UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO
RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of September 2024
Commission File Number: 001-39805
Qilian
International Holding Group Limited
Jiuquan Economic and Technological Development
Zone
Jiuquan City, Gansu Province, 735000
People’s Republic of China
+86-0937-2689523
(Address of principal executive office)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant
files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F x Form 40-F ¨
Other Events
Attached
hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2 is a Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders (the “Notice”)
and a Proxy Card, respectively, of Qilian International Holding Group Limited (the “Company”) relating to the Company’s
extraordinary general meeting of shareholders (the “EGM”).
Where to Find Additional Information
The Company is a foreign private
issuer. As such, the Notice is not subject to review and comment by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).
Shareholders
are urged to carefully read the Notice, because it contains important information about the Company and the EGM. Copies of Notice
and other documents filed or submitted by the Company will be available at the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov.
Shareholders may obtain a copy of such filings, free of charge, from the Company’s website at www.bgm.ltd,
or by writing to us at No. 152 Hongliang East 1st Street, No. 1703, Tianfu New District, Chengdu, PRC 610200, Attention: Yubin Jiang,
corporate secretary.
Participants in the Solicitation
The
Company and its directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the shareholders
of the Company in connection with the EGM. Information regarding certain directors and executive officers of the Company is available
in the Company’s documents filed with or submitted to the SEC. Other information regarding the participants in the proxy solicitation
and descriptions of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, are set forth in the Notice filed herewith.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: September 9, 2024
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QILIAN INTERNATIONAL HOLDING GROUP LIMITED |
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/s/ Chen Xin |
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Chen Xin |
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Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) |
Exhibits
Exhibit 99.1
Qilian International Holding Group Limited
No. 152 Hongliang East 1st Street, No. 1703, Tianfu
New District, Chengdu, PRC 610200
NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF
SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON OCTOBER 18, 2024
TO THE SHAREHOLDERS OF QILIAN INTERNATIONAL HOLDING GROUP LIMITED:
Notice
is hereby given that Qilian International Holding Group Limited, a Cayman Islands company (the “Company” or “Qilian”),
will hold its extraordinary general meeting of shareholders at 9:00 A.M., Eastern Time, on October 18, 2024 (the “Extraordinary
Meeting”) at No. 152 Hongliang East 1st Street, No. 1703, Tianfu New District, Chengdu, PRC 610200 for the purpose of considering
and voting upon the following proposals:
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As an ordinary resolution, to approve, confirm
and ratify the following share consolidation (collectively, the “Share Consolidation”):
(i) the consolidation of the Company’s authorized
share capital, at a ratio of one-for-five, from US$833,335 divided into 350,000,000 class A ordinary shares of par value US$0.00166667
each, 100,000,000 class B ordinary shares of par value US$0.00166667 each, and 50,000,000 preferred shares of par value US$0.00166667
each to US$833,335 divided into 70,000,000 class A ordinary shares of par value US$0.00833335 each (the “Class A Ordinary Shares”),
20,000,000 class B ordinary shares of par value US$0.00833335 each (the “Class B Ordinary Shares”, together with Class
A Ordinary Shares, the “Ordinary Shares”) and 10,000,000 preferred shares of par value US$0.00833335 each (the “Preferred
Shares”) with effect from June 21, 2024;
(ii) the consolidation of all the 23,750,000 issued
class A ordinary shares of par value US$0.00166667 each in the capital of the Company into 4,826,480 issued Class A Ordinary Shares (all
fractional shares resultING from the consolidation were rounded up to the nearest whole number) and the consolidation of all the 12,000,000
issued class B ordinary shares of par value US$0.00166667 each in the capital of the Company into 2,400,000 issued Class B Ordinary Shares
with effect from June 21, 2024, and no change in the number of issued and outstanding Preferred Shares as no Preferred Shares are issued
and outstanding; and
(iii) the consolidation of the 326,250,000 authorized
but unissued class A ordinary shares of par value of US$0.00166667 each in the capital of the Company into 65,173,520 authorized but unissued
Class A Ordinary Shares (additional shares were issued as a result of the consolidation as all fractional shares were rounded up to the
nearest whole number), 88,000,000 authorized but unissued class B ordinary shares of par value of US$0.00166667 each in the capital of
the Company into 17,600,000 authorized but unissued Class B Ordinary Shares, and 50,000,000 authorized but unissued preferred shares of
par value US$0.00166667 each into 10,000,000 Preferred Share with effect from June 21, 2024; |
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As an ordinary resolution, to increase the authorized number of Class A Ordinary Shares of the Company to 5,000,000,000, with the Company’s authorized share capital to be increased accordingly from US$833,335 divided into 70,000,000 Class A Ordinary Shares, 20,000,000 Class B Ordinary Shares, and 10,000,000 Preferred shares to US$41,916,750.50, divided into 5,000,000,000 Class A Ordinary Shares, 20,000,000 Class B Ordinary Shares, and 10,000,000 Preferred Shares (the “Increase of Authorized Class A Ordinary Shares and Authorized Share Capital”); |
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As a special resolution, to approve the change of the name of the Company to BGM Group Ltd 博美集团有限公司 (the “Change of Name”); |
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As
a special resolution of each of holders of Class A Ordinary Shares and holders of Class B Ordinary Shares, voted separately, to
approve the following changes of the rights, respectively, that (collectively, the “Changes of Rights”):
(i)
as a special resolution of the holders of Class A Ordinary shares to approve no right of each of Class A Ordinary Shares to be converted
into Class B Ordinary Shares and the increase of the voting rights attached to each Class B Ordinary Shares to one hundred (100) votes
on any and all matters on a poll at any general meeting of the Company; and
(ii)
as a special resolution of the holders of Class B Ordinary shares to approve the increase of the voting rights attached to each Class
B Ordinary Share to one hundred (100) votes on any and all matters on a poll at any general meeting of the Company and that the
Class B Ordinary Shares can only be issued to the directors of the Company, the holders of the existing shares in the Company’s
share capital, or entities that are wholly owned by such directors of the Company or holders of the existing shares in the Company’s
share capital. |
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As a special resolution, the second amended and restated memorandum of association of the Company adopted by a special resolution passed on April 19, 2024 and made effective on April 29, 2024 be amended and restated by the deletion in their entirety and by the substitution in their place of the third amended and restated memorandum and articles of association in the form as attached hereto as Appendix A (the “Amended M&AA”) to reflect, inter alias, the Share Consolidation, the Increase of Authorized Class A Ordinary Shares and Authorized Share Capital, the Change of Name, and the Changes of Rights to the extent each is effected; and |
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As an ordinary resolution, to adjourn the Extraordinary Meeting to a later date or dates or sine die, if necessary, to permit further solicitation and vote of proxies if, at the time of the Extraordinary Meeting, there are not sufficient votes for, or otherwise in connection with, the approval of the foregoing proposals (the “Authorization to Adjourn the Meeting”). |
THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS
A VOTE “FOR” ALL OF THE PROPOSALS LISTED ABOVE.
Only holders of Ordinary
Shares at the close of business on September 6, 2024, New York time (the “Record Date”), can vote at the Extraordinary
Meeting or at any adjournment that may take place.
IF YOU RETURN YOUR PROXY
CARD WITHOUT AN INDICATION OF HOW YOU WISH TO VOTE AND YOU APPOINT THE CHAIR OF THE EXTRAORDINARY MEETING AS YOUR PROXY, YOUR SHARES WILL
BE VOTED “FOR” ALL OF THE PROPOSALS LISTED ABOVE. IF YOU RETURN YOUR PROXY CARD WITHOUT AN INDICATION OF WHO YOU WISH TO APPOINT
AS YOUR PROXY, THE CHAIR OF THE EXTRAORDINARY MEETING WILL BE APPOINTED AS YOUR PROXY.
A
quorum of shareholders is necessary to hold a valid meeting. A quorum will be present at the meeting if one-third (1/3) of the Class A
Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares, voting together as a single class, entitled to vote at the Extraordinary Meeting is represented
in person or by proxy. Abstentions and broker non-votes (i.e., shares held by brokers on behalf of their
customers, which may not be voted on certain matters because the brokers have not received specific voting instructions from their customers
with respect to such matters) will be counted solely for the purpose of determining whether a quorum is present at the Extraordinary Meeting.
On
the Record Date, we had 4,826,480 Class A Ordinary Shares and 2,400,000 Class B Ordinary Shares outstanding and entitled to
vote. Each holder of record of Class A Ordinary Shares on that date will be entitled to one (1) vote for each share held on all matters
to be voted upon. Each holder of record of Class B Ordinary Shares on that date will be entitled to fifty (50) votes for each share held
on all matters to be voted upon.
We are providing this notice
and the accompanying proxy card to our shareholders in connection with the solicitation of proxies to be voted at the Extraordinary Meeting
and at any adjournments or postponements of the Extraordinary Meeting.
We cordially invite all holders
of Ordinary Shares to attend the Extraordinary Meeting in person. However, holders of Ordinary Shares entitled to attend and vote are
entitled to appoint a proxy to attend and vote instead of such holders. A proxy need not be a shareholder of the Company. If you
are a holder of Ordinary Shares and whether or not you expect to attend the Extraordinary Meeting in person, please mark, date, sign and
return the enclosed form of proxy as promptly as possible to ensure your representation and the presence of a quorum at the Extraordinary
Meeting. If you send in your form of proxy and then decide to attend the Extraordinary Meeting to vote your Ordinary Shares
in person, you may still do so. Your proxy is revocable in accordance with the procedures set forth in the notice. Whether or not you
plan to attend the Extraordinary Meeting, we urge you to read this notice carefully and to vote your shares. Your vote is very important.
If you are a registered shareholder, please vote your shares as soon as possible by completing, signing, dating and returning the enclosed
proxy card in the postage-paid envelope provided. If you hold your shares in “street name” through a bank, broker or other
nominee, you will need to follow the instructions provided to you by your bank, broker or other nominee to ensure that your shares are
represented and voted at the Extraordinary Meeting. If you sign, date and return your proxy card without indicating how you wish to vote,
your proxy will be voted FOR each of the proposals to be considered at the Extraordinary Meeting.
I want to thank all of our
shareholders as we look forward to what we believe will be an exciting future for our business.
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By Order of the Board of Directors, |
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/s/ Zhangchang Xin |
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Zhangchang Xin Chairman |
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Date: September 6,
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NEITHER THE U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
NOR ANY U. S. STATE SECURITIES REGULATORY AGENCY HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED THE TRANSACTIONS DESCRIBED IN THE ACCOMPANYING NOTICE OR
PASSED UPON THEIR MERITS OR FAIRNESS, OR PASSED UPON THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THE DISCLOSURE IN THE NOTICE. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE
CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
QILIAN INTERNATIONAL HOLDING GROUP LIMITED
NOTICE
OF EXTRAORDINARY MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
GENERAL
Qilian
International Holding Group Limited, a Cayman Islands company (the “Company”), is holding an Extraordinary
General Meeting of shareholders on October 18, 2024 at 9:00 a.m., Eastern Time, or at any adjournment or postponement thereof
(the “Extraordinary Meeting”). The Extraordinary Meeting will be held at our headquarters located No.
152 Hongliang East 1st Street, No. 1703, Tianfu New District, Chengdu, PRC 610200.
RECORD DATE, SHARE OWNERSHIP AND QUORUM
Holders
of Class A ordinary shares, par value US$ $0.00833335 per share (the “Class A Ordinary Shares”) and Class B ordinary
shares, par value US$ $0.00833335 per share (the “Class B Ordinary Shares”, collectively, the “Ordinary Shares”)
as of the close of business on September 6, 2024, Eastern Time, are entitled to vote at the Extraordinary Meeting. As of
September 6, 2024, 4,826,480 Class A Ordinary Shares and 2,400,000 Class B Ordinary Shares were issued and outstanding. One or
more holders of Ordinary Shares which represent, in aggregate, not less than one-third (1/3) of the votes attaching to all issued and
outstanding Ordinary Shares and entitled to vote, present in person or by proxy or, if a corporation or other non-natural person, by
its duly authorized representative, shall be a quorum for all purposes.
PROPOSALS TO BE VOTED ON
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As an ordinary resolution, to approve, confirm
and ratify the following share consolidation (collectively, the “Share Consolidation”):
(i) the consolidation of the Company’s authorized
share capital, at a ratio of one-for-five, from US$833,335 divided into 350,000,000 class A ordinary shares of par value US$0.00166667
each, 100,000,000 class B ordinary shares of par value US$0.00166667 each, and 50,000,000 preferred shares of par value US$0.00166667
each to US$833,335 divided into 70,000,000 Class A Ordinary Shares, 20,000,000 Class B Ordinary Shares and 10,000,000 preferred shares
of par value US$0.00833335 each (the “Preferred Shares”) with effect from June 21, 2024;
(ii) the consolidation of all the 23,750,000 issued
class A ordinary shares of par value US$0.00166667 each in the capital of the Company into 4,826,480 issued Class A Ordinary Shares (all
fractional shares result from the consolidation were rounded up to the nearest whole number) and the consolidation of all the 12,000,000
issued class B ordinary shares of par value US$0.00166667 each in the capital of the Company into approximately 2,400,000 issued Class
B Ordinary Shares with effect from June 21, 2024, and no change in the number of issued and outstanding Preferred Shares as no Preferred
Shares are issued and outstanding; and
(iii) the consolidation of the 326,250,000 authorized
but unissued class A ordinary shares of par value of US$0.00166667 each in the capital of the Company into 65,173,520 authorized but unissued
Class A Ordinary Shares (additional shares were issued as a result of the consolidation as all fractional shares were rounded up to the
nearest whole number), 88,000,000 authorized but unissued class B ordinary shares of par value of US$0.00166667 each in the capital of
the Company into 17,600,000 authorized but unissued Class B Ordinary Shares, and 50,000,000 authorized but unissued preferred shares of
par value US$0.00166667 each into 10,000,000 Preferred Share with effect from June 21, 2024; |
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As an ordinary resolution, to increase the authorized number of Class A Ordinary Shares of the Company to 5,000,000,000, with the Company’s authorized share capital to be increased accordingly from US$833,335 divided into 70,000,000 Class A Ordinary Shares, 20,000,000 Class B Ordinary Shares, and 10,000,000 Preferred shares to US$41,916,750.50, divided into 5,000,000,000 Class A Ordinary Shares, 20,000,000 Class B Ordinary Shares, and 10,000,000 Preferred Shares (the “Increase of Authorized Class A Ordinary Shares and Authorized Share Capital”); |
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As a special resolution, to approve the change of the name of the Company to BGM Group Ltd 博美集团有限公司 (the “Change of Name”); |
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As a special resolution of each of holders of
Class A Ordinary Shares and holders of Class B Ordinary Shares, voted separately, to approve the following changes of the rights, respectively,
that (collectively, the “Changes of Rights”):
(i) as a special resolution of the holders of
Class A Ordinary shares to approve no right of each of Class A Ordinary Share to be converted into Class B Ordinary Shares and the increase
of the voting rights attached to each Class B Ordinary Shares to one hundred (100) votes on any and all matters on a poll at any general
meeting of the Company; and
(ii) as a special resolution of the holders of
Class B Ordinary shares to approve the increase of the voting rights attached to each Class B Ordinary Share to one hundred (100) votes
on any and all matters on a poll at any general meeting of the Company and that the Class B Ordinary Shares can only be issued to the
directors of the Company, the holders of the existing shares in the Company’s share capital, or entities that are wholly owned by
such directors of the Company or holders of the existing shares in the Company’s share capital. |
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As a special resolution, the second amended and restated memorandum of association of the Company adopted by a special resolution passed on April 19, 2024 and made effective on April 29, 2024 be amended and restated by the deletion in their entirety and by the substitution in their place of the third amended and restated memorandum and articles of association in the form as attached hereto as Appendix A (the “Amended M&AA”) to reflect, inter alias, the Share Consolidation, the Increase of Authorized Class A Ordinary Shares and Authorized Share Capital, the Change of Name, and the Changes of Rights to the extent each is effected; and |
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As an ordinary resolution, to adjourn the Extraordinary Meeting to a later date or dates or sine die, if necessary, to permit further solicitation and vote of proxies if, at the time of the Extraordinary Meeting, there are not sufficient votes for, or otherwise in connection with, the approval of the foregoing proposals (the “Authorization to Adjourn the Meeting”). |
THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR”
ALL OF THE PROPOSALS LISTED ABOVE.
VOTING AND SOLICITATION
Each Class A Ordinary Share
shall be entitled to one (1) vote on all matters subject to the vote at the Extraordinary Meeting. Each Class B Ordinary Share shall be
entitled to fifty (50) votes on all matters subject to the vote at the Extraordinary Meeting.
At the Extraordinary Meeting,
every holder of Ordinary Shares present in person or by proxy may vote the fully paid Ordinary Shares held by such holder of Ordinary
Shares. A resolution put to the vote of a meeting shall be decided on a poll. The affirmative vote of a simple majority of the
votes of the holders of Ordinary Shares present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the Extraordinary Meeting will
be required for each ordinary resolution. The affirmative vote of two thirds of the votes of the holders of Ordinary Shares present in
person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the Extraordinary Meeting will be required for each special resolution. In
computing the majority, regard shall be had to the number of votes to which each holder of Ordinary Shares is entitled.
The costs of soliciting proxies
will be borne by us. Proxies may be solicited by certain of our directors, officers and regular employees, without additional compensation,
in person or by telephone or electronic mail. Copies of solicitation materials will be furnished to banks, brokers, fiduciaries
and custodians holding in their names our Ordinary Shares beneficially owned by others to forward to those beneficial owners.
VOTING BY HOLDERS OF ORDINARY SHARES
Holders of Ordinary Shares
whose shares are registered in their own names may vote by attending the Extraordinary Meeting in person, via the Internet as instructed
in the proxy card, via email by completing, dating, signing and returning the enclosed form of proxy to vote@vstocktransfer.com, via mail
by marking, signing and dating the proxy card and return it in the envelope that is provided, or via Fax, by marking, signing and dating
the proxy card and return it to 646-536-3179. All proxies must be received by the Company no later than 11:59 p.m. ET on the day before
the Extraordinary Meeting or any adjournment thereof.
When proxies are properly
completed, dated, signed and returned by holders of Ordinary Shares, the Ordinary Shares they represent, unless the proxies are revoked,
will be voted at the Extraordinary Meeting in accordance with the instructions of the shareholder. If no specific instructions
are given by such holders and such holder appoints the chair of the Extraordinary Meeting as their proxy, the Ordinary Shares will be
voted “FOR” each proposal and in the chair's discretion as to other matters that may properly come before the Extraordinary
Meeting. If a proxy is returned without an indication of who the shareholder wishes to appoint as their proxy, the chair of the Extraordinary
Meeting will be appointed as proxy for and on behalf of such shareholder. Abstentions and broker non-votes will be counted as present
for purposes of determining whether a quorum is present. Abstentions will have the same effect as a vote against the ratification
of the appointment of the independent auditor. Broker non-votes will have the same effect as a vote against the ratification
of the appointment of the independent auditor.
Please refer to this notice
for information related to the proposals.
REVOCABILITY OF PROXIES
Any proxy given pursuant to
this solicitation may be revoked by the person giving it at any time before its use by delivering a written notice of revocation or a
duly executed proxy bearing a later date or, if you hold Ordinary Shares, by attending the meeting and voting in person. A written notice
of revocation must be delivered to the attention of the Company, if you hold our Ordinary Shares.
PROPOSAL 1
TO
APPROVE, CONFIRM AND RATIFY THE SHARE CONSOLIDATION
General
The Company received a notification
letter from The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) on July 13, 2023, which notified the Company that it was not in compliance
with the minimum bid price requirement set forth in the Nasdaq Listing Rules. Nasdaq Listing Rule 5450(a)(1) requires listed securities
to maintain a minimum bid price of US$1.00 per share, and Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A) provides that a failure to meet the minimum
bid price requirement exists if the deficiency continues for a period of 30 consecutive business days. Based on the closing bid price
of the Company's ordinary shares for the 30 consecutive business days from May 30, 2023 to July 12, 2023, the Company no longer met the
minimum bid price requirement.
In accordance with Nasdaq
Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A), the Company has been provided 180 calendar days, or until January 9, 2024 to regain compliance with Nasdaq
Listing Rule 5450(a)(1). To regain compliance, the Company's ordinary shares must have a closing bid price of at least US$1.00 for a minimum
for 10 consecutive business days and shall not have a closing bid price of $0.10 or less for ten consecutive trading days during the compliance
period.
As a result, the Company and
the board of directors (the “Board”) deems that it is of the best interests of the Company and the shareholders to
complete a share consolidation so that it will be able to meet the minimum bid price requirement.
On
December 5, 2023, the shareholders approved, on an extraordinary general meeting, (i) as an ordinary resolution, to authorize the Company’s
Board to effect a share consolidation, of the Company’s authorized and issued share capital, at a ratio of not less than one-for-two
and not more than one-for-twenty, at any time prior to July 9, 2024, with the exact ratios to be set at a whole number within this range,
as determined by the Board in its sole discretion; (ii) as an ordinary resolution, immediately following the share consolidation, to increase
the number of authorized share capital so that the Company is authorized to issue an aggregate of 100,000,000 ordinary shares; (iii) as
a special resolution, to approve and adopt an amended and restated memorandum and articles of association to effect such share consolidation
and/or increase of authorized shares if and to the extent each is effected.
On January 10, 2024, the Company
received a written notification from the Nasdaq’s Listing Qualifications Department, granting the Company another 180 calendar days
extension, or until July 8, 2024, to regain compliance with Nasdaq's minimum bid price requirement. The Company can cure this deficiency
if the closing bid price of its ordinary shares is $1.00 per share or higher for at least 10 consecutive business days during this second
compliance period. The Company intended to regain compliance with the minimum bid price requirement on or before July 8, 2024 and considered
all available options, including a reverse stock split if necessary.
On
April 19, 2024, the shareholders approved, on an extraordinary general meeting, (i) as an ordinary resolution to increase the authorized
share capital of the Company to US$833,335 divided into 500,000,000 ordinary shares of par value US$0.00166667 each; (ii) as a special
resolution to re-designate and re-classify the Company’s authorized share capital to be US$833,335 divided into 350,000,000 class
A ordinary shares of par value US$0.00166667 each, 100,000,000 class B ordinary shares of par value US$0.00166667 each, and 50,000,000
preferred shares of par value US$0.00166667 each; and (iii) as a special resolution, to adopt an amended and restated memorandum and articles
of association to reflect the amended share capital. As a result, the then issued and outstanding 35,750,000 ordinary shares were re-designated
into 35,750,000 class A ordinary shares. In addition, the Board resolved to re-designate and re-classify 12,000,000 class A ordinary shares
held and registered in the name of Zhanchang Xin into 12,000,000 class B ordinary shares. Therefore, as of April 29, 2024, the Company
had 23,750,000 class A ordinary shares and 12,000,000 class B ordinary shares issued and outstanding.
On
May 29, 2024, in order to regain compliance with the minimum bid price requirement of Nasdaq, the Board approved to effect the Share Consolidation
at a ratio of one-for-five, which became market effective on June 21, 2024. Following the Share Consolidation, the Company’s authorized
share capital became US$833,335 divided into 70,000,000 Class A Ordinary Shares, 20,000,000 Class B Ordinary Shares, and 10,000,000
Preferred Shares. Prior to the Share Consolidation on May 29, 2024, the issued and outstanding shares of the Company were 23,750,000 class
A ordinary shares of par value US$0.00166667 each and 12,000,000 class B ordinary shares of par value US$0.00166667 each.
The
Board believes that it is in the best interest of the Company and the shareholders, and is hereby soliciting shareholders’
votes to approve, confirm and ratify the Share Consolidation.
The Share Consolidation must
be passed by ordinary resolution which requires the affirmative vote of a simple majority of the votes cast at the Extraordinary Meeting
by the shareholders present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote on such proposals, either in person, by proxy or by
authorized representative.
The Share Consolidation has
been implemented simultaneously for all Ordinary Shares and Preferred Shares. The Share Consolidation affects all shareholders uniformly
and has no effect on the proportionate holdings of any individual shareholder, with the exception of adjustments related to the treatment
of fractional shares (see below).
Registration and Trading of our Class A Ordinary
Shares
The
Share Consolidation does not affect our obligation to publicly file financial and other information with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). In connection with the Share Consolidation, the CUSIP number of our Class A Ordinary
Shares (which is an identifier used by participants in the securities industry to identify our Class A Ordinary Shares) was changed
from G7307E115 to G7307E123.
Fractional Shares
No fractional shares were
issued to any shareholders in connection with the Share Consolidation. Each shareholder was entitled to receive one ordinary share in
lieu of the fractional share that resulted from the Share Consolidation. There were 76,479 additional Class A Ordinary Shares issued as
round-up shares.
Reasons for the Share Consolidation
As discussed above, the Board
effected the Share Consolidation in order to regain compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5450(a)(1). To regain compliance, the Company’s
Class A Ordinary Shares must have a closing bid price of at least US$1.00 for a minimum for 10 consecutive business days, and shall not
have a closing bid price of $0.10 or less for ten consecutive trading days during the compliance period, no later than July 8, 2024. The
Board deems it was of the best interests of the Company and the shareholders to complete a Share Consolidation so that it is able to meet
the minimum bid price requirement.
In addition, the Board also
believes that the increased market price of our Class A Ordinary Shares as a result of implementing the Share Consolidation could improve
the marketability and liquidity of our Class A Ordinary Shares and may encourage interest and trading in our Class A Ordinary Shares.
The Share Consolidation allowed a broader range of institutions to invest in our Class A Ordinary Shares (namely, funds that are prohibited
from buying stock whose price is below a certain threshold), potentially increasing the trading volume and liquidity of our Class A Ordinary
Shares. The Share Consolidation could help increase analyst and broker interest in the Class A Ordinary Shares, as their policies can
discourage them from following or recommending companies with low stock prices. Because of the trading volatility often associated with
low-priced stocks, many brokerage houses and institutional investors have internal policies and practices that either prohibit them from
investing in low-priced stocks or tend to discourage individual brokers from recommending low-priced stocks to their customers. Some of
those policies and practices may make the processing of trades in low-priced stocks economically unattractive to brokers. Additionally,
because brokers’ commissions on low-priced stocks generally represent a higher percentage of the stock price than commissions on
higher-priced stocks, a low average price per share of our Class A Ordinary Shares can result in individual shareholders paying transaction
costs representing a higher percentage of their total share value than would be the case if the share price were higher.
Determination of the Ratio for the Share Consolidation
The consolidation ratio was
determined by the Board, in its sole discretion. The Board considered numerous factors, including the historical and projected performance
of our Ordinary Shares, the effect of the consolidation ratio on our compliance with other Nasdaq listing requirements, prevailing market
conditions and general economic trends, and placed emphasis on the expected closing price of our Ordinary Shares in the period following
the effectiveness of the Share Consolidation. The Board also considered the impact of the consolidation ratio on investor interest.
Principal Effects of the Share Consolidation
After the effective date of
the Share Consolidation, each shareholder owns a reduced number of shares of the Company. Except for adjustments that may result from
the treatment of fractional shares as described above, the Share Consolidation affects all shareholders uniformly. The proportionate voting
rights and other rights and preferences of the shareholders were not affected by the Share Consolidation (other than as a result of the
payment of cash in lieu of fractional shares). For example, a holder of 2% of the voting power of the outstanding shares of our Ordinary
Shares immediately prior to a Share Consolidation continues to hold 2% of the voting power of the outstanding shares of our Ordinary Shares
immediately after such Share Consolidation. The number of shareholders of record also was not affected by the proposed Share Consolidation.
Risks
Associated with the Share Consolidation
We cannot predict whether
the Share Consolidation will increase the market price for our Class A Ordinary Shares. The history of similar share combinations for
companies in like circumstances is varied, and the market price of our Class A Ordinary Shares will also be based on our performance and
other factors, some of which are unrelated to the number of shares outstanding. Further, there are a number of risks associated with the
Share Consolidation, including:
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(a) |
A share combination may leave certain shareholders
with one or more “odd lots,” which are share holdings in amounts of less than 60 shares of our Ordinary Shares. These odd
lots may be more difficult to sell than shares of our Ordinary Shares in even multiples of 60.
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The issuance of additional Class A Ordinary Shares as round up shares was completed without further shareholder approval, which resulted in dilution to the current holders of our Ordinary Shares. |
Book-Entry
Shares
Shareholders who hold uncertificated
shares (i.e., shares held in book-entry form and not represented by a physical share certificate), either as direct or beneficial owners,
had their holdings electronically adjusted automatically by our transfer agent (and, for beneficial owners, by their brokers or banks
that hold in “street name” for their benefit, as the case may be) to give effect to the Share Consolidation. Shareholders
who hold uncertificated shares as direct owners was sent a statement of holding from our transfer agent that indicates the number of post-Share
Consolidation Ordinary Shares owned in book-entry form.
Certificated Shares
As soon as practicable after
the effective time of the Share Consolidation, shareholders were notified that the Share Consolidation has been effected. Our transfer
agent acted as exchange agent for purposes of implementing the exchange of stock certificates. Holders of pre-consolidation shares
were asked to surrender to the exchange agent certificates representing pre- consolidation shares in exchange for certificates representing
post-consolidation shares in accordance with the procedures to be set forth in a letter of transmittal to be sent by us or our exchange
agent. No new certificate was issued to a shareholder until such shareholder has surrendered such shareholder’s outstanding certificate(s)
together with the properly completed and executed letter of transmittal to the exchange agent. Any pre-consolidation shares submitted
for transfer, whether pursuant to a sale or other disposition, or otherwise, were automatically exchanged for post-Share Consolidation
Ordinary Shares.
SHAREHOLDERS SHOULD NOT DESTROY ANY SHARE CERTIFICATE(S)
AND SHOULD NOT SUBMIT ANY CERTIFICATE(S) UNTIL REQUESTED TO DO SO.
Accounting
Matters
The Share Consolidation does
not affect the share capital account on our balance sheet. The stated capital component was reduced proportionately based upon the Share
Consolidation and the additional paid-in capital component was increased with the amount by which the stated capital is reduced. Immediately
after the Share Consolidation, the per share net income or loss and net book value of our Ordinary Shares were increased because there
were fewer shares outstanding. All historic share and per share amounts in our financial statements and related footnotes will be adjusted
accordingly for the Share Consolidation.
No
Going Private Transaction
Notwithstanding the decrease
in the number of outstanding shares following the proposed Share Consolidation, our Board does not intend for this transaction to be the
first step in a “going private transaction” within the meaning of Rule 13e-3 of the Exchange Act.
Material United States Federal Income
Tax Consequences of the Share Consolidation
Each shareholder should
consult its tax advisor as to the particular facts and circumstances which may be unique to such shareholder and also as to any estate,
gift, state, local or foreign tax considerations arising out of the Share Consolidation.
Interests of Directors and Executive
Officers
Our directors and executive
officers have no substantial interests, directly or indirectly, in the matters set forth in this proposal except to the extent of their
ownership of shares.
The Board proposes to solicit
shareholder approval to ratify a combination of the Company’s authorized and issued share capital, at a ratio of one-for-five, which
became market effective on June 21, 2024. The resolutions be put to the shareholders to consider and to vote upon at the Extraordinary
Meeting in relation to consolidating the authorized share capital of the Company are:
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“IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, as an ordinary resolution, that |
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The
Share Consolidation of the Company’s authorized and issued share capital as specified above, at a ratio of one-for-five, which became
market effective on June 21, 2024, be approved, confirmed and ratified; and no fractional shares be issued in connection with the Share
Consolidation and, in the event that a shareholder would otherwise be entitled to receive a fractional share upon the Share Consolidation,
the number of shares to be received by such shareholder be rounded up to the next highest whole number of shares.
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Vote Required and Board Recommendation
If a quorum is present, the
affirmative vote of a simple majority of the votes of the holders of Ordinary Shares present in person or represented by proxy and entitled
to vote at the Extraordinary Meeting will be required to approve the Share Consolidation.
THE
BOARD RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” PROPOSAL 1, TO RATIFY THE SHARE CONSOLIDATION OF THE COMPANY’S SHARES AS DESCRIBED IN
THIS PROPOSAL 1.
PROPOSAL 2
TO APPROVE THE INCREASE OF THE COMPANY’S
AUTHORIZED CLASS A ORDINARY SHARES AND AUTHORIZED SHARE CAPITAL
General
The
Board believes that it is in the best and commercial interest of the Company and the shareholders, and is hereby soliciting shareholder
approval, to increase the authorized number of the Company’s Class A Ordinary Shares to 5,000,000,000 by way of increase of the
Company’s authorized share capital.
The Increase of Authorized
Class A Ordinary Shares and Authorized Share Capital must be passed by an ordinary resolution which requires the affirmative vote of a
simple majority of the votes cast at the Extraordinary Meeting by the shareholders present in person or represented by proxy and entitled
to vote on such proposals, either in person, by proxy or by authorized representative and is subject to the Share Consolidation being
effected. The resolutions be put to the shareholders to consider and to vote upon at the Extraordinary Meeting in relation to amending
the authorized share capital of the Company are:
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“IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, as an ordinary resolution, that: |
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the authorized number of Class A Ordinary Shares of the Company be increased to 5,000,000,000, with the Company’s authorized share capital to be increased accordingly from US$833,335 divided into 70,000,000 Class A Ordinary Shares, 20,000,000 Class B Ordinary Shares, and 10,000,000 Preferred shares to US$41,916,750.50, divided into 5,000,000,000 Class A Ordinary Shares, 20,000,000 Class B Ordinary Shares, and 10,000,000 Preferred Shares (the “Increase of Authorized Class A Ordinary Shares and Authorized Share Capital”) |
Vote Required and Board Recommendation
If
a quorum is present, the affirmative vote of a simple majority of the votes of the holders of Ordinary Shares present in person or represented
by proxy and entitled to vote at the Extraordinary Meeting will be required to approve the Increase of Authorized Class A Ordinary
Shares and Authorized Share Capital.
THE BOARD RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR”
PROPOSAL 2, TO APPROVE THE INCREASE OF AUTHORIZED CLASS A ORDINARY SHARES AND AUTHORIZED SHARE CAPITAL OF THE COMPANY AS DESCRIBED IN
THIS PROPOSAL 2.
PROPOSAL 3
TO
APPROVE THE CHANGE OF NAME OF THE COMPANY
General
Our
Board has proposed to the shareholders to approve the change of the name of the Company to BGM Group Ltd 博美集团有限公司
(the “Change of Name”)
for the commercial interest of the Company. The new name will better reflect the Company’s commitment to the improvement of people’s
health and quality of life. Accordingly, our Board has concluded that it is in the Company’s commercial and best interests to change
our corporate name to “BGM Group Ltd 博美集团有限公司.”
In addition, effective on August 12, 2024, the Company changed the trading symbol of its Class A Ordinary Shares on the Nasdaq Capital
Market to “BGM.”
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3. |
“IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, as a special resolution, that: |
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the name of the Company be and hereby changed to BGM Group Ltd 博美集团有限公司.” |
Vote Required and Board Recommendation
If
a quorum is present, the affirmative vote of a two-thirds majority of the votes of the holders of Ordinary Shares present in person or
represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the Extraordinary Meeting will be required to approve the Change of Name.
THE
BOARD RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” PROPOSAL 3, TO APPROVE THE CHANGE OF NAME OF THE COMPANY AS DESCRIBED IN THIS
PROPOSAL 3.
PROPOSAL
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TO
APPROVE THE CHANGES OF RIGHTS ATTACHED TO CLASS A ORDINARY SHARES AND CLASS B ORDINARY SHARES
General
Our
Board has proposed to the shareholders to approve the following changes of the rights, respectively, that (collectively, the “Changes
of Rights”): (i) as a special resolution of the holders of Class A Ordinary shares to approve no right of each Class A Ordinary
Share to be converted into Class B Ordinary Shares and the increase of the voting rights attached to each Class B Ordinary Shares to one
hundred (100) votes on any and all matters on a poll at any general meeting of the Company; and (ii) as a special resolution of the holders
of Class B Ordinary shares to approve the increase of the voting rights attached to each Class B Ordinary Share to one hundred (100) votes
on any and all matters on a poll at a general meeting of the Company and that the Class B Ordinary Shares can only be issued to the directors
of the Company, the holders of the existing shares in the Company’s share capital, or entities that are wholly owned by such directors
of the Company or holders of the existing shares in the Company’s share capital.
Rationale of the Changes of Rights
Currently, in respect of all
matters subject to a shareholder’s vote, each Class B Ordinary Share is entitled to fifty votes, and each Class A Ordinary Share
is entitled to one vote, voting together as one class. No business shall be transacted at any general meeting unless a quorum of members
is present at the time. An ordinary resolution requires the affirmative vote of a simple majority of the votes cast, while a special resolution
requires the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of votes cast at a general meeting. A special resolution is required for certain
important matters set out in our memorandum and articles of association, as amended from time to time.
The Board plans to issue Class
B Ordinary Shares only to the founders, key executives, and Board members of the Company, or other people who are deeply involved in the
strategic direction and decision-making of the Company as determined by the Board. Therefore, the Board believes that increasing the voting
power of the Company’s Class B Ordinary Shares from 50 votes per share to 100 votes per share will offer the holders of the Class
B Ordinary Shares greater control over corporate actions. A majority of the members of our Board are independent and all of our directors
act in accordance with their fiduciary duties and in the best interests of our shareholders. We believe the independent members of the
Board provide effective oversight and represent the interests of all shareholders. The Board believes that our capital structure contributes
to our stability and insulates our Board and management from short-term pressures, which allows them to focus on our mission and long-term
success. The Board believes our capital structure is beneficial to shareholders as it reduces the risk of disruption in the continuity
of our operational policies and long-range goals, permits our management to pursue strategies that it believes will enhance long-term
shareholder value, and has contributed to our success over the years.
In addition, the Board plans
to limit the issuance of the Class B Ordinary Shares to only the directors of the Company, the holders of the existing shares in the Company’s
share capital, or entities that are wholly owned by such directors of the Company or holders of the existing shares in the Company’s
share capital.
Our capital structure with
two classes of ordinary shares and one class of preferred shares was implemented with shareholders’ approval at an extraordinary
meeting of shareholders on April 19, 2024, the matters of which were disclosed in detail through our public filings with the SEC.
As of the Record Date, Mr. Zhanchang
Xin, the Chairman of the Board, holding 2,400,000 issued and outstanding Class B Ordinary Shares directly and 367,800 Class A Ordinary
Shares through Ahanzhai Development Limited indirectly, owns 96.43% of the total voting power. The vision and leadership of Mr. Xin have
guided us from our inception and he is deeply invested in our long-term success. Under Mr. Xin’s leadership, we have navigated important
opportunities and challenges.
On August 23, 2024, Mr. Zhanchang Xin submitted a conversion notice
to convert 1,180,000 of his Class B Ordinary Shares into 1,180,000 Class A Ordinary Shares on a one-for-one basis (the “Conversion”).
The Conversion is being processed by the transfer agent of the Company and is expected to be effective on or about September 16, 2024.
Upon completion of the Conversion on or about September 16, 2024, Mr. Xin will beneficially own 1,547,800 Class A Ordinary Shares and
1,220,000 Class B Ordinary Shares, representing 93.35% of the total voting power.
If this Proposal 4 is approved, Mr. Xin’s voting power will increase
to 96.52% upon effectiveness of the Changes of Rights. The Board believes that in light of the increase of our authorized share capital
discussed in Proposal 2, increasing the voting power of the Class B Ordinary Shares to 100 votes per share will allow the management to
enhance its ability to focus and carry out the Company’s long-term goals.
Effects of the Changes of Rights
Although the Board believes that the Changes of Rights is in the best
and commercial interests of our Company and shareholders, the voting rights of our Class A Ordinary Shares will be diluted if this Proposal
4 is approved. On the Record Date, there were 4,826,480 Class A Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding, representing 4,826,480 votes or
3.87% of the total voting power, and 2,400,000 Class B Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding, representing 120,000,000 votes or 96.13%
of the total voting power. Assuming the Conversion is completed on or about September 16, 2024 and this Proposal 4 is approved, there
will be 6,006,480 Class A Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding, representing 6,006,480 votes or 4.69% of the total voting power, and
1,220,000 Class B Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding, representing 122,000,000 votes or 95.31% of the total voting power.
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4. |
“IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, as a special resolution of each of holders of Class A Ordinary Shares and holders of Class B Ordinary Shares, voted separately, to approve the following changes of the rights, respectively, that: |
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as
a special resolution of the holders of Class A Ordinary shares to approve no right of each Class A Ordinary Share to be converted into
Class B Ordinary Shares and the increase of the voting rights attached to each Class B Ordinary Shares to one hundred (100) votes on any
and all matters on a poll at any general meeting of the Company; and as a special resolution of the holders of Class B Ordinary shares
to approve the increase of the voting rights attached to each Class B Ordinary Share to one hundred (100) votes on any and all matters
on a poll at a general meeting of the Company and that the Class B Ordinary Shares can only be issued to the directors of the Company,
the holders of the existing shares in the Company’s share capital, or entities that are wholly owned by such directors of the Company
or holders of the existing shares in the Company’s share capital.” |
Vote Required and Board Recommendation
If
a quorum is present, the affirmative vote of a two-thirds majority of the votes of the holders of Class A Ordinary Shares present
in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote as a sperate class at the Extraordinary Meeting, and if a quorum is present, the
affirmative vote of a two-thirds majority of the votes of the holders of Class B Ordinary Shares present in person or represented by proxy
and entitled to vote as a separate class at the Extraordinary Meeting, will be required to approve the Changes of Rights.
THE
BOARD RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” PROPOSAL 4, TO APPROVE THE CHANGES RIGHTS OF HOLDERS OF CLASS A ORDINARY SHARES
AND CLASS B ORDINARY SHARES AS DESCRIBED IN THIS PROPOSAL 4.
PROPOSAL
5
TO APPROVE THE AMEDMENT TO MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES
OF ASSOCIATION
General
Our
Board has determined, subject to the Share Consolidation, the Increase of Authorized Class A Ordinary Shares and Authorized Share
Capital, the Change of Name and the Changes of Rights being approved by shareholders, it is advisable and in the best interests of the
Company and its shareholders, for the Company to adopt a third amended and restated memorandum and articles of association in the form
as attached hereto as Appendix A, effective October 18, 2024 (the “Amended M&AA”) to reflect, inter alias, the
Share Consolidation, Increase of Authorized Class A Ordinary Shares and Authorized Share Capital, the Change of Name and the Changes
of Rights to the extent each if effected, in substitution for and to the exclusion of, the second amended and restated memorandum of
association of the Company adopted by a special resolution passed on April 19, 2024 and made effective on April 29, 2024 (the “M&AA
Amendment”).
The
M&AA Amendment also includes (i) to increase the required votes to decide, resolve, approve or adopt any question or proposal in a
Board meeting from a simple majority of the votes to a vast majority of no less than two-thirds of the votes and (ii) to remove
the second or casting vote so that the chairman of the Board or of any general meeting of shareholders will not be entitled to that in
the case of an equality of votes.
A
draft form of the Amended M&AA is attached to this notice as Appendix A. The draft form of the Amended M&AA assumes that the shareholders
have ratified the Share Consolidation and approved the Increase of Authorized Class A Ordinary Shares and Authorized Share Capital,
the Change of Name and the Changes of Rights. The resolutions be put to the shareholders to consider and to vote upon at the Extraordinary
Meeting to adopting the Amended M&AA for and on behalf of the Company are:
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5. |
“IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, as a special resolution, that: |
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the second amended and restated memorandum of association of the Company adopted by a special resolution passed on April 19, 2024 and made effective on April 29, 2024 be amended and restated by the deletion in their entirety and by the substitution in their place of the Amended M&AA to reflect, inter alias, the Share Consolidation and Increase of Authorized Class A Ordinary Shares and Authorized Share Capital, the Change of Name and the Changes of Rights to the extent each is effected.” |
Vote Required and Board Recommendation
If a quorum is present, the
affirmative vote of a two-thirds majority of the votes of the holders of Ordinary Shares present in person or represented by proxy and
entitled to vote at the Extraordinary Meeting will be required to approve the M&AA Amendment.
THE
BOARD RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” PROPOSAL 5, TO APPROVE THE ADOPTION OF THE AMENDED M&AA OF THE COMPANY AS
DESCRIBED IN THIS PROPOSAL 5.
PROPOSAL
6
TO AUTHORIZE TO ADJOURN THE EXTRAORDINARY MEETING
This proposal, if approved,
will allow the chairman of the Extraordinary Meeting to adjourn the meeting to a later date or dates or sine die, if necessary, to permit
further solicitation and vote of proxies if, at the time of the Extraordinary Meeting, there are not sufficient votes for, or otherwise
in connection with, the approval of the foregoing proposals. The Proposal will only be presented to our shareholders at the discretion
of the Board in the event, based on the tabulated votes, there are not sufficient votes for, or otherwise in connection with, the approval
of the other proposals at the time of the Extraordinary Meeting.
If it is necessary to adjourn
the Extraordinary Meeting, no notice of the adjourned meeting is required to be given to our shareholders, other than an announcement
at the Extraordinary Meeting of the time and place to which the Extraordinary Meeting is adjourned, so long as the meeting is adjourned
for not more than seven clear days. No business can be transacted at the adjourned meeting other than business which might properly have
been transacted at the original meeting.
Vote Required and Board Recommendation
The approval of the proposal
to adjourn the meeting requires the affirmative vote of a simple majority of the votes cast by shareholders who, as being entitled to
do so, vote in person or, by proxy or, in the case of a shareholder being a corporation, by its duly authorized representative at the
Extraordinary Meeting.
THE
BOARD RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” PROPOSAL 6, TO APPROVE TO AUTHORIZE TO ADJOURN THE EXTRAORDINARY MEETING AS DESCRIBED
IN THIS PROPOSAL 6.
OTHER MATTERS
We know of no other matters
to be submitted to the Extraordinary Meeting.
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By Order of the Board of Directors, |
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/s/ Zhanchang Xin |
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Zhanchang Xin |
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Chairman |
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Date: September 6,
2024 |
The Companies Act (Revised)
of the Cayman Islands
Company Limited by Shares |
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THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED memorandum AND ARTICLES of association OF BGM Group Ltd
博美集团有限公司
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(Adopted by special resolution passed on [date] 2024 and made effective on [date] 2024) |
The Companies Act (Revised)
of the Cayman Islands
Company Limited by Shares
THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED
Memorandum of Association
of
BGM Group Ltd
博美集团有限公司
(Adopted by special resolution passed on [date]
2024 and made effective on [date] 2024)
1 | The name of the Company is BGM Group Ltd 博美集团有限公司. |
2 | The Company's registered office is at Harneys Fiduciary (Cayman) Limited,
4th Floor, Harbour Place, 103 South Church Street, P.O. Box 10240, Grand Cayman KY1-1002, Cayman Islands or at such other place in
the Cayman Islands as the directors may at any time decide. |
3 | The Company's objects are unrestricted. As provided by section 7(4) of
the Companies Act, the Company has full power and authority to carry out any object not prohibited by any law of the Cayman Islands. |
4 | The Company has unrestricted corporate capacity. Without limitation to the
foregoing, as provided by section 27 (2) of the Companies Act, the Company has and is capable of exercising all the functions of
a natural person of full capacity irrespective of any question of corporate benefit. |
5 | Nothing in any of the preceding paragraphs permits the Company to carry
on any of the following businesses without being duly licensed, namely: |
| (a) | the business of a bank or trust company without being licensed in that behalf under the Banks and Trust
Companies Act (Revised); or |
| (b) | insurance business from within the Cayman Islands or the business of an insurance manager, agent, sub-agent
or broker without being licensed in that behalf under the Insurance Act (Revised); or |
| (c) | the business of company management without being licensed in that behalf under the Companies Management
Act (Revised). |
6 | The Company will not trade in the Cayman Islands with any person, firm or
corporation except in furtherance of its business carried on outside the Cayman Islands. Despite this, the Company may effect and conclude
contracts in the Cayman Islands and exercise in the Cayman Islands any of its powers necessary for the carrying on of its business outside
the Cayman Islands. |
7 | The Company is a company limited by shares and accordingly the liability
of each member is limited to the amount (if any) unpaid on that member's shares. |
8 | The share capital of the Company is US$41,916,750.50, divided into 5,000,000,000
Class A Ordinary Shares of par value US$0.00833335 each, 20,000,000 Class B ordinary shares of par value US$0.00833335 each,
and 10,000,000 preferred shares of par value US$0.00833335 each. However, subject to the Companies Act and the Company's articles of association,
the Company has power to do any one or more of the following: |
| (a) | to redeem or repurchase any of its shares; and |
| (b) | to increase or reduce its capital; and |
| (c) | to issue any part of its capital (whether original, redeemed, increased or reduced): |
| (i) | with or without any preferential, deferred, qualified or special rights, privileges or conditions; or |
| (ii) | subject to any limitations or restrictions |
and unless the condition of issue expressly
declares otherwise, every issue of shares (whether declared to be ordinary, preference or otherwise) is subject to this power; or
| (d) | to alter any of those rights, privileges, conditions, limitations or restrictions. |
9 | The Company has power to register by way of continuation as a body corporate
limited by shares under the laws of any jurisdiction outside the Cayman Islands and to be deregistered in the Cayman Islands. |
The Companies Act (Revised)
of the Cayman Islands
Company Limited By Shares
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THIRD
AMENDED AND RESTATED
articles of association
of
BGM Group Ltd
博美集团有限公司
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(Adopted by special resolution passed on [date]
2024 and made effective on [date] 2024) |
Contents
1 |
Definitions, interpretation and exclusion of Table A |
1 |
Definitions |
1 |
Interpretation |
4 |
Exclusion of Table A Articles |
5 |
Power to issue Shares and options, with or without special rights |
6 |
Power to pay commissions and brokerage fees |
6 |
Trusts not recognised |
6 |
Security interests |
7 |
Power to vary class rights |
7 |
Effect of new Share issue on existing class rights |
7 |
No bearer Shares or warrants |
7 |
Treasury Shares |
7 |
Rights attaching to Treasury Shares and related matters |
8 |
Register of Members |
8 |
Annual Return |
8 |
Issue of share certificates |
9 |
Renewal of lost or damaged share certificates |
9 |
Nature and scope of lien |
10 |
Company may sell Shares to satisfy lien |
10 |
Authority to execute instrument of transfer |
10 |
Consequences of sale of Shares to satisfy lien |
11 |
Application of proceeds of sale |
11 |
5 |
Calls on Shares and forfeiture |
11 |
Power to make calls and effect of calls |
11 |
Time when call made |
12 |
Liability of joint holders |
11 |
Interest on unpaid calls |
12 |
Deemed calls |
12 |
Power to accept early payment |
12 |
Power to make different arrangements at time of issue of Shares |
12 |
Notice of default |
12 |
Forfeiture or surrender of Shares |
13 |
Disposal of forfeited or surrendered Share and power to cancel forfeiture or surrender |
13 |
Effect of forfeiture or surrender on former Member |
13 |
Evidence of forfeiture or surrender |
14 |
Sale of forfeited or surrendered Shares |
14 |
Form of Transfer |
14 |
Power to suspend registration |
15 |
Company may retain instrument of transfer |
15 |
Notice of refusal to register |
15 |
7 |
Transmission of Shares |
15 |
Persons entitled on death of a Member |
15 |
Registration of transfer of a Share following death or bankruptcy |
16 |
Indemnity |
16 |
Rights of person entitled to a Share following death or bankruptcy |
16 |
8 |
Alteration of capital |
17 |
Increasing, consolidating, converting, dividing and cancelling share capital |
17 |
Dealing with fractions resulting from consolidation of Shares |
17 |
Reducing share capital |
18 |
9 |
Redemption and purchase of own Shares |
18 |
Power to issue redeemable Shares and to purchase own Shares |
18 |
Power to pay for redemption or purchase in cash or in specie |
18 |
Effect of redemption or purchase of a Share |
18 |
No Conversion Right of Class A Ordinary Shares |
19 |
Conversion of Class B Ordinary Shares |
19 |
Share Conversions |
19 |
10 |
Meetings of Members |
20 |
Annual and extraordinary general meetings |
20 |
Power to call meetings |
20 |
Content of notice |
21 |
Period of notice |
21 |
Persons entitled to receive notice |
21 |
Accidental omission to give notice or non-receipt of notice |
22 |
11 |
Proceedings at meetings of Members |
22 |
Quorum |
22 |
Lack of quorum |
22 |
Chairman |
23 |
Right of a Director to attend and speak |
23 |
Accommodation of Members at meeting |
23 |
Security |
23 |
Adjournment |
23 |
Method of voting |
24 |
Outcome of vote by show of hands |
24 |
Withdrawal of demand for a poll |
24 |
Taking of a poll |
24 |
No casting vote of Chairman |
25 |
Written resolutions |
25 |
Sole-Member Company |
25 |
12 |
Voting rights of Members |
26 |
Right to vote |
26 |
Rights of joint holders |
26 |
Representation of corporate Members |
26 |
Member with mental disorder |
27 |
Objections to admissibility of votes |
27 |
Form of proxy |
27 |
How and when proxy is to be delivered |
28 |
Voting by proxy |
29 |
13 |
Number of Directors |
30 |
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14 |
Appointment, disqualification and removal of Directors |
30 |
First Directors |
30 |
No age limit |
30 |
Corporate Directors |
30 |
No shareholding qualification |
30 |
Appointment of Directors |
30 |
Board’s power to appoint Directors |
30 |
Eligibility |
31 |
Appointment at annual general meeting |
31 |
Removal of Directors |
31 |
Resignation of Directors |
31 |
Termination of the office of Director |
32 |
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15 |
Alternate Directors |
32 |
Appointment and removal |
32 |
Notices |
33 |
Rights of alternate Director |
33 |
Appointment ceases when the appointor ceases to be a Director |
33 |
Status of alternate Director |
33 |
Status of the Director making the appointment |
34 |
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16 |
Powers of Directors |
34 |
Powers of Directors |
34 |
Directors below the minimum number |
34 |
Appointments to office |
34 |
Provisions for employees |
35 |
Exercise of voting rights |
35 |
Remuneration |
35 |
Disclosure of information |
36 |
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17 |
Delegation of powers |
36 |
Power to delegate any of the Directors’ powers to a committee |
36 |
Local boards |
37 |
Power to appoint an agent of the Company |
37 |
Power to appoint an attorney or authorised signatory of the Company |
37 |
Borrowing Powers |
38 |
Corporate Governance |
38 |
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18 |
Meetings of Directors |
38 |
Regulation of Directors’ meetings |
38 |
Calling meetings |
38 |
Notice of meetings |
38 |
Use of technology |
39 |
Quorum |
39 |
Chairman or deputy to preside |
39 |
Voting |
39 |
Recording of dissent |
39 |
Written resolutions |
40 |
Validity of acts of Directors in spite of formal defect |
40 |
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19 |
Permissible Directors' interests and disclosure |
40 |
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20 |
Minutes |
41 |
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21 |
Accounts and audit |
42 |
Auditors |
42 |
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22 |
Record dates |
42 |
23 |
Dividends |
43 |
Source of dividends |
43 |
Declaration of dividends by Members |
43 |
Payment of interim dividends and declaration of final dividends by Directors |
43 |
Apportionment of dividends |
44 |
Right of set off |
44 |
Power to pay other than in cash |
44 |
How payments may be made |
44 |
Dividends or other monies not to bear interest in absence of special rights |
45 |
Dividends unable to be paid or unclaimed |
45 |
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24 |
Capitalisation of profits |
45 |
Capitalisation of profits or of any share premium account or capital redemption reserve; |
45 |
Applying an amount for the benefit of Members |
46 |
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25 |
Share Premium Account |
46 |
Directors to maintain share premium account |
46 |
Debits to share premium account |
46 |
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26 |
Seal |
46 |
Company seal |
47 |
Duplicate seal |
47 |
When and how seal is to be used |
47 |
If no seal is adopted or used |
47 |
Power to allow non-manual signatures and facsimile printing of seal |
47 |
Validity of execution |
47 |
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27 |
Indemnity |
48 |
Release |
48 |
Insurance |
49 |
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28 |
Notices |
49 |
Form of notices |
49 |
Electronic communications |
49 |
Persons entitled to notices |
50 |
Persons authorised to give notices |
51 |
Delivery of written notices |
51 |
Joint holders |
51 |
Signatures |
51 |
Giving notice to a deceased or bankrupt Member |
51 |
Date of giving notices |
52 |
Saving provision |
52 |
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29 |
Authentication of Electronic Records |
52 |
Application of Articles |
52 |
Authentication of documents sent by Members by Electronic means |
52 |
Authentication of document sent by the Secretary or Officers of the Company by Electronic means |
53 |
Manner of signing |
53 |
Saving provision |
53 |
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30 |
Transfer by way of continuation |
54 |
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31 |
Winding up |
54 |
Distribution of assets in specie |
54 |
No obligation to accept liability |
55 |
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32 |
Amendment of Memorandum and Articles |
55 |
Power to change name or amend Memorandum |
55 |
Power to amend these Articles |
55 |
The Companies Act (Revised)
of the Cayman Islands
Company Limited by Shares
Third Amended and Restated
Articles of Association
of
BGM
Group Ltd
博美集团有限公司
(Adopted by special resolution passed on [date]
2024 and made effective on [date] 2024)
1 | Definitions, interpretation and exclusion of Table A |
Definitions
1.1 | In these Articles, the following definitions apply: |
ADS means an American depository
share representing an Ordinary Share;
Affiliate means a person that
directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by, or is under common control with, the person
specified;
Articles means, as appropriate:
| (a) | these articles of association as amended from time to time: or |
| (b) | two or more particular articles of these Articles; |
and Article refers to a
particular article of these Articles;
Auditors means the auditor or
auditors for the time being of the Company;
B Threshold Event means the closing
of a transaction resulting in Zhanchang Xin holding fewer than 5% of the issued and outstanding Class B Ordinary Shares;
Board means the board of Directors
from time to time;
Business Day means a day when
banks in Grand Cayman, the Cayman Islands are open for the transaction of normal banking business and for the avoidance of doubt, shall
not include a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday in the Cayman Islands;
Cayman Islands means the British
Overseas Territory of the Cayman Islands;
Class or Classes means
any class or classes of Shares as may from time to time be issued by the Company;
Class A Ordinary Share(s)
means class A ordinary shares of par value of US$0.00833335 each in the share capital of the Company having the rights set out in
these Articles;
Class B Ordinary Share(s)
means class B ordinary shares of par value of US$0.00833335 each in the share capital of the Company having the rights set out in these
Articles;
Clear Days, in relation to a
period of notice, means that period excluding:
| (a) | the day when the notice is given or deemed to be given; and |
| (b) | the day for which it is given or on which it is to take effect; |
Commission means Securities and
Exchange Commission of the United States of America or other federal agency for the time being administering the U.S. Securities Act;
Company means the above-named
company;
Companies Act or Law means
the Companies Act (Revised) of the Cayman Islands, as amended or re-enacted from time to time;
Default Rate means ten per cent
per annum;
Designated Stock Exchanges means
the New York Stock Exchange in the United States of America for so long as the Company’s Shares or ADSs are there listed and any
other stock exchange on which the Company’s Shares or ADSs are listed for trading;
Designated Stock Exchange Rules means
the relevant code, rules and regulations, as amended, from time to time, applicable as a result of the original and continued listing
of any Shares or ADSs on the Designated Stock Exchanges;
Directors means the directors
for the time being of the Company and the expression Director shall be construed accordingly;
Electronic has the meaning given
to that term in the Electronic Transactions Act (Revised) of the Cayman Islands;
Electronic Record has the meaning
given to that term in the Electronic Transactions Act (Revised) of the Cayman Islands;
Electronic Signature has the
meaning given to that term in the Electronic Transactions Act (Revised) of the Cayman Islands;
Fully Paid Up means:
| (a) | in relation to a Share with par value, means that the par value for that Share and any premium payable
in respect of the issue of that Share, has been fully paid or credited as paid in money or money’s worth; and |
| (b) | in relation to a Share without par value, means that the agreed issue price for that Share has been fully
paid or credited as paid in money or money’s worth; |
General Meeting means a general
meeting of the Company duly constituted in accordance with the Articles;
Independent Director means a
Director who is an independent director as defined in the Designated Stock Exchange Rules as determined by the Board;
Member means any person or persons
entered on the register of Members from time to time as the holder of a Share;
Memorandum means the memorandum
of association of the Company as amended from time to time;
month means a calendar month;
Officer means a person appointed
to hold an office in the Company including a Director, alternate Director or liquidator and excluding the Secretary;
Ordinary Resolution means a
resolution (a) passed by a simple majority of the votes cast by such Members as, being entitled to do so, vote in person or,
where proxies are allowed, by proxy or, in the case of corporations, by their duly authorised representatives, at a general meeting
of the Company held in accordance with these Articles; or (b) approved in writing by all of the Members entitled to vote at a
general meeting of the Company in one or more instruments each signed by one or more of the Members and the effective date of the
resolution so adopted shall be the date on which the instrument, or the last of such instruments, if more than one, is executed;
Ordinary Share means an ordinary
share in the capital of the Company having the rights set out in these Articles and issued as either a Class A Ordinary Share or
Class B Ordinary Share. In these Articles the term Ordinary Share shall embrace all classes of Ordinary Share except where
reference is made to a specific class;
Partly Paid Up means:
| (a) | in relation to a Share with par value, that the par value for that Share and any premium payable in respect
of the issue of that Share, has not been fully paid or credited as paid in money or money’s worth; and |
| (b) | in relation to a Share without par value, means that the agreed issue price for that Share has not been
fully paid or credited as paid in money or money’s worth; |
Preferred Share(s) means
preferred shares of par value of US$0.00833335 each in the share capital of the Company having the rights set out in these Articles;
Secretary means a person appointed
to perform the duties of the secretary of the Company, including a joint, assistant or deputy secretary;
Share means a share in the capital
of the Company and the expression:
| (a) | includes stock (except where a distinction between shares and stock is expressed or implied); and |
| (b) | where the context permits, also includes a fraction of a Share; |
Special Resolution means a special
resolution of the Company passed in accordance with the Companies Act, being a resolution (a) passed by not less than two-thirds
of the votes cast by such Members as, being entitled to do so, vote in person or, where proxies are allowed, by proxy or, in the case
of corporations, by their duly authorised representatives, at a general meeting of the Company of which notice specifying the intention
to propose the resolution as a special resolution has been duly given; or (b) approved in writing by all of the Members entitled
to vote at a general meeting of the Company in one or more instruments each signed by one or more of the Members and the effective date
of the special resolution so adopted shall be the date on which the instrument or the last of such instruments, if more than one, is executed;
Transfer Event means any sale,
transfer, assignment, alienation, pledge, charge, encumbrance or disposition (including by will or the laws of descent and distribution)
of the legal or beneficial title to a Class B Ordinary Share by the holder thereof or an Affiliate of such holder or the transfer
or assignment of the voting rights attached to any Class B Ordinary Share to be cast under the direction of any person or entity
that is not an Affiliate of such holder.
Treasury Shares means Shares
held in treasury pursuant to the Law and Article 2.12; and
U.S. Securities Act means the
Securities Act of 1933 of the United States of America, as amended, or any similar federal statute and the rules and regulations
of the Commission thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect at the time.
Voting Share means any Class A
Ordinary Share or Class B Ordinary Share.
Interpretation
1.2 | In the interpretation of these Articles, the following provisions apply unless the context otherwise requires: |
| (a) | A reference in these Articles to a statute is a reference to a statute of the Cayman Islands as known
by its short title, and includes: |
| (i) | any statutory modification, amendment or re-enactment; and |
| (ii) | any subordinate legislation or regulations issued under that statute. |
Without limitation to the preceding sentence,
a reference to a revised Law of the Cayman Islands is taken to be a reference to the revision of that Law in force from time to time as
amended from time to time.
| (b) | Headings are inserted for convenience only and do not affect the interpretation of these Articles, unless
there is ambiguity. |
| (c) | If a day on which any act, matter or thing is to be done under these Articles is not a Business Day, the
act, matter or thing must be done on the next Business Day. |
| (d) | A word which denotes the singular also denotes the plural, a word which denotes the plural also denotes
the singular, and a reference to any gender also denotes the other genders. |
| (e) | A reference to a person includes, as appropriate, a company, trust, partnership, joint venture,
association, body corporate or government agency. |
| (f) | Where a word or phrase is given a defined meaning another part of speech or grammatical form in respect
to that word or phrase has a corresponding meaning. |
| (g) | All references to time are to be calculated by reference to time in the place where the Company’s
registered office is located. |
| (h) | The words written and in writing include all modes of representing or reproducing words
in a visible form, but do not include an Electronic Record where the distinction between a document in writing and an Electronic Record
is expressed or implied. |
| (i) | The words including, include and in particular or any similar expression are to be
construed without limitation. |
1.3 | The headings in these Articles are intended for convenience only and shall not affect the interpretation
of these Articles. |
Exclusion of Table A Articles
1.4 | The regulations contained in Table A in the First Schedule of the Law and any other regulations contained
in any statute or subordinate legislation are expressly excluded and do not apply to the Company. |
Power to issue Shares and options, with or
without special rights
2.1 | Subject to the provisions of the Law and these Articles about the redemption and purchase of the Shares,
the Directors have general and unconditional authority to allot (with or without confirming rights of renunciation), grant options over
or otherwise deal with any unissued Shares to such persons, at such times and on such terms and conditions as they may decide. No Share
may be issued at a discount except in accordance with the provisions of the Law. Class B Ordinary Shares may only be allotted and
issued to Directors or holders of the existing Shares in the Company’s share capital and companies wholly owned by such Directors
or holders of the existing Shares in the Company’s share capital, at such times and on such terms, considerations and conditions
as the Directors, in their absolute discretion, may think fit. |
2.2 | Without limitation to the preceding Article, the Directors may so deal with the unissued Shares: |
| (a) | either at a premium or at par; or |
| (b) | with or without preferred, deferred or other special rights or restrictions, whether in regard to dividend,
voting, return of capital or otherwise. |
2.3 | Without limitation to the two preceding Articles, the Directors may refuse to accept any application for
Shares, and may accept any application in whole or in part, for any reason or for no reason. |
Power to pay commissions and brokerage fees
2.4 | The Company may pay a commission to any person in consideration of that person: |
| (a) | subscribing or agreeing to subscribe, whether absolutely or conditionally; or |
| (b) | procuring or agreeing to procure subscriptions, whether absolute or conditional, |
for any Shares. That commission may
be satisfied by the payment of cash or the allotment of Fully Paid Up or Partly Paid Up Shares or partly in one way and partly in another.
2.5 | The Company may employ a broker in the issue of its capital and pay him any proper commission or brokerage. |
Trusts not recognised
2.6 | Except as required by Law: |
| (a) | no person shall be recognised by the Company as holding any Share on any trust; and |
| (b) | no person other than the Member shall be recognised by the Company as having any right in a Share. |
Security interests
2.7 | Notwithstanding the preceding Article, the Company may (but shall not be obliged to) recognise a security
interest of which it has actual notice over shares. The Company shall not be treated as having recognised any such security interest unless
it has so agreed in writing with the secured party. |
Power to vary class rights
2.8 | If the share capital is divided into different classes of Shares then, unless the terms on which a class
of Shares was issued state otherwise, the rights attaching to a class of Shares may only be varied if one of the following applies: |
| (a) | the Members holding not less than two-thirds of the issued Shares of that class consent in writing to
the variation; or |
| (b) | the variation is made with the sanction of a Special Resolution passed at a separate general meeting of
the Members holding the issued Shares of that class. |
2.9 | For the purpose of Article 2.8(b), all the provisions of these Articles relating to general meetings
apply, mutatis mutandis, to every such separate meeting except that: |
| (a) | the necessary quorum shall be one or more persons holding, or representing by proxy, not less than one
third of the issued Shares of the class; and |
| (b) | any Member holding issued Shares of the class, present in person or by proxy or, in the case of a corporate
Member, by its duly authorised representative, may demand a poll. |
Effect of new Share issue on existing class
rights
2.10 | Unless the terms on which a class of Shares was issued state otherwise, the rights conferred on the Member
holding Shares of any class shall not be deemed to be varied by the creation or issue of further Shares ranking pari passu with
the existing Shares of that class. |
No bearer Shares or warrants
2.11 | The Company shall not issue Shares or warrants to bearers. |
Treasury Shares
2.12 | Shares that the Company purchases, redeems or acquires by way of surrender in accordance with the Law
shall be held as Treasury Shares and not treated as cancelled if: |
| (a) | the Directors so determine prior to the purchase, redemption or surrender of those shares; and |
| (b) | the relevant provisions of the Memorandum and Articles and the Law are otherwise complied with. |
Rights attaching to Treasury Shares and related
matters
2.13 | No dividend may be declared or paid, and no other distribution (whether in cash or otherwise) of the Company’s
assets (including any distribution of assets to Members on a winding up) may be made to the Company in respect of a Treasury Share. |
2.14 | The Company shall be entered in the register of Members as the holder of the Treasury Shares. However: |
| (a) | the Company shall not be treated as a Member for any purpose and shall not exercise any right in respect
of the Treasury Shares, and any purported exercise of such a right shall be void; and |
| (b) | a Treasury Share shall not be voted, directly or indirectly, at any meeting of the Company and shall not
be counted in determining the total number of issued shares at any given time, whether for the purposes of these Articles or the Law. |
2.15 | Nothing in Article 2.14 prevents an allotment of Shares as Fully Paid Up bonus shares in respect
of a Treasury Share and Shares allotted as Fully Paid Up bonus shares in respect of a Treasury Share shall be treated as Treasury Shares. |
2.16 | Treasury Shares may be disposed of by the Company in accordance with the Law and otherwise on such terms
and conditions as the Directors determine. |
Register of Members
2.17 | The Directors shall keep or cause to be kept a register of Members as required by the Law and may cause
the Company to maintain one or more branch registers as contemplated by the Law, provided that where the Company is maintaining one or
more branch registers, the Directors shall ensure that a duplicate of each branch register is kept with the Company's principal register
of Members and updated within such number of days of any amendment having been made to such branch register as may be required by the
Law. |
Annual Return
2.18 | The Directors in each calendar year shall prepare or cause to be prepared an annual return and declaration
setting forth the particulars required by the Law and shall deliver a copy thereof to the registrar of companies for the Cayman Islands. |
Issue of share certificates
3.1 | A Member shall only be entitled to a share certificate if the Directors resolve that share certificates
shall be issued. Share certificates representing Shares, if any, shall be in such form as the Directors may determine. If the Directors
resolve that share certificates shall be issued, upon being entered in the register of Members as the holder of a Share, the Directors
may issue to any Member: |
| (a) | without payment, one certificate for all the Shares of each class held by that Member (and, upon transferring
a part of the Member’s holding of Shares of any class, to a certificate for the balance of that holding); and |
| (b) | upon payment of such reasonable sum as the Directors may determine for every certificate after the first,
several certificates each for one or more of that Member’s Shares. |
3.2 | Every certificate shall specify the number, class and distinguishing numbers (if any) of the Shares to
which it relates and whether they are Fully Paid Up or Partly Paid Up. A certificate may be executed under seal or executed in such other
manner as the Directors determine. |
3.3 | Every certificate shall bear legends required under the applicable laws, including the U.S. Securities
Act. |
3.4 | The Company shall not be bound to issue more than one certificate for Shares held jointly by several persons
and delivery of a certificate for a Share to one joint holder shall be a sufficient delivery to all of them. |
Renewal of lost or damaged share certificates
3.5 | If a share certificate is defaced, worn-out, lost or destroyed, it may be renewed on such terms (if any)
as to: |
| (c) | payment of the expenses reasonably incurred by the Company in investigating the evidence; and |
| (d) | payment of a reasonable fee, if any for issuing a replacement share certificate, |
as the Directors may determine, and
(in the case of defacement or wearing-out) on delivery to the Company of the old certificate.
Nature and scope of lien
4.1 | The Company has a first and paramount lien on all Shares (whether Fully Paid Up or not) registered in
the name of a Member (whether solely or jointly with others). The lien is for all monies payable to the Company by the Member or the Member’s
estate: |
| (a) | either alone or jointly with any other person, whether or not that other person is a Member; and |
| (b) | whether or not those monies are presently payable. |
4.2 | At any time the Board may declare any Share to be wholly or partly exempt from the provisions of this
Article. |
Company may sell Shares to satisfy lien
4.3 | The Company may sell any Shares over which it has a lien if all of the following conditions are met: |
| (a) | the sum in respect of which the lien exists is presently payable; |
| (b) | the Company gives notice to the Member holding the Share (or to the person entitled to it in consequence
of the death or bankruptcy of that Member) demanding payment and stating that if the notice is not complied with the Shares may be sold;
and |
| (c) | that sum is not paid within fourteen Clear Days after that notice is deemed to be given under these Articles, |
and Shares to which this Article 4.3
applies shall be referred to as Lien Default Shares.
4.4 | The Lien Default Shares may be sold in such manner as the Board determines. |
4.5 | To the maximum extent permitted by law, the Directors shall incur no personal liability to the Member
concerned in respect of the sale. |
Authority to execute instrument of transfer
4.6 | To give effect to a sale, the Directors may authorise any person to execute an instrument of transfer
of the Lien Default Shares sold to, or in accordance with the directions of, the purchaser. |
4.7 | The title of the transferee of the Lien Default Shares shall not be affected by any irregularity or invalidity
in the proceedings in respect of the sale. |
Consequences of sale of Shares to satisfy lien
4.8 | On a sale pursuant to the preceding Articles: |
| (a) | the name of the Member concerned shall be removed from the register of Members as the holder of those
Lien Default Shares; and |
| (b) | that person shall deliver to the Company for cancellation the certificate (if any) for those Lien Default
Shares. |
4.9 | Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 4.8, such person shall remain liable to the Company for
all monies which, at the date of sale, were presently payable by him to the Company in respect of those Lien Default Shares. That person
shall also be liable to pay interest on those monies from the date of sale until payment at the rate at which interest was payable before
that sale or, failing that, at the Default Rate. The Board may waive payment wholly or in part or enforce payment without any allowance
for the value of the Lien Default Shares at the time of sale or for any consideration received on their disposal. |
Application of proceeds of sale
| 4.10 | The net proceeds of the sale, after payment of the costs, shall be applied in payment of so much of the
sum for which the lien exists as is presently payable. Any residue shall be paid to the person whose Lien Default Shares have been sold: |
| (a) | if no certificate for the Lien Default Shares was issued, at the date of the sale; or |
| (b) | if a certificate for the Lien Default Shares was issued, upon surrender to the Company of that certificate
for cancellation |
but, in either case, subject to the
Company retaining a like lien for all sums not presently payable as existed on the Lien Default Shares before the sale.
| 5 | Calls on Shares and forfeiture |
Power to make calls and effect of calls
5.1 | Subject to the terms of allotment, the Board may make calls on the Members in respect of any monies unpaid
on their Shares including any premium. The call may provide for payment to be by instalments. Subject to receiving at least 14 Clear Days' notice
specifying when and where payment is to be made, each Member shall pay to the Company the amount called on his Shares as required by the
notice. |
5.2 | Before receipt by the Company of any sum due under a call, that call may be revoked in whole or in part
and payment of a call may be postponed in whole or in part. Where a call is to be paid in instalments, the Company may revoke the call
in respect of all or any remaining instalments in whole or in part and may postpone payment of all or any of the remaining instalments
in whole or in part. |
5.3 | A Member on whom a call is made shall remain liable for that call notwithstanding the subsequent transfer
of the Shares in respect of which the call was made. He shall not be liable for calls made after he is no longer registered as Member
in respect of those Shares. |
Time when call made
5.4 | A call shall be deemed to have been made at the time when the resolution of the Directors authorising
the call was passed. |
Liability of joint holders
5.5 | Members registered as the joint holders of a Share shall be jointly and severally liable to pay all calls
in respect of the Share. |
Interest on unpaid calls
5.6 | If a call remains unpaid after it has become due and payable the person from whom it is due and payable
shall pay interest on the amount unpaid from the day it became due and payable until it is paid: |
| (a) | at the rate fixed by the terms of allotment of the Share or in the notice of the call; or |
| (b) | if no rate is fixed, at the Default Rate. |
The Directors may waive payment of the
interest wholly or in part.
Deemed calls
| 5.7 | Any amount payable in respect of a Share, whether on allotment or on a fixed date or otherwise, shall
be deemed to be payable as a call. If the amount is not paid when due the provisions of these Articles shall apply as if the amount had
become due and payable by virtue of a call. |
Power to accept early payment
| 5.8 | The Company may accept from a Member the whole or a part of the amount remaining unpaid on Shares held
by him although no part of that amount has been called up. |
Power to make different arrangements at time
of issue of Shares
| 5.9 | Subject to the terms of allotment, the Directors may make arrangements on the issue of Shares to distinguish
between Members in the amounts and times of payment of calls on their Shares. |
Notice of default
5.10 | If a call remains unpaid after it has become due and payable the Directors may give to the person from
whom it is due not less than 14 Clear Days' notice requiring payment of: |
| (b) | any interest which may have accrued; |
| (c) | any expenses which have been incurred by the Company due to that person’s default. |
| 5.11 | The notice shall state the following: |
| (a) | the place where payment is to be made; and |
| (b) | 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. |
Forfeiture or surrender of Shares
| 5.12 | If the notice given pursuant to Article 5.10 is not complied with, the Directors may, before the
payment required by the notice has been received, resolve that any Share the subject of that notice be forfeited. The forfeiture shall
include all dividends or other monies payable in respect of the forfeited Share and not paid before the forfeiture. Despite the foregoing,
the Board may determine that any Share the subject of that notice be accepted by the Company as surrendered by the Member holding that
Share in lieu of forfeiture. |
Disposal of forfeited or surrendered Share
and power to cancel forfeiture or surrender
| 5.13 | A forfeited or surrendered Share may be sold, re-allotted or otherwise disposed of on such terms and in
such manner as the Board determine either to the former Member who held that Share or to any other person. The forfeiture or surrender
may be cancelled on such terms as the Directors think fit at any time before a sale, re-allotment or other disposition. Where, for the
purposes of its disposal, a forfeited or surrendered Share is to be transferred to any person, the Directors may authorise some person
to execute an instrument of transfer of the Share to the transferee. |
Effect of forfeiture or surrender on former
Member
| 5.14 | On forfeiture or surrender: |
| (a) | the name of the Member concerned shall be removed from the register of Members as the holder of those
Shares and that person shall cease to be a Member in respect of those Shares; and |
| (b) | that person shall surrender to the Company for cancellation the certificate (if any) for the forfeited
or surrendered Shares. |
| 5.15 | Despite the forfeiture or surrender of his Shares, that person shall remain liable to the Company for
all monies which at the date of forfeiture or surrender were presently payable by him to the Company in respect of those Shares together
with: |
| (b) | interest from the date of forfeiture or surrender until payment: |
| (i) | at the rate of which interest was payable on those monies before forfeiture; or |
| (ii) | if no interest was so payable, at the Default Rate. |
The Directors, however, may waive payment
wholly or in part.
Evidence of forfeiture or surrender
| 5.16 | A declaration, whether statutory or under oath, made by a Director or the Secretary shall be conclusive
evidence of the following matters stated in it as against all persons claiming to be entitled to forfeited Shares: |
| (a) | that the person making the declaration is a Director or Secretary of the Company, and |
| (b) | 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.
Sale of forfeited or surrendered Shares
| 5.17 | Any person to whom the forfeited or surrendered Shares are disposed of shall not be bound to see to the
application of the consideration, if any, of those Shares nor shall his title to the Shares be affected by any irregularity in, or invalidity
of the proceedings in respect of, the forfeiture, surrender or disposal of those Shares. |
Form of Transfer
| 6.1 | Subject to the following Articles about the transfer of Shares, and provided that such transfer complies
with applicable rules of the Designated Stock Exchange, a Member may transfer Shares to another person by completing an instrument
of transfer in a common form or in a form prescribed by the Designated Stock Exchange or in any other form approved by the directors,
executed: |
| (a) | where the Shares are Fully Paid, by or on behalf of that Member; and |
| (b) | where the Shares are partly paid, by or on behalf of that Member and the transferee. |
| 6.2 | The transferor shall be deemed to remain the holder of a Share until the name of the transferee is entered
into the Register of Members. |
Power to refuse registration for Shares not
listed on a Designated Stock Exchange
| 6.3 | Where the Shares in question are not listed on or subject to the rules of any Designated Stock Exchange,
the Directors may in their absolute discretion decline to register any transfer of such Shares which are not Fully Paid Up or on which
the Company has a lien. The Directors may also, but are not required to, decline to register any transfer of any such Share unless: |
| (a) | the instrument of transfer is lodged with the Company, accompanied by the certificate (if any) for the
Shares to which it relates and such other evidence as the Board may reasonably require to show the right of the transferor to make the
transfer; |
| (b) | the instrument of transfer is in respect of only one class of Shares; |
| (c) | the instrument of transfer is properly stamped, if required; |
| (d) | in the case of a transfer to joint holders, the number of joint holders to whom the Share is to be transferred
does not exceed four; |
| (e) | the Shares transferred are Fully Paid Up and free of any lien in favour of the Company; and |
| (f) | any applicable fee of such maximum sum as the Designated Stock Exchanges may determine to be payable,
or such lesser sum as the Board may from time to time require, related to the transfer is paid to the Company. |
Power to suspend registration
| 6.4 | The registration of transfers may, on 14 days’ notice being given by advertisement in such one or
more newspapers or by electronic means, be suspended and the register of Members closed at such times and for such periods as the Directors
may, in their absolute discretion, from time to time determine, provided always that such registration of transfer shall not be suspended
nor the register of Members closed for more than 30 days in any year. |
Company may retain instrument of transfer
| 6.5 | All instruments of transfer that are registered shall be retained by the Company. |
Notice of refusal to register
| 6.6 | If the Directors refuse to register a transfer of any Shares not listed on a Designated Stock Exchange,
they shall within three months after the date on which the instrument of transfer was lodged with the Company send to each of the transferor
and the transferee notice of the refusal. |
Persons entitled on death of a Member
| 7.1 | If a Member dies, the only persons recognised by the Company as having any title to the deceased Members’
interest are the following: |
| (a) | where the deceased Member was a joint holder, the survivor or survivors; and |
| (b) | where the deceased Member was a sole holder, that Member’s personal representative or representatives. |
| 7.2 | Nothing in these Articles shall release the deceased Member’s estate from any liability in respect
of any Share, whether the deceased was a sole holder or a joint holder. |
Registration of transfer of a Share following
death or bankruptcy
| 7.3 | A person becoming entitled to a Share in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of a Member may elect
to do either of the following: |
| (a) | to become the holder of the Share; or |
| (b) | to transfer the Share to another person. |
| 7.4 | That person must produce such evidence of his entitlement as the Directors may properly require. |
| 7.5 | If the person elects to become the holder of the Share, he must give notice to the Company to that effect.
For the purposes of these Articles, that notice shall be treated as though it were an executed instrument of transfer. |
| 7.6 | If the person elects to transfer the Share to another person then: |
| (a) | if the Share is Fully Paid Up, the transferor must execute an instrument of transfer; and |
| (b) | if the Share is nil or Partly Paid Up, the transferor and the transferee must execute an instrument of
transfer. |
| 7.7 | All the Articles relating to the transfer of Shares shall apply to the notice or, as appropriate, the
instrument of transfer. |
Indemnity
| 7.8 | A person registered as a Member by reason of the death or bankruptcy of another Member shall indemnify
the Company and the Directors against any loss or damage suffered by the Company or the Directors as a result of that registration. |
Rights of person entitled to a Share following
death or bankruptcy
| 7.9 | A person becoming entitled to a Share by reason of the death or bankruptcy of a Member shall have the
rights to which he would be entitled if he were registered as the holder of the Share. But, until he is registered as Member in respect
of the Share, he shall not be entitled to attend or vote at any meeting of the Company or at any separate meeting of the holders of that
class of Shares. |
Increasing, consolidating, converting, dividing
and cancelling share capital
| 8.1 | To the fullest extent permitted by the Law, the Company may by Ordinary Resolution do any of the following
and amend its Memorandum for that purpose: |
| (a) | increase its share capital by new Shares of the amount fixed by that Ordinary Resolution and with the
attached rights, priorities and privileges set out in that Ordinary Resolution; |
| (b) | consolidate and divide all or any of its share capital into Shares of larger amount than its existing
Shares; |
| (c) | convert all or any of its Paid Up Shares into stock, and reconvert that stock into Paid Up Shares of any
denomination; |
| (d) | sub-divide its Shares or any of them into Shares of an amount smaller than that fixed by the Memorandum,
so, however, that in the sub-division, the proportion between the amount paid and the amount, if any, unpaid on each reduced Share shall
be the same as it was in case of the Share from which the reduced Share is derived; and |
| (e) | cancel Shares which, at the date of the passing of that Ordinary Resolution, have not been taken or agreed
to be taken by any person, and diminish the amount of its share capital by the amount of the Shares so cancelled or, in the case of Shares
without nominal par value, diminish the number of Shares into which its capital is divided. |
Dealing with fractions resulting from consolidation
of Shares
| 8.2 | Whenever, as a result of a consolidation of Shares, any Members would become entitled to fractions of
a Share the Directors may on behalf of those Members deal with the fractions as it thinks fit, including (without limitation): |
| (a) | sell the Shares representing the fractions for the best price reasonably obtainable to any person (including,
subject to the provisions of the Law, the Company); and |
| (b) | distribute the net proceeds in due proportion among those Members. |
| 8.3 | For the purposes of Article 8.2, the Directors may authorise some person to execute an instrument
of transfer of the Shares to, in accordance with the directions of, the purchaser. The transferee shall not be bound to see to the application
of the purchase money nor shall the transferee’s title to the Shares be affected by any irregularity in, or invalidity of, the proceedings
in respect of the sale. |
Reducing share capital
| 8.4 | Subject to the Law and to any rights for the time being conferred on the Members holding a particular
class of Shares, the Company may, by Special Resolution, reduce its share capital in any way. |
| 9 | Redemption and purchase of own Shares |
Power to issue redeemable Shares and to purchase
own Shares
| 9.1 | Subject to the Law and to any rights for the time being conferred on the Members holding a particular
class of Shares, the Company may by its Directors: |
| (a) | issue Shares that are to be redeemed or liable to be redeemed, at the option of the Company or the Member
holding those redeemable Shares, on the terms and in the manner its Directors determine before the issue of those Shares; |
| (b) | with the consent by Special Resolution of the Members holding Shares of a particular class, vary the rights
attaching to that class of Shares so as to provide that those Shares are to be redeemed or are liable to be redeemed at the option of
the Company on the terms and in the manner which the Directors determine at the time of such variation; and |
| (c) | purchase all or any of its own Shares of any class including any redeemable Shares on the terms and in
the manner which the Directors determine at the time of such purchase. |
The Company may make a payment in respect
of the redemption or purchase of its own Shares in any manner authorised by the Law, including out of any combination of the following:
capital, its profits and the proceeds of a fresh issue of Shares.
Power to pay for redemption or purchase in
cash or in specie
| 9.2 | When making a payment in respect of the redemption or purchase of Shares, the Directors may make the payment
in cash or in specie (or partly in one and partly in the other) if so authorised by the terms of the allotment of those Shares
or by the terms applying to those Shares in accordance with Article 9.1, or otherwise by agreement with the Member holding those
Shares. |
Effect of redemption or purchase of a Share
| 9.3 | Upon the date of redemption or purchase of a Share: |
| (a) | the Member holding that Share shall cease to be entitled to any rights in respect of the Share other than
the right to receive: |
| (i) | the price for the Share; and |
| (ii) | any dividend declared in respect of the Share prior to the date of redemption or purchase; |
| (b) | the Member’s name shall be removed from the register of Members with respect to the Share; and |
| (c) | the Share shall be cancelled or held as a Treasury Share, as the Directors may determine. |
| 9.4 | For the purpose of Article 9.3, the date of redemption or purchase is the date when the Member's
name is removed from the register of Members with respect to the Shares the subject of the redemption or purchase. |
No Conversion Right of Class A Ordinary
Shares
| 9.5 | In no event shall Class A Ordinary Shares be converted into Class B Ordinary Shares under any
circumstances. |
Conversion of Class B Ordinary Shares
| 9.6 | Each Class B Ordinary Share shall be convertible, at the option of the holder thereof, with the consent
of the Directors by a vast majority of no less than two-thirds votes at a Board meeting or by the written resolutions of all the Directors,
at any time after the date of issuance of such Share, at the office of the Company or any transfer agent for such Share, into one fully
paid and non-assessable Class A Ordinary Share. |
| 9.7 | Each Class B Ordinary Share that is the subject of a Transfer Event shall automatically be converted
into one Class A Ordinary Share upon the occurrence of the Transfer Event. |
| 9.8 | Each Class B Ordinary Share shall automatically be converted into one Class A Ordinary Share
upon the occurrence of the B Threshold Event. |
| 9.9 | The Directors shall at all times reserve and keep available out of the Company’s authorised but
unissued Class A Ordinary Shares, solely for the purpose of effecting the conversion of the Class B Ordinary Shares, such number
of its Class A Ordinary Shares as shall from time to time be sufficient to effect the conversion of all outstanding Class B
Ordinary Shares; and if at any time the number of authorised but unissued Class A Ordinary Shares shall not be sufficient to effect
the conversion of all then outstanding Class B Ordinary Shares, in addition to such other remedies as shall be available to the holders
of such Class B Ordinary Shares, the Directors will take such action as may be necessary to increase its authorised but unissued
Class A Ordinary Shares to such number of Shares as shall be sufficient for such purposes. |
Share Conversions
| 9.10 | All conversions of Class B Ordinary Shares to Class A Ordinary Shares shall be effected by way
of redemption or repurchase by the Company of the relevant Class B Ordinary Shares and the simultaneous issue of Class A Ordinary
Shares in consideration for such redemption or repurchase. The Members and the Company will procure that any and all necessary corporate
actions are taken to effect such conversion. |
Annual and extraordinary general meetings
| 10.1 | The Company may, but shall not (unless required by the Designated Stock Exchange Rules) be obligated to,
in each year hold a general meeting as an annual general meeting, which, if held, shall be convened by the Board, in accordance with these
Articles. |
| 10.2 | All general meetings other than annual general meetings shall be called extraordinary general meetings. |
Power to call meetings
| 10.3 | The Directors may call a general meeting at any time. |
| 10.4 | If there are insufficient Directors to constitute a quorum and the remaining Directors are unable to agree
on the appointment of additional Directors, the Directors must call a general meeting for the purpose of appointing additional Directors. |
| 10.5 | The Directors must also call a general meeting if requisitioned in the manner set out in the next two
Articles. |
| 10.6 | The requisition must be in writing and given by one or more Members who together hold at least ten per
cent of the rights to vote at such general meeting. |
| 10.7 | The requisition must also: |
| (a) | specify the purpose of the meeting. |
| (b) | be signed by or on behalf of each requisitioner (and for this purpose each joint holder shall be obliged
to sign). The requisition may consist of several documents in like form signed by one or more of the requisitioners; and |
| (c) | be delivered in accordance with the notice provisions. |
| 10.8 | Should the Directors fail to call a general meeting within 21 Clear Days’ from the date of receipt
of a requisition, the requisitioners or any of them may call a general meeting within three months after the end of that period. |
| 10.9 | Without limitation to the foregoing, if there are insufficient Directors to constitute a quorum and the
remaining Directors are unable to agree on the appointment of additional Directors, any one or more Members who together hold at least
five per cent of the rights to vote at a general meeting may call a general meeting for the purpose of considering the business specified
in the notice of meeting which shall include as an item of business the appointment of additional Directors. |
| 10.10 | If the Members call a meeting under the above provisions, the Company shall reimburse their reasonable
expenses. |
Content of notice
| 10.11 | Notice of a general meeting shall specify each of the following: |
| (a) | the place, the date and the hour of the meeting; |
| (b) | if the meeting is to be held in two or more places, the technology that will be used to facilitate the
meeting; |
| (c) | subject to paragraph (d) and the requirements of (to the extent applicable) the Designated Stock
Exchange Rules, the general nature of the business to be transacted; and |
| (d) | if a resolution is proposed as a Special Resolution, the text of that resolution. |
| 10.12 | In each notice there shall appear with reasonable prominence the following statements: |
| (a) | that a Member who is entitled to attend and vote is entitled to appoint one or more proxies to attend
and vote instead of that Member; and |
| (b) | that a proxyholder need not be a Member. |
Period of notice
| 10.13 | At least twenty-one Clear Days' notice of an annual general meeting must be given to Members. For any
other general meeting, at least fourteen Clear Days’ notice must be given to Members. |
| 10.14 | Subject to the Law, a meeting may be convened on shorter notice, subject to the Law with the consent of
the Member or Members who, individually or collectively, hold at least ninety per cent of the voting rights of all those who have a right
to vote at that meeting. |
Persons entitled to receive notice
| 10.15 | Subject to the provisions of these Articles and to any restrictions imposed on any Shares, the notice
shall be given to the following people: |
| (b) | persons entitled to a Share in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of a Member; |
| 10.16 | The Board may determine that the Members entitled to receive notice of a meeting are those persons entered
on the register of Members at the close of business on a day determined by the Board. |
Accidental omission to give notice or non-receipt
of notice
| 10.17 | Proceedings at a meeting shall not be invalidated by the following: |
| (a) | an accidental failure to give notice of the meeting to any person entitled to notice; or |
| (b) | non-receipt of notice of the meeting by any person entitled to notice. |
| 10.18 | In addition, where a notice of meeting is published on a website proceedings at the meeting shall not
be invalidated merely because it is accidentally published: |
| (a) | in a different place on the website; or |
| (b) | for part only of the period from the date of the notification until the conclusion of the meeting to which
the notice relates. |
| 11 | Proceedings at meetings of Members |
Quorum
| 11.1 | Save as provided in the following Article, no business shall be transacted at any meeting unless a quorum
is present in person or by proxy. A quorum is as follows: |
| (a) | if the Company has only one Member: that Member; |
| (b) | if the Company has more than one Member: one or more Members holding Shares that represent not less than
one-third of the outstanding Shares carrying the right to vote at such general meeting. |
Lack of quorum
| 11.2 | If a quorum is not present within fifteen minutes of the time appointed for the meeting, or if at any
time during the meeting it becomes inquorate, then the following provisions apply: |
| (a) | If the meeting was requisitioned by Members, it shall be cancelled. |
| (b) | In any other case, the meeting shall stand adjourned to the same time and place seven days hence, or to
such other time or place as is determined by the Directors. If a quorum is not present within fifteen minutes of the time appointed for
the adjourned meeting, then the Members present in person or by proxy shall constitute a quorum. |
Chairman
| 11.3 | The chairman of a general meeting shall be the chairman of the Board or such other Director as the Directors
have nominated to chair Board meetings in the absence of the chairman of the Board. Absent any such person being present within fifteen
minutes of the time appointed for the meeting, the Directors present shall elect one of their number to chair the meeting. |
| 11.4 | If no Director is present within fifteen minutes of the time appointed for the meeting, or if no Director
is willing to act as chairman, the Members present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote shall choose one of their number to chair
the meeting. |
Right of a Director to attend and speak
| 11.5 | Even if a Director is not a Member, he shall be entitled to attend and speak at any general meeting and
at any separate meeting of Members holding a particular class of Shares. |
Accommodation of Members at meeting
| 11.6 | lf it appears to the chairman of the meeting that the meeting place specified in the notice convening
the meeting is inadequate to accommodate all Members entitled and wishing to attend, the meeting will be duly constituted and its proceedings
valid if the chairman is satisfied that adequate facilities are available to ensure that a Member who is unable to be accommodated is
able (whether at the meeting place or elsewhere): |
| (a) | to participate in the business for which the meeting has been convened; |
| (b) | to hear and see all persons present who speak (whether by the use of microphones, loud-speakers, audio-visual
communications equipment or otherwise); and |
| (c) | to be heard and seen by all other persons present in the same way. |
Security
| 11.7 | In addition to any measures which the Board may be required to take due to the location or venue of the
meeting, the Board may make any arrangement and impose any restriction it considers appropriate and reasonable in the circumstances to
ensure the security of a meeting including, without limitation, the searching of any person attending the meeting and the imposing of
restrictions on the items of personal property that may be taken into the meeting place. The Board may refuse entry to, or eject from,
a meeting a person who refuses to comply with any such arrangements or restrictions. |
Adjournment
| 11.8 | The chairman may at any time adjourn a meeting with the consent of the Members constituting a quorum.
The chairman must adjourn the meeting if so directed by the meeting. No business, however, can be transacted at an adjourned meeting other
than business which might properly have been transacted at the original meeting. |
| 11.9 | Should a meeting be adjourned for more than 7 Clear Days, whether because of a lack of quorum or otherwise,
Members shall be given at least seven Clear Days' notice of the date, time and place of the adjourned meeting and the general nature of
the business to be transacted. Otherwise it shall not be necessary to give any notice of the adjournment. |
Method of voting
| 11.10 | A resolution put to the vote of the meeting shall be decided on a show of hands unless before, or on,
the declaration of the result of the show of hands, a poll is duly demanded. Subject to the Law, a poll may be demanded: |
| (a) | by the chairman of the meeting; |
| (b) | by at least two Members having the right to vote on the resolutions; |
| (c) | by any Member or Members present who, individually or collectively, hold at least ten per cent of the
voting rights of all those who have a right to vote on the resolution. |
Outcome of vote by show of hands
| 11.11 | Unless a poll is duly demanded, a declaration by the chairman as to the result of a resolution and an
entry to that effect in the minutes of the meeting shall be conclusive evidence of the outcome of a show of hands without proof of the
number or proportion of the votes recorded in favour of or against the resolution. |
Withdrawal of demand for a poll
| 11.12 | The demand for a poll may be withdrawn before the poll is taken, but only with the consent of the chairman.
The chairman shall announce any such withdrawal to the meeting and, unless another person forthwith demands a poll, any earlier show of
hands on that resolution shall be treated as the vote on that resolution; if there has been no earlier show of hands, then the resolution
shall be put to the vote of the meeting. |
Taking of a poll
| 11.13 | A poll demanded on the question of adjournment shall be taken immediately. |
| 11.14 | A poll demanded on any other question shall be taken either immediately or at an adjourned meeting at
such time and place as the chairman directs, not being more than thirty Clear Days after the poll was demanded. |
| 11.15 | The demand for a poll shall not prevent the meeting continuing to transact any business other than the
question on which the poll was demanded. |
| 11.16 | A poll shall be taken in such manner as the chairman directs. He may appoint scrutineers (who need not
be Members) and fix a place and time for declaring the result of the poll. If, through the aid of technology, the meeting is held in more
than place, the chairman may appoint scrutineers in more than place; but if he considers that the poll cannot be effectively monitored
at that meeting, the chairman shall adjourn the holding of the poll to a date, place and time when that can occur. |
No casting vote of Chairman
| 11.17 | In the case of an equality of votes, whether on a show of hands or on a poll, the Chairman of the meeting
at which the show of hands takes place or at which the poll is demanded shall not be entitled to a second or casting vote. |
Written resolutions
| 11.18 | 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; |
| (ii) | sign several documents in the like form each signed by one or more of those Members; and |
| (c) | 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. |
| (d) | 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. |
| 11.19 | If a written resolution is described as a Special Resolution or as an Ordinary Resolution, it has effect
accordingly. |
| 11.20 | The Directors may determine the manner in which written resolutions shall be put to Members. In particular,
they may provide, in the form of any written resolution, for each Member to indicate, out of the number of votes the Member would have
been entitled to cast at a meeting to consider the resolution, how many votes he wishes to cast in favour of the resolution and how many
against the resolution or to be treated as abstentions. The result of any such written resolution shall be determined on the same basis
as on a poll. |
Sole-Member Company
| 11.21 | If the Company has only one Member, and the Member records in writing his decision on a question, that
record shall constitute both the passing of a resolution and the minute of it. |
| 12 | Voting rights of Members |
Right to vote
| 12.1 | Unless their Shares carry no right to vote, or unless a call or other amount presently payable has not
been paid, all Members are entitled to vote at a general meeting, whether on a show of hands or on a poll, and all Members holding Shares
of a particular class of Shares are entitled to vote at a meeting of the holders of that class of Shares. |
| 12.2 | Members may vote in person or by proxy. |
| 12.3 | On a show of hands, every Member shall have one vote. For the avoidance of doubt, an individual who represents
two or more Members, including a Member in that individual’s own right, that individual shall be entitled to a separate vote for
each Member. |
| 12.4 | Each holder of Voting Shares shall, on a poll, be entitled to one vote for each Voting Share he or she
holds, save that each holder of Class B Ordinary Shares shall, on a poll, be entitled to exercise one hundred (100) votes for each
Class B Ordinary Share he or she holds on any and all matters. |
| 12.5 | No Member is bound to vote on his Shares or any of them; nor is he bound to vote each of his Shares in
the same way. |
Rights of joint holders
| 12.6 | If Shares are held jointly, only one of the joint holders may vote. If more than one of the joint holders
tenders a vote, the vote of the holder whose name in respect of those Shares appears first in the register of Members shall be accepted
to the exclusion of the votes of the other joint holder. |
Representation of corporate Members
| 12.7 | Save where otherwise provided, a corporate Member must act by a duly authorised representative. |
| 12.8 | A corporate Member wishing to act by a duly authorised representative must identify that person to the
Company by notice in writing. |
| 12.9 | The authorisation may be for any period of time, and must be delivered to the Company before the commencement
of the meeting at which it is first used. |
| 12.10 | The Directors of the Company may require the production of any evidence which they consider necessary
to determine the validity of the notice. |
| 12.11 | Where a duly authorised representative is present at a meeting that Member is deemed to be present in
person; and the acts of the duly authorised representative are personal acts of that Member. |
| 12.12 | A corporate Member may revoke the appointment of a duly authorised representative at any time by notice
to the Company; but such revocation will not affect the validity of any acts carried out by the duly authorised representative before
the Directors of the Company had actual notice of the revocation. |
Member with mental disorder
| 12.13 | A Member in respect of whom an order has been made by any court having jurisdiction (whether in the Cayman
Islands or elsewhere) in matters concerning mental disorder may vote, whether on a show of hands or on a poll, by that Member’s
receiver, curator bonis or other person authorised in that behalf appointed by that court. |
| 12.14 | For the purpose of the preceding Article, evidence to the satisfaction of the Directors of the authority
of the person claiming to exercise the right to vote must be received not less than 24 hours before holding the relevant meeting or the
adjourned meeting in any manner specified for the delivery of forms of appointment of a proxy, whether in writing or by Electronic means.
In default, the right to vote shall not be exercisable. |
Objections to admissibility of votes
| 12.15 | An objection to the validity of a person’s vote may only be raised at the meeting or at the adjourned
meeting at which the vote is sought to be tendered. Any objection duly made shall be referred to the chairman whose decision shall be
final and conclusive. |
Form of proxy
| 12.16 | An instrument appointing a proxy shall be in any common form or in any other form approved by the Directors. |
| 12.17 | The instrument must be in writing and signed in one of the following ways: |
| (b) | by the Member’s authorised attorney; or |
| (c) | if the Member is a corporation or other body corporate, under seal or signed by an authorised officer,
secretary or attorney. |
If the Directors so resolve, the Company
may accept an Electronic Record of that instrument delivered in the manner specified below and otherwise satisfying the Articles about
authentication of Electronic Records.
| 12.18 | The Directors may require the production of any evidence which they consider necessary to determine the
validity of any appointment of a proxy. |
| 12.19 | A Member may revoke the appointment of a proxy at any time by notice to the Company duly signed in accordance
with Article 12.17. |
| 12.20 | No revocation by a Member of the appointment of a proxy made in accordance with Article 12.19 will
affect the validity of any acts carried out by the relevant proxy before the Directors of the Company had actual notice of the revocation. |
How and when proxy is to be delivered
| 12.21 | Subject to the following Articles, the Directors may, in the notice convening any meeting or adjourned
meeting, or in an instrument of proxy sent out by the Company, specify the manner by which the instrument appointing a proxy shall be
deposited and the place and the time (being not later than the time appointed for the commencement of the meeting or adjourned meeting
to which the proxy relates) at which the instrument appointing a proxy shall be deposited. In the absence of any such direction from the
Directors in the notice convening any meeting or adjourned meeting or in an instrument of proxy sent out by the Company, the form of appointment
of a proxy and any authority under which it is signed (or a copy of the authority certified notarially or in any other way approved by
the Directors) must be delivered so that it is received by the Company before the time for holding the meeting or adjourned meeting at
which the person named in the form of appointment of proxy proposes to vote. They must be delivered in either of the following ways: |
| (a) | In the case of an instrument in writing, it must be left at or sent by post: |
| (i) | to the registered office of the Company; or |
| (ii) | to such other place within the Cayman Islands specified in the notice convening the meeting or in any
form of appointment of proxy sent out by the Company in relation to the meeting. |
| (b) | If, pursuant to the notice provisions, a notice may be given to the Company in an Electronic Record, an
Electronic Record of an appointment of a proxy must be sent to the address specified pursuant to those provisions unless another address
for that purpose is specified: |
| (i) | in the notice convening the meeting; or |
| (ii) | in any form of appointment of a proxy sent out by the Company in relation to the meeting; or |
| (iii) | in any invitation to appoint a proxy issued by the Company in relation to the meeting. |
| (c) | Notwithstanding Article 12.21(a) and Article 12.21(b), the chairman of the Company may,
in any event at his discretion, direct that an instrument of proxy shall be deemed to have been duly deposited. |
| 12.22 | Where a poll is taken: |
| (a) | if it is taken more than seven Clear Days after it is demanded, the form of appointment of a proxy and
any accompanying authority (or an Electronic Record of the same) must be delivered in accordance with Article 12.21 before the time
appointed for the taking of the poll; |
| (b) | if it to be taken within seven Clear Days after it was demanded, the form of appointment of a proxy and
any accompanying authority (or an Electronic Record of the same) must be delivered in accordance with Article 12.21 before the time
appointed for the taking of the poll. |
| 12.23 | If the form of appointment of proxy is not delivered on time, it is invalid. |
| 12.24 | When two or more valid but differing appointments of proxy are delivered or received in respect of the
same Share for use at the same meeting and in respect of the same matter, the one which is last validly delivered or received (regardless
of its date or of the date of its execution) shall be treated as replacing and revoking the other or others as regards that Share. lf
the Company is unable to determine which appointment was last validly delivered or received, none of them shall be treated as valid in
respect of that Share. |
| 12.25 | The Board may at the expense of the Company send forms of appointment of proxy to the Members by post
(that is to say, pre-paying and posting a letter), or by Electronic communication or otherwise (with or without provision for their return
by pre-paid post) for use at any general meeting or at any separate meeting of the holders of any class of Shares, either blank or nominating
as proxy in the alternative any one or more of the Directors or any other person. lf for the purpose of any meeting invitations to appoint
as proxy a person or one of a number of persons specified in the invitations are issued at the Company’s expense, they shall be
issued to all (and not to some only) of the Members entitled to be sent notice of the meeting and to vote at it. The accidental omission
to send such a form of appointment or to give such an invitation to, or the non-receipt of such form of appointment by, any Member entitled
to attend and vote at a meeting shall not invalidate the proceedings at that meeting |
Voting by proxy
| 12.26 | A proxy shall have the same voting rights at a meeting or adjourned meeting as the Member would have had
except to the extent that the instrument appointing him limits those rights. Notwithstanding the appointment of a proxy, a Member may
attend and vote at a meeting or adjourned meeting. If a Member votes on any resolution a vote by his proxy on the same resolution, unless
in respect of different Shares, shall be invalid. |
| 12.27 | The instrument appointing a proxy to vote at a meeting shall be deemed also to confer authority to demand
or join in demanding a poll and, for the purposes of Article 11.11, a demand by a person as proxy for a Member shall be the same
as a demand by a Member. Such appointment shall not confer any further right to speak at the meeting, except with the permission of the
chairman of the meeting. |
| 13.1 | There shall be a Board consisting of not less than one person provided however that the Company may by
Ordinary Resolution increase or reduce the limits in the number of Directors. Unless fixed by Ordinary Resolution, the maximum number
of Directors shall be unlimited. |
| 14 | Appointment, disqualification and removal of Directors |
First Directors
| 14.1 | The first Directors shall be appointed in writing by the subscriber or subscribers to the Memorandum,
or a majority of them. |
No age limit
| 14.2 | There is no age limit for Directors save that they must be at least eighteen years of age. |
Corporate Directors
| 14.3 | Unless prohibited by law, a body corporate may be a Director. If a body corporate is a Director, the Articles
about representation of corporate Members at general meetings apply, mutatis mutandis, to the Articles about Directors’ meetings. |
No shareholding qualification
| 14.4 | Unless a shareholding qualification for Directors is fixed by Ordinary Resolution, no Director shall be
required to own Shares as a condition of his appointment. |
Appointment of Directors
| 14.5 | A Director may be appointed by Ordinary Resolution or by the Directors. Any appointment may be to fill
a vacancy or as an additional Director. |
| 14.6 | A remaining Director may appoint a Director even though there is not a quorum of Directors. |
| 14.7 | No appointment can cause the number of Directors to exceed the maximum (if one is set); and any such appointment
shall be invalid. |
| 14.8 | For so long as Shares or ADSs are listed on a Designated Stock Exchange, the Directors shall include at
least such number of Independent Directors as applicable law, rules or regulations or the Designated Stock Exchange Rules require
as determined by the Board. |
Board’s power to appoint Directors
| 14.9 | Without prejudice to the Company’s power to appoint a person to be a Director pursuant to these
Articles, the Board shall have power at any time to appoint any person who is willing to act as a Director, either to fill a vacancy or
as an addition to the existing Board, subject to the total number of Directors not exceeding any maximum number fixed by or in accordance
with these Articles. |
| 14.10 | Any Director so appointed shall, if still a Director, retire at the next annual general meeting after
his appointment and be eligible to stand for election as a Director at such meeting. |
Eligibility
| 14.11 | No person (other than a Director retiring in accordance with these Articles) shall be appointed or re-appointed
a Director at any general meeting unless: |
| (a) | he is recommended by the Board; or |
| (b) | not less than seven nor more than forty-two Clear Days before the date appointed for the meeting, a Member
(other than the person to be proposed) entitled to vote at the meeting has given to the Company notice of his intention to propose a resolution
for the appointment of that person, stating the particulars which would, if he were so appointed, be required to be included in the Company’s
register of Directors and a notice executed by that person of his willingness to be appointed. |
Appointment at annual general meeting
| 14.12 | Unless re-appointed pursuant to the provisions of Article 14.5 or removed from office pursuant to
the provisions of Article 14.13, each Director shall be appointed for a term expiring at the next-following annual general meeting
of the Company. At any such annual general meeting, Directors will be elected by Ordinary Resolution. At each annual general meeting of
the Company, each Director elected at such meeting shall be elected to hold office for a one-year term and until the election of their
respective successors in office or removal pursuant to Articles 14.5 and 14.13. |
Removal of Directors
| 14.13 | A Director may be removed by Ordinary Resolution. |
Resignation of Directors
| 14.14 | A Director may at any time resign office by giving to the Company notice in writing or, if permitted pursuant
to the notice provisions, in an Electronic Record delivered in either case in accordance with those provisions. |
| 14.15 | Unless the notice specifies a different date, the Director shall be deemed to have resigned on the date
that the notice is delivered to the Company. |
Termination of the office of Director
| 14.16 | A Director may retire from office as a Director by giving notice in writing to that effect to the Company
at the registered office, which notice shall be effective upon such date as may be specified in the notice, failing which upon delivery
to the registered office. |
| 14.17 | Without prejudice to the provisions in these Articles for retirement (by rotation or otherwise), a Director’s
office shall be terminated forthwith if: |
| (a) | he is prohibited by the law of the Cayman Islands from acting as a Director; or |
| (b) | he is made bankrupt or makes an arrangement or composition with his creditors generally; or |
| (c) | he resigns his office by notice to the Company; or |
| (d) | he only held office as a Director for a fixed term and such term expires; or |
| (e) | in the opinion of a registered medical practitioner by whom he is being treated he becomes physically
or mentally incapable of acting as a Director; or |
| (f) | he is given notice by the majority of the other Directors (not being less than two in number) to vacate
office (without prejudice to any claim for damages for breach of any agreement relating to the provision of the services of such Director);
or |
| (g) | he is made subject to any law relating to mental health or incompetence, whether by court order or otherwise;
or |
| (h) | without the consent of the other Directors, he is absent from meetings of Directors for a continuous period
of six months. |
Appointment and removal
| 15.1 | Any Director may appoint any other person, including another Director, to act in his place as an alternate
Director. No appointment shall take effect until the Director has given notice of the appointment to the Board. |
| 15.2 | A Director may revoke his appointment of an alternate at any time. No revocation shall take effect until
the Director has given notice of the revocation to the Board. |
| 15.3 | A notice of appointment or removal of an alternate Director shall be effective only if given to the Company
by one or more of the following methods: |
| (a) | by notice in writing in accordance with the notice provisions contained in these Articles; |
| (b) | if the Company has a facsimile address for the time being, by sending by facsimile transmission to that
facsimile address a facsimile copy or, otherwise, by sending by facsimile transmission to the facsimile address of the Company's registered
office a facsimile copy (in either case, the facsimile copy being deemed to be the notice unless Article 29.7 applies), in which
event notice shall be taken to be given on the date of an error-free transmission report from the sender’s fax machine; |
| (c) | if the Company has an email address for the time being, by emailing to that email address a scanned copy
of the notice as a PDF attachment or, otherwise, by emailing to the email address provided by the Company's registered office a scanned
copy of the notice as a PDF attachment (in either case, the PDF version being deemed to be the notice unless Article 29.7 applies),
in which event notice shall be taken to be given on the date of receipt by the Company or the Company's registered office (as appropriate)
in readable form; or |
| (d) | if permitted pursuant to the notice provisions, in some other form of approved Electronic Record delivered
in accordance with those provisions in writing. |
Notices
| 15.4 | All notices of meetings of Directors shall continue to be given to the appointing Director and not to
the alternate. |
Rights of alternate Director
| 15.5 | An alternate Director shall be entitled to attend and vote at any Board meeting or meeting of a committee
of the Directors at which the appointing Director is not personally present, and generally to perform all the functions of the appointing
Director in his absence. An alternate Director, however, is not entitled to receive any remuneration from the Company for services rendered
as an alternate Director. |
Appointment ceases when the appointor ceases
to be a Director
| 15.6 | An alternate Director shall cease to be an alternate Director if: |
| (a) | the Director who appointed him ceases to be a Director; or |
| (b) | the Director who appointed him revokes his appointment by notice delivered to the Board or to the registered
office of the Company or in any other manner approved by the Board; or |
| (c) | in any event happens in relation to him which, if he were a Director of the Company, would cause his office
as Director to be vacated. |
Status of alternate Director
| 15.7 | An alternate Director shall carry out all functions of the Director who made the appointment. |
| 15.8 | Save where otherwise expressed, an alternate Director shall be treated as a Director under these Articles. |
| 15.9 | An alternate Director is not the agent of the Director appointing him. |
| 15.10 | An alternate Director is not entitled to any remuneration for acting as alternate Director. |
Status of the Director making the appointment
| 15.11 | A Director who has appointed an alternate is not thereby relieved from the duties which he owes the Company. |
Powers of Directors
| 16.1 | Subject to the provisions of the Law, the Memorandum and these Articles the business of the Company shall
be managed by the Directors who may for that purpose exercise all the powers of the Company. |
| 16.2 | No prior act of the Directors shall be invalidated by any subsequent alteration of the Memorandum or these
Articles. However, to the extent allowed by the Law, Members may, by Special Resolution, validate any prior or future act of the Directors
which would otherwise be in breach of their duties. |
Directors below the minimum number
| 16.3 | lf the number of Directors is less than the minimum prescribed in accordance with these Articles, the
remaining Director or Directors shall act only for the purposes of appointing an additional Director or Directors to make up such minimum
or of convening a general meeting of the Company for the purpose of making such appointment. lf there are no Director or Directors able
or willing to act, any two Members may summon a general meeting for the purpose of appointing Directors. Any additional Director so appointed
shall hold office (subject to these Articles) only until the dissolution of the annual general meeting next following such appointment
unless he is re-elected during such meeting. |
Appointments to office
| 16.4 | The Directors may appoint a Director: |
| (a) | as chairman of the Board; |
| (c) | to any other executive office, |
for such period, and on such terms,
including as to remuneration as they think fit.
| 16.5 | The appointee must consent in writing to holding that office. |
| 16.6 | Where a chairman is appointed he shall, unless unable to do so, preside at every meeting of Directors. |
| 16.7 | If there is no chairman, or if the chairman is unable to preside at a meeting, that meeting may select
its own chairman; or the Directors may nominate one of their number to act in place of the chairman should he ever not be available. |
| 16.8 | Subject to the provisions of the Law, the Directors may also appoint and remove any person, who need not
be a Director: |
| (b) | to any office that may be required |
for such period and on such terms, including
as to remuneration, as they think fit. In the case of an Officer, that Officer may be given any title the Directors decide.
| 16.9 | The Secretary or Officer must consent in writing to holding that office. |
| 16.10 | A Director, Secretary or other Officer of the Company may not the hold the office, or perform the services,
of auditor. |
Provisions for employees
| 16.11 | The Board may make provision for the benefit of any persons employed or formerly employed by the Company
or any of its subsidiary undertakings (or any member of his family or any person who is dependent on him) in connection with the cessation
or the transfer to any person of the whole or part of the undertaking of the Company or any of its subsidiary undertakings. |
Exercise of voting rights
| 16.12 | The Board may exercise the voting power conferred by the Shares in any body corporate held or owned by
the Company in such manner in all respects as it thinks fit (including, without limitation, the exercise of that power in favour of any
resolution appointing any Director as a Director of such body corporate, or voting or providing for the payment of remuneration to the
Directors of such body corporate). |
Remuneration
| 16.13 | Every Director may be remunerated by the Company for the services he provides for the benefit of the Company,
whether as Director, employee or otherwise, and shall be entitled to be paid for the expenses incurred in the Company’s business
including attendance at Directors’ meetings. |
| 16.14 | Until otherwise determined by the Company by Ordinary Resolution, the Directors (other than alternate
Directors) shall be entitled to such remuneration by way of fees for their services in the office of Director as the Directors may determine. |
| 16.15 | Remuneration may take any form and may include arrangements to pay pensions, health insurance, death or
sickness benefits, whether to the Director or to any other person connected to or related to him. |
| 16.16 | Unless his fellow Directors determine otherwise, a Director is not accountable to the Company for remuneration
or other benefits received from any other company which is in the same group as the Company or which has common shareholdings. |
Disclosure of information
| 16.17 | The Directors may release or disclose to a third party any information regarding the affairs of the Company,
including any information contained in the register of Members relating to a Member, (and they may authorise any Director, Officer or
other authorised agent of the Company to release or disclose to a third party any such information in his possession) if: |
| (a) | the Company or that person, as the case may be, is lawfully required to do so under the laws of any jurisdiction
to which the Company is subject; or |
| (b) | such disclosure is in compliance with the Designated Stock Exchange Rules; or |
| (c) | such disclosure is in accordance with any contract entered into by the Company; or |
| (d) | the Directors are of the opinion such disclosure would assist or facilitate the Company’s operations. |
Power to delegate any of the Directors’
powers to a committee
| 17.1 | The Directors may delegate any of their powers to any committee consisting of one or more persons who
need not be Members. Persons on the committee may include non-Directors so long as the majority of those persons are Directors. Any such
committee shall be made up of such number of Independent Directors as required from time to time by the Designated Stock Exchange Rules or
otherwise required by applicable law. |
| 17.2 | The delegation may be collateral with, or to the exclusion of, the Directors’ own powers. |
| 17.3 | The delegation may be on such terms as the Directors think fit, including provision for the committee
itself to delegate to a sub-committee; save that any delegation must be capable of being revoked or altered by the Directors at will. |
| 17.4 | Unless otherwise permitted by the Directors, a committee must follow the procedures prescribed for the
taking of decisions by Directors. |
| 17.5 | The Board shall establish an audit committee, a compensation committee and a nominating and corporate
governance committee. Each of these committees shall be empowered to do all things necessary to exercise the rights of such committee
set forth in these Articles. Each of the audit committee, compensation committee and nominating and corporate governance committee shall
consist of at least three Directors (or such larger minimum number as may be required from time to time by the Designated Stock Exchange
Rules). The majority of the committee members on each of the compensation committee and nominating and corporate governance committee
shall be Independent Directors. The audit committee shall be made up of such number of Independent Directors as required from time to
time by the Designated Stock Exchange Rules or otherwise required by applicable law. |
Local boards
| 17.6 | The Board may establish any local or divisional board or agency for managing any of the affairs of the
Company whether in the Cayman Islands or elsewhere and may appoint any persons to be members of a local or divisional Board, or to be
managers or agents, and may fix their remuneration. |
| 17.7 | The Board may delegate to any local or divisional board, manager or agent any of its powers and authorities
(with power to sub-delegate) and may authorise the members of any local or divisional board or any of them to fill any vacancies and to
act notwithstanding vacancies. |
| 17.8 | Any appointment or delegation under this Article 17.8 may be made on such terms and subject to such
conditions as the Board thinks fit and the Board may remove any person so appointed, and may revoke or vary any delegation. |
Power to appoint an agent of the Company
| 17.9 | The Directors may appoint any person, either generally or in respect of any specific matter, to be the
agent of the Company with or without authority for that person to delegate all or any of that person’s powers. The Directors may
make that appointment: |
| (a) | by causing the Company to enter into a power of attorney or agreement; or |
| (b) | in any other manner they determine. |
Power to appoint an attorney or authorised
signatory of the Company
| 17.10 | The Directors may appoint any person, whether nominated directly or indirectly by the Directors, to be
the attorney or the authorised signatory of the Company. The appointment may be: |
| (b) | with the powers, authorities and discretions; |
| (d) | subject to such conditions |
as they think fit. The powers, authorities
and discretions, however, must not exceed those vested in, or exercisable, by the Directors under these Articles. The Directors may do
so by power of attorney or any other manner they think fit.
| 17.11 | Any power of attorney or other appointment may contain such provision for the protection and convenience
for persons dealing with the attorney or authorised signatory as the Directors think fit. Any power of attorney or other appointment may
also authorise the attorney or authorised signatory to delegate all or any of the powers, authorities and discretions vested in that person. |
| 17.12 | The Board may remove any person appointed under Article 17.10 and may revoke or vary the delegation. |
Borrowing Powers
| 17.13 | The Directors may exercise all the powers of the Company to borrow money and to mortgage or charge its
undertaking, property and assets both present and future and uncalled capital, or any part thereof, and to issue debentures and other
securities, whether outright or as collateral security for any debt, liability or obligation of the Company or its parent undertaking
(if any) or any subsidiary undertaking of the Company or of any third party. |
Corporate Governance
| 17.14 | The Board may, from time to time, and except as required by applicable law or the Designated Stock Exchange
Rules, adopt, institute, amend, modify or revoke the corporate governance policies or initiatives of the Company, which shall be intended
to set forth the guiding principles and policies of the Company and the Board on various corporate governance related matters as the Board
shall determine by resolution from time to time. |
Regulation of Directors’ meetings
| 18.1 | Subject to the provisions of these Articles, the Directors may regulate their proceedings as they think
fit. |
Calling meetings
| 18.2 | Any Director may call a meeting of Directors at any time. The Secretary must call a meeting of the Directors
if requested to do so by a Director. |
Notice of meetings
| 18.3 | Notice of a Board meeting may be given to a Director personally or by word of mouth or given in writing
or by Electronic communications at such address as he may from time to time specify for this purpose (or, if he does not specify an address,
at his last known address). A Director may waive his right to receive notice of any meeting either prospectively or retrospectively. |
Use of technology
| 18.4 | A Director may participate in a meeting of Directors through the medium of conference telephone, video
or any other form of communications equipment providing all persons participating in the meeting are able to hear and speak to each other
throughout the meeting. |
| 18.5 | A Director participating in this way is deemed to be present in person at the meeting. |
Quorum
| 18.6 | The quorum for the transaction of business at a meeting of Directors shall be two unless the Directors
fix some other number. |
Chairman or deputy to preside
| 18.7 | The Board may appoint a chairman and one or more deputy chairman or chairmen and may at any time revoke
any such appointment. |
| 18.8 | The chairman, or failing him any deputy chairman (the longest in office taking precedence if more than
one is present), shall preside at all Board meetings. If no chairman or deputy chairman has been appointed, or if he is not present within
five minutes after the time fixed for holding the meeting, or is unwilling to act as chairman of the meeting, the Directors present shall
choose one of their number to act as chairman of the meeting. |
Voting
| 18.9 | A question or proposal which arises at a Board meeting shall be decided, resolved, approved or adopted
by a vast majority of no less than two-thirds of votes. |
Recording of dissent
| 18.10 | A Director present at a meeting of Directors shall be presumed to have assented to any action taken at
that meeting unless: |
| (a) | his dissent is entered in the minutes of the meeting; or |
| (b) | he has filed with the meeting before it is concluded signed dissent from that action; or |
| (c) | he has forwarded to the Company as soon as practical following the conclusion of that meeting signed dissent. |
A Director who votes in favour of an
action is not entitled to record his dissent to it.
Written resolutions
| 18.11 | The Directors may pass a resolution in writing without holding a meeting if all Directors sign a document
or sign several documents in the like form each signed by one or more of those Directors. |
| 18.12 | A written resolution signed by a validly appointed alternate Director need not also be signed by the appointing
Director. |
| 18.13 | A written resolution signed personally by the appointing Director need not also be signed by his alternate. |
| 18.14 | A resolution in writing passed pursuant to Article 18.11, Article 18.12 and/or Article 18.13
shall be as effective as if it had been passed at a meeting of the Directors duly convened and held; and it shall be treated as having
been passed on the day and at the time that the last Director signs (and for the avoidance of doubt, such day may or may not be a Business
Day). |
Validity of acts of Directors in spite of formal
defect
| 18.15 | All acts done by a meeting of the Board, or of a committee of the Board, or by any person acting as a
Director or an alternate Director, shall, notwithstanding that it is afterwards discovered that there was some defect in the appointment
of any Director or alternate Director or member of the committee, or that any of them were disqualified or had vacated office or were
not entitled to vote, be as valid as if every such person had been duly appointed and qualified and had continued to be a Director or
alternate Director and had been entitled to vote. |
| 19 | Permissible Directors' interests and disclosure |
| 19.1 | A Director shall not, as a Director, vote in respect of any contract, transaction, arrangement or proposal
in which he has an interest which (together with any interest of any person connected with him) is a material interest (otherwise then
by virtue of his interests, direct or indirect, in Shares or debentures or other securities of, or otherwise in or through, the Company)
and if he shall do so his vote shall not be counted, nor in relation thereto shall he be counted in the quorum present at the meeting,
but (in the absence of some other material interest than is mentioned below) none of these prohibitions shall apply to: |
| (a) | the giving of any security, guarantee or indemnity in respect of: |
| (i) | money lent or obligations incurred by him or by any other person for the benefit of the Company or any
of its subsidiaries; or |
| (ii) | a debt or obligation of the Company or any of its subsidiaries for which the Director himself has assumed
responsibility in whole or in part and whether alone or jointly with others under a guarantee or indemnity or by the giving of security; |
| (b) | where the Company or any of its subsidiaries is offering securities in which offer the Director is or
may be entitled to participate as a holder of securities or in the underwriting or sub-underwriting of which the Director is to or may
participate; |
| (c) | any contract, transaction, arrangement or proposal affecting any other body corporate in which he is interested,
directly or indirectly and whether as an officer, shareholder, creditor or otherwise howsoever, provided that he (together with persons
connected with him) does not to his knowledge hold an interest representing one per cent or more of any class of the equity share capital
of such body corporate (or of any third body corporate through which his interest is derived) or of the voting rights available to members
of the relevant body corporate (any such interest being deemed for the purposes of this Article 19.1 to be a material interest in
all circumstances); |
| (d) | any act or thing done or to be done in respect of any arrangement for the benefit of the employees of
the Company or any of its subsidiaries under which he is not accorded as a Director any privilege or advantage not generally accorded
to the employees to whom such arrangement relates; or |
| (e) | any matter connected with the purchase or maintenance for any Director of insurance against any liability
or (to the extent permitted by the Law) indemnities in favour of Directors, the funding of expenditure by one or more Directors in defending
proceedings against him or them or the doing of any thing to enable such Director or Directors to avoid incurring such expenditure. |
| 19.2 | A Director may, as a Director, vote (and be counted in the quorum) in respect of any contract, transaction,
arrangement or proposal in which he has an interest which is not a material interest or which falls within Article 19.1. |
| 20.1 | The Company shall cause minutes to be made in books of: |
| (a) | all appointments of Officers and committees made by the Board and of any such Officer’s remuneration;
and |
| (b) | the names of Directors present at every meeting of the Directors, a committee of the Board, the Company
or the holders of any class of shares or debentures, and all orders, resolutions and proceedings of such meetings. |
| 20.2 | Any such minutes, if purporting to be signed by the chairman of the meeting at which the proceedings were
held or by the chairman of the next succeeding meeting or the Secretary, shall be prima facie evidence of the matters stated in them. |
| 21.1 | The Directors must ensure that proper accounting and other records are kept, and that accounts and associated
reports are distributed in accordance with the requirements of the Law. |
| 21.2 | The books of account shall be kept at the registered office of the Company and shall always be open to
inspection by the Directors. No Member (other than a Director) shall have any right of inspecting any account or book or document of the
Company except as conferred by the Law or as authorised by the Directors or by Ordinary Resolution. |
| 21.3 | Unless the Directors otherwise prescribe, the financial year of the Company shall end on 30 September in
each year and begin on 1 October in each year. |
Auditors
| 21.4 | The Directors may appoint an Auditor of the Company who shall hold office on such terms as the Directors
determine. |
| 21.5 | At any general meeting convened and held at any time in accordance with these Articles, the Members may,
by Ordinary Resolution, remove the Auditor before the expiration of his term of office. If they do so, the Members shall, by Ordinary
Resolution, at that meeting appoint another Auditor in his stead for the remainder of his term. |
| 21.6 | The Auditors shall examine such books, accounts and vouchers; as may be necessary for the performance
of their duties. |
| 21.7 | The Auditors shall, if so requested by the Directors, make a report on the accounts of the Company during
their tenure of office at the next annual general meeting following their appointment, and at any time during their term of office, upon
request of the Directors or any general meeting of the Company. |
| 22.1 | Except to the extent of any conflicting rights attached to Shares, the resolution declaring a dividend
on Shares of any class, whether it be an Ordinary Resolution of the Members or a Director’s resolution, may specify that the dividend
is payable or distributable to the persons registered as the holders of those Shares at the close of business on a particular date, notwithstanding
that the date may be a date prior to that on which the resolution is passed. |
| 22.2 | If the resolution does so specify, the dividend shall be payable or distributable to the persons registered
as the holders of those Shares at the close of business on the specified date in accordance with their respective holdings so registered,
but without prejudice to the rights inter se in respect of the dividend of transferors and transferees of any of those Shares. |
| 22.3 | The provisions of this Article apply, mutatis mutandis, to bonuses, capitalisation issues,
distributions of realised capital profits or offers or grants made by the Company to the Members. |
Source of dividends
| 23.1 | Dividends may be declared and paid out of any funds of the Company lawfully available for distribution. |
| 23.2 | Subject to the requirements of the Law regarding the application of a company’s Share premium account
and with the sanction of an Ordinary Resolution, dividends may also be declared and paid out of any share premium account. |
Declaration of dividends by Members
| 23.3 | Subject to the provisions of the Law, the Company may by Ordinary Resolution declare dividends in accordance
with the respective rights of the Members but no dividend shall exceed the amount recommended by the Directors. |
Payment of interim dividends and declaration
of final dividends by Directors
| 23.4 | The Directors may declare and pay interim dividends or recommend final dividends in accordance with the
respective rights of the Members if it appears to them that they are justified by the financial position of the Company and that such
dividends may lawfully be paid. |
| 23.5 | Subject to the provisions of the Law, in relation to the distinction between interim dividends and final
dividends, the following applies: |
| (a) | Upon determination to pay a dividend or dividends described as interim by the Directors in the dividend
resolution, no debt shall be created by the declaration until such time as payment is made. |
| (b) | Upon declaration of a dividend or dividends described as final by the Directors in the dividend resolution,
a debt shall be created immediately following the declaration, the due date to be the date the dividend is stated to be payable in the
resolution. |
If the resolution fails to specify whether
a dividend is final or interim, it shall be assumed to be interim.
| 23.6 | In relation to Shares carrying differing rights to dividends or rights to dividends at a fixed rate, the
following applies: |
| (a) | If the share capital is divided into different classes, the Directors may pay dividends on Shares which
confer deferred or non-preferred rights with regard to dividends as well as on Shares which confer preferential rights with regard to
dividends but no dividend shall be paid on Shares carrying deferred or non-preferred rights if, at the time of payment, any preferential
dividend is in arrears. |
| (b) | The Directors may also pay, at intervals settled by them, any dividend payable at a fixed rate if it appears
to them that there are sufficient funds of the Company lawfully available for distribution to justify the payment. |
| (c) | If the Directors act in good faith, they shall not incur any liability to the Members holding Shares conferring
preferred rights for any loss those Members may suffer by the lawful payment of the dividend on any Shares having deferred or non-preferred
rights. |
Apportionment of dividends
| 23.7 | Except as otherwise provided by the rights attached to Shares all dividends shall be declared and paid
according to the amounts Paid Up on the Shares on which the dividend is paid. All dividends shall be apportioned and paid proportionately
to the amount Paid Up on the Shares during the time or part of the time in respect of which the dividend is paid. But if a Share is issued
on terms providing that it shall rank for dividend as from a particular date, that Share shall rank for dividend accordingly. |
Right of set off
| 23.8 | The Directors may deduct from a dividend or any other amount payable to a person in respect of a Share
any amount due by that person to the Company on a call or otherwise in relation to a Share. |
Power to pay other than in cash
| 23.9 | If the Directors so determine, any resolution declaring a dividend may direct that it shall be satisfied
wholly or partly by the distribution of assets. If a difficulty arises in relation to the distribution, the Directors may settle that
difficulty in any way they consider appropriate. For example, they may do any one or more of the following: |
| (a) | issue fractional Shares; |
| (b) | fix the value of assets for distribution and make cash payments to some Members on the footing of the
value so fixed in order to adjust the rights of Members; and |
| (c) | vest some assets in trustees. |
How payments may be made
| 23.10 | A dividend or other monies payable on or in respect of a Share may be paid in any of the following ways: |
| (a) | if the Member holding that Share or other person entitled to that Share nominates a bank account for that
purpose - by wire transfer to that bank account; or |
| (b) | by cheque or warrant sent by post to the registered address of the Member holding that Share or other
person entitled to that Share. |
| 23.11 | For the purposes of Article 23.10(a), the nomination may be in writing or in an Electronic Record
and the bank account nominated may be the bank account of another person. For the purposes of Article 23.10(b), subject to any applicable
law or regulation, the cheque or warrant shall be made to the order of the Member holding that Share or other person entitled to the Share
or to his nominee, whether nominated in writing or in an Electronic Record, and payment of the cheque or warrant shall be a good discharge
to the Company. |
| 23.12 | If two or more persons are registered as the holders of the Share or are jointly entitled to it by reason
of the death or bankruptcy of the registered holder (Joint Holders), a dividend (or other amount) payable on or in respect of that
Share may be paid as follows: |
| (a) | to the registered address of the Joint Holder of the Share who is named first on the register of Members
or to the registered address of the deceased or bankrupt holder, as the case may be; or |
| (b) | to the address or bank account of another person nominated by the Joint Holders, whether that nomination
is in writing or in an Electronic Record. |
| 23.13 | Any Joint Holder of a Share may give a valid receipt for a dividend (or other amount) payable in respect
of that Share. |
Dividends or other monies not to bear interest
in absence of special rights
| 23.14 | Unless provided for by the rights attached to a Share, no dividend or other monies payable by the Company
in respect of a Share shall bear interest. |
Dividends unable to be paid or unclaimed
| 23.15 | If a dividend cannot be paid to a Member or remains unclaimed within six weeks after it was declared or
both, the Directors may pay it into a separate account in the Company’s name. If a dividend is paid into a separate account, the
Company shall not be constituted trustee in respect of that account and the dividend shall remain a debt due to the Member. |
| 23.16 | A dividend that remains unclaimed for a period of six years after it became due for payment shall be forfeited
to, and shall cease to remain owing by, the Company. |
| 24 | Capitalisation of profits |
Capitalisation of profits or of any share premium
account or capital redemption reserve;
| 24.1 | The Directors may resolve to capitalise: |
| (a) | any part of the Company’s profits not required for paying any preferential dividend (whether or
not those profits are available for distribution); or |
| (b) | any sum standing to the credit of the Company's share premium account or capital redemption reserve, if
any. |
| 24.2 | The amount resolved to be capitalised must be appropriated to the Members who would have been entitled
to it had it been distributed by way of dividend and in the same proportions. The benefit to each Member so entitled must be given in
either or both of the following ways:: |
| (a) | by paying up the amounts unpaid on that Member's Shares; |
| (b) | by issuing Fully Paid Up Shares, debentures or other securities of the Company to that Member or as that
Member directs. The Directors may resolve that any Shares issued to the Member in respect of Partly Paid Up Shares (Original Shares)
rank for dividend only to the extent that the Original Shares rank for dividend while those Original Shares remain Partly Paid Up. |
Applying an amount for the benefit of Members
| 24.3 | The amount capitalised must be applied to the benefit of Members in the proportions to which the Members
would have been entitled to dividends if the amount capitalised had been distributed as a dividend. |
| 24.4 | Subject to the Law, if a fraction of a Share, a debenture or other security is allocated to a Member,
the Directors may issue a fractional certificate to that Member or pay him the cash equivalent of the fraction. |
Directors to maintain share premium account
| 25.1 | The Directors shall establish a share premium account in accordance with the Law. They shall carry to
the credit of that account from time to time an amount equal to the amount or value of the premium paid on the issue of any Share or capital
contributed or such other amounts required by the Law. |
Debits to share premium account
| 25.2 | The following amounts shall be debited to any share premium account: |
| (a) | on the redemption or purchase of a Share, the difference between the nominal value of that Share and the
redemption or purchase price; and |
| (b) | any other amount paid out of a share premium account as permitted by the Law. |
| 25.3 | Notwithstanding the preceding Article, on the redemption or purchase of a Share, the Directors may pay
the difference between the nominal value of that Share and the redemption purchase price out of the profits of the Company or, as permitted
by the Law, out of capital. |
Company seal
| 26.1 | The Company may have a seal if the Directors so determine. |
Duplicate seal
| 26.2 | Subject to the provisions of the Law, the Company may also have a duplicate seal or seals for use in any
place or places outside the Cayman Islands. Each duplicate seal shall be a facsimile of the original seal of the Company. However, if
the Directors so determine, a duplicate seal shall have added on its face the name of the place where it is to be used. |
When and how seal is to be used
| 26.3 | A seal may only be used by the authority of the Directors. Unless the Directors otherwise determine, a
document to which a seal is affixed must be signed in one of the following ways: |
| (a) | by a Director (or his alternate) and the Secretary; or |
| (b) | by a single Director (or his alternate). |
If no seal is adopted or used
| 26.4 | If the Directors do not adopt a seal, or a seal is not used, a document may be executed in the following
manner: |
| (a) | by a Director (or his alternate) and the Secretary; or |
| (b) | by a single Director (or his alternate); or |
| (c) | in any other manner permitted by the Law. |
Power to allow non-manual signatures and facsimile
printing of seal
| 26.5 | The Directors may determine that either or both of the following applies: |
| (a) | that the seal or a duplicate seal need not be affixed manually but may be affixed by some other method
or system of reproduction; |
| (b) | that a signature required by these Articles need not be manual but may be a mechanical or Electronic Signature. |
Validity of execution
| 26.6 | If a document is duly executed and delivered by or on behalf of the Company, it shall not be regarded
as invalid merely because, at the date of the delivery, the Secretary, or the Director, or other Officer or person who signed the document
or affixed the seal for and on behalf of the Company ceased to be the Secretary or hold that office and authority on behalf of the Company. |
| 27.1 | To the extent permitted by law, the Company shall indemnify each existing or former Director (including
alternate Director), Secretary and other Officer of the Company (including an investment adviser or an administrator or liquidator) and
their personal representatives against: |
| (a) | all actions, proceedings, costs, charges, expenses, losses, damages or liabilities incurred or sustained
by the existing or former Director (including alternate Director), Secretary or Officer in or about the conduct of the Company's business
or affairs or in the execution or discharge of the existing or former Director's (including alternate Director's),
Secretary’s or Officer’s duties, powers, authorities or discretions; and |
| (b) | without limitation to paragraph (a), all costs, expenses, losses or liabilities incurred by the existing
or former Director (including alternate Director), Secretary or Officer in defending (whether successfully or otherwise) any civil, criminal,
administrative or investigative proceedings (whether threatened, pending or completed) concerning the Company or its affairs in any court
or tribunal, whether in the Cayman Islands or elsewhere. |
No such existing or former Director
(including alternate Director), Secretary or Officer, however, shall be indemnified in respect of any matter arising out of his own dishonesty.
| 27.2 | To the extent permitted by Law, the Company may make a payment, or agree to make a payment, whether by
way of advance, loan or otherwise, for any legal costs incurred by an existing or former Director (including alternate Director), Secretary
or Officer of the Company in respect of any matter identified in Article 27.1 on condition that the Director (including alternate
Director), Secretary or Officer must repay the amount paid by the Company to the extent that it is ultimately found not liable to indemnify
the Director (including alternate Director), Secretary or that Officer for those legal costs. |
Release
| 27.3 | To the extent permitted by Law, the Company may by Special Resolution release any existing or former Director
(including alternate Director), Secretary or other Officer of the Company from liability for any loss or damage or right to compensation
which may arise out of or in connection with the execution or discharge of the duties, powers, authorities or discretions of his office;
but there may be no release from liability arising out of or in connection with that person’s own dishonesty. |
Insurance
| 27.4 | To the extent permitted by Law, the Company may pay, or agree to pay, a premium in respect of a contract
insuring each of the following persons against risks determined by the Directors, other than liability arising out of that person’s
own dishonesty: |
| (a) | an existing or former Director (including alternate Director), Secretary or Officer or auditor of: |
| (ii) | a company which is or was a subsidiary of the Company; |
| (iii) | a company in which the Company has or had an interest (whether direct or indirect); and |
| (b) | a trustee of an employee or retirement benefits scheme or other trust in which any of the persons referred
to in paragraph (a) is or was interested. |
Form of notices
| 28.1 | Save where these Articles provide otherwise, and subject to the Designated Stock Exchange Rules, any notice
to be given to or by any person pursuant to these Articles shall be: |
| (a) | in writing signed by or on behalf of the giver in the manner set out below for written notices; or |
| (b) | subject to the next Article, in an Electronic Record signed by or on behalf of the giver by Electronic
Signature and authenticated in accordance with Articles about authentication of Electronic Records; or |
| (c) | where these Articles expressly permit, by the Company by means of a website. |
Electronic communications
| 28.2 | A notice may only be given to the Company in an Electronic Record if: |
| (a) | the Directors so resolve; |
| (b) | the resolution states how an Electronic Record may be given and, if applicable, specifies an email address
for the Company; and |
| (c) | the terms of that resolution are notified to the Members for the time being and, if applicable, to those
Directors who were absent from the meeting at which the resolution was passed. |
If the resolution is revoked or varied,
the revocation or variation shall only become effective when its terms have been similarly notified.
| 28.3 | A notice may not be given by Electronic Record to a person other than the Company unless the recipient
has notified the giver of an Electronic address to which notice may be sent. |
| 28.4 | Subject to the Law, the Designated Stock Exchange Rules and to any other rules which the Company
is bound to follow, the Company may also send any notice or other document pursuant to these Articles to a Member by publishing that notice
or other document on a website where: |
| (a) | the Company and the Member have agreed to his having access to the notice or document on a website (instead
of it being sent to him); |
| (b) | the notice or document is one to which that agreement applies; |
| (c) | the Member is notified (in accordance with any requirements laid down by the Law and, in a manner for
the time being agreed between him and the Company for the purpose) of: |
| (i) | the publication of the notice or document on a website; |
| (ii) | the address of that website; and |
| (iii) | the place on that website where the notice or document may be accessed, and how it may be accessed; and |
| (d) | the notice or document is published on that website throughout the publication period, provided that,
if the notice or document is published on that website for a part, but not all of, the publication period, the notice or document shall
be treated as being published throughout that period if the failure to publish that notice of document throughout that period is wholly
attributable to circumstances which it would not be reasonable to have expected the Company to prevent or avoid. For the purposes of this
Article 28.4 "publication period" means a period of not less than twenty-one days, beginning on the day on which the notification
referred to in Article 28.4(c) is deemed sent. |
Persons entitled to notices
| 28.5 | Any notice or other document to be given to a Member may be given by reference to the register of Members
as it stands at any time within the period of twenty-one days before the day that the notice is given or (where and as applicable) within
any other period permitted by, or in accordance with the requirements of, (to the extent applicable) the Designated Stock Exchange Rules and/or
the Designated Stock Exchanges. No change in the register of Members after that time shall invalidate the giving of such notice or document
or require the Company to give such item to any other person. |
Persons authorised to give notices
| 28.6 | A notice by either the Company or a Member pursuant to these Articles may be given on behalf of the Company
or a Member by a Director or company secretary of the Company or a Member. |
Delivery of written notices
| 28.7 | Save where these Articles provide otherwise, a notice in writing may be given personally to the recipient,
or left at (as appropriate) the Member’s or Director’s registered address or the Company’s registered office, or posted
to that registered address or registered office. |
Joint holders
| 28.8 | Where Members are joint holders of a Share, all notices shall be given to the Member whose name first
appears in the register of Members. |
Signatures
| 28.9 | A written notice shall be signed when it is autographed by or on behalf of the giver, or is marked in
such a way as to indicate its execution or adoption by the giver. |
| 28.10 | An Electronic Record may be signed by an Electronic Signature. |
Evidence of transmission
| 28.11 | A notice given by Electronic Record shall be deemed sent if an Electronic Record is kept demonstrating
the time, date and content of the transmission, and if no notification of failure to transmit is received by the giver. |
| 28.12 | A notice given in writing shall be deemed sent if the giver can provide proof that the envelope containing
the notice was properly addressed, pre-paid and posted, or that the written notice was otherwise properly transmitted to the recipient. |
| 28.13 | A Member present, either in person or by proxy, at any meeting of the Company or of the holders of any
class of Shares shall be deemed to have received due notice of the meeting and, where requisite, of the purposes for which it was called. |
Giving notice to a deceased or bankrupt Member
| 28.14 | A notice may be given by the Company to the persons entitled to a Share in consequence of the death or
bankruptcy of a Member by sending or delivering it, in any manner authorised by these Articles for the giving of notice to a Member, addressed
to them by name, or by the title of representatives of the deceased, or trustee of the bankrupt or by any like description, at the address,
if any, supplied for that purpose by the persons claiming to be so entitled. |
| 28.15 | Until such an address has been supplied, a notice may be given in any manner in which it might have been
given if the death or bankruptcy had not occurred. |
Date of giving notices
| 28.16 | A notice is given on the date identified in the following table |
Method for giving notices |
When taken to be given |
(A) Personally |
At the time and date of delivery |
(B) By leaving it at the Member's registered address |
At the time and date it was left |
(C) By posting it by prepaid post to the street or postal address of that recipient |
48 hours after the date it was posted |
(D) By Electronic Record (other than publication on a website), to recipient's Electronic address |
48 hours after the date it was sent |
(E) By publication on a website |
24 hours after the date on which the Member is deemed to have been notified of the publication of the notice or document on the website |
Saving provision
| 28.17 | None of the preceding notice provisions shall derogate from the Articles about the delivery of written
resolutions of Directors and written resolutions of Members. |
| 29 | Authentication of Electronic Records |
Application of Articles
| 29.1 | Without limitation to any other provision of these Articles, any notice, written resolution or other document
under these Articles that is sent by Electronic means by a Member, or by the Secretary, or by a Director or other Officer of the Company,
shall be deemed to be authentic if either Article 29.2 or Article 29.4 applies. |
Authentication of documents sent by Members
by Electronic means
| 29.2 | An Electronic Record of a notice, written resolution or other document sent by Electronic means by or
on behalf of one or more Members shall be deemed to be authentic if the following conditions are satisfied: |
| (a) | the Member or each Member, as the case may be, signed the original document, and for this purpose Original
Document includes several documents in like form signed by one or more of those Members; and |
| (b) | the Electronic Record of the Original Document was sent by Electronic means by, or at the direction of,
that Member to an address specified in accordance with these Articles for the purpose for which it was sent; and |
| (c) | Article 29.7 does not apply. |
| 29.3 | For example, where a sole Member signs a resolution and sends the Electronic Record of the original resolution,
or causes it to be sent, by facsimile transmission to the address in these Articles specified for that purpose, the facsimile copy shall
be deemed to be the written resolution of that Member unless Article 28.7 applies. |
Authentication of document sent by the Secretary
or Officers of the Company by Electronic means
| 29.4 | An Electronic Record of a notice, written resolution or other document sent by or on behalf of the Secretary
or an Officer or Officers of the Company shall be deemed to be authentic if the following conditions are satisfied: |
| (a) | the Secretary or the Officer or each Officer, as the case may be, signed the original document, and for
this purpose Original Document includes several documents in like form signed by the Secretary or one or more of those Officers;
and |
| (b) | the Electronic Record of the Original Document was sent by Electronic means by, or at the direction of,
the Secretary or that Officer to an address specified in accordance with these Articles for the purpose for which it was sent; and |
| (c) | Article 29.7 does not apply. |
This Article 29.4 applies whether
the document is sent by or on behalf of the Secretary or Officer in his own right or as a representative of the Company.
| 29.5 | For example, where a sole Director signs a resolution and scans the resolution, or causes it to be scanned,
as a PDF version which is attached to an email sent to the address in these Articles specified for that purpose, the PDF version shall
be deemed to be the written resolution of that Director unless Article 29.7 applies. |
Manner of signing
| 29.6 | For the purposes of these Articles about the authentication of Electronic Records, a document will be
taken to be signed if it is signed manually or in any other manner permitted by these Articles. |
Saving provision
| 29.7 | A notice, written resolution or other document under these Articles will not be deemed to be authentic
if the recipient, acting reasonably: |
| (a) | believes that the signature of the signatory has been altered after the signatory had signed the original
document; or |
| (b) | believes that the original document, or the Electronic Record of it, was altered, without the approval
of the signatory, after the signatory signed the original document; or |
| (c) | otherwise doubts the authenticity of the Electronic Record of the document |
and the recipient promptly gives notice
to the sender setting the grounds of its objection. If the recipient invokes this Article, the sender may seek to establish the authenticity
of the Electronic Record in any way the sender thinks fit.
| 30 | Transfer by way of continuation |
| 30.1 | The Company may, by Special Resolution, resolve to be registered by way of continuation in a jurisdiction
outside: |
| (a) | the Cayman Islands; or |
| (b) | such other jurisdiction in which it is, for the time being, incorporated, registered or existing. |
| 30.2 | To give effect to any resolution made pursuant to the preceding Article, the Directors may cause the following: |
| (a) | an application be made to the Registrar of Companies of the Cayman Islands to deregister the Company in
the Cayman Islands or in the other jurisdiction in which it is for the time being incorporated, registered or existing; and |
| (b) | all such further steps as they consider appropriate to be taken to effect the transfer by way of continuation
of the Company. |
Distribution of assets in specie
| 31.1 | If the Company is wound up the Members may, subject to these Articles and any other sanction required
by the Law, pass a Special Resolution allowing the liquidator to do either or both of the following: |
| (a) | to divide in specie among the Members the whole or any part of the assets of the Company and, for that
purpose, to value any assets and to determine how the division shall be carried out as between the Members or different classes of Members;
and/or |
| (b) | to vest the whole or any part of the assets in trustees for the benefit of Members and those liable to
contribute to the winding up. |
No obligation to accept liability
| 31.2 | No Member shall be compelled to accept any assets if an obligation attaches to them. |
| 31.3 | The Directors are authorised to present a winding up petition |
| 31.4 | The Directors have the authority to present a petition for the winding up of the Company to the Grand
Court of the Cayman Islands on behalf of the Company without the sanction of a resolution passed at a general meeting. |
| 32 | Amendment of Memorandum and Articles |
Power to change name or amend Memorandum
| 32.1 | Subject to the Law, the Company may, by Special Resolution: |
| (b) | change the provisions of its Memorandum with respect to its objects, powers or any other matter specified
in the Memorandum. |
Power to amend these Articles
| 32.2 | Subject to the Law and as provided in these Articles, the Company may, by Special Resolution, amend these
Articles in whole or in part. |
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THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR”
FOR PROPOSAL 1-6.
| 1. | As an ordinary resolution, to
ratify the Share Consolidation of the Company’s authorized and issued share capital (as specified in the Notice of the Extraordinary
General Meeting), at a ratio of one-for-five, which became market effective on June 21, 2024; |
¨ VOTE FOR
¨ VOTE AGAINST
¨ ABSTAIN
| 2. | As an ordinary resolution, to increase the authorized number of Class A Ordinary Shares of the Company
to 5,000,000,000, with the Company’s authorized share capital to be increased accordingly from US$833,335 divided into 70,000,000
Class A Ordinary Shares, 20,000,000 Class B Ordinary Shares, and 10,000,000 Preferred shares to US$41,916,750.50, divided into 5,000,000,000
Class A Ordinary Shares, 20,000,000 Class B Ordinary Shares, and 10,000,000 Preferred Shares; |
¨ VOTE FOR
¨ VOTE AGAINST
¨ ABSTAIN
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As a special resolution, to approve the change of the name of the Company to BGM Group Ltd 博美集团有限公司; |
¨ VOTE FOR
¨ VOTE AGAINST
¨ ABSTAIN
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As a special resolution of each of holders of Class A Ordinary Shares and holders of Class B Ordinary Shares, voted separately, to approve the following changes of the rights, respectively, that: as a special resolution of the holders of Class A Ordinary shares to approve no right of each Class A Ordinary Share to be converted into Class B Ordinary Shares and the increase of the voting rights attached to each Class B Ordinary Shares to one hundred (100) votes on any and all matters on a poll at any general meeting of the Company and as a special resolution of the holders of Class B Ordinary shares to approve the increase of the voting rights attached to each Class B Ordinary Share to one hundred (100) votes on any and all matters on a poll at a general meeting of the Company and that the Class B Ordinary Shares can only be issued to the directors of the Company, the holders of the existing shares in the Company’s share capital, or entities that are wholly owned by such directors of the Company or holders of the existing shares in the Company’s share capital; |
¨ VOTE FOR
¨ VOTE AGAINST
¨ ABSTAIN
| 5. | As a special resolution, second amended and restated memorandum of association of the Company adopted
by a special resolution passed on April 19, 2024 and made effective on April 29, 2024 be amended and restated by the deletion in their
entirety and by the substitution in their place of the third amended and restated memorandum and articles of association to reflect, inter
alias, the Share Consolidation, the Increase of Authorized Class A Ordinary Shares and Authorized Share Capital, the Change of Name and
the Changes of Rights to the extent each is effected; |
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¨ VOTE AGAINST
¨ ABSTAIN
| 6. | As an ordinary resolution, to adjourn the Extraordinary Meeting to a later date or dates or sine die,
if necessary, to permit further solicitation and vote of proxies if, at the time of the Extraordinary Meeting, there are not sufficient
votes for, or otherwise in connection with, the approval of the foregoing proposals. |
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Extraordinary Meeting of Shareholders
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QILIAN
INTERNATIONAL HOLDING GROUP LIMITED
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shareholder of the Company, hereby acknowledges receipt of the Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”)
and the Proxy Statement, each dated September 6, 2024, and hereby appoints _________________________ (insert name) of ___________________________________________(insert
address) or, if no person is otherwise specified, the chairman of the Meeting, as proxy, with full power of substitution, on behalf and
in the name of the undersigned, to represent the undersigned at the Meeting of the Company to be held on October 18, 2024, at 9:00 a.m., Eastern time, at No. 152 Hongliang East 1st Street, No. 1703,
Tianfu New District, Chengdu, PRC 610200 (or any postponement or adjournment thereof in respect of the resolutions specified on
the reverse), and to vote all ordinary shares which the undersigned would be entitled to vote if then and there personally present, on
the matters set forth on the reverse (i) as specified by the undersigned below and, (ii) in the discretion of any proxy if no direction
is given and upon such other business as may properly come before the Meeting, as set forth in the Notice of the Meeting and in the Proxy
Statement furnished herewith.
THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SPECIFICATION MADE, BUT
IF NO CHOICES ARE INDICATED, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR THE PROPOSALS LISTED ON THE REVERSE SIDE AND IN THE CASE OF OTHER MATTERS THAT
LEGALLY COME BEFORE THE MEETING OR ANY ADJOURNMENTS THEREOF.
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if you plan to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders on October 18, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern time.
PLEASE INDICATE YOUR VOTE ON THE REVERSE SIDE
(Continued and to be signed on Reverse Side)
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