UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
(Mark One)
☒ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended July 31, 2022
☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO 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 | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
20 Holbeche Road, Arndell Park, NSW, Australia | 2148 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code +61-02 9672 1899
Securities registered under Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each Class | Trading Symbol | Name of each exchange on which registered |
N/A | N/A | N/A |
Securities registered under Section 12(g) of the Act: NONE.
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined by Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☐ No ☒
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ☐ No ☒
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 (§229.405 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, 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 ☐ |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes ☒ No ☐
State the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was sold, or the average bid and asked price of such common equity, as of the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter: $722,862 as of January 31, 2022, based on a price of $1.10, being the average bid and ask price of its common stock on that date.
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date. As of October 24, 2022, the Registrant had
shares of common stock outstanding.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Except for historical information, this annual 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 sections “Business” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” You should carefully review the risks described in this Annual Report on Form 10-K 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.
All references in this Form 10-K to “Company”, “Tianci”, “we,” “us” or “our” mean Tianci International, Inc. (formerly known as “Steampunk Wizard, Inc.”), unless otherwise indicated.
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PART I
Item 1. Business
Corporate 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 20 Holbeche Road, Arndell Park, NSW, Australia. Our telephone number is +61-02 9672 1899.
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.
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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. Each officer and director will serve in his positions without compensation. The Company plans to enter into compensatory arrangements with its officers and directors in the future.
Current Business
Our principal business is to achieve long-term growth potential through a combination with a business rather than immediate, short-term earnings. Based on proposed business activities, we are a “blank check” company. We intend to comply with the periodic reporting requirements of the Exchange Act for so long as it is subject to those requirements.
As of the date of this Annual Report, we have not entered into any binding agreement with any party regarding acquisition opportunities for us. We hope to continue to engage in discussions with other operating businesses affiliated with our executive officers regarding potential acquisition opportunities. There is no assurance that any nonbinding term sheet will result into a definitive purchase transaction nor can we assure you that we will be able to successfully acquire such company or any company in the near future.
The analysis of new business opportunities will be undertaken by or under the supervision of the Company’s officers. We have unrestricted flexibility in seeking, analyzing and participating in potential business opportunities. In its efforts to analyze potential acquisition targets, we will consider the following kinds of factors:
· | Potential for growth, indicated by new technology, anticipated market expansion or new products; | |
· | Competitive position as compared to other firms of similar size and experience within the industry segment as well as within the industry as a whole; | |
· | Strength and diversity of management, either in place or scheduled for recruitment; | |
· | Capital requirements and anticipated availability of required funds from the Registrant, from operations, through the sale of additional securities, through joint ventures or similar arrangements or from other sources; | |
· | The extent to which the business opportunity can be advanced; | |
· | The accessibility of required management expertise, personnel, raw materials, services, professional assistance and other required items; and | |
· | Other relevant factors. |
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In applying the foregoing criteria, no one of which will be controlling, management will attempt to analyze all factors and circumstances and make a determination based upon reasonable investigative measures and available data. Potentially available acquisition opportunities may occur in many different industries, and at various stages of development, all of which will make the task of comparative investigation and analysis of such business opportunities extremely difficult and complex. We may not discover or adequately evaluate adverse facts about the business to be acquired. In evaluating a prospective business combination, we will conduct as extensive a due diligence review of potential targets as possible given the lack of information that may be available regarding private companies, our limited personnel and financial resources.
We expect that our due diligence will encompass, among other things, meetings with the target business’s incumbent management and inspection of its facilities, as necessary, as well as a review of financial and other information, which is made available to us. This due diligence review will be conducted either by our management or by unaffiliated third parties we may engage. Our lack of funds and the lack of full-time management will likely make it impracticable to conduct a complete and exhaustive investigation and analysis of a target business before we consummate a business combination. Management decisions, therefore, will likely be made without detailed feasibility studies, independent analysis, market surveys and the like which, if we had more funds available to us, would be desirable. We will be particularly dependent in making decisions upon information provided by the promoters, owners, sponsors or others associated with the target business seeking our participation.
The time and costs required to select and evaluate a target business and to structure and complete a business combination cannot presently be ascertained with any degree of certainty. Any costs incurred with respect to the indemnification and evaluation of a prospective business combination that is not ultimately completed will result in a loss to us.
Additionally, we are in a highly competitive market for a small number of business opportunities, which could reduce the likelihood of consummating a successful business combination. We are, and will continue to be, an insignificant participant in the business of seeking mergers with, joint ventures with and acquisitions of small private and public entities. A large number of established and well-financed entities, including small public companies and venture capital firms, are active in mergers and acquisitions of companies that may be desirable target candidates for us. Nearly all these entities have significantly greater financial resources, technical expertise and managerial capabilities than we do; consequently, we will be at a competitive disadvantage in identifying possible business opportunities and successfully completing a business combination. These competitive factors may reduce the likelihood of our identifying and consummating a successful business combination.
Historical Activities
2014 Securities Sale
In January 2014, we were a party to a securities purchase agreement (the "2014 SPA") by and among ourselves, certain of our shareholders (the "Selling Shareholders") owning an aggregate of 27,000,000 shares (before the 2017 Reverse Stock Split) (approximately 51.7%) of our common stock (the "Sold Stock") and Anton Lin ("Lin"). Pursuant to the 2014 SPA, Lin purchased the Sold Stock for $27,000 (the "Purchase Price") from the Selling Shareholders in a private sale transaction (the "Private Sale"). The Selling Shareholders were our former sole officer and director: Thomas Hynes ("Hynes") and corporate secretary: Nina Bijedic ("Bijedic"). Pursuant to the 2014 SPA, Hynes and Bijedic submitted their resignations from all positions held with us; prior to the closing of the Private Sale, our Board of Directors appointed Lin as our sole director and Chief Executive Officer, which appointment took effect immediately following the close of the Private Sale. Following the Private Sale, a change in control occurred since Lin gained control of almost 52% of our outstanding common stock.
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2015 Share Exchange
On July 15, 2015, we entered into a share exchange agreement (the “Exchange Agreement”) with Steampunk Wizards Ltd., a company incorporated pursuant to the laws of Malta (“Malta Co.”), Lin, being the owner of record of 11,451,541 common shares (before the 2017 Reverse Stock Split) of the Company and the persons listed thereof (the “Shareholders”), being the owners of record of all of the issued share capital of Malta Co. (the “Steampunk Stock”). Pursuant to the Exchange Agreement, upon surrender by the Shareholders and the cancellation by Malta Co. of the certificates evidencing the Steampunk Stock as registered in the name of each Shareholder, and pursuant to the registration of us in the register of members maintained by Malta Co. as the new holder of the Steampunk Stock and the issuance of the certificates evidencing the aforementioned registration of the Steampunk Stock in the name of us, on August 21, 2015, we issued 4,812,209 shares (the “New Shares”) (before the 2017 Reverse Stock Split) (subject to adjustment for fractionalized shares as set forth below) of our common to the Shareholders (or their designees), and Lin caused 10,096,229 shares (before the 2017 Reverse Stock Split) of our common stock that he owned (the “Lin Stock,” together with the New Shares, the “Acquisition Stock”) to be transferred to the Shareholders (or their designees), which collectively represented 55% of the issued and outstanding common stock of us immediately after the Closing, in exchange for the Steampunk Stock, representing 100% of the issued share capital of Malta Co. As a result of the exchange of the Steampunk Stock for the Acquisition Stock (the “Share Exchange”), Malta Co. became a wholly owned subsidiary (the “Subsidiary”) of us and there was a change of control of us following the closing. The Shareholders of Malta Co. owned approximately 55% of our issued and outstanding common stock. There were no warrants, options or other equity instruments issued in connection with the Exchange Agreement.
Malta Co. was incorporated in 2014 to acquire the intellectual property (IP) related to an unfinished game called “Tangled Tut.” Making full use of the team’s experience and diverse talent set, the company built the first mobile game with 3D printable rewards embedded and the associated IP and server technology.
Through Malta Co, we became an independent games development and technology company that specialized in developing enchanting games and gaming technology where the real and virtual worlds blur. We launched a mobile casual game called Bungee Mummy – Challenges, designed primarily for smartphones and tablets (supporting both Android and IOS), in late August of 2015.
On January 29, 2016, Lin resigned from his CEO and sole director positions with Tianci, and Mr. Joshua O’Cock became our CEO, CFO, Secretary and Director.
2016 Securities Sale and Spin-Off
On October 13, 2016, we entered into a spin-off agreement (the “Spin-Off Agreement”) with Malta Co. and Praefidi Holdings Limited (the “Buyer”), an entity organized under the laws of Malta that was owned by Brendon Grunewald. Pursuant to the Spin-Off Agreement, the Buyer received all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Malta Co. and we received $2,000 as purchase price. The Buyer became the sole equity owner of Malta Co. and we had no further interest in Malta Co.
On October 13, 2016, shareholders who owned in the aggregate 18,071,445 shares (the “2016 Shares”) (before the 2017 Reverse Stock Split) of our common stock, representing approximately 65.1% of all our issued and outstanding common stock at the time, entered into a Share Purchase Agreement (the “Change of Control SP”) with certain purchasers listed therein pursuant to which the purchasers acquired the 2016 Shares for an aggregate purchase price of $150,000. In connection with the sale, a change in control occurred, and Mr. Joshua O’Cock, our former President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, Secretary and sole director, resigned from all of his director and officer positions with us.
Simultaneously with the closing, Cuilian Cai, was appointed as a director and Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Tianci.
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Effective November 7, 2016, we changed our name from Steampunk Wizards, Inc. to Tianci International, Inc.
On January 4, 2017, we issued 19,532,820 shares of our common stock (before the 2017 Reverse Stock Split) to certain purchasers in accordance with the terms and conditions of a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Private Placement SPA”), at price of $0.005 per share for an aggregate purchase price of $98,104. The shares sold in the private placement were issued in reliance on an exemption from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to Section 4(2) thereof. The proceeds were used for working capital purposes.
2017 Securities Sale and Change in Control
On August 3, 2017, Tianci, ShiFang Wan (“SFW”), Chuah Su Mei, and Chuah Su Chen executed a Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Stock Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which SFW sold to the Chuah Su Chen and Chuah Su Mei an aggregate of 4,397,837 shares of Common Stock, or approximately 87% of the issued and outstanding Common Stock, at a purchase price of $350,000. The acquisition consummated on August 15, 2017, and 2,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock were purchased by Chuah Su Chen using her own personal funds. Upon consummation, the former sole executive officer and director of Tianci resigned from all of her positions with Tianci, and Chuah Su Mei, Chuah Su Chen and Yeow Yuen Kai were appointed to serve in the positions set forth next to their names below:
Name | Position |
Chuah Su Chen | Director, Secretary and Chief Financial Officer |
Chuah Su Mei | Director, Chief Executive Officer and President |
Yeow Yuen Kai | Director and Chief Technology Officer |
Chuah Su Chen and Chuah Su Mei are siblings.
Effective August 30, 2017, Jerry Ooi was appointed to serve as a Director of Tianci until his successor(s) shall be duly elected or appointed, unless he resigns, is removed from office or is otherwise disqualified from serving as a director of Tianci. Mr. Kai resigned from his position as the Chief Technology Officer effective September 20, 2017, and his position as our director effective August 31, 2019.
2021 Securities Sale and Change in Control
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. 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.
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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. Each officer and director will serve in his positions without compensation. The Company plans to enter into compensatory arrangements with its officers and directors in the future.
Employees. As of the date of this Annual Report, we did not have any employees. We expect to hire employees after the acquisition of an operating business.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
As a “smaller reporting company,” we are not required to provide the information required by this Item.
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments
None.
Item 2. Properties
We do not own any property. Our principal offices located at 20 Holbeche Road, Arndell Park, NSW, Australia.
Item 3. Legal Proceedings
From time to time, we may be involved in litigation relating to claims arising out of our operations in the normal course of business. We are not aware of any pending or threatened legal proceeding that, if determined in a manner adverse to us, could have a material adverse effect on our business and operations.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
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PART II
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Market Information
Our company's common stock is quoted on the OTCQB under the symbol "CIIT". Our stock did not begin trading until March 15, 2013. There is currently no established public trading market for our common stock, and there can be no assurance that we will be able to establish or maintain such public trading market for our securities in the future, if ever.
The following table sets forth the quarterly high and low closing bid prices for the common stock for the past two fiscal years. The prices set forth below represent inter-dealer quotations, without retail markup, markdown or commission and may not be reflective of actual transactions.
High | Low | |||||||
Quarter ended July 31, 2022 | $ | 3.76 | $ | 0.60 | ||||
Quarter ended April 30, 2022 | $ | 1.45 | $ | 0.03 | ||||
Quarter ended January 31, 2022 | $ | 1.48 | $ | 0.56 | ||||
Quarter ended October 31, 2021 | $ | 2.52 | $ | 0.65 | ||||
Quarter ended July 31, 2021 | $ | 1.77 | $ | 0.41 | ||||
Quarter ended April 30, 2021 | $ | 2.02 | $ | 0.50 | ||||
Quarter ended January 31, 2021 | $ | 3.90 | $ | 0.70 | ||||
Quarter ended October 31, 2020 | $ | 2.50 | $ | 0.15 |
On October 23, 2022, the closing bid price of the common stock was $1.05.
Holders
As of October 24, 2022, there were 88 stockholders of record and an aggregate of 2,450,148 shares of our common stock were issued and outstanding. Our common shares are issued in registered form. The transfer agent of our company's common stock is Action Stock Transfer Corporation at 2469 E Fort Union Blvd, Suite 214, Salt Lake City, UT 84121.
Description of Securities
The authorized capital stock of our company consists of 100,000,000 of common stock, at $0.0001 par value, and 20,000,000 shares of preferred stock, at $0.0001 par value.
Dividend Policy
We have not paid any cash dividends on our common stock and have no present intention of paying any dividends on the shares of our common stock. Our current policy is to retain earnings, if any, for use in our operations and in the development of our business. Our future dividend policy will be determined from time to time by our board of directors.
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Equity Compensation Plan Information
We do not have in effect any compensation plans under which our equity securities are authorized for issuance and we do not have any outstanding stock options.
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
None.
Purchase of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers
We did not purchase any of our shares of common stock or other securities during our fourth quarter of our fiscal year ended July 31, 2022.
Item 6. Selected Financial Data
As a “smaller reporting company,” we are not required to provide the information required by this Item.
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our audited financial statements and the related notes that appear elsewhere in this annual report. The following discussion contains forward-looking statements based upon current expectations that involve risks and uncertainties, such as our plans, objectives, expectations and intentions. Actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including those set forth under the Item 1A. Risk Factors, Cautionary Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements and Business sections in this Form 10-K. We use words such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “plan,” “project,” “continuing,” “ongoing,” “expect,” “believe,” “intend,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements.
Our audited financial statements are stated in United States Dollars and are prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles of the United States of America (the U.S. GAAP)
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 20 Holbeche Road, Arndell Park NSW, Australia. Our telephone number is +61-02 9672 1899.
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.
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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, pursuant to Nevada Revised Statutes Section 92A.180 in connection with the merger of us into our then subsidiary, Tianci International Inc.
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.
Upon the consummation of the sale, Ms. Cuilian Cai resigned from her positions as director, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Her resignation was not due to any dispute or disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company's operations, policies or practices. Chuah Su Chen and Chuah Su Mei were appointed to serve in the positions set forth next to their names below:
Name | Position |
Chuah Su Chen | Director, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary |
Chuah Su Mei | Director, Chief Executive Officer and President |
Chuah Su Chen and Chuah Su Mei are sisters.
We are in active discussions with an operating business affiliated with our executive officers regarding potential acquisition. There is no assurance that we will be able to successfully acquire such company or any company in the near future.
Effective August 6, 2021, Tianci International, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“we,” “us,” or the “Company”), Chuah Su Mei, our 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, 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. 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. 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.
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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. Each officer and director will serve in his positions without compensation. The Company plans to enter into compensatory arrangements with its officers and directors in the future.
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 July 31, 2022, the Company had working capital deficiency of $222,887 and has incurred losses since its inception resulting in an accumulated deficit of $1,700,154. 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 tables provide selected financial data about our company as of and for the years ended July 31, 2022 and 2021.
Balance Sheet Data
July 31, | July 31, | |||||||||||
2022 | 2021 | Change | ||||||||||
Cash | $ | 9,000 | $ | 3,951 | $ | 5,049 | ||||||
Total assets | 22,250 | 17,951 | 4,299 | |||||||||
Total liabilities | 245,387 | 343,061 | (97,674 | ) | ||||||||
Stockholders' deficit | $ | (223,137 | ) | $ | (325,110 | ) | $ | 101,973 |
Summary Income Statement Data
Year Ended | ||||||||||||
July 31, | ||||||||||||
2022 | 2021 | Change | ||||||||||
Net Revenue | $ | – | $ | – | $ | – | ||||||
Total Operating Expenses | 247,743 | 63,003 | 184,740 | |||||||||
Loss From Operations | 247,743 | 63,003 | 184,740 | |||||||||
Other Expenses | – | 11,381 | (11,381 | ) | ||||||||
Net Loss | $ | 247,743 | $ | 74,384 | $ | 173,359 |
Revenue. During the fiscal years ended July 31, 2022 and 2021, we did not generate any revenues.
Operating Expenses. Operating expenses were $247,743 and $63,003 for the years ended July 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Operating expenses mainly consisted of professional fees, executive compensation and office and miscellaneous expenses. The increase in operating expenses resulted primarily from an increase in professional fees and executive compensation.
Loss from Operations. For the years ended July 31, 2022, and 2021, we incurred a loss from operations of $247,743 and $63,003, respectively. The increase in loss from operations was attributable to the increase in our operating expenses.
Other Expenses. Other expenses for year ended July 31, 2021, consisted of $11,381 for an income tax penalty.
Net Loss. For the years ended July 31, 2022, and 2021, we incurred a net loss of $247,743 and $74,384, 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
July 31, | July 31, | |||||||||||
2022 | 2021 | Change | ||||||||||
Current Assets | $ | 22,250 | $ | 17,951 | $ | 4,299 | ||||||
Current Liabilities | 245,387 | 343,061 | (97,674 | ) | ||||||||
Working Capital (Deficiency) | $ | (223,137 | ) | $ | (325,110 | ) | $ | 101,973 |
As of July 31, 2022, we had working capital deficit of $223,137 as compared to working capital deficit of $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 for the payment of operating expenses.
Cash Flows
Year Ended | ||||||||
July 31, | ||||||||
2022 | 2021 | |||||||
Cash used in operating activities | $ | (206,390 | ) | $ | (74,248 | ) | ||
Cash provided by investing activities | – | – | ||||||
Cash provided by financing activities | 211,439 | 74,231 | ||||||
Net change in cash and cash equivalents | $ | 5,049 | $ | (17 | ) |
Cash Flow from Operating Activities
During the year ended July 31, 2022, net cash used in operating activities was $206,390, compared to $74,248 for the year ended July 31, 2021. The increase in net cash used in operating activities was mainly due to the increase in net loss offset by a decrease in accounts payable and accrued liabilities, prepaid expenses and an increase in prepaid management fees.
Cash Flow from Investing Activities
During the years ended July 31, 2022, and 2021, we had no cash flow from investing activities.
Cash Flow from Financing Activities
During the year ended July 31, 2022, net cash provided by financing activities was $211,439, compared to $74,231 for the year ended July 31, 2021. 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 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
As a “smaller reporting company”, we are not required to provide the information required by this Item.
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Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
TIANCI INTERNATIONAL, INC.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Audit • Tax • Consulting • Financial Advisory Registered with Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) |
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of
Tianci International, Inc.
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of Tianci International, Inc. (the “Company”) as of July 31, 2022 and 2021, the related statements of operations, stockholders’ deficit, and cash flows for the years ended July 31, 2022 and 2021, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company at July 31, 2022 and 2021, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years ended July 31, 2022 and 2021, in conformity with the U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Going Concern
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern. As described in Note 2 to the financial statements, the Company has not yet established an ongoing source of revenues sufficient to cover its operating costs, which raises substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans with regard to these matters are described in Note 2. The accompanying financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Critical Audit Matters
Critical audit matters are matters arising from the current-period audit of the financial statements that were communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. We determined that there are no critical audit matters.
/s/ KCCW Accountancy Corp. |
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2017.
Diamond Bar, California
October 29, 2022
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TIANCI INTERNATIONAL, INC.
BALANCE SHEETS
July 31, | July 31, | ||||||||
2022 | 2021 | ||||||||
ASSETS | |||||||||
Current Assets | |||||||||
Cash | $ | 9,000 | $ | 3,951 | |||||
Prepaid expenses | 1,750 | 14,000 | |||||||
Prepaid compensation | 11,500 | – | |||||||
Total Current Assets | 22,250 | 17,951 | |||||||
TOTAL ASSETS | $ | 22,250 | $ | 17,951 | |||||
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' DEFICIT | |||||||||
Current Liabilities | |||||||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | $ | 50,499 | $ | 9,896 | |||||
Due to related parties | 194,888 | 333,165 | |||||||
Total Current Liabilities | 245,387 | 343,061 | |||||||
Total Liabilities | 245,387 | 343,061 | |||||||
Commitments and Contingencies | |||||||||
SHAREHOLDERS' DEFICIT | |||||||||
Preferred stock, $ | par value; shares authorized; shares issued and outstanding|||||||||
Common stock, $ | par value, shares authorized; shares issued and outstanding245 | 245 | |||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 1,477,022 | 1,127,306 | |||||||
Accumulated deficit | (1,700,404 | ) | (1,452,661 | ) | |||||
Total Shareholders' Deficit | (223,137 | ) | (325,110 | ) | |||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' DEFICIT | $ | 22,250 | $ | 17,951 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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TIANCI INTERNATIONAL, INC.
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Year Ended | ||||||||
July 31, | ||||||||
2022 | 2021 | |||||||
Revenues | $ | – | $ | – | ||||
Operating Expenses | ||||||||
General administrative expenses | 174,331 | 624 | ||||||
Professional fees | 73,412 | 62,379 | ||||||
Total Operating Expenses | 247,743 | 63,003 | ||||||
Loss from Operations | (247,743 | ) | (63,003 | ) | ||||
Other Income (Expense) | ||||||||
Other expenses | – | (11,381 | ) | |||||
Total Other Income (Expense) | – | (11,381 | ) | |||||
Loss before Income Taxes | (247,743 | ) | (74,384 | ) | ||||
Provision for income taxes | – | – | ||||||
Net Loss | $ | (247,743 | ) | $ | (74,384 | ) | ||
Basic and diluted loss per common share | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
Basic and diluted weighted average common shares outstanding |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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TIANCI INTERNATIONAL, INC.
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
FOR YEARS ENDED JULY 31, 2022 AND 2021
Common Stock | Additional | Total | ||||||||||||||||||
Number of Shares | Amount | Paid-in Capital | Accumulated Deficit | Shareholders’ Deficit | ||||||||||||||||
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 year | – | (74,384 | ) | (74,384 | ) | |||||||||||||||
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 year | – | (247,743 | ) | (247,743 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Balance - July 31, 2022 | 2,450,148 | $ | 245 | $ | 1,477,022 | $ | (1,700,404 | ) | $ | (223,137 | ) |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements
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TIANCI INTERNATIONAL, INC.
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Year Ended | ||||||||
July 31, | ||||||||
2022 | 2021 | |||||||
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES | ||||||||
Net loss | $ | (247,743 | ) | $ | (74,384 | ) | ||
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: | ||||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
Prepaid expenses | 12,250 | (2,000 | ) | |||||
Prepaid compensation | (11,500 | ) | ||||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 40,603 | 2,136 | ||||||
Net cash used in operating activities | (206,390 | ) | (74,248 | ) | ||||
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES | ||||||||
Proceeds from related parties | 212,641 | 74,231 | ||||||
Repayment to related parties | (1,202 | ) | – | |||||
Net cash provided by financing activities | 211,439 | 74,231 | ||||||
Net change in cash | 5,049 | (17 | ) | |||||
Cash - beginning of period | 3,951 | 3,968 | ||||||
Cash - end of period | $ | 9,000 | $ | 3,951 | ||||
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 financial statement
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TIANCI INTERNATIONAL, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
July 31, 2022
NOTE 1 - ORGANIZATION AND 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 July 31, 2022, the Company had $9,000 in cash held in trust. The Company had incurred a net loss of $247,743 for the year ended July 31, 2022.
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 annual financial information referred to above has been prepared and presented in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America applicable to annual financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-K and regulation of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The annual financial information has been prepared on a basis consistent with prior periods and years and includes all disclosures that are necessary and required by applicable laws and regulations.
The accompanying financial statements and notes are presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (the U.S. GAAP) and are presented in U.S. dollars. These annual financial statements include all adjustments that, in the opinion of management, are necessary in order to make the financial statements not misleading.
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 $9,000 and $3,951 in cash and cash equivalents as of July 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Fair Value Measurements
As defined in ASC 820” Fair Value Measurements,” fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (exit price). The Company utilizes market data or assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk and the risks inherent in the inputs to the valuation technique. These inputs can be readily observable, market corroborated, or generally unobservable. The Company classifies fair value balances based on the observability of those inputs. ASC 820 establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (level 1 measurement) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (level 3 measurement).
The Company's financial instruments consist of cash, prepaid expense, accounts payable, and due to related parties. The carrying amounts of these financial instruments approximate fair value due to either length of maturity or interest rates that approximate prevailing rates unless otherwise disclosed in these financial statements.
Revenue Recognition
The Company has yet to generate revenues from operations. The Company will recognize revenue when control of the promised goods or services are transferred to a customer, in an amount that reflects the consideration that the Company expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services.
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Income Taxes
Income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and operating loss and tax credit carry forwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. A valuation allowance is recorded to reduce the Company’s deferred tax assets to the amount that is more likely than not to be realized. See Note 6 for information related to income taxes, including the recorded balances of its valuation allowance related to deferred tax assets.
Basic earnings (loss) per share is calculated by dividing the Company’s net loss applicable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares during the period. Diluted earnings (loss) per share is calculated by dividing the Company’s net loss available to common stockholders by the diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding during the year. The diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding is the basic weighted number of shares adjusted for any potentially dilutive debt or equity. There are
such common stock equivalents outstanding as of July 31, 2022 and 2021.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Management has considered all recent accounting pronouncements issued and their potential effect on the financial statements. The Company's management believes that these recent pronouncements will not have a material effect on the Company's financial statements.
NOTE 4 - DUE TO RELATED PARTIES
During the years ended July 31, 2022 and 2021, the former and current shareholder of the Company advanced $212,641 and $74,231 for working capital purpose, respectively.
During the years ended July 31, 2022 and 2021, 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.
During the year ended July 31, 2022, the Company accrued $168,300 for the compensation of its CEO and five directors. During the year ended July 31, 2022, the Company paid compensation of $126,500 to the five directors. As of July 31, 2022, the Company owed $41,800 unpaid compensation to the CEO, which was included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities, and prepaid the amount of $11,500 for compensation to the five directors.
As of July 31, 2022, and July 31, 2021, the Company owed $194,888 and $333,165, respectively, to a shareholder of the Company. This loan is non-interest bearing, unsecured and due on demand.
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NOTE 5 - EQUITY
Preferred Stock
The Company has
authorized preferred shares with a par value of $ 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
shares of preferred stock issued and outstanding as of July 31, 2022 and 2021.
Common Stock
The Company has
authorized common shares with a par value of $ per share.
On August 4, 2020, the Chief Executive Officer of the Company cancelled
shares of common stock and Chief Financial Officer of the Company cancelled shares of common stock.
As of July 31, 2022, and 2021, there were
shares of common stock issued and outstanding, respectively.
NOTE 6 - INCOME TAXES
The Company files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, and state and local jurisdictions.
The Company follows ASC 740. Deferred income taxes reflect the net effect of (a) temporary difference between carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial purposes and the amounts used for income tax reporting purposes, and (b) net operating loss carry-forwards. No net provision for refundable Federal income tax has been made in the accompanying statements of operations because no recoverable taxes were paid previously. Similarly, no deferred tax asset attributable to the net operating loss carry-forward has been recognized, as it is not deemed likely to be realized.
The income tax benefit for the years ended July 31, 2022 and 2021 consists of the following:
For the Years Ended | ||||||||
July 31, | ||||||||
2022 | 2021 | |||||||
Loss before income tax | $ | (247,743 | ) | $ | (74,384 | ) | ||
Tax rate | 21% | 21% | ||||||
Income tax expense (benefit) at statutory rate | $ | (52,026 | ) | $ | (15,621 | ) | ||
Change in valuation allowance | 52,026 | 15,621 | ||||||
Income tax expense (benefit) | $ | – | $ | – |
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Deferred taxes reflect the net tax effect of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts recorded for tax purposes. Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows:
As of July 31, | ||||||||
2022 | 2021 | |||||||
NOL Carryover | $ | 546,983 | $ | 494,957 | ||||
Valuation allowance | (546,983 | ) | (494,957 | ) | ||||
Net deferred tax asset | $ | – | $ | – |
The reconciliation of the effective income tax rate to the U.S. federal statutory rate as of July 31, 2022 and 2021:
As of July 31, | ||||||||
2022 | 2021 | |||||||
Federal income tax (benefit) | (21)% | (21)% | ||||||
Increase in valuation allowance | 21% | 21% | ||||||
Effective income tax rate | 0% | 0% |
At July 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company had $2,604,680 and $2,356,937, respectively of the U.S. net operating losses (the “U.S. NOLs”), which begin to expire beginning in 2035. NOLs generated in tax years prior to July 31, 2018, can be carryforward for twenty years, whereas NOLs generated after July 31,2018 can be carryforward indefinitely.
The Company assesses the likelihood that deferred tax assets will not be realized. FASB ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes” requires that a valuation allowance be established when it is “more likely than not” that all, or a portion of, deferred tax assets will not be realized. A review of all available positive and negative evidence needs to be considered, including the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income, and tax planning strategies. After consideration of all the information available, management believes that uncertainty exists with respect to future realization of its deferred tax assets and has, therefore, established a full valuation allowance as of July 31, 2022 and 2021.
The Company has not completed its evaluation of NOL utilization limitation under IRC Section 382, change of ownership rules, but believes that it had a change of ownership that would limit the amount of U.S. NOLs that could be utilized each year based on the “Internal Revenue Code, as Amended.”
The Company’s tax returns are subject to examination by tax authorities beginning with the year ended July 31, 2018.
NOTE 7 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
The Company had no other commitments or contingencies as of July 31, 2022.
From time to time the Company may become a party to litigation matters involving claims against the Company.
Management believes that it is adequately insured for its operations and there are no current matters that would have a material effect on the Company's financial position or results of operations.
NOTE 8 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Management has evaluated subsequent events through the date which the financial statements were available to be issued. All subsequent events requiring recognition as of July 31, 2022 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 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
There were no disagreements with our accountants related to accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, internal controls or auditing scope or procedure during the two fiscal years and subsequent interim periods.
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We maintain “disclosure controls and procedures,” as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer ("CEO")/Chief Financial Officer ("CFO"), as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. We conducted an evaluation (the “Evaluation”), under the supervision and with the participation of our CEO/CFO of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (“Disclosure Controls”) as of the end of the period covered by this report pursuant to Rule 13a-15 of the Exchange Act. Based on this evaluation and the existence of the material weaknesses discussed below in “Management's Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting,” our management, including our CEO/CFO concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective at the reasonable assurance level as of the end of the period covered by this Report.
We do not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures will prevent all errors and all instances of fraud. Disclosure controls and procedures, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the disclosure controls and procedures are met. Further, the design of disclosure controls and procedures must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all disclosure controls and procedures, no evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures can provide absolute assurance that we have detected all our control deficiencies and instances of fraud, if any. The design of disclosure controls and procedures also is based partly on certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions.
Management's Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Internal control over financial reporting is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as a process designed by, or under the supervision of, our principal executive and principal financial officers and effected by our Board, management and other personnel 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 and includes those policies and procedures that:
· | pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of our assets; |
· | provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of our management and directors; and |
· | provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the company's assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements. |
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Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Additionally, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risks that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of July 31, 2022. In making this assessment, management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control-Integrated Framework (2013). Based on this assessment, management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was not effective as of July 31, 2022, due to the existence of the material weaknesses as of July 31, 2022, discussed below. A material weakness is a control deficiency, or a combination of control deficiencies, that results in more than a remote likelihood that a material misstatement of the annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected in the following areas:
· | 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 only one person, 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 as a result of the recent change in control, an audit committee, 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. |
Management believes that the material weaknesses set forth above were the result of the scale of our operations and are intrinsic to our small size. Management believes these weaknesses did not have a material effect on our financial results and intends to take remedial actions upon receiving funding for the Company’s business operations.
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.
This Annual Report on Form 10-K does not include an attestation report of the Company’s registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting due to permanent exemptions for smaller reporting companies.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Other than as described above, there have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2022 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Because of its inherent limitations, a system of internal control over financial reporting can provide only reasonable assurance and may not prevent or detect misstatements. Further, because of changes in conditions, effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting may vary over time. Our system contains self-monitoring mechanisms, and actions are taken to correct deficiencies as they are identified.
Item 9B. Other Information
None.
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PART III
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
All directors of our company hold office until the next annual meeting of the security holders or until their successors have been elected and qualified. The officers of our company are appointed by the board of directors and hold office until their death, resignation or removal from office. The directors and executive officers, their ages, positions held, and duration as such, are set forth below as of the date of this Annual Report.
Name | Age | Office |
Zhigang Pei | 50 | Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Director |
Shufang Gao | 53 | Director |
David Wei Fang | 49 | Director |
Jack Fan Liu | 43 | Independent director |
Yee ManYung | 29 | Independent director |
Jimmy Weiyu Zhu | 55 | Independent director |
Business Experience
The following is a brief account of the education and business experience during at least the past five years of each director, executive officer and key employee of our company, indicating the person’s principal occupation during that period, and the name and principal business of the organization in which such occupation and employment were carried out.
Zhigang Pei, age 50, joined us on August 26, 2021, as our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary, and a member of the Board. Mr. Pei has served as the Executive Director of Anyang Xinrun Investment Co., Ltd., a PRC company since November 2009. He has also served as the Executive Director and General Manager of Henan Ziwei Real Estate Development Co., Ltd., and Henan Anyang Dahua Commercial and Trading Plaza Development Co., Ltd. since 2015. Mr. Pei graduated from No.2 Middle School Anyang City in1989. Mr. Pei brings to the Board his deep experience in real estate and investment industries.
Shufang Gao, age 53, has worked as CEO of Hong Kong listed groups, president of domestic capital companies, and vice president of A-share listed companies. He is familiar with the A-share capital market and Hong Kong capital market, and has mature experience in the strategy and operation development of listed companies. He joined us on August 26, 2021, as a member of our Board. From October 2020 to August 2021, he served as the Vice President and Director of SiChuan Jinding Group. Prior to that, he was the Vice Chairman of Luoyang Yongning Nonferrous Technology Co., Ltd. from August 2019 to September 2020. From April 2018 to July 2019, Mr. Gao served as the Vice President of Tibet Huayu Mining Co., Ltd., an A-share listed company. He was the Chief Executive Officer of Haotian Development Group Co., Ltd. (Hong Kong Main Board Listed Company 00474) from August 2016 to September 2017. From August 2012 to August 2016, he served as the President of Haihua Group Holdings Co., Ltd., an international container leasing company. Mr. Gao received his Bachelor of Management Degree from Dalian University of Technology in 1999. He received his Masters of Finance and Accounting Degree from the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2008. Mr. Gao brings to the Board his international experience in the operation and risk control areas of listed companies.
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David Wei Fang, age 49, has over ten years of experience in the securities and investment industry. He joined us on August 26, 2021, as a member of our Board. Mr. Fang served as the Partner of Tiger Securities and the CEO of Tiger Securities International in Hong Kong from May 2018 to July 2019. From January 2017 to April 2018, Mr. Fang served as the CEO of Haotian International Securities in Hong Kong. Mr. Fang was the Head of High Net Worth Individual, Corporate Client and ICBC Global Wealth Management Center of ICBC International in Hong Kong from October 2014 to December 2016. Mr. Fang has a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Anhui University of Finance and Economics in 1994. Mr. Fang obtained his Master of Business Administration Degree from Georgia South University in 2004. Mr. Fang brings to the Board his deep experience in the securities and investment industry.
Jack Fan Liu, age 43, joined us on August 26, 2021, as a member of our Board. Prior to joining us, Mr. Liu was the Vice President of China Regenerative Medicine International Limited from September 2014 to October 2017. From July 2009 to August 2014, Mr. Liu was the Investment Director of Tian Huan Investment Company. He was a financial analyst of Founder Securities (SSE:601901) from May 2007 to June 2009. Mr. Liu received his B.A. in Engineering from Nanjing Tech University in 2001 and his Master of Economics from Concordia University, Canada in 2006. He brings to the Board his experience and knowledge of investments and mergers and acquisitions of companies in Hong Kong and China.
Yung Yee Man, age 29, has more than 5 years of HR manager experience in both Hong Kong and NASDAQ listed company. She also has two years’ experience as an assistant of board members. Ms. Yung joined us on 26 August, 2021, as a member of our Board. Ms. Yung holds a Master’s degree in Corporate Communication from University of Leeds in 2017. Ms. Yung is currently pursuing an MBA Degree in University of South Australia. Ms. Yung brings to the Board her human resources and public company experience.
Jimmy Weiyu Zhu, age 55, joined us on August 26, 2021, as a member of our Board. Mr. Zhu has nearly twenty-five years of experience in the fields of mining, commodity trading, trade financing, logistics and shipping, and covering for companies located in Australia and Hong Kong. Mr. Zhu was the Financial Controller of Hai Xin Petroleum Trading Ltd. ( Hong Kong) from September 2017 to October 2020. Prior to that time, he served as the Financial Controller and Director of Ocean Container Leasing Services Ltd. and Gold Time International Resources Ltd. (Hong Kong) from July 2012 to August 2017. He received his B.A. in Accounting and Finance from Northeast University of Finance and Economics, China in 1991. Mr. Zhu brings to the Board his deep experience in commodities, finance and trading.
Family Relationships
There are no family relationships between any of our directors, executive officers and proposed directors or executive officers.
Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings
None of our directors, executive officers, promoters or control persons has been involved in any of the following events during the past ten years:
1. | A petition under the Federal bankruptcy laws or any state insolvency law was filed by or against, or a receiver, fiscal agent or similar officer was appointed by a court for the business or property of such person, or any partnership in which he was a general partner at or within two years before the time of such filing, or any corporation or business association of which he was an executive officer at or within two years before the time of such filing; |
2. | Such person was convicted in a criminal proceeding or is a named subject of a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor offenses); |
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3. | Such person was the subject of any order, judgment, or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily enjoining him from, or otherwise limiting, the following activities: |
i. | Acting as a futures commission merchant, introducing broker, commodity trading advisor, commodity pool operator, floor broker, leverage transaction merchant, any other person regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or an associated person of any of the foregoing, or as an investment adviser, underwriter, broker or dealer in securities, or as an affiliated person, director or employee of any investment company, bank, savings and loan association or insurance company, or engaging in or continuing any conduct or practice in connection with such activity | |
ii. | Engaging in any type of business practice; or | |
iii. | Engaging in any activity in connection with the purchase or sale of any security or commodity or in connection with any violation of Federal or State securities laws or Federal commodities laws; |
4. | Such person was the subject of any order, judgment or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any Federal or State authority barring, suspending or otherwise limiting for more than 60 days the right of such person to engage in any activity described in paragraph (f)(3)(i) of this section, or to be associated with persons engaged in any such activity; |
5. | Such person was found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by the Commission to have violated any Federal or State securities law, and the judgment in such civil action or finding by the Commission has not been subsequently reversed, suspended, or vacated; |
6. | Such person was found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have violated any Federal commodities law, and the judgment in such civil action or finding by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has not been subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated; |
7. | Such person was the subject of, or a party to, any Federal or State judicial or administrative order, judgment, decree, or finding, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, relating to an alleged violation of: |
i. | Any Federal or State securities or commodities law or regulation; or | |
ii. | Any law or regulation respecting financial institutions or insurance companies including, but not limited to, a temporary or permanent injunction, order of disgorgement or restitution, civil money penalty or temporary or permanent cease-and-desist order, or removal or prohibition order; or | |
iii. | Any law or regulation prohibiting mail or wire fraud or fraud in connection with any business entity; or |
8. | Such person was the subject of, or a party to, any sanction or order, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any self-regulatory organization (as defined in Section 3(a)(26) of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(26))), any registered entity (as defined in Section 1(a)(29) of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1(a)(29))), or any equivalent exchange, association, entity or organization that has disciplinary authority over its members or persons associated with a member. |
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Code of Ethics
We have adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics that applies to, among other persons, members of our board of directors, our company's officers including our president, chief executive officer and chief financial officer, employees, consultants and advisors. As adopted, our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics sets forth written standards that are designed to deter wrongdoing and to promote:
1. | honest and ethical conduct, including the ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional relationships; |
2. | full, fair, accurate, timely, and understandable disclosure in reports and documents that we file with, or submit to, the Securities and Exchange Commission and in other public communications made by us; |
3. | compliance with applicable governmental laws, rules and regulations; |
4. | the prompt internal reporting of violations of the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics to an appropriate person or persons identified in the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics; and |
5. | accountability for adherence to the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics. |
Our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics requires, among other things, that all of our company's senior officers commit to timely, accurate and consistent disclosure of information; that they maintain confidential information; and that they act with honesty and integrity.
In addition, our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics emphasizes that all employees, and particularly senior officers, have a responsibility for maintaining financial integrity within our company, consistent with generally accepted accounting principles, and federal and state securities laws. Any senior officer, who becomes aware of any incidents involving financial or accounting manipulation or other irregularities, whether by witnessing the incident or being told of it, must report it to our company. Any failure to report such inappropriate or irregular conduct of others is to be treated as a severe disciplinary matter. It is against our company policy to retaliate against any individual who reports in good faith the violation or potential violation of our company's Code of Business Conduct and Ethics by another.
Our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics was filed as Exhibit 14.1 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year ended July 31, 2013. We will provide a copy of the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics to any person without charge, upon request. Requests can be sent to: Tianci International, Inc., Attn: Secretary, 20 Holbeche Road, Arndell Park, NSW, Australia.
Board Meetings
Our board of directors consists of Zhigang Pei, Shufang Gao, David Wei Fang, Jack Fan Liu, Yee Man Yung and Jimmy Weiyu Zhu. The board held no formal meetings during the year ended July 31, 2022, but took actions once via unanimous written consent. We expect our current board to act by written consent or through board meetings in accordance with the provisions of the Nevada General Corporate Law and our Bylaws.
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Nomination Process
As of July 31, 2022, we did not effect any material changes to the procedures by which our shareholders may recommend nominees to our board of directors. Our board of directors does not have a policy with regards to the consideration of any director candidates recommended by our shareholders. Our board of directors has determined that it is in the best position to evaluate our company’s requirements as well as the qualifications of each candidate when the board considers a nominee for a position on our board of directors. If shareholders wish to recommend candidates directly to our board, they may do so by sending communications to the president of our company at the address on the cover of this annual report.
Corporate Governance & Board Independence
Our Board of Directors consists of six directors. We have adopted a standard of director independence that conforms with the published listing requirements of the NASDAQ Stock Market. Jack Fan Liu, Yee Man Yung and Jimmy Weiyu Zhu are independent directors. As of the date hereof, we do not have a policy that a majority of our board be comprised of “independent directors.”
Prior to our change of control, we had established an audit committee. We intend to establish a new audit committee in the future. We believe that members of our audit committee will capable of analyzing and evaluating our financial statements and understanding internal controls and procedures for financial reporting. We believe that retaining an independent director who would qualify as an "audit committee financial expert" would be overly costly and burdensome and is not warranted in our circumstances given the early stages of our development and the fact that we have not generated any material revenues to date.
We have not yet established a Nominating or Governance Committees as standing committees but expect to do so as our business matures. The Board does not have an executive committee or any committees performing a similar function. We are not currently listed on a national securities exchange or in an inter-dealer quotation system that has requirements that a majority of the board of directors be independent. All functions of a nominating/governance committee were performed by our whole board of directors. Our board of directors intends to appoint such persons and form such committees as are required to meet the corporate governance requirements imposed by the national securities exchanges as necessary. Our board of directors does not believe that it is necessary to have such committees at the early stage of the company’s development, and our board of directors believes that the functions of such committees can be adequately performed by the members of our board of directors.
Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings
From time to time, we may be involved in various claims, lawsuits, and disputes with third parties, actions involving allegations of discrimination or breach of contract actions incidental to the normal operations of the business. We may be named as a defendant in such lawsuits and thus become subject to the attendant risk of substantial damage awards. We believe that we have adequate liability insurance coverage. There can be no assurance, however, that we will not be sued, that any such lawsuit will not exceed our insurance coverage, or that we will be able to maintain such coverage at acceptable costs and on favorable terms.
We are not a party to, nor is any of our property the subject of, any legal proceedings. There are no proceedings pending in which any of our officers, directors or 5% shareholders are adverse to us or any of our subsidiaries or in which they are taking a position or have a material interest that is adverse to us or any of our subsidiaries.
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Item 11. Executive Compensation
Compensation Philosophy and Objectives
Currently, our executive directors and officers do not receive compensation for services in such capacities. We expect to establish a compensation plan as our company matures. We expect that our executive compensation philosophy will be to create a long-term direct relationship between pay and our performance. Our executive compensation program will be designed to provide a balanced total compensation package over the executive’s career with us. The compensation program objectives will be to attract, motivate and retain the qualified executives that help ensure our future success, to provide incentives for increasing our profits by awarding executives when corporate goals are achieved and to align the interests of executives and long-term stockholders. We expect the compensation package of our named executive officers to consist of two main elements:
1. | base salary for our executives that is competitive relative to the market, and that reflects individual performance, retention and other relevant considerations; and |
2. | discretionary bonus awards payable in cash and tied to the satisfaction of corporate objectives. |
Process for Setting Executive Compensation
As we do not have Compensation Committee, our Board will be responsible for developing and overseeing the implementation of our philosophy with respect to the compensation of executives and for monitoring the implementation and results of the compensation philosophy to ensure compensation remains competitive, creates proper incentives to enhance stockholder value and rewards superior performance. The Board or Compensation Committee will annually review and approve for each named executive officer, and particularly with regard to the Chief Executive Officer, all components of the executive’s compensation. The Board or Compensation Committee may award discretionary bonuses to each of the named executives, and reviews and approves the process and factors (including individual and corporate performance measures and actual performance versus such measures) used by the Chief Executive Officer to recommend such awards. Additionally, the Board or Compensation Committee will review and approve the base salary, equity-incentive awards (if any) and any other special or supplemental benefits of the named executive officers.
We expect out Chief Executive Officer to periodically provide the Board or Compensation Committee with an evaluation of each named executive officer’s performance, based on the individual performance goals and objectives developed by the Chief Executive Officer at the beginning of the year, as well as other factors. The Board of Compensation Committee will provide an evaluation for the Chief Executive Officer. These evaluations will serve as the bases for bonus recommendations and changes in the compensation arrangements of our named executives.
Our Compensation Peer Group
We expect to engage in informal market analysis in evaluating our executive compensation arrangements. As the Company and its businesses mature, we may retain compensation consultants that will assist us in developing a formal benchmark and selecting a compensation peer group of companies similar to us in size or business for the purpose of comparing executive compensation levels.
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Program Components
We expect our executive compensation program to consist of the following elements:
Base Salary
Our base salary structure will be designed to encourage internal growth, attract and retain new talent, and reward strong leadership that will sustain our growth and profitability. The base salary for each named executive officer will reflect our past and current operating profits, the named executive officer’s individual contribution to our success throughout his career, internal pay equity and informal market data regarding comparable positions within similarly situated companies. In determining and setting base salary, the Board/Compensation Committee will consider all of these factors, though it will not assign specific weights to any factor. The Board/Compensation Committee will generally review the base salary for each named executive officer on an annual basis. For each of our named executive officers, we expect to review base salary data internally obtained by the Company for comparable executive positions in similarly situated companies to ensure that the base salary rate for each executive is competitive relative to the market.
Discretionary Bonus
The objectives of our bonus awards will be to encourage and reward our employees, including the named executive officers, who contribute to and participate in our success by their ability, industry, leadership, loyalty or exceptional service and to recruit additional executives who will contribute to that success.
Each of our named executive officers will be eligible for consideration for a discretionary cash bonus. The Chief Executive Officer will make recommendations regarding bonus awards for the named executive officers and the Board/Compensation Committee provides the bonus recommendation for the Chief Executive Officer. However, the Board/Compensation Committee will have sole and final authority and discretion in designating to whom awards are made, the size of the award, if any, and its terms and conditions. The bonus recommendation for each of the named executive officers depends on a number of factors, including (i) the performance of the Company for the year, (ii) the satisfaction of certain individual and corporate performance measures, and (iii) other factors which the Compensation Committee may deem relevant. The Company did not award any cash bonuses during fiscal year 2022.
Stock Holdings
The Board/Compensation Committee recognizes the importance of having a portion of the named executive officers’ compensation be paid in the form of equity, to help align the executives’ interests with the interests of the Company’s stockholders. Initially, we expect the Board/Compensation Committee to emphasize the cash-based portion of our compensation program over a stock program because it believes the discretionary nature of the cash-based compensation gives it the needed flexibility to factor in and reward the attainment of longer-term goals for the Company and the executives, as the Board/Compensation Committee deems appropriate.
We have not timed nor do we plan to time our release of material non-public information for the purpose of affecting the value of executive compensation.
The following tables set forth, for each of the last two completed fiscal years of the Company, the total compensation awarded to, earned by or paid to any person who was a principal executive officer during the preceding fiscal year and every other highest compensated executive officers earning more than $100,000 during the last fiscal year (together, the “Named Executive Officers”). The tables set forth below reflect the compensation of the Named Executive Officers.
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SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
Name and Principal Position | Year | Salary ($) | Bonus ($) | Stock Awards ($) | Option Awards ($) | Non-Equity Incentive
Plan Compensation ($) | Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings ($) | All Other Compensation ($) | Total ($) | ||||||||||
Chuah Su Mei | 2021 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||
(1) | 2020 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||
Zhigang Pei | 2022 | 41,800 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 41,800 | ||||||||||
(2) | 2021 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||
Shufang Gao | 2022 | 41,800 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 41,800 | ||||||||||
(3) | 2021 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||
David Wei Fang | 2022 | 41,800 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 41,800 | ||||||||||
(3) | 2021 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||
Jack Fan Liu | 2022 | 14.300 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14,300 | ||||||||||
(3) | 2021 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||
Yee Man Yung | 2022 | 14,300 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14,300 | ||||||||||
(3) | 2021 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||
Jimmy Weiyu Zhu | 2022 | 14,300 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14,300 | ||||||||||
(3) | 2021 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
(1) | Ms. Chuah was appointed our Chief Executive Officer, President and Director on August 15, 2017. She resigned from all her positions with the Company on August 26, 2021. |
(2) | Zhigang Pei was appointed our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Director on August 26, 2021. |
(3) | Shufang Gao,David Wei Fang , Jack Fan Liu , Yee Man Yung and Jimmy Weiyu Zhu were appointed our Directors on August 26, 2021. |
Narrative Disclosure to Summary Compensation Table
On August 27, 2021, we entered into an Employment Agreement with each of Zhigang Pei, Shufang Gao and Wei Fang (collectively, the “Employment Agreements”), whereby each individual agreed to serve as an Executive Director for a monthly compensation equal to USD 3,800. Each Employment Agreement expires on August 26, 2024, unless earlier terminated by death, resignation or removal.
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We are entitled to terminate the each 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 Employment Agreement. Upon a termination for “cause,” the executive shall not be entitled to any severance or other benefits under the Employment Agreement but shall be entitled to receive accrued base salary.
If the Employment Agreement is terminated due to the executive’s death or disability, the executive shall be entitled to receive accrued base salary.
If the Employment Agreement is terminated by the Company without “cause”, 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, payment of premiums for continued health benefits under the Company’s health plans for 12 months following termination, and immediate vesting of 100% of the then-unvested portion of any outstanding equity awards held by the executive, if any.
If the 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 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 eermination and xecutive will receive a lump sum payment equal to 12 months of base salary.
The foregoing descriptions of the Employment Agreements are qualified in their entirety by reference to the Employment Agreements, which are filed as Exhibits 10.1, 10.2 and 10.3 to this Annual Report and incorporated herein by reference.
Director Retainer Agreements with Our Independent Directors
On August 27, 2021, each of our 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 1300 for each independent director, respectively. The Director Retainer Agreements contain normal and customary terms including provisions relating to indemnification and confidentiality. The foregoing descriptions of the Director Retainer Agreements are qualified in their entirety by reference to the Director Retainer Agreements, which are filed as Exhibit 10.4, 10.5, and 10.6 to this Annual Report and incorporated herein by reference.
Other than set out above and below, there are no arrangements or plans in which we provide pension, retirement or similar benefits for directors or executive officers. Our directors and executive officers may receive share options at the discretion of our board of directors in the future. We do not have any material bonus or profit sharing plans pursuant to which cash or non-cash compensation is or may be paid to our directors or executive officers, except that share options may be granted at the discretion of our board of directors.
Stock Option Plan
Currently, we do not have a stock option plan in favor of any director, officer, consultant or employee of our company.
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Grants of Plan-Based Awards
There were no grants of plan based awards during the year ended July 31, 2022.
Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End
There were no outstanding equity awards at the year ended July 31, 2022.
Option Exercises and Stock Vested
During our fiscal year ended July 31, 2022, there were no options exercised by our named officer.
Compensation of Directors
We currently do not compensate our directors for their services in their capacity as directors.
Pension, Retirement or Similar Benefit Plans
There are no arrangements or plans in which we provide pension, retirement or similar benefits for directors or executive officers. We have no material bonus or profit-sharing plans pursuant to which cash or non-cash compensation is or may be paid to our directors or executive officers, except that stock options may be granted at the discretion of the board of directors or a committee thereof.
Compensation Risk Management
Our Board of directors conducted an assessment of potential risks that may arise from our compensation programs. Based on this assessment, our Board concluded that our policies and practices do not encourage excessive and unnecessary risk taking that would be reasonably likely to have material adverse effect on the Company.
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
We have not yet established a Compensation Committee. Our Board of Directors performs the functions that would be performed by a compensation committee, including deliberations concerning compensate of our executive officers.
During the fiscal year ended July 31, 2022, none of our executive officers has served: (i) on the compensation committee (or other board committee performing equivalent functions or, in the absence of any such committee, the entire board of directors) of another entity, one of whose executive officers served on our board of directors; or (ii) as a director of another entity, one of whose executive officers served on the compensation committee (or other board committee performing equivalent functions or, in the absence of any such committee, the entire board of directors) of the registrant.
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Compensation Committee Report
Our Board has reviewed and discussed the Compensation Discussion and Analysis in this report with management. Based on its review and discussion with management, the Board of Directors recommended that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included in this Annual Report. The material in this report is not deemed filed with the SEC and is not incorporated by reference in any of our filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, whether made on, before, or after the date of this Annual Report and irrespective of any general incorporation language in such filing.
Submitted by members of the Board of Directors:
Zhigang Pei
Shufang Gao
David Wei Fang
Jack Fan Liu
Yee Man Yung
Jimmy Weiyu Zhu
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.
The following table sets forth certain information regarding beneficial ownership of our common stock as of October 24, 2022, by (i) each person (or group of affiliated persons) who is known by us to own more than five percent (5%) of the outstanding shares of our common stock, (ii) each director, executive officer and director nominee, and (iii) all of our directors, executive officers and director nominees as a group.
Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with SEC rules and generally includes voting or investment power with respect to securities. For purposes of this table, a person or group of persons is deemed to have “beneficial ownership” of any shares of common stock that such person has the right to acquire within 60 days of October 24, 2022. For purposes of computing the percentage of outstanding shares of our common stock held by each person or group of persons named above, any shares that such person or persons has the right to acquire within 60 days of October 24, 2022, is deemed to be outstanding for such person, but is not deemed to be outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any other person. The inclusion herein of any shares listed as beneficially owned does not constitute an admission of beneficial ownership.
Unless otherwise noted, the business address of each beneficial owner listed is 20 Holbeche Road, Arndell Park, NSW, Australia. Except as otherwise indicated, the persons listed below have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of our common stock owned by them, except to the extent that power may be shared with a spouse.
As of October 24, 2022, we had 2,450,148 shares of common stock issued and outstanding.
Name of Beneficial Owner | Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership | Percent of Class | ||||||
Zhigang Pei (1) | 1,793,000 | 73.18% | ||||||
All executive officers and directors as a group (six persons) | – | – | ||||||
Greater Than 5% Shareholder | ||||||||
Silver Glory Group Limited (1) | 1,793,000 | 73.18% |
(1) | Zhigang Pei jointed us on August 26, 2021 as our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Director. Zhigang Pei is the beneficial owner of Silver Glory Group Limited. |
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Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
During the years ended July 31, 2022 and 2021, a shareholder of the Company advanced $212,641 and $74,231 for working capital purpose, respectively.
During the years ended July 31, 2022 and 2021, 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.
During the year ended July 31, 2022, the Company accrued $168,300 for the compensation of its CEO and five directors. During the year ended July 31, 2022, the Company paid salary of $126,500 to the five directors. As of July 31, 2022, the Company owed $41,800 unpaid compensation to the CEO, which was included in due to related parties, and prepaid the amount of $11,500 for compensation of August 2022 to the five directors.
As of July 31, 2022, and July 31, 2021, the Company owed $236,688 and $333,165, respectively, to a shareholder of the Company. This loan is non-interest bearing, unsecured and due on demand.
Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services
The aggregate fees billed for the most recently completed fiscal years ended July 31, 2022 and July 31, 2021, for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for the audit of our annual financial statements and review of the financial statements included in our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for these fiscal periods were as follows:
Year Ended July 31, 2022 | Year Ended July 31, 2021 | |||||||
Audit Fees (1) | $ | 9,500 | $ | 10,250 | ||||
Audit Related Fees (2) | $ | – | $ | – | ||||
Tax Fees (3) | $ | – | $ | 1,000 | ||||
All Other Fees (4) | $ | – | $ | – | ||||
Total | $ | 9,500 | $ | 11,250 |
(1) | Audit fees consist of fees incurred for professional services rendered for the audit of our financial statements, for reviews of our interim financial statements included in our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and for services that are normally provided in connection with statutory or regulatory filings or engagements. |
(2) | Audit-related fees consist of fees billed for professional services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of our financial statements, but are not reported under “Audit fees.” |
(3) | Tax fees consist of fees billed for professional services relating to tax compliance, tax planning, and tax advice. |
(4) | All other fees consist of fees billed for all other services. |
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On August 30, 2017, we adopted certain pre-approval policies and procedures which are more fully described in Exhibit 99.1.
Prior to the establishment of our Audit Committee and the adoption of our Pre-Approval Policies, our board of directors pre-approved all services provided by our independent auditors. All of the above services and fees were reviewed and approved by the board of directors either before or after the respective services were rendered.
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PART IV
Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules
(a) Financial Statements
(1) | Financial statements for our company are listed in the index under Item 8 of this document | |
(2) | All financial statement schedules are omitted because they are not applicable, not material or the required information is shown in the financial statements or notes thereto. |
(b) Exhibits
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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 our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on October 5, 2020.
(4) Incorporated by reference to our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on November 13, 2013.
(5) Incorporated by reference to our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on November 13, 2015.
(6) Incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 27, 2015
Item 16. Form 10-K Summary
Not applicable.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
TIANCI INTERNATIONAL, INC. | |
(Registrant) | |
Dated: October 31, 2022 | /s/ Zhigang Pei |
Zhigang Pei | |
Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Director | |
(Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer) |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Dated: October 31, 2022 | /s/ Zhigang Pei |
Zhigang Pei | |
Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Director | |
(Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer) | |
Dated: October 31, 2022 | /s/ Shufang Gao |
Shufang Gao | |
Director | |
Dated: October 31, 2022 | /s/ David Wei Fang |
David Wei Fang | |
Director | |
Dated: October 31, 2022 | /s/ Jack Fan Liu |
Jack Fan Liu | |
Director | |
Dated: October 31, 2022 | /s/ Yee ManYung |
Yee ManYung | |
Director | |
Dated: October 31, 2022 | /s/Jimmy Weiyu Zhu |
Jimmy Weiyu Zhu | |
Director |
Representing all of the members of the Board of Directors.
* By | /s/ Zhigang Pei |
Zhigang Pei | |
Attorney-in-Fact** |
** By authority of the power of attorney filed herewith
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EXHIBIT 4.1
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 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. |
(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: | ||
Name: | Zhigang Pei | |
Title: | Executive Director | |
Executive | ||
By: | ||
Name: |
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EXHIBIT 10.2
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 Shufang Gao, 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. |
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(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. |
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 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. |
(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.
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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.
(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: | ||
Name: | Shufang Gao | |
Title: | Executive Director | |
Executive | ||
By: | ||
Name: |
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EXHIBIT 10.3
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 Wei Fang, 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. |
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(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. |
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 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. |
(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.
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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.
(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: | ||
Name: | Wei Fang | |
Title: | Executive Director | |
Executive | ||
By: | ||
Name: |
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EXHIBIT 10.4
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 Fan Liu(“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.
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; |
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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 USdollar (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. |
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. |
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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.
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: |
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. |
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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. | ||
By: | ||
Printed Name: | Zhigang Pei | |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
DIRECTOR | ||
By: | ||
Printed Name: | Fan Liu |
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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 Fan Liu (“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.
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:
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(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.
(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.
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(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.
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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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.
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(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.
(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.
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(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.
(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.
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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.
(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.
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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.
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).
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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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INDEMNITEE
_______________________________________
Address: __________________________
__________________________
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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 Fan Liu (“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.
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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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.
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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 |
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Printed Name: | Fan Liu |
ACCEPTED AND AGREED TO:
TIANCI INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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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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SUBJECT: | Previous Inventions |
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:
¨ | No inventions or improvements. |
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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 10.5
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 Yee Man Yung(“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 USdollar (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: |
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. |
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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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Printed Name: | Zhigang Pei | |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
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Printed Name: | Yee Man Yung |
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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 _Yee Man Yung__ (“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
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(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.
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.
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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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INDEMNITEE
_______________________________________
Address: __________________________
__________________________
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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 _Yee Man Yung___ (“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 |
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Printed Name: | Yee Man Yung |
ACCEPTED AND AGREED TO:
TIANCI INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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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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SUBJECT: | Previous Inventions |
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:
¨ | No inventions or improvements. |
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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 10.6
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 Weiyu Zhu(“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.
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; |
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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 USdollar (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. |
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. |
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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.
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: |
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. |
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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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Printed Name: | Zhigang Pei | |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
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Printed Name: | Weiyu Zhu |
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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 Weiyu Zhu (“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.
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:
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(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.
(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.
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(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.
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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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.
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(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.
(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.
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(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.
(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.
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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.
(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.
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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.
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).
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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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INDEMNITEE
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Address: __________________________
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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 Weiyu Zhu (“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.
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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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.
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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: |
Printed Name: | Weiyu Zhu |
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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(Zhigang Pei) |
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ATTACHMENT B
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SUBJECT: | Previous Inventions |
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:
¨ | No inventions or improvements. |
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¨ | Additional sheets attached. |
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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¨ | Additional sheets attached. |
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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 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned directors and officers of Tianci International, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), hereby constitute and appoint Zhigang Pei, with full power to act without the other, as the undersigned’s true and lawful attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name, place and stead in the undersigned’s capacity as an officer and/or director of the Company, to execute in the name and on behalf of the undersigned an annual report of the Company on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2022 (the “Report”), under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and to file such Report, with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith and any and all amendments thereto, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing necessary or desirable to be done and to take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required of, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact’s discretion.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands this __th day of October, 2022.
/s/ Zhigang Pei | /s/Jack Fan Liu | |
Zhigang Pei | Jack Fan Liu | |
Director, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary | Director | |
/s/Shufang Gao | /s/ Yee ManYung | |
Shufang Gao | Yee ManYun | |
Director | Director | |
/s/David Wei Fang | /s/Jimmy Weiyu Zhu | |
David Wei Fang | Jimmy Weiyu Zhu | |
Director | Director |
EXHIBIT 31.1
TIANCI INTERNATIONAL,
INC.
RULE 13A-14(A) OR RULE 15D-14(A),
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
RULE 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Zhigang Pei, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this Form 10-K 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. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are 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; and
5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our 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.
/s/ Zhigang Pei Zhigang Pei Chief Executive Officer |
Dated: October 31, 2022
EXHIBIT 31.2
TIANCI INTERNATIONAL,
INC.
RULE 13A-14(A) OR RULE 15D-14(A),
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
RULE 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Zhigang Pei, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this Form 10-K 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. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are 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; and
5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our 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.
/s/ Zhigang Pei Zhigang Pei Chief Financial Officer |
Date: October 31, 2022
EXHIBIT 32.1
TIANCI INTERNATIONAL, INC.
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Annual Report of Tianci International, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the year ended July 31, 2022, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Zhigang Pei, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
(1) 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 the Company.
/s/ Zhigang Pei Zhigang Pei Chief Executive Officer |
October 31, 2022
EXHIBIT 32.2
TIANCI INTERNATIONAL, INC.
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Annual Report of Tianci International, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the year ended July 31, 2022, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Zhigang Pei, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
(1) 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 the Company.
/s/ Zhigang Pei Zhigang Pei Chief Financial Officer |
October 31, 2022