Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer) |
Exhibit 32.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
The undersigned, Zhigang Pei, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of Tianci International, Inc., hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
(1) the quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Tianci International, Inc. for the period ended October 31, 2021 (the "Report"), fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Tianci International, Inc.
Dated: December 14, 2021
/s/ Zhigang Pei |
Zhigang Pei |
Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Director |
(Principal Executive Officer) |