Memorandum of Association - Longtop Financial Technologies Ltd.
Exhibit 3.1
THE COMPANIES LAW (REVISED)
EXEMPT COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES
MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION
OF
Longtop Financial Technologies Ltd.
1. | The name of the company is Longtop Financial Technologies Ltd. (the "Company"). |
2. | The Registered office of the Company shall be at the offices of Codan Trust Company (Cayman) Limited, Cricket Square, Hutchins Drive, PO Box 2681, Grand Cayman, KY1-1111, Cayman Islands. |
3. | Subject to the following provisions of this Memorandum, the objects for which the Company is established are unrestricted and shall include, but without limitation: |
(a) | to act and to perform all the functions of a holding company in all its branches and to coordinate the policy and administration of any subsidiary company or companies wherever incorporated or carrying on business or of any group of companies of which the Company or any subsidiary company is a member or which are in any manner controlled directly or indirectly by the Company; |
(b) | to act as an investment company and for that purpose to subscribe, acquire, hold, dispose, sell, deal in or trade upon any terms, whether conditionally or absolutely, shares, stock, debentures, debenture stock, annuities, notes, mortgages, bonds, obligations and securities, foreign exchange, foreign currency deposits and commodities, issued or guaranteed by any company wherever incorporated, or by any government, sovereign, ruler, commissioners, public body or authority, supreme, municipal, local or otherwise, by original subscription, tender, purchase, exchange, underwriting, participation in syndicates or in any other manner and whether or not fully paid up, and to meet calls thereon. |
4. | Subject to the following provisions of this Memorandum, the Company shall have and be capable of exercising all the functions of a natural person of full capacity irrespective of any question of corporate benefit, as provided by Section 27(2) of The Companies Law (Revised). |
5. | Nothing in this Memorandum shall permit the Company to carry on a business for which a license is required under the laws of the Cayman Islands unless duly licensed. |
6. | The company shall not trade in the Cayman Islands with any person, firm or corporation except in furtherance of the business of the Company carried on outside the Cayman Islands; provided that nothing in this clause shall be construed as to prevent the Company effecting and concluding contracts in the Cayman Islands, and exercising in the Cayman Islands all of its powers necessary for the carrying on of its business outside the Cayman Islands. |
7. | The liability of each member is limited to the amount from time to time unpaid on such member's shares. |
8. | The authorized share capital of the Company is US$526,359.07 made up of 52,635,907 shares divided into: |
(a) | 45,760,000 ordinary shares with a par value of US$0.01 each "Ordinary Share"; and |
(b) | 6,875,907 preferred shares with a par value of US$0.01 each "Preferred Share", of which: |
(i) | 4,240,000 shares are designated Series A Preferred Shares; and |
(ii) | 2,635,907 shares are designated Series B Preferred Shares. |
with power for the Company insofar as is permitted by law to redeem or purchase any of its shares and to increase or reduce the share capital and to issue any part of its capital, whether original, redeemed or increased with or without any preference, priority or special privilege or subject to any postponement of rights or to any conditions or restrictions and so that unless the conditions of issue shall otherwise expressly declare every issue of shares whether stated to be preference or otherwise shall be subject to the powers hereinbefore contained.
9. | The Company may exercise the power contained in the Companies Law to deregister in the Cayman Islands and be registered by way of continuation in another jurisdiction. |
10. | The shares of the Company shall have the following rights and restrictions: |
(A) | Rights, Preferences and Restrictions of the Preferred Shares. The rights, preferences and restrictions granted to and imposed on the Series A Preferred Shares and Series B Preferred Shares are as set forth below in this paragraph 10(A). |
(1) Dividend Rights. The holders of Preferred Shares shall be entitled to receive dividends, out of any assets legally available therefor, prior and in preference to any declaration or payment of any dividend (payable other than in Ordinary Shares or other securities and rights convertible into or entitling the holder thereof to receive, directly or indirectly, additional Ordinary Shares of the Company) on the Ordinary Shares of the Company, payable when, as and if declared
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by, and in the sole discretion of, the Board of Directors of the Company. Such dividends shall not be cumulative. Any dividends or distributions shall be distributed among all holders of Ordinary Shares and Preferred Shares in proportion to the number of Ordinary Shares that would be held by each such holder if all Preferred Shares were converted to Ordinary Shares at the then effective conversion rate.
(2) Liquidation Rights.
(a) In the event of any Liquidation Event (as defined below), the holders of each series of Preferred Shares shall be entitled to receive, prior and in preference to any distribution of the proceeds of such Liquidation Event (the "Proceeds") to the holders of Ordinary Shares, an amount per share equal to the sum of the applicable Series A Liquidation Value (as defined below) or Series B Liquidation Value (as defined below) for the relevant series of Preferred Shares, plus declared but unpaid dividends on such share. If, upon the occurrence of a Liquidation Event, the Proceeds thus distributed among the holders of the Preferred Shares shall be insufficient to permit the payment to such holders of the full aforesaid preferential amounts, then the entire Proceeds legally available for distribution shall be distributed ratably among the holders of the Preferred Shares in proportion to the full preferential amount that each such holder is otherwise entitled to receive under this paragraph 10A(2)(a). For purposes of this Memorandum of Association, "Series A Liquidation Value" shall mean US$5.5227 per share for each of the Series A Preferred Shares (as adjusted for any share dividends, consolidation, subdivision, recapitalization with respect to such Series A Preferred Shares) and "Series B Liquidation Value" shall mean US$9.4185 per share for each of the Series B Preferred Shares (as adjusted for any share dividends, consolidation, subdivision, recapitalization with respect to such Series B Preferred Shares).
(b) Upon completion of the distribution required by paragraph 10A(2)(a) of this paragraph 10A(2), all of the remaining Proceeds available for distribution to shareholders shall be distributed among the holders of Ordinary Shares pro rata.
(c) Notwithstanding the above, for purposes of determining the amount each holder of Preferred Shares is entitled to receive with respect to a Liquidation Event, each such holder of Preferred Shares shall be deemed to have converted (regardless of whether such holder actually converted) such holder's Preferred Shares into Ordinary Shares immediately prior to the Liquidation Event if, as a result of an actual conversion, such holder would receive, in the aggregate, an amount greater than the amount that would be distributed to such holder if such holder did not convert such Preferred Shares
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into Ordinary Shares. If any such holder shall be deemed to have converted Preferred Shares into Ordinary Shares pursuant to this paragraph, then such holder shall not be entitled to receive any distribution that would otherwise be made to holders of Preferred Shares that have not converted (or have not been deemed to have converted) into Ordinary Shares.
(d) | (i) For purposes of this paragraph 10A(2), a "Liquidation Event" shall include (A) the closing of the sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Company's and its subsidiaries' assets on a consolidated basis in one transaction or a series of related transactions, (B) the consummation of the merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another entity (except a merger or consolidation in which the holders of capital shares of the Company immediately prior to such merger or consolidation continue to hold a majority of the voting power of the capital shares of the Company or the surviving or acquiring entity), (C) the closing of the transfer (whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise), in one transaction or a series of related transactions, to a person or group of affiliated persons (other than an underwriter of the Company's securities), of the Company's securities if, after such closing, such person or group of affiliated persons would hold a majority or more of the outstanding voting shares of the Company (or the surviving or acquiring entity) or (D) a voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company; provided, however, that a transaction shall not constitute a Liquidation Event if its sole purpose is to change the jurisdiction of incorporation or to create a holding company that will be owned in substantially the same proportions by the persons who held the Company's securities (including shares, share options and warrants) immediately prior to such transaction. The treatment of any particular transaction or series of related transactions as a Liquidation Event may be waived by the vote or written consent of the holders of a majority of the outstanding Preferred Shares (voting together as a single class and on an as-converted basis). |
(ii) In any Liquidation Event, if Proceeds received by the Company or its shareholders is other than cash, its value will be deemed its fair market value. Any securities shall be valued as follows:
(A) Securities not subject to investment letter or other similar restrictions on free marketability covered by (B) below:
(1) If traded on a securities exchange or through the Nasdaq National Market, the value shall be
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deemed to be the average of the closing prices of the securities on such exchange or system over the twenty (20) trading-day period ending three (3) trading days prior to the closing of such Liquidation Event;
(2) If actively traded over-the-counter, the value shall be deemed to be the average of the closing bid or sale prices (whichever is applicable) over the twenty (20) trading-day period ending three (3) trading days prior to the closing of such Liquidation Event; and
(3) If there is no active public market, the value shall be the fair market value thereof, as mutually determined by the Board of Directors of the Company and the holders of at least a majority of the voting power of all then outstanding Preferred Shares.
(B) The method of valuation of securities subject to investment letter or other restrictions on free marketability (other than restrictions arising solely by virtue of a shareholder's status as an affiliate or former affiliate) shall be to make an appropriate discount from the market value determined as above in (A)(1), (2) or (3) to reflect the approximate fair market value thereof, as mutually determined by the Company and the holders of at least a majority of the voting power of all then outstanding Preferred Shares.
(C) The foregoing methods for valuing non-cash consideration to be distributed in connection with a Liquidation Event shall, upon approval by the shareholders of the definitive agreements governing such Liquidation Event, be superseded by any determination of such value set forth in the definitive agreements governing such Liquidation Event.
(iii) In the event the requirements of this paragraph 10A(2) are not complied with, the Company shall forthwith either:
(A) cause the closing of such Liquidation Event to be postponed until such time as the requirements of this paragraph 10A(2) have been complied with; or
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(B) cancel such transaction, in which event the rights, preferences and privileges of the holders of the Preferred Shares shall revert to and be the same as such rights, preferences and privileges existing immediately prior to the date of the first notice referred to in subsection 2(d)(iv) hereof.
(iv) The Company shall give each holder of record of Preferred Shares written notice of such impending Liquidation Event not later than twenty (20) days prior to the shareholders' meeting called to approve such transaction, or twenty (20) days prior to the closing of such transaction, whichever is earlier, and shall also notify such holders in writing of the final approval of such transaction. The first of such notices shall describe the material terms and conditions of the impending transaction, and the Company shall thereafter give such holders prompt notice of any material changes related thereto. The transaction shall in no event take place sooner than twenty (20) days after the Company has given the first notice provided for herein or sooner than ten (10) days after the Company has given notice of any material changes provided for herein; provided, however, that subject to compliance with the laws of the British Virgin Islands such periods may be shortened or waived upon the written consent of the holders of Preferred Shares that represent at least a majority of the voting power, if any, of all then such outstanding Preferred Shares (voting together as a single class and on an as-converted basis).
(3) Redemption.
(a) At any time after June 14, 2011, but within ninety (90) days after the receipt by the Company of a written request from the holders of not less than a majority of the then outstanding Preferred Shares that all of the then outstanding Preferred Shares be redeemed, the Company shall, to the extent it may lawfully do so, redeem in three (3) annual installments (each payment date being referred to herein as a "Redemption Date") the then outstanding Preferred Shares by paying in cash therefor a sum per share equal to the applicable Series A Liquidation Value or Series B Liquidation Value (as adjusted for any share splits, share dividends, combinations, subdivisions, recapitalizations or the like) plus all declared but unpaid dividends on such shares (the "Redemption Price"). Subject to the provisions of the laws of the Cayman Island the number of Preferred Shares that the Company shall be required to redeem on any one Redemption Date shall be equal to the amount determined by dividing (i) the aggregate number of Preferred Shares outstanding immediately prior to such Redemption Date by (ii) the number of remaining Redemption Dates (including the Redemption Date to which such
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calculation applies). Any redemption of Preferred Shares effected pursuant to this subsection 3(a) shall be made on a pro rata basis among the holders of Preferred Shares in proportion to the aggregate Redemption Price that each such holder of Preferred Shares would otherwise be entitled to receive on the applicable Redemption Date.
(b) At least fifteen (15) days but no more than thirty (30) days prior to each Redemption Date, written notice shall be mailed, first class postage prepaid, to each holder of record (at the close of business on the business day next preceding the day on which notice is given) of Preferred Shares, at the address last shown on the records of the Company for such holder, notifying such holder of the redemption to be effected on the applicable Redemption Date, specifying the number and series of the Preferred Shares to be redeemed from such holder, the Redemption Price for each series of Preferred Shares and the place at which payment may be obtained, and calling upon such holder to surrender to the Company, in the manner and at the place designated in such notice, his, her or its certificate or certificates representing the Preferred Shares to be redeemed (the "Redemption Notice"). Except as provided in paragraph 10A(3)(c), on or after each Redemption Date, each holder of Preferred Shares on such Redemption Date shall surrender to the Company the certificate or certificates representing such shares, in the manner and at the place designated in the Redemption Notice, and thereupon the applicable Redemption Price of such shares shall be payable to the order of the person whose name appears on such certificate or certificates as the owner thereof and each surrendered certificate shall be cancelled. In the event less than all the Preferred Shares represented by any such certificate are redeemed, a new certificate shall be issued representing the unredeemed shares.
(c) From and after each Redemption Date, unless there shall have been a default in payment of the Redemption Price, all rights of the holders of Preferred Shares designated for redemption on such Redemption Date in the Redemption Notice as holders of Preferred Shares (except the right to receive the applicable Redemption Price without interest upon surrender of their certificate or certificates representing the Preferred Shares to be redeemed) shall cease with respect to such shares, and such shares shall not thereafter be transferred on the books of the Company or be deemed to be outstanding for any purpose whatsoever. If the funds of the Company legally available for redemption of Preferred Shares on a Redemption Date are insufficient to redeem the total number of Preferred Shares to be redeemed on such date, those funds that are legally available will be used to redeem the maximum possible number of such shares ratably among the holders of such shares to be redeemed in proportion to the aggregate Redemption Price that each such holder would be entitled to receive pursuant to paragraph 10A(3)(a). The Preferred Shares not redeemed shall remain outstanding and entitled to all the rights
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and preferences provided herein. At any time thereafter when additional funds of the Company are legally available for the redemption of Preferred Shares, such funds will immediately be used to redeem the balance of the shares that the Company has become obliged to redeem on any Redemption Date but that it has not redeemed.
(4) Conversion. The holders of the Preferred Shares shall have conversion rights as follows (the "Conversion Rights"):
(a) Right to Convert. Each Preferred Share shall be convertible, at the option of the holder thereof, at any time after the date of issuance of such share and on or prior to the fifth day prior to the Redemption Date, if any, as may have been fixed in any Redemption Notice with respect to such Preferred Shares, at the principal place of business of the Company or any transfer agent for such share, into such number of fully paid and nonassessable Ordinary Shares as is determined by dividing the applicable Series A Initial Conversion Price (as defined below) or Series B Initial Conversion Price (as defined below) for such series by the applicable Conversion Price for such series (the conversion rate for a series of Preferred Shares into Ordinary Shares is referred to herein as the "Conversion Rate" for such series), determined as hereafter provided, in effect on the date the certificate is surrendered for conversion. As used in this paragraph 10A(4), (a) the term "Series A Initial Conversion Price" shall mean US$5.5227 per share; (b) the term "Series B Initial Conversion Price" shall mean US$9.4185 per share; and (c) the term "Conversion Price" shall mean, in relation to any Preferred Share at any time, the Series A Initial Conversion Price or the Series B Initial Conversion Price applicable to such Preferred Share at such time as adjusted from time to time pursuant to the paragraph 10A(4)(d) hereof.
(b) Automatic Conversion. Each Preferred Share shall automatically be converted into Ordinary Shares at the Conversion Rate at the time in effect for such series of Preferred Shares immediately upon the earlier of (i) the Company's sale of its Ordinary Shares in a firm commitment underwritten public offering where the shares are subsequently traded on the Stock Exchange of Singapore, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, the London Stock Exchange, one of the five largest exchanges in the European Union (as calculated by trading volume) or on any other exchange that is approved by the holders of a majority of the Board of Directors including the Preferred Shares Director, if any, resulting in gross cash proceeds to the Company (before underwriting discounts, commissions and fees) of at least US$30,000,000, (ii) the Company's first firm commitment underwritten public offering of its Ordinary Shares (including American Depositary Receipts representing such shares) registered under the United States of America Securities Act of 1933, as amended, where the shares are
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subsequently traded primarily on the Nasdaq Stock Market's National Market, the New York Stock Exchange or another comparable exchange or marketplace approved by the Board of Directors of the Company or (iii) the date specified by written consent or agreement of the holders of a majority of the then outstanding Preferred Shares (voting together as a single class and on an as-converted basis).
(c) Mechanics of Conversion. Before any holder of Preferred Shares shall be entitled to voluntarily convert the same into Ordinary Shares, such holder shall surrender the certificate or certificates therefor, together with a duly executed transfer thereof, at the principal place of business of the Company or of any transfer agent for the Preferred Shares, and shall give written notice to the Company at its principal corporate office, of the election to convert the same and shall state therein the name or names in which the certificate or certificates for Ordinary Shares are to be issued. The Company shall, as soon as practicable thereafter, issue and deliver at its principal place of business to such holder of Preferred Shares, or to the nominee or nominees of such holder, a certificate or certificates for the number of Ordinary Shares to which such holder shall be entitled as aforesaid. Such conversion shall be deemed to have been made immediately prior to the close of business on the date of such surrender of the Preferred Shares to be converted, and the person or persons entitled to receive the Ordinary Shares issuable upon such conversion shall be treated for all purposes as the record holder or holders of such Ordinary Shares as of such date. If the conversion is in connection with an underwritten offering of securities registered pursuant to the United States of America Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the conversion may, at the option of any holder tendering Preferred Shares for conversion, be conditioned upon the closing with the underwriters of the sale of securities pursuant to such offering, in which event the persons entitled to receive the Ordinary Shares upon conversion of the Preferred Shares shall not be deemed to have converted such Preferred Shares until immediately prior to the closing of such sale of securities. If the conversion is in connection with Automatic Conversion provisions of paragraph 10A(4)(b)(iii) above, such conversion shall be deemed to have been made on the conversion date described in the shareholder consent approving such conversion, and the persons entitled to receive Ordinary Shares issuable upon such conversion shall be treated for all purposes as the record holders of such Ordinary Shares as of such date.
(d) Conversion Price Adjustments for Certain Dilutive Issuances, Splits and Combinations. The Conversion Price shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as follows:
(i) |
(A) If the Company shall issue, on or after the date upon which this Memorandum of Association and the |
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Articles of Association are accepted for filing by the Registrar of Companies in the Cayman Islands (the "Filing Date"), any Additional Shares (as defined below) without consideration or for a consideration per share less than the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to the issuance of such Additional Shares, the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to each such issuance shall forthwith (except as otherwise provided in this subclause (d)(i)) be adjusted to a price determined by multiplying such Conversion Price by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of Ordinary Shares Outstanding (as defined below) immediately prior to such issuance plus the number of Ordinary Shares that the aggregate consideration received by the Company for such issuance would purchase at such Conversion Price; and the denominator of which shall be the number of Ordinary Shares Outstanding (as defined below) immediately prior to such issuance plus the number of such Additional Shares. For purposes of this paragraph 10A(4)(d)(i)(A), the term "Ordinary Shares Outstanding" shall mean and include the following: (1) outstanding Ordinary Shares, (2) Ordinary Shares issuable upon conversion of outstanding Preferred Shares, (3) Ordinary Shares issuable upon exercise of outstanding share options and (4) Ordinary Shares issuable upon exercise (and, in the case of warrants to purchase Preferred Shares, if any, conversion) of outstanding warrants. Shares described in (1) through (4) above shall be included whether vested or unvested, whether contingent or non-contingent and whether exercisable or not yet exercisable. |
(B) No adjustment of the Conversion Price shall be made in an amount less than one cent (US$0.01) per share, provided that any adjustments that are not required to be made by reason of this sentence shall be carried forward and shall be either taken into account in any subsequent adjustment made prior to three (3) years from the date of the event giving rise to the adjustment being carried forward, or shall be made at the end of three (3) years from the date of the event giving rise to the adjustment being carried forward. Except to the limited extent provided for in paragraphs 10A(4)(d)(i)(E)(3) and 10A(4)(d)(i)(E)(4), no adjustment of the Conversion Price pursuant to this paragraph 10A(4)(d)(i) shall have the effect of increasing the Conversion Price above the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such adjustment.
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(C) In the case of the issuance of Additional Shares for cash, the consideration shall be deemed to be the amount of cash paid therefor before deducting any reasonable discounts, commissions or other expenses allowed, paid or incurred by the Company for any underwriting or otherwise in connection with the issuance and sale thereof.
(D) In the case of the issuance of Additional Shares for a consideration in whole or in part other than cash, the consideration other than cash shall be deemed to be the fair market value thereof as determined by the Board of Directors irrespective of any accounting treatment.
(E) In the case of the issuance of options to purchase or rights to subscribe for Ordinary Shares, securities by their terms convertible into or exchangeable for Ordinary Shares or options to purchase or rights to subscribe for such convertible or exchangeable securities, the following provisions shall apply for purposes of determining the number of Additional Shares issued and the consideration paid therefor:
(1) The aggregate maximum number of Ordinary Shares deliverable upon exercise (assuming the satisfaction of any conditions to exercisability, including without limitation, the passage of time, but without taking into account potential antidilution adjustments) of such options to purchase or rights to subscribe for Ordinary Shares shall be deemed to have been issued at the time such options or rights were issued and for a consideration equal to the consideration (determined in the manner provided in paragraphs 10A(4)(d)(i)(C) and 10A(4)(d)(i)(D)), if any, received by the Company upon the issuance of such options or rights plus the minimum exercise price provided in such options or rights (without taking into account potential antidilution adjustments) for the Ordinary Shares covered thereby.
(2) The aggregate maximum number of Ordinary Shares deliverable upon conversion of, or in exchange (assuming the satisfaction of any conditions to convertibility or exchangeability, including, without limitation, the passage of time, but without taking into account potential antidilution adjustments) for,
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any such convertible or exchangeable securities or upon the exercise of options to purchase or rights to subscribe for such convertible or exchangeable securities and subsequent conversion or exchange thereof shall be deemed to have been issued at the time such securities, options or rights were issued and for a consideration equal to the consideration, if any, received by the Company for any such securities and related options or rights (excluding any cash received on account of accrued interest or accrued dividends), plus the minimum additional consideration, if any, to be received by the Company (without taking into account potential antidilution adjustments) upon the conversion or exchange of such securities or the exercise of any related options or rights (the consideration in each case to be determined in the manner provided in paragraphs 10A(4)(d)(i)(C) and 10(A)(4)(d)(i)(D)).
(3) In the event of any change in the number of Ordinary Shares deliverable or in the consideration payable to the Company upon exercise of such options or rights or upon conversion of or in exchange for such convertible or exchangeable securities, the Conversion Price, to the extent in any way affected by or computed using such options, rights or securities, shall be recomputed to reflect such change, but no further adjustment shall be made for the actual issuance of Ordinary Shares or any payment of such consideration upon the exercise of any such options or rights or the conversion or exchange of such securities.
(4) Upon the expiration of any such options or rights, the termination of any such rights to convert or exchange or the expiration of any options or rights related to such convertible or exchangeable securities, the Conversion Price, to the extent in any way affected by or computed using such options, rights or securities or options or rights related to such securities, shall be recomputed to reflect the issuance of only the number of Ordinary Shares (and convertible or exchangeable securities that remain in effect) actually issued upon the exercise of such options or rights, upon the conversion or exchange of such securities or upon the exercise of the options or rights related to such securities.
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(5) The number of Additional Shares deemed issued and the consideration deemed paid therefor pursuant to paragraphs 10A(4)(d)(i)(E)(1) and 10A(4) (d)(i)(E)(2) shall be appropriately adjusted to reflect any change, termination or expiration of the type described in either paragraph 10A4(d)(i)(E)(3) or 10A(4)(d)(i)(E)(4).
(ii) | "Additional Shares" shall mean any Ordinary Shares issued (or deemed to have been issued pursuant to paragraph 10A(4)(d)(i)(E)) by the Company on or after the Filing Date other than: |
(A) Ordinary Shares issued pursuant to a transaction described in paragraph 10A(4)(d)(iii) hereof;
(B) up to 5,700,000 Ordinary Shares (excluding shares repurchased at cost by the Company in connection with the termination of service) (or options therefor) (as adjusted for any share splits, share dividends and the like) issued to employees, directors, consultants and other service providers for the primary purpose of soliciting or retaining their services pursuant to plans or agreements approved by the Company's Board of Directors, including the Preferred Shares Director (as defined below) (which includes that certain 2005 Long Term Incentive Plan of Longtop Financial Technologies Limited, a company duly organized under the laws of the British Virgin Island, dated July 1, 2005), if any, or, so long as the Preferred Shares outstanding represent, on a fully converted basis (as adjusted for any share splits, share dividends and the like), one percent (1%) or more of the Company's outstanding Ordinary Shares, including for this purpose any Ordinary Shares issuable pursuant to any exercisable or convertible securities, options, warrants or other rights, the holders of a majority of the then outstanding Preferred Shares (the "Required Approval");
(C) securities issued pursuant to a bona fide public offering of Ordinary Shares;
(D) securities issued pursuant to the conversion or exercise of convertible or exercisable securities, options, warrants or other rights;
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(E) securities issued in connection with a bona fide business acquisition of or by the Company, whether by merger, consolidation, sale of assets, sale or exchange of securities or otherwise that receives the Required Approval;
(F) securities, warrants or any other securities or rights issued to persons or entities with which the Company has or is developing business relationships, provided such issuances are primarily for other than equity financing purposes and receives the Required Approval;
(G) Ordinary Shares issued pursuant to a share split, share dividend or similar reorganization;
(H) securities issued or issuable to financial institutions or lessors in connection with commercial credit arrangements or similar transactions that receives the Required Approval; or
(I) Ordinary Shares issued or deemed issued pursuant to paragraph 10A(4)(d)(i)(E) as a result of a decrease in the Conversion Price resulting from the operation of paragraph 10A(4)(d).
(iii) |
In the event the Company should at any time or from time to time after the Filing Date fix a record date for the effectuation of a split or subdivision of the outstanding Ordinary Shares or the determination of holders of Ordinary Shares entitled to receive a dividend or other distribution payable in additional Ordinary Shares or other securities or rights convertible into, or entitling the holder thereof to receive directly or indirectly, additional Ordinary Shares (hereinafter referred to as "Ordinary Share Equivalents") without payment of any consideration by such holder for the additional Ordinary Shares or the Ordinary Share Equivalents (including the additional Ordinary Shares issuable upon conversion or exercise thereof), then, as of such record date (or the date of such dividend distribution, split or subdivision if no record date is fixed), the Conversion Price shall be appropriately decreased so that the number of Ordinary Shares issuable on conversion of each Preferred Share shall be increased in proportion to such increase of the aggregate of Ordinary Shares outstanding and |
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those issuable with respect to such Ordinary Share Equivalents with the number of shares issuable with respect to Ordinary Share Equivalents determined from time to time in the manner provided for deemed issuances in paragraph 10A(4)(d)(i)(E). |
(iv) | If the number of Ordinary Shares outstanding at any time after the Filing Date is decreased by a combination or other merger, reorganization, or the like, of the outstanding Ordinary Shares, then, following the record date of such combination, the Conversion Price shall be appropriately increased so that the number of Ordinary Shares issuable on conversion of each Preferred Share shall be decreased in proportion to such decrease in outstanding Ordinary Shares. |
(e) Other Distributions. In the event the Company shall declare a distribution payable in securities of other persons, evidences of indebtedness issued by the Company or other persons, assets (excluding cash dividends) or options or rights not referred to in paragraph 10A(4)(d)(iii), then, in each such case for the purpose of this paragraph 10A(4)(e), the holders of the Preferred Shares shall be entitled to a proportionate share of any such distribution as though they were the holders of the number of Ordinary Shares into which their Preferred Shares are convertible as of the record date fixed for the determination of the holders of Ordinary Shares entitled to receive such distribution.
(f) Recapitalizations. If at any time or from time to time there shall be a recapitalization of the Ordinary Shares (other than a subdivision, combination or merger or sale of assets transaction provided for elsewhere in this paragraph 10A(4) or in paragraph 10A(2)), provision shall be made so that the holders of the Preferred Shares shall thereafter be entitled to receive upon conversion of the Preferred Shares the number of shares or other securities or property of the Company or otherwise, to which a holder of Ordinary Shares deliverable upon conversion would have been entitled on such recapitalization. In any such case, appropriate adjustment shall be made in the application of the provisions of this paragraph 10A(4) with respect to the rights of the holders of Preferred Shares after the recapitalization to the end that the provisions of this paragraph 10A(4) (including adjustment of the Conversion Price then in effect and the number of shares purchasable upon conversion of the Preferred Shares) shall be applicable after that event as nearly equivalent as may be practicable.
(g) No Impairment. The Company will not, without the appropriate vote of the members under the applicable laws of the Cayman Islands or paragraph 10A(6), by amendment of its Memorandum of Association or Articles of Association or through any reorganization, recapitalization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of
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securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms to be observed or performed hereunder by the Company, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all the provisions of this paragraph 10A(4) and in the taking of all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order to protect the Conversion Rights against impairment.
(h) No Fractional Shares and Certificate as to Adjustments.
(i) No fractional shares shall be issued upon the conversion of any of the Preferred Shares and the aggregate number of Ordinary Shares to be issued to particular shareholders, shall be rounded down to the nearest whole share and the Company shall pay in cash the fair market value of any fractional shares as of the time when entitlement to receive such fractions is determined. Whether or not fractional shares would be issuable upon such conversion shall be determined on the basis of the total number of Preferred Shares the holder is at the time converting into Ordinary Shares and the number of Ordinary Shares issuable upon such conversion.
(ii) Upon the occurrence of each adjustment or readjustment of the Conversion Price pursuant to this paragraph 10A(4), the Company, at its expense, shall promptly compute such adjustment or readjustment in accordance with the terms hereof and prepare and furnish to each holder of Preferred Shares a certificate setting forth such adjustment or readjustment and showing in reasonable detail the facts upon which such adjustment or readjustment is based. The Company shall, upon the written request at any time of any holder of Preferred Shares, furnish or cause to be furnished to such holder a like certificate setting forth (A) such adjustment and readjustment, (B) the Conversion Price for each series of Preferred Shares at the time in effect, and (C) the number of Ordinary Shares and the amount, if any, of other property that at the time would be received upon the conversion of each series of Preferred Shares.
(i) Notices of Record Date. In the event of any taking by the Company of a record of the holders of any class of securities for the purpose of determining the holders thereof who are entitled to receive any dividend (other than a cash dividend) or other distribution, the Company shall mail to each holder of Preferred Shares, at least ten (10) days prior to the date specified therein, a notice specifying the date on which any such record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend or distribution, and the amount and character of such dividend or distribution.
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(j) Reservation of Shares Issuable Upon Conversion. The Company shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued Ordinary Shares, solely for the purpose of effecting the conversion of the Preferred Shares, such number of its Ordinary Shares as shall from time to time be sufficient to effect the conversion of all outstanding Preferred Shares; and if at any time the number of authorized but unissued Ordinary Shares shall not be sufficient to effect the conversion of all then outstanding Preferred Shares, in addition to such other remedies as shall be available to the holder of such Preferred Shares, the Company will take such corporate action as may, in the opinion of its counsel, be necessary to increase its authorized but unissued Ordinary Shares to such number of shares as shall be sufficient for such purposes, including, without limitation, engaging in best efforts to obtain the requisite shareholder approval of any necessary amendment to its Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association.
(k) Notices. All notices and other communications given or made pursuant this paragraph 10A(4) shall be in writing and shall be deemed effectively given: (i) upon personal delivery to the holder to be notified, (ii) when sent by confirmed electronic mail or facsimile if sent during normal business hours of the recipient; if not, then on the next business day, (iii) seven (7) days after having been sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or (iv) two (2) days after deposit with an internationally recognized overnight courier, specifying next day delivery, with written verification of receipt. All communications shall be sent to the holders of record at the addresses appearing on the books of the Company
(l) Waiver of Adjustment to Conversion Price. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any downward adjustment of the Conversion Price of any series of Preferred Shares may be waived, either prospectively or retroactively and either generally or in a particular instance, by the consent or vote of the holders of a majority of outstanding shares of such series of Preferred Shares. Any such waiver shall bind all future holders of such series of Preferred Shares.
(5) | Voting Rights. |
(a) General Voting Rights. Each holder of Preferred Shares shall have the right to one (1) vote for each Ordinary Share into which such Preferred Shares could then be converted, and with respect to such vote, such holder shall have full voting rights and powers equal to the voting rights and powers of the holders of Ordinary Shares, and shall be entitled, notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, (i) to notice of any shareholders' meeting in accordance with the Articles of Association of the Company, and (ii) to vote, together with holders of Ordinary Shares, with respect to any question upon which holders of Ordinary Shares have the right to vote. Fractional votes shall not, however, be permitted
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and any fractional voting rights available on an as-converted basis (after aggregating all shares into which Preferred Shares held by each holder could then be converted) shall be rounded to the nearest whole number (with one-half being rounded upward).
(b) Voting for the Election of Directors.
(i) For so long as the Preferred Shares outstanding represent on a fully converted basis (as adjusted for any share splits, share dividends and the like), five percent (5%) or more of the Company's outstanding Ordinary Shares, including for this purpose any Ordinary Shares issuable pursuant to any exercisable or convertible securities, options, warrants or other rights, the holders of a majority of the then outstanding Preferred Shares shall be entitled to elect one (1) director of the Company (the "Preferred Shares Director") and for the avoidance of doubt, the holders of Ordinary Shares shall not be entitled to vote in the election of the Preferred Shares Director at any election. The holders of Preferred Shares and Ordinary Shares (voting together as a single class and on an as-converted basis) shall be entitled to elect any remaining directors of the Company at any election of directors.
(ii) Any vacancy, including newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors or amendment of the Memorandum of Association and/or Articles of Association, and vacancies created by removal or resignation of a director, may be filled by a majority of the directors then in office, though less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director, and the directors so chosen shall hold office until the next annual election and until their successors are duly elected and shall qualify, unless sooner displaced; provided, however, that where such vacancy occurs with respect to a Preferred Shares Director and the Preferred Shares outstanding represent on a fully converted basis (as adjusted for any share splits, share dividends and the like), five percent (5%) or more of the Company's outstanding Ordinary Shares, including for this purpose any Ordinary Shares issuable pursuant to any exercisable or convertible securities, options, warrants or other rights, the holders of a majority of the then outstanding Preferred Shares may override the Board of Directors' action to fill such vacancy by (i) voting for their own candidate to fill such vacancy at a meeting of the Company's shareholders or (ii) written consent, if the consenting shareholders hold a sufficient number of shares to elect their candidate at a meeting of the shareholders. Any director may be removed during his or her term of office, either with or without cause, by, and only by, the
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affirmative vote of the holders of the shares of the class or series of shares entitled to elect such director or directors, given either at a special meeting of such shareholders duly called for that purpose or pursuant to a written consent of shareholders, and any vacancy thereby created may be filled by a majority of the holders of that class or series of shares represented at the meeting or pursuant to written consent.
(6) | Protective Provisions. For so long as the Preferred Shares outstanding represent on a fully converted basis (as adjusted for any share splits, share dividends and the like), one percent (1%) or more of the Company's outstanding Ordinary Shares, including for this purpose any Ordinary Shares issuable pursuant to any exercisable or convertible securities, options, warrants or other rights, notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary in the Memorandum of Association and/or the Articles of Association and in addition to any approvals required by the applicable laws of the Cayman Islands, neither the Company nor the Board of Directors shall (by amendment, merger, consolidation or otherwise) without first obtaining the Required Approval: |
(a) pay any dividend or distribution with respect any class of shares of the Company;
(b) consummate any transaction or series of related transactions in which the Company is acquired by a third party where the aggregate proceeds for such acquisition are less than US$300,000,000;
(c) consummate any transaction or series of related transactions in which another entity is acquired by the Company where the aggregate consideration for such entity paid by the Company is greater than US$16,000,000;
(d) alter or change the rights, preferences or privileges of any series of Preferred Shares so as to affect adversely the rights, preferences or privileges of such shares;
(e) increase or decrease (other than by redemption or conversion) the total number of authorized Preferred Shares;
(f) authorize or issue, or obligate itself to issue, any shares including any other right or security convertible into or exercisable for any such shares having a preference over, or being pari passu with, any series of Preferred Shares with respect to dividends, liquidation or redemption;
(g) redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire any Preferred Shares or Ordinary Shares; provided, however, that this restriction
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shall not apply to (i) the repurchase of Ordinary Shares from employees, officers, directors, consultants or other persons performing services for the Company or any subsidiary pursuant to agreements under which the Company has the option to repurchase such shares upon the occurrence of certain events, such as the termination of employment or service, or pursuant to a right of first refusal or (ii) the redemption of any Preferred Share in accordance with paragraph 10A(3);
(h) amend the Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association of the Company; or
(i) change the authorized number of directors of the Company.
(7) | Status of Redeemed or Converted Shares. In the event any Preferred Shares shall be redeemed or converted pursuant to paragraphs 10A(3) or 10A(4) hereof, the shares so redeemed or converted shall be cancelled and shall not be issuable by the Company. The Memorandum of Association and the Articles of Association shall be appropriately amended to effect the corresponding reduction in the Company's authorized capital. |
(8) | Additional Rights. All other rights attaching thereto by virtue of this Memorandum of Association and the Articles of Association. |
B. | Rights, Preferences and Restrictions of Ordinary Shares. The rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions granted to and imposed on the Ordinary Shares are as set forth below in this paragraph 10(B). |
(1) | Dividend Rights. Subject to the prior rights of holders of all classes of shares at the time outstanding having prior rights as to dividends, the holders of the Ordinary Shares shall be entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors, out of any assets of the Company legally available therefor, any dividends as may be declared from time to time by the Board of Directors as provided in paragraph 10A(2) hereof. |
(2) | Liquidation Rights. Upon the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, the assets of the Company shall be distributed as provided in paragraph 10A(2) hereof. |
(3) | Redemption. The Ordinary Shares are not redeemable at the option of the holder. |
(4) | Voting Rights. Each Ordinary Share shall have the right to one (1) vote for each such share, and shall be entitled to notice of any shareholders' meeting in accordance with the Articles of Association of the Company, and shall be entitled to vote upon such matters and in such manner as may be provided herein and by law. |
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(5) | Additional Rights. All other rights attaching thereto by virtue of this Memorandum of Association and the Articles of Association. |
11. | Subject to the provisions of paragraph 10A(6) if at any time the authorised capital is divided into different classes or series of shares, the rights attached to any class or series (unless otherwise provided by the terms of issue of the shares of that class or series) may, whether or not the Company is being wound up, be varied with the consent in writing of the holders of not less than three-fourths of the issued shares of that class or series and of the holders of not less than three-fourths of the issued shares of any other class or series of shares which may be affected by such variation. |
12. | Without prejudice to the provisions of paragraph 10A(6) the rights conferred upon the holders of the shares of any class issued with preferred or other rights shall not, unless otherwise expressly provided by the terms of issue of the shares of that class, be deemed to be varied by the creation or issue of further shares ranking pari passu therewith. |
13. | The meanings of words not expressly defined in this Memorandum of Association are as defined in the Articles of Association. |
We, the undersigned, are desirous of being formed into a company pursuant to this Memorandum of Association and the Companies Law, and we hereby agree to take the numbers of shares set opposite our respective names below.
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Dated this 07 day of August, 2007
SIGNATURE, NAME, OCCUPATION AND ADDRESS OF SUBSCRIBER |
NUMBER OF SHARES TAKEN BY SUBSCRIBER | |
CODAN TRUST COMPANY (CAYMAN) LIMITED, | One (1) | |
a Cayman Islands Company of: | ||
Cricket Square, Hutchins Drive, | ||
P.O. Box 2681 | ||
Grand Cayman KY1-1111 | ||
Cayman Islands |
BY:
/s/ Sharon Pierson |
Sharon Pierson |
/s/ Tim Derrick |
Tim Derrick |
Witness to the above signature
Address: | Cricket Square, George Town, Grand Cayman | |
Occupation: | Paralegal | |
I, D. Evadne Ebanks, Asst. Registrar of Companies in and for the Cayman Islands DO HEREBY CERTIFY that this is a true copy of the Memorandum of Association of this Company duly registered on the day of , 2007.
/s/ |
(ASST.) REGISTRAR OF COMPANIES |
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THE COMPANIES LAW (REVISED)
COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES
ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
OF
Longtop Financial Technologies Ltd.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Table A INTERPRETATION |
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1. |
Definitions | 3 | ||
SHARES |
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2. |
Power to Issue Shares | 5 | ||
3. |
Redemption and Purchase of Shares | 6 | ||
4. |
Rights Attaching to Shares | 6 | ||
5. |
Calls on Shares | 7 | ||
6. |
Joint and Several Liability to Pay Calls | 7 | ||
7. |
Forfeiture of Shares | 7 | ||
8. |
Share Certificates | 8 | ||
9. |
Fractional Shares | 9 | ||
REGISTRATION OF SHARES |
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10. |
Register of Members | 9 | ||
11. |
Registered Holder Absolute Owner | 9 | ||
12. |
Transfer of Registered Shares | 10 | ||
13. |
Transmission of Registered Shares | 11 | ||
ALTERATION OF SHARE CAPITAL |
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14. |
Power to Alter Capital | 12 | ||
15. |
Variation of Rights Attaching to Shares | 13 | ||
DIVIDENDS AND CAPITALISATION |
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16. |
Dividends | 13 | ||
17. |
Power to Set Aside Profits | 14 | ||
18. |
Method of Payment | 14 | ||
19. |
Capitalisation | 15 | ||
MEETINGS OF MEMBERS |
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20. |
Annual General Meetings | 15 | ||
21. |
Extraordinary General Meetings | 15 | ||
22. |
(Reserved) | 16 | ||
23. |
Notice | 16 | ||
24. |
Giving Notice | 16 | ||
25. |
Postponement of General Meeting | 17 | ||
26. |
Participating in Meetings by Telephone | 17 | ||
27. |
Quorum at General Meetings | 17 | ||
28. |
Chairman to Preside | 17 | ||
29. |
Voting on Resolutions | 17 | ||
30. |
Power to Demand a Vote on a Poll | 18 | ||
31. |
Voting by Joint Holders of Shares | 19 | ||
32. |
Instrument of Proxy | 19 | ||
33. |
Representation of Corporate Member | 20 | ||
34. |
Adjournment of General Meeting | 20 | ||
35. |
Written Resolutions | 20 | ||
36. |
Directors Attendance at General Meetings | 21 | ||
DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS |
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37. |
Election of Directors | 21 | ||
38. |
Number of Directors | 21 | ||
39. |
Term of Office of Directors | 21 | ||
40. |
Alternate Directors | 21 | ||
41. |
Removal of Directors | 22 | ||
42. |
Vacancy in the Office of Director | 23 | ||
43. |
Remuneration of Directors | 23 | ||
44. |
Defect in Appointment of Director | 23 | ||
45. |
Directors to Manage Business | 23 | ||
46. |
Powers of the Board of Directors | 23 | ||
47. |
Register of Directors and Officers | 25 | ||
48. |
Officers | 25 | ||
49. |
Appointment of Officers | 25 | ||
50. |
Duties of Officers | 25 | ||
51. |
Remuneration of Officers | 25 | ||
52. |
Conflicts of Interest | 26 | ||
53. |
Indemnification and Exculpation of Directors and Officers | 26 | ||
MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS |
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54. |
Board Meetings | 27 | ||
55. |
Notice of Board Meetings | 27 | ||
56. |
Participation in Meetings by Telephone | 27 | ||
57. |
Quorum at Board Meetings | 27 | ||
58. |
Board to Continue in the Event of Vacancy | 27 | ||
59. |
Chairman to Preside | 27 | ||
60. |
Written Resolutions | 28 | ||
61. |
Validity of Prior Acts of the Board | 28 | ||
CORPORATE RECORDS |
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62. |
Minutes | 28 | ||
63. |
Register of Mortgages and Charges | 29 | ||
64. |
Form and Use of Seal | 29 | ||
ACCOUNTS |
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65. |
Books of Account | 29 | ||
66. |
Financial Year End | 30 | ||
AUDITS |
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67. |
Audit | 30 | ||
68. |
Appointment of Auditors | 30 | ||
69. |
Remuneration of Auditors | 30 | ||
70. |
Duties of Auditor | 30 | ||
71. |
Access to Records | 30 | ||
VOLUNTARY WINDING-UP AND DISSOLUTION |
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72. |
Winding-Up | 31 | ||
CHANGES TO CONSTITUTION |
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73. |
Changes to Articles | 31 | ||
74. |
Changes to the Memorandum of Association | 31 | ||
75. |
Discontinuance | 31 |
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ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
OF
Longtop Financial Technologies Ltd.
Table A
The regulations in Table A in the First Schedule to the Law (as defined below) do not apply to the Company.
INTERPRETATION
1. | Definitions |
1.1 | In these Articles, the following words and expressions shall, where not inconsistent with the context, have the following meanings, respectively: |
Alternate Director | an alternate director appointed in accordance with these Articles; | |
Articles | these Articles of Association as altered from time to time; | |
Auditor | includes an individual or partnership; | |
Board | the board of directors appointed or elected pursuant to these Articles and acting at a meeting of directors at which there is a quorum or by written resolution in accordance with these Articles; | |
Company | the company for which these Articles are approved and confirmed; | |
Director | a director, including a sole director, for the time being of the Company and shall include an Alternate Director; | |
Law | The Companies Law of the Cayman Islands and every modification, reenactment or revision thereof for the time being in force; | |
Member | the person registered in the Register of Members as the holder of shares in the Company and, when two or more persons are so registered as joint holders of shares, means the person whose name stands first in the Register of Members as one of such joint holders or all of such persons, as the context so requires; | |
Memorandum or Memorandum of Association |
The Memorandum of Association of the Company or as originally framed or as from time to time amended; |
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month | calendar month; | |
notice | written notice as further provided in these Articles unless otherwise specifically stated; | |
Officer | any person appointed by the Board to hold an office in the Company; | |
ordinary resolution | a resolution passed at a general meeting (or, if so specified, a meeting of Members holding a class of shares) of the Company by a simple majority of the votes cast, or a written resolution passed by the unanimous consent of all Members entitled to vote; | |
paid-up | paid-up or credited as paid-up; | |
Register of Directors and Officers | the register of directors and officers referred to in these Articles; | |
Register of Members | the register of Members referred to in these Articles; | |
Registered Office | the registered office for the time being of the Company; | |
Seal | the common seal or any official or duplicate seal of the Company; | |
Secretary | the person appointed to perform any or all of the duties of secretary of the Company and includes any deputy or assistant secretary and any person appointed by the Board to perform any of the duties of the Secretary; | |
share | includes a fraction of a share; | |
special resolution | a resolution passed at a general meeting (or, if so specified, a meeting of Members holding a class of shares) of the Company by a majority of not less than two thirds of the vote cast, as provided in the Law, or a written resolution passed by unanimous consent of all Members entitled to vote; | |
written resolution |
a resolution passed in accordance with Article 35 or 60; and |
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year | calendar year. |
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1.2 | In these Articles, where not inconsistent with the context: |
(a) | words denoting the plural number include the singular number and vice versa; |
(b) | words denoting the masculine gender include the feminine and neuter genders; |
(c) | words importing persons include companies, associations or bodies of persons whether corporate or not; |
(d) | the word |
(i) | "may" shall be construed as permissive; and |
(ii) | "shall" shall be construed as imperative; |
(e) | a reference to statutory provision shall be deemed to include any amendment or re-enactment thereof; and |
(f) | unless otherwise provided herein, words or expressions defined in the Law shall bear the same meaning in these Articles. |
1.3 | In these Articles expressions referring to writing or its cognates shall, unless the contrary intention appears, include facsimile, printing, lithography, photography, electronic mail and other modes of representing words in visible form. |
1.4 | Headings used in these Articles are for convenience only and are not to be used or relied upon in the construction hereof. |
SHARES
2. | Power to Issue Shares |
2.1 | Subject to these Articles, the Memorandum and any resolution of the Members to the contrary, and without prejudice to any special rights conferred on the holders of any existing shares or class of shares, the Board shall have the power to issue any unissued shares of the Company on such terms and conditions as it may determine and any shares or class of shares (including the issue or grant of options, warrants and other rights, renounceable or otherwise in respect of shares) may be issued with such preferred, deferred or other special rights or such restrictions, whether in regard to dividend, voting, return of capital, or otherwise as the Company may by resolution of the Members prescribe, provided that no share shall be issued at a discount except in accordance with the Law. |
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3. | Redemption and Purchase of Shares |
3.1 | Subject to the Law and to the extent authorised by the Memorandum, the Company is authorised to issue shares which are to be redeemed or are liable to be redeemed at the option of the Company or a Member. |
3.2 | The Company is hereby authorised to make payments in respect of the redemption of its shares out of capital or out of any other account or fund which can be authorised for this purpose in accordance with the Law. |
3.3 | The redemption price of a redeemable share, or the method of calculation thereof, shall be fixed by the Directors at or before the time of issue. |
3.4 | Every share certificate representing a redeemable share shall indicate that the share is redeemable. |
3.5 | Subject to the law, and with the sanction of an ordinary resolution authorising the manner and terms of purchase, the Directors may on behalf of the Company purchase any share in the Company (including a redeemable share) by agreement with the holder or pursuant to the terms of the issue of the share and may make payments in respect of such purchase in accordance with the law. |
3.6 | The redemption price may be paid in any manner authorised by these Articles for the payment of dividends. |
3.7 | Except as otherwise provided in the Memorandum, a delay in payment of the redemption price shall not affect the redemption but, in the case of a delay of more than thirty days, interest shall be paid for the period from the due date until actual payment at a rate which the Directors, after due enquiry, estimate to be representative of the rates being offered by Class A banks in the Cayman Islands for thirty day deposits in the same currency. |
3.8 | The Directors may exercise as they think fit the powers conferred on the Company by Section 37(5) of the Law (payment out of capital) but only if and to the extent that the redemption could not otherwise be made (or not without making a fresh issue of shares for this purpose). |
3.9 | Subject as aforesaid, the Directors may determine, as they think fit all questions that may arise concerning the manner in which the redemption of the shares shall or may be effected. |
3.10 | No share may be redeemed unless it is fully paid-up. |
4. | Rights Attaching to Shares |
Subject to the provisions of these Articles, the Memorandum and any resolution of the Members to the contrary and without prejudice to any special rights conferred thereby on the holders of any other shares or class of shares, the share capital of the Company
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shall be divided into shares of a single class the holders of which shall:
(a) | be entitled to one vote per share; |
(b) | be entitled to such dividends as the Board may from time to time declare; |
(c) | in the event of a winding-up or dissolution of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary or for the purpose of a reorganization or otherwise or upon any distribution of capital, be entitled to the surplus assets of the Company; and |
(d) | generally be entitled to enjoy all of the rights attaching to shares. |
5. | Calls on Shares |
5.1 | The Board may make such calls as it thinks fit upon the Members in respect of any monies (whether in respect of nominal value or premium) unpaid on the shares allotted to or held by such Members and, if a call is not paid on or before the day appointed for payment thereof, the Member may at the discretion of the Board be liable to pay the Company interest on the amount of such call at such rate as the Board may determine, from the date when such call was payable up to the actual date of payment. The Board may differentiate between the holders as to the amount of calls to be paid and the times of payment of such calls. |
5.2 | The Company may accept from any Member the whole or a part of the amount remaining unpaid on any shares held by him, although no part of that amount has been called up. |
5.3 | The Company may make arrangements on the issue of shares for a difference between the Members in the amounts and times of payments of calls on their shares. |
6. | Joint and Several Liability to Pay Calls |
The joint holders of a share shall be jointly and severally liable to pay all calls in respect thereof.
7. | Forfeiture of Shares |
7.1 | If any Member fails to pay, on the day appointed for payment thereof, any call in respect of any share allotted to or held by such Member, the Board may, at any time thereafter during such time as the call remains unpaid, direct the Secretary to forward such Member a notice in writing in the form, or as near thereto as circumstances admit, of the following: |
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Notice of Liability to Forfeiture for Non-Payment of Call
Longtop Financial Technologies Limited (the "Company")
You have failed to pay the call of [amount of call] made on the [ ] day of [ ], 200[ ], in respect of the [number] share(s) [number in figures] standing in your name in the Register of Members of the Company, on the [ ] day of [ ], 200[ ], the day appointed for payment of such call. You are hereby notified that unless you pay such call together with interest thereon at the rate of [ ] per annum computed from the said [ ] day of [ ], 200[ ] at the registered office of the Company the share(s) will be liable to be forfeited.
Dated this [ ] day of [ ],200[ ]
[Signature of Secretary] By Order of the Board
7.2 | If the requirements of such notice are not complied with, any such share may at any time thereafter before the payment of such call and the interest due in respect thereof be forfeited by a resolution of the Board to that effect, and such share shall thereupon become the property of the Company and may be disposed of as the Board shall determine. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the disposal may take place by sale, repurchase, redemption or any other method of disposal permitted by and consistent with these Articles and the Law. |
7.3 | A Member whose share or shares have been forfeited as aforesaid shall, notwithstanding such forfeiture, be liable to pay to the Company all calls owing on such share or shares at the time of the forfeiture and all interest due thereon. |
7.4 | The Board may accept the surrender of any shares which it is in a position to forfeit on such terms and conditions as may be agreed. Subject to those terms and conditions, a surrendered share shall be treated as if it had been forfeited. |
8. | Share Certificates |
8.1 | Every Member shall be entitled to a certificate under the seal of the Company (or a facsimile thereof) specifying the number and, where appropriate, the class of shares held by such Member and whether the same are fully paid up and, if not, how much has been paid thereon. The Board may by resolution determine, either generally or in a particular case, that any or all signatures on certificates may be printed thereon or affixed by mechanical means. |
8.2 | If any share certificate shall be proved to the satisfaction of the Board to have been worn out, lost, mislaid, or destroyed the Board may cause a new certificate to be issued and request an indemnity for the lost certificate if it sees fit. |
8.3 | Share certificates may not be issued in bearer form. |
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9. | Fractional Shares |
Except as otherwise provided in the Memorandum, the Company may issue its shares in fractional denominations and deal with such fractions to the same extent as its whole shares and shares in fractional denominations shall have in proportion to the respective fractions represented thereby all of the rights of whole shares including (but without limiting the generality of the foregoing) the right to vote, to receive dividends and distributions and to participate in a winding-up.
REGISTRATION OF SHARES
10. | Register of Members |
The Board shall cause to be kept in one or more books a Register of Members which may be kept outside the Cayman Islands at such place as the Directors shall appoint and shall enter therein the following particulars:
(a) | the name and address of each Member, the number, and (where appropriate) the class of shares held by such Member and the amount paid or agreed to be considered as paid on such shares; |
(b) | the date on which each person was entered in the Register of Members; and |
(c) | the date on which any person ceased to be a Member. |
11. | Registered Holder Absolute Owner |
11.1 | The Company shall be entitled to treat the registered holder of any share as the absolute owner thereof and accordingly shall not be bound to recognise any equitable claim or other claim to, or interest in, such share on the part of any other person. |
11.2 | No person shall be entitled to recognition by the Company as holding any share upon any trust and the Company shall not be bound by, or be compelled in any way to recognise, (even when having notice thereof) any equitable, contingent, future or partial interest in any share or any other right in respect of any share except an absolute right to the entirety of the share in the holder. If, notwithstanding this Article, notice of any trust is at the holder's request entered in the Register of Members or on a share certificate in respect of a share, then, except as aforesaid: |
(a) | such notice shall be deemed to be solely for the holder's convenience; |
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(b) | the Company shall not be required in any way to recognise any beneficiary, or the beneficiary, of the trust as having an interest in the share or shares concerned; |
(c) | the Company shall not be concerned with the trust in any way, as to the identity or powers of the trustees, the validity, purposes or terms of the trust, the question of whether anything done in relation to the shares may amount to a breach of trust or otherwise; and |
(d) | the holder shall keep the Company fully indemnified against any liability or expense which may be incurred or suffered as a direct or indirect consequence of the Company entering notice of the trust in the Register of Members or on a share certificate and continuing to recognise the holder as having an absolute right to the entirely of the share or shares concerned. |
12. | Transfer of Registered Shares |
12.1 | An instrument of transfer shall be in writing in the form of the following, or as near thereto as circumstances admit, or in such other form as the Board may accept: |
Transfer of a Share or Shares
Longtop Financial Technologies Limited (the "Company")
FOR VALUE RECEIVED [amount], I, [name of transferor] hereby sell, assign and transfer unto [transferee] of [address], [number] of shares of the Company.
DATED this [ ] day of [ ], 200[ ]
Signed by: | In the presence of: | |||||
Transferor | Witness | |||||
Transferee | Witness | |||||
12.2 | Such instrument of transfer shall be signed by or on behalf of the transferor and transferee, provided that, in the case of a fully paid share, the Board may accept the instrument signed by or on behalf of the transferor alone. The transferor shall be deemed to remain the holder of such share until the same has been transferred to the transferee in the Register of Members. |
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12.3 | The Board may refuse to recognise any instrument of transfer unless it is accompanied by the certificate in respect of the shares to which it relates and by such other evidence as the Board may reasonably require to show the right of the transferor to make the transfer. |
12.4 | The joint holders of any share may transfer such share to one or more of such joint holders, and the surviving holder or holders of any share previously held by them jointly with a deceased Member may transfer any such share to the executors or administrators of such deceased Member. |
12.5 | The Board may in its absolute discretion and without assigning any reason therefor refuse to register the transfer of a share. If the Board refuses to register a transfer of any share the Secretary shall, within three months after the date on which the transfer was lodged with the Company, send to the transferor and transferee notice of the refusal. |
13. | Transmission of Registered Shares |
13.1 | In the case of the death of a Member, the survivor or survivors where the deceased Member was a joint holder, and the legal personal representatives of the deceased Member where the deceased Member was a sole holder, shall be the only persons recognised by the Company as having any title to the deceased Member's interest in the shares. Nothing herein contained shall release the estate of a deceased joint holder from any liability in respect of any share which had been jointly held by such deceased Member with other persons. Subject to the provisions of Section 39 of the Law, for the purpose of this Article, legal personal representative means the executor or administrator of a deceased Member or such other person as the Board may, in its absolute discretion, decide as being properly authorised to deal with the shares of a deceased Member. |
13.2 | Any person becoming entitled to a share in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of any Member may be registered as a Member upon such evidence as the Board may deem sufficient or may elect to nominate some person to be registered as a transferee of such share, and in such case the person becoming entitled shall execute in favour of such nominee an instrument of transfer in writing in the form, or as near thereto as circumstances admit, of the following: |
Transfer by a Person Becoming Entitled on Death/Bankruptcy of a Member
Longtop Financial Technologies Limited (the "Company")
I/We, having become entitled in consequence of the [death/bankruptcy] of [name and address of deceased Member] to [number] share(s) standing in the Register of Members of the Company in the name of the said [name of deceased/bankrupt Member] instead of being registered myself/ourselves, elect to have [name of transferee] (the "Transferee") registered as a transferee of-such shares) and I/we do hereby accordingly transfer the said share(s) to the Transferee to hold the same unto the Transferee, his or her executors, administrators and assigns, subject to the conditions
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on which the same were held at the time of the execution hereof; and the Transferee does hereby agree to take the said share(s) subject to the same conditions.
DATED this [ ] day of [ ], 200[ ]
Signed by: | In the presence of: | |||||
Transferor | Witness | |||||
Transferee | Witness | |||||
13.3 | On the presentation of the foregoing materials to the Board, accompanied by such evidence as the Board may require to prove the title of the transferor, the transferee shall be registered as a Member. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board shall, in any case, have the same right to decline or suspend registration as it would have had in the case of a transfer of the share by that Member before such Member's death or bankruptcy, as the case may be. |
13.4 | Where two or more persons are registered as joint holders of a share or shares, then in the event of the death of any joint holder or holders the remaining joint holder or holders shall be absolutely entitled to the said share or shares and the Company shall recognise no claim in respect of the estate of any joint holder except in the case of the last survivor of such joint holders. |
ALTERATION OF SHARE CAPITAL
14. | Power to Alter Capital |
14.1 | Subject to the Law and the provisions of the Memorandum, the Company may from time to time by ordinary resolution alter the conditions of its Memorandum to increase its share capital by new shares of such amount as it thinks expedient or, if the Company has shares without par value, increase its share capital by such number of shares without nominal or par value, or increase the aggregate consideration for which its shares may be issued, as it thinks expedient. |
14.2 | Subject to the Law and the provisions of the Memorandum, the Company may from time to time by ordinary resolution alter the conditions of its Memorandum of Association to: |
(a) | consolidate and divide all or any of its share capital into shares of larger amount than its existing shares; |
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(b) | subdivide its shares or any of them into shares of an amount smaller than that fixed by the Memorandum of Association; or |
(c) | cancel shares which at the date of the passing of the resolution have not been taken or agreed to be taken by any person, and diminish the amount of its share capital by the amount of the shares so cancelled or, in the case of shares without par value, diminish the number of shares into which its capital is divided. |
14.3 | For the avoidance of doubt it is declared that paragraph 14.2(a) and (b) above do not apply if at any time the shares of the Company have no par value. |
14.4 | Subject to the Law and the provisions of the Memorandum, the Company may from time to time by special resolution reduce its share capital in any way or, subject to Article 74, alter any conditions of its Memorandum of Association relating to share capital. |
15. | Variation of Rights Attaching to Shares |
Except as otherwise provided in the Memorandum, if, at any time, the share capital is divided into different classes of shares, the rights attached to any class (unless otherwise provided by the terms of issue of the shares of that class) may, whether or not the Company is being wound-up, be varied with the consent in writing of the holders of three-fourths of the issued shares of that class or with the sanction of a resolution passed by a majority of the votes cast at a separate general meeting of the holders of the shares of the class at which meeting the necessary quorum shall be two persons at least holding or representing by proxy one-third of the issued shares of the class. The rights conferred upon the holders of the shares of any class issued with preferred or other rights shall not, unless otherwise expressly provided by the terms of issue of the shares of that class, be deemed to be varied by the creation or issue of further shares ranking pari passu therewith.
DIVIDENDS AND CAPITALISATION
16. | Dividends |
16.1 | The Board may, subject to these Articles, the Memorandum and any direction of the Company in general meeting, declare a dividend to be paid to the Members, in proportion to the number of shares held by them, and such dividend may be paid in cash or wholly or partly in specie in which case the Board may fix the value for distribution in specie of any assets. No unpaid dividend shall bear interest as against the Company. |
16.2 | Dividends may be declared and paid out of profits of the Company, realised or unrealised, or from any reserve set aside from profits which the Directors determine is no longer needed, or not in the same amount. Dividends may also be declared and paid out of share premium account or any other fund or account which can be authorised for this purpose in accordance with the Law. |
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16.3 | With the sanction of an ordinary resolution of the Company and subject to the provisions of the Memorandum, the Directors may determine that a dividend shall be paid wholly or partly by the distribution of specific assets (which may consist of the shares or securities of any other company) and may settle all questions concerning such distribution. Without limiting the foregoing generality, the Directors may fix the value of such specific assets, may determine that cash payments shall be made to some Members in lieu of specific assets and may vest any such specific assets in trustees on such terms as the Directors think fit. |
16.4 | Except as otherwise provided in the Memorandum, the Company may pay dividends in proportion to the amount paid up on each share where a larger amount is paid up on some shares than on others. |
16.5 | Except as otherwise provided in the Memorandum, the Board may declare and make such other distributions (in cash or in specie) to the Members as may be lawfully made out of the assets of the Company. No unpaid distribution shall bear interest as against the Company. |
16.6 | The Board may fix any date as the record date for determining the Members entitled to receive any dividend or other distribution, but, unless so fixed, the record date shall be the date of the Directors' resolution declaring same. |
17. | Power to Set Aside Profits |
17.1 | The Board may, before declaring a dividend, set aside out of the surplus or profits of the Company, such sum as it thinks proper as a reserve to be used to meet contingencies or for equalising dividends or for any other purpose. Pending application, such sums may be employed in the business of the Company or invested, and need not be kept separate from other assets of the Company. The Directors may also, without placing the same to reserve, carry forward any profit which they decide not to distribute. |
17.2 | Subject to any direction from the Company in general meeting, the Directors may on behalf of the Company exercise all the powers and options conferred on the Company by the Law in regard to the Company's share premium account. |
18. | Method of Payment |
18.1 | Any dividend, interest, or other monies payable in cash in respect of the shares may be paid by cheque or draft sent through the post directed to the Member at such Member's address in the Register of Members, or to such person and to such address as the holder may in writing direct. |
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18.2 | In the case of joint holders of shares, any dividend, interest or other monies payable in cash in respect of shares may be paid by cheque or draft sent through the post directed to the address of the holder first named in the Register of Members, or to such person and to such address as the joint holders may in writing direct. If two or more persons are registered as joint holders of any shares any one can give an effectual receipt for any dividend paid in respect of such shares. |
18.3 | The Board may deduct from the dividends or distributions payable to any Member all monies due from such Member to the Company on account of calls or otherwise. |
19. | Capitalisation |
19.1 | The Board may resolve to capitalise any sum for the time being standing to the credit of any of the Company's share premium or other reserve accounts or to the credit of the profit and loss account or otherwise available for distribution by applying such sum in paying up unissued shares to be allotted as fully paid bonus shares pro rata to the Members. |
19.2 | The Board may resolve to capitalise any sum for the time being standing to the credit of a reserve account or sums otherwise available for dividend or distribution by applying such amounts in paying up in full partly paid or nil paid shares of those Members who would have been entitled to such sums if they were distributed by way of dividend or distribution. |
MEETINGS OF MEMBERS
20. | Annual General Meetings |
The Company may in each year hold a general meeting as its annual general meeting. The annual general meeting of the Company may be held at such time and place as the Chairman or any two Directors or any Director and the Secretary or the Board shall appoint.
21. | Extraordinary General Meetings |
21.1 | General meetings other than annual general meetings shall be called extraordinary general meetings. |
21.2 | The Chairman or any two Directors or any Director and the Secretary or the Board may convene an extraordinary general meeting of the Company whenever in their judgment such a meeting is necessary. |
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22. | (Reserved) |
23. | Notice |
23.1 | At least five days' notice of an annual general meeting shall be given to each Member entitled to attend and vote thereat, stating the date, place and time at which the meeting is to be held and if different, the record date for determining Members entitled to attend and vote at the general meeting, and, as far as practicable, the other business to be conducted at the meeting. |
23.2 | At least five days' notice of an extraordinary general meeting shall be given to each Member entitled to attend and vote thereat, stating the date, place and time at which the meeting is to be held and the general nature of the business to be considered at the meeting. |
23.3 | The Board may fix any date as the record date for determining the Members entitled to receive notice of and to vote at any general meeting of the Company but, unless so fixed, as regards the entitlement to receive notice of a meeting or notice of any other matter, the record date shall be the date of despatch of the notice and, as regards the entitlement to vote at a meeting, and any adjournment thereof, the record date shall be the date of the original meeting. |
23.4 | A general meeting of the Company shall, notwithstanding that it is called on shorter notice than that specified in these Articles, be deemed to have been properly called if it is so agreed by (i) all the Members entitled to attend and vote thereat in the case of an annual general meeting; and (ii) in the case of an extraordinary general meeting, by seventy-five percent of the Members entitled to attend and vote thereat. |
23.5 | The accidental omission to give notice of a general meeting to, or the non-receipt of a notice of a general meeting by, any person entitled to receive notice shall not invalidate the proceedings at that meeting. |
24. | Giving Notice |
24.1 | A notice may be given by the Company to any Member either by delivering it to such Member in person or by sending it to such Member's address in the Register of Members or to such other address given for the purpose. For the purposes of this Article, a notice may be sent by letter mail, courier service, cable, telex, telecopier, facsimile, electronic mail or other mode of representing words in a legible form. |
24.2 | Any notice required to be given to a Member shall, with respect to any shares held jointly by two or more persons, be given to whichever of such persons is named first in the Register of Members and notice so given shall be sufficient notice to all the holders of such shares. |
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24.3 | Any notice shall be deemed to have been served at the time when the same would be delivered in the ordinary course of transmission and, in proving such service, it shall be sufficient to prove that the notice was properly addressed and prepaid, if posted, and the time when it was posted, delivered to the courier or to the cable company or transmitted by telex, facsimile, electronic mail, or such other method as the case may be. |
25. | Postponement of General Meeting |
The Board may postpone any general meeting called in accordance with the provisions of these Articles provided that notice of postponement is given to each Member before the time for such meeting. Fresh notice of the date, time and place for the postponed meeting shall be given to each member in accordance with the provisions of these Articles.
26. | Participating in Meetings by Telephone |
Members may participate in any general meeting by means of such telephone, electronic or other communication facilities as permit all persons participating in the meeting to communicate with each other simultaneously and instantaneously, and participation in such a meeting shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.
27. | Quorum at General Meetings |
27.1 | At any general meeting of the Company two or more persons present in person and representing in person or by proxy in excess of 50% of the total issued voting shares in the Company throughout the meeting shall form a quorum for the transaction of business, provided that if the Company shall at any time have, only one Member, one Member present in person or by proxy shall form a quorum for the transaction of business at any general meeting of the Company held during such time. |
27.2 | If within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting a quorum is not present, the meeting shall stand adjourned to the same day one week later, at the same time and place or to such other day, time or place as the Board may determine. |
28. | Chairman to Preside |
Unless otherwise agreed by a majority of those attending and entitled to vote thereat, the Chairman, if there be one, shall act as chairman at all meetings of the Members at which such person is present. In his absence a chairman shall be appointed or elected by those present at the meeting and entitled to vote.
29. | Voting on Resolutions |
29.1 | Subject to the provisions of the Law, the Memorandum and these Articles, any question proposed for the consideration of the Members at any general meeting shall be decided by the affirmative votes of a majority of the votes cast in accordance with the provisions of these Articles and in the case of an equality of votes the resolution shall fail. |
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29.2 | No Member shall be entitled to vote at a general meeting unless such Member has paid all the calls on all shares held by such Member. |
29.3 | At any general meeting a resolution put to the vote of the meeting shall, in the first instance, be voted upon by a show of hands and, subject to any rights or restrictions for the time being lawfully attached to any class of shares and subject to the provisions of these Articles, every Member present in person and every person holding a valid proxy at such meeting shall be entitled to one vote and shall cast such vote by raising his hand. |
29.4 | At any general meeting if an amendment shall be proposed to any resolution under consideration and the chairman of the meeting shall rule on whether the proposed amendment is out of order, the proceedings on the substantive resolution shall not be invalidated by any error in such ruling. |
29.5 | At any general meeting a declaration by the chairman of the meeting that a question proposed for consideration has, on a show of hands, been carried, or carried unanimously, or by a particular majority, or lost, and an entry to that effect in a book containing the minutes of the proceedings of the Company shall, subject to the provisions of these Articles, be conclusive evidence of that fact. |
30. | Power to Demand a Vote on a Poll |
30.1 | Notwithstanding the foregoing, a poll may be demanded by the Chairman or at least one Member. |
30.2 | Where a poll is demanded, subject to any rights or restrictions for the time being lawfully attached to any class of shares, every person present at such meeting shall have one vote for each share of which such person is the holder or for which such person holds a proxy and such vote shall be counted by ballot as described herein, or in the case of a general meeting at which one or more Members are present by telephone, in such manner as the chairman of the meeting may direct and the result of such poll shall be deemed to be the resolution of the meeting at which the poll was demanded and shall replace any previous resolution upon the same matter which has been the subject of a show of hands. A person entitled to more than one vote need not use all his votes or cast all the votes he uses in the same way. |
30.3 | A poll demanded for the purpose of electing a chairman of the meeting or on a question of adjournment shall be taken forthwith and a poll demanded on any other question shall be taken in such manner and at such time and place at such meeting as the chairman of the meeting may direct and any business other than that upon which a poll has been demanded may be proceeded with pending the taking of the poll. |
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30.4 | Where a vote is taken by poll, each person present and entitled to vote shall be furnished with a ballot paper on which such person shall record his vote in such manner as shall be determined at the meeting having regard to the nature of the question on which the vote is taken, and each ballot paper shall be signed or initialled or otherwise marked so as to identity the voter and the registered holder in the case of a proxy. At the conclusion of the poll, the ballot papers shall be examined and counted by a committee of not less than two Members or proxy holders appointed by the chairman for the purpose and the result of the poll shall be declared by the chairman. |
31. | Voting by Joint Holders of Shares |
In the case of joint holders, the vote of the senior who tenders a vote (whether in person or by proxy) shall be accepted to the exclusion of the votes of the other joint holders, and for this purpose seniority shall be determined by the order in which the names stand in the Register of Members.
32. | Instrument of Proxy |
32.1 | An instrument appointing a proxy shall be in writing or transmitted by electronic mail in substantially the following form or such other form as the chairman of the meeting shall accept: |
Proxy
Longtop Financial Technologies Limited (the "Company")
I/We, [insert names here], being a Member of the Company with [number] shares, HEREBY APPOINT [name] of [address] or failing him, [name] of [address] to be my/our proxy to vote for me/us at the meeting of the Members held on the [ ] day of [ ], 200[ ] and at any adjournment thereof. (Any restrictions on voting to be inserted here.)
Signed this [ ] day of [ ], 200[ ]
Member(s) |
32.2 | The instrument of proxy shall be signed or, in the case of a transmission by electronic mail, electronically signed in a manner acceptable to the chairman, by the appointor or by the appointor's attorney duly authorised in writing, or if the appointor is a corporation, either under its seal or signed or, in the case of a transmission by electronic mail, electronically signed in a manner acceptable to the chairman, by a duly authorised officer or attorney. |
32.3 | A member who is the holder of two or more shares may appoint more than one proxy to represent him and vote on his behalf. |
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32.4 | The decision of the chairman of any general meeting as to the validity of any appointment of a proxy shall be final. |
33. | Representation of Corporate Member |
33.1 | A corporation which is a Member may, by written instrument, authorise such person or persons as it thinks fit to act as its representative at any meeting of the Members and any person so authorised shall be entitled to exercise the same powers on behalf of the corporation which such person represents as that corporation could exercise if it were an individual Member, and that Member shall be deemed to be present in person at any such meeting attended by its authorised representative or representatives. |
33.2 | Notwithstanding the foregoing, the chairman of the meeting may accept such assurances as he thinks fit as to the right of any person to attend and vote at general meetings on behalf of a corporation which is a Member, |
34. | Adjournment of General Meeting |
The chairman of a general meeting may, with the consent of the Members at any general meeting at which a quorum is present, and shall if so directed by the meeting, adjourn the meeting. Unless the meeting is adjourned to a specific date, place and time announced at the meeting being adjourned, fresh notice of the date, place and time for the resumption of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each Member entitled to attend and vote thereat in accordance with these Articles and/or the Memorandum.
35. | Written Resolutions |
35.1 | Anything which may be done by resolution of the Company in general meeting or by resolution of a meeting of any class of the Members may, without a meeting and without any previous notice being required, be done by resolution in writing signed by, or in the case of a Member that is a corporation whether or not a company within the meaning of the Law, on behalf of, all the Members who at the date of the resolution would be entitled to attend the meeting and vote on the resolution. |
35.2 | A resolution in writing may be signed by, or in the case of a Member that is a corporation whether or not a company within the meaning of the Law, on behalf of, all the Members, or all the Members of the relevant class thereof, in as many counterparts as may be necessary. |
35.3 | A resolution in writing made in accordance with this Article is as valid as if it had been passed by the Company in general meeting or by a meeting of the relevant class of Members, as the case may be, and any reference in any Article to a meeting at which a resolution is passed or to Members voting in favour of a resolution shall be construed accordingly. |
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35.4 | A resolution in writing made in accordance with this Article shall constitute minutes for the purposes of the Law. |
35.5 | For the purposes of this Article, the date of the resolution is the date when the resolution is signed by, or in the case of a Member that is a corporation whether or not a company within the meaning of the Law, on behalf of, the last Member to sign and any reference in any Article to the date of passing of a resolution is, in relation to a resolution made in accordance with this Article, a reference to such date. |
36. | Directors Attendance at General Meetings |
The Directors of the Company shall be entitled to receive notice of, attend and be heard at any general meeting.
DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
37. | Election of Directors |
37.1 | The Board shall be elected or appointed in writing in the first place by the subscribers to the Memorandum of Association or by a majority of them. There shall be no shareholding qualification for Directors unless prescribed by special resolution. |
37.2 | Except as otherwise provided in the Memorandum, the Directors may from time to time appoint any person to be a Director, either to fill a casual vacancy or as an addition to the existing Directors, subject to any upper limit on the number of Directors prescribed pursuant to this Article. |
37.3 | Except as otherwise provided in the Memorandum, the Company may from time to time by ordinary resolution appoint any person to be a Director. |
38. | Number of Directors |
The Board shall consist of not less than one Director or such number in excess thereof as the Board may determine.
39. | Term of Office of Directors |
An appointment of a Director may be on terms that the Director shall automatically retire from office (unless he has sooner vacated office) at the next or a subsequent annual general meeting or upon any specified event or after any specified period; but no such term shall be implied in the absence of express provision.
40. | Alternate Directors |
40.1 | A Director may at any time appoint any person (including another Director) to be his Alternate Director and may at any time terminate such appointment. An appointment and a termination of appointment shall be by notice in writing signed by the Director and deposited at the Registered Office or delivered at a meeting of the Directors. |
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40.2 | The appointment of an Alternate Director shall determine on the happening of any event which, if he were a Director, would cause him to vacate such office or if his appointor ceases for any reason to be a Director. |
40.3 | An Alternate Director shall be entitled to receive notices of meetings of the Directors and shall be entitled to attend and vote as a Director at any such meeting at which his appointor is not personally present and generally at such meeting to perform all the functions of his appointor as a Director; and for the purposes1 of the proceedings at such meeting these Articles shall apply as if he (instead of his appointor) were a Director, save that he may not himself appoint an Alternate Director or a proxy. |
40.4 | If an Alternate Director is himself a Director or attends a meeting of the Directors as the Alternate Director of more than one Director, his voting rights shall be cumulative. |
40.5 | Unless the Directors determine otherwise, an Alternate Director may also represent his appointor at meetings of any committee of the Directors on which his appointor serves; and the provisions of this Article shall apply equally to such committee meetings as to meetings of the Directors. |
40.6 | If so authorised by an express provision in his notice of appointment, an Alternate Director may join in a written resolution of the Directors adopted pursuant to these Articles and his signature of such resolution shall be as effective as the signature of his appointor. |
40.7 | Save as provided in these Articles an Alternate Director shall not, as such, have any power to act as a Director or to represent his appointor and shall not be deemed to be a Director for the purposes of these Articles. |
40.8 | A Director who is not present at a meeting of the Directors, and whose Alternate Director (if any) is not present at the meeting, may be represented at the meeting by a proxy duly appointed, in which event the presence and vote of the proxy shall be deemed to be that of the Director. All the provisions of these Articles regulating the appointment of proxies by Members shall apply equally to the appointment of proxies by Directors. |
41. | Removal of Directors |
Except as otherwise provided in the Memorandum and subject to any special rights conferred on the holder(s) of any existing shares or class of shares, the Company may from time to time by ordinary resolution remove any Director from office, whether or not appointing another in his stead.
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42. | Vacancy in the Office of Director |
The office of Director shall be vacated if the Director:
(a) | is removed from office pursuant to these Articles; |
(b) | dies or becomes bankrupt, or makes any arrangement or composition with his creditors generally; |
(c) | is or becomes of unsound mind or an order for his detention is made under the Mental Health Law of the Cayman Islands or any analogous law of a jurisdiction outside the Cayman Islands, or dies; or |
(d) | resigns his office by notice in writing to the Company. |
43. | Remuneration of Directors |
The remuneration (if any) of the Directors shall, subject to any direction that may be given by the Company in general meeting, be determined by the Directors as they may from time to time determine and shall be deemed to accrue from day to day. The Directors may also be paid all travel, hotel and other expenses properly incurred by them in attending and returning from the meetings of the Board, any committee appointed by the Board, general meetings of the Company, or in connection with the business of the Company or their duties as Directors generally.
44. | Defect in Appointment of Director |
All acts done in good faith by the Board or by a committee of the Board or by any person acting as a Director shall, notwithstanding that it be afterwards discovered that there was some defect in the appointment of any Director or person acting as aforesaid, or that they or any of them were disqualified, be as valid as if every such person had been duly appointed and was qualified to be a Director.
45. | Directors to Manage Business |
The business of the Company shall be managed and conducted by the Board. In managing the business of the Company, the Board may exercise all such powers of the Company as are not, by the Law or by these Articles, required to be exercised by the Company in general meeting subject, nevertheless, to these Articles, the provisions of the Law and to such directions as may be prescribed by. the Company in general meeting.
46. | Powers of the Board of Directors |
Without limiting the generality of Article 45, the Board may:
(a) | appoint, suspend, or remove any manager, secretary, clerk, agent or employee of the Company and may fix- their remuneration and determine their duties; |
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(b) | exercise all the powers of the Company to borrow money and to mortgage or charge its undertaking, property and uncalled capital, or any part thereof, and may issue debentures, debenture stock and other securities whether outright or as security for any debt, liability or obligation of the Company or any third party; |
(c) | appoint one or more Directors to the office of managing director or chief executive officer of the Company, who shall, subject to the control of the Board, supervise and administer all of the general business and affairs of the Company; |
(d) | appoint a person to act as manager of the Company's day-to-day business and may entrust to and confer upon such manager such powers and duties as it deems appropriate for the transaction or conduct of such business; |
(e) | by power of attorney, appoint any company, firm, person or body of persons, whether nominated directly or indirectly by the Board, to be an attorney of the Company for such purposes and with such powers, authorities and discretions (not exceeding those vested in or exercisable by the Board) and for such period and subject to such conditions as it may think fit and any such power of attorney may contain such provisions for the protection and convenience of persons dealing with any such attorney as the Board may think fit and may also authorise any such attorney to sub-delegate all or any of the powers, authorities and discretions so vested in the attorney. Such attorney may, if so authorised under the seal of the Company, execute any deed or instrument under such attorney's person seal with the same effect as the affixation of the seal of the Company; |
(f) | procure that the Company pays all expenses incurred in promoting and incorporating the Company; |
(g) | delegate any of its powers (including the power to sub-delegate) to a committee of one or more persons appointed by the Board and every such committee shall conform to such directions as the Board shall impose on them. Subject to. any directions or regulations made by the Directors for this purpose, the meetings and proceedings of any such committee shall be governed by the provisions of these Articles regulating the meetings and proceedings of the Board, including provisions for written resolutions; |
(h) | delegate any of its powers (including the power to sub-delegate) to any person on such terms and in such manner as the Board sees fit; |
(i) | present any petition and make any application in connection with the liquidation or reorganisation of the Company; |
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(j) | in connection with the issue of any share, pay such commission and brokerage as may be permitted by law; and |
(k) | authorise any company, firm, person or body of persons to act on behalf of the Company for any specific purpose and in connection therewith to execute any agreement, document or instrument on behalf of the Company. |
47. | Register of Directors and Officers |
47.1 | The Board shall cause to be kept in one or more books at the registered office of the Company a Register of Directors and Officers in accordance with the Law and shall enter therein the following particulars with respect to each Director and Officer: |
(a) | first name and surname; and |
(b) | address. |
47.2 | The Board shall, within the period of thirty days from the occurrence of: |
(a) | any change among its Directors and Officers; or |
(b) | any change in the particulars contained in the Register of Directors and Officers, |
cause to be entered on the Register of Directors and Officers -the particulars of such change and the date on which such change occurred, and shall notify the Registrar of Companies of any such change that takes place.
48. | Officers |
The Officers shall consist of a Secretary and such additional Officers as the Board may determine all of whom shall be deemed to be Officers for the purposes of these Articles.
49. | Appointment of Officers |
The Secretary (and additional Officers, if any) shall be appointed by the Board from time to time.
50. | Duties of Officers |
The Officers shall have such powers and perform such duties in the management, business and affairs of the Company as may be delegated to them by the Board from time to time.
51. | Remuneration of Officers |
The Officers shall receive such remuneration as the Board may determine.
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52. | Conflicts of Interest |
52.1 | Any Director, or any Director's firm, partner or any company with whom any Director is associated, may act in any capacity for, be employed by or render services to the Company and such Director or such Director's firm, partner or company shall be entitled to remuneration as if such Director were not a Director. Nothing herein contained shall authorise a Director or Director's firm, partner or company to act as Auditor to the Company. |
52.2 | A Director who is directly or indirectly interested in a contract or proposed contract or arrangement with the Company shall declare the nature of such interest as required by law. |
52.3 | Following a declaration being made pursuant to this Article, and unless disqualified by the chairman of the relevant Board meeting, a Director may vote in respect of any contract or proposed contract or arrangement in which such Director is interested and may be counted in the quorum for such meeting. |
53. | Indemnification and Exculpation of Directors and Officers |
53.1 | The Directors and Officers of the Company and any trustee for the time being acting in relation to any of the affairs of the Company and every former director, officer and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, and personal representatives (each of which persons being referred to in this Article as an "indemnified party") shall be indemnified and secured harmless out of the assets of the Company from and against all actions, costs, charges, losses, damages and expenses which they or any of them shall or may incur or sustain by or by reason of any act done, concurred in or omitted in or about the execution of their duty, or supposed duty, or in their respective offices .or trusts, and no indemnified party shall be answerable for the acts, receipts, neglects or defaults of the others of them or for joining in any receipts for the sake of conformity, or for any bankers or other persons with whom any moneys or effects belonging to the Company shall or may be lodged or deposited for safe custody, or for insufficiency or deficiency of any security upon which any moneys of or belonging to the Company shall be placed out on or invested, or for any other loss, misfortune or damage which may happen in the execution of their respective offices or trusts, or in relation thereto, PROVIDED THAT this indemnity shall not extend to any matter in respect of any fraud or dishonesty which may attach to any of the said persons. Each Member agrees to waive any claim or right of action such Member might have, whether individually or by or in the right of the Company, against any Director or Officer on account of any action taken by such Director or Officer, or the failure of such Director or Officer to take any action in the performance of his duties with or for the Company, PROVIDED THAT such waiver shall not extend to any matter in respect of any fraud or dishonesty which may attach to such Director or Officer. |
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53.2 | The Company may purchase and maintain insurance for the benefit of any Director or Officer of the Company against any liability incurred by him in his capacity as a Director or Officer of the Company or indemnifying such Director or Officer in respect of any loss arising or liability attaching to him by virtue of any rule of law in respect of any negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust of which the Director or Officer may be guilty in relation to the Company or any subsidiary thereof. |
MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
54. | Board Meetings |
The Board may meet for the transaction of business, adjourn and otherwise regulate its meetings as it sees fit. A resolution put to the vote at a meeting of the Board shall be carried by the affirmative votes of a majority of the votes cast and in the case of an equality of votes the resolution shall fail.
55. | Notice of Board Meetings |
A Director may, and the Secretary on the requisition of a Director shall, at any time summon a meeting of the Board. Notice of a meeting of the Board shall be deemed to be duly given to a Director if it is given to such Director verbally (in person or by telephone) or otherwise communicated or sent to such Director by post, cable, telex, telecopier, facsimile, electronic mail or other mode of representing words in a legible form at such Director's last known address or any other address given by such Director to the Company for this purpose.
56. | Participation in Meetings by Telephone |
Directors may participate in any meeting of the Board by means of such telephone, electronic or other communication facilities as permit all persons participating in the meeting to communicate with each other simultaneously and instantaneously, and participation in such a meeting shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.
57. | Quorum at Board Meetings |
The quorum necessary for the transaction of business at a meeting of the Board shall be two Directors, provided that if there is only one Director for the time being in office the quorum shall be one.
58. | Board to Continue in the Event of Vacancy |
The Board may act notwithstanding any vacancy in its number.
59. | Chairman to Preside |
Unless otherwise agreed by a majority of the Directors attending, the Chairman, if there be one, shall act as chairman at all meetings of the Board at which such person is present. In his absence a chairman shall be appointed or elected by the Directors present at the meeting.
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60. | Written Resolutions |
60.1 | Anything which may be done by resolution of the Directors may, without a meeting and without any previous notice being required, be done by resolution in writing signed by, or in the case of a Director that is a corporation whether or not a company within the meaning of the Law, on behalf of, all the Directors. |
60.2 | A resolution in writing may be signed by, or in the case of a Director that is a corporation whether or not a company within the meaning of the Law, on behalf of, all the Directors in as many counterparts as may be necessary. |
60.3 | A resolution in writing made in accordance with this Article is as valid as if it had been passed by the Directors in a directors' meeting, and any reference in any Article to a meeting at which a resolution is passed or to Directors voting in favour of a resolution shall be construed accordingly. |
60.4 | A resolution in writing made in accordance with this Article shall constitute minutes for the purposes of the Law. |
60.5 | For the purposes of this Article, the date of the resolution is the date when the resolution is signed by, or in the case of a Director that is a corporation whether or not a company within the meaning of the Law, on behalf of, the last Director to sign (or Alternate Director to sign if so authorised under Article 40.6), and any reference in any Article to the date of passing of a resolution is, in relation to a resolution made in accordance with this Article, a reference to such date. |
61. | Validity of Prior Acts of the Board |
No regulation or alteration to these Articles made by the Company in general meeting shall invalidate any prior act of the Board which would have been valid if that regulation or alteration had not been made.
CORPORATE RECORDS
62. | Minutes |
The Board shall cause minutes to be duly entered in books provided for the purpose:
(a) | of all elections and appointments of Officers; |
(b) | of the names of the Directors present at each meeting of the Board and of any committee appointed by the Board; and |
(c) | of all resolutions and proceedings of general meetings of the Members, meetings of the Board, meetings of managers and meetings of committees appointed by the Board. |
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63. | Register of Mortgages and Charges |
63.1 | The Directors shall cause to be kept the Register of Mortgages and Charges required by the Law. |
63.2 | The Register of Mortgages and Charges shall be open to inspection in accordance with the Law, at the office of the Company on every business day in the Cayman Islands, subject to such reasonable restrictions as the Board may impose, so that not less than two hours in each such business day be allowed for inspection. |
64. | Form and Use of Seal |
64.1 | The Seal shall only be used by the authority of the Directors or of a committee of the Directors authorised by the Directors in that behalf; and, until otherwise determined by the Directors, the Seal shall be affixed in the presence of a Director or the Secretary or an assistant secretary .or some other person authorised for this purpose by the Directors or the committee of Directors. |
64.2 | Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Seal may without further authority be affixed by way of authentication to any document required to be filed with the Registrar of Companies in the Cayman Islands, and may be so affixed by any Director, Secretary or assistant secretary of the Company or any other person or institution having authority to file the document as aforesaid. |
64.3 | The Company may have one or more duplicate Seals, as permitted by the Law; and, if the Directors think fit, a duplicate Seal may bear on its face of the name of the country, territory, district or place where it is to be issued. |
ACCOUNTS
65. | Books of Account |
65.1 | The Board shall cause to be kept proper records of account with respect to all transactions of the Company and in particular with respect to: |
(a) | all sums of money received and expended by the Company and the matters in respect of which the receipt and expenditure relates; |
(b) | all sales and purchases of goods by the Company; and |
(c) | all assets and liabilities of the Company. |
65.2 | Such records of account shall be kept and proper books of account shall not be deemed to be kept with respect to the matters aforesaid if there are not kept, at such place as the Board thinks fit, such books as are necessary to give a true and fair view of the state of the Company's affairs and to explain its transactions. |
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65.3 | No Member (not being a Director) shall have any right of inspecting any account or book or document of the Company. |
66. | Financial Year End |
The financial year end of the Company shall be 31st March in each year but, subject to any direction of the Company in general meeting, the Board may from time to time prescribe some other period to be the financial year, provided that the Board may not without the sanction of an ordinary resolution prescribe or allow any financial year longer than eighteen months.
AUDITS
67. | Audit |
Nothing in these Articles shall be construed as making it obligatory to appoint Auditors.
68. | Appointment of Auditors |
68.1 | The Company may in general meeting appoint Auditors to hold office for such period as the Members may determine. |
68.2 | Whenever there are no Auditors appointed as aforesaid the Directors may appoint Auditors to hold office for such period as the Directors may determine or earlier removal from office by the Company in general meeting. |
68.3 | The Auditor may be a Member but no Director, Officer or employee of the Company shall, during his continuance in office, be eligible to act as an Auditor of the Company. |
69. | Remuneration of Auditors |
Unless fixed by the Company in general meeting the remuneration of the Auditor shall be as determined by the Directors.
70. | Duties of Auditor |
The Auditor shall make a report to the Members on the accounts examined by him and on every set of financial statements laid before the Company in general meeting, or circulated to Members, pursuant to this Article during the Auditor's tenure of office.
71. | Access to Records |
71.1 | The Auditor shall at all reasonable times have access to the Company's books, accounts and vouchers and shall be entitled to require from the Company's Directors and Officers such information and explanations as the Auditor thinks necessary for the performance of the Auditor's duties and, if the Auditor fails to obtain all the information and explanations which, to the best of his knowledge and belief, are necessary for the purposes of their audit, he shall state that fact in his report to the Members. |
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71.2 | The Auditor shall be entitled to attend any general meeting at which any financial statements which have been examined or reported on by him are to be laid before the Company and to make any statement or explanation he may desire with respect to the financial statements. |
VOLUNTARY WINDING-UP AND DISSOLUTION
72. | Winding-Up |
72.1 | The Company may be voluntarily wound-up by a special resolution of the Members. |
72.2 | If the Company shall be wound up the liquidator may, with the sanction of a special resolution, divide amongst the Members in specie or in kind the whole or any part of the assets of the Company (whether they shall consist of property of the same kind or not) and may, for such purpose, set such value as he deems fair upon any property to be divided as aforesaid and may determine how such division shall be carried out as between the Members or different classes of Members. The liquidator may, with the like sanction, vest the whole or -any .part of such assets in the trustees upon such trusts for the benefit of the Members as the liquidator shall think fit, but so that no Member shall be compelled to accept any shares or other securities or assets whereon there is any liability. |
CHANGES TO CONSTITUTION
73. | Changes to Articles |
Subject to the Law and to the conditions contained in the Memorandum, the Company may, by special resolution, alter or add to its Articles.
74. | Changes to the Memorandum of Association |
Subject to the Law and to the conditions contained in the Memorandum, the Company may from time to time by special resolution alter its Memorandum of Association with respect to any objects, powers or other matters specified therein.
75. | Discontinuance |
The Board may exercise all the powers of the Company to transfer by way of continuation the Company to a named country or jurisdiction outside the Cayman Islands pursuant to the Law.
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Dated the 7th day of August, 2007
Codan Trust Company (Cayman) Limited, a Cayman Islands Company of George Town, Grand Cayman
/s/ Sharon Pierson |
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Sharon Pierson | ||
/s/ Tim Derrick |
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Tim Derrick | ||
Witness to the above signatures |
Address: | Cricket Square, Hutchins Drive | |||
PO Box 2681 | ||||
Grand Cayman KY1-1 111 | ||||
Cayman Islands | ||||
Occupation: | Paralegal |
I, D. EVADNE EBANKS, Asst. Registrar of Companies in and for the Cayman Islands, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that this is a true and correct copy of the Articles of Association of this Company duly registered on the 7th day of August, 2007.
/s/ |
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(ASST.) Registrar of Companies |
Secretary's Certificate
Longtop Financial Technologies Ltd.
Cricket Square, Hutchins Drive
P.O. Box 2681
Grand Cayman KY1-1111
Cayman Islands
We, Codan Trust Company (Cayman) Limited, Secretary of Longtop Financial Technologies Ltd. (the "Company") DO HEREBY CERTIFY the following is a true copy of the special resolution adopted by the Members of the Company on 13th September, 2007 and that such resolutions have not been modified.
Special Resolutions
1. That the name of the Company be changed from "Longtop Financial Technologies Ltd." to "Longtop Financial Technologies Limited".
2. That the memorandum and articles of association of the Company be amended by replacing all references to "Longtop Financial Technologies Ltd." with "Longtop Financial Technologies Limited" to reflect the name change.
/s/ Sharon Pierson |
Sharon Pierson for and on behalf of |
Codan Trust Company (Cayman) Limited |
Secretary |
Dated this 19th day of September, 2007.