As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on August 14, 2024
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT OF 1933
GEOPARK LIMITED
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Bermuda |
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Not Applicable |
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation or Organization) |
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
Calle 94 N° 11-30, 8o floor
Bogotá, Colombia
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
GeoPark Limited Non-Executive Director Plan
(Full Title of the Plans)
Cogency Global
122 East 42nd Street, 18th Floor
New York, NY 10168
(Name and Address of Agent For Service)
800-221-0102
(Telephone Number, including area code, of
agent for service)
Copies to:
Maurice Blanco, Esq.
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
450 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10017
Phone: (212) 450 4000
Fax: (212) 701 5800
Indicate by checkmark whether the registrant is a large
accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of
“large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of
the Exchange Act.
(Check one):
Large accelerated filer |
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Accelerated filer |
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Non-accelerated filer |
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Smaller reporting company |
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REGISTRATION OF ADDITIONAL SHARES
PURSUANT TO GENERAL INSTRUCTION E
Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8,
GeoPark Limited (“Registrant”) is filing this Registration Statement on Form S-8 with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) to register 1,000,000 additional common shares, par value US$0.001 each,
of the Registrant (the “Common Shares”) for issuance under the Registrant’s Second Amended and Restated
Non-Executive Director Plan which increased the number of shares reserved for issuance thereunder. This Registration Statement
hereby incorporates by reference the contents of the Registrant’s registration statements on Form S-8 filed with the
Commission on October 28, 2016 (Registration No. 333-214291). In accordance with the instructional note to Part I of Form S-8
as promulgated by the Commission, the information specified by Part I of Form S-8 has been omitted from this Registration
Statement.
PART II
Information Required in the Registration Statement
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents are incorporated herein by reference:
| (a) | The Registrant’s latest Form 20-F filed with the Commission on March 28, 2024 (the “Form 20-F”) pursuant to Section
13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (the “Exchange Act”), which contains the Registrant’s audited financial statements for
the latest fiscal year for which such statements have been filed (File No. 001-36298); and |
| (b) | The description of the Registrant’s Common Shares which is included as Exhibit 2.4 to the Form 20-F, including any amendments
or supplements thereto. |
In addition, all documents filed subsequent to the Form 20-F by
the Registrant with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective
amendment to this Registration Statement which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities
then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the
date of the filing of such documents.
Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to
be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent
that a statement contained herein (or in any other subsequently filed document which also is incorporated or deemed to be incorporated
by reference herein) modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as
so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements
of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements
for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized,
in Bogotá, Colombia, on August 14, 2024.
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GEOPARK LIMITED |
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/S/ Andrés Ocampo |
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Andrés Ocampo |
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Chief Executive Officer |
SIGNATURE
OF AUTHORIZED U.S. REPRESENTATIVE
Pursuant to the requirements
of the Securities Act, as amended, the undersigned, the duly authorized representative in the United States of GeoPark Limited, has signed
this Registration Statement in New York, New York on August 14, 2024.
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Authorized Representative
in the United States |
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By: |
/s/ Colleen A. De Vries |
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Cogency Global Inc. |
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Name: |
Colleen A. De Vries |
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Senior Vice President |
Exhibit 4.3
BYE
LAWS
of
GeoPark
Limited
____________________________________
Conyers
Corporate Services (Bermuda) Limited
Assistant
Secretary
Adopted: 24 July 2024
BYE-LAWS
OF
GEOPARK
LIMITED
(as
amended by resolution of the Shareholders
with
effect on 24 July 2024)
Table
of Contents
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1. |
Definitions and Interpretation |
1 |
2. |
Power to Issue Shares |
3 |
3. |
Power of the Company to Purchase its Shares |
4 |
4. |
Rights Attaching to Shares |
4 |
5. |
Share Certificates |
5 |
6. |
Fractional Shares |
5 |
7. |
Register of Shareholders |
6 |
8. |
Registered Holder Absolute Owner |
6 |
9. |
Transfer of Registered Shares |
6 |
11. |
Transmission of Registered Shares |
7 |
12. |
Power to Alter Capital |
8 |
13. |
Variation of Rights Attaching to Shares |
9 |
14. |
Dividends |
9 |
15. |
Power to Set Aside Profits |
9 |
16. |
Method of Payment |
9 |
17. |
Capitalisation |
10 |
18. |
Annual General Meetings |
10 |
19. |
Special General Meetings |
11 |
20. |
Requisitioned General Meetings |
11 |
21. |
Notice |
11 |
22. |
Giving Notice and Access |
12 |
23. |
Postponement or Cancellation of General MeetingS |
13 |
24. |
Security at Meetings |
13 |
25. |
Quorum at General Meetings |
14 |
26. |
Chairman of General Meetings |
14 |
27. |
Voting on Resolutions |
14 |
28. |
Power to Demand a Vote on a Poll |
15 |
29. |
Voting by Joint Holders of Shares |
16 |
30. |
Instrument of Proxy |
16 |
31. |
Representation of Corporate Shareholder |
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Table
of Contents
(continued)
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32. |
Adjournment of General Meeting |
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33. |
Written Resolutions OF the SHAREHOLDERS |
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34. |
Directors Attendance at General Meetings |
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35. |
Election of Directors |
18 |
36. |
No Share Qualification |
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37. |
Term of Office of Directors |
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38. |
Removal of Directors |
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39. |
Vacancy in the Office of Director |
20 |
40. |
Directors to Manage Business |
21 |
41. |
Powers of the Board of Directors |
21 |
42. |
Fees, Gratuities And Pensions |
22 |
43. |
Register of Directors and Officers |
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44. |
Appointment of Officers |
23 |
45. |
Appointment of Secretary and Resident Representative |
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46. |
Duties of Officers |
23 |
47. |
Duties of the Secretary |
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48. |
Remuneration of Officers |
23 |
49. |
Conflicts of Interest |
23 |
50. |
Indemnification and Exculpation of Directors and Officers |
25 |
51. |
Board Meetings |
26 |
52. |
Notice of Board Meetings |
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53. |
Electronic Participation in DIRECTORS’ Meetings |
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54. |
Quorum at Board Meetings |
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55. |
Board to Continue in the Event of Vacancy |
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56. |
Chairman to Preside |
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57. |
Written Resolutions of the directors |
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58. |
Validity of Prior Acts of the Board |
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59. |
Minutes |
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60. |
Place Where Corporate Records Kept |
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61. |
Form and Use of Seal |
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Table
of Contents
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62. |
Books of Account |
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63. |
Financial Year End |
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64. |
Annual Audit |
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65. |
Appointment of Auditor |
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66. |
Remuneration of Auditor |
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67. |
Duties of Auditor |
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68. |
Change to the Company’s Auditors |
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69. |
Access to Records |
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70. |
Financial Statements |
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71. |
Distribution of Auditor’s Report |
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72. |
Vacancy in the Office of Auditor |
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73. |
Winding-Up |
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74. |
Changes to Bye-laws |
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75. |
Changes to the Memorandum of Association |
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76. |
Discontinuance |
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77. |
AMALGAMATION OR MERGER |
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INTERPRETATION
| 1. | Definitions
and Interpretation |
| 1.1 | In
these Bye-laws, the following words and expressions shall, where not inconsistent with the
context, have the following meanings, respectively: |
| Act | the
Companies Act 1981 of Bermuda as amended from time to time; |
| Auditor | the
Company’s incumbent auditor and includes an individual or partnership; |
| Bermuda | the
Islands of Bermuda; |
| Board | the
board of directors nominated, elected or re-elected pursuant to these Bye-laws and acting
by resolution in accordance with the Act and these Bye-laws or the directors present at a
meeting of directors at which there is a quorum; |
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Business Day |
means
any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in Bermuda or New York are authorized or required by
law to close; |
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Common
Shares |
common
shares of the Company of par value US$0.001 per share (and any shares resulting from a consolidation or subdivision of such common
shares); |
| Company | the
company incorporated in Bermuda under the name of GeoPark Holdings Limited Ltd. on 3rd
February, 2003; |
| Director | a
director of the Company; |
| Notice | written
notice as further provided in these Bye-laws unless otherwise specifically stated; |
| NYSE | the
New York Stock Exchange; |
| Officer | any
person appointed by the Board to hold an office in the Company; |
| Person | shall
be construed broadly and shall include, without limitation, an individual, a partnership,
a corporation, a limited liability partnership, an |
investment
fund, a limited liability company, a company, an association, a joint stock company, a trust, a joint venture, an unincorporated organization
and a governmental entity or any department, agency or political subdivision thereof;
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Register of Directors and Officers |
the register of directors and officers of the Company; |
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Register of Shareholders |
the register of members of the Company; |
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Registered Office |
Clarendon House, 2 Church Street, Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda, or at such
other place in Bermuda as the Board shall from time to time appoint; |
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Resident Representative |
any person appointed to act as resident representative of the Company
and includes any deputy or assistant resident representative; |
| Resolution | a
resolution adopted by a majority of the votes cast by Shareholders who (being entitled to
do so) vote in person or by proxy at any general meeting of the Shareholders, in accordance
with the provisions of these Bye-laws; |
| Secretary | the
person appointed to perform any or all of the duties of secretary of the Company and includes
any deputy or assistant secretary and any person appointed by the Board to perform any of
the duties of the Secretary; |
| Shareholder | the
person registered in the Register of Shareholders as the holder of shares in the Company
and, when two (2) or more persons are so registered as joint holders of shares, means the
person whose name stands first in the Register of Shareholders as one of such joint holders
or all of such persons, as the context so requires; |
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Special
Resolution |
a resolution adopted by
65% or more of the votes cast by Shareholders who (being entitled to do so) vote in person or by proxy at any general meeting of
the Shareholders in accordance with the provisions of these Bye-laws; and |
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Treasury Share |
a share of
the Company that was or is treated as having been acquired and held by the Company and |
has
been held continuously by the Company since it was so acquired and has not been cancelled.
| 1.2 | In
these Bye-laws, where not inconsistent with the context: |
| (a) | words
denoting the plural number include the singular number and vice versa; |
| (b) | words
denoting the masculine gender include the feminine and neuter genders; |
| (i) | “may”
shall be construed as permissive; and |
| (ii) | “shall”
shall be construed as imperative; and |
| (d) | unless
otherwise provided herein, words or expressions defined in the Act shall bear the same meaning
in these Bye-laws. |
| 1.3 | In
these Bye-laws expressions referring to writing or its cognates shall, unless the contrary
intention appears, include facsimile, printing, lithography, photography, electronic mail
and other modes of representing words in visible form. |
| 1.4 | Headings
used in these Bye-laws are for convenience only and are not to be used or relied upon in
the construction hereof. |
SHARES
| 2.1 | Subject
to these Bye-laws and to any Resolution to the contrary, and without prejudice to any special
rights previously conferred on the holders of any existing shares or class of shares, the
Board shall have the power to issue any unissued shares on such terms and conditions as it
may determine. |
| 2.2 | The
Board is expressly authorised (and the
Board is hereby authorised to exercise such power from time to time without a Resolution)
to provide, by way of resolution of the Board, for the issuance of all or any shares in one
(1) or more class or classes or series, to fix the number of shares constituting such class
or classes or series, and to increase or decrease the number of shares of any such class
or classes or series (but not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding) and to
fix for each such class or classes or series such voting powers, full or limited, or no voting
powers, and such distinctive designations, powers, preferences and relative, participating,
optional or other special rights and such qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof,
as shall be stated and expressed in the resolution or resolutions adopted by the Board providing
for the issuance of such class or classes or series (and, for the avoidance of doubt, such
matters and the issuance of such shares shall not be deemed to vary the rights attached to
the Common Shares or, subject to the terms of any other class or classes or series of shares,
to vary the rights attached to any other class or classes or series of shares) including,
without limitation, the authority to provide that any such class or classes or series |
may
be (a) subject to redemption at such time or times (including at a determinable date or at the option of the Company or the holder) and
at such price or prices; (b) entitled to receive dividends (which may be cumulative or non-cumulative) at such rates, on such conditions,
and at such times, and payable in preference to, or in such relation to, the dividends payable on any other class or classes or any other
series; (c) entitled to such rights upon the dissolution of, or upon any distribution of the assets of, the Company; or (d) convertible
into, or exchangeable for, shares of any other class or classes of shares, or of any other series of the same or any other class or classes
of shares, of the Company at such price or prices or at such rates of exchange and with such adjustments, all as may be stated in such
resolution or resolutions of the Board.
| 3. | Power
of the Company to Purchase its Shares |
| 3.1 | The
Company may purchase its own shares for cancellation or acquire them as Treasury Shares in
accordance with the Act on such terms as the Board shall think fit. |
| 3.2 | The
Board may exercise all the powers of the Company to purchase or acquire all or any part of
its own shares in accordance with the Act. |
| 4. | Rights
Attaching to Shares |
| 4.1 | At
the date these Bye-laws are adopted, the authorised share capital of the Company is US$5,171,949.00
divided into 5,171,949,000 Common Shares. |
| 4.2 | The
holders of Common Shares shall, subject to these Bye-laws: |
| (a) | be
entitled to one vote per share; |
| (b) | be
entitled to such dividends as the Board may from time to time declare; |
| (c) | in
the event of a winding-up or dissolution of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary
or for the purpose of a reorganisation or otherwise or upon any distribution of capital,
be entitled to the surplus assets of the Company; and |
| (d) | generally
be entitled to enjoy all of the rights attaching to shares. |
| 4.3 | At
the discretion of the Board, whether or not in connection with the issuance and sale of any
shares or other securities of the Company, the Company may issue securities, contracts, warrants
or other instruments evidencing any shares, option rights, securities having conversion or
option rights, or obligations on such terms, conditions and other provisions as are fixed
by a resolution of the Board, including, without limiting the generality of this authority,
conditions that preclude or limit any person or persons owning or offering to acquire a specified
number or percentage of the issued Common Shares, other shares, option rights, securities
having conversion or option rights, or obligations of the Company or transferee of the person
or persons from exercising, converting, transferring or receiving the shares, option rights,
securities having conversion or option rights, or obligations. |
| 4.4 | All
the rights attaching to a Treasury Share shall be suspended and shall not be exercised by
the Company while it holds such Treasury Share and, except where required by the Act, all
Treasury Shares shall be excluded from the calculation of any percentage or fraction of the
share capital, or shares, of the Company. |
| 5.1 | Every
Shareholder shall be entitled to a certificate under the common seal of the Company (or a
facsimile thereof) or bearing the signature (or a facsimile thereof) of a Director or the
Secretary or a person expressly authorised to sign specifying the number and, where appropriate,
the class of shares held by such Shareholder and whether the same are fully paid up and,
if not, specifying the amount paid on such shares. The Board may by resolution determine,
either generally or in a particular case, that any or all signatures on certificates may
be printed thereon or affixed by mechanical means. A certificate may also be signed by such
transfer agent or registrar as the Board may determine, and in such case the signature of
the transfer agent or the registrar may also be facsimile, engraved or printed. If in the
event any Director, officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile
signature has been placed upon such certificate shall have ceased to be such officer, transfer
agent or registrar before such certificate is issued, it may nevertheless be issued by the
Company with the same effect as if he were such Director, officer, transfer agent or registrar
at the date of issue. |
| 5.2 | The
Company shall be under no obligation to complete and deliver a share certificate unless specifically
called upon to do so by the person to whom the shares have been allotted. |
| 5.3 | The
holder of any shares of the Company shall immediately notify the Company of any loss, destruction
or mutilation of the certificate therefor, and the Board may, in its discretion, cause to
be issued to him a new certificate or certificates for such shares, upon the surrender of
the mutilated certificates or, in the case of loss or destruction of the certificate, upon
satisfactory proof of such loss or destruction, and the Board may, in its discretion, require
the owner of the lost or destroyed certificate or his legal representative to give the Company
a bond in such sum and with such surety or sureties as it may direct to indemnify the Company
against any claim that may be made against it on account of the alleged loss or destruction
of any such certificate. |
| 5.4 | The
provisions of this Bye-Law 5 are subject to the terms of Bye-Law 9.6. |
The
Company may issue its shares in fractional denominations and deal with such fractions to the same extent as its whole shares and shares
in fractional denominations shall have in proportion to the respective fractions represented thereby all of the rights of whole shares
including (but without limiting the generality of the foregoing) the right to vote, to receive dividends and distributions and to participate
in a winding-up.
REGISTRATION
OF SHARES
| 7. | Register
of Shareholders |
| 7.1 | The
Board shall cause to be kept in one (1) or more books a Register of Shareholders and shall
enter therein the particulars required by the Act. |
| 7.2 | The
Register of Shareholders shall be open to inspection without charge at the Registered Office
of the Company on every Business Day, subject to such reasonable restrictions as the Board
may impose, so that not less than two (2) hours in each Business Day be allowed for inspection.
The Register of Shareholders may, after notice has been given in accordance with the Act,
be closed for any time or times not exceeding in the whole thirty (30) days in each year. |
| 8. | Registered
Holder Absolute Owner |
The
Company shall be entitled to treat the registered holder of any share as the absolute owner thereof and accordingly shall not be bound
to recognise any equitable claim or other claim to, or interest in, such share on the part of any other person.
| 9. | Transfer
of Registered Shares |
| 9.1 | An
instrument of transfer shall be in writing in the form of the following, or as near thereto
as circumstances admit, or in such other form as the Board may accept: |
Transfer
of a Share or Shares
· (the “Company”)
FOR
VALUE RECEIVED……………….. [amount], I, [name of transferor] hereby sell, assign and transfer unto
[transferee] of [address], [number] shares of the Company.
DATED this [ ] day of [ ], 20 [ ] |
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Signed by: |
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Transferor |
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Witness |
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Transferee |
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Witness |
| 9.2 | Such
instrument of transfer shall be signed by or on behalf of the transferor and transferee,
provided that, in the case of a fully paid share, the Board may accept the instrument signed
by or on behalf of the transferor alone. The transferor shall be deemed to remain the holder
of such share until the same has been registered as having been transferred to the transferee
in the Register of Shareholders. |
| 9.3 | The
Board may refuse to recognise any instrument of transfer unless it is accompanied by the
certificate in respect of the shares to which it relates and by such other evidence as the
Board may reasonably require to show the right of the transferor to make the transfer. |
| 9.4 | The
joint holders of any share may transfer such share to one (1) or more of such joint holders,
and the surviving holder or holders of any share previously held by them jointly with a deceased
Shareholder may transfer any such share to the executors or administrators of such deceased
Shareholder. |
| 9.5 | The
Board shall refuse to register a transfer unless all applicable consents, authorisations
and permissions of any governmental body or agency in Bermuda have been obtained, if any
(it being understood that the permission of the Bermuda Monetary Authority is not required
in respect of any shares of the Company that are admitted to trading on NYSE or any other
appointed stock exchange (as defined under the Exchange Control Act 1972 of Bermuda and related
regulations)). If the Board refuses to register a transfer of any share the Secretary shall,
within three months after the date on which the transfer was lodged with the Company, send
to the transferor and transferee notice of the refusal. |
| 9.6 | Notwithstanding
Bye-laws 9.1 to 9.5, shares may be transferred without a written instrument if transferred
by an appointed agent or otherwise in accordance with the Act. |
| 10. | The
Board shall, subject always to the Act and any other applicable laws and regulations and
the facilities and requirements of any relevant system concerned and these Bye-laws, have
power to implement and/or approve any arrangements it may, in its absolute discretion, think
fit in relation to the evidencing of title to and transfer of interests in shares in the
capital of the Company in the form of depositary interests or similar interests, instruments
or securities, and to the extent such arrangements are so implemented, no provision of these
Bye-laws shall apply or have effect to the extent that it is in any respect inconsistent
with the holding or transfer thereof or the shares of the Company represented thereby. The
Board may from time to time take such actions and do such things as it may, in its absolute
discretion, think fit in relation to the operation of any such arrangements. |
| 11. | Transmission
of Registered Shares |
| 11.1 | In
the case of the death of a Shareholder, the survivor or survivors where the deceased Shareholder
was a joint holder, and the legal personal representatives of the deceased Shareholder where
the deceased Shareholder was a sole holder, shall be the only persons recognised by the Company
as having any title to the deceased Shareholder’s interest in the shares. Nothing herein
contained shall release the estate of a deceased joint holder from any liability in respect
of any share which had been jointly held by such deceased Shareholder with other persons.
Subject to the Act, for the purpose of this Bye-law, legal personal representative means
the executor or administrator of a deceased Shareholder or such other person as the Board
may, in its absolute discretion, decide as being properly authorised to deal with the shares
of a deceased Shareholder. |
| 11.2 | Any
person becoming entitled to a share in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of any Shareholder
may be registered as a Shareholder upon such evidence as the Board may deem |
sufficient
or may elect to nominate some person to be registered as a transferee of such share, and in such case the person becoming entitled shall
execute in favour of such nominee an instrument of transfer in writing in the form, or as near thereto as circumstances admit, of the
following:
Transfer
by a Person Becoming Entitled on Death/Bankruptcy of a Shareholder
· (the “Company”)
I/We,
having become entitled in consequence of the [death/bankruptcy] of [name and address of deceased/bankrupt Shareholder] to [number] share(s)
standing in the Register of Shareholders of the Company in the name of the said [name of deceased/bankrupt Shareholder] instead of being
registered myself/ourselves, elect to have [name of transferee] (the “Transferee”) registered as a transferee of such share(s)
and I/we do hereby accordingly transfer the said share(s) to the Transferee to hold the same unto the Transferee, his or her executors,
administrators and assigns, subject to the conditions on which the same were held at the time of the execution hereof; and the Transferee
does hereby agree to take the said share(s) subject to the same conditions.
DATED this [ ] day of [ ], 20 [ ] |
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| 11.3 | On
the presentation of the foregoing materials to the Board, accompanied by such evidence as
the Board may require to prove the title of the transferor, the transferee shall be registered
as a Shareholder. |
| 11.4 | Where
two (2) or more persons are registered as joint holders of a share or shares, then in the
event of the death of any joint holder or holders the remaining joint holder or holders shall
be absolutely entitled to such share or shares and the Company shall recognise no claim in
respect of the estate of any joint holder except in the case of the last survivor of such
joint holders. |
ALTERATION
OF SHARE CAPITAL
| 12. | Power
to Alter Capital |
| 12.1 | The
Company may, if authorised by resolution of the Board and by Resolution, increase, divide,
consolidate, subdivide, change the currency denomination of, diminish or otherwise alter
its share capital in any manner permitted by the Act. |
| 12.2 | The
Company may, if authorised by resolution of the Board and by Resolution, reduce its share
capital in any manner permitted by the Act. |
| 12.3 | Where,
on any alteration or reduction of share capital, fractions of shares or some other difficulty
would arise, the Board may deal with or resolve the same in such manner as it thinks fit. |
| 13. | Variation
of Rights Attaching to Shares |
If,
at any time, the share capital is divided into different classes of shares, the rights attached to any class (unless otherwise provided
by the terms of issue of the shares of that class) may, whether or not the Company is being wound-up, be varied with the consent in writing
of the holders of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the issued shares of that class or with the sanction of a resolution passed by a majority
of the votes cast at a separate general meeting of the holders of the shares of the class at which meeting the necessary quorum shall
be two persons at least holding or representing by proxy one-third (1/3) of the issued shares of the class. The rights conferred upon
the holders of the shares of any class issued with preferred or other rights shall not, unless otherwise expressly provided by the terms
of issue of the shares of that class, be deemed to be varied by the creation or issue of further shares ranking pari passu therewith.
DIVIDENDS
AND CAPITALISATION
| 14.1 | The
Board may, subject to these Bye-laws and in accordance with the Act, declare a dividend to
be paid to the Shareholders, in proportion to the number of shares held by them, and such
dividend may be paid in cash or wholly or partly in specie in which case the Board may fix
the value for distribution in specie of any assets. No
unpaid dividend shall bear interest as against the Company. |
| 14.2 | The
Board may fix any date as the record date for determining the Shareholders entitled to receive
any dividend. |
| 14.3 | The
Company may pay dividends in proportion to the amount paid up on each share where a larger
amount is paid up on some shares than on others. |
| 14.4 | The
Board may declare and make such other distributions (in cash or in specie) to the Shareholders
as may be lawfully made out of the assets of the Company. No
unpaid distribution shall bear interest as against the Company. |
| 15. | Power
to Set Aside Profits |
The
Board may, before declaring a dividend, set aside out of the surplus or profits of the Company, such amount as it thinks proper as a
reserve to be used to meet contingencies or for equalising dividends or for any other purpose.
| 16.1 | Any
dividend, interest, or other moneys payable in cash in respect of the shares may be paid
by cheque or draft sent through the post directed to the Shareholder at such Shareholder’s |
address
in the Register of Shareholders, or to such person and to such address as the holder may in writing direct or as otherwise determined
by the Board of Directors. In the case of joint holders of shares, any dividend, interest or other moneys payable in cash in respect
of shares may be paid by cheque or draft sent through the post directed to the address of the holder first named in the Register of Shareholders,
or to such person and to such address as the joint holders may in writing direct or as otherwise
determined by the Board. If two (2) or more persons are registered as joint holders of any shares any one can give an effectual
receipt for any dividend paid in respect of such shares.
| 16.2 | The
Board may deduct from the dividends or distributions payable to any Shareholder all moneys
due from such Shareholder to the Company on account of calls or otherwise. |
| 16.3 | Any
dividend or other monies payable in respect of a share which has remained unclaimed for 5
years from the date when it became due for payment shall, if the Board so resolves, be forfeited
and cease to remain owing by the Company. The payment of any unclaimed dividend or other
moneys payable in respect of a share may (but need not) be paid by the Company into an account
separate from the Company's own account. Such payment shall not constitute the Company a
trustee in respect thereof. |
| 16.4 | The
Company shall be entitled to cease sending dividend cheques and drafts by post or otherwise
to a Shareholder if those instruments have been returned undelivered to, or left uncashed
by, that Shareholder on at least two consecutive occasions or, following one such occasion,
reasonable enquiries have failed to establish the Shareholder's new address. The entitlement
conferred on the Company by this Bye-law in respect of any Shareholder shall cease if the
Shareholder claims a dividend or cashes a dividend cheque or draft. |
| 17.1 | The
Board may capitalise any amount for the time being standing to the credit of any of the Company’s
share premium or other reserve accounts or to the credit of the profit and loss account or
otherwise available for distribution by applying such amount in paying up unissued shares
to be allotted as fully paid bonus shares pro rata to the Shareholders. |
| 17.2 | The
Board may capitalise any amount for the time being standing to the credit of a reserve account
or amounts otherwise available for dividend or distribution by applying such amounts in paying
up in full, partly or nil paid shares of those Shareholders who would have been entitled
to such amounts if they were distributed by way of dividend or distribution. |
MEETINGS
OF SHAREHOLDERS
| 18. | Annual
General Meetings |
The
annual general meeting shall be held in each year at such place, date and hour as shall be fixed by a resolution of the Board.
| 19. | Special
General Meetings |
The
Board may convene a special general meeting whenever in their judgment such a meeting is necessary to be held at such place, date and
hour as fixed by a resolution of the Board.
| 20. | Requisitioned
General Meetings |
The
Board shall, on the requisition of Shareholders holding at the date of the deposit of the requisition not less than one-tenth (1/10)
of such of the paid-up share capital of the Company as at the date of the deposit carries the right to vote at general meetings, forthwith
proceed to convene a special general meeting and the provisions of the Act shall apply.
| 21.1 | Notice
of an annual general meeting stating the place, if any, the date and hour of the meeting
and the record date for determining the Shareholders entitled to vote at the meeting (if
such date is different from the record date for determining Shareholders entitled to notice
of the meeting) shall be given to each Shareholder entitled to vote at such meeting as of
the record date for determining the Shareholders entitled to notice of the meeting not less
than fifteen (15) nor more than sixty (60) days before the date of the meeting, unless otherwise
provided by law or these Bye-Laws. |
| 21.2 | Notice
of a special general meeting stating the place, if any, the date and hour of the meeting
and the record date for determining the Shareholders entitled to vote at the meeting (if
such date is different from the record date for determining Shareholders entitled to notice
of the meeting), and the purpose or purposes of the meeting shall be given to each Shareholder
entitled to vote at such meeting, as of the record date for determining the Shareholders
entitled to notice of the meeting not less than fifteen (15) nor more than sixty (60) days
before the date of the meeting, unless otherwise provided by law or these Bye-Laws. |
| 21.3 | At
any general meeting, only such business shall be conducted or considered, as shall have been
properly brought before the meeting. For business to be properly brought before general meetings,
it must be (i) specified in the Company’s notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto)
given by or at the direction of the Board, or (ii) otherwise be properly requested to be
brought before the general meeting by a Shareholder in accordance with the provisions of
the Act. |
| 21.4 | The
Board may fix any date as the record date for determining the Shareholders entitled to receive
notice of and to vote at any general meeting. |
| 21.5 | An
annual general meeting or special general meeting shall, notwithstanding that it is called
on shorter notice than that specified in these Bye-laws, be deemed to have been properly
called if it is so agreed by (i) all the Shareholders entitled to attend and vote thereat
in the case of an annual general meeting; and (ii) by a majority in number of the Shareholders
having the right to attend and vote at the meeting, being a majority together holding not
less than 95% in nominal value of the shares giving a right to attend and vote thereat in
the case of a special general meeting. |
| 21.6 | The
accidental omission to give notice of a general meeting to, or the non-receipt of a notice
of a general meeting by, any person entitled to receive notice shall not invalidate the proceedings
at that meeting. |
| 22. | Giving
Notice and Access |
| 22.1 | A
notice may be given by the Company to a Shareholder: |
| (a) | by
delivering it to such Shareholder in person; |
| (b) | by
sending it by letter, mail or courier to such Shareholder’s address in the Register
of Shareholders; |
| (c) | subject
to compliance with Bye-law 22.7, by transmitting it by electronic means (including facsimile
and electronic mail, but not telephone) in accordance with such directions as may be given
by such Shareholder to the Company for such purpose; or |
| (d) | subject
to compliance with Bye-law 22.7, via website designated by the Company in accordance with
Bye-law 22.5; or |
| (e) | to
the extent permitted by the applicable laws, by placing it on the website of the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission, and giving to such Shareholder a notice stating that
the notice is available there (a “notice of availability”). The notice of availability
may be given to such Shareholder by any of the means set out above. |
| 22.2 | Any
notice required to be given to a Shareholder shall, with respect to any shares held jointly
by two (2) or more persons, be given to whichever of such persons is named first in the Register
of Shareholders and notice so given shall be sufficient notice to all the holders of such
shares. |
| 22.3 | Any
notice (save for one delivered in accordance with Bye-law 22.4) shall be deemed to have been
served at the time when the same would be delivered in the ordinary course of transmission
and, in proving such service, it shall be sufficient to prove that the notice was properly
addressed and prepaid, if posted, and the time when it was posted, delivered to the courier,
or transmitted by electronic means. |
| 22.4 | The
Company shall be under no obligation to send a notice or other document to the address shown
for any particular Shareholder in the Register of Shareholders if the Board considers that
the legal or practical problems under the laws of, or the requirements of any regulatory
body or stock exchange in, the territory in which that address is situated are such that
it is necessary or expedient not to send the notice or document concerned to such Shareholder
at such address and may require a Shareholder with such an address to provide the Company
with an alternative acceptable address for delivery of notices by the Company. |
| 22.5 | Where
a Shareholder indicates his consent (in a form and manner satisfactory to the Board), to
receive information or documents by accessing them on a website rather than by other |
means,
or receipt in this manner is otherwise permitted by the Act, the Company may deliver such information or documents by notifying the Shareholder
of their availability and including therein the address of the website, the place on the website where the information or document may
be found, and instructions as to how the information or document may be accessed on the website.
| 22.6 | In
the case of information or documents delivered in accordance with Bye-law 22.5, service shall
be deemed to have occurred when (i) the Shareholder is notified in accordance with that Bye-law
and (ii) the information or document is published on the website. |
| 22.7 | If
the Company intends to transmit a notice by electronic means to a Shareholder in accordance
with Bye-law 22.1(c) or, to deliver information or documents to a Shareholder via a website
in accordance with Bye-law 22.5, it must first contact such Shareholder in writing to request
his consent for the use of such electronic means for transmitting such notice and/or for
the use of the website to deliver such information or documents, and if such Shareholder
does not object within twenty eight (28) days of the date of the written notice from the
Company, his consent shall be deemed to have been given. A Shareholder who has consented
or has been deemed to consent under this Bye-law 22.7 to receiving notices, information and/or
documents by electronic means and/or via a website may at any time after such consent or
deemed consent notify the Company in writing that it requires such notices, information and/or
documents to be delivered to him in hard copy paper form. |
| 23. | Postponement
or Cancellation of General Meetings |
The
Board may, and the Secretary on instruction from the Board shall, postpone or cancel any general meeting called in accordance with these
Bye-laws (other than a meeting requisitioned under these Bye-laws) provided that notice of postponement or cancellation is given to the
Shareholders before the time for such meeting. Fresh notice of the date, time and place for the postponed meeting shall be given to each
Shareholder in accordance with these Bye-law.
| 24. | Electronic
Participation and Security at Meetings |
| 24.1 | The
Board may, if it considers appropriate, allow Shareholders to participate in any general
meeting by such telephonic, electronic or other communication facilities or means as permit
all persons participating in the meeting to communicate with each other simultaneously and
instantaneously, and participation in such a meeting shall constitute presence in person
at such meeting. |
| 24.2 | The
Board may, and at any general meeting, the chairman of such meeting may make any arrangement
and impose any requirement or restriction it or he considers appropriate to ensure the security
of a general meeting including, without limitation, requirements for evidence of identity
to be produced by those attending the meeting, the searching of their personal property and
the restriction of items that may be taken into the meeting place. The Board and, at any
general meeting, the chairman of such meeting are entitled to refuse entry to a person who
refuses to comply with any such arrangements, requirements or restrictions. |
| 25. | Quorum
at General Meetings |
| 25.1 | At
any general meeting two (2) or more persons present in person and representing in person
or by proxy in excess of 50% of the total issued voting shares in the Company throughout
the meeting shall form a quorum for the transaction of business, provided that if the Company
shall at any time have only one (1) Shareholder, one (1) Shareholder present in person or
by proxy shall form a quorum for the transaction of business at any general meeting held
during such time. |
| 25.2 | If
within a half hour from the time appointed for the meeting a quorum is not present, then,
in the case of a meeting convened on a requisition, the meeting shall be deemed cancelled
and, in any other case, the meeting shall stand adjourned to the same day one week later,
at the same time and place or to such other day, time or place as the Secretary may determine.
Unless the meeting is adjourned to a specific date, time and place announced at the meeting
being adjourned, fresh notice of the resumption of the meeting shall be given to each Shareholder
entitled to attend and vote thereat in accordance with these Bye-laws. The quorum for the
transaction of business at such adjourned meeting shall be two (2) or more persons present
in person and representing in person or by proxy in excess of 25% of the total issued voting
shares in the Company throughout the meeting. |
| 26. | Chairman
of General Meetings |
The
Board shall, by resolution, nominate one of the Directors to act as chairman at all general meetings at which such person is present.
In the absence of any such nomination or the Director nominated, the Chairman of the Company or, in his absence the deputy Chairman of
the Company will preside as chairman at every general meeting. If there is no such Chairman or deputy Chairman, or if at any meeting
neither of the Chairman or the deputy Chairman is present at the time appointed for holding the meeting, a chairman shall be appointed
or elected by those present at the meeting and entitled to vote.
| 27.1 | Subject
to the Act and these Bye-laws, any question proposed for the consideration of the Shareholders
at any general meeting shall be decided by the affirmative votes of the relevant majority
of the votes cast in accordance with these Bye-laws and in the case of an equality of votes
the resolution shall fail. |
| 27.2 | At
any general meeting a resolution put to the vote of the meeting shall, in the first instance,
be voted upon by a show of hands and, subject to any rights or restrictions for the time
being lawfully attached to any class of shares and subject to these Bye-laws, every Shareholder
present in person and every person holding a valid proxy at such meeting shall be entitled
to one vote and shall cast such vote by raising his hand. |
| 27.3 | At
any general meeting if an amendment is proposed to any resolution under consideration and
the chairman of the meeting rules on whether or not the proposed amendment is out of order,
the proceedings on the substantive resolution shall not be invalidated by any error in such
ruling. |
| 27.4 | At
any general meeting a declaration by the chairman of the meeting 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 a book containing the minutes of the proceedings of the Company
shall, subject to these Bye-laws, be conclusive evidence of that fact. |
| 27.5 | In
the event that a Shareholder participates in a general meeting by telephone, electronic or
other communication facilities or means, the chairman of the meeting shall direct the manner
in which such Shareholder may cast his vote on a show of hands. |
| 28. | Power
to Demand a Vote on a Poll |
| 28.1 | Notwithstanding
the foregoing, a poll may be demanded by any of the following persons: |
| (a) | the
chairman of such meeting; |
| (b) | at
least three Shareholders present in person or represented by proxy; |
| (c) | any
Shareholder or Shareholders present in person or represented by proxy and holding between
them not less than one-tenth (1/10) of the total voting rights of all the Shareholders having
the right to vote at such meeting; or |
| (d) | any
Shareholder or Shareholders present in person or represented by proxy holding shares in the
Company conferring the right to vote at such meeting, being shares on which an aggregate
sum has been paid up equal to not less than one-tenth (1/10) of the total amount paid up
on all such shares conferring such right. |
| 28.2 | Where
a poll is demanded, subject to any rights or restrictions for the time being lawfully attached
to any class of shares, every person present at such meeting shall have one vote for each
share of which such person is the holder or for which such person holds a proxy and such
vote shall be counted by ballot as described herein, or in the case of a general meeting
at which one (1) or more Shareholders are present by
telephone, electronic or other communication facilities or means, in such manner as
the chairman of the meeting may direct and the result of such poll shall be deemed to be
the resolution of the meeting at which the poll was demanded and shall replace any previous
resolution upon the same matter which has been the subject of a show of hands. A person entitled
to more than one vote need not use all his votes or cast all the votes he uses in the same
way. |
| 28.3 | A
poll demanded for the purpose of electing a chairman of the meeting or on a question of adjournment
shall be taken forthwith. A poll demanded on any other question shall be taken at such time
and in such manner during such meeting as the chairman (or acting chairman) of the meeting
may direct. Any business other than that upon which a poll has been demanded may be conducted
pending the taking of the poll. |
| 28.4 | Where
a vote is taken by poll, each person physically present and entitled to vote shall be furnished
with a ballot paper on which such person shall record his vote in such manner as shall be
determined at the meeting having regard to the nature of the question on which the vote is
taken, and each ballot paper shall be signed or initialled or otherwise marked so as to |
identify
the voter and the registered holder in the case of a proxy. Each person present by telephone, electronic
or other communication facilities or means, shall cast his vote in such manner as the chairman of the meeting shall direct. At the conclusion
of the poll, the ballot papers and votes cast in accordance with such directions shall be examined and counted by a committee of not
less than two (2) Shareholders or proxy holders appointed by the chairman of the meeting for the purpose and the result of the poll shall
be declared by the chairman of the meeting.
| 29. | Voting
by Joint Holders of Shares |
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 other joint holders, and for this purpose seniority shall be determined by the order in which the names stand in
the Register of Shareholders.
| 30.1 | A
Shareholder may appoint a proxy by: |
| a) | an
instrument in writing in substantially the following form or such other form as the chairman
of the meeting shall accept: |
Proxy
· (the “Company”)
I/We,
[insert names here], being a Shareholder of the Company with [number] shares, HEREBY APPOINT [name] of [address] or failing him, [name]
of [address] to be my/our proxy to vote for me/us at the meeting of the Shareholders to be held on the [ ] day of [ ], 20 [ ] and at
any adjournment thereof. (Any restrictions on voting to be inserted here).
Signed
this [ ] day of [ ], 20 [ ]
Shareholder(s)
or
| b) | such
telephonic, electronic or other means as may be approved by the Board from time to time. |
| 30.2 | The
instrument appointing a proxy must be received by the Company at the Registered Office or
at such other place or in such manner as is specified in the notice convening the meeting
or in any instrument of proxy sent out by the Company in relation to the meeting at which
the person named in the instrument appointing a proxy proposes to vote, and an instrument
appointing a proxy which is not received in the manner so prescribed shall be invalid. |
| 30.3 | A
Shareholder who is the holder of two (2) or more shares may appoint more than one (1) proxy
to represent him and vote on his behalf in respect of different shares. |
| 30.4 | The
decision of the chairman of any general meeting as to the validity of any appointment of
a proxy shall be final. |
| 31. | Representation
of Corporate Shareholder |
| 31.1 | A
corporation which is a Shareholder may, by written instrument, authorise such person or persons
as it thinks fit to act as its representative at any meeting and any person so authorised
shall be entitled to exercise the same powers on behalf of the corporation which such person
represents as that corporation could exercise if it were an individual Shareholder, and that
Shareholder shall be deemed to be present in person at any such meeting attended by its authorised
representative or representatives. |
| 31.2 | Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the chairman of the meeting may accept such assurances as he thinks fit as
to the right of any person to attend and vote at general meetings on behalf of a corporation
which is a Shareholder. |
| 32. | Adjournment
of General Meeting |
| 32.1 | The
chairman of a general meeting may, with the consent of the Shareholders at any general meeting
at which a quorum is present, and shall if so directed by the meeting, adjourn the meeting. |
| 32.2 | In
addition, the chairman of a general meeting may adjourn the meeting to another time and place
without such consent or direction if it appears to him that: |
| (a) | it
is likely to be impracticable to hold or continue that meeting because of the number of Shareholders
wishing to attend who are not present; |
| (b) | the
unruly conduct of persons attending the meeting prevents, or is likely to prevent, the orderly
continuation of the business of the meeting; or |
| (c) | an
adjournment is otherwise necessary so that the business of the meeting may be properly conducted. |
| 32.3 | Unless
the meeting is adjourned to a specific date, place and time announced at the meeting being
adjourned, fresh notice of the date, place and time for the resumption of the adjourned meeting
shall be given to each Shareholder entitled to attend and vote thereat in accordance with
these Bye-laws. |
| 33. | Written
Resolutions of the Shareholders |
| 33.1 | Subject
to these Bye-laws, anything which may be done by resolution of the Company in a general meeting
or by resolution of a meeting of any class of the Shareholders may, without a meeting, be
done by unanimous written resolution in accordance with this Bye-law 33. |
| 33.2 | Notice
of a unanimous written resolution shall be given, and a copy of the resolution shall be circulated
to all Shareholders who would be entitled to attend a meeting and vote thereon. |
The
accidental omission to give notice to, or the non-receipt of a notice by, any Shareholder does not invalidate the passing of a resolution.
| 33.3 | A
unanimous written resolution is passed when it is signed by, or in the case of a Shareholder
that is not a person, on behalf of, all Shareholders. |
| 33.4 | A
resolution in writing may be signed in any number of counterparts. |
| 33.5 | A
resolution in writing made in accordance with this Bye-law is as valid as if it had been
passed by the Company in general meeting or by a meeting of the relevant class of Shareholders,
as the case may be, and any reference in any Bye-law to a meeting at which a resolution is
passed or to Shareholders voting in favour of a resolution shall be construed accordingly. |
| 33.6 | A
resolution in writing made in accordance with this Bye-law shall constitute minutes for the
purposes of the Act. |
| 33.7 | This
Bye-law shall not apply to: |
| (a) | a
resolution passed to remove an Auditor from office before the expiration of his term of office;
or |
| (b) | a
resolution passed for the purpose of removing a Director before the expiration of his term
of office. |
| 33.8 | For
the purposes of this Bye-law 33, the effective date of the resolution is the date when the
resolution is signed by, or in the case of a Shareholder that is a corporation whether or
not a company within the meaning of the Act, on behalf of, the last Shareholder and any reference
in any Bye-law to the date of passing of a resolution is, in relation to a resolution made
in accordance with this Bye-law 33, a reference to such date. |
| 34. | Directors
Attendance at General Meetings |
The
Directors shall be entitled to receive notice of, attend, and be heard at any general meeting.
DIRECTORS
AND OFFICERS
| 35.1 | The
Directors shall be elected or re-elected by Resolution at the annual general meeting or at
a special general meeting called for such purpose in accordance with the terms of these Bye-laws.
|
| 35.2 | No
person shall be appointed a Director at any general meeting unless he is an individual and: |
| (a) | he
is recommended by the Directors; or |
| (b) | in
the case of an annual general meeting, not less than one hundred and twenty (120) nor more
than one hundred and fifty (150) days before the first anniversary of the date of the Company´s
notice released to Shareholders in connection with the prior year´s annual general
meeting, a notice executed by a Shareholder or Shareholders (not being the person to be proposed),
in compliance with the provisions of the Act, has been received by the Secretary of the Company
of the intention to propose such person for appointment, setting forth as to each person
whom the Shareholder or Shareholders propose to nominate for election or re-election as a
Director: |
| (i) | the
name, age, business address and residential address of such person; |
| (ii) | the
principal occupation or employment of such person; |
| (iii) | the
class, series and number of shares of the Company which are beneficially owned by such person; |
| (iv) | the particulars
which would, if he were so appointed, be required to be provided in the Register of Directors; and |
| (v) | all
other information relating to such person that is required to be disclosed pursuant to applicable
laws, together with notice executed by such person of his willingness to serve as a Director
if so elected, |
provided
however that no Shareholder shall be entitled to propose any person to be appointed, elected or re-elected Director at any special
general meeting.
| 35.3 | The
minimum number of Directors shall be three or such other number as shall be determined from
time to time by resolution of the Board. The Directors shall be entitled to fix and change
the maximum number of Directors. |
| 35.4 | A
separate Resolution is required for the appointment of each Director to the Board. |
| 36. | No
Share Qualification |
A
Director shall not be required to hold any shares in the capital of the Company by way of qualification.
| 37. | Term
of Office of Directors |
Directors
shall hold office for such term as the Shareholders may determine or, in the absence of such determination, until the next annual general
meeting or until their successors are elected or appointed or their office is otherwise vacated. The Directors whose office has expired
may offer themselves for re-election at each election of Directors.
| 38.1 | Subject
to any provision to the contrary in these Bye-laws, the Shareholders entitled to vote for
the election of Directors may, at any special general meeting convened and held in accordance
with these Bye-laws, remove a Director by Special Resolution, provided that the notice of
any such meeting convened for the purpose of removing a Director shall contain a statement
of the intention so to do and be served on such Director not less than fourteen (14) days
before the meeting and at such meeting the Director shall be entitled to be heard on the
motion for such Director’s removal. |
| 38.2 | If
a Director is removed from the Board under this Bye-law, the Shareholders may fill the vacancy
at the meeting at which such Director is removed. In the absence of such election or appointment,
the Board may fill the vacancy. |
| 38.3 | Subject
to any provision to the contrary in these Bye-laws, the Directors may, at any board meeting
convened and held in accordance with these Bye-laws, remove a Director only for cause by
affirmative vote of at least three-quarters (3/4) of the Board, provided that the notice
of any such meeting convened for the purpose of removing a Director shall contain a statement
of the intention so to do and be served on such Director not less than fourteen (14) days
before the meeting and at such meeting the Director shall be entitled to be heard on the
motion for such Director’s removal. |
| 38.4 | For
the purposes of this Bye-law, “cause” shall mean a conviction
for a criminal offence involving dishonesty or engaging in conduct which brings the Director
or the Company into disrepute and which results in material financial detriment
to the Company. |
| 39. | Vacancy
in the Office of Director |
| 39.1 | The
office of Director shall be vacated if the Director: |
| (a) | is
removed from office pursuant to Bye-law 38 or is prohibited from being a Director by law; |
| (b) | is
or becomes bankrupt or insolvent; |
| (c) | is
or becomes of unsound mind or a patient for any purpose of any statute or applicable law
relating to mental health and the Board resolves that his office is vacated, or dies; or |
| (d) | resigns
his office by notice to the Company. |
| 39.2 | Subject
to Bye-laws 38.2 and 39.3, any vacancy on the Board arising (i) in accordance with Bye-law
39.1 or (ii) otherwise, may be filled only by a majority of the Directors then in office. |
| 39.3 | If
no quorum of Directors remains, the Shareholders in general meeting shall have the power
to appoint any person as a Director to fill a vacancy. |
| 40. | Directors
to Manage Business |
The
business of the Company shall be managed and conducted by the Board. In managing the business of the Company, the Board may exercise
all such powers of the Company as are not, by the Act or by these Bye-laws, required to be exercised by the Company in general meeting.
| 41. | Powers
of the Board of Directors |
The
Board may:
| (a) | appoint,
suspend, or remove any manager, secretary, clerk, agent or employee of the Company and may
fix their remuneration and determine their duties; |
| (b) | exercise
all the powers of the Company to borrow money and to mortgage or charge its undertaking,
property and uncalled capital, or any part thereof, and may issue debentures, debenture stock
and other securities whether outright or as security for any debt, liability or obligation
of the Company or any third party; |
| (c) | appoint
one (1) or more Directors to the office of managing director or chief executive officer of
the Company, who shall, subject to the control of the Board, supervise and administer all
of the general business and affairs of the Company; |
| (d) | appoint
a person to act as manager of the Company’s day-to-day business and may entrust to
and confer upon such manager such powers and duties as it deems appropriate for the transaction
or conduct of such business; |
| (e) | by
power of attorney, appoint any company, firm, person or body of persons, whether nominated
directly or indirectly by the Board, to be an attorney of the Company for such purposes and
with such powers, authorities and discretions (not exceeding those vested in or exercisable
by the Board) and for such period and subject to such conditions as it 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 Board may think fit and may also authorise
any such attorney to sub-delegate all or any of the powers, authorities and discretions so
vested in the attorney; |
| (f) | procure
that the Company pays all expenses incurred in promoting and incorporating the Company; |
| (g) | designate
one (1) or more committees, such committee or committees to have such name or names as may
be determined from time to time by resolution adopted by the Board, and each such committee
to consist of two (2) or more Directors and any such person or persons (whether a member
or members of its body or not) as it thinks fit, provided that the majority of members
of each committee shall be Directors, which to the extent provided in said resolution or
resolutions shall have and may exercise the powers of the Board as may be delegated to such
committee in the management of the business and affairs of the Company; provided further
that the meetings and proceedings of any such committee shall be governed by the provisions
of these Bye-laws regulating the meetings and proceedings |
of
the Board, so far as the same are applicable and are not superseded by directions imposed by the Board. A majority of all the members
of any such committee may determine its action and fix the time and place of its meetings, unless the Board shall otherwise provide.
The Board shall have power to change the members of any such committee at any time, to fill vacancies and to discharge any such committee,
either with or without cause, at any time;
| (h) | delegate
any of its powers (including the power to sub-delegate) to any person on such terms and in
such manner as the Board may see fit; |
| (i) | present
any petition and make any application in connection with the liquidation or reorganisation
of the Company; |
| (j) | in
connection with the issue of any share, pay such commission and brokerage as may be permitted
by law; and |
| (k) | authorise
any company, firm, person or body of persons to act on behalf of the Company for any specific
purpose and in connection therewith to execute any deed, agreement, document or instrument
on behalf of the Company. |
| 42. | Fees,
Gratuities And Pensions |
| 42.1 | The
ordinary remuneration of the Directors office for their services (excluding amounts payable
under any other provision of these Bye-laws) shall be determined by the Board and each such
Director shall be paid a fee (which shall be deemed to accrue from day to day) at such rate
as may from time to time be determined by the Board. Each Director may be paid his reasonable
travel, hotel and incidental expenses in attending and returning from meetings of the Board
or committees constituted pursuant to these Bye-laws or general meetings and shall be paid
all expenses properly and reasonably incurred by him in the conduct of the Company’s
business or in the discharge of his duties as a Director. Any Director who, by request, goes
or resides abroad for any purposes of the Company or who performs services which in the opinion
of the Board go beyond the ordinary duties of a Director may be paid such extra remuneration
(whether by way of salary, commission, participation in profits or otherwise) as the Board
may determine, and such extra remuneration shall be in addition to any remuneration provided
for by or pursuant to any other Bye-law. |
| 42.2 | In
addition to its powers under Bye-law 42.1, the Board may (by establishment of or maintenance
of schemes or otherwise) provide additional benefits, whether by the payment of gratuities
or pensions or by insurance or otherwise, for any past or present Director or employee of
the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any body corporate associated with, or any business
acquired by, any of them, and for any member of his family (including a spouse and a former
spouse) or any person who is or was dependent on him, and may (as well before as after he
ceases to hold such office or employment) contribute to any fund and pay premiums for the
purchase or provision of any such benefit. |
| 42.3 | No
Director or former Director shall be accountable to the Company or the Shareholders for any
benefit provided pursuant to this Bye-law and the receipt of any such benefit shall not disqualify
any person from being or becoming a Director of the Company. |
| 43. | Register
of Directors and Officers |
The
Secretary shall establish and maintain a Register of the Directors and Officers of the Company as required by the Act. The Register of
the Directors and Officers shall be open to inspection without charge at the Registered Office of the Company on every Business Day,
subject to such reasonable restrictions as the Board may impose, so that not less than two (2) hours in each Business Day be allowed
for inspection. The Register of the Directors and Officers may, after notice has been given in accordance with the Act, be closed for
any time or times not exceeding in the whole thirty (30) days in each year.
| 44. | Appointment
of Officers |
The
Board may appoint such officers (who may or may not be Directors) as the Board may determine.
| 45. | Appointment
of Secretary and Resident Representative |
The
Secretary and Resident Representative, if necessary, shall be appointed by the Board at such remuneration (if any) and upon such terms
as it may think fit and any Secretary or Resident Representative so appointed may be removed by the Board.
The
Officers shall have such powers and perform such duties in the management, business and affairs of the Company as may be delegated to
them by the Board from time to time.
| 47. | Duties
of the Secretary |
The
duties of the Secretary shall be those prescribed by the Act together with such other duties as shall from time to time be prescribed
by the Board.
| 48. | Remuneration
of Officers |
The
Officers shall receive such remuneration as the Board may determine.
| 49.1 | Any
Director acting in any capacity (whether as an owner, employee, partner or otherwise) of
a business entity, or any business entity with respect to which a Director is an owner, employee,
or partner and/or is otherwise affiliated, may provide services to the Company and be entitled
to remuneration for those services, notwithstanding such Director’s position as Director
of the Company. Nothing herein contained shall authorise a Director or Director’s business
entity to act as Auditor to the Company. |
| 49.2 | A
Director who directly or indirectly has an interest in a contract or proposed contract, arrangement
or transaction involving the Company, or has any other interest that results or could potentially
result, in a conflict with the best interests of the Company (the “Conflict Case”)
shall declare the nature of such interest as required by the Act. |
Interests
refers, without limitation, to any personal or financial stake that a Director may have in a contract, proposed contract, arrangement,
or transaction involving the Company. This could include, without limitation, ownership of shares in another company involved with the
transaction, familial relationships with individuals associated with the contract, or any other situation where such Director’s
personal or financial interests may be in conflict with the Company’s interests and/or its business.
| 49.3 | Subject
to the Act and any further disclosure required thereby, a general notice to the Directors
by a Director or officer declaring that such Director is a director or officer or has an
interest in any business entity and is to be regarded as having a Conflict Case and therefore,
interested in any transaction or arrangement made with that business entity shall for purposes
of Bye-law 49.2, be sufficient declaration of interest in relation to any transaction or
arrangement so made. |
| 49.4 | A
Director may not vote or be counted in the quorum in relation to a resolution of the Directors
or of a committee of the Directors concerning a contract, arrangement, transaction or proposal
to which the Company is or is to be a party and in which such Director has a Conflict Case,
which is, to such Director’s knowledge, a material interest (otherwise than by virtue
of his interest in shares or debentures or other securities of the Company). This prohibition
does not apply to a resolution concerning any of the following matters: |
| (a) | the
giving of a guarantee, security or indemnity in respect of money lent or obligations incurred
by such Director or any other person at the request of or for the benefit of the Company; |
| (b) | the
giving of a guarantee, security or indemnity in respect of a debt or obligation of the Company
for which such Director has assumed in such Director’s individual capacity, responsibility
in whole or in part, either alone or jointly with others, under a guarantee or by the giving
of security; |
| (c) | a
contract, arrangement, transaction or proposal concerning an offer of shares, debentures
or other securities of the Company for subscription or purchase, in which offer such Director
is or may be entitled to participate as a holder of securities or in the underwriting or
sub-underwriting of such offer; |
| (d) | a
contract, arrangement, transaction or proposal to which the Company is or is to be a party
concerning another company (including a subsidiary of the Company) in which such Director
is interested (directly or indirectly) whether as an officer, shareholder, creditor or otherwise
(a “Relevant Company”) if such Director does not, to his knowledge, hold an interest
in shares in the Relevant Company representing 1% or more of either any class of the equity
share capital of, or voting rights in, the Relevant Company; |
| (e) | a
contract, arrangement, transaction or proposal for the benefit of the employees of the Company
(including any pension fund or retirement, death or disability scheme) which does not award
such Director a privilege or benefit not generally awarded to the employees to whom it relates;
and |
| (f) | a
contract, arrangement, transaction or proposal concerning the purchase or maintenance of
any insurance policy for the benefit of Directors or for the benefit of persons including
Directors. |
| 50. | Indemnification
and Exculpation of Directors and Officers. |
| 50.1 | To
the fullest extent permitted by the Act, a Director shall not be liable to the Company or
its Shareholders for breach of fiduciary duty as a Director. Each Shareholder agrees to waive
any claim or right of action he might have, whether individually or in the right of the Company,
against any Director on account of any action taken by such Director, or the failure of such
Director to take any action in the performance of his duties with or for the Company provided,
however, that such waiver shall not apply to any claims or rights of action arising out of
the fraud or dishonesty of such Director or to recover any gain, personal profit or advantage
to which such Director is not legally entitled. |
| 50.2 | Without
limitation of any right conferred by Bye-law 50.1, each person who was or is made a party
or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in any threatened, pending
or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative
(hereinafter a “proceeding”), by reason of the fact that such person is or was
a Director, Officer or Resident Representative of the Company, or is or was serving at the
request of the Company as a Director, Officer, Resident Representative, employee or agent
of another company or of a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including
service with respect to an employee benefit plan (hereinafter an “indemnitee”),
whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in an official capacity while serving
as a Director, Officer, Resident Representative, employee or agent or in any other capacity
while serving as a Director, Officer, Resident Representative, employee or agent, shall be
indemnified and held harmless by the Company to the fullest extent authorized by the Act
(but, in the case of any amendment to the Act, only to the extent that such amendment permits
the Company to provide broader indemnification rights than permitted prior thereto), against
all expense, liability and loss (including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, amounts
paid or to be paid in settlement, and excise taxes ) incurred or suffered by such indemnitee
in connection therewith and such indemnification shall continue as to an indemnitee who has
ceased to be a Director, Officer or Resident Representative and shall inure to the benefit
of the indemnitee’s heirs, testators, intestates, executors and administrators and
Affiliates; provided, however, except as provided in Bye-law 50.3 with respect
to proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification, the Company shall indemnify any such
indemnitee in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such indemnitee
only if such proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such indemnitee was authorized by
the Board. The right to indemnification conferred in this Bye-law 50 shall be a contract
right and shall include the right to be paid by the Company, the expenses incurred in defending
any such proceeding in advance of its final disposition (hereinafter an “advancement
of expenses”); |
provided,
however, that, if the Act requires, an advancement of expenses incurred by an indemnitee in his capacity as a Director, Officer
or Resident Representative shall be made only upon delivery to the Company of an undertaking (hereinafter an “undertaking”),
by or on behalf of such indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined by final judicial decision
from which there is no further right to appeal (hereinafter a “final adjudication”) that such indemnitee is not entitled
to be indemnified for such expenses under this Bye-law or otherwise.
| 50.3 | If
a claim under Bye-law 50.2 is not paid in full by the Company within sixty (60) days after
a written claim has been received by the Company, except in the case of a claim for an advancement
of expenses, in which case the applicable period shall be twenty (20) days, the indemnitee
may at any time thereafter bring suit against the Company to recover the unpaid amount of
the claim. If successful in whole or in part in any such suit, or in a suit brought by the
Company to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of any undertaking, the
indemnitee shall be entitled to be paid also the expense of prosecuting or defending such
suit. In (i) any suit brought by the indemnitee to enforce a right to indemnification hereunder
(but not in a suit brought by the indemnitee to enforce a right to an advancement of expenses)
it shall be a defense that, and (ii) in any suit by the Company to recover an advancement
of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking the Company shall be entitled to recover
such expenses upon a final adjudication that, the indemnitee has not met the applicable standard
of conduct set forth in the Act. Neither the failure of the Company (including the Board,
independent legal counsel, or the Shareholders) to have made a determination prior to the
commencement of such suit that indemnification of the indemnitee is proper in the circumstances
because the indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in the Company,
nor an actual determination by the Company (including the Board, independent legal counsel
or the Shareholders) that the indemnitee has not met such applicable standard of conduct,
shall create a presumption that the indemnitee has not met the applicable standard of conduct
or, in the case of such a suit brought by the indemnitee, be a defense to such suit. In any
suit brought by the indemnitee to enforce a right to indemnification or to an advancement
of expenses hereunder, or by the Company to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to
the terms of an undertaking, the burden of proving that the indemnitee is not entitled to
be indemnified, or to such advancement of expenses, under this Bye-law or otherwise shall
be on the Company. |
| 50.4 | The
rights to indemnification and to the advancement of expenses conferred in this Bye-law 50
shall not be exclusive of any other right which any person may have or hereafter acquire
under any statute, from or through the Company, agreement, vote of Shareholders or disinterested
Directors or otherwise. |
| 50.5 | The
Company may purchase and maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and any person
who is or was a Director, Officer, Resident Representative, employee or agent of the Company
or any person who is or was serving at the request of the Company as a Director, Officer,
Resident Representative, employer or agent of another company, partnership, joint venture,
trust or other enterprise against any expense, liability or loss, whether or not the Company
would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under
the Act. |
MEETINGS
OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The
Board may meet for the transaction of business, adjourn and otherwise regulate its meetings as it sees fit. A resolution put to the vote
at a meeting of the Board shall be carried by the affirmative votes of a majority of the votes cast and in the case of an equality of
votes the resolution shall fail.
| 52. | Notice
of Board Meetings |
A
Director may, and the Secretary on the requisition of a Director shall, at any time summon a meeting of the Board. Notice of a meeting
of the Board shall be deemed to be duly given to a Director if it is given to such Director orally (including in person or by telephone)
or otherwise communicated or sent to such Director by post, electronic means or other mode of representing words in a visible form at
such Director last known address or in accordance with any other instructions given by such Director to the Company for this purpose.
| 53. | Electronic
Participation in Directors’ Meetings |
Directors
may participate in any meeting by such telephonic, electronic or other communication facilities or means as permit all persons participating
in the meeting to communicate with each other simultaneously and instantaneously, and participation in such a meeting shall constitute
presence in person at such meeting.
| 54. | Quorum
at Board Meetings |
The
quorum necessary for the transaction of business at a meeting of the Board shall be the presence of a majority of Directors on the Board
from time to time.
| 55. | Board
to Continue in the Event of Vacancy |
The
Board may act notwithstanding any vacancy in its number but, if and so long as its number is reduced below the number fixed by these
Bye-laws as the quorum necessary for the transaction of business at meetings of the Board, the continuing Directors or Director may act
for the purpose of (i) summoning a general meeting or (ii) preserving the assets of the Company.
The
Chairman of the Company, if there be one, shall act as chairman at all meetings of the Board at which such person is present. In the
absence of the Chairman, the deputy Chairman of the Company shall act as chairman of the meeting and, if there is no deputy Chairman
present, a chairman shall be appointed or elected by the Directors present at the meeting.
| 57. | Written
Resolutions of the Directors |
A
resolution signed by all the Directors, which may be in counterparts, shall be as valid as if it had been passed at a meeting of the
Board duly called and constituted, such resolution to be effective on the date on which the last Director signs the resolution.
| 58. | Validity
of Prior Acts of the Board |
No
regulation or alteration to these Bye-laws made by the Company in an annual general meeting or a special general meeting or otherwise
made in accordance in these Bye-laws shall invalidate any prior act of the Board which would have been valid if that regulation or alteration
had not been made.
CORPORATE
RECORDS
The
Board shall cause minutes to be duly entered in books provided for the purpose:
| (a) | of
all elections and appointments of Officers; |
| (b) | of
the names of the Directors present at each meeting of the Board and of any committee appointed
by the Board; and |
| (c) | of
all resolutions and proceedings of annual general meetings and special general meetings of
the Shareholders, meetings of the Board, meetings of managers and meetings of committees
appointed by the Board. |
| 60. | Place
Where Corporate Records Kept |
Minutes
prepared in accordance with the Act and these Bye-laws shall be kept by the Secretary at the Registered Office of the Company.
| 61.1 | The
Company may adopt a seal in such form as the Board may determine. The Board may adopt one
(1) or more duplicate seals for use in or outside Bermuda. |
| 61.2 | A
seal may, but need not, be affixed to any deed, instrument, share certificate or document,
and if the seal is to be affixed thereto, it shall be attested by the signature of (i) any
Director, or (ii) any Officer, or (iii) the Secretary, or (iv) any person authorised by the
Board for that purpose. |
| 61.3 | A
Resident Representative or a Secretary may, but need not, affix the seal of the Company to
certify the authenticity of any copies of documents. |
ACCOUNTS
| 62.1 | The
Board shall cause to be kept proper records of account with respect to all transactions of
the Company and in particular with respect to: |
| (a) | all amounts of
money received and expended by the Company and the matters in respect of which the receipt and expenditure relates; |
| (b) | all sales and
purchases of goods by the Company; and |
| (c) | all assets and
liabilities of the Company. |
| 62.2 | Such
records of account shall be kept at the Registered Office of the Company, or subject to the
Act, at such other place as the Board thinks fit and shall be available for inspection by
the Directors during normal business hours. |
The
financial year end of the Company may be determined by resolution of the Board and failing such resolution shall be 31st December
in each year.
AUDITS
Subject
to any rights to waive laying of accounts or appointment of an Auditor pursuant to the Act, the accounts of the Company shall be audited
at least once in every year.
| 65. | Appointment
of Auditor |
| 65.1 | Subject
to the Act, the Shareholders shall appoint an auditor to the Company to hold office for
such term as the Shareholders deem fit or until a successor is appointed. |
| 65.2 | The
Auditor may be a Shareholder but no Director, Officer or employee of the Company shall, during
his continuance in office, be eligible to act as an Auditor of the Company. |
| 66. | Remuneration
of Auditor |
The
remuneration of the Auditor shall be fixed by the Company in a general meeting or in such manner as the Shareholders may determine. The
remuneration of an Auditor appointed by the Board to fill a casual vacancy in accordance with these
Bye-laws shall be fixed by the Board.
| 67.1 | The
financial statements provided for by these Bye-laws shall be audited by the Auditor in accordance
with generally accepted auditing standards. The Auditor shall make a written report thereon
in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. |
| 67.2 | The
generally accepted auditing standards referred to in this Bye-law may be those of a country
or jurisdiction other than Bermuda or such other generally accepted auditing standards as
may be provided for in the Act. If so, the financial statements and the report of the Auditor
shall identify the generally accepted auditing standards used. |
| 68. | Change
to the Company’s Auditors |
No
change to the Company’s Auditors may be made save in accordance with the Act and until the same has been approved by a resolution
of the Board and by a Resolution.
The
Auditor shall at all reasonable times have access to all books kept by the Company and to all accounts and vouchers relating thereto,
and the Auditor may call on the Directors or Officers of the Company for any information in their possession relating to the books or
affairs of the Company.
Subject
to any rights to waive laying of accounts pursuant to the Act, financial statements as required by the Act shall be laid before the Shareholders
in a general meeting. A resolution in writing made in accordance with Bye-law 33 receiving, accepting, adopting, approving or otherwise
acknowledging financial statements shall be deemed to be the laying of such statements before the Shareholders in a general meeting.
| 71. | Distribution
of Auditor’s Report |
The
report of the Auditor shall be submitted to the Shareholders in a general meeting.
| 72. | Vacancy
in the Office of Auditor |
The
Board may fill any casual vacancy in the office of the Auditor, such Auditor to act until the next annual general meeting.
VOLUNTARY
WINDING-UP AND DISSOLUTION
If
the Company shall be wound up the liquidator may, with the sanction of a Resolution, divide amongst the Shareholders in specie or in
kind the whole or any part of the assets of the Company (whether they shall consist of property of the same kind or not) and may, for
such purpose, set such value as he deems fair upon any property to be divided as aforesaid and may determine how such division shall
be carried out as between the Shareholders or different classes of Shareholders.
The
liquidator may, with the like sanction, vest the whole or any part of such assets in the trustees upon such trusts for the benefit of
the Shareholders as the liquidator shall think fit, but so that no Shareholder shall be compelled to accept any shares or other securities
or assets whereon there is any liability.
CHANGES
TO CONSTITUTION
No
Bye-law may be rescinded, altered or amended and no new Bye-law may be made save in accordance with the Act and until the same has been
approved by a resolution of the Board and by a Resolution.
| 75. | Changes
to the Memorandum of Association |
No
alteration or amendment to the Memorandum of Association may be made save in accordance with the Act and until the same has been approved
by a resolution of the Board and by a Resolution.
The
Board may exercise all the powers of the Company to discontinue the Company to a jurisdiction outside Bermuda pursuant to the Act, subject
to approval by Special Resolution.
| 77. | Amalgamation
or Merger |
The
Board may exercise all powers of the Company to amalgamate or merge with any other company wherever incorporated, subject to approval
by Special Resolution.
Exhibit 5
|
CONYERS
DILL & PEARMAN LIMITED
Clarendon
House, 2 Church Street
Hamilton
HM 11, Bermuda
Mail: PO
Box HM 666, Hamilton HM CX, Bermuda
T +1 441
295 1422
conyers.com |
14 August 2024
Matter
No.: 1000879
+ 1 441 299 4938
guy.cooper@conyers.com
GeoPark Limited
Clarendon House
2 Church Street
Hamilton HM11
Bermuda
Dear Sirs,
Re: GeoPark Limited
(the “Company”)
We
have acted as special Bermuda legal counsel to the Company in connection with a registration statement on form S-8 filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on 14 August 2024 (the “Registration
Statement”, which term does not include any other document or agreement whether or not specifically referred to therein or
attached as an exhibit or schedule thereto) relating to the registration under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
(the “Securities Act”) of 1,000,000 common shares, par value US$0.001 per share (the “Common
Shares”), issuable pursuant to the second amended and restated GeoPark Limited non-executive director plan (the
“Plan”, which term does not include any other document or agreement whether or not specifically referred to
therein or attached as an exhibit or schedule thereto).
For
the purposes of giving this opinion, we have examined electronic copies of the following documents:
| 1.1. | the
Registration Statement; and |
We
have also reviewed:
| 1.3. | copies
of the memorandum of association and the bye-laws of the Company, each certified by the Secretary
of the Company on 12 August 2024; |
| 1.4. | certified
extracts of minutes of a meeting of the Company’s directors held on 12 August 2024
and of minutes of a meeting of the compensation committee of the board of directors of the
Company held on 5 August 2024, each certified by the Secretary of the Company on 12 August
2024 |
(together, the “Resolutions”); and
| 1.5. | such
other documents and made such enquiries as to questions of law as we have deemed necessary
in order to render the opinion set forth below. |
We
have assumed:
| 2.1. | the
genuineness and authenticity of all signatures and the conformity to the originals of all
copies (whether or not certified) of all documents examined by us and the authenticity and
completeness of the originals from which such copies were taken; |
| 2.2. | that
where a document has been examined by us in draft form, it will be or has been executed and/or
filed in the form of that draft, and where a number of drafts of a document have been examined
by us all changes thereto have been marked or otherwise drawn to our attention; |
| 2.3. | the
accuracy and completeness of all factual representations made in the Registration Statement,
the Plan and other documents reviewed by us; |
| 2.4. | that
the Resolutions were passed at one or more duly convened, constituted and quorate meetings,
or by unanimous written resolutions, remain in full force and effect and have not been rescinded
or amended; |
| 2.5. | that
there is no provision of the law of any jurisdiction, other than Bermuda, which would have
any implication in relation to the opinions expressed herein; |
| 2.6. | the
validity and binding effect under the laws of Bermuda of the Plan in accordance with its
terms; |
| 2.7. | that
there is no provision of any Award Agreement (as defined in the Plan) which would have any
implication in relation to the opinions expressed herein; |
| 2.8. | that,
upon the issue of any Common Shares, the Company will receive consideration for the full
issue price thereof which shall be equal to at least the par value thereof; |
| 2.9. | that
on the date of issuance of any of the Common Shares the Company will have sufficient authorised
but unissued common shares; |
| 2.10. | that
the Company’s shares will be listed on an appointed stock exchange, as defined in the
Companies Act 1981, as amended, and the general permission to the issue and free transfer
of the Common Shares given by the Bermuda Monetary Authority pursuant to the notice to the
public issued by the Bermuda Monetary Authority dated 1 June 2005 will not have been revoked
or amended at the time of issuance of any Common Shares. |
| 3.1. | We
express no opinion with respect to the issuance of shares pursuant to any provision of the
Plan that purports to obligate the Company to issue shares following the commencement of
a winding up or liquidation. |
| 3.2. | Any
provision of a document governed by Bermuda law expressly or impliedly providing that certain
statements, calculations and/or certificates will be conclusive and binding may not be effective
if such statements, calculations or certificates are incorrect on their face or fraudulent
and will not necessarily prevent judicial enquiry into the merits of a claim of an aggrieved
party. In addition, a document governed by Bermuda law guaranteeing or securing obligations
under another document which may be amended in the future may not be enforceable in the event
of such an amendment if the amendment was not within the original contemplation of the parties
to the first document. The question of whether any provisions of a document governed by Bermuda
law which may be illegal, invalid or ineffective may be severed from the other provisions
of such document would be determined by the courts at their discretion. |
| 3.3. | We
have made no investigation of and express no opinion in relation to the laws of any jurisdiction
other than Bermuda. |
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opinion is to be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Bermuda and is
limited to and is given on the basis of the current law and practice in Bermuda. |
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opinion is issued solely for the purposes of the filing of the Registration Statement and
the issuance of the Common Shares by the Company pursuant to the Plan and is not to be relied
upon in respect of any other matter. |
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the basis of and subject to the foregoing, we are of the opinion that:
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Company is duly incorporated and existing under the laws of Bermuda. |
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issued and paid for in accordance with the terms of the Plan, the Common Shares will be validly
issued, fully paid and non-assessable (which term means when used herein that no further
sums are required to be paid by the holders thereof in connection with the issue of such
shares). |
We
consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. In giving such consent, we do not hereby admit that
we are experts within the meaning of Section 11 of the Securities Act or that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required
under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the Rules and Regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
Yours faithfully,
/s/ Conyers Dill &
Pearman Limited
Conyers Dill &
Pearman Limited
Exhibit 23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting
Firm
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We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement
(Form S-8) pertaining to the Non-Executive Director Plan of GeoPark Limited of our reports dated March 27, 2024, with respect to the consolidated
financial statements of GeoPark Limited and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of GeoPark Limited included
in its Annual Report (Form 20-F) for the year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
/s/ Ernst & Young Audit S.A.S.
Bogotá, D.C.
August 12, 2024
Exhibit 23.2
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING
FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference in
the Registration Statement (Form S-8) pertaining to the Non-Executive Director Plan of GeoPark Limited of our report dated March 8, 2023,
with respect to the consolidated financial statements of GeoPark Limited, included in its Annual Report (Form 20-F) for the year ended
December 31, 2023, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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PISTRELLI, HENRY MARTIN Y ASOCIADOS S.R.L. |
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Pistrelli, Henry Martin y Asociados S.R.L. |
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August 12, 2024
Exhibit 24
POWER OF
ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE
PRESENTS, that the undersigned officers and directors of Registrant do hereby constitute and appoint Andrés Ocampo and Jaime
Caballero Uribe, and each of them, the lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power and authority to do any and all acts and things
and to execute any and all instruments which said attorneys and agents, and any one of them, determine may be necessary or advisable or
required to enable said corporation to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules or regulations or requirements
of the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with this Registration Statement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing
power and authority, the powers granted include the power and authority to sign the names of the undersigned officers and directors in
the capacities indicated below to this Registration Statement, to any and all amendments, both pre-effective and post-effective, and supplements
to this Registration Statement, and to any and all instruments or documents filed as part of or in conjunction with this Registration
Statement or amendments or supplements thereof, and each of the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms that all said attorneys and agents,
or any one of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
each of the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney as of the date indicated.
Pursuant to the requirements
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant
in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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Robert Bedingfield |
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Exhibit 99.1
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
GEOPARK LIMITED
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PLAN
as of August 12, 2024
The board of directors of the Company (the “Board”)
has adopted this Second Amended and Restated Non-Executive Director Plan (the “Plan”) in order to increase the number
of shares available for issuance under the Plan and extend the term of the Plan.
Section
1. Purpose. The GeoPark Limited Non-Executive Director Plan was originally adopted by the board of directors of GeoPark
Limited, an exempted company incorporated in Bermuda (together with its subsidiaries, the “Company”) on August 21,
2014 and was subsequently amended and restated as of October 14, 2016, for the purpose of motivating and rewarding directors, who are
expected to contribute significantly to the success of the Company, to perform at the highest level and to further the best interests
of the Company and its shareholders.
Section
2. Definitions. As used in the Plan, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:
(a) “Affiliate” means (i) any
entity that, directly or indirectly, is controlled by the Company and (ii) any entity in which the Company, directly or indirectly, has
a significant equity interest, in each case as determined by the Committee.
(b) “Award” means any RSU, Share
Award or Other Share-Based Award granted under the Plan.
(c) “Award Agreement” means
any agreement, contract or other instrument or document, whether provided in writing or electronically, evidencing any Award granted under
the Plan, which may, but need not, be executed or acknowledged by a Participant.
(d) “Beneficial Owner” has the
meaning ascribed to such term in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act.
(e) “Beneficiary” means a person
entitled to receive payments or other benefits or exercise rights that are available under the Plan in the event of the Participant’s
death. If no such person is named by a Participant, or if no Beneficiary designated by such Participant is eligible to receive payments
or other benefits or exercise rights that are available under the Plan at the Participant’s death, such Participant’s Beneficiary
shall be such Participant’s estate.
(f) “Change of Control” means
the occurrence of any one or more of the following events:
(i) any Person, other than an employee
benefit plan or trust maintained by the Company, becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing
more than 50% of the combined voting power of the Company’s outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of
directors;
(ii) at any time during a period of
12 consecutive months, individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted the Board and any new member of the Board whose election
or nomination for election was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then still in office who either were directors
at the beginning of such period or whose election or nomination for election was so approved, cease for any reason to constitute a majority
of members of the Board; or
(iii) the consummation of (A) a merger,
consolidation or amalgamation of the Company or any of its subsidiaries with any other corporation or entity, other than a merger, consolidation
or amalgamation that would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior to such merger, consolidation
or amalgamation continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity
or, if applicable, the ultimate parent thereof) at least 50% of the combined voting power and total fair market value of the securities
of the Company or such surviving entity or parent outstanding immediately after such merger, consolidation or amalgamation, or (B) any
sale, lease, exchange or other transfer to any Person of assets of the Company and/or any of its
subsidiaries, in one transaction or a series of related transactions,
having an aggregate fair market value of more than 50% of the fair market value of the Company and its subsidiaries (the “Company
Value”) immediately prior to such transaction(s), but only to the extent that, in connection with such transaction(s) or within
a reasonable period thereafter, the Company’s shareholders receive distributions of cash and/or assets having a fair market value
that is greater than 50% of the Company Value immediately prior to such transaction(s).
(g) “Code” means the U.S. Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and the rules, regulations and guidance thereunder. Any reference to a provision in
the Code shall include any successor provision thereto.
(h) “Committee” means the Compensation
Committee of the Board or such other committee as may be designated by the Board. If the Board does not designate the Committee, references
herein to the “Committee” shall refer to the Board.
(i) “Effective Date” means the
date on which the Plan was originally adopted by the Board.
(j) “Exchange Act” means the
U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, and the rules, regulations and guidance thereunder. Any reference
to a provision in the Exchange Act shall include any successor provision thereto.
(k) “Fair Market Value” means (i) with
respect to Shares, (x) the average of the high and low prices reported for the Shares on the date in question (or, if there is no reported
sale on such date, on the first day immediately following the date in question on which any reported sale occurred) on the principal stock
market or exchange on which the Shares are quoted or traded, or (y) if Shares are not so quoted or traded, fair market value of a Share
as determined by the Committee, and (ii) with respect to any property other than Shares, the fair market value of such property determined
by such methods or procedures as shall be established from time to time by the Committee.
(l) “Non-Executive Director”
means any member of the Company’s Board who is not also employed by the Company or one of its subsidiaries.
(m) “Other Share-Based Award”
means an Award granted pursuant to Section 8.
(n) “Participant” means the
recipient of an Award granted under the Plan.
(o) “Person” has the meaning
ascribed to such term in Section 3(a)(9) of the Exchange Act and used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) thereof, including “group”
as defined in Section 13(d) thereof.
(p) “RSU” means a contractual
right granted pursuant to Section 6 that is denominated in Shares. Each RSU represents a right to receive the value of one Share (or a
percentage of such value) in cash, Shares or a combination thereof. Awards of RSUs may include the right to receive dividend equivalents.
(q) “Settlement Price” means
the amount a Participant must pay upon the vesting of an RSU in order to receive the Shares underlying the RSU.
(r) “Shares” means the Company’s
common shares.
(s) “Share Award” means an Award
granted pursuant to Section 7.
(t) “Substitute Award” means
an Award granted in assumption of, or in substitution for, an outstanding award previously granted by a company or other business acquired
by the Company or with which the Company combines.
(u) “Termination of Service”
means, the date on which the performance of services for the Company or an Affiliate has ended;
Section
3. Eligibility.
(a) Any Non-Executive Director shall be eligible
to be selected to receive an Award under the Plan, to the extent an offer of an Award or a receipt of such Award is permitted by applicable
law, stock market or exchange rules and regulations or accounting or tax rules and regulations.
(b) Holders of equity compensation awards granted
by a company acquired by the Company or with which the Company combines are eligible for grants of Substitute Awards under the Plan to
the extent permitted under applicable regulations of any stock exchange on which the Company is listed.
Section
4. Administration.
(a) Administration of the Plan. The Plan
shall be administered by the Committee. All decisions of the Committee shall be final, conclusive and binding upon all parties, including
the Company, its shareholders and Participants and any Beneficiaries thereof. The Committee may issue rules and regulations for administration
of the Plan. It shall meet at such times and places as it may determine.
(b) Composition of Committee. To the extent
necessary or desirable to comply with applicable regulatory regimes, any action by the Committee shall require the approval of Committee
members who are independent, within the meaning of and to the extent required by applicable rulings and interpretations of the applicable
stock market or exchange on which the Shares are quoted or traded. The Board may designate one or more directors as alternate members
of the Committee who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the Committee. To the extent permitted by applicable
law, the Committee may delegate to another committee of the Board (which may consist of solely one director) the authority to grant Awards,
in accordance with the law.
(c) Authority of Committee. Subject to the
terms of the Plan and applicable law, the Committee (or its delegate) shall have full power and authority to: (i) designate Participants;
(ii) determine the Awards (including Substitute Awards) to be granted to each Participant under the Plan; (iii) determine the number of
Shares to be covered by (or with respect to which payments, rights or other matters are to be calculated in connection with) Awards; (iv)
determine the terms and conditions of any Award; (v) determine whether, to what extent and under what circumstances Awards may be settled
or exercised in cash, Shares, other Awards, other property, net settlement, or any combination thereof, or canceled, forfeited or suspended,
and the method or methods by which Awards may be settled, exercised, canceled, forfeited or suspended; (vi) determine whether, to what
extent and under what circumstances cash, Shares, other Awards, other property and other amounts payable with respect to an Award under
the Plan shall be deferred either automatically or at the election of the holder thereof or of the Committee; (vii) interpret and administer
the Plan and any instrument or agreement relating to, or Award made under, the Plan; (viii) establish, amend, suspend or waive such rules
and regulations and appoint such agents, trustees, brokers, depositories and advisors and determine such terms of their engagement as
it shall deem appropriate for the proper administration of the Plan and due compliance with applicable law, stock market or exchange rules
and regulations or accounting or tax rules and regulations; and (ix) make any other determination and take any other action that the Committee
deems necessary or desirable for the administration of the Plan and due compliance with applicable law, stock market or exchange rules
and regulations or accounting or tax rules and regulations.
Section
5. Shares Available for Awards.
(a) Subject to adjustment as provided in Section
5(c) and except for Substitute Awards, the maximum number of Shares available for issuance under the Plan pursuant to Awards granted on
or after August 12, 2024 shall not exceed in the aggregate 1,444,589 Shares.
(b) Any Shares subject to an Award (other than
a Substitute Award), that expires, is canceled, forfeited or otherwise terminates without the delivery of such Shares, including (i) the
number of Shares surrendered or withheld in payment of any grant, purchase, exercise or hurdle price of an Award or taxes related to an
Award (other than Shares already issued and surrendered for payment of taxes) and (ii) any Shares subject to an Award to the extent
that Award is settled without the issuance of Shares, shall again be,
or shall become, available for issuance under the Plan.
(c) In the event that the Committee determines
that, as a result of any dividend or other distribution (whether in the form of cash, Shares or other securities), recapitalization, share
split (share subdivision), reverse share split (share consolidation), reorganization, merger, amalgamation, consolidation, split-up, spin-off,
combination, repurchase or exchange of Shares or other securities of the Company, issuance of warrants or other rights to purchase Shares
or other securities of the Company, issuance of Shares pursuant to the anti-dilution provisions of securities of the Company, or other
similar corporate transaction or event affecting the Shares, or of changes in applicable laws, regulations or accounting principles, an
adjustment is appropriate in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available
under the Plan, then the Committee shall adjust equitably:
(i) the number and type of Shares (or
other securities) which thereafter may be made the subject of Awards, including the aggregate limit specified in Section 5(a);
(ii) the number and type of Shares (or
other securities) subject to outstanding Awards; and
(iii) the grant, purchase, exercise
or hurdle price with respect to any Award or, if deemed appropriate, make provision for a cash payment to the holder of an outstanding
Award;
provided, however, that the number of Shares subject to any
Award denominated in Shares shall always be a whole number.
(d) Any Shares delivered pursuant to an Award may
consist, in whole or in part, of authorized and unissued Shares or Shares acquired by the Company.
Section
6. RSUs. The Committee is authorized to grant Awards of RSUs to Participants with the following terms and conditions
and with such additional terms and conditions, including performance conditions, if any, as the Committee shall determine; provided
they are not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan:
(a) The Award Agreement shall specify the vesting
schedule and the delivery schedule (which may include deferred delivery later than the vesting date).
(b) RSUs shall be subject to such restrictions
as the Committee may impose (including any limitation on the right to vote or the right to receive any dividend, dividend equivalent or
other right), which restrictions may lapse separately or in combination at such time or times, in such installments or otherwise, as the
Committee may deem appropriate.
(c) A grantee of RSUs shall not have the right
to vote or other rights of a shareholder with respect to Shares subject to such RSUs until the grantee holds the underlying Shares unencumbered.
(d) Unless otherwise determined by the Committee,
an amount equivalent to any dividends declared on a Share will be credited with respect to an Award of RSUs and will be paid out in cash
or Shares, as determined by the Committee, upon the vesting of the applicable RSU.
(e) The Award Agreement shall specify the Settlement
Price, if any, for Shares to be paid by a Participant upon the vesting of such Participant’s RSUs.
Section
7. Share Awards. The Committee is authorized to grant Share Awards to Participants in the form of Shares, which may
be immediately vested.
(a) A grantee of a Share Award shall have the right
to vote, receive dividends or other rights of a shareholder with respect to the Shares received pursuant to the Share Award.
(b) Shares granted pursuant to Share Awards shall
be subject to such restrictions as the Committee may impose, which restrictions may lapse separately or in combination at such time or
times, in such installments or otherwise, as the Committee may deem appropriate.
(c) Any Share granted pursuant to a Share Award
may be evidenced in such manner as the Committee may deem appropriate, including book-entry registration or issuance of a share certificate
or certificates. In the event any share certificate is issued in respect of Shares granted pursuant to Share Awards, such certificate
shall be registered in the name of the Participant and shall bear an appropriate legend referring to the terms, conditions and restrictions
applicable to such Share Award.
(d) The Committee may provide in an Award Agreement
that a Share Award is conditioned upon the Participant making or refraining from making an election with respect to the Award under Section
83(b) of the Code. If a Participant makes an election pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Code with respect to a Share Award, the Participant
shall be required to file promptly a copy of such election with the Company and the applicable Internal Revenue Service office.
Section
8. Other Share-Based Awards. The Committee is authorized, subject to limitations under applicable law, to grant to Participants
such other Awards that may be denominated or payable in, valued in whole or in part by reference to, or otherwise based on, or related
to, Shares or factors that may influence the value of Shares, including options, restricted shares, convertible or exchangeable debt securities,
other rights convertible or exchangeable into Shares, purchase rights for Shares, Awards with value and payment contingent upon performance
of the Company or business units thereof or any other factors designated by the Committee. The Committee shall determine the terms and
conditions of such Awards. Shares delivered pursuant to an Award in the nature of a purchase right granted under this Section 8 shall
be purchased for such consideration, paid for at such times, by such methods and in such forms, including cash, Shares, other Awards,
other property, or any combination thereof, as the Committee shall determine. Cash awards, as an element of or supplement to any other
Award under the Plan, may also be granted pursuant to this Section 8.
Section
9. Effect of Termination of Service or a Change of Control on Awards.
(a) The Committee may provide, by rule or regulation
or in any Award Agreement, or may determine in any individual case, the circumstances under which, and the extent to which, an Award may
be exercised, settled, vested, paid or forfeited, including by way of repurchase by the Company, in the event of a Participant’s
Termination of Service prior to the exercise or settlement of such Award.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, unless
otherwise specified in an Award Agreement, upon a Change of Control, any restrictions and limitations applicable to any Award outstanding
at such time shall lapse and such Awards shall be deemed fully vested and shall be immediately settled; provided, however,
that if an Award is already vested and its settlement has been deferred, the settlement of the Award shall not be accelerated in the event
of a Change of Control unless such acceleration is allowed under Sections 409A and 457A of the Code.
Section
10. General Provisions Applicable to Awards.
(a) Awards shall be granted for such cash or other
consideration, if any, as the Committee determines; provided that in no event shall Awards be issued for less than such minimal
consideration as may be required by applicable law.
(b) Awards may, in the discretion of the Committee,
be granted either alone or in addition to or in tandem with any other Award or any award granted under any other plan of the Company.
Awards granted in addition to or in tandem with other Awards, or in addition to or in tandem with awards granted under any other plan
of the Company, may be granted either at the same time as or at a different time from the grant of such other Awards or awards.
(c) Subject to the terms of the Plan, payments
or transfers to be made by the Company upon the grant, exercise or settlement of an Award may be made in the form of cash, Shares, other
Awards, other property, net settlement, or any combination thereof, as determined by the Committee in its discretion at the time of grant,
and
may be made in a single payment or transfer, in installments or on
a deferred basis, in each case in accordance with rules and procedures established by the Committee. Such rules and procedures may include
provisions for the payment or crediting of reasonable interest on installment or deferred payments or the grant or crediting of dividend
equivalents in respect of installment or deferred payments.
(d) Except as may be permitted by the Committee
or as specifically provided in an Award Agreement, (i) no Award and no right under any Award shall be assignable, alienable, saleable
or transferable by a Participant otherwise than by will or pursuant to Section 10(e) and (ii) during a Participant’s lifetime, each
Award, and each right under any Award, shall be exercisable only by such Participant or, if permissible under applicable law, by such
Participant’s guardian or legal representative. The provisions of this Section 10(d) shall not apply to any Award that has been
fully exercised or settled, as the case may be, and shall not preclude forfeiture of an Award in accordance with the terms thereof.
(e) A Participant may designate a Beneficiary or
change a previous Beneficiary designation at such times prescribed by the Committee, in its sole discretion, by using forms and following
procedures approved or accepted by the Committee for that purpose.
(f) All certificates for Shares and/or other securities
delivered under the Plan pursuant to any Award or the exercise thereof shall be subject to such stop transfer orders and other restrictions
as the Committee may deem advisable under the Plan or the rules, regulations and other requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission,
any stock market or exchange upon which such Shares or other securities are then quoted, traded or listed, and any applicable securities
laws, and the Committee may cause a legend or legends to be put on any such certificates to make appropriate reference to such restrictions.
(g) The Committee may impose restrictions on any
Award with respect to non-competition, confidentiality and other restrictive covenants as it deems necessary or appropriate in its sole
discretion.
Section
11. Amendments and Termination.
(a) Amendment or Termination of Plan. Except
to the extent prohibited by applicable law and unless otherwise expressly provided in an Award Agreement or in the Plan, the Board may
amend, alter, suspend, discontinue or terminate the Plan or any portion thereof at any time; provided, however, that no
such amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuation or termination shall be made without (i) shareholder approval if such approval
is required by applicable law or the rules of the stock market or exchange, if any, on which the Shares are principally quoted or traded
or (ii) the consent of the affected Participant, if such action would materially adversely affect the rights of such Participant under
any outstanding Award, except (x) to the extent any such amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuance or termination is made to cause
the Plan to comply with applicable law, stock market or exchange rules and regulations or accounting or tax rules and regulations or (y)
to impose any “clawback” or recoupment provisions on any Awards in accordance with Section 18 of the Plan. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in the Plan, the Committee may amend the Plan, or create sub-plans, in such manner as may be necessary to enable
the Plan to achieve its stated purposes in any jurisdiction in a tax-efficient manner and in compliance with local rules and regulations.
The Committee may correct any defect, supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or any Award in the manner and to
the extent it shall deem desirable to carry the Plan into effect.
(b) Dissolution or Liquidation. In the event
of the dissolution or liquidation of the Company, each Award will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such action, unless
otherwise determined by the Committee.
(c) Terms of Awards. The Committee may waive
any conditions or rights under, amend any terms of, or amend, alter, suspend, discontinue or terminate any Award theretofore granted,
prospectively or retroactively, without the consent of any relevant Participant or holder or Beneficiary of an Award; provided, however,
that no such action shall materially adversely affect the rights of any affected Participant or holder or Beneficiary under any Award
theretofore granted under the Plan, except (x) to the extent any such action is made to cause the Plan to comply with applicable law,
stock market or exchange rules and regulations or accounting or tax rules and regulations, or (y) to impose any “clawback”
or recoupment provisions on any Awards in accordance with Section
18 of the Plan. The Committee shall be authorized to make adjustments
in the terms and conditions of, and the criteria included in, Awards in recognition of events (including the events described in Section
5(c)) affecting the Company, or the financial statements of the Company, or of changes in applicable laws, regulations or accounting principles,
whenever the Committee determines that such adjustments are appropriate in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or
potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan.
Section
12. Miscellaneous.
(a) No Participant or other person shall have any
claim to be granted any Award under the Plan, and there is no obligation for uniformity of treatment of Participants or holders or Beneficiaries
of Awards under the Plan. The terms and conditions of Awards need not be the same with respect to each recipient. Any Award granted under
the Plan shall be a one-time Award that does not constitute a promise of future grants. The Company, in its sole discretion, maintains
the right to make available future grants under the Plan. Unless stated herein, no Participant or other person shall acquire any rights,
remedies, benefits or obligations.
(b) The grant of an Award shall not be construed
as giving a Participant the right to continue to provide services to, the Company or any Affiliate. Further, the Company or the applicable
Affiliate may at any time dismiss a Participant, free from any liability, or any claim under the Plan, unless otherwise expressly provided
in the Plan or in any Award Agreement or in any other agreement binding the parties. The receipt of any Award under the Plan is not intended
to confer any rights on the receiving Participant except as expressly set forth in the applicable Award Agreement.
(c) Nothing contained in the Plan shall prevent
the Company from adopting or continuing in effect other or additional compensation arrangements, and such arrangements may be either generally
applicable or applicable only in specific cases.
(d) The Company shall be authorized to withhold
from any Award granted or any payment due or transfer made under any Award or under the Plan or from any compensation or other amount
owing to a Participant the amount (in cash, Shares, other Awards, other property, net settlement or any combination thereof) of applicable
withholding taxes due in respect of an Award, its exercise or settlement or any payment or transfer under such Award or under the Plan
and to take such other action (including providing for elective payment of such amounts in cash or Shares by such Participant) as may
be necessary in the opinion of the Company to satisfy all obligations for the payment of such taxes; provided that if the Committee
allows the withholding or surrender of Shares to satisfy a Participant’s tax withholding obligations, the Company shall not allow
Shares to be withheld in an amount that exceeds the minimum statutory withholding rates for applicable tax purposes, including payroll
taxes.
(e) If any provision of the Plan or any Award Agreement
is or becomes or is deemed to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, or as to any person or Award, or would disqualify
the Plan or any Award under any law deemed applicable by the Committee, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to conform
to applicable laws, or if it cannot be so construed or deemed amended without, in the determination of the Committee, materially altering
the intent of the Plan or the Award Agreement, such provision shall be stricken as to such jurisdiction, person or Award, and the remainder
of the Plan and any such Award Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
(f) Neither the Plan nor any Award shall create
or be construed to create a trust or separate fund of any kind or a fiduciary relationship between the Company and a Participant or any
other person. To the extent that any person acquires a right to receive payments from the Company pursuant to an Award, such right shall
be no greater than the right of any unsecured general creditor of the Company.
(g) No fractional Shares shall be issued or delivered
pursuant to the Plan or any Award, and the Committee shall determine whether cash or other securities shall be paid or transferred in
lieu of any fractional Shares, or whether such fractional Shares or any rights thereto shall be canceled, terminated or otherwise eliminated.
Section
13. No Obligation to Report. Neither the Company nor the Committee shall have any obligation to notify Participants
(or their personal representatives, as the case may be) of the forthcoming expiration of an Award or provide other reports to Participants
as to the status of their Awards.
Section
14. Effective Date of the Plan. The Plan shall be effective as of the Effective Date.
Section
15. Data Privacy. The Company, any Affiliate and Committee may collect, process, transmit and store, in any form whatsoever,
any data of a professional or personal nature described in the Plan, the Award Agreement and any other grant or plan administration materials
by and among, as applicable, the Company or any Affiliate that is necessary, in the discretion of the Company or any Affiliate, for the
purposes of implementing, administering and managing the Participant’s participation in the Plan. The Company and any Affiliate
may share such information with any third party in any country, including any trustee, registrar, administrative agent, broker, stock
plan service provider or any other person assisting the Company with the implementation, administration, and management of the Awards
and the Plan. The Company, any Affiliate, the Committee and any possible recipients described herein may receive, possess, use, retain
and transfer the data in electronic or other form, for the sole purpose described herein. The Participant may refuse to provide consent
or authorization, or may withdraw such consent or authorization, regarding the matters described in this Section 15; provided, however,
that such refusal or withdrawal may affect the Participant’s ability to participate in the Plan.
Section
16. Term of the Plan. No Award shall be granted under the Plan after the earliest to occur of (i) August 12, 2034; provided
that to the extent permitted by the listing rules of any stock exchange on which the Company is listed, such ten-year term may be extended
indefinitely so long as the maximum number of Shares available for issuance under the Plan have not been issued; (ii) the maximum number
of Shares available for issuance under the Plan have been issued; or (iii) the Board terminates the Plan in accordance with Section 11(a).
However, unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan or in an applicable Award Agreement, any Award theretofore granted may extend
beyond such date, and the authority of the Committee to amend, alter, adjust, suspend, discontinue or terminate any such Award, or to
waive any conditions or rights under any such Award, and the authority of the Board to amend the Plan, shall extend beyond such date.
Section
17. Local Modifications. The Committee may modify the terms of any Award under the Plan in any manner deemed by the
Committee to be necessary or appropriate in order that such Award shall conform to laws, regulations, and customs of the country in which
the Participant is then resident or primarily employed, or so that the value and other benefits of the Award to the Participant, as affected
by foreign tax laws and other restrictions applicable as a result of the Participant’s residence or employment abroad, shall be
comparable to the value of such an Award to a Participant who is resident or primarily employed in the United States. An Award may be
modified under this Section 17 in a manner that is inconsistent with the express terms of the Plan, so long as such modifications will
not contravene any applicable law or regulation.
Section
18. Cancellation or “Clawback” of Awards. The Company may, to the extent permitted by applicable law and
stock exchange rules or by any applicable Company policy or arrangement, and shall, to the extent required, cancel or require reimbursement
of any Awards granted to a Participant.
Section
19. Sections 409A and 457A of the Code. In the case any Participant is subject to U.S. taxation, with respect to Awards
subject to Section 409A of the Code (“Section 409”) or Section 457A of the Code (“Section 457A”),
the Plan is intended to comply with the requirements of Section 409A and Section 457A, and the provisions of the Plan and any Award Agreement
shall be interpreted in a manner that satisfies the requirements of Section 409A and Section 457A, and the Plan shall be operated accordingly.
If any provision of the Plan or any term or condition of any Award would otherwise frustrate or conflict with this intent, the provision,
term or condition will be interpreted and deemed amended so as to avoid this conflict. Notwithstanding anything else in the Plan, if the
Board considers a Participant to be a “specified employee” under Section 409A at the time of such Participant’s “separation
from service” (as defined in Section 409A) and the amount hereunder is “deferred compensation” subject to Section 409A,
any distribution that otherwise would be made to such Participant with respect to this Award as a result of such termination shall not
be made until the date that is six months after such separation from service, except to the extent that earlier distribution would not
result in such Participant’s incurring interest or additional tax under Section 409A. The Company does not guarantee that this Plan,
any Awards or any payments with respect thereto are in compliance with Section 409A or Section 457A.
Section
20. Governing Law. The Plan and each Award Agreement shall be governed by the laws of Bermuda, without application of
the conflicts of law principles thereof. Any dispute or claim arising out of, under or in connection with the Plan or any Award Agreement
shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of courts located in Hamilton, Bermuda.
EXHIBIT 107
Calculation of Filing Fee Table
Form S-8
(Form Type)
GeoPark Limited
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Newly Registered Securities
Security Type |
Security Class Title |
Fee Calculation Rule |
Amount Registered(1) |
Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Unit(3) |
Maximum Aggregate Offering Price |
Fee Rate |
Amount of Registration Fee |
Equity |
Common Shares, par value US$0.001 per share |
Rule 457(c) and Rule 457(h) |
1,000,000 |
$8.9725 |
$8,972,500 |
0.00014760 |
$1,324.34 |
Total Offering Amounts |
|
$8,972,500 |
|
$1,324.34 |
Total Fee Offsets |
|
|
|
- |
Net Fee Due |
|
|
|
$1,324.34 |
| (1) | Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Securities Act”), this
Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of the Registrant’s Common Shares that become issuable in respect
of the securities identified in the above table by reason of any stock dividend (share bonus issue), stock split (share subdivision or
consolidation), recapitalization or other similar transaction effected without the Registrant’s receipt of consideration that results
in an increase in the number of the outstanding shares of the Registrant’s common shares. |
| (2) | Represents additional common shares of the Registrant reserved for issuance under the Registrant’s
Non-Executive Director Plan (Second Amended and Restated) pursuant to an amendment increasing the number of shares available thereunder. |
| (3) | Estimated in accordance with Rules 457(c) and (h) of the Securities Act solely for the purpose of calculating
the registration fee based on the average of the high and low prices of the Registrant’s Common Shares as reported on the New York
Stock Exchange on August 7, 2024. |
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