PROPOSAL NO. 5 — APPROVAL OF THE ADOPTION OF THE M&A
Proposed Memorandum and Articles of Association (“M&A”)
The Board of the Company approved, and directed that there be submitted to the shareholders of the Company for approval, the adoption of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of NFT Limited (the “M&A”) pursuant to which NFT Limited will be authorized to issue 450,000,000 Class A ordinary shares, par value US$0.0001 each (the “Class A Ordinary Shares”), 50,000,000 Class B ordinary shares, par value US$0.0001 each (the “Class B Ordinary Shares”)
Following the adoption of the M&A, each Class A Ordinary Share would be entitled to one (1) vote and each Class B Ordinary Share would be entitled to twenty (20) votes on all matters subject to vote at general meetings of the Company and with such other rights, preferences and privileges as set forth in the M&A.
Procedure for Implementing the adoption of the M&A
The approval of the adoption of the M&A would become effective upon approval of shareholders.
Purpose of the Proposed M&A
The M&A sets out the rights attaching to the new Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares and will serve as the memorandum and articles of association of the Company following the proposed merger set forth in Proposal 4 above.
Vote Required
Proposal No. 5 (the approval of adoption of the M&A) will be approved if a majority of the total votes properly cast electronically or by proxy at the Meeting by the holders of ordinary shares vote “FOR” the proposal. Abstentions and broker non-votes will have no effect on the result of the vote.
Recommendation of the Board
The Board unanimously recommends that you vote all of your shares “FOR” the approval of the adoption of the M&A as described in this Proposal No. 5.
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PROPOSAL NO. 6 — APPROVAL OF THE RECLASSIFICATION
Proposed Amendment of Share Capital
The Board of the Company approved, and directed that there be submitted to the shareholders of the Company for approval, an alteration to the share capital of the Company by the conversion of each of the Company’s issued and paid up share of Common Stock with a par value of $0.001 (the “Common Stock”) into one Class A Ordinary Share to be issued as fully paid in the name of each shareholder, for each share of Common Stock which was registered in the name of each shareholder prior to the application of this resolution (collectively, the “Reclassification”).
Potential Adverse Effects of the Reclassification
Future issuances of Class B Ordinary Shares could have a dilutive effect on our earnings per share, book value per share and the voting power and interest of current holders of Company’s common stock which will be converted into the Class A Ordinary Shares on a one-on-one ratio. The Board is not aware of any attempt, or contemplated attempt, to acquire control of the Company, nor is this proposal being presented with the intent that it be used to prevent or discourage any acquisition attempt. However, nothing would prevent the Board from taking any such actions that it deems to be consistent with its fiduciary duties.
Effectiveness of the Reclassification
If the proposed Reclassification is adopted, it will become effective upon the approval of the shareholders meeting. If the Merger Agreement and the Reclassification are approved by our shareholders, it is required for shareholders to surrender their existing stock certificates. The Company’s transfer agent will mail a letter of transmittal to the shareholders who hold physical stock certificates with detailed written instructions for exchanging the stock certificates of common stock for stock certificates of Class A Ordinary Shares.
Vote Required
Proposal No. 6 (the approval of the Reclassification) will be approved if a majority of the total votes properly cast electronically or by proxy at the Meeting by the holders of ordinary shares vote “FOR” the proposal. Abstentions and broker non-votes will have no effect on the result of the vote.
Recommendation of the Board
The Board unanimously recommends that you vote all of your shares “FOR” the approval of the Reclassification as described in this Proposal No. 6.
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PROPOSAL NO. 7 — APPROVAL OF THE 2023 PLAN
The 2023 Equity Incentive Plan
The Board has declared advisable, adopted and is submitting for shareholder approval, the Company’s 2023 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2023 Plan”). The purpose of the Plan is to attract and retain key personnel and to provide a means for directors, officers, employees, consultants and advisors to acquire and maintain an interest in the Company, which interest may be measured by reference to the value of our ordinary shares.
If approved by the Company’s shareholders, the 2023 Plan will be effective as of October 7, 2022 (the date that the Company’s Board of Directors approved the 2023 Plan). Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Proposal 7 shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the 2023 Plan, a copy of which is attached hereto as Appendix A. The following description of the 2023 Plan’s material terms is qualified in its entirety by reference to the 2023 Plan.
Description of the Plan
Administration of the Plan. Different Committees with respect to different groups of Service Providers may administer the Plan.
Eligibility. Nonstatutory Stock Options, Restricted Stock, Stock Appreciation Rights, Performance Units, Performance Shares, Restricted Stock Units and Other Stock Based Awards may be granted to Service Providers. Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to Employees.
Stock Subject to the Plan. Subject to the provisions of Section 16 of the Plan, the maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be issued under the Plan is 5,240,000 Shares. The Shares may be authorized, but unissued, or reacquired Common Stock. Shares shall not be deemed to have been issued pursuant to the Plan with respect to any portion of an Award that is settled in cash. Upon payment in Shares pursuant to the exercise of an Award, the number of Shares available for issuance under the Plan shall be reduced only by the number of Shares actually issued in such payment. If a Participant pays the exercise price (or purchase price, if applicable) of an Award through the tender of Shares, or if Shares are tendered or withheld to satisfy any Company withholding obligations, the number of Shares so tendered or withheld shall again be available for issuance pursuant to future Awards under the Plan. A total of 5,240,000 Shares, which such amount is included in the limit set forth in the first sentence of this Section 3(a), may be issued under the Plan pursuant to the exercise of Incentive Stock Options.
Amendment and Termination. The Board may at any time amend, alter, suspend, or terminate the Plan.
Term of Plan. Subject to Section 22 of the Plan, the Plan will become effective upon its adoption by the Board. It will continue in effect for a term of ten (10) years unless terminated earlier under Section 18 of the Plan.
Change in Control. In the event of a Change in Control, each outstanding Option and SAR shall be assumed or an equivalent option or SAR substituted by the successor corporation or a Parent or Subsidiary of the successor corporation and each outstanding Award of Restricted Stock, Performance Share, Performance Unit, Other Stock Based Award and Restricted Stock Unit shall be assumed or an equivalent Restricted Stock, Performance Share, Performance Unit, Other Stock Based Award and Restricted Stock Unit award substituted by the successor corporation or a Parent or Subsidiary of the successor corporation.
Vote Required
Proposal No. 7 (the approval of the 2023 Plan) will be approved if a majority of the total votes properly cast electronically or by proxy at the Meeting by the holders of ordinary shares vote “FOR” the proposal. Abstentions and broker non-votes will have no effect on the result of the vote.
Recommendation of the Board
The Board unanimously recommends that you vote all of your shares “FOR” the approval of the 2023 Plan as described in this Proposal No. 7.
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OTHER MATTERS
Our Board knows of no other matter to be presented at the Meeting. If any additional matter should properly come before the Meeting, it is the intention of the persons named in the enclosed proxy to vote such proxy in accordance with their judgment on any such matters.
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OTHER INFORMATION
Deadline for Submission of Shareholder Proposals for 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
For any proposal to be considered for inclusion in our proxy statement and form of proxy for submission to the shareholders at our 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, it must be submitted in writing and comply with the requirements of Rule 14a-8 of the Exchange Act. Such proposals must be received by the Company at its offices at Office Q 11th Floor, Kings Wing Plaza 2, No. 1 Kwan Street, Sha Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong, Attention: Kuangtao Wang, Chief Executive Officer.
Notice of a shareholder proposal submitted outside of the processes of Rule 14a-8 for the 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be considered untimely unless received by us no later than 45 days before the date on which we first sent our proxy materials for this year’s annual meeting.
If we are not notified of a shareholder proposal a reasonable time prior to the time we send our proxy statement for our 2023 annual meeting, then our Board will have discretionary authority to vote on the shareholder proposal, even though the shareholder proposal is not discussed in the proxy statement. In order to curtail any controversy as to the date on which a shareholder proposal was received by us, it is suggested that shareholder proposals be submitted by certified mail, return receipt requested, and be addressed to Takung Art Co., Ltd, Office Q 11th Floor, Kings Wing Plaza 2, No. 1 Kwan Street, Sha Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong, Attention: Kuangtao Wang, Co-Chief Executive Officer. Notwithstanding, the foregoing shall not affect any rights of shareholders to request inclusion of proposals in our proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act nor grant any shareholder a right to have any nominee included in our proxy statement.
Director Attendance
The board of directors did not hold any meeting(s) in 2021. Each director standing for election in 2022 is expected to attend the annual meeting of shareholders telephonically, absent cause.
Proxy Preparation Costs
The cost of preparing, assembling, printing and mailing this proxy statement and the accompanying form of proxy will be borne by the Company. If any additional solicitation of the holders of our outstanding shares of common stock is deemed necessary, we (through our directors and officers) anticipate making such solicitation directly.
We request persons such as brokers, nominees and fiduciaries holding shares in their names for others, or holding shares for others who have the right to give voting instructions, to forward proxy material to their principals and to request authority for the execution of the proxy. We will reimburse such persons for their reasonable expenses.
Annual Report
The Annual Report is being sent with this Proxy Statement to each shareholder and is available at www.proxyvote.com as well as on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The Annual Report contains our audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022. The Annual Report, however, is not to be regarded as part of the proxy soliciting material.
Delivery of Proxy Materials to Households
Only one copy of this proxy statement and one copy of our Annual Report are being delivered to multiple registered shareholders who share an address unless we have received contrary instructions from one or more of the shareholders. A separate form of proxy and a separate notice of the Meeting are being included for each account at the shared address. Registered shareholders who share an address and would like to receive a separate copy of our Annual Report and/or a separate copy of this proxy statement, or have questions regarding the householding process, may contact our Corporate Secretary through one of the following methods:
• By sending a written request by mail to:
Office Q 11th Floor, Kings Wing Plaza 2
No. 1 Kwan Street, Sha Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong
Attention: Corporate Secretary
• By calling our Corporate Secretary, at (+86) 130-20144962.
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Many brokers, brokerage firms, broker/dealers, banks and other holders of record have also instituted “householding” (delivery of one copy of materials to multiple shareholders who share an address). If your family has one or more “street name” accounts under which you beneficially own ordinary shares, you may have received householding information from your broker, brokerage firm, broker/dealer, bank or other nominee in the past. Please contact the holder of record directly if you have questions, require additional copies of this proxy statement or our Annual Report or wish to revoke your decision to household and thereby receive multiple copies. You should also contact the holder of record if you wish to institute householding.
Where You Can Find Additional Information
Accompanying this proxy statement is a copy of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022. Such Report constitutes the Company’s Annual Report to its Shareholders for purposes of Rule 14a-3 under the Exchange Act. Such Report includes the Company’s audited financial statements for the 2022 fiscal year and certain other financial information, which is incorporated by reference herein. The Company is subject to the informational requirements of the Exchange Act and in accordance therewith files reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. Such reports, proxy statements and other information are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Shareholders who have questions in regard to any aspect of the matters discussed in this proxy statement should contact Kuangtao Wang, our Co-Chief Executive Officer, at Office Q 11th Floor, Kings Wing Plaza 2, No. 1 Kwan Street, Sha Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong, or by telephone on 1 (332) 250-4207.
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Annex A
Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger
THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (hereinafter called this “Agreement”), dated as of December 15, 2022 is entered into between Takung Art Co., Ltd., a Delaware corporation, the registered office of which is at Office Q 11th Floor, Kings Wing Plaza 2, No. 1 Kwan Street, Sha Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong (“TKAT”) and NFT Limited, an exempted company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands, the registered office of which is at Cricket Square, Hutchins Drive, PO Box 2681, Grand Cayman, KY1-1111, Cayman Islands, and a wholly owned subsidiary of TKAT (“NFT”). TKAT and NFT are sometimes together referred to herein as the “Constituent Entities.”
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WHEREAS, TKAT and NFT entered into a certain Agreement and Plan of Merger on November 1, 2022 (the “Original Agreement”) pursuant to which TKAT shall be merged with and into NFT;
WHEREAS, the Constituent Entities desire to make certain amendments to the Original Agreement and restate the Agreement as follows:
WHEREAS, NFT was formed in the Cayman Islands on September 30, 2022 and is as a wholly-owned subsidiary of TKAT; and
WHEREAS, the board of directors of each of TKAT and NFT deems it advisable and in the best interests of TKAT and NFT, respectively, upon the terms and subject to the conditions herein stated, that TKAT be merged with and into NFT and that NFT be the surviving company (the “Merger”).
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the agreements of the parties hereto contained herein, the parties hereto agree in accordance with the applicable provisions of the laws of the State of Delaware which permit such merger, as follows:
ARTICLE I
MERGER; EFFECTIVE TIME
1.1 The Merger. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Effective Time (as defined below), TKAT shall be merged with and into NFT, whereupon the separate existence of TKAT shall cease and NFT shall continue as the surviving entity (the “Surviving Company”).
1.2 The registered office of NFT is c/o Conyers Trust Company (Cayman) Limited, Cricket Square, P.O. Box 2681, Grand Cayman, KY1-1111, Cayman Islands.
1.3 The registered office of TKAT is Office Q 11th Floor, Kings Wing Plaza 2, No. 1 Kwan Street, Sha Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong.
1.4 Effective Time. The Merger shall become effective on 4:30 pm EST, December 30, 2022 or such other time that the parties hereto shall have agreed upon and designated in a certificate of ownership and merger (the “Certificate of Merger”) to be filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and the filing of certificate of merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, being not later than 90 days after the time and date that this Agreement is registered with the Cayman Islands Registrar of Companies (the “Effective Time”).
1.5 TKAT has, immediately prior to the Effective Time, an authorized share capital of US$1,000,000 divided into 1,000,000,000 shares of common stock having a par value of US$0.001 each with one vote per share of which 34,991,886 shares have been issued and are outstanding.
1.6 NFT has, immediately prior to the Effective Time, an authorized share capital of US$50,000 divided into 450,000,000 Class A Ordinary shares having a par value of US$0.0001 each with one vote per share of which 1,000 shares have been issued and are outstanding, and 50,000,000 Class B Ordinary shares having a par value of US$0.0001 each with twenty votes per share of which zero (0) shares have been issued and are outstanding.
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ARTICLE II
SURVIVING CORPORATION
2.1 Surviving Company. The name of the Surviving Company shall be “NFT Limited” a Cayman Islands exempted company the registered office of which is at Cricket Square, Hutchins Drive, PO Box 2681, Grand Cayman, KY1-1111, Cayman Islands (sometimes hereinafter referred to as the “Surviving Company”).
ARTICLE III
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE MERGER
3.1 Memorandum of Association. The Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association of NFT in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association of the Surviving Company after the merger.
3.2 Directors.
(a) There are no amounts or benefits which are or shall be paid or payable to any director of either Constituent Entity consequent upon the Merger.
(b) At the Effective Time the directors of NFT immediately prior to the Merger shall continue to be the directors of the Surviving Company, and all such directors shall hold office from the Effective Time until their respective successors have been duly elected or appointed in the manner provided in the memorandum and articles of association of NFT or until their earlier death, resignation or removal. Consequently, the names and addresses of the directors of NFT, as the Surviving Company are and shall be:
(a) Kuangtao Wang
9 North West Fourth Ring Road
Yingu Mansion, Suite 1708
Haidian District, Beijing
People’s Republic of China
(b) Ronggang (Jonathan) Zhang
Room 1708, Yingu Plz, #9
Of N. Ring Rd W
Haidian District, Beijing
People’s Republic of China F4 100080
(c) Doug Buerger
9 North West Fourth Ring Road
Yingu Mansion, Suite 1708
Haidian District, Beijing
People’s Republic of China
(d) Guisuo Lu
9 North West Fourth Ring Road
Yingu Mansion, Suite 1708
Haidian District, Beijing
People’s Republic of China
3.3 Officers. At the Effective Time the officers of NFT immediately prior to the Merger shall continue to be the officers of the Surviving Company, and all such officers shall hold office from the Effective Time until their respective successors have been duly elected or appointed in the manner provided in the Memorandum and Articles of Association of NFT or until their earlier death, resignation or removal.
3.4 Submission to Stockholder/Shareholder Vote. This Agreement shall be submitted to a vote of the stockholders/shareholders (as the case may be) of the Constituent Entities, respectively, as provided by applicable law, and shall take effect, and be deemed to be the Plan of Merger of the Constituent Entities, upon the approval or adoption thereof by such stockholders/shareholders in accordance with the requirements of the laws of the State of Delaware and Cayman Islands, respectively.
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3.5 Filing of Certificate of Merger in the State of Delaware. As soon as practicable after the requisite stockholder approvals referenced in Section 3.4 hereof, TKAT shall execute and deliver the certificate of merger for filing and recording with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in accordance with the Delaware General Corporation Law, as amended.
3.6 Registration of the Plan of Merger in the Cayman Islands. As soon as practicable after the requisite shareholder approvals referenced in Section 3.4 hereof, and forthwith after the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, NFT will cause this Agreement as the Plan of Merger to be registered with the Cayman Islands Registrar of Companies in accordance with the Cayman Islands Companies Act (As Revised) (the
“Companies Act”).
3.7 There are no secured creditors of each of the Constituent Entities.
3.9 This Agreement has been approved by the board of directors of each of the Constituent Entity pursuant to section 233(3) of the Companies Act.
3.10 This Agreement has been authorised by the sole shareholder of the Surviving Company pursuant to section 233(6) of the Companies Act.
ARTICLE IV
EFFECT OF MERGER
4.1 Effect of Merger on Constituent Entities. The Merger shall have the effect set forth in Section 236 of the Cayman Islands Companies Act. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and subject thereto, at the Effective Time, TKAT shall merge with and into NFT, with NFT being the Surviving Company, and the existence of TKAT shall cease except to the extent provided by the laws of the State of Delaware. All the rights, privileges, immunities and franchises, of both a public and private nature, of each of the Constituent Entities; and all property, real, personal and mixed, and all debts due on whatever account, including subscriptions to shares, and all other choses in action, and all and every other interest of, or belonging to, or due to each of the Constituent Entities, shall immediately vest in NFT, without further act or deed; and the title to all real estate, or any interest therein, vested in either of the Constituent Entities shall not revert or be in any way impaired by reason of the Merger. NFT shall thenceforth be responsible and liable for all of the liabilities and obligations of each of the Constituent Entities and any existing claim, action or proceeding pending by or against either of the Constituent Entities may be prosecuted to judgment as if the Merger had not occurred, or the Surviving Company may be substituted in such claim, action or proceeding, and neither the rights of creditors nor any liens upon the property of either of the Constituent Entities shall be impaired by the Merger.
4.2 Effect of Merger on Share Capital. At the Effective Time, as a result of the Merger and without any further action on the part of the Constituent Entities or their stockholders/shareholders (as the case may be):
(a) each share of the common stock of nominal or par value of US$0.001 each of TKAT issued and outstanding immediately prior thereto shall be converted into one fully paid and non-assessable class A ordinary share of nominal or par value of US$0.0001 each in the share capital of the Surviving Company with the same rights, powers and privileges as the shares of the common stock of TKAT so converted, and all shares of such common stock of TKAT shall be cancelled and retired and shall cease to exist;
(b) all outstanding and unexercised portions of each option, warrant and security exercisable or convertible by its terms into the common stock of TKAT (including convertible promissory notes), whether vested or unvested, which is outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (each, a “Company Stock Option”) shall be assumed by the Surviving Company and shall be deemed to constitute an option, warrant or convertible security, as the case may be, to acquire the same number of class A ordinary shares of the Surviving Company as the holder of such Company Stock Option would have been entitled to receive had such holder exercised or converted such Company Stock Option in full immediately prior to the Effective Time (not taking into account whether such Company Stock Option was in fact exercisable or convertible at such time), at the same exercise price per share, and shall, to the extent permitted by law and otherwise reasonably practicable, have the same term, exercisability, vesting schedule, status and all other material terms and conditions; and the Surviving Company shall take all steps to ensure that a sufficient number of class A ordinary shares is reserved for the exercise of such Company Stock Options; and
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(c) immediately upon the Effective Time, the 1,000 class A ordinary shares of the Surviving Company issued and outstanding and registered in the name of TKAT shall be surrendered by TKAT upon which TKAT shall cease to be entitled to any rights in respect of such share and shall be removed from the register of members of NFT with respect to such share and the surrendered share shall be cancelled.
4.3 Certificates. At and after the Effective Time, all of the outstanding certificates that immediately prior thereto represented shares of the common stock of TKAT and options, warrants or other securities of TKAT, shall be deemed for all purposes to evidence ownership of and to represent the shares of the respective ordinary shares of the Surviving Company and options, warrants or other securities of the Surviving Company, as the case may be, into which the shares represented by such certificates have been converted as herein provided and shall be so registered on the books and records of the Surviving Company or its transfer agent. The registered owner of any such outstanding certificate shall, until such certificate shall have been surrendered for transfer or otherwise accounted for to the Surviving Company or its transfer agent, have and be entitled to exercise any voting and other rights with respect to, and to receive any dividends and other distributions upon, the shares of the common stock of TKAT and options, warrants or other securities of the Surviving Company, as the case may be, evidenced by such outstanding certificate, as above provided.
ARTICLE V
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
The respective obligations of each party to effect the Merger are subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the following conditions:
5.1 Stockholder Approval. This Agreement shall have been adopted and approved by the affirmative vote of holders of a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of TKAT common stock entitled to vote thereon at the record date for such actions as set by the board of directors of TKAT.
5.2 No Prohibition. None of the parties hereto shall be subject to any decree, order or injunction of any court of competent jurisdiction, whether in the U.S., the Cayman Islands or any other country, that prohibits the consummation of the Merger.
5.3 Effective Registration Statement. The registration statement on Form F-4 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by NFT in connection with the offer and issuance of the NFT class A ordinary shares to be issued pursuant to the Merger shall have become effective under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and no stop order with respect thereto shall be in effect.
5.4 NYSE MKT Listing. The Surviving Company ordinary shares to be issued pursuant to the Merger shall have been authorized for listing on NYSE MKT, subject to official notice of issuance and satisfaction of other standard conditions.
5.5 Consents and Authorizations. Other than the filing of the Certificate of Merger provided for under Section 1.4, all material consents and authorizations of, filings or registrations with, and notices to, any governmental or regulatory authority required of TKAT, NFT or any of their respective subsidiaries to consummate the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby, including, without limitation, any filings required under (i) applicable U.S. state securities and “Blue Sky” laws and (ii) applicable Cayman Islands securities laws, shall have been obtained or made.
5.6 Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the parties set forth herein shall be true and correct in all material respects, and the covenants of the parties set forth herein (other than those to be performed after the Effective Time) shall have been performed in all material respects.
ARTICLE VI
MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL
6.1 Further Assurances. From time to time, as and when required by NFT or by its successors or assigns, there shall be executed and delivered on behalf of TKAT such deeds, assignments and other instruments, and there shall be taken or caused to be taken by it all such further action as shall be appropriate or advisable or necessary in order to vest, perfect or confirm, of record or otherwise, in NFT, the title to and possession of all property, interests, assets, rights, privileges, immunities, powers, franchises and authority of TKAT, and otherwise to carry out the purposes of this Agreement. The officers and directors of NFT are fully authorized in the name of and on behalf of TKAT, or
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otherwise, to take any and all such actions and to execute and deliver any and all such deeds and other instruments as may be necessary or appropriate to accomplish the foregoing. Further, as soon as practicable after the Effective Time TKAT shall, and (to the extent that it is within its powers to do so), deliver or procure that any other person shall deliver without delay to NFT at its registered office, all records, correspondence, documents, files, memoranda and other papers relating to TKAT required to be kept in the Cayman Islands.
6.2 Termination. Anything herein or elsewhere to the contrary notwithstanding, this Agreement may be terminated and the Merger may be abandoned, at any time prior to the Effective Time, whether before or after approval of this Agreement by the stockholders of TKAT, if the board of directors of TKAT determines for any reason, in its sole judgment and discretion, that the consummation of the Merger would be inadvisable or not in the best interests of TKAT and its stockholders. In the event of the termination and abandonment of this Agreement, this Agreement shall become null and void and have no effect, without any liability on the part of either TKAT or NFT, or any of their respective stockholders/shareholders, directors or officers.
6.3 Modification or Amendment. Subject to the provisions of applicable law, at any time prior to the Effective Time, the board of directors of the Constituent Entities may amend, modify or supplement this Agreement, notwithstanding approval of this Agreement by the stockholders; provided, however, that an amendment made subsequent to the approval of this Agreement by the stockholders shall not (a) alter or change the amount or kind of shares and/or rights to be received in exchange for or on conversion of all or any of the shares or any class or series thereof of such corporation, (b) alter or change any provision of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of NFT to be effected by the Merger, or (c) alter or change any of the terms or conditions of this Agreement if such alteration or change would adversely affect the holders of any class or series of capital stock of any of the parties hereto.
6.4 Tax-Free Reorganization. The Merger is intended to be a tax-free plan or reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a)(1)(F) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
6.5 GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE MADE IN AND IN ALL RESPECTS SHALL BE INTERPRETED, CONSTRUED AND GOVERNED BY AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICT OF LAW PRINCIPLES THEREOF.
6.6 Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and supersedes all other prior agreements, understandings, representations and warranties, both written and oral, among the parties, with respect to the subject matter hereof.
6.7 No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is not intended to confer upon any person other than the parties hereto any rights or remedies hereunder.
6.8 Severability. The provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed severable and the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions hereof. If any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof to any person or any circumstance, is determined by any court or other authority of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, (a) a suitable and equitable provision shall be substituted therefor in order to carry out, so far as may be valid and enforceable, the intent and purpose of such invalid or unenforceable provision and (b) the remainder of this Agreement and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected by such invalidity or unenforceability, nor shall such invalidity or unenforceability affect the validity or enforceability of such provision, or the application thereof, in any other jurisdiction.
6.9 Headings. The headings herein are for convenience of reference only, do not constitute part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or otherwise affect any of the provisions hereof.
6.10 Counterparts. In order to facilitate the filing and recording of this Agreement, it may be executed in any number of counterparts, each such counterpart being deemed to be an original instrument, and all such counterparts shall together constitute the same agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement and Plan of Merger has been duly executed and delivered by the duly authorized officers of the parties hereto as of the date first written above.
TAKUNG ART CO., LTD.
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FAIRNESS OPINION REPORT
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Prepared for the Board of Directors of
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November 11, 2022
Takung Art Co., Ltd
Room 1105 Wing On Plaza
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Tsimshatsui
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Hong Kong
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Dear Sirs/Madams,
1. Introduction
This report is prepared solely for Takung Art Co., Ltd (the “Company”, “Takung” or “you”), which intends to sell all of its equity interest in Hong Kong Takung Art Company Limited (“Hong Kong Takung”) and Hong Kong MQ Group Limited (“Hong Kong MQ,” together with “Hong Kong Takung,” the “Targets”) to Fecundity Capital Investment Co., Ltd (the “Purchaser”) in exchange for $1.5 million (the “Consideration”) (the “Transaction”), subject to the terms and conditions set forth in a definitive agreement (the “Agreement”), which stipulates that:
(i) The Company owns 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of the Hong Kong Takung and Hong Kong MQ respectively. Hong Kong Takung, a company incorporated under the laws of the Hong Kong S.A.R. of PRC, owns 100% of Tianjin Cultural Development (Tianjin) Co., Ltd whose operation has been suspended by the local authority in the fourth quarter of 2021. Hong Kong MQ discontinued its operations as of June 30, 2022.
(ii) The Purchaser is not affiliated with any of the directors, officers or significant shareholders of the Company nor otherwise deemed an affiliate of the Company.
The board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) has requested Access Partner Consultancy & Appraisals Limited provide a written opinion report to the Board as to whether the Consideration to be paid by the Purchaser in the Transaction is fair to the Company’s shareholders from a financial point of view.
This report states the purpose of review, scope of work, limitations in scope of work, sources of information, our findings and comments on the valuation report (the “Valuation Report”) prepared by Access Partner Consultancy & Appraisals Limited (the “Valuer”), including valuation methodologies, major assumptions and significant unobservable inputs, as well as limiting conditions.
2. PURPOSE OF REVIEW
This report is addressed to, and is intended for the use, information and benefit of, the Board (solely in their capacities as such) and may not be used for any other purpose without our prior written consent. This report is not intended to be, and does not constitute, a recommendation to the Board, any security holder or any other party as to how to act or vote with respect to any matter relating to the Transaction or otherwise. We have not been requested to opine as to, and this report does not express an opinion as to or otherwise address, among other things: (1) the underlying business decision of the Board, the Company, its security holders or any other party to proceed with or effect the Transaction, (ii) the terms of any arrangements, understandings, agreements or documents related to, or the form, structure or any other portion or aspect of, the Transaction or otherwise (other than the Consideration to the extent expressly specified herein), (iii) the fairness of any portion or aspect of the Transaction to the holders of any class of securities, creditors or other constituencies of the Company, or to any other party, except if and only to the extent expressly set forth in the last sentence of this report, (iv) the relative merits of the Transaction as compared to any alternative business strategies or transactions that might be available for the Company, the Targets or any other party, (v) the fairness of any portion or aspect of the Transaction to any one class or group of the Company’s or any other party’s security holders or other constituents vis-à-vis any other class or group of the Company’s or such other party’s security holders or other constituents (including, without limitation, the allocation of any consideration amongst or
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within such classes or groups of security holders or other constituents), (vi) the solvency, creditworthiness or fair value of the Targets, the Company or any other participant in the Transaction, or any of their respective assets, under any applicable laws relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance or similar matters, or (vii) the fairness, financial or otherwise, of the amount, nature or any other aspect of any compensation to or consideration payable to or received by any officers, directors or employees of any party to the Transaction, any class of such persons or any other party, relative to the consideration or otherwise. Furthermore, no opinion, counsel or interpretation is intended in matters that require legal, regulatory, accounting, insurance, tax or other similar professional advice. It is assumed that such opinions, counsel or interpretations have been or will be obtained from the appropriate professional sources. Furthermore, we have relied, with the consent of the Board, on the assessments by the Board, the Company and its advisors, as to all legal, regulatory, accounting, insurance and tax matters with respect to the Targets, the Company, the Transaction or otherwise. The issuance of this report was approved by a committee authorized to approve opinions of this nature.
We have developed this report on the basis of an independent review and analysis of the setting out our opinion as to whether the Transaction is fair, from a financial point of view, to the shareholders of the Company. We will not accept any responsibility or liability to any third party to whom in respect of, or arising out of, the contents of this report may be shown.
3. SOURCE OF INFORMATION
In connection with rendering our opinion, Access Partner had discussion with the management of the Company, conducted the procedures noted below, and relied on information obtained from general procedures, among others:
1. In the course of our work, we reviewed the following documents:
• audited financial statements for the Company for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021;
• certain historical publicly available business and financial information concerning the Targets;
• certain internal documents relating to the past and current operations, financial conditions and probable future outlook of the Targets, provided to Access Partner by the management of the Company; and
• Documents related to the Transaction (collectively referred to as the “Transaction Documents”), including but not limited to the Agreement dated November 11, 2022, which Access Partner has reviewed.
And discussed the information referred to above and the background and other elements of the Transaction with the management of the Company;
2. Discussed with the management of the Company regarding its plan and intentions with respect to the future management and operation of the Targets;
3. Performed certain valuation analysis using generally accepted valuation and analytical technique as applying income approach, and
4. Conducted such other analyses and considered such other factors as Access Partner deemed necessary or appropriate
Presented all relevant information on the scope of works, limitations in scope of work, sources of information, our comments on the Valuation Report including valuation methodologies, major assumptions, and significant unobservable inputs limiting conditions and remarks in this report.
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We have no reason to believe that any material facts have been withheld from us. However, we do not warrant that our investigations have revealed all of the matters which an audit or more extensive examination might disclose.
4. ASSUMPTIONS, QUALIFICATIONS AND LIMITING CONDITIONS
In performing its analyses and rendering the Valuation Report with respect to the Transaction, Access Partner, with the Company and /or the Board’s consent and without independent verification:
1. Relied upon the accuracy, completeness, and fair presentation of all information, data, advice, opinions and representations obtained from public sources or provided to it from private sources, including the management of the Company;
2. Relied upon the fact that the Independent Committee and/or the Board and the Company have been advised by counsel as to all legal matters with respect to the Transaction, including whether all procedures required by law to be taken in connection with the Transaction have been duly, validly and timely taken;
3. Assumed that any estimates, evaluations, forecasts and projections including, without limitation to, the projection furnished to Access Partner by the management of the Company were reasonably prepared and based upon the best currently available information and good faith judgment of the person furnishing the same, and Access Partner expresses no opinion with respect to such estimates, evaluations, forecasts or projections or the underlying assumptions;
4. Assumed that the tax rate applicable to the Targets’ business will be 16.5%;
5. Assumed that all information relating to the Targets and the Transaction provided to Access Partner and representations made by the Company management regarding the Targets and the Transaction are true and accurate in all material respects, did not and does not omit to state a material fact in respect of the Targets or the Transaction necessary to make the information not misleading in light of the circumstances under which the information was provided;
6. Assumed that the representations and warranties by all parties in the Transaction Documents are true and correct in all material respects and that each party to the Transaction Documents will fully and duly perform all covenants, undertakings and obligations required to be performed by such party in good faith;
7. Assumed that the final versions of all documents reviewed by Access Partner in draft form, including
the Transaction Documents, conform in all material respects to the drafts reviewed;
8. Assumed that there has been no material change in the assets, liabilities, financial condition, results of operations, business, or prospects of the Targets since the date of the most recent financial statements and other information made available to Access Partner, and that there is no information or facts that would make the information reviewed by Access Partner incomplete or misleading;
9. Assumed that all of the conditions required to implement the Transaction will be satisfied and that the Transaction will be completed in accordance with the Transaction Documents without any amendments thereto or any waivers of any terms or conditions thereof, and in a manner that complies in all material respects with all applicable laws; and
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10. Assumed that all governmental, regulatory or other consents and approvals necessary for the consummation of the Transaction will be obtained without any undue delay, limitation, restriction or condition that would have a material effect on the Targets or the contemplated benefits expected to be derived in the Transaction.
To the extent that any of the foregoing assumptions or any of the facts on which this report is based prove to be untrue in any material respect, this report cannot and should not be relied upon for any purpose. Furthermore, in Access Partner’s analysis and in connection with the preparation of this report, Access Partner has made numerous assumptions with respect to industry performance, general business, market and economic conditions and other matters, many of which are beyond the control of any party involved in the Transaction and as to which Access Partner does not express any view or opinion in this report, including as to the reasonableness of such assumptions.
Access Partner has prepared this report effective as of the date hereof. This report is necessarily based upon the information made available to Access Partner as of the date hereof and market, economic, financial and other conditions as they exist and can be evaluated as of the date hereof, and Access Partner disclaims any undertaking or obligation to
i. advise any person of any change in any fact or matter affecting this report which may come or be brought to the attention of Access Partner after the date hereof or
ii. update, revise or reaffirm this report after the date hereof. For the purpose of our review, we were provided with the information prepared by the Valuer. The review required the consideration of all relevant factors including, but not limited to, the following:
Access Partner did not estimate, and expresses no opinion regarding, the liquidation value of any entity or business. Access Partner has not been requested to, and did not,
i.initiate any discussions with, or solicit any indications of interest from, third parties with respect to the Transaction, the assets, businesses or operations of the Targets or any alternatives to the Transaction,
ii. negotiate the terms of the Transaction, and therefore, Access Partner has assumed that such terms are the most beneficial terms, from the Company’s perspective, that could, under the circumstances, reasonably be negotiated among the parties to the Transaction Documents and the Transaction, or
iii. advise the Board or any other party with respect to alternatives to the Transaction. Access Partner did not undertake an independent analysis of any potential or actual litigation, regulatory action, possible unasserted claims or other contingent liabilities, to which the Targets are or may be parties or are or may be subject, or of any governmental investigation of any possible unasserted claims or other contingent liabilities to which the Targets are or may be parties or is or may be subject.
Access Partner is not expressing any opinion as to the market price or value of the Targets’ equity (or anything else) after the announcement or the consummation of the Transaction (or any other time). Our opinion should not be construed as a valuation opinion, credit rating, solvency opinion, an analysis of the Targets credit worthiness, as tax advice, or as accounting advice. Access Partner has not made, and assumes no responsibility to make, any representation, or render any opinion, as to any legal matter. Access Partner expressly disclaims any responsibility or liability in this regard.
In rendering this report, Access Partner is not expressing any opinion with respect to the amount or nature of any compensation to any of the Targets’ officers, directors, or employees, or any class of such persons, relative to the Consideration to be received by the Company in the Transaction, or with respect to the fairness of any such compensation. In addition, this report does not address the fairness to, or any other consideration of, the holders of any class of securities, creditors or other constituencies of the Targets, other than the Consideration to be received by the Company.
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This report is furnished solely for the use and benefit of the Board in connection with its consideration of the Transaction and is not intended to, and does not, confer any rights or remedies upon any other person, and is not intended to be used, and may not be used, by any other person or for any other purpose, without Access Partner prior written consent.
Our Opinion:
i. does not address the merits of the underlying business decision to enter into the Transaction versus any alternative strategy or transaction;
ii. does not address any transaction related to the Transaction;
iii. is not a recommendation as to how the Board, the Company, or any other person should vote or act with respect to any matters relating to the Transaction, or whether to proceed with the Transaction or any related transaction, and
iv. does not indicate that the Consideration is the best possibly attainable under any circumstances; instead, it merely states whether the Consideration is within a range suggested by certain financial analyses. The decision as to whether to proceed with the Transaction or any related transaction may depend on an assessment of factors unrelated to the financial analysis on which the Valuation Report is based. This report should not be construed as creating any fiduciary duty on the part of Access Partner to any party.
This report is confidential, and its use and disclosure are strictly limited in accordance with the terms set forth in the engagement letter.
5. APPROACH TO THE EVALUATION OF FAIRNESS
In reviewing the Transaction in terms of fairness from a financial point of view to the shareholders of the Company, Access Partner’s considerations included the Transaction consideration relative to our assessment of value based on the valuation and financial review procedures described herein.
6. FAIRNESS CONCLUSION
Based upon and subject to the foregoing, Access Partner is of the opinion that as of the date hereof, the Consideration to be received by the Company in the Transaction is fair, from a financial point of view, to the shareholders of the Company. This report has been approved by the authorized committee of Access Partner.
We hereby confirm that we have neither present nor prospective interests in the Company, the Valuer, or the value reported herein.
Yours faithfully,
/s/ Lui Kwan Ho Calvin
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SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT
股份购买协议
This Share Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of November 1, 2022 by and among (i) Fecundity Capital Investment Co., Ltd., a British Virgin Islands company (the “Purchaser”), (ii) Hong Kong Takung Art Company Limited (“Hong Kong Takung”), a Hong Kong company and Hong Kong MQ Group Limited, a Hong Kong company (“Hong Kong MQ,” together with Hong Kong Takung, the “Targets”), and (iii) Takung Art Co., Ltd., a Delaware corporation (“TKAT” or the “Seller”). The Purchaser, the Targets and the Seller are sometimes referred to herein individually as a “Party” and, collectively, as the “Parties”.
本协议签订于2022年11月1日,签署方分别是:(i) Fecundity Capital Investment Co., Ltd.,一家英属维尔京群岛 公司(以下简称“买方”),(ii) Hong Kong Takung Art Company Limited (“Hong Kong Takung”) 和Hong Kong MQ Group Limited (“Hong Kong MQ”),两家香港公司(以下简称“公司”),(iii) Takung Art Co., Ltd.,一家德拉华州公司 (以下简称“TKAT”或“卖方”)。买方、公司、卖方,分别为协议的“一方”,合称为“三方”。
RECITALS:
前提
WHEREAS, as at the date hereof, (i) TKAT owns 100% of the issued shares in Hong Kong Takung, Hong Kong Takung owns 100% of the issued shares in Takung Cultural Development (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. (“Takung Tianjin”), a PRC corporation; and (ii) TKAT owns 100% of the issued shares in Hong Kong MQ;
鉴于,卖方拥有(1) Hong Kong Takung 100%股份权益,Hong Kong Takung拥有Takung Cultural Development (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. 100%股份权益和(2)Hong Kong MQ 100%的股份权益。
WHEREAS, the Seller desires to sell to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser desire to purchase from the Seller, all of the Purchased Shares (as hereinafter defined) in exchange for US$1,000,000 (the “Purchase Price”), subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein (the “Transaction”); and
鉴于,在本协议规定的条款和条件下,卖方希望向买方出售,而买方希望从卖方购买卖方所持有的公司100%的股份权益(如下文定义),以换取美元 1,000,000(“购买价格”);以及
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises set forth above, which are incorporated in this Agreement as if fully set forth below, and the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Parties hereto agree as follows:
现在,因此,考虑到上述前提(这些前提已纳入本协议,如同下文中的全部内容)以及本协议中的陈述、保证、契约和协议,在受法律约束的基础上,双方同意如下:
ARTICLE I
第一条
THE SHARE PURCHASE
股份购买
1.1 Purchase and Sale of Shares. At the Closing (as hereinafter defined) and subject to and upon the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Seller shall sell, transfer, convey, assign and deliver to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser shall purchase, acquire and accept from the Seller, 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of the Targets (collectively, the “Purchased Shares”), free and clear of all Liens (other than potential restrictions on resale under applicable securities Laws).
1.1 股份的购买和销售。在交易结束时(定义见下文),根据本协议的条款和条件,卖方应向买方出售、转让、转移、转让和交付,买方应向卖方购买、获取和接受公司100%的股份(统称为 “被购买的股份”),不受所有留置权的影响(根据适用证券法对转售的潜在限制除外)。
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1.2 Consideration. At the Closing and subject to and upon the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Purchaser shall deliver to the Seller the Purchase Price.
1.2 交易对价。在交易结束时,根据本协议的条款和条件,买方应向卖方交付购买价格。
1.3 Targets’ Shareholder Consent. Seller, as the controlling shareholder of the Targets, hereby approves, authorizes and consents to the Targets’ execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents, the performance by the Targets of its obligations hereunder and thereunder and the consummation by the Targets of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. Seller acknowledges and agree that the consent set forth herein is intended and shall constitute such consent of the Seller as may be required (and shall, if applicable, operate as a written shareholder resolution of the Targets) pursuant to the Targets’ Charter, any other agreement in respect of the Target to which the Seller is a party and all applicable Laws.
1.3 公司股东的同意。卖方作为公司的控股股东,特此批准、授权并同意公司签署和交付本协议及附属文件、履行其在本协议项下的义务并完成本协议项下的交易。卖方承认并同意,根据《公司章程》和相关协议、法律,卖方已给与足够的许可和同意(若适用,本同意可以作为公司的书面股东决议)。
ARTICLE II
第二条
CLOSING
交易完成
2.1 Closing. Subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Article III, the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “Closing”) shall take place at the offices of Hunter Taubman Fischer & Li LLC, on the first (1st) Business Day after all the closing conditions to this Agreement have been satisfied or waived at 10:00 a.m. local time, or at such other date, time or place as the Purchaser and the Seller may agree (the date and time at which the Closing is actually held being the “Closing Date”).
2.1 交易完成。在第三条规定的条件得到满足或豁免的前提下,本协议所设想的交易的完成("成交")应在本协议所有成交条件得到满足或豁免后的第一(1)个工作日上午10:00在翰博文律师事务所的办公室进行。或在买方和卖方同意的其他日期、时间或地点(实际举行成交的日期和时间为"成交日")。
2.2 Corporate Documents. On the Closing Date, the Seller shall deliver or procure to be delivered to the Purchaser the following documents (where applicable) of each of the Targets and its subsidiaries: certificate of incorporation, common seal, rubber chop, business licenses, minutes book, register of directors, register of members, transfer and share certificate book, memorandum and articles of association and business registration certificate.
2.2 公司文件。在成交日,卖方应向买方交付或促使交付本公司及其各子公司的下列文件(如适用):公司注册证书、公章、橡胶印章、营业执照、会议记录簿、董事登记簿、成员登记簿、转让和股份证书簿、公司章程和商业登记证书。
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ARTICLE III
第三条
CLOSING CONDITIONS
交易完成的条件
3.1 Conditions to Each Party’s Obligations. The obligations of each Party to consummate the transactions described herein shall be subject to the satisfaction or written waiver (where permissible) by the Seller and the Purchaser of the following conditions:
3.1 各方义务的条件。各方完成本协议所述交易的义务应以卖方和买方满足或书面放弃(在允许的情况下)下列条件为前提。
(a) Requisite Regulatory Approvals. All Consents required to be obtained from or made with any Governmental Authority in order to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall have been obtained or made.
(a) 必要的监管批准。为了完成本协议所设想的交易,需要从任何政府机构获得或与之达成的所有同意应已获得或达成。
(b) No Law. No Governmental Authority shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any Law (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) or Order that is then in effect and which has the effect of making the transactions or agreements contemplated by this Agreement illegal or which otherwise prevents or prohibits consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(b) 没有法律阻碍。没有任何政府机构制定、发布、颁布、执行或进入任何当时有效的法律(无论是临时的、初步的还是永久的)或命令,使本协议所设想的交易或协议成为非法,或以其他方式阻止或禁止本协议所设想的交易的完成。
(c) No Litigation. There shall not be any pending Action brought by a third-party non-Affiliate to enjoin or otherwise restrict the consummation of the Closing.
(c) 没有诉讼。不存在任何由第三方非关联方提起的禁止或限制完成交易的未决诉讼。
3.2 Conditions to Obligations of the Targets and the Seller. In addition to the conditions specified in Section 3.1, the obligations of the Targets and the Seller to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are subject to the satisfaction or written waiver (by the Targets and the Seller) of the following conditions:
3.2 公司和卖方义务的条件。除了第3.1节规定的条件外,卖方和公司完成本协议所设想的交易的义务还取决于以下条件的满足或书面放弃(由卖方和公司)。
(a) Payment of Purchase Price. At the Closing, Purchaser shall deliver to Seller the Purchase Price by wire transfer or by check to the Seller in RMB, HK dollars or USD to a bank account designed by Seller.
(a) 购买价格的支付。 在交易结束时,买方应通过电汇或支票向卖方提供人民币、港币或美元的购买价,并将其转入到卖方指定的银行账户。
(b) Fairness Opinion. Seller’s board of directors (the “Seller’s Board”) shall have received a valuation report from Access Partner Consultancy & Appraisals (or such other financial advisor as approved by the Seller’s Board”).
(b) 公平意见。卖方的董事会("卖方董事会”)应已收到Access Partner Consultancy & Appraisals (或卖方董事会批准的其他财务顾问)的评估报告。
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3.3 Conditions to Obligations of the Purchaser. In addition to the conditions specified in Section 3.1, the obligations of the Purchaser to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are subject to the satisfaction or written waiver (by the Purchaser) of the following conditions:
3.3 买方义务的条件。除了第3.1条规定的条件外,买方完成本协议所设想的交易的义务还取决于以下条件的满足或书面放弃(由买方)。
(a) Share Certificates and Transfer Instruments. The Purchaser shall have received from Seller certificate representing the Purchased Shares (or duly executed affidavits of lost stock certificates in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser), together with executed instruments of transfer in respect of the Purchased Shares in favor of the Purchaser (or its nominee) and in form reasonably acceptable for transfer on the books of the Targets.
(a) 股票和转让文件。买方应从卖方处收到代表购得股票的证书或文书(或以买方合理接受的形式和内容正式签署的遗失股票的宣誓书),以及以买方(或其代名人)为受益人的、在公司账簿上合理接受的形式的购得股票的转让文书。
3.4 Frustration of Conditions. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, no Party may rely on the failure of any condition set forth in this Article III to be satisfied if such failure was caused by such the failure of such Party or its Affiliates to comply with or perform any of its covenants or obligations set forth in this Agreement.
3.4 条件的受阻。不管本文有任何相反的规定,如果本第三条规定的任何条件未能得到满足是由于该方或其关联方未能遵守或履行其在本协议中规定的任何契约或义务而造成的,则任何一方不得以该条件未能得到满足为依据。
ARTICLE IV
第四条
PURCHASER REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
买方的陈述和保证
Purchaser hereby represents and warrants to the Seller as follows:
买方在此向卖方陈述和保证如下。
4.1 Authorization; Binding Agreement. The Purchaser has all requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (a) have been duly and validly authorized and (b) no other corporate proceedings, other than as set forth elsewhere in the Agreement, are necessary to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been, and shall be when delivered, duly and validly executed and delivered by the Purchaser, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement by the other parties hereto, and constitutes, or when delivered shall constitute, the valid and binding obligation of the Purchaser, enforceable against the Purchaser in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that enforceability thereof may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and moratorium laws and other laws of general application affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or by any applicable statute of limitation or by any valid defense of set-off or counterclaim, and the fact that equitable remedies or relief (including the remedy of specific performance) are subject to the discretion of the court from which such relief may be sought (collectively, the “Enforceability Exceptions”).
4.1 授权;有约束力的协议。买方拥有所有必要的权力和授权来执行和交付本协议,履行其在本协议下的义务并完成本协议所设想的交易。本协议的签署和交付以及据此设想的交易的完成(a)已得到正式和有效的授权,(b)除了协议中其他地方规定的以外,没有其他公司程序需要授权签署和交付本协议或完成据此设想的交易。本协议已经并将在交付时由买方正式和有效地执行和交付,假定本协议的其他各方适当授权、执行和交付本协议,并构成或在交付时将构成买方的有效和有约束力的义务,可根据其条款对买方执行,除非其可执行性可能受到适用破产的限制。但其可执行性可能受到适用的破产法、无力偿债法、
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重组法和暂停法以及其他普遍适用的影响债权人权利执行的法律的限制,或受到任何适用的时效法规的限制,或受到任何有效的抵销或反诉抗辩的限制,以及衡平法补救措施或救济(包括具体执行的补救措施)须由可能寻求此类救济的法院酌情处理的事实(统称 "可执行性例外")。
4.2 Governmental Approvals. No Consent of or with any Governmental Authority, on the part of the Purchaser is required to be obtained or made in connection with the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
4.2 政府批准。在执行、交付或履行本协议或完成本协议所设想的交易时,买方不需要获得或与任何政府机构达成任何同意。
4.3 Non-Contravention. The execution and delivery by the Purchaser of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, and compliance with any of the provisions hereof, will not (a) conflict with or violate any Law, Order or Consent applicable to such Party or any of its properties or assets, or (b) (i) violate, conflict with or result in a breach of, (ii) constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default) under, (iii) result in the termination, withdrawal, suspension, cancellation or modification of, (iv) accelerate the performance required by such Party under, (v) result in a right of termination or acceleration under, (vi) give rise to any obligation to make payments or provide compensation under, (vii) result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of such Party under, (viii) give rise to any obligation to obtain any third party consent or provide any notice to any Person or (ix) give any Person the right to declare a default, exercise any remedy, claim a rebate, chargeback, penalty or change in delivery schedule, accelerate the maturity or performance, cancel, terminate or modify any right, benefit, obligation or other term under, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of, any material contract of such Party.
4.3 不违反规定。买方签署和交付本协议和完成本协议所设想的交易,以及遵守本协议的任何规定,将不会(a)与适用于该方或其任何财产或资产的任何法律、命令或同意相冲突或违反。或(b)(i)违反、抵触或导致违反,(ii)构成违约(或构成违约的事件,如果有通知或时间的推移,或两者都有),(iii)导致终止、撤回、暂停、取消或修改,(iv)加速该方根据要求的履行,(v) 导致终止或加速的权利,(vi) 引起任何付款或提供赔偿的义务,(vii) 导致对该方的任何财产或资产产生任何留置权,(viii) 引起获得任何第三方同意或向任何人提供任何通知的义务,或(ix) 赋予任何人宣布违约的权利。行使任何补救措施,要求回扣、退款、罚款或改变交付时间表,加速到期或履行,取消、终止或修改该方任何重大合同的任何条款、条件或规定下的任何权利、利益、义务或其他条款。
ARTICLE V
第五条
seller’s REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
公司的陈述和保证
The Seller hereby represents and warrants to the Purchaser as follows:
卖方在此向买方陈述并表述如下:
5.1 Due Organization and Good Standing. (i) The Targets are duly incorporated and are validly existing under the laws of Hong Kong; (ii) and Takung Tianjin is a business company duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of PRC.
5.1 适当的组织和良好的地位。(1)公司各自根据香港的法律正式注册成立并有效存在;和 (2) Takung Tianjin是根据中华人民共和国法律正式成立、有效存在并具有良好信誉的商业公司。
5.2 Authorization; Binding Agreement. Each of the Seller and the Targets has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (a) have been duly and validly authorized and (b) no other corporate proceedings, other than as set forth elsewhere in the Agreement, are necessary to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been, and shall be when delivered, duly and validly executed and delivered by each of the Seller and the Targets, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement by the other parties hereto, and constitutes, or when delivered shall constitute, the valid
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and binding obligation of each of the Seller and the Targets, enforceable against each of the Seller and the Targets, in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that enforceability thereof may be limited by the Enforceability Exceptions.
5.2 授权;有约束力的协议。卖方与公司拥有所有必要的公司权力和授权来执行和交付本协议,履行其在本协议下的义务并完成本协议所设想的交易。本协议的签署和交付以及据此进行的交易(a)已得到正式和有效的授权,(b)除了协议中规定的以外,没有其他公司程序需要授权签署和交付本协议或完成据此进行的交易。本协议已经并将在交付时由卖方与公司正式和有效地执行和交付,假定本协议的其他各方适当授权、执行和交付本协议,并构成或在交付时将构成卖方与公司的有效和有约束力的义务,可根据其条款对卖方与公司强制执行,但其可执行性可能受到可执行性例外的限制。
5.3 Governmental Approvals. No Consent of or with any Governmental Authority, on the part of any of the Seller or the Targets is required to be obtained or made in connection with the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, other than (a) such filings as may be required in any jurisdiction in which the Target is qualified or authorized to do business as a foreign corporation in order to maintain such qualification or authorization, (b) such filings as contemplated by this Agreement, (c) any filings required with the NYSE MKT with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or (d) applicable requirements, if any, of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and/ or any state “blue sky” securities laws, and the rules and regulations thereunder.
5.3 政府批准。在执行、交付或履行本协议或完成本协议所设想的交易方面,卖方与公司不需要获得或与任何政府机构达成任何同意,除了(a)在本公司有资格或被授权作为外国公司做生意的任何司法管辖区,为保持这种资格或授权而可能需要的备案。(b) 本协议所设想的此类文件,(c) 就本协议所设想的交易向NYSE MKT所提交的任何文件,或(d) 《证券法》、《交易法》和/或任何州的 "蓝天 "证券法及其规则和条例的适用要求(如有)。
5.4 Non-Contravention. The execution and delivery by each of the Seller and the Targets of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, and compliance with any of the provisions hereof, will not (a) conflict with or violate any provision of the Organizational Documents of any of the Seller or the Targets (if any), (b) conflict with or violate any Law, Order or Consent applicable to any of the Seller or the Targets or any of its properties or assets, or (c) (i) violate, conflict with or result in a breach of, (ii) constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default) under, (iii) result in the termination, withdrawal, suspension, cancellation or modification of, (iv) accelerate the performance required by any of the Seller or the Targets under, (v) result in a right of termination or acceleration under, (vi) give rise to any obligation to make payments or provide compensation under, (vii) result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of any of the Seller or the Targets under, (viii) give rise to any obligation to obtain any third party consent or provide any notice to any Person or (ix) give any Person the right to declare a default, exercise any remedy, claim a rebate, chargeback, penalty or change in delivery schedule, accelerate the maturity or performance, cancel, terminate or modify any right, benefit, obligation or other term under, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of, any material contract of any of the Seller or the Targets.
5.4 不违反规定。卖方与公司签署和交付本协议以及完成本协议所设想的交易,以及遵守本协议的任何规定,不会(a)与卖方或公司组织文件的任何规定(如有)相冲突或违反,(b)与适用于卖方或公司或其任何财产或资产的任何法律、命令或同意相冲突或违反。或(c)(i)违反、抵触或导致违反;(ii)根据(i)构成违约(或在发出通知或时间流逝后将构成违约的事件);(iii)导致终止、撤回、暂停、取消或修改;(iv)加速履行卖方或公司根据(i)的要求。(v) 导致项下的终止或加速的权利,(vi) 导致项下的任何付款或提供赔偿的义务,(vii) 导致项下对卖方或公司的任何财产或资产产生任何留置权,(viii) 导致获得任何第三方同意或向任何人士提供任何通知的义务,或(ix) 赋予任何人士宣布违约的权利。行使任何补救措施,要求回扣、退款、罚款或改变交付时间表,加速到期或履行,取消、终止或修改卖方或公司任何重大合同的任何条款、条件或规定下的任何权利、利益、义务或其他条款。
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ARTICLE VI
第六条
TERMINATION AND EXPENSES
终止和费用
6.1 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated and the transactions contemplated hereby may be abandoned at any time prior to the Closing as follows:
6.1 终止。本协议可以终止,据此进行的交易也可以在结束前的任何时候放弃,具体如下。
(a) by mutual written consent of the Purchaser and the Seller; or
(a) 经买方和卖方共同书面同意;或
(b)by written notice by either the Purchaser or the Seller if a Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction shall have issued an Order or taken any other action permanently restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and such Order or other action has become final and non-appealable; provided, however, that the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 6.1(b) shall not be available to a Party if the failure by such Party or its Affiliates to comply with any provision of this Agreement has been a substantial cause of, or substantially resulted in, such action by such Governmental Authority.
(b) 如果有管辖权的政府机构发布命令或采取任何其他行动,永久限制、禁止或以其他方式禁止本协议所设想的交易,并且该命令或其他行动已成为最终的和不可上诉的,则由买方或卖方发出书面通知;但是,根据本第6节的规定,终止本协议的权利不适用。 但是,如果一方或其附属机构未能遵守本协议的任何规定,是导致该政府当局采取这种行动的主要原因,或在很大程度上导致了这种行动,则该方不得根据本第6节(b)终止本协议。
6.2 Effect of Termination. This Agreement may only be terminated in the circumstances described in Section 6.1 and pursuant to a written notice delivered by the applicable Party to the other applicable Parties, which sets forth the basis for such termination, including the provision of Section 6.1 under which such termination is made. In the event of the valid termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 6.1, this Agreement shall forthwith become void, and there shall be no Liability on the part of any Party or any of their respective Representatives, and all rights and obligations of each Party shall cease, and nothing herein shall relieve any Party from Liability for any willful breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or obligation under this Agreement or any Fraud Claim against such Party, in either case, prior to termination of this Agreement. Without limiting the foregoing, and except as provided in this Article VI, the Parties’ sole right prior to the Closing with respect to any breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or other agreement contained in this Agreement by another Party or with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be the right, if applicable, to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 6.1.
6.2 终止的效果。本协议只能在第6.1节所述的情况下终止,并根据适用方交付给其他适用方的书面通知终止,该通知列出了这种终止的依据,包括第6.1节中作出这种终止的规定。如果根据第6.1节有效终止本协议,本协议将立即失效,任何一方或其各自的任何代表都不承担任何责任,每一方的所有权利和义务都将停止,而且本协议的任何内容都不能免除任何一方在本协议终止前故意违反本协议下的任何陈述、保证、契约或义务或对该方的任何欺诈性索赔所承担的责任。在不限制上述规定的情况下,除了本第六条的规定外,双方在结束之前,对于另一方违反本协议中的任何陈述、保证、契约或其他协议,或与本协议所设想的交易有关的唯一权利,是根据第6.1条终止本协议的权利(如果适用)。
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6.3 Fees and Expenses. All Expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be paid by the Party incurring such expenses. As used in this Agreement, “Expenses” shall include all out-of-pocket expenses (including all fees and expenses of counsel, accountants, investment bankers, financial advisors, financing sources, experts and consultants to a Party hereto or any of its Affiliates) incurred by a Party or on its behalf in connection with or related to the authorization, preparation, negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement or any Ancillary Document related hereto and all other matters related to the consummation of this Agreement.
6.3 费用和开支。与本协议和本协议所设想的交易有关的所有费用都应由产生这些费用的一方支付。在本协议中,"费用 "应包括一方或其代表在授权、准备、谈判、执行或履行本协议或与之相关的任何附属文件以及与完成本协议有关的所有其他事项方面所发生的所有实际费用(包括律师、会计师、投资银行家、财务顾问、融资来源、专家和顾问的所有费用和支出)。
ARTICLE VII
[RESERVED]
ARTICLE VIII
第八条
SURVIVAL
存续
8.1 Survival. All representations and warranties of the Purchaser and the Seller contained in this Agreement (including all schedules and exhibits hereto and all certificates, documents, instruments and undertakings furnished pursuant to this Agreement) shall survive the Closing through and until the second (2nd) anniversary of the Closing Date; provided, however, that Fraud Claims against the Purchaser or Seller shall survive indefinitely. If written notice of a claim for breach of any representation or warranty has been given before the applicable date when such representation or warranty no longer survives in accordance with this Section 8.1, then the relevant representations and warranties shall survive as to such claim, until the claim has been finally resolved. All covenants, obligations and agreements of the Purchaser contained in this Agreement (including all schedules and exhibits hereto and all certificates, documents, instruments and undertakings furnished pursuant to this Agreement), including any indemnification obligations, shall survive the Closing and continue until fully performed in accordance with their terms. For the avoidance of doubt, a claim for indemnification under any subsection of Section 8.2 other than clauses (i) or (ii) thereof may be made at any time.
8.1 存续。买方在本协议中的所有陈述和保证(包括所有附表和附件以及根据本协议提供的所有证书、文件、文书和承诺)应在结束时继续有效,直到结束日期的第二(2)周年;但是,第4.1节(授权;有约束力的协议)中的陈述和保证应无限期地存在。此外,针对买方或股东的欺诈性索赔应无限期地存在。如果违反任何陈述或保证的索赔的书面通知是在该陈述或保证根据本第8.1节不再存续的适用日期之前发出的,那么相关的陈述和保证对该索赔应继续有效,直到该索赔得到最终解决。本协议中包含的买方的所有契约、义务和协议(包括本协议的所有附表和附件以及根据本协议提供的所有证书、文件、文书和承诺),包括任何赔偿义务,在成交后继续有效,直到按照其条款完全履行。为了避免疑问,根据第8.2条的任何分节(除其第(i)或(ii)款外)提出的赔偿要求可在任何时间提出。
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ARTICLE IX
第九条
MISCELLANEOUS
杂项
9.1 Notices. All notices, consents, waivers and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered (i) in person, (ii) by facsimile or other electronic means, with affirmative confirmation of receipt, (iii) Business Day after being sent, if sent by reputable, nationally recognized overnight courier service or (iv) three (3) Business Days after being mailed, if sent by registered or certified mail, pre-paid and return receipt requested, in each case to the applicable Party at the following addresses (or at such other address for a Party as shall be specified by like notice):
9.1 通知。本协议项下的所有通知、同意、弃权和其他通信均应采用书面形式,并应在以下情况下被视为已正式发出:(i)亲自送达;(ii)通过传真或其他电子方式送达,并确认收到;(iii)在发送后的一个工作日内,如果通过有信誉的。(iii) 如果通过国家认可的隔夜快递服务发送,则在发送后的一个工作日内,或(iv) 如果通过挂号或认证邮件发送,则在邮寄后的三(3)个工作日内,预付邮资并要求回执,在每一种情况下,都送到适用方的以下地址(或应通过类似通知指定的一方的其他地址)。
If to the Seller:
卖方信息:
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Takung Art Co., Ltd.
Address: 1000 N West Street, Suite 1200, Wilmington, DE 19801
Attn: Kuangtao Wang, Chief Executive Officer
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With a copy to:
抄送:
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Hunter Taubman Fischer & Li LLC
48 Wall Street, Suite 1100
New York, NY 10005
Fax: 212-202-6380
Attn.: Joan Wu, Esq.
翰博文律师事务所
纽约华尔街48号1100室
联系人:吴琼律师
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If to the Purchaser:
买方信息:
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Fecundity Capital Investment Co., Ltd.
Address: OMC Chambers, WIckhams Cay 1, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands
Attn:
丰润资本投资有限公司
地址:英属维尔京群岛托托拉岛罗德城威克姆岛1
号OMC 钱伯斯
联系人:徐建强
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9.2 Binding Effect; Assignment. This Agreement and all of the provisions hereof shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. This Agreement shall not be assigned by operation of Law or otherwise without the prior written consent of the Purchaser and the Seller, and any assignment without such consent shall be null and void; provided that no such assignment shall relieve the assigning Party of its obligations hereunder.
9.2 约束力;转让。本协议和本协议的所有条款对双方及其各自的继承人和允许的受让人具有约束力,并使其受益。未经买方和卖方事先书面同意,本协议不得通过法律或其他方式进行转让,任何未经同意的转让都是无效的;但这种转让不应免除转让方在本协议下的义务。
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9.3 Third Parties. Nothing contained in this Agreement or in any instrument or document executed by any party in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby shall create any rights in, or be deemed to have been executed for the benefit of, any Person that is not a Party hereto or thereto or a successor or permitted assign of such a Party.
9.3 第三方。本协议或任何一方所执行的与本协议所设想的交易有关的任何文书或文件中的任何内容,都不应在非本协议或本协议的缔约方或该缔约方的继承人或允许的转让人的任何个人身上创造任何权利,或被视为为其利益而执行
9.4 Arbitration. Any and all disputes, controversies and claims (other than applications for a temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction, permanent injunction or other equitable relief or application for enforcement of a resolution under this Section 9.4) arising out of, related to, or in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (a “Dispute”) shall be governed by this Section 9.4. A party must, in the first instance, provide written notice of any Disputes to the other parties subject to such Dispute, which notice must provide a reasonably detailed description of the matters subject to the Dispute. The parties involved in such Dispute shall seek to resolve the Dispute on an amicable basis within ten (10) Business Days of the notice of such Dispute being received by such other parties subject to such Dispute; the “Resolution Period”); provided, that if any Dispute would reasonably be expected to have become moot or otherwise irrelevant if not decided within sixty (60) days after the occurrence of such Dispute, then there shall be no Resolution Period with respect to such Dispute. Any Dispute that is not resolved during the Resolution Period may immediately be referred to and finally resolved by arbitration pursuant to the then-existing Expedited Procedures of the Commercial Arbitration Rules (the “AAA Procedures”) of the American Arbitration Association (the “AAA”). Any party involved in such Dispute may submit the Dispute to the AAA to commence the proceedings after the Resolution Period. To the extent that the AAA Procedures and this Agreement are in conflict, the terms of this Agreement shall control. The arbitration shall be conducted by one arbitrator nominated by the AAA promptly (but in any event within five (5) Business Days) after the submission of the Dispute to the AAA and reasonably acceptable to each party subject to the Dispute, which arbitrator shall be a commercial lawyer with substantial experience arbitrating disputes under acquisition agreements. The arbitrator shall accept his or her appointment and begin the arbitration process promptly (but in any event within five (5) Business Days) after his or her nomination and acceptance by the parties subject to the Dispute. The proceedings shall be streamlined and efficient. The arbitrator shall decide the Dispute in accordance with the substantive law of the State of New York. Time is of the essence. Each party shall submit a proposal for resolution of the Dispute to the arbitrator within twenty (20) days after confirmation of the appointment of the arbitrator. The arbitrator shall have the power to order any party to do, or to refrain from doing, anything consistent with this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents and applicable Law, including to perform its contractual obligation(s); provided, that the arbitrator shall be limited to ordering pursuant to the foregoing power (and, for the avoidance of doubt, shall order) the relevant party (or parties, as applicable) to comply with only one or the other of the proposals. The arbitrator’s award shall be in writing and shall include a reasonable explanation of the arbitrator’s reason(s) for selecting one or the other proposal. The seat of arbitration shall be in New York County, State of New York. The language of the arbitration shall be English.
9.4 仲裁。因本协议或本协议所设想的交易而产生的、与之相关的或与之有关的任何及所有争议、纠纷和索赔(不包括申请临时禁止令、初步禁止令、永久禁止令或其他公平救济或申请执行本第9.4节规定的决议)("争议")应受本第9.4节管辖。一方必须在第一时间将任何争议书面通知给受该争议影响的其他各方,该通知必须对受争议影响的事项进行合理的详细描述。该争议所涉各方应在该争议所涉其他各方收到该争议通知后的十(10)个工作日内寻求友好解决该争议;"解决期");但如果任何争议在该争议发生后六十(60)天内不作决定,则合理地预期该争议将变得无意义或不相关,则该争议将没有解决期。任何在解决期内未得到解决的争议,可立即根据当时存在的美国仲裁协会("AAA")商业仲裁规则的快速程序("AAA程序")提交并最终通过仲裁解决。该争议所涉及的任何一方可以将争议提交给美国仲裁协会,以便在解决期限之后开始程序。如果AAA程序和本协议有冲突,应以本协议的条款为准。仲裁应在争议提交给AAA后迅速(但在任何情况下在五(5)个工作日内)由AAA提名的一名仲裁员进行,并为争议的每一方合理地接受,该仲裁员应是一名商业律师,在收购协议的争议方面具有丰富的仲裁经验。仲裁员应接受其任命,并在其被提名和被争议各方接受后迅速开始仲裁程序(但无论如何应在五(5)个营业日内)。仲裁程序应精简、高效。仲裁员应根据纽约州的实体法裁决争议。时间是关键。各方应在确认仲裁员任命后二十(20)天内向仲裁员提交解决争议的建议。仲裁员有权命令任何一方做或不做符合本协议、附属文件和适用法律的任何事情,包括履行其合同义务;但仲裁员应仅限于根据上述权力命令(为避免疑问,应命令)相关方(或各方,如适用)只遵守其中一个或另一个建议。仲裁员的裁决应是书面的,并应包括对仲裁员选择一种或另一种建议的理由的合理解释。仲裁地点应在纽约州的纽约县。仲裁的语言为英语。
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9.5 Governing Law; Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be governed by, construed and enforced in accordance with the Laws of the State of New York without regard to the conflict of laws principles thereof. Subject to Section 9.4, all Actions arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be heard and determined exclusively in any state or federal court located in New York, New York (or in any court in which appeal from such courts may be taken) (the “Specified Courts”). Subject to Section 9.4, each Party hereto hereby (a) submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of any Specified Court for the purpose of any Action arising out of or relating to this Agreement brought by any Party hereto and (b) irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert by way of motion, defense or otherwise, in any such Action, any claim that it is not subject personally to the jurisdiction of the above-named courts, that its property is exempt or immune from attachment or execution, that the Action is brought in an inconvenient forum, that the venue of the Action is improper, or that this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby may not be enforced in or by any Specified Court. Each Party agrees that a final judgment in any Action shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by Law. Each Party irrevocably consents to the service of the summons and complaint and any other process in any other action or proceeding relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on behalf of itself, or its property, by personal delivery of copies of such process to such Party at the applicable address set forth in Section 9.1. Nothing in this Section 9.5 shall affect the right of any Party to serve legal process in any other manner permitted by Law.
9.5 管辖法律;管辖权。本协议应受纽约州法律的管辖,并根据其解释和执行,而不考虑其法律原则的冲突。根据第9.4条的规定,由本协议引起的或与本协议有关的所有诉讼应在位于纽约州纽约市的任何州或联邦法院(或可对这些法院提出上诉的任何法院)("特定法院")专门审理和裁决。根据第9.4的规定,本协议的每一方在此 (a)服从任何特定法院的专属管辖权,以处理本协议的任何一方提出的或与之相关的任何诉讼,以及 (b)不可撤销地放弃,并同意不以动议、辩护或其他方式在任何此类诉讼中主张。任何声称其本人不受上述法院的管辖,其财产被豁免或免于扣押或执行,该诉讼是在不方便的法院提起的,该诉讼的地点是不恰当的,或本协议或本协议所设想的交易可能不会在任何特定的法院强制执行。各方同意,任何诉讼的最终判决应是决定性的,并可在其他司法管辖区通过对判决的诉讼或法律规定的任何其他方式执行。每一方不可撤销地同意,在与本协议所设想的交易有关的任何其他诉讼或程序中,以其自身或其财产的名义,将传票和申诉以及任何其他程序的副本亲自送达第9.1节规定的该方的适用地址。本第9.5条的规定不影响任何一方以法律允许的任何其他方式送达法律程序的权利。
9.6 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY ACTION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF ANY ACTION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THAT FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 9.6.
9.6 放弃陪审团审判。在适用法律允许的最大范围内,本协议各方在此放弃其对直接或间接产生于本协议或本协议所设想的交易的任何诉讼的陪审团审判的权利。本协议的每一方(a)证明,任何其他方的代表都没有明确或以其他方式表示,该其他方在发生任何诉讼时不会寻求执行上述放弃,并且(b)承认它和本协议的其他各方是在本节中的相互放弃和证明等因素的诱导下签订本协议。
9.7 Specific Performance. Each Party acknowledges that the rights of each Party to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby are unique, recognizes and affirms that in the event of a breach of this Agreement by any Party, money damages may be inadequate and the non-breaching Parties may have not adequate remedy at law, and agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed by an applicable Party in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. Accordingly, each Party shall be entitled to seek an injunction or restraining order to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to seek to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof, without the requirement to post any bond or other security or to prove that money damages would be inadequate, this being in addition to any other right or remedy to which such Party may be entitled under this Agreement, at law or in equity.
9.7 具体执行。每一方都承认,每一方完成本协议所设想的交易的权利是独一无二的,承认并确认,如果任何一方违反本协议,金钱上的损失可能是不够的,非违约方可能没有足够的法律补救措施,并同意,如果本协议的任何条款没有被适用方按照其具体条款履行或被违反,将会发生不可弥补的损失。
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因此,每一方都有权寻求禁令或限制令,以防止违反本协议的行为,并寻求具体执行本协议的条款和规定,而不需要交纳任何保证金或其他担保,也不需要证明金钱损失是不够的,这是该方根据本协议、法律或衡平法可能享有的任何其他权利或补救措施的补充。
9.8 Severability. In case any provision in this Agreement shall be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in a jurisdiction, such provision shall be modified or deleted, as to the jurisdiction involved, only to the extent necessary to render the same valid, legal and enforceable, and the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby nor shall the validity, legality or enforceability of such provision be affected thereby in any other jurisdiction. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the Parties will substitute for any invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision a suitable and equitable provision that carries out, so far as may be valid, legal and enforceable, the intent and purpose of such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision.
9.8 可分割性。如果本协议中的任何条款在某一司法管辖区被认定为无效、非法或无法执行,那么就所涉及的司法管辖区而言,该条款应被修改或删除,但以使其有效、合法和可执行为限,本协议其余条款的有效性、合法性和可执行性不得以任何方式受到影响或损害,该条款的有效性、合法性或可执行性在任何其他司法管辖区不得受到影响。一旦确定任何条款或其他规定是无效的、非法的或无法执行的,双方将以适当和公平的规定来替代任何无效的、非法的或无法执行的规定,只要是有效的、合法的和可执行的,就可以实现该无效的、非法的或无法执行的规定的意图和目的。
9.9 Amendment. This Agreement may be amended, supplemented or modified only by execution of a written instrument signed by the Purchaser and the Seller.
9.9 修订。本协议只能通过买方和卖方签署的书面文件进行修订、补充或修改。
9.10 Waiver. The Purchaser on behalf of itself, the Targets on behalf of itself and its Affiliates, and the Seller on behalf of itself, may in its sole discretion (i) extend the time for the performance of any obligation or other act of any other non-Affiliated Party hereto, (ii) waive any inaccuracy in the representations and warranties by such other non-Affiliated Party contained herein or in any document delivered pursuant hereto and (iii) waive compliance by such other non-Affiliated Party with any covenant or condition contained herein. Any such extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in an instrument in writing signed by the Party or Parties to be bound thereby. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no failure or delay by a Party in exercising any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise of any other right hereunder.
9.10 弃权。买方代表其自身,公司代表其自身及其关联方,以及卖方代表其自身,可以自行决定(i)延长任何其他非关联方履行任何义务或其他行为的时间,(ii)放弃其他非关联方在本协议中或根据本协议交付的任何文件中的任何不准确的陈述和保证,以及(iii)放弃其他非关联方对本协议中任何契约或条件的遵守。任何这样的延期或放弃,只有在由受约束的一方或多方签署的书面文件中列明才有效。尽管有上述规定,任何一方未能或延迟行使本协议项下的任何权利,都不能作为对该权利的放弃,任何单一或部分的行使也不能排除任何其他或进一步行使本协议项下的任何其他权利。
9.11 Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the documents or instruments referred to herein, including any exhibits, annexes and schedules attached hereto, which exhibits, annexes and schedules are incorporated herein by reference, embody the entire agreement and understanding of the Parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein. There are no restrictions, promises, representations, warranties, covenants or undertakings, other than those expressly set forth or referred to herein or the documents or instruments referred to herein, which collectively supersede all prior agreements and the understandings among the Parties with respect to the subject matter contained herein.
9.11 完整的协议。本协议和本协议提及的文件或文书,包括本协议所附的任何展品、附件和附表,这些展品、附件和附表通过提及而纳入本协议,体现了本协议双方就本协议所含主题达成的全部协议和谅解。除了本协议明确规定或提及的或本协议提及的文件或文书外,没有任何限制、承诺、陈述、保证、契约或保证,它们共同取代了所有先前的协议和双方之间关于本协议所载事项的谅解。
9.12 Interpretation. The table of contents and the Article and Section headings contained in this Agreement are solely for the purpose of reference, are not part of the agreement of the Parties and shall not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. In this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) any pronoun used in this Agreement shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms, and words in the singular, including any defined terms, include the plural and vice versa; (b) reference to any Person includes such
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Person’s successors and assigns but, if applicable, only if such successors and assigns are permitted by this Agreement, and reference to a Person in a particular capacity excludes such Person in any other capacity; (c) any accounting term used and not otherwise defined in this Agreement or any Ancillary Document has the meaning assigned to such term in accordance with GAAP; (d) “including” (and with correlative meaning “include”) means including without limiting the generality of any description preceding or succeeding such term and shall be deemed in each case to be followed by the words “without limitation”; (e) the words “herein,” “hereto,” and “hereby” and other words of similar import in this Agreement shall be deemed in each case to refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Section or other subdivision of this Agreement; (f) the word “if” and other words of similar import when used herein shall be deemed in each case to be followed by the phrase “and only if”; (g) the term “or” means “and/or”; (h) any reference to the term “ordinary course” or “ordinary course of business” shall be deemed in each case to be followed by the words “consistent with past practice”; (i) any agreement, instrument, insurance policy, Law or Order defined or referred to herein or in any agreement or instrument that is referred to herein means such agreement, instrument, insurance policy, Law or Order as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented, including (in the case of agreements or instruments) by waiver or consent and (in the case of statutes, regulations, rules or orders) by succession of comparable successor statutes, regulations, rules or orders and references to all attachments thereto and instruments incorporated therein; (j) except as otherwise indicated, all references in this Agreement to the words “Section,” “Article”, “Schedule”, “Exhibit” and “Annex” are intended to refer to Sections, Articles, Schedules, Exhibits and Annexes to this Agreement; and (k) the term “Dollars” or “$” means United States dollars. Any reference in this Agreement to a Person’s directors shall including any member of such Person’s governing body and any reference in this Agreement to a Person’s officers shall including any Person filling a substantially similar position for such Person. Any reference in this Agreement or any Ancillary Document to a Person’s shareholders shall include any applicable owners of the equity interests of such Person, in whatever form, including with respect to the Purchaser its shareholders under the applicable PRC laws or its Organizational Documents. The Parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. Consequently, in the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the Parties hereto, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any provision of this Agreement. To the extent that any Contract, document, certificate or instrument is represented and warranted to by the Targets to be given, delivered, provided or made available by the Targets, in order for such Contract, document, certificate or instrument to have been deemed to have been given, delivered, provided and made available to the Purchaser or its Representatives, such Contract, document, certificate or instrument shall have been posted to the electronic data site maintained on behalf of the Targets for the benefit of the Purchaser and its Representatives and the Purchaser and its Representatives have been given access to the electronic folders containing such information.
9.12 解释。本协议中的目录以及条款和章节的标题仅用于参考,不属于双方协议的一部分,并且不以任何方式影响本协议的含义或解释。在本协议中,除非上下文另有要求。(a) 本协议中使用的任何代词应包括相应的阳性、阴性或中性形式,单数的词,包括任何定义的术语,包括复数,反之亦然。(b) 对任何个人的提及包括该人的继承人和受让人,但如果适用,只有在该继承人和受让人被本协议允许的情况下,对一个人的特定身份的提及不包括该人的任何其他身份; (c) 本协议或任何附属文件中使用的、未另行定义的任何会计术语具有根据公认会计准则赋予该术语的含义。(d) "包括"(以及相关的含义 "包括")是指包括但不限制该术语之前或之后的任何描述的一般性,并应在每种情况下被视为在 "无限制 "之后; (e) 本协议中的 "这里"、"这里 "和 "这里 "以及其他类似含义的词语应在每种情况下被视为指本协议的整体,而不是指本协议的任何特定章节或其他细分部分。(f) 本协议中使用的 "如果 "一词和其他类似含义的词在每种情况下都应被视为在 "只有在 "之后;(g) 术语 "或 "意味着 "和/或";(h) 任何对 "正常过程 "或 "正常业务过程 "的提及在每种情况下都应被视为在 "符合以往惯例 "之后。(i) 在此定义或提及的或在此提及的任何协议或文书中的任何协议、文书、保险单、法律或命令是指不时修正、修改或补充的此类协议、文书、保险单、法律或命令,包括(就协议或文书而言)通过放弃或同意以及(就法规、条例、规则或命令而言)通过继承可比的后续法规、条例、规则或命令以及提及其所有附件和纳入其中的文书。(j) 除非另有说明,本协议中所有提到 "章节"、"条款"、"附表"、"附件 "的地方都是指本协议的章节、条款、附表、附件;以及 (k) 术语 "美元 "或"$"是指美国美元。本协议中提到的任何个人的董事应包括该人的管理机构的任何成员,本协议中提到的任何个人的官员应包括为该人担任基本类似职位的任何人员。在本协议或任何附属文件中提到一个人的股东,应包括该人的股权的任何适用的所有者,无论其形式如何,包括就买方而言,其在中华人民共和国法案或其组织文件中的股东。双方共同参与了本协议的谈判和起草工作。因此,如果出现歧义或意图或解释的问题,本协议应被解释为由双方共同起草,并且不应出现有利于或不利于任何一方的推定或举证责任,因为本协议的任何条款的作者。如果任何合同、文件、证书或文书由本公司表示并保证由本公司给予、交付、提供或提供,为了使该合同、文件、证书或文书被视为已给予、交付、提供和提供给买方或其代表,该合同、文件、证书或文书应已张贴到代表本公司为买方及其代表的利益而维护的电子数据网站,并且买方及其代表已被允许访问包含这些信息的电子文件夹。
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9.13 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed and delivered (including by facsimile or other electronic transmission) in one or more counterparts, and by the different Parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when executed shall be deemed to be an original but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
9.13 对等文件。本协议可以通过一份或多份对等文件来执行和交付(包括通过传真或其他电子传输方式),并由不同的缔约方以不同的对等文件来执行,每一份对等文件在执行时都应被视为一份正本,但所有对等文件合在一起应构成一份相同的协议。
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DEFINITIONS
定义
10.1 Certain Definitions. For purpose of this Agreement, the following capitalized terms have the following meanings:
10.1 具体定义。就本协议而言,以下大写的术语具有以下含义:
“Action” means any notice of noncompliance or violation, or any claim, demand, charge, action, suit, litigation, audit, settlement, complaint, stipulation, assessment or arbitration, or any request (including any request for information), inquiry, hearing, proceeding or investigation, by or before any Governmental Authority.
"行动 "是指由任何政府当局或在任何政府当局面前发出的任何不遵守或违反的通知,或任何索赔、要求、指控、行动、诉讼、诉讼、审计、和解、投诉、协议、评估或仲裁,或任何要求(包括任何信息要求)、调查、听证、诉讼或调查。
“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly Controlling, Controlled by, or under common Control with such Person.
"关联公司 "是指,就任何个人而言,直接或间接控制、被其控制或与之共同控制的任何其他个人。
“Ancillary Documents” means each agreement, instrument or document attached hereto as an Exhibit, including the other agreements, certificates and instruments to be executed or delivered by any of the parties hereto in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement.
"附属文件 "是指本协议中作为附件的每一份协议、文书或文件,包括本协议任何一方就本协议或根据本协议将签署或交付的其他协议、证书和文书。
“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday on which commercial banking institutions in New York, New York are authorized to close for business.
"营业日 "是指除周六、周日或法定假日以外的任何一天,在纽约州纽约市的商业银行机构被授权关闭营业。
“Targets’ Charter” means the memorandum and articles of association of the Targets.
"公司章程 “是指公司组织章程大纲和条款。
“Consent” means any consent, approval, waiver, authorization or Permit of, or notice to or declaration or filing with any Governmental Authority or any other Person.
"同意 "是指任何政府当局或任何其他人的同意、批准、放弃、授权或许可,或向任何政府当局或任何其他人发出的通知或声明或备案。
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“Contracts” means all contracts, agreements, binding arrangements, bonds, notes, indentures, mortgages, debt instruments, purchase order, licenses, franchises, leases and other instruments or obligations of any kind, written or oral (including any amendments and other modifications thereto).
"合同 "是指所有合同、协议、有约束力的安排、债券、票据、契约、抵押、债务文书、采购订单、许可证、特许权、租赁和其他任何种类的书面或口头文书或义务(包括其任何修正案和其他修改)。
“Control” of a Person means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract, or otherwise. “Controlled”, “Controlling” and “under common Control with” have correlative meanings. Without limiting the foregoing a Person (the “Controlled Person”) shall be deemed Controlled by (a) any other Person (the “10% Owner”) (i) owning beneficially, as meant in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, securities entitling such Person to cast ten percent (10%) or more of the votes for election of directors or equivalent governing authority of the Controlled Person or (ii) entitled to be allocated or receive ten percent (10%) or more of the profits, losses, or distributions of the Controlled Person; (b) an officer, director, general partner, partner (other than a limited partner), manager, or member (other than a member having no management authority that is not a 10% Owner) of the Controlled Person; or (c) a spouse, parent, lineal descendant, sibling, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, mother-in-law, father-in-law, sister-in-law, or brother-in-law of an Affiliate of the Controlled Person or a trust for the benefit of an Affiliate of the Controlled Person or of which an Affiliate of the Controlled Person is a trustee.
对一个人的 "控制 "是指直接或间接拥有指导或导致指导该人的管理和政策的权力,无论是通过拥有投票权的证券,通过合同,还是其他。"被控制"、"控制 "和 "被共同控制 "具有相关的含义。在不限制上述规定的情况下,一个人("被控制人")应被视为受以下情况控制:(a) 任何其他人("10%的所有者")(i)按《交易法》第13d-3条的意思,实际拥有使该人有权投票选举被控制人的董事或同等管理机构的百分之十(10%)或以上的证券,或(ii)有权分配或接受被控制人百分之十(10%)或以上的利润、损失或分配。(b) 被控制人的高级职员、董事、普通合伙人、合伙人(有限合伙人除外)、经理或成员(无管理权的成员除外,且不属于10%的所有者)。或 (c) 被控制人关联公司的配偶、父母、直系亲属、兄弟姐妹、姑姑、叔叔、侄女、岳母、岳父、嫂子或姐夫,或为被控制人关联公司的利益而设立的信托,或被控制人的关联公司是其受托人。
“Fraud Claim” means any claim based in whole or in part upon fraud, willful misconduct or intentional misrepresentation.
"欺诈性索赔 "是指全部或部分基于欺诈、故意不当行为或故意虚假陈述的任何索赔。
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles as in effect in the United States of America.
“GAAP “是指在美国生效的公认的会计原则。
“Governmental Authority” means any federal, state, local, foreign or other governmental, quasi-governmental or administrative body, instrumentality, department or agency or any court, tribunal, administrative hearing body, arbitration panel, commission, or other similar dispute-resolving panel or body.
"政府机构 "是指任何联邦、州、地方、外国或其他政府、准政府或行政机构、工具、部门或机构或任何法院、法庭、行政听证机构、仲裁小组、委员会或其他类似的争端解决小组或机构。
“Law” means any federal, state, local, municipal, foreign or other law, statute, legislation, principle of common law, ordinance, code, edict, decree, proclamation, treaty, convention, rule, regulation, directive, requirement, writ, injunction, settlement, Order or Consent that is or has been issued, enacted, adopted, passed, approved, promulgated, made, implemented or otherwise put into effect by or under the authority of any Governmental Authority.
"法律 "是指由任何政府当局发布、颁布、通过、批准、制定、实施或以其他方式生效的任何联邦、州、地方、市政、外国或其他法律、法规、立法、普通法原则、条例、法典、法令、公告、条约、公约、规则、指令、要求、令状、禁令、和解、命令或同意。
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“Liabilities” means any and all liabilities, indebtedness, Actions or obligations of any nature (whether absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise, whether known or unknown, whether direct or indirect, whether matured or unmatured and whether due or to become due), including tax liabilities due or to become due.
"负债 "是指任何性质的任何和所有负债、债务、行动或义务(无论是绝对的、应计的、或有的还是其他的,无论是已知的还是未知的,无论是直接的还是间接的,无论是成熟的还是未成熟的,以及无论是到期的还是将到期的),包括到期的或将到期的税务责任。
“Lien” means any mortgage, pledge, security interest, attachment, right of first refusal, option, proxy, voting trust, encumbrance, lien or charge of any kind (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement or lease in the nature thereof), restriction (whether on voting, sale, transfer, disposition or otherwise), any subordination arrangement in favor of another Person, any filing or agreement to file a financing statement as debtor under the Uniform Commercial Code or any similar Law.
"留置权 "是指任何抵押、质押、担保权益、附加物、优先购买权、选择权、代理权、投票信托、负担、留置权或任何种类的收费(包括任何有条件的销售或其他所有权保留协议或具有此类性质的租赁)、限制(无论是关于投票、销售、转让、处置或其他)、有利于另一人的任何排序安排、根据统一商法典或任何类似法律作为债务人提交融资声明的任何申请或协议。
“Order” means any order, decree, ruling, judgment, injunction, writ, determination, binding decision, verdict, judicial award or other action that is or has been made, entered, rendered, or otherwise put into effect by or under the authority of any Governmental Authority.
"命令 "是指由任何政府机构或在其授权下作出或已经作出、进入或以其他方式生效的任何命令、法令、裁定、判决、禁令、令状、决定、有约束力的决定、裁决、司法裁决或其他行动。
“Organizational Documents” means, with respect to the Purchaser, the Purchaser Charter, and with respect to any other Party, its Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws or similar organizational documents, in each case, as amended.
"组织文件",对买方而言,是指《买方章程》,对任何其他方而言,是指其公司证书和公司章程或类似的组织文件,在每种情况下,都是经修订的。
“Person” means an individual, corporation, partnership (including a general partnership, limited partnership or limited liability partnership), limited liability company, association, trust or other entity or organization, including a government, domestic or foreign, or political subdivision thereof, or an agency or instrumentality thereof.
"人 "是指个人、公司、合伙企业(包括普通合伙企业、有限合伙企业或有限责任合伙企业)、有限责任公司、协会、信托或其他实体或组织,包括国内或国外政府或其政治分支,或其机构或工具。
“Representative” means, as to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and its and their managers, directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors (including financial advisors, counsel and accountants).
"代表 "是指,对于任何一个人来说,该人的附属机构及其经理、董事、官员、雇员、代理人和顾问(包括财务顾问、律师和会计师)。
“Taxes” means (a) all direct or indirect federal, state, local, foreign and other net income, gross income, gross receipts, sales, use, value-added, ad valorem, transfer, franchise, profits, license, lease, service, service use, withholding, payroll, employment, social security and related contributions due in relation to the payment of compensation to employees, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, premium, property, windfall profits, alternative minimum, estimated, customs, duties or other taxes, fees, assessments or charges of any kind whatsoever, together with any interest and any penalties, additions to tax or additional amounts with respect thereto, (b) any Liability for payment of amounts described in clause (a) whether as a result of being a member of an affiliated, consolidated, combined or unitary group for any period or otherwise through operation of law and (c) any Liability for the payment of amounts described in clauses (a) or (b) as a result of any tax sharing, tax group, tax indemnity or tax allocation agreement with, or any other express or implied agreement to indemnify, any other Person.
"税收 "是指(a)所有直接或间接的联邦、州、地方、外国和其他净收入、总收入、总收益、销售、使用、增值、从价、转让、特许经营、利润、许可证、租赁、服务、服务使用、预扣、工资、就
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业、社会保障和与支付雇员报酬有关的缴款、消费税、离职费、印花税、职业税、保险费、财产、意外利润、替代最低税、估计、海关、关税或其他任何种类的税、费、评估或收费。(b) 支付(a)条所述款项的任何责任,不论是由于在任何时期成为附属、合并、联合或统一集团的成员,还是由于法律的实施,以及(c)由于与任何其他人达成的任何税收分享、税收集团、税收赔偿或税收分配协议,或任何其他明示或暗示的赔偿协议,支付(a)或(b)条所述的款项的任何责任。
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Party hereto has caused this Agreement to be signed and delivered by its respective duly authorized officer as of the date first written above.
作为证明,本协议的每一方已使本协议由其各自的正式授权官员在上述第一个日期签署和交付.
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Fecundity Capital Investment Co., Ltd.
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/s/ Jianqiang Xu
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Jianqiang Xu
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Chief Executive Officer
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Takung Art Co., Ltd.
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Takung Art Co., Ltd.
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Kuangtao Wang
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Chief Executive Officer
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Hong Kong Takung Art Company Limited
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公司:
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Hong Kong Takung Art Company Limited
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Lixin Guo
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Hong Kong MQ Group Limited
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Hong Kong MQ Group Limited
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Memorandum of Association of
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Grand Cayman
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THE COMPANIES ACT (2022 REVISION)
EXEMPTED COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES
MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION
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1. The name of the Company is NFT Limited.
2. The registered office of the Company shall be at the offices of Conyers Trust Company (Cayman) Limited, Cricket Square, Hutchins Drive, PO Box 2681, Grand Cayman, KY1-1111, Cayman Islands.
3. Subject to the following provisions of this Memorandum, the objects for which the Company is established are unrestricted.
4. Subject to the following provisions of this Memorandum, the Company shall have and be capable of exercising all the functions of a natural person of full capacity irrespective of any question of corporate benefit, as provided by Section 27(2) of the Companies Act.
5. Nothing in this Memorandum shall permit the Company to carry on a business for which a licence is required under the laws of the Cayman Islands unless duly licensed.
6. The Company shall not trade in the Cayman Islands with any person, firm or corporation except in furtherance of the business of the Company carried on outside the Cayman Islands; provided that nothing in this clause shall be construed as to prevent the Company effecting and concluding contracts in the Cayman Islands, and exercising in the Cayman Islands all of its powers necessary for the carrying on of its business outside the Cayman Islands.
7. The liability of each member is limited to the amount from time to time unpaid on such member’s shares.
8. The share capital of the Company is US$50,000 divided into 450,000,000 Class A ordinary shares of a nominal or par value of US$0.0001 each and 50,000,000 Class B ordinary shares of a nominal or par value of US$0.0001 each.
9. The Company may exercise the power contained in the Companies Act to deregister in the Cayman Islands and be registered by way of continuation in another jurisdiction.
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We, the undersigned, are desirous of being formed into a company pursuant to this Memorandum and the Companies Act, and we hereby agree to take the numbers of shares set opposite our respective names below.
Dated this 30th day of September 2022
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ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
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NFT Limited
Table A
The regulations in Table A in the First Schedule to the Act (as defined below) do not apply to the Company.
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1. Definitions
1.1. In these Articles, the following words and expressions shall, where not inconsistent with the context, have the following meanings, respectively:
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means the right of any holder of Class B Ordinary Shares, subject to the provisions of these Articles to convert all or any of its Class B Ordinary Shares into Class A Ordinary Shares in its discretion;
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debenture and debenture holder
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include debenture stock and debenture stockholder respectively;
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Designated Stock Exchange
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the NYSE American;
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Director
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a director, including a sole director, for the time being of the Company and shall include an Alternate Director;
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dollars and $
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dollars, the legal currency of the United States of America;
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Exchange Act
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the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended;
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Electronic, Electronic Record and Electronic Signature
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Electronic Transactions Act
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FINRA
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Financial Industry Regulatory Authority;
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FINRA Rules
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the rules set forth by FINRA;
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head office
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such office of the Company as the Directors may from time to time determine to be the principal office of the Company;
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Member
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the person registered in the Register of Members as the holder of shares in the Company and, when two or more persons are so registered as joint holders of shares, means the person whose name stands first in the Register of Members as one of such joint holders or all of such persons, as the context so requires;
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Memorandum
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the memorandum of association of the Company in their present form or as supplemented or amended or substituted from time to time;
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calendar month;
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Nomination Committee
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the nomination committee of the Company formed by the Board pursuant to Article 30.1 hereof, or any successor audit committee
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Notice
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written notice as further provided in these Articles unless otherwise specifically stated;
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the registered office of the Company for the time being;
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Officer
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any person appointed by the Board to hold an office in the Company;
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a resolution passed at a general meeting (or, if so specified, a meeting of Members holding a class of shares) of the Company by a simple majority of the votes cast, or a written resolution passed by the unanimous consent of all Members entitled to vote;
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paid-up
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paid-up or credited as paid-up;
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the principal register and where applicable, any branch register of Members of the Company to be maintained at such place within or outside the Cayman Islands as the Board shall determine from time to time;
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Registration Office
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in respect of any class of share capital such place as the Board may from time to time determine to keep a branch register of Members in respect of that class of share capital and where (except in cases where the Board otherwise directs) the transfers or other documents of title for such class of share capital are to be lodged for registration and are to be registered
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Register of Directors and Officers
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the register of directors and officers referred to in these Articles;
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Register of Members
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the register of members maintained by the Company in accordance with the Act;
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the common seal or any official or duplicate seal of the Company;
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the United States Securities and Exchange Commission;
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Secretary
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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;
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Share and Shares
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a share or shares of any class or series in the share capital of the Company and includes a fraction of a share;
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(ii) a written resolution passed by unanimous consent of all Members entitled to vote;
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the Act and every other law of the Legislature of the Cayman Islands for the time being in force applying to or affecting the Company, its Memorandum of Association and/or these Articles;
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written resolution
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1.2. In these Articles, 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;
(c)words importing persons include companies, associations or bodies of persons whether corporate or not;
(d) the words:-
(i) “may” shall be construed as permissive; and
(ii) “shall” shall be construed as imperative;
(e) a reference to statutory provision shall be deemed to include any amendment or re-enactment thereof;
(f) the word “corporation” means corporation whether or not a company within the meaning of the Act; and
(g) unless otherwise provided herein, words or expressions defined in the Act shall bear the same meaning in these Articles.
1.3. In these Articles 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 Articles are for convenience only and are not to be used or relied upon in the construction hereof.
1.5. References to a document being executed include references to it being executed under hand or under seal or by Electronic Signature or by any other method and references to a notice or document include a notice or document recorded or stored in any digital, electronic, electrical, magnetic or other retrievable form or medium and information in visible form whether having physical substance or not.
2. share capital
2.1. The share capital of the Company at the date on which these Articles come into effect shall be as stated in clause 8 of the Memorandum.
2.2. Subject to the Act, the Company’s Memorandum and Articles of Association and, where applicable, the rules of the Designated Stock Exchange and/or any competent regulatory authority, the Company shall have the power to purchase or otherwise acquire its own shares and such power shall be exercisable by the Board in such manner, upon such terms and subject to such conditions as it in its absolute discretion thinks fit and any determination by the Board of the manner of purchase shall be deemed authorised by these Articles for purposes of the Act.
2.3. No share shall be issued to bearer.
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3. share rights
3.1. Subject to the provisions of the Act, the rules of the Designated Stock Exchange, the Company’s Memorandum and Articles of Association and to any special rights conferred on the holders of any shares or class of shares, and without prejudice to Article 5 hereof, the share capital of the Company shall be divided into Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares with the following rights and restrictions attaching:
3.2. Class A Ordinary Shares. The Class A Ordinary Shares shall have the following rights:
(a) be entitled to one (1) vote per share and to receive notice of, attend at and vote as a Member at any general meeting of the Company;
(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, after payment first of the nominal amount and any share premium paid up on the Class A Ordinary Shares and after payment second of the nominal amount and any share premium paid up on any other class of shares in issue, the remaining assets of the Company shall be distributed pari passu to the holders of the Class A Ordinary Shares; and
(d) generally be entitled to enjoy all of the rights attaching to shares.
3.3. Class B Ordinary Shares. The Class B Ordinary Shares shall have the following rights:
(a) be entitled to twenty (20) votes per share and to receive notice of, attend at and vote as a Member at any general meeting of the Company;
(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, after payment first of the nominal amount and any share premium paid up on the Class B Ordinary Shares and after payment second of the nominal amount and any share premium paid up on any other class of shares in issue, the remaining assets of the Company shall be distributed pari passu to the holders of the Class B Ordinary Shares;
(d) generally be entitled to enjoy all of the rights attaching to shares.
4. variation of rights
4.1. Subject to the Act and without prejudice to Article 3, all or any of the special rights for the time being attached to the shares or any class of shares may, unless otherwise provided by the terms of issue of the shares of that class, from time to time (whether or not the Company is being wound up) be varied, modified or abrogated with the sanction of a Special Resolution passed at a separate general meeting of the holders of the shares of that class. To every such separate general meeting all the provisions of these Articles relating to general meetings of the Company shall, mutatis mutandis, apply, but so that:
(a) the necessary quorum (whether at a separate general meeting or at its adjourned meeting) shall be a person or persons or (in the case of a Member being a corporation) its duly authorized representative together holding or representing by proxy not less than one third in nominal value of the issued voting shares of that class;
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(b) every holder of shares of the class shall be entitled on a poll to one vote for every such share held by him; and
(c) any holder of shares of the class present in person or by proxy or authorised representative may demand a poll.
4.2. The special rights conferred upon the holders of any shares or class of shares shall not, unless otherwise expressly provided in the rights attaching to or the terms of issue of such shares, be deemed to be varied, modified or abrogated by the creation or issue of further shares ranking pari passu therewith.
5. POWER TO ISSUE SHARES
5.1.Subject to the Act, these Articles and, where applicable, the rules of the Designated Stock Exchange and without prejudice to any special rights or restrictions for the time being attached to any shares or any class of shares, the unissued shares of the Company (whether forming part of the original or any increased capital) shall be at the disposal of the Board, which may offer, allot, grant options over or otherwise dispose of them to such persons, at such times and for such consideration and upon such terms and conditions as the Board may in its absolute discretion determine but so that no shares shall be issued at a discount, except in accordance with the provisions of Act. In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, the Board is hereby empowered to authorize by resolution or resolutions from time to time the issuance of one or more classes or series of preferred shares and to fix the designations, powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional and other rights, if any, and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof, if any, including, without limitation, the number of shares constituting each such class or series, dividend rights, conversion rights, redemption privileges, voting powers, full or limited or no voting powers, and liquidation preferences, and to increase or decrease the size of any such class or series (but not below the number of shares of any class or series of preferred shares then outstanding) to the extent permitted by Act. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the resolution or resolutions providing for the establishment of any class or series of preferred shares may, to the extent permitted by law, provide that such class or series shall be superior to, rank equally with or be junior to the preferred shares of any other class or series.
5.2. Neither the Company nor the Board shall be obliged, when making or granting any allotment of, offer of, option over or disposal of shares, to make, or make available, any such allotment, offer, option or shares to Members or others with registered addresses in any particular territory or territories being a territory or territories where, in the absence of a registration statement or other special formalities, this would or might, in the opinion of the Board, be unlawful or impracticable. Members affected as a result of the foregoing sentence shall not be, or be deemed to be, a separate class of members for any purpose whatsoever.
5.3. The Board may issue options, warrants or convertible securities or securities of similar nature conferring the right upon the holders thereof to subscribe for, purchase or receive any class of shares or securities in the capital of the Company on such terms as it may from time to time determine.
5.4. The Company may in connection with the issue of any shares exercise all powers of paying commission and brokerage conferred or permitted by the Act. Subject to the Act, the commission may be satisfied by the payment of cash or by the allotment of fully or partly paid shares or partly in one and partly in the other.
5.5. Except as required by law, no person shall be recognised by the Company as holding any share upon any trust and the Company shall not be bound by or required in any way to recognise (even when having notice thereof) any equitable, contingent, future or partial interest in any share or any fractional part of a share or (except only as otherwise provided by these Articles or by law) any other rights in respect of any share except an absolute right to the entirety thereof in the registered holder.
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5.6. Subject to the Act and these Articles, the Board may at any time after the allotment of shares but before any person has been entered in the Register as the holder, recognise a renunciation thereof by the allottee in favour of some other person and may accord to any allottee of a share a right to effect such renunciation upon and subject to such terms and conditions as the Board considers fit to impose
6. SHARE CERTIFICATES
6.1. If shares are issued in the form of a physical share certificate, every share certificate shall be issued under the Seal or a facsimile thereof or with the Seal printed thereon and shall specify the number and class and distinguishing numbers (if any) of the shares to which it relates, and the amount paid up thereon and may otherwise be in such form as the Directors may from time to time determine. No certificate shall be issued representing shares of more than one class. The Board may by resolution determine, either generally or in any particular case or cases, that any signatures on any such certificates (or certificates in respect of other securities) need not be autographic but may be affixed to such certificates by some mechanical means or may be printed thereon. Alternatively, shares may be issued via book entry form evidenced by a Statement of Account duly maintained and recorded by the Company’s transfer agent.
6.2. In the case of a share held jointly by several persons, the Company shall not be bound to issue more than one certificate therefor and delivery of a certificate to one of several joint holders shall be sufficient delivery to all such holders.
6.3. Where a share stands in the names of two or more persons, the person first named in the Register shall as regards service of notices and, subject to the provisions of these Articles, all or any other matters connected with the Company, except the transfer of the shares, be deemed the sole holder thereof.
6.4. Every person whose name is entered, upon an allotment of shares, as a Member in the Register shall be entitled, upon payment of such fee as the Directors may from time to time determine, to receive one certificate for all such shares of any one class or several certificates each for one or more of such shares of such class upon payment for every certificate of such fee as the Directors may from time to time determine.
6.5. Where applicable, share certificates shall be issued within the relevant time limit as prescribed by the Act or as the Designated Stock Exchange may from time to time determine, whichever is the shorter, after allotment or, except in the case of a transfer which the Company is for the time being entitled to refuse to register and does not register, after lodgment of a transfer with the Company.
6.6. Upon every transfer of shares the certificate (if any) held by the transferor shall be given up to be cancelled, and shall forthwith be cancelled accordingly, and, subject to Article 6.4, a new certificate shall be issued to the transferee in respect of the shares transferred to him. If any of the shares included in the certificate so given up shall be retained by the transferor a new certificate for the balance shall be issued to him at the aforesaid fee payable by the transferor to the Company in respect thereof.
6.7. If a share certificate shall be damaged or defaced or alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed a new certificate representing the same shares may be issued to the relevant Member upon request and on payment of such fee as the Company may determine and, subject to compliance with such terms (if any) as to evidence and indemnity and to payment of the costs and reasonable out of pocket expenses of the Company in investigating such evidence and preparing such indemnity as the Board may think fit and, in case of damage or defacement, on delivery of the old certificate to the Company provided always that where share warrants have been issued, no new share warrant shall be issued to replace one that has been lost unless the Board has determined that the original has been destroyed.
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7. alteration of capital
7.1. Subject to the Act, the Company may from time to time by ordinary resolution alter the conditions of its Memorandum of Association to:
(a) increase its capital by such sum, to be divided into shares of such amounts, as the resolution shall prescribe;
(b) consolidate and divide all or any of its share capital into shares of larger amount than its existing shares;
(c) without prejudice to the powers of the Board under Article 5, divide its shares into several classes and without prejudice to any special rights previously conferred on the holders of existing shares attach thereto respectively any preferential, deferred, qualified or special rights, privileges, conditions or such restrictions which in the absence of any such determination by the Company in general meeting, as the Directors may determine provided always that, for the avoidance of doubt, where a class of shares has been authorized by the Company no resolution of the Company in general meeting is required for the issuance of shares of that class and the Directors may issue shares of that class and determine such rights, privileges, conditions or restrictions attaching thereto as aforesaid, and further provided that where the Company issues shares which do not carry voting rights, the words “non voting” shall appear in the designation of such shares and where the equity capital includes shares with different voting rights, the designation of each class of shares, other than those with the most favourable voting rights, must include the words “restricted voting” or “limited voting”;
(d) subdivide its shares, or any of them, into shares of smaller amount than is fixed by the Company’s Memorandum of Association (subject, nevertheless, to the Act), and may by such resolution determine that, as between the holders of the shares resulting from such subdivision, one or more of the shares may have any such preferred, deferred or other rights or be subject to any such restrictions as compared with the other or others as the Company has power to attach to unissued or new shares; and
(e) cancel any shares which, at the date of the passing of the resolution, have not been taken, or agreed to be taken, by any person, and diminish the amount of its capital by the amount of the shares so cancelled or, in the case of shares, without par value, diminish the number of shares into which its capital is divided.
7.2. The Board may settle as it considers expedient any difficulty which arises in relation to any consolidation and division under the last preceding Article and in particular but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing may issue certificates in respect of fractions of shares or arrange for the sale of the shares representing fractions and the distribution of the net proceeds of sale (after deduction of the expenses of such sale) in due proportion amongst the Members who would have been entitled to the fractions, and for this purpose the Board may authorise some person to transfer the shares representing fractions to their purchaser or resolve that such net proceeds be paid to the Company for the Company’s benefit. Such purchaser will not be bound to see to the application of the purchase money nor will his title to the shares be affected by any irregularity or invalidity in the proceedings relating to the sale.
7.3. The Company may from time to time by Special Resolution, subject to any confirmation or consent required by the Act, reduce its share capital or any capital redemption reserve or other undistributable reserve in any manner permitted by law.
7.4. Except so far as otherwise provided by the conditions of issue, or by these Articles, any capital raised by the creation of new shares shall be treated as if it formed part of the original capital of the Company, and such shares shall be subject to the provisions contained in these Articles
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8. register of members
8.1. The Company shall cause to be kept in one or more books a Register of Members which may be kept in or outside the Cayman Islands at such place as the Board shall appoint and shall enter therein the following particulars:
(a) the name and address of each Member, the number, and (where appropriate) the class of shares held by such Member and the amount paid or agreed to be considered as paid on such shares;
(b) whether the shares held by a Member carry voting rights under the Articles and, if so, whether such voting rights are conditional;
(c) the date on which each person was entered in the Register of Members; and
(d) the date on which any person ceased to be a Member.
8.2. The Company may cause to be kept in any country or territory one or more branch registers of such category or categories of members as the Board may determine from time to time and any branch register shall be deemed to be part of the Company’s Register of Members.
8.3. Any register maintained by the Company in respect of listed shares may be kept by recording the particulars set out in Article 8.1 in a form otherwise than legible if such recording otherwise complies with the laws applicable to and the rules and regulations of the relevant approved stock exchange.
8.4. The Register and branch register of Members, as the case may be, shall be open to inspection for such times and on such days as the Board shall determine by Members without charge or by any other person, upon a maximum payment of $2.50 or such other sum specified by the Board, at the Office or Registration Office or such other place at which the Register is kept in accordance with the Act. The Register including any overseas or local or other branch register of Members may, subject to compliance with any notice requirement of the Designated Stock Exchange, be closed at such times or for such periods not exceeding in the whole thirty (30) days in each year as the Board may determine and either generally or in respect of any class of shares.
9. RECORD DATES
9.1. For the purpose of determining the Members entitled to notice of or to vote at any general meeting, or any adjournment thereof, or entitled to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, or entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights, or entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of shares or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board may fix, in advance, a date as the record date for any such determination of Members, which date shall not be more than sixty (60) days nor less than ten (10) days before the date of such meeting, nor more than sixty (60) days prior to any other such action.
9.2. If the Board does not fix a record date for any general meeting, the record date for determining the Members entitled to a notice of or to vote at such meeting shall be at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which notice is given, or, if in accordance with these Articles notice is waived, at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held. If corporate action without a general meeting is to be taken, the record date for determining the Members entitled to express consent to such corporate action in writing, when no prior action by the Board is necessary, shall be the first date on which a signed written consent setting forth the action taken or proposed to be taken is delivered to the Company by delivery to its head office. The record date for determining the Members for any other purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board adopts the resolution relating thereto.
9.3. A determination of the Members of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of the Members shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.
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10. TRANSFER OF SHARES
10.1. Subject to these Articles and the requirements of the Designated Stock Exchange, any Member may transfer all or any of his shares by an instrument of transfer in the usual or common form or in a form prescribed by the Designated Stock Exchange or in any other form approved by the Board and may be under hand or, if the transferor or transferee is a clearing house or a central depository house or its nominee(s), by hand or by machine imprinted signature or by Electronic Signature or by such other manner of execution as the Board may approve from time to time.
10.2. The instrument of transfer shall be executed by or on behalf of the transferor and the transferee provided that the Board may dispense with the execution of the instrument of transfer by the transferee in any case which it thinks fit in its discretion to do so. Without prejudice to the last preceding Article, the Board may also resolve, either generally or in any particular case, upon request by either the transferor or transferee, to accept mechanically executed transfers. The transferor shall be deemed to remain the holder of the share until the name of the transferee is entered in the Register in respect thereof. Nothing in these Articles shall preclude the Board from recognising a renunciation of the allotment or provisional allotment of any share by the allottee in favour of some other person.
10.3. The Board may, in its absolute discretion, and without giving any reason therefor, refuse to register a transfer of any share made in accordance with Article 10.2 but only where such share is not a fully paid up share (and being transferred to a person of whom it does not approve), or any share issued under any share incentive scheme for employees or pursuant to any other agreement, contract or other such arrangement, upon which a restriction on transfer imposed thereby still subsists, and it may also, without prejudice to the foregoing generality, refuse to register a transfer of any share to more than four joint holders.
10.4. The Board in so far as permitted by any applicable law may, in its absolute discretion, at any time and from time to time transfer any share upon the Register to any branch register or any share on any branch register to the Register or any other branch register. In the event of any such transfer, the shareholder requesting such transfer shall bear the cost of effecting the transfer unless the Board otherwise determines.
10.5. Unless the Board otherwise agrees (which agreement may be on such terms and subject to such conditions as the Board in its absolute discretion may from time to time determine, and which agreement the Board shall, without giving any reason therefore, be entitled in its absolute discretion to give or withhold), no shares upon the Register shall be transferred to any branch register nor shall shares on any branch register be transferred to the Register or any other branch register and all transfers and other documents of title shall be lodged for registration, and registered, in the case of any shares on a branch register, at the relevant Registration Office, and, in the case of any shares on the Register, at the Office or such other place at which the Register is kept in accordance with the Act.
10.6. Without limiting the generality of the last preceding Article, the Board may decline to recognise any instrument of transfer unless:
(a) a fee of such maximum sum as the Designated Stock Exchange may determine to be payable or such lesser sum as the Board may from time to time require is paid to the Company in respect thereof;
(b) the instrument of transfer is in respect of only one class of share;
(c) the instrument of transfer is lodged at the Office or such other place at which the Register is kept in accordance with the Act or the Registration Office (as the case may be) accompanied by the relevant share certificate(s) and such other evidence as the Board may reasonably require to show the right of the transferor to make the transfer (and, if the instrument of transfer is executed by some other person on his behalf, the authority of that person so to do);
(d) if applicable, the instrument of transfer is duly and properly stamped; and
(e) the transfer is not to more than four joint holders;
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10.7. If the Board refuses to register a transfer of any share, it shall, within one month after the date on which the transfer was lodged with the Company, send to each of the transferor and transferee notice of the refusal.
10.8. The registration of transfers of shares or of any class of shares may, on fourteen (14) days’ calendar notice being given by advertisement in such one or more newspapers or by electronic means, be suspended and the register closed at such times and for such periods as the Board may from time to time determine, provided, however, that the registration of transfers shall not be suspended nor the register closed for more than thirty (30) calendar days in any year.
11. transmission of registered shares
11.1. In the case of the death of a Member, the survivor or survivors where the deceased Member was a joint holder, and the legal personal representatives of the deceased Member where the deceased Member was a sole holder, shall be the only persons recognised by the Company as having any title to the deceased Member’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 Member with other persons. Subject to the provisions of Section 39 of the Act, for the purpose of this Article, legal personal representative means the executor or administrator of a deceased Member 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 Member.
11.2. Any person becoming entitled to a share in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of any Member may be registered as a Member 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. If he elects to become the holder he shall notify the Company in writing either at the Registration Office or Office, as the case may be, to that effect. If he elects to have another person registered he shall execute a transfer of the share in favour of that person. The provisions of these Articles relating to the transfer and registration of transfers of shares shall apply to such notice or transfer as aforesaid as if the death or bankruptcy of the Member had not occurred and the notice or transfer were a transfer signed by such Member.
11.3. A person becoming entitled to a share by reason of the death or bankruptcy or winding-up of a Member shall be entitled to the same dividends and other advantages to which he would be entitled if he were the registered holder of the share. However, the Board may, if it thinks fit, withhold the payment of any dividend payable or other advantages in respect of such share until such person shall become the registered holder of the share or shall have effectually transferred such share, but, subject to the requirements of Article 17.12 being met, such a person may vote at meetings.
12. Listed Shares
12.1. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in these Articles, shares that are listed or admitted to trading on an approved stock exchange may be evidenced and transferred in accordance with the rules and regulations of such exchange.
13. untraceable members
13.1. Without prejudice to the rights of the Company under Article 13.2, the Company may cease sending cheques for dividend entitlements or dividend warrants by post if such cheques or warrants have been left uncashed on two consecutive occasions. However, the Company may exercise the power to cease sending cheques for dividend entitlements or dividend warrants after the first occasion on which such a cheque or warrant is returned undelivered.
13.2. The Company shall have the power to sell, in such manner as the Board thinks fit, any shares of a Member who is untraceable, but no such sale shall be made unless:
(a) all cheques or warrants in respect of dividends of the shares in question, being not less than three in total number, for any sum payable in cash to the holder of such shares in respect of them sent during the relevant period in the manner authorised by the Articles have remained uncashed;
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(b) so far as it is aware at the end of the relevant period, the Company has not at any time during the relevant period received any indication of the existence of the Member who is the holder of such shares or of a person entitled to such shares by death, bankruptcy or operation of law; and
(c) the Company, if so required by the rules governing the listing of shares on the Designated Stock Exchange, has given notice to, and caused advertisement in newspapers to be made in accordance with the requirements of, the Designated Stock Exchange of its intention to sell such shares in the manner required by the Designated Stock Exchange, and a period of three (3) months or such shorter period as may be allowed by the Designated Stock Exchange has elapsed since the date of such advertisement.
For the purpose of the foregoing, the “relevant period” means the period commencing twelve (12) years before the date of publication of the advertisement referred to in paragraph (c) of this Article and ending at the expiry of the period referred to in that paragraph.
13.3. To give effect to any such sale the Board may authorise some person to transfer the said shares and an instrument of transfer signed or otherwise executed by or on behalf of such person shall be as effective as if it had been executed by the registered holder or the person entitled by transmission to such shares, and the purchaser shall not be bound to see to the application of the purchase money nor shall his title to the shares be affected by any irregularity or invalidity in the proceedings relating to the sale. The net proceeds of the sale will belong to the Company and upon receipt by the Company of such net proceeds it shall become indebted to the former Member for an amount equal to such net proceeds. No trust shall be created in respect of such debt and no interest shall be payable in respect of it and the Company shall not be required to account for any money earned from the net proceeds which may be employed in the business of the Company or as it thinks fit. Any sale under this Article 13 shall be valid and effective notwithstanding that the Member holding the shares sold is dead, bankrupt or otherwise under any legal disability or incapacity.
14. general meetings
14.1. An annual general meeting of the Company shall be held in each year other than the year in which these Articles were adopted at such time and place as may be determined by the Board.
14.2. Each general meeting, other than an annual general meeting, shall be called an extraordinary general meeting. Extraordinary general meetings may be held at such times and in any location in the world as may be determined by the Board. To the extent that Members hold in aggregate less than thirty percent (30%) of the outstanding voting shares in the Company, they cannot:
(a) Call general meetings or annual general meetings; and
(b) Include matters for consideration at shareholder meetings.
14.3. Only a majority of the Board may call extraordinary general meetings, which extraordinary general meetings shall be held at such times and locations (as permitted hereby) as such person or persons shall determine.
14.4. The Board shall, on the requisition of Members holding at the date of the deposit of the requisition not less than one-tenth 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 an extraordinary general meeting. To be effective the requisition shall state the objects of the meeting, shall be in writing, signed by the requisitionists, and shall be deposited at the registered office. The requisition may consist of several documents in like form each signed by one or more requisitionists.
14.5. If the Board does not, within twenty-one days from the date of the requisition, duly proceed to call an extraordinary general meeting, the requisitionists, or any of them representing more than one half of the total voting rights of all of them, may themselves convene an extraordinary general meeting; but any meeting so called shall not be held more than ninety days after the requisition. An extraordinary general meeting called by requisitionists shall be called in the same manner, as nearly as possible, as that in which general meetings are to be called by the Board.
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15. NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING
15.1. Any general meeting (whether an annual general meeting or an extraordinary general meeting) may be called by not less than (i) ten (10) clear days’ Notice in the case of an annual general meeting or (ii) fourteen (14) clear days’ Notice in the case of an extraordinary general meeting, save that any such annual or extraordinary general meeting may be called by shorter notice, subject to the Act, if it is so agreed:
(a) in the case of a meeting called as an annual general meeting, by all the Members entitled to attend and vote thereat; and
(b) in the case of any other meeting, by a majority in number of the Members having the right to attend and vote at the meeting, being a majority together holding not less than ninety five per cent. (95%) in nominal value of the issued shares giving that right.
15.2. The Notice shall specify the time and place of the meeting and, in the case of special business, the general nature of the business to be conducted and further, in the case of any matter for which approval by Special Resolution shall be required, the intention to propose such a Special Resolution. The Notice convening an annual general meeting shall specify the meeting as such. Notice of every general meeting shall be given to all Members other than to such Members as, under the provisions of these Articles or the terms of issue of the shares they hold, are not entitled to receive such notices from the Company, to all persons entitled to a share in consequence of the death or bankruptcy or winding up of a Member and to each of the Directors and the Auditors.
15.3. A Member may give notice to the Company of business proposed to be brought before an annual general meeting provided that such notice of proposal of business must be delivered to, or mailed and received at the principal executive offices of the Company not less than ninety (90) days and not more than one hundred and twenty (120) days prior to the one-year anniversary of the preceding year’s annual general meeting; provided, however, that if the date of the annual general meeting is more than thirty (30) days before or more than sixty (60) days after such anniversary date, such notice by the Member, to be timely, must be so delivered, or so mailed and received, not later than the ninetieth (90th) day prior to such annual general meeting or, if later, the tenth (10th) day following the day on which “public disclosure” of the date of such meeting was first made by the Company (such notice within such time periods, “Timely Notice”). In no event shall any adjournment or postponement of an annual general meeting, or the announcement thereof, commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of Timely Notice as described above. For purposes of these Articles, “public disclosure” shall mean disclosure in a press release reported by a national news service or in a document publicly filed by the Company with the SEC pursuant to Sections 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act or publicly filed according to applicable law.
15.4. The accidental omission to give Notice of a meeting or (in cases where instruments of proxy are sent out with the Notice) to send such instrument of proxy to, or the non receipt of such Notice or such instrument of proxy by, any person entitled to receive such Notice shall not invalidate any resolution passed or the proceedings at that meeting.
16. PROCEEDINGS AT GENERAL MEETINGS
16.1. All business shall be deemed special that is transacted at an extraordinary general meeting, and also all business that is transacted at an annual general meeting, with the exception of:
(a) the declaration and sanctioning of dividends;
(b) consideration and adoption of the accounts and balance sheet and the reports of the Directors and Auditors and other documents required to be annexed to the balance sheet;
(c) the election of Directors;
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(d) appointment of Auditors (where special notice of the intention for such appointment is not required by the Act) and other officers; and
(e) the fixing of the remuneration of the Auditors, and the voting of remuneration or extra remuneration to the Directors.
16.2. No business other than the appointment of a chairman of a meeting shall be transacted at any general meeting unless a quorum is present at the commencement of the business. At any general meeting of the Company, one (1) Member entitled to vote and present in person or by proxy or (in the case of a Member being a corporation) by its duly authorised representative representing not less than one-third in nominal value of the total issued voting shares in the Company throughout the meeting shall form a quorum for all purposes.
16.3. If within fifteen (15) minutes from the time appointed for the meeting a quorum is not present, the meeting, if convened upon the requisition of shareholders, shall be cancelled. In any other case it shall stand adjourned to the same time and place seven days or to such other time or place as is determined by the Directors. If at such adjourned meeting a quorum is not present within half an hour from the time appointed for holding the meeting, the meeting shall be dissolved. The Chairman may, with the consent of a meeting at which a quorum is present, adjourn the meeting. When a meeting is adjourned for seven (7) days or more, notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given in accordance with the articles.
16.4. The chairman of the Board shall preside as chairman at every general meeting. If at any meeting the chairman is not present within fifteen (15) minutes after the time appointed for holding the meeting, or is not willing to act as chairman, the Directors present shall choose one of their number to act, or if one Director only is present he shall preside as chairman if willing to act. If no Director is present, or if each of the Directors present declines to take the chair, or if the chairman chosen shall retire from the chair, the Members present in person or (in the case of a Member being a corporation) by its duly authorised representative or by proxy and entitled to vote shall elect one of their number to be chairman.
16.5. The chairman may adjourn the meeting from time to time and from place to place, but no business shall be transacted at any adjourned meeting other than the business which might lawfully have been transacted at the meeting had the adjournment not taken place. When a meeting is adjourned for fourteen (14) days or more, at least seven (7) clear days’ notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given specifying the time and place of the adjourned meeting but it shall not be necessary to specify in such notice the nature of the business to be transacted at the adjourned meeting and the general nature of the business to be transacted. Save as aforesaid, it shall be unnecessary to give notice of an adjournment.
16.6. If an amendment is proposed to any resolution under consideration but is in good faith ruled out of order by the chairman of the meeting, the proceedings on the substantive resolution shall not be invalidated by any error in such ruling. In the case of a resolution duly proposed as a Special Resolution, no amendment thereto (other than a mere clerical amendment to correct a patent error) may in any event be considered or voted upon.
17. VOTING
17.1. Subject to any special rights or restrictions as to voting for the time being attached to any shares by or in accordance with these Articles (including without limitation any enhanced voting rights as may be provided for in Article 3), at any general meeting on a show of hands every holder of Class A Ordinary Shares present in person (or being a corporation, is present by a duly authorised representative), or by proxy shall have one (1) vote and every holder of Class B Ordinary Shares present in person (or being a corporation, is present by a duly authorised representative), or by proxy shall have twenty (20) votes per share; and on a poll every Member present in person or by proxy or, in the case of a Member being a corporation, by its duly authorised representative shall have one (1) vote in the case of holders of Class A Ordinary Shares and twenty (20) votes in the case of holders of Class B Ordinary Shares for every share of which he is the holder, but so that no amount paid up or credited as paid up on a share in advance of calls or instalments is treated for the foregoing
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purposes as paid up on the share. Notwithstanding anything contained in these Articles, where more than one proxy is appointed by a Member which is a clearing house or a central depository house (or its nominee(s)), each such proxy shall have one vote on a show of hands. A resolution put to the vote of a meeting shall be decided on a show of hands unless (before or on the declaration of the result of the show of hands or on the withdrawal of any other demand for a poll) a poll is demanded:
(a) by the chairman of such meeting; or
(b) by at least three Members present in person or (in the case of a Member being a corporation) by its duly authorised representative or by proxy for the time being entitled to vote at the meeting; or
(c) by a Member or Members present in person or (in the case of a Member being a corporation) by its duly authorised representative or by proxy and representing not less than one tenth of the total voting rights of all Members having the right to vote at the meeting; or
(d) by a Member or Members present in person or (in the case of a Member being a corporation) by its duly authorised representative or by proxy and holding shares in the Company conferring a right to vote at the meeting being shares on which an aggregate sum has been paid up equal to not less than one tenth of the total sum paid up on all shares conferring that right; or
(e) if required by the rules of the Designated Stock Exchange, by any Director or Directors who, individually or collectively, hold proxies in respect of shares representing five per cent. (5%) or more of the total voting rights at such meeting.
A demand by a person as proxy for a Member or in the case of a Member being a corporation by its duly authorised representative shall be deemed to be the same as a demand by a Member.
17.2. Unless a poll is duly demanded and the demand is not withdrawn, a declaration by the chairman that a resolution has been carried, or carried unanimously, or by a particular majority, or not carried by a particular majority, or lost, and an entry to that effect made in the minute book of the Company, shall be conclusive evidence of the facts without proof of the number or proportion of the votes recorded for or against the resolution.
17.3. If a poll is duly demanded the result of the poll shall be deemed to be the resolution of the meeting at which the poll was demanded. There shall be no requirement for the chairman to disclose the voting figures on a poll.
17.4. A poll demanded on the election of a chairman, or on a question of adjournment, shall be taken forthwith. A poll demanded on any other question shall be taken in such manner (including the use of ballot or voting papers or tickets) and either forthwith or at such time (being not later than thirty (30) days after the date of the demand) and place as the chairman directs. It shall not be necessary (unless the chairman otherwise directs) for notice to be given of a poll not taken immediately.
17.5. The demand for a poll shall not prevent the continuance of a meeting or the transaction of any business other than the question on which the poll has been demanded, and, with the consent of the chairman, it may be withdrawn at any time before the close of the meeting or the taking of the poll, whichever is the earlier.
17.6. On a poll votes may be given either personally or by proxy.
17.7. A person entitled to more than one vote on a poll need not use all his votes or cast all the votes he uses in the same way.
17.8. All questions submitted to a meeting shall be decided by a simple majority of votes except where a greater majority is required by these Articles or by the Act. In the case of an equality of votes, whether on a show of hands or on a poll, the chairman of such meeting shall be entitled to a second or casting vote in addition to any other vote he may have.
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17.9. Where there are joint holders of any share any one of such joint holders may vote, either in person or by proxy, in respect of such share as if he were solely entitled thereto, but if more than one of such joint holders be present at any meeting the vote of the senior holder 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 in respect of the joint holding. Several executors or administrators of a deceased Member in whose name any share stands shall for the purposes of this Article be deemed joint holders thereof.
17.10. A Member who is a patient for any purpose relating to mental health or in respect of whom an order has been made by any court having jurisdiction for the protection or management of the affairs of persons incapable of managing their own affairs may vote, whether on a show of hands or on a poll, by his receiver, committee, curator bonis or other person in the nature of a receiver, committee or curator bonis appointed by such court, and such receiver, committee, curator bonis or other person may vote on a poll by proxy, and may otherwise act and be treated as if he were the registered holder of such shares for the purposes of general meetings, provided that such evidence as the Board may require of the authority of the person claiming to vote shall have been deposited at the Office, head office or Registration Office, as appropriate, not less than forty eight (48) hours before the time appointed for holding the meeting, or adjourned meeting or poll, as the case may be.
17.11. Any person entitled under Article 17.9 to be registered as the holder of any shares may vote at any general meeting in respect thereof in the same manner as if he were the registered holder of such shares, provided that forty eight (48) hours at least before the time of the holding of the meeting or adjourned meeting, as the case may be, at which he proposes to vote, he shall satisfy the Board of his entitlement to such shares, or the Board shall have previously admitted his right to vote at such meeting in respect thereof.
17.12. No Member shall, unless the Board otherwise determines, be entitled to attend and vote and to be reckoned in a quorum at any general meeting unless he is duly registered and all calls or other sums presently payable by him in respect of shares in the Company have been paid.
17.13. If:
(a) any objection shall be raised to the qualification of any voter; or
(b) any votes have been counted which ought not to have been counted or which might have been rejected; or
(c) any votes are not counted which ought to have been counted;
the objection or error shall not vitiate the decision of the meeting or adjourned meeting on any resolution unless the same is raised or pointed out at the meeting or, as the case may be, the adjourned meeting at which the vote objected to is given or tendered or at which the error occurs. Any objection or error shall be referred to the chairman of the meeting and shall only vitiate the decision of the meeting on any resolution if the chairman decides that the same may have affected the decision of the meeting. The decision of the chairman on such matters shall be final and conclusive.
18. PROXIES
18.1. Any Member entitled to attend and vote at a meeting of the Company shall be entitled to appoint another person as his proxy to attend and vote instead of him. A Member who is the holder of two or more shares may appoint more than one proxy to represent him and vote on his behalf at a general meeting of the Company or at a class meeting. A proxy need not be a Member. In addition, a proxy or proxies representing either a Member who is an individual or a Member which is a corporation shall be entitled to exercise the same powers on behalf of the Member which he or they represent as such Member could exercise.
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18.2. The instrument appointing a proxy shall be in writing under the hand of the appointor or of his attorney duly authorised in writing or, if the appointor is a corporation, either under its seal or under the hand of an officer, attorney or other person authorised to sign the same. In the case of an instrument of proxy purporting to be signed on behalf of a corporation by an officer thereof it shall be assumed, unless the contrary appears, that such officer was duly authorised to sign such instrument of proxy on behalf of the corporation without further evidence of the facts.
18.3. The instrument appointing a proxy and (if required by the Board) the power of attorney or other authority (if any) under which it is signed, or a certified copy of such power or authority, shall be delivered to such place or one of such places (if any) as may be specified for that purpose in or by way of note to or in any document accompanying the notice convening the meeting (or, if no place is so specified at the Registration Office or the Office, as may be appropriate) not less than forty eight (48) hours before the time appointed for holding the meeting or adjourned meeting at which the person named in the instrument proposes to vote or, in the case of a poll taken subsequently to the date of a meeting or adjourned meeting, not less than twenty four (24) hours before the time appointed for the taking of the poll and in default the instrument of proxy shall not be treated as valid. No instrument appointing a proxy shall be valid after the expiration of twelve (12) months from the date named in it as the date of its execution, except at an adjourned meeting or on a poll demanded at a meeting or an adjourned meeting in cases where the meeting was originally held within twelve (12) months from such date. Delivery of an instrument appointing a proxy shall not preclude a Member from attending and voting in person at the meeting convened and in such event, the instrument appointing a proxy shall be deemed to be revoked.
18.4. Instruments of proxy shall be in any common form or in such other form as the Board may approve (provided that this shall not preclude the use of the two way form) and the Board may, if it thinks fit, send out with the notice of any meeting forms of instrument of proxy for use at the meeting. The instrument of proxy shall be deemed to confer authority to demand or join in demanding a poll and to vote on any amendment of a resolution put to the meeting for which it is given as the proxy thinks fit. The instrument of proxy shall, unless the contrary is stated therein, be valid as well for any adjournment of the meeting as for the meeting to which it relates.
18.5. A vote given in accordance with the terms of an instrument of proxy shall be valid notwithstanding the previous death or insanity of the principal, or revocation of the instrument of proxy or of the authority under which it was executed, provided that no intimation in writing of such death, insanity or revocation shall have been received by the Company at the Office or the Registration Office (or such other place as may be specified for the delivery of instruments of proxy in the notice convening the meeting or other document sent therewith) two (2) hours at least before the commencement of the meeting or adjourned meeting, or the taking of the poll, at which the instrument of proxy is used.
18.6. Anything which under these Articles a Member may do by proxy he may likewise do by his duly appointed attorney and the provisions of these Articles relating to proxies and instruments appointing proxies shall apply mutatis mutandis in relation to any such attorney and the instrument under which such attorney is appointed.
19. CORPORATIONS ACTING BY REPRESENTATIVES
19.1. Any corporation which is a Member may by resolution of its directors or other governing body authorise such person as it thinks fit to act as its representative at any meeting of the Company or at any meeting of any class of Members. The person so authorised shall be entitled to exercise the same powers on behalf of such corporation as the corporation could exercise if it were an individual Member and such corporation shall for the purposes of these Articles be deemed to be present in person at any such meeting if a person so authorised is present thereat.
19.2. If a clearing house (or its nominee(s)) or a central depository, being a corporation, is a Member, it may authorise such persons as it thinks fit to act as its representatives at any meeting of the Company or at any meeting of any class of Members provided that the authorisation shall specify the number and class of shares
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in respect of which each such representative is so authorised. Each person so authorised under the provisions of this Article shall be deemed to have been duly authorised without further evidence of the facts and be entitled to exercise the same rights and powers on behalf of the clearing house or central depository (or its nominee(s)) as if such person was the registered holder of the shares of the Company held by the clearing house or central depository (or its nominee(s)) including the right to vote individually on a show of hands.
19.3. Any reference in these Articles to a duly authorised representative of a Member being a corporation shall mean a representative authorised under the provisions of this Article.
20. ACTING BY WRITTEN RESOLUTIONS OF MEMBERS
20.1. Members may pass a resolution in writing without holding a meeting if the following conditions are met:
(a) all Members entitled to vote are given notice of the resolution as if the same were being proposed at a meeting of Members;
(b) all Members entitled so to vote:
(i) sign a document; or
(ii) sign several documents in the like form each signed by one or more of those Members; and
(iii) the signed document or documents is or are delivered to the Company, including, if the Company so nominates, by delivery of an Electronic Record by Electronic means to the address specified for that purpose.
Such written resolution shall be as effective as if it had been passed at a meeting of the Members entitled to vote duly convened and held.
21. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
21.1. Unless otherwise determined by the Company in general meeting, the number of Directors shall not be less than two (2). There shall be no maximum number of Directors unless otherwise determined from time to time by the Members in general meeting. The Directors shall be elected or appointed in the first place by the subscribers to the Memorandum of Association or by a majority of them and thereafter in accordance with Article 21.3. At any one time, at least majority of the Board of Directors shall be Independent Directors.
21.2. Subject to the Articles and the Act, the Company may by ordinary resolution elect any person to be a Director either to fill a casual vacancy or as an addition to the existing Board. Any Director so appointed shall hold office only until the next following annual general meeting of the Company or until his earlier his death, resignation, or removal.
21.3. The Directors by the affirmative vote of a simple majority of the remaining Directors present and voting at a Board meeting, shall have the power from time to time and at any time to appoint any person as a Director to fill a casual vacancy on the Board or as an addition to the existing Board, whether or not that person has previously served on the Board, subject to these Articles, applicable law and the listing rules of the Designated Stock Exchange. Any Director so appointed shall hold office until the next succeeding annual general meeting of Members or until his earlier death, resignation or removal.
21.4. No Director shall be required to hold any shares of the Company by way of qualification and a Director who is not a Member shall be entitled to receive notice of and to attend and speak at any general meeting of the Company and of all classes of shares of the Company.
21.5. Subject to any provision to the contrary in these Articles, a Director may be removed by way of a Special Resolution of the Members at any time before the expiration of his period of office notwithstanding anything in these Articles or in any agreement between the Company and such Director (but without prejudice to any claim for damages under any such agreement).
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21.6. A vacancy on the Board created by the removal of a Director under the provisions of subparagraph 21.5 above may be filled by the election or appointment by ordinary resolution of the Members at the meeting at which such Director is removed or by the affirmative vote of a simple majority of the remaining Directors present and voting at a Board meeting.
21.7. The Company may from time to time in general meeting by ordinary resolution increase or reduce the number of Directors but so that the number of Directors shall never be less than two (2).
21.8. The Directors shall, as soon as may be after each appointment or election of Directors, elect amongst the Directors a chairman (the “Chairman”) and if more than one Director is proposed for this office, the election to such office shall take place in such manner as the Directors may determine.
22. RETIREMENT OF DIRECTORS
22.1. Notwithstanding any other provisions in the Articles, the Directors of each Class shall retire from office once they have come to terms, provided that notwithstanding anything herein, the chairman of the Board shall not, whilst holding such office, be subject to retirement or be taken into account in determining the number of Directors to retire.
22.2. A retiring Director shall be eligible for re-election and shall continue to act as a Director throughout the meeting at which he retires. The Directors to retire shall include (so far as necessary to ascertain the number of directors to retire) any Director who wishes to retire and not to offer himself for re-election. Any further Directors so to retire shall be those of the other Directors subject to retirement who have been longest in office since their last re-election or appointment and so that as between persons who became or were last re-elected Directors on the same day those to retire shall (unless they otherwise agree among themselves) be determined by lot and, without limitation, the Directors to retire at the first annual general meeting shall be so determined.
22.3. No person other than a Director retiring at the meeting shall, unless recommended by the Directors for election, be eligible for election as a Director at any general meeting unless a Notice signed by a Member (other than the person to be proposed) duly qualified to attend and vote at the meeting for which such notice is given of his intention to propose such person for election and also a Notice signed by the person to be proposed of his willingness to be elected shall have been lodged at the head office or at the Registration Office provided that the minimum length of the period, during which such Notice(s) are given, shall be at least seven (7) days and that the period for lodgment of such Notice(s) shall commence no earlier than the day after the despatch of the notice of the general meeting appointed for such election and end no later than seven (7) days prior to the date of such general meeting.
23. DISQUALIFICATION OF DIRECTORS
23.1. The office of a Director shall be vacated if the Director:
(a) resigns his office by notice in writing delivered to the Company at the Office or tendered at a meeting of the Board;
(b) becomes of unsound mind or dies;
(c) without special leave of absence from the Board, is absent from meetings of the Board for six consecutive months and the Board resolves that his office be vacated;
(d) becomes bankrupt or has a receiving order made against him or suspends payment or compounds with his creditors;
(e) is prohibited by law from being a Director; or
(f) ceases to be a Director by virtue of any provision of the Statutes or is removed from office pursuant to these Articles.
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24. alternate DIRECTORS
24.1. Any Director may at any time by Notice delivered to the Office or head office or at a meeting of the Directors appoint any person (including another Director) to be his alternate Director. Any person so appointed shall have all the rights and powers of the Director or Directors for whom such person is appointed in the alternative provided that such person shall not be counted more than once in determining whether or not a quorum is present. An alternate Director may be removed at any time by the body which appointed him and, subject thereto, the office of alternate Director shall continue until the happening of any event which, if we were a Director, would cause him to vacate such office or if his appointer ceases for any reason to be a Director. Any appointment or removal of an alternate Director shall be effected by Notice signed by the appointor and delivered to the Office or head office or tendered at a meeting of the Board. An alternate Director may also be a Director in his own right and may act as alternate to more than one Director. An alternate Director shall, if his appointor so requests, be entitled to receive notices of meetings of the Board or of committees of the Board to the same extent as, but in lieu of, the Director appointing him and shall be entitled to such extent to attend and vote as a Director at any such meeting at which the Director appointing him is not personally present and generally at such meeting to exercise and discharge all the functions, powers and duties of his appointor as a Director and for the purposes of the proceedings at such meeting the provisions of these Articles shall apply as if he were a Director save that as an alternate for more than one Director his voting rights shall be cumulative.
24.2. An alternate Director shall only be a Director for the purposes of the Act and shall only be subject to the provisions of the Act insofar as they relate to the duties and obligations of a Director when performing the functions of the Director for whom he is appointed in the alternative and shall alone be responsible to the Company for his acts and defaults and shall not be deemed to be the agent of or for the Director appointing him. An alternate Director shall be entitled to contract and be interested in and benefit from contracts or arrangements or transactions and to be repaid expenses and to be indemnified by the Company to the same extent mutatis mutandis as if he were a Director but he shall not be entitled to receive from the Company any fee in his capacity as an alternate Director except only such part, if any, of the remuneration otherwise payable to his appointor as such appointor may by Notice to the Company from time to time direct.
24.3. Every person acting as an alternate Director shall have one vote for each Director for whom he acts as alternate (in addition to his own vote if he is also a Director). If his appointor is for the time being absent from the People’s Republic of China or otherwise not available or unable to act, the signature of an alternate Director to any resolution in writing of the Board or a committee of the Board of which his appointor is a member shall, unless the notice of his appointment provides to the contrary, be as effective as the signature of his appointor.
24.4. An alternate Director shall ipso facto cease to be an alternate Director if his appointor ceases for any reason to be a Director, however, such alternate Director or any other person may be re-appointed by the Directors to serve as an alternate Director PROVIDED always that, if at any meeting any Director retires but is re-elected at the same meeting, any appointment of such alternate Director pursuant to these Articles which was in force immediately before his retirement shall remain in force as though he had not retired.
25. DIRECTORS’ FEES AND EXPENSES
25.1. The Directors shall receive such remuneration as the Board may from time to time determine. Each Director shall be entitled to be repaid or prepaid all traveling, hotel and incidental expenses reasonably incurred or expected to be incurred by him in attending meetings of the Board or committees of the board or general meetings or separate meetings of any class of shares or of debenture of the Company or otherwise in connection with the discharge of his duties as a Director. The ordinary remuneration of the Directors shall from time to time be determined by the Company in general meeting and shall (unless otherwise directed by the resolution by which it is voted) be divided amongst the Board in such proportions and in such manner as the Board may agree or, failing agreement, equally, except that any Director who shall hold office for part only of the
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period in respect of which such remuneration is payable shall be entitled only to rank in such division for a proportion of remuneration related to the period during which he has held office. Such remuneration shall be deemed to accrue from day to day.
25.2. Each Director shall be entitled to be repaid or prepaid all travelling, hotel and incidental expenses reasonably incurred or expected to be incurred by him in attending meetings of the Board or committees of the Board or general meetings or separate meetings of any class of shares or of debentures of the Company or otherwise in connection with the discharge of his duties as a Director.
25.3. Any Director who, by request, goes or resides abroad for any purpose 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 or in substitution for any ordinary remuneration provided for by or pursuant to any other Article.
26. DIRECTORS’ INTERESTS
26.1. A Director may:
(a) hold any other office or place of profit with the Company (except that of Auditor) in conjunction with his office of Director for such period and upon such terms as the Board may determine. Any remuneration (whether by way of salary, commission, participation in profits or otherwise) paid to any Director in respect of any such other office or place of profit shall be in addition to any remuneration provided for by or pursuant to any other Article;
(b) act by himself or his firm in a professional capacity for the Company (otherwise than as Auditor) and he or his firm may be remunerated for professional services as if he were not a Director;
(c) continue to be or become a director, managing director, joint managing director, deputy managing director, executive director, manager or other officer or member of any other company promoted by the Company or in which the Company may be interested as a vendor, shareholder or otherwise and (unless otherwise agreed) no such Director shall be accountable for any remuneration, profits or other benefits received by him as a director, managing director, joint managing director, deputy managing director, executive director, manager or other officer or member of or from his interests in any such other company. Subject as otherwise provided by these Articles the Directors may exercise or cause to be exercised the voting powers conferred by the shares in any other company held or owned by the Company, or exercisable by them as Directors of such other company in such manner in all respects as they think fit (including the exercise thereof in favour of any resolution appointing themselves or any of them directors, managing directors, joint managing directors, deputy managing directors, executive directors, managers or other officers of such company) or voting or providing for the payment of remuneration to the director, managing director, joint managing director, deputy managing director, executive director, manager or other officers of such other company and any Director may vote in favour of the exercise of such voting rights in manner aforesaid notwithstanding that he may be, or about to be, appointed a director, managing director, joint managing director, deputy managing director, executive director, manager or other officer of such a company, and that as such he is or may become interested in the exercise of such voting rights in manner aforesaid.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no “Independent Director” as defined in FINRA Rules or in Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act, and with respect of whom the Board has determined constitutes an “Independent Director” for purposes of compliance with applicable law or the Company’s listing requirements, shall without the consent of the Audit Committee take any of the foregoing actions or any other action that would reasonably be likely to affect such Director’s status as an “Independent Director” of the Company.
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26.2. Subject to the Act and to these Articles, no Director or proposed or intending Director shall be disqualified by his office from contracting with the Company, either with regard to his tenure of any office or place of profit or as vendor, purchaser or in any other manner whatsoever, nor shall any such contract or any other contract or arrangement in which any Director is in any way interested be liable to be avoided, nor shall any Director so contracting or being so interested be liable to account to the Company or the Members for any remuneration, profit or other benefits realised by any such contract or arrangement by reason of such Director holding that office or of the fiduciary relationship thereby established provided that such Director shall disclose the nature of his interest in any contract or arrangement in which he is interested in accordance with Article 30.6 herein. Any such transaction that would reasonably be likely to affect a Director’s status as an “Independent Director”, or that would constitute a “related party transaction” as defined by Item 7.N of Form 20F promulgated by the SEC, shall require the approval of the Audit Committee.
26.3. A Director who to his knowledge is in any way, whether directly or indirectly, interested in a contract or arrangement or proposed contract or arrangement with the Company shall declare the nature of his interest at the meeting of the Board at which the question of entering into the contract or arrangement is first considered, if he knows his interest then exists, or in any other case at the first meeting of the Board after he knows that he is or has become so interested. For the purposes of this Article, a general Notice to the Board by a Director to the effect that:
(a) he is a member or officer of a specified company or firm and is to be regarded as interested in any contract or arrangement which may after the date of the Notice be made with that company or firm; or
(b) he is to be regarded as interested in any contract or arrangement which may after the date of the Notice be made with a specified person who is connected with him;
shall be deemed to be a sufficient declaration of interest under this Article in relation to any such contract or arrangement, provided that no such Notice shall be effective unless either it is given at a meeting of the Board or the Director takes reasonable steps to secure that it is brought up and read at the next Board meeting after it is given.
26.4. Following a declaration being made pursuant to the last preceding two Articles, subject to any separate requirement for Audit Committee approval under applicable law or the listing rules of the Company’s Designated Stock Exchange, and unless disqualified by the chairman of the relevant Board meeting, a Director may vote in respect of any contract or proposed contract or arrangement in which such Director is interested and may be counted in the quorum at such meeting.
27. GENERAL POWERS OF THE DIRECTORS’
27.1. The business of the Company shall be managed and conducted by the Board, which may pay all expenses incurred in forming and registering the Company and may exercise all powers of the Company (whether relating to the management of the business of the Company or otherwise) which are not by the Statutes or by these Articles required to be exercised by the Company in general meeting, subject nevertheless to the provisions of the Statutes and of these Articles and to such regulations being not inconsistent with such provisions, as may be prescribed by the Company in general meeting, but no regulations made by the Company in general meeting shall invalidate any prior act of the Board which would have been valid if such regulations had not been made. The general powers given by this Article shall not be limited or restricted by any special authority or power given to the Board by any other Article.
27.2. Any person contracting or dealing with the Company in the ordinary course of business shall be entitled to rely on any written or oral contract or agreement or deed, document or instrument entered into or executed as the case may be by any two of the Directors acting jointly on behalf of the Company and the same shall be deemed to be validly entered into or executed by the Company as the case may be and shall, subject to any rule of law, be binding on the Company.
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27.3. Without prejudice to the general powers conferred by these Articles it is hereby expressly declared that the Board shall have the following powers:
(a) to give to any person the right or option of requiring at a future date that an allotment shall be made to him of any share at par or at such premium as may be agreed;
(b) to give to any Directors, officers or employees of the Company an interest in any particular business or transaction or participation in the profits thereof or in the general profits of the Company either in addition to or in substitution for a salary or other remuneration; and
(c) to resolve that the Company be deregistered in the Cayman Islands and continued in a named jurisdiction outside the Cayman Islands subject to the provisions of the Act.
27.4. The Board may by power of attorney appoint any company, firm or person or any fluctuating body of persons, whether nominated directly or indirectly by the Board, to be the attorney or attorneys of the Company for such purposes and with such powers, authorities and discretions (not exceeding those vested in or exercisable by the Board under these Articles) 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 vested in him. Such attorney or attorneys may, if so authorised under the Seal of the Company, execute any deed or instrument under their personal seal with the same effect as the affixation of the Company’s Seal.
27.5. The Board may entrust to and confer upon a managing director, joint managing director, deputy managing director, an executive director or any Director any of the powers exercisable by it upon such terms and conditions and with such restrictions as it thinks fit, and either collaterally with, or to the exclusion of, its own powers, and may from time to time revoke or vary all or any of such powers but no person dealing in good faith and without notice of such revocation or variation shall be affected thereby.
27.6. All cheques, promissory notes, drafts, bills of exchange and other instruments, whether negotiable or transferable or not, and all receipts for moneys paid to the Company shall be signed, drawn, accepted, endorsed or otherwise executed, as the case may be, in such manner as the Board shall from time to time by resolution determine. The Company’s banking accounts shall be kept with such banker or bankers as the Board shall from time to time determine.
27.7. The Board may establish or concur or join with other companies (being subsidiary companies of the Company or companies with which it is associated in business) in establishing and making contributions out of the Company’s moneys to any schemes or funds for providing pensions, sickness or compassionate allowances, life assurance or other benefits for employees (which expression as used in this and the following paragraph shall include any Director or ex-Director who may hold or have held any executive office or any office of profit under the Company or any of its subsidiary companies) and ex-employees of the Company and their dependants or any class or classes of such person.
27.8. The Board may pay, enter into agreements to pay or make grants of revocable or irrevocable pensions or other benefits to employees and ex-employees and their dependants, or to any of such persons, including pensions or benefits additional to those, if any, to which such employees or ex-employees or their dependants are or may become entitled under any such scheme or fund as mentioned in the last preceding paragraph. Any such pension or benefit may, as the Board considers desirable, be granted to an employee either before and in anticipation of or upon or at any time after his actual retirement, and may be subject or not subject to any terms or conditions as the Board may determine.
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28. BORROWING POWERS
28.1. The Board may exercise all the powers of the Company to raise or borrow money and to mortgage or charge all or any part of the undertaking, property and assets (present and future) and uncalled capital of the Company and, subject to the Act, to issue debentures, bonds and other securities, whether outright or as collateral security for any debt, liability or obligation of the Company or of any third party.
28.2. Debentures, bonds and other securities may be made assignable free from any equities between the Company and the person to whom the same may be issued.
28.3. Any debentures, bonds or other securities may be issued at a discount (other than shares (with the exception of any share discount conducted in accordance with Act)), premium or otherwise and with any special privileges as to redemption, surrender, drawings, allotment of shares, attending and voting at general meetings of the Company, appointment of Directors and otherwise.
28.4. Where any uncalled capital of the Company is charged, all persons taking any subsequent charge thereon shall take the same subject to such prior charge, and shall not be entitled, by notice to the Members or otherwise, to obtain priority over such prior charge.
28.5. The Board shall cause a proper register to be kept, in accordance with the provisions of the Act, of all charges specifically affecting the property of the Company and of any series of debentures issued by the Company and shall duly comply with the requirements of the Act in regard to the registration of charges and debentures therein specified and otherwise.
29. proceedings of the directors
29.1. The Board may meet for the despatch of business, adjourn and otherwise regulate its meetings as it considers appropriate. Questions arising at any meeting shall be determined by a majority of votes. In the case of any equality of votes the chairman of the meeting shall have an additional or casting vote.
29.2. A meeting of the Board may be convened by the Secretary on request of a Director or by any Director. The Secretary shall convene 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 in writing or verbally (including in person or by telephone) or via electronic mail or by telephone or in such other manner as the Board may from time to time determine.
29.3. The quorum necessary for the transaction of the business of the Board may be fixed by the Board and, unless so fixed at any other number, shall be two (2). An alternate Director shall be counted in a quorum in the case of the absence of a Director for whom he is the alternate provided that he shall not be counted more than once for the purpose of determining whether or not a quorum is present.
29.4. Directors may participate in any meeting of the Board by means of a conference telephone or other communications equipment through which all persons participating in the meeting can communicate with each other simultaneously and instantaneously and, for the purpose of counting a quorum, such participation shall constitute presence at a meeting as if those participating were present in person.
29.5. Any Director who ceases to be a Director at a Board meeting may continue to be present and to act as a Director and be counted in the quorum until the termination of such Board meeting if no other Director objects and if otherwise a quorum of Directors would not be present.
29.6. The continuing Directors or a sole continuing Director may act notwithstanding any vacancy in the Board but, if and so long as the number of Directors is reduced below the minimum number fixed by or in accordance with these Articles, the continuing Directors or Director, notwithstanding that the number of Directors is below the number fixed by or in accordance with these Articles as the quorum or that there is only one continuing Director, may act for the purpose of filling vacancies in the Board or of summoning general meetings of the Company but not for any other purpose.
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29.7. The Chairman of the Board shall be the chairman of all meetings of the Board. If the Chairman of the Board is not present at any meeting within five (5) minutes after the time appointed for holding the same, the Directors present may choose one of their number to be chairman of the meeting.
29.8. A meeting of the Board at which a quorum is present shall be competent to exercise all the powers, authorities and discretions for the time being vested in or exercisable by the Board.
29.9. The Board may delegate any of its powers, authorities and discretions to committees (including, without limitation, the Audit Committee), consisting of such Director or Directors and other persons as it thinks fit, and they may, from time to time, revoke such delegation or revoke the appointment of and discharge any such committees either wholly or in part, and either as to persons or purposes. Any committee so formed shall, in the exercise of the powers, authorities and discretions so delegated, conform to any regulations which may be imposed on it by the Board.
29.10. All acts done by any such committee in conformity with such regulations, and in fulfilment of the purposes for which it was appointed, but not otherwise, shall have like force and effect as if done by the Board, and the Board (or if the Board delegates such power, the committee) shall have power to remunerate the members of any such committee, and charge such remuneration to the current expenses of the Company.
29.11. The meetings and proceedings of any committee consisting of two or more members shall be governed by the provisions contained in these Articles for regulating the meetings and proceedings of the Board so far as the same are applicable and are not superseded by any regulations imposed by the Board under the last preceding Article, indicating, without limitation, any committee charter adopted by the Board for purposes or in respect of any such committee.
29.12. A resolution in writing signed by all the Directors except such as are temporarily unable to act through ill-health or disability shall (provided that such number is sufficient to constitute a quorum and further provided that a copy of such resolution has been given or the contents thereof communicated to all the Directors for the time being entitled to receive notices of Board meetings in the same manner as notices of meetings are required to be given by these Articles) be as valid and effectual as if a resolution had been passed at a meeting of the Board duly convened and held. Such resolution may be contained in one document or in several documents in like form each signed by one or more of the Directors and for this purpose a facsimile signature of a Director shall be treated as valid.
29.13. All acts bona fide done by the Board or by any committee or by any person acting as a Director or members of a committee, shall, notwithstanding that it is afterwards discovered that there was some defect in the appointment of any member of the Board or such committee or person acting as aforesaid or that they or any of them were disqualified or had vacated office, be as valid as if every such person had been duly appointed and was qualified and had continued to be a Director or member of such committee.
30. COMMITTEES
30.1. Without prejudice to the freedom of the Directors to establish any other committees, for so long as the shares of the Company (or depositary receipts therefor) are listed or quoted on the Designated Stock Exchange, the Board shall establish and maintain an Audit Committee, a Compensation Committee and a Nomination Committee as committees of the Board, the composition and responsibilities of which shall comply with the FINRA Rules, the rules and regulations of the SEC and the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange, as appropriate.
30.2. The Board shall adopt a formal written audit committee charter, a formal written compensation committee charter and review and a formal written Nomination Committee Charter and assess the adequacy of each formal written charter on an annual basis.
30.3. The audit committee shall meet at least once every financial quarter, or more frequently as circumstances dictate.
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30.4. The compensation committee shall meet at least once every financial year, or more frequently as circumstances dictate.
30.5. The nomination committee shall meet at least once every financial year, or more frequently as circumstances dictate.
30.6. For so long as the shares of the Company (or depositary receipts therefor) are listed or quoted on the Designated Stock Exchange, the Company shall conduct an appropriate review of all related party transactions on an ongoing basis and shall utilize the Audit Committee for the review and approval of potential conflicts of interest. Specifically, the Audit Committee shall approve any transaction or transactions between the Company and any of the following parties: (i) any Member owning an interest in the voting power of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company that gives such Member significant influence over the Company or any subsidiary of the Company, (ii) any director or executive officer of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company and any relative of such director or executive officer, (iii) any person in which a substantial interest in the voting power of the Company is owned, directly or indirectly, by any person described in (i) or (ii) or over which such a person is able to exercise significant influence, and (iv) any affiliate (other than a subsidiary) of the Company.
30.7. The Board may, from time to time, appoint such other committees as may be permitted by Act. Such other committees appointed by the Board shall consist of one (1) or more members of the Board and shall have such powers and perform such duties as may be provided in a resolution of the Board.
31. officers
31.1. The officers of the Company shall consist of the chief executive officer, the chief financial officer, the Directors and Secretary, and such additional officers (who may or may not be Directors) as the Board may from time to time determine, all of whom shall be deemed to be officers for the purposes of the Act and these Articles.
31.2. The officers shall receive such remuneration as the Directors may from time to time determine.
31.3. The Secretary and additional officers, if any, shall be appointed by the Board and shall hold office on such terms and for such period as the Board may determine. If thought fit, two or more persons may be appointed as joint Secretaries. The Board may also appoint from time to time on such terms as it thinks fit one or more assistant or deputy Secretaries.
31.4. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Members and shall keep correct minutes of such meetings and enter the same in the proper books provided for the purpose. He shall perform such other duties as are prescribed by the Act or these Articles or as may be prescribed by the Board.
31.5. The officers of the Company 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 Directors from time to time.
31.6. A provision of the Act or of these Articles requiring or authorising a thing to be done by or to a Director and the Secretary shall not be satisfied by its being done by or to the same person acting both as Director and as or in place of the Secretary.
32. MINUTES
32.1. 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 Directors and of any committee of the Directors;
(c) of all resolutions and proceedings of each general meeting of the Members, meetings of the Board and meetings of committees of the Board and where there are managers, of all proceedings of meetings of the managers.
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32.2. Minutes shall be kept by the Secretary at the Office.
33. SEAL
33.1. The Company shall have one or more Seals, as the Board may determine. For the purpose of sealing documents creating or evidencing securities issued by the Company, the Company may have a securities seal which is a facsimile of the Seal of the Company with the addition of the word “Securities” on its face or in such other form as the Board may approve. The Board shall provide for the custody of each Seal and no Seal shall be used without the authority of the Board or of a committee of the Board authorised by the Board in that behalf. Subject as otherwise provided in these Articles, any instrument to which a Seal is affixed shall be signed autographically by one Director and the Secretary or by two Directors or by such other person (including a Director) or persons as the Board may appoint, either generally or in any particular case, save that as regards any certificates for shares or debentures or other securities of the Company the Board may by resolution determine that such signatures or either of them shall be dispensed with or affixed by some method or system of mechanical signature or by Electronic Signature. Every instrument executed in manner provided by this Article shall be deemed to be sealed and executed with the authority of the Board previously given.
33.2. Where the Company has a Seal for use abroad, the Board may by writing under the Seal appoint any agent or committee abroad to be the duly authorised agent of the Company for the purpose of affixing and using such Seal and the Board may impose restrictions on the use thereof as may be thought fit. Wherever in these Articles reference is made to the Seal, the reference shall, when and so far as may be applicable, be deemed to include any such other Seal as aforesaid.
34. destruction of documents
34.1. The Company shall be entitled to destroy the following documents at the following times:
(a) any share certificate which has been cancelled at any time after the expiry of one (1) year from the date of such cancellation;
(b) any dividend mandate or any variation or cancellation thereof or any notification of change of name or address at any time after the expiry of two (2) years from the date such mandate variation cancellation or notification was recorded by the Company;
(c) any instrument of transfer of shares which has been registered at any time after the expiry of seven (7) years from the date of registration;
(d) any allotment letters after the expiry of seven (7) years from the date of issue thereof; and
(e) copies of powers of attorney, grants of probate and letters of administration at any time after the expiry of seven (7) years after the account to which the relevant power of attorney, grant of probate or letters of administration related has been closed;
and it shall conclusively be presumed in favour of the Company that every entry in the Register purporting to be made on the basis of any such documents so destroyed was duly and properly made and every share certificate so destroyed was a valid certificate duly and properly cancelled and that every instrument of transfer so destroyed was a valid and effective instrument duly and properly registered and that every other document destroyed hereunder was a valid and effective document in accordance with the recorded particulars thereof in the books or records of the Company. Provided always that: (1) the foregoing provisions of this Article shall apply only to the destruction of a document in good faith and without express notice to the Company that the preservation of such document was relevant to a claim; (2) nothing contained in this Article shall be construed as imposing upon the Company any liability in respect of the destruction of any such document earlier than as aforesaid or in any case where the conditions of proviso (1) above are not fulfilled; and (3) references in this Article to the destruction of any document include references to its disposal in any manner.
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34.2. Notwithstanding any provision contained in these Articles, the Directors may, if permitted by applicable law, authorise the destruction of documents set out in sub-paragraphs (a) to (e) of paragraph (1) of this Article and any other documents in relation to share registration which have been microfilmed or electronically stored by the Company or by the share registrar on its behalf provided always that this Article shall apply only to the destruction of a document in good faith and without express notice to the Company and its share registrar that the preservation of such document was relevant to a claim.
35. DIVIDENDS AND OTHER PAYMENTS
35.1. Subject to the Act, the Company in general meeting or the Board may from time to time declare dividends in any currency to be paid to the Members but no dividend shall be declared in excess of the amount recommended by the Board.
35.2. Dividends may be declared and paid out of the profits of the Company, realised or unrealised, or from any reserve set aside from profits which the Directors determine is no longer needed. The Board may also declare and pay dividends out of share premium account or any other fund or account which can be authorised for this purpose in accordance with the Act.
35.3. Except in so far as the rights attaching to, or the terms of issue of, any share otherwise provide:
(a) all dividends shall be declared and paid according to the amounts paid up on the shares in respect of which the dividend is paid, but no amount paid up on a share in advance of calls shall be treated for the purposes of this Article as paid up on the share; and
(b) all dividends shall be apportioned and paid pro rata according to the amounts paid up on the shares during any portion or portions of the period in respect of which the dividend is paid.
35.4. The Board may from time to time pay to the Members such interim dividends as appear to the Board to be justified by the profits of the Company and in particular (but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing) if at any time the share capital of the Company is divided into different classes, the Board may pay such interim dividends in respect of those shares in the capital of the Company which confer on the holders thereof deferred or non preferential rights as well as in respect of those shares which confer on the holders thereof preferential rights with regard to dividend and provided that the Board acts bona fide the Board shall not incur any responsibility to the holders of shares conferring any preference for any damage that they may suffer by reason of the payment of an interim dividend on any shares having deferred or non preferential rights and may also pay any fixed dividend which is payable on any shares of the Company half yearly or on any other dates, whenever such profits, in the opinion of the Board, justifies such payment.
35.5. The Board may deduct from any dividend or other moneys payable to a Member by the Company on or in respect of any shares all sums of money (if any) presently payable by him to the Company on account of calls or otherwise.
35.6. No dividend or other moneys payable by the Company on or in respect of any share shall bear interest against the Company.
35.7. Any dividend, interest or other sum payable in cash to the holder of shares may be paid by cheque or warrant sent through the post addressed to the holder at his registered address or, in the case of joint holders, addressed to the holder whose name stands first in the Register in respect of the shares at his address as appearing in the Register or addressed to such person and at such address as the holder or joint holders may in writing direct. Every such cheque or warrant shall, unless the holder or joint holders otherwise direct, be made payable to the order of the holder or, in the case of joint holders, to the order of the holder whose name stands first on the Register in respect of such shares, and shall be sent at his or their risk and payment of the cheque or warrant by the bank on which it is drawn shall constitute a good discharge to the Company notwithstanding that it may subsequently appear that the same has been stolen or that any endorsement thereon has been forged. Any one of two or more joint holders may give effectual receipts for any dividends or other moneys payable or property distributable in respect of the shares held by such joint holders.
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35.8. All dividends or bonuses unclaimed for one (1) year after having been declared may be invested or otherwise made use of by the Board for the benefit of the Company until claimed. Any dividend or bonuses unclaimed after a period of six (6) years from the date of declaration shall be forfeited and shall revert to the Company. The payment by the Board of any unclaimed dividend or other sums payable on or in respect of a share into a separate account shall not constitute the Company a trustee in respect thereof.
If a Member fails to pay any call the Board may give to such Member not less than fourteen (14) clear days’ notice requiring payment and specifying the amount unpaid including any interest which may have accrued, any expenses which have been incurred by the Company due to that person’s default and the place where payment is to be made. The notice shall also contain a warning that if the notice is not complied with, the shares in respect of which the call is made will be liable to be forfeited. If such notice is not complied with, the Board may, before the payment required by the notice has been received, resolve that any share the subject of that notice be forfeited (which forfeiture shall include all dividends or other monies payable in respect of the forfeited share and not paid before such forfeiture).
A forfeited share may be sold, re-allotted or otherwise disposed of on such terms and in such manner as the directors determine and at any time before a sale, re-allotment or disposition the forfeiture may be cancelled on such terms as the directors think fit. A person whose shares have been forfeited shall cease to be a Member in respect of the forfeited shares, but shall, notwithstanding such forfeit, remain liable to pay to the Company all monies which at the date of forfeiture were payable to the Company in respect of the shares, together with all expenses and interest from the date of forfeiture or surrender until payment, but his liability shall cease if and when the Company receives payment in full of the unpaid amount.
A declaration, whether statutory or under oath, made by a Director or the Secretary shall be conclusive evidence that the person making the declaration is a Director or Secretary of the Company and that the particular shares have been forfeited or surrendered on a particular date.
Subject to the execution of an instrument of transfer, if necessary, the declaration shall constitute good title to the shares.
35.9. Whenever the Board or the Company in general meeting has resolved that a dividend be paid or declared, the Board may further resolve that such dividend be satisfied wholly or in part by the distribution of specific assets of any kind and in particular of paid up shares, debentures or warrants to subscribe securities of the Company or any other company, or in any one or more of such ways, and where any difficulty arises in regard to the distribution the Board may settle the same as it thinks expedient, and in particular may issue certificates in respect of fractions of shares, disregard fractional entitlements or round the same up or down, and may fix the value for distribution of such specific assets, or any part thereof, and may determine that cash payments shall be made to any Members upon the footing of the value so fixed in order to adjust the rights of all parties, and may vest any such specific assets in trustees as may seem expedient to the Board and may appoint any person to sign any requisite instruments of transfer and other documents on behalf of the persons entitled to the dividend, and such appointment shall be effective and binding on the Members. The Board may resolve that no such assets shall be made available to Members with registered addresses in any particular territory or territories where, in the absence of a registration statement or other special formalities, such distribution of assets would or might, in the opinion of the Board, be unlawful or impracticable and in such event the only entitlement of the Members aforesaid shall be to receive cash payments as aforesaid. Members affected as a result of the foregoing sentence shall not be or be deemed to be a separate class of Members for any purpose whatsoever.
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35.10. Whenever the Board or the Company in general meeting has resolved that a dividend be paid or declared on any class of the share capital of the Company, the Board may further resolve either:
(a) that such dividend be satisfied wholly or in part in the form of an allotment of shares credited as fully paid up, provided that the Members entitled thereto will be entitled to elect to receive such dividend (or part thereof if the Board so determines) in cash in lieu of such allotment. In such case, the following provisions shall apply:
(i) the basis of any such allotment shall be determined by the Board;
(ii) the Board, after determining the basis of allotment, shall give not less than ten (10) days’ Notice to the holders of the relevant shares of the right of election accorded to them and shall send with such notice forms of election and specify the procedure to be followed and the place at which and the latest date and time by which duly completed forms of election must be lodged in order to be effective;
(iii) the right of election may be exercised in respect of the whole or part of that portion of the dividend in respect of which the right of election has been accorded; and
(iv) the dividend (or that part of the dividend to be satisfied by the allotment of shares as aforesaid) shall not be payable in cash on shares in respect whereof the cash election has not been duly exercised (“the non elected shares”) and in satisfaction thereof shares of the relevant class shall be allotted credited as fully paid up to the holders of the non elected shares on the basis of allotment determined as aforesaid and for such purpose the Board shall capitalise and apply out of any part of the undivided profits of the Company (including profits carried and standing to the credit of any reserves or other special account, share premium account or capital redemption reserve) as the Board may determine, such sum as may be required to pay up in full the appropriate number of shares of the relevant class for allotment and distribution to and amongst the holders of the non elected shares on such basis; or
(b) that the Members entitled to such dividend shall be entitled to elect to receive an allotment of shares credited as fully paid up in lieu of the whole or such part of the dividend as the Board may think fit. In such case, the following provisions shall apply:
(i) the basis of any such allotment shall be determined by the Board;
(ii) the Board, after determining the basis of allotment, shall give not less than ten (10) days’ Notice to the holders of the relevant shares of the right of election accorded to them and shall send with such notice forms of election and specify the procedure to be followed and the place at which and the latest date and time by which duly completed forms of election must be lodged in order to be effective;
(iii) the right of election may be exercised in respect of the whole or part of that portion of the dividend in respect of which the right of election has been accorded; and
(iv) the dividend (or that part of the dividend in respect of which a right of election has been accorded) shall not be payable in cash on shares in respect whereof the share election has been duly exercised (“the elected shares”) and in lieu thereof shares of the relevant class shall be allotted credited as fully paid up to the holders of the elected shares on the basis of allotment determined as aforesaid and for such purpose the Board shall capitalise and apply out of any part of the undivided profits of the Company (including profits carried and standing to the credit of any reserves or other special account, share premium account or capital redemption reserve) as the Board may determine, such sum as may be required to pay up in full the appropriate number of shares of the relevant class for allotment and distribution to and amongst the holders of the elected shares on such basis.
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35.11. The shares allotted pursuant to the provisions of Article 35.10 shall rank pari passu in all respects with shares of the same class (if any) then in issue save only as regards participation in the relevant dividend or in any other distributions, bonuses or rights paid, made, declared or announced prior to or contemporaneously with the payment or declaration of the relevant dividend unless, contemporaneously with the announcement by the Board of their proposal to apply the provisions of Articles 35.11 and 35.12 in relation to the relevant dividend or contemporaneously with their announcement of the distribution, bonus or rights in question, the Board shall specify that the shares to be allotted pursuant to the provisions of Article 35.10 shall rank for participation in such distribution, bonus or rights.
35.12. The Board may do all acts and things considered necessary or expedient to give effect to any capitalisation pursuant to the provisions of Article 35.10, with full power to the Board to make such provisions as it thinks fit in the case of shares becoming distributable in fractions (including provisions whereby, in whole or in part, fractional entitlements are aggregated and sold and the net proceeds distributed to those entitled, or are disregarded or rounded up or down or whereby the benefit of fractional entitlements accrues to the Company rather than to the Members concerned). The Board may authorise any person to enter into on behalf of all Members interested, an agreement with the Company providing for such capitalisation and matters incidental thereto and any agreement made pursuant to such authority shall be effective and binding on all concerned.
35.13. The Company may upon the recommendation of the Board by ordinary resolution resolve in respect of any one particular dividend of the Company that notwithstanding the provisions of Article 35.10, a dividend may be satisfied wholly in the form of an allotment of shares credited as fully paid up without offering any right to shareholders to elect to receive such dividend in cash in lieu of such allotment.
35.14. The Board may on any occasion determine that rights of election and the allotment of shares under Article 35.10 shall not be made available or made to any shareholders with registered addresses in any territory where, in the absence of a registration statement or other special formalities, the circulation of an offer of such rights of election or the allotment of shares would or might, in the opinion of the Board, be unlawful or impracticable, and in such event the provisions aforesaid shall be read and construed subject to such determination. Members affected as a result of the foregoing sentence shall not be or be deemed to be a separate class of Members for any purpose whatsoever.
35.15. Any resolution declaring a dividend on shares of any class, whether a resolution of the Company in general meeting or a resolution of the Board, may specify that the same shall be payable or distributable to the persons registered as the holders of such shares at the close of business on a particular date, notwithstanding that it may be a date prior to that on which the resolution is passed, and thereupon the dividend shall be payable or distributable to them in accordance with their respective holdings so registered, but without prejudice to the rights inter se in respect of such dividend of transferors and transferees of any such shares. The provisions of this Article shall mutatis mutandis apply to bonuses, capitalisation issues, distributions of realised capital profits or offers or grants made by the Company to the Members.
36. RESERVES
36.1. The Board shall establish an account to be called the share premium account and shall carry to the credit of such account from time to time a sum equal to the amount or value of the premium paid on the issue of any share in the Company. Unless otherwise provided by the provisions of these Articles, the Board may apply the share premium account in any manner permitted by the Act. The Company shall at all times comply with the provisions of the Act in relation to the share premium account.
36.2. Before recommending any dividend, the Board may set aside out of the profits of the Company such sums as it determines as reserves which shall, at the discretion of the Board, be applicable for any purpose to which the profits of the Company may be properly applied and pending such application may, also at such discretion, either be employed in the business of the Company or be invested in such investments as the Board may from
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time to time think fit and so that it shall not be necessary to keep any investments constituting the reserve or reserves separate or distinct from any other investments of the Company. The Board may also without placing the same to reserve carry forward any profits which it may think prudent not to distribute.
37. CAPITALISATION
37.1. The Company may, upon the recommendation of the Board, at any time and from time to time pass an ordinary resolution to the effect that it is desirable to capitalise all or any part of any amount for the time being standing to the credit of any reserve or fund (including a share premium account and capital redemption reserve and the profit and loss account) whether or not the same is available for distribution and accordingly that such amount be set free for distribution among the Members or any class of Members who would be entitled thereto if it were distributed by way of dividend and in the same proportions, on the footing that the same is not paid in cash but is applied either in or towards paying up the amounts for the time being unpaid on any shares in the Company held by such Members respectively or in paying up in full unissued shares, debentures or other obligations of the Company, to be allotted and distributed credited as fully paid up among such Members, or partly in one way and partly in the other, and the Board shall give effect to such resolution provided that, for the purposes of this Article, a share premium account and any capital redemption reserve or fund representing unrealised profits, may be applied only in paying up in full unissued shares of the Company to be allotted to such Members credited as fully paid.
37.2. The Board may settle, as it considers appropriate, any difficulty arising in regard to any distribution under the last preceding Article and in particular may issue certificates in respect of fractions of shares or authorise any person to sell and transfer any fractions or may resolve that the distribution should be as nearly as may be practicable in the correct proportion but not exactly so or may ignore fractions altogether, and may determine that cash payments shall be made to any Members in order to adjust the rights of all parties, as may seem expedient to the Board. The Board may appoint any person to sign on behalf of the persons entitled to participate in the distribution any contract necessary or desirable for giving effect thereto and such appointment shall be effective and binding upon the Members.
38. ACCOUNTING RECORDS
38.1. The Board shall cause true accounts to be kept of the sums of money received and expended by the Company, and the matters in respect of which such receipt and expenditure take place, and of the property, assets, credits and liabilities of the Company and of all other matters required by the Act or necessary to give a true and fair view of the Company’s affairs and to explain its transactions.
38.2. The accounting records shall be kept at the Office or, at such other place or places as the Board decides and shall always be open to inspection by the Directors. No Member (other than a Director) shall have any right of inspecting any accounting record or book or document of the Company except as conferred by law or authorised by the Board or the Company in general meeting.
38.3. Subject to Article 38.4, a printed copy of the Directors’ report, accompanied by the balance sheet and profit and loss account, including every document required by law to be annexed thereto, made up to the end of the applicable financial year and containing a summary of the assets and liabilities of the Company under convenient heads and a statement of income and expenditure, together with a copy of the Auditors’ report, shall be sent to each person entitled thereto at least ten (10) days before the date of the general meeting and laid before the Company at the annual general meeting held in accordance with Article 14.1 provided that this Article shall not require a copy of those documents to be sent to any person whose address the Company is not aware or to more than one of the joint holders of any shares or debentures.
38.4. Subject to due compliance with all applicable Statutes, rules and regulations, including, without limitation, the rules of the Designated Stock Exchange, and to obtaining all necessary consents, if any, required thereunder, the requirements of Article 38.3 shall be deemed satisfied in relation to any person by sending to the person in any manner not prohibited by the Statutes, summarised financial statements derived from the Company’s annual accounts and the directors’ report which shall be in the form and containing the information required
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by applicable laws and regulations, provided that any person who is otherwise entitled to the annual financial statements of the Company and the directors’ report thereon may, if he so requires by notice in writing served on the Company, demand that the Company sends to him, in addition to summarised financial statements, a complete printed copy of the Company’s annual financial statement and the directors’ report thereon.
38.5. The requirement to send to a person referred to in Article 38.3 the documents referred to in that article or a summary financial report in accordance with Article 38.4 shall be deemed satisfied where, in accordance with all applicable Statutes, rules and regulations, including, without limitation, the rules of the Designated Stock Exchange, the Company publishes copies of the documents referred to in Article 38.3 and, if applicable, a summary financial report complying with Article 38.4, on the Company’s computer network or in any other permitted manner (including by sending any form of electronic communication), and that person has agreed or is deemed to have agreed to treat the publication or receipt of such documents in such manner as discharging the Company’s obligation to send to him a copy of such documents.
39. FINANCIAL YEAR END
39.1. Unless the Directors otherwise prescribe, the financial year end of the Company shall be 31st December in each year and, following the year of incorporation, shall begin on 1st January in each year.
40. AUDIT
40.1. Subject to applicable law and rules of the Designated Stock Exchange:
(a) At the annual general meeting or at a subsequent extraordinary general meeting in each year, the Members shall appoint an auditor to audit the accounts of the Company and such auditor shall hold office until the Members appoint another auditor. Such auditor may be a Member but no Director or officer or employee of the Company shall, during his continuance in office, be eligible to act as an auditor of the Company.
(b) A person, other than a retiring Auditor, shall not be capable of being appointed Auditor at an annual general meeting unless notice in writing of an intention to nominate that person to the office of Auditor has been given not less than fourteen (14) days before the annual general meeting and furthermore, the Company shall send a copy of any such notice to the retiring Auditor. The Members may, at any general meeting convened and held in accordance with these Articles, by Special Resolution remove the Auditor at any time before the expiration of his term of office and shall by ordinary resolution at that meeting appoint another Auditor in his stead for the remainder of his term.
(c) The Members may, at any general meeting convened and held in accordance with these Articles, by ordinary resolution remove the Auditor at any time before the expiration of his term of office and shall by ordinary resolution at that meeting appoint another Auditor in his stead for the remainder of his term.
40.2. Subject to the Act the accounts of the Company shall be audited at least once in every year.
40.3. The remuneration of the Auditor shall be fixed by the Company in general meeting or in such manner as the Members may determine.
40.4. If the office of auditor becomes vacant by the resignation or death of the Auditor, or by his becoming incapable of acting by reason of illness or other disability at a time when his services are required, the Directors shall fill the vacancy and determine the remuneration of such Auditor.
40.5. 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 he 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.
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40.6. The statement of income and expenditure and the balance sheet provided for by these Articles shall be examined by the Auditor and compared by him with the books, accounts and vouchers relating thereto; and he shall make a written report thereon stating whether such statement and balance sheet are drawn up so as to present fairly the financial position of the Company and the results of its operations for the period under review and, in case information shall have been called for from Directors or officers of the Company, whether the same has been furnished and has been satisfactory. The financial statements of the Company 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 and the report of the Auditor shall be submitted to the Members in general meeting. The generally accepted auditing standards referred to herein may be those of a country or jurisdiction other than the Cayman Islands. If so, the financial statements and the report of the Auditor should disclose this fact and name such country or jurisdiction
41. NOTICES
41.1. Any Notice or document, whether or not, to be given or issued under these Articles from the Company to a Member shall be in writing or by cable, telex or facsimile transmission message or other form of electronic transmission or communication and any such Notice and document may be served or delivered by the Company on or to any Member either personally or by sending it through the post in a prepaid envelope addressed to such Member at his registered address as appearing in the Register or at any other address supplied by him to the Company for the purpose or, as the case may be, by transmitting it to any such address or transmitting it to any telex or facsimile transmission number or electronic number or address or website supplied by him to the Company for the giving of Notice to him or which the person transmitting the notice reasonably and bona fide believes at the relevant time will result in the Notice being duly received by the Member or may also be served by advertisement in appropriate newspapers in accordance with the requirements of the Designated Stock Exchange or, to the extent permitted by the applicable laws, by placing it on the Company’s website and giving to the member a notice stating that the notice or other document is available there (a “notice of availability”). The notice of availability may be given to the Member by any of the means set out above. In the case of joint holders of a share all notices shall be given to that one of the joint holders whose name stands first in the Register and notice so given shall be deemed a sufficient service on or delivery to all the joint holders.
41.2. Any Notice or other document:
(a) if served or delivered by post, shall where appropriate be sent by airmail and shall be deemed to have been served or delivered on the day following that on which the envelope containing the same, properly prepaid and addressed, is put into the post; in proving such service or delivery it shall be sufficient to prove that the envelope or wrapper containing the notice or document was properly addressed and put into the post and a certificate in writing signed by the Secretary or other officer of the Company or other person appointed by the Board that the envelope or wrapper containing the Notice or other document was so addressed and put into the post shall be conclusive evidence thereof;
(b) if sent by electronic communication, shall be deemed to be given on the day on which it is transmitted from the server of the Company or its agent. A Notice placed on the Company’s website is deemed given by the Company to a Member on the day following that on which a notice of availability is deemed served on the Member;
(c) if served or delivered in any other manner contemplated by these Articles, shall be deemed to have been served or delivered at the time of personal service or delivery or, as the case may be, at the time of the relevant despatch or transmission; and in proving such service or delivery a certificate in writing signed by the Secretary or other officer of the Company or other person appointed by the Board as to the act and time of such service, delivery, despatch or transmission shall be conclusive evidence thereof; and
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(d) may be given to a Member in the English language or such other language as may be approved by the Directors, subject to due compliance with all applicable Statutes, rules and regulations.
41.3. Any Notice or other document delivered or sent by post to or left at the registered address of any Member in pursuance of these Articles shall, notwithstanding that such Member is then dead or bankrupt or that any other event has occurred, and whether or not the Company has notice of the death or bankruptcy or other event, be deemed to have been duly served or delivered in respect of any share registered in the name of such Member as sole or joint holder unless his name shall, at the time of the service or delivery of the Notice or document, have been removed from the Register as the holder of the share, and such service or delivery shall for all purposes be deemed a sufficient service or delivery of such Notice or document on all persons interested (whether jointly with or as claiming through or under him) in the share.
41.4. A Notice may be given by the Company to the person entitled to a share in consequence of the death, mental disorder or bankruptcy of a Member by sending it through the post in a prepaid letter, envelope or wrapper addressed to him by name, or by the title of representative of the deceased, or trustee of the bankrupt, or by any like description, at the address, if any, supplied for the purpose by the person claiming to be so entitled, or (until such an address has been so supplied) by giving the notice in any manner in which the same might have been given if the death, mental disorder or bankruptcy had not occurred.
41.5. Any person who by operation of law, transfer or other means whatsoever shall become entitled to any share shall be bound by every Notice in respect of such share which prior to his name and address being entered on the Register shall have been duly given to the person from whom he derives his title to such share.
42. SIGNATURES
42.1. For the purposes of these Articles, a cable or telex or facsimile or electronic transmission message purporting to come from a holder of shares or, as the case may be, a Director, or, in the case of a corporation which is a holder of shares from a director or the secretary thereof or a duly appointed attorney or duly authorised representative thereof for it and on its behalf, shall in the absence of express evidence to the contrary available to the person relying thereon at the relevant time be deemed to be a document or instrument in writing signed by such holder or Director in the terms in which it is received.
43. WINDING UP
43.1. A resolution that the Company be wound up by the court or be wound up voluntarily shall be a Special Resolution which shall, in this instance, include approval by the two thirds of all shareholders of the Company of the Company.
43.2. Subject to any special rights, privileges or restrictions as to the distribution of available surplus assets on liquidation for the time being attached to any class or classes of shares (i) if the Company shall be wound up and the assets available for distribution amongst the Members of the Company shall be more than sufficient to repay the whole of the capital paid up at the commencement of the winding up, the excess shall be distributed pari passu amongst such members in proportion to the amount paid up on the shares held by them respectively and (ii) if the Company shall be wound up and the assets available for distribution amongst the Members as such shall be insufficient to repay the whole of the paid-up capital such assets shall be distributed so that, a nearly as may be, the losses shall be borne by the Members in proportion to the capital paid up, or which ought to have been paid up, at the commencement of the winding up on the shares held by them respectively.
43.3. If the Company shall be wound up (whether the liquidation is voluntary or by the court) the liquidator may, with the authority of a Special Resolution and any other sanction required by the Act, divide among the Members in specie or kind the whole or any part of the assets of the Company and whether or not the assets shall consist of properties of one kind or shall consist of properties to be divided as aforesaid of different kinds, and may for such purpose set such value as he deems fair upon any one or more class or classes of property and may determine how such division shall be carried out as between the Members or different classes of Members. The liquidator may, with the like authority, vest any part of the assets
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in trustees upon such trusts for the benefit of the Members as the liquidator with the like authority shall think fit, and the liquidation of the Company may be closed and the Company dissolved, but so that no contributory shall be compelled to accept any shares or other property in respect of which there is a liability.
44. INDEMNITY
44.1. The Directors, Secretary and other officers for the time being of the Company and the liquidator or trustees (if any) for the time being acting in relation to any of the affairs of the Company and everyone of them, and everyone of their heirs, executors and administrators, shall be indemnified and secured harmless out of the assets and profits of the Company from and against all actions, costs, charges, losses, damages and expenses which they or any of them, their or any of their heirs, executors or administrators, shall or may incur or sustain by or by reason of any act done, concurred in or omitted in or about the execution of their duty, or supposed duty, in their respective offices or trusts; and none of them shall be answerable for the acts, receipts, neglects or defaults of the other or others of them or for joining in any receipts for the sake of conformity, or for any bankers or other persons with whom any moneys or effects belonging to the Company shall or may be lodged or deposited for safe custody, or for insufficiency or deficiency of any security upon which any moneys of or belonging to the Company shall be placed out on or invested, or for any other loss, misfortune or damage which may happen in the execution of their respective offices or trusts, or in relation thereto; PROVIDED THAT this indemnity shall not extend to any matter in respect of any fraud or dishonesty which may attach to any of said persons.
44.2. Each Member agrees to waive any claim or right of action he might have, whether individually or by 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 THAT such waiver shall not extend to any matter in respect of any fraud or dishonesty which may attach to such Director.
45. AMENDMENT TO MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION AND NAME OF COMPANY
45.1. No Article shall be rescinded, altered or amended and no new Article shall be made until the same has been approved by a Special Resolution of the Members. A Special Resolution shall be required to alter the provisions of the Memorandum of Association or to change the name of the Company.
46. INFORMATION
46.1. No Member shall be entitled to require discovery of or any information respecting any detail of the Company’s trading or any matter which is or may be in the nature of a trade secret or secret process which may relate to the conduct of the business of the Company and which in the opinion of the Directors it will be inexpedient in the interests of the members of the Company to communicate to the public.
47. mergers and CONSOLIDATIONS
47.1. Subject to the Act and these Articles, the Company shall, with the approval of a Special Resolution, have the power to merge or consolidate with one or more constituent companies (as defined in the Act) upon such terms as the Directors may determine.
48. TRANSFERS BY WAY OF CONTINUATION
48.1. Subject to the Act and these Articles, the Company shall, with the approval of a Special Resolution, have the power to register by way of continuation as a body corporate under the laws of a jurisdiction outside of the Cayman Islands and be deregistered in the Cayman Islands.
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Dated this 30th day of September 2022
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TAKUNG ART CO., LTD OFFICE Q 11TH FLOOR, KINGS WING PLAZA 2 NO. 1 KWAN ST, SHA TIN NEW TERRITORIES, HONG KONG SCAN TO VIEW MATERIALS & VOTE VOTE BY INTERNET - www.proxyvote.com or scan the QR Barcode above Use the Internet to transmit your voting instructions and for electronic delivery of information. Vote by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on February 23, 2023. Have your proxy card in hand when you access the web site and follow the instructions to obtain your records and to create an electronic voting instruction form. ELECTRONIC DELIVERY OF FUTURE PROXY MATERIALS If you would like to reduce the costs incurred by our company in mailing proxy materials, you can consent to receiving all future proxy statements, proxy cards and annual reports electronically via e-mail or the Internet. To sign up for electronic delivery, please follow the instructions above to vote using the Internet and, when prompted, indicate that you agree to receive or access proxy materials electronically in future years. VOTE BY PHONE - 1-800-690-6903 Use any touch-tone telephone to transmit your voting instructions. Vote by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on February 23, 2023. Have your proxy card in hand when you call and then follow the instructions. VOTE BY MAIL Mark, sign and date your proxy card and return it in the postage-paid envelope we have provided or return it to Vote Processing, c/o Broadridge, 51 Mercedes Way, Edgewood, NY 11717. TO VOTE, MARK BLOCKS BELOW IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS FOLLOWS: D97001-P81908 KEEP THIS PORTION FOR YOUR RECORDS THIS PROXY CARD IS VALID ONLY WHEN SIGNED AND DATED. DETACH AND RETURN THIS PORTION ONLY TAKUNG ART CO., LTD 1. To elect Kuangtao Wang, Ronggang (Jonathan) Zhang, Doug Buerger, and Guisuo Lu (the “Director Nominees”) to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until his/her respective successor is elected and duly qualified. Nominees: 01) Kuangtao Wang 02) Ronggang (Jonathan) Zhang 03) Doug Buerger 04) Guisuo Lu For All Withhold All For All Except The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR proposals 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7. 2. To ratify the appointment of Assentsure PAC (“Assentsure”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022; 3. To approve the proposed sale of our subsidiaries, Hong Kong MQ Group Limited (“Hong Kong MQ”), Hong Kong Takung Art Company Limited (“Hong Kong Takung”) to Fecundity Capital Investment Co., Ltd for a purchase price of US$1,500,000 (the “Consideration”) (the “Disposition”); 4. To adopt the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) by and between the Company and NFT Limited (“NFT Limited”), an exempted company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Redomicile”) pursuant to which NFT Limited will be the surviving company; Against Abstain For To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee(s), mark “For All Except” and write the number(s) of the nominee(s) on the line below. 5. To adopt the Memorandum and Articles of Association of NFT Limited (the “M&A”) pursuant to which NFT Limited will be authorized to issue 450,000,000 Class A ordinary shares, par value US$0.0001 each (the “Class A Ordinary Shares”), 50,000,000 Class B ordinary shares, par value US$0.0001 each (the “Class B Ordinary Shares”); 6. To approve an alteration to the share capital of the Company by the conversion of each of the Company’s issued and paid up share of Common Stock with a par value of $0.001 (the “Common Stock”) into one Class A Ordinary Share to be issued as fully paid in the name of each shareholder, for each share of Common Stock which was registered in the name of each shareholder prior to the application of this resolution (collectively, the “Reclassification”); and 7. To approve and adopt the Company’s 2023 equity incentive plan (the “2023 Plan”). For Against Abstain Please sign exactly as your name(s) appear(s) hereon. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, or other fiduciary, please give full title as such. Joint owners should each sign personally. All holders must sign. If a corporation or partnership, please sign in full corporate or partnership name by authorized officer. Signature [PLEASE SIGN WITHIN BOX] Date Signature (Joint Owners) Date
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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Annual Meeting:The Notice and Proxy Statement and Form 10-K are available at www.proxyvote.com. D97002-P81908 TAKUNG ART CO., LTD THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS FEBRUARY 24, 2023 AT 10:00 p.m. LOCAL TIME (9:00 a.m. February 24, 2023, E.T.) The undersigned hereby appoints Kuangtao Wang as Proxy with full power of substitution to vote all the shares of common stock which the undersigned would be entitled to vote if personally present at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held at our principal executive office, Office Q 11th Floor, Kings Wing Plaza 2, No. 1 Kwan St, Sha Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong on February 24, 2023,at 10:00 p.m. local time (9:00 a.m. February 24, 2023, E.T.), or at any postponement or adjournment thereof, and upon any and all matters which may properly be brought before the Annual Meeting or any postponement or adjournments thereof, hereby revoking all former proxies. This proxy, when properly executed, will be voted in the manner directed herein. If no such direction is made, this proxy will be voted in accordance with the Board of Directors’ recommendations. Continued and to be signed on reverse side
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AMENDMENT TO DISPOSITION AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT TO SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDMENT TO SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is made as of this 9th day of December, 2022 (the “Effective Date”), by and among (i) Fecundity Capital Investment Co., Ltd., a British Virgin Islands company (the “Purchaser”), (ii) Hong Kong Takung Art Company Limited (“Hong Kong Takung”), a Hong Kong company and Hong Kong MQ Group Limited, a Hong Kong company (“Hong Kong MQ,” together with Hong Kong Takung, the “Targets”), and (iii) Takung Art Co., Ltd., a Delaware corporation (“TKAT” or the “Seller”). The Purchaser, the Targets and the Seller are sometimes referred to herein individually as a “Party” and, collectively, as the “Parties”.
W H E R E A S:
A. The Parties are parties to that certain Share Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2022 (the “Agreement”). Unless otherwise defined herein, all capitalized terms used in this Amendment shall have the same respective meanings as set forth in the Agreement.
B. The parties desire to amend a clerical error as to the amount of the Purchase Price, which amendment shall be deemed effective as of the Effective Date, as more particularly set forth below.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the execution and delivery of this Amendment, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby further agree as follows:
1. Recitals. The recitals of the Agreement are hereby deleted and replaced by the following paragraphs in their entirety:
WHEREAS, as at the date hereof, (i) TKAT owns 100% of the issued shares in Hong Kong Takung, Hong Kong Takung owns 100% of the issued shares in Takung Cultural Development (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. (“Takung Tianjin”), a PRC corporation; and (ii) TKAT owns 100% of the issued shares in Hong Kong MQ;
WHEREAS, the Seller desires to sell to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser desire to purchase from the Seller, all of the Purchased Shares (as hereinafter defined) in exchange for US$1,500,000 (the “Purchase Price”), subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein (the “Transaction”); and
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises set forth above, which are incorporated in this Agreement as if fully set forth below, and the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Parties hereto agree as follows:
2. Entire Agreement; Conflicts. The Agreement as amended by this Amendment is hereby ratified and the parties hereby reaffirm their obligations under the Agreement, as modified hereby. Except as otherwise provided in this Amendment, the terms of the Agreement are not modified, altered or amended and remain in full force and effect. From and after the date of this Amendment, the term “Agreement”, as used in the Agreement, shall mean the Agreement as amended by this Amendment. If and to the extent there is any conflict between this Amendment and the Agreement, the terms of this Amendment shall govern and control.
5. Amendment. The Agreement as amended by this Amendment, embodies the entire understanding between the parties with respect to its subject matter and can be changed only by an instrument in writing signed by the parties.
6. PDF or DocuSign Signatures. This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts (which may be in the form of an executed PDF attachment to an email or by DocuSign or similar service provider), each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same document.
7. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be an original but all of which together shall constitute but one and the same agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment as of the date first above written.
The Purchaser: Fecundity Capital Investment Co., Ltd. 买方:
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/s/ Jianqiang Xu
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Jianqiang Xu
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Chief Executive Officer
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The Seller: Takung Art Co., Ltd. 卖方: Takung Art Co., Ltd.
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/s/ Kuangtao Wang
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Kuangtao Wang
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Chief Executive Officer
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The Targets: Hong Kong Takung Art Company Limited 公司: Hong Kong Takung Art Company Limited
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/s/ Lixin Guo
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Lixin Guo
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Chief Financial Officer
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The Targets: Hong Kong MQ Group Limited 公司: Hong Kong MQ Group Limited
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Fan Yang
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Annex G
TAKUNG ART CO., LTD.
2022 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
1. Purposes of the Plan. The purposes of this Plan are:
• to attract and retain the best available personnel for positions of substantial responsibility,
• to provide additional incentive to Employees, Directors and Consultants, and
• to promote the success of the Company’s business.
The Plan permits the grant of Incentive Share Options, Nonstatutory Share Options, Restricted Stock, Share Appreciation Rights, Restricted Share Units, Performance Units, Performance Shares, and Other Share Based Awards.
2. Definitions. As used herein, the following definitions will apply:
(a) “162(m) Award” means an Award that is granted to a Covered Employee and is intended to qualify as “performance-based” under Section 162(m) of the Code
(b) “Administrator” means the Board or any of its Committees as will be administering the Plan, in accordance with Section 4 of the Plan.
(c) “Applicable Laws” means the legal requirements relating to the Plan and the Awards under applicable provisions of the corporate, securities, tax and other laws, rules, regulations and government orders, and the rules of any applicable stock exchange or national market system, of any jurisdiction applicable to Awards granted to residents therein.
(d) “Award” means, individually or collectively, a grant under the Plan of Options, SARs, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Units, Performance Shares or Other Stock Based Awards.
(e) “Award Agreement” means the written or electronic agreement setting forth the terms and provisions applicable to each Award granted under the Plan. The Award Agreement is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.
(f) “Awarded Stock” means the Common Stock subject to an Award.
(g) “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.
(h) “Change in Control” means the occurrence of any of the following events:
(i) Any “person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing fifty percent (50%) or more of the total voting power represented by the Company’s then outstanding voting securities;
(ii) The consummation of the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets;
(iii) A change in the composition of the Board occurring within a two-year period, as a result of which fewer than a majority of the directors are Incumbent Directors. “Incumbent Directors” means directors who either (A) are Directors as of the effective date of the Plan, or (B) are elected, or nominated for election, to the Board with the affirmative votes of at least a majority of the Incumbent Directors at the time of such election or nomination (but will not include an individual whose election or nomination is in connection with an actual or threatened proxy contest relating to the election of directors to the Company); or
(iv) The consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other corporation, other than a merger or consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity or its parent) more than fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power represented by the voting securities of the Company or such surviving entity or its parent outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation.
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(i) “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Any reference to a section of the Code herein will be a reference to any successor or amended section of the Code.
(j) “Committee” means a committee of Directors or other individuals satisfying Applicable Laws appointed by the Board in accordance with Section 4 of the Plan
(k) “Common Stock” means the shares of common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share, or in the case of Performance Units, Restricted Stock Units, and certain Other Stock Based Awards, the cash equivalent thereof, as applicable.
(l) “Company” means Takung Art Co., Ltd.
(m) “Consultant” means any person, including an advisor, engaged by the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary to render services to such entity.
(n) “Covered Employees” means those persons who the Committee determines are subject to the limitations of Section 162(m) of the Code.
(o) “Director” means a member of the Board.
(p) “Disability” means total and permanent disability as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code, provided that in the case of Awards other than Incentive Stock Options, the Administrator in its discretion may determine whether a permanent and total disability exists in accordance with uniform and non-discriminatory standards adopted by the Administrator from time to time.
(q) “Dividend Equivalent” means a credit, made at the discretion of the Administrator, to the account of a Participant in an amount equal to the value of dividends paid on one Share for each Share represented by an Award held by such Participant.
(r) “Employee” means any person, including Officers and Directors, employed by the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company. Neither service as a Director nor payment of a director’s fee by the Company will be sufficient to constitute “employment” by the Company.
(s) “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(t) “Exchange Program” means a program under which (i) outstanding Awards are surrendered or cancelled in exchange for Awards of the same type (which may have lower exercise prices and different terms), Awards of a different type, and/or cash, and/or (ii) the exercise price of an outstanding Award is reduced. The terms and conditions of any Exchange Program will be determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion.
(u) “Fair Market Value” means, as of any date, the value of Common Stock determined as follows:
(i) If the Common Stock is listed on any established stock exchange or a national market system, including without limitation the New York Stock Exchange, its Fair Market Value will be the closing sales price for such stock (or the closing bid, if no sales were reported) as quoted on such exchange or system for the last market trading day on or prior to the date of determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable;
(ii) If the Common Stock is regularly quoted by a recognized securities dealer but selling prices are not reported, the Fair Market Value of a Share of Common Stock will be the mean between the high bid and low asked prices for the Common Stock for the last market trading day on or prior to the date of determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable; or
(iii) In the absence of an established market for the Common Stock, the Fair Market Value will be determined in good faith by the Administrator.
Notwithstanding the preceding, for federal, state, and local income tax reporting purposes and for such other purposes as the Administrator deems appropriate, the Fair Market Value shall be determined by the Administrator in accordance with uniform and nondiscriminatory standards adopted by it from time to time.
(v) “Fiscal Year” means the fiscal year of the Company.
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(w) “Incentive Stock Option” means an Option intended to qualify as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
(x) “Nonstatutory Stock Option” means an Option that by its terms does not qualify or is not intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option.
(y) “Officer” means a person who is an officer of the Company within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
(z) “Option” means a stock option granted pursuant to the Plan.
(aa) “Other Stock Based Awards” means any other awards not specifically described in the Plan that are valued in whole or in part by reference to, or are otherwise based on, Shares and are created by the Administrator pursuant to Section 12.
(bb) “Outside Director” means a Director who is not an Employee.
(cc) “Parent” means a “parent corporation,” whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code.
(dd) “Participant” means the holder of an outstanding Award granted under the Plan.
(ee) “Performance Goals” means one or more objective measurable performance goals established by the Committee with respect to a Performance Period based upon one or more of the following criteria: (i) operating income; (ii) earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization; (iii) earnings; (iv) cash flow; (v) market share; (vi) sales or revenue; (vii) expenses; (vii) profit/loss or profit margin; (ix) working capital; (x) return on equity or assets; (xi) earnings per share; (xii) total shareholder return; (xiii) price/earnings ratio; (xiv) debt or debt-to-equity; (xv) accounts receivable; (xvi) writeoffs; (xvii) cash; (xviii) assets; (xix) liquidity; (xx) operations; (xxi) borrowers; (xxii) investors; (xxiii) strategic partners; (xxiv) mergers or acquisitions; (xxv) loans facilitated; (xxvi) product offerings; and/or (xxvii) stock price. Any criteria used may be measured, as applicable, (a) in absolute terms, (b) in relative terms (including but not limited to, the passage of time and/or against other companies or financial metrics), (c) on a per share and/or share per capita basis, (d) against the performance of the Company as a whole or against particular entities, segments, operating units or products of the Company and/or (e) on a pre-tax or after tax basis. Awards issued to persons who are not Covered Employees may take into account any other factors deemed appropriate by the Committee.
(ff) “Performance Period” means any period not exceeding 120 months as determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion. The Committee may establish different Performance Periods for different Participants, and the Committee may establish concurrent or overlapping Performance Periods.
(gg) “Performance Share” means an Award granted to a Service Provider pursuant to Section 10 of the Plan.
(hh) “Performance Unit” means an Award granted to a Service Provider pursuant to Section 10 of the Plan.
(ii) “Period of Restriction” means the period during which the transfer of Shares of Restricted Stock are subject to restrictions and therefore, the Shares are subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture. Such restrictions may be based on the passage of time, the achievement of target levels of performance, or the occurrence of other events as determined by the Administrator.
(jj) “Plan” means this 2022 Equity Incentive Plan.
(kk) “Restricted Stock” means Shares issued pursuant to a Restricted Stock award under Section 8 or issued pursuant to the early exercise of an option.
(ll) “Restricted Stock Unit” means an Award that the Administrator permits to be paid in installments or on a deferred basis pursuant to Sections 4 and 11 of the Plan.
(mm) “Rule 16b-3” means Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act or any successor to Rule 16b-3, as in effect when discretion is being exercised with respect to the Plan.
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(nn) “Section 16(b)” means Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act.
(oo) “Service Provider” means an Employee, Director or Consultant.
(pp) “Share” means a share of the Common Stock, as adjusted in accordance with Section 15 of the Plan.
(qq) “Stock Appreciation Right” or “SAR” means an Award that pursuant to Section 9 of the Plan is designated as a SAR.
(rr) “Subsidiary” means a “subsidiary corporation”, whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code.
3. Stock Subject to the Plan.
(a) Stock Subject to the Plan. Subject to the provisions of Section 16 of the Plan, the maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be issued under the Plan is 5,240,000 Shares. The Shares may be authorized, but unissued, or reacquired Common Stock. Shares shall not be deemed to have been issued pursuant to the Plan with respect to any portion of an Award that is settled in cash. Upon payment in Shares pursuant to the exercise of an Award, the number of Shares available for issuance under the Plan shall be reduced only by the number of Shares actually issued in such payment. If a Participant pays the exercise price (or purchase price, if applicable) of an Award through the tender of Shares, or if Shares are tendered or withheld to satisfy any Company withholding obligations, the number of Shares so tendered or withheld shall again be available for issuance pursuant to future Awards under the Plan. A total of 5,240,000 Shares, which such amount is included in the limit set forth in the first sentence of this Section 3(a), may be issued under the Plan pursuant to the exercise of Incentive Stock Options.
(b) Lapsed Awards. If any outstanding Award expires or is terminated or canceled without having been exercised or settled in full, or if Shares acquired pursuant to an Award subject to forfeiture or repurchase are forfeited or repurchased by the Company, the Shares allocable to the terminated portion of such Award or such forfeited or repurchased Shares shall again be available for grant under the Plan.
(c) Share Reserve. The Company, during the term of the Plan, shall at all times reserve and keep available such number of Shares as will be sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Plan.
4. Administration of the Plan.
(a) Procedure.
(i) Multiple Administrative Bodies. Different Committees with respect to different groups of Service Providers may administer the Plan.
(ii) Section 162(m). To the extent that the Administrator determines it to be desirable and necessary to qualify Awards granted hereunder as “performance-based compensation” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code, the Plan will be administered by a Committee of two or more “outside directors” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code.
(iii) Rule 16b-3. To the extent desirable to qualify transactions hereunder as exempt under Rule 16b-3, the transactions contemplated hereunder will be structured to satisfy the requirements for exemption under Rule 16b-3.
(iv) Other Administration. Other than as provided above, the Plan will be administered by (A) the Board or (B) a Committee, which committee will be constituted to satisfy Applicable Laws.
(v) Delegation of Authority for Day-to-Day Administration. Except to the extent prohibited by Applicable Law, the Administrator may delegate to one or more individuals the day-to-day administration of the Plan and any of the functions assigned to it in this Plan. Such delegation may be revoked at any time.
(b) Powers of the Administrator. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, and in the case of a Committee, subject to the specific duties delegated by the Board to such Committee, the Administrator will have the authority, in its discretion:
(i) to determine the Fair Market Value;
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(ii) to select the Service Providers to whom Awards may be granted hereunder;
(iii) to determine the number of Shares to be covered by each Award granted hereunder;
(iv) to approve forms of agreement for use under the Plan;
(v) to determine the terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, of any Award granted hereunder. Such terms and conditions include, but are not limited to, the exercise price, the time or times when Awards may be exercised (which may be based on performance criteria), any vesting acceleration or waiver of forfeiture or repurchase restrictions, and any restriction or limitation regarding any Award or the Shares relating thereto, based in each case on such factors as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, will determine;
(vi) to institute an Exchange Program;
(vii) to construe and interpret the terms of the Plan and Awards granted pursuant to the Plan;
(viii) to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan, including rules and regulations relating to sub-plans established for the purpose of satisfying applicable foreign laws and/or qualifying for preferred tax treatment under applicable foreign tax laws;
(ix) to modify or amend each Award (subject to Section 19(c) of the Plan), including (A) the discretionary authority to extend the post-termination exercisability period of Awards longer than is otherwise provided for in the Plan and (B) accelerate the satisfaction of any vesting criteria or waiver of forfeiture or repurchase restrictions;
(x) to allow Participants to satisfy withholding tax obligations by electing to have the Company withhold from the Shares or cash to be issued upon exercise or vesting of an Award that number of Shares or cash having a Fair Market Value equal to the minimum amount required to be withheld. The Fair Market Value of any Shares to be withheld will be determined on the date that the amount of tax to be withheld is to be determined. All elections by a Participant to have Shares or cash withheld for this purpose will be made in such form and under such conditions as the Administrator may deem necessary or advisable;
(xi) to authorize any person to execute on behalf of the Company any instrument required to effect the grant of an Award previously granted by the Administrator,
(xii) to allow a Participant to defer the receipt of the payment of cash or the delivery of Shares that would otherwise be due to such Participant under an Award;
(xiii) to determine whether Awards will be settled in Shares, cash or in any combination thereof;
(xiv) to determine whether Awards will be adjusted for Dividend Equivalents;
(xv) to create Other Stock Based Awards for issuance under the Plan;
(xvi) to establish a program whereby Service Providers designated by the Administrator can reduce compensation otherwise payable in cash in exchange for Awards under the Plan;
(xvii) to impose such restrictions, conditions or limitations as it determines appropriate as to the timing and manner of any resales by a Participant or other subsequent transfers by the Participant of any Shares issued as a result of or under an Award, including without limitation, (A) restrictions under an insider trading policy, and (B) restrictions as to the use of a specified brokerage firm for such resales or other transfers; and
(xviii) to make all other determinations deemed necessary or advisable for administering the Plan.
(c) Effect of Administrator’s Decision. The Administrator’s decisions, determinations, and interpretations will be final and binding on all Participants and any other holders of Awards.
5. Eligibility. Nonstatutory Stock Options, Restricted Stock, Stock Appreciation Rights, Performance Units, Performance Shares, Restricted Stock Units and Other Stock Based Awards may be granted to Service Providers. Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to Employees.
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6. Limitations.
(a) ISO $100,000 Rule. Each Option will be designated in the Award Agreement as either an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory Stock Option. However, notwithstanding such designation, to the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value of the Shares with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by the Participant during any calendar year (under all plans of the Company and any Parent or Subsidiary) exceeds $100,000, such Options will be treated as Nonstatutory Stock Options. For purposes of this Section 6(a), Incentive Stock Options will be taken into account in the order in which they were granted. The Fair Market Value of the Shares will be determined as of the time the Option with respect to such Shares is granted.
(b) Special Limits for Grants of Options and Stock Appreciation Rights. Subject to Section 16 of the Plan, the following special limits shall apply to Shares available for Awards under the Plan:
(i) the maximum number of Shares that may be subject to Options granted to any Service Provider in any calendar year shall equal 3,000,000 Shares; and
(ii) the maximum number of Shares that may be subject to Stock Appreciation Rights granted to any Service Provider in any calendar year shall equal 3,000,000 Shares.
(c) No Rights as a Service Provider. Neither the Plan nor any Award shall confer upon a Participant any right with respect to continuing his or her relationship as a Service Provider, nor shall they interfere in any way with the right of the Participant or the right of the Company or its Parent or Subsidiaries to terminate such relationship at any time, with or without cause.
7. Stock Options.
(a) Term of Option. The term of each Option will be stated in the Award Agreement and will not exceed ten (10) years from the date of grant. Moreover, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to a Participant who, at the time the Incentive Stock Option is granted, owns stock representing more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, the term of the Incentive Stock Option will be five (5) years from the date of grant or such shorter term as may be provided in the Award Agreement.
(b) Option Exercise Price and Consideration.
(i) Exercise Price. The per Share exercise price for the Shares to be issued pursuant to exercise of an Option will be determined by the Administrator, subject to the following:
(1) In the case of an Incentive Stock Option
(A) granted to an Employee who, at the time the Incentive Stock Option is granted, owns stock representing more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, the per Share exercise price will be no less than 110% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant.
(B) granted to any Employee other than an Employee described in paragraph (A) immediately above, the per Share exercise price will be no less than 100% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant.
(2) In the case of a Nonstatutory Stock Option, the per Share exercise price will be determined by the Administrator. In the case of a Nonstatutory Stock Option intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” within the meaning of Section 162 (m) of the Code, or in the event of the grant of a Nonstatutory Stock Option to an Employee, Director, or Consultant who is a U.S. taxpayer, the per Share exercise price will be no less than 100% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant.
(3) Notwithstanding the foregoing, Incentive Stock Options may be granted with a per Share exercise price of less than 100% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant pursuant to a transaction described in, and in a manner consistent with, Section 424(a) of the Code.
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(ii) Waiting Period and Exercise Dates. At the time an Option is granted, the Administrator will fix the period within which the Option may be exercised and will determine any conditions that must be satisfied before the Option may be exercised. The Administrator, in its sole discretion, may accelerate the satisfaction of such conditions at any time.
(c) Form of Consideration. The Administrator will determine the acceptable form of consideration for exercising an Option, including the method of payment. In the case of an Incentive Stock Option, the Administrator shall determine the acceptable form of consideration at the time of grant. Such consideration, to the extent permitted by Applicable Laws, may consist entirely of:
(i) cash;
(ii) check;
(iii) promissory note;
(iv) other Shares which meet conditions established by the Administrator;
(v) consideration received by the Company under a cashless exercise program implemented by the Company in connection with the Plan;
(vi) a reduction in the amount of any Company liability to the Participant, including any liability attributable to the Participant’s participation in any Company-sponsored deferred compensation program or arrangement;
(vii) any combination of the foregoing methods of payment; or
(viii) such other consideration and method of payment for the issuance of Shares to the extent permitted by Applicable Laws.
(d) Exercise of Option.
(i) Procedure for Exercise; Rights as a Stockholder. Any Option granted hereunder will be exercisable according to the terms of the Plan and at such times and under such conditions as determined by the Administrator and set forth in the Award Agreement. An Option may not be exercised for a fraction of a Share.
An Option will be deemed exercised when the Company receives: (x) written or electronic notice of exercise (in accordance with the Award Agreement) from the person entitled to exercise the Option, and (y) full payment for the Shares with respect to which the Option is exercised (including provision for any applicable tax withholding). Full payment may consist of any consideration and method of payment authorized by the Administrator and permitted by the Award Agreement and the Plan. Shares issued upon exercise of an Option will be issued in the name of the Participant or, if requested by the Participant, in the name of the Participant and his or her spouse. Until the Shares are issued (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company), no right to vote or receive dividends or any other rights as a stockholder will exist with respect to the Awarded Stock, notwithstanding the exercise of the Option. The Company will issue (or cause to be issued) such Shares promptly after the Option is exercised. No adjustment will be made for a dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to the date the Shares are issued, except as provided in Section 16 of the Plan or the applicable Award Agreement.
Exercising an Option in any manner will decrease the number of Shares thereafter available for sale under the Option, by the number of Shares as to which the Option is exercised.
(ii) Termination of Relationship as a Service Provider. If a Participant ceases to be a Service Provider, other than upon the Participant’s death or Disability, the Participant may exercise his or her Option within such period of time as is specified in the Award Agreement to the extent that the Option is vested on the date of termination (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Award Agreement). In the absence of a specified time in the Award Agreement, the Option will remain exercisable for three (3) months following the Participant’s termination. Unless otherwise provided by the Administrator, if on the date of termination the Participant is not vested as to his or her entire Option, the Shares covered by the unvested portion of the Option will revert to the Plan. If after termination the Participant does not exercise his or her Option as to all of the vested Shares within the time specified by the Administrator, the Option will terminate, and the remaining Shares covered by such Option will revert to the Plan.
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(iii) Disability of Participant. If a Participant ceases to be a Service Provider as a result of the Participant’s Disability, the Participant may exercise his or her Option within such period of time as is specified in the Award Agreement to the extent the Option is vested on the date of termination (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Award Agreement). In the absence of a specified time in the Award Agreement, the Option will remain exercisable for twelve (12) months following the Participant’s termination. Unless otherwise provided by the Administrator, if on the date of termination the Participant is not vested as to his or her entire Option, the Shares covered by the unvested portion of the Option will revert to the Plan. If after termination the Participant does not exercise his or her Option as to all of the vested Shares within the time specified by the Administrator, the Option will terminate, and the remaining Shares covered by such Option will revert to the Plan.
(iv) Death of Participant. If a Participant dies while a Service Provider, the Option may be exercised following the Participant’s death within such period of time as is specified in the Award Agreement to the extent that the Option is vested on the date of death (but in no event may the Option be exercised later than the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Award Agreement), by the Participant’s designated beneficiary, provided such beneficiary has been designated prior to the Participant’s death in a form acceptable to the Administrator. If no such beneficiary has been designated by the Participant, then such Option may be exercised by the personal representative of the Participant’s estate or by the persons) to whom the Option is transferred pursuant to the Participant’s will or in accordance with the laws of descent and distribution. In the absence of a specified time in the Award Agreement, the Option will remain exercisable for twelve (12) months following the Participant’s death. Unless otherwise provided by the Administrator, if at the time of death the Participant is not vested as to his or her entire Option, the Shares covered by the unvested portion of the Option will immediately revert to the Plan. If the Option is not exercised as to all of the vested Shares within the time specified by the Administrator, the Option will terminate, and the remaining Shares covered by such Option will revert to the Plan.
8. Restricted Stock.
(a) Grant of Restricted Stock. Subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan, the Administrator, at any time and from time to time, may grant Shares of Restricted Stock to Service Providers in such amounts as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, will determine.
(b) Restricted Stock Agreement. Each Award of Restricted Stock will be evidenced by an Award Agreement that will specify the Period of Restriction, the number of Shares granted, and such other terms and conditions as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, will determine. Unless the Administrator determines otherwise, Shares of Restricted Stock will be held by the Company as escrow agent until the restrictions on such Shares have lapsed.
(c) Transferability. Except as provided in this Section 8, Shares of Restricted Stock may not be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated until the end of the applicable Period of Restriction.
(d) Other Restrictions. The Administrator, in its sole discretion, may impose such other restrictions on Shares of Restricted Stock as it may deem advisable or appropriate.
(e) Removal of Restrictions. Except as otherwise provided in this Section 8, Shares of Restricted Stock covered by each Restricted Stock grant made under the Plan will be released from escrow as soon as practicable after the last day of the Period of Restriction. The Administrator, in its discretion, may accelerate the time at which any restrictions will lapse or be removed.
(f) Voting Rights. During the Period of Restriction, Service Providers holding Shares of Restricted Stock granted hereunder may exercise full voting rights with respect to those Shares, unless the Administrator determines otherwise.
(g) Dividends and Other Distributions. During the Period of Restriction, Service Providers holding Shares of Restricted Stock will be entitled to receive all dividends and other distributions paid with respect to such Shares unless otherwise provided in the Award Agreement. If any such dividends or distributions are paid in Shares, the Shares will be subject to the same restrictions on transferability and forfeitability as the Shares of Restricted Stock with respect to which they were paid.
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(h) Return of Restricted Stock to Company. On the date set forth in the Award Agreement, the Restricted Stock for which restrictions have not lapsed will revert to the Company and again will become available for grant under the Plan.
9. Stock Appreciation Rights.
(a) Grant of SARs. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, a SAR may be granted to Service Providers at any time and from time to time as will be determined by the Administrator, in its sole discretion.
(b) Number of Shares. The Administrator will have complete discretion to determine the number of SARs granted to any Service Provider.
(c) Exercise Price and Other Terms. The Administrator, subject to the provisions of the Plan, will have complete discretion to determine the terms and conditions of SARs granted under the Plan.
(d) Exercise of SARs. SARs will be exercisable on such terms and conditions as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, will determine. The Administrator, in its sole discretion, may accelerate exercisability at any time.
(e) SAR Agreement. Each SAR grant will be evidenced by an Award Agreement that will specify the exercise price, the term of the SAR, the conditions of exercise, and such other terms and conditions as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, will determine.
(f) Expiration of SARs. An SAR granted under the Plan will expire upon the date determined by the Administrator, in its sole discretion, and set forth in the Award Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the rules of Sections 7(d)(ii), 7(d)(iii) and 7(d)(iv) also will apply to SARs.
(g) Payment of SAR Amount. Upon exercise of an SAR, a Participant will be entitled to receive payment from the Company in an amount determined by multiplying:
(i) The difference between the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of exercise over the exercise price; times
(ii) The number of Shares with respect to which the SAR is exercised.
At the discretion of the Administrator, the payment upon SAR exercise may be in cash, in Shares of equivalent value, or in some combination thereof.
10. Performance Units and Performance Shares.
(a) Grant of Performance Units/Shares. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, Performance Units and Performance Shares may be granted to Service Providers at any time and from time to time, as will be determined by the Administrator, in its sole discretion. The Administrator will have complete discretion in determining the number of Performance Units and Performance Shares granted to each Participant.
(b) Value of Performance Units/Shares. Each Performance Unit will have an initial value that is established by the Administrator on or before the date of grant. Each Performance Share will have an initial value equal to the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant.
(c) Performance Objectives and Other Terms. The Administrator will set performance objectives in its discretion which, depending on the extent to which they are met, will determine the number or value of Performance Units/Shares that will be paid out to the Participant. Each Award of Performance Units/Shares will be evidenced by an Award Agreement that will specify the Performance Period, and such other terms and conditions as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, will determine. The Administrator may set performance objectives based upon the achievement of Company-wide, divisional, or individual goals (including solely continued service), applicable federal or state securities laws, or any other basis determined by the Administrator in its discretion; provided, however, that if the Award is a 162(m) Award, then the Award will be subject to achievement of Performance Goals with respect to a Performance Period established by the Committee and the Award shall be granted and administered in accordance with the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code.
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(d) Earning of Performance Units/Shares. After the applicable Performance Period has ended, the holder of Performance Units/Shares will be entitled to receive a payout of the number of Performance Units/Shares earned by the Participant over the Performance Period, to be determined as a function of the extent to which the corresponding performance objectives have been achieved. After the grant of a Performance Unit/Share, the Administrator, in its sole discretion, may reduce or waive any performance objectives for such Performance Unit/Share unless such Award is a 162(m) Award.
(e) Form and Timing of Payment of Performance Units/Shares. Payment of earned Performance Units/Shares will be made after the expiration of the applicable Performance Period at the time determined by the Administrator. The Administrator, in its sole discretion, may pay earned Performance Units/Shares in the form of cash, in Shares (which have an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to the value of the earned Performance Units/Shares at the close of the applicable Performance Period) or in a combination of cash and Shares.
(f) Cancellation of Performance Units/Shares. On the date set forth in the Award Agreement, all unearned or unvested Performance Units/Shares will be forfeited to the Company, and again will be available for grant under the Plan.
11. Restricted Stock Units. Restricted Stock Units shall consist of a Restricted Stock, Performance Share or Performance Unit Award that the Administrator, in its sole discretion permits to be paid out in installments or on a deferred basis, in accordance with rules and procedures established by the Administrator
12. Other Stock Based Awards. Other Stock Based Awards may be granted either alone, in addition to, or in tandem with, other Awards granted under the Plan and/or cash awards made outside of the Plan. The Administrator shall have authority to determine the Service Providers to whom and the time or times at which Other Stock Based Awards shall be made, the amount of such Other Stock Based Awards, and all other conditions of the Other Stock Based Awards including any dividend and/or voting rights.
13. Leaves of Absence. Unless the Administrator provides otherwise, vesting of Awards granted hereunder will be suspended during any unpaid leave of absence and will resume on the date the Participant returns to work on a regular schedule as determined by the Company; provided, however, that no vesting credit will be awarded for the time vesting has been suspended during such leave of absence. A Service Provider will not cease to be an Employee in the case of (i) any leave of absence approved by the Company or (ii) transfers between locations of the Company or between the Company, its Parent, or any Subsidiary. For purposes of Incentive Stock Options, no leave of absence may exceed ninety (90) days, unless reemployment upon expiration of such leave is guaranteed by statute or contract. If reemployment upon expiration of a leave of absence approved by the Company is not so guaranteed, then three months following the 91st day of such leave any Incentive Stock Option held by the Participant will cease to be treated as an Incentive Stock Option and will be treated for tax purposes as a Nonstatutory Stock Option.
14. Non-Transferability of Awards. Unless determined otherwise by the Administrator, an Award may not be sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated, transferred, or disposed of in any manner other than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution and may be exercised, during the lifetime of the Participant, only by the Participant. If the Administrator makes an Award transferable, such Award will contain such additional terms and conditions as the Administrator deems appropriate.
15. Adjustments; Dissolution or Liquidation; Change in Control.
(a) Adjustments. In the event that any dividend or other distribution (whether in the form of cash, Shares, other securities, or other property), recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, repurchase, or exchange of Shares or other securities of the Company, or other change in the corporate structure of the Company affecting the Shares occurs such that an adjustment is determined by the Administrator (in its sole discretion) to be appropriate in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan, then the Administrator shall, in such manner as it may deem equitable, adjust the number and class of Shares which may be delivered under the Plan, the number, class and price of Shares subject to outstanding awards, and the numerical limits in Section 6. Notwithstanding the preceding, the number of Shares subject to any Award always shall be a whole number.
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(b) Dissolution or Liquidation. In the event of the proposed dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Administrator will notify each Participant as soon as practicable prior to the effective date of such proposed transaction. The Administrator in its discretion may provide for a Participant to have the right to exercise his or her Award, to the extent applicable, until ten (10) days prior to such transaction as to all of the Awarded Stock covered thereby, including Shares as to which the Award would not otherwise be exercisable. In addition, the Administrator may provide that any Company repurchase option or forfeiture rights applicable to any Award shall lapse 100%, and that any Award vesting shall accelerate 100%, provided the proposed dissolution or liquidation takes place at the time and in the manner contemplated. To the extent it has not been previously exercised or vested, an Award will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed action.
(c) Change in Control.
(i) Stock Options and SARs. In the event of a Change in Control, each outstanding Option and SAR shall be assumed or an equivalent option or SAR substituted by the successor corporation or a Parent or Subsidiary of the successor corporation. Unless determined otherwise by the Administrator, in the event that the successor corporation refuses to assume or substitute for the Option or SAR, the Participant shall fully vest in and have the right to exercise the Option or SAR as to all of the Awarded Stock, including Shares as to which it would not otherwise be vested or exercisable. If an Option or SAR is not assumed or substituted in the event of a Change in Control, the Administrator shall notify the Participant in writing or electronically that the Option or SAR shall be exercisable, to the extent vested, for a period of up to fifteen (15) days from the date of such notice, and the Option or SAR shall terminate upon the expiration of such period. For the purposes of this paragraph, the Option or SAR shall be considered assumed if, following the Change in Control, the option or SAR confers the right to purchase or receive, for each Share of Awarded Stock subject to the Option or SAR immediately prior to the Change in Control, the consideration (whether stock, cash, or other securities or property) received in the Change in Control by holders of Common Stock for each Share held on the effective date of the transaction (and if holders were offered a choice of consideration, the type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding Shares); provided, however, that if such consideration received in the Change in Control is not solely common stock of the successor corporation or its Parent, the Administrator may, with the consent of the successor corporation, provide for the consideration to be received upon the exercise of the Option or SAR, for each share of Awarded Stock subject to the Option or SAR, to be solely common stock of the successor corporation or its Parent equal in fair market value to the per share consideration received by holders of Common Stock in the Change in Control. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, an Award that vests, is earned, or is paid-out upon the satisfaction of one or more performance goals will not be considered assumed if the Company or its successor modifies any of such performance goals without the Participant’s consent; provided, however, a modification to such performance goals only to reflect the successor corporation’s post-Change in Control corporate structure will not be deemed to invalidate an otherwise valid Award assumption.
(ii) Restricted Stock, Performance Shares, Performance Units, Restricted Stock Units and Other Stock Based Awards. In the event of a Change in Control, each outstanding Award of Restricted Stock, Performance Share, Performance Unit, Other Stock Based Award and Restricted Stock Unit shall be assumed or an equivalent Restricted Stock, Performance Share, Performance Unit, Other Stock Based Award and Restricted Stock Unit award substituted by the successor corporation or a Parent or Subsidiary of the successor corporation. Unless determined otherwise by the Administrator, in the event that the successor corporation refuses to assume or substitute for the Award, the Participant shall fully vest in the Award, including as to Shares/Units that would not otherwise be vested, all applicable restrictions will lapse, and all performance objectives and other vesting criteria will be deemed achieved at targeted levels. For the purposes of this paragraph, an Award of Restricted Stock, Performance Shares, Performance Units, Other Stock Based Awards and Restricted Stock Units shall be considered assumed if, following the Change in Control, the award confers the right to purchase or receive, for each Share subject to the Award immediately prior to the Change in Control (and if a Restricted Stock Unit or Performance Unit, for each Share as determined based on the then current value of the unit), the consideration (whether stock, cash, or other securities or property) received in the Change in Control by holders of Common Stock for each Share held on the effective date of the transaction (and if holders were offered a choice of consideration, the type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding Shares); provided, however, that if such consideration received in the Change in Control is not solely common stock of the successor corporation or its Parent, the Administrator may, with the consent of the
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successor corporation, provide that the consideration to be received for each Share (and if a Restricted Stock Unit or Performance Unit, for each Share as determined based on the then current value of the unit) be solely common stock of the successor corporation or its Parent equal in fair market value to the per share consideration received by holders of Common Stock in the Change in Control. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, an Award that vests, is earned, or is paid-out upon the satisfaction of one or more performance goals will not be considered assumed if the Company or its successor modifies any of the performance goals without the Participant’s consent; provided, however, a modification to the performance goals only to reflect the successor corporation’s post-Change in Control corporate structure will not be deemed to invalidate an otherwise valid Award assumption.
(iii) Outside Director Awards. Notwithstanding any provision of Section 15(c)(i) or 15(c)(ii) to the contrary, with respect to Awards granted to an Outside Director that are assumed or substituted for, if on the date of or following the assumption or substitution the Participant’s status as a Director or a director of the successor corporation, as applicable, is terminated other than upon a voluntary resignation by the Participant, then the Participant shall fully vest in and have the right to exercise his or her Options and Stock Appreciation Rights as to all of the Awarded Stock, including Shares as to which such Awards would not otherwise be vested or exercisable, all restrictions on Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units, as applicable, will lapse, and, with respect to Performance Shares, Performance Units, and Other Stock Based Awards, all performance goals and other vesting criteria will be deemed achieved at target levels and all other terms and conditions met.
(iv) Administrator Discretion. Notwithstanding any provision of Section 15(c)(i), 15(c)(ii), or 15(c)(iii) to the contrary, the Administrator (or in the case of 162(m) Awards, the Committee) may determine alternative treatment that shall apply to the Award in the event of a Change in Control by specifying such alternative treatment in the Award Agreement. In the event of such alternative treatment, the treatment specified in Sections 15(c)(i), 15(c)(ii), and 15(c)(iii), as applicable, shall not apply.
16. Date of Grant. The date of grant of an Award will be, for all purposes, the date on which the Administrator makes the determination granting such Award, or such other later date as is determined by the Administrator. Notice of the determination will be provided to each Participant within a reasonable time after the date of such grant.
17. Term of Plan. Subject to Section 22 of the Plan, the Plan will become effective upon its adoption by the Board. It will continue in effect for a term of ten (10) years unless terminated earlier under Section 18 of the Plan.
18. Amendment and Termination of the Plan.
(a) Amendment and Termination. The Board may at any time amend, alter, suspend, or terminate the Plan.
(b) Stockholder Approval. The Company will obtain stockholder approval of any Plan amendment to the extent necessary and desirable to comply with Applicable Laws.
(c) Effect of Amendment or Termination. No amendment, alteration, suspension, or termination of the Plan will impair the rights of any Participant, unless mutually agreed otherwise between the Participant and the Administrator, which agreement must be in writing and signed by the Participant and the Company. Termination of the Plan will not affect the Administrator’s ability to exercise the powers granted to it hereunder with respect to Awards granted under the Plan prior to the date of such termination.
19. Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares.
(a) Legal Compliance. Shares will not be issued pursuant to the exercise of an Award unless the exercise of such Award and the issuance and delivery of such Shares will comply with Applicable Laws and will be further subject to the approval of counsel for the Company with respect to such compliance.
(b) Investment Representations. As a condition to the exercise or receipt of an Award, the Company may require the person exercising or receiving such Award to represent and warrant at the time of any such exercise or receipt that the Shares are being purchased only for investment and without any present intention to sell or distribute such Shares if, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, such a representation is required.
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20. Severability. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of the Plan or an Award to the contrary, if any one or more of the provisions (or any part thereof) of this Plan or the Awards shall be held invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any respect, such provision shall be modified so as to make it valid, legal, and enforceable, and the validity, legality, and enforceability of the remaining provisions (or any part thereof) of the Plan or Award, as applicable, shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
21. Inability to Obtain Authority. The inability of the Company to obtain authority from any regulatory body having jurisdiction, which authority is deemed by the Company’s counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any Shares hereunder, will relieve the Company of any liability in respect of the failure to issue or sell such Shares as to which such requisite authority will not have been obtained.
22. Stockholder Approval. The Plan will be subject to approval by the stockholders of the Company within twelve (12) months after the date the Plan is adopted. Such stockholder approval will be obtained in the manner and to the degree required under Applicable Laws.
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TAKUNG ART CO., LTD OFFICE Q 11TH FLOOR, KINGS WING PLAZA 2 NO. 1 KWAN ST, SHA TIN NEW TERRITORIES, HONG KONG SCAN TO VIEW MATERIALS & VOTE VOTE BY INTERNET - www.proxyvote.com or scan the QR Barcode above Use the Internet to transmit your voting instructions and for electronic delivery of information. Vote by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on February 23, 2023. Have your proxy card in hand when you access the web site and follow the instructions to obtain your records and to create an electronic voting instruction form. ELECTRONIC DELIVERY OF FUTURE PROXY MATERIALS If you would like to reduce the costs incurred by our company in mailing proxy materials, you can consent to receiving all future proxy statements, proxy cards and annual reports electronically via e-mail or the Internet. To sign up for electronic delivery, please follow the instructions above to vote using the Internet and, when prompted, indicate that you agree to receive or access proxy materials electronically in future years. VOTE BY PHONE - 1-800-690-6903 Use any touch-tone telephone to transmit your voting instructions. Vote by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on February 23, 2023. Have your proxy card in hand when you call and then follow the instructions. VOTE BY MAIL Mark, sign and date your proxy card and return it in the postage-paid envelope we have provided or return it to Vote Processing, c/o Broadridge, 51 Mercedes Way, Edgewood, NY 11717. TO VOTE, MARK BLOCKS BELOW IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS FOLLOWS: D97001-P81908 KEEP THIS PORTION FOR YOUR RECORDS THIS PROXY CARD IS VALID ONLY WHEN SIGNED AND DATED. DETACH AND RETURN THIS PORTION ONLY TAKUNG ART CO., LTD 1. To elect Kuangtao Wang, Ronggang (Jonathan) Zhang, Doug Buerger, and Guisuo Lu (the “Director Nominees”) to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until his/her respective successor is elected and duly qualified. Nominees: 01) Kuangtao Wang 02) Ronggang (Jonathan) Zhang 03) Doug Buerger 04) Guisuo Lu For All Withhold All For All Except The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR proposals 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7. 2. To ratify the appointment of Assentsure PAC (“Assentsure”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022; 3. To approve the proposed sale of our subsidiaries, Hong Kong MQ Group Limited (“Hong Kong MQ”), Hong Kong Takung Art Company Limited (“Hong Kong Takung”) to Fecundity Capital Investment Co., Ltd for a purchase price of US$1,500,000 (the “Consideration”) (the “Disposition”); 4. To adopt the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) by and between the Company and NFT Limited (“NFT Limited”), an exempted company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Redomicile”) pursuant to which NFT Limited will be the surviving company; Against Abstain For To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee(s), mark “For All Except” and write the number(s) of the nominee(s) on the line below. 5. To adopt the Memorandum and Articles of Association of NFT Limited (the “M&A”) pursuant to which NFT Limited will be authorized to issue 450,000,000 Class A ordinary shares, par value US$0.0001 each (the “Class A Ordinary Shares”), 50,000,000 Class B ordinary shares, par value US$0.0001 each (the “Class B Ordinary Shares”); 6. To approve an alteration to the share capital of the Company by the conversion of each of the Company’s issued and paid up share of Common Stock with a par value of $0.001 (the “Common Stock”) into one Class A Ordinary Share to be issued as fully paid in the name of each shareholder, for each share of Common Stock which was registered in the name of each shareholder prior to the application of this resolution (collectively, the “Reclassification”); and 7. To approve and adopt the Company’s 2023 equity incentive plan (the “2023 Plan”). For Against Abstain Please sign exactly as your name(s) appear(s) hereon. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, or other fiduciary, please give full title as such. Joint owners should each sign personally. All holders must sign. If a corporation or partnership, please sign in full corporate or partnership name by authorized officer. Signature [PLEASE SIGN WITHIN BOX] Date Signature (Joint Owners) Date
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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Annual Meeting:The Notice and Proxy Statement and Form 10-K are available at www.proxyvote.com. D97002-P81908 TAKUNG ART CO., LTD THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS FEBRUARY 24, 2023 AT 10:00 p.m. LOCAL TIME (9:00 a.m. February 24, 2023, E.T.) The undersigned hereby appoints Kuangtao Wang as Proxy with full power of substitution to vote all the shares of common stock which the undersigned would be entitled to vote if personally present at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held at our principal executive office, Office Q 11th Floor, Kings Wing Plaza 2, No. 1 Kwan St, Sha Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong on February 24, 2023,at 10:00 p.m. local time (9:00 a.m. February 24, 2023, E.T.), or at any postponement or adjournment thereof, and upon any and all matters which may properly be brought before the Annual Meeting or any postponement or adjournments thereof, hereby revoking all former proxies. This proxy, when properly executed, will be voted in the manner directed herein. If no such direction is made, this proxy will be voted in accordance with the Board of Directors’ recommendations. Continued and to be signed on reverse side