UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO
RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of August 2024
Commission File Number: 001-38261
Kaixin Holdings
(Registrant’s name)
Unit B2-303-137, 198 Qidi Road
Beigan Community, Xiaoshan District
Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province
People’s Republic of China
(Address of principal executive office)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F
x Form 40-F ¨
EXHIBIT INDEX
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Date: August 13, 2024 |
Kaixin Holdings |
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By: |
/s/ Yi Yang |
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Name: |
Yi Yang |
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Title: |
Chief Financial Officer |
Exhibit 99.1
Kaixin Holdings Announces 2024 Extraordinary
General Meeting of Shareholders
HANGZHOU, August 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kaixin Holdings
(“Kaixin” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: KXIN), a leading new energy vehicle manufacturer and sales platform in China,
today announced that it will hold its extraordinary general meeting of shareholders (the “EGM”) at 198 Qidi Road, Unit B2-303-137,
Beigan Community, Xiaoshan District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on October 1, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. (Beijing time), for
the purposes of considering and, if thought fit, passing and approving the resolutions set forth in the Notice of Extraordinary General
Meeting and Proxy of the Company.
The board of directors of the Company has fixed the close of business
on August 13, 2024 (Beijing time) as the record date (the “Record Date”) of ordinary shares. Holders of record of ordinary
shares of the Company as of the Record Date are entitled to attend and vote at the EGM or at any adjournment or postponement thereof.
The Company has filed its annual report on Form 20-F, including
its audited financial statements, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).
The Form 20-F can be accessed on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and the Company’s website at https://ir.kaixin.com/.
About Kaixin Holdings
Kaixin Holdings is a leading new energy vehicle manufacturer in China,
equipped with professional teams with rich experience in R&D, production, marketing, and production facilities with the capacity for
stamping, welding, painting, and assembly operations. Kaixin produces multiple electric passenger and logistics vehicle models. The Company
is committed to building up a competitive international market position that integrates online and offline presence and diversified business
operations. Leveraging the expertise of its professional teams and driven by the inspiration for innovation and sustainability, Kaixin
aims to contribute to achieving the goals of “peak carbon emissions and carbon neutrality”.
Safe Harbor Statement
This announcement may contain forward-looking statements. These statements
are made under the "safe harbor" provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking
statements can be identified by terminology such as "will," "expects," "anticipates," "future,"
"intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates" or other similar expressions. Statements that are
not historical facts, including statements about Kaixin’s beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking
statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained
in any forward-looking statement, including but not limited to the following: our goals and strategies; our future business development,
financial condition and results of operations; our expectations regarding demand for and market acceptance of our services; our expectations
regarding the retention and strengthening of our relationships with auto dealerships; our plans to enhance user experience, infrastructure
and service offerings; competition in our industry in China; and relevant government policies and regulations relating to our industry.
Further information regarding these and other risks is included in our other documents filed with the SEC. All information provided in
this announcement and in the attachments is as of the date of this announcement, and Kaixin does not undertake any obligation to update
any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law.
For more information, please contact:
Kaixin Holdings
Investor Relations
Email: ir@kaixin.com
SOURCE: Kaixin Holding
Exhibit 99.2
Kaixin Holdings
(the "Company", incorporated
in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)
(Nasdaq: KXIN)
Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting of
the Company
Notice is hereby given that an Extraordinary
General Meeting of shareholders of the Company (the "EGM") will be held at 198 Qidi Road, Unit B2-303-137, Beigan Community,
Xiaoshan District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, on October 1, 2024 at 10:00 am Beijing time for the purpose of considering
and, if thought fit, passing and approving the following resolutions:
| 1. | To approve as an ordinary resolution
that the authorised share capital of the Company be increased from “US$500,000 divided
into (a) 660,461,733 Class A ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each,
(b) 6,000,000 Class B ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, (c) 6,000
Series A convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each, (d) 6,000
Series D convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each, (e) 50,005
Series F convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.00005 each, (f) 50,000
Series G convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, (g) 50,000
Series H convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, (h) 50,000
Series I convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, and (i) 50,000
Series J convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each” to “US$6,500,000
divided into (a) 8,660,461,733 Class A ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.00075
each, (b) 6,000,000 Class B ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each,
(c) 6,000 Series A convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each,
(d) 6,000 Series D convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each,
(e) 50,005 Series F convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.00005 each,
(f) 50,000 Series G convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each,
(g) 50,000 Series H convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each,
(h) 50,000 Series I convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each,
and (i) 50,000 Series J convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.00075
each” by the creation of an additional 8,000,000,000 Class A ordinary shares of
a par value of US$0.00075 each (the “Share Capital Increase”). |
| 2. | To approve as a special resolution that,
immediately following the Share Capital Increase, (i) 45,200,000 authorised but unissued
Class A ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each in the authorised share capital
of the Company be re-designated and re-classified as 45,200,000 Class B ordinary shares
of a par value of US$0.00075 each; and (ii) 68,133 authorised but unissued Class A
ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each in the authorised share capital of the
Company be re-designated and re-classified as 68,133 Series K convertible preferred
shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, such that the authorised share capital of the Company
shall be changed to “US$6,500,000 divided into (a) 8,615,193,600 Class A
ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, (b) 51,200,000 Class B ordinary
shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, (c) 6,000 Series A convertible preferred
shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each, (d) 6,000 Series D convertible preferred
shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each, (e) 50,005 Series F convertible preferred
shares of a par value of US$0.00005 each, (f) 50,000 Series G convertible preferred
shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, (g) 50,000 Series H convertible preferred
shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, (h) 50,000 Series I convertible preferred
shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, (i) 50,000 Series J convertible preferred
shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, and (j) 68,133 Series K convertible preferred
shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each” (the “Share Capital Adjustment”). |
| 3. | To approve as an ordinary resolution
that: |
| a) | (i) every 16 issued and unissued
Class A ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each in the authorised share capital
of the Company be consolidated into 1 consolidated Class A ordinary share of a par value
of US$0.012 each, and every 16 issued and unissued Class B ordinary shares of a par
value of US$0.00075 each in the share capital of the Company be consolidated into 1 consolidated
Class B ordinary share of a par value of US$0.012 each respectively (the "Share
Consolidation"), such that, immediately following the Share Consolidation, the authorised
share capital of the Company is “US$6,500,000 divided into (a) 538,449,600 Class A
ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.012 each, (b) 3,200,000 Class B ordinary
shares of a par value of US$0.012 each, (c) 6,000 Series A convertible preferred
shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each, (d) 6,000 Series D convertible preferred
shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each, (e) 50,005 Series F convertible preferred
shares of a par value of US$0.00005 each, (f) 50,000 Series G convertible preferred
shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, (g) 50,000 Series H convertible preferred
shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, (h) 50,000 Series I convertible preferred
shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, (i) 50,000 Series J convertible preferred
shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, and (j) 68,133 Series K convertible preferred
shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each”; |
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| | (ii) no fractional shares will be issued in connection with the Share
Consolidation and, in the event that a Shareholder would otherwise be entitled to receive a fractional
share upon the Share Consolidation, the number of shares to be received by such Shareholder will be rounded
up to one ordinary share in lieu of the fractional share that would have resulted from the Share Consolidation;
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| b) | any one Director or Officer of the Company
be and is hereby authorized, for and on behalf of the Company, to do all such other acts
or things and execute all such documents, including under seal where applicable, necessary
or desirable to implement, carry out and give effect to the Share Consolidation. |
| 4. | To approve as a special resolution that
the fifth amended and restated memorandum and articles of association of the Company currently
in effect be amended and restated by the deletion in their entirety and the substitution
in their place of the sixth amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (the
"Sixth Amendment of Memorandum & Articles"). |
The Company’s board of directors has fixed
the close of business on August 13, 2024 as the record date (the “Record Date”) for determining the shareholders entitled
to receive notice of and to vote at the EGM or any adjournment or postponement thereof. Only holders of Class A ordinary shares
and/or Class B ordinary shares of the Company on the Record Date are entitled to receive notice of and to vote at the EGM or any
adjournment or postponement thereof.
Shareholders may obtain a copy of the proxy materials,
including the Company’s annual report for the year ended December 31, 2023, from the Company’s website at ir.kaixin.com
or at www.transhare.com.
Management is soliciting proxies. Shareholders
who are entitled to attend and vote at the EGM or any adjournment or postponement thereof are entitled to appoint one or more proxies
to attend and vote on their behalf. Shareholders who wish to appoint a proxy are requested to complete, date and sign the enclosed form
of proxy in accordance with the instructions set out in the form of proxy and in the proxy statement accompanying this Notice and (i) submit
it online at www.transhare.com, (ii) submit it by email at akotlova@bizsolaconsulting.com, or (iii) mail it or deposit it to
Attn: Anna Kotlova, Transhare Corporation, Bayside Center 1, 17755 North US Highway 19, Suite # 140, Clearwater FL 33764.
For the proxy to be valid, the duly completed
and signed form of proxy must be received not less than forty-eight (48) hours before the time appointed for holding the EGM or any adjournment
or postponement of the EGM. A shareholder may appoint as his, her or its proxy a person other than those named in the enclosed form of
proxy. A proxyholder need not be a shareholder of the Company.
By order of the Board of Directors
/s/Mingjun Lin |
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Mingjun Lin |
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Chairman of the Board of Directors |
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Dated: August 13, 2024 |
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Registered Office:
c/o Harneys Fiduciary (Cayman) Limited
4th Floor, Harbour Place
103 South Church Street
P.O. Box 10240
Grand Cayman KY1-1002
Cayman Islands
*A form of proxy has been included with this
Notice (see Appendix A).
NOTES
IF YOU HAVE EXECUTED A STANDING PROXY, YOUR
STANDING PROXY WILL BE VOTED AS INDICATED IN NOTE 2 BELOW, UNLESS YOU ATTEND THE EGM IN PERSON OR SEND IN A SPECIFIC PROXY.
| 1 | A
proxy need not be a shareholder of the Company. A shareholder entitled to attend and vote
at the EGM is entitled to appoint one or more proxies to attend and vote in his/her stead. |
| 2 | Any
standing proxy previously deposited by a shareholder with the Company will be voted in favour
of the resolutions to be proposed at the EGM unless revoked prior to the EGM or the shareholder
attends the EGM in person or executes a specific proxy. |
| 3 | A
form of proxy for use at the EGM is enclosed. Whether or not you propose to attend the EGM
in person, you are strongly advised to view the proxy materials and submit your completed
proxy form online. |
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IF YOU DECIDE TO VIEW THE PROXY MATERIALS AND SUBMIT YOUR PROXY FORM ONLINE, |
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Step 1: Go to https://www.transhare.com, click
on Vote Your Proxy tab |
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Step 2: To view or download the proxy materials of
the Company, click on the link that describes the material you wish to view or download. For example, to view or download the Proxy
Card, click on the “Proxy Card” link. |
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Step 3: To submit your proxy form online, click on
the designated link and follow the on-screen instructions. YOU MAY SUBMIT ONLINE UNTIL 10:00 am, Beijing Time, on September 29,
2024. |
| 4 | If
you don’t submit your proxy form online, you can complete and sign the enclosed form
of proxy in accordance with the instructions printed on it and then deposit it (together
with any power of attorney or other authority under which it is signed or a notarially certified
copy of that power or authority) at Transhare Corporation, Bayside Center 1, 17755 US
Highway 19 N, Suite 140, Clearwater FL 33764, USA, or send copies of the foregoing
by email to akotlova@bizsolaconsulting.com, in each case marked for the attention
of Anna Kotlova, not later than 48 hours before the time for the holding of the EGM
or adjourned or postponed EGM in accordance with the fifth amended and restated memorandum
and articles of association of the Company. Returning the completed form of proxy will not
preclude you from attending the EGM and voting in person if you so wish. |
| 5 | If
two or more persons are jointly registered as holders of a share, the vote of the senior
person who tenders a vote, whether in person or by proxy, shall be accepted to the exclusion
of the votes of other joint holders. For this purpose seniority shall be determined by the
order in which the names stand on the Company's register of shareholders in respect of the
relevant shares. |
| 6 | A
shareholder holding more than one share entitled to attend and vote at the EGM need not cast
the votes in respect of such shares in the same way on any resolution and therefore may vote
a share or some or all such shares either for or against a resolution and/or abstain from
voting a share or some or all of the shares and, subject to the terms of the instrument appointing
any proxy, a proxy appointed under one or more instruments may vote a share or some or all
of the shares in respect of which he is appointed either for or against a resolution and/or
abstain from voting. |
| 7 | The
quorum for the EGM is one or more shareholders present in person or by proxy representing
not less than an aggregate of one-third of all voting power of the Company's share capital
in issue entitled to vote on the resolutions to be considered at the EGM. |
KAIXIN
HOLDINGS
EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
OF SHAREHOLDERS
October 1, 2024
10:00 a.m., Beijing Time
PROXY STATEMENT
The board of directors (the “Board of
Directors”) of Kaixin Holdings (the “Company”) is soliciting proxies for an Extraordinary General Meeting
of shareholders of the Company (the "EGM"), which will be held at 198 Qidi Road, Unit B2-303-137, Beigan Community,
Xiaoshan District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, on October 1, 2024 at 10:00 am Beijing time.
Registered shareholders and duly
appointed proxyholders will be able to attend, participate and vote at the EGM. Beneficial shareholders who hold their ordinary shares
through a broker, investment dealer, bank, trust corporation, custodian, nominee or other intermediary who have not duly appointed themselves
as proxyholder will be able to attend as guest, but will not be able to participate in or vote at the EGM.
Only holders of the Class A ordinary shares
and/or Class B ordinary shares of the Company of record at the close of business on August 13, 2024 (the “Record Date”)
are entitled to attend and vote at the EGM or at any adjournment or postponement thereof. The shareholders entitled to vote and present
in person or by proxy or (in the case of a shareholder being a corporate entity) by its duly authorized representative representing not
less than an aggregate of one-third of all voting power of the Company's share capital in issue throughout the meeting shall form a quorum.
Any shareholder entitled to attend
and vote at the EGM is entitled to appoint a proxy to attend and vote on such shareholder’s behalf. A proxy need not be a shareholder
of the Company. Each holder of the Company’s ordinary shares shall be entitled to one vote in respect of each Ordinary Share held
by such holder on the Record Date.
PROPOSALS TO BE VOTED ON
At the EGM, resolutions will
be proposed as follows:
| 1. | It is resolved as an ordinary resolution
that the authorised share capital of the Company be increased from “US$500,000 divided
into (a) 660,461,733 Class A ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each,
(b) 6,000,000 Class B ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, (c) 6,000
Series A convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each, (d) 6,000
Series D convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each, (e) 50,005
Series F convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.00005 each, (f) 50,000
Series G convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, (g) 50,000
Series H convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, (h) 50,000
Series I convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, and (i) 50,000
Series J convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each” to “US$6,500,000
divided into (a) 8,660,461,733 Class A ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.00075
each, (b) 6,000,000 Class B ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each,
(c) 6,000 Series A convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each,
(d) 6,000 Series D convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each,
(e) 50,005 Series F convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.00005 each,
(f) 50,000 Series G convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each,
(g) 50,000 Series H convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each,
(h) 50,000 Series I convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each,
and (i) 50,000 Series J convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.00075
each” by the creation of an additional 8,000,000,000 Class A ordinary shares of
a par value of US$0.00075 each (the “Share Capital Increase”). |
| 2. | It is resolved as a special resolution
that, immediately following the Share Capital Increase, (i) 45,200,000 authorised but
unissued Class A ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each in the authorised
share capital of the Company be re-designated and re-classified as 45,200,000 Class B
ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each; and (ii) 68,133 authorised but unissued
Class A ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each in the authorised share capital
of the Company be re-designated and re-classified as 68,133 Series K convertible preferred
shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, such that the authorised share capital of the Company
shall be changed to “US$6,500,000 divided into (a) 8,615,193,600 Class A
ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, (b) 51,200,000 Class B ordinary
shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, (c) 6,000 Series A convertible preferred
shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each, (d) 6,000 Series D convertible preferred
shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each, (e) 50,005 Series F convertible preferred
shares of a par value of US$0.00005 each, (f) 50,000 Series G convertible preferred
shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, (g) 50,000 Series H convertible preferred
shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, (h) 50,000 Series I convertible preferred
shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, (i) 50,000 Series J convertible preferred
shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, and (j) 68,133 Series K convertible preferred
shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each” (the “Share Capital Adjustment”). |
| 3. | It is resolved as an ordinary resolution
that: |
| a) | (i) every 16 issued and unissued
Class A ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each in the authorised share capital
of the Company be consolidated into 1 consolidated Class A ordinary share of a par value
of US$0.012 each, and every 16 issued and unissued Class B ordinary shares of a par
value of US$0.00075 each in the share capital of the Company be consolidated into 1 consolidated
Class B ordinary share of a par value of US$0.012 each respectively (the "Share
Consolidation"), such that, immediately following the Share Consolidation, the authorised
share capital of the Company is US$6,500,000 divided into (a) 538,449,600 Class A
ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.012 each, (b) 3,200,000 Class B ordinary
shares of a par value of US$0.012 each, (c) 6,000 Series A convertible preferred
shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each, (d) 6,000 Series D convertible preferred
shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each, (e) 50,005 Series F convertible preferred
shares of a par value of US$0.00005 each, (f) 50,000 Series G convertible preferred
shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, (g) 50,000 Series H convertible preferred
shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, (h) 50,000 Series I convertible preferred
shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, (i) 50,000 Series J convertible preferred
shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, and (j) 68,133 Series K convertible preferred
shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each; |
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| | (ii) no fractional shares will be issued in connection with the Share
Consolidation and, in the event that a Shareholder would otherwise be entitled to receive a fractional
share upon the Share Consolidation, the number of shares to be received by such Shareholder will be rounded
up to one ordinary share in lieu of the fractional share that would have resulted from the Share Consolidation;
and |
| b) | any one Director or Officer be and is
hereby authorized, for and on behalf of the Company, to do all such other acts or things
and execute all such documents, including under seal where applicable, necessary or desirable
to implement, carry out and give effect to the Share Consolidation. |
| 4. | It is resolved as a special resolution
that the fifth amended and restated memorandum and articles of association of the Company
currently in effect be amended and restated by the deletion in their entirety and the substitution
in their place of the sixth amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (in
substantially the form set out in the Appendix) (the "Sixth Amendment of Memorandum &
Articles"). |
The Board of Directors recommends
a vote “FOR” each of the Proposals No. 1, No. 2, No. 3. and No. 4.
VOTING PROCEDURE FOR HOLDERS
OF ORDINARY SHARES
Shareholders entitled to vote at the EGM may
do so at the EGM. Shareholders who are unable to attend the EGM or any adjournment or postponement thereof and who wish to ensure that
their ordinary shares will be voted are requested to complete, date and sign the enclosed form of proxy in accordance with the instructions
set out in the form of proxy and in the proxy statement accompanying this Notice and (i) submit it online at www.transhare.com,
(ii) submit it by email at akotlova@bizsolaconsulting.com, or (iii) mail it or deposit it to Attn: Anna Kotlova, Transhare
Corporation, Bayside Center 1, 17755 North US Highway 19, Suite # 140, Clearwater FL 33764.
ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS
Pursuant to the Marketplace Rules of Nasdaq
Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) which permit companies to make available their annual report to shareholders on or through
the company’s website, the Company posts its annual reports on the Company’s website. The annual report for the year ended
December 31, 2023 (the “2023 Annual Report”) has been filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
The Company adopted this practice to avoid the considerable expense associated with mailing physical copies of such report to record
holders. You may obtain a copy of the Company’s 2023 Annual Report to shareholders by visiting the “SEC Filings” heading
under the “Financial” section of the Company’s website at ir.kaixin.com. If you want to receive a paper or email
copy of the Company’s 2023 Annual Report to shareholders, you must request one. There is no charge to you for requesting a copy.
Please make your request for a copy to the Investor Relations counsel of the Company, at ir@kaixin.com.
QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
The following
questions and answers are intended to address briefly some commonly asked questions regarding the EGM. These questions and answers may
not address all of the questions that may be important to you as a shareholder. To better understand these matters, you should carefully
read this entire proxy statement.
Q: Why am I receiving this
proxy statement?
A: The Company is holding its
extraordinary general meeting of shareholders to approve the Share Capital Increase, the Share Capital Adjustment, the Share Consolidation,
and the Sixth Amendment of Memorandum & Articles.
The Company has included in this
proxy statement important information about the EGM. You should read this information carefully and in its entirety. The enclosed voting
materials allow you to vote your shares without attending the EGM. Your vote is very important and the Company encourages you to submit
your proxy as soon as possible.
Q: What proposals are the
shareholders being asked to consider?
A: The shareholders are
being asked:
| 1. | To approve as an ordinary resolution
that the authorised share capital of the Company be increased from “US$500,000
divided into (a) 660,461,733 Class A ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.00075
each, (b) 6,000,000 Class B ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each,
(c) 6,000 Series A convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each,
(d) 6,000 Series D convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each,
(e) 50,005 Series F convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.00005 each,
(f) 50,000 Series G convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each,
(g) 50,000 Series H convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each,
(h) 50,000 Series I convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each,
and (i) 50,000 Series J convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.00075
each” to “US$6,500,000 divided into (a) 8,660,461,733 Class A
ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, (b) 6,000,000 Class B ordinary
shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, (c) 6,000 Series A convertible preferred
shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each, (d) 6,000 Series D convertible preferred
shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each, (e) 50,005 Series F convertible preferred
shares of a par value of US$0.00005 each, (f) 50,000 Series G convertible preferred
shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, (g) 50,000 Series H convertible preferred
shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, (h) 50,000 Series I convertible preferred
shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, and (i) 50,000 Series J convertible preferred
shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each” by the creation of an additional 8,000,000,000
Class A ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each (the “Share Capital
Increase”). |
| 2. | To approve as a special resolution that,
immediately following the Share Capital Increase, (i) 45,200,000 authorised but unissued
Class A ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each in the authorised share capital
of the Company be re-designated and re-classified as 45,200,000 Class B ordinary shares
of a par value of US$0.00075 each; and (ii) 68,133 authorised but unissued Class A
ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each in the authorised share capital of the
Company be re-designated and re-classified as 68,133 Series K convertible preferred
shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, such that the authorised share capital of the Company
shall be changed to “US$6,500,000 divided into (a) 8,615,193,600 Class A
ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, (b) 51,200,000 Class B ordinary
shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, (c) 6,000 Series A convertible preferred
shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each, (d) 6,000 Series D convertible preferred
shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each, (e) 50,005 Series F convertible preferred
shares of a par value of US$0.00005 each, (f) 50,000 Series G convertible preferred
shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, (g) 50,000 Series H convertible preferred
shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, (h) 50,000 Series I convertible preferred
shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, (i) 50,000 Series J convertible preferred
shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, and (j) 68,133 Series K convertible preferred
shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each” (the “Share Capital Adjustment”). |
| 3. | To approve as an ordinary resolution
that: |
| a) | (i) every 16 issued and unissued
Class A ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each in the authorised share capital
of the Company be consolidated into 1 consolidated Class A ordinary share of a par value
of US$0.012 each, and every 16 issued and unissued Class B ordinary shares of a par
value of US$0.00075 each in the share capital of the Company be consolidated into 1 consolidated
Class B ordinary share of a par value of US$0.012 each respectively (the "Share
Consolidation"), such that, immediately following the Share Consolidation, the authorised
share capital of the Company is “US$6,500,000 divided into (a) 538,449,600 Class A
ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.012 each, (b) 3,200,000 Class B ordinary
shares of a par value of US$0.012 each, (c) 6,000 Series A convertible preferred
shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each, (d) 6,000 Series D convertible preferred
shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each, (e) 50,005 Series F convertible preferred
shares of a par value of US$0.00005 each, (f) 50,000 Series G convertible preferred
shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, (g) 50,000 Series H convertible preferred
shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, (h) 50,000 Series I convertible preferred
shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, (i) 50,000 Series J convertible preferred
shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, and (j) 68,133 Series K convertible preferred
shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each”; |
| | |
| | (ii) no fractional shares will be issued in connection with the Share
Consolidation and, in the event that a Shareholder would otherwise be entitled to receive a fractional
share upon the Share Consolidation, the number of shares to be received by such Shareholder will be rounded
up to one ordinary share in lieu of the fractional share that would have resulted from the Share Consolidation;
and |
| b) | any one Director or Officer be and is
hereby authorized, for and on behalf of the Company, to do all such other acts or things
and execute all such documents, including under seal where applicable, necessary or desirable
to implement, carry out and give effect to the Share Consolidation. |
| 4. | To approve as a special resolution that
the fifth amended and restated memorandum and articles of association of the Company currently
in effect be amended and restated by the deletion in their entirety and the substitution
in their place of the sixth amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (in
substantially the form set out in the Appendix) (the "Sixth Amendment of Memorandum &
Articles"). |
Q: What are the recommendations
of the Board of Directors?
A: THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS DETERMINED THAT
THE SHARE CAPITAL INCREASE, THE SHARE CAPITAL ADJUSTMENT, THE SHARE CONSOLIDATION, AND THE SIXTH AMENDMENT OF MEMORANDUM &
ARTICLES ARE ADVISABLE AND IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE COMPANY AND ITS SHAREHOLDERS AND HAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE PROPOSALS
DESCRIBED HEREIN. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT THE SHAREHOLDERS VOTE “FOR” ALL OF THESE PROPOSALS.
Q: When and where will the
EGM be held?
A: The EGM will be held at 198 Qidi Road,
Unit B2-303-137, Beigan Community, Xiaoshan District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, on October 1, 2024 at 10:00 am Beijing
time.
Q: Who is entitled to vote
at the EGM?
A: The Record Date for
the EGM is August 13, 2024. Only holders of Class A ordinary shares and/or Class B ordinary shares of the Company as of
the close of business on the Record Date are entitled to both notice of, and to vote at, the EGM or any adjournment or postponement thereof.
Each Class A ordinary share that you own entitles you to one vote. Each Class B ordinary share that you own entitles you to
20 votes.
Q: What constitutes a quorum
for the EGM?
A: At the EGM, one or
more shareholders entitled to vote and present in person or by proxy or (in the case of a shareholder being a corporation) by its duly
authorized representative representing not less than an aggregate of one-third (1/3) of all voting power of the Company’s share
capital in issue throughout the EGM shall form a quorum.
Q: How many votes are required
to approve the proposals?
A: The approval of Proposal
No. 1 and No. 3 requires the affirmative vote of a simple majority of votes cast by shareholders as, being entitled to do so,
vote in person or, by proxy or, in the case of a shareholder being a corporation, by its duly authorized representative. The approval
of Proposal No. 2 and Proposal No. 4 requires the affirmative vote of not less than a two-thirds majority of votes cast by
shareholders as, being entitled to do so, vote in person, by proxy, or, in the case of a shareholder being a corporation, by its duly
authorized representative. A properly executed proxy card marked “Abstain” with respect to this proposal will not be voted.
Q: How do the shareholders
vote?
A: The shareholders have
three voting options. You may submit your completed proxy form using one of the following methods:
| (1) | By Internet, which the Company encourages
if you have Internet access, at www.transhare.com; |
| (2) | By email to akotlova@bizsolaconsulting.com;
or |
| (3) | By mail or deposit to Attn: Anna Kotlova,
Transhare Corporation, Bayside Center 1, 17755 North US Highway 19, Suite # 140, Clearwater
FL 33764. |
Q: How can I attend the EGM?
A: The EGM is open to all holders of the
Company’s ordinary shares as of the Record Date and all duly appointed proxyholders. You may attend the EGM in person at 198 Qidi
Road, Unit B2-303-137, Beigan Community, Xiaoshan District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China.
Q: May shareholders ask
questions at the EGM?
A: Yes. Representatives
of the Company will answer questions of general interest at the end of the EGM.
Q: If my shares are held in
“street name” by a broker or other nominee, will my broker or nominee vote my shares for me?
A: Your broker or other
nominee does not have authority to vote on non-routine matters. All of the proposals presented at the EGM are considered non-routine
matters. Your broker or other nominee will vote your shares held by it in “street name” with respect to these matters only
if you provide instructions to it on how to vote.
Q: What if I do not vote on
the matters relating to the proposals?
A: If you fail to vote
or fail to instruct your broker or other nominee how to vote on any of the proposals, it will have no effect on such proposals. It will
be treated as a “non-vote”.
Q: May I change my vote
after I have delivered my proxy form?
A: Yes. You may change
your vote at any time before your proxy is voted at the EGM. You may do this in one of two ways:
| 1. | by sending
a completed proxy card bearing a later date than your original proxy card and mailing it
so that it is received no later than 2 days prior to the EGM; or |
| 2. | by
attending the EGM in person at 198 Qidi Road, Unit B2-303-137, Beigan Community, Xiaoshan
District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, and casting your votes. |
Your attendance alone will not
revoke any proxy.
If your shares are held in an
account at a broker or other nominee, you should contact your broker or other nominee to change your vote.
Q: Whom should I call if I
have questions about the proxy materials or voting procedures?
A: If you have questions about the proposals,
or if you need assistance in submitting your proxy or voting your shares or need additional copies of this proxy statement or the enclosed
proxy card, you should contact Investors Relations of Kaixin Holdings at 198 Qidi Road, Unit B2-303-137, Beigan Community, Xiaoshan District,
Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, or email ir@kaixin.com. If your shares are held in a stock brokerage account or by a bank or other
nominee, you should contact your broker, bank, or other nominee for additional information.
Q: What do I need to do now?
A: After carefully reading
and considering the information contained in this proxy statement, please vote your shares as soon as possible, so that your shares will
be represented at the EGM. Please follow the instructions set forth on the proxy card or on the voting instruction form provided by the
record holder if your shares are held in the name of your broker or other nominee.
Q: Who is paying for the expenses
involved in preparing and mailing this proxy statement?
A: All of the expenses
involved in preparing, assembling and mailing these proxy materials and all costs of soliciting proxies will be paid for by the Company.
PROPOSAL
NO. 1
SHARE
CAPITAL INCREASE
To consider and approve the proposal
that the authorised share capital of the Company be increased from “US$500,000 divided into (a) 660,461,733 Class A ordinary
shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, (b) 6,000,000 Class B ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, (c) 6,000
Series A convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each, (d) 6,000 Series D convertible preferred shares
of a par value of US$0.0001 each, (e) 50,005 Series F convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.00005 each, (f) 50,000
Series G convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, (g) 50,000 Series H convertible preferred shares
of a par value of US$0.00075 each, (h) 50,000 Series I convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, and
(i) 50,000 Series J convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each” to “US$6,500,000 divided into
(a) 8,660,461,733 Class A ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, (b) 6,000,000 Class B ordinary shares
of a par value of US$0.00075 each, (c) 6,000 Series A convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each, (d) 6,000
Series D convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each, (e) 50,005 Series F convertible preferred shares
of a par value of US$0.00005 each, (f) 50,000 Series G convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, (g) 50,000
Series H convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, (h) 50,000 Series I convertible preferred shares
of a par value of US$0.00075 each, and (i) 50,000 Series J convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each”
by the creation of an additional 8,000,000,000 Class A ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each (the “Share Capital
Increase”).
Vote Required to Approve Proposal
No. 1
Proposal No. 1 must be passed
by an ordinary resolution which requires the affirmative vote of a simple majority of the votes cast at the EGM by the shareholders entitled
to vote on the proposal, either in person, by proxy or by duly authorized representative.
General
The Board of Directors believes
that it is in the best interest of the Company and the shareholders, and is hereby soliciting shareholder approval, to effect a share
capital increase of the Company.
Purpose of the Share Capital
Increase
The Company needs to have sufficient
numbers of authorised ordinary shares in its authorised share capital for business use. The proposed Share Capital Increase will ensure
that there are sufficient numbers of authorised ordinary shares in its authorised share capital in the foreseeable future.
Resolution
The resolution to be put to the
shareholders to consider and to vote upon at the EGM in relation to the Share Capital Increase is:
It is resolved as an ordinary
resolution that the authorised share capital of the Company be increased from “US$500,000 divided into (a) 660,461,733 Class A
ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, (b) 6,000,000 Class B ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each,
(c) 6,000 Series A convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each, (d) 6,000 Series D convertible
preferred shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each, (e) 50,005 Series F convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.00005
each, (f) 50,000 Series G convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, (g) 50,000 Series H convertible
preferred shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, (h) 50,000 Series I convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.00075
each, and (i) 50,000 Series J convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each” to “US$6,500,000
divided into (a) 8,660,461,733 Class A ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, (b) 6,000,000 Class B ordinary
shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, (c) 6,000 Series A convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each,
(d) 6,000 Series D convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each, (e) 50,005 Series F convertible
preferred shares of a par value of US$0.00005 each, (f) 50,000 Series G convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.00075
each, (g) 50,000 Series H convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, (h) 50,000 Series I convertible
preferred shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, and (i) 50,000 Series J convertible preferred shares of a par value of
US$0.00075 each” by the creation of an additional 8,000,000,000 Class A ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS
A VOTE FOR
THE SHARE CAPITAL INCREASE
PROPOSAL NO. 2
SHARE CAPITAL ADJUSTMENT
To consider and approve the proposal
that, immediately following the Share Capital Increase, (i) 45,200,000 authorised but unissued Class A ordinary shares of a
par value of US$0.00075 each in the authorised share capital of the Company be re-designated and re-classified as 45,200,000 Class B
ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each; and (ii) 68,133 authorised but unissued Class A ordinary shares of a par
value of US$0.00075 each in the authorised share capital of the Company be re-designated and re-classified as 68,133 Series K convertible
preferred shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, such that the authorised share capital of the Company shall be changed to “US$6,500,000
divided into (a) 8,615,193,600 Class A ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, (b) 51,200,000 Class B
ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, (c) 6,000 Series A convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.0001
each, (d) 6,000 Series D convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each, (e) 50,005 Series F convertible
preferred shares of a par value of US$0.00005 each, (f) 50,000 Series G convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.00075
each, (g) 50,000 Series H convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, (h) 50,000 Series I convertible
preferred shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, (i) 50,000 Series J convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.00075
each, and (j) 68,133 Series K convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each” (the “Share Capital
Adjustment”).
Vote Required to Approve Proposal
No. 2
Proposal No. 2 will be approved
only if it receives the affirmative vote of at least a two-thirds majority of the votes cast at the EGM by the shareholders entitled
to vote on the proposal, either in person, by proxy or by duly authorized representative, assuming a quorum is attained.
General
The Board of Directors believes
that it is in the best interest of the Company and the shareholders, and is hereby soliciting shareholder approval, to effect a share
capital adjustment of the Company.
The Company needs to re-designate
and re-classify a certain number of the Class A ordinary shares to Class B ordinary shares and convertible preferred shares
to ensure sufficient numbers of authorised Class B ordinary shares and convertible preferred shares available for future needs and
prepare for the contemplated share consolidation.
Resolution
The resolution to be put to the
shareholders to consider and to vote upon at the EGM in relation to the Share Capital Adjustment is:
It is resolved as a special
resolution that, immediately following the Share Capital Increase, (i) 45,200,000 authorised but unissued Class A ordinary
shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each in the authorised share capital of the Company be re-designated and re-classified as 45,200,000
Class B ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each; and (ii) 68,133 authorised but unissued Class A ordinary shares
of a par value of US$0.00075 each in the authorised share capital of the Company be re-designated and re-classified as 68,133 Series K
convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, such that the authorised share capital of the Company shall be changed
to “US$6,500,000 divided into (a) 8,615,193,600 Class A ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, (b) 51,200,000
Class B ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, (c) 6,000 Series A convertible preferred shares of a par value
of US$0.0001 each, (d) 6,000 Series D convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each, (e) 50,005 Series F
convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.00005 each, (f) 50,000 Series G convertible preferred shares of a par value
of US$0.00075 each, (g) 50,000 Series H convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, (h) 50,000 Series I
convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, (i) 50,000 Series J convertible preferred shares of a par value
of US$0.00075 each, and (j) 68,133 Series K convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each”.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS
A VOTE
FOR
THE SHARE CAPITAL ADJUSTMENT
PROPOSAL
NO. 3
SHARE CONSOLIDATION
To consider and approve the proposal
that:
| a) | (i) every 16 issued and unissued Class A
ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each in the authorised share capital of the
Company be consolidated into 1 consolidated Class A ordinary share of a par value of
US$0.012 each, and every 16 issued and unissued Class B ordinary shares of a par value
of US$0.00075 each in the share capital of the Company be consolidated into 1 consolidated
Class B ordinary share of a par value of US$0.012 each respectively (the "Share
Consolidation"), such that, immediately following the Share Consolidation, the authorised
share capital of the Company is “US$6,500,000 divided into (a) 538,449,600 Class A
ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.012 each, (b) 3,200,000 Class B ordinary
shares of a par value of US$0.012 each, (c) 6,000 Series A convertible preferred
shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each, (d) 6,000 Series D convertible preferred
shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each, (e) 50,005 Series F convertible preferred
shares of a par value of US$0.00005 each, (f) 50,000 Series G convertible preferred
shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, (g) 50,000 Series H convertible preferred
shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, (h) 50,000 Series I convertible preferred
shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, (i) 50,000 Series J convertible preferred
shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, and (j) 68,133 Series K convertible preferred
shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each”; |
| | |
| | (ii) no fractional shares will be issued in connection with the Share
Consolidation and, in the event that a Shareholder would otherwise be entitled to receive a fractional
share upon the Share Consolidation, the number of shares to be received by such Shareholder will be rounded
up to one ordinary share in lieu of the fractional share that would have resulted from the Share Consolidation;
and |
| b) | any one Director or Officer be and is hereby
authorized, for and on behalf of the Company, to do all such other acts or things and execute
all such documents, including under seal where applicable, necessary or desirable to implement,
carry out and give effect to the Share Consolidation. |
Vote Required to Approve Proposal
No. 3
Proposal No. 3 must be passed
by an ordinary resolution which requires the affirmative vote of a simple majority of the votes cast at the EGM by the shareholders entitled
to vote on the proposal, either in person, by proxy or by duly authorized representative.
General
The Board of Directors believes
that it is in the best interest of the Company and the shareholders, and is hereby soliciting shareholder approval, to effect a share
consolidation of the Company.
The Company failed to meet the
requirement of maintaining a minimum bid price of $1 per share pursuant to Nasdaq Rule 5550(a)(2) as of January 31, 2024.
The Company needs to regain compliance with the Nasdaq Listing Rule by January 27, 2025. Effecting the Share Consolidation
will help the Company to regain compliance with the minimum bid price requirement under the Nasdaq Listing Rules.
Resolution
The resolution to be put to the
shareholders to consider and to vote upon at the EGM in relation to the Share Consolidation is:
It is resolved as an ordinary
resolution that:
a) (i) every 16 issued
and unissued Class A ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each in the authorised share capital of the Company be consolidated
into 1 consolidated Class A ordinary share of a par value of US$0.012 each, and every 16 issued and unissued Class B ordinary
shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each in the share capital of the Company be consolidated into 1 consolidated Class B ordinary
share of a par value of US$0.012 each respectively (the "Share Consolidation"), such that, immediately following the Share
Consolidation, the authorised share capital of the Company is “US$6,500,000 divided into (a) 538,449,600 Class A ordinary
shares of a par value of US$0.012 each, (b) 3,200,000 Class B ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.012 each, (c) 6,000
Series A convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each, (d) 6,000 Series D convertible preferred shares
of a par value of US$0.0001 each, (e) 50,005 Series F convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.00005 each, (f) 50,000
Series G convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, (g) 50,000 Series H convertible preferred shares
of a par value of US$0.00075 each, (h) 50,000 Series I convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, (i) 50,000
Series J convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, and (j) 68,133 Series K convertible preferred
shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each”;
(ii) no fractional shares
will be issued in connection with the Share Consolidation and, in the event that a Shareholder would otherwise be entitled to receive
a fractional share upon the Share Consolidation, the number of shares to be received by such Shareholder will be rounded up to one ordinary
share in lieu of the fractional share that would have resulted from the Share Consolidation; and
b) any one Director or Officer
be and is hereby authorized, for and on behalf of the Company, to do all such other acts or things and execute all such documents, including
under seal where applicable, necessary or desirable to implement, carry out and give effect to the Share Consolidation.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS
A VOTE FOR
THE SHARE CONSOLIDATION
PROPOSAL NO. 4
SIXTH AMENDMENT OF MEMORANDUM &
ARTICLES
To consider and approve the proposal
that the fifth amended and restated memorandum and articles of association of the Company currently in effect be amended and restated
by the deletion in their entirety and the substitution in their place of the sixth amended and restated memorandum and articles of association
(in substantially the form set out in Appendix B) (the "Sixth Amendment of Memorandum & Articles").
A draft of the form of the sixth
amended and restated memorandum and articles of association of the Company is attached to Appendix B of this proxy statement. The proposed
amendments to the fifth amended and restated memorandum and articles of association of the Company are indicated in track changes in
Appendix B.
Vote Required to Approve Proposal
No. 4
Proposal No. 4 will be approved
only if it receives the affirmative vote of at least a two-thirds majority of the votes cast at the EGM by the shareholders entitled
to vote on the proposal, either in person, by proxy or by duly authorized representative, assuming a quorum is attained.
Resolution
The resolution to be put to the
shareholders to consider and to vote upon at the EGM in relation to the Sixth Amendment of Memorandum & Articles is:
It is resolved as a special
resolution that the fifth amended and restated memorandum and articles of association of the Company currently in effect be amended and
restated by the deletion in their entirety and the substitution in their place of the sixth amended and restated memorandum and articles
of association (in substantially the form set out in the Appendix) (the "Sixth Amendment of Memorandum & Articles").
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR
THE SIXTH AMENDMENT OF MEMORANDUM &
ARTICLES
OTHER MATTERS
The Board of Directors is not
aware of any other matters to be submitted to the EGM. If any other matters properly come before the EGM, it is the intention of the
persons named in the enclosed form of proxy to vote the shares they represent as the Board of Directors may recommend.
|
By order of the Board of Directors |
|
|
Date: August 13, 2024 |
/s/ Mingjun Lin |
|
Mingjun Lin |
|
Chairman of the Board of Directors |
Appendix A
Kaixin Holdings
(the "Company")
FORM OF PROXY FOR SHAREHOLDERS
I/We ________________________________________________________________________________________
Please Print Name(s)
of __________________________________________________________________________________________
Please Print Address(es)
being (a) shareholder(s) of the Company
with _______________ Class A / Class B (circle one) shares respectively hereby appoint
________________________________ of _________________________________________________________
or failing him/her
________________________________ of _________________________________________________________
or failing him/her the duly appointed chairperson
of the EGM (the "Chairperson") as my/our proxy to vote for me/us and on my/our behalf at the Extraordinary General Meeting
of the Company (the "EGM") to be held on October 1, 2024 at 10:00 am Beijing time at 198 Qidi Road, Unit B2-303-137,
Beigan Community, Xiaoshan District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China and at any adjournment or postponement of the EGM. My proxy is
instructed to vote on a poll or on a show of hands on the resolutions in respect of the matters specified in the Notice of the EGM as
indicated below:
Resolutions |
For |
Against |
Abstain |
1. It
is resolved as an ordinary resolution that the authorised share capital of the Company be increased from “US$500,000 divided
into (a) 660,461,733 Class A ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, (b) 6,000,000 Class B ordinary
shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, (c) 6,000 Series A convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each,
(d) 6,000 Series D convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each, (e) 50,005 Series F convertible
preferred shares of a par value of US$0.00005 each, (f) 50,000 Series G convertible preferred shares of a par value of
US$0.00075 each, (g) 50,000 Series H convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, (h) 50,000 Series I
convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, and (i) 50,000 Series J convertible preferred shares of
a par value of US$0.00075 each” to “US$6,500,000 divided into (a) 8,660,461,733 Class A ordinary shares of
a par value of US$0.00075 each, (b) 6,000,000 Class B ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, (c) 6,000
Series A convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each, (d) 6,000 Series D convertible preferred shares
of a par value of US$0.0001 each, (e) 50,005 Series F convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.00005 each, (f) 50,000
Series G convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, (g) 50,000 Series H convertible preferred
shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, (h) 50,000 Series I convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.00075
each, and (i) 50,000 Series J convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each” by the creation of
an additional 8,000,000,000 Class A ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each. |
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2. It
is resolved as a special resolution that, immediately following the Share Capital Increase, (i) 45,200,000 authorised but unissued
Class A ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each in the authorised share capital of the Company be re-designated and
re-classified as 45,200,000 Class B ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each; and (ii) 68,133 authorised but unissued
Class A ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each in the authorised share capital of the Company be re-designated and
re-classified as 68,133 Series K convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, such that the authorised share
capital of the Company shall be changed to “US$6,500,000 divided into (a) 8,615,193,600 Class A ordinary shares of
a par value of US$0.00075 each, (b) 51,200,000 Class B ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, (c) 6,000
Series A convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each, (d) 6,000 Series D convertible preferred shares
of a par value of US$0.0001 each, (e) 50,005 Series F convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.00005 each, (f) 50,000
Series G convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, (g) 50,000 Series H convertible preferred
shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, (h) 50,000 Series I convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.00075
each, (i) 50,000 Series J convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, and (j) 68,133 Series K
convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each”. |
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3. It
is resolved as an ordinary resolution that:
a) (i) every
16 issued and unissued Class A ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each in the authorised share capital of the Company
be consolidated into 1 consolidated Class A ordinary share of a par value of US$0.012 each, and every 16 issued and unissued
Class B ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each in the share capital of the Company be consolidated into 1 consolidated
Class B ordinary share of a par value of US$0.012 each respectively (the "Share Consolidation"), such that, immediately
following the Share Consolidation, the authorised share capital of the Company is “US$6,500,000 divided into (a) 538,449,600
Class A ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.012 each, (b) 3,200,000 Class B ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.012
each, (c) 6,000 Series A convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each, (d) 6,000 Series D convertible
preferred shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each, (e) 50,005 Series F convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.00005
each, (f) 50,000 Series G convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, (g) 50,000 Series H
convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, (h) 50,000 Series I convertible preferred shares of a par
value of US$0.00075 each, (i) 50,000 Series J convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, and (j) 68,133
Series K convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each”;
(ii) no fractional shares
will be issued in connection with the Share Consolidation and, in the event that a Shareholder would otherwise be entitled to receive
a fractional share upon the Share Consolidation, the number of shares to be received by such Shareholder will be rounded up to one
ordinary share in lieu of the fractional share that would have resulted from the Share Consolidation; and
b) any
one Director or Officer be and is hereby authorized, for and on behalf of the Company, to do all such other acts or things and execute
all such documents, including under seal where applicable, necessary or desirable to implement, carry out and give effect to the
Share Consolidation. |
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4. It
is resolved as a special resolution that the fifth amended and restated memorandum and articles of association of the Company currently
in effect be amended and restated by the deletion in their entirety and the substitution in their place of the sixth amended and
restated memorandum and articles of association. |
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Please indicate your voting preference by ticking,
or inserting the number of shares to be voted for or against or to abstain, the boxes above in respect of each resolution. If you do
not complete this section, your proxy will vote or abstain at his/her discretion, as he/she will on any other business that may be raised
at the EGM.
You may instruct your proxy to vote some or all
of the shares in respect of which the proxy is appointed either for or against any resolution and/or abstain from voting as such proxy
need not cast the votes in respect of your shares in the same way on any resolution. In this case, please specify in the voting boxes
above the number of shares in respect of which your proxy is to vote for or against or to abstain in respect of each resolution.
If you have appointed more than one proxy, please
specify in the voting boxes above the number of shares in respect of which each proxy is entitled to exercise the related votes. If you
do not complete this information, the first person listed above shall be entitled to exercise all the votes in relation to the relevant
resolution. If you have appointed more than one proxy, the first person listed above shall be entitled to vote on a show of hands.
If you have appointed another proxy to vote on
a show of hands in a separate form (in which case the proxy appointed in this form may not vote on a show of hands) please tick this
box:¨
In the case of joint holders the senior holder (see note 4 below)
should sign.
Please provide the names of all other joint holders: _____________________________
TO SUBMIT YOUR PROXY FORM ONLINE: www.transhare.com, click
on Vote Your Proxy, and Enter Your Control Number
TO SUBMIT BY EMAIL: Anna Kotlova at akotlova@bizsolaconsulting.com
TO SUBMIT BY MAIL: Please sign, date and mail to
Anna Kotlova
Transhare Corporation
Bayside Center 1
17755 US Highway 19 N, Suite 140
Clearwater FL 33764
USA
IMPORTANT: For this Proxy to be valid,
the duly completed and signed Proxy must be received on or before 10:00 am Beijing Time on September 29, 2024 or 48 hours before
any adjourned or postponed time and date of the EGM.
NOTES
IF YOU HAVE EXECUTED A STANDING PROXY, YOUR
STANDING PROXY WILL BE VOTED AS INDICATED IN NOTE 2 BELOW, UNLESS YOU ATTEND THE EGM IN PERSON OR COMPLETE AND SEND IN THIS FORM APPOINTING
A SPECIFIC PROXY.
| 1 | A
proxy need not be a shareholder of the Company. A shareholder entitled to attend and vote
at the EGM is entitled to appoint one or more proxies to attend and vote in his/her stead.
Please insert the name of the person(s) of your own choice that you wish to be appointed
proxy in the space provided, failing which the Chairperson will be appointed as your proxy. |
| 2 | Any
standing proxy previously deposited by a shareholder with the Company will be voted in favour
of the resolutions to be proposed at the EGM unless revoked prior to the EGM or the shareholder
attends the EGM in person or completes and returns this form appointing a specific proxy. |
| 3 | A
form of proxy for use at the EGM is enclosed. Whether or not you propose to attend the EGM
in person, you are strongly advised to view the proxy materials and submit your completed
proxy form online. |
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| | IF YOU DECIDE TO VIEW THE PROXY MATERIALS AND SUBMIT YOUR PROXY FORM ONLINE, |
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Step 1: Go to https://www.transhare.com, click on Vote Your Proxy
tab |
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Step 2: To view or download the proxy materials of the Company, click
on the link that describes the material you wish to view or download. For example, to view or download the Proxy Card, click on the
“Proxy Card” link. |
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Step 3: To submit your proxy form online, click on the designated link
and follow the on-screen instructions. YOU MAY SUBMIT ONLINE UNTIL 10:00 am, Beijing Time, on September 29, 2024. |
| 4 | If
you don’t submit your proxy form online, you can complete and sign the enclosed form
of proxy in accordance with the instructions printed on it and then deposit it (together
with any power of attorney or other authority under which it is signed or a notarially certified
copy of that power or authority) at Transhare Corporation, Bayside Center 1, 17755 US
Highway 19 N, Suite 140, Clearwater FL 33764, USA, or send copies of the foregoing
by email to akotlova@bizsolaconsulting.com, in each case marked for the attention
of Anna Kotlova, not later than 48 hours before the time for the holding of the EGM
or adjourned or postponed EGM in accordance with the fifth amended and restated memorandum
and articles of association of the Company. Returning the completed form of proxy will not
preclude you from attending the EGM and voting in person if you so wish. |
| 5 | If
two or more persons are jointly registered as holders of a share, the vote of the senior
person who tenders a vote, whether in person or by proxy, shall be accepted to the exclusion
of the votes of other joint holders. For this purpose seniority shall be determined by the
order in which the names stand on the Company's register of shareholders in respect of the
relevant shares. The senior holder should sign this form, but the names of all other joint
holders should be stated on the form in the space provided. |
| 6 | If
this form is returned without an indication as to how the proxy shall vote, the proxy will
exercise his/her discretion as to whether he/she votes and if so how. |
| 7 | This
form of proxy is for use by shareholders only. If the appointor is a corporate entity this
form of proxy must either be under its seal or under the hand of some officer or attorney
duly authorised for that purpose. |
| 8 | Any
alterations made to this form must be initialled by you. |
| 9 | A
proxy may vote on a show of hands or on a poll. |
Appendix B
The Companies Act (As Revised)
of the Cayman Islands
Company Limited by Shares
SIXTH AMENDED AND RESTATED
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
OF
KAIXIN HOLDINGS
(Adopted by a special resolution passed on October 1,
2024)
THE COMPANIES ACT (AS REVISED)
OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS
COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES
SIXTH AMENDED AND RESTATED
MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION
OF
KAIXIN HOLDINGS
(Adopted by a Special Resolution passed on
October 1, 2024)
| 1. | The name of the Company
is Kaixin Holdings. |
| 2. | The registered office of the Company shall
be at Harneys Fiduciary (Cayman) Limited, 4th Floor, Harbour Place, 103 South Church Street,
P.O. Box 10240, Grand Cayman KY1-1002, Cayman Islands or at such other place as the
Directors may from time to time decide. |
| 3. | Subject to the following provisions of this
Memorandum of Association, the objects for which the Company is established are unrestricted
and the Company shall have full power and authority to carry out any object not prohibited
by the Companies Act (As Revised) or as the same may be revised from time to time, or any
other law of the Cayman Islands. |
| 4. | Nothing in this Memorandum of Association
shall permit the Company to carry on a business for which a license is required under the
laws of the Cayman Islands unless duly licensed. |
| 5. | The Company shall not trade in the Cayman
Islands with any person, firm or corporation except in furtherance of the business of the
Company carried on outside the Cayman Islands; provided that nothing in this clause shall
be construed as to prevent the Company effecting and concluding contracts in the Cayman Islands,
and exercising in the Cayman Islands all of its powers necessary for the carrying on of its
business outside the Cayman Islands. |
| 6. | The liability of each Member is limited to
the amount from time to time unpaid on such Member’s shares. |
| 7. | The authorised share capital of the Company
is US$500,000 divided into (a) 660,461,733 Class A ordinary shares of a par value
of US$0.00075 each, (b) 6,000,000 Class B ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each,
(c) 6,000 Series A convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each, (d) 6,000
Series D convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each, (e) 50,005 Series
F convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.00005 each, (f) 50,000 Series G convertible
preferred shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, (g) 50,000 Series H convertible preferred
shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, (h) 50,000 Series I convertible preferred shares
of a par value of US$0.00075 each, and (i) 50,000 Series J convertible preferred shares of
a par value of US$0.00075 each. US$6,500,000
divided into (a) 538,449,600 Class A ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.012
each, (b) 3,200,000 Class B ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.012 each, (c) 6,000
Series A convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each, (d) 6,000
Series D convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each, (e) 50,005
Series F convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.00005 each, (f) 50,000
Series G convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, (g) 50,000
Series H convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, (h) 50,000
Series I convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, (i) 50,000
Series J convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each, and (j) 68,133
Series K convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each. |
| 8. | The Company has the power to redeem or purchase
any of its shares and to increase or reduce the said capital subject to the provisions of
the Companies Act (As Revised) and the Articles of Association and to issue any part of its
capital, whether original, redeemed or increased with or without any preference, priority
or special privilege or subject to any postponement of rights or to any conditions or restrictions
and so that unless the conditions of issue shall otherwise expressly declare, every issue
of shares, whether declared to be preference or otherwise, shall be subject to the powers
hereinbefore contained. |
| 9. | The Company has the power to register by way
of continuation as a body corporate limited by shares under the laws of any jurisdiction
outside the Cayman Islands and to be deregistered in the Cayman Islands. |
| 10. | Capitalised terms that are not defined in
this Memorandum of Association bear the same meaning as those given in the Articles of Association
of the Company. |
THE COMPANIES ACT (AS REVISED)
OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS
COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES
SIXTH AMENDED AND RESTATED
ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
OF
KAIXIN HOLDINGS
(Adopted by a Special Resolution
passed on October 1,
2024)
TABLE A
The regulations contained or incorporated in
Table ‘A’ in the First Schedule of the Companies Act shall not apply to the Company and the following Articles shall comprise
the Articles of Association of the Company.
INTERPRETATION
| 1. | In these Articles the following defined
terms will have the meanings ascribed to them, if not inconsistent with the subject or context: |
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"Affiliate" | |
with respect to any specified Person, any other
Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by, or is under common control,
with such specified Person; For purposes of these Articles, except as otherwise expressly provided herein, when used with respect
to any Person, "control" means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly,
whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise, and the terms "affiliated", "controlling"
and "controlled" have meanings correlative to the foregoing; |
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"applicable law" | |
includes the Act and Statutes, the rules and regulations
of the Designated Stock Exchange, and any rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission that
may apply to the Company by virtue of its trading on the Designated Stock Exchange, or of any other jurisdiction in which the Company
is offering securities; |
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"Articles" | |
these Fifth Sixth
Amended and Restated Articles of Association of the Company as amended from time to time; |
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"Board" and "Board
of Directors" and "Directors" | |
the directors of the Company for the time being, or as
the case may be, the directors assembled as a board or as a committee thereof; |
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"Business Day" | |
a day (excluding Saturdays or Sundays), on which banks
in Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai and New York are open for general banking business throughout their normal business hours; |
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"capital" | |
the share capital from time to time of the Company; |
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"Chairman" | |
the chairman of the Board of Directors; |
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"Change of Control Event" | |
with respect to a Person, the occurrence of any of the
following, whether in a single transaction or in a series of related transactions: (A) an amalgamation, arrangement, merger,
consolidation, scheme of arrangement or similar transaction (i)in which such Person is not the surviving entity, except for a transaction
the principal purpose of which is to change the jurisdiction in which such Person is incorporated or (ii)as result of which the holders
of the voting securities of such Person do not hold more than 50% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the surviving
entity, or (B)sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of such Person (including without limitation
in a liquidation, dissolution or similar proceeding); |
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"Class A Ordinary
Shares" | |
means Ordinary Shares of a par value of US$0.00075
0.012 each in
the capital of the Company, designated as Class A Ordinary Shares and having the rights, benefits and privileges provided for
in these Articles; |
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"Class B Ordinary Shares" | |
means Ordinary Shares of a par value of US$0.00075
0.012 each in
the capital of the Company, designated as Class B Ordinary Shares and having the rights, benefits and privileges provided for
in these Articles; |
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"clearing house" | |
a clearing house recognised by the laws of
the jurisdiction in which the shares of the Company (or depositary receipts therefor) are listed or quoted on a stock exchange or
interdealer quotation system in such jurisdiction; |
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"Commission" | |
Securities and Exchange Commission of the United
States of America or any other federal agency for the time being administering the Securities Act; |
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"Companies Act"
and "Act" | |
the Companies Act (As Revised) of the Cayman
Islands and any statutory amendment or re-enactment thereof. Where any provision of the Companies Act is referred to, the reference
is to that provision as amended by any law for the time being in force; |
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"Company" | |
Kaixin Holdings, a Cayman Islands exempted company limited
by shares; |
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"Company’s website" | |
the website of the Company, the address or domain name
of which has been notified to Members; |
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"debenture" and "debenture
holder" | |
a debenture and debenture holder(s)respectively, as those
terms are defined in the rules of the Designated Stock Exchange; |
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"Designated Stock Exchange" | |
the Nasdaq Stock Market or any other stock exchange on
which the Company’s Ordinary Shares are listed for trading; |
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"Dividend" | |
shall include bonus issues of shares or other securities
of the Company and distributions permitted by the Act to be categorised as dividends; |
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"electronic" | |
the meaning given to it in the Electronic Transactions
Act (As Revised) of the Cayman Islands and any amendment thereto or re-enactments thereof for the time being in force; |
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"electronic communication" | |
electronic posting to the Company’s Website, transmission
to any number, address or internet website or other electronic delivery methods as otherwise decided and approved by not less than
two-thirds of the vote of the Board; |
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"month" | |
a calendar month; |
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"Ordinary Resolution" | |
a resolution: |
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(a) passed by a simple majority
of votes cast by such Members as, being entitled to do so, vote in person or, in the case of any Member being an organisation, by
its duly authorised representative or, where proxies are allowed, by proxy at a general meeting of the Company; or |
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(b) approved in writing by
all of the Members entitled to vote at a general meeting of the Company in one or more instruments each signed by one or more of
the Members and the effective date of the resolution so adopted shall be the date on which the instrument, or the last of such instruments
if more than one, is executed; |
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"Ordinary Share" | |
means a Class A Ordinary Share or a Class B
Ordinary Share; |
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"ordinary shares" | |
the Ordinary Shares, collectively or any of them; |
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"paid up" | |
paid up as to the par value and any premium payable in
respect of the issue of any shares and includes credited as paid up; |
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"Person" | |
any natural person, firm, company, joint venture, partnership,
corporation, association or other entity (whether or not having a separate legal personality) or any of them as the context so requires; |
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"Register of Members" | |
the register kept by the Company in accordance with the
Companies Act; |
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"Seal" | |
the Common Seal of the Company (if adopted) including any
facsimile thereof; |
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"secretary" | |
the person appointed as company secretary by the Board
from time to time; |
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"Securities Act" | |
the Securities Act of 1933 of the United States of America,
as amended, or any similar federal statute and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, all as the same shall be in
effect at the time; |
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"Securities Exchange Act" | |
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 of the United States
of America, as amended, or any similar federal statute and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, all as the same
shall be in effect at the time; |
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"Series A Preferred Shares" | |
means Series A convertible preferred shares of a par value
of US$0.0001 each in the capital of the Company and having the rights, benefits and privileges provided for in a certificate of designation
authorized by the Board of Directors; |
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"Series D Preferred Shares" | |
means Series D convertible preferred shares of a par value
of US$0.0001 each in the capital of the Company and having the rights, benefits and privileges provided for in a certificate of designation
authorized by the Board of Directors; |
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"Series F Preferred Shares" | |
means Series F convertible preferred shares of a par value
of US$0.00005 each in the capital of the Company and having the rights, benefits and privileges provided for in a certificate of
designation authorized by the Board of Directors; |
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"Series G Preferred Shares" | |
means Series G convertible preferred shares of a par value
of US$0.00075 each in the capital of the Company and having the rights, benefits and privileges provided for in a certificate of
designation authorized by the Board of Directors; |
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"Series H Preferred Shares" | |
means Series H convertible preferred shares of a par value
of US$0.00075 each in the capital of the Company and having the rights, benefits and privileges provided for in a certificate of
designation authorized by the Board of Directors; |
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"Series I Preferred Shares" | |
means Series I convertible preferred shares of a par value
of US$0.00075 each in the capital of the Company and having the rights, benefits and privileges provided for in a certificate of
designation authorized by the Board of Directors; |
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"Series J
Preferred Shares" | |
means Series J convertible preferred shares
of a par value of US$0.00075 each in the capital of the Company and having the rights, benefits and privileges provided for in a
certificate of designation authorized by the Board of Directors; |
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"Series K
Preferred Shares" | |
means
Series K convertible preferred shares of a par value of US$0.00075 each in the capital of the Company and having the rights, benefits
and privileges provided for in a certificate of designation authorized by the Board of Directors; |
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"share" | |
any share in the capital of the Company, without regard
to class and includes a fraction of a share; |
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"signed" | |
includes a signature or representation of a signature affixed
by mechanical means or an electronic symbol or process attached to or logically associated with an electronic communication and executed
or adopted by a person with the intent to sign the electronic communication; |
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“Special Resolution” | |
a resolution passed at a general meeting (or,
if so specified, a meeting of Members holding a class of shares) of the Company by a majority of not less than two-thirds (2/3) of
the votes cast or a written resolution passed by unanimous consent of all Members entitled to vote; |
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"Statutes" | |
the Companies Act and every other law and regulation of
the legislature of the Cayman Islands for the time being in force concerning companies and affecting the Company, its Memorandum
of Association and/or these Articles; |
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"Subsidiaries" | |
with respect to any Person, any or all corporations, partnerships,
limited liability companies, joint ventures, associations and other entities controlled by such person directly or indirectly through
one or more intermediaries; |
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"Transfer" | |
any sale, transfer or other disposition, whether or not
for value; |
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"United States Dollars,"
or "US$" | |
dollars, the legal currency of the United States of America;
and |
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"year" | |
a calendar year. |
| 2. | In these Articles, save where the context
requires otherwise: |
| (a) | words importing the singular number
shall include the plural number and vice versa; |
| (b) | words importing the masculine gender only
shall include the feminine gender; |
| (c) | words importing persons only shall include
companies or associations or bodies of persons, whether corporate or not; |
| (d) | "may" shall be construed as
permissive and "shall" shall be construed as imperative; |
| (e) | references to a statutory enactment shall
include reference to any amendment or re-enactment thereof for the time being in force; |
| (f) | any phrase introduced by the terms "including",
"include", "in particular" or any similar expression shall be construed
as illustrative and shall not limit the sense of the words preceding those terms; and |
| (g) | Section 8 and 19(3) of the
Electronic Transactions Act (As Revised) shall not apply. |
| 3. | Subject to the last two preceding Articles,
any words defined in the Companies Act shall, if not inconsistent with the subject or context,
bear the same meaning in these Articles. |
PRELIMINARY
| 4. | Subject to the Statutes, the business
of the Company may be conducted as the Directors see fit. |
| 5. | The registered office of the Company
shall be at such address in the Cayman Islands as the Directors shall from time to time determine.
The Company may in addition establish and maintain such other offices and places of business
and agencies in such places as the Directors may from time to time determine. |
ISSUE OF SHARES
| 6. | Subject to these Articles, all Shares
for the time being unissued shall be under the control of the Directors who may, in their
absolute discretion and without the approval of the Members, cause the Company to: |
| (a) | issue, allot and dispose of Shares (including,
without limitation, preferred shares) (whether in certificated form or non-certificated form)
to such Persons, in such manner, on such terms and having such rights and being subject to
such restrictions as they may from time to time determine; |
| (b) | grant rights over Shares or other securities
to be issued in one or more classes or series as they deem necessary or appropriate and determine
the designations, powers, preferences, privileges and other rights attaching to such Shares
or securities, including dividend rights, voting rights, conversion rights, terms of redemption
and liquidation preferences, any or all of which may be greater than the powers, preferences,
privileges and rights associated with the then issued and outstanding Shares, at such times
and on such other terms as they think proper; and |
| (c) | grant options with respect to Shares
and issue warrants or similar instruments with respect thereto. |
| 7. | The Directors may provide, out of the
unissued shares, for series of preferred shares. Before any preferred shares of any such
series are issued, the Directors shall fix, by resolution or resolutions, the following provisions
of the preferred shares thereof: |
| (a) | the designation of such series, the number
of preferred shares to constitute such series and the subscription price thereof if different
from the par value thereof; |
| (b) | whether the preferred shares of such series
shall have voting rights, in addition to any voting rights provided by law, and, if so, the
terms of such voting rights, which may be general or limited; |
| (c) | the dividends, if any, payable on such
series, whether any such dividends shall be cumulative, and, if so, from what dates, the
conditions and dates upon which such dividends shall be payable, the preference or relation
which such dividends shall bear to the dividends payable on any shares of any other class
or any other series of preferred shares; |
| (d) | whether the preferred shares of such series
shall be subject to redemption by the Company, and, if so, the times, prices and other conditions
of such redemption; |
| (e) | the amount or amounts payable upon preferred
shares of such series upon, and the rights of the holders of such series in, a voluntary
or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up, or upon any distribution of the assets,
of the Company; |
| (f) | whether the preferred shares of such series
shall be subject to the operation of a retirement or sinking fund and, if so, the extent
to and manner in which any such retirement or sinking fund shall be applied to the purchase
or redemption of the preferred shares of such series for retirement or other corporate purposes
and the terms and provisions relative to the operation thereof; |
| (g) | whether the preferred shares of such series
shall be convertible into, or exchangeable for, shares of any other class or any other series
of preferred shares or any other securities and, if so, the price or prices or the rate or
rates of conversion or exchange and the method, if any, of adjusting the same, and any other
terms and conditions of conversion or exchange; |
| (h) | the limitations and restrictions, if any,
to be effective while any preferred shares of such series are outstanding upon the payment
of dividends or the making of other distributions on, and upon the purchase, redemption or
other acquisition by the Company of, the existing Shares or shares of any other class of
shares or any other series of preferred shares; |
| (i) | the conditions or restrictions, if any,
upon the creation of indebtedness of the Company or upon the issue of any additional shares,
including additional shares of such series or of any other class of shares or any other series
of preferred shares; and |
| (j) | any other powers, preferences and relative,
participating, optional and other special rights, and any qualifications, limitations and
restrictions thereof. |
Without limiting the foregoing and
subject to the Articles, the voting powers of any series of preferred shares may include the right, in the circumstances specified in
the resolution or resolutions providing for the issuance of such preferred shares, to elect one or more Directors who shall serve for
such term and have such voting powers as shall be stated in the resolution or resolutions providing for the issuance of such preferred
shares.
| 8. | The powers, preferences and relative,
participating, optional and other special rights of each series of preferred shares, and
the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, if any, may differ from those of
any and all other series at any time outstanding. All shares of any one series of preferred
shares shall be identical in all respects with all other shares of such series, except that
shares of any one series issued at different times may differ as to the dates from which
dividends thereon shall be cumulative. |
RIGHTS AND RESTRICTIONS
ATTACHING TO ORDINARY SHARES
| 9. | Save and except for voting rights and
conversion rights as set out in this Article 9, the Class A Ordinary Shares and
the Class B Ordinary Shares shall have the same rights, including economic and income
rights, in all circumstances. The rights and restrictions attaching to the ordinary shares
are as follows: |
Holders of Ordinary Shares shall be
entitled to such dividends as the Directors may in their absolute discretion lawfully declare from time to time.
Holders of Ordinary Shares shall be
entitled to a return of capital on liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company (other than on a conversion, redemption or purchase
of shares, or an equity financing or series of financings that do not constitute the sale of all or substantially all of the shares of
the Company).
| (c) | Change of Control Event |
Each Ordinary Share shall have the
same rights upon a Change of Control Event with respect to their rights and interests in the Company, including without limitation receiving
the same consideration on a per share basis.
| (d) | Attendance at General Meetings and Voting |
Holders of ordinary shares have the
right to receive notice of, attend, speak and vote at general meetings of the Company. Holders of Ordinary Shares shall at all times
vote together as one class on all matters submitted to a vote by Members, and, where a poll is requested, each Class A Ordinary
Share shall entitle the holder thereof to one (1) vote on all matters subject to vote at general meetings of the Company, and each
Class B Ordinary Share shall entitle the holder thereof to two hundred and fifty (250) votes on all matters subject to vote at general
meetings of the Company.
| (i) | Each Class B Ordinary Share is convertible
into one (1) Class A Ordinary Share at any time at the option of the holder thereof.
The right to convert shall be exercisable by the holder of the Class B Ordinary Share
delivering a written notice to the Company that such holder elects to convert a specified
number of Class B Ordinary Shares into Class A Ordinary Shares. |
| (ii) | Any conversion of Class B Ordinary
Shares into Class A Ordinary Shares pursuant to these Articles shall be effected by
means of the re-designation and re-classification of each relevant Class B Ordinary
Share as a Class A Ordinary Share. Such conversion shall become effective forthwith
upon entries being made in the Register of Members to record the re-designation and re-classification
of the relevant Class B Ordinary Shares as Class A Ordinary Shares. |
| (iii) | Class A Ordinary Shares are not convertible
into Class B Ordinary Shares under any circumstances. |
REGISTER OF MEMBERS AND SHARE CERTIFICATES
| 10. | The Company shall maintain a Register
of Members and a Member shall only be entitled to a share certificate if the Directors resolve
that share certificates shall be issued. Share certificates (if any) shall specify the share
or shares held by that person and the amount paid up thereon, provided that in respect of
a share or shares held jointly by several persons the Company shall not be bound to issue
more than one certificate, and delivery of a certificate for a share to one of several joint
holders shall be sufficient delivery to all. All certificates for shares shall be delivered
personally or sent through the post addressed to the Member entitled thereto at the Member’s
registered address as appearing in the register. |
| 11. | All share certificates shall bear legends
required under the applicable laws, including the Securities Act. |
| 12. | Any two or more certificates representing
shares of any one class held by any Member may at the Member’s request be cancelled
and a single new certificate for such shares issued in lieu on payment (if the Directors
shall so require) of US$1.00 or such smaller sum as the Directors shall determine. |
| 13. | If a share certificate shall be damaged
or defaced or alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, a new certificate representing
the same shares may be issued to the relevant Member upon request subject to delivery up
of the old certificate or (if alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed) compliance
with such conditions as to evidence and indemnity and the payment of out-of-pocket expenses
of the Company in connection with the request as the Directors may think fit. |
| 14. | In the event that shares are held jointly
by several persons, any request may be made by any one of the joint holders and if so made
shall be binding on all of the joint holders. |
TRANSFER OF SHARES
| 15. | Shares of the Company are transferable;
provided that the Board may, in its sole discretion, decline to register any transfer of
any share which is not fully paid up or on which the Company has a lien. |
| (a) | The Directors may also decline to register
any transfer of any share unless: |
| (i) | the instrument of transfer is lodged with
the Company, accompanied by the certificate for the shares to which it relates and such other
evidence as the Board may reasonably require to show the right of the transferor to make
the transfer; |
| (ii) | the shares to be transferred are free
of any lien in favor of the Company; |
| (iii) | the instrument of transfer is in respect
of only one Class of Shares; |
| (iv) | the instrument of transfer is properly
stamped, if required; and |
| (v) | in the case of a transfer to joint holders,
the number of joint holders to whom the Share is to be transferred does not exceed four;
a fee of such maximum sum as the Designated Stock Exchange may determine to be payable, or
such lesser sum as the Board may from time to time require, is paid to the Company in respect
thereof. |
| (b) | If the Directors refuse to register a
transfer they shall, within two months after the date on which the instrument of transfer
was lodged, send to each of the transferor and the transferee notice of such refusal. |
| 16. | The registration of transfers may, on
14 days’ notice being given by advertisement in one or more newspapers or by electronic
means, be suspended and the register closed at such times and for such periods as the Board
may from time to time determine. |
| 17. | The instrument of transfer of any share
shall be in writing and executed by or on behalf of the transferor (and if the Directors
so require, signed by the transferee). Without prejudice to the last preceding Article, the
Board may also resolve, either generally or in any particular case, upon request by either
the transferor or transferee, to accept mechanically executed transfers. The transferor shall
be deemed to remain a holder of the share until the name of the transferee is entered in
the Register of Members. |
| 18. | All instruments of transfer registered
shall be retained by the Company. |
REDEMPTION AND PURCHASE
OF OWN SHARES
| 19. | Subject to the provisions of the Statutes
and these Articles, the Company may: |
| (a) | issue shares on terms that they are to
be redeemed or are liable to be redeemed at the option of the Company or the Member and the
redemption of shares shall be effected on such terms and in such manner as the Board may,
before the issue of such shares, determine; |
| (b) | purchase its own shares (including any
redeemable shares) on such terms and in such manner as have been approved by the Board or
by the Members by Ordinary Resolution (provided that no such purchase may be made contrary
to the terms or manner recommended by the Board), or are otherwise authorised by these Articles;
and |
| (c) | the Company may make a payment in respect
of the redemption or purchase of its own shares in any manner permitted by the Statutes,
including out of capital. |
| 20. | Purchase of shares listed on the Designated
Stock Exchange: the Company is authorised to purchase any share listed on the Designated
Stock Exchange in accordance with the following manner of purchase: |
| (a) | the maximum number of shares that may
be repurchased shall be equal to the number of issued and outstanding shares less one share;
and |
| (b) | the repurchase shall be at such time,
at such price and on such other terms as determined and agreed by the Board in their sole
discretion; provided, however, that: |
| (i) | such repurchase transactions shall be
in accordance with the relevant code, rules and regulations applicable to the listing
of the shares on the Designated Stock Exchange; and |
| (ii) | at the time of the repurchase, the Company
is able to pay its debts as they fall due in the ordinary course of its business. |
| 20A. | Purchase of shares not listed on the Designated Stock Exchange:
the Company is authorised to purchase any shares not listed on the Designated Stock Exchange
in accordance with the following manner of purchase: |
| (a) | the Company shall serve a repurchase notice
in a form approved by the Board on the Member from whom the shares are to be repurchased
at least two Business Days prior to the date specified in the notice as being the repurchase
date; |
| (b) | the price for the shares being repurchased
shall be such price agreed between the Board and the applicable Member; |
| (c) | the date of repurchase shall be the date
specified in the repurchase notice; and |
| (d) | the repurchase shall be on such other
terms as specified in the repurchase notice as determined and agreed by the Board and the
applicable Member in their sole discretion. |
| 21. | The redemption or purchase of any share
shall not be deemed to give rise to the redemption or purchase of any other share and the
Company is not obligated to purchase any other share other than as may be required pursuant
to applicable law and any other contractual obligations of the Company. |
| 22. | The holder of the shares being purchased
shall be bound to deliver up to the Company the certificate(s) (if any) thereof for
cancellation and thereupon the Company shall pay to him the purchase or redemption monies
or consideration in respect thereof. |
VARIATION OF RIGHTS ATTACHING TO SHARES
| 23. | If at any time the share capital is
divided into different classes or series of shares, the rights attaching to any class or
series (unless otherwise provided by the terms of issue of the shares of that class or series)
may, subject to these Articles, be varied or abrogated with the consent in writing of the
holders of a majority of the issued shares of that class or series or with the sanction of
a Special Resolution passed at a general meeting of the holders of the shares of that class
or series. |
| 24. | The provisions of these Articles relating
to general meetings shall apply to every such general meeting of the holders of one class
or series of shares except the following: |
| (a) | separate general meetings of the holders
of a class or series of shares may be called only by (i) the Chairman of the Board,
or (ii) a majority of the entire Board of Directors (unless otherwise specifically provided
by the terms of issue of the shares of such class or series). Nothing in this Article 24
shall be deemed to give any Member or Members the right to call a class or series meeting. |
| (b) | the necessary quorum shall be one or
more persons holding or representing by proxy at least one-third of the issued shares of
the class or series and any holder of shares of the class or series present in person or
by proxy may demand a poll. |
| 25. | The rights conferred upon the holders
of the shares of any class or series issued with preferred or other rights shall not, unless
otherwise expressly provided by the terms of issue of the shares of that class or series,
be deemed to be varied by the creation or issue of further shares ranking in priority thereto
or pari passu therewith. |
COMMISSION ON SALE OF SHARES
| 26. | The Company may in so far as the Statutes
from time to time permit make any payment of a commission to any person in consideration
of his subscribing or agreeing to subscribe whether absolutely or conditionally for any shares
of the Company. Such commissions may be satisfied by the payment of cash or the lodgement
of fully or partly paid-up shares or partly in one way and partly in the other. The Company
may also on any issue of shares pay such brokerage fees as may be lawful. |
NON-RECOGNITION OF TRUSTS
| 27. | No person shall be recognised by the
Company as holding any share upon any trust and the Company shall not be bound by or be compelled
in any way to recognise (even when having notice thereof) any equitable, contingent, future,
or partial interest in any share, or any interest in any fractional part of a share, or (except
only as is otherwise provided by these Articles or the Statutes) any other rights in respect
of any share except an absolute right to the entirety thereof vested in the registered holder. |
LIEN ON SHARES
| 28. | The Company shall have a first and paramount
lien and charge on all shares (whether fully paid-up or not) registered in the name of a
Member (whether solely or jointly with others) for all debts, liabilities or engagements
to or with the Company (whether presently payable or not) by such Member or his estate, either
alone or jointly with any other person, whether a Member or not, but the Directors may at
any time declare any share to be wholly or in part exempt from the provisions of this Article.
The registration of a transfer of any such share shall operate as a waiver of the Company’s
lien (if any) thereon. The Company’s lien (if any) on a share shall extend to all dividends
or other monies payable in respect thereof. |
| 29. | The Company may sell, in such manner
as the Directors think fit, any shares on which the Company has a lien, but no sale shall
be made unless some sum in respect of which the lien exists is presently payable nor until
the expiration of 14 calendar days after a notice in writing, stating and demanding payment
of such part of the amount in respect of which the lien exists as is presently payable, has
been given to the registered holder for the time being of the share, or the persons entitled
thereto by reason of his death or bankruptcy. |
| 30. | For giving effect to any such sale the
Directors may authorise some person to transfer the shares sold to the purchaser thereof.
The purchaser shall be registered as the holder of the shares comprised in any such transfer
and he shall not be bound to see to the application of the purchase money, nor shall his
title to the shares be affected by any irregularity or invalidity in the proceedings in reference
to the sale. |
| 31. | The proceeds of the sale shall be received
by the Company and applied in payment of such part of the amount in respect of which the
lien exists as is presently payable, and the residue shall (subject to a like lien for sums
not presently payable as existed upon the shares prior to the sale) be paid to the person
entitled to the shares at the date of the sale. |
CALLS ON SHARES
| 32. | Subject to the terms of allotment, the
Directors may from time to time make calls upon the Members in respect of any money unpaid
on their shares, and each Member shall (subject to receiving at least 14 calendar days’
notice specifying the time or times of payment) pay to the Company at the time or times so
specified the amount called on his shares. A call shall be deemed to have been made at the
time when the resolution of the Directors authorising such call was passed. |
| 33. | The joint holders of a share shall be
jointly and severally liable to pay calls in respect thereof. |
| 34. | The provisions of these Articles as
to the liability of joint holders and as to payment of interest shall apply in the case of
non-payment of any sum which, by the terms of issue of a share, becomes payable at a fixed
time, whether on account of the amount of the share, or by way of premium, as if the same
had become payable by virtue of a call duly made and notified. |
| 35. | The Directors may make arrangements
on the issue of shares for a difference between the Members, or the particular shares, in
the amount of calls to be paid and in the times of payment. |
| 36. | The Directors may, if they think fit,
receive from any Member willing to advance the same all or any part of the moneys uncalled
and unpaid upon any shares held by him as may be agreed upon between the Member paying the
sum in advance and the Directors. No such sum paid in advance of calls shall entitle the
Member paying such sum to any portion of a dividend declared in respect of any period prior
to the date upon which such sum would, but for such payment, become presently payable. |
FORFEITURE OF SHARES
| 37. | If a Member fails to pay any call or
instalment of a call on the day appointed for payment thereof, the Directors may, at any
time thereafter during such time as any part of such call or instalment remains unpaid, serve
a notice on him requiring payment of such much of the call or instalment as is unpaid. |
| 38. | The notice shall name a further day
(not earlier than the expiration of 14 calendar days from the date of the notice) on or before
which the payment required by the notice is to be made, and shall state that in the event
of non-payment at or before the time appointed the shares in respect of which the call was
made will be liable to be forfeited. |
| 39. | If the requirements of any such notice
as aforesaid are not complied with, any share in respect of which the notice has been given
may at any time thereafter, before the payment required by notice has been made, be forfeited
by a resolution of the Directors to that effect. |
| 40. | A forfeited share may be sold or otherwise
disposed of on such terms and in such manner as the Directors think fit, and at any time
before a sale or disposition the forfeiture may be cancelled on such terms as the Directors
think fit. |
| 41. | A person whose shares have been forfeited
shall cease to be a Member in respect of the forfeited shares, but shall, notwithstanding,
remain liable to pay to the Company all monies which at the date of forfeiture were payable
by him to the Company in respect of the shares, but his liability shall cease if and when
the Company receives payment in full of the fully paid up amount of the shares. |
| 42. | A certificate in writing under the hand
of a Director of the Company, which certifies that a share has been forfeited on a date stated
in the certificate, shall be conclusive evidence of the facts therein stated as against all
persons claiming to be entitled to the share. The Company may receive the consideration,
if any, given for the share or any sale or disposition thereof and may execute a transfer
of the share in favour of the person to whom the share is sold or disposed of and he shall
thereupon be registered as the holder of the share, and shall not be bound to see to the
application of the purchase money, if any, nor shall his title to the share be affected by
any irregularity or invalidity in the proceedings in reference to the forfeiture, sale or
disposal of the share. |
| 43. | The provisions of these Articles as
to forfeiture shall apply in the case of non-payment of any sum which by the terms of issue
of a share becomes due and payable, whether on account of the amount of the share, or by
way of premium, as if the same had been payable by virtue of a call duly made and notified. |
TRANSMISSION OF SHARES
| 44. | The legal personal representative of
a deceased sole holder of a share shall be the only person recognised by the Company as having
any title to the share. In the case of a share registered in the name of two or more holders,
the survivors or survivor, or the legal personal representatives of the deceased survivor,
shall be the only person recognised by the Company as having any title to the share. |
| 45. | Any person becoming entitled to a share
in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of a Member shall upon such evidence being produced
as may from time to time be properly required by the Directors, have the right either to
be registered as a Member in respect of the share or, instead of being registered himself,
to make such transfer of the share as the deceased or bankrupt person could have made. If
the person so becoming entitled shall elect to be registered himself as holder he shall deliver
or send to the Company a notice in writing signed by him stating that he so elects. |
| 46. | A person becoming entitled to a share
by reason of the death or bankruptcy or winding-up of the holder shall be entitled to the
same dividends and other advantages to which he would be entitled if he were the registered
holder of the share, except that he shall not, before being registered as a Member in respect
of the share, be entitled in respect of it to exercise any right conferred by membership
in relation to meetings of the Company, provided however, that the Directors may at any time
give notice requiring any such person to elect either to be registered himself or to transfer
the share, and if the notice is not complied with within 90 calendar days, the Directors
may thereafter withhold payment of all dividends, bonuses or other monies payable in respect
of the share until the requirements of the notice have been complied with. |
ALTERATION OF CAPITAL
| 47. | Subject to Article 9(d), the Company
may by Ordinary Resolution: |
| (a) | increase its share capital by such sum,
to be divided into shares of such classes and amount, as the resolution shall prescribe; |
| (b) | consolidate and divide all or any of its
share capital into shares of larger par value than its existing shares; |
| (c) | sub-divide its existing shares or any
of them into shares of a smaller par value than is fixed by the Company’s Memorandum
of Association (subject, nevertheless, to the Act) provided that in the subdivision the proportion
between the amount paid and the amount, if any, unpaid on each reduced share shall be the
same as it was in case of the share from which the reduced share is derived; and |
| (d) | cancel any shares which, at the date of
the passing of the resolution, have not been taken or agreed to be taken by any person and
diminish the amount of its share capital by the amount of the shares so cancelled. |
| 48. | Subject to the provisions of the Statutes
and these Articles as regards to the matters to be dealt with by Ordinary Resolution, the
Company may by Special Resolution reduce its share capital and any capital redemption reserve
in any manner authorised by law. |
| 49. | All new shares created hereunder shall
be subject to the same provisions with reference to the payment of calls, liens, transfer,
transmission, forfeiture and otherwise as the shares in the original share capital. |
CLOSING REGISTER OF MEMBERS AND FIXING RECORD
DATE
| 50. | For the purpose of determining those
Members that are entitled to receive notice of, attend or vote at any meeting of Members
or any adjournment thereof, or those Members that are entitled to receive payment of any
dividend, or in order to make a determination as to who is a Member for any other purpose,
the Directors may provide that the Register of Members shall be closed for transfers for
a stated period but not to exceed in any case 30 calendar days. If the Register of Members
shall be so closed for the purpose of determining those Members that are entitled to receive
notice of, attend or vote at a meeting of Members such register shall be so closed for at
least 10 calendar days immediately preceding such meeting and the record date for such determination
shall be the date of the closure of the Register of Members. |
| 51. | In lieu of or apart from closing the
Register of Members, the Directors may fix in advance a date as the record date for any such
determination of those Members that are entitled to receive notice of, attend or vote at
a meeting of the Members and for the purpose of determining those Members that are entitled
to receive payment of any dividend, the Directors may, at or within 30 calendar days prior
to the date of declaration of such dividend fix a subsequent date as the record date of such
determination. |
| 52. | If the Register of Members is not so
closed and no record date is fixed for the determination of those Members entitled to receive
notice of, attend or vote at a meeting of Members or those Members that are entitled to receive
payment of a dividend, the date on which notice of the meeting is posted or the date on which
the resolution of the Directors declaring such dividend is adopted, as the case may be, shall
be the record date for such determination of Members. When a determination of those Members
that are entitled to receive notice of, attend or vote at a meeting of Members has been made
as provided in this Article, such determination shall apply to any adjournment thereof. |
GENERAL MEETINGS
| 53. | All general meetings of the Company other
than annual general meetings shall be called extraordinary general meetings. |
| 54. | The Company may hold an annual general
meeting and shall specify the meeting as such in the notices calling it. The annual general
meeting shall be held at such time and place as the Directors shall determine. |
| (a) | At these meetings the report of the Directors
(if any) shall be presented. |
| (b) | If the Company is exempted as defined
in the Statute, it may but shall not be obliged to hold an annual general meeting. |
| 55. | Any Director may, and the Directors
shall on the requisition of Members of the Company holding as at the date of the deposit
of the requisition not less than one-fifth of such of the aggregate voting power of the Company
as at the date of the deposit carries the right of voting at general meetings of the Company,
proceed to convene a general meeting of the Company. |
| (a) | The requisition must state the objects
of the meeting and must be signed by the requisitionists and be deposited at the registered
office of the Company and may consist of several documents in like form each signed by one
or more requisitionists. |
| (b) | If there are no Directors as at the date
of deposit of the Members' requisition or if the Directors do not within twenty-one (21)
days from the date of the deposit of the requisition duly proceed to convene a general meeting,
the requisitionists, or any of them representing more than one-half of the total voting rights
of all of them, may themselves convene a general meeting, but any meeting so convened shall
not be held after the expiration of three months after the expiration of the said twenty-one
(21) days. |
| (c) | A general meeting convened as aforesaid
by requisitionists shall be convened in the same manner as nearly as possible as that in
which general meetings are to be convened by Directors. |
| (d) | Any resolutions passed on the extraordinary
general meetings convened pursuant to sub-Article (a) above should be by Special
Resolutions. |
NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETINGS
| 56. | At least seven calendar days’
notice shall be given for any general meeting. Every notice shall be exclusive of the day
on which it is given or deemed to be given and of the day for which it is given and shall
specify the place, the day and the hour of the meeting and the general nature of the business
and shall be given in the manner hereinafter mentioned or in such other manner if any as
may be prescribed by the Company, provided that a general meeting of the Company shall, whether
or not the notice specified in this Article has been given and whether or not the provisions
of these Articles regarding general meetings have been complied with, be deemed to have been
duly convened if it is so agreed: |
| (a) | in the case of an annual general meeting
by all the Members (or their proxies) entitled to attend and vote thereat; and |
| (b) | in the case of an extraordinary general
meeting by a majority in number of the Members (or their proxies) having a right to attend
and vote at the meeting, being a majority together holding not less than ninety five percent
in par value of the shares giving that right. |
| 56A. | The accidental omission to give notice of a meeting to or the non-receipt
of a notice of a meeting by any Member shall not invalidate the proceedings at any meeting. |
PROCEEDINGS AT GENERAL MEETINGS
| 57. | No business except for the appointment
of a chairman for the meeting shall be transacted at any general meeting unless a quorum
of Members is present at the time when the meeting proceeds to business. At least one Member,
and not less than an aggregate of one-third of all voting power of the Company’s share
capital in issue, shall be present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote shall be a
quorum for all purposes. |
| 58. | If determined by the Board of Directors
and specified in the notice of a general meeting, a person may participate in a general meeting
by conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all the persons
participating in the meeting can communicate with each other. Participation by a person in
a general meeting in this manner is treated as presence in person at that meeting. |
| 59. | If within half an hour from the time
appointed for the meeting a quorum is not present, the meeting shall stand adjourned to the
same day in the next week, at the same time and place, and if at the adjourned meeting a
quorum is not present within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting, the meeting
shall be dissolved. |
| 60. | The Chairman shall preside as chairman
at every general meeting of the Company, except as provided in Article 61 below. |
| 61. | If there is no such Chairman, or if
at any meeting the Chairman is not present within fifteen minutes after the time appointed
for holding the meeting or is unwilling to act as chairman, the Directors present shall elect
one of their members to be the chairman of the meeting, or, if no Director is so elected
and willing to be the chairman of the meeting, the Members present shall choose a chairman
of the meeting. |
| 62. | The chairman of a general meeting may
with the consent of any meeting at which a quorum is present (and shall if so directed by
the meeting) adjourn a meeting from time to time and from place to place, but no business
shall be transacted at any adjourned meeting other than the business left unfinished at the
meeting from which the adjournment took place. When a meeting is adjourned for 10 calendar
days or more, not less than 7 Business Days’ notice of the adjourned meeting shall
be given as in the case of an original meeting. Save as aforesaid it shall not be necessary
to give any notice of an adjournment or of the business to be transacted at an adjourned
meeting. |
| 63. | Subject to Article 9(d), at any
general meeting a resolution put to the vote of the meeting shall be decided on a show of
hands, unless a poll is (before or on the declaration of the result of the show of hands)
demanded by one or more Members present in person or by proxy entitled to vote and who together
hold not less than one tenth of the paid up voting share capital of the Company or by the
chairman of the meeting, and unless a poll is so demanded, a declaration by the chairman
that a resolution has, on a show of hands, been carried, or carried unanimously, or by a
particular majority, or lost, and an entry to that effect in the book of the proceedings
of the Company, shall be conclusive evidence of the fact, without proof of the number or
proportion of the votes recorded in favour of, or against, that resolution. |
| 64. | If a poll is duly demanded it shall
be taken in such manner as the chairman directs, and the result of the poll shall be deemed
to be the resolution of the meeting at which the poll was demanded. The demand for a poll
may be withdrawn. |
| 65. | In the case of an equality of votes,
whether on a show of hands or on a poll, the chairman of the meeting at which the show of
hands takes place or at which the poll is demanded, shall be entitled to a second or casting
vote. |
| 66. | A poll demanded on the election of a
chairman or on a question of adjournment shall be taken forthwith. A poll demanded on any
other question shall be taken at such time as the chairman of the meeting directs. |
| 66A. | A resolution (including
a Special Resolution) in writing (in one or more counterparts) signed by or on behalf of
all of the Members for the time being entitled to receive notice of and to attend and vote
at general meetings (or, in the case of corporations or other non-natural persons, signed
by their duly authorised representatives) shall be as valid and effective as if the resolution
had been passed at a general meeting of the Company duly convened and held. |
VOTES OF MEMBERS
| 67. | In the case of joint holders the vote
of the senior who tenders a vote whether in person or by proxy shall be accepted to the exclusion
of the votes of the joint holders and for this purpose seniority shall be determined by the
order in which the names stand in the Register of Members. |
| 68. | A Member of unsound mind, or in respect
of whom an order has been made by any court having jurisdiction in lunacy, may vote, whether
on a show of hands or on a poll, by his committee, or other person in the nature of a committee
appointed by that court, and any such committee or other person, may on a poll, vote by proxy. |
| 69. | No Member shall be entitled to vote
at any general meeting unless all calls or other sums presently payable by him in respect
of shares in the Company have been paid. |
| 70. | On a poll, votes may be given either
personally or by proxy. |
| 71. | The instrument appointing a proxy shall
be in writing under the hand of the appointor or of his attorney duly authorised in writing
or, if the appointor is a corporation, either under seal or under the hand of an officer
or attorney duly authorised. A proxy need not be a Member of the Company. |
| 72. | An instrument appointing a proxy may
be in any usual or common form or such other form as the Directors may approve. The instrument
appointing a proxy shall be deemed to confer authority to demand or join in demanding a poll. |
| 73. | The instrument appointing a proxy shall
be deposited at the registered office or at such other place as is specified for that purpose
in the notice convening the meeting, or in any instrument of proxy sent out by the Company: |
| (a) | not less than 48 hours before the time
for holding the meeting or adjourned meeting at which the person named in the instrument
proposes to vote; or |
| (b) | in the case of a poll taken more than
48 hours after it is demanded, be deposited as aforesaid after the poll has been demanded
and not less than 24 hours before the time appointed for the taking of the poll; or |
| (c) | where the poll is not taken forthwith
but is taken not more than 48 hours after it was demanded be delivered at the meeting at
which the poll was demanded to the chairman or to the secretary or to any Director; |
provided that the Directors may in
the notice convening the meeting, or in an instrument of proxy sent out by the Company, direct that the instrument appointing a proxy
may be deposited (no later than the time for holding the meeting or adjourned meeting) at the registered office or at such other place
as is specified for that purpose in the notice convening the meeting, or in any instrument of proxy sent out by the Company. The Chairman
may in any event at his discretion direct that an instrument of proxy shall be deemed to have been duly deposited. An instrument of proxy
that is not deposited in the manner permitted shall be invalid.
| 74. | Votes given in accordance with the terms
of an instrument of proxy shall be valid notwithstanding the previous death or insanity of
the principal or revocation of the proxy or of the authority under which the proxy was executed,
or the transfer of the share in respect of which the proxy is given unless notice in writing
of such death, insanity, revocation or transfer was received by the Company before the commencement
of the general meeting, or adjourned meeting at which it is sought to use the proxy. |
CORPORATIONS ACTING BY
REPRESENTATIVES AT MEETING
| 75. | Any corporation which is a Member or
a Director may by resolution of its directors or other governing body authorise such person
as it thinks fit to act as its representative at any meeting of the Company or of any class
of Members, and the person so authorised shall be entitled to exercise the same powers on
behalf of the corporation which he represents as that corporation could exercise if it were
an individual Member. |
CLEARING HOUSES
| 76. | If a clearing house (or its nominee) is
a Member of the Company it may, by resolution of its directors or other governing body or
by power of attorney, authorise such person or persons as it thinks fit to act as its representative
or representatives at any general meeting of the Company or at any general meeting of any
class of Members of the Company provided that, if more than one person is so authorised,
the authorisation shall specify the number and class of shares in respect of which each such
person is so authorised. A person so authorised pursuant to this provision shall be entitled
to exercise the same powers on behalf of the clearing house (or its nominee) which he represents
as that clearing house (or its nominee) could exercise if it were an individual Member of
the Company holding the number and class of shares specified in such authorisation, including
the right to vote individually on a show of hands. |
DIRECTORS
| 77. | The Board shall consist of not less than
three (3) Directors and no more than nine (9) Directors (exclusive of alternate
Directors), provided that (subject to these Articles) the Company may from time to time by
Special Resolution increase or decrease the number of Directors on the Board. For so long
as the Shares are listed on the Designated Stock Exchange, the Directors shall include such
number of independent directors as applicable law, rules or regulations or the Designated
Stock Exchange Rules require, unless the Board resolves to follow any available exceptions
or exemptions. |
| (a) | Each Director shall hold office until
the expiration of his term and until his successor shall have been elected and qualified.
The Board of Directors shall have a Chairman elected and appointed by a majority of the Directors
then in office. The Directors may also elect a Co- Chairman or a Vice-Chairman of the Board
of Directors (the "Co-Chairman"). The Chairman shall preside as chairman
at every meeting of the Board of Directors. To the extent the Chairman is not present at
a meeting of the Board of Directors within sixty minutes after the time appointed for holding
the same, the Co-Chairman, or in his absence, the attending Directors may choose one Director
to be the chairman of the meeting. Other than as provided in Article 102, the Chairman’s
voting right as to the matters to be decided by the Board of Directors shall be the same
as other Directors. |
| (b) | Subject to these Articles and the Companies
Act, the Company may by Ordinary Resolution elect any person to be a Director either to fill
a casual vacancy on the Board or as an addition to the existing Board. The Directors by the
affirmative vote of a simple majority of the remaining Directors present and voting at a
Board meeting, or the sole remaining Director, shall have the power from time to time and
at any time to appoint any person as a Director to fill a casual vacancy on the Board or
as an addition to the existing Board, subject to the Company’s compliance with the
director nomination procedures required under the applicable corporate governance rules of
the Designated Stock Exchange’ as long as the Company’s Ordinary Shares are trading
on the Designated Stock Exchange. A Director may be removed from office by Special Resolution
at any time before the expiration of his term notwithstanding any agreement between the Company
and such Director (but without prejudice to any claim for damages under such agreement). |
| (c) | Mr. Mingjun Lin and Ms. Lucy
Yi Yang each have the right to appoint or remove one (1) Director by delivering a written
notice to the Company, respectively. |
| 78. | The Board may, from time to time, and
except as required by applicable law or the listing rules of the Designated Stock Exchange,
adopt, institute, amend, modify or revoke the corporate governance policies or initiatives,
which shall be intended to set forth the policies of the Company and the Board on various
corporate governance related matters as the Board shall determine by resolution from time
to time. |
| 79. | A Director shall not be required to
hold any shares in the Company by way of qualification. A Director who is not a Member of
the Company shall nevertheless be entitled to receive notice of and to attend and speak at
general meetings of the Company and all classes of shares of the Company. |
DIRECTORS’ FEES AND EXPENSES
| 80. | The Directors may receive such remuneration
as the Board may from time to time determine. The Directors shall be entitled to be repaid
all traveling, hotel and incidental expenses reasonably incurred or expected to be incurred
by them in attending meetings of the Board or committees of the Board or general meetings
or separate meetings of any class of shares or of debentures of the Company or otherwise
in connection with the discharge of his duties as a Director, or to receive such fixed allowance
in respect thereof as may be determined by the Directors from time to time, or a combination
partly of one such method and partly the other. |
ALTERNATE DIRECTOR
| 81. | Any Director may in writing appoint
another Person to be his alternate and, save to the extent provided otherwise in the form
of appointment, such alternate shall have authority to sign written resolutions on behalf
of the appointing Director, but shall not be required to sign such written resolutions where
they have been signed by the appointing director, and to act in such Director's place at
any meeting of the Directors at which the appointing Director is unable to be present. Every
such alternate shall be entitled to attend and vote at meetings of the Directors as a Director
when the Director appointing him is not personally present and where he is a Director to
have a separate vote on behalf of the Director he is representing in addition to his own
vote. A Director may at any time in writing revoke the appointment of an alternate appointed
by him. Such alternate shall be deemed for all purposes to be a Director of the Company and
shall not be deemed to be the agent of the Director appointing him. The remuneration of such
alternate shall be payable out of the remuneration of the Director appointing him and the
proportion thereof shall be agreed between them. |
| 82. | Any Director may appoint any person,
whether or not a Director, to be the proxy of that Director to attend and vote on his behalf,
in accordance with instructions given by that Director, or in the absence of such instructions
at the discretion of the proxy, at a meeting or meetings of the Directors which that Director
is unable to attend personally. The instrument appointing the proxy shall be in writing under
the hand of the appointing Director and shall be in any usual or common form or such other
form as the Directors may approve, and must be lodged with the chairman of the meeting at
which such proxy is to be used, or first used, prior to the commencement of the meeting. |
POWERS AND DUTIES OF DIRECTORS
| 83. | Subject to the provisions of the Companies
Act, these Articles and to any resolutions made in a general meeting, the business of the
Company shall be managed by the Directors, who may pay all expenses incurred in setting up
and registering the Company and may exercise all powers of the Company. No resolution made
by the Company in a general meeting shall invalidate any prior act of the Directors that
would have been valid if that resolution had not been made. |
| 84. | Subject to these Articles, the CEO may
from time to time appoint any person, whether or not a Director of the Company, to hold such
office in the Company as the CEO may think necessary for the administration of the Company,
including without prejudice to the foregoing generality, the office of Chief Operating Officer,
Chief Financial Officer or Chief Technology Officer, and for such term and at such remuneration
(whether by way of salary or commission or participation in profits or partly in one way
and partly in another), and with such powers and duties as the CEO may think fit. The Directors
may appoint one or more members of their body (but not an alternate Director) to the office
of Managing Director upon like terms, but any such appointment shall ipso facto determine
if any Managing Director ceases from any cause to be a Director, or if the Company by Ordinary
Resolution resolves that his tenure of office be terminated. |
| 85. | The Directors may appoint any natural
person or corporation to be a Secretary (and if need be an assistant Secretary or assistant
Secretaries) who shall hold office for such term, at such remuneration and upon such conditions
and with such powers as they think fit. Any Secretary or assistant Secretary so appointed
by the Directors may be removed by the Directors or by the Company by Ordinary Resolution. |
| 87. | The Directors may delegate any of their
powers to committees consisting of such member or members of their body as they think fit;
any committee so formed shall in the exercise of the powers so delegated conform to any regulations
that may be imposed on it by the Directors. |
| 88. | The Directors may from time to time
and at any time by power of attorney appoint any company, firm or person or body of persons,
whether nominated directly or indirectly by the Directors, to be the attorney or attorneys
of the Company for such purposes and with such powers, authorities and discretion (not exceeding
those vested in or exercisable by the Directors under these Articles) and for such period
and subject to such conditions as they may think fit, and any such power of attorney may
contain such provisions for the protection and convenience of persons dealing with any such
attorney as the Directors may think fit, and may also authorise any such attorney to delegate
all or any of the powers, authorities and discretion vested in him. |
| 89. | The Directors may from time to time
provide for the management of the affairs of the Company in such manner as they shall think
fit and the provisions contained in the following paragraphs shall be without prejudice to
the general powers conferred by this paragraph. |
| 90. | The Directors from time to time and
at any time may establish any committees, local boards or agencies for managing any of the
affairs of the Company and may appoint any persons to be members of such committees or local
boards and may appoint any managers or agents of the Company and may fix the remuneration
of any of the aforesaid. |
| 91. | The Directors from time to time and
at any time may delegate to any such committee, local board, manager or agent any of the
powers, authorities and discretions for the time being vested in the Directors and may authorise
the members for the time being of any such local board, or any of them to fill up any vacancies
therein and to act notwithstanding vacancies and any such appointment or delegation may be
made on such terms and subject to such conditions as the Directors may think fit and the
Directors may at any time remove any person so appointed and may annul or vary any such delegation,
but no person dealing in good faith and without notice of any such annulment or variation
shall be affected thereby. |
| 92. | Any such delegates as aforesaid may
be authorised by the Directors to sub-delegate all or any of the powers, authorities, and
discretions for the time being vested to them. |
BORROWING POWERS OF DIRECTORS
| 93. | The Directors may exercise all the powers
of the Company to raise or borrow money and to mortgage or charge its undertaking, property
and assets (present and future) and uncalled capital or any part thereof, to issue debentures,
debenture stock, bonds and other securities, whether outright or as collateral or as security
for any debt, liability or obligation of the Company or of any third party. |
DISQUALIFICATION OF DIRECTORS
| 94. | Notwithstanding anything in these Articles,
the office of a Director shall be vacated, if the Director: |
| (e) | dies, becomes bankrupt or makes any arrangement
or composition with his creditors; |
| (f) | is found to be or becomes of unsound mind; |
| (c) | resigns his office by notice in writing
to the Company; |
| (d) | without special leave of absence from
the Board, is absent from meetings of the Board for three consecutive meetings and the Board
resolves that his office be vacated; or |
| (e) | shall be removed from office pursuant
to Article 77(d) or the Statutes. |
PROCEEDINGS OF DIRECTORS
| 95. | The Directors may meet together (whether
within or outside the Cayman Islands) for the dispatch of business, adjourn, and otherwise
regulate their meetings and proceedings as they think fit. |
| 96. | The Chairman or at least a majority
of the Directors then in office may at any time summon a meeting of the Directors, provided
every other Director and alternate Director has been provided at least 48 hours’ prior
notice of the date, time, venue and the proposed agenda of the proposed meeting of the Directors. |
| 97. | Notice of a meeting of the Board shall
be deemed to be duly given to a Director if it is given to such Director verbally (in person
or by telephone) or otherwise communicated or sent to such Director by post, cable, telex,
telecopier, facsimile, electronic mail or other mode of representing words in a legible form
at such Director’s last known address or any other address given by such Director to
the Company for this purpose. |
| 98. | A Director or Directors may participate
in any meeting of the Board of Directors, or of any committee appointed by the Board of Directors
of which such Director or Directors are members, by means of conference telephone, video
conference or similar communication equipment by way of which all persons participating in
such meeting can hear each other and such participation shall be deemed to constitute presence
in person at the meeting. |
| 99. | The quorum necessary for the transaction
of the business of the Directors shall be a majority of the Directors then in office, including
the Chairman, and both the Directors appointed by Mr. Mingjun Lin and by Ms. Lucy
Yi Yang, provided that a Director and his appointed alternate Director shall be considered
only one person for this purpose. A meeting of the Directors at which a quorum is present
when the meeting proceeds to business shall be competent to exercise all powers and discretions
for the time being exercisable by the Directors. A meeting of the Directors may be held by
means of telephone or teleconferencing or any other telecommunications facility provided
that all participants are thereby able to communicate immediately by voice with all other
participants. |
| 100. | If a quorum is not present at a Board
meeting within thirty (30) minutes following the time appointed for such board meeting, the
relevant meeting shall be adjourned for a period of at least three (3) Business Days
and the presence of any three (3) directors shall constitute a quorum at such adjourned
meeting. A meeting of the Directors at which a quorum is present when the meeting proceeds
to business shall be competent to exercise all powers and discretions for the time being
exercisable by the Directors. |
| 101. | Questions arising at any meeting of
the Directors shall be decided by a majority of votes and each Director shall be entitled
to one (1) vote in deciding matters deliberated at any meeting of the Directors. |
| 102. | In case of equality of votes, the Chairman
shall have a second or casting vote. |
| 103. | Except as required by the Company’s
corporate governance policies, a Director who is in any way, whether directly or indirectly,
interested in a contract or proposed contract with the Company shall declare the nature of
his interest at a meeting of the Directors. A general notice given to the Directors by any
Director to the effect that he is a member of any specified company or firm and is to be
regarded as interested in any contract which may thereafter be made with that company or
firm shall be deemed a sufficient declaration of interest in regard to any contract so made.
A Director may vote in respect of any contract or proposed contract or arrangement notwithstanding
that he may be interested therein and if he does so his vote shall be counted and he may
be counted in the quorum at any meeting of the Directors at which any such contract or proposed
contract or arrangement shall come before the meeting for consideration. |
| 104. | A Director may hold any other office
or place of profit under the Company (other than the office of auditor) in conjunction with
his office of Director for such period and on such terms (as to remuneration and otherwise)
as the Directors may determine and no Director or intending Director shall be disqualified
by his office from contracting with the Company either with regard to his tenure of any such
other office or place of profit or as vendor, purchaser or otherwise, nor shall any such
contract or arrangement entered into by or on behalf of the Company in which any Director
is in any way interested, be liable to be avoided, nor shall any Director so contracting
or being so interested be liable to account to the Company for any profit realised by any
such contract or arrangement by reason of such Director holding that office or of the fiduciary
relation thereby established. A Director, notwithstanding his interest, may be counted in
the quorum present at any meeting whereat he or any other Director is appointed to hold any
such office or place of profit under the Company or whereat the terms of any such appointment
are arranged and he may vote on any such appointment or arrangement. |
| 105. | Any Director may act by himself or
his firm in a professional capacity for the Company, and he or his firm shall be entitled
to remuneration for professional services as if he were not a Director; provided that nothing
herein contained shall authorise a Director or his firm to act as auditor to the Company. |
| | |
| 106. | The Directors shall cause minutes to
be made in books or loose-leaf folders provided for the purpose of recording: |
| (a) | all appointments of officers made by the
Directors; |
| (b) | the names of the Directors present at
each meeting of the Directors and of any committee of the Directors; and |
| (c) | all resolutions and proceedings at all
meetings of the Company, and of the Directors and of committees of Directors. |
| 107. | When the chairman of a meeting of the
Directors signs the minutes of such meeting the same shall be deemed to have been duly held
notwithstanding that all the Directors have not actually come together or that there may
have been a technical defect in the proceedings. |
| 108. | A resolution signed by all the Directors
or all the members of a committee of Directors entitled to receive notice of a meeting of
Directors or committee of Directors, as the case may be (an alternate Director, subject as
provided otherwise in the terms of appointment of the alternate Director, being entitled
to sign such a resolution on behalf of his appointer), shall be as valid and effectual as
if it had been passed at a meeting of the Directors duly called and constituted and when
signed, a resolution may consist of several documents each signed by one or more of the Directors. |
| 109. | The continuing Directors may act, notwithstanding
any vacancy in their body, but if their number is reduced below the number fixed pursuant
to these Articles as the necessary quorum of Directors, then the continuing Directors may
act only to increase the number or to summon a general meeting of the Company, but for no
other purpose. |
| 110. | The Board may delegate any of its powers,
authorities and discretions to committees, consisting of such Director or Directors and other
persons as it thinks fit, and they may, from time to time, revoke such delegation or revoke
the appointment of and discharge any such committees either wholly or in part, and either
as to persons or purposes. Any committee so formed shall, in the exercise of the powers,
authorities and discretions so delegated, conform to any regulations which may be imposed
on it by the Board. A committee appointed by the Directors may elect a chairman of its meetings.
If no such chairman is elected, or if at any meeting the chairman is not present within five
minutes after the time appointed for holding the same, the members present may choose one
of their number to be chairman of the meeting. |
| 111. | A committee appointed by the Directors
may meet and adjourn as it thinks proper. Questions arising at any meeting shall be determined
by a majority of votes of the committee members present and in case of an equality of votes
the chairman shall have a second or casting vote. |
| 112. | All acts done by any meeting of the
Directors or of a committee of Directors, or by any person acting as a Director, shall notwithstanding
that it be afterwards discovered that there was some defect in the appointment of any such
Director or person acting as aforesaid, or that they or any of them were disqualified, be
as valid as if every such person had been duly appointed and was qualified to be a Director. |
PRESUMPTION OF ASSENT
| 113. | A Director who is present at a meeting
of the Board of Directors at which action on any Company matter is taken shall be presumed
to have assented to the action taken unless his dissent shall be entered in the minutes of
the meeting or unless he shall file his written dissent from such action with the person
acting as the chairman or secretary of the meeting before the adjournment thereof or shall
forward such dissent by registered post to such person immediately after the adjournment
of the meeting. Such right to dissent shall not apply to a Director who voted in favour of
such action. |
DIVIDENDS, DISTRIBUTIONS AND RESERVE
| 114. | Subject to any rights and restrictions
for the time being attached to any class or classes of shares and these Articles, the Directors
may from time to time declare dividends (including interim dividends) and other distributions
on shares in issue and authorise payment of the same out of the funds of the Company lawfully
available therefor. At any and every time the Directors declare dividends, Ordinary Shares
shall have identical rights in the dividends so declared. |
| 115. | Subject to any rights and restrictions
for the time being attached to any class or classes of shares and these Articles, the Company
by Ordinary Resolution may declare dividends, but no dividend shall exceed the amount recommended
by the Directors. |
| 116. | The Directors may, before recommending
or declaring any dividend, set aside out of the funds legally available for distribution
such sums as they think proper as a reserve or reserves which shall, at the discretion of
the Directors, be applicable for meeting contingencies, or for equalising dividends or for
any other purpose to which those funds may be properly applied and pending such application
may, at the like discretion, either be employed in the business of the Company or be invested
in such investments (other than shares of the Company) as the Directors may from time to
time think fit. |
| 117. | Any dividend may be paid by cheque
or wire transfer to the registered address of the Member or person entitled thereto, or in
the case of joint holders, to any one of such joint holders at his registered address or
to such person and such address as the Member or person entitled, or such joint holders as
the case may be, may direct. Every such cheque shall be made payable to the order of the
person to whom it is sent or to the order of such other person as the Member or person entitled,
or such joint holders as the case may be, may direct. |
| 118. | The Directors when paying dividends to
the Members in accordance with the foregoing provisions may make such payment either in cash
or in specie. |
| 119. | Dividends may be declared and paid out
of profits of the Company, realised or unrealised, or from any reserve set aside from profits
which the Directors determine is no longer needed. Dividends may also be declared and paid
out of share premium account or any other fund or account which can be authorised for this
purpose in accordance with the Companies Act. |
| 120. | Subject to the rights of persons, if
any, entitled to shares with special rights as to dividends, all dividends shall be declared
and paid according to the amounts paid or credited as fully paid on the shares, but if and
so long as nothing is paid up on any of the shares in the Company dividends may be declared
and paid according to the amounts of the shares. No amount paid on a share in advance of
calls shall, while carrying interest, be treated for the purposes of this Article as
paid on the share. |
| 121. | If several persons are registered as
joint holders of any share, any of them may give effectual receipts for any dividend or other
monies payable on or in respect of the share. |
| 122. | No dividend shall bear interest against
the Company. |
| 123. | Any dividend unclaimed after a period
of six calendar years from the date of declaration of such dividend may be forfeited by the
Board of Directors and, if so forfeited, shall revert to the Company. |
BOOK OF ACCOUNTS
| 124. | The books of account relating to the Company’s
affairs shall be kept in such manner as may be determined from time to time by the Directors. |
| 125. | The books of account shall be kept at
such place or places as the Directors think fit, and shall always be open to the inspection
of the Directors. |
| 126. | The Directors shall from time to time
determine whether and to what extent and at what times and places and under what conditions
or regulations the accounts and books of the Company or any of them shall be open to the
inspection of Members not being Directors, and no Member (not being a Director) shall have
any right of inspecting any account or book or document of the Company except as conferred
by law or authorised by the Directors or by the Company by Ordinary Resolution. |
| 127. | Subject to the requirements of applicable
law and the applicable rules of the Designated Stock Exchange, the accounts relating
to the Company’s affairs shall be audited in such manner and with such financial year
end as may be determined from time to time by the Company by Ordinary Resolution or failing
any such determination by the Directors or failing any determination as aforesaid shall not
be audited. |
ANNUAL RETURNS AND FILINGS
| 128. | The Board shall make the requisite annual
returns and any other requisite filings in accordance with the Companies Act. |
AUDIT
| 129. | The Directors may appoint an Auditor
of the Company who shall hold office until removed from office by a resolution of the Directors
and may fix his or their remuneration. |
| 130. | Every Auditor of the Company shall
have a right of access at all times to the books and accounts and vouchers of the Company
and shall be entitled to require from the Directors and officers of the Company such information
and explanation as may be necessary for the performance of the duties of the auditors. |
| 131. | Auditors shall, if so required by the
Directors, make a report on the accounts of the Company during their tenure of office at
the next annual general meeting following their appointment in the case of a company which
is registered with the Registrar of Companies as an ordinary company, and at the next special
meeting following their appointment in the case of a company which is registered with the
Registrar of Companies as an exempted company, and at any time during their term of office,
upon request of the Directors at any general meeting of the Members. |
THE SEAL
| 132. | The Seal of the Company shall not be
affixed to any instrument except by the authority of a resolution of the Board of Directors
provided always that such authority may be given prior to or after the affixing of the Seal
and if given after may be in general form confirming a number of affixings of the Seal. The
Seal shall be affixed in the presence of a Director or a Secretary (or an assistant Secretary)
or in the presence of any one or more persons as the Directors may appoint for the purpose
and every person as aforesaid shall sign every instrument to which the Seal of the Company
is so affixed in their presence. |
| 133. | The Company may maintain a facsimile
of its Seal in such countries or places as the Directors may appoint and such facsimile Seal
shall not be affixed to any instrument except by the authority of a resolution of the Board
of Directors provided always that such authority may be given prior to or after the affixing
of such facsimile Seal and if given after may be in general form confirming a number of affixings
of such facsimile Seal. The facsimile Seal shall be affixed in the presence of such person
or persons as the Directors shall for this purpose appoint and such person or persons as
aforesaid shall sign every instrument to which the facsimile Seal of the Company is so affixed
in their presence. |
| 134. | Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Director
shall have the authority to affix the Seal, or the facsimile Seal, to any instrument for
the purposes of attesting authenticity of the matter contained therein but which does not
create any obligation binding on the Company. |
CAPITALISATION OF PROFITS
| 135. | Subject to the Statutes and these Articles,
the Board may, with the authority of an Ordinary Resolution: |
| (a) | resolve to capitalise an amount standing
to the credit of reserves (including a share premium account, capital redemption reserve
and profit and loss account), whether or not available for distribution; |
| (b) | appropriate the sum resolved to be capitalised
to the Members in proportion to the nominal amount of shares (whether or not fully paid)
held by them respectively and apply that sum on their behalf in or towards: |
| (i) | paying up the amounts (if any) for the
time being unpaid on shares held by them respectively; or |
| (ii) | paying up in full unissued shares or
debentures of a nominal amount equal to that sum, |
and allot the shares or debentures,
credited as fully paid, to the Members (or as they may direct) in those proportions, or partly in one way and partly in the other, but
the share premium account, the capital redemption reserve and profits which are not available for distribution may, for the purposes
of this Article, only be applied in paying up unissued shares to be allotted to Members credited as fully paid;
| (c) | make any arrangements it thinks fit to
resolve a difficulty arising in the distribution of a capitalised reserve and in particular,
without limitation, where shares or debentures become distributable in fractions the Board
may deal with the fractions as it thinks fit; |
| (d) | authorise a person to enter (on behalf
of all the Members concerned) an agreement with the Company providing for either: |
| (i) | the allotment to the Members respectively,
credited as fully paid, of shares or debentures to which they may be entitled on the capitalisation,
or |
| (ii) | the payment by the Company on behalf
of the Members (by the application of their respective operations of the reserves resolved
to be capitalised) of the amounts or part of the amounts remaining unpaid on their existing
shares, an agreement made under the authority being effective and binding on all those Members;
and |
| (e) | generally do all acts and things required
to give effect to the resolution. |
| 136. | Notwithstanding any provisions in these
Articles, the Directors may resolve to capitalise an amount standing to the credit of reserves
(including the share premium account, capital redemption reserve and profit and loss account)
or otherwise available for distribution by applying such sum in paying up in full unissued
Shares to be allotted and issued to: |
| (a) | employees (including Directors) or service
providers of the Company or its Affiliates upon exercise or vesting of any options or awards
granted under any share incentive scheme or employee benefit scheme or other arrangement
which relates to such persons that has been adopted or approved by the Directors or the Members; |
| (b) | any trustee of any trust or administrator
of any share incentive scheme or employee benefit scheme to whom shares are to be allotted
and issued by the Company in connection with the operation of any share incentive scheme
or employee benefit scheme or other arrangement which relates to such persons that has been
adopted or approved by the Directors or Members; or |
| (c) | any depositary of the Company for the
purposes of the issue, allotment and delivery by any depositary to employees (including Directors)
or service providers of the Company or its Affiliates upon exercise or vesting of any options
or awards granted under any share incentive scheme or employee benefit scheme or other arrangement
which relates to such persons that has been adopted or approved by the Directors or the Members. |
NOTICES
| 137. | Except as otherwise provided in these
Articles, any notice or document may be served by the Company or by the person entitled to
give notice to any Member either personally, by facsimile or by sending it through the post
in a prepaid letter or via a recognised courier service, fees prepaid, addressed to the Member
at his address as appears in the Register of Members or, to the extent permitted by all applicable
laws and regulations, by electronic means by transmitting it to any electronic number or
address or website supplied by the Member to the Company or by placing it on the Company’s
Website. In the case of joint holders of a share, all notices shall be given to that one
of the joint holders whose name stands first in the Register of Members in respect of the
joint holding, and notice so given shall be sufficient notice to all the joint holders. |
| 138. | Notices posted to addresses outside
the Cayman Islands shall be forwarded by prepaid airmail. |
| 139. | Any Member present, either personally
or by proxy, at any meeting of the Company shall for all purposes be deemed to have received
due notice of such meeting and, where requisite, of the purposes for which such meeting was
convened. |
| 140. | Any notice or other document, if served
by: |
| (a) | post, shall be deemed to have been served
five calendar days after the time when the letter containing the same is posted (in proving
such service it shall be sufficient to prove that the letter containing the notice or document
was properly addressed and duly posted to the courier); |
| (b) | facsimile, shall be deemed to have been
served upon confirmation of receipt; |
| (c) | recognised courier service, shall be
deemed to have been served 48 hours after the time when the letter containing the same is
delivered to the courier service and in proving such service it shall be sufficient to prove
that the letter containing the notice or documents was properly addressed and duly delivered
to the courier; or |
| (d) | electronic means as provided herein shall
be deemed to have been served and delivered on the day following that on which it is successfully
transmitted or at such later time as may be prescribed by any applicable laws or regulations. |
| 141. | Any notice or document delivered or
sent to any Member in accordance with the terms of these Articles shall notwithstanding that
such Member be then dead or bankrupt or being wound-up, and whether or not the Company has
notice of his death or bankruptcy or winding-up, be deemed to have been duly served in respect
of any share registered in the name of such Member as sole or joint holder, unless his name
shall at the time of the service of the notice or document, have been removed from the Register
of Members as the holder of the share, and such service shall for all purposes be deemed
a sufficient service of such notice or document on all persons interested (whether jointly
with or as claiming through or under him) in the share. |
| 142. | Notice of every general meeting shall
be given to: |
| (a) | all Members who have supplied to the Company
an address for the giving of notices to them; |
| (b) | every person entitled to a share in consequence
of the death or bankruptcy of a Member, who but for his death or bankruptcy would be entitled
to receive notice of the meeting; and |
| (c) | each Director and alternate Director. |
No other person shall be entitled to receive notices of
general meetings.
INFORMATION
| 143. | No Member shall be entitled to require
discovery of any information in respect of any detail of the Company’s trading or any
information which is or may be in the nature of a trade secret or secret process which may
relate to the conduct of the business of the Company and which, in the opinion of the Board
would not be in the interests of the Members of the Company to communicate to the public. |
| 144. | The Board shall be entitled to release
or disclose any information in its possession, custody or control regarding the Company or
its affairs to any of its members including, without limitation, information contained in
the Register of Members and transfer books of the Company and as applicable by Statute. |
INDEMNITY
| 145. | Every Director (including for the purposes
of this Article any alternate Director appointed pursuant to the provisions of these
Articles), Secretary, assistant Secretary, or other officer for the time being and from time
to time of the Company (but not including the Company's auditors) and the personal representatives
of the same (each an "Indemnified Person") shall be indemnified and secured harmless
against all actions, proceedings, costs, charges, expenses, losses, damages or liabilities
incurred or sustained by such Indemnified Person, other than by reason of such Indemnified
Person's own dishonesty, willful default or fraud, in or about the conduct of the Company's
business or affairs (including as a result of any mistake of judgment) or in the execution
or discharge of his duties, powers, authorities or discretions, including without prejudice
to the generality of the foregoing, any costs, expenses, losses or liabilities incurred by
such Indemnified Person in defending (whether successfully or otherwise) any civil proceedings
concerning the Company or its affairs in any court whether in the Cayman Islands or elsewhere. |
| 146. | No Indemnified Person shall be liable: |
| (a) | for the acts, receipts, neglects, defaults
or omissions of any other Director or officer or agent of the Company; or |
| (b) | for any loss on account of defect of title
to any property of the Company; or |
| (c) | on account of the insufficiency of any
security in or upon which any money of the Company shall be invested; or |
| (d) | for any loss incurred through any bank,
broker or other similar Person; or |
| (e) | for any loss occasioned by any negligence,
default, breach of duty, breach of trust, error of judgement or oversight on such Indemnified
Person's part; or |
| (f) | for any loss, damage or misfortune whatsoever
which may happen in or arise from the execution or discharge of the duties, powers, authorities,
or discretions of such Indemnified Person's office or in relation thereto; |
unless the same shall happen through such Indemnified Person's
own dishonesty, willful default or fraud.
FINANCIAL YEAR
| 147. | Unless the Directors otherwise prescribe,
the financial year of the Company shall end on December 31st in each year and shall
begin on January 1st in each year. |
WINDING UP
| 148. | Subject to these Articles, if the Company
shall be wound up the liquidator may, with the sanction of a Special Resolution of the Company,
divide amongst the Members in specie or kind the whole or any part of the assets of the Company
(whether they shall consist of property of the same kind or not) and may for such purpose
set such value as he deems fair upon any property to be divided as aforesaid and may determine
how such division shall be carried out as between the Members or different classes of Members.
The liquidator may, with the like sanction, vest the whole or any part of such assets in
trustees upon such trusts for the benefit of the contributories as the liquidator, with the
like sanction shall think fit, but so that no Member shall be compelled to accept any shares
or other securities whereon there is any liability. |
| 149. | If the Company shall be wound up, and
the assets available for distribution amongst the Members shall be insufficient to repay
the whole of the share capital, such assets shall be distributed so that, as nearly as may
be, the losses shall be borne by the Members in proportion to the par value of the Shares
held by them. If in a winding up the assets available for distribution amongst the Members
shall be more than sufficient to repay the whole of the share capital at the commencement
of the winding up, the surplus shall be distributed amongst the Members in proportion to
the par value of the Shares held by them at the commencement of the winding up subject to
a deduction from those Shares in respect of which there are monies due, of all monies payable
to the Company for unpaid calls or otherwise. This Article is without prejudice to the
rights of the holders of Shares issued upon special terms and conditions. |
AMENDMENT OF MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
AND NAME OF COMPANY
| 150. | Subject to Article 9(d), the Company
may at any time and from time to time by Special Resolution alter or amend these Articles
or the Memorandum of Association of the Company, in whole or in part, or change the name
of the Company. |
REGISTRATION BY WAY OF CONTINUATION
| 151. | Subject to Article 9(d), the Company
may by Ordinary Resolution resolve to be registered by way of continuation in a jurisdiction
outside the Cayman Islands or such other jurisdiction in which it is for the time being incorporated,
registered or existing. In furtherance of a resolution adopted pursuant to this Article,
the Directors may cause an application to be made to the Registrar of Companies to deregister
the Company in the Cayman Islands or such other jurisdiction in which it is for the time
being incorporated, registered or existing and may cause all such further steps as they consider
appropriate to be taken to effect the transfer by way of continuation of the Company. |
DISCLOSURE
| 152. | The Directors, or any service providers
(including the officers, the Secretary and the registered office agent of the Company) specifically
authorised by the Directors, shall be entitled to disclose to any regulatory or judicial
authority any information regarding the affairs of the Company including without limitation
information contained in the Register and books of the Company. |
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