As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 9, 2018
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-1
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
VANTAGE DRILLING INTERNATIONAL
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Cayman Islands | 1381 | 98-1372204 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation or organization) |
(Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
777 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 800
Houston, TX 77056
(281) 404-4700
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of Registrants Principal Executive Offices)
Maples Corporate Services Limited
PO Box 309
Ugland House
Grand Cayman
KY1-1104, Cayman Islands
(345) 949 8066
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
With copies to:
Douglas E. Stewart Vantage Drilling International c/o Vantage Energy Services, Inc. 777 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 800 Houston, Texas 77056 (281) 404-4700 |
Rod Miller, Esq. Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP 28 Liberty Street New York, NY 10005 (212) 530-5000 |
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to public: As soon as practicable after this Registration Statement becomes effective.
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, check the following box. ☒
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐
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If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of large accelerated filer, accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, and emerging growth company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer | ☐ | Accelerated filer | ☐ | |||
Non-accelerated filer | ☒ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) | Smaller reporting company | ☐ | |||
Emerging growth company | ☐ |
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Title of each Class of Securities to be Registered |
Amount to be |
Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Unit (2) |
Proposed Offering Price (1)(2) |
Amount of Registration Fee (2) | ||||
Units of Stapled Securities (Stapled Securities) (3) |
316,850 | |||||||
Ordinary Shares, par value $0.001 per share (Ordinary Shares) |
2,435,281 (4) | $75.00 (5) | $23,763,750.00 (6) | $2,958.59 (6) | ||||
1% / 12% Step-Up Senior Secured Third Lien Convertible Notes due 2030 (Notes) (7) |
$202,521,956.57 | 100% | $202,521,956.57 | $25,213.99 | ||||
Subsidiary Guarantees of the Notes (8) |
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Total |
$28,172.58 | |||||||
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(1) | The units of Stapled Securities and the Ordinary Shares will be offered for resale by selling holders pursuant to the shelf prospectus contained herein. Pursuant to Rule 429, this amount does not include the 2,524,918 units of Stapled Securities (including the Ordinary Shares, Notes and guarantees thereof comprising such Stapled Securities, as well as the Ordinary Shares issuable upon conversion of such Notes) or the additional 655,094 Ordinary Shares not part of any Stapled Securities, all of which were registered for resale pursuant to the Registrants registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-217678), which became effective on June 16, 2017, which Stapled Securities and Ordinary Shares are included in the combined prospectus that forms a part of this registration statement. |
(2) | Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(o) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act). |
(3) | Each unit of Stapled Securities initially represents one Ordinary Share and an original issuance amount of $172.61 principal amount of Notes. |
(4) | Represents (i) 316,850 Ordinary Shares included in the Stapled Securities described in note (3) above and (ii) 2,118,431 Ordinary Shares, representing the total aggregate number of Ordinary Shares into which the Notes included in the Stapled Securities described in note (3) above are convertible (at the initial conversion price of $95.60 per Ordinary Share) on the maturity date thereof after giving effect to all payments of pay-in-kind interest. Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act, such number of Ordinary Shares registered hereby shall include an indeterminate number of Ordinary Shares that may be issued in connection with a share split, share dividend, recapitalization or similar event. |
(5) | Our Ordinary Shares are not traded on any national exchange and in accordance with Rule 457 under the Securities Act, the offering price per share was estimated using the equity value for the Ordinary Shares as of the date of the consummation of the Joint Prepackaged Chapter 11 Plan of Offshore Group Investment Limited and its Affiliated Debtors. |
(6) | Pursuant to Rule 457(i) under the Securities Act, there is no additional filing fee with respect to the Ordinary Shares issuable upon conversion of the Notes because no additional consideration will be received in connection with the exercise of such conversion. Accordingly, the registration fee in respect of the Ordinary Shares was calculated solely on the basis of 316,850 Ordinary Shares included in the Stapled Securities. |
(7) | Consists of (i) $54,691,478.50 aggregate principal amount of Notes described in note (3) above, together with (ii) all payments of interest in the form of pay-in-kind interest through the maturity date. |
(8) | Pursuant to Rule 457(n) under the Securities Act, no separate fee for the guarantees is payable. |
The registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.
Pursuant to the provisions of Rule 429 under the Securities Act of 1933, the prospectus contained in this Registration Statement also relates to the issuers Form S-1 Registration Statement No. 333-217678.
Table of Additional Registrant Guarantors
Exact Name of Registrant Guarantor |
State or Other Jurisdiction of |
I.R.S. Employer Identification | ||
Dragonquest Holdings Company1 | Cayman Islands | N/A | ||
Emerald Driller Company1 | Cayman Islands | N/A | ||
P2020 Rig Co.1 | Cayman Islands | N/A | ||
P2021 Rig. Co.1 | Cayman Islands | N/A | ||
Sapphire Driller Company1 | Cayman Islands | N/A | ||
Vantage Deepwater Company1 | Cayman Islands | N/A | ||
Vantage Driller I Co.1 | Cayman Islands | N/A | ||
Vantage Driller II Co.1 | Cayman Islands | N/A | ||
Vantage Driller III Co.1 | Cayman Islands | N/A | ||
Vantage Driller IV Co.1 | Cayman Islands | N/A | ||
Vantage Driller VI Co.1 | Cayman Islands | N/A | ||
Vantage Drilling Africa1 | Cayman Islands | N/A | ||
Vantage Holdings Malaysia I Co.1 | Cayman Islands | N/A | ||
Vantage International Management Co.1 | Cayman Islands | N/A | ||
Vantage Holdings Cyprus ODC Limited2 | Cyprus | N/A | ||
Vantage Deepwater Drilling, Inc.1 | Delaware | 27-5373668 | ||
Vantage Delaware Holdings, LLC1 | Delaware | N/A | ||
Vantage Energy Services, Inc.1 | Delaware | 51-0599779 | ||
Vantage Holding Hungary Kft.3 | Hungary | N/A | ||
PT. Vantage Drilling Company Indonesia4 | Indonesia | N/A | ||
Vantage Drilling Labuan I Ltd.5 | Malaysia | N/A | ||
Vantage Drilling (Malaysia) I Sdn. Bhd.6 | Malaysia | N/A | ||
Vantage Drilling Netherlands B.V.7 | The Netherlands | N/A | ||
Vantage Driller ROCO S.R.L.8 | Romania | N/A | ||
Vantage International Management Company Pte. Ltd.9 | Singapore | N/A |
(1) | The address for each of these co-registrants is c/o Vantage Energy Services, Inc., 777 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 800, Houston, Texas 77056, Telephone: (281) 404-4700. |
(2) | The address for this co-registrant is Themistokli Dervi 17-19, The City House, Nicosia 1066, Cyprus. |
(3) | The address for this co-registrant is Népfürdő utca 22., Building B, 13th Floor, Budapest, Hungary HU-1138. |
(4) | The address for this co-registrant is Graha Mampang Bldg., 5th Floor, J1. Mampang Prapatan Raya No. 100, Kec. Pancoran, Jakarta Selatan, Indonesia. |
(5) | The address for this co-registrant is Tiara Labuan, Jalan Tanjung Batu, 87000 F.T. Labuan, Malaysia. |
(6) | The address for this co-registrant is 10th Floor, Menara Hap Seng, No. 1 & 3, Jalan P. Ramlee, 50250 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. |
(7) | The address for this co-registrant is Herikerbergweg 238, Luna ArenA, 1101 CM Amsterdam, The Netherlands. |
(8) | The address for this co-registrant is Bucuresti Sectorul 6, Strada Economu Cezarescu, Nr. 31B, Camera 3, Etaj 2, Bucharest 060754, Romania. |
(9) | The address for this co-registrant is 72 Anson Road, #07-01/02 Anson House, Singapore (079911). |
The name and address of the agent for service for each of the co-registrants is Maples Corporate Services Limited, PO Box 309, Ugland House, Grand Cayman, KY1-1104, Cayman Islands. The telephone number, including area code, of the agent for service for each of the co-registrants is (345) 949 8066.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Pursuant to Rule 429 under the Securities Act of 1933, the prospectus (the Prospectus) included in this registration statement on Form S-1 (the Registration Statement) is a combined prospectus relating to this Registration Statement and registration statement No. 333-217678, previously filed by the Registrant on Form S-1 on May 26, 2017 and declared effective on June 16, 2017 (the Previous Resale Shelf), which related to the offer and resale of up to an aggregate of 2,550,682 units of Stapled Securities (the Stapled Securities), including the ordinary shares of Vantage Drilling International (the Ordinary Shares) forming a part thereof and the Ordinary Shares issuable upon conversion of the Notes (as defined herein) forming a part thereof, as well as 655,094 Ordinary Shares not a part of any Stapled Securities, by the selling holders named in the Previous Resale Shelf. This Registration Statement, which is a new registration statement, combines 2,524,918 unsold units of Stapled Securities, as well as 655,094 unsold Ordinary Shares not a part of any Stapled Securities, from the Previous Resale Shelf with an additional 316,850 units of Stapled Securities (including the Ordinary Shares forming a part thereof and the Ordinary Shares issuable upon the conversion of the Notes forming a part thereof) registered hereby for offer and resale by the selling holders named in the Prospectus. Pursuant to Rule 429, this Registration Statement also constitutes post-effective amendment no. 1 on Form S-1 to Registration Statement 333-217678 (the Post-Effective Amendment), and such Post-Effective Amendment shall hereafter become effective concurrently with the effectiveness of this Registration Statement in accordance with Section 8(c) of the Securities Act of 1933.
The information in this preliminary prospectus is not complete and may be changed. The selling holders may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This preliminary prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.
Subject to Completion
Preliminary Prospectus dated May 9, 2018
PROSPECTUS
2,841,768 Units of Stapled Securities
representing
2,841,768 Ordinary Shares and
$490,517,574.48 original issuance amount of
1%/12% Step-Up Senior Secured Third Lien Convertible Notes due 2030
655,094 Ordinary Shares
Vantage Drilling International
Stapled Securities and Ordinary Shares
This prospectus relates to the offer and resale of up to (a) an aggregate of 2,841,768 units of stapled securities (the Stapled Securities) (including the ordinary shares of Vantage Drilling International (the Ordinary Shares or New Shares) (i) forming a part thereof that may become separated therefrom as described under Description of Stapled SecuritiesGeneralAutomatic Separation and (ii) that are issuable upon the conversion of the Notes (as defined below) forming a part thereof) and (b) an aggregate of 655,094 Ordinary Shares that are not part of any Stapled Securities, of Vantage Drilling International by the selling holders identified in this prospectus. As of February 10, 2016, the original issuance date thereof, each Stapled Security initially represented one Ordinary Share and an original issuance amount of $172.61 principal amount of 1%/12% Step-Up Senior Secured Third Lien Convertible Notes due 2030 (the Notes or Convertible Notes), in each case subject to adjustment as further described under Description of Stapled Securities. Interest on the Notes accrues at a rate of 1% per year from February 10, 2016, the issue date of the Notes, through, but not including, the fourth anniversary of February 10, 2016. From and after the fourth anniversary of February 10, 2016 and through the maturity date of the Notes, interest will accrue at a rate of 12% per year. Interest on the Notes is payable in kind, semi-annually (in arrears) on June 30 and December 31 of each year by increasing the outstanding principal amount of the Notes. The Notes are mandatorily convertible, in whole or in part, into Ordinary Shares upon the occurrence of certain events enumerated in the indenture governing the Notes, as further described under Description of the NotesConversion Rights. Accordingly, the Notes, or portions thereof, may be converted into Ordinary Shares without the consent of the holder thereof in certain circumstances. See Risk Factors The Notes may be converted into Ordinary Shares without your consent. We are not selling any Stapled Securities or Ordinary Shares under this prospectus. We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of Stapled Securities or Ordinary Shares being offered by the selling holders.
The selling holders may offer Stapled Securities and Ordinary Shares from time to time, if and to the extent as they may determine, through public or private transactions or through other means described under Plan of Distribution at prevailing market prices, at prices different than prevailing market prices or at privately negotiated prices. The selling holders may sell Stapled Securities or Ordinary Shares through agents they select or through underwriters and dealers they select. The selling holders also may sell Stapled Securities or Ordinary Shares directly to investors. If the selling holders use agents, underwriters or dealers to sell the Stapled Securities or Ordinary Shares, we will name such agents, underwriters or dealers and describe any applicable commissions or discounts in a supplement to this prospectus if required.
Our Stapled Securities are quoted on the Over-The-Counter Bulletin Board (the OTCBB) and on the Over the Counter Pink Market (OTC Pink) under the symbol VTGGF. On April 25, 2018, the last reported bid price per Stapled Security as quoted on the OTCBB was $211.00. The share prices on the OTCBB may not be indicative of the market price of our Stapled Securities on a national securities exchange.
Investing in our Stapled Securities and Ordinary Shares involves risks. See the section entitled Risk Factors in this prospectus and in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, as amended by our annual report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2017 (as so amended, the Annual Report), which is incorporated by reference herein, for a discussion of certain risks that you should consider before buying our Stapled Securities or Ordinary Shares.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
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You should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus or to which we have referred you. We have not authorized any other person to provide you with different information. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. We are not making an offer to sell these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should assume that the information appearing in this prospectus is accurate only as of the date on the front cover of this prospectus. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since that date.
For investors outside the United States: We have not done anything that would permit this offering or possession or distribution of this prospectus in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required, other than in the United States. You are required to inform yourselves about and to observe any restrictions relating to this offering and the distribution of this prospectus outside of the United States.
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This summary highlights the more detailed information contained elsewhere in this prospectus. This summary may not contain all the information that may be important to you. You should carefully read the entire prospectus, including the documents incorporated by reference herein, before making an investment decision, especially the information presented under the heading Risk Factors. In this prospectus, except as otherwise indicated herein, or as the context may otherwise require, the Company, we, us and our refer to Vantage Drilling International and its subsidiaries.
Our Company
Vantage Drilling International, a Cayman Islands exempted company, is an international offshore drilling company focused on operating a fleet of modern, high specification drilling units. Our principal business is to contract drilling units, related equipment and work crews, primarily on a dayrate basis to drill oil and natural gas wells for our customers. Through our fleet of drilling units, we are a provider of offshore contract drilling services to major, national and independent oil and natural gas companies, focused on international markets. Additionally, for drilling units owned by others, we provide construction supervision services while under construction, preservation management services when stacked and operations and marketing services for operating rigs.
Risk Factors
Investing in our Stapled Securities and Ordinary Shares involves a number of risks. For a discussion of the significant risks associated with our business, our industry and investing in our Stapled Securities and Ordinary Shares, you should read the section entitled Risk Factors in this prospectus and in our Annual Report, which is incorporated by reference herein.
Additional Information
Vantage Drilling International is a Cayman Islands exempted company. The Company was previously known as Offshore Group Investment Limited and changed its corporate name to Vantage Drilling International effective February 11, 2016. Our principal executive offices are located at 777 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 800, Houston, TX 77056, and our telephone number is (281) 404-4700. The address of our Internet site is www.vantagedrilling.com. This Internet address is provided for informational purposes only and is not intended to function as a hyperlink. Accordingly, no information contained in this Internet address is included or incorporated by reference herein.
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The Offering
The following summary highlights certain material information contained elsewhere in this prospectus but does not contain all the information that you should consider before investing in our Stapled Securities or Ordinary Shares. We urge you to read this entire prospectus, including the documents incorporated by reference herein.
Summary of Stapled Securities
The following summary contains basic information about the Stapled Securities and is not intended to be complete. It does not contain all of the information that is important to you. For a more complete understanding of the Stapled Securities, please refer the section of this prospectus entitled Description of the Stapled Securities.
What are the Stapled Securities?
The Stapled Securities are units of stapled securities, each initially comprising, as of February 10, 2016 (the original issuance date thereof), one Ordinary Share and an original issuance amount of $172.61 principal amount of Notes, in each case subject to adjustment as described further herein. As of December 31, 2017, the most recent interest payment date with respect to the Notes, each unit of Stapled Securities comprised one Ordinary Share and $175.90 principal amount of Notes.
What payments can I expect to receive as a holder of the Stapled Securities?
You will be entitled to receive the following interest on the Notes comprising a part of your Stapled Securities: Prior to the fourth anniversary of February 10, 2016, the issue date of the Notes (the Issue Date), interest will accrue at a rate of 1% per year, payable in kind, semi-annually (in arrears) on June 30 and December 31 of each year by increasing the outstanding principal amount of the Notes. From and after the fourth anniversary of the Issue Date through the maturity date of the Notes (the Maturity Date), interest will accrue at a rate of 12% per year, payable in kind, semi-annually (in arrears) by increasing the outstanding principal amount of the Notes. At final maturity, all accrued and unpaid interest will be paid together with principal in cash. With respect to the Ordinary Shares, including those that comprise Stapled Securities, we do not anticipate paying cash dividends in the immediate future. See Market Prices and Dividend Policy.
Will my rights as a holder of the Stapled Securities be any different than the rights of a beneficial owner of separately held Notes or a beneficial holder of separately held Ordinary Shares?
No. As a holder of Stapled Securities, you are the beneficial owner of the Notes and Ordinary Shares represented by your Stapled Securities. As such, through your broker or financial institution and the Depository Trust Company, or DTC, you will have exactly the same rights and privileges, including rights to receive distributions and interest, rights in the event of default under the indenture governing the Notes, and rights to receive communications and notices as a beneficial holder of separately held Ordinary Shares and Notes, as applicable, would have through a broker or other financial institution and DTC.
Will I have voting rights as a holder of Stapled Securities?
Yes. As a holder of Stapled Securities, you will have the same voting rights with respect to the Ordinary Shares that form a part of the Stapled Securities as a beneficial holder of separately held Ordinary Shares. You will have one vote per Ordinary Share on all matters to be voted by the holders of the Ordinary Shares. However, in respect of the Notes, you will not be entitled to any voting or other rights with respect to any Ordinary Shares that the Notes are convertible into, until such Ordinary Shares are issued. The Notes are convertible into Ordinary Shares as described under Description of the NotesConversion Rights.
Can I separate my Stapled Securities into Ordinary Shares and Notes or recombine Ordinary Shares and Notes to form Stapled Securities?
No. The Stapled Securities may not be separated and may only be traded together as single unit.
Are the Stapled Securities listed or quoted on an exchange?
The Stapled Securities are not listed on any national securities exchange. However, the Stapled Securities are currently quoted on the OTCBB and the OTC Pink under the symbol VTGGF.
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What will be the U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in the Stapled Securities?
As discussed under TaxationCertain U.S. Federal Income Tax ConsiderationsU.S. Holders of the Stapled Securities and Ordinary Shares, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, we will, and the indenture governing the Notes and the Stapled Securities (the Indenture) requires holders of the Stapled Securities to, treat the Stapled Securities as a single, indivisible investment constituting equity in the Company.
Because there is no statutory, judicial or administrative authority directly addressing the U.S. federal income tax treatment of an instrument substantially similar to the Stapled Securities, we urge you to consult your own tax advisor concerning the consequences of an investment in the Stapled Securities. For additional information, see TaxationCertain U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations.
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Summary of the Notes
The following summary contains basic information about the Notes and is not intended to be complete. It does not contain all of the information that is important to you. For a more complete understanding of the Notes, please refer the section of the Prospectus entitled Description of the Notes.
Issuer | Vantage Drilling International, a Cayman Islands exempted company with limited liability | |
Notes | 1% / 12% Step-Up Senior Secured Third Lien Convertible Notes due 2030, represented by units of Stapled Securities | |
Issue Date | February 10, 2016 | |
Maturity Date | The Notes will mature on December 31, 2030, unless redeemed, repurchased or converted in accordance with their terms. | |
Step-up Interest | Prior to the fourth anniversary of the Issue Date, 1% per year, payable in kind, semi-annually (in arrears) by increasing the outstanding principal amount of the Notes. From and after the fourth anniversary of the Issue Date through the Maturity Date, 12%, payable in kind, semi-annually (in arrears) by increasing the outstanding principal amount of the Notes. At final maturity, all accrued and unpaid interest will be paid together with principal in cash. | |
Interest Payment Dates | June 30 and December 31 of each year, commencing June 30, 2016 | |
Minimum Denominations | The Notes were issued in minimum principal denominations of $1.00 and integral multiplies of $0.01 in excess thereof. | |
Guarantees | The Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, on a senior secured third lien basis by each of the Companys existing and future subsidiaries who also guarantee the Credit Agreement (as defined herein) (the Guarantors). See Description of the NotesNote Guarantees. | |
Security | The Notes and the guarantees thereof are secured by a third priority lien, junior to the liens securing the Companys and the Guarantors obligations under the Credit Agreement and the Companys Senior Secured Notes (as defined herein), on substantially all assets of the Company and the Guarantors, consistent with the Credit Agreement and consisting of all assets securing the Credit Agreement. | |
Ranking | The Notes and the guarantees of each Guarantor: | |
are the Companys and the Guarantors senior secured obligations, as applicable;
are subordinated in right of payment to the Credit Agreement and the Senior Secured Notes subject to the provisions of the Third Lien Intercreditor Agreement (as defined below);
rank equal in right of payment with all of the Companys and the Guarantors other existing and future senior indebtedness, as applicable;
rank senior in right of payment to any of the Companys or the Guarantors, as applicable, future indebtedness that is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Notes;
are effectively senior to any of the Companys and the Guarantors unsecured indebtedness, to the extent of the value of the collateral securing the Notes and the guarantees thereof; and |
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are effectively junior to all of the Companys and the Guarantors existing and future first-priority and second-priority senior secured indebtedness (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Credit Agreement and the Senior Secured Notes), to the extent of the collateral securing such indebtedness. | ||
Third Lien Intercreditor Agreement | The obligations of the Company and the Guarantors under the indenture governing the Notes (the Indenture) are secured on a third-priority subordinated basis. In connection with the issuance of the Notes, U.S. Bank National Association, as Third Lien Representative and Noteholder Collateral Agent, entered into a third lien intercreditor agreement (the Third Lien Intercreditor Agreement). The Third Lien Intercreditor Agreement governs the relative rights, duties, authority and responsibilities of the First Lien Collateral Agent, the Second Lien Collateral Agent and the Noteholder Collateral Agent, and the relationship among the First Lien Claimholders, Second Lien Claimholders and Third Lien Claimholders with respect to their interests in the Collateral (each as defined below). See Description of the NotesSecurityIntercreditor Agreements. | |
Notes Stapled | The Notes are stapled to the Ordinary Shares and issuable in units of Stapled Securities, each initially comprising, as of February 10, 2016 (the original issuance date thereof), one Ordinary Share and an original issue amount of $172.61 principal amount of Notes (in each case subject to adjustment as described further herein), such that the Notes and associated Ordinary Shares constituting the component parts of the Stapled Securities may not be separated and may only be traded together as single Stapled Securities. As of December 31, 2017, the most recent interest payment date with respect to the Notes, each unit of Stapled Securities comprised one Ordinary Share and $175.90 principal amount of Notes. | |
Additional Amounts | All payments made on behalf of the Company or any Guarantor under or with respect to the Notes or the guarantees thereof will be made free and clear of and without withholding or deduction for, or on account of, any present or future taxes in any relevant taxing jurisdiction unless required by law. If withholding or deduction for such jurisdiction is required to be made with respect to a payment to the holders of the Notes or under any guarantees thereof, the Company or the Guarantors will be required to pay such additional amounts (Additional Amounts) as may be necessary so that the net amount received by each holder of Notes (including Additional Amounts) after such withholding or deduction will not be less than the amount such holder would have received if such taxes had not been withheld or deducted, subject to certain exceptions. See Description of the NotesWithholding Taxes. | |
Conversion | The then outstanding principal amount of Notes, including any interest previously paid by increasing such principal amount, may be converted into Ordinary Shares at the Conversion Price then in effect upon the occurrence of any of the following events (each, a Conversion Event): | |
(a) prior to the third anniversary of the Issue Date,
(i) upon the instruction of holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes to convert into Ordinary Shares, or
(ii) upon the full and final resolution of all potential Investigation Claims (as defined below) against the Company, the Companys Subsidiaries as of the Issue Date, Vantage International Management Company Pte. Ltd., Vantage Energy Services, Inc. and Vantage Parent (as defined below) and Vantage Parents subsidiaries as of the Issue Date (to the extent that the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company may reasonably be expected to be liable for such claim against Vantage Parent or Vantage Parents subsidiaries as of the Issue Date), as determined in good faith by the board of directors of the Company (which determination shall require the affirmative vote of a supermajority of the non-management directors), and |
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(b) from and after the third anniversary of the Issue Date through the Maturity Date, upon the approval of the board of directors of the Company (which approval shall require the affirmative vote of a supermajority of the non-management directors). | ||
Following the occurrence of any of the foregoing Conversion Events, and delivery by the holders of the Notes or the Company, as applicable, to the trustee under the Indenture of an instruction to effectuate a conversion of the Notes in accordance with their terms, the Notes will be mandatorily convertible into Ordinary Shares to the extent of the amount specified in such instruction, subject to the minimum conversion amount specified below. The Notes, if not converted in full, may only be converted, at any time or from time to time following the occurrence of a Conversion Event, if a minimum of $125 million aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes is so converted. Any such conversion will be effected pro rata among all outstanding Notes, without the need for any direction or instruction of any particular holder of Notes or the consent of any particular holder, in minimum increments equal to the product of (x) the number of units of Stapled Securities outstanding on the effective date of such conversion and (y) 0.01, and integral multiples thereof, in each case subject to the minimum conversion amount specified in the preceding sentence, by adjusting the principal amount of Notes contained in each unit of Stapled Securities. See Risk FactorsThe Notes may be converted into Ordinary Shares without your consent and Description of the NotesConversion Rights. Following the delivery of any such conversion instruction to the trustee, the Company will, or will arrange for, the provision of a notice of the same to the holders of the Notes. | ||
For purposes of the above, a supermajority of the non-management directors means five affirmative votes of non-management directors assuming six non-management directors are eligible to vote, and in all other circumstances, the affirmative vote of at least 75% of the non-management directors eligible to vote. | ||
The initial Conversion Price is initially equal to $95.60/ Ordinary Share (the Conversion Price). | ||
The Conversion Price will be subject to adjustment in certain circumstances described under Description of the NotesConversion RightsConversion Rate Adjustment. | ||
Optional Redemption | Subject to the terms of the Third Lien Intercreditor Agreement, the Notes may be redeemed, at the option of the Company, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes redeemed plus the Applicable Premium as of, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, the applicable redemption date. See Description of the NotesRedemption and Offer to PurchaseOptional Redemption. |
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Mandatory Redemption Upon Loss of |
Subject to the terms of the Third Lien Intercreditor Agreement, upon the occurrence or happening of certain events of loss with respect to the Companys fleet, the Company shall be required to redeem Notes and such other pari passu indebtedness containing provisions similar to those set forth in the Indenture with respect to a redemption upon events of loss, in an amount equal to the maximum principal amount of Notes and such other pari passu Indebtedness that may be purchased out of the proceeds received in respect of such loss at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes redeemed to the applicable redemption date. See Description of the NotesRedemption and Offer to PurchaseMandatory Redemption Upon Loss of a Vessel. | |
Redemption upon a Change in Tax Law |
Under certain circumstances and subject to certain conditions, the Company will have the option to redeem the Notes, in whole but not in part, at any time, at a redemption price of 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes, plus any accrued and unpaid interest and applicable Additional Amounts, if any, to the date of redemption, if the Company or the Guarantors, as the case may be, have become or would become obligated to pay Additional Amounts as a result of the imposition of withholding taxes on the Notes as a result of a change in the laws of any jurisdiction in which the Company or any Guarantor is organized, doing business or otherwise considered by a taxing authority to be a resident for tax purposes or from or through which the Company or any Guarantor makes a payment (or a payment is made on their behalf) on the Notes or any guarantee, provided that the amount of such Additional Amounts per year is in excess of 0.50% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes then outstanding. See Description of the NotesRedemption and Offer to PurchaseOptional Redemption for Changes in Withholding Taxes. | |
Change of Control Offer |
Subject to the terms of the Third Lien Intercreditor Agreement, if the Company experiences a Change of Control (as defined below), each holder of the Notes will have the right to require the Company to repurchase all or any part of its Notes (in accordance with the terms of the Indenture) at a price in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of repurchase. See Description of the NotesRedemption and Offer to PurchaseChange of Control. | |
Asset Sale Offer |
Subject to the terms of the Third Lien Intercreditor Agreement, if the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary makes certain sales of assets, any net proceeds from such asset sale not applied, or committed to be applied, within 360 days in accordance with the requirements of the covenant described in Description of the NotesAsset Sales in excess of $10 million shall be applied to make an offer to all holders of Notes and all holders of other pari passu indebtedness containing provisions similar to those set forth in the Indenture with respect to offers to purchase or redeem with the proceeds of sales of assets to purchase the maximum principal amount of Notes and such other pari passu indebtedness that may be purchased out of such proceeds. The offer price in any such offer will be equal to 100% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of purchase, and will be payable in cash. | |
Use of Proceeds |
We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of Stapled Securities offered by the selling holders. |
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Certain Covenants | The Indenture, among other things, limits the Companys and any Restricted Subsidiaries ability: | |
create or incur liens;
consummate a merger, consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of their assets;
engage in business other than their current business and reasonably related extensions thereof; and
make certain vessel transfers or partial vessel sales. | ||
These covenants are subject to a number of important exceptions and qualifications. See Description of the NotesCertain Covenants. |
Summary of the Ordinary Shares
The following summary contains basic information about the Ordinary Shares and is not intended to be complete. It does not contain all of the information that is important to you. For a more complete understanding of the Ordinary Shares, please refer the section of the Prospectus entitled Description of Share Capital.
Issuer | Vantage Drilling International, a Cayman Islands exempted company with limited liability | |
Ordinary Shares outstanding | 5,000,053 Ordinary Shares | |
Voting Rights | Each holder will have one vote per Ordinary Share held. | |
Listing | Our Ordinary Shares are not listed on any national stock exchange. | |
Use of Proceeds | We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of Ordinary Shares offered by the selling holders. | |
Dividend Policy | We have not paid any dividends on our Ordinary Shares to date, and do not anticipate paying cash dividends in the immediate future. See Market Prices and Dividend Policy. |
Unless we specifically state otherwise, all information in this prospectus is based on 4,344,959 units of Stapled Securities and 5,000,053 shares of Ordinary Shares outstanding as of April 19, 2018, and excludes any Stapled Securities or Ordinary Shares issuable under our equity compensation plans and any Ordinary Shares issuable upon conversion of the Notes (including Notes that may be issued as part of Stapled Securities under our equity compensation plans).
You should carefully consider the risks described under Risk Factors before making any investment decision.
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You should carefully consider the risk factors set forth below, as well as the other information contained in or incorporated by reference into this prospectus. The risks described below are not the only risks facing us. Any of the following risks or those described in the Annual Report incorporated herein by reference could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition or operating results. In such a case, you may lose all or a part of your original investment.
Risks Related to Investment in our Companys Securities
We may be unable to generate sufficient cash flow to satisfy our debt obligations.
As of December 31, 2017, on a consolidated basis, the Company had a debt outstanding of approximately $980.5 million aggregate principal amount, which consisted of $140.1 million under the Credit Agreement, approximately $764.3 million under the Notes, and approximately $76.1 million under the Senior Secured Notes. Our high level of indebtedness and the funds required to service such debt could, among other things, make it more difficult for the Company to satisfy its obligations under such indebtedness, increasing the risk that it may default on such debt obligations.
The Companys earnings and cash flow may vary significantly from year to year due to the cyclical nature of the offshore drilling industry. Additionally, the Companys future cash flow may be insufficient to meet its debt obligations and commitments, including the Notes. Any insufficiency could negatively impact the Companys business. A range of economic, competitive, business, and industry factors will affect the Companys future financial performance and, as a result, its ability to generate cash flow from operations and to pay its debt, including the Notes. Many of these factors, such as oil and natural gas prices, economic and financial conditions in the offshore drilling industry and the oil and gas industry, as well as the global economy or competitive initiatives of competitors, are beyond the Companys control. If the Company does not generate enough cash flow from operations to satisfy its debt obligations, it may have to undertake alternative financing plans, such as:
| Refinancing or restructuring debt; |
| Selling assets; |
| Reducing or delaying capital investments; or |
| Seeking to raise additional capital. |
It cannot be assured, however, that undertaking alternative financing plans, if necessary, would allow the Company to meet its debt obligations. An inability to generate sufficient cash flow to satisfy its debt obligations, including obligations under the Notes, or to obtain alternative financing, could materially and adversely affect the Companys ability to make payments on the Notes and its business, financial condition, results of operations, and prospects.
There is a limited public market for our Stapled Securities and there is no public market for our Ordinary Shares, and there can be no assurance as to the development or liquidity of any market for such securities.
There is currently only a limited public market for our Stapled Securities, and there is no public market for our Ordinary Shares. An active trading market may not develop or, if developed, may not be sustained. The lack of an active market may impair your ability to sell your Stapled Securities or Ordinary Shares at the time you wish to sell them or at a price that you consider reasonable. The lack of an active market may also reduce the fair market value of your Stapled Securities or Ordinary Shares. An inactive market may also impair our ability to raise capital to continue to fund operations by selling our equity securities and may impair our ability to make acquisitions by using our equity securities as consideration.
If a market for the Stapled Securities or Ordinary Shares develops, they may trade at a discount from the purchase price thereof.
If a market for the Stapled Securities or Ordinary Shares develops, they may trade at a discount from the purchase price thereof. The trading market for the Stapled Securities or Ordinary Shares may be adversely affected by, among other things:
| changes in our financial performance or prospects; |
| the financial performance or prospects for companies in our industry generally; |
| the number of holders of the Stapled Securities or Ordinary Shares; |
| the interest of securities dealers in making a market for the Stapled Securities or Ordinary Shares; and |
| prevailing interest rates and general economic conditions. |
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The price of our Stapled Securities or Ordinary Shares may be volatile or may decline regardless of our operating performance, and you may not be able to resell your Stapled Securities or Ordinary Shares at or above the offering price.
The price for our Stapled Securities or Ordinary Shares may be volatile and may fluctuate significantly in response to a number of factors, most of which we cannot control, including, among others:
| changes in economic trends or the continuation of current economic conditions; |
| industry cycles and trends; |
| changes in government and environmental regulation; |
| adverse resolution of new or pending litigation against us; |
| changes in laws or regulations governing our business and operations; |
| the sustainability of an active trading market for our Ordinary Shares; and |
| future sales of our Stapled Securities or Ordinary Shares by holders thereof. |
These and other factors may lower the price of our Stapled Securities or Ordinary Shares, regardless of our actual operating performance. In the event of a drop in the price of our Stapled Securities or Ordinary Shares, you could lose a substantial part or all of your investment in our Stapled Securities or Ordinary Shares.
In addition, the stock markets have experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations that have affected and continue to affect the market prices of securities of many companies. In the past, holders have instituted securities class action litigation following periods of market volatility. If we were to become involved in securities litigation, we could incur substantial costs and our resources and the attention of management could be diverted from our business.
The Notes may be converted into Ordinary Shares without your Consent.
Upon the occurrence of a Conversion Event, the Notes will become mandatorily convertible into Ordinary Shares upon the delivery of an instruction to the trustee under the Indenture by holders of a majority of the Notes then outstanding or by the Company, as applicable, to the extent of the amount specified in such instruction (subject to a minimum amount of Notes to be converted). See Description of the NotesConversion Rights. Any such conversion will be effected pro rata among all outstanding Notes, without the need for any direction or instruction of any particular holder of Notes or the consent of any particular holder, by adjusting the principal amount of Notes contained in each unit of Stapled Securities. Following the delivery of any such conversion instruction to the trustee under the Indenture, the Company will, or will arrange for, the provision of a notice of the same to the holders of the Notes. Accordingly, there may be instances where your Notes are converted into equity interests without your consent or sufficient advance notice of such conversion.
Future sales of our Stapled Securities or Ordinary Shares, or the perception that these sales may occur, may depress the price of our Stapled Securities or Ordinary Shares.
Additional sales of a substantial number of our Stapled Securities or Ordinary Shares, or the perception that such sales may occur, could have a material adverse effect on the price of our Stapled Securities or Ordinary Shares and could materially impair our ability to raise capital through the sale of additional Stapled Securities or Ordinary Shares. As of April 19, 2018, the selling holders beneficially owned approximately 65.40% of our Stapled Securities and 69.94% of our Ordinary Shares. The sale of all or a portion of the Stapled Securities or Ordinary Shares by the selling holders or our other holders, or the perception that these sales may occur, could cause the price of our Stapled Securities or Ordinary Shares to decrease significantly.
Pursuant to the Companys Registration Rights Agreement (the Registration Rights Agreement), the selling holders have certain demand and piggyback rights that may require us to file additional registration statements registering their Stapled Securities or to include sales of such Stapled Securities or Ordinary Shares in registration statements that we may file for ourselves or other holders. Any Stapled Securities sold under these registration statements or this prospectus will be freely tradable. In the event such registration rights are exercised and a large number of Stapled Securities or Ordinary Shares is sold, such sales could reduce the trading price of our Stapled Securities or Ordinary Shares. These sales also could impede our ability to raise future capital. Additionally, we will bear all expenses in connection with this registration and any such registrations, except that the selling holders may be responsible for their pro rata shares of underwriters discounts and commissions, if any, and certain other expenses.
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The ownership percentage represented by the Stapled Securities and Ordinary Shares is subject to dilution, and future issuances of Stapled Securities or Ordinary Shares may depress the market price of our Stapled Securities and Ordinary Shares.
The ownership percentage represented by the Stapled Securities and Ordinary Shares is subject to dilution from issuances in connection with the Management Incentive Plan, conversion of the Stapled Securities (in the case of the Ordinary Shares), any other shares that may be issued, and the conversion of any options, warrants, convertible securities, exercisable securities, or other securities that may be issued.
In particular, conversion of the Stapled Securities will dilute the ownership interest of any existing shareholders. Also, in the future, similar to all companies, additional equity financings or other share issuances by the Company on a consolidated basis could adversely affect the value of the Ordinary Shares issuable upon such conversion. The amount and dilutive effect of any of the foregoing could be material.
Such future issuances or conversions may depress the market price of our Stapled Securities or Ordinary Shares, and may impair our ability to raise additional capital in the financial markets at a time and price favorable to us.
Certain holders have significant influence over us, and their interests might conflict with or differ from your interests as a holder.
Certain holders of allowed secured debt claims acquired a significant ownership interest in the Ordinary Shares pursuant to the Plan of Reorganization. If such holders were to act as a group, such holders would be in a position to control the outcome of all actions requiring shareholder approval, including the election of directors, without the approval of other shareholders. This concentration of ownership could also facilitate or hinder a negotiated change of control of the Company and, consequently, have an impact upon the value of the Ordinary Shares.
Your equity interests are subordinated to our indebtedness.
In any subsequent liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the Company, the Ordinary Shares would rank below all debt claims against the Company, including the Credit Agreement, the Senior Secured Notes and the Notes. As a result, holders of the Ordinary Shares would not be entitled to receive any payment or other distribution of assets upon the liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the Company until after all the Companys obligations to their debt holders had been satisfied, including payments to lenders under the Credit Agreement and holders of the Senior Secured Notes and the Notes.
We have no current intention to pay cash dividends.
We do not anticipate paying any cash dividends on the Ordinary Shares in the immediate future as we expect to retain any future cash flows for debt reduction and growth. As a result, the success of an investment in the Ordinary Shares will depend entirely upon any future appreciation in the value of the Ordinary Shares. There is, however, no guarantee that the Ordinary Shares will appreciate in value or even maintain their initial value.
We may still be able to incur substantially more debt. This could exacerbate the risks associated with our substantial leverage.
Even with our existing level of debt, we and our subsidiaries may be able to incur substantial amounts of additional secured and unsecured indebtedness in the future, including debt under future credit facilities, some or all of which may be secured on a first priority basis. Although the terms of any present or future credit facilities limit our ability to incur additional debt, these terms do not and will not prohibit us from incurring substantial amounts of additional debt for specific purposes or under certain circumstances. If new debt is added to our and our subsidiaries current debt levels, the related risks that we and they now face could intensify and could further exacerbate the risks associated with our substantial leverage.
We may have insufficient funds to repurchase the Notes as required by the Indenture.
Under the terms of the Indenture, the Company may, at the holders option, be required to repurchase all or a portion of the Notes, in the event of a change of control or upon certain sales of assets. Additionally, the Company will be required to redeem the Notes upon certain events of loss of a Vessel.
In addition, under the terms of the Indenture, the Notes will become due and payable at a make-whole price specified therein upon the occurrence of any event of default provided therein. The Company on a consolidated basis may not have enough funds to pay the repurchase price, the redemption price or the make-whole price on the repurchase date, the redemption date or due date thereof, as applicable.
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The terms of the Notes do not have the benefit of fulsome restrictive covenants, and the Notes may be negatively impacted in the event of certain transactions.
The Indenture might not protect you from several kinds of transactions that may adversely affect you. In particular, the Indenture will not contain covenants that limit our ability to pay dividends on, make distributions on, or redeem our share capital and, therefore, our ability to make interest payments and the value of the Notes may be negatively impacted in the event of a highly leveraged transaction or other similar transaction. Nor will the Indenture restrict the incurrence of indebtedness by our subsidiaries.
We will not have an obligation to make a repurchase offer following acquisitions, refinancings, recapitalizations or other transactions that could affect our capital structure, such as the acquisition of all or a substantial portion of our company by another entity or the consummation of a merger transaction, except in certain circumstances. The offshore drilling industry has seen significant consolidation in recent years with larger companies acquiring their smaller competitors. If we consummate such a transaction, there can be no assurance that such a transaction will require us to make an offer to repurchase the Notes.
The conversion rate of the Notes may not be adjusted for all dilutive events that may adversely affect the trading price of the Notes or the Ordinary Shares issuable upon conversion of the Notes.
The conversion rate of the Notes is subject to adjustment upon certain events, including the issuance of dividends on our Ordinary Shares, the issuance of rights or warrants, subdivisions, combinations, distributions of capital stock, indebtedness or assets, cash dividends and issuer tender or exchange offers as described under Description of the NotesConversion RightsConversion Rate Adjustment. The conversion rate will not be adjusted for other events, including, events that may adversely affect the trading price of the Notes or the Ordinary Shares issuable upon conversion of the notes.
Vantage Drilling International is a holding company and is dependent upon cash flows from its subsidiaries to meet its obligations.
Vantage Drilling International is a holding company, and as such, it conducts its operations through, most of its assets are owned by, and its operating income and cash flow are generated by, its subsidiaries. The Company is dependent upon cash flows from its subsidiaries to meet its debt service and related obligations, including the obligation to repurchase all or a portion of the Notes in the event of a change of control, as defined in the Indenture, or to pay the make-whole premium on the Notes required by the Indenture upon the occurrence of an event of default thereunder. Contractual provisions or laws, as well as its subsidiaries financial conditions and operating requirements, may limit the Companys ability to obtain, from such subsidiaries, the cash required to meet such debt service or related obligations. Applicable tax laws may also subject such payments to further taxation. The inability to obtain cash from its subsidiaries may limit the Companys ability to meet its debt service and related obligations even though there may be sufficient resources on a consolidated basis to satisfy such obligations.
If the Notes are rated investment grade at any time by both Rating Agencies and no default has occurred and is continuing under the Indenture, certain covenants contained in the Indenture will be suspended, and the holders of the Notes will lose the protection of these covenants.
The Indenture governing the Notes contains certain covenants that will be suspended and cease to have any effect from and after the first date when the Notes receive a rating equal to or higher than Baa3 (or the equivalent) by Moodys Investors Service, Inc., or any successor to the rating agency business thereof (Moodys) and BBB- (or the equivalent) by Standard & Poors Rating Services or any successor to the rating agency business thereof (Standard & Poors and, together with Moodys, the Rating Agencies and each rating above such level, an Investment Grade Rating). See Description of the NotesCertain Covenants. These covenants restrict our ability to sell certain assets and require certain Restricted Subsidiaries to guarantee the Notes. Because these restrictions would not apply to the Notes at any time the Notes receive an Investment Grade Rating from both Rating Agencies, the holders of the Notes would not be able to prevent us from, among other things, making certain asset sales. If after these covenants are suspended, the Rating Agencies were to downgrade their ratings of the Notes to a non-investment grade level, the covenants would be reinstated and the holders of the Notes would again have the protection of these covenants. However, any transactions entered into during such time as the Notes had an Investment Grade Rating would be permitted to remain in effect.
There may not be sufficient collateral to pay all or any portion of the Notes.
The indebtedness under the Credit Agreement is secured, subject to certain exceptions and permitted liens, on a first-priority basis by security interests in substantially all assets of the Company on a consolidated basis (henceforth, the collateral). The Senior Secured Notes and the Notes will be secured, subject to certain exceptions and permitted liens, on a second-priority and a third-priority basis, respectively, by security interests in substantially all of the Companys assets.
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In the event of a foreclosure on the collateral (or a distribution in respect thereof in a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding), the proceeds from the collateral securing the Notes may not be sufficient to satisfy the obligations outstanding under such Notes because the proceeds would, under the Third Lien Intercreditor Agreement, first be applied to satisfy the Companys obligations under the Credit Agreement and the Senior Secured Notes. Only after all of the obligations under the Credit Agreement and the obligations under the Senior Secured Notes have been satisfied will any remaining proceeds from the collateral on which the Notes have a third-priority lien be applied to satisfy the Companys obligations under the Stapled Securities.
There may be defects in the collateral securing the Notes.
The collateral securing the Notes may be subject to exceptions, defects, encumbrances, liens, and other imperfections. Further, the Company has not conducted appraisals of all of its assets constituting collateral securing the Notes to determine if the value of the collateral upon foreclosure or liquidation equals or exceeds the amount of the Notes or such other obligation secured by the collateral. Accordingly, it cannot be assured that the remaining proceeds from a sale of the collateral would be sufficient to repay holders of the Notes all amounts owed under such Notes.
Additionally, the fair market value of the collateral is subject to fluctuations based on factors that include, among others, the condition of the offshore drilling industry, the ability to sell collateral in an orderly manner, general economic conditions, the availability of buyers, the Companys failure to implement its business strategy, and similar factors. The amount received upon a sale of collateral would be dependent on numerous factors, including, but not limited to, the actual fair market value of the collateral at such time, and the timing and manner of the sale. By its nature, portions of the collateral may be illiquid and may have no readily ascertainable market value. In the event of a subsequent foreclosure, liquidation, bankruptcy, or similar proceeding, it cannot be assured that the proceeds from any sale or liquidation of the collateral will be sufficient to pay the Companys obligations under the Notes, in full or at all, after first satisfying the obligations under the Credit Agreement in full and after satisfying the obligations under the Senior Secured Notes, which are more senior to the Notes. There can also be no assurance that the collateral will be saleable, and, even if saleable, the timing of its liquidation would be uncertain. Accordingly, there may not be sufficient collateral to pay all or any of the amounts due on the Notes.
The Notes are subject to Intercreditor Agreements that provide that the holders rights to receive payments on the Notes will be effectively subordinated to the lenders and other secured parties under the Credit Agreement who have a first-priority security interest in the Collateral and the holders of the Senior Secured Notes who have a second-priority interest in the Collateral.
The Collateral is subject to first-priority liens in favor of the lenders and other secured parties under the Credit Agreement. The Intercreditor Agreements (as defined herein) provide, among other things, that in the event that the Company is declared bankrupt, becomes insolvent or is liquidated or reorganized, their obligations under the Credit Agreement are entitled to be paid in full from the Collateral pledged as security for such obligation before any payment may be made with respect to the Senior Secured Notes and the Notes and that the Senior Secured Notes are entitled to be paid in full from the Collateral pledged as security for such obligation before any payment may be made with respect to the Notes. Holders of the Notes would then be entitled to be paid from the remaining Collateral. See Description of the NotesSecurityIntercreditor AgreementsSubordination of Note Obligations.
Rights of holders of the Notes in the collateral may be adversely affected by the failure to perfect liens on the collateral or on collateral acquired in the future.
The failure to properly perfect liens on the collateral could adversely affect the collateral agents ability to enforce its rights with respect to the collateral for the benefit of the holders of the Notes. In addition, applicable law requires that certain property and rights acquired after the grant of a general security interest or lien can only be perfected at the time such property and rights are acquired and identified. There can be no assurance that the trustee or the collateral agent will monitor, or that the Company on a consolidated basis will inform the trustee or the collateral agent of the future acquisition of property and rights that constitute collateral, and that the necessary action will be taken to properly perfect the security interest in such after-acquired collateral. The trustee and the collateral agent have no obligation to monitor the acquisition of additional property or rights that constitute collateral or the perfection of any security interests therein. Such failure may result in the loss of the practical benefits of the liens thereon or of the priority of the liens securing the Notes against third parties.
The Indenture and the Intercreditor Agreements place limitations on rights of holders of the Notes.
The rights of the holders of the Notes with respect to the collateral securing such Notes will be substantially limited by the terms of the lien ranking agreements set forth in the Indenture and the Intercreditor Agreements (the Intercreditor Agreements), even during an event of default. Under the Indenture and the Intercreditor Agreements, at any time that obligations that have the benefit of the higher priority liens are outstanding, any actions that may be taken with respect to (or in respect of) such collateral, including the ability to cause the commencement of enforcement proceedings against such collateral and to control the conduct of such proceedings, and the approval of amendments to, releases of such collateral from the lien of, and waivers of past defaults under, such documents
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relating to such collateral, will be at the direction of the holders of the obligations secured by the first-priority liens, and the holders of the Senior Secured Notes (secured by second-priority liens) and the Notes (secured by third-priority liens) may be adversely affected. Under the terms of the Intercreditor Agreements, at any time that obligations that have the benefit of the first-priority liens on the collateral are outstanding, if the holders of such indebtedness release the collateral in connection with any sale of collateral or in connection with any enforcement action or other exercise of remedies, the second-priority and third-priority security interests in such collateral securing the Senior Secured Notes and the Notes will be automatically and simultaneously released without any consent or action by the holders of the Senior Secured Notes or the Notes, subject to certain exceptions. The collateral so released will no longer secure the Companys obligations under the Senior Secured Notes or the Notes and the related guarantees. To the extent the obligations with respect to the Credit Agreement were to be discharged without comparable replacement in the future, the foregoing risks will apply mutatis mutandis to the relationship between the second-priority security interests of the Senior Secured Notes and the third-priority security interests of the Notes, as if they were first-priority and second-priority secured interests, respectively.
The collateral will be subject to casualty risks.
The Company will be obligated under the Indenture and collateral agreements governing the Notes to maintain adequate insurance or otherwise insure against hazards as is customarily done by companies having assets of a similar nature in the same or similar localities. There are, however, certain losses that may either be uninsurable or not economically insurable, in whole or in part, including windstorm insurance for drilling units operating in the Gulf of Mexico. As a result, it is possible that the insurance proceeds will not compensate the Company fully for its losses. If there is a total or partial loss of any of the pledged collateral, the insurance proceeds received may be insufficient to satisfy the secured obligations of the Company, including the Senior Secured Notes and the Notes.
Rights of holders of Notes in the collateral may be adversely affected by bankruptcy proceedings.
The right of the collateral agent to repossess and dispose of the collateral securing the Notes and the guarantees and the other pari passu obligations upon acceleration is likely to be significantly impaired by federal bankruptcy law if bankruptcy proceedings are commenced by or against parent or the issuer prior to or possibly even after the collateral agent has repossessed and disposed of the collateral. Under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, a secured creditor, such as the collateral agent for the holders of the Notes, is prohibited from repossessing its security from a debtor in a bankruptcy case, or from disposing of security repossessed from a debtor, without bankruptcy court approval. Moreover, bankruptcy law permits the debtor to continue to retain and to use collateral, and the proceeds, products, rents or profits of the collateral, even though the debtor is in default under the applicable debt instruments, provided that the secured creditor is given adequate protection. The meaning of the term adequate protection may vary according to circumstances, but it is intended in general to protect the value of the secured creditors interest in the collateral and may include cash payments or the granting of additional security, if and at such time as the court in its discretion determines, for any diminution in the value of the collateral as a result of the stay of repossession or disposition or any use of the collateral by the debtor during the pendency of the bankruptcy case. In view of the broad discretionary powers of a bankruptcy court, it is impossible to predict how long payments under the Notes could be delayed following commencement of a bankruptcy case, whether or when the collateral agent would repossess or dispose of the collateral, and whether or to what extent holders of the Notes or holders or lenders under any other instruments or agreements governing pari passu obligations would be compensated for any delay in payment of loss of value of the collateral through the requirements of adequate protection. Furthermore, in the event the bankruptcy court determines that the value of the collateral is not sufficient to repay all amounts due on the Notes or other pari passu obligations, the holders of the Notes and holders of other pari passu obligations would have undersecured claims as to the difference. U.S. federal bankruptcy laws do not permit the payment or accrual of interest, costs and attorneys fees for undersecured claims during the debtors bankruptcy case. Additionally, the collateral agents ability to foreclose on the collateral on behalf of the holders of pari passu obligations may be subject to the consent of third parties, prior liens and practical problems associated with the realization of the trustees security interest in the collateral. Moreover, the debtor or trustee in a bankruptcy case may seek to void an alleged security interest in collateral for the benefit of the bankruptcy estate. It may successfully do so if the security interest is not properly perfected or was perfected within a specified period of time (generally 90 days) prior to the initiation of such proceeding. Under such circumstances, a creditor may hold no security interest and be treated as holding a general unsecured claim in the bankruptcy case. It is impossible to predict what recovery (if any) would be available for such an unsecured claim if the issuer or parent became a debtor in a bankruptcy case. While U.S. bankruptcy law generally invalidates provisions restricting a debtors ability to assume and/or assign a contract, there are exceptions to this rule which could be applicable in the event that the issuer or parent become subject to a U.S. bankruptcy proceeding.
There also can be no assurance that courts outside of the United States would recognize the U.S. bankruptcy courts jurisdiction. Accordingly, difficulties may arise in administering a U.S. bankruptcy proceeding against the issuer or any of the guarantors with property located outside of the United States, and any orders or judgments of a bankruptcy court in the United States may not be enforceable in any foreign jurisdiction in which the issuer or any of the guarantors are organized. The rights of the collateral agent to enforce remedies may be significantly impaired by the restructuring or liquidation provisions of applicable jurisdictional bankruptcy laws, insolvency and other restructuring legislation if the benefit of such legislation is sought with respect to the issuer or parent. The
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risks outlined above regarding the difficulty of pursuing property that is collateral and that is located outside the United States is particularly relevant for parent, the issuer and the restricted subsidiaries since the drilling units that will serve as significant collateral for the Notes and guarantees and the other pari passu obligations is often, if not usually, outside the United States. Further, the holders of the Notes may receive in exchange for their claims a recovery that could be substantially less than the amounts of their claims (potentially even nothing), and any such recovery might consist of illiquid securities.
The Notes could be recharacterized by a bankruptcy court.
Recharacterization of a debt obligation to a capital contribution is an equitable remedy a bankruptcy court may direct if it determines that, upon an objection raised by a party in interest, a purported debt obligation is more properly characterized as a capital contribution. In making such a determination, bankruptcy courts consider, among other things, whether the parties intended to create a debt obligation and the nature of the instrument evidencing the obligation. Although the Company believes, and intends, the Notes to be a bona fide debt obligation, there can be no assurance a bankruptcy court would agree with the Companys interpretation.
The conversion rate will only be adjusted upon certain events.
The conversion rate of the Notes is only subject to adjustment upon certain events, including, share splits, dividends or reclassification with respect to the Ordinary Shares and, certain other adjustments. See Description of the NotesConversion Rights. The conversion rate will not be adjusted for any other events.
Any changes to the Ordinary Shares would affect holders of the Notes.
Holders of the Notes will not be entitled to any rights with respect to the Ordinary Shares (including, without limitation, voting rights and rights to participate in any dividends or other distributions on the Ordinary Shares), but holders of the Notes will be subject to all changes affecting the Ordinary Shares. Holders of the Notes will have rights with respect to the Ordinary Shares only upon conversion. For example, in the event an amendment is proposed to the Memorandum and Articles requiring shareholder approval and the record date for determining the shareholders of record entitled to vote on the amendment occurs prior to delivery of the Ordinary Shares, such holders will not be entitled to vote on the amendment, although they will, nevertheless, be subject to any changes in the powers, preferences, or rights of the Ordinary Shares.
The Notes may not be rated or may receive a lower rating than anticipated.
It is not expected that the Company will seek a rating on the Notes. If, however, one or more rating agencies rates the Notes and assigns them a rating lower than the rating expected by investors, or reduces its rating in the future, the market price of the Notes and/or the Ordinary Shares could be reduced.
Any future pledge of collateral might be avoidable in a subsequent bankruptcy.
Any future pledge of collateral in favor of the collateral agent, including pursuant to security documents delivered after the date of the Indenture, might be avoidable by the pledgor (as a subsequent debtor in possession) or by its trustee in bankruptcy if certain events or circumstances exist or occur, including, among others, if the pledgor is insolvent at the time of the pledge, the pledge permits the holders of the Notes to receive a greater recovery than if the pledge had not been given, and a bankruptcy proceeding in respect of the pledgor is commenced within 90 days following the pledge, or, in certain circumstances, a longer period.
There are circumstances other than repayment or discharge of the Notes under which the collateral securing the Notes and guarantees will be released automatically, without the holders consent or the consent of the trustee under the Indenture governing the Notes.
Under various circumstances, some of the collateral securing the Notes will be released automatically, including:
| a sale, transfer or other disposal of such collateral in a transaction not prohibited under the Indenture governing the Notes; |
| with respect to a contract unwind trigger (as such term is defined in the Indenture governing the Notes); |
| with respect to the collateral held by a Guarantor, upon the release of such Guarantor from its guarantee; |
| to the extent required in accordance with any intercreditor agreement; and |
| to the extent we have defeased or satisfied and discharged the Indenture governing the Notes. |
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In addition, a guarantee will be automatically released in connection with a sale of such Guarantor or a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of that Guarantor, in each case, in a transaction not prohibited under the Indenture governing the Notes. The Indenture governing the Notes will also permit the board of directors of parent to designate one or more of our restricted subsidiaries that is a Guarantor of the Notes as an unrestricted subsidiary. If the board of directors of parent designates a subsidiary guarantor as an unrestricted subsidiary, all of the liens on any collateral owned by such subsidiary or any of its subsidiaries and any guarantees of the Notes by such subsidiary or any of its subsidiaries will be released under the Indenture governing the Notes. Designations of any unrestricted subsidiary will reduce the aggregate value of the collateral securing the Notes to the extent that liens on the assets of the unrestricted subsidiary and its subsidiaries are released. In addition, the creditors of the unrestricted subsidiary and its subsidiaries will have claims to the assets of the unrestricted subsidiary and its subsidiaries that are senior to any claims of the holders of Notes.
Foreclosing on the collateral may be difficult.
Substantially all of the collateral is located outside of the United States. In particular, the Emerald Driller, Sapphire Driller, Topaz Driller, Aquamarine Driller, Platinum Explorer, Titanium Explorer, and Tungsten Explorer (together, the Vessels) are highly mobile and are, or may be, located in international waters outside the jurisdiction of any court. Even when such collateral is within the jurisdiction of a court, such jurisdiction may not have effective or favorable foreclosure procedures and lien priorities, particularly if such collateral is routinely in transit. Any foreclosure proceedings could be subject to lengthy delays resulting in increased custodial costs, deterioration in the condition of the collateral, and substantial reduction of the value of such collateral. In addition, some jurisdictions may not provide a legal remedy for the enforcement of mortgages on the collateral.
The Vessels operate worldwide and the respective laws of each jurisdiction where a Vessel is actually located at the time the collateral agent may seek to enforce the ship mortgage will govern the foreclosure proceedings and distribution of proceeds. Such laws may vary significantly from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. Furthermore, all or some of those laws and procedures may be less favorable to mortgagees than those in other jurisdictions and may be less favorable than those applicable in the United States. The costs of enforcement in foreign jurisdictions, particularly if proceedings are ongoing simultaneously against the Vessels in different jurisdictions, can be high and can include fees based on the face amount of the mortgage(s) being enforced. Foreign court proceedings can also be slow and have unexpected procedural hurdles. Priorities accorded maritime lien claims and ship mortgages can vary in foreign jurisdictions, and some jurisdictions prefer certain local claimants (such as local suppliers of operating necessaries) to foreign claimants, such as the collateral agent or mortgagee. Consequently there are no assurances that the collateral agent will be able to enforce any one or more of the ship mortgages covering vessels that are located outside the United States.
Maritime liens may arise and take priority over the liens securing the Notes.
The laws of the various jurisdictions in which the Vessels may operate may give rise to the existence of maritime liens, which may take priority over the ship mortgages. Such liens may arise in support of, among other things, claims by unpaid ship repairers remaining in possession of such collateral, claims for salvage, claims for damage caused by a collision, claims for seamens wages and other employment benefits and claims for pilotage, as well as potential claims for necessary goods and services supplied to such collateral. This list should not be regarded as definitive or exhaustive, as the categories of claims giving rise to maritime liens, and the ranking of such liens, vary from one jurisdiction to another. Maritime liens can attach without any court action, notice, registration, or documentation and accordingly their existence cannot necessarily be identified.
U.S. federal, state and foreign fraudulent transfer laws may permit a court to void the Notes and the guarantees, subordinate claims in respect of the Notes and the guarantees and require holders of the Notes to return payments received. If this occurs, holders of the Notes may not receive any payments on the Notes.
U.S. federal, state and foreign fraudulent transfer and conveyance statutes may apply to the issuance of the Notes and the incurrence of any guarantees. Under U.S. federal bankruptcy law and comparable provisions of state fraudulent transfer or conveyance laws, which may vary from state to state and be different from other applicable foreign jurisdictions, the Notes or guarantees could be voided as a fraudulent transfer or conveyance if (1) the issuer or any of the guarantors, as applicable, issued the Notes or incurred the guarantees with the intent of hindering, delaying or defrauding creditors or (2) the issuer or any of the guarantors, as applicable, received less than reasonably equivalent value or fair consideration in return for either issuing the Notes or incurring the guarantees and, in the case of (2) only, one of the following is also true at the time thereof:
| the issuer or any of the guarantors, as applicable, were insolvent or rendered insolvent by reason of the issuance of the Notes or the incurrence of the guarantees; |
| the issuance of the Notes or the incurrence of the guarantees left the issuer or any of the guarantors, as applicable, with an unreasonably small amount of capital to carry on the business; |
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| the issuer or any of the guarantors intended to, or believed that the issuer or such guarantor would, incur debts beyond the issuers or such guarantors ability to pay such debts as they mature; |
| the issuer or any of the guarantors was a defendant in an action for money damages, or had a judgment for money damages docketed against the issuer or such guarantor if, in either case, after final judgment, the judgment is unsatisfied. |
A court would likely find that the issuer or a guarantor did not receive reasonably equivalent value or fair consideration for the Notes or such guarantee if the issuer or such guarantor did not substantially benefit directly or indirectly from the issuance of the Notes or the applicable guarantee. As a general matter, value is given for a transfer or an obligation if, in exchange for the transfer or obligation, property is transferred or an antecedent debt is secured or satisfied. A debtor will generally not be considered to have received value in connection with a debt offering if the debtor uses the proceeds of that offering to make a dividend payment or otherwise retire or redeem equity securities issued by the debtor.
The issuer cannot be certain as to the standards a court would use to determine whether or not it or the guarantors were solvent at the relevant time or, regardless of the standard that a court uses, that the issuance of the guarantees would not be further subordinated to the other debt of the issuer or of the guarantors. Generally, however, an entity would be considered insolvent if, at the time it incurred indebtedness:
| the sum of its debts, including contingent liabilities, was greater than the fair saleable value of all its assets; |
| the present fair saleable value of its assets was less than the amount that would be required to pay its probable liability on its existing debts, including contingent liabilities, as they become absolute and mature; or |
| it could not pay its debts as they become due. |
If a court were to find that the issuance of the Notes or the incurrence of the guarantee was a fraudulent transfer or conveyance, the court could void the payment obligations under the Notes or such guarantee or further subordinate the Notes or such guarantee to presently existing and future indebtedness of the issuer or of the related guarantor, or require the holders of the Notes to repay any amounts received with respect to such guarantee. In the event of a finding that a fraudulent transfer or conveyance occurred, holders of the Notes may not receive any repayment on the Notes. Further, the voidance of the Notes could result in an event of default with respect to other debt of parent and its subsidiaries that could result in acceleration of such debt.
Although each guarantee entered into by a guarantor will contain a provision intended to limit that guarantors liability to the maximum amount that it could incur without causing the incurrence of obligations under its guarantee to be a fraudulent transfer, this provision may not be effective to protect those guarantees from being voided under fraudulent transfer law, or may reduce that guarantors obligation to an amount that effectively makes its guarantee worthless.
In addition, different or additional fraudulent conveyance laws may exist in foreign jurisdictions which could result in the liens being avoided.
If the guarantees by the subsidiary guarantors are not enforceable, the Notes would be effectively subordinated to all liabilities of the subsidiary guarantors, including trade payables.
U.S. Federal Income Tax Characterization of the Stapled Securities
For U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Company will treat the Stapled Securities as a single, indivisible investment constituting equity in the Company. However, it is possible that the Notes could be treated as a separate debt instrument of the Company for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Pursuant to our Plan of Reorganization, certain holders of debt issued by the Company before its Chapter 11 restructuring received Stapled Securities, among other things, in exchange for such debt. If the Notes were characterized as a separate debt instrument and were deemed to be (or were treated as having been exchanged for other debt that was deemed to be) traded on an established securities market, a U.S. Holder (as defined below) might be required to accrue significant amounts of original issue discount (OID) in respect of the Notes.
For a discussion of these considerations, see TaxationCertain U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations.
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CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS CONCERNING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This prospectus contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws, which involve substantial risks and uncertainties. When used, statements which are not historical in nature, including those containing words such as anticipate, assume, believe, budget, continue, could, estimate, expect, intend, may, plan, potential, predict, project, should, would, will, future and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements in this prospectus. These forward-looking statements are included throughout this prospectus, including under Risk Factors. These forward-looking statements reflect our current views with respect to future events and are based on assumptions and subject to risks and uncertainties. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements.
Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are the risks and uncertainties described under Risk Factors in this prospectus and in our Annual Report incorporated by reference herein, and the following:
| our small number of customers; |
| credit risks of our key customers and certain other third parties; |
| reduced expenditures by oil and natural gas exploration and production companies; |
| our substantial level of indebtedness; |
| our ability to incur additional indebtedness; |
| compliance with restrictions and covenants in our debt agreements; |
| termination or renegotiation of our customer contracts; |
| general economic conditions and conditions in the oil and gas industry; |
| competition within our industry; |
| excess supply of drilling units worldwide; |
| limited mobility of our drilling units between geographic regions; |
| any non-compliance with the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and any other anti-corruption laws; |
| operations in international markets, including geopolitical risk, applicability of foreign laws, including foreign labor and employment laws, foreign tax and customs regimes, and foreign currency exchange rate risk; |
| operating hazards in the offshore drilling industry; |
| ability to obtain indemnity from customers; |
| adequacy of insurance coverage upon the occurrence of a catastrophic event; |
| governmental, tax and environmental regulation; |
| changes in legislation removing or increasing current applicable limitations of liability; |
| effects of new products and new technology on the market; |
| identifying and completing acquisition opportunities; |
| levels of operating and maintenance costs; |
| our dependence on key personnel; |
| availability of workers and the related labor costs; |
| increased cost of obtaining supplies; |
| the sufficiency of our internal controls; |
| changes in tax laws, treaties or regulations; and |
| our incorporation under the laws of the Cayman Islands and the limited rights to relief that may be available compared to U.S. laws. |
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Many of these factors are beyond our ability to control or predict. Any, or a combination, of these factors, could materially affect our future financial condition or results of operations and the ultimate accuracy of the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of our future performance, and our actual results and future developments may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Management cautions against putting undue reliance on forward-looking statements or projecting any future results based on such statements or present or prior earnings levels.
In addition, each forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date of the particular statement, and we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements. We may not update these forward-looking statements, even if our situation changes in the future. All forward-looking statements attributable to us are expressly qualified by these cautionary statements. Additional information concerning factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements is contained from time to time in filings we make with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC), which may be obtained by contacting us or the SEC.
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We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of Stapled Securities or Ordinary Shares that may be sold from time to time pursuant to this prospectus. The selling holders will receive all of the proceeds from the sale of the Stapled Securities and Ordinary Shares offered from time to time under this prospectus. We have agreed to pay certain expenses of the selling holders incurred in connection with the sale of Stapled Securities and Ordinary Shares from time to time pursuant to this prospectus, but will not pay any underwriters discounts or commissions.
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RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
Our ratio of earnings to fixed charges for each of the periods indicated is as follows:
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Year Ended December 31, 2017 |
Period from February 10, 2016 to December 31, 2016 |
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Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (a) |
| (b) | | (b) | | (b) | | (b) | 1.39 | 1.70 | | (b) |
(a) | For purposes of calculating the ratio of earnings to fixed charges, fixed charges are the sum of (a) interest expensed and interest capitalized, (b) amortized premiums, discounts, capitalized expenses related to indebtedness, (c) an estimate of the interest expense within rental expense and (d) preference security dividend requirements of consolidated subsidiaries. Earnings is the amount resulting from adding (a) pre-tax income from continuing operations before adjustment for income (loss) from equity investees, (b) fixed charges, (c) amortization of capitalized interest, (d) distributed income of equity investees and (e) our share of pre-tax losses of equity investees for which charges arising from guarantees are included in fixed charges and then subtracting from that total (a) interest capitalized, (b) preference security dividend requirements of consolidated subsidiaries and (c) minority interest in pre-tax income of subsidiaries that have not incurred fixed charges. |
(b) | For the three months ended March 31, 2018, the year ended December 31, 2017, the period from February 10, 2016 to December 31, 2016, the period from January 1, 2016 to February 10, 2016 and the year ended December 31, 2013, earnings were not sufficient to cover fixed charges by approximately $28.2 million, $135.6 million, $136.5 million, $469.0 million and $29.3 million, respectively. |
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MARKET PRICES AND DIVIDEND POLICY
Our Stapled Securities are quoted on the OTCBB and the OTC Pink under the symbol VTGGF and have been trading since February 5, 2018. The following table sets forth the high and low bid quotations for our Stapled Securities on the OTCBB for the period indicated below, as reported by Bloomberg L.P. for such period. Such over-the-counter market quotations reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, mark-down or commission and may not necessarily represent actual transactions in our Stapled Securities.
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First Quarter (from February 5, 2018) |
$ | 216.00 | $ | 210.00 | ||||
Second Quarter (through April 25, 2018) |
$ | 228.50 | $ | 211.00 |
On April 25, 2018, the last reported bid price per Stapled Security as quoted on the OTCBB was $211.00.
We have not paid dividends on our Ordinary Shares to date and do not anticipate paying cash dividends in the immediate future as we contemplate that our cash flows will be used for debt reduction and growth. The payment of future dividends, if any, will be determined by our board of directors in light of conditions then existing, including our earnings, financial condition, capital requirements, restrictions in financing agreements, business conditions and other factors. We are subject to certain restrictive covenants under the terms of the agreements governing our indebtedness, including restrictions on our ability to pay any cash dividends.
The selling holders may offer the Stapled Securities and Ordinary Shares from time to time, if and to the extent as they may determine, through public or private transactions or through other means described under Plan of Distribution at prevailing market prices, at prices different than prevailing market prices or at privately negotiated prices. The selling holders may sell the Stapled Securities and Ordinary Shares through agents they select or through underwriters and dealers they select. The selling holders also may sell the Stapled Securities and Ordinary Shares directly to investors. If the selling holders use agents, underwriters or dealers to sell the Stapled Securities or Ordinary Shares, we will name such agents, underwriters or dealers and describe any applicable commissions or discounts in a supplement to this prospectus if required. Our Ordinary Shares are not listed on any national securities exchange and no public market currently exists for our Ordinary Shares.
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The following table sets forth as of April 19, 2018 information regarding the beneficial ownership of our Stapled Securities and Ordinary Shares and shows the number of Stapled Securities and Ordinary Shares and the percentage owned by:
| each member of our Board of Directors and each of our named executive officers; |
| all of the executive officers and members of the Board of Directors as a group; |
| each selling holder; and |
| each other person known to beneficially own more than 5% of our Ordinary Shares. |
As of April 19, 2018, we had 4,344,959 units of Stapled Securities and 5,000,053 Ordinary Shares outstanding. The amounts and percentages of Stapled Securities and Ordinary Shares beneficially owned are reported on the basis of regulations of the SEC governing the determination of beneficial ownership of securities. Under the rules of the SEC, a person is deemed to be a beneficial owner of a security if that person has or shares voting power, which includes the power to vote or to direct the voting of such security, or investment power, which includes the power to dispose of or to direct the disposition of such security. A person is also deemed to be a beneficial owner of any securities of which that person has a right to acquire beneficial ownership within 60 days. Under these rules, more than one person may be deemed a beneficial owner of the same securities and a person may be deemed a beneficial owner of securities as to which he has no economic interest. Except as otherwise indicated in the footnotes below, each of the beneficial owners has, to our knowledge, sole voting and investment power with respect to the indicated Stapled Securities or Ordinary Shares and has not pledged any such Stapled Securities or Ordinary Shares as security.
Name of beneficial owner (1) |
Number of Stapled Securities beneficially owned |
Percent of Class |
Units of Stapled Securities That May Be Offered For Resale (2) |
Number of Ordinary Shares Beneficially Owned |
Percent of Class |
Number of Ordinary Shares That May Be Offered For Resale (2) |
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Selling Holders and Greater than 5% Shareholders: |
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Anchorage Funds (3) (4) |
1,550,403 | 35.68 | % | 1,550,403 | 1,550,403 | 31.01 | % | 1,550,403 | ||||||||||||||||
York Funds (3) (5) |
834,256 | 19.20 | % | 834,256 | 834,256 | 16.68 | % | 834,256 | ||||||||||||||||
Vantage Drilling Company (in Official |
| | | 655,094 | 13.10 | % | 655,094 | |||||||||||||||||
Q Funds (3) (7) |
457,109 | 10.52 | % | 457,109 | 457,109 | 9.14 | % | 457,109 | ||||||||||||||||
Directors and named executive officers: |
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Thomas R. Bates, Jr. |
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Matthew W. Bonanno (9) |
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Esa Ikaheimonen |
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Nils E. Larsen |
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Scott McCarty (10) |
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L. Spencer Wells |
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Ihab Toma |
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Thomas J. Cimino |
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Douglas W. Halkett |
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Douglas E. Stewart |
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William L. Thomson |
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Linda J. Ibrahim |
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All directors and executive officers as a group |
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(1) | Unless otherwise indicated, the address of all beneficial owners of our Stapled Securities and Ordinary Shares set forth above is 777 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 800, Houston, Texas 77056. |
(2) | Ordinary Share figures do not reflect any such shares issuable upon the conversion of the Stapled Securities (which such shares are offered for sale hereunder). The Stapled Securities (including the Ordinary Shares forming a part thereof and the Ordinary Shares issuable upon the conversion of the Notes forming a part thereof) and the Ordinary Shares that may be offered for resale by the selling holders pursuant to this prospectus were acquired by the selling holders in connection with our emergence from bankruptcy on February 10, 2016, in transactions that were exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), as well as through subsequent acquisitions. See Item 1. Restructuring Agreement and Bankruptcy Proceedings under Chapter 11 in our Annual Report for additional information regarding our restructuring and how the selling holders acquired our Stapled Securities and Ordinary Shares. We have been advised that none of the selling holders is a broker-dealer and that each selling holder that is an affiliate of a broker-dealer acquired its Stapled Securities or Ordinary Shares in the ordinary course of its business and, at the time of acquisition, had no agreements or understandings, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the Stapled Securities or Ordinary Shares. |
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(3) | The number of Ordinary Shares beneficially owned reported herein reflects Ordinary Shares that are part of the Stapled Securities owned by this holder. |
(4) | Includes (i) 17,299 units of Stapled Securities held of record by PCI Fund LLC (PCI) of which 15,766 units were registered pursuant to registration statement No. 333-212081, previously filed by the Registrant on Form S-1 on May 26, 2017 and declared effective on June 16, 2017 (the Previous Resale Shelf) and 1,533 units were acquired after the filing of the Previous Resale Shelf and (ii) 1,533,104 units of Stapled Securities held of record by Anchorage Capital Master Offshore, Ltd. (ACMO and, together with PCI, the Anchorage Funds) of which 1,372,368 units were registered pursuant to the Previous Resale Shelf and 160,736 units were acquired after the filing of the Previous Resale Shelf, in each case all of which may be offered for resale under this prospectus. Anchorage Advisors Management, L.L.C. (Management) is the sole managing member of Anchorage Capital Group, L.L.C. (Capital Group), the investment advisor to the Anchorage Funds. Mr. Kevin Ulrich (Mr. Ulrich) is the Chief Executive Officer of Capital Group and the senior managing member of Management. Management, Capital Group and Mr. Ulrich may be deemed to beneficially own the Stapled Securities held by the Anchorage Funds. Management, Capital Group and Mr. Ulrich each disclaims beneficial ownership of such Stapled Securities except to the extent, if any, of its or his pecuniary interests therein. The business address for each of the funds named in this footnote 4 is c/o Anchorage Capital Group, L.L.C., 610 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10012. |
(5) | Includes (i) 313,368 units of Stapled Securities held of record by York Global Finance BDH, LLC of which 251,551 units were registered pursuant to the Previous Resale Shelf and 61,817 units were acquired after the filing of the Previous Resale Shelf; (ii) 200,533 units of Stapled Securities held of record by York Credit Opportunities Investments Master Fund, L.P. of which 176,755 units were registered pursuant to the Previous Resale Shelf and 23,778 units were acquired after the filing of the Previous Resale Shelf; (iii) 147,236 units of Stapled Securities held of record by York Credit Opportunities Fund, L.P., all of which were registered pursuant to the Previous Resale Shelf; (iv) 4,351 units of Stapled Securities held of record by Jorvik Multi-Strategy Master Fund, L.P., all of which were registered pursuant to the Previous Resale Shelf; (v) 79,496 units of Stapled Securities held of record by York Multi-Strategy Master Fund, L.P., all of which were registered pursuant to the Previous Resale Shelf; (vi) 47,030 units of Stapled Securities held of record by York Capital Management, L.P., all of which were registered pursuant to the Previous Resale Shelf; (vii) 8,014 units of Stapled Securities held by York European Focus Master Fund, L.P., all of which were registered pursuant to the Previous Resale Shelf; (viii) 19,242 units of Stapled Securities held by York European Opportunities Investments Master Fund, L.P., all of which were registered pursuant to the Previous Resale Shelf; and (ix) 14,986 units of Stapled Securities held by Exuma Capital, L.P., all of which were acquired after the filing of the Previous Resale Shelf, in each case all of which may be offered for resale under this prospectus. The manager of York Global Finance BDH, LLC is York Global Finance Manager, LLC. The general partner of York Credit Opportunities Investments Master Fund, L.P. and York Credit Opportunities Fund, L.P. is York Credit Opportunities Domestic Holdings, LLC. The general partner of Jorvik Multi-Strategy Master Fund, L.P., York Multi-Strategy Master Fund, L.P. and York Capital Management, L.P. is Dinan Management, L.L.C. The general partner of York European Focus Master Fund, L.P. is York European Focus Domestic Holdings, LLC and the general partner of York European Opportunities Investments Master Fund, L.P. is York European Opportunities Domestic Holdings, LLC. The general partner of Exuma Capital, L.P. is Exuma Management, LLC. The managing member or senior managing member, as the case may be, of each of the managers or general partners, as applicable, of the funds described in this footnote 5 is York Capital Management Global Advisors, LLC. James G. Dinan is the chairman and controls York Capital Management Global Advisors, LLC. York Global Finance Manager, LLC, York Credit Opportunities Domestic Holdings, LLC, Dinan Management, L.L.C., York European Focus Domestic Holdings, LLC, York European Opportunities Domestic Holdings, LLC, Exuma Management, LLC, York Capital Management Global Advisors, LLC, and James G. Dinan may be deemed to beneficially own the Stapled Securities held by the respective fund over which they serve as manager, general partner, investment manager or investment advisor, as the case may be. York Global Finance Manager, LLC, York Credit Opportunities Domestic Holdings, LLC, Dinan Management, L.L.C., York European Focus Domestic Holdings, LLC, York European Opportunities Domestic Holdings, LLC, Exuma Management, LLC, York Capital Management Global Advisors, LLC, and James G. Dinan, as the case may be, each disclaim beneficial ownership of such Stapled Securities except to the extent of their pecuniary interests therein. A partner of York Capital Management Global Advisors, LLC, Matthew W. Bonanno, is currently on the board of directors of Vantage Drilling International. Representatives of York Capital Management Global Advisors, LLC, Meghan Force and Richard Swanson, are currently on the liquidation committee for Vantage Drilling Company on behalf of York Global Finance BDH, LLC. The business address for each of the funds named in this footnote 5 is 767 5th Avenue, 17th Floor, New York, NY 10153. |
(6) | The Ordinary Shares held of record by Vantage Drilling Company (in Official Liquidation) (VDC) are beneficially owned by the Joint Official Liquidators of VDC. Prior to the Companys emergence from bankruptcy on February 10, 2016, the Company was a wholly owned subsidiary of VDC. The business address of VDC is c/o KPMG, P.O. Box 493, Century Yard, Cricket Square, Grand Cayman KY1-1106, Cayman Islands. |
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(7) | Includes (i) 180,464 units of Stapled Securities held of record by Q Global Capital Management, L.P. (QGCM), on behalf of Q5-R5 Trading Ltd. (Q5) pursuant to an investment management agreement; pursuant to such agreement, QGCM has sole voting and dispositive power of Q5s shares, and Q5 has no beneficial ownership of such shares; QGCM is controlled by its general partner, Q Global Advisors, LLC, which is controlled by Geoffrey P. Raynor; (ii) 8,917 units of Stapled Securities held of record by Amalgamated Gadget, L.P. (Amalgamated) for and on behalf of L3, Ltd. (L3) pursuant to an investment management agreement; pursuant to such agreement, Amalgamated has sole voting and dispositive power of L3s shares, and L3 has no beneficial ownership of such shares; Amalgamated is controlled by its general partner, Scepter Holdings, Inc. (Scepter), which is controlled by Geoffrey P. Raynor; (iii) 15,888 units of Stapled Securities held of record by Prufrock Offshore, L.P. (Prufrock Offshore) for and on behalf of R3, Ltd. (R3) pursuant to an investment management agreement; pursuant to such agreement, Prufrock Offshore has sole voting and dispositive power of R3s shares, and R3 has no beneficial ownership of such shares; Prufrock Offshore is controlled by its general partner, J Alfred Offshore, LLC, which is controlled by Geoffrey P. Raynor; (iv) 22,765 units of Stapled Securities held of record by Worldwide Sprockets, L.P. (Sprockets) for and on behalf of R4, Ltd. (R4) pursuant to an investment management agreement; pursuant to such agreement, Sprockets has sole voting and dispositive power of R4s shares, and R4 has no beneficial ownership of such shares; Sprockets is controlled by its general partner, Excalibur Worldwide, LLC, which is controlled by Geoffrey P. Raynor; (v) 34,587 units of Stapled Securities held of record by Star Spangled Sprockets, L.P. (SSS) as general partner of Q4 Funding, L.P. (Q4); the general partner of SSS is Excalibur Domestic, LLC, which is controlled by Geoffrey P. Raynor; (vi) 7,263 units of Stapled Securities held of record by Prufrock Onshore, L.P. (Prufrock Onshore) as general partner of Q Funding III, L.P. (Q3); the general partner of Prufrock Onshore is J Alfred Onshore, LLC, which is controlled by Geoffrey P. Raynor; (vii) 131,207 units of Stapled Securities held of record by Scepter as general partner of Acme Energized, L.P (Acme Energized); and (viii) 2,018 units of Stapled Securities held of record by Q Employees, LLC (Q Employees), as general partner of Acme Employees, L.P. (Acme Employees); which is controlled by Geoffrey Raynor. |
In addition to the units of Stapled Securities described above, which were registered pursuant to the Previous Resale Shelf, the figure in the above table also includes 54,000 units of Stapled Securities held of record by QGCM on behalf of Q5 as described above, which were acquired subsequent to the filing of the Previous Resale Shelf.
All of Stapled Securities of each of the funds named in this footnote 7 may be offered for resale. Renegade Swish, LLC, an affiliate of each of the funds named in this footnote 7, employs a current member of the Board of Directors of Vantage Drilling International, Mr. Scott McCarty, and also previously employed Mr. Robert Tamburrino, the former Chief Restructuring Officer of Vantage Drilling International. The business address of each of the beneficial owners named in this footnote 7 is 301 Commerce Street, Suite 3200, Fort Worth, Texas 76102.
(9) | Does not include 834,256 Stapled Securities held by the York Funds. Mr. Bonanno, a partner of York Capital Management Global Advisors, LLC, is currently on the Board of Directors of Vantage Drilling International. Mr. Bonanno disclaims beneficial ownership of any Stapled Securities or Ordinary Shares owned directly or indirectly by the York Funds. |
(9) | Does not include 457,109 Stapled Securities held by the Q Funds. Mr. McCarty, a current member of our Board of Directors, is employed by Renegade Swish LLC, an affiliate of each of the Q Funds listed in footnote 7. Mr. McCarty disclaims beneficial ownership of any Stapled Securities or Ordinary Shares owned directly or indirectly by the Q Funds. |
Relationships with Selling Holders
None of the selling holders has had any material relationships with the Company within the past three years other than representation on the Companys Board of Directors or other executive officer positions, as described in the table above and under Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence in our Annual Report.
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SECURITIES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE
We cannot predict the effect, if any, that sales of Ordinary Shares or Stapled Securities or the availability of Ordinary Shares or Stapled Securities for sale will have on the market price of our Ordinary Shares and Stapled Securities prevailing from time to time. Sales of substantial amounts of our Ordinary Shares or Stapled Securities in the public market, or the perception that such sales could occur, could adversely affect the prevailing market price of our Ordinary Shares and Stapled Securities.
All of our Stapled Securities currently outstanding were originally issued in transactions exempt from registration pursuant to Section 1145 of Title 11 of the United States Code, commonly known as the Bankruptcy Code, and accordingly, are freely tradeable except by persons that are deemed to be our affiliates. To the extent a person holds securities of the Company that are deemed to be restricted securities (as defined under Rule 144 of the Securities Act), such securities may be sold pursuant to an effective registration statement or pursuant to an exemption from registration, including pursuant to Rule 144 as described below.
Rule 144
In general, under Rule 144 of the Securities Act (Rule 144), as currently in effect, once we have been subject to public company reporting requirements for at least 90 days, a person who is not deemed to have been one of our affiliates for purposes of the Securities Act at any time during the 90 days preceding a sale and who has beneficially owned the securities proposed to be sold for at least six months, including the holding period of any prior owner other than our affiliates, is entitled to sell such securities without complying with the manner of sale, volume limitation, or notice provisions of Rule 144, subject to compliance with the public information requirements of Rule 144. If such a person has beneficially owned the securities proposed to be sold for at least one year, including the holding period of any prior owner other than our affiliates, then such person is entitled to sell such securities without complying with any of the requirements of Rule 144.
In general, under Rule 144, as currently in effect, once we have been subject to public company reporting requirements for at least 90 days, our affiliates or persons selling securities on behalf of our affiliates, who have beneficially owned restricted securities within the meaning of Rule 144 for at least six months, are entitled to sell within any three-month period, a number of Ordinary Shares or an amount of Stapled Securities that does not exceed the greater of:
| 1% of the number of Ordinary Shares or Stapled Securities, as applicable, then outstanding; or |
| the average weekly trading volume of the Ordinary Shares or Stapled Securities, as applicable, during the four calendar weeks preceding the filing of a notice on Form 144 with respect to such sale. |
Sales under Rule 144 by our affiliates or persons selling shares on behalf of our affiliates are also subject to certain manner of sale provisions and notice requirements and to the availability of current public information about us.
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DESCRIPTION OF STAPLED SECURITIES
The following description is a summary of the material provisions of the Indenture under which we issued 4,344,959 units of Stapled Securities (the Stapled Securities). This summary does not restate the Indenture in its entirety. We urge you to read the Indenture because it, and not this description, will define your rights as holders of the Stapled Securities. Copies of the Indenture, including the form of Stapled Security, are available as set forth in this prospectus under Description of the NotesAdditional Information. You can find the definitions of certain terms used in this description under Description of the NotesCertain Definitions. In this description, the Company refers only to Vantage Drilling International, a Cayman Islands exempted company with limited liability, and any successor.
General
On the Issue Date, the Company issued 4,344,959 units of Stapled Securities pursuant to the Indenture. The Stapled Securities were issued in denominations of 1 unit and integral multiples of 1 unit in excess thereof. Each Stapled Security initially represents:
| One Ordinary Share; and |
| An original issuance amount of $172.61 principal amount of the Notes. |
The ratio of Ordinary Shares to Notes represented by a Stapled Security is subject to adjustment upon the payment of PIK Interest and certain cases of redemption or conversion of the Notes, as well as share splits, share dividends, consolidation or reclassification of our Ordinary Shares. See Adjustments to Ratio. Within fifteen (15) days of the occurrence of any such event, the Company will deliver a notice of the increase or decrease to the holders of Notes, which notice shall state (i) the amount of the increase or decrease, (ii) the event giving rise to such increase or decrease and (iii) the principal amount of Notes and/or number of Ordinary Shares included in each Stapled Security following such increase or decrease. The Notes and the Ordinary Shares represented by Stapled Securities may not be transferred or exchanged separately, and may be transferred or exchanged only together until separated. Holders of Stapled Securities may not separate their Stapled Securities into the component Notes and Ordinary Shares. Such Notes and Ordinary Shares represented by Stapled Securities may only be separated upon the occurrence of the events discussed below under Automatic Separation.
Holders of Stapled Securities are the beneficial owners of the Ordinary Shares and Notes represented by such Stapled Securities and will have exactly the same rights, privileges and preferences, including voting rights, rights to receive distributions, rights and preferences in the event of a default under the Indenture, ranking upon bankruptcy and rights to receive communications and notices as a direct holder of the Ordinary Shares and Notes, as applicable.
The Stapled Securities will be available in book-entry form only. As discussed below under Book Entry Settlement and Clearance, a nominee of DTC will be the sole registered holder of the Stapled Securities. That means you will not be a registered holder of Stapled Securities or be entitled to receive a certificate evidencing your Stapled Securities. Accordingly, you must rely on the procedures used by your broker or other financial institution that will maintain your book-entry position to receive the benefits and exercise the rights of a holder of Stapled Securities that are described below. You should consult with your broker or financial institution to find out what those procedures are.
Automatic Separation
Upon the occurrence of any of the following events, the Ordinary Shares associated with each Stapled Security affected will automatically separate:
| the repayment in full by the Company of the Notes in the event that the principal of the Notes has become due and payable, whether at Stated Maturity or upon acceleration thereof; |
| the conversion of all of the Notes into Ordinary Shares pursuant to the Indenture in accordance with the provisions described under Description of the NotesConversion Rights; |
| the payment by the Company of the applicable redemption price in accordance with the terms of the Indenture in connection with any exercise by the Company of its right to redeem all of the Notes; |
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| the payment by the Company of the applicable purchase price for Notes associated with such Ordinary Shares in accordance with the terms of the Indenture in the event of any exercise by a holder of Notes of its right to require the Company to repurchase its Notes pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture described under Description of the NotesRedemption and Offer to PurchaseChange of Control; or |
| the payment by the Company of the applicable purchase price for Notes associated with such Ordinary Shares in accordance with the terms of the Indenture following any exercise by a holder of Notes of its right to require the Company to repurchase its Notes in connection with an Asset Sale Offer pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture described under Description of the NotesAsset Sales. |
In addition, upon the acquisition of a Stapled Security by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company that is treated as an entity disregarded as separate from the Company for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Ordinary Shares and Notes associated with such Stapled Security will automatically separate.
Adjustments to Ratio
The ratio of Ordinary Shares to Notes represented by a Stapled Security is subject to change upon the occurrence of the events set forth in this section.
First, if the Company exercises its option to redeem the Notes in part, and such redemption does not include redemption of all of the outstanding Notes on the applicable Redemption Date, a corresponding adjustment will be made to any Stapled Securities that remain outstanding following such Redemption Date to reflect the reduction in the principal amount of Notes represented by each Stapled Security.
Second, if the Notes are converted pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture described under Description of the NotesConversion Rights in part, and such conversion does not include conversion of all of the outstanding Notes, a corresponding adjustment will be made to any Stapled Securities that remain outstanding following such conversion to reflect the reduction in the principal amount of Notes represented by each Stapled Security.
Third, if the Notes are being redeemed in connection with an Event of Loss, and such redemption does not include redemption of all of the outstanding Notes on the applicable Redemption Date, a corresponding adjustment will be made to any Stapled Securities that remain outstanding following such Redemption Date to reflect the reduction in the principal amount of notes represented by each Stapled Security.
Fourth, upon the making by the Company of any payment of PIK Interest, whether through increasing the principal amount of the outstanding Notes or through the issuance of PIK Notes under the Indenture, a corresponding adjustment will be made to each Stapled Security to reflect the increase in the principal amount of Notes represented by each Stapled Security.
Finally, upon the occurrence of a share split, share dividend, consolidation or reclassification of the Ordinary Shares, the corresponding adjustments will be made to the number of Ordinary Shares included in each Stapled Security.
Amendments
The Company and the Security Custodian (the Security Custodian) and Security Registrar (the Security Registrar), as applicable, may amend or supplement the Stapled Securities without the consent of any holder of the Stapled Securities (i) to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency or (ii) to make any change that would provide any additional rights or benefits to the holders of the Stapled Securities or that in the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors of the Company does not adversely affect in any material respect the legal rights under the Stapled Securities (including, without limitation, any and all amendments or supplements necessary, advisable or desirable in the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors of the Company as a result of changes in law or regulation), provided, however, that nothing in this clause (ii) shall result in or allow for the separation of the Ordinary Shares or the Notes from the Stapled Securities other than as contemplated under the caption Automatic Separation above as in effect on the Issue Date. In addition, the Stapled Securities may be amended or supplemented with the consent of the holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding that are part of the Stapled Securities, acting in accordance with, and subject to the limitations contained in, the provisions of the Indenture described under the caption Description of the NotesAmendment, Supplement and Waiver applied mutatis mutandis hereto. Any such vote shall be binding upon all holders of Stapled Securities. No separate vote of holders of the Ordinary Shares shall be required. Notwithstanding the foregoing, and for the avoidance of doubt, no such amendment or supplement shall (i) alter or modify any of the terms of the Ordinary Shares or, except as specifically contemplated thereby and in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the Notes or (ii) make any change to this provision.
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Governing Law
The Stapled Securities will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
Book Entry Settlement and Clearance
The Depository Trust Company (DTC) will act as the securities depositary (the Security Depositary) for the Stapled Securities. The Notes and the Ordinary Shares represented by the Stapled Securities and the Stapled Securities were issued in fully-registered form and are represented by a global certificate to which the global Note global Ordinary Share certificates are attached. The Stapled Securities are registered in the name of DTCs nominee Cede & Co. All global Stapled Securities will be exchanged by the Company for certificated Stapled Securities if the Company delivers to the Security Registrar and Security Custodian notice from the Security Depositary that it is unwilling or unable to continue to act as Security Depositary or that it is no longer a clearing agency registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act) and, in either case, a successor Security Depositary is not appointed by the Company within 90 days after the date of such notice from the Security Depositary.
Book Entry Procedures
If you intend to purchase Stapled Securities in the manner provided by this prospectus you must do so through the DTC system or through direct and indirect participants. The participant that you purchase through will receive a credit on DTCs records. The ownership interest of each actual purchaser of the Stapled Securities, who we refer to as a beneficial owner, is to be recorded on the participants records.
All interests in the Stapled Securities will be subject to the operations and procedures of DTC. The following description of the operations and procedures of DTC, Euroclear and Clearstream are provided solely as a matter of convenience. These operations and procedures are solely within the control of the respective settlement systems and are subject to changes by them. The Company takes no responsibility for these operations and procedures and urges investors to contact the system or their participants directly to discuss these matters.
DTC has advised the Company that DTC is a limited-purpose trust company created to hold securities for its participating organizations (collectively, the Participants) and to facilitate the clearance and settlement of transactions in those securities between the Participants through electronic book-entry changes in accounts of its Participants. The Participants include securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations and certain other organizations. Access to DTCs system is also available to other entities such as banks, brokers, dealers and trust companies that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a Participant, either directly or indirectly (collectively, the Indirect Participant). Persons who are not Participants may beneficially own securities held by or on behalf of DTC only through the Participants or the Indirect Participants. The ownership interests in, and transfers of ownership interests in, each security held by or on behalf of DTC are recorded on the records of the Participants and Indirect Participants.
DTC has also advised the Company that, pursuant to procedures established by it, ownership of interests in the Stapled Securities will be shown on, and the transfer of ownership of these interests will be effected only through, records maintained by DTC (with respect to the Participants) or by the Participants and the Indirect Participants (with respect to other owners of beneficial interest in the Stapled Securities).
All interests in Stapled Securities, including those held through Euroclear or Clearstream, may be subject to the procedures and requirements of DTC. Those interests held through Euroclear or Clearstream may also be subject to the procedures and requirements of such systems. The laws of some states require that certain Persons take physical delivery in definitive form of securities that they own. Consequently, the ability to transfer beneficial interests in a global Stapled Security to such Persons will be limited to that extent.
Because DTC can act only on behalf of the Participants, which in turn act on behalf of the Indirect Participants, the ability of a Person having beneficial interests in a global Stapled Security to pledge such interests to Persons that do not participate in the DTC system, or otherwise take actions in respect of such interests, may be affected by the lack of a physical certificate evidencing such interests.
Except as described below, owners of interests in the Stapled Securities will not have Stapled Securities registered in their names, will not receive physical delivery of Stapled Securities in certificated form and will not be considered the registered owners or holders thereof under the Indenture for any purpose.
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Payments in respect of Stapled Securities (or the underlying Ordinary Shares and Notes) registered in the name of DTC or its nominee will be payable to DTC in its capacity as the registered holder thereof. Under the terms of the Indenture, the Company and the Trustee will treat the Persons in whose names the Stapled Securities, including the global Stapled Securities, are registered as the owners of the Stapled Securities for the purpose of receiving payments and for all other purposes. Consequently, neither the Company, the Trustee nor any agent of the Company or the Trustee has or will have any responsibility or liability for:
(a) any aspect of DTCs records or any Participants or Indirect Participants records relating to, or payments made on account of, beneficial ownership interest in the Stapled Securities or the underlying Ordinary Shares and Notes) or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any of DTCs records or any Participants or Indirect Participants records relating to the beneficial ownership interests in the Stapled Securities; or
(b) any other matter relating to the actions and practices of DTC or any of its Participants, or Indirect Participants.
DTC has advised the Company that its current practice, upon receipt of any payment in respect of securities such as the Stapled Securities (or the underlying Ordinary Shares and Notes), is to credit the accounts of the relevant Participants with the payment on the payment date unless DTC has reason to believe that it will not receive payment on such payment date. Each relevant Participant is credited with an amount proportionate to its beneficial ownership of the Stapled Securities as shown on the records of DTC. Payments by the Participants and the Indirect Participants to the beneficial owners of Stapled Securities will be governed by standing instructions and customary practices and will be the responsibility of the Participants or the Indirect Participants and will not be the responsibility of DTC, the Trustee or the Company. Neither the Company nor the Trustee will be liable for any delay by DTC or any of the Participants or the Indirect Participants in identifying the beneficial owners of the Stapled Securities, and the Company and the Trustee may conclusively rely on and will be protected in relying on instructions from DTC or its nominee for all purposes.
We or the Trustee will be responsible for the payment of all amounts to DTC and the transfer agent. The transfer agent will be responsible for the disbursement of those payments to DTC. DTC will be responsible for the disbursement of those payments to its participants, and the participants will be responsible for disbursements of those payments to beneficial owners. We will remain responsible for any actions DTC and participants take in accordance with instructions we provide.
Transfers between the Participants will be effected in accordance with DTCs procedures, and will be settled in same-day funds, and transfers between participants in Euroclear and Clearstream will be effected in accordance with their respective rules and operating procedures.
Cross-market transfers between the Participants, on the one hand, and Euroclear or Clearstream participants, on the other hand, will be effected through DTC in accordance with DTCs rules on behalf of Euroclear or Clearstream, as the case may be, by their respective depositaries; however, such cross-market transactions will require delivery of instructions to Euroclear or Clearstream, as the case may be, by the counterparty in such system in accordance with the rules and procedures and within the established deadlines (Brussels time) of such system. Euroclear or Clearstream, as the case may be, will, if the transaction meets its settlement requirements, deliver instructions to its respective depositary to take action to effect final settlement on its behalf by delivering or receiving interests in the global Stapled Security in DTC, and making or receiving payment in accordance with normal procedures for same-day funds settlement applicable to DTC. Euroclear participants and Clearstream participants may not deliver instructions directly to the depositories for Euroclear or Clearstream.
DTC has advised the Company that it will take any action permitted to be taken by a holder of Stapled Securities, or the underlying Notes or Ordinary Shares comprising the Stapled Securities, only at the direction of one or more Participants to whose account DTC has credited the interests in the global Stapled Securities and only in respect of such Stapled Securities as to which such Participant or Participants has or have given such direction.
None of the Company, the Trustee and any of their respective agents will have any responsibility for the performance by DTC, Euroclear or Clearstream or their respective participants or indirect participants of their respective obligations under the rules and procedures governing their operations.
Security Registrar & Security Custodian
U.S. Bank National Association is the Security Registrar and Security Custodian for the Stapled Securities.
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We are a Cayman Islands exempted company and our affairs are governed by our Third Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (as further amended or restated from time to time, the Memorandum and Articles), the Companies Law (2018 Revision) of the Cayman Islands (as amended from time to time, the Companies Law) and the common law of the Cayman Islands.
The following description of our share capital, together with the additional information we may include in any prospectus supplements (which may differ from the terms summarized below), summarizes the material terms and provisions of our share capital that we may offer under this prospectus. For the complete terms of our share capital, please refer to our Memorandum and Articles, which are filed as an exhibit to the registration statement that includes this prospectus.
Description of Ordinary Shares
We are currently authorized to issue 50,000,000 ordinary shares (the Ordinary Shares) with a par value of US$0.001 per share. As of April 19, 2018, we had 5,000,053 Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding.
All outstanding Ordinary Shares are fully paid and non-assessable. Our Ordinary Shares are issued in registered form and are issued when registered in the register of members (shareholders) of the Company.
Voting Rights. Our shareholders may freely hold and vote their shares. At a general meeting of the Company, on a show of hands every shareholder who (being an individual) is present in person or by proxy or, if a corporation or other non-natural person is present by its duly authorized representative or proxy, shall have one vote and on a poll every shareholder shall have one vote for every share of which he is the holder.
Shareholders holding at least a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company shall be a quorum unless the Company has only one shareholder entitled to vote at such general meeting in which case the quorum shall be that one shareholder present in person or by proxy or (in the case of a corporation or other non-natural person) by a duly authorized representative or proxy.
Shareholders meetings shall be held annually in May of each year or at such time as may be determined by the directors. Shareholders meetings may be convened by our board of directors on its own initiative or upon a request to the directors by shareholders holding in aggregate at least ten percent in par value of the capital of the Company which carries the right to vote. Advance notice to shareholders of at least ten calendar days (but not more than sixty calendar days) is required for the convening of any shareholders meeting. No business may be transacted at general meetings of shareholders other than business specified in the notice of the meeting, which is otherwise properly brought at the direction of our board of directors or, in the case of an annual general meeting, relates to the nomination for election of a director made by our shareholders.
An ordinary resolution to be passed by the shareholders requires a simple majority of votes cast in a general meeting, while a special resolution requires no less than two-thirds of the votes cast. A special resolution is required for certain important matters prescribed by the Companies Law, such as a change of name or making any changes to our Memorandum and Articles. Both any ordinary resolution and special resolution may be passed by a unanimous written resolution. Our shareholders may effect certain changes by ordinary resolution, including increasing the amount of our authorized share capital, consolidating and dividing all or any of our share capital into shares of larger amounts than our existing shares and canceling any shares.
Our Memorandum and Articles do not provide for cumulative voting rights.
Dividends. The holders of our Ordinary Shares are entitled to receive ratably such dividends, if any, as may be declared from time to time by the directors out of funds legally available for the payment of dividends in accordance with the Companies Law and the Memorandum and Articles. We have not paid any dividends on our Ordinary Shares.
Directors. The Company shall have a board of up to seven directors.
Appointment and Removal of Directors. At each annual general meeting of the Company, directors shall be elected for a term of office to expire at the next annual general meeting of the Company. The directors may appoint any person to be a director to fill a vacancy. Our Memorandum and Articles set out the procedure by which a shareholder may nominate a person for election as a director at an annual general meeting.
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Calls on Shares and Forfeiture of Shares. The directors may make calls upon the shareholders for any monies unpaid on their Ordinary Shares in a notice served to such shareholders at least 14 calendar days prior to the specified time of payment, and each shareholder must pay to the Company the amount called on the Ordinary Shares. The shares that have been called upon and remain unpaid at the specified time are subject to forfeiture.
Winding Up. On the winding up of the Company, if the assets available for distribution amongst our shareholders shall be more than sufficient to repay the whole of the share capital at the commencement of the winding up, the surplus shall be distributed amongst our shareholders in proportion to the par value of the shares held by them at the commencement of the winding up, subject to a deduction from those shares in respect of which there are monies due. If our assets available for distribution are insufficient to repay all of the paid-up capital, the assets will be distributed so that the losses are borne by our shareholders in proportion to the par value of the shares held by them.
Transfer of the Ordinary Shares. The Ordinary Shares are transferable and the directors have no discretion to decline to register any transfer of the Ordinary Shares.
Ordinary Shares held by shareholders party to the Shareholders Agreement by and among the Company and the holders party thereto are subject to certain additional restrictions on transfer set forth in the Shareholders Agreement. Ordinary Shares held by shareholders party to the Shareholders Agreement are also subject to certain tag-along and drag-along rights set forth in the Shareholders Agreement.
Redemption of Shares. Subject to the provisions of the Companies Law, we may issue shares on terms that are subject to redemption, at our option or at the option of the shareholders, in such manner as may be determined by special resolution before the issue of the shares.
Variation of Rights of Shares. If at any time our share capital is divided into different classes of shares, the rights attached to any class of shares (unless otherwise provided by the terms of issue of the shares of that class) may be varied either with the consent in writing of the holders of three-quarters of the issued shares of that class, or with the sanction of a special resolution passed at a general meeting of the holders of the shares of that 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.
Inspection of Books and Records. Holders of our Ordinary Shares will have no general right to inspect or obtain copies of our list of shareholders or our corporate records. However, we will provide our shareholders with annual audited financial statements. See Where You Can Find Additional Information.
Directors Liability; Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Under the Memorandum and Articles any director or officer of the Company shall be indemnified out of the assets of the Company against any liability incurred by him as a result of any act or failure to act in carrying out his functions other than such liability (if any) that such director may incur by his own actual fraud or willful default. No such director or officer shall be liable to the Company for any loss or damage in carrying out his functions unless that liability arises through the actual fraud or willful default of such director or officer. References in the relevant article in the Memorandum and Articles to actual fraud or willful default mean a finding to such effect by a competent court in relation to the conduct of the relevant party.
Transfer Agent and Registrar
The transfer agent and registrar for our Ordinary Shares is Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, which maintains the register of members of the Company.
National Securities Exchange Listing
Our Ordinary Shares are not listed on any national securities exchange and there can be no assurance that our Ordinary Shares will achieve a listing on a national securities exchange.
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Comparison of Cayman Islands Corporate Law and U.S. Corporate Law
Cayman Islands companies are governed by the Companies Law. The Companies Law is modeled on English Law but does not follow recent English Law statutory enactments, and differs from laws applicable to United States corporations and their shareholders. Set forth below is a summary of the material differences between the provisions of the Companies Law applicable to us and the laws applicable to companies incorporated in the United States and their shareholders.
Mergers and Similar Arrangements. In certain circumstances the Cayman Islands Companies Law allows for mergers or consolidations between two Cayman Islands companies, or between a Cayman Islands company and a company incorporated in another jurisdiction (provided that is facilitated by the laws of that other jurisdiction).
Where the merger or consolidation is between two Cayman Islands companies, the directors of each company must approve a written plan of merger or consolidation containing certain prescribed information. That plan or merger or consolidation must then be authorized by either (a) a special resolution (usually a majority of 66 2/3 % in value) of the shareholders of each company; or (b) such other authorization, if any, as may be specified in such constituent companys articles of association. A shareholder has the right to vote on a merger or consolidation regardless of whether the shares that he holds otherwise give him voting rights. No shareholder resolution is required for a merger between a parent company (i.e., a company that owns at least 90% of the issued shares of each class in a subsidiary company) and its subsidiary company. The consent of each holder of a fixed or floating security interest of a constituent company must be obtained, unless the court waives such requirement. If the Cayman Islands Registrar of Companies is satisfied that the requirements of the Companies Law (which includes certain other formalities) have been complied with, the Registrar of Companies will register the plan of merger or consolidation.
Where the merger or consolidation involves a foreign company, the procedure is similar, save that with respect to the foreign company, the director of the Cayman Islands company is required to make a declaration to the effect that, having made due enquiry, he is of the opinion that the requirements set out below have been met: (i) that the merger or consolidation is permitted or not prohibited by the constitutional documents of the foreign company and by the laws of the jurisdiction in which the foreign company is incorporated, and that those laws and any requirements of those constitutional documents have been or will be complied with; (ii) that no petition or other similar proceeding has been filed and remains outstanding or order made or resolution adopted to wind up or liquidate the foreign company in any jurisdictions; (iii) that no receiver, trustee, administrator or other similar person has been appointed in any jurisdiction and is acting in respect of the foreign company, its affairs or its property or any part thereof; (iv) that no scheme, order, compromise or other similar arrangement has been entered into or made in any jurisdiction whereby the rights of creditors of the foreign company are and continue to be suspended or restricted.
Where the surviving company is the Cayman Islands company, the director of the Cayman Islands company is further required to make a declaration to the effect that, having made due enquiry, he is of the opinion that the requirements set out below have been met: (i) that the foreign company is able to pay its debts as they fall due and that the merger or consolidated is bona fide and not intended to defraud unsecured creditors of the foreign company; (ii) that in respect of the transfer of any security interest granted by the foreign company to the surviving or consolidated company (a) consent or approval to the transfer has been obtained, released or waived; (b) the transfer is permitted by and has been approved in accordance with the constitutional documents of the foreign company; and (c) the laws of the jurisdiction of the foreign company with respect to the transfer have been or will be complied with; (iii) that the foreign company will, upon the merger or consolidation becoming effective, cease to be incorporated, registered or exist under the laws of the relevant foreign jurisdiction; and (iv) that there is no other reason why it would be against the public interest to permit the merger or consolidation.
Where the above procedures are adopted, the Companies Law provides for a right of dissenting shareholders to be paid a payment of the fair value of his shares upon their dissenting to the merger or consolidation if they follow a prescribed procedure. In essence, that procedure is as follows (a) the shareholder must give his written objection to the merger or consolidation to the constituent company before the vote on the merger or consolidation, including a statement that the shareholder proposes to demand payment for his shares if the merger or consolidation is authorized by the vote; (b) within 20 days following the date on which the merger or consolidation is approved by the shareholders, the constituent company must give written notice to each shareholder who made a written objection; (c) a shareholder must within 20 days following receipt of such notice from the constituent company, give the constituent company a written notice of his intention to dissent including, among other details, a demand for payment of the fair value of his shares; (d) within seven days following the date of the expiration of the period set out in paragraph (b) above or seven days following the date on which the plan of merger or consolidation is filed, whichever is later, the constituent company, the surviving company or the consolidated company must make a written offer to each dissenting shareholder to purchase his shares at a price that the company determines is the fair value and if the company and the shareholder agree the price within 30 days following the date on which the offer was made, the company must pay the shareholder such amount; (e) if the company and the shareholder fail to agree a price within such 30 day period, within 20 days following the date on which such 30 day period expires, the company (and
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any dissenting shareholder) must file a petition with the Cayman Islands Grand Court to determine the fair value and such petition must be accompanied by a list of the names and addresses of the dissenting shareholders with whom agreements as to the fair value of their shares have not been reached by the company. At the hearing of that petition, the court has the power to determine the fair value of the shares together with a fair rate of interest, if any, to be paid by the company upon the amount determined to be the fair value. Any dissenting shareholder whose name appears on the list filed by the company may participate fully in all proceedings until the determination of fair value is reached. These rights of a dissenting shareholder are not available in certain circumstances, for example, to dissenters holding shares of any class in respect of which an open market exists on a recognized stock exchange or recognized interdealer quotation system at the relevant date or where the consideration for such shares to be contributed are shares of any company listed on a national securities exchange or shares of the surviving or consolidated company.
Moreover, Cayman Islands law also has separate statutory provisions that facilitate the reconstruction or amalgamation of companies in certain circumstances, schemes of arrangement will generally be more suited for complex mergers or other transactions involving widely held companies, commonly referred to in the Cayman Islands as a scheme of arrangement which may be tantamount to a merger. In the event that a merger was sought pursuant to a scheme of arrangement (the procedure of which are more rigorous and take longer to complete than the procedures typically required to consummate a merger in the United States), the arrangement in question must be approved by a majority in number of each class of shareholders and creditors with whom the arrangement is to be made and who must in addition represent three-fourths in value of each such class of shareholders or creditors, as the case may be, that are present and voting either in person or by proxy at a meeting, or meeting summoned for that purpose. The convening of the meetings and subsequently the terms of the arrangement must be sanctioned by the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands. While a dissenting shareholder would have the right to express to the court the view that the transaction should not be approved, the court can be expected to approve the arrangement if it satisfies itself that:
| we are not proposing to act illegally or beyond the scope of our corporate authority and the statutory provisions as to majority vote have been complied with; |
| the shareholders have been fairly represented at the meeting in question; |
| the arrangement is such as a businessman would reasonably approve; and |
| the arrangement is not one that would more properly be sanctioned under some other provision of the Companies Law or that would amount to a fraud on the minority. |
If a scheme of arrangement or takeover offer (as described below) is approved, any dissenting shareholder would have no rights comparable to appraisal rights, which would otherwise ordinarily be available to dissenting shareholders of United States corporations, providing rights to receive payment in cash for the judicially determined value of the shares.
Squeeze-out Provisions. When a takeover offer is made and accepted by holders of 90% of the shares to whom the offer is made within four months, the offeror may, within a two-month period, require the holders of the remaining shares to transfer such shares on the terms of the offer. An objection can be made to the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands but this is unlikely to succeed unless there is evidence of fraud, bad faith, collusion or inequitable treatment of the shareholders.
Further, transactions similar to a merger, reconstruction and/or an amalgamation may in some circumstances be achieved through other means to these statutory provisions, such as a share capital exchange, asset acquisition or control, through contractual arrangements, of an operating business.
Shareholders Suits. Our Cayman Islands counsel is not aware of any reported class action having been brought in a Cayman Islands court. Derivative actions have been brought in the Cayman Islands courts, and the Cayman Islands courts have confirmed the availability for such actions. In most cases, we will be the proper plaintiff in any claim based on a breach of duty owed to us, and a claim against (for example) our officers or directors usually may not be brought by a shareholder. However, based on English authorities, which would in all likelihood be of persuasive authority and be applied by a court in the Cayman Islands, exceptions to the foregoing principle apply in circumstances in which:
| a company is acting, or proposing to act, illegally or beyond the scope of its authority; |
| the act complained of, although not beyond the scope of the authority, could be effected if duly authorized by more than the number of votes which have actually been obtained; or |
| those who control the company are perpetrating a fraud on the minority. |
A shareholder may have a direct right of action against us where the individual rights of that shareholder have been infringed or are about to be infringed.
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The following description is a summary of the material provisions of the Indenture under which we issued the Notes and the related note guarantees (the Note Guarantees). The following description also contains a summary of the Collateral Agreements we entered into in connection with the issuance of the Notes. This summary does not restate those agreements in their entirety. We urge you to read those agreements because they, and not this description, will define your rights as holders of the Notes. Copies of the Indenture, the Note Guarantees and the Collateral Agreements, including the Intercreditor Agreements, are available as set forth below under Additional Information. You can find the definitions of certain terms used in this descriptor below under the subheading Certain Definitions. In this description, the Company refers only to Vantage Drilling International, a Cayman Islands exempted company with limited liability, and any successor.
Brief Description of the Notes and the Note Guarantees
On February 10, 2016 (the Issue Date), the Company issued the Notes under the Indenture with the Guarantors and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee and Noteholder Collateral Agent (as amended, the Indenture). The terms of the Notes include those stated in the Indenture and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the TIA.
The Notes were issued in fully-registered form, without coupons, and are represented by one or more global Notes registered in the name of Cede & Co., the nominee of DTC, and will be attached to the related Stapled Security. See Description of Stapled SecuritiesBook Entry Settlement and Clearance.
The Notes are:
| senior secured obligations of the Company; |
| subordinated in right of payment to the Credit Agreement and the Senior Secured Notes pursuant to the provisions of the Third Lien Intercreditor Agreement; |
| equal in right of payment with all of the Companys other existing and future senior indebtedness; |
| senior in right of payment to any of the Companys future indebtedness that is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Notes; |
| effectively senior to any of the Companys unsecured indebtedness, to the extent of the value of the collateral securing the Notes and the Note Guarantees; |
| effectively junior to all of the Companys existing and future first-priority and second-priority senior secured indebtedness (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Credit Agreement and the Senior Secured Notes), to the extent of the collateral securing such indebtedness; and |
| unconditionally guaranteed on a senior secured third priority basis by the Guarantors. |
The Notes are guaranteed on a senior secured third priority basis by each of the Companys existing and future Subsidiaries (other than Immaterial Subsidiaries), including any existing and future Subsidiaries that guarantee Obligations under any Credit Facility. The Note Guarantees are:
| senior secured obligations of the Guarantors; |
| subordinated in right of payment to the Credit Agreement and the Senior Secured Notes pursuant to the provisions of the Third Lien Intercreditor Agreement; |
| equal in right of payment with all of the Guarantors other existing and future senior indebtedness; |
| senior in right of payment to any of the Guarantors future indebtedness that is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Notes; |
| effectively senior to any of the Guarantors unsecured indebtedness, to the extent of the value of the collateral securing the Note Guarantees; and |
| effectively junior to all of the Guarantors existing and future first-priority and second-priority senior secured indebtedness (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Credit Agreement and the Senior Secured Notes), to the extent of the collateral securing such indebtedness. |
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The Notes will be convertible into our Ordinary Shares as described below under Conversion Rights, based upon the Initial Conversion Rate of approximately 0.01046 Ordinary Shares per $1.00 principal amount of Notes (equivalent to the Initial Conversion Price of $95.60 per Ordinary Share). The conversion rate will be adjusted as described under Conversion RightsConversion Rate Adjustment.
As of December 31, 2017, we had approximately $980.5 million aggregate principal amount of debt outstanding, consisting of $140.1 million under the Credit Agreement, $76.1 million of our Senior Secured Notes and approximately $764.3 million of the Notes. Subject to the restrictions in the Credit Agreement and the indentures governing our Senior Secured Notes and the Notes, we may incur additional indebtedness.
The registered holder of a Note is treated as the owner of it for all purposes. Only registered holders have rights under the Indenture.
Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries
On the Issue Date, all of the Companys Subsidiaries were Restricted Subsidiaries.
Under the circumstances described below under the caption Certain CovenantsDesignation of Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries, the Board of Directors of the Company is permitted to designate certain of the Companys Restricted Subsidiaries or newly created or acquired Subsidiaries, if any, as Unrestricted Subsidiaries. Unrestricted Subsidiaries are not be subject to many of the restrictive covenants in the Indenture and do not guarantee the Notes.
Principal, Maturity and Interest
The Company issued approximately $750.0 million in aggregate principal amount of Notes on the Issue Date. The Company may issue additional Notes under the Indenture from time to time, subject to the limitations contained in the Indenture. Any issuance of additional Notes will be subject to all of the covenants in the Indenture. The Notes and any additional Notes subsequently issued under the Indenture will be treated as a single class for all purposes under the Indenture, including, without limitation, waivers, amendments, redemptions and offers to purchase. The Notes are in minimum denominations of $1.00 and integral multiples of $0.01 in excess thereof, except as otherwise provided in the Indenture, and are attached to the related Stapled Security.
The aggregate principal amount of the Notes that may be issued under the Indenture may not exceed the sum of (i) the Initial Notes and (ii) the maximum principal amount of Notes (the Additional Notes) that may be issued pursuant to awards granted from time to time under the Management Incentive Plan, such maximum principal amount to be determined in accordance with the terms of the Management Incentive Plan as in effect on the Issue Date provided that nothing in this sentence shall restrict (i) the payment of PIK Interest, (ii) the increasing of the principal amount of the Notes in connection with the payment of PIK Interest or (iii) the issuance of PIK Notes in accordance with the terms of the Indenture. Additional Notes shall be issued in minimum denominations of the Current Principal Amount of Notes per Unit at the time any such Additional Notes are issued, such denomination not to be less than $1.00, and integral multiples of $0.01in excess thereof, and will be attached to the related Stapled Security.
Interest on the Notes will accrue at the rate of 1.0% per year prior to the fourth anniversary of the Issue Date, and will be payable in kind, semi-annually in arrears on June 30 and December 31 of each year, commencing on June 30, 2016 (each, an Interest Payment Date). From and after the fourth anniversary of the Issue Date, interest on the Notes will accrue at the rate of 12.0% per year and will be payable in kind, semi-annually in arrears on each Interest Payment Date. Interest on overdue principal and interest will accrue at a rate that is 1.0% higher than the then applicable interest rate on the Notes. All interest payments will be made as PIK Interest; provided, that, for any Notes that have not been converted into Ordinary Shares in accordance with the provisions described under the caption Conversion Rights prior to the Maturity Date, the final interest payment on the Maturity Date will be made in cash. The Company will make each interest payment to the holders of record on the immediately preceding June 15 and December 15 (each a Record Date). Interest on the Notes will accrue for any additional Notes from the date of original issuance or, if interest has already been paid, from the date it was most recently paid; provided, however, that solely for purposes of the accrual of interest, additional Notes issued after the Issue Date will be deemed to have been outstanding as of the later of the Issue Date or the most recent Interest Payment Date. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months. For the avoidance of doubt, all references to interest mean the initial interest rate borne by the Notes and any increases in that rate to the extent overdue interest accrues on the Notes, any Default Interest as set forth under Events of Default and Remedies.
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In connection with the payment of PIK Interest in respect of the Notes, the Company shall increase the outstanding principal amount of the Notes outstanding under the Indenture. If the Company is prohibited by the requirements of the depository or law from paying PIK Interest by increasing the outstanding principal amount of the Notes outstanding under the Indenture, the Company shall issue additional Notes (PIK Notes) under the Indenture on the same terms and conditions as the Notes issued on the Issue Date (other than the issuance dates, denominations and the date from which interest will accrue).
The Company will pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue principal, premium (including the Applicable Premium), if any, and interest (without regard to any applicable grace period) from time to time on demand at the rate equal to 1% per annum in excess of the then applicable interest rate on the Notes to the extent lawful to the Persons who are holders on a subsequent special record date, in each case at the rate provided as set forth in the Notes (Default Interest). All references herein to interest shall mean the initial interest rate borne by the Notes plus any Default Interest.
All references herein to Notes shall include any Additional Notes and PIK Notes, references to principal amount of the Notes shall include any increase in the principal amount of any outstanding Notes as a result of a payment of PIK Interest.
Methods of Receiving Payments on and Converting the Notes
Payments of principal of and premium (including the Applicable Premium), if any, and any amount payable in cash on the Notes will be made at the office or agency of the paying agent and registrar unless the Company elects to make payments by check mailed to the holders at their address set forth in the register of holders; provided that all payments of principal of and premium (including the Applicable Premium), if any, and any amount payable in cash on the Notes represented by one or more global Notes registered in the name of The Depository Trust Company (DTC) or its nominee will be made by the paying agent by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the accounts specified by the holder or holders thereof.
The Notes may be presented for conversion at the office or agency of the conversion agent.
Paying Agent, Registrar and Conversion Agent for the Notes
U.S. Bank National Association is acting as paying agent, registrar and conversion agent. The Company may change the paying agent, registrar or conversion agent without prior notice to the holders of the Notes, and the Company or any of its Subsidiaries may act as paying agent, registrar or conversion agent.
Transfer and Exchange
A holder may transfer or exchange Notes in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture. The registrar and the Trustee may require a holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents in connection with a transfer of Notes. Holders are required to pay all taxes due on transfer. The registrar is not required to transfer or exchange any Note selected for redemption. Also, the Company is not required to transfer or exchange any Note for a period of 15 days before a selection of Notes to be redeemed.
Tax Treatment
The Notes, being deemed stapled to the Ordinary Shares of the Company as components of the Stapled Securities and thus transferrable or exchangeable only together as part of a Stapled Security (unless separated in accordance with the terms thereof in the limited circumstances specified in such Stapled Security), are intended to be treated as common stock of the Company for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Accordingly, the Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee, the Noteholder Collateral Agent and the holders of the Notes will treat the Notes and Ordinary Shares, together as components of the Stapled Securities, as common stock of the Company for U.S. federal income tax purposes (subject to definitive guidance from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service or a court of competent jurisdiction to the contrary). To the extent permitted by applicable law, all of the foregoing will report consistent therewith for U.S. state and local income tax purposes.
Note Guarantees
The Notes are guaranteed on a senior secured third priority basis by each of the Companys existing and future Subsidiaries (other than Immaterial Subsidiaries) who also guarantee the Credit Agreement or the obligations of the Company or any Guarantor under any Credit Facility. After the Credit Agreement ceases to be outstanding, the Notes will be guaranteed on a senior secured third priority basis by (a) any newly acquired or created Restricted Subsidiary other than an Immaterial Subsidiary, (b) any Restricted Subsidiary that is an Immaterial Subsidiary that ceases to be an Immaterial Subsidiary, and (c) any Subsidiary of the Company that is
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not already a Guarantor that guarantees any Credit Facility, owns any Vessel, is subject of a Contract Winning Trigger or becomes an Internal Charterer. The Note Guarantees are joint and several obligations of the Guarantors. The obligations of each Guarantor under its Note Guarantee are limited as necessary to prevent that Note Guarantee from constituting a fraudulent conveyance under applicable law. See Risk FactorsRisks Related to Investment in our Companys SecuritiesU.S. federal, state and foreign fraudulent transfer laws may permit a court to void the Notes and the guarantees, subordinate claims in respect of the Notes and the guarantees and require holders of the Notes to return payments received. If this occurs, holders of the Notes may not receive any payments on the Notes. If the Note Guarantee of a Guarantor is determined to be a fraudulent conveyance, holders of the Notes may not receive any payment on the Notes.
A Guarantor may not sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets to, consolidate with or merge with or into (whether or not such Guarantor is the surviving Person) another Person, other than the Company or another Guarantor, unless:
(1) | immediately after giving effect to that transaction, no Default or Event of Default exists; and |
(2) | either: |
(a) | the Person acquiring the property in any such sale or disposition or the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger assumes all the obligations of that Guarantor under the Indenture, the Note Guarantees and the other Obligations under the Indenture and the Collateral Agreements, as applicable, pursuant to a supplemental indenture or an amendment thereto reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee and the Noteholder Collateral Agent; or |
(b) | the Net Proceeds of such sale or other disposition are applied in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Indenture and the Collateral Agreements, |
provided, however, that the transfer, sale or other disposition, directly or indirectly, of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole will be governed by the Merger, Consolidation; Sale of Assets and Asset Sales covenants and may be subject to the Change of Control covenant.
The Note Guarantee of a Guarantor will be released:
(1) | in connection with any sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of that Guarantor (including by way of merger or consolidation) to a Person that is not (either before or after giving effect to such transaction) the Company, a Guarantor or a Restricted Subsidiary, if the sale or other disposition does not violate the Merger, Consolidation; Sale of Assets or Asset Sales covenants and complies with the Collateral Agreements; |
(2) | in connection with any sale or other disposition of all of the Capital Stock of that Guarantor to a Person that is not (either before or after giving effect to such transaction) the Company, a Guarantor or a Restricted Subsidiary, if the sale or other disposition does not violate the Merger, Consolidation; Sale of Assets or Asset Sales provisions of the Indenture and complies with the Collateral Agreements; |
(3) | if the Company designates any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Guarantor to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Indenture; |
(4) | upon legal defeasance or satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture as provided below under the captions Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance and Satisfaction and Discharge; |
(5) | as provided in the Intercreditor Agreements or any other intercreditor agreement entered into in accordance with the terms of the Indenture; or |
(6) | to the extent that any Subsidiary of the Company that was not already a Guarantor became a Guarantor solely because it was the subject of a Contract Winning Trigger, following the occurrence of a Contract Unwind Trigger provided that the conditions to that release are satisfied. |
Security
Collateral Agreements
The Note Obligations will be secured by a Required Priority Lien on the Equity Interests of the Company and substantially all of the existing and future property and assets of the Company and the Guarantors, including the following:
(1) | (a) the Emerald Driller, the Sapphire Driller, the Topaz Driller and the Aquamarine Driller under Ship Mortgages dated February 10, 2016, and (b) the Platinum Explorer, the Titanium Explorer and the Tungsten Explorer under Ship Mortgages dated February 10, 2016, with related Deeds of Covenant dated February 10, 2016 as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto; |
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(2) | all other assets of the Company and the Guarantors, which will include accounts receivable (and supporting obligations related to the payment or performance thereof), general intangibles and equipment; |
(3) | assignments of all insurance in respect of the Vessels and other applicable insurance of the Company and the Guarantors in respect of other Collateral; |
(4) | assignments of the earnings of the Company or any Guarantor or Internal Charterer that is party to a Drilling Contract; and |
(5) | the Equity Interests of the Guarantors. |
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Collateral will not include (i) any accounts, contracts, licenses or other general intangibles, or any permits, instruments, promissory notes or chattel paper, if and to the extent such account, contract, license, general intangible, permit, instrument, promissory note or chattel paper contains restrictions on assignments and/or the creation of Liens, or under which such an assignment or Lien would cause a default to occur under, or a termination pursuant to the terms of, such account, contract, license, general intangible, permit, instrument, promissory note or chattel paper (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Section 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9- 409 of Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code of any relevant jurisdiction or any other applicable law or principles of equity); provided, that immediately upon the ineffectiveness, invalidity, lapse or termination of any such provisions, the Collateral will include such accounts, contracts, licenses, general intangibles, permits, instruments, promissory notes or chattel paper, as applicable, (ii) titled vehicles the perfection of security interest in which is excluded from the Uniform Commercial Code in the relevant jurisdiction and that constitute passenger vehicles, light trucks (such as crew trucks with rated capacities ranging from one-half ton to one ton) and forklifts, (iii) rental equipment the title to which is held by a third party, to the extent not prohibited under the Indenture or any Indenture Document, and (iv) property and assets owned by the Company or any Guarantor in which a Lien may not be granted without governmental approval or consent or in which the granting of a Lien is prohibited by applicable law (but only for so long as the Company or such other Guarantor has not obtained such approval or consent).
In addition, the Indenture, and the applicable Collateral Agreements, provide that any capital stock and other securities of any of the Guarantors will be excluded from the Collateral to the extent the pledge of such capital stock or other securities to secure the Notes would cause such Guarantor to be required to file separate financial statements with the SEC pursuant to Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X (as in effect from time to time).
The Liens will secure the payment and performance when due of all of the Note Obligations of the Company and the Guarantors, in each case as provided in the Collateral Agreements.
If property of a type constituting Collateral is acquired by the Company or any Guarantor that is not automatically subject to a Lien or perfected security interest under the Collateral Agreements or there is a new Guarantor, then the Company or such Guarantor will, as soon as practicable after such propertys acquisition or such Subsidiary becoming a Guarantor and in any event within 20 business days or as soon as practicable where applicable local law requires additional time for compliance with applicable legal requirements, grant Liens having Required Priority on such property (or, in the case of a new Guarantor, all of its assets constituting the type that is Collateral) in favor of the Third Lien Claimholders and deliver certain certificates (including in the case of real property, title insurance) in respect thereof as required by the Indenture or the Collateral Agreements and take all necessary steps to perfect the security interest represented by such Liens.
So long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, and subject to the Third Lien Intercreditor Agreement and certain other terms and conditions, the Company and the Guarantors will be entitled to receive all cash dividends, principal, interest and other payments made upon or with respect to the Collateral pledged by them and to exercise any voting and other consensual rights pertaining to the Collateral pledged by them, except in connection with a sale of any such Collateral which will be governed by the Intercreditor Agreements and the Indenture, including the Merger, Consolidation; Sale of Assets and Asset Sales covenants and the provisions of the Collateral Agreements as set forth under Release of Liens.
Subject to the terms and conditions of the Third Lien Intercreditor Agreement and the other Collateral Agreements, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default:
(1) | all rights of the Company and the Guarantors to exercise such voting or other consensual rights will cease, and all such rights will become vested in the Noteholder Collateral Agent, which, to the extent permitted by law, will have the sole right to exercise such voting and other consensual rights; |
(2) | all rights of the Company and the Guarantors to receive all cash dividends, principal, interest and other payments made upon or with respect to the Collateral will cease and such cash dividends, principal, interest and other payments will be paid to the Noteholder Collateral Agent; and |
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(3) | the Noteholder Collateral Agent may sell the Collateral or any part of the Collateral in accordance with the terms of the Third Lien Intercreditor Agreement and the Collateral Agreements. |
Subject to the terms and conditions of the Third Lien Intercreditor Agreement, at any time that an Event of Default has occurred and be continuing, the Noteholder Collateral Agent will apply (or turn over to the applicable Third Lien Claimholder for application) all or any part of the proceeds of any collection or sale of the Collateral, and any Collateral consisting of cash, including any proceeds of any Note Guarantee, in payment of the Notes Obligations in the order set forth in the Indenture or Third Lien Intercreditor Agreement.
Intercreditor Agreements
On the Issue Date, the obligations of the Company and the Guarantors under the Indenture were secured on a third-priority subordinated basis.
In connection with the issuance of the Notes, U.S. Bank National Association, as Third Lien Representative and Noteholder Collateral Agent, entered into the Third Lien Intercreditor Agreement. The Third Lien Intercreditor Agreement governs the relative rights, duties, authority and responsibilities of the First Lien Collateral Agent, the Second Lien Collateral Agent and the Noteholder Collateral Agent, and the relationship among the First Lien Claimholders, Second Lien Claimholders and Third Lien Claimholders with respect to their interests in the Collateral.
The Company and the Guarantors, together with the First Lien Collateral Agent and the Second Lien Collateral Agent, are also currently party to the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement. The Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement governs the relative rights, duties, authority and responsibilities of the First Lien Collateral Agent and Second Lien Collateral Agent and the relationship among the First Lien Claimholders and Second Lien Claimholders with respect to their interests in the Collateral.
Subordination of Note Obligations
The Noteholder Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of each Third Lien Claimholder, for the benefit of each Senior Representative, each Senior Collateral Agent and each Senior Claimholder, agreed in the Third Lien Intercreditor Agreement that notwithstanding applicable law to the contrary, whether under the Uniform Commercial Code or otherwise, and anything in the Indenture Documents to the contrary and regardless of the manner or order or time of any filing, recording, attachment or perfection (if any), the Note Obligations are subordinated in right of payment, operation, distribution and Lien (whether by way of judicial or non-judicial sale, foreclosure or otherwise) to the Senior Obligations and any Lien granted thereby or thereunder or otherwise made in favor of any Senior Claimholder, such that the holders of the Senior Obligations will be entitled to receive payment in full in cash of the amounts constituting the Senior Obligations before the Third Lien Claimholders are entitled to receive any payment on account of the Note Obligations other than Permitted Note Obligation Payments and Reorganization Securities permitted to be retained by the Third Lien Claimholders pursuant to the Third Lien Intercreditor Agreement.
Restriction on Enforcement of Liens
The Third Lien Intercreditor Agreement provides that, until the discharge of Senior Obligations has occurred, whether or not any bankruptcy case has been commenced by or against the Company or any Guarantor, the Third Lien Representative, the Noteholder Collateral Agent and the Third Lien Claimholders:
(1) will not commence or maintain, or seek to commence or maintain, any enforcement action or otherwise exercise any rights or remedies with respect to the Collateral; provided that the Third Lien Representative and/or the Noteholder Collateral Agent may commence an enforcement action or otherwise exercise any or all such rights or remedies after (i) the passage of a period of at least 180 days has elapsed (which period will be tolled during any period in which any Senior Representative, any Senior Collateral Agent or any other Senior Claimholders is not entitled to enforce or exercise any rights or remedies with respect to any Collateral as a result of (x) any injunction issued by a court of competent jurisdiction or (y) the automatic stay or any other stay in any bankruptcy case; provided that in each case the Senior Representatives, any Senior Collateral Agents or any other Senior Claimholders are diligently pursuing relief from such injunction or stay) since the date the Senior Representatives received notice from the Third Lien Representative that such Third Lien Representative has declared the existence of any Event of Default under any Indenture Document and demanded the repayment of all the principal amount of any Note Obligations thereunder or (ii) the passage of a period of at least two business days has elapsed since the date the Senior Representatives received notice from the Third Lien Representative that such Third Lien Representative has declared the existence of any Judgment, Fine or Penalty Event (as defined in the Third Lien Intercreditor Agreement) and demanded the repayment of all the principal amount of any Note Obligations thereunder; (the periods described in the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), the Standstill Period); provided, further, that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the Third
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Lien Representative, the Noteholder Collateral Agent or any Third Lien Claimholder take any enforcement action with respect to the Collateral (and shall discontinue any such enforcement action) if, notwithstanding the expiration of the Standstill Period, (1) any Senior Representative, any Senior Collateral Agent, or the applicable Senior Claimholders shall have commenced and be diligently pursuing an enforcement action or other exercise of their rights or remedies in each case with respect to all or any material portion of the Collateral (prompt notice of such exercise to be given to the Third Lien Representative) or (2) any Grantor shall be subject to any bankruptcy case (provided that in any such bankruptcy case the Third Lien Representative, the Noteholder Collateral Agent or any Third Lien Claimholder may take any action expressly permitted by the Third Lien Intercreditor Agreement);
(2) will not contest, protest or object to any foreclosure proceeding or action brought by any Senior Representative, any Senior Collateral Agent or the applicable Senior Claimholders or any other exercise by any Senior Representative, any Senior Collateral Agent or the applicable Senior Claimholders of any rights and remedies relating to the Collateral under the Senior Loan Documents or other applicable law; and
(3) subject to their rights under clause (1) above, will not object to the forbearance by any Senior Representative, any Senior Collateral Agent, or the applicable Senior Claimholders from bringing or pursuing any foreclosure proceeding or action or any other exercise of any rights or remedies relating to the Collateral,
in each case so long as any proceeds received by any Senior Representative, any Senior Collateral Agent, or the applicable Senior Claimholders in excess of those necessary to achieve a discharge of Senior Obligations are distributed in accordance with the Third Lien Intercreditor Agreement and applicable law.
Until the discharge of Senior Obligations has occurred, whether or not any bankruptcy case has been commenced by or against the Company or any Guarantor, subject to clause (1) of the preceding paragraph, the Designated Senior Representative, the Designated Senior Collateral Agent, or the applicable Senior Claimholders will have the exclusive right, subject to the terms of the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement, to commence and maintain any enforcement action or otherwise enforce rights, exercise remedies (including set off, recoupment and the right to credit bid their debt, except that Third Lien Representatives shall have the rights set forth in the following paragraph), and subject to the terms of the Third Lien Intercreditor Agreement, make determinations regarding the release, disposition, or restrictions with respect to the Collateral without any consultation with or the consent of the Third Lien Representative, the Noteholder Collateral Agent or any other Third Lien Claimholder; provided that any proceeds received by any Senior Representative, any Senior Collateral Agent, or the applicable Senior Claimholders, in excess of those necessary to achieve a discharge of Senior Obligations are distributed in accordance with the Third Lien Intercreditor Agreement and applicable law. Subject to the terms of the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement, in commencing or maintaining any enforcement action or otherwise exercising rights and remedies with respect to the Collateral, the Designated Senior Representative, the Designated Senior Collateral Agent or the Senior Claimholders may enforce the provisions of the Senior Loan Documents and exercise remedies thereunder, all in such order and in such manner as they may determine in the exercise of their sole discretion in compliance with any applicable law and without consultation with the Third Lien Representative, the Noteholder Collateral Agent or any other Third Lien Claimholder and regardless of whether any such exercise is adverse to the interest of any Third Lien Claimholder. Such exercise and enforcement shall include the rights of an agent appointed by them to sell or otherwise dispose of Collateral upon foreclosure, to incur expenses in connection with such sale or disposition, and to exercise all the rights and remedies of a secured creditor under the Uniform Commercial Code and of a secured creditor under Bankruptcy Laws of any applicable jurisdiction. Nothing contained in the Third Lien Intercreditor Agreement will be deemed to be a consent by (or waiver of any claim in respect of) any Senior Representative, any Senior Collateral Agent, or the applicable Senior Claimholders to any disposition of Collateral or any enforcement action by the Third Lien Representative, the Noteholder Collateral Agent or any other Third Lien Claimholder other than in a commercially reasonable manner.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Third Lien Representative, the Noteholder Collateral Agent and any other Third Lien Claimholder may:
(1) file a claim or statement of interest with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that a bankruptcy case has been commenced by or against the Company or any Guarantor;
(2) take any action (not in contravention of the terms of the Third Lien Intercreditor Agreement, not adverse to the priority status of the Liens on the Collateral, or the rights of any Senior Representative, any Senior Collateral Agent, or the Senior Claimholders to exercise remedies in respect thereof) in order to create, perfect, preserve or protect its Lien on the Collateral;
(3) file any necessary responsive or defensive pleadings in opposition to any motion, claim, adversary proceeding or other pleading made by any Person objecting to or otherwise seeking the disallowance of the claims of the Third Lien Claimholders, including any claims secured by the Collateral, if any;
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(4) vote on any plan of reorganization, arrangement, compromise or liquidation, file any proof of claim, make other filings and make any arguments and motions that are, in each case, in accordance with the terms of the Third Lien Intercreditor Agreement, with respect to the Note Obligations and the Collateral; provided that no filing of any claim or vote, or pleading related to such claim or vote, to accept or reject a disclosure statement, plan of reorganization, arrangement, compromise or liquidation, or any other document, agreement or proposal similar to the foregoing by the Third Lien Representative, the Noteholder Collateral Agent or any other Third Lien Claimholder, may be inconsistent with the provisions of the Third Lien Intercreditor Agreement; provided further that each of the Third Lien Representative and Noteholder Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and each of the Third Lien Claimholders represented by it, irrevocably agrees that, prior to the discharge of First Lien Obligations, it will vote to reject any plan of reorganization that is not approved by the at least two-thirds in amount and more than one-half in number of First Lien Claimholders. In furtherance of the foregoing, each of the First Lien Representative and First Lien Collateral Agent is in the Third Lien Intercreditor Agreement irrevocably constituted and appointed the attorney-in-fact of the Third Lien Claimholders to vote any claim arising from or relating to the Note Obligations in accordance with the foregoing;
(5) exercise any of its remedies or remedies after the termination of the Standstill Period to the extent permitted by the Third Lien Intercreditor Agreement; and
(6) bid for or purchase Collateral at any public, private or judicial foreclosure upon such Collateral or any sale of Collateral during a bankruptcy case; provided that such bid may not include a credit bid in respect of any Note Obligations unless the cash proceeds of such bid are otherwise sufficient, and used, to cause the discharge of Senior Obligations on the closing of such credit bid transaction.
Purchase Right
The Third Lien Intercreditor Agreement provides that at any time following the earliest to occur of (i) an acceleration of any of the Senior Obligations in accordance with the terms of the applicable Senior Loan Documents, (ii) a Senior Payment Default that has not been cured or waived by the applicable Senior Claimholders within 60 days of the occurrence thereof, (iii) the commencement of any insolvency or liquidation proceeding with respect to the Company or any Guarantor, (iv) the occurrence and continuation of an Event of Default under the Indenture Documents, or (v) any request by any Senior Collateral Agent for the release of the Noteholder Collateral Agents Liens on the Collateral (other than in accordance with permitted dispositions at any time when no default or event of default exists under any Senior Loan Documents or the Indenture Documents) (each a Purchase Event), then the Third Lien Claimholders will have the option, but not the obligation, to elect to purchase all, but not less than all, of the Senior Obligations without warranty or representation or recourse except as provided below, and assume all, but not less than all, of the then existing funding commitments, if any, under the Senior Loan Documents by giving a written notice (the Purchase Notice) to each Senior Representative no later than the tenth business day after the Third Lien Claimholders receive notice of the occurrence of the Purchase Event. A Purchase Notice once delivered will be irrevocable. Such Purchase Notice may be delivered by less than all of the Third Lien Claimholders so long as all such Third Lien Claimholders will when taken together purchase such entire aggregate amount as set forth above.
The Purchase Price will equal the sum of (1) the full amount of all Senior Obligations then-outstanding and unpaid at par (including principal, accrued but unpaid interest and fees and any other unpaid amounts (in each case whether or not allowed or allowable in any insolvency proceeding), including breakage costs and, in the case of any secured hedging obligations, the amount that would be payable by the relevant Grantor thereunder if such Grantor were to terminate the hedge agreement in respect thereof on the date of the purchase or, if not terminated, an amount determined by the relevant Senior Claimholder to be necessary to collateralize its credit risk arising out of such agreement, but excluding any prepayment penalties or premiums), (2) the cash collateral to be furnished to the First Lien Claimholders providing letters of credit under the First Lien Loan Documents in such amount (not to exceed 105% thereof) as such First Lien Claimholders determine is reasonably necessary to secure such First Lien Claimholders in connection with any such outstanding and undrawn letters of credit and (3) all accrued and unpaid fees, expenses and other amounts (including attorneys fees and expenses) owed to the Senior Claimholders under or pursuant to the Senior Loan Documents on the date of purchase.
On the date specified by the Third Lien Claimholders in the Purchase Notice (which will not be less than five business days nor more than ten business days after the receipt by the Senior Representatives of the Purchase Notice), the Senior Claimholders will sell to the purchasing Third Lien Claimholders, and the purchasing Third Lien Claimholders will purchase from the Senior Claimholders, all, but not less than all, of the Senior Obligations, and the Senior Claimholders will assign to the purchasing Third Lien Claimholders, and the purchasing Third Lien Claimholders will assume from the Senior Claimholders all, but not less than all, of the then existing funding commitments under the Senior Loan Documents pursuant to documentation mutually acceptable to each of the Senior Representatives and the Third Lien Representative. Each Senior Claimholder will retain all rights to indemnification provided in the relevant Senior Loan Documents for all claims and other amounts relating to periods prior to the purchase of the Senior Obligations.
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The purchase and sale of the Senior Obligations will be without recourse and without representation or warranty of any kind by the Senior Claimholders, except that the Senior Claimholders will severally and not jointly represent and warrant to the Third Lien Claimholders that on the date of such purchase, immediately before giving effect to the purchase:
(1) the principal of and accrued and unpaid interest on the Senior Obligations, and the fees and expenses thereof owed to the respective Senior Claimholders, are as stated in any assignment agreement prepared in connection with the purchase and sale of the Senior Obligations;
(2) each Senior Claimholder owns the Senior Obligations purported to be owned by it free and clear of any Liens (other than participation interests not prohibited by the Senior Loan Documents, in which case the Purchase Price will be appropriately adjusted so that the Third Lien Claimholders do not pay amounts represented by participation interests to the extent that the Third Lien Claimholders expressly assume the obligations under such participation interests); and
(3) such Senior Claimholder has the full right and power to assign its Senior Obligations and such assignment has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action by such Senior Claimholder.
Prohibition on Contesting Liens
Each of the Third Lien Representative and Noteholder Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of each other Third Lien Claimholder represented by it, agreed in the Third Lien Intercreditor Agreement that it will not (and waived any right to) directly or indirectly contest or support any other Person in contesting, in any proceeding (including any insolvency or liquidation proceeding), the priority, validity, perfection, extent or enforceability of a Lien held, or purported to be held, by or on behalf of any of the Senior Claimholders in the Collateral, or the amount, nature or extent of the Senior Obligations or the provisions of the Third Lien Intercreditor Agreement.
Waterfall
So long as the discharge of Senior Obligations has not occurred, whether or not any insolvency or liquidation proceeding has been commenced by or against the Company or any Guarantor, (x) any payments, distributions or other amounts received by or payable to, or for the benefit of, the Third Lien Representative, the Noteholder Collateral Agent or any other Third Lien Claimholder, (y) any Collateral or any proceeds thereof received in connection with any exercise of remedies, and (z) subject to the Third Lien Intercreditor Agreement, Reorganization Securities (other than the Permitted Note Obligation Payments), will be applied in the following order:
First, to the payment in full in cash of all First Lien Obligations not constituting Excess First Lien Obligations in such order as specified in the relevant First Lien Loan Documents and any First Lien Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement then in effect until the discharge of Senior Obligations other than any Excess First Lien Obligations has occurred, provided, that any non-cash amounts may be held by the Designated Senior Collateral Agent as Collateral,
Second, to the payment in full in cash of all Second Lien Obligations in such order as specified in the relevant Second Lien Debt Documents and any Second Lien Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement then in effect until the discharge of Second Lien Obligations has occurred,
Third, to the payment in full in cash of all First Lien Obligations constituting Excess First Lien Obligations in such order as specified in the relevant First Lien Loan Document and any First Lien Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement then in effect, provided, that any non-cash amounts may be held by the Designated Senior Collateral Agent as Collateral,
Fourth, to the payment in full in cash of all Note Obligations in such order as specified in the relevant Indenture Document, and
Fifth, to the Grantors or as otherwise required by applicable law.
Payments Over
So long as the discharge of Senior Obligations has not occurred, whether or not any insolvency or liquidation proceeding has been commenced by or against the Company or any Guarantor, payments, distributions or other amounts received by or payable to, or for the benefit of, the Third Lien Representative, the Noteholder Collateral Agent or any other Third Lien Claimholder (other than Permitted Note Obligation Payments) in all cases will be segregated and held in trust and within five days after receipt be paid over to the Designated Senior Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Senior Claimholders, in the same form as received, with any necessary endorsements (which endorsements will be without recourse and without any representations or warranties) or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct. The Designated Senior Collateral Agent is authorized under the Third Lien Intercreditor Agreement to make any such endorsements as agent for the Third Lien Representative, the Noteholder Collateral Agent or any such other Third Lien Claimholder. Such authorization is coupled with an interest and is irrevocable until the discharge of Senior Obligations. The
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Noteholder Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of each other Third Lien Claimholder, agreed in the Third Lien Intercreditor Agreement that if, at any time, it obtains written notice that all or part of any payment with respect to any Senior Obligations previously made is rescinded for any reason whatsoever, it will within five days after receipt of such notice pay over to the Designated Senior Collateral Agent any payment received by it (other than Permitted Note Obligation Payments) and then in its possession or under its direct control in respect of any such Senior Collateral and will promptly turn any such Collateral then held by it over to the Designated Senior Collateral Agent, and the provisions set forth in the Third Lien Intercreditor Agreement will be reinstated as if such payment had not been made, until the discharge of Senior Obligations.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, other than certain exceptions set forth in the Third Lien Intercreditor Agreement, Reorganization Securities received by or on behalf of any Third Lien Claimholder on account of the Note Obligations in any reorganization proceeding will not be subject to turnover to the Designated Senior Collateral Agent or any other Senior Claimholder.
DIP Financing; Section 363 Sales
Until the discharge of Senior Obligations has occurred, if the Company or any Guarantor becomes subject to any bankruptcy case and any Senior Representative desires to permit the use of Cash Collateral (as such term is defined in Section 363(a) of the Bankruptcy Code) on which such Senior Representative, such Senior Collateral Agent or any other creditor has a Lien, or to permit the Company or any Guarantor to obtain financing, whether from the Senior Claimholders or any other Person under Section 364 of the Bankruptcy Code or any similar Bankruptcy Law (DIP Financing), then the Third Lien Intercreditor Agreement provides that the Third Lien Representative and the Noteholder Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of each other Third Lien Claimholder represented by it, will not object to such Cash Collateral use or DIP Financing (including any proposed orders for such Cash Collateral use and/or DIP Financing which are acceptable to any Senior Representative) and to the extent the Liens securing the Senior Obligations are subordinated to or pari passu with such DIP Financing and/or any carve-out agreed to by the Senior Representative, each Noteholder Collateral Agent will subordinate its Liens in the Collateral to the Liens securing such DIP Financing (and all obligations relating thereto) and/or any carve-out agreed to by the Senior Representative and each Third Lien Representative so long as:
(A) the Noteholder Collateral Agent retains a Lien on the Collateral (including proceeds thereof arising after the commencement of such proceeding) with the same relative priority with respect to the Liens of the Senior Collateral Agents as existed prior to the commencement of the bankruptcy case but subject to any prior lien securing the DIP Financing permitted under the Third Lien Intercreditor Agreement,
(B) the Noteholder Collateral Agent receives a replacement Lien on post-petition assets to the same extent granted to the Senior Claimholders or usage of cash collateral, with the same relative priority with respect to the Liens of the Senior Collateral Agents as existed prior to the commencement of the bankruptcy case but subject to any prior lien securing the DIP Financing permitted under the Third Lien Intercreditor Agreement,
(C) any such cash collateral use or DIP Financing does not compel any Grantor to seek confirmation of a specific plan of reorganization for which all or substantially all of the material terms are set forth in the cash collateral order or related documentation or DIP Financing order or related documentation; provided that the inclusion of milestones related to the plan process will not be deemed to compel the Company to seek a specific plan of reorganization,
(D) such cash collateral order or related documentation or DIP Financing order or related documentation does not require the liquidation of any material portion of the Collateral prior to a default under such order or related documentation or any sale of any substantial portion of the Collateral to any particular person (it being agreed that the inclusion of termination events or milestones with respect to a sale pursuant to 363 of the Bankruptcy Code acceptable to the lenders under such DIP Financing will not be deemed to constitute such a condition) and
(E) the Liens securing such DIP Financing are at least pari passu to the Liens securing the First Lien Obligations; and each Noteholder Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of each other Third Lien Claimholder represented by it, will not request adequate protection or any other relief in connection therewith (except as expressly agreed by the Designated Senior Representative or to the extent otherwise permitted by the Third Lien Intercreditor Agreement).
No Third Lien Claimholder may provide DIP Financing to the Company or any Guarantor secured by Liens equal or senior in priority to the Liens securing any Senior Obligations. If no Senior Claimholder offers to provide DIP Financing to the extent permitted under the Third Lien Intercreditor Agreement on or before the date of the hearing to approve DIP Financing, then a Third Lien Claimholder (or an Affiliate thereof) may seek to provide such DIP Financing secured by Liens junior to the Liens securing any Senior Obligations, and Senior Claimholders may object thereto; provided, further, that such DIP Financing may not roll-up or otherwise include or refinance any pre-petition Note Obligations. If one or more Senior Claimholders offer to provide DIP Financing to the extent permitted under the Third Lien Intercreditor Agreement on or before the date of the hearing to approve DIP Financing, then no Third Lien Claimholder may seek to provide DIP Financing, regardless of the priority of the Liens securing same.
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The Third Lien Intercreditor Agreement provides that each of the Third Lien Representative and the Noteholder Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of each other Third Lien Claimholder represented by it, agrees that it will not seek consultation rights in connection with, and it will not object to or oppose, a motion to sell, liquidate or otherwise dispose of Collateral under Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code if the requisite Senior Claimholders have consented to such sale, liquidation or other disposition. The Third Lien Representative and the Noteholder Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of each other Third Lien Claimholder represented by it, further agreed that it will not directly or indirectly oppose or impede entry of any order in connection with such sale, liquidation or other disposition, including orders to retain professionals or set bid procedures in connection with such sale, liquidation or disposition, if the requisite Senior Claimholders have consented to (i) such retention of professionals and bid procedures in connection with such sale, liquidation or disposition of such assets or (ii) the sale, liquidation or disposition of such assets, in which event the Third Lien Claimholders will be deemed to have consented to the sale or disposition of Collateral pursuant to Section 363(f) of the Bankruptcy Code, so long as such order does not impair the rights of the Third Lien Claimholders under Section 363(k) of the Bankruptcy Code, subject to the terms of the Third Lien Intercreditor Agreement; provided that the net cash proceeds of such sale or other disposition are permanently applied to pay the principal or face amount of the Senior Obligations.
Release of Liens
The Company and the Guarantors are entitled to releases of assets included in the Collateral from the Liens securing Note Obligations under any one or more of the following circumstances:
(1) | upon the full and final payment and performance of all Note Obligations of the Company and the Guarantors; |
(2) | with respect to any asset constituting Collateral, if such Collateral is sold or otherwise disposed of in accordance with the terms of the covenant entitled Asset Sales and the Collateral Agreements and the Company has delivered to the Noteholder Collateral Agent an officers certificate certifying to such effect; provided that (a) any cash received from a disposition of Collateral will be required to be deposited in a deposit account controlled by the Company and held as Collateral subject to the Liens pending its application or use in compliance with the Asset Sales covenant and, from such deposit account, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary may withdraw funds to deploy the proceeds of an Asset Sale in compliance with the Asset Sales covenant; and (b) to the extent that any disposition in such Asset Sale was of Collateral, the non-cash consideration received is pledged as Collateral under the Collateral Agreements substantially simultaneously with such sale, in accordance with the requirements set forth in the Indenture and the Collateral Agreements; |
(3) | upon legal or covenant defeasance or satisfaction and discharge of the Notes as provided below under the captions Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance and Satisfaction and Discharge; |
(4) | with respect to an applicable Subsidiary, upon the occurrence of a Contract Unwind Trigger; |
(5) | with respect to any assignment of rights under the respective terminated Internal Charter only, upon the occurrence of an Internal Charter Unwind Trigger; |
(6) | if any Guarantor is released from its Note Guarantee in accordance with the terms of the Indenture (including by virtue of such Guarantor ceasing to be a Restricted Subsidiary), that Guarantors assets will also be released from the Liens securing its Note Guarantee and the other Obligations; |
(7) | as provided in the Third Lien Intercreditor Agreement; or |
(8) | pursuant to and to give effect to the exclusion described in the third paragraph under Collateral Agreements. |
In addition to the foregoing, the Company and the Guarantors will comply with the provisions of TIA Section 314. To the extent applicable, the Company and the Guarantors will comply with TIA Section 314(d), relating to the release of property or securities or relating to the substitution therefor of any property or securities to be subjected to the Lien of the security documents. Any certificate or opinion required by TIA Section 314(d) may be made by an officer of the Company except in cases where TIA Section 314(d) requires that such certificate or opinion be made by an independent Person, which Person will be an independent engineer, appraiser or other expert selected by the Company. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this paragraph, the Company will not be required to comply with all or any portion of TIA Section 314(d) if it determines, in good faith based on advice of counsel, that under the terms of TIA Section 314(d) and/or any interpretation or guidance as to the meaning thereof of the SEC, including no action letters or exemptive orders, all or any portion of TIA Section 314(d) is inapplicable to one or a series of released Collateral.
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No Impairment of the Security Interests
Neither the Company nor any Guarantor is permitted to take any action, or omit to take any action, which action or omission might or would have the result of materially impairing the security interest with respect to the Collateral for the benefit of the Noteholder Collateral Agent, the Trustee and the holders of the Notes except as expressly set forth in, or permitted by, the Indenture Documents and the Third Lien Intercreditor Agreement.
Neither the Company nor the Guarantors shall be permitted to take any action or otherwise attempt to enforce any claim (other than the Credit Agreement Obligations or Senior Secured Note Obligations or obligations arising under any other Credit Facility entered into in accordance with the terms of the Indenture) or maritime Lien (other than the Liens created by the Credit Agreement Collateral Agreements or the Senior Secured Collateral Agreements or other instruments giving rise to any such lien in accordance with the Indenture) against any Vessel that has priority over any claim or Lien of the Noteholder Collateral Agent, the Trustee and the holders of the Notes in respect of any Collateral, including any such claims or Liens arising under Ship Mortgages.
The Indenture provides that any release of Collateral in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture and the Collateral Agreements will not be deemed to impair the security under the Indenture in contravention of the provisions of the Indenture, and that any appraiser or other expert may rely on such provision in delivering a certificate requesting release.
Further Assurances
Neither the Company nor any Guarantor will enter into any agreement that requires the proceeds received from any sale of Collateral to be applied to repay, redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or retire any Indebtedness of any Person, other than as permitted or required by the Indenture and the Collateral Agreements.
To the extent that any agreement, instrument, Mortgage or other document is required to be delivered to give effect to and perfect the Liens, the Company and the Guarantors will be required to use their commercially reasonable efforts to deliver such instruments, Mortgages and/or other documents as soon as possible but in no event later than 20 business days following the Issue Date or, if an asset is acquired or delivered after the Issue Date, not later than 20 business days after such acquisition or delivery date; provided, however, that:
(1) the Company shall, and they shall cause any Guarantor to, at their sole cost and expense deliver to the Noteholder Collateral Agent:
(a) not more than five (5) months after the Issue Date, an opinion of Panamanian counsel to the effect that the Ship Mortgages covering the Panamanian flag vessels have been duly permanently registered in the Public Registry as appropriate in Panama, covering customary matters and substantially similar to the opinion delivered in connection with the Credit Agreement,
(b) not more than 45 days after the Issue Date, a third lien pledge agreement with respect to the shares of Vantage Driller ROCO S.R.L. and an opinion of Romanian counsel with respect thereto covering customary matters and substantially similar to the opinion delivered in connection with the Credit Agreement,
(c) not more than 45 days after the Issue Date, a third ranked quota pledge agreement with respect to the shares of Vantage Holding Hungary Kft., a third ranked floating charge agreement and an opinion of Hungarian counsel with respect thereto covering customary matters and substantially similar to the opinion delivered in connection with the Credit Agreement, and
(d) not more than 45 days after the Issue Date, a third lien share charge with respect to the shares of Vantage International Management Company Pte. Ltd. and an opinion of Singaporean counsel with respect thereto covering customary matters and substantially similar to the opinion delivered in connection with the Credit Agreement, and
(2) to the extent that any agreement, instrument, mortgage or other document referred to in the foregoing or otherwise to be delivered to give effect to and perfect liens in connection the Credit Agreement shall be permitted thereby to be delivered after the Issue Date, any corresponding agreement, instrument, Mortgage or other document required to be delivered to give effect to and perfect the Liens shall be permitted to be delivered after the Issue Date, but no later than substantially concurrently with the time required for delivery of such instrument, mortgage or other document under the Credit Agreement.
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Upon the occurrence of a Contract Winning Trigger, the Company shall cause the applicable Subsidiary to pledge its assets and property pursuant to the Collateral Agreements to become part of the Collateral subject to the Liens and shall perfect such Liens as soon as practicable but not later than 20 business days or as soon as practicable where applicable local law requires additional time for compliance with applicable legal requirements; and such Liens shall be released upon the occurrence of a Contract Unwind Trigger, provided that no assets or property have been transferred or sold, directly or indirectly, by the Company or a Guarantor to such applicable Subsidiary that is subject to the Asset Sales covenant.
From and after the time the Credit Agreement, the Senior Secured Notes and any other Indebtedness that is secured by a Lien on the Collateral that is senior to the Lien securing the Notes, ceases to be outstanding, the Company will pledge, and will cause any of its relevant Subsidiaries to pledge, as soon as practicable, all of their Equity Interests in P.T. Vantage Drilling Company Indonesia as Collateral subject to the Liens for the benefit of the Noteholder Collateral Agent under the applicable Collateral Agreements, and will deliver such other instruments and execute such other documents as may be reasonably required to perfect such Liens.
The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the approval of the Bank Negara Malaysia under the Malaysian Financial Services Act of 2013, as amended, of the complete guarantee of the Note Obligations by Vantage Drilling (Malaysia) I Sdn. Bhd. pursuant to Article 11 hereof; provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Indenture, until such approval has been obtained, Vantage Drilling (Malaysia) I Sdn. Bhd. shall not be treated as a Guarantor for purposes of clause (3) under the definition of Permitted Liens or the Vessel Transfers covenant, or as a Guarantor (a) to which another Guarantor may sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets or (b) with which or into which another Guarantor may consolidate or merge.
In furtherance of the foregoing, the Company shall, and shall cause any Guarantor to, at its sole cost and expense:
(i) | execute and deliver all such agreements and instruments and take all further action as reasonably necessary to more fully or accurately describe the property intended to be Collateral or the obligations intended to be secured by the Collateral Agreements; and |
(ii) | file any such notice filings or other agreements or instruments as may be reasonably necessary under applicable law to perfect the Liens created by the Collateral Agreements. |
Authorization of Actions to Be Taken
Each holder of Notes, by its acceptance thereof, is deemed to have consented and agreed to the terms of each Collateral Agreement, as originally in effect and as amended, supplemented or replaced from time to time in accordance with its terms or the terms of the Indenture, to have authorized and directed the Noteholder Collateral Agent to enter into the Collateral Agreements to which it is a party, and to have authorized and empowered the Noteholder Collateral Agent to bind the holders of the Notes as set forth in the Collateral Agreements to which it is a party and to perform its obligations and exercise its rights and powers thereunder, including entering into amendments permitted by the terms of the Indenture or the Collateral Agreements.
Certain Bankruptcy and Other Collateral Limitations
The ability of any Senior Collateral Agent, the Noteholder Collateral Agent, the Trustee and the holders of the Notes to realize upon the Collateral may be subject to certain bankruptcy law limitations in the event of a bankruptcy. See Risk FactorsRisks Related to Investment in our Companys SecuritiesRights of holders of Notes in the collateral may be adversely affected by bankruptcy proceedings. The ability of any Senior Collateral Agent, the Noteholder Collateral Agent, the Trustee and the holders of the Notes to foreclose on the Collateral may be subject to lack of perfection, the requirement of third party consents, local law, including those of foreign jurisdictions, prior Liens and practical problems such as lack of jurisdiction over a Vessel due to its physical location, associated with the realization of the Noteholder Collateral Agents Lien on the Collateral. See Risk FactorsRisks Related to our Companys BusinessBecause we are incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands, stakeholders may face difficulties in protecting their interests, and their ability to protect their rights through the U.S. federal courts may be limited.
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Additionally, any Senior Collateral Agent or the Noteholder Collateral Agent may need to evaluate the impact of the potential liabilities before determining to foreclose on the Vessels, on any assignment of Equity Interests or on any Collateral consisting of any real property because a secured creditor that holds a Lien on any thereof may be held liable under environmental laws for the costs of remediating or preventing releases or threatened releases of hazardous substances from vessels or at such real property or become liable for other obligations of the Company or relevant Guarantor such as maritime liens. Consequently, a Senior Collateral Agent or the Noteholder Collateral Agent may decline to foreclose on such Collateral or exercise remedies available if it does not receive indemnification to its satisfaction from the holders of the Notes.
| Subject to the restrictions on incurring Indebtedness and granting Liens in respect thereof in the Indenture or the Senior Loan Documents, the Company, the Guarantors and the Restricted Subsidiaries will also have the right, among other things, to incur Indebtedness, including, without limitation, Capital Lease Obligations and mortgage and purchase money obligations and acquire assets with the proceeds of such Indebtedness, which assets could be subject to Liens that secures such Indebtedness. To the extent third parties hold Liens (whether or not such Liens are Permitted Liens), such third parties may have rights and remedies with respect to the assets subject to such Liens that, if exercised, could adversely affect the value of the Collateral or the Noteholder Collateral Agents remedies. By its nature, some or all of the Collateral will be illiquid and may have no readily ascertainable market value and any sale of such Collateral separately from the assets of the Company and the Guarantors as a whole may not be feasible. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that the Collateral can be sold in a short period of time, if at all. See Risk FactorsRisks Related to Investment in our Companys SecuritiesThere may not be sufficient collateral to pay all or any portion of the Notes. The enforceability of any of the arrangements set forth in any intercreditor agreement may be subject to the application of insolvency laws outside the United States. See Risk FactorsRisks Related to Investment in our Companys SecuritiesForeclosing on the collateral may be difficult. |
Withholding Taxes
All payments made on behalf of the Company or any Guarantor under or with respect to the Notes or the Note Guarantees must be made free and clear of and without withholding or deduction for, or on account of, any present or future tax, duty, levy, impost, assessment or other governmental charge (including penalties, interest and other liabilities related thereto) imposed or levied by or on behalf of any Specified Tax Jurisdiction or by any authority or agency therein or thereof having power to tax (or the jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of any successor of the Company or any Guarantor) (hereinafter Taxes), unless the Company or the applicable Guarantor, as applicable, are so required to withhold or deduct Taxes by law or by the interpretation or administration thereof by the relevant government authority or agency. If the Company or any Guarantor (or any successor of any of them), as applicable, are so required to withhold or deduct any amount for or on account of Taxes from any payment made under or with respect to the Notes or the Note Guarantee, the Company or such Guarantor (or any successor of any of them), as applicable, will be required to pay such additional amounts (Additional Amounts) as may be necessary so that the net amount received by each holder (including Additional Amounts) after such withholding or deduction will not be less than the amount the holder would have received if such Taxes had not been withheld or deducted; provided, however, that no Additional Amounts will be payable with respect to payments treated as a dividend under the tax laws of the relevant Specified Tax Jurisdiction or payments made to a holder (such holder in such capacity, an Excluded Holder) in respect of a Beneficial Owner (i) which is subject to such Taxes by reason of its being connected with any Specified Tax Jurisdiction, including such Holder or Beneficial Owner being or having been a citizen or resident thereof or being or having been engaged in a trade or business or present therein or having, or having had, a permanent establishment therein, otherwise than by the mere holding of Notes, the enforcement of rights under the Indenture or the receipt of payments thereunder (or under the related Note Guarantee), (ii) which presents any Note for payment of principal more than 30 days after the later of (x) the date on which payment first became due and (y) if the full amount payable has not been received by the Trustee on or prior to such due date, the date on which, the full amount payable having been so received, notice to that effect shall have been given to the holders by the Trustee, except to the extent that the holder would have been entitled to such Additional Amounts on presenting such Note for payment on the last day of the applicable 30-day period, (iii) which failed duly and timely to comply with a reasonable, timely request of the Company to provide, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, information, documents or other evidence concerning the holders nationality, residence, entitlement to treaty benefits, identity or connection with any Specified Tax Jurisdiction, if and to the extent that due and timely compliance with such request would have reduced or eliminated any Taxes as to which Additional Amounts would have otherwise been payable to such holder but for this clause (iii), (iv) except as specifically provided in this section, on account of any estate, inheritance, gift, sale, transfer, personal property or other similar Tax, (v) which is a fiduciary, a partnership or not the Beneficial Owner of any payment on a Note, if and to the extent that any beneficiary or settlor of such fiduciary, any partner in such partnership or the Beneficial Owner of such payment (as the case may be) would not have been entitled to receive Additional Amounts with respect to such payment if such beneficiary, settlor, partner or Beneficial Owner had been the holder of such Note, (vi) on account of Taxes imposed on a payment to an individual or to the benefit of an individual and required to be made pursuant to the European Council Directive 2003/48/EC, European Council Directive 2014/48/EU or any other directive implementing the conclusions of the ECOFIN Council meeting of November 26 and 27, 2000 on the taxation of savings income, or any law implementing or complying with, or introduced in order to conform to, those directives, (vii) to the extent the Additional Amount relates to any Taxes imposed on a Note presented for payment by or on behalf of a holder who would have been able to avoid
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that withholding or deduction by presenting the relevant Note to another paying agent in a member state of the European Union, (viii) on account of or pursuant to an agreement described in Section 1471(b) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the U.S. Tax Code), or otherwise pursuant to Section 1471 through 1474 of the U.S. Tax Code, any current or future regulations or agreements thereunder, official interpretations thereof, or any laws, rules or practices implementing an intergovernmental approach thereto, or (ix) any combination of the foregoing numbered clauses of this proviso. The Company or any applicable Guarantor (or any successor of any of them), as applicable, will also make such withholding or deduction and remit the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant authority as and when required in accordance with applicable law. The Company or any applicable Guarantor (or any successor of any of them), as applicable, will furnish to the Trustee, within 30 days after the date the payment of any Taxes is due pursuant to applicable law, copies of tax receipts evidencing such payment by the Company or such Guarantor (or any successor of any of them), as applicable, (i) in such form as provided in the normal course by the taxing authority imposing such Taxes and as is reasonably available to the Company or such Guarantor (or any successor of any of them), as applicable, and (ii) certified by such taxing authority (or, if no such certification is available from such taxing authority, then by means of an officers certificate from the Company or such Guarantor (or any successor of any of them), as applicable). The Trustee shall thereafter make such evidence available to the holders upon written request. The Company or any Guarantor (or any successor of any of them), as applicable, will upon written request of each holder (other than a holder that is an Excluded Holder with respect to a given payment due hereunder), reimburse each such holder for the amount of (i) any Taxes so levied or imposed and paid by such holder as a result of payments made under or with respect to the Notes, the Note Guarantee, a Mortgage or other Security Agreement, as applicable, and (ii) any Taxes imposed with respect to any such reimbursement under the immediately preceding clause (i), but excluding any Taxes on such holders net income, so that the net amount received by such holder after such reimbursement will not be less than the net amount the holder would have received if Taxes (other than such Taxes on such holders net income) on such reimbursement had not been imposed.
Whenever in the Indenture there is mentioned, in any context, (a) the payment of principal, (b) purchase or redemption prices in connection with a purchase or redemption of Notes, (c) interest or (d) any other amount payable on or with respect to any of the Notes, or any payment pursuant to the Note Guarantee, such mention shall be deemed to include mention of the payment of Additional Amounts provided for in this section to the extent that, in such context, Additional Amounts are, were or would be payable in respect thereof.
The foregoing obligations shall survive any defeasance or discharge of the Indenture.
The Company or the Guarantors will pay any present or future stamp, court or documentary taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies that are imposed by any Specified Tax Jurisdiction from the execution, delivery, enforcement or registration of the Notes, the Note Guarantee or a Mortgage or other Collateral Agreement or any other document or instrument in relation thereto, or the receipt of any payments with respect to the Notes, the Note Guarantee, a Mortgage or other Security Agreement.
Redemption and Offer to Purchase
Optional Redemption
At any time prior to the maturity date of the Notes, the Company may, at its option, redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, at one time or from time to time, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior notice, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of Notes redeemed plus the Applicable Premium as of, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, the applicable Redemption Date, subject to the rights of holders of Notes on the relevant Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date in respect of then outstanding Notes.
Unless the Company defaults in the payment of the redemption price, interest will cease to accrue on the Notes or portions thereof called for redemption on the applicable Redemption Date.
Optional Redemption for Changes in Withholding Taxes
Subject to the terms of, and the relative priorities and related rights set forth in, the Third Lien Intercreditor Agreement, at any time, the Company may redeem all, but not less than all, of the Notes, on not less than 30 nor more than 60 days notice, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest and any Additional Amounts to the extent any Additional Amounts are due and owing to the applicable Redemption Date (subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date), in the event that the Company or the Guarantors, as the case may be, has become or would become obligated to pay, on the next date on which any amount would be payable with respect to the Notes, any Additional Amounts as a result of a change in or an amendment to the laws (including any regulations or rulings promulgated thereunder) of any Specified Tax Jurisdiction (or any relevant jurisdiction, political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein), or any change in or amendment to any official position regarding the application or interpretation of such laws,
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regulations or rulings (including a holding by a court of competent jurisdiction), which change or amendment is announced or becomes effective on or after the date of the Indenture, and the Company or the Guarantors, as the case may be, cannot avoid such obligation by taking reasonable measures available to them; provided that, (1) the Board of Directors of the Company determines in good faith that the aggregate amount of such Additional Amounts would create additional annual costs in excess of 0.50% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes then outstanding; and (2) (a) no such notice of redemption shall be given earlier than 90 days prior to the earliest date on which the Company or the Guarantors, as the case may be, would be obligated to pay such Additional Amounts if a payment in respect of the Notes or the Note Guarantee were then due, and (b) at the time any such redemption notice is given, such obligation to pay Additional Amounts must remain in effect. Prior to any redemption of the Notes, the Company will be required to deliver to the Trustee (i) an officers certificate stating that (x) the Company or the Guarantors, as the case may be, cannot avoid obligations to pay Additional Amounts by taking reasonable measures available to them and (y) the Company is otherwise entitled to effect such redemption and attaching the resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Company as to additional annual costs described above and (ii) an opinion of independent legal counsel of recognized standing stating that the Company would be obligated to pay Additional Amounts as a result of a change in tax laws or regulations and, in the case of (i) and (ii), stating that the conditions precedent to the right of redemption have occurred. No such notice of redemption may be given more than 60 days before or more than 270 days after the Company or any Guarantors, as the case may be, first becomes liable or aware of the liability to pay any Additional Amounts as a result of a change or amendment described above.
Mandatory Redemption Upon Event of Loss of a Vessel
Subject to the terms of, and the relative priorities and related rights set forth in, the Third Lien Intercreditor Agreement, upon the occurrence or happening of any Event of Loss, the Company shall be required to redeem Notes and such other pari passu Indebtedness containing provisions similar to those set forth in the Indenture with respect to a redemption upon Event of Loss, in an amount equal to the maximum principal amount of Notes (subject to the last paragraph under the caption Selection and Notice) and such other pari passu Indebtedness that may be purchased out of the Event of Loss Proceeds received in respect of such loss upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days notice to the Trustee, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes redeemed to the applicable Redemption Date. The Company shall deliver the redemption notice to the holders of the Notes within 30 days of the receipt of any Event of Loss Proceeds. If the aggregate principal amount of Notes and other pari passu Indebtedness exceeds the amount of Event of Loss Proceeds, the Noteholder Collateral Agent shall select Notes and such other pari passu Indebtedness to be redeemed on a pro rata basis (or as near to a pro rata basis as permitted by the Applicable Procedures) by lot to the extent practicable or by such other method in accordance with the Applicable Procedures of the Depositary. All Event of Loss Proceeds received in respect of an Event of Loss will be required to be deposited in a deposit account controlled by the Noteholder Collateral Agent and held as Collateral subject to a Lien under the Collateral Agreements pending their application to redemption of Notes and such other pari passu Indebtedness and, from such deposit account, the Noteholder Collateral Agent may withdraw funds to deploy the Event of Loss Proceeds in compliance with the foregoing.
Change of Control
Subject to the terms of, and the relative priorities and related rights set forth in, the Third Lien Intercreditor Agreement, if a Change of Control occurs, each holder of Notes will have the right to require the Company to repurchase all or any part of that holders Notes pursuant to a change of control offer (a Change of Control Offer) on the terms set forth in the Indenture. In the Change of Control Offer, the Company will offer a payment (the Change of Control Payment) in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes repurchased plus accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes repurchased to the date of purchase, subject to the rights of holders of Notes on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date. Within ten business days following any Change of Control, the Company will send a notice to the Trustee and each holder describing the transaction or transactions that constitute the Change of Control and, subject to the next sentence, offering to repurchase Notes on the Change of Control Payment Date specified in the notice, which date will be no earlier than 30 days and no later than 60 days from the date such notice is sent (the Change of Control Payment Date), pursuant to the procedures required by the Indenture and described in such notice. Each holder will only have the right to require the Company to repurchase all or any part of that holders Notes pursuant to the Change of Control Offer in a minimum amount equal to the Current Principal Amount of Notes per Unit on such Redemption Date represented by a single Stapled Security, and, to the extent such holder holds more than a single Stapled Security, integral multiples of such amount, and any new Notes issued to holders whose Notes are purchased in part will be issued in multiples of such amount. The Company will comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-l under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent those laws and regulations are applicable in connection with the repurchase of the Notes as a result of a Change of Control. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the Change of Control provisions of the Indenture, the Company will comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations under the Change of Control provisions of the Indenture by virtue of such compliance.
On or before the Change of Control Payment Date, the Company will, to the extent lawful:
(1) | accept for payment all Notes or portions of Notes properly tendered pursuant to the Change of Control Offer; |
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(2) | deposit with the paying agent an amount equal to the Change of Control Payment in respect of all Notes or portions of Notes properly tendered; and |
(3) | deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee the Notes properly accepted together with an officers certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of Notes or portions of Notes being purchased by the Company. |
The paying agent will promptly send to each holder of Notes properly tendered the Change of Control Payment for such Notes, and the Trustee will promptly authenticate and mail (or cause to be transferred by book entry) to each holder a Note equal in principal amount to any unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered, if any; provided that each such Note will be in a principal amount of $1.00 or in integral multiples of $0.01 in excess thereof. The Company will publicly announce the results of the Change of Control Offer on or as soon as practicable after the Change of Control Payment Date.
The provisions described above that require the Company to make a Change of Control Offer following a Change of Control are applicable whether or not any other provisions of the Indenture are applicable.
Except as described above with respect to a Change of Control, the Indenture does not contain provisions that permit the holders of the Notes to require that the Company repurchase or redeem the Notes in the event of a takeover, recapitalization or similar transaction.
The Company will not be required to make a Change of Control Offer upon a Change of Control if (1) a third party makes the Change of Control Offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements set forth in the Indenture applicable to a Change of Control Offer made by the Company and purchases all Notes properly tendered and not withdrawn under the Change of Control Offer, or (2) notice of redemption has previously been given pursuant to the Indenture as described above under the caption Redemption and Offer to Purchase, unless and until there is a default in payment of the applicable redemption price.
The definition of Change of Control includes a phrase relating to the direct or indirect sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole. Although there is a limited body of case law interpreting the phrase substantially all, there is no precise established definition of the phrase under applicable law. Accordingly, the ability of a holder of Notes to require the Company to repurchase its Notes as a result of a sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of less than all of the assets of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole to another Person or group may be uncertain.
The Change of Control provisions of the Notes may in certain circumstances make more difficult or discourage a sale or takeover of the Company and, thus, the removal of incumbent management. Subject to the limitations discussed below, the Company could, in the future, enter into certain transactions, including acquisitions, refinancings or other recapitalizations, that would not constitute a Change of Control under the Indenture, but that could increase the amount of Indebtedness outstanding at such time or otherwise affect the Companys capital structure or credit ratings.
Future agreements governing Indebtedness the Company and its respective Subsidiaries may contain prohibitions of certain events, including events that would constitute a Change of Control or an Asset Sale and including repurchases or other prepayments in respect of the Notes. The exercise by the holders of Notes of their right to require the Company to repurchase the Notes upon a Change of Control or Asset Sale or upon a Mandatory Redemption Upon Event of Loss of a Vessel could cause a default under these other agreements, even if the Change of Control or Asset Sale or event giving rise to the Mandatory Redemption Upon Event of Loss of a Vessel itself does not, due to the financial effect of such repurchases or redemption on the Company or its respective Subsidiaries. In the event a Change of Control, Asset Sale or event giving rise to the Mandatory Redemption Upon Event of Loss of a Vessel occurs at a time when the Company is prohibited from purchasing or redeeming Notes, the Company could seek the consent of its other applicable debt holders or lenders to purchase the Notes or could attempt to refinance the borrowings that contain such prohibition. If the Company does not obtain a consent or repay those borrowings, the Company will remain prohibited from purchasing Notes. In that case, the Companys failure to purchase tendered Notes would constitute an Event of Default under the Indenture, which could, in turn, constitute a default under other Indebtedness of the Company. Finally, the Companys ability to pay cash to the holders of Notes upon a repurchase or redemption may be limited by the Companys then existing financial resources. See Item 1A. Risk FactorsWe may be required to repurchase certain of our indebtedness with cash upon a change of control or other triggering events in our Annual Report.
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Asset Sales
Subject to the terms of, and the relative priorities and related rights set forth in, the Third Lien Intercreditor Agreement, within 360 days after the receipt of any Net Proceeds from an Asset Sale (including, without limitation, an Involuntary Transfer), the Company or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, may apply such Net Proceeds at its option:
(1) | to repay Indebtedness of the Company or the Restricted Subsidiaries, including Notes, Senior Secured Notes and permanent reductions of Obligations under any Credit Facility (and, if the Indebtedness repaid is revolving credit Indebtedness, to correspondingly reduce commitments with respect thereto); |
(2) | to acquire all or substantially all of the assets of, or any Capital Stock of, another Permitted Business of the Company, if, after giving effect to any such acquisition of Capital Stock, such Permitted Business is or becomes a Restricted Subsidiary; |
(3) | to make a capital expenditure for the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries; or |
(4) | to acquire other assets that are not classified as current assets under GAAP and that are used or useful in the Companys Permitted Business; |
provided that clauses (2) through (4) above shall be deemed to be satisfied if a bona fide binding contract committing to make the investment, acquisition or expenditure referred to herein is entered into by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, with a Person within such 360-day period and such Net Proceeds are subsequently applied in accordance with such contract within one year and six months following the date of such Asset Sale. In the event any such contract is later cancelled or terminated for any reason before the Net Proceeds are applied in connection therewith, then such Net Proceeds must be applied as set forth herein and if such termination or cancellation occurs later than the 360-day period, shall constitute Excess Proceeds as set forth below.
Any Net Proceeds from Asset Sales that are not applied or invested as provided in the first paragraph of this covenant will constitute Excess Proceeds. When the aggregate amount of Excess Proceeds exceeds $10.0 million, the Company will, within ten (10) business days thereof, make an offer (the Asset Sale Offer) to all holders of Notes and all holders of other pari passu Indebtedness containing provisions similar to those set forth in the Indenture with respect to offers to purchase or redeem with the proceeds of sales of assets to purchase the maximum principal amount of Notes and such other pari passu Indebtedness that may be purchased out of the Excess Proceeds. The offer price in any Asset Sale Offer will be equal to 100% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of purchase, and will be payable in cash. If any Excess Proceeds remain after consummation of an Asset Sale Offer, the Company may use those Excess Proceeds for any purpose not otherwise prohibited by the Indenture and the Collateral Agreements; provided that pending any such application, the proceeds of the Asset Sale, whether assets, property or cash, are subject to a Lien under the Collateral Agreements. If the aggregate principal amount of Notes and other pari passu Indebtedness tendered into such Asset Sale Offer exceeds the amount of Excess Proceeds, the Trustee will select the Notes and the Company shall select such other pari passu Indebtedness to be purchased on a pro rata basis. Upon completion of each Asset Sale Offer, the amount of Excess Proceeds will be reset at zero.
The Company shall not, and the Company shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, enter into or suffer to exist any agreement (other than the Indenture Documents, the Credit Agreement Documents, the Senior Secured Collateral Agreements, similar documents entered into in accordance with the Indenture, and collateral documents creating Liens permitted to be incurred under the covenant described below under the caption Liens provided that such collateral documents do not contain terms materially less favorable to the holders than those contained in the Collateral Agreements) that would place any restriction of any kind (other than pursuant to law or regulation) on the ability of the Company to make an Asset Sale Offer.
The Company will comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-l under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent those laws and regulations are applicable in connection with each repurchase of Notes pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the Asset Sale provisions of the Indenture, the Company will comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations under the Asset Sale provisions of the Indenture by virtue of such compliance.
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Notwithstanding anything herein or under the caption Selection and Notice to the contrary, (i) tenders of Notes for purchase pursuant to the Asset Sale Offer may be made by holders only in a minimum amount equal to the Current Principal Amount of Notes per Unit on such purchase date and, to the extent such holder holds more than a single Stapled Security, integral multiples of such amount, and (ii) (x) if the aggregate principal amount of Notes surrendered by holders thereof is less than the amount offered to be purchased, all such Notes will be accepted for purchase by the Company or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary, or (y) if the aggregate principal amount of Notes surrendered by holders thereof exceeds the amount offered to be purchased, the Trustee will select (or cause to be selected) the Notes to be purchased in integral multiples of the minimum amount specified above (and in no event, less than such integral multiple) on a pro rata basis (or as near to a pro rata basis as permitted by the Applicable Procedures), by lot to the extent practicable or by such other method as is consistent with the requirements of the Depositary, and such selected Notes will be accepted for purchase by the Company or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary.
Selection and Notice
If less than all of the Notes are to be redeemed at any time, the Trustee will select Notes for redemption on a pro rata basis and, with respect to global Notes, such redemption will be processed as a partial redemption through the Depositary, in accordance with its rules and procedures as a Pro Rata Pass-Through Distribution of Principal. Notes and portions of Notes selected will be in minimum amounts equal to the product of (x) the number of Stapled Securities outstanding on the Redemption Date multiplied by (y) 0.01, and integral multiples thereof.
No Notes of less than $0.01 can be redeemed in part. Notices of redemption will be sent (or transmitted otherwise in accordance with the procedure of DTC) at least 30 but not more than 60 days before the redemption date to each holder of Notes to be redeemed at its registered address, except that redemption notices may be sent more than 60 days prior to a redemption date if the notice is issued in connection with a defeasance of the Notes or a satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture. Notices of redemption may, at the Companys option and discretion, be subject to one or more conditions precedent, including, but not limited to, completion of an Equity Offering or Change of Control, as the case may be. If any such redemption or notice is subject to satisfaction of one or more conditions precedent, such notice shall state that, in the Companys discretion, the redemption date may be delayed until such time as any or all such conditions shall be satisfied, or such redemption may not occur and such notice may be rescinded in the event that any or all such conditions shall not have been satisfied by the redemption date, or by the redemption date so delayed.
If any Note is to be redeemed in part only, the notice of redemption that relates to that Note will state the portion of the principal amount of that Note that is to be redeemed. A Note in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion of the original Note will be issued in the name of the holder of Notes upon cancellation of the original Note (and in the case of global Notes, in accordance with the Applicable Procedures of DTC). Notes called for redemption become due on the date fixed for redemption. On and after the redemption date, interest ceases to accrue on Notes or portions of Notes called for redemption.
Conversion Rights
General
Subject to the provisions of the Indenture, at any time following the occurrence of a Conversion Event and prior to the Maturity Date, the Notes will be convertible into Ordinary Shares at the Conversion Rate then in effect (i) by delivery to the Trustee of an instruction by the Company attaching an instruction of holders of a majority in Principal amount of Notes specifying the aggregate principal amount of Notes to be so converted (Conversion Notes), in the case of a Conversion Event specified in clause (a)(i) of the definition thereof, or (ii) by delivery to the Trustee of an instruction by the Company accompanied by a resolution by the Board of Directors of the Company specifying the aggregate principal amount of Notes to be so converted, in the case of a Conversion Event specified in clauses (a)(ii) or (b) of the definition thereof; provided that, in each case, any such instruction shall specify the Conversion Rate then in effect (as determined in accordance with this Indenture), an aggregate principal amount of Notes to be converted of not less than $125,000,000, unless such instruction specifies that all outstanding Notes are to be converted, and, in the case of an instruction relating to a Conversion Event specified in clauses (a)(ii) or (b) of the definition thereof, shall be made in the form of an Officers Certificate. Promptly after delivery of such instruction, the Company, or the Trustee at the written request of the Company, shall provide notice of the same to the holders.
The principal amount of the Notes are convertible in minimum denominations equal to the product of (x) the number of Stapled Securities outstanding on the Conversion Effective Date multiplied by (y) 0.01, and integral multiples in excess thereof. Provisions of the Indenture that apply to conversion of all of a Note also apply to conversion of less than all of a Note. Following delivery of the abovementioned instruction, the Notes will be mandatorily convertible into Ordinary Share to the extent of the amount specified in such instruction, subject to the minimum specified in the preceding paragraph, and the Company will, or will arrange for, the provision of a notice of the same to the holders of the Notes. Any such conversion will be effected pro rata among all outstanding Notes, without the need for any direction or instruction of any particular holder of Notes or the consent of any particular holder, by adjusting the principal amount of Notes contained in each unit of Stapled Securities.
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Upon the delivery of the instruction described in the immediately preceding paragraph, on the 10th Business Day thereafter (or such later date, not exceeding 15 Business Days after the date of such instruction, as shall be specified in such instruction) (the Conversion Effective Date), the Conversion Notes shall be deemed converted, the principal amount of such Conversion Notes shall automatically be extinguished and discharged for all purposes (without the requirement for any further action on behalf of the holders, the Trustee, the Company or any Guarantor), appropriate entries shall be made on the books and records of the Trustee reflecting a corresponding reduction in the principal amount represented by the global Notes, and each holder of any Note (or any interest therein) shall thereafter cease to have any rights with respect to such Conversion Notes except the right to receive the Ordinary Shares into which such Conversion Notes have been converted. Notwithstanding anything in the Indenture to the contrary, if pursuant to the terms of this paragraph a Conversion Effective Date would occur between a Record Date and an Interest Payment Date, the Conversion Effective Date shall occur on the Business Day next succeeding such Interest Payment Date.
The number of Ordinary Shares issuable upon conversion of a Note shall be determined by the Company by multiplying the principal amount of the Note to be converted (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the principal amount of such Note representing interest previously paid by increasing the principal amount thereof) by the Conversion Rate in effect on the Conversion Effective Date. The Initial Conversion Rate is subject to adjustment as described under Conversion RightsConversion Rate Adjustment.
A Note in respect of which a holder has exercised the option of such holder to require the Company to repurchase such Note pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer or a Change of Control Offer may be converted only if such holder withdraws such Note from such Asset Sale Offer or Change of Control Offer, as applicable, in accordance with the terms of such Asset Sale Offer or Change of Control Offer.
Conversion Procedures
Conversion Notes shall automatically convert into Ordinary Shares upon the Conversion Effective Date. Ordinary Shares issued upon the Conversion Effective Date shall be issued in the holders name unless a holder requests the Ordinary Shares to be issued in a name other than the holders name by completing the form entitled Change in Registered Holder Upon Conversion attached to the Notes and delivering such form to the Company within 5 Business Days of the date of the notice described in the last sentence of the first paragraph under Conversion RightsGeneral above. Holders must pay any tax which is due because the holder requests the Ordinary Shares to be issued in a name other than the holders name.
Subject to the immediately preceding paragraph, the Person in whose name the Conversion Notes are registered shall be deemed to be a shareholder of record on the Conversion Effective Date; provided, however, that if the Conversion Effective Date occurs on any date when the register of members of the Company shall be closed, the Conversion Effective Date shall be effective to constitute the Person or Persons entitled to receive such Ordinary Shares as the record holder or holders thereof for all purposes at the close of business on the next succeeding day on which such register of members is open.
No payment or adjustment will be made for accrued interest, if any, on a converted Note or for dividends or distributions on Ordinary Shares issued upon conversion of a Note. The Conversion Rate and the Conversion Price shall be calculated by the Company and communicated to the Trustee and conversion agent in the form of an Officers Certificate.
If more than one Note of a holder is converted at the same time, the number of Ordinary Shares issuable upon the conversion shall be based on the aggregate principal amount of Notes converted.
Conversion Rate Adjustment
The Conversion Rate will be adjusted as described below.
For the purposes of this section, Ex-Date means in respect of an issuance, a dividend or a distribution to holders of Ordinary Shares, the first date on which Ordinary Shares trade on the applicable exchange or in the applicable market, regular way, without the right to receive the issuance, dividend or distribution in question (or if the Ordinary Shares do not then trade on or in such a market or exchange, the date upon which such dividend or distribution is paid).
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Adjustment Events
(1) If the Company, at any time or from time to time while any of the Notes are outstanding, exclusively issues Ordinary Shares as a dividend or distribution on Ordinary Shares, or if the Company effects a share split or share combination, then the Conversion Rate will be adjusted based on the following formula:
CR= CR0 X OS |
OS0 |
where
CRo | = | the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the Ex-Date of such dividend or distribution, or the effective date of such share split or share combination, as applicable; | ||
CR | = | the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after such Ex-Date or effective date; | ||
OSo | = | the number of Ordinary Shares outstanding immediately prior to such Ex-Date or effective date; and | ||
OS | = | the number of Ordinary Shares outstanding immediately after such Ex-Date or effective date. |
Such adjustment shall become effective immediately after the opening of business on the day following the record date for such dividend or distribution, or the date fixed for determination for such share split or share combination. If any dividend or distribution of the type described in this section is declared but not so paid or made, the Conversion Rate shall again be adjusted to the Conversion Rate which would then be in effect if such dividend or distribution had not been declared.
(2) If the Company, at any time or from time to time while any of the Notes are outstanding, issues to all holders of Ordinary Shares any rights, options or warrants entitling them for a period of not more than 60 calendar days to subscribe for or purchase Ordinary Shares at a price per share less than the Current Market Price calculated using the declaration date as the date for determination of shareholders entitled to receive such rights, options or warrants, the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted based on the following formula (provided that the Conversion Rate will be readjusted to the extent such rights, options or warrants are not exercised prior to their expiration):
CR= CR0 x | OS0 + X | |
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OS0 + Y |
where
CR0 | = | the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the Ex-Date for such issuance; | ||
CR | = | the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after such Ex-Date; | ||
OS0 | = | the number of Ordinary Shares outstanding immediately after such Ex-Date; | ||
X | = | the total number of Ordinary Shares issuable pursuant to such rights, options and warrants (the Underlying Shares); and | ||
Y | = | the number of Ordinary Shares which the aggregate exercise price at which the Underlying Shares may be subscribed for or purchased pursuant to such rights, options or warrants would purchase at such Current Market Price. |
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To the extent such rights, options or warrants are not exercised prior to their expiration or termination, the Conversion Rate shall be readjusted to the Conversion Rate which would then be in effect had the adjustments made upon the issuance of such rights, options or warrants been made on the basis of the delivery of only the number of Ordinary Shares actually delivered. In the event that such rights, options or warrants are not so issued, the Conversion Rate shall again be adjusted to be the Conversion Rate which would then be in effect if the date fixed for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive such rights, options or warrants had not been fixed. In determining whether any rights, options or warrants entitle the holders to subscribe for or purchase Ordinary Shares at less than such Current Market Price, and in determining the aggregate offering price of such Ordinary Shares, there shall be taken into account any consideration received for such rights, options or warrants and the value of such consideration, if other than cash, as shall be determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company.
For the purposes of this section, rights, options or warrants distributed by the Company to all holders of Ordinary Shares entitling them to subscribe for or purchase shares of the Companys Capital Stock, including Ordinary Shares (either initially or under certain circumstances), which rights, options or warrants, until the occurrence of a specified event or events (a Trigger Event): (i) are deemed to be transferred with such Ordinary Shares; (ii) are not exercisable; and (iii) are also issued in respect of future issuances of Ordinary Shares, shall be deemed not to have been distributed for purposes of this section, (and no adjustment to the Conversion Rate under this section will be required) until the occurrence of the earliest Trigger Event, whereupon such rights, options and warrants shall be deemed to have been distributed and an appropriate adjustment (if any is required) to the Conversion Rate shall be made under this section. If any such right, option or warrant, including any such existing rights, options or warrants distributed prior to the Issue Date, are subject to events, upon the occurrence of which such rights, options or warrants become exercisable to purchase different securities, evidences of Indebtedness or other assets, then the date of the occurrence of any and each such event shall be deemed to be the date of distribution and record date with respect to new rights, options or warrants with such rights (and a termination or expiration of the existing rights, options or warrants without exercise by any of the holders thereof). In addition, in the event of any distribution (or deemed distribution) of rights, options or warrants, or any Trigger Event or other event (of the type described in the preceding sentence) with respect thereto that was counted for purposes of calculating a distribution amount for which an adjustment to the Conversion Rate under this section was made, (x) in the case of any such rights, options or warrants which shall all have been redeemed or purchased without exercise by any holders thereof, the Conversion Rate shall be readjusted upon such final purchase to give effect to such distribution or Trigger Event, as the case may be, as though it were a cash distribution, equal to the per share redemption or purchase price received by a holder of Ordinary Shares with respect to such rights, options or warrants (assuming such holder had retained such rights, options or warrants), made to all applicable holders of Ordinary Shares as of the date of such redemption or purchase, and (y) in the case of such rights, options or warrants which shall have expired or been terminated without exercise by any holders thereof, the Conversion Rate shall be readjusted as if such rights, options and warrants had not been issued.
(3) If the Company or any of its Subsidiaries makes a payment in respect of a tender offer or exchange offer for Ordinary Shares, to the extent that the cash and Fair Market Value (as determined by the Board of Directors of the Company acting in good faith, whose determination shall be conclusive and described in a resolution) of any other consideration included in the payment per share of Ordinary Shares exceeds the Closing Sale Price per share of Ordinary Shares on the Trading Day next succeeding the last date on which tenders or exchanges may be made pursuant to such tender or exchange offer, the Conversion Rate shall be increased based on the following formula:
CR= CR0 x | AC + (SP x OS) | |
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OS0 + SP |
where
CR0 | = | the Conversion Rate in effect on the date the tender or exchange offer expires; | ||
CR | = | the Conversion Rate in effect on the day next succeeding the date the tender or exchange offer expires; | ||
AC | = | the aggregate value of all cash and Fair Market Value (determined as aforesaid) of any other consideration paid or payable for shares purchased in such tender or exchange offer; | ||
OS0 | = | the number of Ordinary Shares outstanding immediately prior to the date such tender or exchange offer expires; | ||
OS | = | the number of Ordinary Shares outstanding immediately after the date such tender or exchange offer expires; and | ||
SP | = | the Closing Sale Price per share of Ordinary Shares on the Trading Day next succeeding the date such tender or exchange offer expires. |
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The adjustment to the Conversion Rate under this subsection (3) shall occur on the Business Day following the date such tender or exchange offer expires.
If the Company is obligated to purchase shares pursuant to any such tender or exchange offer, but the Company is permanently prevented by applicable law from effecting any such purchases or all such purchases are rescinded, the Conversion Rate shall again be adjusted to be the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such tender or exchange had not been made.
All calculations under this section shall be made by the Company.
For purposes of this section, the number of Ordinary Shares at any time outstanding shall not include shares held in the treasury of the Company so long as the Company does not pay any dividend or make any distribution on Ordinary Shares held in the treasury of the Company, but shall include shares issuable in respect of scrip certificates issued in lieu of fractions of Ordinary Shares.
Notwithstanding the forgoing, if the application of the foregoing formulas would result in a decrease in the Conversion Rate (other than as a result of a reverse stock split or a stock combination), no adjustment to the Conversion Rate shall be made.
If after an adjustment a holder of a Note upon conversion of such Note may receive shares of two or more classes of Capital Stock of the Company, the Conversion Rate shall thereafter be subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of an action taken with respect to any such class of Capital Stock as is contemplated by this section with respect to the Ordinary Shares, on terms comparable to those applicable to Ordinary Shares in this section.
Events that Will Not Result in Adjustments
No adjustment to the Conversion Rate will be required unless the adjustment would require an increase or decrease of at least 1% of the Conversion Rate. If the adjustment is not made because the adjustment does not change the Conversion Rate by at least 1%, then the adjustment that is not made will be carried forward and taken into account in any future adjustment. All calculations under this section will be made to the nearest cent or to the nearest 1/1,000th of an Ordinary Share, as the case may be.
No adjustment to the Conversion Rate shall be made if the holders of the Notes may participate in the transaction that would otherwise give rise to an adjustment pursuant to the provisions described under Conversion RightsConversion Rate AdjustmentAdjustment Events without having to convert their Notes; provided that an adjustment shall be made at such time as the holders are no longer entitled to participate.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Conversion Rights section, no adjustment to the Conversion Rate shall be made:
(i) upon the issuance of any Ordinary Shares pursuant to any present or future plan providing for the reinvestment of dividends or interest payable on the Companys securities and the investment of additional optional amounts in Ordinary Shares under any plan;
(ii) upon the issuance of any Ordinary Shares or options or rights to purchase those shares pursuant to any present or future employee, director or consultant benefit plan or program of or assumed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
(iii) upon the issuance of any Ordinary Shares pursuant to any option, warrant, right or exercisable, exchangeable or convertible security not described in clause (ii) above outstanding as of the Issue Date;
(iv) for a change in the par value of the Ordinary Shares or a change to no par value of the Ordinary Shares;
(v) for accrued and unpaid interest or for interest paid by increasing the principal amount of the Notes; or
(vi) to the extent that the Notes become convertible into cash in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Indenture and the Notes, no adjustment need be made thereafter as to the cash, and interest will not accrue on the cash.
No adjustment to the Conversion Rate shall be made for the Companys issuance of Ordinary Shares or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Ordinary Shares or rights to purchase Ordinary Shares or convertible or exchangeable securities, other than as provided in this section entitled Conversion Rights.
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Voluntary Increase of the Conversion Rate
The Company from time to time may increase the Conversion Rate (and thereby reduce the Conversion Price) by any amount for a period of at least twenty (20) days and the Board of Directors of the Company shall have made a determination that such increase would be in the best interests of the issuer, which determination shall be conclusive. Whenever the Conversion Rate is increased (and the Conversion Price reduced) pursuant to this section, a notice of the increase in the Conversion Rate and resulting decrease in the Conversion Price must be disclosed in accordance with the Indenture and must be delivered to holders at least fifteen (15) days prior to the date the increased Conversion Rate and decreased Conversion Price takes effect, which notice shall state the increased Conversion Rate, the decreased Conversion Price and the period during which such Conversion Rate and Conversion Price will be in effect.
Certain Covenants
Set forth below are summaries of certain covenants that are contained in the Indenture. If on any date following the Issue Date, (i) the Notes have Investment Grade Ratings from both Rating Agencies, and (ii) no Default has occurred and is continuing under the Indenture then, beginning on that day (the occurrence of the events described in the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii) being collectively referred to as a Covenant Suspension Event), the covenants specifically listed under the following captions in this Description of the Notes section of this prospectus will be suspended (collectively, the Suspended Covenants):
(1) | Asset Sales; and |
(2) | Additional Note Guarantees. |
If and while the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries are not subject to the Suspended Covenants, the Notes will be entitled to substantially less covenant protection. In the event that the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries and are not subject to the Suspended Covenants under the Indenture for any period of time as a result of the foregoing, and on any subsequent date (the Reversion Date) one or both of the Rating Agencies withdraw their Investment Grade Rating or downgrade the rating assigned to the Notes below an Investment Grade Rating, then the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries will thereafter again be subject to the Suspended Covenants under the Indenture with respect to events from any such Reversion Date until the maturity of the Notes unless there is a subsequent Covenant Suspension Event. The period of time between any Covenant Suspension Event and any Reversion Date is referred to in this description as the Suspension Period.
Notwithstanding that the Suspended Covenants may be reinstated, the failure to comply with the Suspended Covenants during the Suspension Period (including any action taken or omitted to be taken with respect thereto) or after the Suspension Period based solely on events that occurred during the Suspension Period will not give rise to a Default or Event of Default under the Indenture. In addition, the Indenture also permits, without causing a Default or Event of Default, the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries to honor any contractual commitments with respect to the Suspended Covenants entered into during a Suspension Period following a Reversion Date; provided that such contractual commitments were entered into during the Suspension Period and not in contemplation of a reversion of the Suspended Covenants.
For purposes of the Asset Sales covenant, on the Reversion Date, any unutilized Excess Proceeds amount will be reset to zero.
There can be no assurance that the Notes will ever achieve or maintain Investment Grade Ratings.
Liens
The Company will not, and will not permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien of any kind on any asset or property now owned or hereafter acquired that secures any Obligations under any Indebtedness (except Permitted Liens).
Merger, Consolidation; Sale of Assets
The Company will not, directly or indirectly: (1) consolidate or merge with or into another Person; or (2) sell, assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, in one or more related transactions, to another Person, unless:
(1) | either: (a) the Company is the surviving Person; or (b) the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than the Company) or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition has been made is a Person organized or existing under the laws of any of the Cayman Islands, the United States, any state of the United States or the District of Columbia; |
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(2) | the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than the Company) or the Person to which such sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition has been made assumes all the obligations of the Company under the Notes and the other Obligations under the Indenture and the Collateral Agreements, as applicable, pursuant to a supplemental indenture or an amendment thereto, as applicable, in each case reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee and the Noteholder Collateral Agent, as applicable, provided that, if such Person is a limited liability company or a limited partnership, then the Company or such Person shall have the Notes assumed or issued, on a joint and several basis, with a corporation in which it owns 100% of the Equity Interests; and |
(3) | immediately after such transaction, no Default or Event of Default exists. |
In addition, the Company will not, directly or indirectly, lease all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company or the Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, in one or more related transactions to any other Person; provided, however, that for purposes of this covenant, contracts for drilling services or charters entered into in the ordinary course of business shall not be considered leases regardless of their treatment under GAAP.
Clause (3) of the first paragraph of this covenant will not apply to a merger of the Company with an Affiliate solely for the purpose of reincorporating the Company in another jurisdiction.
Business Activities
The Company will not, and will not permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, engage in any business other than Permitted Businesses, except to such extent as would not be material to the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
Additional Note Guarantees
For so long as the Credit Agreement is outstanding, the Company will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, other than a Guarantor, to guarantee the payment of any Credit Facility of the Company or any other Guarantor unless, within 20 Business Days of the date on which such Subsidiary becomes subject to this paragraph, the Company: (1) causes such Subsidiary to (A) execute a supplemental indenture pursuant to which such Subsidiary will become a Guarantor; and (B) execute amendments to or otherwise accede to or join the Collateral Agreements and cause the same to be perfected pursuant to which it becomes subject to the obligations of a Guarantor thereunder and pledge its assets, including the Equity Interests it owns in any of its Subsidiaries, pursuant to the Collateral Agreements; and (2) delivers an Opinion of Counsel reasonably satisfactory in form to the Trustee.
If at any time after the Credit Agreement ceases to be outstanding, (i) the Company or any Restricted Subsidiaries acquire or create another Restricted Subsidiary, other than an Immaterial Subsidiary, (ii) any Restricted Subsidiary that constitutes an Immaterial Subsidiary ceases to constitute an Immaterial Subsidiary, (iii) any Subsidiary of the Company that is not already a Guarantor guarantees any Credit Facility or owns any Vessel, (iv) any Subsidiary of the Company that is not already a Guarantor is the subject of a Contract Winning Trigger or (v) any Subsidiary of the Company that is not already a Guarantor becomes an Internal Charterer, then, within 20 Business Days of the date on which such Subsidiary becomes subject to this paragraph, the Company will: (1) cause such Subsidiary to: (A) execute a supplemental indenture pursuant to which such Subsidiary will become a Guarantor; and (B) execute amendments to or otherwise accede to or join the Collateral Agreements and cause the same to be perfected pursuant to which it becomes subject to the obligations of a Guarantor thereunder and pledge its assets, including the Equity Interests it owns in any of its Subsidiaries, pursuant to the Collateral Agreements; and (2) deliver an Opinion of Counsel reasonably satisfactory in form to the Trustee, provided that to the extent a Subsidiary of the Company became a Guarantor solely due to clause (iv) above, such Subsidiary will be released from its Note Guarantee and related pledge following the occurrence of a Contract Unwind Trigger provided the conditions to that release are satisfied.
No such Subsidiary will be required to provide any such Note Guarantee to the extent that the granting of such guarantee would be a violation of applicable laws.
Each Note Guarantee may be released as described above under the caption Note Guarantees.
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Vessel Transfers and Partial Vessel Sales
Vessel Transfers
The Company and the Guarantors will be permitted to transfer all of the legal title to a Vessel from one existing Guarantor to another existing Guarantor (or to an entity that simultaneously with such transfer becomes a Guarantor) subject to all of the existing security that is Collateral covering such Vessel remaining in place. The Company also covenants in the Indenture as follows:
(1) | the Company will give the Noteholder Collateral Agent written notice of any such proposed transfer not fewer than 14 days prior to the anticipated date of such transfer; |
(2) | the bill of sale or other instrument of transfer will explicitly state that the transfer is subject to the assumption or continuance of the existing Ship Mortgage in full force and effect; |
(3) | the relevant Vessel will be duly re-registered in the name of the transferee Guarantor under the laws and flag of the relevant jurisdiction simultaneously with such transfer and evidence thereof delivered to the Noteholder Collateral Agent on such date; |
(4) | if appropriate in the opinion of the legal counsel described in subclause (7) below, an instrument of assumption of mortgage will be executed by the transferee Guarantor and the Noteholder Collateral Agent and registered promptly with such transfer with the appropriate authorities of the Vessels jurisdiction of registry, or any such other instrument required to perfect a Ship Mortgage in favor of the Noteholder Collateral Agent as required by the Vessels jurisdiction of registry; |
(5) | simultaneously with such transfer, the transferee Guarantor will acknowledge in writing to the Noteholder Collateral Agent that the Ship Mortgage and all other Collateral relating to the Vessel remains in full force and effect and is ratified and confirmed by the transferee Guarantor; |
(6) | on the same date of such transfer, the Company and the transferee Guarantor will deliver to the Noteholder Collateral Agent a certificate of ownership and encumbrance or similar certificate issued by the jurisdiction of registration of the Vessel evidencing re-registration in the name of the transferee Guarantor and the continuance of the Ship Mortgage in favor of the Noteholder Collateral Agent; and |
(7) | the Company will cause to be delivered to the Noteholder Collateral Agent on the same date of such transfer a legal opinion from outside counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Noteholder Collateral Agent to the following effect (i) the Vessel is duly registered (preliminarily registered, if the jurisdiction is Panama) in the name of the transferee Guarantor with the appropriate authorities of the Vessels jurisdiction of registry; (ii) the Ship Mortgage constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the transferee Guarantor and remains duly registered as a Required Priority Lien or ship mortgage in favor of the Noteholder Collateral Agent with priority dating back to the date on which such Ship Mortgage was initially registered in favor of the Noteholder Collateral Agent; (iii) an assumption of the Ship Mortgage by the transferee Guarantor has been duly registered (preliminarily registered, if the jurisdiction is Panama) (or an opinion that such an assumption is not required to maintain the status of the mortgage or the assumption by the transferee Guarantor of all obligations of the mortgagor thereunder); (iv) all Collateral relating to the Vessel constitutes legal, valid and binding obligations of the transferee Guarantor; (v) all filings and consents with respect to such transfer in the relevant jurisdictions have been obtained or made; and (vi) such transfer is in compliance with the terms of the Indenture. Such legal opinion shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Noteholder Collateral Agent. The counsel issuing such opinion may rely on local counsel admitted to practice in the jurisdiction of registration of the Vessel with respect to matters governed by the laws of such jurisdiction. If the Vessel transferred is registered under the laws and flag of Panama, the Company will also deliver to the Noteholder Collateral Agent an opinion of Panamanian counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Noteholder Collateral Agent not later than five (5) months after the date of transfer confirming that such Vessel has been permanently registered in the name of the transferee Guarantor and that any assumption of Ship Mortgage or other instrument required to be filed has been permanently recorded. |
Partial Vessel Sales
The Company and the Guarantors will be permitted to transfer partial interests in a Vessel in a transaction that complies with the terms of the Indenture, including the covenants described above under the captions Asset Sales and Merger, Consolidation; Sale of Assets. The Company will also covenant in the Indenture as follows:
(1) | the Company will give the Noteholder Collateral Agent written notice of any such proposed transfer not fewer than 14 days prior to the anticipated date of such transfer; |
(2) | any bill of sale or other instrument of partial transfer shall state on its face that the interest transferred is subject to the lien of the relevant Ship Mortgage; |
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(3) | the relevant Vessel will be duly re-registered in the joint names of the transferor Guarantor and the transferee showing the individual percentage interest held by each under the laws and flag of the relevant jurisdiction simultaneously with such transfer and evidence thereof delivered to the Noteholder Collateral Agent on such date; |
(4) | simultaneously with such transfer the transferee will acknowledge in writing to the Noteholder Collateral Agent that it takes its interest subject to the Ship Mortgage; |
(5) | on the same date of such transfer, the Company will deliver to the Noteholder Collateral Agent a certificate of ownership and encumbrance or similar certificate issued by the jurisdiction of registration of the Vessel evidencing (x) re-registration in the joint names of the transferor Guarantor and the transferee and (y) the continuance of the Ship Mortgage in favor of the Noteholder Collateral Agent; and |
(6) | the Company will cause to be delivered to the Noteholder Collateral Agent on the same date of such transfer a legal opinion from outside counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Noteholder Collateral Agent to the following effect (i) the Vessel is duly registered (preliminarily registered if the jurisdiction is Panama) in the joint names of the transferor Guarantor and the transferee with the appropriate authorities of the Vessels jurisdiction of registry; (ii) the Ship Mortgage continues to constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of the transferor Guarantor and remains duly registered as a Required Priority Lien or ship mortgage in favor of the Noteholder Collateral Agent with priority dating back to the date on which such Ship Mortgage was initially registered in favor of the Noteholder Collateral Agent; (iii) all Collateral relating to the Vessel continues to constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the transferor Guarantor; (iv) all filings and consents with respect to such transfer in the relevant jurisdictions have been obtained or made; and (v) such transfer is in compliance with the terms of the Indenture. Such legal opinion shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Noteholder Collateral Agent. The counsel issuing such opinion may rely on local counsel admitted to practice in the jurisdiction of registration of the Vessel with respect to matters governed by the laws of such jurisdiction. If the Vessel transferred is registered under the laws and flag of Panama, the Company will also deliver to the Noteholder Collateral Agent an opinion of Panamanian counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Noteholder Collateral Agent not later than five (5) months after the date of transfer confirming that such Vessel has been permanently registered in the joint names of the transferor Guarantor and the transferee. |
Earnings Accounts
Subject to the Third Lien Intercreditor Agreement, the Company will, and will cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, cause all Earnings paid or payable to any Note Party under each Drilling Contract to be deposited into one or more Earnings Accounts, and each Earnings Account will at all times be in the name of a Note Party and shall be subject to an Account Control Agreement (or other comparable arrangements under applicable laws effective to perfect the Lien of the Noteholder Collateral Agent under applicable Legal Requirements (and otherwise on terms acceptable to the Noteholder Collateral Agent)) (in each case except for (i) accounts established and used exclusively for the purpose of funding payroll, payroll taxes and other compensation and benefits to employees and (ii) Foreign Deposit Accounts; provided that no such Foreign Deposit Account shall have a cash balance greater than $5,000,000 at any time, and all such Foreign Deposit Accounts, collectively, shall not have a cash balance greater than $25,000,000 in the aggregate at any time, in each case, for more than ten (10) consecutive Business Days); provided that, if the terms of a Drilling Contract, Permitted Third Party Charter, or any applicable Legal Requirements require that any such Earnings be paid to a non-United States bank account by the counterparty to such Drilling Contract or Permitted Third Party Charter, as applicable, this covenant shall not be deemed violated if funds standing to the credit of such account are transferred as soon as reasonably practicable after deposit thereof in the jurisdiction in which the account is located to an account that qualifies as an Earnings Account.
No Layering of Debt
The Company will not incur, create, issue, assume, guarantee or otherwise become liable for any Indebtedness that is contractually subordinate or junior in right of payment to any other Indebtedness of the Company unless such Indebtedness is subordinated in right of payment, on substantially similar terms, to the Notes. No Guarantor will incur, create, issue, assume, guarantee or otherwise become liable for any Indebtedness that is contractually subordinate or junior in right of payment to any other Indebtedness of such Guarantor unless such Indebtedness is subordinated in right of payment, on substantially similar terms, to such Guarantors Note Guarantee. No such Indebtedness will be considered to be contractually subordinated or junior in right of payment to any other Indebtedness of the Company or any Guarantor by virtue of being unsecured or by virtue of being secured on a junior priority basis.
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Designation of Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries
(1) | The Board of Directors of the Company may designate any Restricted Subsidiary to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary if: |
(a) | such Restricted Subsidiary meets the definition of an Unrestricted Subsidiary; |
(b) | the designation would not constitute or cause (with or without the passage of time) a Default or Event of Default or no Default or Event of Default would be in existence following such designation; and |
(c) | the Company delivers to the Trustee a certified copy of a resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company giving effect to such designation and an officers certificate certifying that such designation complied with the preceding conditions. |
If, at any time, any Unrestricted Subsidiary designated as such would fail to meet the preceding requirements as an Unrestricted Subsidiary or any other Unrestricted Subsidiary would fail to meet the definition of an Unrestricted Subsidiary, then such Subsidiary will thereafter cease to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary for purposes of the Indenture.
In connection with the occurrence of a Contract Unwind Trigger, the Company may cause an applicable Restricted Subsidiary to be designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary if it meets the conditions set forth in clause (1) of this covenant.
(2) | The Board of Directors of the Company may at any time designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary if: |
(a) | the designation would not constitute or cause a Default or Event of Default; and |
(b) | the Company delivers to the Trustee a certified copy of a resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company giving effect to such designation and an officers certificate certifying that such designation complied with the preceding conditions. |
The Company will be required to designate each applicable Subsidiary that is required to provide a Note Guarantee pursuant to the covenant described under Certain CovenantsAdditional Note Guarantees to become a Restricted Subsidiary and will cause each such Subsidiary to become a Guarantor and pledge its assets and property as Collateral pursuant to the Additional Note Guarantees covenant and shall be required to comply with the conditions set forth in this clause (2) in connection therewith within 20 business days or as soon as practicable where applicable local law requires additional time for compliance with applicable legal requirements.
Payments for Consent
The Company will not, and will not permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries or any of their respective Affiliates to, directly or indirectly, pay or cause to be paid any consideration to or for the benefit of any holder of Notes for or as an inducement to any consent, waiver or amendment of any of the terms or provisions of the Indenture or the Notes unless such consideration is offered to be paid and is paid to all holders of the Notes that consent, waive or agree to amend in the time frame set forth in the solicitation documents relating to such consent, waiver or agreement.
Reports
Whether or not required by the rules and regulations of the SEC, so long as any Notes are outstanding, commencing on the date on which the annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015 is due, the Company will furnish to the holders of Notes or cause the Trustee to furnish to the holders of Notes, within the time periods specified in the SECs rules and regulations:
(1) | all quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and annual reports on Form 10-K that would be required to be filed with the SEC on such forms if the Company were required to file such reports under the Exchange Act (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall include the annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015); |
(2) | all current reports on Form 8-K that would be required to be filed with the SEC on such form if the Company were required to file such reports under the Exchange Act; and |
(3) | in a footnote to the Companys financial statements included in quarterly or annual reports to be filed or furnished pursuant to clauses (1) and (2) of this paragraph, the financial information required to comply with Rule 3-10 of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act. |
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All such reports will be prepared in all material respects in accordance with all of the rules and regulations applicable to such reports. Each annual report on Form 10-K will include a report on the Companys consolidated financial statements by the Companys certified independent accountants. In addition, the Company will post the reports on its website within the time periods specified in the rules and regulations applicable to such reports and the Company will file a copy of each of the reports referred to in clauses (1) and (2) above with the SEC for public availability within those time periods (unless the SEC will not accept such a filing). The Company will be deemed to have furnished such reports referred to above to the Trustee and the holders of the Notes if the Company has filed such reports with the SEC via the EDGAR filing system (or any successor system) and such reports are publicly available.
If at any time the Company is not subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Exchange Act for any reason, the Company will nevertheless continue filing the reports specified in the preceding paragraphs of this covenant with the SEC within the time periods specified by the SEC for registrants that are non-accelerated filers unless the SEC will not accept such a filing. The Company will not take any action for the purpose of causing the SEC not to accept any such filings. If, notwithstanding the foregoing, the SEC will not accept the Companys filings for any reason, the Company will post the reports referred to in the preceding paragraphs on its website (or otherwise make available to the holders of the Notes) within the time periods that would apply to non-accelerated filers if the Company were required to file those reports with the SEC.
The quarterly and annual reports and financial information required by the preceding paragraphs will include a Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (the MD&A) of the Company, which shall include a discussion and analysis of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries. If the Board of Directors of the Company has designated any of the Restricted Subsidiaries as Unrestricted Subsidiaries, then the quarterly and annual financial information required by the preceding paragraphs will include a reasonably detailed presentation, either on the face of the financial statements or in the footnotes thereto, and also in the MD&A, of the financial condition and results of operations of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries separate from the financial condition and results of operations of the Unrestricted Subsidiaries.
The Company agrees that, for so long as any Notes remain outstanding, it will use commercially reasonable efforts to hold and participate in quarterly conference calls with holders of the Notes and securities analysts relating to the financial condition and results of operations of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries.
In addition, the Company and the Guarantors agree that, for so long as any Notes remain outstanding, if at any time they are not required to file with the SEC the reports required by the preceding paragraphs, they will furnish to the holders of Notes and to securities analysts and prospective investors, upon their request, the information required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act.
Delivery of such reports, information and documents to the Trustee shall be for informational purposes only, and the Trustees receipt thereof shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Company, compliance with any of their covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on Officers Certificates).
Documents filed by us with the SEC via the EDGAR system will be deemed filed with the Trustee as of the time such documents are filed via EDGAR. Delivery of such reports, information and documents to the Trustee is for informational purposes only, and the Trustees receipt of such shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Companys compliance with any of its covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on Officers Certificates).
Events of Default and Remedies
Each of the following is an Event of Default:
(1) | default for 30 days in the payment when due of interest with respect to the Notes; |
(2) | default in the payment when due (at maturity, upon redemption or otherwise) of the principal of, or premium (including the Applicable Premium), if any, on, the Notes; |
(3) | failure by the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, as the case may be, to timely give notice of redemption and redeem or offer to purchase, purchase and pay for Notes as required by the provisions described under Redemption and Offer to PurchaseChange of Control, Redemption and Offer to PurchaseAsset Sales, or Redemption and Offer to PurchaseMandatory Redemption Upon Event of Loss of a Vessel, or to comply with the provisions described under Certain CovenantsMerger, Consolidation; Sale of Assets; |
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(4) | failure by the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries for 45 days after notice to the Company by the Trustee or the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding voting as a single class to comply with any other covenants or agreements in the Indenture; |
(5) | default under any mortgage, indenture or instrument under which there may be issued or by which there may be secured or evidenced any Indebtedness for money borrowed by the Company or any of the Guarantors (or the payment of which is guaranteed by the Company or any of the Guarantors), whether such Indebtedness now exists, or is created after the date of the Indenture, if that default: |
(a) | is caused by a failure to pay principal of, or interest or premium, if any, on, such Indebtedness prior to the expiration of the grace period provided in such Indebtedness on the date of such default (a Payment Default); or |
(b) | results in the acceleration of such Indebtedness prior to its Stated Maturity; and |
in each case, the principal amount of any such Indebtedness, together with the principal amount of any other such Indebtedness under which there has been a Payment Default or the maturity of which has been so accelerated, aggregates $30.0 million or more;
(6) | entry by a court or courts of competent jurisdiction of a final judgment or government fine or penalty (whether by agreement, consent decree or otherwise), against the Company, any Guarantor or any Affiliate of the Company (other than Vantage Parent), or entry by the Company, any Guarantor or any Affiliate of the Company (other than Vantage Parent) into any settlement agreement, consent decree or similar agreement with respect to any investigations involving, or claims against, such entity, that would individually or in the aggregate exceed $50.0 million; |
(7) | breach by the Company or any Guarantor of any material representation or warranty or agreement in the Collateral Agreements, the repudiation by the Company or any Guarantor of any of its obligations under the Collateral Agreements or the unenforceability of the Collateral Agreements against the Company or any Guarantor for any reason; |
(8) | except as permitted by the Indenture, any Note Guarantee is held in any judicial proceeding to be unenforceable or invalid or ceases for any reason to be in full force and effect, or any Guarantor, or any Person acting on behalf of any Guarantor, denies or disaffirms its obligations under its Note Guarantee; |
(9) | failure by the Company to issue Ordinary Shares upon conversion of Notes in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture and the Notes; and |
(10) | certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency described in the Indenture with respect to the Company, any Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Significant Subsidiary, or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary. |
In the case of an Event of Default specified in clause (10) above, with respect to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable, all outstanding Notes will become due and payable immediately in cash without further action or notice, and holders of the Notes will be entitled, notwithstanding such acceleration, maturity of such Notes or the commencement of bankruptcy, insolvency or liquidation proceedings or any other event of the nature described in clause (10) above, and irrespective of how such Notes are subsequently paid or redeemed (including any distribution pursuant to a plan of reorganization), to the payment of all amounts that would have been due upon redemption of the Notes if the Company redeemed the Notes at its option at such time pursuant to the provisions described under Redemption and Offer to PurchaseOptional Redemption, which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall be 100% of the principal amount of Notes at such time plus the Applicable Premium as of, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, such time, without prejudice to the rights of such holders to receive any further accrued and unpaid interest from such date to the date of payment. If any other Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may declare all outstanding Notes to be due and payable immediately in cash, and holders of the Notes will be entitled, notwithstanding such acceleration, maturity of such Notes or the commencement of bankruptcy, insolvency or liquidation proceedings or any other event of the nature described in clause (10) above, and irrespective of how such Notes are subsequently paid or redeemed (including any distribution pursuant to a plan of reorganization), to the payment of all amounts that would have been due upon redemption of the Notes if the Company redeemed the Notes at its option at such time pursuant to the provisions described under Redemption and Offer to PurchaseOptional Redemption, which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall be 100% of the principal amount of Notes at such time plus the Applicable Premium as of, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, such time, without prejudice to the rights of such holders to receive any further accrued and unpaid interest from such date to the date of payment.
Subject to certain limitations, holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or power. The Trustee may withhold from holders of the Notes notice of any continuing Default or Event of Default if it determines that withholding notice is in their interest, except a Default or Event of Default relating to the payment of principal, interest or premium.
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Subject to the provisions of the Indenture relating to the duties of the Trustee, in case an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers under the Indenture at the request or direction of any holders of Notes unless such holders have offered to the Trustee reasonable indemnity or security satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or expense. Except to enforce the right to receive payment of principal, premium (including the Applicable Premium), if any, or interest when due, no holder of a Note may pursue any remedy with respect to the Indenture or the Notes unless:
(1) | such holder has previously given the Trustee notice that an Event of Default is continuing; |
(2) | holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes have requested the Trustee to pursue the remedy; |
(3) | such holders have offered the Trustee reasonable security or indemnity satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or expense; |
(4) | the Trustee has not complied with such request within 60 days after the receipt of the request and the offer of security or indemnity; and |
(5) | holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes have not given the Trustee a direction inconsistent with such request within such 60-day period. |
The holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes by notice to the Trustee may, on behalf of the holders of all of the Notes, rescind an acceleration or waive any existing Default or Event of Default and its consequences under the Indenture except a continuing Default or Event of Default in the payment of interest or premium (including the Applicable Premium), if any, on, or the principal of, the Notes.
The Company is required to deliver to the Trustee annually a statement regarding compliance with the Indenture. Upon becoming aware of any Default or Event of Default, the Company is required to deliver to the Trustee a statement specifying such Default or Event of Default.
No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders
No present, past or future director, officer, employee, incorporator or stockholder of the Company, any Restricted Subsidiary or any Guarantor, as such, will have any liability for any obligations of the Company, any Restricted Subsidiary or the Guarantor under the Notes, the Indenture, the Note Guarantees or the Collateral Agreements or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each holder of Notes by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes. The waiver may not be effective to waive liabilities under the federal securities laws.
Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance
The Company may at any time, at the option of its Board of Directors evidenced by a resolution set forth in an officers certificate, elect to have all of its obligations discharged with respect to the outstanding Notes and all obligations of the Guarantors discharged with respect to their Note Guarantees (Legal Defeasance) except for:
(1) | the rights of holders of outstanding Notes to receive payments in respect of the principal of, or interest or premium (including the Applicable Premium), if any, on, such Notes when such payments are due from the trust referred to below; |
(2) | the Companys obligations with respect to the Notes concerning issuing temporary Notes, registration of Notes, mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes and the maintenance of an office or agency for payment and money for security payments held in trust; |
(3) | the rights, powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the Trustee, and the Companys and the Guarantors obligations in connection therewith; and |
(4) | the Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance provisions of the Indenture. |
In addition, the Company may, at its option and at any time, elect to have the obligations of the Company and the Guarantors released with respect to certain covenants (including its obligation to make Change of Control Offers and Asset Sale Offers) that are described in the Indenture (Covenant Defeasance) and thereafter any omission to comply with those covenants will not constitute a Default or Event of Default with respect to the Notes. In the event Covenant Defeasance occurs, certain events (not including non- payment, bankruptcy, receivership, rehabilitation and insolvency events) described under Events of Default and Remedies will no longer constitute an Event of Default with respect to the Notes.
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In order to exercise either Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance:
(1) | the Company must irrevocably deposit with the Trustee, in trust, for the benefit of the holders of the Notes, cash in U.S. dollars, non-callable Government Securities, or a combination of cash in U.S. dollars and non-callable Government Securities, in amounts as will be sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized investment bank, appraisal firm or firm of independent public accountants, to pay the principal of, or interest and premium (including the Applicable Premium) on, the outstanding Notes on the stated date for payment thereof or on the applicable redemption date, as the case may be, and the Company must specify whether the Notes are being defeased to such stated date for payment or to a particular redemption date; |
(2) | no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the date of such deposit (other than a Default or Event of Default resulting from the borrowing of funds to be applied to such deposit) and the deposit will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any other instrument to which the Company or any Guarantor is a party or by which the Company or any Guarantor is bound; |
(3) | such Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any material agreement or instrument (other than the Indenture) to which the Company or any Guarantor is a party or by which the Company or any Guarantor is bound; |
(4) | the Company must deliver to the Trustee an officers certificate stating that the deposit was not made by the Company with the intent of preferring the holders of Notes over the other creditors of the Company with the intent of defeating, hindering, delaying or defrauding any creditors of the Company or others; and |
(5) | the Company must deliver to the Trustee an officers certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent relating to the Legal Defeasance or the Covenant Defeasance have been complied with. |
Satisfaction and Discharge
The Indenture will be discharged and will cease to be of further effect as to all Notes issued thereunder, and the Trustee, upon receipt from the Company of an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that all conditions precedent to satisfaction and discharge have been satisfied, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture, when:
(1) | either: |
(a) | all Notes that have been authenticated (except lost, stolen or destroyed Notes that have been replaced or paid and Notes for whose payment money has theretofore been deposited in trust and thereafter repaid to the Company) have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or |
(b) | all Notes that have not been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation have become due and payable by reason of the sending of a notice of redemption or otherwise or will become due and payable within one year and the Company or any Guarantor has irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee as trust funds in trust solely for the benefit of the holders, cash in U.S. dollars, non-callable Government Securities, or a combination thereof, in such amounts as will be sufficient, without consideration of any reinvestment of interest, to pay and discharge the entire Indebtedness on the Notes not delivered to the Trustee for cancellation for principal, premium (including the Applicable Premium), if any, and accrued interest to the date of maturity or redemption; |
(2) | no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the date of the deposit or shall occur as a result of such deposit (except a Default or Event of Default resulting from the borrowing of funds to be applied to such deposit) and the deposit will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any material instrument to which the Company or any Guarantor is a party or by which the Company or any Guarantor is bound; |
(3) | the Company or any Guarantor has paid or caused to be paid all sums payable by it under the Indenture and not provided for by the deposit required by clause (1) above; and |
(4) | the Company has delivered irrevocable instructions to the Trustee under the Indenture to apply the deposited money toward the payment of the Notes at maturity or on the redemption date, as the case may be. |
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Amendment, Supplement and Waiver
Except as provided in the next two succeeding paragraphs, the Indenture or the other Indenture Documents may be amended or supplemented with the consent of the holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding (including, without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a purchase of, or tender offer or exchange offer for, Notes), and any existing Default or Event of Default or compliance with any provision of the Indenture or the other Indenture Documents may be waived with the consent of the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes (including, without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a purchase of, or tender offer or exchange offer for, Notes).
Without the consent of each holder of Notes affected, an amendment, supplement or waiver may not (with respect to any Notes held by a non-consenting holder):
(1) | reduce the principal amount of Notes whose holders must consent to an amendment, supplement or waiver; |
(2) | reduce the principal of or change the fixed maturity of any Note or alter the provisions with respect to the purchase or redemption of the Notes (other than provisions relating to the covenants described above under Redemption and Offer to Purchase); |
(3) | reduce the rate of or change the time for payment of interest on any Note; |
(4) | waive a Default or Event of Default in the payment of principal of, interest, or premium (including the Applicable Premium), if any, on, the Notes (except a rescission of acceleration of the Notes by the holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes and a waiver of the payment default that resulted from such acceleration); |
(5) | make any Note payable in money other than that stated in the Notes; |
(6) | make any change in the provisions of the Indenture relating to waivers of past Defaults or the rights of holders of Notes to receive payments of principal of, interest, or premium (including the Applicable Premium), if any, on, the Notes; |
(7) | waive a redemption payment with respect to any Note (other than a payment required by one of the covenants described above under the caption Redemption and Offer to Purchase); |
(8) | release any Guarantor from any of its obligations under its Note Guarantee or the Indenture, except in accordance with the terms of the Indenture; |
(9) | adversely affect the conversion rights described above under the caption Conversion Rights; or |
(10) | make any change in the preceding amendment and waiver provisions. |
The consent of holders representing at least two-thirds of outstanding Notes will be required to release all or substantially all of the Collateral otherwise than in accordance with the Indenture and the Collateral Agreements.
Notwithstanding the preceding, without the consent of any holder of Notes, the Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Noteholder Collateral Agent, as applicable, may amend or supplement the Indenture or the other Indenture Documents:
(1) | to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency; |
(2) | to provide for uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place of certificated Notes; |
(3) | to provide for the assumption of the Companys or a Guarantors obligations under the Indenture Documents in the case of a merger or consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of the Companys or such Guarantors assets, as applicable; |
(4) | to make any change that would provide any additional rights or benefits to the holders of Notes or that does not adversely affect the legal rights under the Indenture of any such holder; |
(5) | to comply with requirements of the SEC in order to effect or maintain the qualification of the Indenture under the TIA; |
(6) | to make provisions with respect to the conversion of Notes pursuant to the requirements described above under the caption Conversion Rights if any reclassification or change of the Ordinary Shares or any consolidation, merger, combination, share exchange or sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company shall occur; |
(7) | to evidence and provide for the acceptance of the appointment under the Indenture and the Collateral Agreements of a successor Trustee or Noteholder Collateral Agent; |
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(8) | to make any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the Indenture, the Collateral Agreements, the Notes or the Note Guarantees, provided that the actions pursuant to this clause will not adversely affect the interests of the holders of the Notes in any material respect, as determined in good faith by the Company; |
(9) | to enter into additional or supplemental Collateral Agreements; |
(10) | to release Collateral when permitted or required by the Indenture or the Collateral Agreements; |
(11) | to provide for the issuance of Additional Notes in accordance with the limitations set forth in the Indenture as of the date of the Indenture; |
(12) | to add any Note Guarantee by allowing any Guarantor to execute a supplemental indenture with respect to the Notes; or |
(13) | to accept and consent to, and to take all steps to perfect a security interest under, Collateral Agreements to be granted subsequent to the Issue Date, including with respect to Drilling Contracts and Internal Charters. |
In determining whether the holders of the required principal amount of Notes have concurred in any direction, waiver or consent, Notes owned by the Company or any Guarantor, or by any Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with the Company or any Guarantor, will be considered as though not outstanding. Notwithstanding anything in this Indenture to the contrary, no Person will be deemed or presumed to have any such controlling interest, or to be under common control of any other Person with the Company or any Guarantor, solely as a result of (i) such Person and/or such other Person being or becoming a party to the Shareholders Agreement (including exercising its rights thereunder) or (ii) such Person and/or such other Person being a Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of the Companys outstanding Voting Stock, unless, in the case of the preceding clause (ii), such Person and/or such other Person (as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company) has the power, directly or indirectly, to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of the Company, whether through the ownership of the Voting Stock of the Company, by contract (excluding for such purposes the Shareholders Agreement), or otherwise (excluding for all such purposes any shares of the Companys Voting Stock held by any other party subject to the Shareholders Agreement attributable to such Person or such other Person as a result of the Shareholders Agreement). The Indenture expressly excludes therefrom Section 316(a) and 315(d)(3) of the TIA, to the maximum extent permissible thereunder.
Concerning the Trustee
If the Trustee becomes a creditor of the Company or any Guarantor, the Indenture limits the right of the Trustee to obtain payment of claims in certain cases, or to realize on certain property received in respect of any such claim as security or otherwise. The Trustee will be permitted to engage in other transactions. However, if it acquires any conflicting interest it must eliminate such conflict within 90 days, apply to the SEC for permission to continue as Trustee (if the Indenture has been qualified under the TIA) or resign.
The holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for exercising any remedy available to the Trustee, subject to certain exceptions. The Indenture provides that in case an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee will be required, in the exercise of its power, to use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise as a prudent man would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his own affairs. Subject to such provisions, the Trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of its rights or powers under the Indenture at the request or direction of any holder of Notes, unless such holder has offered to the Trustee security and indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or expense.
Governing Law
The Indenture provides that it, the Notes, the Note Guarantees and certain of the Collateral Agreements, including the Security Agreement and the Third Lien Intercreditor Agreement, will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
Additional Information
Anyone who receives this prospectus may obtain a copy of the Indenture or the Collateral Agreements without charge by writing to the Company at 777 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 800, Houston, Texas 77056; Attention: General Counsel.
Certain Definitions
Set forth below are certain defined terms used in the Indenture. Reference is made to the Indenture for a full disclosure of all defined terms used therein, as well as any other capitalized terms used herein for which no definition is provided.
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Acceptable Security Interest in any property means a Lien which (a) exists in favor of the Noteholder Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Third Lien Secured Parties; (b) has the Required Priority other than Permitted Liens having priority under Legal Requirements; (c) secures the Note Obligations; (d) is perfected; and (e) is enforceable against the Note Party that created such security interest in each case, subject to the terms of any applicable Intercreditor Agreements in effect.
Account Control Agreement means, with respect to any deposit account of any Note Party that is held with a bank that is not the Noteholder Collateral Agent, an agreement or agreements in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Noteholder Collateral Agent governing any such deposit accounts of such Note Party pursuant to which the security interest of the Noteholder Collateral Agent in such deposit account shall be perfected.
Additional First Lien Representative has the meaning set forth in the definition of First Lien Representative.
Additional Notes has the meaning set forth under Principal, Maturity and Interest.
Additional Vessel means a drilling rig or drillship or other vessel that is used or useful in the Permitted Business; provided that upon the consummation of a Vessel Asset Sale where all of the interests in any such Additional Vessel are sold, leased, conveyed or otherwise disposed of in a transaction that complies with the terms of the Indenture, including the covenants described above under the captions Asset Sales and Merger, Consolidation; Sale of Assets, such Additional Vessel shall not thereafter constitute an Additional Vessel hereunder.
Affiliate of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For purposes of this definition, control, as used with respect to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by agreement or otherwise; provided that beneficial ownership of 10% or more of the Voting Stock of a Person will be deemed to be control. For purposes of this definition, the terms controlling, controlled by and under common control with have correlative meanings.
Applicable Premium means, with respect to any Note on any redemption date, the greater of:
(1) | 1.0% of the then outstanding principal amount of the Note; and |
(2) | the difference of (i) the present value at such Redemption Date, computed using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate as of such Redemption Date plus 50 basis points, of the accreted value of such Note at the Maturity Date, assuming that such Note were to remain outstanding until the Maturity Date minus (ii) the outstanding principal amount of the Note on such Redemption Date. |
The Company will calculate the Applicable Premium prior to the applicable Redemption Date and deliver an Officers Certificate to the Trustee setting forth the Applicable Premium and showing the calculation thereof in reasonable detail.
Applicable Procedures means, with respect to any transfer or exchange of or for beneficial interests in any Global Note or Stapled Security, as applicable, the rules and procedures of the Depositary, Security Depositary, Euroclear and Clearstream that apply to such transfer or exchange.
Asset Sale means:
(1) | the sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition of any assets or rights (except under an Internal Charter or Drilling Contract); provided that the sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole will be governed by the provisions of the Change of Control covenant and/or the Merger, Consolidation; Sale of Assets covenant and not by the provisions of the Asset Sale covenant; |
(2) | the issuance of Equity Interests in any of the Restricted Subsidiaries or the sale of Equity Interests in any of the Companys Subsidiaries other than statutory or directors qualifying shares; and |
(3) | an Involuntary Transfer. |
Notwithstanding the preceding, none of the following items will be deemed to be an Asset Sale:
(1) | any single transaction or series of related transactions that involves assets having a Fair Market Value or that results in generating Net Proceeds, in either case, of less than $10.0 million; |
(2) | a transfer of Equity Interests or other assets between or among the Company and any of the Restricted Subsidiaries; |
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(3) | an issuance of Equity Interests by a Restricted Subsidiary to the Company or to another Restricted Subsidiary; |
(4) | the sale or lease or other disposition of products, services or accounts receivable in the ordinary course of business and any sale or conveyance or other disposition of damaged, worn-out or obsolete assets in the ordinary course of business; |
(5) | the sale or other disposition of cash or Cash Equivalents; |
(6) | any transfer of property in connection with a sale and leaseback transaction other than a sale and leaseback of a Vessel. |
Bankruptcy Code means Title 11, United States Code, as may be amended from time to time.
Bankruptcy Law means the Bankruptcy Code or any similar federal or state law for the relief of debtors.
Beneficial Owner has the meaning assigned to such term in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that in calculating the beneficial ownership of any particular person (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), such person will be deemed to have beneficial ownership of all securities that such person has the right to acquire by conversion or exercise of other securities, whether such right is currently exercisable or is exercisable only after the passage of time. The terms Beneficially Owns and Beneficially Owned have a corresponding meaning.
Board of Directors means:
(1) | with respect to a corporation or company, the board of directors of the corporation or company or any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of such board; |
(2) | with respect to a partnership, the board of directors of the general partner of the partnership; |
(3) | with respect to a limited liability company, the managing member or members or any controlling committee of managing members thereof or the manager or any committee of managers; and |
(4) | with respect to any other Person, the board or committee of such Person serving a similar function. |
Business Day means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday, or any day on which banks in New York, New York or the state in which the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee is located are authorized or required by law to close. If a payment date is not a Business Day at a place of payment, payment may be made at that place on the next succeeding Business Day, and no interest shall accrue on such payment for the intervening period.
Capital Lease Obligation means, at the time any determination is to be made, the amount of the liability in respect of a capital lease that would at that time be required to be capitalized on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP, and the Stated Maturity thereof shall be the date of the last payment of rent or any other amount due under such lease prior to the first date upon which such lease may be prepaid by the lessee without payment of a penalty.
Capital Stock means:
(1) | in the case of a corporation, corporate stock; |
(2) | in the case of a Cayman Island exempted company, shares (including Ordinary Shares); |
(3) | in the case of an association or business entity, any and all shares, interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of corporate stock; |
(4) | in the case of a partnership or limited liability company, shares, partnership interests (whether general or limited) or membership interests; and |
(5) | any other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, the issuing Person, but excluding from all of the foregoing any debt securities convertible into Capital Stock, whether or not such debt securities include any right of participation with Capital Stock. |
Cash Equivalents means:
(1) | United States dollars; |
(2) | securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States government or any agency or instrumentality of the United States government (provided that the full faith and credit of the United States is pledged in support of those securities) having maturities of not more than six months from the date of acquisition; |
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(3) | certificates of deposit and Eurodollar time deposits with maturities of six months or less from the date of acquisition, bankers acceptances with maturities not exceeding six months and overnight bank deposits, in each case, with any domestic commercial bank having capital and surplus in excess of $500.0 million and a Thomson Bank Watch Rating of B or better; |
(4) | repurchase obligations with a term of not more than seven days for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (2) and (3) above entered into with any financial institution meeting the qualifications specified in clause (3) above; |
(5) | commercial paper having one of the two highest ratings obtainable from Moodys or S&P and, in each case, maturing within six months after the date of acquisition; |
(6) | money market funds at least 95% of the assets of which constitute Cash Equivalents of the kinds described in clauses (1) through (5) of this definition; and |
(7) | investments in (a) Foreign Deposit Accounts and cash management facilities maintained at one of the three largest banks in which the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary maintains its registered or local office and (b) such investments as are comparable to the cash equivalents described in clauses (1) through (6) above that are customary investments for entities in such jurisdictions and that are consistent with the goal of preservation of capital and that are prudent under the circumstances. |
Change of Control means the occurrence of any of the following:
(1) | the direct or indirect sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other than by way of merger or consolidation), in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole to any person (as that term is used in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act); |
(2) | any person (as that term is used in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) acquires, directly or indirectly, in one or a series of transactions (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, the issuance of equity interests in the Company, or securities convertible, exchangeable or exercisable for such equity interests (and the conversion, exchange or exercise thereof) pursuant to the Plan of Reorganization) beneficial ownership of more than 50% of the Voting Stock of the Company and maintains such beneficial ownership of more than 50% of the Voting Stock of the Company, measured by voting power rather than number of shares, for more than 15 consecutive Business Days; |
(3) | the adoption of a plan relating to the liquidation or dissolution of the Company (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, the Plan of Reorganization); |
(4) | the consummation of any transaction or any series of transactions (including, without limitation, any merger, consolidation or other business combination but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, the issuance of equity interests in the Company, or securities convertible, exchangeable or exercisable for such equity interests (and the conversion, exchange or exercise thereof) pursuant to the Plan of Reorganization), the result of which is that any person (as that term is used in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act), becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the Voting Stock of the Company, measured by voting power rather than number of shares; |
(5) | the Company consolidates with, or merges with or into, any Person, or any Person consolidates with, or merges with or into, the Company, in any such event pursuant to a transaction in which any of the outstanding Voting Stock of the Company or such other Person is converted into or exchanged for cash, securities or other property (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, transactions effectuated in connection with the consummation of the Plan of Reorganization), other than any such transaction where the Voting Stock of the Company outstanding immediately prior to such transaction is converted into or exchanged for Voting Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the surviving or transferee Person constituting a majority of the outstanding shares of such Voting Stock of such surviving or transferee Person (immediately after giving effect to such issuance); or |
(6) | the first day on which a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of Company are not Continuing Directors. |
provided that for the purposes of clauses (2) and (4) the parties to the Stockholders Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, among the Company and the stockholders party thereto, as in effect on the date hereof (including their permitted transferees thereunder that agree to be bound thereby) shall not be deemed to be a group for purposes hereof solely as a result of being parties thereto or consummating the transactions contemplated thereby.
For the avoidance of doubt, and notwithstanding the foregoing, any event that would otherwise constitute a Change of Control pursuant to this definition that resulted solely from a conversion of Notes shall not be deemed a Change of Control.
Change of Control Offer has the meaning set forth under Redemption and Offer to PurchaseChange of Control.
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Change of Control Payment has the meaning set forth under Redemption and Offer to PurchaseChange of Control.
Change of Control Payment Date has the meaning set forth under Redemption and Offer to PurchaseChange of Control.
Clearstream means Clearstream Banking, S.A.
Closing Sale Price means, with respect to Ordinary Shares on any date, the closing sale price per share (or if no closing sale price is reported, the average of the closing bid and closing ask prices or, if more than one in either case, the average of the average closing bid and the average closing ask prices) on such date as reported in composite transactions for the principal national or regional securities exchange on which the Ordinary Shares are traded, or if no Closing Sale Price is available, the last quoted bid price for such Ordinary Shares in the over-the-counter market as reported by Pink Sheets LLC or a similar organization, or, if such bid price is not available, Closing Sale Price per share shall be the Fair Market Value of an Ordinary Share, in each case, as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors (which determination, in each case, shall be conclusive and shall be evidenced by an Officers Certificate delivered to the Trustee).
Collateral means all assets and property, whether now owned, or hereafter acquired, upon which a Lien or Mortgage securing the Obligations under the Indenture, the Notes or the Note Guarantees, is granted or purported to be granted under any Collateral Agreement.
Collateral Agreements means, collectively, the Security Agreement, each Mortgage, the Third Lien Intercreditor Agreement, the Insurance Assignment, the Earnings Assignment, and each other instrument, including any security document or pledge agreement, creating Liens in favor of the Noteholder Collateral Agent as required by the Indenture or the Third Lien Intercreditor Agreement, in each case, as the same may be in effect from time to time.
Continuing Directors means, as of any date of determination, any member of the Board of Directors of the Company who:
(1) | was a member of such Board of Directors on the Issue Date; |
(2) | was nominated for election or elected to such Board of Directors with the approval of a majority of the Continuing Directors who were members of such Board of Directors at the time of such nomination or election; or |
(3) | was added to the Board of Directors pursuant to Section 2.1(b) of the Shareholders Agreement. |
Contract Unwind Trigger means the termination of the underlying Drilling Contract and the collection of all revenue and accounts receivable owing under such Drilling Contract to the applicable Subsidiary.
Contract Winning Trigger means the entering into a Drilling Contract by any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Company that is not already a Guarantor, under which the drilling services are to be performed by a Vessel or any Additional Vessel of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary.
Conversion Event means (a) prior to the third anniversary of the Issue Date, (i) upon the instruction of Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes to convert into Ordinary Shares or (ii) upon the full and final resolution of all potential Investigation Claims against the Company, the Companys Subsidiaries as of the Issue Date, Vantage International Management Company Pte. Ltd., Vantage Energy Services, Inc. and Vantage Parent and Vantage Parents Subsidiaries as of the Issue Date (to the extent that the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company may reasonably be expected to be liable for such claim against Vantage Parent or Vantage Parents Subsidiaries as of the Issue Date), as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors (which determination shall require the affirmative vote of a supermajority of the non-management directors), and (b) from and after the third anniversary of the Issue Date through the Maturity Date, upon the approval of the Board of Directors (which approval shall require the affirmative vote of a supermajority of the non-management directors). For the purposes of this definition, supermajority of the non-management directors means five affirmative votes of non-management directors assuming six non-management directors are eligible to vote, and in all other circumstances, the affirmative vote of at least 75% of the non-management directors eligible to vote.
Conversion Price means, at any time, the quotient (expressed in dollars per Ordinary Share) obtained by dividing (i) the principal amount of the Notes outstanding (including PIK Notes) by (ii)(x) the principal amount of the Notes outstanding, (including PIK Notes) multiplied by (y) the Conversion Rate in effect at such time as determined by the Company and evidenced by an Officers Certificate delivered to the Trustee.
Conversion Rate means the Initial Conversion Rate, as adjusted from time to time by the Company in accordance with the provisions described above under the caption Conversion RightsConversion Rate Adjustment.
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Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee will be at the address of the Trustee specified in Section 14.02 of the Indenture or such other address as to which the Trustee may give notice to the Company.
Credit Agreement means that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of February 10, 2016, as amended, restated, modified, renewed, refunded, replaced or refinanced, among the Company, the guarantors from time to time party thereto, the lenders from time to time party thereto, the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent and the Credit Agreement Agent.
Credit Agreement Agent means Royal Bank of Canada, together with its successors and permitted assigns in such capacity.
Credit Agreement Collateral Agent means the collateral agent under the Credit Agreement, which shall initially be Royal Bank of Canada, together with its successors and permitted assigns in such capacity.
Credit Agreement Collateral Agreements means any agreement, document or instrument pursuant to which a Lien is granted by any Grantor to secure any Credit Agreement Obligations or under which rights or remedies with respect to any such Lien are governed, as the same may be amended, restated, modified, renewed, refunded, replaced or refinanced from time to time as permitted by the Credit Agreement Documents.
Credit Agreement Documents means the Credit Agreement, the Credit Agreement Collateral Agreements, and any other agreement, instrument or other document evidencing or governing any Credit Agreement Obligations.
Credit Agreement Obligations means Indebtedness incurred pursuant to the Credit Agreement.
Credit Facility means a credit agreement (including the Credit Agreement), term loan, promissory note or notes with, or other evidence of Indebtedness to, banks or other institutional lenders, investors or credit providers, including any related notes, guarantees, collateral documents, instruments and agreements executed in connection therewith, and, in each case, as amended, restated, modified, renewed, refunded, replaced (whether upon or after termination or otherwise) or refinanced (including by means of sales of debt securities to institutional investors) in whole or in part from time to time.
Current Market Price means (i) at such times as the Ordinary Shares are not listed on a national or regional securities exchange, the Closing Sale Price, and (ii) at such times as the Ordinary Shares are listed on a national or regional securities exchange, the average of the daily Closing Sale Price per Ordinary Share for the ten (10) consecutive Trading Days ending on the earlier of the date of determination of the Ordinary Shareholders entitled to receive such issuance or distribution and the day before the Ex-Date with respect to the issuance or distribution requiring such computation immediately prior to the date in question.
Current Principal Amount of Notes per Unit means, at any date of determination, the principal amount of Notes included in a single Stapled Security at such time.
Deepwater Vessel means each of (i) the Bahamian flag vessels the Platinum Explorer, the Titanium Explorer and the Tungsten Explorer, and (ii) any other deepwater vessel hereafter acquired by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary. For the avoidance of doubt, as of the Issue Date, the Panamanian flag vessels the Emerald Driller, the Sapphire Driller, the Topaz Driller and the Aquamarine Driller are not Deepwater Vessels.
Default means any event that is, or with the passage of time or the giving of notice or both would be, an Event of Default.
Default Interest has the meaning set forth under Events of Default and Remedies.
Depositary means, with respect to the Notes issued in whole or in part in global form, The Depository Trust Company as the Depositary with respect to the Notes, and any and all successors thereto appointed as Depositary under the Indenture.
Designated First Lien Collateral Agent means (i) if at any time there is only one series of First Lien Obligations with respect to which the discharge of First Lien Obligations has not occurred, the First Lien Collateral Agent for the First Lien Claimholders in such series and (ii) at any time when clause (i) does not apply, the Applicable Collateral Agent (as defined in the First Lien Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement) at such time.
Designated First Lien Representative means (i) if at any time there is only one series of First Lien Obligations with respect to which the discharge of First Lien Obligations has not occurred, the First Lien Representative for the First Lien Claimholders in such series and (ii) at any time when clause (i) does not apply, the Applicable Representative (as defined in the First Lien Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement) at such time.
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Designated Second Lien Collateral Agent means (i) if at any time there is only one series of Second Lien Obligations with respect to which the discharge of Second Lien Obligations has not occurred, the Second Lien Collateral Agent for the Second Lien Claimholders in such series and (ii) at any time when clause (i) does not apply, the Applicable Collateral Agent (as defined in the Second Lien Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement) at such time.
Designated Second Lien Representative means (i) if at any time there is only one series of Second Lien Obligations with respect to which the discharge of Second Lien Obligations has not occurred, the Second Lien Representative for the Second Lien Claimholders in such series and (ii) at any time when clause (i) does not apply, the Applicable Representative (as defined in the Second Lien Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement) at such time.
Designated Senior Collateral Agent means (i) until the discharge of First Lien Obligations has occurred, the Designated First Lien Collateral Agent and (ii) if the discharge of First Lien Obligations has occurred, the Designated Second Lien Collateral Agent.
Designated Senior Representative means (i) until the discharge of First Lien Obligations has occurred, the Designated First Lien Representative and (ii) if the discharge of First Lien Obligations has occurred, the Designated Second Lien Representative.
Disqualified Stock means any Capital Stock that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible, or for which it is exchangeable, in each case, at the option of the holder of the Capital Stock), or upon the happening of any event, matures or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or redeemable at the option of the holder of the Capital Stock, in whole or in part, on or prior to the date that is 91 days after the date on which the Notes mature. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the following will not constitute Disqualified Stock: (1) any Capital Stock that would constitute Disqualified Stock solely because the holders of the Capital Stock have the right to require the Company to repurchase such Capital Stock upon the occurrence of a change of control or an asset sale if the terms of such Capital Stock provide that the Company may not repurchase or redeem any such Capital Stock pursuant to such provisions unless such repurchase or redemption complies with any applicable Restricted Payments or similar covenants of the Company; and (2) Capital Stock that is convertible or exchangeable into other Capital Stock. The amount of Disqualified Stock deemed to be outstanding at any time for purposes of the Indenture will be the maximum amount that the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries may become obligated to pay upon the maturity of, or pursuant to any mandatory redemption provisions of, such Disqualified Stock, exclusive of accrued dividends.
Drilling Contract means any drilling contract in respect of any Vessel or other contract for use of any Vessel (except Internal Charters and Permitted Third Party Charters).
Earnings shall mean (i) all freights, hire and other moneys earned and to be earned, due or to become due, or paid or payable to, or for the account of, the Company, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any Guarantor, of whatsoever nature, arising out of or as a result of the use, operation or chartering (whether by Internal Charter, Permitted Third Party Charter or otherwise) by the Company, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any Guarantor or their respective agents of any Vessel, including, without limitation, all rights arising out of the owners lien on cargoes and subfreights thereunder; (ii) all moneys and claims for moneys due and to become due to the Company, any Restricted Subsidiary or any Guarantor, and all claims for damages, arising out of the breach of any and all present and future Drilling Contracts, Internal Charters, Permitted Third Party Charters, bills of lading, contracts and other engagements of affreightment or for the carriage or transportation of cargo, and operations of every kind whatsoever of any Vessel and in and to any and all claims and causes of action for money, loss or damages that may accrue or belong to the Company, any Restricted Subsidiary or any Guarantor, or their respective successors or assigns, arising out of or in any way connected with the present or future use, operation or chartering of any Vessel or arising out of or in any way connected with any and all present and future requisitions, Drilling Contracts, Internal Charters, Permitted Third Party Charters, bills of lading, contracts and other engagements of affreightment or for the carriage or transportation of cargo, and other operations of such Vessel; (iii) all moneys and claims due and to become due to the Company, any Restricted Subsidiary or any Guarantor, and all claims for damages and all insurance and other proceeds, in respect of the actual or constructive total loss of or requisition of use of or title to any Vessel; and (iv) any proceeds of the foregoing and all interest and earnings from the investment of any of the foregoing and the proceeds thereof.
Earnings Account shall mean an interest bearing account or other deposit account into which all Earnings derived from each Drilling Contract shall be deposited or forwarded that is subject to an Account Control Agreement (or other comparable arrangements that are effective to create an Acceptable Security Interest under applicable Legal Requirements acceptable (and, otherwise, on terms reasonably acceptable) to the Noteholder Collateral Agent), in each case to the extent required by the Earnings Account covenant.
Earnings Assignment means, collectively, the Required Priority assignments of earnings in favor of the Noteholder Collateral Agent given by the Company, each applicable Guarantor, and each applicable Internal Charterer respecting all earnings derived from the Vessels and their respective operations, substantially in the form attached to the Indenture, as the same may be amended, supplemented or modified from time to time.
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Equity Interests means Capital Stock and all warrants, options or other rights to acquire Capital Stock (but excluding any debt security that is convertible into, or exchangeable for, Capital Stock).
Equity Offering means a sale of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) (x) of the Company or (y) the proceeds of which are in an amount equal to or exceeding the aggregate principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed and are contributed to the equity capital of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.
Event of Default has the meaning set forth under the caption Events of Default and Remedies.
Event of Loss means any of the following events:
(1) | the actual or constructive total loss of a Vessel or the agreed or compromised total loss of a Vessel; |
(2) | the destruction of a Vessel; |
(3) | damage to a Vessel to an extent, determined in good faith by the Company within 90 days after the occurrence of such damage as shall make repair thereof uneconomical or shall render such Vessel permanently unfit for normal use (other than obsolescence); or |
(4) | the condemnation, confiscation, requisition for title, seizure, forfeiture or other taking of title to or use of a Vessel that shall not be revoked within six months. |
An Event of Loss shall be deemed to have occurred:
(1) | in the event of the destruction or other actual total loss of a Vessel, on the date of such loss, or if such date is unknown, on the date such Vessel was last reported; |
(2) | in the event of a constructive, agreed or compromised total loss of a Vessel, on the date of determination of such total loss; |
(3) | in the case of any event referred to in clause (3) above, upon such date of determination; or |
(4) | in the case of any event referred to in clause (4) above, on the date that is six months after the occurrence of such event. |
Event of Loss Proceeds means all compensation, damages and other payments (including insurance proceeds) received by the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company, the Trustee or an agent thereof, jointly or severally, from any Person, including any governmental authority, with respect to or in connection with an Event of Loss, net of any such proceeds required to be paid pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement Documents, Senior Secured Collateral Agreements or the documents governing other Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to the Indenture on a basis senior to the Notes as to collateral and having repayment requirements in respect of Events of Loss similar to those contained in the Credit Agreement Documents or Senior Secured Collateral Agreements.
Excess First Lien Obligations has the meaning set forth in the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement.
Excess Proceeds has the meaning set forth under the caption Redemption and Offer to Purchase Asset Sales.
Ex-Date has the meaning set forth under Conversion RightsConversion Rate Adjustment.
Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder.
Excluded Holder has the meaning set forth under the caption Withholding Taxes.
Fair Market Value means the value that would be paid by a willing buyer to an unaffiliated willing seller in a transaction not involving distress or necessity of either party, determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company (unless otherwise provided in the Indenture).
First Lien Claimholders means the Secured Parties as defined in the Credit Agreement and any Additional First Lien Claimholders as defined in the Third Lien Intercreditor Agreement.
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First Lien Collateral Agent means (i) in the case of any Credit Agreement Obligations, the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent and (ii) in the case of any Additional First Lien Obligations and the Additional First Lien Claimholders in respect thereof (each as defined in the Third Lien Intercreditor Agreement), the Person serving as collateral agent (or the equivalent) for such Additional First Lien Obligations and that is named as the First Lien Collateral Agent in respect of such Additional First Lien Obligations in the applicable joinder agreement (each, in the case of this clause (ii) together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, an Additional First Lien Collateral Agent).
First Lien Loan Documents means the Credit Agreement Documents and any Additional First Lien Loan Documents as defined in the Third Lien Intercreditor Agreement.
First Lien Obligations means, subject to the Third Lien Intercreditor Agreement, the Credit Agreement Obligations any Additional First Lien Obligations as defined in the Third Lien Intercreditor Agreement.
First Lien Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement means an agreement among each First Lien Representative and each First Lien Collateral Agent allocating rights among the various series of First Lien Obligations.
First Lien Representative means (i) Royal Bank of Canada, as the Initial First Lien Representative and (ii) in the case of any Additional First Lien Obligations and the Additional First Lien Claimholders in respect thereof (each as defined in the Third Lien Intercreditor Agreement), each trustee, administrative agent, collateral agent, security agent and similar agent that is named as the First Lien Representative in respect of such Additional First Lien Obligations in the applicable joinder agreement to the Third Lien Intercreditor Agreement (each, in the case of this clause (ii), together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, an Additional First Lien Representative).
Foreign Deposit Account has the meaning set forth in the Security Agreement.
GAAP means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such other entity as have been approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession, as are in effect from time to time; provided that GAAP as in effect on the date of the Indenture shall be applied in respect of determining whether leases should be recorded as operating leases under GAAP.
Government Securities means direct obligations of, or obligations guaranteed by, the United States of America, and the payment for which the United States pledges its full faith and credit.
Governmental Authority means the government of the United States of America or any other nation, or of any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank, or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).
Grantor means the Company and each Guarantor.
Guarantors means each Subsidiary of the Company that executes the Indenture as of the Issue Date and each other Person that is required to, or at the election of the Company, becomes a Guarantor by the terms of the Indenture after the Issue Date, in each case, together with their respective successors and assigns until the Note Guarantee of such Person has been released in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture.
Hedging Obligations means, with respect to any specified Person, the obligations of such Person under:
(1) | interest rate swap agreements (whether from fixed to floating or from floating to fixed), interest rate cap agreements and interest rate collar agreements; |
(2) | other agreements or arrangements designed to manage interest rates or interest rate risk; and |
(3) | other agreements or arrangements designed to protect such Person against fluctuations in currency exchange rates or commodity prices. |
holders of Notes means the registered holder of the Notes pursuant to the Indenture.
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Immaterial Subsidiary means any Subsidiary of the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case designated by the Company, the book value of the assets of which is not greater than $25,000 at any time; provided, that the aggregate book value of the assets of all Immaterial Subsidiaries may not exceed $100,000 at any time. As of the Issue Date, Vantage Luxembourg I SARL constitutes an Immaterial Subsidiary.
Indebtedness means, with respect to any specified Person, any indebtedness of such Person (excluding accrued expenses and trade payables), whether or not contingent:
(1) | in respect of borrowed money; |
(2) | evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures or similar instruments or letters of credit (or reimbursement agreements in respect thereof); |
(3) | in respect of bankers acceptances; |
(4) | representing Capital Lease Obligations; |
(5) | representing the balance deferred and unpaid of the purchase price of any property or services due more than six months after such property is acquired or such services are completed; or |
(6) | representing any Hedging Obligations, |
if and to the extent any of the preceding items (other than letters of credit and Hedging Obligations) would appear as a liability upon a balance sheet of the specified Person prepared in accordance with GAAP. In addition, the term Indebtedness includes all Indebtedness of others secured by a Lien on any asset of the specified Person (whether or not such Indebtedness is assumed by the specified Person) and, to the extent not otherwise included, the guarantee by the specified Person of any Indebtedness of any other Person.
Indenture means the indenture pursuant to which the Notes were issued among the Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Noteholder Collateral Agent, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
Indenture Documents means any of the Notes, the Indenture, the Note Guarantees and the Collateral Agreements.
Initial Conversion Price means $95.60 per Ordinary Share.
Initial Conversion Rate means the quotient obtained from the formula
(P ÷ Y) ÷ P
where
P = the principal balance of the Initial Notes issued on the Issue Date
Y = the Initial Conversion Price.
Initial Notes means $749,983,372.99 aggregate principal amount of Notes issued under the Indenture on the Issue Date.
Intercreditor Agreements means collectively, the Third Lien Intercreditor Agreement and the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement.
Interest Payment Date has the meaning set forth under Principal, Maturity and Interest.
Internal Charter means any charter or other contract respecting the use or operations of any Vessel between any Guarantor that is a Vessel owner (or an Internal Charterer of such Vessel) and any Internal Charterer.
Internal Charter Unwind Trigger means the termination of the underlying Internal Charter and the collection of all revenue and accounts receivable owing under such Internal Charter to the applicable Subsidiary.
Internal Charterer means the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company that is not the owner of the relevant Vessel and that is a party to any Drilling Contract or any bareboat charter or other such charter in respect of a Vessel.
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Investigation Claim means any claim held by a United States or Brazilian governmental unit and arising from or related to the procurement of that certain Agreement for the Provision of Drilling Services, dated as of February 4, 2009, by and between Petrobras Venezuela Investments & Services B.V. and Vantage Deepwater Company, as amended, modified, supplemented, or novated from time to time.
Investment Grade Rating means a rating equal to or higher than Baa3 (or the equivalent) by Moodys and BBB- (or the equivalent) by S&P, or an equivalent rating by any Rating Agency, in each case, with a stable or better outlook.
Involuntary Transfer means, with respect to any property or asset (other than a Vessel, which shall be governed by the covenant Redemption and Offer to PurchaseMandatory Redemption Upon Event of Loss of a Vessel) of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, (a) any damage to such asset that results in an insurance settlement with respect thereto on the basis of a total loss or a constructive or compromised total loss, (b) the confiscation, condemnation, requisition, appropriation or similar taking regarding such asset by any government or instrumentality or agency thereof, including by deed in lieu of condemnation, or (c) foreclosure or other enforcement of a Lien or the exercise by a holder of a Lien of any rights with respect to it.
Issue Date has the meaning set forth under Brief Description of the Notes and the Note Guarantees.
Jackup Rig means (a) each of the Panamanian flag vessels the Topaz Driller, the Emerald Driller, the Sapphire Driller and the Aquamarine Driller and (b) any other mobile offshore drilling unit hereafter acquired by any of the Company and the Guarantors, the legs of which can be lowered to the seabed from the hull or platform thereof.
Legal Requirement means, as to any Person, any law, statute, ordinance, decree, award, requirement, order, writ, judgment, injunction, rule, regulation (or official interpretation of any of the foregoing) of, and the terms of any license or permit issued by, any Governmental Authority which is binding on such Person.
Lien means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset, whether or not filed, recorded or otherwise perfected under applicable law, including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any lease in the nature thereof, any option or other agreement to sell or give a security interest in and any filing of or agreement to give any financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code (or equivalent statutes) of any jurisdiction.
Management Incentive Plan means the Offshore Group Investment Limited 2016 Management Incentive Plan, effective February 10, 2016, as the same may be amended or modified from time to time.
Market Disruption Event means (i) a failure by the principal United States national or regional securities exchange or market, if any, on which the Ordinary Shares are listed or admitted to trading to open for trading during its regular trading session or (ii) the occurrence or existence prior to 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on any Trading Day for the Ordinary Shares for more than one half-hour period in the aggregate during regular trading hours of any suspension or limitation imposed on trading by such exchange or market (by reason of movements in price exceeding limits permitted by the relevant stock exchange or otherwise), if any, in the Ordinary Shares or in any options contracts or future contracts relating to the Ordinary Shares.
Maturity Date means December 31, 2030.
Moodys means Moodys Investors Service, Inc., or any successor to the rating agency business thereof.
Mortgage means each Ship Mortgage, each other mortgage, deed of trust, deed to secure debt and any other document or instrument under which any Lien on property owned or leased by the Company or any Guarantor is granted to secure Obligations under the Indenture or under which rights or remedies with respect to any such Liens are governed, as the same may be amended, supplemented or modified from time to time.
Net Proceeds means the aggregate cash proceeds received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of any Asset Sale (including, without limitation, any cash received upon the sale or other disposition of any non-cash consideration received in any Asset Sale), net of (1) the direct costs relating to such Asset Sale, including, without limitation, legal, accounting and investment banking fees, sales commissions, relocation expenses incurred as a result of the Asset Sale, and taxes paid or payable as a result of the Asset Sale after taking into account any available tax credits or deductions and any tax sharing arrangements; and (2) any reserve for adjustment in respect of the sale price of such asset or assets established in accordance with GAAP.
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Non-Recourse Debt means Indebtedness:
(1) | as to which neither the Company nor any of the Restricted Subsidiaries (a) provides credit support of any kind (including any undertaking, agreement or instrument that would constitute Indebtedness), (b) is directly or indirectly liable as a guarantor or otherwise, or (c) constitutes the lender; |
(2) | no default with respect to which (including any rights that the holders of the Indebtedness may have to take enforcement action against an Unrestricted Subsidiary) would permit upon notice, lapse of time or both any holder of any other Indebtedness of the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to declare a default on such other Indebtedness or cause the payment of the Indebtedness to be accelerated or payable prior to its Stated Maturity; and |
(3) | as to which the lenders with respect thereto have been notified in writing that they will not have any recourse to the stock or assets of the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries. |
Note Guarantee means the guarantee by each Guarantor of the Companys obligations under the Indenture and the Notes, pursuant to the Indenture or any supplemental indenture.
Note Obligations means the Obligations (including without limitation, fees and expenses of the Trustee and Noteholder Collateral Agent, including attorney fees and expenses) of the Company and the Guarantors under the Indenture Documents.
Noteholder Collateral Agent means U.S. Bank National Association, in its capacity as collateral agent for the benefit of the holders of the Notes under the Collateral Agreements, together with its successors in such capacity.
Note Party means the Company and any Guarantor.
Obligations means any principal, interest, penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements, damages and other liabilities payable under the documentation governing any Indebtedness and guarantees thereof and any renewals or extensions of the forgoing.
Officer means, with respect to any Person, the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Chief Operating Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer, any Director, any Assistant Treasurer, the Controller, the Secretary or any Vice-President of such Person.
Officers Certificate means a certificate signed on behalf of the Company by two Officers of the Company, who may not be the same Person, one of whom must be the principal executive officer, the principal financial officer, the treasurer or the principal accounting officer of the Company, that meets the requirements of the Indenture.
Opinion of Counsel means an opinion from legal counsel who is reasonably acceptable to the Trustee, that meets the requirements of the Indenture. The counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company.
Ordinary Shares means ordinary shares of the Company, as they exist on the Issue Date, or any other shares of Capital Stock of the Company into which the Ordinary Shares shall be reclassified or changed.
Permitted Business means with respect to the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries, a business in which the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries were engaged on the Issue Date and any business reasonably related or complementary thereto.
Permitted Liens means:
(1) | Liens on assets of the Company and the Guarantors securing Indebtedness and other Obligations under any Credit Facility in an amount at any time outstanding not to exceed (i) $175.0 million plus (ii) an amount not to exceed $125.0 million less the Indebtedness represented by the Senior Secured Notes then outstanding; |
(2) | Liens existing on the Issue Date immediately following, and after giving effect to, the consummation of the Plan of Reorganization, including Liens securing the Senior Secured Notes and the related note guarantees (but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any additional notes issued under the Senior Secured Notes Indenture after the Issue Date); |
(3) | Liens in favor of the Company or the Guarantors; |
(4) | Liens on property of a Person existing at the time such Person is merged with or into or consolidated with the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company; provided that such Liens were in existence prior to the contemplation of such merger or consolidation and do not extend to any assets other than those of the Person merged into or consolidated with the Company or the Subsidiary; |
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(5) | Liens to secure Indebtedness incurred by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary with respect to equipment mobilization expenditures that are committed to be reimbursed by any Person party to a Drilling Contract in an aggregate amount not to exceed (a) $50.0 million in respect of each Deepwater Vessel and (b) $25.0 million in respect of each Jackup Rig at any time outstanding, provided that (i) such Liens only extend to the assets (and proceeds thereof) constructed or acquired with or financed by such Indebtedness, (ii) such security interests are incurred, and the Indebtedness secured thereby is created, within 90 days after such acquisition (or construction), (iii) the Indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed the cost of such property at the time of such acquisition (or construction) and (iv) such security interests do not apply to any other property or assets of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary other than the proceeds of such property or assets (including insurance proceeds); |
(6) | Liens in favor of banking institutions arising as a matter of law encumbering deposits (including the right of set-off) and which are within the general parameters customary in the banking industry; |
(7) | Liens on property (including Capital Stock) existing at the time of acquisition of the property by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company; provided that such Liens were in existence prior to, such acquisition, and not incurred in contemplation of, such acquisition; |
(8) | Liens to secure the performance of statutory obligations, surety or appeal bonds, performance bonds or other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business; |
(9) | Liens to secure Indebtedness, including Capital Lease Obligations, mortgage financings or purchase money obligations, in each case, incurred for the purpose of financing all or any part of the purchase price or cost of design, construction, installation or improvement of property, plant or equipment used in the business of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, covering only the assets constructed or acquired with or financed by such Indebtedness; |
(10) | Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or claims that are not yet delinquent or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and diligently conducted; provided that any reserve or other appropriate provision as is required in conformity with GAAP has been made therefor; |
(11) | Liens imposed by law, such as necessaries suppliers, carriers, warehousemens, landlords, mechanics crews wages, salvage and general average Liens, in each case, incurred in the ordinary course of business not more than 30 days past due or which are being contested in good faith; |
(12) | survey exceptions, easements or reservations of, or rights of others for, licenses, rights-of-way, sewers, electric lines, telegraph and telephone lines and other similar purposes, or zoning or other restrictions as to the use of real property that were not incurred in connection with Indebtedness and that do not in the aggregate materially adversely affect the value of said properties or materially impair their use in the operation of the business of such Person; |
(13) | Liens created for the benefit of the holders of (or to secure) the Notes (including any PIK Notes) or the Note Guarantees; |
(14) | Liens to secure any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness (secured by a Lien at the time of such refinancing) permitted to be incurred under the Indenture; provided, however, that: |
(a) | the new Lien is limited to all or part of the same property and assets that secured or, under the written agreements pursuant to which the original Lien arose, could secure the original Indebtedness (plus improvements and accessions to such property, or proceeds or distributions thereof); and |
(b) | the Indebtedness secured by the new Lien is not increased to any amount greater than the sum of (i) the outstanding principal amount, or, if greater, committed amount, of the original Indebtedness and (ii) an amount necessary to pay any fees and expenses, including premiums, related to such renewal, refunding, refinancing, replacement, defeasance or discharge; |
(15) | Liens for obligations owed to vendors or other third parties that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and diligently conducted, provided that, any reserve or other appropriate provision as is required in conformity with GAAP has been made thereof; |
(16) | Liens to secure Hedging Obligations of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; and |
(17) | Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Company or any Guarantor with respect to obligations that do not exceed $25.0 million at any one time outstanding. |
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Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness means any Indebtedness of the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries issued in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used to renew, refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge other Indebtedness of the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries (other than intercompany Indebtedness); provided that:
(1) | the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the Indebtedness renewed, refunded, refinanced, replaced, defeased or discharged (plus all accrued interest on the Indebtedness and the amount of all fees and expenses, including premiums, incurred in connection therewith); |
(2) | such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness has a final maturity date later than the final maturity date of, and has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of, the Indebtedness being renewed, refunded, refinanced, replaced, defeased or discharged; and |
(3) | if the Indebtedness being renewed, refunded, refinanced, replaced, defeased or discharged is (a) subordinated in right of payment to the Notes or a Note Guarantee, then such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness is subordinated in right of payment to the Notes or such Note Guarantee, as the case may be, or (b) pari passu in right of payment to the Notes or a Note Guarantee, then such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness is subordinated or pari passu in right of payment to the Notes or such Note Guarantee, as the case may be, in the case of each of clauses (a) and (b), on terms at least as favorable to the holders of Notes as those contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness being renewed, refunded, refinanced, replaced, defeased or discharged. |
Permitted Note Obligation Payments means (i) regularly scheduled payments of interest on the Note Obligations payable in kind, due and payable on a non-accelerated basis in accordance with the terms of the Indenture Documents as in effect on the Issue Date or as modified in accordance with the terms of the Third Lien Intercreditor Agreement, (ii) Ordinary Shares issuable upon conversion of convertible Notes in accordance with the Indenture, and (iii) all fees, expenses (including fees, expenses and disbursements of agents, professional advisors and legal counsel), indemnification obligations, and reimbursement obligations, payable to the Third Lien Representative or the Noteholder Collateral Agent acting in their capacity as such, or as trustee, paying agent, registrar, conversion agent or in similar agency capacities, payable in accordance with the terms of the Indenture Documents as in effect on the Issue Date or as modified in accordance with the terms of the Third Lien Intercreditor Agreement; provided, however, that clause (iii) shall not include (x) any fees, expenses, indemnification obligations or reimbursement obligations arising from or otherwise in respect of acts or omissions that are inconsistent with the terms of the Third Lien Intercreditor Agreement, and (y) any indemnity obligations or reimbursement obligations arising from payments made by or liabilities owing by any Third Lien Representative or the Noteholder Collateral Agent acting in their capacity as such, or as trustee, paying agent, registrar, conversion agent or in similar agency capacities to any Third Lien Claimholder.
Permitted Third Party Charter means the charter of a Vessel to a third party in conjunction with the conduct of drilling operations, where a Guarantor effectively retains operational control of the Vessel and local law requires a resident person of the nation in whose waters the Vessel is located to charter the Vessel as a condition to the lawful conduct of drilling operations in such waters and where the Company or a Guarantor is the ultimate beneficiary of indemnities under the Drilling Contract.
Person means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, limited liability company or government or other entity.
PIK Interest means interest paid in the form of (1) an increase in the outstanding principal amount of the Notes or (2) the issuance of PIK Notes.
Plan of Reorganization means the Joint Prepackaged Chapter 11 Plan of Offshore Group Investment Limited and its Affiliated Debtors for reorganization pursuant to Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code.
Rating Agency means (1) each of Moodys and S&P and (2) if Moodys or S&P ceases to rate the Notes for reasons outside of the Companys control, a nationally recognized statistical rating organization within the meaning of Rule 15c3-1(c)(2)(vi)(F) under the Exchange Act selected by the Company as a replacement agency for Moodys or S&P, as the case may be.
Redemption Date means the date of redemption established by the Company pursuant to the Indenture as described under Redemption and Offer to Purchase.
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Required Priority means (i) prior to the discharge of the Credit Agreement Obligations and the Senior Secured Note Obligations in full, third priority, (ii) following the discharge of the Credit Agreement Obligations in full, but prior to the discharge of the Senior Secured Note Obligations in full, second priority, (iii) following the discharge of the Senior Secured Note Obligations in full, but prior to the discharge of the Credit Agreement Obligations in full, second priority and (iv) in all other circumstances, first priority. For the avoidance of doubt, the priority specified in the preceding sentence as the Required Priority may be equal ranking with any other Indebtedness permitted to be secured in accordance with the terms of the Indenture.
Reorganization Securities means any notes, equity interests, or other securities (whether debt, equity, or otherwise) issued by a reorganized debtor that are distributed pursuant to a plan of reorganization on account of the Note Obligations in any insolvency or liquidation proceeding of a Grantor.
Restricted Subsidiary means any Subsidiary of the Company that is not an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
S&P means Standard & Poors Rating Services or any successor to the rating agency business thereof.
SEC means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Second Lien Claimholders means the Second Lien Secured Parties as defined in the Senior Secured Indenture Documents and any Additional Second Lien Claimholders as defined in the Third Lien Intercreditor Agreement.
Second Lien Collateral Agent means (i) in the case of the Senior Secured Note Obligations, the Senior Secured Collateral Agent and (ii) in the case of any Additional Second Lien Obligations and the Additional Second Lien Claimholders in respect thereof (each as defined in the Third Lien Intercreditor Agreement), the Person serving as collateral agent (or the equivalent) for such Additional Second Lien Obligations and that is named as the Second Lien Collateral Agent in respect of such Additional Second Lien Obligations in the applicable joinder agreement to the Third Lien Intercreditor Agreement (each, in the case of this clause (ii), together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, an Additional Second Lien Collateral Agent).
Second Lien Debt Documents means (i) the Senior Secured Notes Indenture and the other Indenture Documents as defined in the Senior Secured Notes Indenture and any other document or agreement entered into for the purpose of evidencing, governing, securing or perfecting the Notes Obligations as defined therein and/or (ii) any Additional Second Lien Debt Documents as defined in the Third Lien Intercreditor Agreement, as the context may require.
Second Lien Note Documents means the Senior Secured Indenture Documents, the Senior Secured Collateral Agreements and any Additional Second Lien Debt Documents as defined in the Third Lien Intercreditor Agreement.
Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement means the Intercreditor Agreement dated as of February 10, 2016 among the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent, the Credit Agreement Agent, the Senior Secured Collateral Agent, the Senior Secured Trustee, the Grantors and the other parties from time to time party thereto, as such Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement may be further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the its terms.
Second Lien Obligations means the Senior Secured Note Obligations and/or any Additional Second Lien Obligations as defined in the Third Lien Intercreditor Agreement.
Second Lien Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement means an agreement among each Second Lien Representative and each Second Lien Collateral Agent allocating rights among the various series of Second Lien Obligations.
Securities Act means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder.
Security Agreement means the Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of February 10, 2016, among the Company and the Grantors from time to time party thereto in favor of the Noteholder Collateral Agent, as amended, restated, or supplemented from time to time in accordance with its terms.
Security Depositary means, with respect to the Stapled Securities issuable or issued in whole or in part in global form, the Person specified in the Indenture as the Security Depositary with respect to the Stapled Securities, and any and all successors thereto appointed as Security Depositary hereunder and having become such pursuant to the applicable provision of the Indenture.
Senior Claimholders means the First Lien Claimholder and the Second Lien Claimholders.
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Senior Collateral Agent means Royal Bank of Canada, as the Initial First Lien Collateral Agent, any Additional First Lien Collateral Agent as defined in the Third Lien Intercreditor Agreement, U.S. Bank National Association, as the Initial Second Lien Collateral Agent and any Additional Second Lien Collateral Agent as defined in the Third Lien Intercreditor Agreement.
Senior Loan Documents means the First Lien Loan Documents and the Second Lien Note Documents.
Senior Obligations means the First Lien Obligations and the Second Lien Obligations.
Senior Payment Default means any Event of Default (or equivalent term) under the First Lien Loan Documents or Second Lien Debt Documents resulting from the failure of one or more Grantors to pay when due, any principal, interest, fees or other monetary obligations under such First Lien Loan Documents or Second Lien Debt Documents, including, without limitation, any default in payment of any First Lien Obligation or Second Lien Obligation after acceleration thereof.
Senior Representative means Royal Bank of Canada, as the Initial First Lien Representative, any Additional First Lien Representative, U.S. Bank National Association, as the Initial Second Lien Representative, and any Additional Second Lien Representative.
Senior Secured Collateral Agent means U.S. Bank National Association, and any and all successors thereto, as trustee and collateral agent (together with its successors and permitted assigns) under the Senior Secured Notes Indenture.
Senior Secured Collateral Agreements means, collectively, the Senior Secured Indenture Documents, the Intercreditor Agreements, and each other instrument, including any security document or pledge agreement, creating Liens in favor of the Senior Secured Collateral Agent, as required by the Senior Secured Notes Indenture or the Intercreditor Agreements, in each case, as the same may be in effect from time to time.
Senior Secured Indenture Documents means the Senior Secured Notes Indenture and any agreement, instrument or other document evidencing or governing any Senior Secured Note Obligations.
Senior Secured Notes means the Companys 10% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2020 issued on the date of the Indenture under the Senior Secured Notes Indenture, pursuant to the Plan of Reorganization.
Senior Secured Notes Indenture means the indenture, dated as of February 10, 2016 (as the same has been and may be further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time), among the Company, the guarantors party thereto, the Senior Secured Trustee and the Senior Secured Collateral Agent, pursuant to which the Senior Secured Notes were issued.
Senior Secured Note Obligations means the Obligations (as defined in the Senior Secured Notes Indenture) of the Grantors (as defined in the Senior Secured Notes Indenture) under the Senior Secured Notes Indenture, the Senior Secured Notes, the Senior Secured Collateral Agreements and any other related document or instrument executed and delivered pursuant to any of the foregoing.
Senior Secured Trustee means U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (together with its successors and permitted assigns) under the Senior Secured Notes Indenture.
Shareholders Agreement means the shareholders agreement, dated as of February 10, 2016, among the Company and the shareholders party thereto.
Ship Mortgage means, collectively, the Required Priority naval mortgages and other instruments such as statutory mortgages and deeds over the Vessels, each duly registered in the Bahamian or Panamanian ship registry, as applicable, in favor of the Noteholder Collateral Agent, as the same may be amended, supplemented or modified from time to time.
Significant Subsidiary means any Restricted Subsidiary that would be a significant subsidiary as defined in Article 1, Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X, promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act, as such regulation is in effect on the Issue Date.
Specified Tax Jurisdiction means each jurisdiction in which the Company or any Guarantor is organized, doing business or otherwise considered by a taxing authority to be a resident for tax purposes or from or through which the Company or any Guarantor makes a payment on the Notes or any Note Guarantee or from or through which payments are made on behalf of the Company or any Guarantor on the Notes or any Note Guarantee, or, in each case, a political subdivision thereof.
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Stapled Securities means the units of the Company comprised of Notes and Ordinary Shares, in such proportions as are specified in such units, which units shall be deemed stapled together, and such Notes and Ordinary Shares so stapled are transferrable or exchangeable only together until separated in accordance with the terms thereof.
Stated Maturity means, with respect to any installment of interest or principal on any item or series of Indebtedness, the date on which the payment of interest or principal was scheduled to be paid in the documentation governing such Indebtedness as of the Issue Date or, if such item or series is incurred after the Issue Date, the date such item or series is incurred will not include any contingent obligations to repay, redeem or repurchase any such interest or principal prior to the date originally scheduled for the payment thereof.
Subsidiary means, with respect to any specified Person any corporation, association or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of Capital Stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency and after giving effect to any voting agreement or stockholders agreement that effectively transfers voting power) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees of the corporation, association or other business entity is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person (or a combination thereof).
Third Lien Claimholders means the Trustee, the Noteholder Collateral Agent and the holders.
Third Lien Intercreditor Agreement means (i) the third lien subordination and intercreditor agreement dated as of February 10, 2016 among the Noteholder Collateral Agent, the Trustee, the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent, the Credit Agreement Agent, the Senior Secured Collateral Agent, the Senior Secured Trustee, the Grantors and the other parties from time to time party thereto, as such intercreditor agreement may be further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the Indenture and (ii) any replacement thereof that contains terms not materially less favorable to the holders of Notes as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company.
Third Lien Representative means U.S. Bank National Association, as Third Lien Representative for the Third Lien Claimholders.
TIA means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder.
Trading Day means any day on which (i) there is no Market Disruption Event and (ii) any day on which the principal national or regional securities exchange on which the Ordinary Shares are listed is open for trading, or, if the Ordinary Shares are not listed on a national or regional securities exchange, any Business Day. A Trading Day only includes those days that have a scheduled closing time of 4:00 p.m. (New York City time) or the then standard closing time for regular trading on the relevant exchange or trading system.
Treasury Rate means, as of any Redemption Date, the yield to maturity as of such Redemption Date of United States Treasury securities with a constant maturity (as compiled and published in the most recent Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) that has become publicly available at least two Business Days prior to the Redemption Date (or, if such Statistical Release is no longer published, any publicly available source of similar market data)) most nearly equal to the period from the Redemption Date to the Maturity Date; provided, however, that if the period from the Redemption Date to the Maturity Date is less than one year, the weekly average yield on actually traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to a constant maturity of one year will be used.
Trigger Event has the meaning set forth under Conversion RightsConversion Rate AdjustmentAdjustment Events.
Trustee means U.S. Bank National Association in its capacity as trustee under the Indenture.
Underlying Shares has the meaning set forth under Conversion RightsConversion Rate AdjustmentAdjustment Events.
Uniform Commercial Code means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in any applicable jurisdiction from time to time.
Unrestricted Subsidiary means any Subsidiary of the Company that is designated by the Board of Directors of the Company as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to a resolution of such Board of Directors, but only to the extent that such Subsidiary:
(1) | has no Indebtedness other than Non-Recourse Debt; |
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(2) | is not party to any agreement, contract, arrangement or understanding with the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary unless the terms of any such agreement, contract, arrangement or understanding are no less favorable to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary than those that might be obtained at the time from Persons who are not Affiliates of the Company, except, whether or not the Senior Secured Notes remain outstanding, as would be permitted by Section 4.11 of the Senior Secured Notes Indenture; |
(3) | is a Person with respect to which neither the Company nor any of the Restricted Subsidiaries has any direct or indirect obligation (a) to subscribe for additional Equity Interests or (b) to maintain or preserve such Persons financial condition or to cause such Person to achieve any specified levels of operating results; |
(4) | has not guaranteed or otherwise directly or indirectly provided credit support for any Indebtedness of the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries; and |
(5) | is not the owner or Internal Charterer of a Vessel. |
Vantage Parent means Vantage Drilling Company.
Vessel Asset Sale means a sale, lease (except under an Internal Charter, a Drilling Contract or a Permitted Third Party Charter), conveyance or other disposition of a Vessel, or any minority interest in a Vessel, right to a Vessel or construction contract respecting the construction of any Vessel; provided that any Vessel Asset Sale with respect to a minority interest in a Vessel will be subject to the Mortgage relating to such Vessel.
Vessels means each of (i) the Jackup Rigs, (ii) the Deepwater Vessels and (iii) any other Additional Vessel hereafter acquired by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in each case together with all related spares, equipment and any additions or improvements; provided that for the purposes of any provision related to the acquisition or disposition of a Vessel, such acquisition or disposition may be conducted through the transfer of all of the Capital Stock of any special purpose entity that owns such Vessel; provided further that upon the consummation of a Vessel Asset Sale where all of the interests in such Vessel are sold, leased, conveyed or otherwise disposed of in a transaction that complies with the terms of the Indenture, including the covenants described above under the captions Asset Sales and Merger, Consolidation; Sale of Assets, such Vessel shall not thereafter constitute a Vessel hereunder.
Voting Stock of any specified Person as of any date means the Capital Stock of such Person that is at the time entitled to vote in the election of the Board of Directors of such Person.
Weighted Average Life to Maturity means, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing:
(1) | the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (a) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payments of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect of the Indebtedness, by (b) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between such date and the making of such payment; by |
(2) | the then outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness. |
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We are registering securities covered by this prospectus to permit the selling holders to conduct public secondary trading or distributions of these securities from time to time after the date of this prospectus. We will not receive any of the proceeds of the sale of the securities offered by this prospectus. The aggregate proceeds to the selling holders from the sale of the securities will be the purchase price of the securities less any discounts and commissions. We have agreed to pay certain expenses of the selling holders incurred in connection with the sale of securities from time to time pursuant to this prospectus, but will not pay any underwriters discounts or commissions.
Each selling stockholder reserves the right to accept and, together with its agents, to reject, any proposed purchases of securities to be made directly or through agents. If any pledgee, donee, transferee or other successor to the selling holders named in this prospectus wishes to sell under this prospectus, we will file a prospectus supplement identifying such successors as selling holders.
The securities offered by this prospectus may be sold from time to time to purchasers:
| directly by the selling holders and their successors, which includes their donees, pledgees or transferees or their successors-in-interest; or |
| through underwriters, broker-dealers or agents, who may receive compensation in the form of discounts, commissions or agents commissions from the selling holders or the purchasers of the securities. These discounts, concessions, or commissions may be in excess of those customary in the types of transaction involved. |
Furthermore, the securities offered by this prospectus may be transferred or distributed by a selling holder to other persons in satisfaction of claims by such other persons against such selling holder or as part of a liquidation, winding down or similar procedure by such selling holder.
These sales and transfers may be effected in one or more transactions:
| on any national securities exchange or quotation service on which our securities may be listed or quoted at the time of sale; |
| in the over-the-counter market; |
| in transactions otherwise than in the over-the-counter market; |
| through the writing of options (including the issuance by the selling holders of derivative securities), whether the options or such other derivative securities are listed on an options exchange or otherwise; |
| through the settlement of short sales; or |
| through any combination of the foregoing. |
These transactions may include block transactions or crosses. Crosses are transactions in which the same broker acts as an agent on both sides of the trade. In connection with the sales of our securities, the selling holders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions that, in turn, may:
| engage in short sales of the securities in the course of hedging their positions; |
| sell the securities short and deliver the securities to close out short positions; |
| loan or pledge the securities to broker-dealers or other financial institutions that in turn may sell the securities; |
| enter into option or other transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions that require the delivery to the broker-dealer or other financial institution of the securities, which the broker-dealer or other financial institution may resell; or |
| enter into transactions in which a broker-dealer makes purchases as a principal for resale for its own account or through other types of transactions. |
A short sale of securities by a broker-dealer, financial institution or selling holder would involve the sale of such securities that is not owned, and therefore must be borrowed, in order to make delivery of the security in connection with such sale. In connection with a short sale of securities, a broker-dealer, financial institution or selling holder may purchase the securities on the open market to cover positions created by short sales. In determining the source of the securities to close out such short positions, the broker-dealer, financial institution or selling holders may consider, among other things, the price of the securities available for purchase in the open market.
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At the time a particular offering of the securities is made, a prospectus supplement, if required, will be distributed, which will set forth the names of the selling holders, the aggregate amount of securities being offered and the terms of the offering, including, to the extent required, (1) the name or names of any underwriters, broker-dealers or agents, (2) any discounts, commissions and other terms constituting compensation from the selling holders and (3) any discounts, commissions or concessions allowed or reallowed to be paid to broker-dealers.
Pursuant to a requirement by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), the maximum commission or discount to be received by any FINRA member or independent broker-dealer may not be greater than 8% of the gross proceeds received by the selling holders for the sale of any securities being offered by this prospectus.
There can be no assurance that any selling holder will sell any or all of the securities under this prospectus. Further, we cannot assure you that any such selling holder will not transfer, devise or gift the securities by other means not described in this prospectus. In addition, any securities covered by this prospectus that qualifies for sale under Rule 144 or Rule 144A of the Securities Act may be sold under Rule 144 or Rule 144A rather than under this prospectus. The securities covered by this prospectus may also be sold to non-U.S. persons outside the U.S. in accordance with Regulation S under the Securities Act rather than under this prospectus. The securities may be sold in some states only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In addition, in some states the securities may not be sold unless it has been registered or qualified for sale or an exemption from registration or qualification is available and complied with.
In the Registration Rights Agreement, we have agreed to indemnify or provide contribution to the selling holders against certain liabilities, including certain liabilities under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act. In addition, we have agreed to pay substantially all of the expenses incidental to the registration of the securities, including the payment of federal securities law and state blue sky registration fees excluding underwriting discounts and commissions relating to the sale of securities.
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Cayman Islands Tax Considerations
The following summary contains a description of certain Cayman Islands income tax consequences of the acquisition, ownership and disposition of our securities, but it does not purport to be a comprehensive description of all the tax considerations that may be relevant to a decision to purchase our securities. The summary is based upon the tax laws of Cayman Islands and regulations thereunder as of the date hereof, which are subject to prospective and retroactive change. It is not intended as tax advice, does not consider any investors particular circumstances, and does not consider tax consequences other than those arising under Cayman Islands law.
Prospective investors should consult their professional advisers on the possible tax consequences of buying, holding or selling any securities under the laws of their country of citizenship, residence or domicile.
Under Existing Cayman Islands Laws:
Payments of dividends and capital in respect of our securities will not be subject to taxation in the Cayman Islands and no withholding will be required on the payment of interest and principal or a dividend or capital to any holder of our securities, as the case may be, nor will gains derived from the disposal of our securities be subject to Cayman Islands income or corporation tax. The Government of the Cayman Islands will not, under existing legislation, impose any income, corporate or capital gains tax, estate duty, inheritance tax, gift tax or withholding tax upon the Company or the holders of securities.
No stamp duty is payable in respect of the issue of our securities or on an instrument of transfer in respect of our securities.
The Company has been incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands as an exempted company with limited liability and, as such, has received an undertaking from the Governor in Cabinet of the Cayman Islands dated July 29, 2008 (and endorsed on February 10, 2016 to reflect the change of name of the Company) substantially in the following form:
The Tax Concessions Law
Undertaking as to Tax Concessions
In accordance with the provision of section 6 of the Tax Concessions Law, the Governor in Cabinet undertakes with the Company:
(a) | that no law which is hereafter enacted in the Cayman Islands imposing any tax to be levied on profits, income, gains or appreciations shall apply to the Company or its operations; and |
(b) | in addition, that no tax to be levied on profits, income, gains or appreciations or which is in the nature of estate duty or inheritance tax shall be payable: |
(i) | on or in respect of the shares debentures or other obligations of the Company; or |
(ii) | by way of the withholding in whole or part, of any relevant payment as defined in Section 6(3) of the Tax Concessions Law. |
These concessions shall be for a period of twenty years from the 29th day of July 2008.
Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations
The following is a discussion of the material U.S. federal income tax consequences of the acquisition, ownership and disposition of the Stapled Securities and Ordinary Shares by beneficial owners of our Stapled Securities and Ordinary Shares that hold such Stapled Securities and Ordinary Shares as capital assets (generally, for investment). This discussion is not a complete analysis or listing of all of the possible tax consequences of such transactions and does not address all tax considerations that might be relevant to particular holders in light of their personal circumstances or to persons that are subject to special tax rules. In addition, this description of the material U.S. federal income tax consequences does not address the tax treatment of special classes of holders, such as:
| financial institutions |
| regulated investment companies |
| real estate investment trusts |
| tax-exempt entities |
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| insurance companies |
| persons holding the Stapled Securities and Ordinary Shares as part of a hedging, integrated or conversion transaction, constructive sale or straddle |
| persons who acquired the Stapled Securities and Ordinary Shares through the exercise or cancellation of employee stock options or otherwise as compensation for their services |
| U.S. expatriates |
| persons subject to the alternative minimum tax |
| dealers or traders in securities or currencies |
| holders whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar and |
| direct or indirect holders of more than 10% of the combined voting power of our voting stock (including the Stapled Securities). |
This summary does not address the alternative minimum tax, Medicare tax on net investment income, the estate and gift tax consequences (except to the extent specifically provided herein) or tax consequences under any state, local or foreign laws.
Except where specifically described below, this discussion assumes that we are not a passive foreign investment company, or PFIC, for U.S. federal income tax purposes. See Passive Foreign Investment Company.
For purposes of this section, you are a U.S. Holder if you are: (1) an individual citizen of the United States or a resident alien of the United States; (2) a corporation (or other entity treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes) created or organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia; (3) an estate the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source; or (4) a trust (A) if a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over its administration and one or more U.S. persons has authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust or (B) that has a valid election in effect under applicable Treasury regulations to be treated as a U.S. person.
The term Non-U.S. Holder means any beneficial owner of the Stapled Securities and Ordinary Shares that is neither a U.S. Holder nor a partnership (including for this purpose any entity that is treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes).
If a partnership or other pass-through entity is a beneficial owner of the Stapled Securities or Ordinary Shares, the tax treatment of a partner or other owner will generally depend upon the status of the partner (or other owner) and the activities of the entity. If you are a partner (or other owner) of a pass-through entity that acquires the Stapled Securities or Ordinary Shares, you should consult your tax advisor regarding the tax consequences of acquiring, owning and disposing of the Stapled Securities or Ordinary Shares.
The following discussion is based upon the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code), U.S. judicial decisions, administrative pronouncements and existing and proposed Treasury regulations, all as in effect as of the date hereof. All of the preceding authorities are subject to change, possibly with retroactive effect, so as to result in U.S. federal income tax consequences different from those discussed below. We have not requested, and will not request, a ruling from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (the IRS) with respect to any of the U.S. federal income tax consequences described below, and as a result there can be no assurance that the IRS will not disagree with or challenge any of the conclusions we have reached and describe herein.
The following discussion is for general information only and is not intended to be, nor should it be construed to be, legal or tax advice to any holder or prospective holder of the Stapled Securities and Ordinary Shares and no opinion or representation with respect to the U.S. federal income tax consequences to any such holder or prospective holder is made. Prospective purchasers are urged to consult their tax advisors as to the particular consequences to them under U.S. federal, state and local, and applicable foreign tax laws of the acquisition, ownership and disposition of the Stapled Securities and Ordinary Shares.
U.S. Holders of the Stapled Securities and Ordinary Shares
For U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Company will (and the Indenture requires holders of the Stapled Securities to) treat the Stapled Securities as a single, indivisible investment constituting equity in the Company. However, if the Notes were characterized as constituting separable components, the Notes might be treated as a separate debt instrument of the Company for U.S. federal income tax purposes. See Alternative Characterization of the Stapled Securities below. Except where specifically described below, this discussion assumes the Stapled Securities will be treated as equity of the Company for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
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Because there is no statutory, judicial or administrative authority directly addressing the U.S. federal income tax treatment of an instrument substantially similar to the Stapled Securities, U.S. Holders are urged to consult their own tax advisors as to the treatment, and the consequences to them, of an investment in the Stapled Securities.
Distributions on the Ordinary Shares
Subject to the discussion below under Passive Foreign Investment Company, distributions of cash or property that we pay in respect of the Ordinary Shares (including Ordinary Shares that are a component of the Stapled Securities) will constitute dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes to the extent paid from our current or accumulated earnings and profits (as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles) and will be includible in gross income by U.S. Holders when actually or constructively received in accordance with such holders regular method of accounting for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Any such dividends generally will not be eligible for the dividends received deduction allowed to corporations under the Code. We do not intend to maintain calculations of our earnings and profits under U.S. federal income tax principles and, unless and until such calculations are made, U.S. Holders should assume all such distributions are made out of earnings and profits and constitute dividend income.
Dividends paid to certain non-corporate U.S. Holders (including individuals), are subject to taxation at a maximum rate of 20% if the dividend represents qualified dividend income. Dividends are treated as qualified dividend income if (i) the stock on which they are paid is readily tradable on an established securities market in the United States, (ii) the U.S. Holder meets the holding period requirement with respect to such stock (generally more than 60 days during the 121-day period that begins 60 days before the ex-dividend date), and (iii) the corporate payor of such dividend was not in the year prior to the year in which the dividend was paid, and is not in the year in which the dividend is paid, a PFIC (as described below). The Ordinary Shares (including Ordinary Shares that are a component of the Stapled Securities) are not currently readily tradable on an established securities market in the United States. As a result, amounts treated as dividends with respect to the Ordinary Shares (including Ordinary Shares that are a component of the Stapled Securities) are not expected to be treated as qualified dividend income.
Amounts treated as dividends received with respect to the Ordinary Shares (including Ordinary Shares that are a component of the Stapled Securities) will be treated as foreign source income. For purposes of the U.S. foreign tax credit limitation, foreign source income is separated into different baskets, and the credit for foreign taxes on income in any basket is limited to the U.S. federal income tax allocable to such income. Amounts treated as dividends paid with respect to the Ordinary Shares (including Ordinary Shares that are a component of the Stapled Securities) should generally constitute passive category income for most U.S. Holders. The foreign tax credit rules are complex, and are subject to the satisfaction of various requirements, including, in particular, applicable holding period requirements whose application to an instrument that includes a stated principal amount, such as the Stapled Securities, is unclear. U.S. Holders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the implications of these rules in light of their particular circumstances.
If the amount of a distribution exceeds our current and accumulated earnings and profits, such excess first will be treated as a tax-free return of capital to the extent of a U.S. Holders adjusted tax basis in the Ordinary Shares (or in the Stapled Securities in the case of Ordinary Shares that are a component of the Stapled Securities), causing a reduction (but not below zero) of such adjusted tax basis, and thereafter will be treated as capital gain.
PIK Interest and Payment on the Notes
Although the application of section 305 of the Code to an instrument like the Stapled Securities is not entirely clear, if the Stapled Securities are respected as a single, indivisible investment constituting equity of the Company, then PIK interest that accrues on the Notes is not expected to be subject to U.S. federal income tax until it is paid in cash or until, in certain circumstances, distributions of cash or property, if any, are paid on the Ordinary Shares. Such cash payments or distributions, together with any other payment of cash on the Notes, should be treated as described above under Distributions on the Ordinary Shares.
Sale, Exchange or Other Taxable Disposition of the Stapled Securities and Ordinary Shares
A. U.S. Holder generally will recognize gain or loss upon the taxable sale, exchange or other disposition of the Stapled Securities or Ordinary Shares in an amount equal to the difference between (i) the amount realized upon the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition and (ii) such holders adjusted tax basis in the Stapled Securities or Ordinary Shares. Generally, such gain or loss will be capital gain or loss and will be long-term capital gain or loss if, on the date of the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition, such holder has held (or is treated as having held) the Stapled Securities or Ordinary Shares for more than one year. Long-term capital gains of U.S. Holders that are individuals are currently taxed at a maximum rate of 20%. The deductibility of capital losses is subject to limitations under the Code.
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Conversion of the Stapled Securities into Ordinary Shares
If the Stapled Securities are respected as a single, indivisible investment constituting equity of the Company, U.S. Holders generally will not recognize any gain or loss in respect of the receipt of Ordinary Shares upon the conversion of Stapled Securities. The adjusted tax basis of the Ordinary Shares received in such conversion should be determined by allocating the U.S. Holders adjusted tax basis in the Stapled Securities among such newly-received Ordinary Shares and any remaining Stapled Securities based on their relative fair market values. The holding period of the Ordinary Shares received on conversion should generally include the holding period for the Stapled Securities.
Passive Foreign Investment Company
U.S. Holders would be subject to a special, adverse U.S. federal income tax regime if we are, or were to become, a PFIC. In general, a non-U.S. corporation is a PFIC with respect to a U.S. Holder if, for any taxable year in which the U.S. Holder holds stock in the non-U.S. corporation, at least 75% of its gross income is passive income or at least 50% of the value of its assets (determined on the basis of a quarterly average) produce passive income or are held for the production of passive income. In determining whether a foreign corporation is a PFIC, a pro rata portion of the income and assets of each corporation in which it owns, directly or indirectly, at least 25% interest (by value) is taken into account. Based upon the nature of our current and projected income, assets and activities, we do not believe we are a PFIC. However, the determination of whether we are a PFIC is a factual determination made annually and thus may be subject to change. The application of the PFIC rules to a company and business such as ours also is not entirely clear. U.S. Holders should consult their own advisors regarding the adverse U.S. federal income tax consequences of owning Stapled Securities or Ordinary Shares in the event we are so characterized as a PFIC.
Alternative Characterization of the Stapled Securities
For U.S. federal income tax purposes, we will (and the Indenture requires holders of the Stapled Securities to) treat the Stapled Securities as a single, indivisible investment constituting equity in the Company. However, there can be no guarantee that the IRS will not assert a contrary position and that a court would not uphold such position. If the Notes were treated as separate debt of the Company, various consequences described above may be different. In particular, if the Notes are treated as separate debt instruments and their stated redemption price at maturity exceeded their issue price by an amount equal to or greater than a statutorily defined de minimis amount, the Notes would be considered to be issued with OID for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The stated redemption price at maturity of a debt instrument is the total of all payments due on the instrument other than payments of qualified stated interest. Pursuant to our Plan of Reorganization, certain holders of debt that was issued by the Company before its Chapter 11 restructuring received Stapled Securities, among other things, in exchange for such debt. If such debt were treated as traded on an established securities market on the date of such exchange and the Notes are treated as separate debt instruments of the Company, the issue price of the Notes would equal the fair market value of such exchanged debt. This could cause the Notes to have OID. In addition, if the Notes were treated as separate debt of the company, PIK interest would not constitute qualified stated interest. A U.S. Holder generally (i) would be required to include the OID in gross income as ordinary interest income as it accrued on a constant yield to maturity basis over the term of the Notes, in advance of the receipt of the cash attributable to such OID and regardless of the holders method of accounting for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
Because there is no statutory, judicial or administrative authority directly addressing the U.S. federal income tax treatment of an instrument substantially similar to the Stapled Securities, U.S. Holders are urged to consult their own tax advisors as to the treatment, and the consequences to them, of an investment in the Stapled Securities including the consequences if the Stapled Securities were treated as separate instruments rather than a single indivisible investment.
Non-U.S. Holders of the Stapled Securities and Ordinary Shares
In general, Non-U.S. Holders will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax or, subject to the discussion below under Information Reporting and Backup Withholding, U.S. federal withholding tax on any payments made on the Stapled Securities or Ordinary Shares or gain recognized on the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition of the Stapled Securities or Ordinary Shares unless:
| the amount received is effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business in the United States, and if required by an applicable tax treaty, is attributable to a permanent establishment maintained by the Non-U.S. Holder in the United States; or |
| in the case of gain, the Non-U.S. Holder is an individual who is present in the United States for 183 or more days in the taxable year of the disposition and certain other conditions are met. |
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Information Reporting and Backup Withholding
In general, information reporting will apply to amounts paid to a U.S. Holder in respect of the Stapled Securities and Ordinary Shares and the proceeds received by a U.S. Holder from the sale, exchange or other disposition of the Stapled Securities and Ordinary Shares within the United States (and, in certain circumstances, outside the United States) unless such holder is a corporation or other exempt recipient. A backup withholding tax may apply to such payments if a U.S. Holder fails to provide a taxpayer identification number or certification of exempt status, or such U.S. Holder fails to report in full dividend and interest income. A U.S. Holder that does not provide its correct taxpayer identification number may also be subject to penalties imposed by the IRS.
Information reporting and a backup withholding tax may apply to amounts paid on, and the proceeds from the sale, exchange, conversion or other disposition of, the Stapled Securities and Ordinary Shares, if such amounts are received in the United States by a Non-U.S. holder or through certain U.S.-related financial intermediaries, unless such Non-U.S. holder complies with certain certification procedures (typically, the provision of the applicable IRS Form W-8).
Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules may be allowed as a refund or credit against your U.S. federal income tax liability, if any, provided that you furnish the required information to the IRS.
Specified Foreign Financial Asset Reporting
Owners of specified foreign financial assets with an aggregate value in excess of U.S.$50,000 (and in some circumstances, a higher threshold), may be required to file an information statement with respect to such assets with their U.S. federal income tax returns, currently on IRS Form 8938. The Stapled Securities generally are expected to constitute specified foreign financial assets unless they are held in accounts maintained by financial institutions. U.S. Holders are urged to consult their tax advisors regarding the application of this legislation to their ownership of the Stapled Securities.
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ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENTS / ENFORCEMENT OF CIVIL LIABILITIES
The Company has been advised by its Cayman Islands legal counsel, Maples and Calder, that the courts of the Cayman Islands are unlikely (i) to recognize or enforce against the Company judgments of courts of the United States predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the securities laws of the United States or any State; and (ii) in original actions brought in the Cayman Islands, to impose liabilities against the Company predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the securities laws of the United States or any State, so far as the liabilities imposed by those provisions are penal in nature. In those circumstances, although there is no statutory enforcement in the Cayman Islands of judgments obtained in the United States, the courts of the Cayman Islands will recognize and enforce a foreign money judgment of a foreign court of competent jurisdiction without retrial on the merits based on the principle that a judgment of a competent foreign court imposes upon the judgment debtor an obligation to pay the sum for which judgment has been given provided certain conditions are met. For a foreign judgment to be enforced in the Cayman Islands, such judgment must be final and conclusive and for a liquidated sum, and must not be in respect of taxes or a fine or penalty, inconsistent with a Cayman Islands judgment in respect of the same matter, impeachable on the grounds of fraud or obtained in a manner, and or be of a kind the enforcement of which is, contrary to natural justice or the public policy of the Cayman Islands (awards of punitive or multiple damages may well be held to be contrary to public policy). A Cayman Islands Court may stay enforcement proceedings if concurrent proceedings are being brought elsewhere. There is recent Privy Council authority (which is binding on the Cayman Islands Court) in the context of a plan of reorganization approved by the New York Bankruptcy Court which suggests that due to the universal nature of bankruptcy/insolvency proceedings, foreign money judgments obtained in foreign bankruptcy/insolvency proceedings may be enforced without applying the principles outlined above. However, a more recent English Supreme Court authority (which is highly persuasive but not binding on the Cayman Islands Court), has expressly rejected that approach in the context of a default judgment obtained in an adversary proceeding brought in the New York Bankruptcy Court by the receivers of the bankruptcy debtor against a third party, and which would not have been enforceable upon the application of the traditional common law principles summarized above and held that foreign money judgments obtained in bankruptcy/insolvency proceedings should be enforced by applying the principles set out above, and not by the simple exercise of the Courts discretion. Those cases have now been considered by the Cayman Islands Court. The Cayman Islands Court was not asked to consider the specific question of whether a judgment of a bankruptcy court in an adversary proceeding would be enforceable in the Cayman Islands, but it did endorse the need for active assistance of overseas bankruptcy proceedings. We understand that the Cayman Islands Courts decision in that case has been appealed and it remains the case that the law regarding the enforcement of bankruptcy/insolvency related judgments is still in a state of uncertainty.
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The validity and enforceability of the Stapled Securities (excluding the Ordinary Shares) being offered hereby will be passed upon for us by Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP, New York, New York. Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP also passed on matters of Delaware law relating to the Guarantees with respect to the Notes. The validity and enforceability of the Ordinary Shares being offered hereby will be passed upon for us by Maples and Calder, George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. Maples & Calder also passed on matters of matters of Cayman Islands law relating to the Guarantees with respect to the Notes. Ioannides Demetriou LLC passed on matters of Cyprus law. Réti, Antall & Partners Law Firm passed on matters of Hungarian law. Hadromi & Partners passed on matters of Indonesian law. Azmi & Associates passed on matters of Malaysian law. Heussen B.V. passed on matters of Dutch law. D&B David si Baias SCA passed on matters of Romanian law. Wong Tan Molly Lim passed on matters of Singaporean law.
The consolidated financial statements of the Company and its predecessor appearing in the Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2017 have been audited by BDO USA, LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their report included therein, and incorporated by reference herein. Such consolidated financial statements are incorporated herein by reference in reliance upon such report given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
We have filed with the SEC registration statements under the Securities Act with respect to the securities offered by this prospectus. This prospectus does not contain all of the information set forth in the registration statements or the exhibits and schedules thereto as permitted by the rules and regulations of the SEC. For further information about us and our securities, you should refer to the registration statements. This prospectus summarizes provisions that we consider material of certain contracts and other documents to which we refer you. Because the summaries may not contain all of the information that you may find important, you should review the full text of those documents.
The registration statements, including their exhibits and schedules, may be inspected and copied at the public reference facilities maintained by the SEC at 100 F Street, N.E., Room 1580, Washington, D.C. 20549. You may obtain information on the operation of the public reference room by calling 1-202-551-8909. Copies of such materials are also available by mail from the Public Reference Branch of the SEC at 100 F Street, N.E., Room 1580, Washington, D.C. 20549 at prescribed rates. In addition, the SEC maintains a website at http://www.sec.gov from which interested persons can electronically access the registration statements, including the exhibits and schedules to the registration statements.
We have not authorized anyone to give you any information or to make any representations about us or the transactions we discuss in this prospectus other than those contained in this prospectus. If you are given any information or representations about these matters that is not discussed in this prospectus, you must not rely on that information. This prospectus is not an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy securities anywhere or to anyone where or to whom an offer or sale of such securities is not permitted under applicable law.
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INFORMATION INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
The rules of the SEC allow us to incorporate by reference information into this prospectus. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be a part of this prospectus. This prospectus incorporates by reference the documents listed below:
| our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, as amended by our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2017; and |
| our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2018. |
Any statement made in a document incorporated by reference in this prospectus will be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this prospectus to the extent that a statement contained in this prospectus modifies or supersedes that statement. Any statement so modified or superseded will not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this prospectus.
You can obtain any of the filings incorporated by reference in this prospectus through us or from the SEC through the SECs Internet site at http://www.sec.gov. We will provide without charge to each person, including any beneficial owner, to whom a copy of this prospectus is delivered, upon written or oral request of such person, a copy of any or all of the documents referred to above which have been or may be incorporated by reference in this prospectus. You should direct requests for those documents to Vantage Drilling International, 777 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 800, Houston, Texas 77056; Attention: General Counsel (telephone: (281) 404-4700). The documents we file with the SEC may also be found on the Investor Relations portion of our website at www.vantagedrilling.com. This Internet address is provided for informational purposes only and is not intended to function as a hyperlink. Our website and the information contained in it or connected to it shall not be deemed to be included incorporated into this prospectus or the registration statements of which it forms a part.
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PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 13. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.
Set forth below is a table of the registration fee for the Securities and Exchange Commission and estimates of all other expenses to be paid by the registrant in connection with the issuance and distribution of the securities described in the registration statement:
SEC registration fee |
$ | 28,172.58 | ||
Printing fees and expenses |
12,500 | |||
Legal fees and expenses |
40,000 | |||
Accounting fees and expenses |
12,500 | |||
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Total |
$ | 93,172.58 |
Item 14. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
As we are a Cayman Islands exempted company, the laws of the Cayman Islands will be relevant to the provisions relating to indemnification of our directors and officers. Although the Companies Law does not specifically restrict a Cayman Islands exempted companys ability to indemnify its directors or officers, it does not expressly provide for such indemnification either. Certain Commonwealth case law (which is likely to be persuasive in the Cayman Islands), however, indicates that the indemnification is generally permissible, unless there has been willful default, willful neglect, breach of fiduciary duty, unconscionable behavior or behavior which falls within the broad stable of conduct identifiable as equitable fraud on the part of the director or officer in question.
We have entered into indemnification agreements with our directors and executive officers under Texas law, pursuant to which we have agreed to indemnify each such person and hold him harmless against expenses, judgments, fines and amounts payable under settlement agreements in connection with any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding to which he has been made a party or in which he became involved by reason of the fact that he is or was our director or officer. Except with respect to expenses to be reimbursed by us in the event that the indemnified person has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of the action, suit or proceeding, our obligations under the indemnification agreements are subject to certain customary restrictions and exceptions.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling us pursuant to the foregoing provisions, we have been informed that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is theretofore unenforceable.
The limitation of liability and indemnification provisions in our memorandum and articles of association may discourage securityholders from bringing a lawsuit against directors for breach of their fiduciary duty. These provisions may also have the effect of reducing the likelihood of derivative litigation against directors and officers, even though such an action, if successful, might otherwise benefit us and our securityholders. In addition, your investment may be adversely affected to the extent we pay the costs of settlement and damage awards against directors and officers pursuant to these indemnification provisions. There is currently no pending material litigation or proceeding involving any of our directors, officers or employees for which indemnification is sought.
In addition, we maintain standard policies of insurance under which coverage is provided to our directors and officers against loss rising from claims made by reason of breach of duty or other wrongful act, and to us with respect to payments which may be made by us to such directors and officers pursuant to the above indemnification provision or otherwise as a matter of law.
Item 15. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
In connection with the emergence of Offshore Group Investment Limited and certain of its domestic subsidiaries from Chapter 11, on February 10, 2016, we issued 4,344,959 units of Stapled Securities, $76.1 million aggregate principal amount of Senior Secured Notes and 655,094 Ordinary Shares pursuant to the Plan of Reorganization in transactions exempt from registration under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act or Section 1145(a)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code.
Item 16. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.
(a) Exhibits
See the Exhibit Index immediately following the signature pages included in this Registration Statement.
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(b) Financial Statement Schedules
Item 17. Undertakings.
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually of in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the Calculation of Registration Fee table in the effective registration statement;
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(4) That, for purposes of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser:
(i) Each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of the registration statement relating to an offering, other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such date of first use.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit |
Exhibit Description |
Filed |
Previously |
Incorporated by Reference | ||||||||||
Form |
File Number |
Exhibit |
Filing | |||||||||||
23.6 |
Consent of Hadromi & Partners (included in Exhibit 5.5) | X | ||||||||||||
23.7 |
Consent of Azmi & Associates (included in Exhibit 5.6) | X | ||||||||||||
23.8 |
Consent of Heussen B.V. (included in Exhibit 5.7) | X | ||||||||||||
23.9 |
Consent of D&B David si Baias SCA (included in Exhibit 5.8) | X | ||||||||||||
23.10 |
Consent of Wong Tan Molly Lim (included in Exhibit 5.9) | X | ||||||||||||
24.1 |
Powers of Attorney of the Directors and Officers of the Registrant (included in signature pages) | X |
| Indicates a management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Vantage Drilling International has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on the 9th day of May 2018.
VANTAGE DRILLING INTERNATIONAL | ||
By: | /s/ Thomas J. Cimino | |
Thomas J. Cimino | ||
Chief Financial Officer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES
Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Thomas J. Cimino and Douglas E. Stewart, and each of them individually, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature |
Capacity |
Date | ||
/s/ Ihab Toma Ihab Toma |
Chief Executive Officer (Principal executive officer) and Director | May 9, 2018 | ||
/s/ Thomas J. Cimino Thomas J. Cimino |
Chief Financial Officer (Principal financial and accounting officer) | May 9, 2018 | ||
/s/ Thomas R. Bates, Jr. Thomas R. Bates, Jr. |
Chairman and Director | May 9, 2018 | ||
/s/ Nils E. Larsen Nils E. Larsen |
Director | May 9, 2018 | ||
/s/ L. Spencer Wells L. Spencer Wells |
Director | May 9, 2018 | ||
/s/ Esa Ikaheimonen Esa Ikaheimonen |
Director | May 9, 2018 | ||
/s/ Scott McCarty Scott McCarty |
Director | May 9, 2018 | ||
/s/ Matthew W. Bonanno Matthew W. Bonanno |
Director | May 9, 2018 |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Dragonquest Holdings Company has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on the 9th day of May 2018.
DRAGONQUEST HOLDINGS COMPANY | ||
By: | /s/ Thomas J. Cimino | |
Thomas J. Cimino | ||
Chief Financial Officer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES
Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Thomas J. Cimino and Douglas E. Stewart, and each of them individually, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature |
Capacity |
Date | ||
/s/ Thomas J. Cimino Thomas J. Cimino |
Chief Financial Officer (Principal executive, financial and accounting officer) and Sole Director | May 9, 2018 |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Emerald Driller Company has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on the 9th day of May 2018.
EMERALD DRILLER COMPANY | ||
By: | /s/ Thomas J. Cimino | |
Thomas J. Cimino | ||
Chief Financial Officer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES
Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Thomas J. Cimino and Douglas E. Stewart, and each of them individually, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature |
Capacity |
Date | ||
/s/ Thomas J. Cimino Thomas J. Cimino |
Chief Financial Officer (Principal executive, financial and accounting officer) and Sole Director | May 9, 2018 |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, P2020 Rig Co. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on the 9th day of May 2018.
P2020 RIG CO. | ||
By: | /s/ Thomas J. Cimino | |
Thomas J. Cimino | ||
Chief Financial Officer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES
Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Thomas J. Cimino and Douglas E. Stewart, and each of them individually, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature |
Capacity |
Date | ||
/s/ Thomas J. Cimino Thomas J. Cimino |
Chief Financial Officer (Principal executive, financial and accounting officer) and Sole Director | May 9, 2018 |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, P2021 Rig Co. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on the 9th day of May 2018.
P2021 RIG CO. | ||
By: | /s/ Thomas J. Cimino | |
Thomas J. Cimino | ||
Chief Financial Officer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES
Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Thomas J. Cimino and Douglas E. Stewart, and each of them individually, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature |
Capacity |
Date | ||
/s/ Thomas J. Cimino Thomas J. Cimino |
Chief Financial Officer (Principal executive, financial and accounting officer) and Sole Director | May 9, 2018 |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Sapphire Driller Company has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on the 9th day of May 2018.
SAPPHIRE DRILLER COMPANY | ||
By: | /s/ Thomas J. Cimino | |
Thomas J. Cimino | ||
Chief Financial Officer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES
Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Thomas J. Cimino and Douglas E. Stewart, and each of them individually, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature |
Capacity |
Date | ||
/s/ Thomas J. Cimino Thomas J. Cimino |
Chief Financial Officer (Principal executive, financial and accounting officer) and Sole Director | May 9, 2018 |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Vantage Deepwater Company has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on the 9th day of May 2018.
VANTAGE DEEPWATER COMPANY | ||
By: | /s/ Thomas J. Cimino | |
Thomas J. Cimino | ||
Chief Financial Officer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES
Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Thomas J. Cimino and Douglas E. Stewart, and each of them individually, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature |
Capacity |
Date | ||
/s/ Thomas J. Cimino Thomas J. Cimino |
Chief Financial Officer (Principal executive, financial and accounting officer) and Sole Director | May 9, 2018 |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Vantage Driller I Co. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on the 9th day of May 2018.
VANTAGE DRILLER I CO. | ||
By: | /s/ Thomas J. Cimino | |
Thomas J. Cimino | ||
Chief Financial Officer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES
Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Thomas J. Cimino and Douglas E. Stewart, and each of them individually, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature |
Capacity |
Date | ||
/s/ Thomas J. Cimino Thomas J. Cimino |
Chief Financial Officer (Principal executive, financial and accounting officer) and Sole Director | May 9, 2018 |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Vantage Driller II Co. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on the 9th day of May 2018.
VANTAGE DRILLER II CO. | ||
By: | /s/ Thomas J. Cimino | |
Thomas J. Cimino | ||
Chief Financial Officer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES
Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Thomas J. Cimino and Douglas E. Stewart, and each of them individually, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature |
Capacity |
Date | ||
/s/ Thomas J. Cimino Thomas J. Cimino |
Chief Financial Officer (Principal executive, financial and accounting officer) and Sole Director | May 9, 2018 |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Vantage Driller III Co. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on the 9th day of May 2018.
VANTAGE DRILLER III CO. | ||
By: | /s/ Thomas J. Cimino | |
Thomas J. Cimino | ||
Chief Financial Officer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES
Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Thomas J. Cimino and Douglas E. Stewart, and each of them individually, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature |
Capacity |
Date | ||
/s/ Thomas J. Cimino Thomas J. Cimino |
Chief Financial Officer (Principal executive, financial and accounting officer) and Sole Director | May 9, 2018 |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Vantage Driller IV Co. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on the 9th day of May 2018.
VANTAGE DRILLER IV CO. | ||
By: | /s/ Thomas J. Cimino | |
Thomas J. Cimino | ||
Chief Financial Officer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES
Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Thomas J. Cimino and Douglas E. Stewart, and each of them individually, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature |
Capacity |
Date | ||
/s/ Thomas J. Cimino Thomas J. Cimino |
Chief Financial Officer (Principal executive, financial and accounting officer) and Sole Director | May 9, 2018 |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Vantage Driller VI Co. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on the 9th day of May 2018.
VANTAGE DRILLER VI CO. | ||
By: | /s/ Thomas J. Cimino | |
Thomas J. Cimino | ||
Chief Financial Officer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES
Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Thomas J. Cimino and Douglas E. Stewart, and each of them individually, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature |
Capacity |
Date | ||
/s/ Thomas J. Cimino Thomas J. Cimino |
Chief Financial Officer (Principal executive, financial and accounting officer) and Sole Director | May 9, 2018 |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Vantage Drilling Africa has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on the 9th day of May 2018.
VANTAGE DRILLING AFRICA | ||
By: | /s/ Thomas J. Cimino | |
Thomas J. Cimino | ||
Chief Financial Officer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES
Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Thomas J. Cimino and Douglas E. Stewart, and each of them individually, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature |
Capacity |
Date | ||
/s/ Thomas J. Cimino Thomas J. Cimino |
Chief Financial Officer (Principal executive, financial and accounting officer) and Sole Director | May 9, 2018 |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Vantage Holdings Malaysia I Co. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on the 9th day of May 2018.
VANTAGE HOLDINGS MALAYSIA I CO. | ||
By: | /s/ Thomas J. Cimino | |
Thomas J. Cimino | ||
Chief Financial Officer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES
Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Thomas J. Cimino and Douglas E. Stewart, and each of them individually, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature |
Capacity |
Date | ||
/s/ Thomas J. Cimino Thomas J. Cimino |
Chief Financial Officer (Principal executive, financial and accounting officer) and Sole Director | May 9, 2018 |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Vantage International Management Co. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on the 9th day of May 2018.
VANTAGE INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT CO. | ||
By: | /s/ Thomas J. Cimino | |
Thomas J. Cimino | ||
Chief Financial Officer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES
Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Thomas J. Cimino and Douglas E. Stewart, and each of them individually, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature |
Capacity |
Date | ||
/s/ Thomas J. Cimino Thomas J. Cimino |
Chief Financial Officer (Principal executive, financial and accounting officer) and Sole Director | May 9, 2018 |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Vantage Holdings Cyprus ODC Limited has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City Houston, State of Texas, on the 9th day of May 2018.
VANTAGE HOLDINGS CYPRUS ODC LIMITED | ||
By: | /s/ Linda J. Ibrahim | |
Linda J. Ibrahim | ||
Director |
POWER OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES
Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Thomas J. Cimino and Douglas E. Stewart, and each of them individually, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature |
Capacity |
Date | ||
/s/ Linda J. Ibrahim Linda J. Ibrahim |
Director (Principal executive, financial and accounting officer) | May 9, 2018 | ||
/s/ Omnium Corporate and Trustee Services, Limited Omnium Corporate and Trustee Services, Limited |
Director | May 9, 2018 | ||
/s/ Omnium Services, Limited Omnium Services, Limited |
Director | May 9, 2018 | ||
/s/ Sansovino, Limited Sansovino, Limited |
Director | May 9, 2018 |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Vantage Deepwater Drilling, Inc. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on the 9th day of May 2018.
VANTAGE DEEPWATER DRILLING, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Thomas J. Cimino | |
Thomas J. Cimino | ||
Chief Financial Officer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES
Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Thomas J. Cimino and Douglas E. Stewart, and each of them individually, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature |
Capacity |
Date | ||
/s/ Thomas J. Cimino Thomas J. Cimino |
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal executive, financial and accounting officer) and Sole Director | May 9, 2018 |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Vantage Delaware Holdings, LLC has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on the 9th day of May 2018.
VANTAGE DELAWARE HOLDINGS, LLC | ||
By: | /s/ Thomas J. Cimino | |
Thomas J. Cimino Chief Financial Officer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES
Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Thomas J. Cimino and Douglas E. Stewart, and each of them individually, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature |
Capacity |
Date | ||
/s/ Thomas J. Cimino Thomas J. Cimino |
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal executive, financial and accounting officer) and Sole Manager (performing the functions of a director) | May 9, 2018 |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Vantage Energy Services, Inc. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on the 9th day of May 2018.
VANTAGE ENERGY SERVICES, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Thomas J. Cimino | |
Thomas J. Cimino Chief Financial Officer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES
Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Thomas J. Cimino and Douglas E. Stewart, and each of them individually, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature |
Capacity |
Date | ||
/s/ Thomas J. Cimino Thomas J. Cimino |
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal executive, financial and accounting officer) and Sole Director | May 9, 2018 |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Vantage Holding Hungary Kft. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned individuals, thereunto duly authorized, the first-listed individual signing such Registration Statement in the City of Houston, State of Texas and the second-listed individual signing such Registration Statement in the City of Bucharest, Republic of Romania, on the 9th day of May 2018.
VANTAGE HOLDING HUNGARY KFT. | ||
By: | /s/ Linda J. Ibrahim | |
Linda J. Ibrahim | ||
Managing Director | ||
By: | /s/ Kleiber Jenő Csaba | |
Kleiber Jenő Csaba | ||
Managing Director |
POWER OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES
Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Thomas J. Cimino and Douglas E. Stewart, and each of them individually, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature |
Capacity |
Date | ||
/s/ Linda J. Ibrahim Linda J. Ibrahim |
Managing Director (Principal executive, financial and accounting officer) | May 9, 2018 | ||
/s/ Kleiber Jenő Csaba Kleiber Jenő Csaba |
Managing Director | May 9, 2018 |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, PT. Vantage Drilling Company Indonesia has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on the 9th day of May 2018.
PT. VANTAGE DRILLING COMPANY INDONESIA | ||
By: | /s/ Ronald J. Nelson | |
Ronald J. Nelson | ||
Commissioner |
POWER OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES
Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Thomas J. Cimino and Douglas E. Stewart, and each of them individually, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature |
Capacity |
Date | ||
/s/ Ronald J. Nelson Ronald J. Nelson |
Commissioner (Principal executive, financial and accounting officer) | May 9, 2018 | ||
/s/ James Angus Goudie James Angus Goudie |
President Director | May 9, 2018 | ||
/s/ Alisdair H. Semple Alisdair H. Semple |
Director | May 9, 2018 | ||
/s/ Haji Setiantoro Haji Setiantoro |
Director | May 9, 2018 | ||
/s/ Ronald J. Nelson Ronald J. Nelson |
Director | May 9, 2018 |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Vantage Drilling Labuan I Ltd. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on the 9th day of May 2018.
VANTAGE DRILLING LABUAN I LTD. | ||
By: | /s/ Ronald J. Nelson | |
Ronald J. Nelson | ||
Director |
POWER OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES
Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Thomas J. Cimino and Douglas E. Stewart, and each of them individually, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature |
Capacity |
Date | ||
/s/ Ronald J. Nelson Ronald J. Nelson |
Director (Principal executive, financial and accounting officer) | May 9, 2018 |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Vantage Drilling (Malaysia) I Sdn. Bhd. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on the 9th day of May 2018.
VANTAGE DRILLING (MALAYSIA) I SDN. BHD. | ||
By: | /s/ Kenneth Howden | |
Kenneth Howden | ||
Director |
POWER OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES
Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Thomas J. Cimino and Douglas E. Stewart, and each of them individually, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature |
Capacity |
Date | ||
/s/ Kenneth Howden Kenneth Howden |
Director (Principal executive, financial and accounting officer) | May 9, 2018 | ||
/s/ Mohammed Izad Bin Ariffin Mohammed Izad Bin Ariffin |
Director | May 9, 2018 | ||
/s/ Loke Chee Kien Loke Chee Kien |
Director | May 9, 2018 |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Vantage Drilling Netherlands B.V. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on the 9th day of May 2018.
VANTAGE DRILLING NETHERLANDS B.V. | ||
By: | /s/ Linda J. Ibrahim | |
Linda J. Ibrahim | ||
Managing Director A |
POWER OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES
Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Thomas J. Cimino and Douglas E. Stewart, and each of them individually, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature |
Capacity |
Date | ||
/s/ Linda J. Ibrahim Rui Miguel Silva Gomes |
Managing Director A (Principal executive, financial and accounting officer) | May 9, 2018 | ||
/s/ Paul Zwagerman Paul Zwagerman |
Managing Director B | May 9, 2018 |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Vantage Driller ROCO S.R.L. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on the 9th day of May 2018.
VANTAGE DRILLER ROCO S.R.L. | ||
By: | /s/ Ronald J. Nelson | |
Ronald J. Nelson | ||
Director |
POWER OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES
Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Thomas J. Cimino and Douglas E. Stewart, and each of them individually, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature |
Capacity |
Date | ||
/s/ Ronald J. Nelson Ronald J. Nelson |
Director (Principal executive, financial and accounting officer) | May 9, 2018 | ||
/s/ Georgiana Vasile Georgiana Vasile |
Director | May 9, 2018 |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Vantage International Management Company Pte. Ltd. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on the 9th day of May 2018.
VANTAGE INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT COMPANY PTE. LTD. | ||
By: | /s/ Ronald J. Nelson | |
Ronald J. Nelson | ||
Director |
POWER OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES
Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Thomas J. Cimino and Douglas E. Stewart, and each of them individually, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature |
Capacity |
Date | ||
/s/ Ronald J. Nelson Ronald J. Nelson |
Director (Principal executive, financial and accounting officer) | May 9, 2018 | ||
/s/ Kenneth Howden Kenneth Howden |
Director | May 9, 2018 | ||
/s/ Thomas J. Cimino Thomas J. Cimino |
Director | May 9, 2018 | ||
/s/ Caleb Tey Howe Chong Caleb Tey Howe Chong |
Director | May 9, 2018 |
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Exhibit 3.2B
Registrar of Companies
Government Administration Building
133 Elgin Avenue
George Town
Grand Cayman
Dragonquest Holdings Company (ROC #263720) (the Company)
TAKE NOTICE that by written resolution of the sole shareholder of the Company dated 6 January 2016, the following special resolution was passed:
THAT the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company currently in effect be amended and restated by the deletion in their entirety and the substitution in their place of the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association annexed hereto.
Robyn McLauchlan |
Corporate Administrator |
for and on behalf of |
Maples Corporate Services Limited |
Dated this 12th day of January 2016
THE COMPANIES LAW (2013 REVISION)
OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS
COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES
AMENDED AND RESTATED
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
OF
DRAGONQUEST HOLDINGS COMPANY
(adopted by special resolution passed on 6 January 2016)
THE COMPANIES LAW (2013 REVISION)
OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS
COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES
AMENDED AND RESTATED
MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION
OF
DRAGONQUEST HOLDINGS COMPANY
(adopted by special resolution passed on 6 January 2016)
1 | The name of the Company is Dragonquest Holdings Company |
2 | The Registered Office of the Company shall be at the offices of Maples Corporate Services Limited, PO Box 309, Ugland House, Grand Cayman, KY1-1104, Cayman Islands, or at such other place within the Cayman Islands as the Directors may decide. |
3 | The objects for which the Company is established are unrestricted and the Company shall have full power and authority to carry out any object not prohibited by the laws of the Cayman Islands. |
4 | The liability of each Member is limited to the amount unpaid on such Members shares. |
5 | The share capital of the Company is US$50,000 divided into 50,000 shares of a par value of US$1.00 each. |
6 | The Company has power to register by way of continuation as a body corporate limited by shares under the laws of any jurisdiction outside the Cayman Islands and to be deregistered in the Cayman Islands. |
7 | Capitalised terms that are not defined in this Memorandum of Association bear the respective meanings given to them in the Articles of Association of the Company. |
THE COMPANIES LAW (2013 REVISION)
OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS
COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES
AMENDED AND RESTATED
ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
OF
DRAGONQUEST HOLDINGS COMPANY
(adopted by special resolution passed on 6 January 2016)
1 | Interpretation |
1.1 | In the Articles Table A in the First Schedule to the Statute does not apply and, unless there is something in the subject or context inconsistent therewith: |
Articles | means these articles of association of the Company. | |||
Auditor | means the person for the time being performing the duties of auditor of the Company (if any). | |||
Company | means the above named company. | |||
Directors | means the directors for the time being of the Company. | |||
Dividend | means any dividend (whether interim or final) resolved to be paid on Shares pursuant to the Articles. | |||
Electronic Record | has the same meaning as in the Electronic Transactions Law. | |||
Electronic Transactions Law | means the Electronic Transactions Law (2003 Revision) of the Cayman Islands. | |||
Member | has the same meaning as in the Statute. | |||
Memorandum | means the memorandum of association of the Company. | |||
Ordinary Resolution | means a resolution passed by a simple majority of the Members as, being entitled to do so, vote in person or, where proxies are allowed, by proxy at a general meeting, and includes a unanimous written resolution. In computing the majority when a poll is demanded regard shall be had to the number of votes to which each Member is entitled by the Articles. |
Register of Members | means the register of Members maintained in accordance with the Statute and includes (except where otherwise stated) any branch or duplicate register of Members. | |||
Registered Office | means the registered office for the time being of the Company. | |||
Seal | means the common seal of the Company and includes every duplicate seal. | |||
Share | means a share in the Company and includes a fraction of a share in the Company. | |||
Special Resolution | has the same meaning as in the Statute, and includes a unanimous written resolution. | |||
Statute | means the Companies Law (2013 Revision) of the Cayman Islands. | |||
Subscriber | means the subscriber to the Memorandum. | |||
Treasury Share | means a Share held in the name of the Company as a treasury share in accordance with the Statute. |
1.2 | In the Articles: |
(a) | words importing the singular number include the plural number and vice versa; |
(b) | words importing the masculine gender include the feminine gender; |
(c) | words importing persons include corporations as well as any other legal or natural person; |
(d) | written and in writing include all modes of representing or reproducing words in visible form, including in the form of an Electronic Record; |
(e) | shall shall be construed as imperative and may shall be construed as permissive; |
(f) | references to provisions of any law or regulation shall be construed as references to those provisions as amended, modified, re-enacted or replaced; |
(g) | any phrase introduced by the terms including, include, in particular or any similar expression shall be construed as illustrative and shall not limit the sense of the words preceding those terms; |
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(h) | the term and/or is used herein to mean both and as well as or. The use of and/or in certain contexts in no respects qualifies or modifies the use of the terms and or or in others. The term or shall not be interpreted to be exclusive and the term and shall not be interpreted to require the conjunctive (in each case, unless the context otherwise requires); |
(i) | headings are inserted for reference only and shall be ignored in construing the Articles; |
(j) | sections 8 and 19(3) of the Electronic Transactions Law shall not apply; |
(k) | the term clear days in relation to the period of a notice means that period excluding the day when the notice is received or deemed to be received and the day for which it is given or on which it is to take effect; and |
(l) | the term holder in relation to a Share means a person whose name is entered in the Register of Members as the holder of such Share. |
2 | Commencement of Business |
2.1 | The business of the Company may be commenced as soon after incorporation of the Company as the Directors shall see fit. |
2.2 | The Directors may pay, out of the capital or any other monies of the Company, all expenses incurred in or about the formation and establishment of the Company, including the expenses of registration. |
3 | Issue of Shares |
3.1 | Subject to the provisions, if any, in the Memorandum (and to any direction that may be given by the Company in general meeting) and without prejudice to any rights attached to any existing Shares, the Directors may allot, issue, grant options over or otherwise dispose of Shares (including fractions of a Share) with or without preferred, deferred or other rights or restrictions, whether in regard to Dividend or other distribution, voting, return of capital or otherwise and to such persons, at such times and on such other terms as they think proper, save that no Shares shall be allotted, issued or disposed of without such Share having the right to attend and vote at general meetings of the Company. |
3.2 | The Company shall not issue Shares to bearer. |
4 | Register of Members |
4.1 | The Company shall maintain or cause to be maintained the Register of Members in accordance with the Statute. |
4.2 | The Directors may determine that the Company shall maintain one or more branch registers of Members in accordance with the Statute. The Directors may also determine which register of Members shall constitute the principal register and which shall constitute the branch register or registers, and to vary such determination from time to time. |
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5 | Closing Register of Members or Fixing Record Date |
5.1 | For the purpose of determining Members entitled to notice of, or to vote at any meeting of Members or any adjournment thereof, or Members entitled to receive payment of any Dividend or other distribution, or in order to make a determination of Members for any other purpose, the Directors may provide that the Register of Members shall be closed for transfers for a stated period which shall not in any case exceed forty days. |
5.2 | In lieu of, or apart from, closing the Register of Members, the Directors may fix in advance or arrears a date as the record date for any such determination of Members entitled to notice of, or to vote at any meeting of the Members or any adjournment thereof, or for the purpose of determining the Members entitled to receive payment of any Dividend or other distribution, or in order to make a determination of Members for any other purpose. |
5.3 | If the Register of Members is not so closed and no record date is fixed for the determination of Members entitled to notice of, or to vote at, a meeting of Members or Members entitled to receive payment of a Dividend or other distribution, the date on which notice of the meeting is sent or the date on which the resolution of the Directors resolving to pay such Dividend or other distribution is passed, as the case may be, shall be the record date for such determination of Members. When a determination of Members entitled to vote at any meeting of Members has been made as provided in this Article, such determination shall apply to any adjournment thereof. |
6 | Certificates for Shares |
6.1 | A Member shall only be entitled to a share certificate if the Directors resolve that share certificates shall be issued. Share certificates representing Shares, if any, shall be in such form as the Directors may determine. Share certificates shall be signed by one or more Directors or other person authorised by the Directors. The Directors may authorise certificates to be issued with the authorised signature(s) affixed by mechanical process. All certificates for Shares shall be consecutively numbered or otherwise identified and shall specify the Shares to which they relate. All certificates surrendered to the Company for transfer shall be cancelled and subject to the Articles no new certificate shall be issued until the former certificate representing a like number of relevant Shares shall have been surrendered and cancelled. |
6.2 | The Company shall not be bound to issue more than one certificate for Shares held jointly by more than one person and delivery of a certificate to one joint holder shall be a sufficient delivery to all of them. |
6.3 | If a share certificate is defaced, worn out, lost or destroyed, it may be renewed on such terms (if any) as to evidence and indemnity and on the payment of such expenses reasonably incurred by the Company in investigating evidence, as the Directors may prescribe, and (in the case of defacement or wearing out) upon delivery of the old certificate. |
6.4 | Every share certificate sent in accordance with the Articles will be sent at the risk of the Member or other person entitled to the certificate. The Company will not be responsible for any share certificate lost or delayed in the course of delivery. |
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7 | Transfer of Shares |
7.1 | Subject to Article 3.1, Shares are transferable subject to the consent of the Directors who may, in their absolute discretion, decline to register any transfer of Shares without giving any reason. If the Directors refuse to register a transfer they shall notify the transferee within two months of such refusal. |
7.2 | The instrument of transfer of any Share shall be in writing and shall be executed by or on behalf of the transferor (and if the Directors so require, signed by or on behalf of the transferee). The transferor shall be deemed to remain the holder of a Share until the name of the transferee is entered in the Register of Members. |
7.3 | Notwithstanding anything contained in these Articles, the Directors shall not decline to register any transfer of shares where such transfer is executed pursuant to, or for the purpose of enforcing, any security which has been granted over such shares, and a certificate by the party to whom such security has been granted that the transfer was so executed shall be conclusive evidence of such fact. |
8 | Redemption, Repurchase and Surrender of Shares |
8.1 | Subject to the provisions of the Statute the Company may issue Shares that are to be redeemed or are liable to be redeemed at the option of the Member or the Company. The redemption of such Shares shall be effected in such manner and upon such other terms as the Company may, by Special Resolution, determine before the issue of the Shares. |
8.2 | Subject to the provisions of the Statute, the Company may purchase its own Shares (including any redeemable Shares) in such manner and on such other terms as the Directors may agree with the relevant Member. |
8.3 | The Company may make a payment in respect of the redemption or purchase of its own Shares in any manner permitted by the Statute, including out of capital. |
8.4 | The Directors may accept the surrender for no consideration of any fully paid Share. |
9 | Treasury Shares |
9.1 | The Directors may, prior to the purchase, redemption or surrender of any Share, determine that such Share shall be held as a Treasury Share. |
9.2 | The Directors may determine to cancel a Treasury Share or transfer a Treasury Share on such terms as they think proper (including, without limitation, for nil consideration). |
10 | Variation of Rights of Shares |
10.1 | If at any time the share capital of the Company is divided into different classes of Shares, all or any of 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 without the |
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consent of the holders of the issued Shares of that class where such variation is considered by the Directors not to have a material adverse effect upon such rights; otherwise, any such variation shall be made only with the consent in writing of the holders of not less than two thirds of the issued Shares of that class, or with the sanction of a resolution passed by a majority of not less than two thirds of the votes cast at a separate meeting of the holders of the Shares of that class. For the avoidance of doubt, the Directors reserve the right, notwithstanding that any such variation may not have a material adverse effect, to obtain consent from the holders of Shares of the relevant class. To any such meeting all the provisions of the Articles relating to general meetings shall apply mutatis mutandis, except that the necessary quorum shall be one person holding or representing by proxy at least one third of the issued Shares of the class and that any holder of Shares of the class present in person or by proxy may demand a poll. |
10.2 | For the purposes of a separate class meeting, the Directors may treat two or more or all the classes of Shares as forming one class of Shares if the Directors consider that such class of Shares would be affected in the same way by the proposals under consideration, but in any other case shall treat them as separate classes of Shares. |
10.3 | 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. |
11 | Commission on Sale of Shares |
The Company may, in so far as the Statute permits, pay a commission to any person in consideration of his subscribing or agreeing to subscribe (whether absolutely or conditionally) or procuring or agreeing to procure subscriptions (whether absolutely or conditionally) for any Shares. Such commissions may be satisfied by the payment of cash and/or the issue of fully or partly paid-up Shares. The Company may also on any issue of Shares pay such brokerage as may be lawful.
12 | Non Recognition of Trusts |
The Company shall not be bound by or compelled to recognise in any way (even when notified) any equitable, contingent, future or partial interest in any Share, or (except only as is otherwise provided by the Articles or the Statute) any other rights in respect of any Share other than an absolute right to the entirety thereof in the holder. |
13 | Lien on Shares |
13.1 | The Company shall have a first and paramount lien on all Shares (whether fully paid-up or not) registered in the name of a Member (whether solely or jointly with others) for all debts, liabilities or engagements to or with the Company (whether presently payable or not) by such Member or his estate, either alone or jointly with any other person, whether a Member or not, but the Directors may at any time declare any Share to be wholly or in part exempt from the provisions of this Article. The registration of a transfer of any such Share shall operate as a waiver of the Companys lien thereon. The Companys lien on a Share shall also extend to any amount payable in respect of that Share. |
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13.2 | The Company may sell, in such manner as the Directors think fit, any Shares on which the Company has a lien, if a sum in respect of which the lien exists is presently payable, and is not paid within fourteen clear days after notice has been received or deemed to have been received by the holder of the Shares, or to the person entitled to it in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of the holder, demanding payment and stating that if the notice is not complied with the Shares may be sold. |
13.3 | To give effect to any such sale the Directors may authorise any person to execute an instrument of transfer of the Shares sold to, or in accordance with the directions of, the purchaser. The purchaser or his nominee shall be registered as the holder of the Shares comprised in any such transfer, and he shall not be bound to see to the application of the purchase money, nor shall his title to the Shares be affected by any irregularity or invalidity in the sale or the exercise of the Companys power of sale under the Articles. |
13.4 | The net proceeds of such sale after payment of costs, shall be applied in payment of such part of the amount in respect of which the lien exists as is presently payable and any balance shall (subject to a like lien for sums not presently payable as existed upon the Shares before the sale) be paid to the person entitled to the Shares at the date of the sale. |
13.5 | Notwithstanding any other provision of these Articles, in the case of any share which is the subject of any security agreement approved by the Directors by, or pursuant to which, a security interest, mortgage, charge or other encumbrance has been granted in respect of such share, (i) the Company shall not have any lien on any such share for any monies (whether presently payable or not) payable at a fixed time or called in respect of any such share, (ii) subject always to their Directors duties under Cayman Islands law, the Directors of the Company may not refuse to declare, and if requested to do so by any holder or the secured party under any such security agreement, may declare any such share to be exempt from any lien provisions provided for in Articles 13.1 to 13.4 and (iii) the provisions of Articles 13.1 to 13.4 inclusive shall not apply to any such share. |
14 | Call on Shares |
14.1 | Subject to the terms of the allotment and issue of any Shares, the Directors may make calls upon the Members in respect of any monies unpaid on their Shares (whether in respect of par value or premium), and each Member shall (subject to receiving at least fourteen clear days notice specifying the time or times of payment) pay to the Company at the time or times so specified the amount called on the Shares. A call may be revoked or postponed, in whole or in part, as the Directors may determine. A call may be required to be paid by instalments. A person upon whom a call is made shall remain liable for calls made upon him notwithstanding the subsequent transfer of the Shares in respect of which the call was made. |
14.2 | A call shall be deemed to have been made at the time when the resolution of the Directors authorising such call was passed. |
14.3 | The joint holders of a Share shall be jointly and severally liable to pay all calls in respect thereof. |
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14.4 | If a call remains unpaid after it has become due and payable, the person from whom it is due shall pay interest on the amount unpaid from the day it became due and payable until it is paid at such rate as the Directors may determine (and in addition all expenses that have been incurred by the Company by reason of such non-payment), but the Directors may waive payment of the interest or expenses wholly or in part. |
14.5 | An amount payable in respect of a Share on issue or allotment or at any fixed date, whether on account of the par value of the Share or premium or otherwise, shall be deemed to be a call and if it is not paid all the provisions of the Articles shall apply as if that amount had become due and payable by virtue of a call. |
14.6 | The Directors may issue Shares with different terms as to the amount and times of payment of calls, or the interest to be paid. |
14.7 | The Directors may, if they think fit, receive an amount from any Member willing to advance all or any part of the monies uncalled and unpaid upon any Shares held by him, and may (until the amount would otherwise become payable) pay interest at such rate as may be agreed upon between the Directors and the Member paying such amount in advance. |
14.8 | No such amount paid in advance of calls shall entitle the Member paying such amount to any portion of a Dividend or other distribution payable in respect of any period prior to the date upon which such amount would, but for such payment, become payable. |
15 | Forfeiture of Shares |
15.1 | If a call or instalment of a call remains unpaid after it has become due and payable the Directors may give to the person from whom it is due not less than fourteen clear days notice requiring payment of the amount unpaid together with any interest which may have accrued and any expenses incurred by the Company by reason of such non-payment. The notice shall specify where payment is to be made and shall state that if the notice is not complied with the Shares in respect of which the call was made will be liable to be forfeited. |
15.2 | If the notice is not complied with, any Share in respect of which it was given may, before the payment required by the notice has been made, be forfeited by a resolution of the Directors. Such forfeiture shall include all Dividends, other distributions or other monies payable in respect of the forfeited Share and not paid before the forfeiture. |
15.3 | A forfeited Share may be sold, re-allotted or otherwise disposed of on such terms and in such manner as the Directors think fit and at any time before a sale, re-allotment or disposition the forfeiture may be cancelled on such terms as the Directors think fit. Where for the purposes of its disposal a forfeited Share is to be transferred to any person the Directors may authorise some person to execute an instrument of transfer of the Share in favour of that person. |
15.4 | A person any of whose Shares have been forfeited shall cease to be a Member in respect of them and shall surrender to the Company for cancellation the certificate for the Shares forfeited and shall remain liable to pay to the Company all monies which at the date of forfeiture were payable by him to the Company in respect of those Shares together with interest at such rate as the Directors may determine, but his liability shall cease if and when the Company shall have received payment in full of all monies due and payable by him in respect of those Shares. |
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15.5 | A certificate in writing under the hand of one Director or officer of the Company that a Share has been forfeited on a specified date shall be conclusive evidence of the facts stated in it as against all persons claiming to be entitled to the Share. The certificate shall (subject to the execution of an instrument of transfer) constitute a good title to the Share and the person to whom the Share is sold or otherwise disposed of shall not be bound to see to the application of the purchase money, if any, nor shall his title to the Share be affected by any irregularity or invalidity in the proceedings in reference to the forfeiture, sale or disposal of the Share. |
15.6 | The provisions of the Articles as to forfeiture shall apply in the case of non payment of any sum which, by the terms of issue of a Share, becomes payable at a fixed time, whether on account of the par value of the Share or by way of premium as if it had been payable by virtue of a call duly made and notified. |
16 | Transmission of Shares |
16.1 | If a Member dies the survivor or survivors (where he was a joint holder) or his legal personal representatives (where he was a sole holder), shall be the only persons recognised by the Company as having any title to his Shares. The estate of a deceased Member is not thereby released from any liability in respect of any Share, for which he was a joint or sole holder. |
16.2 | Any person becoming entitled to a Share in consequence of the death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution of a Member (or in any other way than by transfer) may, upon such evidence being produced as may be required by the Directors, elect, by a notice in writing sent by him to the Company, either to become the holder of such Share or to have some person nominated by him registered as the holder of such Share. If he elects to have another person registered as the holder of such Share he shall sign an instrument of transfer of that Share to that person. The Directors shall, in either case, have the same right to decline or suspend registration as they would have had in the case of a transfer of the Share by the relevant Member before his death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution, as the case may be. |
16.3 | A person becoming entitled to a Share by reason of the death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution of a Member (or in any other case than by transfer) shall be entitled to the same Dividends, other distributions and other advantages to which he would be entitled if he were the holder of such Share. However, he shall not, before becoming a Member in respect of a Share, be entitled in respect of it to exercise any right conferred by membership in relation to general meetings of the Company and the Directors may at any time give notice requiring any such person to elect either to be registered himself or to have some person nominated by him be registered as the holder of the Share (but the Directors shall, in either case, have the same right to decline or suspend registration as they would have had in the case of a transfer of the Share by the relevant Member before his death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution or any other case than by transfer, as the case may be). If the notice is not complied with within ninety days of being received or deemed to be received (as determined pursuant to the Articles) the Directors may thereafter withhold payment of all Dividends, other distributions, bonuses or other monies payable in respect of the Share until the requirements of the notice have been complied with. |
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17 | Amendments of Memorandum and Articles of Association and Alteration of Capital |
17.1 | The Company may by Ordinary Resolution: |
(a) | increase its share capital by such sum as the Ordinary Resolution shall prescribe and with such rights, priorities and privileges annexed thereto, as the Company in general meeting may determine; |
(b) | consolidate and divide all or any of its share capital into Shares of larger amount than its existing Shares; |
(c) | convert all or any of its paid-up Shares into stock, and reconvert that stock into paid-up Shares of any denomination; |
(d) | by subdivision of its existing Shares or any of them divide the whole or any part of its share capital into Shares of smaller amount than is fixed by the Memorandum or into Shares without par value; and |
(e) | cancel any Shares that at the date of the passing of the Ordinary Resolution have not been taken or agreed to be taken by any person and diminish the amount of its share capital by the amount of the Shares so cancelled. |
17.2 | All new Shares created in accordance with the provisions of the preceding Article shall be subject to the same provisions of the Articles with reference to the payment of calls, liens, transfer, transmission, forfeiture and otherwise as the Shares in the original share capital. |
17.3 | Subject to the provisions of the Statute and the provisions of the Articles as regards the matters to be dealt with by Ordinary Resolution, the Company may by Special Resolution: |
(a) | change its name; |
(b) | alter or add to the Articles; |
(c) | alter or add to the Memorandum with respect to any objects, powers or other matters specified therein; and |
(d) | reduce its share capital or any capital redemption reserve fund. |
18 | Offices and Places of Business |
Subject to the provisions of the Statute, the Company may by resolution of the Directors change the location of its Registered Office. The Company may, in addition to its Registered Office, maintain such other offices or places of business as the Directors determine.
19 | General Meetings |
19.1 | All general meetings other than annual general meetings shall be called extraordinary general meetings. |
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19.2 | The Company may, but shall not (unless required by the Statute) be obliged to, in each year hold a general meeting as its annual general meeting, and shall specify the meeting as such in the notices calling it. Any annual general meeting shall be held at such time and place as the Directors shall appoint and if no other time and place is prescribed by them, it shall be held at the Registered Office on the second Wednesday in December of each year at ten oclock in the morning. At these meetings the report of the Directors (if any) shall be presented. |
19.3 | The Directors may call general meetings, and they shall on a Members requisition forthwith proceed to convene an extraordinary general meeting of the Company. |
19.4 | A Members requisition is a requisition of Members holding at the date of deposit of the requisition not less than ten per cent. in par value of the issued Shares which as at that date carry the right to vote at general meetings of the Company. |
19.5 | The Members requisition must state the objects of the meeting and must be signed by the requisitionists and deposited at the Registered Office, and may consist of several documents in like form each signed by one or more requisitionists. |
19.6 | If there are no Directors as at the date of the deposit of the Members requisition or if the Directors do not within twenty-one days from the date of the deposit of the Members requisition duly proceed to convene a general meeting to be held within a further twenty-one days, the requisitionists, or any of them representing more than one-half of the total voting rights of all of the requisitionists, may themselves convene a general meeting, but any meeting so convened shall be held no later than the day which falls three months after the expiration of the said twenty-one day period. |
19.7 | A general meeting convened as aforesaid by requisitionists shall be convened in the same manner as nearly as possible as that in which general meetings are to be convened by Directors. |
20 | Notice of General Meetings |
20.1 | At least five clear days notice shall be given of any general meeting. Every notice shall specify the place, the day and the hour of the meeting and the general nature of the business to be conducted at the general meeting and shall be given in the manner hereinafter mentioned or in such other manner if any as may be prescribed by the Company, provided that a general meeting of the Company shall, whether or not the notice specified in this Article has been given and whether or not the provisions of the Articles regarding general meetings have been complied with, be deemed to have been duly convened if it is so agreed: |
(a) | in the case of an annual general meeting, by all of the Members entitled to attend and vote thereat; and |
(b) | in the case of an extraordinary general meeting, by a majority in number of the Members having a right to attend and vote at the meeting, together holding not less than ninety five per cent. in par value of the Shares giving that right. |
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20.2 | The accidental omission to give notice of a general meeting to, or the non receipt of notice of a general meeting by, any person entitled to receive such notice shall not invalidate the proceedings of that general meeting. |
21 | Proceedings at General Meetings |
21.1 | No business shall be transacted at any general meeting unless a quorum is present. Two Members being individuals present in person or by proxy or if a corporation or other non-natural person by its duly authorised representative or proxy shall be a quorum unless the Company has only one Member entitled to vote at such general meeting in which case the quorum shall be that one Member present in person or by proxy or (in the case of a corporation or other non-natural person) by its duly authorised representative or proxy. |
21.2 | A person may participate at a general meeting by conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all the persons participating in the meeting can communicate with each other. Participation by a person in a general meeting in this manner is treated as presence in person at that meeting. |
21.3 | A resolution (including a Special Resolution) in writing (in one or more counterparts) signed by or on behalf of all of the Members for the time being entitled to receive notice of and to attend and vote at general meetings (or, being corporations or other non-natural persons, signed by their duly authorised representatives) shall be as valid and effective as if the resolution had been passed at a general meeting of the Company duly convened and held. |
21.4 | If a quorum is not present within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting to commence or if during such a meeting a quorum ceases to be present, the meeting, if convened upon a Members requisition, shall be dissolved and in any other case it shall stand adjourned to the same day in the next week at the same time and/or place or to such other day, time and/or place as the Directors may determine, and if at the adjourned meeting a quorum is not present within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting to commence, the Members present shall be a quorum. |
21.5 | The Directors may, at any time prior to the time appointed for the meeting to commence, appoint any person to act as chairman of a general meeting of the Company or, if the Directors do not make any such appointment, the chairman, if any, of the board of Directors shall preside as chairman at such general meeting. If there is no such chairman, or if he shall not be present within fifteen minutes after the time appointed for the meeting to commence, or is unwilling to act, the Directors present shall elect one of their number to be chairman of the meeting. |
21.6 | If no Director is willing to act as chairman or if no Director is present within fifteen minutes after the time appointed for the meeting to commence, the Members present shall choose one of their number to be chairman of the meeting. |
21.7 | The chairman may, with the consent of a meeting at which a quorum is present (and shall if so directed by the meeting) adjourn the meeting from time to time and from place to place, but no business shall be transacted at any adjourned meeting other than the business left unfinished at the meeting from which the adjournment took place. |
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21.8 | When a general meeting is adjourned for thirty days or more, notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given as in the case of an original meeting. Otherwise it shall not be necessary to give any such notice of an adjourned meeting. |
21.9 | A resolution put to the vote of the meeting shall be decided on a show of hands unless before, or on the declaration of the result of, the show of hands, the chairman demands a poll, or any other Member or Members collectively present in person or by proxy (or in the case of a corporation or other non-natural person, by its duly authorised representative or proxy) and holding at least ten per cent. in par value of the Shares giving a right to attend and vote at the meeting demand a poll. |
21.10 | Unless a poll is duly demanded and the demand is not withdrawn a declaration by the chairman that a resolution has been carried or carried unanimously, or by a particular majority, or lost or not carried by a particular majority, an entry to that effect in the minutes of the proceedings of the meeting shall be conclusive evidence of that fact without proof of the number or proportion of the votes recorded in favour of or against such resolution. |
21.11 | The demand for a poll may be withdrawn. |
21.12 | Except on a poll demanded on the election of a chairman or on a question of adjournment, a poll shall be taken as the chairman directs, and the result of the poll shall be deemed to be the resolution of the general meeting at which the poll was demanded. |
21.13 | A poll demanded on the election of a chairman or on a question of adjournment shall be taken forthwith. A poll demanded on any other question shall be taken at such date, time and place as the chairman of the general meeting directs, and any business other than that upon which a poll has been demanded or is contingent thereon may proceed pending the taking of the poll. |
21.14 | In the case of an equality of votes, whether on a show of hands or on a poll, the chairman shall be entitled to a second or casting vote. |
22 | Votes of Members |
22.1 | Subject to any rights or restrictions attached to any Shares, on a show of hands every Member who (being an individual) is present in person or by proxy or, if a corporation or other non-natural person is present by its duly authorised representative or by proxy, shall have one vote and on a poll every Member present in any such manner shall have one vote for every Share of which he is the holder. |
22.2 | In the case of joint holders the vote of the senior holder who tenders a vote, whether in person or by proxy (or, in the case of a corporation or other non-natural person, by its duly authorised representative or proxy), shall be accepted to the exclusion of the votes of the other joint holders, and seniority shall be determined by the order in which the names of the holders stand in the Register of Members. |
22.3 | A Member of unsound mind, or in respect of whom an order has been made by any court, having jurisdiction in lunacy, may vote, whether on a show of hands or on a poll, by his committee, receiver, curator bonis, or other person on such Members behalf appointed by that court, and any such committee, receiver, curator bonis or other person may vote by proxy. |
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22.4 | No person shall be entitled to vote at any general meeting unless he is registered as a Member on the record date for such meeting nor unless all calls or other monies then payable by him in respect of Shares have been paid. |
22.5 | No objection shall be raised as to the qualification of any voter except at the general meeting or adjourned general meeting at which the vote objected to is given or tendered and every vote not disallowed at the meeting shall be valid. Any objection made in due time in accordance with this Article shall be referred to the chairman whose decision shall be final and conclusive. |
22.6 | On a poll or on a show of hands votes may be cast either personally or by proxy (or in the case of a corporation or other non-natural person by its duly authorised representative or proxy). A Member may appoint more than one proxy or the same proxy under one or more instruments to attend and vote at a meeting. Where a Member appoints more than one proxy the instrument of proxy shall state which proxy is entitled to vote on a show of hands and shall specify the number of Shares in respect of which each proxy is entitled to exercise the related votes. |
22.7 | On a poll, a Member holding more than one Share need not cast the votes in respect of his Shares in the same way on any resolution and therefore may vote a Share or some or all such Shares either for or against a resolution and/or abstain from voting a Share or some or all of the Shares and, subject to the terms of the instrument appointing him, a proxy appointed under one or more instruments may vote a Share or some or all of the Shares in respect of which he is appointed either for or against a resolution and/or abstain from voting a Share or some or all of the Shares in respect of which he is appointed. |
23 | Proxies |
23.1 | The instrument appointing a proxy shall be in writing and shall be executed under the hand of the appointor or of his attorney duly authorised in writing, or, if the appointor is a corporation or other non natural person, under the hand of its duly authorised representative. A proxy need not be a Member. |
23.2 | The Directors may, in the notice convening any meeting or adjourned meeting, or in an instrument of proxy sent out by the Company, specify the manner by which the instrument appointing a proxy shall be deposited and the place and the time (being not later than the time appointed for the commencement of the meeting or adjourned meeting to which the proxy relates) at which the instrument appointing a proxy shall be deposited. In the absence of any such direction from the Directors in the notice convening any meeting or adjourned meeting or in an instrument of proxy sent out by the Company, the instrument appointing a proxy shall be deposited physically at the Registered Office not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for the meeting or adjourned meeting to commence at which the person named in the instrument proposes to vote. |
The chairman may in any event at his discretion declare that an instrument of proxy shall be deemed to have been duly deposited. An instrument of proxy that is not deposited in the manner permitted, or which has not been declared to have been duly deposited by the chairman, shall be invalid.
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23.3 | The instrument appointing a proxy may be in any usual or common form (or such other form as the Directors may approve) and may be expressed to be for a particular meeting or any adjournment thereof or generally until revoked. An instrument appointing a proxy shall be deemed to include the power to demand or join or concur in demanding a poll. |
23.4 | Votes given in accordance with the terms of an instrument of proxy shall be valid notwithstanding the previous death or insanity of the principal or revocation of the proxy or of the authority under which the proxy was executed, or the transfer of the Share in respect of which the proxy is given unless notice in writing of such death, insanity, revocation or transfer was received by the Company at the Registered Office before the commencement of the general meeting, or adjourned meeting at which it is sought to use the proxy. |
24 | Corporate Members |
Any corporation or other non-natural person which is a Member may in accordance with its constitutional documents, or in the absence of such provision by resolution of its directors or other governing body, authorise such person as it thinks fit to act as its representative at any meeting of the Company or of any class of Members, and the person so authorised shall be entitled to exercise the same powers on behalf of the corporation which he represents as the corporation could exercise if it were an individual Member.
25 | Shares that May Not be Voted |
Shares in the Company that are beneficially owned by the Company shall not be voted, directly or indirectly, at any meeting and shall not be counted in determining the total number of outstanding Shares at any given time.
26 | Directors |
There shall be a board of Directors consisting of not less than one person (exclusive of alternate Directors) provided however that the Company may by Ordinary Resolution increase or reduce the limits in the number of Directors.
27 | Powers of Directors |
27.1 | Subject to the provisions of the Statute, the Memorandum and the Articles and to any directions given by Special Resolution, the business of the Company shall be managed by the Directors who may exercise all the powers of the Company. No alteration of the Memorandum or Articles and no such direction shall invalidate any prior act of the Directors which would have been valid if that alteration had not been made or that direction had not been given. A duly convened meeting of Directors at which a quorum is present may exercise all powers exercisable by the Directors. |
27.2 | All cheques, promissory notes, drafts, bills of exchange and other negotiable or transferable instruments and all receipts for monies paid to the Company shall be signed, drawn, accepted, endorsed or otherwise executed as the case may be in such manner as the Directors shall determine by resolution. |
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27.3 | The Directors on behalf of the Company may pay a gratuity or pension or allowance on retirement to any Director who has held any other salaried office or place of profit with the Company or to his widow or dependants and may make contributions to any fund and pay premiums for the purchase or provision of any such gratuity, pension or allowance. |
27.4 | The Directors may exercise all the powers of the Company to borrow money and to mortgage or charge its undertaking, property and assets (present and future) and uncalled capital or any part thereof and to issue debentures, debenture stock, mortgages, bonds and other such securities whether outright or as security for any debt, liability or obligation of the Company or of any third party. |
28 | Appointment and Removal of Directors |
28.1 | The Company may by Ordinary Resolution appoint any person to be a Director or may by Ordinary Resolution remove any Director. |
28.2 | The Directors may appoint any person to be a Director, either to fill a vacancy or as an additional Director provided that the appointment does not cause the number of Directors to exceed any number fixed by or in accordance with the Articles as the maximum number of Directors. |
29 | Vacation of Office of Director |
The office of a Director shall be vacated if:
(a) | the Director gives notice in writing to the Company that he resigns the office of Director; or |
(b) | the Director absents himself (for the avoidance of doubt, without being represented by proxy or an alternate Director appointed by him) from three consecutive meetings of the board of Directors without special leave of absence from the Directors, and the Directors pass a resolution that he has by reason of such absence vacated office; or |
(c) | the Director dies, becomes bankrupt or makes any arrangement or composition with his creditors generally; or |
(d) | the Director is found to be or becomes of unsound mind; or |
(e) | all of the other Directors (being not less than two in number) determine that he should be removed as a Director, either by a resolution passed by all of the other Directors at a meeting of the Directors duly convened and held in accordance with the Articles or by a resolution in writing signed by all of the other Directors. |
30 | Proceedings of Directors |
30.1 | The quorum for the transaction of the business of the Directors may be fixed by the Directors, and unless so fixed shall be two if there are two or more Directors, and shall be one if there is only one Director. A person who holds office as an alternate Director shall, if his appointor is not present, be counted in the quorum. A Director who also acts as an alternate Director shall, if his appointor is not present, count twice towards the quorum. |
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30.2 | Subject to the provisions of the Articles, the Directors may regulate their proceedings as they think fit. Questions arising at any meeting shall be decided by a majority of votes. In the case of an equality of votes, the chairman shall have a second or casting vote. A Director who is also an alternate Director shall be entitled in the absence of his appointor to a separate vote on behalf of his appointor in addition to his own vote. |
30.3 | A person may participate in a meeting of the Directors or committee of Directors by conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all the persons participating in the meeting can communicate with each other at the same time. Participation by a person in a meeting in this manner is treated as presence in person at that meeting. Unless otherwise determined by the Directors the meeting shall be deemed to be held at the place where the chairman is located at the start of the meeting. |
30.4 | A resolution in writing (in one or more counterparts) signed by all the Directors or all the members of a committee of the Directors or, in the case of a resolution in writing relating to the removal of any Director or the vacation of office by any Director, all of the Directors other than the Director who is the subject of such resolution (an alternate Director being entitled to sign such a resolution on behalf of his appointor and if such alternate Director is also a Director, being entitled to sign such resolution both on behalf of his appointer and in his capacity as a Director) shall be as valid and effectual as if it had been passed at a meeting of the Directors, or committee of Directors as the case may be, duly convened and held. |
30.5 | A Director or alternate Director may, or other officer of the Company on the direction of a Director or alternate Director shall, call a meeting of the Directors by at least two days notice in writing to every Director and alternate Director which notice shall set forth the general nature of the business to be considered unless notice is waived by all the Directors (or their alternates) either at, before or after the meeting is held. To any such notice of a meeting of the Directors all the provisions of the Articles relating to the giving of notices by the Company to the Members shall apply mutatis mutandis. |
30.6 | The continuing Directors (or a sole continuing Director, as the case may be) may act notwithstanding any vacancy in their body, but if and so long as their number is reduced below the number fixed by or pursuant to the Articles as the necessary quorum of Directors the continuing Directors or Director may act for the purpose of increasing the number of Directors to be equal to such fixed number, or of summoning a general meeting of the Company, but for no other purpose. |
30.7 | The Directors may elect a chairman of their board and determine the period for which he is to hold office; but if no such chairman is elected, or if at any meeting the chairman is not present within five minutes after the time appointed for the meeting to commence, the Directors present may choose one of their number to be chairman of the meeting. |
30.8 | All acts done by any meeting of the Directors or of a committee of the Directors (including any person acting as an alternate Director) shall, notwithstanding that it is afterwards discovered that there was some defect in the appointment of any Director or alternate Director, and/or that they or |
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any of them were disqualified, and/or had vacated their office and/or were not entitled to vote, be as valid as if every such person had been duly appointed and/or not disqualified to be a Director or alternate Director and/or had not vacated their office and/or had been entitled to vote, as the case may be. |
30.9 | A Director but not an alternate Director may be represented at any meetings of the board of Directors by a proxy appointed in writing by him. The proxy shall count towards the quorum and the vote of the proxy shall for all purposes be deemed to be that of the appointing Director. |
31 | Presumption of Assent |
A Director or alternate Director who is present at a meeting of the board of Directors at which action on any Company matter is taken shall be presumed to have assented to the action taken unless his dissent shall be entered in the minutes of the meeting or unless he shall file his written dissent from such action with the person acting as the chairman or secretary of the meeting before the adjournment thereof or shall forward such dissent by registered post to such person immediately after the adjournment of the meeting. Such right to dissent shall not apply to a Director or alternate Director who voted in favour of such action.
32 | Directors Interests |
32.1 | A Director or alternate Director may hold any other office or place of profit under the Company (other than the office of Auditor) in conjunction with his office of Director for such period and on such terms as to remuneration and otherwise as the Directors may determine. |
32.2 | A Director or alternate Director may act by himself or by, through or on behalf of his firm in a professional capacity for the Company and he or his firm shall be entitled to remuneration for professional services as if he were not a Director or alternate Director. |
32.3 | A Director or alternate Director may be or become a director or other officer of or otherwise interested in any company promoted by the Company or in which the Company may be interested as a shareholder, a contracting party or otherwise, and no such Director or alternate Director shall be accountable to the Company for any remuneration or other benefits received by him as a director or officer of, or from his interest in, such other company. |
32.4 | No person shall be disqualified from the office of Director or alternate Director or prevented by such office from contracting with the Company, either as vendor, purchaser or otherwise, nor shall any such contract or any contract or transaction entered into by or on behalf of the Company in which any Director or alternate Director shall be in any way interested be or be liable to be avoided, nor shall any Director or alternate Director so contracting or being so interested be liable to account to the Company for any profit realised by or arising in connection with any such contract or transaction by reason of such Director or alternate Director holding office or of the fiduciary relationship thereby established. A Director (or his alternate Director in his absence) shall be at liberty to vote in respect of any contract or transaction in which he is interested provided that the nature of the interest of any Director or alternate Director in any such contract or transaction shall be disclosed by him at or prior to its consideration and any vote thereon. |
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32.5 | A general notice that a Director or alternate Director is a shareholder, director, officer or employee of any specified firm or company and is to be regarded as interested in any transaction with such firm or company shall be sufficient disclosure for the purposes of voting on a resolution in respect of a contract or transaction in which he has an interest, and after such general notice it shall not be necessary to give special notice relating to any particular transaction. |
33 | Minutes |
The Directors shall cause minutes to be made in books kept for the purpose of all appointments of officers made by the Directors, all proceedings at meetings of the Company or the holders of any class of Shares and of the Directors, and of committees of the Directors, including the names of the Directors or alternate Directors present at each meeting.
34 | Delegation of Directors Powers |
34.1 | The Directors may delegate any of their powers, authorities and discretions, including the power to sub-delegate, to any committee consisting of one or more Directors. They may also delegate to any managing director or any Director holding any other executive office such of their powers, authorities and discretions as they consider desirable to be exercised by him provided that an alternate Director may not act as managing director and the appointment of a managing director shall be revoked forthwith if he ceases to be a Director. Any such delegation may be made subject to any conditions the Directors may impose and either collaterally with or to the exclusion of their own powers and any such delegation may be revoked or altered by the Directors. Subject to any such conditions, the proceedings of a committee of Directors shall be governed by the Articles regulating the proceedings of Directors, so far as they are capable of applying. |
34.2 | The Directors may establish any committees, local boards or agencies or appoint any person to be a manager or agent for managing the affairs of the Company and may appoint any person to be a member of such committees, local boards or agencies. Any such appointment may be made subject to any conditions the Directors may impose, and either collaterally with or to the exclusion of their own powers and any such appointment may be revoked or altered by the Directors. Subject to any such conditions, the proceedings of any such committee, local board or agency shall be governed by the Articles regulating the proceedings of Directors, so far as they are capable of applying. |
34.3 | The Directors may by power of attorney or otherwise appoint any person to be the agent of the Company on such conditions as the Directors may determine, provided that the delegation is not to the exclusion of their own powers and may be revoked by the Directors at any time. |
34.4 | The Directors may by power of attorney or otherwise appoint any company, firm, person or body of persons, whether nominated directly or indirectly by the Directors, to be the attorney or authorised signatory of the Company for such purpose and with such powers, authorities and discretions (not exceeding those vested in or exercisable by the Directors under the Articles) and for such period and subject to such conditions as they may think fit, and any such powers of attorney or other appointment may contain such provisions for the protection and convenience of persons dealing with any such attorneys or authorised signatories as the Directors may think fit and may also authorise any such attorney or authorised signatory to delegate all or any of the powers, authorities and discretions vested in him. |
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34.5 | The Directors may appoint such officers of the Company (including, for the avoidance of doubt and without limitation, any secretary) as they consider necessary on such terms, at such remuneration and to perform such duties, and subject to such provisions as to disqualification and removal as the Directors may think fit. Unless otherwise specified in the terms of his appointment an officer of the Company may be removed by resolution of the Directors or Members. An officer of the Company may vacate his office at any time if he gives notice in writing to the Company that he resigns his office. |
35 | Alternate Directors |
35.1 | Any Director (but not an alternate Director) may by writing appoint any other Director, or any other person willing to act, to be an alternate Director and by writing may remove from office an alternate Director so appointed by him. |
35.2 | An alternate Director shall be entitled to receive notice of all meetings of Directors and of all meetings of committees of Directors of which his appointor is a member, to attend and vote at every such meeting at which the Director appointing him is not personally present, to sign any written resolution of the Directors, and generally to perform all the functions of his appointor as a Director in his absence. |
35.3 | An alternate Director shall cease to be an alternate Director if his appointor ceases to be a Director. |
35.4 | Any appointment or removal of an alternate Director shall be by notice to the Company signed by the Director making or revoking the appointment or in any other manner approved by the Directors. |
35.5 | Subject to the provisions of the Articles, an alternate Director shall be deemed for all purposes to be a Director and shall alone be responsible for his own acts and defaults and shall not be deemed to be the agent of the Director appointing him. |
36 | No Minimum Shareholding |
The Company in general meeting may fix a minimum shareholding required to be held by a Director, but unless and until such a shareholding qualification is fixed a Director is not required to hold Shares.
37 | Remuneration of Directors |
37.1 | The remuneration to be paid to the Directors, if any, shall be such remuneration as the Directors shall determine. The Directors shall also be entitled to be paid all travelling, hotel and other expenses properly incurred by them in connection with their attendance at meetings of Directors or committees of Directors, or general meetings of the Company, or separate meetings of the holders of any class of Shares or debentures of the Company, or otherwise in connection with the business of the Company or the discharge of their duties as a Director, or to receive a fixed allowance in respect thereof as may be determined by the Directors, or a combination partly of one such method and partly the other. |
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37.2 | The Directors may by resolution approve additional remuneration to any Director for any services which in the opinion of the Directors go beyond his ordinary routine work as a Director. Any fees paid to a Director who is also counsel, attorney or solicitor to the Company, or otherwise serves it in a professional capacity shall be in addition to his remuneration as a Director. |
38 | Seal |
38.1 | The Company may, if the Directors so determine, have a Seal. The Seal shall only be used by the authority of the Directors or of a committee of the Directors authorised by the Directors. Every instrument to which the Seal has been affixed shall be signed by at least one person who shall be either a Director or some officer of the Company or other person appointed by the Directors for the purpose. |
38.2 | The Company may have for use in any place or places outside the Cayman Islands a duplicate Seal or Seals each of which shall be a facsimile of the common Seal of the Company and, if the Directors so determine, with the addition on its face of the name of every place where it is to be used. |
38.3 | A Director or officer, representative or attorney of the Company may without further authority of the Directors affix the Seal over his signature alone to any document of the Company required to be authenticated by him under seal or to be filed with the Registrar of Companies in the Cayman Islands or elsewhere wheresoever. |
39 | Dividends, Distributions and Reserve |
39.1 | Subject to the Statute and this Article and except as otherwise provided by the rights attached to any Shares, the Directors may resolve to pay Dividends and other distributions on Shares in issue and authorise payment of the Dividends or other distributions out of the funds of the Company lawfully available therefor. A Dividend shall be deemed to be an interim Dividend unless the terms of the resolution pursuant to which the Directors resolve to pay such Dividend specifically state that such Dividend shall be a final Dividend. No Dividend or other distribution shall be paid except out of the realised or unrealised profits of the Company, out of the share premium account or as otherwise permitted by the Statute. |
39.2 | Except as otherwise provided by the rights attached to any Shares, all Dividends and other distributions shall be paid according to the par value of the Shares that a Member holds. If any Share is issued on terms providing that it shall rank for Dividend as from a particular date, that Share shall rank for Dividend accordingly. |
39.3 | The Directors may deduct from any Dividend or other distribution payable to any Member all sums of money (if any) then payable by him to the Company on account of calls or otherwise. |
39.4 | The Directors may resolve that any Dividend or other distribution be paid wholly or partly by the distribution of specific assets and in particular (but without limitation) by the distribution of shares, debentures, or securities of any other company or in any one or more of such ways and where any difficulty arises in regard to such distribution, the Directors may settle the same as they think expedient and in particular may issue fractional Shares and may fix the value for distribution of |
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such specific assets or any part thereof and may determine that cash payments shall be made to any Members upon the basis of the value so fixed in order to adjust the rights of all Members and may vest any such specific assets in trustees in such manner as may seem expedient to the Directors. |
39.5 | Except as otherwise provided by the rights attached to any Shares, Dividends and other distributions may be paid in any currency. The Directors may determine the basis of conversion for any currency conversions that may be required and how any costs involved are to be met. |
39.6 | The Directors may, before resolving to pay any Dividend or other distribution, set aside such sums as they think proper as a reserve or reserves which shall, at the discretion of the Directors, be applicable for any purpose of the Company and pending such application may, at the discretion of the Directors, be employed in the business of the Company. |
39.7 | Any Dividend, other distribution, interest or other monies payable in cash in respect of Shares may be paid by wire transfer to the holder or by cheque or warrant sent through the post directed to the registered address of the holder or, in the case of joint holders, to the registered address of the holder who is first named on the Register of Members or to such person and to such address as such holder or joint holders may in writing direct. Every such cheque or warrant shall be made payable to the order of the person to whom it is sent. Any one of two or more joint holders may give effectual receipts for any Dividends, other distributions, bonuses, or other monies payable in respect of the Share held by them as joint holders. |
39.8 | No Dividend or other distribution shall bear interest against the Company. |
39.9 | Any Dividend or other distribution which cannot be paid to a Member and/or which remains unclaimed after six months from the date on which such Dividend or other distribution becomes payable may, in the discretion of the Directors, be paid into a separate account in the Companys name, provided that the Company shall not be constituted as a trustee in respect of that account and the Dividend or other distribution shall remain as a debt due to the Member. Any Dividend or other distribution which remains unclaimed after a period of six years from the date on which such Dividend or other distribution becomes payable shall be forfeited and shall revert to the Company. |
40 | Capitalisation |
The Directors may at any time capitalise any sum standing to the credit of any of the Companys reserve accounts or funds (including the share premium account and capital redemption reserve fund) or any sum standing to the credit of the profit and loss account or otherwise available for distribution; appropriate such sum to Members in the proportions in which such sum would have been divisible amongst such Members had the same been a distribution of profits by way of Dividend or other distribution; and apply such sum on their behalf in paying up in full unissued Shares for allotment and distribution credited as fully paid-up to and amongst them in the proportion aforesaid. In such event the Directors shall do all acts and things required to give effect to such capitalisation, with full power given to the Directors to make such provisions as they think fit in the case of Shares becoming distributable in fractions (including provisions whereby the benefit of fractional entitlements accrue to the Company rather than to the Members concerned). The Directors may authorise any person to enter on behalf of all of the Members interested into an agreement with the Company providing for such capitalisation and matters incidental or relating thereto and any agreement made under such authority shall be effective and binding on all such Members and the Company.
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41 | Books of Account |
41.1 | The Directors shall cause proper books of account (including, where applicable, material underlying documentation including contracts and invoices) to be kept with respect to all sums of money received and expended by the Company and the matters in respect of which the receipt or expenditure takes place, all sales and purchases of goods by the Company and the assets and liabilities of the Company. Such books of account must be retained for a minimum period of five years from the date on which they are prepared. Proper books shall not be deemed to be kept if there are not kept such books of account as are necessary to give a true and fair view of the state of the Companys affairs and to explain its transactions. |
41.2 | The Directors shall determine whether and to what extent and at what times and places and under what conditions or regulations the accounts and books of the Company or any of them shall be open to the inspection of Members not being Directors and no Member (not being a Director) shall have any right of inspecting any account or book or document of the Company except as conferred by Statute or authorised by the Directors or by the Company in general meeting. |
41.3 | The Directors may cause to be prepared and to be laid before the Company in general meeting profit and loss accounts, balance sheets, group accounts (if any) and such other reports and accounts as may be required by law. |
42 | Audit |
42.1 | The Directors may appoint an Auditor of the Company who shall hold office on such terms as the Directors determine. |
42.2 | Every Auditor of the Company shall have a right of access at all times to the books and accounts and vouchers of the Company and shall be entitled to require from the Directors and officers of the Company such information and explanation as may be necessary for the performance of the duties of the Auditor. |
42.3 | Auditors shall, if so required by the Directors, make a report on the accounts of the Company during their tenure of office at the next annual general meeting following their appointment in the case of a company which is registered with the Registrar of Companies as an ordinary company, and at the next extraordinary general meeting following their appointment in the case of a company which is registered with the Registrar of Companies as an exempted company, and at any other time during their term of office, upon request of the Directors or any general meeting of the Members. |
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43 | Notices |
43.1 | Notices shall be in writing and may be given by the Company to any Member either personally or by sending it by courier, post, cable, telex, fax or e-mail to him or to his address as shown in the Register of Members (or where the notice is given by e-mail by sending it to the e-mail address provided by such Member). Any notice, if posted from one country to another, is to be sent by airmail. |
43.2 | Where a notice is sent by courier, service of the notice shall be deemed to be effected by delivery of the notice to a courier company, and shall be deemed to have been received on the third day (not including Saturdays or Sundays or public holidays) following the day on which the notice was delivered to the courier. Where a notice is sent by post, service of the notice shall be deemed to be effected by properly addressing, pre paying and posting a letter containing the notice, and shall be deemed to have been received on the fifth day (not including Saturdays or Sundays or public holidays in the Cayman Islands) following the day on which the notice was posted. Where a notice is sent by cable, telex or fax, service of the notice shall be deemed to be effected by properly addressing and sending such notice and shall be deemed to have been received on the same day that it was transmitted. Where a notice is given by e-mail service shall be deemed to be effected by transmitting the e-mail to the e-mail address provided by the intended recipient and shall be deemed to have been received on the same day that it was sent, and it shall not be necessary for the receipt of the e-mail to be acknowledged by the recipient. |
43.3 | A notice may be given by the Company to the person or persons which the Company has been advised are entitled to a Share or Shares in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of a Member in the same manner as other notices which are required to be given under the Articles and shall be addressed to them by name, or by the title of representatives of the deceased, or trustee of the bankrupt, or by any like description at the address supplied for that purpose by the persons claiming to be so entitled, or at the option of the Company by giving the notice in any manner in which the same might have been given if the death or bankruptcy had not occurred. |
43.4 | Notice of every general meeting shall be given in any manner authorised by the Articles to every holder of Shares carrying an entitlement to receive such notice on the record date for such meeting except that in the case of joint holders the notice shall be sufficient if given to the joint holder first named in the Register of Members and every person upon whom the ownership of a Share devolves by reason of his being a legal personal representative or a trustee in bankruptcy of a Member where the Member but for his death or bankruptcy would be entitled to receive notice of the meeting, and no other person shall be entitled to receive notices of general meetings. |
44 | Winding Up |
44.1 | If the Company shall be wound up the liquidator shall apply the assets of the Company in satisfaction of creditors claims in such manner and order as such liquidator thinks fit. Subject to the rights attaching to any Shares, in a winding up: |
(a) | if the assets available for distribution amongst the Members shall be insufficient to repay the whole of the Companys issued share capital, such assets shall be distributed so that, as nearly as may be, the losses shall be borne by the Members in proportion to the par value of the Shares held by them; or |
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(b) | if the assets available for distribution amongst the Members shall be more than sufficient to repay the whole of the Companys issued share capital at the commencement of the winding up, the surplus shall be distributed amongst the Members in proportion to the par value of the Shares held by them at the commencement of the winding up subject to a deduction from those Shares in respect of which there are monies due, of all monies payable to the Company for unpaid calls or otherwise. |
44.2 | If the Company shall be wound up the liquidator may, subject to the rights attaching to any Shares and with the sanction of a Special Resolution of the Company and any other sanction required by the Statute, divide amongst the Members in kind the whole or any part of the assets of the Company (whether such assets shall consist of property of the same kind or not) and may for that purpose value any assets and determine how the division shall be carried out as between the Members or different classes of Members. The liquidator may, with the like sanction, vest the whole or any part of such assets in trustees upon such trusts for the benefit of the Members as the liquidator, with the like sanction, shall think fit, but so that no Member shall be compelled to accept any asset upon which there is a liability. |
45 | Indemnity and Insurance |
45.1 | Every Director and officer of the Company (which for the avoidance of doubt, shall not include auditors of the Company), together with every former Director and former officer of the Company (each an Indemnified Person) shall be indemnified out of the assets of the Company against any liability, action, proceeding, claim, demand, costs, damages or expenses, including legal expenses, whatsoever which they or any of them may incur as a result of any act or failure to act in carrying out their functions other than such liability (if any) that they may incur by reason of their own actual fraud or wilful default. No Indemnified Person shall be liable to the Company for any loss or damage incurred by the Company as a result (whether direct or indirect) of the carrying out of their functions unless that liability arises through the actual fraud or wilful default of such Indemnified Person. No person shall be found to have committed actual fraud or wilful default under this Article unless or until a court of competent jurisdiction shall have made a finding to that effect. |
45.2 | The Company shall advance to each Indemnified Person reasonable attorneys fees and other costs and expenses incurred in connection with the defence of any action, suit, proceeding or investigation involving such Indemnified Person for which indemnity will or could be sought. In connection with any advance of any expenses hereunder, the Indemnified Person shall execute an undertaking to repay the advanced amount to the Company if it shall be determined by final judgment or other final adjudication that such Indemnified Person was not entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Article. If it shall be determined by a final judgment or other final adjudication that such Indemnified Person was not entitled to indemnification with respect to such judgment, costs or expenses, then such party shall not be indemnified with respect to such judgment, costs or expenses and any advancement shall be returned to the Company (without interest) by the Indemnified Person. |
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45.3 | The Directors, on behalf of the Company, may purchase and maintain insurance for the benefit of any Director or other officer of the Company against any liability which, by virtue of any rule of law, would otherwise attach to such person in respect of any negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust of which such person may be guilty in relation to the Company. |
46 | Financial Year |
Unless the Directors otherwise prescribe, the financial year of the Company shall end on 31st December in each year and, following the year of incorporation, shall begin on 1st January in each year.
47 | Transfer by Way of Continuation |
If the Company is exempted as defined in the Statute, it shall, subject to the provisions of the Statute and with the approval of a Special Resolution, have the power to register by way of continuation as a body corporate under the laws of any jurisdiction outside the Cayman Islands and to be deregistered in the Cayman Islands.
48 | Mergers and Consolidations |
The Company shall, with the approval of a Special Resolution, have the power to merge or consolidate with one or more constituent companies (as defined in the Statute), upon such terms as the Directors may determine.
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Exhibit 3.3B
Registrar of Companies
Government Administration Building
133 Elgin Avenue
George Town
Grand Cayman
Emerald Driller Company (ROC #212100) (the Company)
TAKE NOTICE that by written resolution of the sole shareholder of the Company dated 6 January 2016, the following special resolution was passed:
THAT the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company currently in effect be amended and restated by the deletion in their entirety and the substitution in their place of the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association annexed hereto.
Robyn McLauchlan Corporate Administrator for and on behalf of Maples Corporate Services Limited
Dated this 12th day of January 2016 |
THE COMPANIES LAW (2013 REVISION)
OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS
COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES
AMENDED AND RESTATED
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
OF
Emerald Driller Company
(adopted by special resolution passed on 6 January 2016)
THE COMPANIES LAW (2013 REVISION)
OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS
COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES
AMENDED AND RESTATED
MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION
OF
Emerald Driller Company
(adopted by special resolution passed on 6 January 2016)
1 | The name of the Company is Emerald Driller Company. |
2 | The registered office of the Company shall be at the offices of Maples Corporate Services Limited, PO Box 309, Ugland House, Grand Cayman, KY1-1104, Cayman Islands, or at such other place as the Directors may from time to time decide. |
3 | The objects for which the Company is established are unrestricted and the Company shall have full power and authority to carry out any object not prohibited by the Companies Law (2007 Revision) or as the same may be revised from time to time, or any other law of the Cayman Islands. |
4 | The liability of each Member is limited to the amount from time to time unpaid on such Members shares. |
5 | The share capital of the Company is US$50,000.00 divided into 50,000 shares of a par value of US$1.00 each. |
6 | The Company has power to register by way of continuation as a body corporate limited by shares under the laws of any jurisdiction outside the Cayman Islands and to be deregistered in the Cayman Islands. |
7 | Capitalised terms that are not defined in this Memorandum of Association bear the same meaning as those given in the Articles of Association of the Company. |
THE COMPANIES LAW (2013 REVISION)
OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS
COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES
AMENDED AND RESTATED
ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
OF
Emerald Driller Company
(adopted by special resolution passed on 6 January 2016)
1 | Interpretation |
1.1 | In these Articles Table A in the First Schedule to the Statute does not apply and, unless there is something in the subject or context inconsistent therewith: |
Articles | means these articles of association of the Company. | |||
Auditor | means the person for the time being performing the duties of auditor of the Company (if any). | |||
Company | means the above named company. | |||
Directors | means the directors for the time being of the Company. | |||
Dividend | includes an interim dividend. | |||
Electronic Record | has the same meaning as in the Electronic Transactions Law. | |||
Electronic Transactions Law | means the Electronic Transactions Law (2003 Revision) of the Cayman Islands. | |||
Member | has the same meaning as in the Statute. | |||
Memorandum | means the memorandum of association of the Company. | |||
Ordinary Resolution | means a resolution passed by a simple majority of the Members as, being entitled to do so, vote in person or, where proxies are allowed, by proxy at a general meeting, and includes a unanimous written resolution. In computing the majority when a poll is demanded regard shall be had to the number of votes to which each Member is entitled by the Articles. |
Register of Members | means the register maintained in accordance with the Statute and includes (except where otherwise stated) any duplicate Register of Members. | |||
Registered Office | means the registered office for the time being of the Company. | |||
Seal | means the common seal of the Company and includes every duplicate seal. | |||
Share and Shares | means a share or shares in the Company and includes a fraction of a share. | |||
Special Resolution | has the same meaning as in the Statute, and includes a unanimous written resolution. | |||
Statute | means the Companies Law (2013 Revision) of the Cayman Islands. |
1.2 | In these Articles: |
(a) | words importing the singular number include the plural number and vice versa; |
(b) | words importing the masculine gender include the feminine gender; |
(c) | words importing persons include corporations; |
(d) | written and in writing include all modes of representing or reproducing words in visible form, including in the form of an Electronic Record; |
(e) | references to provisions of any law or regulation shall be construed as references to those provisions as amended, modified, re-enacted or replaced from time to time; |
(f) | any phrase introduced by the terms including, include, in particular or any similar expression shall be construed as illustrative and shall not limit the sense of the words preceding those terms; |
(g) | headings are inserted for reference only and shall be ignored in construing these Articles; and |
(h) | Section 8 of the Electronic Transactions Law shall not apply. |
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2 | Commencement of Business |
2.1 | The business of the Company may be commenced as soon after incorporation as the Directors shall see fit. |
2.2 | The Directors may pay, out of the capital or any other monies of the Company, all expenses incurred in or about the formation and establishment of the Company, including the expenses of registration. |
3 | Issue of Shares |
3.1 | Subject to the provisions, if any, in the Memorandum (and to any direction that may be given by the Company in general meeting) and without prejudice to any rights attached to any existing Shares, the Directors may allot, issue, grant options over or otherwise dispose of Shares (including fractions of a Share) with or without preferred, deferred or other rights or restrictions, whether in regard to Dividend, voting, return of capital or otherwise and to such persons, at such times and on such other terms as they think proper, save that no Shares shall be allotted, issued or disposed of without such Share having the right to attend and vote at general meetings of the Company. |
3.2 | The Company shall not issue Shares to bearer. |
4 | Register of Members |
The Company shall maintain or cause to be maintained the Register of Members. |
5 | Closing Register of Members or Fixing Record Date |
5.1 | For the purpose of determining Members entitled to notice of, or to vote at any meeting of Members or any adjournment thereof, or Members entitled to receive payment of any Dividend, or in order to make a determination of Members for any other purpose, the Directors may provide that the Register of Members shall be closed for transfers for a stated period which shall not in any case exceed forty days. If the Register of Members shall be closed for the purpose of determining Members entitled to notice of, or to vote at, a meeting of Members the Register of Members shall be closed for at least ten days immediately preceding the meeting. |
5.2 | In lieu of, or apart from, closing the Register of Members, the Directors may fix in advance or arrears a date as the record date for any such determination of Members entitled to notice of, or to vote at any meeting of the Members or any adjournment thereof, or for the purpose of determining the Members entitled to receive payment of any Dividend or in order to make a determination of Members for any other purpose. |
5.3 | If the Register of Members is not so closed and no record date is fixed for the determination of Members entitled to notice of, or to vote at, a meeting of Members or Members entitled to receive payment of a Dividend, the date on which notice of the meeting is sent or the date on which the resolution of the Directors declaring such Dividend is adopted, as the case may be, shall be the record date for such determination of Members. When a determination of Members entitled to vote at any meeting of Members has been made as provided in this Article, such determination shall apply to any adjournment thereof. |
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6 | Certificates for Shares |
6.1 | A Member shall only be entitled to a share certificate if the Directors resolve that share certificates shall be issued. Share certificates representing Shares, if any, shall be in such form as the Directors may determine. Share certificates shall be signed by one or more Directors or other person authorised by the Directors. The Directors may authorise certificates to be issued with the authorised signature(s) affixed by mechanical process. All certificates for Shares shall be consecutively numbered or otherwise identified and shall specify the Shares to which they relate. All certificates surrendered to the Company for transfer shall be cancelled and subject to these Articles no new certificate shall be issued until the former certificate representing a like number of relevant Shares shall have been surrendered and cancelled. |
6.2 | The Company shall not be bound to issue more than one certificate for Shares held jointly by more than one person and delivery of a certificate to one joint holder shall be a sufficient delivery to all of them. |
6.3 | If a share certificate is defaced, worn out, lost or destroyed, it may be renewed on such terms (if any) as to evidence and indemnity and on the payment of such expenses reasonably incurred by the Company in investigating evidence, as the Directors may prescribe, and (in the case of defacement or wearing out) upon delivery of the old certificate. |
7 | Transfer of Shares |
7.1 | Shares are transferable subject to the consent of the Directors who may, in their absolute discretion, decline to register any transfer of Shares without giving any reason. If the Directors refuse to register a transfer they shall notify the transferee within two months of such refusal. |
7.2 | The instrument of transfer of any Share shall be in writing and shall be executed by or on behalf of the transferor (and if the Directors so require, signed by the transferee). The transferor shall be deemed to remain the holder of a Share until the name of the transferee is entered in the Register of Members. |
7.3 | Notwithstanding anything contained in these Articles, the Directors shall not decline to register any transfer of shares where such transfer is executed pursuant to, or for the purpose of enforcing, any security which has been granted over such shares, and a certificate by the party to whom such security has been granted that the transfer was so executed shall be conclusive evidence of such fact. |
8 | Redemption and Repurchase of Shares |
8.1 | Subject to the provisions of the Statute the Company may issue Shares that are to be redeemed or are liable to be redeemed at the option of the Member or the Company. The redemption of such Shares shall be effected in such manner as the Company may, by Special Resolution, determine before the issue of the Shares. |
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8.2 | Subject to the provisions of the Statute, the Company may purchase its own Shares (including any redeemable Shares) provided that the Members shall have approved the manner of purchase by Ordinary Resolution. |
8.3 | The Company may make a payment in respect of the redemption or purchase of its own Shares in any manner permitted by the Statute, including out of capital. |
9 | Variation of Rights of Shares |
9.1 | If at any time the share capital of the Company 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-quarters of the issued Shares of that class, or with the sanction of a Special Resolution passed at a general meeting of the holders of the Shares of that class. |
9.2 | The provisions of these Articles relating to general meetings shall apply to every class meeting of the holders of one class of Shares except that the necessary quorum shall be one person holding or representing by proxy at least one third of the issued Shares of the class and that any holder of Shares of the class present in person or by proxy may demand a poll. |
9.3 | 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. |
10 | Commission on Sale of Shares |
The Company may, in so far as the Statute permits, pay a commission to any person in consideration of his subscribing or agreeing to subscribe whether absolutely or conditionally for any Shares of the Company. Such commissions may be satisfied by the payment of cash and/or the issue of fully or partly paid-up Shares. The Company may also on any issue of Shares pay such brokerage as may be lawful.
11 | Non Recognition of Trusts |
The Company shall not be bound by or compelled to recognise in any way (even when notified) any equitable, contingent, future or partial interest in any Share, or (except only as is otherwise provided by these Articles or the Statute) any other rights in respect of any Share other than an absolute right to the entirety thereof in the registered holder.
12 | Lien on Shares |
12.1 | The Company shall have a first and paramount lien on all Shares (whether fully paid-up or not) registered in the name of a Member (whether solely or jointly with others) for all debts, liabilities or engagements to or with the Company (whether presently payable or not) by such Member or his estate, either alone or jointly with any other person, whether a Member or not, but the Directors may at any time declare any Share to be wholly or in part exempt from the provisions of this Article. The registration of a transfer of any such Share shall operate as a waiver of the Companys lien thereon. The Companys lien on a Share shall also extend to any amount payable in respect of that Share. |
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12.2 | The Company may sell, in such manner as the Directors think fit, any Shares on which the Company has a lien, if a sum in respect of which the lien exists is presently payable, and is not paid within fourteen clear days after notice has been given to the holder of the Shares, or to the person entitled to it in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of the holder, demanding payment and stating that if the notice is not complied with the Shares may be sold. |
12.3 | To give effect to any such sale the Directors may authorise any person to execute an instrument of transfer of the Shares sold to, or in accordance with the directions of, the purchaser. The purchaser or his nominee shall be registered as the holder of the Shares comprised in any such transfer, and he shall not be bound to see to the application of the purchase money, nor shall his title to the Shares be affected by any irregularity or invalidity in the sale or the exercise of the Companys power of sale under these Articles. |
12.4 | The net proceeds of such sale after payment of costs, shall be applied in payment of such part of the amount in respect of which the lien exists as is presently payable and any residue shall (subject to a like lien for sums not presently payable as existed upon the Shares before the sale) be paid to the person entitled to the Shares at the date of the sale. |
12.5 | Notwithstanding any other provision of these Articles, in the case of any share which is the subject of any security agreement approved by the Directors by, or pursuant to which, a security interest, mortgage, charge or other encumbrance has been granted in respect of such share, (i) the Company shall not have any lien on any such share for any monies (whether presently payable or not) payable at a fixed time or called in respect of any such share, (ii) subject always to their Directors duties under Cayman Islands law, the Directors of the Company may not refuse to declare, and if requested to do so by any holder or the secured party under any such security agreement, may declare any such share to be exempt from any lien provisions provided for in Articles 12.1 to 12.4 and (iii) the provisions of Articles 12.1 to 12.4 inclusive shall not apply to any such share. |
13 | Call on Shares |
13.1 | Subject to the terms of the allotment the Directors may from time to time make calls upon the Members in respect of any monies unpaid on their Shares (whether in respect of par value or premium), and each Member shall (subject to receiving at least fourteen days notice specifying the time or times of payment) pay to the Company at the time or times so specified the amount called on the Shares. A call may be revoked or postponed as the Directors may determine. A call may be required to be paid by instalments. A person upon whom a call is made shall remain liable for calls made upon him notwithstanding the subsequent transfer of the Shares in respect of which the call was made. |
13.2 | A call shall be deemed to have been made at the time when the resolution of the Directors authorising such call was passed. |
13.3 | The joint holders of a Share shall be jointly and severally liable to pay all calls in respect thereof. |
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13.4 | If a call remains unpaid after it has become due and payable, the person from whom it is due shall pay interest on the amount unpaid from the day it became due and payable until it is paid at such rate as the Directors may determine, but the Directors may waive payment of the interest wholly or in part. |
13.5 | An amount payable in respect of a Share on allotment or at any fixed date, whether on account of the par value of the Share or premium or otherwise, shall be deemed to be a call and if it is not paid all the provisions of these Articles shall apply as if that amount had become due and payable by virtue of a call. |
13.6 | The Directors may issue Shares with different terms as to the amount and times of payment of calls, or the interest to be paid. |
13.7 | The Directors may, if they think fit, receive an amount from any Member willing to advance all or any part of the monies uncalled and unpaid upon any Shares held by him, and may (until the amount would otherwise become payable) pay interest at such rate as may be agreed upon between the Directors and the Member paying such amount in advance. |
13.8 | No such amount paid in advance of calls shall entitle the Member paying such amount to any portion of a Dividend declared in respect of any period prior to the date upon which such amount would, but for such payment, become payable. |
14 | Forfeiture of Shares |
14.1 | If a call remains unpaid after it has become due and payable the Directors may give to the person from whom it is due not less than fourteen clear days notice requiring payment of the amount unpaid together with any interest, which may have accrued. The notice shall specify where payment is to be made and shall state that if the notice is not complied with the Shares in respect of which the call was made will be liable to be forfeited. |
14.2 | If the notice is not complied with any Share in respect of which it was given may, before the payment required by the notice has been made, be forfeited by a resolution of the Directors. Such forfeiture shall include all Dividends or other monies declared payable in respect of the forfeited Share and not paid before the forfeiture. |
14.3 | A forfeited Share may be sold, re-allotted or otherwise disposed of on such terms and in such manner as the Directors think fit and at any time before a sale, re-allotment or disposition the forfeiture may be cancelled on such terms as the Directors think fit. Where for the purposes of its disposal a forfeited Share is to be transferred to any person the Directors may authorise some person to execute an instrument of transfer of the Share in favour of that person. |
14.4 | A person any of whose Shares have been forfeited shall cease to be a Member in respect of them and shall surrender to the Company for cancellation the certificate for the Shares forfeited and shall remain liable to pay to the Company all monies which at the date of forfeiture were payable by him to the Company in respect of those Shares together with interest, but his liability shall cease if and when the Company shall have received payment in full of all monies due and payable by him in respect of those Shares. |
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14.5 | A certificate in writing under the hand of one Director or officer of the Company that a Share has been forfeited on a specified date shall be conclusive evidence of the fact as against all persons claiming to be entitled to the Share. The certificate shall (subject to the execution of an instrument of transfer) constitute a good title to the Share and the person to whom the Share is disposed of shall not be bound to see to the application of the purchase money, if any, nor shall his title to the Share be affected by any irregularity or invalidity in the proceedings in reference to the forfeiture, sale or disposal of the Share. |
14.6 | The provisions of these Articles as to forfeiture shall apply in the case of non payment of any sum which, by the terms of issue of a Share, becomes payable at a fixed time, whether on account of the par value of the Share or by way of premium as if it had been payable by virtue of a call duly made and notified. |
15 | Transmission of Shares |
15.1 | If a Member dies the survivor or survivors where he was a joint holder or his legal personal representatives where he was a sole holder, shall be the only persons recognised by the Company as having any title to his interest. The estate of a deceased Member is not thereby released from any liability in respect of any Share, which had been jointly held by him. |
15.2 | Any person becoming entitled to a Share in consequence of the death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution of a Member (or in any other way than by transfer) may, upon such evidence being produced as may from time to time be required by the Directors, elect, by a notice in writing sent by him, either to become the holder of such Share or to have some person nominated by him become the holder of such Share but the Directors shall, in either case, have the same right to decline or suspend registration as they would have had in the case of a transfer of the Share by the relevant Member before his death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution, as the case may be. |
15.3 | A person becoming entitled to a Share by reason of the death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution of a Member (or in any other case than by transfer) shall be entitled to the same Dividends and other advantages to which he would be entitled if he were the registered holder of such Share. However, he shall not, before becoming a Member in respect of a Share, be entitled in respect of it to exercise any right conferred by membership in relation to meetings of the Company and the Directors may at any time give notice requiring any such person to elect either to be registered himself or to have some person nominated by him become the holder of the Share (but the Directors shall, in either case, have the same right to decline or suspend registration as they would have had in the case of a transfer of the Share by the relevant Member before his death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution or any other case than by transfer, as the case may be). If the notice is not complied with within ninety days the Directors may thereafter withhold payment of all Dividends, bonuses or other monies payable in respect of the Share until the requirements of the notice have been complied with. |
16 | Amendments of Memorandum and Articles of Association and Alteration of Capital |
16.1 | The Company may by Ordinary Resolution: |
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(a) | increase the share capital by such sum as the resolution shall prescribe and with such rights, priorities and privileges annexed thereto, as the Company in general meeting may determine; |
(b) | consolidate and divide all or any of its share capital into Shares of larger amount than its existing Shares; |
(c) | by subdivision of its existing Shares or any of them divide the whole or any part of its Share capital into Shares of smaller amount than is fixed by the Memorandum or into Shares without par value; and |
(d) | cancel any Shares that at the date of the passing of the resolution have not been taken or agreed to be taken by any person. |
16.2 | All new Shares created in accordance with the provisions of the preceding Article shall be subject to the same provisions of the Articles with reference to the payment of calls, liens, transfer, transmission, forfeiture and otherwise as the Shares in the original share capital. |
16.3 | Subject to the provisions of the Statute and the provisions of these Articles as regards the matters to be dealt with by Ordinary Resolution, the Company may by Special Resolution: |
(a) | change its name; |
(b) | alter or add to these Articles; |
(c) | alter or add to the Memorandum with respect to any objects, powers or other matters specified therein; and |
(d) | reduce its share capital and any capital redemption reserve fund. |
17 | Registered Office |
Subject to the provisions of the Statute, the Company may by resolution of the Directors change the location of its Registered Office.
18 | General Meetings |
18.1 | All general meetings other than annual general meetings shall be called extraordinary general meetings. |
18.2 | The Company shall, if required by the Statute, in each year hold a general meeting as its annual general meeting, and shall specify the meeting as such in the notices calling it. The annual general meeting shall be held at such time and place as the Directors shall appoint and if no other time and place is prescribed by them, it shall be held at the Registered Office on the second Wednesday in December of each year at ten oclock in the morning. At these meetings the report of the Directors (if any) shall be presented. |
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18.3 | The Company may hold an annual general meeting, but shall not (unless required by Statute) be obliged to hold an annual general meeting. |
18.4 | The Directors may call general meetings, and they shall on a Members requisition forthwith proceed to convene an extraordinary general meeting of the Company. |
18.5 | A Members requisition is a requisition of Members of the Company holding at the date of deposit of the requisition not less than ten per cent. in par value of the capital of the Company which as at that date carries the right of voting at general meetings of the Company. |
18.6 | The requisition must state the objects of the meeting and must be signed by the requisitionists and deposited at the Registered Office, and may consist of several documents in like form each signed by one or more requisitionists. |
18.7 | If the Directors do not within twenty-one days from the date of the deposit of the requisition duly proceed to convene a general meeting to be held within a further twenty-one days, the requisitionists, or any of them representing more than one-half of the total voting rights of all of them, may themselves convene a general meeting, but any meeting so convened shall not be held after the expiration of three months after the expiration of the said twenty-one days. |
18.8 | A general meeting convened as aforesaid by requisitionists shall be convened in the same manner as nearly as possible as that in which general meetings are to be convened by Directors. |
19 | Notice of General Meetings |
19.1 | At least five days notice shall be given of any general meeting. Every notice shall be exclusive of the day on which it is given or deemed to be given and of the day for which it is given and shall specify the place, the day and the hour of the meeting and the general nature of the business and shall be given in the manner hereinafter mentioned or in such other manner if any as may be prescribed by the Company, provided that a general meeting of the Company shall, whether or not the notice specified in this regulation has been given and whether or not the provisions of the Articles regarding general meetings have been complied with, be deemed to have been duly convened if it is so agreed: |
(a) | in the case of an annual general meeting, by all the Members (or their proxies) entitled to attend and vote thereat; and |
(b) | in the case of an extraordinary general meeting, by a majority in number of the Members (or their proxies) having a right to attend and vote at the meeting, being a majority together holding not less than ninety five per cent. in par value of the Shares giving that right. |
19.2 | The accidental omission to give notice of a general meeting to, or the non receipt of notice of a meeting by, any person entitled to receive notice shall not invalidate the proceedings of that meeting. |
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20 | Proceedings at General Meetings |
20.1 | No business shall be transacted at any general meeting unless a quorum is present. Two Members being individuals present in person or by proxy or if a corporation or other non-natural person by its duly authorised representative or proxy shall be a quorum unless the Company has only one Member entitled to vote at such general meeting in which case the quorum shall be that one Member present in person or by proxy or (in the case of a corporation or other non-natural person) by a duly authorised representative or proxy. |
20.2 | A person may participate at a general meeting by conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all the persons participating in the meeting can communicate with each other. Participation by a person in a general meeting in this manner is treated as presence in person at that meeting. |
20.3 | A resolution (including a Special Resolution) in writing (in one or more counterparts) signed by all Members for the time being entitled to receive notice of and to attend and vote at general meetings (or, being corporations, signed by their duly authorised representatives) shall be as valid and effective as if the resolution had been passed at a general meeting of the Company duly convened and held. |
20.4 | If a quorum is not present within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting or if during such a meeting a quorum ceases to be present, the meeting, if convened upon the requisition of Members, shall be dissolved and in any other case it shall stand adjourned to the same day in the next week at the same time and place or to such other day, time or such other place as the Directors may determine, and if at the adjourned meeting a quorum is not present within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting the Members present shall be a quorum. |
20.5 | The chairman, if any, of the board of Directors shall preside as chairman at every general meeting of the Company, or if there is no such chairman, or if he shall not be present within fifteen minutes after the time appointed for the holding of the meeting, or is unwilling to act, the Directors present shall elect one of their number to be chairman of the meeting. |
20.6 | If no Director is willing to act as chairman or if no Director is present within fifteen minutes after the time appointed for holding the meeting, the Members present shall choose one of their number to be chairman of the meeting. |
20.7 | The chairman may, with the consent of a meeting at which a quorum is present, (and shall if so directed by the meeting), adjourn the meeting from time to time and from place to place, but no business shall be transacted at any adjourned meeting other than the business left unfinished at the meeting from which the adjournment took place. When a general meeting is adjourned for thirty days or more, notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given as in the case of an original meeting. Otherwise it shall not be necessary to give any such notice. |
20.8 | A resolution put to the vote of the meeting shall be decided on a show of hands unless before, or on the declaration of the result of, the show of hands, the chairman demands a poll, or any other Member or Members collectively present in person or by proxy and holding at least ten per cent. in par value of the Shares giving a right to attend and vote at the meeting demand a poll. |
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20.9 | Unless a poll is duly demanded a declaration by the chairman that a resolution has been carried or carried unanimously, or by a particular majority, or lost or not carried by a particular majority, an entry to that effect in the minutes of the proceedings of the meeting shall be conclusive evidence of that fact without proof of the number or proportion of the votes recorded in favour of or against such resolution. |
20.10 | The demand for a poll may be withdrawn. |
20.11 | Except on a poll demanded on the election of a chairman or on a question of adjournment, a poll shall be taken as the chairman directs, and the result of the poll shall be deemed to be the resolution of the general meeting at which the poll was demanded. |
20.12 | A poll demanded on the election of a chairman or on a question of adjournment shall be taken forthwith. A poll demanded on any other question shall be taken at such time as the chairman of the general meeting directs, and any business other than that upon which a poll has been demanded or is contingent thereon may proceed pending the taking of the poll. |
20.13 | In the case of an equality of votes, whether on a show of hands or on a poll, the chairman shall be entitled to a second or casting vote. |
21 | Votes of Members |
21.1 | Subject to any rights or restrictions attached to any Shares, on a show of hands every Member who (being an individual) is present in person or by proxy or, if a corporation or other non-natural person is present by its duly authorised representative or proxy, shall have one vote and on a poll every Member shall have one vote for every Share of which he is the holder. |
21.2 | In the case of joint holders of record the vote of the senior holder who tenders a vote, whether in person or by proxy, shall be accepted to the exclusion of the votes of the other joint holders, and seniority shall be determined by the order in which the names of the holders stand in the Register of Members. |
21.3 | A Member of unsound mind, or in respect of whom an order has been made by any court, having jurisdiction in lunacy, may vote, whether on a show of hands or on a poll, by his committee, receiver, curator bonis, or other person on such Members behalf appointed by that court, and any such committee, receiver, curator bonis or other person may vote by proxy. |
21.4 | No person shall be entitled to vote at any general meeting or at any separate meeting of the holders of a class of Shares unless he is registered as a Member on the record date for such meeting nor unless all calls or other monies then payable by him in respect of Shares have been paid. |
21.5 | No objection shall be raised to the qualification of any voter except at the general meeting or adjourned general meeting at which the vote objected to is given or tendered and every vote not disallowed at the meeting shall be valid. Any objection made in due time shall be referred to the chairman whose decision shall be final and conclusive. |
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21.6 | On a poll or on a show of hands votes may be cast either personally or by proxy. A Member may appoint more than one proxy or the same proxy under one or more instruments to attend and vote at a meeting. Where a Member appoints more than one proxy the instrument of proxy shall state which proxy is entitled to vote on a show of hands. |
21.7 | A Member holding more than one Share need not cast the votes in respect of his Shares in the same way on any resolution and therefore may vote a Share or some or all such Shares either for or against a resolution and/or abstain from voting a Share or some or all of the Shares and, subject to the terms of the instrument appointing him, a proxy appointed under one or more instruments may vote a Share or some or all of the Shares in respect of which he is appointed either for or against a resolution and/or abstain from voting. |
22 | Proxies |
22.1 | The instrument appointing a proxy shall be in writing, be executed under the hand of the appointor or of his attorney duly authorised in writing, or, if the appointor is a corporation under the hand of an officer or attorney duly authorised for that purpose. A proxy need not be a Member of the Company. |
22.2 | The instrument appointing a proxy shall be deposited at the Registered Office or at such other place as is specified for that purpose in the notice convening the meeting, or in any instrument of proxy sent out by the Company: |
(a) | not less than 48 hours before the time for holding the meeting or adjourned meeting at which the person named in the instrument proposes to vote; or |
(b) | in the case of a poll taken more than 48 hours after it is demanded, be deposited as aforesaid after the poll has been demanded and not less than 24 hours before the time appointed for the taking of the poll; or |
(c) | where the poll is not taken forthwith but is taken not more than 48 hours after it was demanded be delivered at the meeting at which the poll was demanded to the chairman or to the secretary or to any director; |
provided that the Directors may in the notice convening the meeting, or in an instrument of proxy sent out by the Company, direct that the instrument appointing a proxy may be deposited (no later than the time for holding the meeting or adjourned meeting) at the Registered Office or at such other place as is specified for that purpose in the notice convening the meeting, or in any instrument of proxy sent out by the Company. The chairman may in any event at his discretion direct that an instrument of proxy shall be deemed to have been duly deposited. An instrument of proxy that is not deposited in the manner permitted shall be invalid.
22.3 | The instrument appointing a proxy may be in any usual or common form and may be expressed to be for a particular meeting or any adjournment thereof or generally until revoked. An instrument appointing a proxy shall be deemed to include the power to demand or join or concur in demanding a poll. |
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22.4 | Votes given in accordance with the terms of an instrument of proxy shall be valid notwithstanding the previous death or insanity of the principal or revocation of the proxy or of the authority under which the proxy was executed, or the transfer of the Share in respect of which the proxy is given unless notice in writing of such death, insanity, revocation or transfer was received by the Company at the Registered Office before the commencement of the general meeting, or adjourned meeting at which it is sought to use the proxy. |
23 | Corporate Members |
Any corporation or other non-natural person which is a Member may in accordance with its constitutional documents, or in the absence of such provision by resolution of its directors or other governing body, authorise such person as it thinks fit to act as its representative at any meeting of the Company or of any class of Members, and the person so authorised shall be entitled to exercise the same powers on behalf of the corporation which he represents as the corporation could exercise if it were an individual Member. |
24 | Shares that May Not be Voted |
Shares in the Company that are beneficially owned by the Company shall not be voted, directly or indirectly, at any meeting and shall not be counted in determining the total number of outstanding Shares at any given time. |
25 | Directors |
There shall be a board of Directors consisting of not less than one person (exclusive of alternate Directors) provided however that the Company may from time to time by Ordinary Resolution increase or reduce the limits in the number of Directors. |
26 | Powers of Directors |
26.1 | Subject to the provisions of the Statute, the Memorandum and the Articles and to any directions given by Special Resolution, the business of the Company shall be managed by the Directors who may exercise all the powers of the Company. No alteration of the Memorandum or Articles and no such direction shall invalidate any prior act of the Directors which would have been valid if that alteration had not been made or that direction had not been given. A duly convened meeting of Directors at which a quorum is present may exercise all powers exercisable by the Directors. |
26.2 | All cheques, promissory notes, drafts, bills of exchange and other negotiable instruments and all receipts for monies paid to the Company shall be signed, drawn, accepted, endorsed or otherwise executed as the case may be in such manner as the Directors shall determine by resolution. |
26.3 | The Directors on behalf of the Company may pay a gratuity or pension or allowance on retirement to any Director who has held any other salaried office or place of profit with the Company or to his widow or dependants and may make contributions to any fund and pay premiums for the purchase or provision of any such gratuity, pension or allowance. |
26.4 | The Directors may 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 to issue debentures, debenture stock, mortgages, bonds and other such securities whether outright or as security for any debt, liability or obligation of the Company or of any third party. |
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27 | Appointment and Removal of Directors |
27.1 | The Company may by Ordinary Resolution appoint any person to be a Director or may by Ordinary Resolution remove any Director. |
27.2 | The Directors may appoint any person to be a Director, either to fill a vacancy or as an additional Director provided that the appointment does not cause the number of Directors to exceed any number fixed by or in accordance with the Articles as the maximum number of Directors. |
28 | Vacation of Office of Director |
The office of a Director shall be vacated if: |
(a) | he gives notice in writing to the Company that he resigns the office of Director; or |
(b) | he absents himself (without being represented by proxy or an alternate Director appointed by him) from three consecutive meetings of the board of Directors without special leave of absence from the Directors, and they pass a resolution that he has by reason of such absence vacated office; or |
(c) | he dies, becomes bankrupt or makes any arrangement or composition with his creditors generally; or |
(d) | he is found to be or becomes of unsound mind; or |
(e) | all the other Directors of the Company (being not less than two in number) resolve that he should be removed as a Director. |
29 | Proceedings of Directors |
29.1 | The quorum for the transaction of the business of the Directors may be fixed by the Directors, and unless so fixed shall be two if there are two or more Directors, and shall be one if there is only one Director. A person who holds office as an alternate Director shall, if his appointor is not present, be counted in the quorum. A Director who also acts as an alternate Director shall, if his appointor is not present, count twice towards the quorum. |
29.2 | Subject to the provisions of the Articles, the Directors may regulate their proceedings as they think fit. Questions arising at any meeting shall be decided by a majority of votes. In the case of an equality of votes, the chairman shall have a second or casting vote. A Director who is also an alternate Director shall be entitled in the absence of his appointor to a separate vote on behalf of his appointor in addition to his own vote. |
29.3 | A person may participate in a meeting of the Directors or committee of Directors by conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all the persons participating in the meeting can communicate with each other at the same time. Participation by a person in a meeting in this manner is treated as presence in person at that meeting. Unless otherwise determined by the Directors the meeting shall be deemed to be held at the place where the chairman is at the start of the meeting. |
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29.4 | A resolution in writing (in one or more counterparts) signed by all the Directors or all the members of a committee of Directors (an alternate Director being entitled to sign such a resolution on behalf of his appointor) shall be as valid and effectual as if it had been passed at a meeting of the Directors, or committee of Directors as the case may be, duly convened and held. |
29.5 | A Director or alternate Director may, or other officer of the Company on the requisition of a Director or alternate Director shall, call a meeting of the Directors by at least two days notice in writing to every Director and alternate Director which notice shall set forth the general nature of the business to be considered unless notice is waived by all the Directors (or their alternates) either at, before or after the meeting is held. |
29.6 | The continuing Directors may act notwithstanding any vacancy in their body, but if and so long as their number is reduced below the number fixed by or pursuant to these Articles as the necessary quorum of Directors the continuing Directors or Director may act for the purpose of increasing the number of Directors to that number, or of summoning a general meeting of the Company, but for no other purpose. |
29.7 | The Directors may elect a chairman of their board and determine the period for which he is to hold office; but if no such chairman is elected, or if at any meeting the chairman is not present within five minutes after the time appointed for holding the same, the Directors present may choose one of their number to be chairman of the meeting. |
29.8 | All acts done by any meeting of the Directors or of a committee of Directors (including any person acting as an alternate Director) shall, notwithstanding that it be afterwards discovered that there was some defect in the appointment of any Director or alternate Director, or that they or any of them were disqualified, be as valid as if every such person had been duly appointed and qualified to be a Director or alternate Director as the case may be. |
29.9 | A Director but not an alternate Director may be represented at any meetings of the board of Directors by a proxy appointed in writing by him. The proxy shall count towards the quorum and the vote of the proxy shall for all purposes be deemed to be that of the appointing Director. |
30 | Presumption of Assent |
A Director of the Company who is present at a meeting of the board of Directors at which action on any Company matter is taken shall be presumed to have assented to the action taken unless his dissent shall be entered in the minutes of the meeting or unless he shall file his written dissent from such action with the person acting as the chairman or secretary of the meeting before the adjournment thereof or shall forward such dissent by registered post to such person immediately after the adjournment of the meeting. Such right to dissent shall not apply to a Director who voted in favour of such action. |
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31 | Directors Interests |
31.1 | A Director may hold any other office or place of profit under the Company (other than the office of Auditor) in conjunction with his office of Director for such period and on such terms as to remuneration and otherwise as the Directors may determine. |
31.2 | A Director may act by himself or his firm in a professional capacity for the Company and he or his firm shall be entitled to remuneration for professional services as if he were not a Director or alternate Director. |
31.3 | A Director or alternate Director of the Company may be or become a director or other officer of or otherwise interested in any company promoted by the Company or in which the Company may be interested as shareholder or otherwise, and no such Director or alternate Director shall be accountable to the Company for any remuneration or other benefits received by him as a director or officer of, or from his interest in, such other company. |
31.4 | No person shall be disqualified from the office of Director or alternate Director or prevented by such office from contracting with the Company, either as vendor, purchaser or otherwise, nor shall any such contract or any contract or transaction entered into by or on behalf of the Company in which any Director or alternate Director shall be in any way interested be or be liable to be avoided, nor shall any Director or alternate Director so contracting or being so interested be liable to account to the Company for any profit realised by any such contract or transaction by reason of such Director holding office or of the fiduciary relation thereby established. A Director (or his alternate Director in his absence) shall be at liberty to vote in respect of any contract or transaction in which he is interested provided that the nature of the interest of any Director or alternate Director in any such contract or transaction shall be disclosed by him at or prior to its consideration and any vote thereon. |
31.5 | A general notice that a Director or alternate Director is a shareholder, director, officer or employee of any specified firm or company and is to be regarded as interested in any transaction with such firm or company shall be sufficient disclosure for the purposes of voting on a resolution in respect of a contract or transaction in which he has an interest, and after such general notice it shall not be necessary to give special notice relating to any particular transaction. |
32 | Minutes |
The Directors shall cause minutes to be made in books kept for the purpose of all appointments of officers made by the Directors, all proceedings at meetings of the Company or the holders of any class of Shares and of the Directors, and of committees of Directors including the names of the Directors or alternate Directors present at each meeting. |
33 | Delegation of Directors Powers |
33.1 | The Directors may delegate any of their powers to any committee consisting of one or more Directors. They may also delegate to any managing director or any Director holding any other executive office such of their powers as they consider desirable to be exercised by him provided that an alternate Director may not act as managing director and the appointment of a managing director shall be revoked forthwith if he ceases to be a Director. Any such delegation may be |
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made subject to any conditions the Directors may impose, and either collaterally with or to the exclusion of their own powers and may be revoked or altered. Subject to any such conditions, the proceedings of a committee of Directors shall be governed by the Articles regulating the proceedings of Directors, so far as they are capable of applying. |
33.2 | The Directors may establish any committees, local boards or agencies or appoint any person to be a manager or agent for managing the affairs of the Company and may appoint any person to be a member of such committees or local boards. Any such appointment may be made subject to any conditions the Directors may impose, and either collaterally with or to the exclusion of their own powers and may be revoked or altered. Subject to any such conditions, the proceedings of any such committee, local board or agency shall be governed by the Articles regulating the proceedings of Directors, so far as they are capable of applying. |
33.3 | The Directors may by power of attorney or otherwise appoint any person to be the agent of the Company on such conditions as the Directors may determine, provided that the delegation is not to the exclusion of their own powers and may be revoked by the Directors at any time. |
33.4 | The Directors may by power of attorney or otherwise appoint any company, firm, person or body of persons, whether nominated directly or indirectly by the Directors, to be the attorney or authorised signatory of the Company for such purpose and with such powers, authorities and discretions (not exceeding those vested in or exercisable by the Directors under these Articles) and for such period and subject to such conditions as they may think fit, and any such powers of attorney or other appointment may contain such provisions for the protection and convenience of persons dealing with any such attorneys or authorised signatories as the Directors may think fit and may also authorise any such attorney or authorised signatory to delegate all or any of the powers, authorities and discretions vested in him. |
33.5 | The Directors may appoint such officers as they consider necessary on such terms, at such remuneration and to perform such duties, and subject to such provisions as to disqualification and removal as the Directors may think fit. Unless otherwise specified in the terms of his appointment an officer may be removed by resolution of the Directors or Members. |
34 | Alternate Directors |
34.1 | Any Director (other than an alternate Director) may by writing appoint any other Director, or any other person willing to act, to be an alternate Director and by writing may remove from office an alternate Director so appointed by him. |
34.2 | An alternate Director shall be entitled to receive notice of all meetings of Directors and of all meetings of committees of Directors of which his appointor is a member, to attend and vote at every such meeting at which the Director appointing him is not personally present, and generally to perform all the functions of his appointor as a Director in his absence. |
34.3 | An alternate Director shall cease to be an alternate Director if his appointor ceases to be a Director. |
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34.4 | Any appointment or removal of an alternate Director shall be by notice to the Company signed by the Director making or revoking the appointment or in any other manner approved by the Directors. |
34.5 | An alternate Director shall be deemed for all purposes to be a Director and shall alone be responsible for his own acts and defaults and shall not be deemed to be the agent of the Director appointing him. |
35 | No Minimum Shareholding |
The Company in general meeting may fix a minimum shareholding required to be held by a Director, but unless and until such a shareholding qualification is fixed a Director is not required to hold Shares. |
36 | Remuneration of Directors |
36.1 | The remuneration to be paid to the Directors, if any, shall be such remuneration as the Directors shall determine. The Directors shall also be entitled to be paid all travelling, hotel and other expenses properly incurred by them in connection with their attendance at meetings of Directors or committees of Directors, or general meetings of the Company, or separate meetings of the holders of any class of Shares or debentures of the Company, or otherwise in connection with the business of the Company, or to receive a fixed allowance in respect thereof as may be determined by the Directors, or a combination partly of one such method and partly the other. |
36.2 | The Directors may by resolution approve additional remuneration to any Director for any services other than his ordinary routine work as a Director. Any fees paid to a Director who is also counsel or solicitor to the Company, or otherwise serves it in a professional capacity shall be in addition to his remuneration as a Director. |
37 | Seal |
37.1 | The Company may, if the Directors so determine, have a Seal. The Seal shall only be used by the authority of the Directors or of a committee of the Directors authorised by the Directors. Every instrument to which the Seal has been affixed shall be signed by at least one person who shall be either a Director or some officer or other person appointed by the Directors for the purpose. |
37.2 | The Company may have for use in any place or places outside the Cayman Islands a duplicate Seal or Seals each of which shall be a facsimile of the common Seal of the Company and, if the Directors so determine, with the addition on its face of the name of every place where it is to be used. |
37.3 | A Director or officer, representative or attorney of the Company may without further authority of the Directors affix the Seal over his signature alone to any document of the Company required to be authenticated by him under seal or to be filed with the Registrar of Companies in the Cayman Islands or elsewhere wheresoever. |
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38 | Dividends, Distributions and Reserve |
38.1 | Subject to the Statute and this Article, the Directors may declare Dividends and distributions on Shares in issue and authorise payment of the Dividends or distributions out of the funds of the Company lawfully available therefor. No Dividend or distribution shall be paid except out of the realised or unrealised profits of the Company, or out of the share premium account or as otherwise permitted by the Statute. |
38.2 | Except as otherwise provided by the rights attached to Shares, all Dividends shall be declared and paid according to the par value of the Shares that a Member holds. If any Share is issued on terms providing that it shall rank for Dividend as from a particular date, that Share shall rank for Dividend accordingly. |
38.3 | The Directors may deduct from any Dividend or distribution payable to any Member all sums of money (if any) then payable by him to the Company on account of calls or otherwise. |
38.4 | The Directors may declare that any Dividend or distribution be paid wholly or partly by the distribution of specific assets and in particular of shares, debentures, or securities of any other company or in any one or more of such ways and where any difficulty arises in regard to such distribution, the Directors may settle the same as they think expedient and in particular may issue fractional Shares and fix the value for distribution of such specific assets or any part thereof and may determine that cash payments shall be made to any Members upon the basis of the value so fixed in order to adjust the rights of all Members and may vest any such specific assets in trustees as may seem expedient to the Directors. |
38.5 | Any Dividend, distribution, interest or other monies payable in cash in respect of Shares may be paid by wire transfer to the holder or by cheque or warrant sent through the post directed to the registered address of the holder or, in the case of joint holders, to the registered address of the holder who is first named on the Register of Members or to such person and to such address as such holder or joint holders may in writing direct. Every such cheque or warrant shall be made payable to the order of the person to whom it is sent. Any one of two or more joint holders may give effectual receipts for any Dividends, bonuses, or other monies payable in respect of the Share held by them as joint holders. |
38.6 | No Dividend or distribution shall bear interest against the Company. |
38.7 | Any Dividend which cannot be paid to a Member and/or which remains unclaimed after six months from the date of declaration of such Dividend may, in the discretion of the Directors, be paid into a separate account in the Companys name, provided that the Company shall not be constituted as a trustee in respect of that account and the Dividend shall remain as a debt due to the Member. Any Dividend which remains unclaimed after a period of six years from the date of declaration of such Dividend shall be forfeited and shall revert to the Company. |
39 | Capitalisation |
The Directors may capitalise any sum standing to the credit of any of the Companys reserve accounts (including share premium account and capital redemption reserve fund) or any sum standing to the credit of profit and loss account or otherwise available for distribution and to |
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appropriate such sum to Members in the proportions in which such sum would have been divisible amongst them had the same been a distribution of profits by way of Dividend and to apply such sum on their behalf in paying up in full unissued Shares for allotment and distribution credited as fully paid-up to and amongst them in the proportion aforesaid. In such event the Directors shall do all acts and things required to give effect to such capitalisation, with full power to the Directors to make such provisions as they think fit for the case of Shares becoming distributable in fractions (including provisions whereby the benefit of fractional entitlements accrue to the Company rather than to the Members concerned). The Directors may authorise any person to enter on behalf of all of the Members interested into an agreement with the Company providing for such capitalisation and matters incidental thereto and any agreement made under such authority shall be effective and binding on all concerned. |
40 | Books of Account |
40.1 | The Directors shall cause proper books of account to be kept with respect to all sums of money received and expended by the Company and the matters in respect of which the receipt or expenditure takes place, all sales and purchases of goods by the Company and the assets and liabilities of the Company. Proper books shall not be deemed to be kept if there are not kept such books of account as are necessary to give a true and fair view of the state of the Companys affairs and to explain its transactions. |
40.2 | The Directors shall from time to time determine whether and to what extent and at what times and places and under what conditions or regulations the accounts and books of the Company or any of them shall be open to the inspection of Members not being Directors and no Member (not being a Director) shall have any right of inspecting any account or book or document of the Company except as conferred by Statute or authorised by the Directors or by the Company in general meeting. |
40.3 | The Directors may from time to time cause to be prepared and to be laid before the Company in general meeting profit and loss accounts, balance sheets, group accounts (if any) and such other reports and accounts as may be required by law. |
41 | Audit |
41.1 | The Directors may appoint an Auditor of the Company who shall hold office until removed from office by a resolution of the Directors, and may fix his or their remuneration. |
41.2 | Every Auditor of the Company shall have a right of access at all times to the books and accounts and vouchers of the Company and shall be entitled to require from the Directors and officers of the Company such information and explanation as may be necessary for the performance of the duties of the Auditor. |
41.3 | Auditors shall, if so required by the Directors, make a report on the accounts of the Company during their tenure of office at the next annual general meeting following their appointment in the case of a company which is registered with the Registrar of Companies as an ordinary company, and at the next extraordinary general meeting following their appointment in the case of a company which is registered with the Registrar of Companies as an exempted company, and at any other time during their term of office, upon request of the Directors or any general meeting of the Members. |
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42 | Notices |
42.1 | Notices shall be in writing and may be given by the Company to any Member either personally or by sending it by courier, post, cable, telex, fax or e-mail to him or to his address as shown in the Register of Members (or where the notice is given by e-mail by sending it to the e-mail address provided by such Member). Any notice, if posted from one country to another, is to be sent airmail. |
42.2 | Where a notice is sent by courier, service of the notice shall be deemed to be effected by delivery of the notice to a courier company, and shall be deemed to have been received on the third day (not including Saturdays or Sundays or public holidays) following the day on which the notice was delivered to the courier. Where a notice is sent by post, service of the notice shall be deemed to be effected by properly addressing, pre paying and posting a letter containing the notice, and shall be deemed to have been received on the fifth day (not including Saturdays or Sundays or public holidays) following the day on which the notice was posted. Where a notice is sent by cable, telex or fax, service of the notice shall be deemed to be effected by properly addressing and sending such notice and shall be deemed to have been received on the same day that it was transmitted. Where a notice is given by e-mail service shall be deemed to be effected by transmitting the e-mail to the e-mail address provided by the intended recipient and shall be deemed to have been received on the same day that it was sent, and it shall not be necessary for the receipt of the e-mail to be acknowledged by the recipient. |
42.3 | A notice may be given by the Company to the person or persons which the Company has been advised are entitled to a Share or Shares in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of a Member in the same manner as other notices which are required to be given under these Articles and shall be addressed to them by name, or by the title of representatives of the deceased, or trustee of the bankrupt, or by any like description at the address supplied for that purpose by the persons claiming to be so entitled, or at the option of the Company by giving the notice in any manner in which the same might have been given if the death or bankruptcy had not occurred. |
42.4 | Notice of every general meeting shall be given in any manner hereinbefore authorised to every person shown as a Member in the Register of Members on the record date for such meeting except that in the case of joint holders the notice shall be sufficient if given to the joint holder first named in the Register of Members and every person upon whom the ownership of a Share devolves by reason of his being a legal personal representative or a trustee in bankruptcy of a Member of record where the Member of record but for his death or bankruptcy would be entitled to receive notice of the meeting, and no other person shall be entitled to receive notices of general meetings. |
43 | Winding Up |
43.1 | If the Company shall be wound up, and the assets available for distribution amongst the Members shall be insufficient to repay the whole of the share capital, such assets shall be distributed so that, as nearly as may be, the losses shall be borne by the Members in proportion |
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to the par value of the Shares held by them. If in a winding up the assets available for distribution amongst the Members shall be more than sufficient to repay the whole of the share capital at the commencement of the winding up, the surplus shall be distributed amongst the Members in proportion to the par value of the Shares held by them at the commencement of the winding up subject to a deduction from those Shares in respect of which there are monies due, of all monies payable to the Company for unpaid calls or otherwise. This Article is without prejudice to the rights of the holders of Shares issued upon special terms and conditions. |
43.2 | If the Company shall be wound up the liquidator may, with the sanction of a Special Resolution of the Company and any other sanction required by the Statute, divide amongst the Members 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 that purpose value any assets and determine how the division shall be carried out as between the Members or different classes of Members. The liquidator may, with the like sanction, vest the whole or any part of such assets in trustees upon such trusts for the benefit of the Members as the liquidator, with the like sanction, shall think fit, but so that no Member shall be compelled to accept any asset upon which there is a liability. |
44 | Indemnity |
Every Director or officer of the Company shall be indemnified out of the assets of the Company against any liability incurred by him as a result of any act or failure to act in carrying out his functions other than such liability (if any) that he may incur by his own actual fraud or wilful default. No such Director or officer shall be liable to the Company for any loss or damage in carrying out his functions unless that liability arises through the actual fraud or wilful default of such Director or officer. References in this Article to actual fraud or wilful default mean a finding to such effect by a competent court in relation to the conduct of the relevant party. |
45 | Financial Year |
Unless the Directors otherwise prescribe, the financial year of the Company shall end on 31st December in each year and, following the year of incorporation, shall begin on 1st January in each year. |
46 | Transfer by way of Continuation |
If the Company is exempted as defined in the Statute, it shall, subject to the provisions of the Statute and with the approval of a Special Resolution, have the power to register by way of continuation as a body corporate under the laws of any jurisdiction outside the Cayman Islands and to be deregistered in the Cayman Islands. |
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Exhibit 3.4B
Registrar of Companies
Government Administration Building
133 Elgin Avenue
George Town
Grand Cayman
P2020 Rig Co. (ROC #228657) (the Company)
TAKE NOTICE that by written resolution of the sole shareholder of the Company dated 6 January 2016, the following special resolution was passed:
THAT the Second Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company currently in effect be amended and restated by the deletion in their entirety and the substitution in their place of the Third Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association annexed hereto.
Margo Richardson |
Corporate Administrator |
for and on behalf of |
Maples Corporate Services Limited |
Dated this 12th day of January 2016
THE COMPANIES LAW (2013 REVISION)
OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS
COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES
THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
OF
P2020 RIG CO.
(adopted by special resolution passed on 6 January 2016)
THE COMPANIES LAW (2013 REVISION)
OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS
COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES
THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED
MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION
OF
P2020 RIG CO.
(adopted by special resolution passed on 6 January 2016)
1 | The name of the Company is P2020 Rig Co. |
2 | The registered office of the Company shall be at the offices of Maples Corporate Services Limited, PO Box 309, Ugland House, Grand Cayman, KY1-1104, Cayman Islands, or at such other place as the Directors may from time to time decide. |
3 | The objects for which the Company is established are unrestricted and the Company shall have full power and authority to carry out any object not prohibited by the Companies Law (2011 Revision) or as the same may be revised from time to time, or any other law of the Cayman Islands. |
4 | The liability of each Member is limited to the amount from time to time unpaid on such Members shares. |
5 | The share capital of the Company is US$50,000 divided into 50,000 shares of a par value of US$1.00 each. |
6 | The Company has power to register by way of continuation as a body corporate limited by shares under the laws of any jurisdiction outside the Cayman Islands and to be deregistered in the Cayman Islands. |
7 | Capitalised terms that are not defined in this Memorandum of Association bear the same meaning as those given in the Articles of Association of the Company. |
THE COMPANIES LAW (2013 REVISION)
OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS
COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES
THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED
ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
OF
P2020 RIG CO.
(adopted by special resolution passed on 6 January 2016)
1 | Interpretation |
1.1 | In these Articles Table A in the First Schedule to the Statute does not apply and, unless there is something in the subject or context inconsistent therewith: |
Articles | means these articles of association of the Company. | |||
Auditor | means the person for the time being performing the duties of auditor of the Company (if any). | |||
Company | means the above named company. | |||
Directors | means the directors for the time being of the Company. | |||
Dividend | includes an interim dividend. | |||
Electronic Record | has the same meaning as in the Electronic Transactions Law. | |||
Electronic Transactions Law | means the Electronic Transactions Law (2003 Revision) of the Cayman Islands. | |||
Member | has the same meaning as in the Statute. | |||
Memorandum | means the memorandum of association of the Company. | |||
Ordinary Resolution | means a resolution passed by a simple majority of the Members as, being entitled to do so, vote in person or, where proxies are allowed, by proxy at a general meeting, and includes a unanimous written resolution. In computing the majority when a poll is demanded regard shall be had to the number of votes to which each Member is entitled by the Articles. |
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Register of Members | means the register maintained in accordance with the Statute and includes (except where otherwise stated) any duplicate Register of Members. | |||
Registered Office | means the registered office for the time being of the Company. | |||
Seal | means the common seal of the Company and includes every duplicate seal. | |||
Share and Shares | means a share or shares in the Company and includes a fraction of a share. | |||
Special Resolution | has the same meaning as in the Statute, and includes a unanimous written resolution. | |||
Statute | means the Companies Law (2013 Revision) of the Cayman Islands. | |||
Subscriber | means the subscriber to the Memorandum. |
1.2 | In these Articles: |
(a) | words importing the singular number include the plural number and vice versa; |
(b) | words importing the masculine gender include the feminine gender; |
(c) | words importing persons include corporations; |
(d) | written and in writing include all modes of representing or reproducing words in visible form, including in the form of an Electronic Record; |
(e) | references to provisions of any law or regulation shall be construed as references to those provisions as amended, modified, re-enacted or replaced from time to time; |
(f) | any phrase introduced by the terms including, include, in particular or any similar expression shall be construed as illustrative and shall not limit the sense of the words preceding those terms; |
(g) | headings are inserted for reference only and shall be ignored in construing these Articles; and |
(h) | Section 8 of the Electronic Transactions Law shall not apply. |
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2 | Commencement of Business |
2.1 | The business of the Company may be commenced as soon after incorporation as the Directors shall see fit. |
2.2 | The Directors may pay, out of the capital or any other monies of the Company, all expenses incurred in or about the formation and establishment of the Company, including the expenses of registration. |
3 | Issue of Shares |
3.1 | Subject to the provisions, if any, in the Memorandum (and to any direction that may be given by the Company in general meeting) and without prejudice to any rights attached to any existing Shares, the Directors may allot, issue, grant options over or otherwise dispose of Shares (including fractions of a Share) with or without preferred, deferred or other rights or restrictions, whether in regard to Dividend, voting, return of capital or otherwise and to such persons, at such times and on such other terms as they think proper, save that no Shares shall be allotted, issued or disposed of without such Share having the right to attend and vote at general meetings of the Company |
3.2 | The Company shall not issue Shares to bearer. |
4 | Register of Members |
The Company shall maintain or cause to be maintained the Register of Members.
5 | Closing Register of Members or Fixing Record Date |
5.1 | For the purpose of determining Members entitled to notice of, or to vote at any meeting of Members or any adjournment thereof, or Members entitled to receive payment of any Dividend, or in order to make a determination of Members for any other purpose, the Directors may provide that the Register of Members shall be closed for transfers for a stated period which shall not in any case exceed forty days. If the Register of Members shall be closed for the purpose of determining Members entitled to notice of, or to vote at, a meeting of Members the Register of Members shall be closed for at least ten days immediately preceding the meeting. |
5.2 | In lieu of, or apart from, closing the Register of Members, the Directors may fix in advance or arrears a date as the record date for any such determination of Members entitled to notice of, or to vote at any meeting of the Members or any adjournment thereof, or for the purpose of determining the Members entitled to receive payment of any Dividend or in order to make a determination of Members for any other purpose. |
5.3 | If the Register of Members is not so closed and no record date is fixed for the determination of Members entitled to notice of, or to vote at, a meeting of Members or Members entitled to receive payment of a Dividend, the date on which notice of the meeting is sent or the date on which the resolution of the Directors declaring such Dividend is adopted, as the case may be, shall be the record date for such determination of Members. When a determination of Members entitled to vote at any meeting of Members has been made as provided in this Article, such determination shall apply to any adjournment thereof. |
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6 | Certificates for Shares |
6.1 | A Member shall only be entitled to a share certificate if the Directors resolve that share certificates shall be issued. Share certificates representing Shares, if any, shall be in such form as the Directors may determine. Share certificates shall be signed by one or more Directors or other person authorised by the Directors. The Directors may authorise certificates to be issued with the authorised signature(s) affixed by mechanical process. All certificates for Shares shall be consecutively numbered or otherwise identified and shall specify the Shares to which they relate. All certificates surrendered to the Company for transfer shall be cancelled and subject to these Articles no new certificate shall be issued until the former certificate representing a like number of relevant Shares shall have been surrendered and cancelled. |
6.2 | The Company shall not be bound to issue more than one certificate for Shares held jointly by more than one person and delivery of a certificate to one joint holder shall be a sufficient delivery to all of them. |
6.3 | If a share certificate is defaced, worn out, lost or destroyed, it may be renewed on such terms (if any) as to evidence and indemnity and on the payment of such expenses reasonably incurred by the Company in investigating evidence, as the Directors may prescribe, and (in the case of defacement or wearing out) upon delivery of the old certificate. |
7 | Transfer of Shares |
7.1 | Subject to Article 3.1, Shares are transferable subject to the consent of the Directors who may, in their absolute discretion, decline to register any transfer of Shares without giving any reason. If the Directors refuse to register a transfer they shall notify the transferee within two months of such refusal. |
7.2 | The instrument of transfer of any Share shall be in writing and shall be executed by or on behalf of the transferor (and if the Directors so require, signed by the transferee). The transferor shall be deemed to remain the holder of a Share until the name of the transferee is entered in the Register of Members. |
7.3 | Notwithstanding anything contained in these Articles, the Directors shall not decline to register any transfer of Shares where such transfer is executed pursuant to, or for the purpose of enforcing, any security which has been granted over such Shares, and a certificate by the party to whom such security has been granted that the transfer was so executed shall be conclusive evidence of such fact. |
8 | Redemption and Repurchase of Shares |
8.1 | Subject to the provisions of the Statute the Company may issue Shares that are to be redeemed or are liable to be redeemed at the option of the Member or the Company. The redemption of such Shares shall be effected in such manner as the Company may, by Special Resolution, determine before the issue of the Shares. |
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8.2 | Subject to the provisions of the Statute, the Company may purchase its own Shares (including any redeemable Shares) provided that the Members shall have approved the manner of purchase by Ordinary Resolution. |
8.3 | The Company may make a payment in respect of the redemption or purchase of its own Shares in any manner permitted by the Statute, including out of capital. |
9 | Variation of Rights of Shares |
9.1 | If at any time the share capital of the Company 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-quarters of the issued Shares of that class, or with the sanction of a Special Resolution passed at a general meeting of the holders of the Shares of that class. |
9.2 | The provisions of these Articles relating to general meetings shall apply to every class meeting of the holders of one class of Shares except that the necessary quorum shall be one person holding or representing by proxy at least one third of the issued Shares of the class and that any holder of Shares of the class present in person or by proxy may demand a poll. |
9.3 | 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. |
10 | Commission on Sale of Shares |
The Company may, in so far as the Statute permits, pay a commission to any person in consideration of his subscribing or agreeing to subscribe whether absolutely or conditionally for any Shares of the Company. Such commissions may be satisfied by the payment of cash and/or the issue of fully or partly paid-up Shares. The Company may also on any issue of Shares pay such brokerage as may be lawful. |
11 | Non Recognition of Trusts |
The Company shall not be bound by or compelled to recognise in any way (even when notified) any equitable, contingent, future or partial interest in any Share, or (except only as is otherwise provided by these Articles or the Statute) any other rights in respect of any Share other than an absolute right to the entirety thereof in the registered holder. |
12 | Lien on Shares |
12.1 | The Company shall have a first and paramount lien on all Shares (whether fully paid-up or not) registered in the name of a Member (whether solely or jointly with others) for all debts, liabilities or engagements to or with the Company (whether presently payable or not) by such Member or |
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his estate, either alone or jointly with any other person, whether a Member or not, but the Directors may at any time declare any Share to be wholly or in part exempt from the provisions of this Article. The registration of a transfer of any such Share shall operate as a waiver of the Companys lien thereon. The Companys lien on a Share shall also extend to any amount payable in respect of that Share. |
12.2 | The Company may sell, in such manner as the Directors think fit, any Shares on which the Company has a lien, if a sum in respect of which the lien exists is presently payable, and is not paid within fourteen clear days after notice has been given to the holder of the Shares, or to the person entitled to it in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of the holder, demanding payment and stating that if the notice is not complied with the Shares may be sold. |
12.3 | To give effect to any such sale the Directors may authorise any person to execute an instrument of transfer of the Shares sold to, or in accordance with the directions of, the purchaser. The purchaser or his nominee shall be registered as the holder of the Shares comprised in any such transfer, and he shall not be bound to see to the application of the purchase money, nor shall his title to the Shares be affected by any irregularity or invalidity in the sale or the exercise of the Companys power of sale under these Articles. |
12.4 | The net proceeds of such sale after payment of costs, shall be applied in payment of such part of the amount in respect of which the lien exists as is presently payable and any residue shall (subject to a like lien for sums not presently payable as existed upon the Shares before the sale) be paid to the person entitled to the Shares at the date of the sale. |
12.5 | Notwithstanding any other provision of these Articles, in the case of any Share which is the subject of any security agreement approved by the Directors by, or pursuant to which, a security interest, mortgage, charge or other encumbrance has been granted in respect of such Share, (i) the Company shall not have any lien on any such Share for any monies (whether presently payable or not) payable at a fixed time or called in respect of any such Share, (ii) subject always to their Directors duties under Cayman Islands law, the Directors of the Company may not refuse to declare, and if requested to do so by any holder or the secured party under any such security agreement, may declare any such Share to be exempt from any lien provisions provided for in Articles 12.1 to 12.4 and (iii) the provisions of Articles 12.1 to 12.4 inclusive shall not apply to any such Share. |
13 | Call on Shares |
13.1 | Subject to the terms of the allotment the Directors may from time to time make calls upon the Members in respect of any monies unpaid on their Shares (whether in respect of par value or premium), and each Member shall (subject to receiving at least fourteen days notice specifying the time or times of payment) pay to the Company at the time or times so specified the amount called on the Shares. A call may be revoked or postponed as the Directors may determine. A call may be required to be paid by instalments. A person upon whom a call is made shall remain liable for calls made upon him notwithstanding the subsequent transfer of the Shares in respect of which the call was made. |
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13.2 | A call shall be deemed to have been made at the time when the resolution of the Directors authorising such call was passed. |
13.3 | The joint holders of a Share shall be jointly and severally liable to pay all calls in respect thereof. |
13.4 | If a call remains unpaid after it has become due and payable, the person from whom it is due shall pay interest on the amount unpaid from the day it became due and payable until it is paid at such rate as the Directors may determine, but the Directors may waive payment of the interest wholly or in part. |
13.5 | An amount payable in respect of a Share on allotment or at any fixed date, whether on account of the par value of the Share or premium or otherwise, shall be deemed to be a call and if it is not paid all the provisions of these Articles shall apply as if that amount had become due and payable by virtue of a call. |
13.6 | The Directors may issue Shares with different terms as to the amount and times of payment of calls, or the interest to be paid. |
13.7 | The Directors may, if they think fit, receive an amount from any Member willing to advance all or any part of the monies uncalled and unpaid upon any Shares held by him, and may (until the amount would otherwise become payable) pay interest at such rate as may be agreed upon between the Directors and the Member paying such amount in advance. |
13.8 | No such amount paid in advance of calls shall entitle the Member paying such amount to any portion of a Dividend declared in respect of any period prior to the date upon which such amount would, but for such payment, become payable. |
14 | Forfeiture of Shares |
14.1 | If a call remains unpaid after it has become due and payable the Directors may give to the person from whom it is due not less than fourteen clear days notice requiring payment of the amount unpaid together with any interest, which may have accrued. The notice shall specify where payment is to be made and shall state that if the notice is not complied with the Shares in respect of which the call was made will be liable to be forfeited. |
14.2 | If the notice is not complied with any Share in respect of which it was given may, before the payment required by the notice has been made, be forfeited by a resolution of the Directors. Such forfeiture shall include all Dividends or other monies declared payable in respect of the forfeited Share and not paid before the forfeiture. |
14.3 | A forfeited Share may be sold, re-allotted or otherwise disposed of on such terms and in such manner as the Directors think fit and at any time before a sale, re-allotment or disposition the forfeiture may be cancelled on such terms as the Directors think fit. Where for the purposes of its disposal a forfeited Share is to be transferred to any person the Directors may authorise some person to execute an instrument of transfer of the Share in favour of that person. |
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14.4 | A person any of whose Shares have been forfeited shall cease to be a Member in respect of them and shall surrender to the Company for cancellation the certificate for the Shares forfeited and shall remain liable to pay to the Company all monies which at the date of forfeiture were payable by him to the Company in respect of those Shares together with interest, but his liability shall cease if and when the Company shall have received payment in full of all monies due and payable by him in respect of those Shares. |
14.5 | A certificate in writing under the hand of one Director or officer of the Company that a Share has been forfeited on a specified date shall be conclusive evidence of the fact as against all persons claiming to be entitled to the Share. The certificate shall (subject to the execution of an instrument of transfer) constitute a good title to the Share and the person to whom the Share is disposed of shall not be bound to see to the application of the purchase money, if any, nor shall his title to the Share be affected by any irregularity or invalidity in the proceedings in reference to the forfeiture, sale or disposal of the Share. |
14.6 | The provisions of these Articles as to forfeiture shall apply in the case of non payment of any sum which, by the terms of issue of a Share, becomes payable at a fixed time, whether on account of the par value of the Share or by way of premium as if it had been payable by virtue of a call duly made and notified. |
15 | Transmission of Shares |
15.1 | If a Member dies the survivor or survivors where he was a joint holder or his legal personal representatives where he was a sole holder, shall be the only persons recognised by the Company as having any title to his interest. The estate of a deceased Member is not thereby released from any liability in respect of any Share, which had been jointly held by him. |
15.2 | Any person becoming entitled to a Share in consequence of the death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution of a Member (or in any other way than by transfer) may, upon such evidence being produced as may from time to time be required by the Directors, elect, by a notice in writing sent by him, either to become the holder of such Share or to have some person nominated by him become the holder of such Share but the Directors shall, in either case, have the same right to decline or suspend registration as they would have had in the case of a transfer of the Share by the relevant Member before his death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution, as the case may be. |
15.3 | A person becoming entitled to a Share by reason of the death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution of a Member (or in any other case than by transfer) shall be entitled to the same Dividends and other advantages to which he would be entitled if he were the registered holder of such Share. However, he shall not, before becoming a Member in respect of a Share, be entitled in respect of it to exercise any right conferred by membership in relation to meetings of the Company and the Directors may at any time give notice requiring any such person to elect either to be registered himself or to have some person nominated by him become the holder of the Share (but the Directors shall, in either case, have the same right to decline or suspend registration as they would have had in the case of a transfer of the Share by the relevant Member before his death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution or any other case than by transfer, as the case may be). If the notice is not complied with within ninety days the Directors may thereafter withhold payment of all Dividends, bonuses or other monies payable in respect of the Share until the requirements of the notice have been complied with. |
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16 | Amendments of Memorandum and Articles of Association and Alteration of Capital |
16.1 | The Company may by Ordinary Resolution: |
(a) | increase the share capital by such sum as the resolution shall prescribe and with such rights, priorities and privileges annexed thereto, as the Company in general meeting may determine; |
(b) | consolidate and divide all or any of its share capital into Shares of larger amount than its existing Shares; |
(c) | by subdivision of its existing Shares or any of them divide the whole or any part of its Share capital into Shares of smaller amount than is fixed by the Memorandum or into Shares without par value; and |
(d) | cancel any Shares that at the date of the passing of the resolution have not been taken or agreed to be taken by any person. |
16.2 | All new Shares created in accordance with the provisions of the preceding Article shall be subject to the same provisions of the Articles with reference to the payment of calls, liens, transfer, transmission, forfeiture and otherwise as the Shares in the original share capital. |
16.3 | Subject to the provisions of the Statute and the provisions of these Articles as regards the matters to be dealt with by Ordinary Resolution, the Company may by Special Resolution: |
(a) | change its name; |
(b) | alter or add to these Articles; |
(c) | alter or add to the Memorandum with respect to any objects, powers or other matters specified therein; and |
(d) | reduce its share capital and any capital redemption reserve fund. |
17 | Registered Office |
Subject to the provisions of the Statute, the Company may by resolution of the Directors change the location of its Registered Office. |
18 | General Meetings |
18.1 | All general meetings other than annual general meetings shall be called extraordinary general meetings. |
18.2 | The Company shall, if required by the Statute, in each year hold a general meeting as its annual general meeting, and shall specify the meeting as such in the notices calling it. The annual general meeting shall be held at such time and place as the Directors shall appoint and if no other time and place is prescribed by them, it shall be held at the Registered Office on the second Wednesday in December of each year at ten oclock in the morning. At these meetings the report of the Directors (if any) shall be presented. |
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18.3 | The Company may hold an annual general meeting, but shall not (unless required by Statute) be obliged to hold an annual general meeting. |
18.4 | The Directors may call general meetings, and they shall on a Members requisition forthwith proceed to convene an extraordinary general meeting of the Company. |
18.5 | A Members requisition is a requisition of Members of the Company holding at the date of deposit of the requisition not less than ten per cent. in par value of the capital of the Company which as at that date carries the right of voting at general meetings of the Company. |
18.6 | The requisition must state the objects of the meeting and must be signed by the requisitionists and deposited at the Registered Office, and may consist of several documents in like form each signed by one or more requisitionists. |
18.7 | If the Directors do not within twenty-one days from the date of the deposit of the requisition duly proceed to convene a general meeting to be held within a further twenty-one days, the requisitionists, or any of them representing more than one-half of the total voting rights of all of them, may themselves convene a general meeting, but any meeting so convened shall not be held after the expiration of three months after the expiration of the said twenty-one days. |
18.8 | A general meeting convened as aforesaid by requisitionists shall be convened in the same manner as nearly as possible as that in which general meetings are to be convened by Directors. |
19 | Notice of General Meetings |
19.1 | At least five days notice shall be given of any general meeting. Every notice shall be exclusive of the day on which it is given or deemed to be given and of the day for which it is given and shall specify the place, the day and the hour of the meeting and the general nature of the business and shall be given in the manner hereinafter mentioned or in such other manner if any as may be prescribed by the Company, provided that a general meeting of the Company shall, whether or not the notice specified in this regulation has been given and whether or not the provisions of the Articles regarding general meetings have been complied with, be deemed to have been duly convened if it is so agreed: |
(a) | in the case of an annual general meeting, by all the Members (or their proxies) entitled to attend and vote thereat; and |
(b) | in the case of an extraordinary general meeting, by a majority in number of the Members (or their proxies) having a right to attend and vote at the meeting, being a majority together holding not less than ninety five per cent. in par value of the Shares giving that right. |
19.2 | The accidental omission to give notice of a general meeting to, or the non receipt of notice of a meeting by, any person entitled to receive notice shall not invalidate the proceedings of that meeting. |
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20 | Proceedings at General Meetings |
20.1 | No business shall be transacted at any general meeting unless a quorum is present. Two Members being individuals present in person or by proxy or if a corporation or other non-natural person by its duly authorised representative or proxy shall be a quorum unless the Company has only one Member entitled to vote at such general meeting in which case the quorum shall be that one Member present in person or by proxy or (in the case of a corporation or other non-natural person) by a duly authorised representative or proxy. |
20.2 | A person may participate at a general meeting by conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all the persons participating in the meeting can communicate with each other. Participation by a person in a general meeting in this manner is treated as presence in person at that meeting. |
20.3 | A resolution (including a Special Resolution) in writing (in one or more counterparts) signed by all Members for the time being entitled to receive notice of and to attend and vote at general meetings (or, being corporations, signed by their duly authorised representatives) shall be as valid and effective as if the resolution had been passed at a general meeting of the Company duly convened and held. |
20.4 | If a quorum is not present within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting or if during such a meeting a quorum ceases to be present, the meeting, if convened upon the requisition of Members, shall be dissolved and in any other case it shall stand adjourned to the same day in the next week at the same time and place or to such other day, time or such other place as the Directors may determine, and if at the adjourned meeting a quorum is not present within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting the Members present shall be a quorum. |
20.5 | The chairman, if any, of the board of Directors shall preside as chairman at every general meeting of the Company, or if there is no such chairman, or if he shall not be present within fifteen minutes after the time appointed for the holding of the meeting, or is unwilling to act, the Directors present shall elect one of their number to be chairman of the meeting. |
20.6 | If no Director is willing to act as chairman or if no Director is present within fifteen minutes after the time appointed for holding the meeting, the Members present shall choose one of their number to be chairman of the meeting. |
20.7 | The chairman may, with the consent of a meeting at which a quorum is present, (and shall if so directed by the meeting), adjourn the meeting from time to time and from place to place, but no business shall be transacted at any adjourned meeting other than the business left unfinished at the meeting from which the adjournment took place. When a general meeting is adjourned for thirty days or more, notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given as in the case of an original meeting. Otherwise it shall not be necessary to give any such notice. |
20.8 | A resolution put to the vote of the meeting shall be decided on a show of hands unless before, or on the declaration of the result of, the show of hands, the chairman demands a poll, or any other Member or Members collectively present in person or by proxy and holding at least ten per cent. in par value of the Shares giving a right to attend and vote at the meeting demand a poll. |
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20.9 | Unless a poll is duly demanded a declaration by the chairman that a resolution has been carried or carried unanimously, or by a particular majority, or lost or not carried by a particular majority, an entry to that effect in the minutes of the proceedings of the meeting shall be conclusive evidence of that fact without proof of the number or proportion of the votes recorded in favour of or against such resolution. |
20.10 | The demand for a poll may be withdrawn. |
20.11 | Except on a poll demanded on the election of a chairman or on a question of adjournment, a poll shall be taken as the chairman directs, and the result of the poll shall be deemed to be the resolution of the general meeting at which the poll was demanded. |
20.12 | A poll demanded on the election of a chairman or on a question of adjournment shall be taken forthwith. A poll demanded on any other question shall be taken at such time as the chairman of the general meeting directs, and any business other than that upon which a poll has been demanded or is contingent thereon may proceed pending the taking of the poll. |
20.13 | In the case of an equality of votes, whether on a show of hands or on a poll, the chairman shall be entitled to a second or casting vote. |
21 | Votes of Members |
21.1 | Subject to any rights or restrictions attached to any Shares, on a show of hands every Member who (being an individual) is present in person or by proxy or, if a corporation or other non-natural person is present by its duly authorised representative or proxy, shall have one vote and on a poll every Member shall have one vote for every Share of which he is the holder. |
21.2 | In the case of joint holders of record the vote of the senior holder who tenders a vote, whether in person or by proxy, shall be accepted to the exclusion of the votes of the other joint holders, and seniority shall be determined by the order in which the names of the holders stand in the Register of Members. |
21.3 | A Member of unsound mind, or in respect of whom an order has been made by any court, having jurisdiction in lunacy, may vote, whether on a show of hands or on a poll, by his committee, receiver, curator bonis, or other person on such Members behalf appointed by that court, and any such committee, receiver, curator bonis or other person may vote by proxy. |
21.4 | No person shall be entitled to vote at any general meeting or at any separate meeting of the holders of a class of Shares unless he is registered as a Member on the record date for such meeting nor unless all calls or other monies then payable by him in respect of Shares have been paid. |
21.5 | No objection shall be raised to the qualification of any voter except at the general meeting or adjourned general meeting at which the vote objected to is given or tendered and every vote not disallowed at the meeting shall be valid. Any objection made in due time shall be referred to the chairman whose decision shall be final and conclusive. |
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21.6 | On a poll or on a show of hands votes may be cast either personally or by proxy. A Member may appoint more than one proxy or the same proxy under one or more instruments to attend and vote at a meeting. Where a Member appoints more than one proxy the instrument of proxy shall state which proxy is entitled to vote on a show of hands. |
21.7 | A Member holding more than one Share need not cast the votes in respect of his Shares in the same way on any resolution and therefore may vote a Share or some or all such Shares either for or against a resolution and/or abstain from voting a Share or some or all of the Shares and, subject to the terms of the instrument appointing him, a proxy appointed under one or more instruments may vote a Share or some or all of the Shares in respect of which he is appointed either for or against a resolution and/or abstain from voting. |
22 | Proxies |
22.1 | The instrument appointing a proxy shall be in writing, be executed under the hand of the appointor or of his attorney duly authorised in writing, or, if the appointor is a corporation under the hand of an officer or attorney duly authorised for that purpose. A proxy need not be a Member of the Company. |
22.2 | The instrument appointing a proxy shall be deposited at the Registered Office or at such other place as is specified for that purpose in the notice convening the meeting, or in any instrument of proxy sent out by the Company: |
(a) | not less than 48 hours before the time for holding the meeting or adjourned meeting at which the person named in the instrument proposes to vote; or |
(b) | in the case of a poll taken more than 48 hours after it is demanded, be deposited as aforesaid after the poll has been demanded and not less than 24 hours before the time appointed for the taking of the poll; or |
(c) | where the poll is not taken forthwith but is taken not more than 48 hours after it was demanded be delivered at the meeting at which the poll was demanded to the chairman or to the secretary or to any director; |
provided that the Directors may in the notice convening the meeting, or in an instrument of proxy sent out by the Company, direct that the instrument appointing a proxy may be deposited (no later than the time for holding the meeting or adjourned meeting) at the Registered Office or at such other place as is specified for that purpose in the notice convening the meeting, or in any instrument of proxy sent out by the Company. The chairman may in any event at his discretion direct that an instrument of proxy shall be deemed to have been duly deposited. An instrument of proxy that is not deposited in the manner permitted shall be invalid.
22.3 | The instrument appointing a proxy may be in any usual or common form and may be expressed to be for a particular meeting or any adjournment thereof or generally until revoked. An instrument appointing a proxy shall be deemed to include the power to demand or join or concur in demanding a poll. |
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22.4 | Votes given in accordance with the terms of an instrument of proxy shall be valid notwithstanding the previous death or insanity of the principal or revocation of the proxy or of the authority under which the proxy was executed, or the transfer of the Share in respect of which the proxy is given unless notice in writing of such death, insanity, revocation or transfer was received by the Company at the Registered Office before the commencement of the general meeting, or adjourned meeting at which it is sought to use the proxy. |
23 | Corporate Members |
Any corporation or other non-natural person which is a Member may in accordance with its constitutional documents, or in the absence of such provision by resolution of its directors or other governing body, authorise such person as it thinks fit to act as its representative at any meeting of the Company or of any class of Members, and the person so authorised shall be entitled to exercise the same powers on behalf of the corporation which he represents as the corporation could exercise if it were an individual Member.
24 | Shares that May Not be Voted |
Shares in the Company that are beneficially owned by the Company shall not be voted, directly or indirectly, at any meeting and shall not be counted in determining the total number of outstanding Shares at any given time.
25 | Directors |
There shall be a board of Directors consisting of not less than one person (exclusive of alternate Directors) provided however that the Company may from time to time by Ordinary Resolution increase or reduce the limits in the number of Directors.
26 | Powers of Directors |
26.1 | Subject to the provisions of the Statute, the Memorandum and the Articles and to any directions given by Special Resolution, the business of the Company shall be managed by the Directors who may exercise all the powers of the Company. No alteration of the Memorandum or Articles and no such direction shall invalidate any prior act of the Directors which would have been valid if that alteration had not been made or that direction had not been given. A duly convened meeting of Directors at which a quorum is present may exercise all powers exercisable by the Directors. |
26.2 | All cheques, promissory notes, drafts, bills of exchange and other negotiable instruments and all receipts for monies paid to the Company shall be signed, drawn, accepted, endorsed or otherwise executed as the case may be in such manner as the Directors shall determine by resolution. |
26.3 | The Directors on behalf of the Company may pay a gratuity or pension or allowance on retirement to any Director who has held any other salaried office or place of profit with the Company or to his widow or dependants and may make contributions to any fund and pay premiums for the purchase or provision of any such gratuity, pension or allowance. |
26.4 | The Directors may 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 to issue debentures, debenture stock, mortgages, bonds and other such securities whether outright or as security for any debt, liability or obligation of the Company or of any third party. |
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27 | Appointment and Removal of Directors |
27.1 | The Company may by Ordinary Resolution appoint any person to be a Director or may by Ordinary Resolution remove any Director. |
27.2 | The Directors may appoint any person to be a Director, either to fill a vacancy or as an additional Director provided that the appointment does not cause the number of Directors to exceed any number fixed by or in accordance with the Articles as the maximum number of Directors. |
28 | Vacation of Office of Director |
The office of a Director shall be vacated if:
(a) | he gives notice in writing to the Company that he resigns the office of Director; or |
(b) | he absents himself (without being represented by proxy or an alternate Director appointed by him) from three consecutive meetings of the board of Directors without special leave of absence from the Directors, and they pass a resolution that he has by reason of such absence vacated office; or |
(c) | he dies, becomes bankrupt or makes any arrangement or composition with his creditors generally; or |
(d) | he is found to be or becomes of unsound mind; or |
(e) | all the other Directors of the Company (being not less than two in number) resolve that he should be removed as a Director. |
29 | Proceedings of Directors |
29.1 | The quorum for the transaction of the business of the Directors may be fixed by the Directors, and unless so fixed shall be two if there are two or more Directors, and shall be one if there is only one Director. A person who holds office as an alternate Director shall, if his appointor is not present, be counted in the quorum. A Director who also acts as an alternate Director shall, if his appointor is not present, count twice towards the quorum. |
29.2 | Subject to the provisions of the Articles, the Directors may regulate their proceedings as they think fit. Questions arising at any meeting shall be decided by a majority of votes. In the case of an equality of votes, the chairman shall have a second or casting vote. A Director who is also an alternate Director shall be entitled in the absence of his appointor to a separate vote on behalf of his appointor in addition to his own vote. |
29.3 | A person may participate in a meeting of the Directors or committee of Directors by conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all the persons participating in the meeting can communicate with each other at the same time. Participation by a person in a meeting in this manner is treated as presence in person at that meeting. Unless otherwise determined by the Directors the meeting shall be deemed to be held at the place where the chairman is at the start of the meeting. |
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29.4 | A resolution in writing (in one or more counterparts) signed by all the Directors or all the members of a committee of Directors (an alternate Director being entitled to sign such a resolution on behalf of his appointor) shall be as valid and effectual as if it had been passed at a meeting of the Directors, or committee of Directors as the case may be, duly convened and held. |
29.5 | A Director or alternate Director may, or other officer of the Company on the requisition of a Director or alternate Director shall, call a meeting of the Directors by at least two days notice in writing to every Director and alternate Director which notice shall set forth the general nature of the business to be considered unless notice is waived by all the Directors (or their alternates) either at, before or after the meeting is held. |
29.6 | The continuing Directors may act notwithstanding any vacancy in their body, but if and so long as their number is reduced below the number fixed by or pursuant to these Articles as the necessary quorum of Directors the continuing Directors or Director may act for the purpose of increasing the number of Directors to that number, or of summoning a general meeting of the Company, but for no other purpose. |
29.7 | The Directors may elect a chairman of their board and determine the period for which he is to hold office; but if no such chairman is elected, or if at any meeting the chairman is not present within five minutes after the time appointed for holding the same, the Directors present may choose one of their number to be chairman of the meeting. |
29.8 | All acts done by any meeting of the Directors or of a committee of Directors (including any person acting as an alternate Director) shall, notwithstanding that it be afterwards discovered that there was some defect in the appointment of any Director or alternate Director, or that they or any of them were disqualified, be as valid as if every such person had been duly appointed and qualified to be a Director or alternate Director as the case may be. |
29.9 | A Director but not an alternate Director may be represented at any meetings of the board of Directors by a proxy appointed in writing by him. The proxy shall count towards the quorum and the vote of the proxy shall for all purposes be deemed to be that of the appointing Director. |
30 | Presumption of Assent |
A Director of the Company who is present at a meeting of the board of Directors at which action on any Company matter is taken shall be presumed to have assented to the action taken unless his dissent shall be entered in the minutes of the meeting or unless he shall file his written dissent from such action with the person acting as the chairman or secretary of the meeting before the adjournment thereof or shall forward such dissent by registered post to such person immediately after the adjournment of the meeting. Such right to dissent shall not apply to a Director who voted in favour of such action.
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31 | Directors Interests |
31.1 | A Director may hold any other office or place of profit under the Company (other than the office of Auditor) in conjunction with his office of Director for such period and on such terms as to remuneration and otherwise as the Directors may determine. |
31.2 | A Director may act by himself or his firm in a professional capacity for the Company and he or his firm shall be entitled to remuneration for professional services as if he were not a Director or alternate Director. |
31.3 | A Director or alternate Director of the Company may be or become a director or other officer of or otherwise interested in any company promoted by the Company or in which the Company may be interested as shareholder or otherwise, and no such Director or alternate Director shall be accountable to the Company for any remuneration or other benefits received by him as a director or officer of, or from his interest in, such other company. |
31.4 | No person shall be disqualified from the office of Director or alternate Director or prevented by such office from contracting with the Company, either as vendor, purchaser or otherwise, nor shall any such contract or any contract or transaction entered into by or on behalf of the Company in which any Director or alternate Director shall be in any way interested be or be liable to be avoided, nor shall any Director or alternate Director so contracting or being so interested be liable to account to the Company for any profit realised by any such contract or transaction by reason of such Director holding office or of the fiduciary relation thereby established. A Director (or his alternate Director in his absence) shall be at liberty to vote in respect of any contract or transaction in which he is interested provided that the nature of the interest of any Director or alternate Director in any such contract or transaction shall be disclosed by him at or prior to its consideration and any vote thereon. |
31.5 | A general notice that a Director or alternate Director is a shareholder, director, officer or employee of any specified firm or company and is to be regarded as interested in any transaction with such firm or company shall be sufficient disclosure for the purposes of voting on a resolution in respect of a contract or transaction in which he has an interest, and after such general notice it shall not be necessary to give special notice relating to any particular transaction. |
32 | Minutes |
The Directors shall cause minutes to be made in books kept for the purpose of all appointments of officers made by the Directors, all proceedings at meetings of the Company or the holders of any class of Shares and of the Directors, and of committees of Directors including the names of the Directors or alternate Directors present at each meeting.
33 | Delegation of Directors Powers |
33.1 | The Directors may delegate any of their powers to any committee consisting of one or more Directors. They may also delegate to any managing director or any Director holding any other executive office such of their powers as they consider desirable to be exercised by him provided that an alternate Director may not act as managing director and the appointment of a managing director shall be revoked forthwith if he ceases to be a Director. Any such delegation may be |
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made subject to any conditions the Directors may impose, and either collaterally with or to the exclusion of their own powers and may be revoked or altered. Subject to any such conditions, the proceedings of a committee of Directors shall be governed by the Articles regulating the proceedings of Directors, so far as they are capable of applying. |
33.2 | The Directors may establish any committees, local boards or agencies or appoint any person to be a manager or agent for managing the affairs of the Company and may appoint any person to be a member of such committees or local boards. Any such appointment may be made subject to any conditions the Directors may impose, and either collaterally with or to the exclusion of their own powers and may be revoked or altered. Subject to any such conditions, the proceedings of any such committee, local board or agency shall be governed by the Articles regulating the proceedings of Directors, so far as they are capable of applying. |
33.3 | The Directors may by power of attorney or otherwise appoint any person to be the agent of the Company on such conditions as the Directors may determine, provided that the delegation is not to the exclusion of their own powers and may be revoked by the Directors at any time. |
33.4 | The Directors may by power of attorney or otherwise appoint any company, firm, person or body of persons, whether nominated directly or indirectly by the Directors, to be the attorney or authorised signatory of the Company for such purpose and with such powers, authorities and discretions (not exceeding those vested in or exercisable by the Directors under these Articles) and for such period and subject to such conditions as they may think fit, and any such powers of attorney or other appointment may contain such provisions for the protection and convenience of persons dealing with any such attorneys or authorised signatories as the Directors may think fit and may also authorise any such attorney or authorised signatory to delegate all or any of the powers, authorities and discretions vested in him. |
33.5 | The Directors may appoint such officers as they consider necessary on such terms, at such remuneration and to perform such duties, and subject to such provisions as to disqualification and removal as the Directors may think fit. Unless otherwise specified in the terms of his appointment an officer may be removed by resolution of the Directors or Members. |
34 | Alternate Directors |
34.1 | Any Director (other than an alternate Director) may by writing appoint any other Director, or any other person willing to act, to be an alternate Director and by writing may remove from office an alternate Director so appointed by him. |
34.2 | An alternate Director shall be entitled to receive notice of all meetings of Directors and of all meetings of committees of Directors of which his appointor is a member, to attend and vote at every such meeting at which the Director appointing him is not personally present, and generally to perform all the functions of his appointor as a Director in his absence. |
34.3 | An alternate Director shall cease to be an alternate Director if his appointor ceases to be a Director. |
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34.4 | Any appointment or removal of an alternate Director shall be by notice to the Company signed by the Director making or revoking the appointment or in any other manner approved by the Directors. |
34.5 | An alternate Director shall be deemed for all purposes to be a Director and shall alone be responsible for his own acts and defaults and shall not be deemed to be the agent of the Director appointing him. |
35 | No Minimum Shareholding |
The Company in general meeting may fix a minimum shareholding required to be held by a Director, but unless and until such a shareholding qualification is fixed a Director is not required to hold Shares.
36 | Remuneration of Directors |
36.1 | The remuneration to be paid to the Directors, if any, shall be such remuneration as the Directors shall determine. The Directors shall also be entitled to be paid all travelling, hotel and other expenses properly incurred by them in connection with their attendance at meetings of Directors or committees of Directors, or general meetings of the Company, or separate meetings of the holders of any class of Shares or debentures of the Company, or otherwise in connection with the business of the Company, or to receive a fixed allowance in respect thereof as may be determined by the Directors, or a combination partly of one such method and partly the other. |
36.2 | The Directors may by resolution approve additional remuneration to any Director for any services other than his ordinary routine work as a Director. Any fees paid to a Director who is also counsel or solicitor to the Company, or otherwise serves it in a professional capacity shall be in addition to his remuneration as a Director. |
37 | Seal |
37.1 | The Company may, if the Directors so determine, have a Seal. The Seal shall only be used by the authority of the Directors or of a committee of the Directors authorised by the Directors. Every instrument to which the Seal has been affixed shall be signed by at least one person who shall be either a Director or some officer or other person appointed by the Directors for the purpose. |
37.2 | The Company may have for use in any place or places outside the Cayman Islands a duplicate Seal or Seals each of which shall be a facsimile of the common Seal of the Company and, if the Directors so determine, with the addition on its face of the name of every place where it is to be used. |
37.3 | A Director or officer, representative or attorney of the Company may without further authority of the Directors affix the Seal over his signature alone to any document of the Company required to be authenticated by him under seal or to be filed with the Registrar of Companies in the Cayman Islands or elsewhere wheresoever. |
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38 | Dividends, Distributions and Reserve |
38.1 | Subject to the Statute and this Article, the Directors may declare Dividends and distributions on Shares in issue and authorise payment of the Dividends or distributions out of the funds of the Company lawfully available therefor. No Dividend or distribution shall be paid except out of the realised or unrealised profits of the Company, or out of the share premium account or as otherwise permitted by the Statute. |
38.2 | Except as otherwise provided by the rights attached to Shares, all Dividends shall be declared and paid according to the par value of the Shares that a Member holds. If any Share is issued on terms providing that it shall rank for Dividend as from a particular date, that Share shall rank for Dividend accordingly. |
38.3 | The Directors may deduct from any Dividend or distribution payable to any Member all sums of money (if any) then payable by him to the Company on account of calls or otherwise. |
38.4 | The Directors may declare that any Dividend or distribution be paid wholly or partly by the distribution of specific assets and in particular of shares, debentures, or securities of any other company or in any one or more of such ways and where any difficulty arises in regard to such distribution, the Directors may settle the same as they think expedient and in particular may issue fractional Shares and fix the value for distribution of such specific assets or any part thereof and may determine that cash payments shall be made to any Members upon the basis of the value so fixed in order to adjust the rights of all Members and may vest any such specific assets in trustees as may seem expedient to the Directors. |
38.5 | Any Dividend, distribution, interest or other monies payable in cash in respect of Shares may be paid by wire transfer to the holder or by cheque or warrant sent through the post directed to the registered address of the holder or, in the case of joint holders, to the registered address of the holder who is first named on the Register of Members or to such person and to such address as such holder or joint holders may in writing direct. Every such cheque or warrant shall be made payable to the order of the person to whom it is sent. Any one of two or more joint holders may give effectual receipts for any Dividends, bonuses, or other monies payable in respect of the Share held by them as joint holders. |
38.6 | No Dividend or distribution shall bear interest against the Company. |
38.7 | Any Dividend which cannot be paid to a Member and/or which remains unclaimed after six months from the date of declaration of such Dividend may, in the discretion of the Directors, be paid into a separate account in the Companys name, provided that the Company shall not be constituted as a trustee in respect of that account and the Dividend shall remain as a debt due to the Member. Any Dividend which remains unclaimed after a period of six years from the date of declaration of such Dividend shall be forfeited and shall revert to the Company. |
39 | Capitalisation |
The Directors may capitalise any sum standing to the credit of any of the Companys reserve accounts (including share premium account and capital redemption reserve fund) or any sum standing to the credit of profit and loss account or otherwise available for distribution and to
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appropriate such sum to Members in the proportions in which such sum would have been divisible amongst them had the same been a distribution of profits by way of Dividend and to apply such sum on their behalf in paying up in full unissued Shares for allotment and distribution credited as fully paid-up to and amongst them in the proportion aforesaid. In such event the Directors shall do all acts and things required to give effect to such capitalisation, with full power to the Directors to make such provisions as they think fit for the case of Shares becoming distributable in fractions (including provisions whereby the benefit of fractional entitlements accrue to the Company rather than to the Members concerned). The Directors may authorise any person to enter on behalf of all of the Members interested into an agreement with the Company providing for such capitalisation and matters incidental thereto and any agreement made under such authority shall be effective and binding on all concerned. |
40 | Books of Account |
40.1 | The Directors shall cause proper books of account to be kept with respect to all sums of money received and expended by the Company and the matters in respect of which the receipt or expenditure takes place, all sales and purchases of goods by the Company and the assets and liabilities of the Company. Proper books shall not be deemed to be kept if there are not kept such books of account as are necessary to give a true and fair view of the state of the Companys affairs and to explain its transactions. |
40.2 | The Directors shall from time to time determine whether and to what extent and at what times and places and under what conditions or regulations the accounts and books of the Company or any of them shall be open to the inspection of Members not being Directors and no Member (not being a Director) shall have any right of inspecting any account or book or document of the Company except as conferred by Statute or authorised by the Directors or by the Company in general meeting. |
40.3 | The Directors may from time to time cause to be prepared and to be laid before the Company in general meeting profit and loss accounts, balance sheets, group accounts (if any) and such other reports and accounts as may be required by law. |
41 | Audit |
41.1 | The Directors may appoint an Auditor of the Company who shall hold office until removed from office by a resolution of the Directors, and may fix his or their remuneration. |
41.2 | Every Auditor of the Company shall have a right of access at all times to the books and accounts and vouchers of the Company and shall be entitled to require from the Directors and officers of the Company such information and explanation as may be necessary for the performance of the duties of the Auditor. |
41.3 | Auditors shall, if so required by the Directors, make a report on the accounts of the Company during their tenure of office at the next annual general meeting following their appointment in the case of a company which is registered with the Registrar of Companies as an ordinary company, and at the next extraordinary general meeting following their appointment in the case of a company which is registered with the Registrar of Companies as an exempted company, and at any other time during their term of office, upon request of the Directors or any general meeting of the Members. |
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42 | Notices |
42.1 | Notices shall be in writing and may be given by the Company to any Member either personally or by sending it by courier, post, cable, telex, fax or e-mail to him or to his address as shown in the Register of Members (or where the notice is given by e-mail by sending it to the e-mail address provided by such Member). Any notice, if posted from one country to another, is to be sent airmail. |
42.2 | Where a notice is sent by courier, service of the notice shall be deemed to be effected by delivery of the notice to a courier company, and shall be deemed to have been received on the third day (not including Saturdays or Sundays or public holidays) following the day on which the notice was delivered to the courier. Where a notice is sent by post, service of the notice shall be deemed to be effected by properly addressing, pre paying and posting a letter containing the notice, and shall be deemed to have been received on the fifth day (not including Saturdays or Sundays or public holidays) following the day on which the notice was posted. Where a notice is sent by cable, telex or fax, service of the notice shall be deemed to be effected by properly addressing and sending such notice and shall be deemed to have been received on the same day that it was transmitted. Where a notice is given by e-mail service shall be deemed to be effected by transmitting the e-mail to the e-mail address provided by the intended recipient and shall be deemed to have been received on the same day that it was sent, and it shall not be necessary for the receipt of the e-mail to be acknowledged by the recipient. |
42.3 | A notice may be given by the Company to the person or persons which the Company has been advised are entitled to a Share or Shares in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of a Member in the same manner as other notices which are required to be given under these Articles and shall be addressed to them by name, or by the title of representatives of the deceased, or trustee of the bankrupt, or by any like description at the address supplied for that purpose by the persons claiming to be so entitled, or at the option of the Company by giving the notice in any manner in which the same might have been given if the death or bankruptcy had not occurred. |
42.4 | Notice of every general meeting shall be given in any manner hereinbefore authorised to every person shown as a Member in the Register of Members on the record date for such meeting except that in the case of joint holders the notice shall be sufficient if given to the joint holder first named in the Register of Members and every person upon whom the ownership of a Share devolves by reason of his being a legal personal representative or a trustee in bankruptcy of a Member of record where the Member of record but for his death or bankruptcy would be entitled to receive notice of the meeting, and no other person shall be entitled to receive notices of general meetings. |
43 | Winding Up |
43.1 | If the Company shall be wound up, and the assets available for distribution amongst the Members shall be insufficient to repay the whole of the share capital, such assets shall be distributed so that, as nearly as may be, the losses shall be borne by the Members in proportion |
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to the par value of the Shares held by them. If in a winding up the assets available for distribution amongst the Members shall be more than sufficient to repay the whole of the share capital at the commencement of the winding up, the surplus shall be distributed amongst the Members in proportion to the par value of the Shares held by them at the commencement of the winding up subject to a deduction from those Shares in respect of which there are monies due, of all monies payable to the Company for unpaid calls or otherwise. This Article is without prejudice to the rights of the holders of Shares issued upon special terms and conditions.
43.2 | If the Company shall be wound up the liquidator may, with the sanction of a Special Resolution of the Company and any other sanction required by the Statute, divide amongst the Members 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 that purpose value any assets and determine how the division shall be carried out as between the Members or different classes of Members. The liquidator may, with the like sanction, vest the whole or any part of such assets in trustees upon such trusts for the benefit of the Members as the liquidator, with the like sanction, shall think fit, but so that no Member shall be compelled to accept any asset upon which there is a liability. |
44 | Indemnity and Insurance |
44.1 | Every Director and officer of the Company (which for the avoidance of doubt, shall not include auditors of the Company), together with every former Director and former officer of the Company (each an Indemnified Person) shall be indemnified out of the assets of the Company against any liability, action, proceeding, claim, demand, costs, damages or expenses, including legal expenses, whatsoever which they or any of them may incur as a result of any act or failure to act in carrying out their functions other than such liability (if any) that they may incur by reason of their own actual fraud or wilful default. No Indemnified Person shall be liable to the Company for any loss or damage incurred by the Company as a result (whether direct or indirect) of the carrying out of their functions unless that liability arises through the actual fraud or wilful default of such Indemnified Person. No person shall be found to have committed actual fraud or wilful default under this Article unless or until a court of competent jurisdiction shall have made a finding to that effect. |
44.2 | The Company shall advance to each Indemnified Person reasonable attorneys fees and other costs and expenses incurred in connection with the defence of any action, suit, proceeding or investigation involving such Indemnified Person for which indemnity will or could be sought. In connection with any advance of any expenses hereunder, the Indemnified Person shall execute an undertaking to repay the advanced amount to the Company if it shall be determined by final judgment or other final adjudication that such Indemnified Person was not entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Article. If it shall be determined by a final judgment or other final adjudication that such Indemnified Person was not entitled to indemnification with respect to such judgment, costs or expenses, then such party shall not be indemnified with respect to such judgment, costs or expenses and any advancement shall be returned to the Company (without interest) by the Indemnified Person. |
44.3 | The Directors, on behalf of the Company, may purchase and maintain insurance for the benefit of any Director or other officer of the Company against any liability which, by virtue of any rule of law, would otherwise attach to such person in respect of any negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust of which such person may be guilty in relation to the Company. |
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45 | Financial Year |
Unless the Directors otherwise prescribe, the financial year of the Company shall end on 31st December in each year and, following the year of incorporation, shall begin on 1st January in each year.
46 | Transfer by way of Continuation |
If the Company is exempted as defined in the Statute, it shall, subject to the provisions of the Statute and with the approval of a Special Resolution, have the power to register by way of continuation as a body corporate under the laws of any jurisdiction outside the Cayman Islands and to be deregistered in the Cayman Islands.
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Exhibit 3.5B
Registrar of Companies
Government Administration Building
133 Elgin Avenue
George Town
Grand Cayman
P2021 Rig Co. (ROC #228661) (the Company)
TAKE NOTICE that by written resolution of the sole shareholder of the Company dated 6 January 2016, the following special resolution was passed:
THAT the Amended Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company currently in effect be amended and restated by the deletion in their entirety and the substitution in their place of the Second Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association annexed hereto.
Margo Richardson |
Corporate Administrator |
for and on behalf of |
Maples Corporate Services Limited |
Dated this 12th day of January 2016
THE COMPANIES LAW (2013 REVISION)
OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS
COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
OF
P2021 RIG CO.
(adopted by special resolution passed on 6 January 2016)
THE COMPANIES LAW (2013 REVISION)
OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS
COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION
OF
P2021 RIG CO.
(adopted by special resolution passed on 6 January 2016)
1 | The name of the Company is P2021 Rig Co. |
2 | The registered office of the Company shall be at the offices of Maples Corporate Services Limited, PO Box 309, Ugland House, Grand Cayman, KY1-1104, Cayman Islands, or at such other place as the Directors may from time to time decide. |
3 | The objects for which the Company is established are unrestricted and the Company shall have full power and authority to carry out any object not prohibited by the Companies Law (2009 Revision) or as the same may be revised from time to time, or any other law of the Cayman Islands. |
4 | The liability of each Member is limited to the amount from time to time unpaid on such Members shares. |
5 | The share capital of the Company is US$50,000 divided into 50,000 shares of a par value of US$1.00 each. |
6 | The Company has power to register by way of continuation as a body corporate limited by shares under the laws of any jurisdiction outside the Cayman Islands and to be deregistered in the Cayman Islands. |
7 | Capitalised terms that are not defined in this Memorandum of Association bear the same meaning as those given in the Articles of Association of the Company. |
THE COMPANIES LAW (2013 REVISION)
OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS
COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
OF
P2021 RIG CO.
(adopted by special resolution passed on 6 January 2016)
1 | Interpretation |
1.1 | In these Articles Table A in the First Schedule to the Statute does not apply and, unless there is something in the subject or context inconsistent therewith: |
Articles | means these articles of association of the Company. | |
Auditor | means the person for the time being performing the duties of auditor of the Company (if any). | |
Company | means the above named company. | |
Directors | means the directors for the time being of the Company. | |
Dividend | includes an interim dividend. | |
Electronic Record | has the same meaning as in the Electronic Transactions Law. | |
Electronic Transactions Law | means the Electronic Transactions Law (2003 Revision) of the Cayman Islands. | |
Member | has the same meaning as in the Statute. | |
Memorandum | means the memorandum of association of the Company. | |
Ordinary Resolution | means a resolution passed by a simple majority of the Members as, being entitled to do so, vote in person or, where proxies are allowed, by proxy at a general meeting, and includes a unanimous written resolution. In computing the majority when a poll is demanded regard shall be had to the number of votes to which each Member is entitled by the Articles. |
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Register of Members | means the register maintained in accordance with the Statute and includes (except where otherwise stated) any duplicate Register of Members. | |
Registered Office | means the registered office for the time being of the Company. | |
Seal | means the common seal of the Company and includes every duplicate seal. | |
Share and Shares | means a share or shares in the Company and includes a fraction of a share. | |
Special Resolution | has the same meaning as in the Statute, and includes a unanimous written resolution. | |
Statute | means the Companies Law (2013 Revision) of the Cayman Islands. | |
Subscriber | means the subscriber to the Memorandum. |
1.2 | In these Articles: |
(a) | words importing the singular number include the plural number and vice versa; |
(b) | words importing the masculine gender include the feminine gender; |
(c) | words importing persons include corporations; |
(d) | written and in writing include all modes of representing or reproducing words in visible form, including in the form of an Electronic Record; |
(e) | references to provisions of any law or regulation shall be construed as references to those provisions as amended, modified, re-enacted or replaced from time to time; |
(f) | any phrase introduced by the terms including, include, in particular or any similar expression shall be construed as illustrative and shall not limit the sense of the words preceding those terms; |
(g) | headings are inserted for reference only and shall be ignored in construing these Articles; and |
(h) | Section 8 of the Electronic Transactions Law shall not apply. |
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2 | Commencement of Business |
2.1 | The business of the Company may be commenced as soon after incorporation as the Directors shall see fit. |
2.2 | The Directors may pay, out of the capital or any other monies of the Company, all expenses incurred in or about the formation and establishment of the Company, including the expenses of registration. |
3 | Issue of Shares |
3.1 | Subject to the provisions, if any, in the Memorandum (and to any direction that may be given by the Company in general meeting) and without prejudice to any rights attached to any existing Shares, the Directors may allot, issue, grant options over or otherwise dispose of Shares (including fractions of a Share) with or without preferred, deferred or other rights or restrictions, whether in regard to Dividend, voting, return of capital or otherwise and to such persons, at such times and on such other terms as they think proper, save that no Shares shall be allotted, issued or disposed of without such Share having the right to attend and vote at general meetings of the Company. |
3.2 | The Company shall not issue Shares to bearer. |
4 | Register of Members |
The Company shall maintain or cause to be maintained the Register of Members. |
5 | Closing Register of Members or Fixing Record Date |
5.1 | For the purpose of determining Members, or their proxies provided that the appointment of the relevant proxy is expressed to be irrevocable, that are entitled to notice of, or to vote at any meeting of Members or any adjournment thereof, or Members entitled to receive payment of any Dividend, or in order to make a determination of Members for any other purpose, the Directors may provide that the Register of Members shall be closed for transfers for a stated period which shall not in any case exceed forty days. If the Register of Members shall be closed for the purpose of determining Members entitled to notice of, or to vote at, a meeting of Members the Register of Members shall be closed for at least ten days immediately preceding the meeting. |
5.2 | In lieu of, or apart from, closing the Register of Members, the Directors may fix in advance or arrears a date as the record date for any such determination of Members, or their proxies provided that the appointment of the relevant proxy is expressed to be irrevocable, that are entitled to notice of, or to vote at any meeting of the Members or any adjournment thereof, or for the purpose of determining the Members entitled to receive payment of any Dividend or in order to make a determination of Members for any other purpose. |
5.3 | If the Register of Members is not so closed and no record date is fixed for the determination of Members, or their proxies provided that the appointment of the relevant proxy is expressed to be irrevocable, that are entitled to notice of, or to vote at, a meeting of Members or Members entitled to receive payment of a Dividend, the date on which notice of the meeting is sent or the date on |
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which the resolution of the Directors declaring such Dividend is adopted, as the case may be, shall be the record date for such determination of Members. When a determination of Members, or their proxies provided that the appointment of the relevant proxy is expressed to be irrevocable, that are entitled to vote at any meeting of Members has been made as provided in this Article, such determination shall apply to any adjournment thereof. |
6 | Certificates for Shares |
6.1 | A Member shall only be entitled to a share certificate if the Directors resolve that share certificates shall be issued. Share certificates representing Shares, if any, shall be in such form as the Directors may determine. Share certificates shall be signed by one or more Directors or other person authorised by the Directors. The Directors may authorise certificates to be issued with the authorised signature(s) affixed by mechanical process. All certificates for Shares shall be consecutively numbered or otherwise identified and shall specify the Shares to which they relate. All certificates surrendered to the Company for transfer shall be cancelled and subject to these Articles no new certificate shall be issued until the former certificate representing a like number of relevant Shares shall have been surrendered and cancelled. |
6.2 | The Company shall not be bound to issue more than one certificate for Shares held jointly by more than one person and delivery of a certificate to one joint holder shall be a sufficient delivery to all of them. |
6.3 | If a share certificate is defaced, worn out, lost or destroyed, it may be renewed on such terms (if any) as to evidence and indemnity and on the payment of such expenses reasonably incurred by the Company in investigating evidence, as the Directors may prescribe, and (in the case of defacement or wearing out) upon delivery of the old certificate. |
7 | Transfer of Shares |
7.1 | Subject to Article 3.1, Shares are transferable subject to the consent of the Directors who may, in their absolute discretion, decline to register any transfer of Shares without giving any reason. If the Directors refuse to register a transfer they shall notify the transferee within two months of such refusal. |
7.2 | The instrument of transfer of any Share shall be in writing and shall be executed by or on behalf of the transferor (and if the Directors so require, signed by the transferee). The transferor shall be deemed to remain the holder of a Share until the name of the transferee is entered in the Register of Members. |
7.3 | Notwithstanding anything contained in these Articles, the Directors shall not decline to register any transfer of Shares where such transfer is executed pursuant to, or for the purpose of enforcing, any security which has been granted over such Shares, and a certificate by the party to whom such security has been granted that the transfer was so executed shall be conclusive evidence of such fact. |
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8 | Redemption and Repurchase of Shares |
8.1 | Subject to the provisions of the Statute the Company may issue Shares that are to be redeemed or are liable to be redeemed at the option of the Member or the Company. The redemption of such Shares shall be effected in such manner as the Company may, by Special Resolution, determine before the issue of the Shares. |
8.2 | Subject to the provisions of the Statute, the Company may purchase its own Shares (including any redeemable Shares) provided that the Members shall have approved the manner of purchase by Ordinary Resolution. |
8.3 | The Company may make a payment in respect of the redemption or purchase of its own Shares in any manner permitted by the Statute, including out of capital. |
9 | Variation of Rights of Shares |
9.1 | If at any time the share capital of the Company 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-quarters of the issued Shares of that class, or with the sanction of a Special Resolution passed at a general meeting of the holders of the Shares of that class. |
9.2 | The provisions of these Articles relating to general meetings shall apply to every class meeting of the holders of one class of Shares except that the necessary quorum shall be one person holding or representing by proxy at least one third of the issued Shares of the class and that any holder of Shares of the class present in person or by proxy may demand a poll. |
9.3 | 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. |
10 | Commission on Sale of Shares |
The Company may, in so far as the Statute permits, pay a commission to any person in consideration of his subscribing or agreeing to subscribe whether absolutely or conditionally for any Shares of the Company. Such commissions may be satisfied by the payment of cash and/or the issue of fully or partly paid-up Shares. The Company may also on any issue of Shares pay such brokerage as may be lawful. |
11 | Non Recognition of Trusts |
The Company shall not be bound by or compelled to recognise in any way (even when notified) any equitable, contingent, future or partial interest in any Share, or (except only as is otherwise provided by these Articles or the Statute) any other rights in respect of any Share other than an absolute right to the entirety thereof in the registered holder, provided that the Company shall recognise any rights in any security interest, mortgage, charge or other encumbrance which has been granted in respect of such Share. |
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12 | Lien on Shares |
12.1 | The Company shall have a first and paramount lien on all Shares (whether fully paid-up or not) registered in the name of a Member (whether solely or jointly with others) for all debts, liabilities or engagements to or with the Company (whether presently payable or not) by such Member or his estate, either alone or jointly with any other person, whether a Member or not, but the Directors may at any time declare any Share to be wholly or in part exempt from the provisions of this Article. The registration of a transfer of any such Share shall operate as a waiver of the Companys lien thereon. The Companys lien on a Share shall also extend to any amount payable in respect of that Share. |
12.2 | The Company may sell, in such manner as the Directors think fit, any Shares on which the Company has a lien, if a sum in respect of which the lien exists is presently payable, and is not paid within fourteen clear days after notice has been given to the holder of the Shares, or to the person entitled to it in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of the holder, demanding payment and stating that if the notice is not complied with the Shares may be sold. |
12.3 | To give effect to any such sale the Directors may authorise any person to execute an instrument of transfer of the Shares sold to, or in accordance with the directions of, the purchaser. The purchaser or his nominee shall be registered as the holder of the Shares comprised in any such transfer, and he shall not be bound to see to the application of the purchase money, nor shall his title to the Shares be affected by any irregularity or invalidity in the sale or the exercise of the Companys power of sale under these Articles. |
12.4 | The net proceeds of such sale after payment of costs, shall be applied in payment of such part of the amount in respect of which the lien exists as is presently payable and any residue shall (subject to a like lien for sums not presently payable as existed upon the Shares before the sale) be paid to the person entitled to the Shares at the date of the sale. |
12.5 | Notwithstanding any other provision of these Articles, in the case of any Share which is the subject of any security agreement approved by the Directors by, or pursuant to which, a security interest, mortgage, charge or other encumbrance has been granted in respect of such Share, (i) the Company shall not have any lien on any such Share for any monies (whether presently payable or not) payable at a fixed time or called in respect of any such Share, (ii) subject always to their Directors duties under Cayman Islands law, the Directors of the Company may not refuse to declare, and if requested to do so by any holder or the secured party under any such security agreement, may declare any such Share to be exempt from any lien provisions provided for in Articles 12.1 to 12.4 and (iii) the provisions of Articles 12.1 to 12.4 inclusive shall not apply to any such Share. |
13 | Call on Shares |
13.1 | Subject to the terms of the allotment the Directors may from time to time make calls upon the Members in respect of any monies unpaid on their Shares (whether in respect of par value or premium), and each Member shall (subject to receiving at least fourteen days notice specifying the time or times of payment) pay to the Company at the time or times so specified the amount called on the Shares. A call may be revoked or postponed as the Directors may determine. A call may be required to be paid by instalments. A person upon whom a call is made shall remain liable for calls made upon him notwithstanding the subsequent transfer of the Shares in respect of which the call was made. |
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13.2 | A call shall be deemed to have been made at the time when the resolution of the Directors authorising such call was passed. |
13.3 | The joint holders of a Share shall be jointly and severally liable to pay all calls in respect thereof. |
13.4 | If a call remains unpaid after it has become due and payable, the person from whom it is due shall pay interest on the amount unpaid from the day it became due and payable until it is paid at such rate as the Directors may determine, but the Directors may waive payment of the interest wholly or in part. |
13.5 | An amount payable in respect of a Share on allotment or at any fixed date, whether on account of the par value of the Share or premium or otherwise, shall be deemed to be a call and if it is not paid all the provisions of these Articles shall apply as if that amount had become due and payable by virtue of a call. |
13.6 | The Directors may issue Shares with different terms as to the amount and times of payment of calls, or the interest to be paid. |
13.7 | The Directors may, if they think fit, receive an amount from any Member willing to advance all or any part of the monies uncalled and unpaid upon any Shares held by him, and may (until the amount would otherwise become payable) pay interest at such rate as may be agreed upon between the Directors and the Member paying such amount in advance. |
13.8 | No such amount paid in advance of calls shall entitle the Member paying such amount to any portion of a Dividend declared in respect of any period prior to the date upon which such amount would, but for such payment, become payable. |
13.9 | Notwithstanding anything contained in these Articles, any Share which is the subject of any security agreement approved by the Directors by, or pursuant to which, a security interest, mortgage, charge or other encumbrance has been granted in respect of such Share, shall be exempt from any present or future call upon the Members by the Company that would otherwise have arisen under these Articles and the Company shall not make any call in respect of any Share whilst it remains subject to a security interest, mortgage, charge or other encumbrance. |
14 | Forfeiture of Shares |
14.1 | If a call remains unpaid after it has become due and payable the Directors may give to the person from whom it is due not less than fourteen clear days notice requiring payment of the amount unpaid together with any interest, which may have accrued. The notice shall specify where payment is to be made and shall state that if the notice is not complied with the Shares in respect of which the call was made will be liable to be forfeited. |
14.2 | If the notice is not complied with any Share in respect of which it was given may, before the payment required by the notice has been made, be forfeited by a resolution of the Directors. Such forfeiture shall include all Dividends or other monies declared payable in respect of the forfeited Share and not paid before the forfeiture. |
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14.3 | A forfeited Share may be sold, re-allotted or otherwise disposed of on such terms and in such manner as the Directors think fit and at any time before a sale, re-allotment or disposition the forfeiture may be cancelled on such terms as the Directors think fit. Where for the purposes of its disposal a forfeited Share is to be transferred to any person the Directors may authorise some person to execute an instrument of transfer of the Share in favour of that person. |
14.4 | A person any of whose Shares have been forfeited shall cease to be a Member in respect of them and shall surrender to the Company for cancellation the certificate for the Shares forfeited and shall remain liable to pay to the Company all monies which at the date of forfeiture were payable by him to the Company in respect of those Shares together with interest, but his liability shall cease if and when the Company shall have received payment in full of all monies due and payable by him in respect of those Shares. |
14.5 | A certificate in writing under the hand of one Director or officer of the Company that a Share has been forfeited on a specified date shall be conclusive evidence of the fact as against all persons claiming to be entitled to the Share. The certificate shall (subject to the execution of an instrument of transfer) constitute a good title to the Share and the person to whom the Share is disposed of shall not be bound to see to the application of the purchase money, if any, nor shall his title to the Share be affected by any irregularity or invalidity in the proceedings in reference to the forfeiture, sale or disposal of the Share. |
14.6 | The provisions of these Articles as to forfeiture shall apply in the case of non payment of any sum which, by the terms of issue of a Share, becomes payable at a fixed time, whether on account of the par value of the Share or by way of premium as if it had been payable by virtue of a call duly made and notified. |
14.7 | Notwithstanding anything contained in these Articles, any Share which is the subject of any security agreement approved by the Directors by, or pursuant to which, a security interest, mortgage, charge or other encumbrance has been granted in respect of such Share, shall be exempt from the provisions of these Articles relating to forfeiture. |
15 | Transmission of Shares |
15.1 | If a Member dies the survivor or survivors where he was a joint holder or his legal personal representatives where he was a sole holder, shall be the only persons recognised by the Company as having any title to his interest. The estate of a deceased Member is not thereby released from any liability in respect of any Share, which had been jointly held by him. |
15.2 | Any person becoming entitled to a Share in consequence of the death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution of a Member (or in any other way than by transfer) may, upon such evidence being produced as may from time to time be required by the Directors, elect, by a notice in writing sent by him, either to become the holder of such Share or to have some person nominated by him become the holder of such Share but the Directors shall, in either case, have the same right to decline or suspend registration as they would have had in the case of a transfer of the Share by the relevant Member before his death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution, as the case may be. |
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15.3 | A person becoming entitled to a Share by reason of the death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution of a Member (or in any other case than by transfer) shall be entitled to the same Dividends and other advantages to which he would be entitled if he were the registered holder of such Share. However, he shall not, before becoming a Member in respect of a Share, be entitled in respect of it to exercise any right conferred by membership in relation to meetings of the Company and the Directors may at any time give notice requiring any such person to elect either to be registered himself or to have some person nominated by him become the holder of the Share (but the Directors shall, in either case, have the same right to decline or suspend registration as they would have had in the case of a transfer of the Share by the relevant Member before his death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution or any other case than by transfer, as the case may be). If the notice is not complied with within ninety days the Directors may thereafter withhold payment of all Dividends, bonuses or other monies payable in respect of the Share until the requirements of the notice have been complied with. |
16 | Amendments of Memorandum and Articles of Association and Alteration of Capital |
16.1 | The Company may by Ordinary Resolution: |
(a) | increase the share capital by such sum as the resolution shall prescribe and with such rights, priorities and privileges annexed thereto, as the Company in general meeting may determine; |
(b) | consolidate and divide all or any of its share capital into Shares of larger amount than its existing Shares; |
(c) | by subdivision of its existing Shares or any of them divide the whole or any part of its Share capital into Shares of smaller amount than is fixed by the Memorandum or into Shares without par value; and |
(d) | cancel any Shares that at the date of the passing of the resolution have not been taken or agreed to be taken by any person. |
16.2 | All new Shares created in accordance with the provisions of the preceding Article shall be subject to the same provisions of the Articles with reference to the payment of calls, liens, transfer, transmission, forfeiture and otherwise as the Shares in the original share capital. |
16.3 | Subject to the provisions of the Statute and the provisions of these Articles as regards the matters to be dealt with by Ordinary Resolution, the Company may by Special Resolution: |
(a) | change its name; |
(b) | alter or add to these Articles; |
(c) | alter or add to the Memorandum with respect to any objects, powers or other matters specified therein; and |
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(d) | reduce its share capital and any capital redemption reserve fund. |
17 | Registered Office |
Subject to the provisions of the Statute, the Company may by resolution of the Directors change the location of its Registered Office. |
18 | General Meetings |
18.1 | All general meetings other than annual general meetings shall be called extraordinary general meetings. |
18.2 | The Company shall, if required by the Statute, in each year hold a general meeting as its annual general meeting, and shall specify the meeting as such in the notices calling it. The annual general meeting shall be held at such time and place as the Directors shall appoint and if no other time and place is prescribed by them, it shall be held at the Registered Office on the second Wednesday in December of each year at ten oclock in the morning. At these meetings the report of the Directors (if any) shall be presented. |
18.3 | The Company may hold an annual general meeting, but shall not (unless required by Statute) be obliged to hold an annual general meeting. |
18.4 | The Directors may call general meetings, and they shall on a Members requisition forthwith proceed to convene an extraordinary general meeting of the Company. |
18.5 | A Members requisition is a requisition of Members of the Company or their proxies provided that the appointment of the relevant proxies is expressed to be irrevocable holding at the date of deposit of the requisition not less than ten per cent. in par value of the capital of the Company which as at that date carries the right of voting at general meetings of the Company. |
18.6 | The requisition must state the objects of the meeting and must be signed by the requisitionists and deposited at the Registered Office, and may consist of several documents in like form each signed by one or more requisitionists. |
18.7 | If the Directors do not within twenty-one days from the date of the deposit of the requisition duly proceed to convene a general meeting to be held within a further twenty-one days, the requisitionists, or any of them representing more than one-half of the total voting rights of all of them, may themselves convene a general meeting, but any meeting so convened shall not be held after the expiration of three months after the expiration of the said twenty-one days. |
18.8 | A general meeting convened as aforesaid by requisitionists shall be convened in the same manner as nearly as possible as that in which general meetings are to be convened by Directors. |
19 | Notice of General Meetings |
19.1 | At least five days notice shall be given of any general meeting. Every notice shall be exclusive of the day on which it is given or deemed to be given and of the day for which it is given and shall specify the place, the day and the hour of the meeting and the general nature of the business and |
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shall be given in the manner hereinafter mentioned or in such other manner if any as may be prescribed by the Company, provided that a general meeting of the Company shall, whether or not the notice specified in this regulation has been given and whether or not the provisions of the Articles regarding general meetings have been complied with, be deemed to have been duly convened if it is so agreed: |
(a) | in the case of an annual general meeting, by all the Members (or their proxies) entitled to attend and vote thereat; and |
(b) | in the case of an extraordinary general meeting, by a majority in number of the Members (or their proxies) having a right to attend and vote at the meeting, being a majority together holding not less than ninety five per cent. in par value of the Shares giving that right. |
19.2 | The accidental omission to give notice of a general meeting to, or the non receipt of notice of a meeting by, any person entitled to receive notice shall not invalidate the proceedings of that meeting. |
20 | Proceedings at General Meetings |
20.1 | No business shall be transacted at any general meeting unless a quorum is present. Two Members being individuals present in person or by proxy or if a corporation or other non-natural person by its duly authorised representative or proxy shall be a quorum unless the Company has only one Member entitled to vote at such general meeting in which case the quorum shall be that one Member present in person or by proxy or (in the case of a corporation or other non-natural person) by a duly authorised representative or proxy. |
20.2 | A person may participate at a general meeting by conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all the persons participating in the meeting can communicate with each other. Participation by a person in a general meeting in this manner is treated as presence in person at that meeting. |
20.3 | A resolution (including a Special Resolution) in writing (in one or more counterparts) signed by all Members or their proxies provided that the appointment of the relevant proxies is expressed to be irrevocable for the time being entitled to receive notice of and to attend and vote at general meetings (or, being corporations, signed by their duly authorised representatives) shall be as valid and effective as if the resolution had been passed at a general meeting of the Company duly convened and held. |
20.4 | If a quorum is not present within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting or if during such a meeting a quorum ceases to be present, the meeting, if convened upon the requisition of Members, shall be dissolved and in any other case it shall stand adjourned to the same day in the next week at the same time and place or to such other day, time or such other place as the Directors may determine, and if at the adjourned meeting a quorum is not present within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting the Members present shall be a quorum. |
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20.5 | The chairman, if any, of the board of Directors shall preside as chairman at every general meeting of the Company, or if there is no such chairman, or if he shall not be present within fifteen minutes after the time appointed for the holding of the meeting, or is unwilling to act, the Directors present shall elect one of their number to be chairman of the meeting. |
20.6 | If no Director is willing to act as chairman or if no Director is present within fifteen minutes after the time appointed for holding the meeting, the Members present shall choose one of their number to be chairman of the meeting. |
20.7 | The chairman may, with the consent of a meeting at which a quorum is present, (and shall if so directed by the meeting), adjourn the meeting from time to time and from place to place, but no business shall be transacted at any adjourned meeting other than the business left unfinished at the meeting from which the adjournment took place. When a general meeting is adjourned for thirty days or more, notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given as in the case of an original meeting. Otherwise it shall not be necessary to give any such notice. |
20.8 | A resolution put to the vote of the meeting shall be decided on a show of hands unless before, or on the declaration of the result of, the show of hands, the chairman demands a poll, or any other Member or Members collectively present in person or by proxy and holding at least ten per cent. in par value of the Shares giving a right to attend and vote at the meeting demand a poll. |
20.9 | Unless a poll is duly demanded a declaration by the chairman that a resolution has been carried or carried unanimously, or by a particular majority, or lost or not carried by a particular majority, an entry to that effect in the minutes of the proceedings of the meeting shall be conclusive evidence of that fact without proof of the number or proportion of the votes recorded in favour of or against such resolution. |
20.10 | The demand for a poll may be withdrawn. |
20.11 | Except on a poll demanded on the election of a chairman or on a question of adjournment, a poll shall be taken as the chairman directs, and the result of the poll shall be deemed to be the resolution of the general meeting at which the poll was demanded. |
20.12 | A poll demanded on the election of a chairman or on a question of adjournment shall be taken forthwith. A poll demanded on any other question shall be taken at such time as the chairman of the general meeting directs, and any business other than that upon which a poll has been demanded or is contingent thereon may proceed pending the taking of the poll. |
20.13 | In the case of an equality of votes, whether on a show of hands or on a poll, the chairman shall be entitled to a second or casting vote. |
21 | Votes of Members |
21.1 | Subject to any rights or restrictions attached to any Shares, on a show of hands every Member who (being an individual) is present in person or by proxy or, if a corporation or other non-natural person is present by its duly authorised representative or proxy, shall have one vote and on a poll every Member shall have one vote for every Share of which he is the holder. |
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21.2 | In the case of joint holders of record the vote of the senior holder who tenders a vote, whether in person or by proxy, shall be accepted to the exclusion of the votes of the other joint holders, and seniority shall be determined by the order in which the names of the holders stand in the Register of Members. |
21.3 | A Member of unsound mind, or in respect of whom an order has been made by any court, having jurisdiction in lunacy, may vote, whether on a show of hands or on a poll, by his committee, receiver, curator bonis, or other person on such Members behalf appointed by that court, and any such committee, receiver, curator bonis or other person may vote by proxy. |
21.4 | No person shall be entitled to vote at any general meeting or at any separate meeting of the holders of a class of Shares unless he is registered as a Member on the record date for such meeting nor unless all calls or other monies then payable by him in respect of Shares have been paid. |
21.5 | No objection shall be raised to the qualification of any voter except at the general meeting or adjourned general meeting at which the vote objected to is given or tendered and every vote not disallowed at the meeting shall be valid. Any objection made in due time shall be referred to the chairman whose decision shall be final and conclusive. |
21.6 | On a poll or on a show of hands votes may be cast either personally or by proxy. A Member may appoint more than one proxy or the same proxy under one or more instruments to attend and vote at a meeting. Where a Member appoints more than one proxy the instrument of proxy shall state which proxy is entitled to vote on a show of hands. An appointment of a proxy which is expressed to be irrevocable and is made by way of security for any obligations owed by the relevant Member to any person shall be irrevocable without the written consent of such person so long as the relevant obligation remains outstanding. |
21.7 | A Member holding more than one Share need not cast the votes in respect of his Shares in the same way on any resolution and therefore may vote a Share or some or all such Shares either for or against a resolution and/or abstain from voting a Share or some or all of the Shares and, subject to the terms of the instrument appointing him, a proxy appointed under one or more instruments may vote a Share or some or all of the Shares in respect of which he is appointed either for or against a resolution and/or abstain from voting. |
22 | Proxies |
22.1 | The instrument appointing a proxy shall be in writing, be executed under the hand of the appointor or of his attorney duly authorised in writing, or, if the appointor is a corporation under the hand of an officer or attorney duly authorised for that purpose. A proxy need not be a Member of the Company. |
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22.2 | The instrument appointing a proxy shall be deposited at the Registered Office or at such other place as is specified for that purpose in the notice convening the meeting, or in any instrument of proxy sent out by the Company: |
(a) | not less than 48 hours before the time for holding the meeting or adjourned meeting at which the person named in the instrument proposes to vote; or |
(b) | in the case of a poll taken more than 48 hours after it is demanded, be deposited as aforesaid after the poll has been demanded and not less than 24 hours before the time appointed for the taking of the poll; or |
(c) | where the poll is not taken forthwith but is taken not more than 48 hours after it was demanded be delivered at the meeting at which the poll was demanded to the chairman or to the secretary or to any director; |
provided that the Directors may in the notice convening the meeting, or in an instrument of proxy sent out by the Company, direct that the instrument appointing a proxy may be deposited (no later than the time for holding the meeting or adjourned meeting) at the Registered Office or at such other place as is specified for that purpose in the notice convening the meeting, or in any instrument of proxy sent out by the Company. The chairman may in any event at his discretion direct that an instrument of proxy shall be deemed to have been duly deposited. An instrument of proxy that is not deposited in the manner permitted shall be invalid. |
22.3 | The instrument appointing a proxy may be in any usual or common form and may be expressed to be for a particular meeting or any adjournment thereof or generally until revoked. An instrument appointing a proxy shall be deemed to include the power to demand or join or concur in demanding a poll. |
22.4 | Votes given in accordance with the terms of an instrument of proxy shall be valid notwithstanding the previous death or insanity of the principal or revocation of the proxy or of the authority under which the proxy was executed, or the transfer of the Share in respect of which the proxy is given unless notice in writing of such death, insanity, revocation or transfer was received by the Company at the Registered Office before the commencement of the general meeting, or adjourned meeting at which it is sought to use the proxy. |
23 | Corporate Members |
Any corporation or other non-natural person which is a Member may in accordance with its constitutional documents, or in the absence of such provision by resolution of its directors or other governing body, authorise such person as it thinks fit to act as its representative at any meeting of the Company or of any class of Members, and the person so authorised shall be entitled to exercise the same powers on behalf of the corporation which he represents as the corporation could exercise if it were an individual Member. |
24 | Shares that May Not be Voted |
Shares in the Company that are beneficially owned by the Company shall not be voted, directly or indirectly, at any meeting and shall not be counted in determining the total number of outstanding Shares at any given time. |
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25 | Directors |
There shall be a board of Directors consisting of not less than one person (exclusive of alternate Directors) provided however that the Company may from time to time by Ordinary Resolution increase or reduce the limits in the number of Directors. |
26 | Powers of Directors |
26.1 | Subject to the provisions of the Statute, the Memorandum and the Articles and to any directions given by Special Resolution, the business of the Company shall be managed by the Directors who may exercise all the powers of the Company. No alteration of the Memorandum or Articles and no such direction shall invalidate any prior act of the Directors which would have been valid if that alteration had not been made or that direction had not been given. A duly convened meeting of Directors at which a quorum is present may exercise all powers exercisable by the Directors. |
26.2 | All cheques, promissory notes, drafts, bills of exchange and other negotiable instruments and all receipts for monies paid to the Company shall be signed, drawn, accepted, endorsed or otherwise executed as the case may be in such manner as the Directors shall determine by resolution. |
26.3 | The Directors on behalf of the Company may pay a gratuity or pension or allowance on retirement to any Director who has held any other salaried office or place of profit with the Company or to his widow or dependants and may make contributions to any fund and pay premiums for the purchase or provision of any such gratuity, pension or allowance. |
26.4 | The Directors may 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 to issue debentures, debenture stock, mortgages, bonds and other such securities whether outright or as security for any debt, liability or obligation of the Company or of any third party. |
27 | Appointment and Removal of Directors |
27.1 | The Company may by Ordinary Resolution appoint any person to be a Director or may by Ordinary Resolution remove any Director. |
27.2 | The Directors may appoint any person to be a Director, either to fill a vacancy or as an additional Director provided that the appointment does not cause the number of Directors to exceed any number fixed by or in accordance with the Articles as the maximum number of Directors. |
28 | Vacation of Office of Director |
The office of a Director shall be vacated if: |
(a) | he gives notice in writing to the Company that he resigns the office of Director; or |
(b) | he absents himself (without being represented by proxy or an alternate Director appointed by him) from three consecutive meetings of the board of Directors without special leave of absence from the Directors, and they pass a resolution that he has by reason of such absence vacated office; or |
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(c) | he dies, becomes bankrupt or makes any arrangement or composition with his creditors generally; or |
(d) | he is found to be or becomes of unsound mind; or |
(e) | all the other Directors of the Company (being not less than two in number) resolve that he should be removed as a Director. |
29 | Proceedings of Directors |
29.1 | The quorum for the transaction of the business of the Directors may be fixed by the Directors, and unless so fixed shall be two if there are two or more Directors, and shall be one if there is only one Director. A person who holds office as an alternate Director shall, if his appointor is not present, be counted in the quorum. A Director who also acts as an alternate Director shall, if his appointor is not present, count twice towards the quorum. |
29.2 | Subject to the provisions of the Articles, the Directors may regulate their proceedings as they think fit. Questions arising at any meeting shall be decided by a majority of votes. In the case of an equality of votes, the chairman shall have a second or casting vote. A Director who is also an alternate Director shall be entitled in the absence of his appointor to a separate vote on behalf of his appointor in addition to his own vote. |
29.3 | A person may participate in a meeting of the Directors or committee of Directors by conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all the persons participating in the meeting can communicate with each other at the same time. Participation by a person in a meeting in this manner is treated as presence in person at that meeting. Unless otherwise determined by the Directors the meeting shall be deemed to be held at the place where the chairman is at the start of the meeting. |
29.4 | A resolution in writing (in one or more counterparts) signed by all the Directors or all the members of a committee of Directors (an alternate Director being entitled to sign such a resolution on behalf of his appointor) shall be as valid and effectual as if it had been passed at a meeting of the Directors, or committee of Directors as the case may be, duly convened and held. |
29.5 | A Director or alternate Director may, or other officer of the Company on the requisition of a Director or alternate Director shall, call a meeting of the Directors by at least two days notice in writing to every Director and alternate Director which notice shall set forth the general nature of the business to be considered unless notice is waived by all the Directors (or their alternates) either at, before or after the meeting is held. |
29.6 | The continuing Directors may act notwithstanding any vacancy in their body, but if and so long as their number is reduced below the number fixed by or pursuant to these Articles as the necessary quorum of Directors the continuing Directors or Director may act for the purpose of increasing the number of Directors to that number, or of summoning a general meeting of the Company, but for no other purpose. |
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29.7 | The Directors may elect a chairman of their board and determine the period for which he is to hold office; but if no such chairman is elected, or if at any meeting the chairman is not present within five minutes after the time appointed for holding the same, the Directors present may choose one of their number to be chairman of the meeting. |
29.8 | All acts done by any meeting of the Directors or of a committee of Directors (including any person acting as an alternate Director) shall, notwithstanding that it be afterwards discovered that there was some defect in the appointment of any Director or alternate Director, or that they or any of them were disqualified, be as valid as if every such person had been duly appointed and qualified to be a Director or alternate Director as the case may be. |
29.9 | A Director but not an alternate Director may be represented at any meetings of the board of Directors by a proxy appointed in writing by him. The proxy shall count towards the quorum and the vote of the proxy shall for all purposes be deemed to be that of the appointing Director. |
30 | Presumption of Assent |
A Director of the Company who is present at a meeting of the board of Directors at which action on any Company matter is taken shall be presumed to have assented to the action taken unless his dissent shall be entered in the minutes of the meeting or unless he shall file his written dissent from such action with the person acting as the chairman or secretary of the meeting before the adjournment thereof or shall forward such dissent by registered post to such person immediately after the adjournment of the meeting. Such right to dissent shall not apply to a Director who voted in favour of such action. |
31 | Directors Interests |
31.1 | A Director may hold any other office or place of profit under the Company (other than the office of Auditor) in conjunction with his office of Director for such period and on such terms as to remuneration and otherwise as the Directors may determine. |
31.2 | A Director may act by himself or his firm in a professional capacity for the Company and he or his firm shall be entitled to remuneration for professional services as if he were not a Director or alternate Director. |
31.3 | A Director or alternate Director of the Company may be or become a director or other officer of or otherwise interested in any company promoted by the Company or in which the Company may be interested as shareholder or otherwise, and no such Director or alternate Director shall be accountable to the Company for any remuneration or other benefits received by him as a director or officer of, or from his interest in, such other company. |
31.4 | No person shall be disqualified from the office of Director or alternate Director or prevented by such office from contracting with the Company, either as vendor, purchaser or otherwise, nor shall any such contract or any contract or transaction entered into by or on behalf of the Company in which any Director or alternate Director shall be in any way interested be or be liable |
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to be avoided, nor shall any Director or alternate Director so contracting or being so interested be liable to account to the Company for any profit realised by any such contract or transaction by reason of such Director holding office or of the fiduciary relation thereby established. A Director (or his alternate Director in his absence) shall be at liberty to vote in respect of any contract or transaction in which he is interested provided that the nature of the interest of any Director or alternate Director in any such contract or transaction shall be disclosed by him at or prior to its consideration and any vote thereon. |
31.5 | A general notice that a Director or alternate Director is a shareholder, director, officer or employee of any specified firm or company and is to be regarded as interested in any transaction with such firm or company shall be sufficient disclosure for the purposes of voting on a resolution in respect of a contract or transaction in which he has an interest, and after such general notice it shall not be necessary to give special notice relating to any particular transaction. |
32 | Minutes |
The Directors shall cause minutes to be made in books kept for the purpose of all appointments of officers made by the Directors, all proceedings at meetings of the Company or the holders of any class of Shares and of the Directors, and of committees of Directors including the names of the Directors or alternate Directors present at each meeting. |
33 | Delegation of Directors Powers |
33.1 | The Directors may delegate any of their powers to any committee consisting of one or more Directors. They may also delegate to any managing director or any Director holding any other executive office such of their powers as they consider desirable to be exercised by him provided that an alternate Director may not act as managing director and the appointment of a managing director shall be revoked forthwith if he ceases to be a Director. Any such delegation may be made subject to any conditions the Directors may impose, and either collaterally with or to the exclusion of their own powers and may be revoked or altered. Subject to any such conditions, the proceedings of a committee of Directors shall be governed by the Articles regulating the proceedings of Directors, so far as they are capable of applying. |
33.2 | The Directors may establish any committees, local boards or agencies or appoint any person to be a manager or agent for managing the affairs of the Company and may appoint any person to be a member of such committees or local boards. Any such appointment may be made subject to any conditions the Directors may impose, and either collaterally with or to the exclusion of their own powers and may be revoked or altered. Subject to any such conditions, the proceedings of any such committee, local board or agency shall be governed by the Articles regulating the proceedings of Directors, so far as they are capable of applying. |
33.3 | The Directors may by power of attorney or otherwise appoint any person to be the agent of the Company on such conditions as the Directors may determine, provided that the delegation is not to the exclusion of their own powers and may be revoked by the Directors at any time. |
33.4 | The Directors may by power of attorney or otherwise appoint any company, firm, person or body of persons, whether nominated directly or indirectly by the Directors, to be the attorney or authorised signatory of the Company for such purpose and with such powers, authorities and |
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discretions (not exceeding those vested in or exercisable by the Directors under these Articles) and for such period and subject to such conditions as they may think fit, and any such powers of attorney or other appointment may contain such provisions for the protection and convenience of persons dealing with any such attorneys or authorised signatories as the Directors may think fit and may also authorise any such attorney or authorised signatory to delegate all or any of the powers, authorities and discretions vested in him. |
33.5 | The Directors may appoint such officers as they consider necessary on such terms, at such remuneration and to perform such duties, and subject to such provisions as to disqualification and removal as the Directors may think fit. Unless otherwise specified in the terms of his appointment an officer may be removed by resolution of the Directors or Members. |
34 | Alternate Directors |
34.1 | Any Director (other than an alternate Director) may by writing appoint any other Director, or any other person willing to act, to be an alternate Director and by writing may remove from office an alternate Director so appointed by him. |
34.2 | An alternate Director shall be entitled to receive notice of all meetings of Directors and of all meetings of committees of Directors of which his appointor is a member, to attend and vote at every such meeting at which the Director appointing him is not personally present, and generally to perform all the functions of his appointor as a Director in his absence. |
34.3 | An alternate Director shall cease to be an alternate Director if his appointor ceases to be a Director. |
34.4 | Any appointment or removal of an alternate Director shall be by notice to the Company signed by the Director making or revoking the appointment or in any other manner approved by the Directors. |
34.5 | An alternate Director shall be deemed for all purposes to be a Director and shall alone be responsible for his own acts and defaults and shall not be deemed to be the agent of the Director appointing him. |
35 | No Minimum Shareholding |
The Company in general meeting may fix a minimum shareholding required to be held by a Director, but unless and until such a shareholding qualification is fixed a Director is not required to hold Shares. |
36 | Remuneration of Directors |
36.1 | The remuneration to be paid to the Directors, if any, shall be such remuneration as the Directors shall determine. The Directors shall also be entitled to be paid all travelling, hotel and other expenses properly incurred by them in connection with their attendance at meetings of Directors or committees of Directors, or general meetings of the Company, or separate meetings of the holders of any class of Shares or debentures of the Company, or otherwise in connection with the business of the Company, or to receive a fixed allowance in respect thereof as may be determined by the Directors, or a combination partly of one such method and partly the other. |
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36.2 | The Directors may by resolution approve additional remuneration to any Director for any services other than his ordinary routine work as a Director. Any fees paid to a Director who is also counsel or solicitor to the Company, or otherwise serves it in a professional capacity shall be in addition to his remuneration as a Director. |
37 | Seal |
37.1 | The Company may, if the Directors so determine, have a Seal. The Seal shall only be used by the authority of the Directors or of a committee of the Directors authorised by the Directors. Every instrument to which the Seal has been affixed shall be signed by at least one person who shall be either a Director or some officer or other person appointed by the Directors for the purpose. |
37.2 | The Company may have for use in any place or places outside the Cayman Islands a duplicate Seal or Seals each of which shall be a facsimile of the common Seal of the Company and, if the Directors so determine, with the addition on its face of the name of every place where it is to be used. |
37.3 | A Director or officer, representative or attorney of the Company may without further authority of the Directors affix the Seal over his signature alone to any document of the Company required to be authenticated by him under seal or to be filed with the Registrar of Companies in the Cayman Islands or elsewhere wheresoever. |
38 | Dividends, Distributions and Reserve |
38.1 | Subject to the Statute and this Article, the Directors may declare Dividends and distributions on Shares in issue and authorise payment of the Dividends or distributions out of the funds of the Company lawfully available therefor. No Dividend or distribution shall be paid except out of the realised or unrealised profits of the Company, or out of the share premium account or as otherwise permitted by the Statute. |
38.2 | Except as otherwise provided by the rights attached to Shares, all Dividends shall be declared and paid according to the par value of the Shares that a Member holds. If any Share is issued on terms providing that it shall rank for Dividend as from a particular date, that Share shall rank for Dividend accordingly. |
38.3 | The Directors may deduct from any Dividend or distribution payable to any Member all sums of money (if any) then payable by him to the Company on account of calls or otherwise. |
38.4 | The Directors may declare that any Dividend or distribution be paid wholly or partly by the distribution of specific assets and in particular of shares, debentures, or securities of any other company or in any one or more of such ways and where any difficulty arises in regard to such distribution, the Directors may settle the same as they think expedient and in particular may issue fractional Shares and fix the value for distribution of such specific assets or any part thereof and may determine that cash payments shall be made to any Members upon the basis of the value so fixed in order to adjust the rights of all Members and may vest any such specific assets in trustees as may seem expedient to the Directors. |
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38.5 | Any Dividend, distribution, interest or other monies payable in cash in respect of Shares may be paid by wire transfer to the holder or by cheque or warrant sent through the post directed to the registered address of the holder or, in the case of joint holders, to the registered address of the holder who is first named on the Register of Members or to such person and to such address as such holder or joint holders may in writing direct. Every such cheque or warrant shall be made payable to the order of the person to whom it is sent. Any one of two or more joint holders may give effectual receipts for any Dividends, bonuses, or other monies payable in respect of the Share held by them as joint holders. |
38.6 | No Dividend or distribution shall bear interest against the Company. |
38.7 | Any Dividend which cannot be paid to a Member and/or which remains unclaimed after six months from the date of declaration of such Dividend may, in the discretion of the Directors, be paid into a separate account in the Companys name, provided that the Company shall not be constituted as a trustee in respect of that account and the Dividend shall remain as a debt due to the Member. Any Dividend which remains unclaimed after a period of six years from the date of declaration of such Dividend shall be forfeited and shall revert to the Company. |
39 | Capitalisation |
The Directors may capitalise any sum standing to the credit of any of the Companys reserve accounts (including share premium account and capital redemption reserve fund) or any sum standing to the credit of profit and loss account or otherwise available for distribution and to appropriate such sum to Members in the proportions in which such sum would have been divisible amongst them had the same been a distribution of profits by way of Dividend and to apply such sum on their behalf in paying up in full unissued Shares for allotment and distribution credited as fully paid-up to and amongst them in the proportion aforesaid. In such event the Directors shall do all acts and things required to give effect to such capitalisation, with full power to the Directors to make such provisions as they think fit for the case of Shares becoming distributable in fractions (including provisions whereby the benefit of fractional entitlements accrue to the Company rather than to the Members concerned). The Directors may authorise any person to enter on behalf of all of the Members interested into an agreement with the Company providing for such capitalisation and matters incidental thereto and any agreement made under such authority shall be effective and binding on all concerned. |
40 | Books of Account |
40.1 | The Directors shall cause proper books of account to be kept with respect to all sums of money received and expended by the Company and the matters in respect of which the receipt or expenditure takes place, all sales and purchases of goods by the Company and the assets and liabilities of the Company. Proper books shall not be deemed to be kept if there are not kept such books of account as are necessary to give a true and fair view of the state of the Companys affairs and to explain its transactions. |
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40.2 | The Directors shall from time to time determine whether and to what extent and at what times and places and under what conditions or regulations the accounts and books of the Company or any of them shall be open to the inspection of Members not being Directors and no Member (not being a Director) shall have any right of inspecting any account or book or document of the Company except as conferred by Statute or authorised by the Directors or by the Company in general meeting. |
40.3 | The Directors may from time to time cause to be prepared and to be laid before the Company in general meeting profit and loss accounts, balance sheets, group accounts (if any) and such other reports and accounts as may be required by law. |
41 | Audit |
41.1 | The Directors may appoint an Auditor of the Company who shall hold office until removed from office by a resolution of the Directors, and may fix his or their remuneration. |
41.2 | Every Auditor of the Company shall have a right of access at all times to the books and accounts and vouchers of the Company and shall be entitled to require from the Directors and officers of the Company such information and explanation as may be necessary for the performance of the duties of the Auditor. |
41.3 | Auditors shall, if so required by the Directors, make a report on the accounts of the Company during their tenure of office at the next annual general meeting following their appointment in the case of a company which is registered with the Registrar of Companies as an ordinary company, and at the next extraordinary general meeting following their appointment in the case of a company which is registered with the Registrar of Companies as an exempted company, and at any other time during their term of office, upon request of the Directors or any general meeting of the Members. |
42 | Notices |
42.1 | Notices shall be in writing and may be given by the Company to any Member either personally or by sending it by courier, post, cable, telex, fax or e-mail to him or to his address as shown in the Register of Members (or where the notice is given by e-mail by sending it to the e-mail address provided by such Member). Any notice, if posted from one country to another, is to be sent airmail. |
42.2 | Where a notice is sent by courier, service of the notice shall be deemed to be effected by delivery of the notice to a courier company, and shall be deemed to have been received on the third day (not including Saturdays or Sundays or public holidays) following the day on which the notice was delivered to the courier. Where a notice is sent by post, service of the notice shall be deemed to be effected by properly addressing, pre paying and posting a letter containing the notice, and shall be deemed to have been received on the fifth day (not including Saturdays or Sundays or public holidays) following the day on which the notice was posted. Where a notice is sent by cable, telex or fax, service of the notice shall be deemed to be effected by properly addressing and sending such notice and shall be deemed to have been received on the same day that it was transmitted. Where a notice is given by e-mail service shall be deemed to be effected by transmitting the e-mail to the e-mail address provided by the intended recipient and shall be deemed to have been received on the same day that it was sent, and it shall not be necessary for the receipt of the e-mail to be acknowledged by the recipient. |
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42.3 | A notice may be given by the Company to the person or persons which the Company has been advised are entitled to a Share or Shares in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of a Member in the same manner as other notices which are required to be given under these Articles and shall be addressed to them by name, or by the title of representatives of the deceased, or trustee of the bankrupt, or by any like description at the address supplied for that purpose by the persons claiming to be so entitled, or at the option of the Company by giving the notice in any manner in which the same might have been given if the death or bankruptcy had not occurred. |
42.4 | Notice of every general meeting shall be given in any manner hereinbefore authorised to every person shown as a Member in the Register of Members on the record date for such meeting except that in the case of joint holders the notice shall be sufficient if given to the joint holder first named in the Register of Members and every person upon whom the ownership of a Share devolves by reason of his being a legal personal representative or a trustee in bankruptcy of a Member of record where the Member of record but for his death or bankruptcy would be entitled to receive notice of the meeting, and no other person shall be entitled to receive notices of general meetings. |
43 | Winding Up |
43.1 | If the Company shall be wound up, and the assets available for distribution amongst the Members shall be insufficient to repay the whole of the share capital, such assets shall be distributed so that, as nearly as may be, the losses shall be borne by the Members in proportion to the par value of the Shares held by them. If in a winding up the assets available for distribution amongst the Members shall be more than sufficient to repay the whole of the share capital at the commencement of the winding up, the surplus shall be distributed amongst the Members in proportion to the par value of the Shares held by them at the commencement of the winding up subject to a deduction from those Shares in respect of which there are monies due, of all monies payable to the Company for unpaid calls or otherwise. This Article is without prejudice to the rights of the holders of Shares issued upon special terms and conditions. |
43.2 | If the Company shall be wound up the liquidator may, with the sanction of a Special Resolution of the Company and any other sanction required by the Statute, divide amongst the Members 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 that purpose value any assets and determine how the division shall be carried out as between the Members or different classes of Members. The liquidator may, with the like sanction, vest the whole or any part of such assets in trustees upon such trusts for the benefit of the Members as the liquidator, with the like sanction, shall think fit, but so that no Member shall be compelled to accept any asset upon which there is a liability. |
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44 | Indemnity and Insurance |
44.1 | Every Director and officer of the Company (which for the avoidance of doubt, shall not include auditors of the Company), together with every former Director and former officer of the Company (each an Indemnified Person) shall be indemnified out of the assets of the Company against any liability, action, proceeding, claim, demand, costs, damages or expenses, including legal expenses, whatsoever which they or any of them may incur as a result of any act or failure to act in carrying out their functions other than such liability (if any) that they may incur by reason of their own actual fraud or wilful default. No Indemnified Person shall be liable to the Company for any loss or damage incurred by the Company as a result (whether direct or indirect) of the carrying out of their functions unless that liability arises through the actual fraud or wilful default of such Indemnified Person. No person shall be found to have committed actual fraud or wilful default under this Article unless or until a court of competent jurisdiction shall have made a finding to that effect. |
44.2 | The Company shall advance to each Indemnified Person reasonable attorneys fees and other costs and expenses incurred in connection with the defence of any action, suit, proceeding or investigation involving such Indemnified Person for which indemnity will or could be sought. In connection with any advance of any expenses hereunder, the Indemnified Person shall execute an undertaking to repay the advanced amount to the Company if it shall be determined by final judgment or other final adjudication that such Indemnified Person was not entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Article. If it shall be determined by a final judgment or other final adjudication that such Indemnified Person was not entitled to indemnification with respect to such judgment, costs or expenses, then such party shall not be indemnified with respect to such judgment, costs or expenses and any advancement shall be returned to the Company (without interest) by the Indemnified Person. |
44.3 | The Directors, on behalf of the Company, may purchase and maintain insurance for the benefit of any Director or other officer of the Company against any liability which, by virtue of any rule of law, would otherwise attach to such person in respect of any negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust of which such person may be guilty in relation to the Company. |
45 | Financial Year |
Unless the Directors otherwise prescribe, the financial year of the Company shall end on 31st December in each year and, following the year of incorporation, shall begin on 1st January in each year. |
46 | Transfer by way of Continuation |
If the Company is exempted as defined in the Statute, it shall, subject to the provisions of the Statute and with the approval of a Special Resolution, have the power to register by way of continuation as a body corporate under the laws of any jurisdiction outside the Cayman Islands and to be deregistered in the Cayman Islands. |
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Exhibit 3.6B
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ESTABLISHMENT DEED OF
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
PT. OLIO ENERGY INDONESIA
Number: 4
- On this day, Monday, dated 20-4-2009 (the twentieth day of April two thousand and nine).
- At 11.30 WIB (eleven past thirty minutes Western Indonesia Time).
- Appeared before me, DIAH GUNTARI LISTIANINGSIH SOEMARWOTO, Sarjana Hukum, Notary in Jakarta, in the presence of witnesses known by me, Notary and whose names will be mentioned by the end of this deed;
1. | Mister RAMLI BIN MD NOR, born in Negeri Sembilan, on 1-1-1958 (the first day of January nineteen fifty eight), private person, Malaysia Citizen, residing in Malaysia, number 48 jalan U1/13A Seksyen U1 Glenmarie Residents, Shah Alam, Selangor, holder of passport number A10694127; |
- temporary staying in Jakarta;
- according to his statement in this matter legally act to represent and on behalf of OLIO RESOURCHES Sdn, Bhd, a company established based on the law of Malaysia, having its head office in B-20-7 Megah Avenue II, 12 Jalan Yap Kwan Seng, Kuala Lumpur.
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2. | Miss ANGGRAINI PROVITASARI, born in Semarang, on 14-7-1979 (the fourteenth day of July nineteen seventy nine), private person, Indonesian Citizen, residing in Bekasi, Kampung Pondok Benda, Neighborhood Association 007, Citizenship Association 002, Jatirasa Sub-District, Jatiasih District, holder of Identity Card number: 3276095407780020; |
- temporary staying in Jakarta;
- according to her statement in this matter acting as proxy, by virtue of Power of Attorney, privately made, duly stamp, dated 23-2-2009 (the twenty third day of February two thousand and nine), in which its original is attached to the minute of this deed, of and therefore for and on behalf of:
Mister TESSAR RIFIANTO, born in Balikpapan, on 19-11-1983 (the nineteenth day of November nineteen eighty three), private person, Indonesian Citizen, residing in Depok, Jalan Sakura number 445 A Block F, Neighborhood Association 005, Citizenship Association 015, Cinere Sub-District, Limo District, holder of Identity Card number: 3276041911830002;
- The appearers is known to me, Notary;
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- The appearers acting in his/her capacity as mentioned above hereby declares, that without prejudice to permits from the competent authorities, agree and undertake to jointly established a Limited Liability Company is established under the Law number 25 of 2007 (two thousand and seven) on Foreign Investment and accordance with and the Approval Letter of Foreign Investment issued by the Investment Coordinating Board, dated 24-3-2009 (the twenty fourth day of March two thousand and nine) number 313/I/PMA/2009, with the Articles of Association as contained in this establishment deed, (hereinafter referred to as Articles of Association) as follows:
NAME AND DOMICILE
Article 1.
1. | This limited liability company shall be named: |
PT. OLIO ENERGY INDONESIA
(hereinafter referred to as Company), domiciled in South Jakarta.
2. | The Company may open branches or representative offices in any other places, both within and/or outside the territory of the Republic of Indonesia as may be determined by the Board of Directors upon approval of the Board of Commissioners. |
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DURATION OF THE COMPANY ESTABLISHMENT
Article 2.
The Company shall be incorporated for undefined period of time by observing the provisions of the Law number 25 of 2007 on Investment.
PURPOSES AND OBJECTIVES AND BUSINESS ACTIVITIES
Article 3.
1. | The purposes and objectives of this Company shall be: |
- To run business in the field of trade.
2. | To achieve the said purpose and objective, the Company may conduct in the following business activities: |
- To run business in the field of trade, including the import and export trade as well as acting as a distributor, agent and as representatives of other companies, both domestic and foreign companies, especially the trade on oil and natural gas mining support equipments and equipment for offshore oil drilling (rig) facilities;
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CAPITAL
Article 4.
1. | The companys authorized capital shall be in amount of Rp.4.704.000.000,- four billion seven hundred and four million rupiah (USD.400.000,00four hundred thousand United States Dollars) divided into 400.000 (four hundred thousand) shares, each share with nominal value of Rp.11.760,- eleven thousand seven hundred and sixty rupiah (USD.1.- one United States Dollar). |
2. | Of the aforesaid authorized capital, it has been issued and paid up 100% (one hundred percent), or in amount of 100.000 (one hundred thousand) shares with total nominal value amounting to Rp.1.176.000.000,- one billion one hundred and seventy six million Rupiah (USD.100.000,00one hundred thousand United States Dollars) by the founders who have retrieved for the shares and the details and nominal value of the shares stated at the end of this deed. |
3. | Shares in portfolio may be issued by the company in accordance with the Companys needs for capital upon approval of a General Meeting of Shareholders. |
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4. | Shareholders whose names are registered in the Shareholder Register shall have preemptive right to retrieve the shares which will be issued within 60 (sixty) calendar days as of the offering date and each of the shareholders has rights to retrieve in proportion to the total shares owned by them (proportional) either to the shares that become their portion or to the remaining shares that are not retrieved by the other shareholders. |
5. | When after the lapse of the 60 (sixty) calendar days period as of the offering to shareholders, that there are still any shares left that has not been retrieved, the Board of Directors shall be at liberty to offer such remaining shares to any third parties. |
SHARE
Article 5
1. | All shares issued by the Company are registered shares. |
2. | Share ownership evidence may be in the form of share certificate. |
3. | In case the Company does not issue share certificate, share ownership can be proven with certificate or note issued by the Company. |
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4. | If a share certificate is issued, each share shall be provided with one share certificate. |
5. | A collective share certificate may be issued as evidence of ownership of 2 (two) or more shares owned by a shareholder. |
6. | Each share certificate shall at least mention: |
a. | name and address of the shareholder; |
b. | serial number of the share certificate; |
c. | nominal value of the share; |
d. | date of issuance of the share certificate; |
7. | A collective share certificate shall at least mention: |
a. | name and address of the shareholder; |
b. | serial number of the collective share certificate; |
c. | serial number of shares and quantity of shares; |
d. | nominal value of the share; |
e. | date of issuance of the collective share certificate; |
8. | Share certificate and collective share certificate must be signed by the President Director and President Commissioner. |
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DUPLICATE OF SHARE CERTIFICATES
Article 6.
1. | In event share certificates are damaged or can not be used anymore, then the Board of Directors shall issue the substitute at the request of and to the person concerned after the said damaged and unused share certificate has been delivered to the Board of Directors. |
2. | The share certificate as referred to in paragraph 1 shall further be written off and from this event the minutes shall be drawn-up by the Board of Directors and reported in the next General Meeting of Shareholders. |
3. | If a share certificate is lost, then at the request of the person concerned, the Board of Directors shall give a duplicate for the lost certificate, after in the opinion of the Board of Directors the loss is sufficiently proved and with a warranty considered necessary by the Board of Directors for each special event. |
4. | After the duplicate has been issued, then the original certificate shall no longer be valid for the Company. |
5. | All expenses related to the issuance of the substitute share certificates shall be borne by the shareholder concerned. |
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6. | The provision as mentioned at paragraph 1, paragraph 2, paragraph 3, paragraph 4, and paragraph 5, shall also be applied in mutatis mutandis for the issuance of collective certificates duplicate. |
TRANSFER OF RIGHTS OF SHARE
Article 7.
1. | Transfer of rights of a share shall be based on a rights transfer deed signed by the transferor and the transferee or their authorized representatives; | |||
2. | a. | The shareholder who wants to transfer a share(s), then he/she is obliged to previously offer it in writing to other shareholders by stating price and requirements of the sale and inform to the Board of Directors in writing of such an offer and within 60 (sixty) days of the offer made, the other shareholders shall state accept or reject the offer, | ||
b. | If after the expiration of a period of 60 (sixty) days turned out to be offered shares not purchased by other shareholders, the shares can be offered to third parties by stipulation should use terms and conditions (including price) should not be smaller than what has been offered to other shareholders and the sale must be completed within a period of 210 (two hundred and ten) days since the expiry of 60 (sixty) days. |
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- If after the expiration of 210 (two hundred and ten) days does not happen purchase of shares, the shares shall be deemed to have never been offered, and if offered for sale must comply with the procedures for the sale referred to in this paragraph. | ||||
c. | If it turns out because of a rule or regulation or government policy prohibiting shareholders to own or purchase shares on offer, the shareholder is entitled to appoint another party is allowed. | |||
d. | Transfer provisions referred to in paragraph of this Article shall not apply if the shares will be transferred to an affiliated party. | |||
3. | A transfer of right on shares must obtain approval of General Meeting of Shareholders and the authorized institution, if the statutory regulation requires so. | |||
4. | From the summons day of the General Meeting of Shareholders up to the day of the Meeting, the transfer right on share is not allowed. |
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GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
Article 8.
1. | General Meeting of Shareholders hereinafter referred to as General Meeting of Shareholders, are: |
a. | The Annual General Meeting of Shareholders; |
b. | Other General Meetings of Shareholders hereinafter in the Articles of Association referred to as The Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders. |
2. | The term General Meeting of Shareholders in these Articles of Association refers to both of them, namely the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders and Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders, unless clearly stated otherwise. |
3. | In the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders: |
a. | The Board of Directors shall submit: |
- annual report that has been reviewed by the Board of Commissioners in order to obtain the approval of the General Meeting of Shareholders;
- financial report in order to obtain the approval of meeting.
b. | The Companys profit utilization shall be decided, if the Company gains positive profit balance; |
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c. | The other agendas of the General Meeting of Shareholders which have been proposed accordingly by observing the Articles of Association shall be decided. |
4. | The approval of the annual report and legalization of financial report by the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders means giving full settlement and acquittal liability to the members of the Board of Directors and the Board of Commissioners for their management or supervision carried out during the past fiscal year, as long as the actions are reflected in the Annual report and Financial Report. |
5. | Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders may be held any time as considered necessary to discuss and decide agenda of the meeting, except agenda of the meeting as referred to in paragraph 3 letter a and letter b, by observing statutory regulation and the Articles of Association. |
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PLACE AND SUMMONS AND CHAIRPERSON OF
GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
Article 9.
1. | The General Meeting of Shareholders shall be held at the Companys domicile or at the Companys business center. |
2. | General Meeting of Shareholders shall be held by first conducting summons to the shareholders by registered letter and/or by advertisement in newspaper. |
3. | Summons shall be held at the latest 14 (fourteen) days prior to the General Meeting of Shareholders without taking into account the date of summons and the date of the General Meeting of Shareholders. |
4. | In summon it should be listed agenda, time and place of the General Meeting of Shareholders. |
5. | General Meeting of Shareholders shall be chaired by the President Director. |
6. | If the President Director is absent or indisposed due to any reason whatsoever not necessarily to be proven to any third party, General Meeting of Shareholders shall be chaired by one of Director appointed by President Director. |
7. | If all Directors are absent or indisposed due to any reason whatsoever not necessarily to be proven to any third party, General Meeting of Shareholders shall be chaired by one of the members of the Board of Commissioners. |
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8. | If all members of the Board of Commissioners are absent or indisposed due to any reason whatsoever not necessarily to be proven to any third party, General Meeting of Shareholders shall be chaired by a person nominated by and from those present in the meeting. |
QUORUM, VOTING RIGHT AND DECISION OF
GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
Article 10.
1. | General Meeting of Shareholders may be held if the quorum is required in the presence of the law on Limited Liability Company has been met, as follows: |
2. | Voting concerning persons shall be carried out by an unsigned-folded ballot and verbally for other matters, unless chairman of the General Meeting of Shareholders determines otherwise without any objection from the shareholders present in the General Meeting of Shareholders. |
3. | Blank votes or illegal votes shall be considered not exist and shall not be counted in determining the total vote cast in the General Meeting of Shareholders. |
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4. | General Meeting of Shareholders may make decisions based on discussion to reach agreement or based on pro vote cast in the General Meeting of Shareholders as determined in Law. |
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Article 11.
1. | The Company shall be managed and chaired by a Board of Directors consisting at least 3 (three) members of the Board of Directors, President Director and 1 (one) of Director will be appointed from the candidates nominated by Indonesian shareholders and 1 (one) other Director appointed from candidates nominated by the foreign shareholders. |
2. | If there are more than one of Director, then one of them may be nominated as President Director. |
3. | Members of Board of Directors shall be appointed by General Meeting of Shareholders for 3 (three) years term without prejudiced to the right of the General Meeting of Shareholders to dismiss them at anytime. |
4. | If due to any reason the position of a member or more or all positions of members of Board of Directors are vacant, then within 30 (thirty) days after the vacancy has occurred a General Meeting of Shareholders shall be held to fill such vacancy by observing the provisions of statutory regulations and Articles of Association. |
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5. | If due to any reason all positions of members of Board of Directors are vacant, the Company shall temporarily be managed by a member of Board of Commissioners appointed by the Meeting of Board of Commissioners. |
6. | A member of Board of Directors shall be entitled to resign from his/her position by notifying in writing to the Company at the latest 30 (thirty) days before the day of resignation. |
7. | The office term of a member of the Board of Directors shall terminate if: |
a. | resigning pursuant to the provision of paragraph 6; |
b. | no longer meet the requirements of statutory regulations; |
c. | passed away; |
d. | dismissed based on the decision of General Meeting of Shareholders; |
TASKS AND AUTHORITIES OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Article 12.
1. | The Board of Directors shall be entitled to represent the Company inside and outside the Court concerning all |
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matters and in all occurrences, to bind the Company to another party and another party to the Company, and to take all actions, either concerning management or ownership, however with limitation that: |
a. | Rent or lease (including make changes on the terms and conditions of the existing lease) of fixed and movable assets owned by the company; |
b. | Transfer, release of rights or asset guarantees of the Company which is not largely richness of the Company; |
c. | to borrow or lend money on behalf of the Company (excluding withdrawal Companys monies in banks); |
d. | Signing contracts or other obligations or perform a transaction or several transactions related to the value of more than USD.10,000 (ten thousand United States Dollars) or equivalent value in other currencies; |
e. | Giving corporate guarantees either for the benefit of its subsidiaries or for the benefit of others. |
f. | Establish a business or participate in other companies both inside and outside the country; |
- shall be upon approval of the Board of Commissioners.
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2. | a. | The President Director shall be entitled and authorized to act for and on behalf of the Board of Directors and to represent the Company. | ||
b. | In case the President Director is absent or indisposed due to any reason, which matter is not necessary to be proven to the third party, then one of other members of the Board of Directors shall be entitled and authorized to act for and on behalf of the Board of Directors and to represent the Company. | |||
3. | In case there is only one member of the Board of Directors then all the duties and authorities given to the President Director or other members of the Board of Directors in the Articles of Association shall also apply to him/her. |
MEETING OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Article 13.
1. | Meeting of Board of Directors may be held at any time when considered necessary by and/or written request from: |
a. | one or more member(s) of Board of Directors; |
b. | one or more member(s) of Board of Commissioners; or |
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c. | one or more shareholder(s) jointly representing 1/10 (one tenth) or more of the entire shares with voting rights. |
2. | The summons of the Meeting of the Board of Directors shall be conducted by the member of the Board of Directors entitled to act for and on behalf of the Board of Directors pursuant to the provision of Article 9 hereof. |
3. | The summons of the Meeting of the Board of Directors shall be delivered by registered letter or personally to each member of the Board of Directors by receiving receipt at least 3 (three) days prior to the meeting, without considering the date of summons and the date of meeting. |
4. | The summons shall mention the agenda, date, time and place of the meeting. |
5. | Meeting of Board of Directors shall be held in the Companys domicile or Companys business center. |
6. | If all members of the Board of Directors are present or represented, a prior summons is not required and the Meeting may be held anywhere and it is also entitled to make a binding decision. |
7. | Meeting of Board of Directors shall be chaired by the President Director, in case the President Director is absent or indisposed, which matter is not necessarily to be proven to the third party, Meeting of Board of Directors shall be chaired by a person appointed by and from those members of the Board of Directors present. |
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8. | A member of the Board of Directors may be represented in the Meeting only by another member of the Board of Directors by virtue of a power of attorney. |
9. | Meeting of Board of Directors is legal and entitled to make binding decisions when more than 1/2 (one half) of total members of the Board of Directors are present or represented in the Meeting. |
10. | Resolutions of Meeting of Board of Directors must be adopted by deliberation to reach a consensus. |
- If meeting fails to make a resolution, the resolution shall be adopted based on pro votes of more than 1/2 (one half) of the votes cast legally in the meeting.
11. | In event of tie votes (pro-vote and contra-vote is equal), the proposal was rejected. |
12. | a. | Each member of the Board of Directors present is entitled to cast 1 (one) vote and 1 (one) additional vote for every other member of the Board of Directors represented by him(her). |
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b. | Voting concerning persons shall be carried out by an unsigned-folded ballot, voting on other matters shall be carried out verbally, unless the Chairman of the Meeting determines otherwise without any objection from those present. |
c. | Blank votes and illegal votes shall be considered not to cast legally and, therefore, shall be considered not exist and shall not be counted in determining the total vote cast. |
13. | The Board of Directors may also make legal decisions without holding a Meeting of the Board of Directors, provided that all members of the Board of Directors have been notified in writing concerning the proposal concerned and all members of the Board of Directors have given their approval on the proposed proposal as proved by the signed written approval. Decisions made in such a manner have the same power as decisions made legally in the meeting of Board of Directors. |
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Article 14.
1. | The Board of Commissioners shall consist of 3 (three) Commissioner(s), President Commissioner, and 1 (one) of |
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member of the Board of Commissioners is appointed from candidates nominated by the foreign shareholder and 1 (one) of other member of the Board of Commissioners is appointed from candidates nominated by the Indonesian shareholder. |
- If it is appointed more than one member of the Board of Commissioners, then one of them can be appointed as the President Commissioner.
2. | Members of the Board of Commissioners shall be appointed by the General Meeting of Shareholders, respectively for the period of 3 (three) years and without prejudicing to the right of the General Meeting of Shareholders to dismiss them at any time. |
3. | If due to whatever reason, the position of a member of the Board of Commissioners is vacant, then within 30 (thirty) calendar days after the vacancy, a General Meeting of Shareholders shall be held for fulfilling that vacancy, by observing the provisions as referred to in paragraph 2 of this article. |
4. | When deemed necessary by the Board of Commissioners, the Board of Commissioners may assign one of them as the Representative Commissioner, as referred to in Article |
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120 of Law No. 40 of 2007 with the tasks and authority to supervise the discretion of the management of the Company and advise the Board of Directors, including to provide certain agreements for and on behalf of the Board of Commissioners in accordance with the provisions of the Articles of Association. |
5. | A member of the Board of Commissioners shall be entitled to resign from his office by notifying in writing to the company concerning his intention at least 30 (thirty) days in advance prior to his resignation date. |
6. | The position of a member of Board of Commissioners terminates if: |
a. | he/she resigns pursuant to the provision of paragraph 5; |
b. | fails to fulfill the prevailing statutory regulations; |
c. | passed away; |
d. | dismissed pursuant to resolution of General Meeting of Shareholders. |
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TASKS AND AUTHORITIES OF
THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Article 15.
1. | The Board of Commissioners at any time within office hour of the Company shall be entitled to enter premises or other places used or controlled by the Company and is entitled to examine all books, letters and other evidence instrument, verify and to match condition of cash money and others and is entitled to know all action already performed by the Board of Directors. |
2. | The Board of Directors and each member of the Board of Directors shall be obliged to give explanation concerning all matters inquired by the Board of Commissioners. |
3. | If all members of the Board of Directors are suspended and the Company has no members of Board of Directors then the Board of Commissioners shall be obliged to temporarily manage the Company. In this case the Board of Commissioners shall be entitled to give temporary authorizations to one or more between the members of Board of Commissioners on responsible of the Board of Commissioners. |
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4. | In case there is only one Commissioner, then all tasks and authorities given to the President Commissioner or to the other member of Board of Commissioners in this Articles of Association shall also be valid for him/her. |
MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Article 16.
- The provision as mentioned in Article 13 applies on mutatis-mutandis basis for meeting of Board of Commissioners.
WORK PLAN, FISCAL YEAR AND ANNUAL REPORT
Article 17.
1. | The Board of Directors submits work plan that includes annual budget of the Company to the Board of Commissioners to obtain its approval, before the fiscal year starts. |
2. | Work Plan as referred to in paragraph 1 must be submitted at the latest 30 (thirty) days before the commencement the next fiscal year. |
3. | The fiscal year of the Company shall commence from the 1 (first) of January until the 31 (thirty-first) of December. At the end of December every year, the Companys accounts are closed. For the first time the Companys account shall commence on the date of this Deed of Establishment and be closed on 31-12-2009 (the thirty first day of December two thousand and nine). |
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4. | The Board of Directors prepares annual report and makes it available at the Companys office to be examined by the Shareholders commencing the date of summons of the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. |
PROFIT UTILIZATION AND DIVIDEND APPORTIONMENT
Article 18.
1. | The net profit of the Company in a fiscal year as mentioned in the balance sheet and profit and loss account that have been legalized by the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders and constitute positive balance shall be apportioned according to a utilization procedure determined by the General Meeting of Shareholders. |
2. | If the profit and loss account in a year shows a loss that can not be covered with the reserve fund, then the loss shall remain to be recorded and included in the profit and loss account and in the next fiscal year the Company shall be considered not gaining profit as long as the loss recorded and included in the profit and loss account has not yet been covered at all. |
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INTERIM DIVIDEND
Article 19.
1. | By observing the provision in the legislation regulation, the Company may apportion interim dividends before the fiscal year of the company closed. |
2. | The apportionment of interim dividends shall be based on the resolution of the Board of Directors after obtaining the approval of the Board of Commissioners. |
3. | In case after the closing of the fiscal year it appears that the Company suffers losses, the interim dividends that have been apportioned shall be returned to the Company. |
4. | The Board of Directors and Board of Commissioners shall be jointly responsible for the Companys losses, in case the shareholders fail to return the interim dividends as intended in paragraph 3 of this article. |
RESERVE FUND UTILIZATION
Article 20.
1. | Portion of profit provided to reserve fund shall be determined up to the amount of 20% (twenty percent) of total issued and paid up capital shall only be used to cover losses which can not be covered by other reserve funds. |
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2. | If the amount of reserve fund exceeds such an amount of 20% (twenty percent), the General Meeting of Shareholders may determine in order that amount of reserve fund exceeding is used for Companys interests. |
3. | Reserve as referred to in paragraph 1 which are not yet utilized to cover loses and surplus of reserve fund as referred to in paragraph 2 of which the utilization is not yet determined by the Board of Directors shall be managed by the Board of Directors in an appropriate way in the opinion of the Board of Directors under the approval of the Board of Commissioners and by observing the prevailing statutory regulations. |
CLOSING REGULATIONS
Article 21.
- All matters that are not or insufficiently regulated in these Articles of Association will be determined by the General Meeting of Shareholders.
- Finally, the appearers acting in his capacity as aforesaid declared that:
1. | For the first time it has been retrieved and fully paid in cash through the Companys account, by the founders: |
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a. | The said OLIO RESOURCHES Sdn, Bhd, in amount of 60.000 (sixty thousand) shares with total nominal value of Rp.705.600.000,- seven hundred five million six hundred thousand Rupiah (USD.60.000,00 sixty thousand United States Dollars) |
b. | the said Mr. TESSAR RIFIANTO, in amount of 40.000 (forty thousand) shares with total nominal value of Rp.470.400.000,- four hundred seventy million four hundred thousand Rupiah (USD.40.000,00 forty thousand United States Dollars); |
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- So that totally 100.000 (one hundred thousand) shares with total nominal value of Rp.1.176.000.000,- one billion one hundred seventy six million Rupiah (USD.100.000,00 one hundred thousand United States Dollars).
2. | Deviating from the provision in Article 11 and Article 14 of these Articles of Association concerning the procedures of appointment of members of Board of Directors and Board of Commissioners, it has been appointed as: |
-President Director | : | Mr. TESSAR RIFIANTO, born in Balikpapan, dated 19-11-1983 (the nineteenth day of November nineteen and eighty three), private-person, Indonesian Citizen, residing in Depok, Jalan Sakura number 445 A Blok F, Neighborhood Association 005, Citizenship Association 015, Cinere Sub- District, Limo District, holder of Identity Card number 3276041911830002; |
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-Director | : | Mr. FAREH ISHRAF BIN MD HANIPAH, born in Johor, dated 23-10-1972 (the twenty third day of October nineteen and seventy two), private person, Malaysian Citizen, residing in Malaysia, number 41 USJ 17/3B Subang Jaya, Selangor, holder of passport number A19867820; |
-Director | : | Miss ANGGRAINI PROVITASARI, born in Semarang, dated 14-7-1979 (the fourteenth day of July nineteen and seventy nine), private-person, Indonesian Citizen, residing in Bekasi, Kampong Pondok Benda, Neighborhood Association 007, Citizenship Association 002, Jatirasa Sub-District, Jatiasih District, holder of Identity Card number 3276095407780020; |
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- President Commissioner |
: | Mr. RAMLI BIN MD NOR, born in Negeri Sembilan, dated 1-1-1958 (the first day of January nineteen and fifty eight), private person, Malaysian Citizen, residing in Malaysia, number 48 Jalan U1/13A Seksyen U1 Glenmarie Residents, Shah Alam, Selangor, holder of passport number A10694127; |
- Commissioner | : | Mr. ABD KARIM BIN JONIT, born in Negeri Sembilan, dated 5-4-1947 (the fifth day of April nineteen and forty seven), private person, Malaysian Citizen, residing in Malaysia, Lot 7221 Jalan Delima Taman Setia, Gombak, Kuala Lumpur, holder of passport number A19752426; |
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- Commissioner | : | Mr. RIO STEFIAN, born in Rumbai, dated 20-1-1982 (the twentieth day of January nineteen and eighty two), private-person, Indonesian Citizen, residing in Depok, Jalan Sakura Blok F number 445 A, Neighborhood Association 005, Citizenship Association 015, Cinere Sub- District, Limo District, holder of Identity Card number 3276042001820003; |
- The said appointment of members of Board of Directors and Board of Commissioners has been accepted by the persons concerned.
- The Board of Directors and/or proxies, either jointly or individually with the right to delegate this power to any third party that are authorized to apply for legalization on these Articles of Association from the authorized institutions and to make amendment and/or additions in any form whatsoever as may be necessary for obtaining such a legalization, and to submit and sign any and all applications and other documents, to choose legal domicile and to take any other acts which may be required.
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- This deed is completed at 12.15 WIB (twelve past fifteen minutes Western Indonesia Time).
IN WITNESS WHEREOF
- This deed was made and completed as minutes in Jakarta, on the day and date as mentioned at the preamble of this deed in the presence of:
1. | EDI SUSANTO, born in Wates, dated 15-3-1983 (the fifteenth day of March nineteen eighty three), residing in South Jakarta, Komplek BBD Block AI, Neighborhood Association 004, Citizenship Association 003, Ciganjur Sub-District, Jagakarsa District, the holder of Identity Card number 09.5309.150383.0249; |
2. | KUSDARYONO, born in Jakarta, dated 21-12-1972 (the twenty first day of December nineteen seventy two), residing in South Jakarta, Asem II/10, Neighborhood Association 011, Citizenship Association 005, Cipete Selatan Sub-District, Cilandak District, the holder of Identity Card number 09.5306.211272.0305; |
both are the employees at the Notary Office.
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- Immediately after this deed has been read out by me, Notary, to the appearers and witnesses, it was immediately signed by the appearers, witnesses and me, Notary.
- Executed without addition, without deletion and without substitution.
- Original of this deed has been duly signed accordingly.
- GIVEN AS COPY WITH THE SAME CONTENT.
Signed and stamped
above seal
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UNANIMOUS WRITTEN RESOLUTION OF SHAREHOLDERS IN
LIEU OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF
SHAREHOLDERS
PT. OLIO ENERGY INDONESIA
Number: 68.-
- On this day, Friday, dated 29-10-2010 (the twenty ninth day of October two thousand and ten).
- At 14.30 WIB (fourteen past thirty minutes Western Indonesia Time).
- Appeared before me, HESTI SULISTIATI BIMASTO, Sarjana Hukum, Notary in Jakarta, in the presence of witnesses known to me, Notary and whose names will be mentioned by the end of this deed:
- Mr. MOHAMMAD IQBAL HADROMI, Sarjana Hukum, born in Jakarta, on 11-10-1972 (the eleventh day of October nineteen seventy two), Advocate and Legal Counsel of HADROMI & PARTNERS Law Firm having office in Jakarta, Setiabudi Atrium 2nd Floor, Suite 209A, Jalan H.R. Rasuna Said Kavling 62, South Jakarta, Indonesian Citizen, holder of Identity Card Number: 09.5302.111072.7024;
- according to his statement in this matter acting by virtue of power of attorney as mentioned in the UNANIMOUS WRITTEN
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RESOLUTION OF SHAREHOLDERS OF PT. OLIO ENERGY INDONESIA IN LIEU OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS privately made on 18-10-2010 (the eighteenth day of October two thousand and ten), in which its original is attached to the minute of this deed, as the proxy of and therefore for and on behalf of PT. OLIO ENERGY INDONESIA, a limited liability company, domiciled in South Jakarta, in which the Articles of Association is attached to the deed dated 20-04-2009 (the twentieth day of April two thousand and nine) Number: 4 and has obtained the approval of the Minister of Law and Human Rights of Republic of Indonesia in his Decree dated 11-06-2009 (the eleventh day of June two thousand and nine) Number: AHU-25562.AH.01.01.Tahun 2009, thereafter amended by deed dated 10-11-2009 (the tenth day of November two thousand and nine) Number: 2, and has obtained the approval of the Minister of Law and Human Rights of Republic of Indonesia in his Decree dated 18-11-2009 (the eighteenth day of November two thousand and nine) Number: AHU-56166.AH.01.02.Tahun 2009, in which both of the said deeds were drawn up before DIAH GUNTARI LISTIANINGSIH SOEMARWOTO, Sarjana Hukum, Notary in South Jakarta Municipality;
-(hereinafter referred to as the Company);
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- The appearer acting as aforesaid, declared:
- Whereas according to the provision of Article 91 Law Number 40 Year 2007 (two thousand and seven) on Limited Liability Company (UUPT), shareholders may also make binding decisions outside General Meeting of Shareholders provided that all shareholders with voting rights agree in writing by signing the proposal concerned.
- Whereas based on Article 91 of UUPT, decisions made in such a manner shall have equal power as those legally made in a General Meeting of Shareholders.
- Whereas at the present the authorized capital of the Company is Rp.5.118.892.800,- (five billion one hundred and eighteen million eight hundred and ninety two thousand eight hundred Rupiah) or equivalent to US$.435,280.00 (four hundred and thirty five thousand two hundred and eighty United States Dollars) and of the said amount only Rp.1.279.723.200,- (one billion two hundred and seventy nine million seven hundred and twenty three thousand two hundred Rupiah) or equivalent to US$.108,820.00 (one hundred and eight thousand eight hundred and twenty United States Dollars) which has been placed in and paid up to the Company by the shareholders, consisting of 108.820 (one hundred and eight thousand eight hundred and twenty) shares with nominal value of Rp.11.760,- (eleven thousand seven hundred and sixty Rupiah) per share;
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- Whereas the shareholders of the Company are:
1. | OLIO RESOURCES SDN.BHD., the holder of 65.292 (sixty five thousand two hundred and ninety two) shares in the Company; |
2. | Mr. TESSAR RIFIANTO, the holder of 43.528 (forty three thousand five hundred and twenty eight) shares in the Company; |
- Whereas the shareholders have given their approval in writing concerning the amendment as mentioned below;
- Whereas the shareholders agree to decide the matters below and agree to exercise such decisions in accordance with the provision of Article 91 of UUPT as aforesaid thus the shareholders gave their approval in writing as follows:
1. | To approve the sale and transfer of 65.292 (sixty five thousand two hundred and ninety two) shares in the Company amounting to Rp.767.833.920,- (seven hundred and sixty seven million eight hundred and thirty three thousand nine hundred and twenty Rupiah) or equivalent to US$.65,292.00 (sixty five thousand two hundred and ninety two United States Dollars) from OLIO RESOURCES SDN.BHD. to the VANTAGE HOLDINGS CAYMANS. |
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2. | To approve the amendment of Article 21 paragraph (1) of the Articles of Association of the Company from: |
CLOSING REGULATION
ARTICLE 21
1. | Of the said authorized capital it has been paid up and retrieved by shareholders as follows: |
a. | The said OLIO RESOURCES SDN.BHD., in amount of 65.292 (sixty five thousand two hundred and ninety two) shares with nominal value of Rp.767.833.920,- (seven hundred and sixty seven million eight hundred and thirty three thousand nine hundred and twenty Rupiah) which equivalent to US$.65,292.00 (sixty five thousand two hundred and ninety two United States Dollars); |
b. | The said Mr. TESSAR RIFIANTO, in amount of 43.528 (forty three thousand five hundred and twenty eight) shares with nominal value of Rp.511.889.280,- (five hundred and eleven million eight hundred and eighty nine thousand two |
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hundred and eighty Rupiah) which equivalent to US$.43,528.00 (forty three thousand five hundred and twenty eight United States Dollars); |
- Thus the total is in amount of 108.820 (one hundred and eight thousand eight hundred and twenty) shares with nominal value of Rp.1.279.723.200,- (one billion two hundred and seventy nine million seven hundred and twenty three thousand two hundred Rupiah) which equivalent to US$.108,820.00 (one hundred and eight thousand eight hundred and twenty United States Dollars);
To become:
CLOSING REGULATION
ARTICLE 21
1. | Of the said authorized capital has been paid up and retrieved by shareholders as follows: |
a. | The said VANTAGE HOLDINGS CAYMANS, in amount of 65.292 (sixty five thousand two hundred and ninety two) shares with nominal value of Rp.767.833.920,- (seven hundred and sixty seven million eight hundred and thirty three thousand nine hundred and twenty Rupiah) which equivalent to US$.65,292.00 (sixty five thousand two hundred and ninety two United States Dollars); |
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b. | The said Mr. TESSAR RIFIANTO, in amount of 43.528 (forty three thousand five hundred and twenty eight) shares with nominal value of Rp.511.889.280,- (five hundred and eleven million eight hundred and eighty nine thousand two hundred and eighty Rupiah) which equivalent to US$.43,528.00 (forty three thousand five hundred and twenty eight United States Dollars); |
- Thus the total is in amount of 108.820 (one hundred and eight thousand eight hundred and twenty) shares with nominal value of Rp.1.279.723.200,- (one billion two hundred and seventy nine million seven hundred and twenty three thousand two hundred Rupiah) which equivalent to US$.108,820.00 (one hundred and eight thousand eight hundred and twenty United States Dollars);
3. | To approve the change of the Companys name from PT. OLIO ENERGY INDONESIA into PT. VANTAGE DRILLING COMPANY INDONESIA and for the said purpose to amend the provision of Article 1 paragraph 1 of the Articles of Association of the Company from: |
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NAME AND DOMICILE
Article 1
1. | This Limited Liability Company shall be named: PT. OLIO ENERGY INDONESIA (hereinafter in this Articles of Association sufficiently referred to as the Company), domiciled in South Jakarta Municipality. |
To become:
NAME AND DOMICILE
Article 1
1. | This Limited Liability Company shall be named: PT. VANTAGE DRILLING COMPANY INDONESIA (hereinafter in this Articles of Association sufficiently referred to as the Company), domiciled in South Jakarta Municipality. |
4. | To authorize the said Mr. MOHAMMAD IQBAL HADROMI, Sarjana Hukum of HADROMI & PARTNERS Law Firm, to draw up such written resolution into a Notary deed and further to appear before the Notary to draw up and sign such written resolution as a valid deed, to appear before competent officials, to obtain the approval of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights and to obtain the amendment of the Company |
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Registration Certificate in the Ministry of Trading of the Republic of Indonesia, and is therefore entitled to explain and to draw up or acquired to draw up and to supplement into the Articles of Association of the Company, letters, deeds, registrations and other legal documents relating to such Written Resolution and to take all necessary actions.
- Finally, the appearer acting as aforesaid declared:
- hereby guarantees the validity of the data, information, and identity of the appearer in accordance with the letter, document, evidence, and identity card presented to me, Notary, and he is solely responsible for the said matters and the appearer further declares that he has understood the contents hereof;
- if in the future appears that disputes and or conflicts and or claims arise concerning this deed made between and or by the appearer or any other party from any matter relevant hereto and or the follow up hereof the Notary shall be held free as Public Official as well as relevant official and witnesses from all claims and or lawsuits and or report, either civil, state administration, or criminal, including but not limited to any claim aimed by his proxy or lawyer;
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- if the appearer appears to be ignorant and he fails to satisfy the above purpose and remain with his claim and or report against the Notary and or relevant official the appearer hereby authorizes the Notary and or relevant official and witnesses, for and on behalf of the appearer to revoke such claim and or lawsuit and or report as aforesaid with the competent authority or the proxy or lawyer, with no exception;
- upon the pronouncement of this deed the appearer is responsible for the contents hereof;
- if in the issuance of the copy/excerpt/quotation of this minute of deed (authentic deed) there are mistakes or mistyping, Notary shall make correction of such mistyping according to the minute of deed (the authentic deed).
- The appearer is known to me, Notary.
- From the aforesaid:
IN WITNESS HEREOF
- Drawn up as the minute and executed in Jakarta on the day and date as mentioned in the preamble of this deed in the
presence of:
1. | Mrs. NURHAYATI, Sarjana Hukum, born in Jakarta, on 22-05-1981 (the twenty second day of May nineteen eighty one), Indonesian Citizen, residing in Kampung Kramat, |
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Neighborhood Association 004, Citizenship Association 015, Cililitan Sub-District, Kramat Jati District, East Jakarta Municipality, holder of Identity Card Number: 09.5405.620581.0023; |
2. | Mrs. WIDIHASTUTI, born in Jakarta, on 12-01-1975 (the twelfth day of January nineteen seventy five), Indonesian Citizen, residing in Cijantung, Neighborhood Association 001, Citizenship Association 007, Cijantung Sub-District, Pasar Rebo District, East Jakarta Municipality, holder of Identity Card Number: 09.5406.520175.0271; |
- Both are Notary Office employees, as witnesses.
- Immediately after this deed has been read out by me, Notary to the appearers and witnesses, it was immediately signed by the appearers, witnesses and me, Notary.
- Executed with one amendment namely due to one deletion with substitution.
- This minute has been duly signed accordingly.
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- Given as copy with the same content.
Notary in Jakarta
Signed and stamped above seal
HESTI SULISTIATI BIMASTO, SH
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UNANIMOUS WRITTEN RESOLUTION OF SHAREHOLDERS IN
LIEU OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF
SHAREHOLDERS
PT. VANTAGE DRILLING COMPANY INDONESIA
Number: 7.-
- On this day, Friday, dated 06-05-2011 (the sixth day of May two thousand and eleven).
- At 09.00 WIB (nine Western Indonesia Time).
- Appeared before me, HESTI SULISTIATI BIMASTO, Sarjana Hukum, Notary in Jakarta, in the presence of witnesses known to me, Notary and whose names will be mentioned by the end of this deed:
- Mr. MOHAMMAD IQBAL HADROMI, Sarjana Hukum, born in Jakarta, on 11-10-1972 (the eleventh day of October nineteen seventy two), Advocate and Legal Counsel of HADROMI & PARTNERS Law Firm having office in Jakarta, Setiabudi Atrium 2nd Floor, Suite 209A, Jalan H.R. Rasuna Said Kavling 62, South Jakarta, Indonesian Citizen, holder of Identity Card Number: 09.5302.111072.7024;
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- according to his statement in this matter acting by virtue of power of attorney as mentioned in the UNANIMOUS WRITTEN RESOLUTION OF SHAREHOLDERS OF PT. VANTAGE DRILLING COMPANY INDONESIA IN LIEU OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS privately made on 29-04-2011 (the twenty ninth day of April two thousand and eleven), in which its original is attached to the minute of this deed, as the proxy of and therefore for and on behalf of PT. VANTAGE DRILLING COMPANY INDONESIA, a limited liability company, domiciled in South Jakarta, in which the Articles of Association together with the amendments further are as contained in:
- deed dated 20-04-2009 (the twentieth day of April two thousand and nine) Number: 4, and has obtained approved by the Minister of Law and Human Rights of the Republic of Indonesia as stated in his Decree dated 11-06-2009 (the eleventh day of June two thousand and nine) number: AHU-25562.AH.01.01.Year 2009;-
- deed dated 10-11-2009 (the tenth day of November two thousand and nine) Number: 2, and has obtained approval from the Minister of Law and Human Rights of the Republic of Indonesia by virtue of his Decree dated 18-11-2009 (the eighteenth day of November two thousand and nine) No. AHU- 56166.AH.01.02.Year 2009;
- both deeds are drawn up before DIAH GUNTARI LISTIANINGSIH SOEMARWOTO, Sarjana Hukum, Notary in South Jakarta Municipality;
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- deed dated 29-10-2010 (the twenty ninth day of October two thousand and ten), No. 68, and has obtained approval from the Minister of Law and Human Rights of the Republic of Indonesia in his decree dated 02-11-2010 (the second day of November two thousand and ten) Number: AHU-51345AH.01.02.Year 2010;
- and the last amended by the deed dated 23-12-2010 (the twenty-third day of December two thousand and ten) No. 36, in which the notice of the amendment has been received and recorded in the database of Sisminbakum of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights of the Republic of Indonesia as defined in its letter dated 10-01-2011 (the tenth day of January two thousand and eleven) Number: AHU-AH.01.10-00784;
- both deeds are drawn up before me, Notary;
- (hereinafter referred to as the Company);
- The appearer acting as aforesaid, declared:
- Whereas according to the provision of Article 91 Law Number 40 Year 2007 (two thousand and seven) on Limited Liability Company (UUPT), shareholders may also make binding decisions outside General Meeting of Shareholders provided that all shareholders with voting rights agree in writing by signing the proposal concerned.
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- Whereas based on Article 91 of UUPT, decisions made in such a manner shall have equal power as those legally made in a General Meeting of Shareholders.
- Whereas at the present the authorized capital of the Company is Rp.5.118.892.800,- (five billion one hundred and eighteen million eight hundred and ninety two thousand eight hundred Rupiah) or equivalent to US$.435,280.00 (four hundred and thirty five thousand two hundred and eighty United States Dollars) and of the said amount only Rp.1.279.723.200,- (one billion two hundred and seventy nine million seven hundred and twenty three thousand two hundred Rupiah) or equivalent to US$.108,820.00 (one hundred and eight thousand eight hundred and twenty United States Dollars) which has been issued and paid up to the Company by the shareholders, consisting of 108.820 (one hundred and eight thousand eight hundred and twenty) shares with nominal value of Rp.11.760,- (eleven thousand seven hundred and sixty Rupiah) per share;
- Whereas the shareholders of the Company are:
1. | VANTAGE HOLDINGS CAYMANS, the holder of 103.379 (one hundred and three thousand three hundred and seventy nine) shares in the Company; |
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2. | Mr. TESSAR RIFIANTO, the holder of 5.441 (five thousand four hundred and forty one) shares in the Company; |
- Whereas the shareholders have given their approval in writing concerning the amendment as mentioned below;
- Whereas the shareholders agree to decide the matters below and agree to exercise such decisions in accordance with the provision of Article 91 of UUPT as aforesaid thus the shareholders gave their written approval:
1. | To approve the amendment of the Companys business activities stated in Article 3 of the Articles of Association that previously: |
PURPOSES AND OBJECTIVES AS WELL AS
BUSINESS ACTIVITIES
ARTICLE 3
1. | The purposes and objectives of the Company are to run business in the field of trade and services except the legal and taxation services. |
2. | For achieving the purposes and objectives as mentioned above the Company may carry out the following activities: |
a. | Running business in import and export trade as well as acting as a distributor, agent and as representative from other agencies or companies, both local and international, especially the trade on oil and mining support equipment and offshore gas equipment (rigs); |
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b. | Running business in services, namely consultancy services in the field of oil and gas mining, including exploration and mining technology both general and specific, human resource empowerment, non construction services, technical inspection, except for services in the field of law and tax. |
TO BECOME: -
PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES AS WELL AS
BUSINESS ACTIVITIES
ARTICLE 3
1. | The purpose and objectives of the Company are to run business in the field of services sector of petroleum mining. |
2. | For achieving the above purpose and objectives, the Company may conduct business activities of offshore oil drilling services. |
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2. | To approve the increase of the Companys authorized capital from Rp.5.118.892.800,- (five billion one hundred and eighteen million eight hundred ninety two thousand and eight hundred Rupiah) or equivalent to US$.435.280 (four hundred thirty-five thousand and two hundred and eighty United States Dollars) to become Rp.11.760.000.000,- (eleven billion seven hundred and sixty million Rupiah) or equivalent to US$.1.000.000 (one million United States Dollars). |
3. | To approve the increase of the Companys issued and paid up capital of Rp.1.279.723.200,- (one billion two hundred and seventy-nine million seven hundred and twenty three thousand and two hundred Rupiah) or equivalent to US$.108.820 (one hundred and eight thousand eight hundred and twenty United States Dollars) which are divided into 108.820 (one hundred and eighty thousand eight hundred and twenty) shares to be Rp.2.940.000.000,- (two billion nine hundred and forty million Rupiah) or equivalent to US$.250.000 (two hundred and fifty thousand United States Dollars) or numbering 250.000 (two hundred and fifty thousand) shares. |
4. | In relation to points 1 and 2 above, to approve amendments to the Articles of Association as follows: |
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Article 4, paragraphs 1 and 2:
SHARES
Article 4
1. | The Companys authorized capital shall amount to Rp.5.118.892.800,- (five billion one hundred and eighteen million eight hundred and ninety two thousand eight hundred Rupiah) or equivalent to US$.435.280 (four hundred and thirty-five thousand two hundred and eighty United States Dollars) divided into 435.280 (four hundred and thirty-five thousand two hundred and eighty) shares, each share with the nominal value of Rp.11.760,- (eleven thousand seven hundred and six twenty Rupiah) equivalent to US$.1 (one United States Dollar). |
2. | From the said authorized capital, it has been paid up and issued in amount of 25% (twenty five percent) or Rp.1.279.723.200,- (one billion two hundred and seventy-nine million seven hundred and twenty three thousand two hundred Rupiah) or equivalent to US$.108.820 (one hundred and eight thousand eight hundred and twenty United States Dollars) by the shareholders who have subscribed the shares with the details of shares and par values as mentioned at the end of the deed. |
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To become:
SHARES
ARTICLE 4
1. | The Companys authorized capital shall amount to Rp.11.760.000.000,- (eleven billion seven hundred and sixty million Rupiah) or equivalent to US$.1.000.000 (one million United States Dollars) divided into 1.000.000 (one million) shares each share with the nominal value of Rp.11.760,- (eleven thousand seven hundred and six twenty Rupiah) equivalent to US$.1 (one United States Dollar). |
2. | From the said authorized capital, it has been paid up and issued in the amount of Rp.2.940.000.000,- (two billion nine hundred and forty million Rupiah) or equivalent to US$.250.000 (two hundred and fifty thousand United States Dollars) by the shareholders who have subscribed the shares with the details as well as the nominal value of shares as stated at the end of this deed. |
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Article 21 paragraph 1 from:
CLOSING REGULATION
Article 21
- From the said authorized capital, it has been paid up and issued by shareholders as follows:
a. | The said VANTAGE HOLDINGS CAYMANS, in amount of 103.379 (one hundred and three thousand three hundred and seventy nine) shares with nominal value of Rp.1.215.737.040,- (one billion two hundred and fifteen million seven hundred and thirty seven thousand forty Rupiah) which equivalent to US$.103,379.00 (one hundred and three thousand three hundred and seventy nine United States Dollars); |
b. | The said Mr. TESSAR RIFIANTO, in amount of 5.441 (five thousand four hundred and forty one) shares with nominal value of Rp.63.986.160,- (sixty three million nine hundred and eighty six thousand one hundred and sixty Rupiah) which equivalent to US$.5,441.00 (five thousand four hundred and forty one United States Dollars); |
- Thus the total is amounting to 108.820 (one hundred and eight thousand eight hundred and twenty) shares with nominal value of Rp.1.279.723.200,- (one billion two hundred and seventy nine million seven hundred and twenty three thousand two hundred Rupiah) which equivalent to US$.108,820.00 (one hundred and eight thousand eight hundred and twenty United States Dollars);
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To become:
CLOSING REGULATION
ARTICLE 21
- From the said authorized capital, it has been paid up and issued by shareholders as follows:
a. | The said VANTAGE HOLDINGS CAYMANS, in amount of 237.500 (two hundred and thirty seven thousand five hundred) shares with nominal value of Rp.2.793.000.000,- (two billion seven hundred and ninety three million Rupiah) which equivalent to US$.237,500 (two hundred and thirty seven thousand five hundred United States Dollars); |
b. | The said Mr. TESSAR RIFIANTO, in amount of 12.500 (twelve thousand and five hundred) shares with nominal value of Rp.147.000.000,- (one hundred and forty seven million Rupiah) which equivalent to US$.12,500 (twelve thousand and five hundred United States Dollars); |
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- Thus the total is amounting to 250.000 (two hundred and fifty thousand) shares with nominal value of Rp.2.940.000.000,- (two billion nine hundred and forty million Rupiah) which equivalent to US$.250,000 (two hundred and fifty thousand United States Dollars);
5. | To authorize the said Mr. MOHAMMAD IQBAL HADROMI, Sarjana Hukum of HADROMI & PARTNERS Law Firm, to draw up such written resolution into a Notary deed and further to appear before the Notary to draw up and sign such written resolution as a valid deed, to appear before competent officials, to obtain the approval of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights and to obtain the amendment of the Company Registration Certificate in the Ministry of Trading of the Republic of Indonesia, and is therefore entitled to explain and to draw up or acquired to draw up and to supplement into the Articles of Association of the Company, letters, deeds, registrations and other legal documents relating to such Written Resolution and to take all necessary actions. |
- Finally, the appearer acting as aforesaid declared:
- hereby guarantees the validity of the data, information, and identity of the appearer in accordance with the letter, document, evidence, and identity card presented to me, Notary, and he is solely responsible for the said matters and the appearer further declares that he has understood the contents hereof;
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- if in the future appears that disputes and or conflicts and or claims arise concerning this deed made between and or by the appearer or any other party from any matter relevant hereto and or the follow up hereof the Notary shall be held free as Public Official as well as relevant official and witnesses from all claims and or lawsuits and or report, either civil, state administration, or criminal, including but not limited to any claim aimed by his proxy or lawyer;
- if the appearer appears to be ignorant and he fails to satisfy the above purpose and remain with his claim and or report against the Notary and or relevant official the appearer hereby authorizes the Notary and or relevant official and witnesses, for and on behalf of the appearer to revoke such claim and or lawsuit and or report as aforesaid with the competent authority or the proxy or lawyer, with no exception;
- upon the pronouncement of this deed the appearer is responsible for the contents hereof;
- if in the issuance of the copy/excerpt/quotation of this deed (authentic deed) there are mistakes or mistyping, Notary shall make correction of such mistyping according to the minute (the authentic deed).
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- The appearer is known to me, Notary.
- From the aforesaid:
IN WITNESS HEREOF
- Drawn up as the minute and executed in Jakarta on the day and date as mentioned in the preamble of this deed in the presence of:
1. | Mrs. NURHAYATI, Sarjana Hukum, born in Jakarta, on 22-05-1981 (the twenty second day of May nineteen eighty one), Indonesian Citizen, residing in Kampung Kramat, Neighborhood Association 004, Citizenship Association 015, Cililitan Sub-District, Kramat Jati District, East Jakarta Municipality, holder of Identity Card Number: 09.5405.620581.0023; |
2. | Mrs. WIDIHASTUTI, born in Jakarta, on 12-01-1975 (the twelfth day of January nineteen seventy five), Indonesian Citizen, residing in Cijantung, Neighborhood Association 001, Citizenship Association 007, Cijantung Sub-District, Pasar Rebo District, East Jakarta Municipality, holder of Identity Card Number: 3175055201750005; |
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- Both are Notary Office employees, as witnesses.
- Immediately after this deed has been read out by me, Notary to the appearers and witnesses, it was immediately signed by the appearers, witnesses and me, Notary.
- Executed without amendment.
- This minute has been duly signed.
- Given as copy with the same content.
Notary in Jakarta
Signed and stamped
above seal
HESTI SULISTIATl BIMASTO, SH
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MINISTRY OF LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF GENERAL LAW ADMINISTRATIONS JI. HR. Rasuna Said Kav. 6-7 KuninganJakarta Selatan Phone: (021) 5202387 ? Hunting Number : AHU-AH.01.03-0002426 Attach. : Subject : Acceptance of Notification on Change of Article of Association of PT. VANTAGE DRILLING COMPANY INDONESIA To Notary Hesti Sulistiati Bimasto, SH. Kindo Square Blok C3 ? C4 Jl. Raya Duren Tiga No.101 Jakarta 12760 ? Indonesia South Jakarta Municipality In accordance with the data in the Entry format changes stored in the Administration System of Legal Entities according to the Notarial Deed Number 1669, dated 08 January 2016 drawn before Notary Hesti Sulistiati Bimasto, SH., having its domicile in SOUTH JAKARTA MUNICIPALITY, together with the complementary documents, received on 13 January 2016, concerning the change of Article 5, PT. VANTAGE DRILLING COMPANY INDONESIA, domiciled in SOUTH JAKARTA MUNICIPALITY, has been received and recorded in the Administration System of Legal Entities. Published in Jakarta, Dated 13 January 2016 O/b. of THE MINISTER OF LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA DIRECTOR GENERAL OF GENERAL LAW ADMINISTRATION [Signed] DR. AIDIR AMIN DAUD, SH., M.H NIP. 19581120 198810 1 001 Printed on 13 January 2016 Company?s Register Number AHU-0004098.AH.01.11.Year 2016 Dated 13 January 2016
THIS MINISTER DECREE IS PRINTED FROM SABH [Signed and stamped above seal] HESTI SULISTIATI BIMASTO, SH Notary in Jakarta
HESTI SULISTIATI BIMASTO, SH N O T A R Y Decree of Minister of Justice and Human Rights of Republic of Indonesia No. C-561.HT.03.02. Th-2003 Dated: 22 October 2003 DEED: UNANIMOUS WRITTEN RESOLUTION OF SHAREHOLDERS IN LIEU OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS PT. VANTAGE DRILLING COMPANY INDONESIA? DATE: 8 January 2016 NUMBER: 1669 RUKAN KINDO SQUARE Blok C3-C4, Jl. Raya Duren Tiga No. 101 Jakarta 12760 Phone : (021) 7919 9066 Fax : (021) 798 7680 Email: hestinotaris@yahoo.co.id
UNANIMOUS WRITTEN RESOLUTION OF SHAREHOLDERS IN LIEU OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS PT. VANTAGE DRILLING COMPANY INDONESIA Number : 1669.- -On this day, Friday, dated 08-01-2016 (the eighth day of January two thousand and sixteen). -At 16.30 WIB (sixteen thirty Western Indonesia Time). -Appeared before me, HESTI SULISTIATI BIMASTO, Sarjana Hukum, Notary in Jakarta, in the presence of witnesses known by me, Notary and whose names will be mentioned by the end of this deed; -Mr. MOHAMMAD IQBAL HADROMI, Sarjana Hukum, born in Jakarta on 11-10-1972 (the eleventh day of October nineteen seventy-two), Advocate and Legal Consultant at HADROMI & PARTNERS Law Firm, domiciled at Jakarta, Setiabudi Atrium, 4th floor, Suite 404-405, Jalan H.R. Rasuna Said, Kavling 62, South Jakarta, Indonesian Citizen, holder National Identity Card No: 3174021110720003; -according to his statement in this case acting based on the power of attorney as contained in the UNANIMOUS WRITTEN RESOLUTION OF SHAREHOLDERS OF PT VANTAGE DRILLING COMPANY INDONESIA IN LIEU OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS dated 07-01-2016 (the seventh day of January two thousand and sixteen),
drawn and its original attached to this deed, acting as the authorized from and therefore, for and on behalf of PT. VANTAGE DRILLING COMPANY INDONESIA, a limited liability company, domiciled in South Jakarta Municipality, in which its Articles of Association is pursuant to Deed dated 20-04-2009 (the twentieth day of April two thousand and nine) number: 4 and has been approved by the Ministry of Law and Human Rights of the Republic of Indonesia as stated under its decree letter dated 11-06-2009 (the eleventh day of June two thousand and nine) number: AHU-25562.AH.01.01.Year 2009, amended under deed dated 10-11-2009 (the tenth day of November two thousand and nine) number: 2, which deed has been approved by the Ministry of Law and Human Rights of the Republic of Indonesia as stated under its decree letter dated 18-11-2009 (the eighteenth day of November two thousand and nine) number: AHU-56166.AH.01.02.Tahun 2009, both deed have been drawn before DIAH GUNTARI LISTIANINGSIH SOEMARWOTO, Sarjana Hukum, Notary in Jakarta, then amended under deed dated 29-10-2010 (the twenty-nine day of October two thousand and ten) number: 68, which deed has been approved by the Ministry of Law and Human Rights of the Republic of Indonesia as stated under its decree letter dated 02-11-2010 (the second day of November two thousand and ten) number: AHU-51345.AH.01.02.Year 2010 and the notification has been accepted and recorded in the database of the Administration System of
Legal Entities of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights of the Republic of Indonesia as stated in the Letter of acceptance of notification dated 02- 12-2010 (the second day of December two thousand and ten) number: AHU-AH.01.10.30948, amended under deed dated 23-12-2010 (the twenty-third day of December two thousand and ten) number: 36 which the notification has been accepted and recorded in the database of the Administration System of Legal Entities of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights of the Republic of Indonesia as stated in the Letter of acceptance of notification dated 10-01-2011 (the tenth day of January two thousand and eleven) number: AHU-AH.01.10-00784, amended under deed dated 06-05-2011 (the sixth day of May two thousand and eleven) number: 7 which has obtained approval from the Ministry of Law and Human Rights of the Republic of Indonesia as stated under its decree letter dated 20- 09-2011 (the twentieth day of September two thousand and eleven) number: AHU-45836.AH.01.02.Year 2011, all three deeds have been drawn before me, Notary, and then amended again under deed dated 02- 11-2011 (the second day of November two thousand and eleven) number: 1, drawn before Notary TITUT ROSAWATI, Sarjana Hukum, Magister Kenotariatan and the deed of which has obtained approval from the Ministry of Law and Human Rights of the Republic of Indonesia as stated under its decree letter dated 21-11-2011 (the twenty first day of November two thousand and eleven) number: AHU-56699.AH.01.02.Year
2011, amended under deed dated 03-12-2012 (the third day of December two thousand and twelve) number : 53 which the notification has been accepted and recorded in the database of the Administration System of Legal Entities of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights of the Republic of Indonesia as stated in the Letter of Acceptance of Notification dated 14-01-2013 (the fourteenth day of January two thousand and thirteen) number : AHU-AH.01.10-00650, amended under deed dated 03-12-2013 (the third day of December two thousand and thirteen) number : 682 which the notification has been accepted and recorded in the database of the Administration System of Legal Entities of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights of the Republic of Indonesia as stated in the Letter of Acceptance of Notification dated 13-01-2014 (the thirteenth day of January two thousand and fourteen) number : AHU-AH.01.10-01457, amended under deed dated 26-02-2014 (the twenty sixth day of February two thousand and fourteen) number : 3699 which the notification has been accepted and recorded in the database of the Administration System of Legal Entities of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights of the Republic of Indonesia as stated in the letter of acceptance of notification dated 02-04-2014 (the second day of April two thousand and fourteen) number : AHU-AH.01.10-13935, then amended under deed dated 03-12-2014 (the third day of December two thousand and fourteen) number : 323 which the notification has been accepted and
recorded in the database of the Administration System of Legal Entities of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights of the Republic of Indonesia as stated in the letter of acceptance of notification dated 23-12-2014 (the twenty third day of December two thousand and fourteen) number : AHU-48812.40.22.2014, and lastly amended under deed dated 06-04-2015 (the sixth day of April two thousand and fifteen) number : 1079 which the notification has been accepted and recorded in the database of the Administration System of Legal Entities of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights of the Republic of Indonesia as stated in the letter of acceptance of notification dated 21-04-2015 (the twenty first day of April two thousand and fifteen) number : AHU-AH.01.03-0926130, all the five deeds have been drawn before me, Notary; (hereinafter referred to as the Company). -The appeared in his capacity aforesaid firstly declared as follows: -Whereas based on the provisions of Article 91 of Law Number 40 Year 2007 (two thousand and seven) concerning Limited Liability Companies (?Company Law?), the shareholders can also take legitimate decisions without conducting the General Meeting of Shareholders provided that all shareholders have been notified in writing and all shareholders have given the written consent;
-Whereas based on Article 91 of the Company Law the decision taken in such way shall have the same power with the lawful decision taken by the General Meeting of the Shareholders. -Whereas the authorized capital of the Company is currently Rp. 24.696.000.000,- (twenty four billion six hundred and ninety six million Rupiah) or equal to US$ 2,100,000.00 (two million one hundred thousand United States Dollars), that has been issued and paid up to the Company by the Shareholders in amount of Rp. 15.876.000.000,- (fifteen billion eight hundred and seventy six million Rupiah) or equal to US$ 1,350,000.00 (one million three hundred and fifty thousand United States Dollars), comprising of 1.350.000 (one million three hundred and fifty thousand) shares having a value of Rp. 11.760,- (eleven thousand seven hundred and sixty Rupiah) per share; -Whereas the Shareholders of the Company are as follows: a. OFFSHORE GROUP INVESTMENT LIMITED, as the holder and owner of 1.282.500 (one million two hundred and eighty two thousand five hundred) shares in the Company; b. Mr. TESSAR RIFIANTO, as the holder of 67.500 (sixty seven thousand five hundred) shares in the Company; -Whereas the shareholders have given their approval in writing concerning the resolution as mentioned below;
-Whereas the shareholders agree to decide the matters below and agree to exercise such decisions in accordance with the prevision of Article 91 as aforesaid thus the shareholders gave their approval in writing as follows: 1. To Approve the inclusion of a new paragraph in Article 5 of the Articles of Association of the Company regarding Shares; With respect to the above, the new provision of the Article 5 Paragraph (9) of the Articles of Association of the Company states as follows: SHARESArticle 59. The Company shall not issue any non-voting equity securities. 2. To grant a power of attorney with the right of substitution to Mr. MOHAMMAD IQBAL HADROMI, Sarjana Hukum of HADROMI & PARTNERS LAW FIRM, to have this Unanimous Written Resolution drawn up into a Notarial deed and, further, to appear before a Notary to have this written resolution drawn up and executed as an official deed. -Finally the appearer as aforesaid hereby stating guarantees the validity of the data, information, and identity of the appearer in accordance with the letter, document, evidence, and identity card presented to me,
Notary, and he is solely responsible for the said matters and the appearer further declares that he has understood the contents hereof; if in the future appears that disputes and or conflicts and or claims arise concerning this deed made between and or by the appearer or any other party from any matter relevant hereto and or the follow up hereof the Notary shall be held free as Public Official as well as relevant official and witnesses from all claims and or lawsuits and or report, either civil, state administration, or criminal, including but not limited to any claim aimed by his proxy or lawyer;if the appearer appears to be ignorant and he fails to satisfy the above purpose and remain with his claim and or report against the Notary and or relevant official the appearer hereby authorizes the Notary and or relevant official and witnesses, for and on behalf of the appearer to revoke such claim and or lawsuit and or report as aforesaid with the competent authority or the proxy or lawyer, with no exception;upon the pronouncement of this deed the appearer is responsible for the contents hereof;if in the issuance of the copy/excerpt/quotation of this minute of deed (authentic deed) there are mistakes or mistyping, Notary shall make correction of such mistyping according to the minute of deed (the authentic deed). The appearer is known to me, Notary.
- From the aforesaid, drawn up: IN WITNESS HEREOF as the minute and executed in Jakarta on the day and date as mentioned in the preamble of this deed in the presence of: 1. Mr. HASBI AMRILAH, Sarjana Hukum, born in Bandung, on 31-12-1986 (the thirty first day of December nineteen eighty six), Indonesian Citizen, private employee, residing in Perumahan Duren Mekar Residences nomor 13B, Rukun Tetangga 004, Rukun Warga 001, Sub-District of Duren Mekar, District of Bojongsari, Depok City, holder of National Identity Card Number: 3174053128600014; 2. Ms. ALISSA ANASTIANI, born in Jakarta, on 26-01-1993 (the twenty sixth day of January nineteen ninty three), Indonesian Citizen, private employee, residing at Batu Ampar, Rukun Tetangga 001, Rukun Warga 003, Sub-District of Batu Ampar, District of Kramat Jati, East Jakarta Municipality, holder of National Identity Card Number: 3175046601930003; Immediately after this deed has been read out by me, Notary to the appearers and witnesses, it was immediately signed by the appearers, witnesses and me, Notary. Executed without amendment. This minute has been duly signed accordingly. Given as copy with the same content.
Notary in Jakarta Signed and stamped above seal HESTI SULISTIATI BIMASTO, SH
MINISTRY OF LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF GENERAL LAW ADMINISTRATIONS JI. HR. Rasuna Said Kav. 6-7 KuninganJakarta Selatan Phone: (021) 5202387 ? Hunting Number Attach. Subject AHU-AH.01.03-0121223 Acceptance of Notification on Company Data Change of PT. VANTAGE DRILLING COMPANY INDONESIA To Notary Hesti Sulistiati Bimasto, SH. Kindo Square Blok C3 ? C4 Jl. Raya Duren Tiga No.101 Jakarta 12760 ? Indonesia South Jakarta Municipality In accordance with the data in the Entry Format Changes stored in the Administration System of Legal Entities and copy of Notarial Deed Number 3671, dated 14 March 2018 drawn before by Notary Hesti Sulistiati Bimasto, SH., having its domicile in SOUTH JAKARTA MUNICIPALITY, concerning change of Board of Directors and Board of Commissioner, PT. VANTAGE DRILLING COMPANY INDONESIA, domiciled in SOUTH JAKARTA MUNICIPALITY, has been received and recorded in the Administration System of Legal Entities. Published in Jakarta, Dated 23 March 2018. O/b. of THE MINISTER OF LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA DIRECTOR GENERAL OF GENERAL LAW ADMINISTRATIONS [Signed] Cahyo Rahadian Muzhar, SH., LLM. NIP. 19690918 199403 1 001 PRINTED ON 23 MARCH 2018 41253.AH.01.11.YEAR 2018 DATED 23 MARCH 2018 product of the State Administration
THIS MINISTER DECREE IS PRINTED FROM SABH [Signed and stamped above seal] HESTI SULISTIATI BIMASTO, SH Notary in Jakarta
HESTI SULISTIATI BIMASTO, SH N O T A R Y Decree of Minister of Law and Human Rights of Republic of Indonesia No. C-561.HT.03.02. Th 2003 Dated: 22 October 2003 UNANIMOUS WRITTEN RESOLUTION OF SHAREHOLDERS IN LIEU OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS PT. VANTAGE DRILLING COMPANY INDONESIA DATE: 14 March 2018 NUMBER: 3617,- KINDO SQUARE BUILDING Block C3-C4, Jl. Raya Duren Tiga No. 101 Jakarta 12760 Phone : (021) 7919 9066 Fax : (021) 798 7680 Email: hestinotaris@yahoo.co.id
UNANIMOUS WRITTEN RESOLUTION OF SHAREHOLDERS IN LIEU OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS PT VANTAGE DRILLING COMPANY INDONESIA Number : 3617,- -On this day, Wednesday, dated 14-03-2018 (the fourteenth day of March two thousand and eighteen). -At 11.30 WIB (half past eleven, Western Indonesia Time). -Appeared before me, HESTI SULISTIATI BIMASTO, Sarjana Hukum, Notary in Jakarta, in the presence of witnesses known by me, Notary and whose names will be mentioned by the end of this deed; -Mr. MOHAMMAD IQBAL HADROMI, Sarjana Hukum, born in Jakarta on 11-10-1972 (the eleventh day of October nineteen seventy-two), Advocate and Legal Consultant at HADROMI & PARTNERS Law Firm, domiciled at Jakarta, Setiabudi Atrium, 4th floor, Suite 404-405, Jalan H.R. Rasuna Said, Kavling 62, South Jakarta Administrative City, Indonesian Citizen, holder National Identity Card No: 3174021110720003; -according to his statement in this case acting based on the power of attorney as contained in the UNANIMOUS WRITTEN RESOLUTION OF SHAREHOLDERS OF PT VANTAGE DRILLING COMPANY INDONESIA IN LIEU OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS dated 12-03-2018 (the twelfth day of March two thousand and eighteen)
(Written Resolution), drawn and its original attached to this deed, acting as the authorized from and therefore, for and on behalf of the shareholders of PT. VANTAGE DRILLING COMPANY INDONESIA, a limited liability company, domiciled in South Jakarta Administrative City, in which its Articles of Association is pursuant to the Deed of Establishment dated 20-04-2009 (the twentieth day of April two thousand and nine) number: 4, and has been approved by the Ministry of Law and Human Rights of the Republic of Indonesia as stated under its decree letter dated 11-06-2009 (the eleventh day of June two thousand and nine) number: AHU-25562.AH.01.01.Year 2009, amended under deed dated 10-11-2009 (the tenth day of November two thousand nine), number:2, and has been approved by the Ministry of Law and Human Rights of the Republic of Indonesia under its decree letter dated 18-11-2009 (the eighteenth day of November two thousand and nine), number:AHU-56166.AH.01.02.Year 2009, both deeds drawn before DIAH GUNTARI LISTIANINGSIH SOEMARWOTO, Sarjana Hukum, Notary in Jakarta, amended under deed dated 29-10-2010 (the twenty-ninth day of October two thousand and ten) number: 68, which deed has been approved by the Ministry of Law and Human Rights of the Republic of Indonesia as stated under its decree letter dated 02-11-2010 (the second day of November two thousand and ten) number: AHU-51345.AH.01.02.Year 2010 and has been notified and listed in the database of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights of the
Republic of Indonesia as stated in the Letter of Acceptance of Notification on the Change to the Data of the Company dated 02-12-2010 (the second day of December two thousand and ten) number: AHU-AH.01.10.30948, and then amended under deed dated 06-05-2011 (the sixth day of May two thousand and eleven) number: 7, the deed of which has obtained approval from the Ministry of Law and Human Rights of the Republic of Indonesia as stated under its decree letter dated 20-09-2011 (the twentieth day of September two thousand and eleven) number: AHU-45836.AH.01.02.Year 2011, amended under deed dated 23-12-2010 (the twenty third day of December two thousand and ten) number: 36, the deed of which has been notified and listed in the database of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights of the Republic of Indonesia as stated in the Letter of Acceptance of Notification on the Change to the Data of the Company dated 10-01-2011 (the tenth day of January two thousand and eleven) number: AHU-AH.01.10-00784, amended under dated 06-05-2011 (the sixth day of May two thousand and eleven), number: 7, and have obtained the approval of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights of the Republic of Indonesia as stated under its decree letter dated 20-09-2011 (the twentieth day of September two thousand and eleven), all three deed were drawn before me, Notary, amended under deed dated 2-11-2011 (the second day of November two thousand and eleven) number: 1, drawn before Notary TITUT ROSAWATI, Sarjana Hukum,
Magister Kenotariatan, and the deed of which has obtained approval from the Ministry of Law and Human Rights of the Republic of Indonesia as stated under its decree letter dated 21-11-2011 (the twenty first day of November two thousand and eleven) number: AHU-56699.AH.01.02.Year 2011, amended under deed dated 03-12-2012 (the third day of December two thousand and twelve) number: 53, which deed has been notified and listed in the database of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights of the Republic of Indonesia as stated in the Letter of Acceptance of Notification on the Change to the Data of the Company dated 14-01-2013 (the fourteenth day of January two thousand and thirteen) number: AHU-AH.01.10.00650, amended under deed dated 03-12-2013 (the third day of December two thousand and thirteen) number: 682, which deed has been notified and listed in the database of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights of the Republic of Indonesia as stated in the Letter of Acceptance of Notification on the Change to the Data of the Company dated 13-01-2014 (the thirteenth day of January two thousand and thirteen) number: AHU-AH.01.10.01457, amended under deed dated 26-02-2014 (the twenty sixth day of February two thousand and fourteen) number: 3699, which deed has been notified and listed in the database of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights of the Republic of Indonesia as stated in the Letter of Acceptance of Notification on the Change to the Data of the Company dated 02-04-2014 (the second day of April two thousand and fourteen)
number: AHU-AH.01.10.13935, and then amended under the deed dated 03-12-2014 (the third day of December two thousand and fourteen) number: 323, which deed has been notified and listed in the database of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights of the Republic of Indonesia as stated in the Letter of Acceptance of Notification on the Change to the Data of the Company dated 23-12-2014 (the twenty third day of December two thousand and fourteen) number: AHU-48812.40.22.2014, amended under deed the dated 06-04-2015 (the sixth day of April two thousand and fifteen), number: 1079, which deed has been notified and listed in the database of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights of the Republic of Indonesia as stated in the Letter of Acceptance of Notification on the Change to the Data of the Company dated 21-04-2015 (the twenty first day of April two thousand and fifteen) number: AHU-AH.01.03-0926130, amended under the deed dated 08-01-2016 (the eight day of January two thousand and sixteen), number: 1669, which deed has been notified and listed in the database of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights of the Republic of Indonesia as stated in the Letter of Acceptance of Notification on the Change to the Data of the Company dated 13-01-2016 (the thirteenth day of January two thousand and sixteen) number: AHU-AH.01.03-0002426, amended by deed the dated 27-04-2016 (the twenty seventh day of April two thousand and sixteen), number: 8237, which deed has been notified and listed in the database of
the Ministry of Law and Human Rights of the Republic of Indonesia as stated in the Letter of Acceptance of Notification on the Change to the Data of the Company dated 11-05-2016 (the eleventh day of May two thousand and sixteen) number: AHU-AH.01.03-0047770, amended under the deed dated 27-10-2016 (the twenty seventh day of October two thousand and sixteen), number: 6797, which deed has been notified and listed in the database of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights of the Republic of Indonesia as stated in the Letter of Acceptance of Notification on the Change to the Data of the Company dated 14-11-2016 (the fourteenth day of November two thousand and sixteen) number: AHU-AH.01.03-0098559, amended under the deed dated 15-05-2017 (the fifteenth day of May two thousand and seventeen), number: 765, which deed has been notified and listed in the database of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights of the Republic of Indonesia as stated in the Letter of Acceptance of Notification on the Change to the Data of the Company dated 14-12-2018 (the fourteenth day of December two thousand and eighteen) number: AHU-AH.01.03-0100851, all ten deeds were drawn before me, Notary; (hereinafter referred to as the Company). -The appeared in his capacity aforesaid firstly declared as follows: -Whereas based on the provisions of Article 91 of Law No. 40 of 2007 concerning Limited Liability Companies (?Company Law?), the
shareholders can also take legitimate decisions without conducting the General Meeting of Shareholders provided that all shareholders have been notified in writing and all shareholders have given the written consent ; -Whereas based on Article 91 of the Company Law the decision taken in such way shall have the same power with the lawful decision taken by the General Meeting of the Shareholders. Whereas the authorized capital of the Company is currently Rp. 24.696.000.000,- (twenty four billion six hundred and ninety six million Rupiah) or equal to US$ 2,100,000.00 (two million one hundred thousand United States Dollars), and of this amount only Rp. 15.876.000.000,- (fifteen billion eight hundred and seventy six million Rupiah) or equal to US$ 1,350,000.00 (one million three hundred and fifty thousand United States Dollars) has been issued and paid up to the Company by the Shareholders, comprising of 1,350,000 (one million three hundred and fifty thousand) shares having a value of Rp. 11.760,- (eleven thousand seven hundred and sixty Rupiah) per share or equal to US$ 1.00 (one United States Dollars); Whereas the Shareholders of the Company are as follows: 1. VANTAGE HOLDINGS CAYMANS, as the holder of 1.282.500 (one million two hundred and eighty two thousand five hundred) shares in the Company;
2. Mr. TESSAR RIFIANTO, as the holder of 67.500 (sixty seven thousand five hundred) shares in the Company; Whereas the shareholders have given their approval in writing concerning the resolution as mentioned below. Whereas the Shareholders have agreed to decide the matters below and agree to exercise the said Written Resolution pursuant to the abovementioned Article 91 Company Law, therefore the Shareholders hereby approve in writing to: 1. Approve reappointment of Mr. ALISDAIR HENRY SEMPLE as the Director of the Company;therefore the new structure of the Board of Directors and Board of Commissioner in the Company will be as follows:BOARD OF DIRECTORS President Director : Mr. JAMES ANGUS GOULDIE, born in Miri, 18-03-1984 (eighteenth day of March one nineteen eighty four), British Citizen, Private Employee, Domiciled in England, Passport holder number: 513448463, valid until 27-02-2023 (twenty seventh
Director Director day of February two thousand twenty three); : Mr. SETIANTORO, born in Tarakan, 28-07-1953 (twenty eighth day of July nineteen fifty three), Indonesian Citizen, Private Employee, domiciled in Premiere Estate Block I.6. Rukun Tetangga 003, Rukun Warga 005, Kelurahan Setu, Kecamatan Cipayung, Kota Administratif Jakarta Selatan ID Card Holder number: 3175102807531001; : Mr. ALISDAIR HENRY SEMPLE, born in Perth, 06-05-1982 (sixth day of May nineteen eighty two), British Citizen, Private Employee, Domiciled in England, Passport holder
Director number: 099196065, valid until 08-10-2020 (eighth day of October two thousand twenty); : Mr. KENNETH HOWDEN, born in Wick, 25-11-1975 (twenty fifth day of November nineteen seventy five), British Citizen, Private Employee, Domiciled in England, Passport holder number: 511086184, valid until 25-08-2024(twenty fifth day of August two thousand twenty four); BOARD OF COMMISSIONER Commissioner : Mr. RONALD JOSEPH NELSON, born in Illinois USA, 20-08-1954 (twentieth day of August nineteen fifty four), Citizen of the United States of America, Private
Employee, Domiciled in the United States of America, Passport holder number: 488061226, witnesses from all claims and or lawsuits and or report, either civil, state administration, or criminal, including but not limited to any claim aimed by his proxy or lawyer; -if the appearer appears to be ignorant and he fails to satisfy the above purpose and remain with his claim and or report against the Notary and or relevant official the appearer hereby authorizes the Notary and or relevant official and witnesses, for and on behalf of the appearer to revoke such claim and or lawsuit and or report as aforesaid with the competent authority or the proxy or lawyer, with no exception; -upon the pronouncement of this deed the appearer is responsible for the contents hereof; -if in the issuance of the copy/excerpt/quotation of this minute of deed (authentic deed) there are mistakes or mistyping, Notary shall make correction of such mistyping according to the minute of deed (the authentic deed). -The appearer is known to me, Notary. -From the aforesaid, drawn up: valid until 19-07-2022 (nineteenth of July two thousand twenty two); 2. To grant a power of attorney with the right of substitution to Mr. MOHAMMAD IQBAL HADROMI, Sarjana Hukum of HADROMI & PARTNERS Law Firm, to have this Unanimous Written Resolution drawn up into a notarial deed and, further, to appear before a Notary to have this Written Resolution drawn up and executed as an official deed. -Finally the appearer as aforesaid hereby stating guarantees the validity of the data, information, and identity of the appearer in accordance with the letter, document, evidence, and identity card presented to me, Notary, and he is solely responsible for the said matters and the appearer further declares that he has understood the contents hereof; if in the future appears that disputes and or conflicts and or claims arise concerning this deed made between and or by the appearer or any other party from any matter relevant hereto and or the follow up hereof the Notary shall be held free as Public Official as well as relevant official and
witnesses from all claims and or lawsuits and or report, either civil, state administration, or criminal, including but not limited to any claim aimed by his proxy or lawyer; -if the appearer appears to be ignorant and he fails to satisfy the above purpose and remain with his claim and or report against the Notary and or relevant official the appearer hereby authorizes the Notary and or relevant official and witnesses, for and on behalf of the appearer to revoke such claim and or lawsuit and or report as aforesaid with the competent authority or the proxy or lawyer, with no exception; -upon the pronouncement of this deed the appearer is responsible for the contents hereof; -if in the issuance of the copy/excerpt/quotation of this minute of deed (authentic deed) there are mistakes or mistyping, Notary shall make correction of such mistyping according to the minute of deed (the authentic deed). -The appearer is known to me, Notary. -From the aforesaid, drawn up: IN WITNESS HEREOF -as the minute and executed in Jakarta on the day and date as mentioned in the preamble of this deed in the presence of: 1. Ms. ALISSA ANASTIANI, Sarjana Hukum, born in Jakarta, on 26-01-1993 (the twenty sixth day of January nineteen ninety three),
Indonesian Citizen, Private Employee, residing in Batu Ampar, Rukun Tetangga 001, Rukun Warga 003, Sub-District of Batu Ampar, Dirtrict of Kramat Jati, East Jakarta, holder of National Identity Card Number: 31750466-1930003; 2. Mr. AHMAD ARIS IQBAL, born in Jakarta, on 10-09-1991 (the tenth day of September nineteen ninety one), Indonesian Citizen, residing at Jalan Bambu Apus Number 28, Rukun Tetangga 011, Rukun Warga 002, Sub-District of Bambu Apus, District of Cipayung, East Jakarta, holder of National Identity Card Number: 3175101009910001; -Immediately after this deed has been read out by me, Notary to the appearers and witnesses, it was immediately signed by the appearers, witnesses and me, Notary. -Executed without amendment. -This minute has been duly signed accordingly. -Given as copy with the same content. Notary in Jakarta Signed and stamped above seal HESTI SULISTIATI BIMASTO, SH
Exhibit 3.7B
Registrar of Companies
Government Administration Building
133 Elgin Avenue
George Town
Grand Cayman
Sapphire Driller Company (ROC #212090) (the Company)
TAKE NOTICE that by written resolution of the sole shareholder of the Company dated 6 January 2016, the following special resolution was passed:
THAT the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company currently in effect be amended and restated by the deletion in their entirety and the substitution in their place of the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association annexed hereto.
Margo Richardson Corporate Administrator for and on behalf of Maples Corporate Services Limited |
Dated this 12th day of January 2016
THE COMPANIES LAW (2013 REVISION)
OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS
COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES
AMENDED AND RESTATED
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
OF
Sapphire Driller Company
(adopted by special resolution passed on 6 January 2016)
THE COMPANIES LAW (2013 REVISION)
OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS
COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES
AMENDED AND RESTATED
MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION
OF
Sapphire Driller Company
(adopted by special resolution passed on 6 January 2016)
1 | The name of the Company is Sapphire Driller Company. |
2 | The registered office of the Company shall be at the offices of Maples Corporate Services Limited, PO Box 309, Ugland House, Grand Cayman, KY1-1104, Cayman Islands, or at such other place as the Directors may from time to time decide. |
3 | The objects for which the Company is established are unrestricted and the Company shall have full power and authority to carry out any object not prohibited by the Companies Law (2007 Revision) or as the same may be revised from time to time, or any other law of the Cayman Islands. |
4 | The liability of each Member is limited to the amount from time to time unpaid on such Members shares. |
5 | The share capital of the Company is US$50,000.00 divided into 50,000 shares of a par value of US$1.00 each. |
6 | The Company has power to register by way of continuation as a body corporate limited by shares under the laws of any jurisdiction outside the Cayman Islands and to be deregistered in the Cayman Islands. |
7 | Capitalised terms that are not defined in this Memorandum of Association bear the same meaning as those given in the Articles of Association of the Company. |
THE COMPANIES LAW (2013 REVISION)
OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS
COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES
AMENDED AND RESTATED
ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
OF
Sapphire Driller Company
(adopted by special resolution passed on 6 January 2016)
1 | Interpretation |
1.1 | In these Articles Table A in the First Schedule to the Statute does not apply and, unless there is something in the subject or context inconsistent therewith: |
Articles | means these articles of association of the Company. | |
Auditor | means the person for the time being performing the duties of auditor of the Company (if any). | |
Company | means the above named company. | |
Directors | means the directors for the time being of the Company. | |
Dividend | includes an interim dividend. | |
Electronic Record | has the same meaning as in the Electronic Transactions Law. | |
Electronic Transactions Law | means the Electronic Transactions Law (2003 Revision) of the Cayman Islands. | |
Member | has the same meaning as in the Statute. | |
Memorandum | means the memorandum of association of the Company. | |
Ordinary Resolution | means a resolution passed by a simple majority of the Members as, being entitled to do so, vote in person or, where proxies are allowed, by proxy at a general meeting, and includes a unanimous written resolution. In computing the majority when a poll is demanded regard shall be had to the number of votes to which each Member is entitled by the Articles. |
Register of Members | means the register maintained in accordance with the Statute and includes (except where otherwise stated) any duplicate Register of Members. | |
Registered Office | means the registered office for the time being of the Company. | |
Seal | means the common seal of the Company and includes every duplicate seal. | |
Share and Shares | means a share or shares in the Company and includes a fraction of a share. | |
Special Resolution | has the same meaning as in the Statute, and includes a unanimous written resolution. | |
Statute | means the Companies Law (2013 Revision) of the Cayman Islands. |
1.2 | In these Articles: |
(a) | words importing the singular number include the plural number and vice versa; |
(b) | words importing the masculine gender include the feminine gender; |
(c) | words importing persons include corporations; |
(d) | written and in writing include all modes of representing or reproducing words in visible form, including in the form of an Electronic Record; |
(e) | references to provisions of any law or regulation shall be construed as references to those provisions as amended, modified, re-enacted or replaced from time to time; |
(f) | any phrase introduced by the terms including, include, in particular or any similar expression shall be construed as illustrative and shall not limit the sense of the words preceding those terms; |
(g) | headings are inserted for reference only and shall be ignored in construing these Articles; and |
(h) | Section 8 of the Electronic Transactions Law shall not apply. |
2 | Commencement of Business |
2.1 | The business of the Company may be commenced as soon after incorporation as the Directors shall see fit. |
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2.2 | The Directors may pay, out of the capital or any other monies of the Company, all expenses incurred in or about the formation and establishment of the Company, including the expenses of registration. |
3 | Issue of Shares |
3.1 | Subject to the provisions, if any, in the Memorandum (and to any direction that may be given by the Company in general meeting) and without prejudice to any rights attached to any existing Shares, the Directors may allot, issue, grant options over or otherwise dispose of Shares (including fractions of a Share) with or without preferred, deferred or other rights or restrictions, whether in regard to Dividend, voting, return of capital or otherwise and to such persons, at such times and on such other terms as they think proper, save that no Shares shall be allotted, issued or disposed of without such Share having the right to attend and vote at general meetings of the Company.. |
3.2 | The Company shall not issue Shares to bearer. |
4 | Register of Members |
The Company shall maintain or cause to be maintained the Register of Members. |
5 | Closing Register of Members or Fixing Record Date |
5.1 | For the purpose of determining Members entitled to notice of, or to vote at any meeting of Members or any adjournment thereof, or Members entitled to receive payment of any Dividend, or in order to make a determination of Members for any other purpose, the Directors may provide that the Register of Members shall be closed for transfers for a stated period which shall not in any case exceed forty days. If the Register of Members shall be closed for the purpose of determining Members entitled to notice of, or to vote at, a meeting of Members the Register of Members shall be closed for at least ten days immediately preceding the meeting. |
5.2 | In lieu of, or apart from, closing the Register of Members, the Directors may fix in advance or arrears a date as the record date for any such determination of Members entitled to notice of, or to vote at any meeting of the Members or any adjournment thereof, or for the purpose of determining the Members entitled to receive payment of any Dividend or in order to make a determination of Members for any other purpose. |
5.3 | If the Register of Members is not so closed and no record date is fixed for the determination of Members entitled to notice of, or to vote at, a meeting of Members or Members entitled to receive payment of a Dividend, the date on which notice of the meeting is sent or the date on which the resolution of the Directors declaring such Dividend is adopted, as the case may be, shall be the record date for such determination of Members. When a determination of Members entitled to vote at any meeting of Members has been made as provided in this Article, such determination shall apply to any adjournment thereof. |
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6 | Certificates for Shares |
6.1 | A Member shall only be entitled to a share certificate if the Directors resolve that share certificates shall be issued. Share certificates representing Shares, if any, shall be in such form as the Directors may determine. Share certificates shall be signed by one or more Directors or other person authorised by the Directors. The Directors may authorise certificates to be issued with the authorised signature(s) affixed by mechanical process. All certificates for Shares shall be consecutively numbered or otherwise identified and shall specify the Shares to which they relate. All certificates surrendered to the Company for transfer shall be cancelled and subject to these Articles no new certificate shall be issued until the former certificate representing a like number of relevant Shares shall have been surrendered and cancelled. |
6.2 | The Company shall not be bound to issue more than one certificate for Shares held jointly by more than one person and delivery of a certificate to one joint holder shall be a sufficient delivery to all of them. |
6.3 | If a share certificate is defaced, worn out, lost or destroyed, it may be renewed on such terms (if any) as to evidence and indemnity and on the payment of such expenses reasonably incurred by the Company in investigating evidence, as the Directors may prescribe, and (in the case of defacement or wearing out) upon delivery of the old certificate. |
7 | Transfer of Shares |
7.1 | Shares are transferable subject to the consent of the Directors who may, in their absolute discretion, decline to register any transfer of Shares without giving any reason. If the Directors refuse to register a transfer they shall notify the transferee within two months of such refusal. |
7.2 | The instrument of transfer of any Share shall be in writing and shall be executed by or on behalf of the transferor (and if the Directors so require, signed by the transferee). The transferor shall be deemed to remain the holder of a Share until the name of the transferee is entered in the Register of Members. |
7.3 | Notwithstanding anything contained in these Articles, the Directors shall not decline to register any transfer of shares where such transfer is executed pursuant to, or for the purpose of enforcing, any security which has been granted over such shares, and a certificate by the party to whom such security has been granted that the transfer was so executed shall be conclusive evidence of such fact. |
8 | Redemption and Repurchase of Shares |
8.1 | Subject to the provisions of the Statute the Company may issue Shares that are to be redeemed or are liable to be redeemed at the option of the Member or the Company. The redemption of such Shares shall be effected in such manner as the Company may, by Special Resolution, determine before the issue of the Shares. |
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8.2 | Subject to the provisions of the Statute, the Company may purchase its own Shares (including any redeemable Shares) provided that the Members shall have approved the manner of purchase by Ordinary Resolution. |
8.3 | The Company may make a payment in respect of the redemption or purchase of its own Shares in any manner permitted by the Statute, including out of capital. |
9 | Variation of Rights of Shares |
9.1 | If at any time the share capital of the Company 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-quarters of the issued Shares of that class, or with the sanction of a Special Resolution passed at a general meeting of the holders of the Shares of that class. |
9.2 | The provisions of these Articles relating to general meetings shall apply to every class meeting of the holders of one class of Shares except that the necessary quorum shall be one person holding or representing by proxy at least one third of the issued Shares of the class and that any holder of Shares of the class present in person or by proxy may demand a poll. |
9.3 | 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. |
10 | Commission on Sale of Shares |
The Company may, in so far as the Statute permits, pay a commission to any person in consideration of his subscribing or agreeing to subscribe whether absolutely or conditionally for any Shares of the Company. Such commissions may be satisfied by the payment of cash and/or the issue of fully or partly paid-up Shares. The Company may also on any issue of Shares pay such brokerage as may be lawful. |
11 | Non Recognition of Trusts |
The Company shall not be bound by or compelled to recognise in any way (even when notified) any equitable, contingent, future or partial interest in any Share, or (except only as is otherwise provided by these Articles or the Statute) any other rights in respect of any Share other than an absolute right to the entirety thereof in the registered holder. |
12 | Lien on Shares |
12.1 | The Company shall have a first and paramount lien on all Shares (whether fully paid-up or not) registered in the name of a Member (whether solely or jointly with others) for all debts, liabilities or engagements to or with the Company (whether presently payable or not) by such Member or his estate, either alone or jointly with any other person, whether a Member or not, but the Directors may at any time declare any Share to be wholly or in part exempt from the provisions of this Article. The registration of a transfer of any such Share shall operate as a waiver of the Companys lien thereon. The Companys lien on a Share shall also extend to any amount payable in respect of that Share. |
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12.2 | The Company may sell, in such manner as the Directors think fit, any Shares on which the Company has a lien, if a sum in respect of which the lien exists is presently payable, and is not paid within fourteen clear days after notice has been given to the holder of the Shares, or to the person entitled to it in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of the holder, demanding payment and stating that if the notice is not complied with the Shares may be sold. |
12.3 | To give effect to any such sale the Directors may authorise any person to execute an instrument of transfer of the Shares sold to, or in accordance with the directions of, the purchaser. The purchaser or his nominee shall be registered as the holder of the Shares comprised in any such transfer, and he shall not be bound to see to the application of the purchase money, nor shall his title to the Shares be affected by any irregularity or invalidity in the sale or the exercise of the Companys power of sale under these Articles. |
12.4 | The net proceeds of such sale after payment of costs, shall be applied in payment of such part of the amount in respect of which the lien exists as is presently payable and any residue shall (subject to a like lien for sums not presently payable as existed upon the Shares before the sale) be paid to the person entitled to the Shares at the date of the sale. |
12.5 | Notwithstanding any other provision of these Articles, in the case of any share which is the subject of any security agreement approved by the Directors by, or pursuant to which, a security interest, mortgage, charge or other encumbrance has been granted in respect of such share, (i) the Company shall not have any lien on any such share for any monies (whether presently payable or not) payable at a fixed time or called in respect of any such share, (ii) subject always to their Directors duties under Cayman Islands law, the Directors of the Company may not refuse to declare, and if requested to do so by any holder or the secured party under any such security agreement, may declare any such share to be exempt from any lien provisions provided for in Articles 12.1 to 12.4 and (iii) the provisions of Articles 12.1 to 12.4 inclusive shall not apply to any such share. |
13 | Call on Shares |
13.1 | Subject to the terms of the allotment the Directors may from time to time make calls upon the Members in respect of any monies unpaid on their Shares (whether in respect of par value or premium), and each Member shall (subject to receiving at least fourteen days notice specifying the time or times of payment) pay to the Company at the time or times so specified the amount called on the Shares. A call may be revoked or postponed as the Directors may determine. A call may be required to be paid by instalments. A person upon whom a call is made shall remain liable for calls made upon him notwithstanding the subsequent transfer of the Shares in respect of which the call was made. |
13.2 | A call shall be deemed to have been made at the time when the resolution of the Directors authorising such call was passed. |
13.3 | The joint holders of a Share shall be jointly and severally liable to pay all calls in respect thereof. |
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13.4 | If a call remains unpaid after it has become due and payable, the person from whom it is due shall pay interest on the amount unpaid from the day it became due and payable until it is paid at such rate as the Directors may determine, but the Directors may waive payment of the interest wholly or in part. |
13.5 | An amount payable in respect of a Share on allotment or at any fixed date, whether on account of the par value of the Share or premium or otherwise, shall be deemed to be a call and if it is not paid all the provisions of these Articles shall apply as if that amount had become due and payable by virtue of a call. |
13.6 | The Directors may issue Shares with different terms as to the amount and times of payment of calls, or the interest to be paid. |
13.7 | The Directors may, if they think fit, receive an amount from any Member willing to advance all or any part of the monies uncalled and unpaid upon any Shares held by him, and may (until the amount would otherwise become payable) pay interest at such rate as may be agreed upon between the Directors and the Member paying such amount in advance. |
13.8 | No such amount paid in advance of calls shall entitle the Member paying such amount to any portion of a Dividend declared in respect of any period prior to the date upon which such amount would, but for such payment, become payable. |
14 | Forfeiture of Shares |
14.1 | If a call remains unpaid after it has become due and payable the Directors may give to the person from whom it is due not less than fourteen clear days notice requiring payment of the amount unpaid together with any interest, which may have accrued. The notice shall specify where payment is to be made and shall state that if the notice is not complied with the Shares in respect of which the call was made will be liable to be forfeited. |
14.2 | If the notice is not complied with any Share in respect of which it was given may, before the payment required by the notice has been made, be forfeited by a resolution of the Directors. Such forfeiture shall include all Dividends or other monies declared payable in respect of the forfeited Share and not paid before the forfeiture. |
14.3 | A forfeited Share may be sold, re-allotted or otherwise disposed of on such terms and in such manner as the Directors think fit and at any time before a sale, re-allotment or disposition the forfeiture may be cancelled on such terms as the Directors think fit. Where for the purposes of its disposal a forfeited Share is to be transferred to any person the Directors may authorise some person to execute an instrument of transfer of the Share in favour of that person. |
14.4 | A person any of whose Shares have been forfeited shall cease to be a Member in respect of them and shall surrender to the Company for cancellation the certificate for the Shares forfeited and shall remain liable to pay to the Company all monies which at the date of forfeiture were payable by him to the Company in respect of those Shares together with interest, but his liability shall cease if and when the Company shall have received payment in full of all monies due and payable by him in respect of those Shares. |
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14.5 | A certificate in writing under the hand of one Director or officer of the Company that a Share has been forfeited on a specified date shall be conclusive evidence of the fact as against all persons claiming to be entitled to the Share. The certificate shall (subject to the execution of an instrument of transfer) constitute a good title to the Share and the person to whom the Share is disposed of shall not be bound to see to the application of the purchase money, if any, nor shall his title to the Share be affected by any irregularity or invalidity in the proceedings in reference to the forfeiture, sale or disposal of the Share. |
14.6 | The provisions of these Articles as to forfeiture shall apply in the case of non payment of any sum which, by the terms of issue of a Share, becomes payable at a fixed time, whether on account of the par value of the Share or by way of premium as if it had been payable by virtue of a call duly made and notified. |
15 | Transmission of Shares |
15.1 | If a Member dies the survivor or survivors where he was a joint holder or his legal personal representatives where he was a sole holder, shall be the only persons recognised by the Company as having any title to his interest. The estate of a deceased Member is not thereby released from any liability in respect of any Share, which had been jointly held by him. |
15.2 | Any person becoming entitled to a Share in consequence of the death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution of a Member (or in any other way than by transfer) may, upon such evidence being produced as may from time to time be required by the Directors, elect, by a notice in writing sent by him, either to become the holder of such Share or to have some person nominated by him become the holder of such Share but the Directors shall, in either case, have the same right to decline or suspend registration as they would have had in the case of a transfer of the Share by the relevant Member before his death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution, as the case may be. |
15.3 | A person becoming entitled to a Share by reason of the death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution of a Member (or in any other case than by transfer) shall be entitled to the same Dividends and other advantages to which he would be entitled if he were the registered holder of such Share. However, he shall not, before becoming a Member in respect of a Share, be entitled in respect of it to exercise any right conferred by membership in relation to meetings of the Company and the Directors may at any time give notice requiring any such person to elect either to be registered himself or to have some person nominated by him become the holder of the Share (but the Directors shall, in either case, have the same right to decline or suspend registration as they would have had in the case of a transfer of the Share by the relevant Member before his death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution or any other case than by transfer, as the case may be). If the notice is not complied with within ninety days the Directors may thereafter withhold payment of all Dividends, bonuses or other monies payable in respect of the Share until the requirements of the notice have been complied with. |
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16 | Amendments of Memorandum and Articles of Association and Alteration of Capital |
16.1 | The Company may by Ordinary Resolution: |
(a) | increase the share capital by such sum as the resolution shall prescribe and with such rights, priorities and privileges annexed thereto, as the Company in general meeting may determine; |
(b) | consolidate and divide all or any of its share capital into Shares of larger amount than its existing Shares; |
(c) | by subdivision of its existing Shares or any of them divide the whole or any part of its Share capital into Shares of smaller amount than is fixed by the Memorandum or into Shares without par value; and |
(d) | cancel any Shares that at the date of the passing of the resolution have not been taken or agreed to be taken by any person. |
16.2 | All new Shares created in accordance with the provisions of the preceding Article shall be subject to the same provisions of the Articles with reference to the payment of calls, liens, transfer, transmission, forfeiture and otherwise as the Shares in the original share capital. |
16.3 | Subject to the provisions of the Statute and the provisions of these Articles as regards the matters to be dealt with by Ordinary Resolution, the Company may by Special Resolution: |
(a) | change its name; |
(b) | alter or add to these Articles; |
(c) | alter or add to the Memorandum with respect to any objects, powers or other matters specified therein; and |
(d) | reduce its share capital and any capital redemption reserve fund. |
17 | Registered Office |
Subject to the provisions of the Statute, the Company may by resolution of the Directors change the location of its Registered Office. |
18 | General Meetings |
18.1 | All general meetings other than annual general meetings shall be called extraordinary general meetings. |
18.2 | The Company shall, if required by the Statute, in each year hold a general meeting as its annual general meeting, and shall specify the meeting as such in the notices calling it. The annual general meeting shall be held at such time and place as the Directors shall appoint and if no other time and place is prescribed by them, it shall be held at the Registered Office on the second Wednesday in December of each year at ten oclock in the morning. At these meetings the report of the Directors (if any) shall be presented. |
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18.3 | The Company may hold an annual general meeting, but shall not (unless required by Statute) be obliged to hold an annual general meeting. |
18.4 | The Directors may call general meetings, and they shall on a Members requisition forthwith proceed to convene an extraordinary general meeting of the Company. |
18.5 | A Members requisition is a requisition of Members of the Company holding at the date of deposit of the requisition not less than ten per cent. in par value of the capital of the Company which as at that date carries the right of voting at general meetings of the Company. |
18.6 | The requisition must state the objects of the meeting and must be signed by the requisitionists and deposited at the Registered Office, and may consist of several documents in like form each signed by one or more requisitionists. |
18.7 | If the Directors do not within twenty-one days from the date of the deposit of the requisition duly proceed to convene a general meeting to be held within a further twenty-one days, the requisitionists, or any of them representing more than one-half of the total voting rights of all of them, may themselves convene a general meeting, but any meeting so convened shall not be held after the expiration of three months after the expiration of the said twenty-one days. |
18.8 | A general meeting convened as aforesaid by requisitionists shall be convened in the same manner as nearly as possible as that in which general meetings are to be convened by Directors. |
19 | Notice of General Meetings |
19.1 | At least five days notice shall be given of any general meeting. Every notice shall be exclusive of the day on which it is given or deemed to be given and of the day for which it is given and shall specify the place, the day and the hour of the meeting and the general nature of the business and shall be given in the manner hereinafter mentioned or in such other manner if any as may be prescribed by the Company, provided that a general meeting of the Company shall, whether or not the notice specified in this regulation has been given and whether or not the provisions of the Articles regarding general meetings have been complied with, be deemed to have been duly convened if it is so agreed: |
(a) | in the case of an annual general meeting, by all the Members (or their proxies) entitled to attend and vote thereat; and |
(b) | in the case of an extraordinary general meeting, by a majority in number of the Members (or their proxies) having a right to attend and vote at the meeting, being a majority together holding not less than ninety five per cent. in par value of the Shares giving that right. |
19.2 | The accidental omission to give notice of a general meeting to, or the non receipt of notice of a meeting by, any person entitled to receive notice shall not invalidate the proceedings of that meeting. |
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20 | Proceedings at General Meetings |
20.1 | No business shall be transacted at any general meeting unless a quorum is present. Two Members being individuals present in person or by proxy or if a corporation or other non-natural person by its duly authorised representative or proxy shall be a quorum unless the Company has only one Member entitled to vote at such general meeting in which case the quorum shall be that one Member present in person or by proxy or (in the case of a corporation or other non-natural person) by a duly authorised representative or proxy. |
20.2 | A person may participate at a general meeting by conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all the persons participating in the meeting can communicate with each other. Participation by a person in a general meeting in this manner is treated as presence in person at that meeting. |
20.3 | A resolution (including a Special Resolution) in writing (in one or more counterparts) signed by all Members for the time being entitled to receive notice of and to attend and vote at general meetings (or, being corporations, signed by their duly authorised representatives) shall be as valid and effective as if the resolution had been passed at a general meeting of the Company duly convened and held. |
20.4 | If a quorum is not present within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting or if during such a meeting a quorum ceases to be present, the meeting, if convened upon the requisition of Members, shall be dissolved and in any other case it shall stand adjourned to the same day in the next week at the same time and place or to such other day, time or such other place as the Directors may determine, and if at the adjourned meeting a quorum is not present within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting the Members present shall be a quorum. |
20.5 | The chairman, if any, of the board of Directors shall preside as chairman at every general meeting of the Company, or if there is no such chairman, or if he shall not be present within fifteen minutes after the time appointed for the holding of the meeting, or is unwilling to act, the Directors present shall elect one of their number to be chairman of the meeting. |
20.6 | If no Director is willing to act as chairman or if no Director is present within fifteen minutes after the time appointed for holding the meeting, the Members present shall choose one of their number to be chairman of the meeting. |
20.7 | The chairman may, with the consent of a meeting at which a quorum is present, (and shall if so directed by the meeting), adjourn the meeting from time to time and from place to place, but no business shall be transacted at any adjourned meeting other than the business left unfinished at the meeting from which the adjournment took place. When a general meeting is adjourned for thirty days or more, notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given as in the case of an original meeting. Otherwise it shall not be necessary to give any such notice. |
20.8 | A resolution put to the vote of the meeting shall be decided on a show of hands unless before, or on the declaration of the result of, the show of hands, the chairman demands a poll, or any other Member or Members collectively present in person or by proxy and holding at least ten per cent. in par value of the Shares giving a right to attend and vote at the meeting demand a poll. |
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20.9 | Unless a poll is duly demanded a declaration by the chairman that a resolution has been carried or carried unanimously, or by a particular majority, or lost or not carried by a particular majority, an entry to that effect in the minutes of the proceedings of the meeting shall be conclusive evidence of that fact without proof of the number or proportion of the votes recorded in favour of or against such resolution. |
20.10 | The demand for a poll may be withdrawn. |
20.11 | Except on a poll demanded on the election of a chairman or on a question of adjournment, a poll shall be taken as the chairman directs, and the result of the poll shall be deemed to be the resolution of the general meeting at which the poll was demanded. |
20.12 | A poll demanded on the election of a chairman or on a question of adjournment shall be taken forthwith. A poll demanded on any other question shall be taken at such time as the chairman of the general meeting directs, and any business other than that upon which a poll has been demanded or is contingent thereon may proceed pending the taking of the poll. |
20.13 | In the case of an equality of votes, whether on a show of hands or on a poll, the chairman shall be entitled to a second or casting vote. |
21 | Votes of Members |
21.1 | Subject to any rights or restrictions attached to any Shares, on a show of hands every Member who (being an individual) is present in person or by proxy or, if a corporation or other non-natural person is present by its duly authorised representative or proxy, shall have one vote and on a poll every Member shall have one vote for every Share of which he is the holder. |
21.2 | In the case of joint holders of record the vote of the senior holder who tenders a vote, whether in person or by proxy, shall be accepted to the exclusion of the votes of the other joint holders, and seniority shall be determined by the order in which the names of the holders stand in the Register of Members. |
21.3 | A Member of unsound mind, or in respect of whom an order has been made by any court, having jurisdiction in lunacy, may vote, whether on a show of hands or on a poll, by his committee, receiver, curator bonis, or other person on such Members behalf appointed by that court, and any such committee, receiver, curator bonis or other person may vote by proxy. |
21.4 | No person shall be entitled to vote at any general meeting or at any separate meeting of the holders of a class of Shares unless he is registered as a Member on the record date for such meeting nor unless all calls or other monies then payable by him in respect of Shares have been paid. |
21.5 | No objection shall be raised to the qualification of any voter except at the general meeting or adjourned general meeting at which the vote objected to is given or tendered and every vote not disallowed at the meeting shall be valid. Any objection made in due time shall be referred to the chairman whose decision shall be final and conclusive. |
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21.6 | On a poll or on a show of hands votes may be cast either personally or by proxy. A Member may appoint more than one proxy or the same proxy under one or more instruments to attend and vote at a meeting. Where a Member appoints more than one proxy the instrument of proxy shall state which proxy is entitled to vote on a show of hands. |
21.7 | A Member holding more than one Share need not cast the votes in respect of his Shares in the same way on any resolution and therefore may vote a Share or some or all such Shares either for or against a resolution and/or abstain from voting a Share or some or all of the Shares and, subject to the terms of the instrument appointing him, a proxy appointed under one or more instruments may vote a Share or some or all of the Shares in respect of which he is appointed either for or against a resolution and/or abstain from voting. |
22 | Proxies |
22.1 | The instrument appointing a proxy shall be in writing, be executed under the hand of the appointor or of his attorney duly authorised in writing, or, if the appointor is a corporation under the hand of an officer or attorney duly authorised for that purpose. A proxy need not be a Member of the Company. |
22.2 | The instrument appointing a proxy shall be deposited at the Registered Office or at such other place as is specified for that purpose in the notice convening the meeting, or in any instrument of proxy sent out by the Company: |
(a) | not less than 48 hours before the time for holding the meeting or adjourned meeting at which the person named in the instrument proposes to vote; or |
(b) | in the case of a poll taken more than 48 hours after it is demanded, be deposited as aforesaid after the poll has been demanded and not less than 24 hours before the time appointed for the taking of the poll; or |
(c) | where the poll is not taken forthwith but is taken not more than 48 hours after it was demanded be delivered at the meeting at which the poll was demanded to the chairman or to the secretary or to any director; |
provided that the Directors may in the notice convening the meeting, or in an instrument of proxy sent out by the Company, direct that the instrument appointing a proxy may be deposited (no later than the time for holding the meeting or adjourned meeting) at the Registered Office or at such other place as is specified for that purpose in the notice convening the meeting, or in any instrument of proxy sent out by the Company. The chairman may in any event at his discretion direct that an instrument of proxy shall be deemed to have been duly deposited. An instrument of proxy that is not deposited in the manner permitted shall be invalid.
22.3 | The instrument appointing a proxy may be in any usual or common form and may be expressed to be for a particular meeting or any adjournment thereof or generally until revoked. An instrument appointing a proxy shall be deemed to include the power to demand or join or concur in demanding a poll. |
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22.4 | Votes given in accordance with the terms of an instrument of proxy shall be valid notwithstanding the previous death or insanity of the principal or revocation of the proxy or of the authority under which the proxy was executed, or the transfer of the Share in respect of which the proxy is given unless notice in writing of such death, insanity, revocation or transfer was received by the Company at the Registered Office before the commencement of the general meeting, or adjourned meeting at which it is sought to use the proxy. |
23 | Corporate Members |
Any corporation or other non-natural person which is a Member may in accordance with its constitutional documents, or in the absence of such provision by resolution of its directors or other governing body, authorise such person as it thinks fit to act as its representative at any meeting of the Company or of any class of Members, and the person so authorised shall be entitled to exercise the same powers on behalf of the corporation which he represents as the corporation could exercise if it were an individual Member.
24 | Shares that May Not be Voted |
Shares in the Company that are beneficially owned by the Company shall not be voted, directly or indirectly, at any meeting and shall not be counted in determining the total number of outstanding Shares at any given time.
25 | Directors |
There shall be a board of Directors consisting of not less than one person (exclusive of alternate Directors) provided however that the Company may from time to time by Ordinary Resolution increase or reduce the limits in the number of Directors.
26 | Powers of Directors |
26.1 | Subject to the provisions of the Statute, the Memorandum and the Articles and to any directions given by Special Resolution, the business of the Company shall be managed by the Directors who may exercise all the powers of the Company. No alteration of the Memorandum or Articles and no such direction shall invalidate any prior act of the Directors which would have been valid if that alteration had not been made or that direction had not been given. A duly convened meeting of Directors at which a quorum is present may exercise all powers exercisable by the Directors. |
26.2 | All cheques, promissory notes, drafts, bills of exchange and other negotiable instruments and all receipts for monies paid to the Company shall be signed, drawn, accepted, endorsed or otherwise executed as the case may be in such manner as the Directors shall determine by resolution. |
26.3 | The Directors on behalf of the Company may pay a gratuity or pension or allowance on retirement to any Director who has held any other salaried office or place of profit with the Company or to his widow or dependants and may make contributions to any fund and pay premiums for the purchase or provision of any such gratuity, pension or allowance. |
26.4 | The Directors may 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 to issue debentures, debenture stock, mortgages, bonds and other such securities whether outright or as security for any debt, liability or obligation of the Company or of any third party. |
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27 | Appointment and Removal of Directors |
27.1 | The Company may by Ordinary Resolution appoint any person to be a Director or may by Ordinary Resolution remove any Director. |
27.2 | The Directors may appoint any person to be a Director, either to fill a vacancy or as an additional Director provided that the appointment does not cause the number of Directors to exceed any number fixed by or in accordance with the Articles as the maximum number of Directors. |
28 | Vacation of Office of Director |
The office of a Director shall be vacated if:
(a) | he gives notice in writing to the Company that he resigns the office of Director; or |
(b) | he absents himself (without being represented by proxy or an alternate Director appointed by him) from three consecutive meetings of the board of Directors without special leave of absence from the Directors, and they pass a resolution that he has by reason of such absence vacated office; or |
(c) | he dies, becomes bankrupt or makes any arrangement or composition with his creditors generally; or |
(d) | he is found to be or becomes of unsound mind; or |
(e) | all the other Directors of the Company (being not less than two in number) resolve that he should be removed as a Director. |
29 | Proceedings of Directors |
29.1 | The quorum for the transaction of the business of the Directors may be fixed by the Directors, and unless so fixed shall be two if there are two or more Directors, and shall be one if there is only one Director. A person who holds office as an alternate Director shall, if his appointor is not present, be counted in the quorum. A Director who also acts as an alternate Director shall, if his appointor is not present, count twice towards the quorum. |
29.2 | Subject to the provisions of the Articles, the Directors may regulate their proceedings as they think fit. Questions arising at any meeting shall be decided by a majority of votes. In the case of an equality of votes, the chairman shall have a second or casting vote. A Director who is also an alternate Director shall be entitled in the absence of his appointor to a separate vote on behalf of his appointor in addition to his own vote. |
29.3 | A person may participate in a meeting of the Directors or committee of Directors by conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all the persons participating in the meeting can communicate with each other at the same time. Participation by a person in a meeting in this manner is treated as presence in person at that meeting. Unless otherwise determined by the Directors the meeting shall be deemed to be held at the place where the chairman is at the start of the meeting. |
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29.4 | A resolution in writing (in one or more counterparts) signed by all the Directors or all the members of a committee of Directors (an alternate Director being entitled to sign such a resolution on behalf of his appointor) shall be as valid and effectual as if it had been passed at a meeting of the Directors, or committee of Directors as the case may be, duly convened and held. |
29.5 | A Director or alternate Director may, or other officer of the Company on the requisition of a Director or alternate Director shall, call a meeting of the Directors by at least two days notice in writing to every Director and alternate Director which notice shall set forth the general nature of the business to be considered unless notice is waived by all the Directors (or their alternates) either at, before or after the meeting is held. |
29.6 | The continuing Directors may act notwithstanding any vacancy in their body, but if and so long as their number is reduced below the number fixed by or pursuant to these Articles as the necessary quorum of Directors the continuing Directors or Director may act for the purpose of increasing the number of Directors to that number, or of summoning a general meeting of the Company, but for no other purpose. |
29.7 | The Directors may elect a chairman of their board and determine the period for which he is to hold office; but if no such chairman is elected, or if at any meeting the chairman is not present within five minutes after the time appointed for holding the same, the Directors present may choose one of their number to be chairman of the meeting. |
29.8 | All acts done by any meeting of the Directors or of a committee of Directors (including any person acting as an alternate Director) shall, notwithstanding that it be afterwards discovered that there was some defect in the appointment of any Director or alternate Director, or that they or any of them were disqualified, be as valid as if every such person had been duly appointed and qualified to be a Director or alternate Director as the case may be. |
29.9 | A Director but not an alternate Director may be represented at any meetings of the board of Directors by a proxy appointed in writing by him. The proxy shall count towards the quorum and the vote of the proxy shall for all purposes be deemed to be that of the appointing Director. |
30 | Presumption of Assent |
A Director of the Company who is present at a meeting of the board of Directors at which action on any Company matter is taken shall be presumed to have assented to the action taken unless his dissent shall be entered in the minutes of the meeting or unless he shall file his written dissent from such action with the person acting as the chairman or secretary of the meeting before the adjournment thereof or shall forward such dissent by registered post to such person immediately after the adjournment of the meeting. Such right to dissent shall not apply to a Director who voted in favour of such action.
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31 | Directors Interests |
31.1 | A Director may hold any other office or place of profit under the Company (other than the office of Auditor) in conjunction with his office of Director for such period and on such terms as to remuneration and otherwise as the Directors may determine. |
31.2 | A Director may act by himself or his firm in a professional capacity for the Company and he or his firm shall be entitled to remuneration for professional services as if he were not a Director or alternate Director. |
31.3 | A Director or alternate Director of the Company may be or become a director or other officer of or otherwise interested in any company promoted by the Company or in which the Company may be interested as shareholder or otherwise, and no such Director or alternate Director shall be accountable to the Company for any remuneration or other benefits received by him as a director or officer of, or from his interest in, such other company. |
31.4 | No person shall be disqualified from the office of Director or alternate Director or prevented by such office from contracting with the Company, either as vendor, purchaser or otherwise, nor shall any such contract or any contract or transaction entered into by or on behalf of the Company in which any Director or alternate Director shall be in any way interested be or be liable to be avoided, nor shall any Director or alternate Director so contracting or being so interested be liable to account to the Company for any profit realised by any such contract or transaction by reason of such Director holding office or of the fiduciary relation thereby established. A Director (or his alternate Director in his absence) shall be at liberty to vote in respect of any contract or transaction in which he is interested provided that the nature of the interest of any Director or alternate Director in any such contract or transaction shall be disclosed by him at or prior to its consideration and any vote thereon. |
31.5 | A general notice that a Director or alternate Director is a shareholder, director, officer or employee of any specified firm or company and is to be regarded as interested in any transaction with such firm or company shall be sufficient disclosure for the purposes of voting on a resolution in respect of a contract or transaction in which he has an interest, and after such general notice it shall not be necessary to give special notice relating to any particular transaction. |
32 | Minutes |
The Directors shall cause minutes to be made in books kept for the purpose of all appointments of officers made by the Directors, all proceedings at meetings of the Company or the holders of any class of Shares and of the Directors, and of committees of Directors including the names of the Directors or alternate Directors present at each meeting.
33 | Delegation of Directors Powers |
33.1 | The Directors may delegate any of their powers to any committee consisting of one or more Directors. They may also delegate to any managing director or any Director holding any other executive office such of their powers as they consider desirable to be exercised by him provided that an alternate Director may not act as managing director and the appointment of a managing director shall be revoked forthwith if he ceases to be a Director. Any such delegation may be |
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made subject to any conditions the Directors may impose, and either collaterally with or to the exclusion of their own powers and may be revoked or altered. Subject to any such conditions, the proceedings of a committee of Directors shall be governed by the Articles regulating the proceedings of Directors, so far as they are capable of applying. |
33.2 | The Directors may establish any committees, local boards or agencies or appoint any person to be a manager or agent for managing the affairs of the Company and may appoint any person to be a member of such committees or local boards. Any such appointment may be made subject to any conditions the Directors may impose, and either collaterally with or to the exclusion of their own powers and may be revoked or altered. Subject to any such conditions, the proceedings of any such committee, local board or agency shall be governed by the Articles regulating the proceedings of Directors, so far as they are capable of applying. |
33.3 | The Directors may by power of attorney or otherwise appoint any person to be the agent of the Company on such conditions as the Directors may determine, provided that the delegation is not to the exclusion of their own powers and may be revoked by the Directors at any time. |
33.4 | The Directors may by power of attorney or otherwise appoint any company, firm, person or body of persons, whether nominated directly or indirectly by the Directors, to be the attorney or authorised signatory of the Company for such purpose and with such powers, authorities and discretions (not exceeding those vested in or exercisable by the Directors under these Articles) and for such period and subject to such conditions as they may think fit, and any such powers of attorney or other appointment may contain such provisions for the protection and convenience of persons dealing with any such attorneys or authorised signatories as the Directors may think fit and may also authorise any such attorney or authorised signatory to delegate all or any of the powers, authorities and discretions vested in him. |
33.5 | The Directors may appoint such officers as they consider necessary on such terms, at such remuneration and to perform such duties, and subject to such provisions as to disqualification and removal as the Directors may think fit. Unless otherwise specified in the terms of his appointment an officer may be removed by resolution of the Directors or Members. |
34 | Alternate Directors |
34.1 | Any Director (other than an alternate Director) may by writing appoint any other Director, or any other person willing to act, to be an alternate Director and by writing may remove from office an alternate Director so appointed by him. |
34.2 | An alternate Director shall be entitled to receive notice of all meetings of Directors and of all meetings of committees of Directors of which his appointor is a member, to attend and vote at every such meeting at which the Director appointing him is not personally present, and generally to perform all the functions of his appointor as a Director in his absence. |
34.3 | An alternate Director shall cease to be an alternate Director if his appointor ceases to be a Director. |
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34.4 | Any appointment or removal of an alternate Director shall be by notice to the Company signed by the Director making or revoking the appointment or in any other manner approved by the Directors. |
34.5 | An alternate Director shall be deemed for all purposes to be a Director and shall alone be responsible for his own acts and defaults and shall not be deemed to be the agent of the Director appointing him. |
35 | No Minimum Shareholding |
The Company in general meeting may fix a minimum shareholding required to be held by a Director, but unless and until such a shareholding qualification is fixed a Director is not required to hold Shares. |
36 | Remuneration of Directors |
36.1 | The remuneration to be paid to the Directors, if any, shall be such remuneration as the Directors shall determine. The Directors shall also be entitled to be paid all travelling, hotel and other expenses properly incurred by them in connection with their attendance at meetings of Directors or committees of Directors, or general meetings of the Company, or separate meetings of the holders of any class of Shares or debentures of the Company, or otherwise in connection with the business of the Company, or to receive a fixed allowance in respect thereof as may be determined by the Directors, or a combination partly of one such method and partly the other. |
36.2 | The Directors may by resolution approve additional remuneration to any Director for any services other than his ordinary routine work as a Director. Any fees paid to a Director who is also counsel or solicitor to the Company, or otherwise serves it in a professional capacity shall be in addition to his remuneration as a Director. |
37 | Seal |
37.1 | The Company may, if the Directors so determine, have a Seal. The Seal shall only be used by the authority of the Directors or of a committee of the Directors authorised by the Directors. Every instrument to which the Seal has been affixed shall be signed by at least one person who shall be either a Director or some officer or other person appointed by the Directors for the purpose. |
37.2 | The Company may have for use in any place or places outside the Cayman Islands a duplicate Seal or Seals each of which shall be a facsimile of the common Seal of the Company and, if the Directors so determine, with the addition on its face of the name of every place where it is to be used. |
37.3 | A Director or officer, representative or attorney of the Company may without further authority of the Directors affix the Seal over his signature alone to any document of the Company required to be authenticated by him under seal or to be filed with the Registrar of Companies in the Cayman Islands or elsewhere wheresoever. |
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38 | Dividends, Distributions and Reserve |
38.1 | Subject to the Statute and this Article, the Directors may declare Dividends and distributions on Shares in issue and authorise payment of the Dividends or distributions out of the funds of the Company lawfully available therefor. No Dividend or distribution shall be paid except out of the realised or unrealised profits of the Company, or out of the share premium account or as otherwise permitted by the Statute. |
38.2 | Except as otherwise provided by the rights attached to Shares, all Dividends shall be declared and paid according to the par value of the Shares that a Member holds. If any Share is issued on terms providing that it shall rank for Dividend as from a particular date, that Share shall rank for Dividend accordingly. |
38.3 | The Directors may deduct from any Dividend or distribution payable to any Member all sums of money (if any) then payable by him to the Company on account of calls or otherwise. |
38.4 | The Directors may declare that any Dividend or distribution be paid wholly or partly by the distribution of specific assets and in particular of shares, debentures, or securities of any other company or in any one or more of such ways and where any difficulty arises in regard to such distribution, the Directors may settle the same as they think expedient and in particular may issue fractional Shares and fix the value for distribution of such specific assets or any part thereof and may determine that cash payments shall be made to any Members upon the basis of the value so fixed in order to adjust the rights of all Members and may vest any such specific assets in trustees as may seem expedient to the Directors. |
38.5 | Any Dividend, distribution, interest or other monies payable in cash in respect of Shares may be paid by wire transfer to the holder or by cheque or warrant sent through the post directed to the registered address of the holder or, in the case of joint holders, to the registered address of the holder who is first named on the Register of Members or to such person and to such address as such holder or joint holders may in writing direct. Every such cheque or warrant shall be made payable to the order of the person to whom it is sent. Any one of two or more joint holders may give effectual receipts for any Dividends, bonuses, or other monies payable in respect of the Share held by them as joint holders. |
38.6 | No Dividend or distribution shall bear interest against the Company. |
38.7 | Any Dividend which cannot be paid to a Member and/or which remains unclaimed after six months from the date of declaration of such Dividend may, in the discretion of the Directors, be paid into a separate account in the Companys name, provided that the Company shall not be constituted as a trustee in respect of that account and the Dividend shall remain as a debt due to the Member. Any Dividend which remains unclaimed after a period of six years from the date of declaration of such Dividend shall be forfeited and shall revert to the Company. |
39 | Capitalisation |
The Directors may capitalise any sum standing to the credit of any of the Companys reserve accounts (including share premium account and capital redemption reserve fund) or any sum standing to the credit of profit and loss account or otherwise available for distribution and to
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appropriate such sum to Members in the proportions in which such sum would have been divisible amongst them had the same been a distribution of profits by way of Dividend and to apply such sum on their behalf in paying up in full unissued Shares for allotment and distribution credited as fully paid-up to and amongst them in the proportion aforesaid. In such event the Directors shall do all acts and things required to give effect to such capitalisation, with full power to the Directors to make such provisions as they think fit for the case of Shares becoming distributable in fractions (including provisions whereby the benefit of fractional entitlements accrue to the Company rather than to the Members concerned). The Directors may authorise any person to enter on behalf of all of the Members interested into an agreement with the Company providing for such capitalisation and matters incidental thereto and any agreement made under such authority shall be effective and binding on all concerned.
40 | Books of Account |
40.1 | The Directors shall cause proper books of account to be kept with respect to all sums of money received and expended by the Company and the matters in respect of which the receipt or expenditure takes place, all sales and purchases of goods by the Company and the assets and liabilities of the Company. Proper books shall not be deemed to be kept if there are not kept such books of account as are necessary to give a true and fair view of the state of the Companys affairs and to explain its transactions. |
40.2 | The Directors shall from time to time determine whether and to what extent and at what times and places and under what conditions or regulations the accounts and books of the Company or any of them shall be open to the inspection of Members not being Directors and no Member (not being a Director) shall have any right of inspecting any account or book or document of the Company except as conferred by Statute or authorised by the Directors or by the Company in general meeting. |
40.3 | The Directors may from time to time cause to be prepared and to be laid before the Company in general meeting profit and loss accounts, balance sheets, group accounts (if any) and such other reports and accounts as may be required by law. |
41 | Audit |
41.1 | The Directors may appoint an Auditor of the Company who shall hold office until removed from office by a resolution of the Directors, and may fix his or their remuneration. |
41.2 | Every Auditor of the Company shall have a right of access at all times to the books and accounts and vouchers of the Company and shall be entitled to require from the Directors and officers of the Company such information and explanation as may be necessary for the performance of the duties of the Auditor. |
41.3 | Auditors shall, if so required by the Directors, make a report on the accounts of the Company during their tenure of office at the next annual general meeting following their appointment in the case of a company which is registered with the Registrar of Companies as an ordinary company, and at the next extraordinary general meeting following their appointment in the case of a company which is registered with the Registrar of Companies as an exempted company, and at any other time during their term of office, upon request of the Directors or any general meeting of the Members. |
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42 | Notices |
42.1 | Notices shall be in writing and may be given by the Company to any Member either personally or by sending it by courier, post, cable, telex, fax or e-mail to him or to his address as shown in the Register of Members (or where the notice is given by e-mail by sending it to the e-mail address provided by such Member). Any notice, if posted from one country to another, is to be sent airmail. |
42.2 | Where a notice is sent by courier, service of the notice shall be deemed to be effected by delivery of the notice to a courier company, and shall be deemed to have been received on the third day (not including Saturdays or Sundays or public holidays) following the day on which the notice was delivered to the courier. Where a notice is sent by post, service of the notice shall be deemed to be effected by properly addressing, pre paying and posting a letter containing the notice, and shall be deemed to have been received on the fifth day (not including Saturdays or Sundays or public holidays) following the day on which the notice was posted. Where a notice is sent by cable, telex or fax, service of the notice shall be deemed to be effected by properly addressing and sending such notice and shall be deemed to have been received on the same day that it was transmitted. Where a notice is given by e-mail service shall be deemed to be effected by transmitting the e-mail to the e-mail address provided by the intended recipient and shall be deemed to have been received on the same day that it was sent, and it shall not be necessary for the receipt of the e-mail to be acknowledged by the recipient. |
42.3 | A notice may be given by the Company to the person or persons which the Company has been advised are entitled to a Share or Shares in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of a Member in the same manner as other notices which are required to be given under these Articles and shall be addressed to them by name, or by the title of representatives of the deceased, or trustee of the bankrupt, or by any like description at the address supplied for that purpose by the persons claiming to be so entitled, or at the option of the Company by giving the notice in any manner in which the same might have been given if the death or bankruptcy had not occurred. |
42.4 | Notice of every general meeting shall be given in any manner hereinbefore authorised to every person shown as a Member in the Register of Members on the record date for such meeting except that in the case of joint holders the notice shall be sufficient if given to the joint holder first named in the Register of Members and every person upon whom the ownership of a Share devolves by reason of his being a legal personal representative or a trustee in bankruptcy of a Member of record where the Member of record but for his death or bankruptcy would be entitled to receive notice of the meeting, and no other person shall be entitled to receive notices of general meetings. |
43 | Winding Up |
43.1 | If the Company shall be wound up, and the assets available for distribution amongst the Members shall be insufficient to repay the whole of the share capital, such assets shall be distributed so that, as nearly as may be, the losses shall be borne by the Members in proportion |
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to the par value of the Shares held by them. If in a winding up the assets available for distribution amongst the Members shall be more than sufficient to repay the whole of the share capital at the commencement of the winding up, the surplus shall be distributed amongst the Members in proportion to the par value of the Shares held by them at the commencement of the winding up subject to a deduction from those Shares in respect of which there are monies due, of all monies payable to the Company for unpaid calls or otherwise. This Article is without prejudice to the rights of the holders of Shares issued upon special terms and conditions. |
43.2 | If the Company shall be wound up the liquidator may, with the sanction of a Special Resolution of the Company and any other sanction required by the Statute, divide amongst the Members 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 that purpose value any assets and determine how the division shall be carried out as between the Members or different classes of Members. The liquidator may, with the like sanction, vest the whole or any part of such assets in trustees upon such trusts for the benefit of the Members as the liquidator, with the like sanction, shall think fit, but so that no Member shall be compelled to accept any asset upon which there is a liability. |
44 | Indemnity |
Every Director or officer of the Company shall be indemnified out of the assets of the Company against any liability incurred by him as a result of any act or failure to act in carrying out his functions other than such liability (if any) that he may incur by his own actual fraud or wilful default. No such Director or officer shall be liable to the Company for any loss or damage in carrying out his functions unless that liability arises through the actual fraud or wilful default of such Director or officer. References in this Article to actual fraud or wilful default mean a finding to such effect by a competent court in relation to the conduct of the relevant party.
45 | Financial Year |
Unless the Directors otherwise prescribe, the financial year of the Company shall end on 31st December in each year and, following the year of incorporation, shall begin on 1st January in each year.
46 | Transfer by way of Continuation |
If the Company is exempted as defined in the Statute, it shall, subject to the provisions of the Statute and with the approval of a Special Resolution, have the power to register by way of continuation as a body corporate under the laws of any jurisdiction outside the Cayman Islands and to be deregistered in the Cayman Islands.
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Exhibit 3.8B
Registrar of Companies
Government Administration Building
133 Elgin Avenue
George Town
Grand Cayman
Vantage Deepwater Company (ROC #212092) (the Company)
TAKE NOTICE that by written resolution of the sole shareholder of the Company dated 6 January 2016, the following special resolution was passed:
That the Amended Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company currently in effect be amended and restated by the deletion in their entirety and the substitution in their place of the Second Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association annexed hereto.
Tina Cansell |
Corporate Administrator |
for and on behalf of |
Maples Corporate Services Limited |
Dated this 12th day of January 2016
THE COMPANIES LAW (2013 REVISION)
OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS
COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
OF
Vantage Deepwater Company
(adopted by special resolution passed on 6 January 2016)
THE COMPANIES LAW (2013 REVISION)
OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS
COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION
OF
Vantage Deepwater Company
(adopted by special resolution passed on 6 January 2016)
1 | The name of the Company is Vantage Deepwater Company. |
2 | The registered office of the Company shall be at the offices of Maples Corporate Services Limited, PO Box 309, Ugland House, Grand Cayman, KY1-1104, Cayman Islands, or at such other place as the Directors may from time to time decide. |
3 | The objects for which the Company is established are unrestricted and the Company shall have full power and authority to carry out any object not prohibited by the Companies Law (2011 Revision) or as the same may be revised from time to time, or any other law of the Cayman Islands. |
4 | The liability of each Member is limited to the amount from time to time unpaid on such Members shares. |
5 | The share capital of the Company is US$50,000.00 divided into 50,000 shares of a par value of US$1.00 each. |
6 | The Company has power to register by way of continuation as a body corporate limited by shares under the laws of any jurisdiction outside the Cayman Islands and to be deregistered in the Cayman Islands. |
7 | Capitalised terms that are not defined in this Memorandum of Association bear the same meaning as those given in the Articles of Association of the Company. |
THE COMPANIES LAW (2013 REVISION)
OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS
COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES
AMENDED AND RESTATED
ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
OF
Vantage Deepwater Company
(adopted by special resolution passed on 6 January 2016)
1 | Interpretation |
1.1 | In these Articles Table A in the First Schedule to the Statute does not apply and, unless there is something in the subject or context inconsistent therewith: |
Articles |
means these articles of association of the Company. | |
Auditor |
means the person for the time being performing the duties of auditor of the Company (if any). | |
Company |
means the above named company. | |
Directors |
means the directors for the time being of the Company. | |
Dividend |
includes an interim dividend. | |
Electronic Record |
has the same meaning as in the Electronic Transactions Law. | |
Electronic Transactions Law |
means the Electronic Transactions Law (2003 Revision) of the Cayman Islands. | |
Member |
has the same meaning as in the Statute. | |
Memorandum |
means the memorandum of association of the Company. | |
Ordinary Resolution |
means a resolution passed by a simple majority of the Members as, being entitled to do so, vote in person or, where proxies are allowed, by proxy at a general meeting, and includes a unanimous written resolution. In computing the majority when a poll is demanded regard shall be had to the number of votes to which each Member is entitled by the Articles. |
Register of Members |
means the register maintained in accordance with the Statute and includes (except where otherwise stated) any duplicate Register of Members. | |
Registered Office |
means the registered office for the time being of the Company. | |
Seal |
means the common seal of the Company and includes every duplicate seal. | |
Share and Shares |
means a share or shares in the Company and includes a fraction of a share. | |
Special Resolution |
has the same meaning as in the Statute, and includes a unanimous written resolution. | |
Statute |
means the Companies Law (2013 Revision) of the Cayman Islands. |
1.2 | In these Articles: |
(a) | words importing the singular number include the plural number and vice versa; |
(b) | words importing the masculine gender include the feminine gender; |
(c) | words importing persons include corporations; |
(d) | written and in writing include all modes of representing or reproducing words in visible form, including in the form of an Electronic Record; |
(e) | references to provisions of any law or regulation shall be construed as references to those provisions as amended, modified, re-enacted or replaced from time to time; |
(f) | any phrase introduced by the terms including, include, in particular or any similar expression shall be construed as illustrative and shall not limit the sense of the words preceding those terms; |
(g) | headings are inserted for reference only and shall be ignored in construing these Articles; and |
(h) | Section 8 of the Electronic Transactions Law shall not apply. |
2 | Commencement of Business |
2.1 | The business of the Company may be commenced as soon after incorporation as the Directors shall see fit. |
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2.2 | The Directors may pay, out of the capital or any other monies of the Company, all expenses incurred in or about the formation and establishment of the Company, including the expenses of registration. |
3 | Issue of Shares |
3.1 | Subject to the provisions, if any, in the Memorandum (and to any direction that may be given by the Company in general meeting) and without prejudice to any rights attached to any existing Shares, the Directors may allot, issue, grant options over or otherwise dispose of Shares (including fractions of a Share) with or without preferred, deferred or other rights or restrictions, whether in regard to Dividend, voting, return of capital or otherwise and to such persons, at such times and on such other terms as they think proper, save that no Shares shall be allotted, issued or disposed of without such Share having the right to attend and vote at general meetings of the Company. |
3.2 | The Company shall not issue Shares to bearer. |
4 | Register of Members |
The Company shall maintain or cause to be maintained the Register of Members.
5 | Closing Register of Members or Fixing Record Date |
5.1 | For the purpose of determining Members entitled to notice of, or to vote at any meeting of Members or any adjournment thereof, or Members entitled to receive payment of any Dividend, or in order to make a determination of Members for any other purpose, the Directors may provide that the Register of Members shall be closed for transfers for a stated period which shall not in any case exceed forty days. If the Register of Members shall be closed for the purpose of determining Members entitled to notice of, or to vote at, a meeting of Members the Register of Members shall be closed for at least ten days immediately preceding the meeting. |
5.2 | In lieu of, or apart from, closing the Register of Members, the Directors may fix in advance or arrears a date as the record date for any such determination of Members entitled to notice of, or to vote at any meeting of the Members or any adjournment thereof, or for the purpose of determining the Members entitled to receive payment of any Dividend or in order to make a determination of Members for any other purpose. |
5.3 | If the Register of Members is not so closed and no record date is fixed for the determination of Members entitled to notice of, or to vote at, a meeting of Members or Members entitled to receive payment of a Dividend, the date on which notice of the meeting is sent or the date on which the resolution of the Directors declaring such Dividend is adopted, as the case may be, shall be the record date for such determination of Members. When a determination of Members entitled to vote at any meeting of Members has been made as provided in this Article, such determination shall apply to any adjournment thereof. |
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6 | Certificates for Shares |
6.1 | A Member shall only be entitled to a share certificate if the Directors resolve that share certificates shall be issued. Share certificates representing Shares, if any, shall be in such form as the Directors may determine. Share certificates shall be signed by one or more Directors or other person authorised by the Directors. The Directors may authorise certificates to be issued with the authorised signature(s) affixed by mechanical process. All certificates for Shares shall be consecutively numbered or otherwise identified and shall specify the Shares to which they relate. All certificates surrendered to the Company for transfer shall be cancelled and subject to these Articles no new certificate shall be issued until the former certificate representing a like number of relevant Shares shall have been surrendered and cancelled. |
6.2 | The Company shall not be bound to issue more than one certificate for Shares held jointly by more than one person and delivery of a certificate to one joint holder shall be a sufficient delivery to all of them. |
6.3 | If a share certificate is defaced, worn out, lost or destroyed, it may be renewed on such terms (if any) as to evidence and indemnity and on the payment of such expenses reasonably incurred by the Company in investigating evidence, as the Directors may prescribe, and (in the case of defacement or wearing out) upon delivery of the old certificate. |
7 | Transfer of Shares |
7.1 | Shares are transferable subject to the consent of the Directors who may, in their absolute discretion, decline to register any transfer of Shares without giving any reason. If the Directors refuse to register a transfer they shall notify the transferee within two months of such refusal. |
7.2 | The instrument of transfer of any Share shall be in writing and shall be executed by or on behalf of the transferor (and if the Directors so require, signed by the transferee). The transferor shall be deemed to remain the holder of a Share until the name of the transferee is entered in the Register of Members. |
7.3 | Notwithstanding anything contained in these Articles, the Directors shall not decline to register any transfer of shares where such transfer is executed pursuant to, or for the purpose of enforcing, any security which has been granted over such shares, and a certificate by the party to whom such security has been granted that the transfer was so executed shall be conclusive evidence of such fact. |
8 | Redemption and Repurchase of Shares |
8.1 | Subject to the provisions of the Statute the Company may issue Shares that are to be redeemed or are liable to be redeemed at the option of the Member or the Company. The redemption of such Shares shall be effected in such manner as the Company may, by Special Resolution, determine before the issue of the Shares. |
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8.2 | Subject to the provisions of the Statute, the Company may purchase its own Shares (including any redeemable Shares) provided that the Members shall have approved the manner of purchase by Ordinary Resolution. |
8.3 | The Company may make a payment in respect of the redemption or purchase of its own Shares in any manner permitted by the Statute, including out of capital. |
9 | Variation of Rights of Shares |
9.1 | If at any time the share capital of the Company 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-quarters of the issued Shares of that class, or with the sanction of a Special Resolution passed at a general meeting of the holders of the Shares of that class. |
9.2 | The provisions of these Articles relating to general meetings shall apply to every class meeting of the holders of one class of Shares except that the necessary quorum shall be one person holding or representing by proxy at least one third of the issued Shares of the class and that any holder of Shares of the class present in person or by proxy may demand a poll. |
9.3 | 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. |
10 | Commission on Sale of Shares |
The Company may, in so far as the Statute permits, pay a commission to any person in consideration of his subscribing or agreeing to subscribe whether absolutely or conditionally for any Shares of the Company. Such commissions may be satisfied by the payment of cash and/or the issue of fully or partly paid-up Shares. The Company may also on any issue of Shares pay such brokerage as may be lawful.
11 | Non Recognition of Trusts |
The Company shall not be bound by or compelled to recognise in any way (even when notified) any equitable, contingent, future or partial interest in any Share, or (except only as is otherwise provided by these Articles or the Statute) any other rights in respect of any Share other than an absolute right to the entirety thereof in the registered holder.
12 | Lien on Shares |
12.1 | The Company shall have a first and paramount lien on all Shares (whether fully paid-up or not) registered in the name of a Member (whether solely or jointly with others) for all debts, liabilities or engagements to or with the Company (whether presently payable or not) by such Member or his estate, either alone or jointly with any other person, whether a Member or not, but the Directors may at any time declare any Share to be wholly or in part exempt from the provisions of this Article. The registration of a transfer of any such Share shall operate as a waiver of the Companys lien thereon. The Companys lien on a Share shall also extend to any amount payable in respect of that Share. |
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12.2 | The Company may sell, in such manner as the Directors think fit, any Shares on which the Company has a lien, if a sum in respect of which the lien exists is presently payable, and is not paid within fourteen clear days after notice has been given to the holder of the Shares, or to the person entitled to it in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of the holder, demanding payment and stating that if the notice is not complied with the Shares may be sold. |
12.3 | To give effect to any such sale the Directors may authorise any person to execute an instrument of transfer of the Shares sold to, or in accordance with the directions of, the purchaser. The purchaser or his nominee shall be registered as the holder of the Shares comprised in any such transfer, and he shall not be bound to see to the application of the purchase money, nor shall his title to the Shares be affected by any irregularity or invalidity in the sale or the exercise of the Companys power of sale under these Articles. |
12.4 | The net proceeds of such sale after payment of costs, shall be applied in payment of such part of the amount in respect of which the lien exists as is presently payable and any residue shall (subject to a like lien for sums not presently payable as existed upon the Shares before the sale) be paid to the person entitled to the Shares at the date of the sale. |
12.5 | Notwithstanding any other provision of these Articles, in the case of any share which is the subject of any security agreement approved by the Directors by, or pursuant to which, a security interest, mortgage, charge or other encumbrance has been granted in respect of such share, (i) the Company shall not have any lien on any such share for any monies (whether presently payable or not) payable at a fixed time or called in respect of any such share, (ii) subject always to their Directors duties under Cayman Islands law, the Directors of the Company may not refuse to declare, and if requested to do so by any holder or the secured party under any such security agreement, may declare any such share to be exempt from any lien provisions provided for in Articles 12.1 to 12.4 and (iii) the provisions of Articles 12.1 to 12.4 inclusive shall not apply to any such share. |
13 | Call on Shares |
13.1 | Subject to the terms of the allotment the Directors may from time to time make calls upon the Members in respect of any monies unpaid on their Shares (whether in respect of par value or premium), and each Member shall (subject to receiving at least fourteen days notice specifying the time or times of payment) pay to the Company at the time or times so specified the amount called on the Shares. A call may be revoked or postponed as the Directors may determine. A call may be required to be paid by instalments. A person upon whom a call is made shall remain liable for calls made upon him notwithstanding the subsequent transfer of the Shares in respect of which the call was made. |
13.2 | A call shall be deemed to have been made at the time when the resolution of the Directors authorising such call was passed. |
13.3 | The joint holders of a Share shall be jointly and severally liable to pay all calls in respect thereof. |
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13.4 | If a call remains unpaid after it has become due and payable, the person from whom it is due shall pay interest on the amount unpaid from the day it became due and payable until it is paid at such rate as the Directors may determine, but the Directors may waive payment of the interest wholly or in part. |
13.5 | An amount payable in respect of a Share on allotment or at any fixed date, whether on account of the par value of the Share or premium or otherwise, shall be deemed to be a call and if it is not paid all the provisions of these Articles shall apply as if that amount had become due and payable by virtue of a call. |
13.6 | The Directors may issue Shares with different terms as to the amount and times of payment of calls, or the interest to be paid. |
13.7 | The Directors may, if they think fit, receive an amount from any Member willing to advance all or any part of the monies uncalled and unpaid upon any Shares held by him, and may (until the amount would otherwise become payable) pay interest at such rate as may be agreed upon between the Directors and the Member paying such amount in advance. |
13.8 | No such amount paid in advance of calls shall entitle the Member paying such amount to any portion of a Dividend declared in respect of any period prior to the date upon which such amount would, but for such payment, become payable. |
14 | Forfeiture of Shares |
14.1 | If a call remains unpaid after it has become due and payable the Directors may give to the person from whom it is due not less than fourteen clear days notice requiring payment of the amount unpaid together with any interest, which may have accrued. The notice shall specify where payment is to be made and shall state that if the notice is not complied with the Shares in respect of which the call was made will be liable to be forfeited. |
14.2 | If the notice is not complied with any Share in respect of which it was given may, before the payment required by the notice has been made, be forfeited by a resolution of the Directors. Such forfeiture shall include all Dividends or other monies declared payable in respect of the forfeited Share and not paid before the forfeiture. |
14.3 | A forfeited Share may be sold, re-allotted or otherwise disposed of on such terms and in such manner as the Directors think fit and at any time before a sale, re-allotment or disposition the forfeiture may be cancelled on such terms as the Directors think fit. Where for the purposes of its disposal a forfeited Share is to be transferred to any person the Directors may authorise some person to execute an instrument of transfer of the Share in favour of that person. |
14.4 | A person any of whose Shares have been forfeited shall cease to be a Member in respect of them and shall surrender to the Company for cancellation the certificate for the Shares forfeited and shall remain liable to pay to the Company all monies which at the date of forfeiture were payable by him to the Company in respect of those Shares together with interest, but his liability shall cease if and when the Company shall have received payment in full of all monies due and payable by him in respect of those Shares. |
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14.5 | A certificate in writing under the hand of one Director or officer of the Company that a Share has been forfeited on a specified date shall be conclusive evidence of the fact as against all persons claiming to be entitled to the Share. The certificate shall (subject to the execution of an instrument of transfer) constitute a good title to the Share and the person to whom the Share is disposed of shall not be bound to see to the application of the purchase money, if any, nor shall his title to the Share be affected by any irregularity or invalidity in the proceedings in reference to the forfeiture, sale or disposal of the Share. |
14.6 | The provisions of these Articles as to forfeiture shall apply in the case of non payment of any sum which, by the terms of issue of a Share, becomes payable at a fixed time, whether on account of the par value of the Share or by way of premium as if it had been payable by virtue of a call duly made and notified. |
15 | Transmission of Shares |
15.1 | If a Member dies the survivor or survivors where he was a joint holder or his legal personal representatives where he was a sole holder, shall be the only persons recognised by the Company as having any title to his interest. The estate of a deceased Member is not thereby released from any liability in respect of any Share, which had been jointly held by him. |
15.2 | Any person becoming entitled to a Share in consequence of the death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution of a Member (or in any other way than by transfer) may, upon such evidence being produced as may from time to time be required by the Directors, elect, by a notice in writing sent by him, either to become the holder of such Share or to have some person nominated by him become the holder of such Share but the Directors shall, in either case, have the same right to decline or suspend registration as they would have had in the case of a transfer of the Share by the relevant Member before his death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution, as the case may be. |
15.3 | A person becoming entitled to a Share by reason of the death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution of a Member (or in any other case than by transfer) shall be entitled to the same Dividends and other advantages to which he would be entitled if he were the registered holder of such Share. However, he shall not, before becoming a Member in respect of a Share, be entitled in respect of it to exercise any right conferred by membership in relation to meetings of the Company and the Directors may at any time give notice requiring any such person to elect either to be registered himself or to have some person nominated by him become the holder of the Share (but the Directors shall, in either case, have the same right to decline or suspend registration as they would have had in the case of a transfer of the Share by the relevant Member before his death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution or any other case than by transfer, as the case may be). If the notice is not complied with within ninety days the Directors may thereafter withhold payment of all Dividends, bonuses or other monies payable in respect of the Share until the requirements of the notice have been complied with. |
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16 | Amendments of Memorandum and Articles of Association and Alteration of Capital |
16.1 | The Company may by Ordinary Resolution: |
(a) | increase the share capital by such sum as the resolution shall prescribe and with such rights, priorities and privileges annexed thereto, as the Company in general meeting may determine; |
(b) | consolidate and divide all or any of its share capital into Shares of larger amount than its existing Shares; |
(c) | by subdivision of its existing Shares or any of them divide the whole or any part of its Share capital into Shares of smaller amount than is fixed by the Memorandum or into Shares without par value; and |
(d) | cancel any Shares that at the date of the passing of the resolution have not been taken or agreed to be taken by any person. |
16.2 | All new Shares created in accordance with the provisions of the preceding Article shall be subject to the same provisions of the Articles with reference to the payment of calls, liens, transfer, transmission, forfeiture and otherwise as the Shares in the original share capital. |
16.3 | Subject to the provisions of the Statute and the provisions of these Articles as regards the matters to be dealt with by Ordinary Resolution, the Company may by Special Resolution: |
(a) | change its name; |
(b) | alter or add to these Articles; |
(c) | alter or add to the Memorandum with respect to any objects, powers or other matters specified therein; and |
(d) | reduce its share capital and any capital redemption reserve fund. |
17 | Registered Office |
Subject to the provisions of the Statute, the Company may by resolution of the Directors change the location of its Registered Office.
18 | General Meetings |
18.1 | All general meetings other than annual general meetings shall be called extraordinary general meetings. |
18.2 | The Company shall, if required by the Statute, in each year hold a general meeting as its annual general meeting, and shall specify the meeting as such in the notices calling it. The annual general meeting shall be held at such time and place as the Directors shall appoint and if no other time and place is prescribed by them, it shall be held at the Registered Office on the second Wednesday in December of each year at ten oclock in the morning. At these meetings the report of the Directors (if any) shall be presented. |
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18.3 | The Company may hold an annual general meeting, but shall not (unless required by Statute) be obliged to hold an annual general meeting. |
18.4 | The Directors may call general meetings, and they shall on a Members requisition forthwith proceed to convene an extraordinary general meeting of the Company. |
18.5 | A Members requisition is a requisition of Members of the Company holding at the date of deposit of the requisition not less than ten per cent. in par value of the capital of the Company which as at that date carries the right of voting at general meetings of the Company. |
18.6 | The requisition must state the objects of the meeting and must be signed by the requisitionists and deposited at the Registered Office, and may consist of several documents in like form each signed by one or more requisitionists. |
18.7 | If the Directors do not within twenty-one days from the date of the deposit of the requisition duly proceed to convene a general meeting to be held within a further twenty-one days, the requisitionists, or any of them representing more than one-half of the total voting rights of all of them, may themselves convene a general meeting, but any meeting so convened shall not be held after the expiration of three months after the expiration of the said twenty-one days. |
18.8 | A general meeting convened as aforesaid by requisitionists shall be convened in the same manner as nearly as possible as that in which general meetings are to be convened by Directors. |
19 | Notice of General Meetings |
19.1 | At least five days notice shall be given of any general meeting. Every notice shall be exclusive of the day on which it is given or deemed to be given and of the day for which it is given and shall specify the place, the day and the hour of the meeting and the general nature of the business and shall be given in the manner hereinafter mentioned or in such other manner if any as may be prescribed by the Company, provided that a general meeting of the Company shall, whether or not the notice specified in this regulation has been given and whether or not the provisions of the Articles regarding general meetings have been complied with, be deemed to have been duly convened if it is so agreed: |
(a) | in the case of an annual general meeting, by all the Members (or their proxies) entitled to attend and vote thereat; and |
(b) | in the case of an extraordinary general meeting, by a majority in number of the Members (or their proxies) having a right to attend and vote at the meeting, being a majority together holding not less than ninety five per cent. in par value of the Shares giving that right. |
19.2 | The accidental omission to give notice of a general meeting to, or the non receipt of notice of a meeting by, any person entitled to receive notice shall not invalidate the proceedings of that meeting. |
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20 | Proceedings at General Meetings |
20.1 | No business shall be transacted at any general meeting unless a quorum is present. Two Members being individuals present in person or by proxy or if a corporation or other non-natural person by its duly authorised representative or proxy shall be a quorum unless the Company has only one Member entitled to vote at such general meeting in which case the quorum shall be that one Member present in person or by proxy or (in the case of a corporation or other non-natural person) by a duly authorised representative or proxy. |
20.2 | A person may participate at a general meeting by conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all the persons participating in the meeting can communicate with each other. Participation by a person in a general meeting in this manner is treated as presence in person at that meeting. |
20.3 | A resolution (including a Special Resolution) in writing (in one or more counterparts) signed by all Members for the time being entitled to receive notice of and to attend and vote at general meetings (or, being corporations, signed by their duly authorised representatives) shall be as valid and effective as if the resolution had been passed at a general meeting of the Company duly convened and held. |
20.4 | If a quorum is not present within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting or if during such a meeting a quorum ceases to be present, the meeting, if convened upon the requisition of Members, shall be dissolved and in any other case it shall stand adjourned to the same day in the next week at the same time and place or to such other day, time or such other place as the Directors may determine, and if at the adjourned meeting a quorum is not present within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting the Members present shall be a quorum. |
20.5 | The chairman, if any, of the board of Directors shall preside as chairman at every general meeting of the Company, or if there is no such chairman, or if he shall not be present within fifteen minutes after the time appointed for the holding of the meeting, or is unwilling to act, the Directors present shall elect one of their number to be chairman of the meeting. |
20.6 | If no Director is willing to act as chairman or if no Director is present within fifteen minutes after the time appointed for holding the meeting, the Members present shall choose one of their number to be chairman of the meeting. |
20.7 | The chairman may, with the consent of a meeting at which a quorum is present, (and shall if so directed by the meeting), adjourn the meeting from time to time and from place to place, but no business shall be transacted at any adjourned meeting other than the business left unfinished at the meeting from which the adjournment took place. When a general meeting is adjourned for thirty days or more, notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given as in the case of an original meeting. Otherwise it shall not be necessary to give any such notice. |
20.8 | A resolution put to the vote of the meeting shall be decided on a show of hands unless before, or on the declaration of the result of, the show of hands, the chairman demands a poll, or any other Member or Members collectively present in person or by proxy and holding at least ten per cent. in par value of the Shares giving a right to attend and vote at the meeting demand a poll. |
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20.9 | Unless a poll is duly demanded a declaration by the chairman that a resolution has been carried or carried unanimously, or by a particular majority, or lost or not carried by a particular majority, an entry to that effect in the minutes of the proceedings of the meeting shall be conclusive evidence of that fact without proof of the number or proportion of the votes recorded in favour of or against such resolution. |
20.10 | The demand for a poll may be withdrawn. |
20.11 | Except on a poll demanded on the election of a chairman or on a question of adjournment, a poll shall be taken as the chairman directs, and the result of the poll shall be deemed to be the resolution of the general meeting at which the poll was demanded. |
20.12 | A poll demanded on the election of a chairman or on a question of adjournment shall be taken forthwith. A poll demanded on any other question shall be taken at such time as the chairman of the general meeting directs, and any business other than that upon which a poll has been demanded or is contingent thereon may proceed pending the taking of the poll. |
20.13 | In the case of an equality of votes, whether on a show of hands or on a poll, the chairman shall be entitled to a second or casting vote. |
21 | Votes of Members |
21.1 | Subject to any rights or restrictions attached to any Shares, on a show of hands every Member who (being an individual) is present in person or by proxy or, if a corporation or other non-natural person is present by its duly authorised representative or proxy, shall have one vote and on a poll every Member shall have one vote for every Share of which he is the holder. |
21.2 | In the case of joint holders of record the vote of the senior holder who tenders a vote, whether in person or by proxy, shall be accepted to the exclusion of the votes of the other joint holders, and seniority shall be determined by the order in which the names of the holders stand in the Register of Members. |
21.3 | A Member of unsound mind, or in respect of whom an order has been made by any court, having jurisdiction in lunacy, may vote, whether on a show of hands or on a poll, by his committee, receiver, curator bonis, or other person on such Members behalf appointed by that court, and any such committee, receiver, curator bonis or other person may vote by proxy. |
21.4 | No person shall be entitled to vote at any general meeting or at any separate meeting of the holders of a class of Shares unless he is registered as a Member on the record date for such meeting nor unless all calls or other monies then payable by him in respect of Shares have been paid. |
21.5 | No objection shall be raised to the qualification of any voter except at the general meeting or adjourned general meeting at which the vote objected to is given or tendered and every vote not disallowed at the meeting shall be valid. Any objection made in due time shall be referred to the chairman whose decision shall be final and conclusive. |
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21.6 | On a poll or on a show of hands votes may be cast either personally or by proxy. A Member may appoint more than one proxy or the same proxy under one or more instruments to attend and vote at a meeting. Where a Member appoints more than one proxy the instrument of proxy shall state which proxy is entitled to vote on a show of hands. |
21.7 | A Member holding more than one Share need not cast the votes in respect of his Shares in the same way on any resolution and therefore may vote a Share or some or all such Shares either for or against a resolution and/or abstain from voting a Share or some or all of the Shares and, subject to the terms of the instrument appointing him, a proxy appointed under one or more instruments may vote a Share or some or all of the Shares in respect of which he is appointed either for or against a resolution and/or abstain from voting. |
22 | Proxies |
22.1 | The instrument appointing a proxy shall be in writing, be executed under the hand of the appointor or of his attorney duly authorised in writing, or, if the appointor is a corporation under the hand of an officer or attorney duly authorised for that purpose. A proxy need not be a Member of the Company. |
22.2 | The instrument appointing a proxy shall be deposited at the Registered Office or at such other place as is specified for that purpose in the notice convening the meeting, or in any instrument of proxy sent out by the Company: |
(a) | not less than 48 hours before the time for holding the meeting or adjourned meeting at which the person named in the instrument proposes to vote; or |
(b) | in the case of a poll taken more than 48 hours after it is demanded, be deposited as aforesaid after the poll has been demanded and not less than 24 hours before the time appointed for the taking of the poll; or |
(c) | where the poll is not taken forthwith but is taken not more than 48 hours after it was demanded be delivered at the meeting at which the poll was demanded to the chairman or to the secretary or to any director; |
provided that the Directors may in the notice convening the meeting, or in an instrument of proxy sent out by the Company, direct that the instrument appointing a proxy may be deposited (no later than the time for holding the meeting or adjourned meeting) at the Registered Office or at such other place as is specified for that purpose in the notice convening the meeting, or in any instrument of proxy sent out by the Company. The chairman may in any event at his discretion direct that an instrument of proxy shall be deemed to have been duly deposited. An instrument of proxy that is not deposited in the manner permitted shall be invalid. |
22.3 | The instrument appointing a proxy may be in any usual or common form and may be expressed to be for a particular meeting or any adjournment thereof or generally until revoked. An instrument appointing a proxy shall be deemed to include the power to demand or join or concur in demanding a poll. |
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22.4 | Votes given in accordance with the terms of an instrument of proxy shall be valid notwithstanding the previous death or insanity of the principal or revocation of the proxy or of the authority under which the proxy was executed, or the transfer of the Share in respect of which the proxy is given unless notice in writing of such death, insanity, revocation or transfer was received by the Company at the Registered Office before the commencement of the general meeting, or adjourned meeting at which it is sought to use the proxy. |
23 | Corporate Members |
Any corporation or other non-natural person which is a Member may in accordance with its constitutional documents, or in the absence of such provision by resolution of its directors or other governing body, authorise such person as it thinks fit to act as its representative at any meeting of the Company or of any class of Members, and the person so authorised shall be entitled to exercise the same powers on behalf of the corporation which he represents as the corporation could exercise if it were an individual Member. |
24 | Shares that May Not be Voted |
Shares in the Company that are beneficially owned by the Company shall not be voted, directly or indirectly, at any meeting and shall not be counted in determining the total number of outstanding Shares at any given time. |
25 | Directors |
There shall be a board of Directors consisting of not less than one person (exclusive of alternate Directors) provided however that the Company may from time to time by Ordinary Resolution increase or reduce the limits in the number of Directors. |
26 | Powers of Directors |
26.1 | Subject to the provisions of the Statute, the Memorandum and the Articles and to any directions given by Special Resolution, the business of the Company shall be managed by the Directors who may exercise all the powers of the Company. No alteration of the Memorandum or Articles and no such direction shall invalidate any prior act of the Directors which would have been valid if that alteration had not been made or that direction had not been given. A duly convened meeting of Directors at which a quorum is present may exercise all powers exercisable by the Directors. |
26.2 | All cheques, promissory notes, drafts, bills of exchange and other negotiable instruments and all receipts for monies paid to the Company shall be signed, drawn, accepted, endorsed or otherwise executed as the case may be in such manner as the Directors shall determine by resolution. |
26.3 | The Directors on behalf of the Company may pay a gratuity or pension or allowance on retirement to any Director who has held any other salaried office or place of profit with the Company or to his widow or dependants and may make contributions to any fund and pay premiums for the purchase or provision of any such gratuity, pension or allowance. |
26.4 | The Directors may 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 to issue debentures, debenture stock, mortgages, bonds and other such securities whether outright or as security for any debt, liability or obligation of the Company or of any third party. |
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27 | Appointment and Removal of Directors |
27.1 | The Company may by Ordinary Resolution appoint any person to be a Director or may by Ordinary Resolution remove any Director. |
27.2 | The Directors may appoint any person to be a Director, either to fill a vacancy or as an additional Director provided that the appointment does not cause the number of Directors to exceed any number fixed by or in accordance with the Articles as the maximum number of Directors. |
28 | Vacation of Office of Director |
The office of a Director shall be vacated if: |
(a) | he gives notice in writing to the Company that he resigns the office of Director; or |
(b) | he absents himself (without being represented by proxy or an alternate Director appointed by him) from three consecutive meetings of the board of Directors without special leave of absence from the Directors, and they pass a resolution that he has by reason of such absence vacated office; or |
(c) | he dies, becomes bankrupt or makes any arrangement or composition with his creditors generally; or |
(d) | he is found to be or becomes of unsound mind; or |
(e) | all the other Directors of the Company (being not less than two in number) resolve that he should be removed as a Director. |
29 | Proceedings of Directors |
29.1 | The quorum for the transaction of the business of the Directors may be fixed by the Directors, and unless so fixed shall be two if there are two or more Directors, and shall be one if there is only one Director. A person who holds office as an alternate Director shall, if his appointor is not present, be counted in the quorum. A Director who also acts as an alternate Director shall, if his appointor is not present, count twice towards the quorum. |
29.2 | Subject to the provisions of the Articles, the Directors may regulate their proceedings as they think fit. Questions arising at any meeting shall be decided by a majority of votes. In the case of an equality of votes, the chairman shall have a second or casting vote. A Director who is also an alternate Director shall be entitled in the absence of his appointor to a separate vote on behalf of his appointor in addition to his own vote. |
29.3 | A person may participate in a meeting of the Directors or committee of Directors by conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all the persons participating in the meeting can communicate with each other at the same time. Participation by a person in a meeting in this manner is treated as presence in person at that meeting. Unless otherwise determined by the Directors the meeting shall be deemed to be held at the place where the chairman is at the start of the meeting. |
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29.4 | A resolution in writing (in one or more counterparts) signed by all the Directors or all the members of a committee of Directors (an alternate Director being entitled to sign such a resolution on behalf of his appointor) shall be as valid and effectual as if it had been passed at a meeting of the Directors, or committee of Directors as the case may be, duly convened and held. |
29.5 | A Director or alternate Director may, or other officer of the Company on the requisition of a Director or alternate Director shall, call a meeting of the Directors by at least two days notice in writing to every Director and alternate Director which notice shall set forth the general nature of the business to be considered unless notice is waived by all the Directors (or their alternates) either at, before or after the meeting is held. |
29.6 | The continuing Directors may act notwithstanding any vacancy in their body, but if and so long as their number is reduced below the number fixed by or pursuant to these Articles as the necessary quorum of Directors the continuing Directors or Director may act for the purpose of increasing the number of Directors to that number, or of summoning a general meeting of the Company, but for no other purpose. |
29.7 | The Directors may elect a chairman of their board and determine the period for which he is to hold office; but if no such chairman is elected, or if at any meeting the chairman is not present within five minutes after the time appointed for holding the same, the Directors present may choose one of their number to be chairman of the meeting. |
29.8 | All acts done by any meeting of the Directors or of a committee of Directors (including any person acting as an alternate Director) shall, notwithstanding that it be afterwards discovered that there was some defect in the appointment of any Director or alternate Director, or that they or any of them were disqualified, be as valid as if every such person had been duly appointed and qualified to be a Director or alternate Director as the case may be. |
29.9 | A Director but not an alternate Director may be represented at any meetings of the board of Directors by a proxy appointed in writing by him. The proxy shall count towards the quorum and the vote of the proxy shall for all purposes be deemed to be that of the appointing Director. |
30 | Presumption of Assent |
A Director of the Company who is present at a meeting of the board of Directors at which action on any Company matter is taken shall be presumed to have assented to the action taken unless his dissent shall be entered in the minutes of the meeting or unless he shall file his written dissent from such action with the person acting as the chairman or secretary of the meeting before the adjournment thereof or shall forward such dissent by registered post to such person immediately after the adjournment of the meeting. Such right to dissent shall not apply to a Director who voted in favour of such action. |
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31 | Directors Interests |
31.1 | A Director may hold any other office or place of profit under the Company (other than the office of Auditor) in conjunction with his office of Director for such period and on such terms as to remuneration and otherwise as the Directors may determine. |
31.2 | A Director may act by himself or his firm in a professional capacity for the Company and he or his firm shall be entitled to remuneration for professional services as if he were not a Director or alternate Director. |
31.3 | A Director or alternate Director of the Company may be or become a director or other officer of or otherwise interested in any company promoted by the Company or in which the Company may be interested as shareholder or otherwise, and no such Director or alternate Director shall be accountable to the Company for any remuneration or other benefits received by him as a director or officer of, or from his interest in, such other company. |
31.4 | No person shall be disqualified from the office of Director or alternate Director or prevented by such office from contracting with the Company, either as vendor, purchaser or otherwise, nor shall any such contract or any contract or transaction entered into by or on behalf of the Company in which any Director or alternate Director shall be in any way interested be or be liable to be avoided, nor shall any Director or alternate Director so contracting or being so interested be liable to account to the Company for any profit realised by any such contract or transaction by reason of such Director holding office or of the fiduciary relation thereby established. A Director (or his alternate Director in his absence) shall be at liberty to vote in respect of any contract or transaction in which he is interested provided that the nature of the interest of any Director or alternate Director in any such contract or transaction shall be disclosed by him at or prior to its consideration and any vote thereon. |
31.5 | A general notice that a Director or alternate Director is a shareholder, director, officer or employee of any specified firm or company and is to be regarded as interested in any transaction with such firm or company shall be sufficient disclosure for the purposes of voting on a resolution in respect of a contract or transaction in which he has an interest, and after such general notice it shall not be necessary to give special notice relating to any particular transaction. |
32 | Minutes |
The Directors shall cause minutes to be made in books kept for the purpose of all appointments of officers made by the Directors, all proceedings at meetings of the Company or the holders of any class of Shares and of the Directors, and of committees of Directors including the names of the Directors or alternate Directors present at each meeting. |
33 | Delegation of Directors Powers |
33.1 | The Directors may delegate any of their powers to any committee consisting of one or more Directors. They may also delegate to any managing director or any Director holding any other executive office such of their powers as they consider desirable to be exercised by him provided that an alternate Director may not act as managing director and the appointment of a managing director shall be revoked forthwith if he ceases to be a Director. Any such delegation may be |
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made subject to any conditions the Directors may impose, and either collaterally with or to the exclusion of their own powers and may be revoked or altered. Subject to any such conditions, the proceedings of a committee of Directors shall be governed by the Articles regulating the proceedings of Directors, so far as they are capable of applying. |
33.2 | The Directors may establish any committees, local boards or agencies or appoint any person to be a manager or agent for managing the affairs of the Company and may appoint any person to be a member of such committees or local boards. Any such appointment may be made subject to any conditions the Directors may impose, and either collaterally with or to the exclusion of their own powers and may be revoked or altered. Subject to any such conditions, the proceedings of any such committee, local board or agency shall be governed by the Articles regulating the proceedings of Directors, so far as they are capable of applying. |
33.3 | The Directors may by power of attorney or otherwise appoint any person to be the agent of the Company on such conditions as the Directors may determine, provided that the delegation is not to the exclusion of their own powers and may be revoked by the Directors at any time. |
33.4 | The Directors may by power of attorney or otherwise appoint any company, firm, person or body of persons, whether nominated directly or indirectly by the Directors, to be the attorney or authorised signatory of the Company for such purpose and with such powers, authorities and discretions (not exceeding those vested in or exercisable by the Directors under these Articles) and for such period and subject to such conditions as they may think fit, and any such powers of attorney or other appointment may contain such provisions for the protection and convenience of persons dealing with any such attorneys or authorised signatories as the Directors may think fit and may also authorise any such attorney or authorised signatory to delegate all or any of the powers, authorities and discretions vested in him. |
33.5 | The Directors may appoint such officers as they consider necessary on such terms, at such remuneration and to perform such duties, and subject to such provisions as to disqualification and removal as the Directors may think fit. Unless otherwise specified in the terms of his appointment an officer may be removed by resolution of the Directors or Members. |
34 | Alternate Directors |
34.1 | Any Director (other than an alternate Director) may by writing appoint any other Director, or any other person willing to act, to be an alternate Director and by writing may remove from office an alternate Director so appointed by him. |
34.2 | An alternate Director shall be entitled to receive notice of all meetings of Directors and of all meetings of committees of Directors of which his appointor is a member, to attend and vote at every such meeting at which the Director appointing him is not personally present, and generally to perform all the functions of his appointor as a Director in his absence. |
34.3 | An alternate Director shall cease to be an alternate Director if his appointor ceases to be a Director. |
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34.4 | Any appointment or removal of an alternate Director shall be by notice to the Company signed by the Director making or revoking the appointment or in any other manner approved by the Directors. |
34.5 | An alternate Director shall be deemed for all purposes to be a Director and shall alone be responsible for his own acts and defaults and shall not be deemed to be the agent of the Director appointing him. |
35 | No Minimum Shareholding |
The Company in general meeting may fix a minimum shareholding required to be held by a Director, but unless and until such a shareholding qualification is fixed a Director is not required to hold Shares. |
36 | Remuneration of Directors |
36.1 | The remuneration to be paid to the Directors, if any, shall be such remuneration as the Directors shall determine. The Directors shall also be entitled to be paid all travelling, hotel and other expenses properly incurred by them in connection with their attendance at meetings of Directors or committees of Directors, or general meetings of the Company, or separate meetings of the holders of any class of Shares or debentures of the Company, or otherwise in connection with the business of the Company, or to receive a fixed allowance in respect thereof as may be determined by the Directors, or a combination partly of one such method and partly the other. |
36.2 | The Directors may by resolution approve additional remuneration to any Director for any services other than his ordinary routine work as a Director. Any fees paid to a Director who is also counsel or solicitor to the Company, or otherwise serves it in a professional capacity shall be in addition to his remuneration as a Director. |
37 | Seal |
37.1 | The Company may, if the Directors so determine, have a Seal. The Seal shall only be used by the authority of the Directors or of a committee of the Directors authorised by the Directors. Every instrument to which the Seal has been affixed shall be signed by at least one person who shall be either a Director or some officer or other person appointed by the Directors for the purpose. |
37.2 | The Company may have for use in any place or places outside the Cayman Islands a duplicate Seal or Seals each of which shall be a facsimile of the common Seal of the Company and, if the Directors so determine, with the addition on its face of the name of every place where it is to be used. |
37.3 | A Director or officer, representative or attorney of the Company may without further authority of the Directors affix the Seal over his signature alone to any document of the Company required to be authenticated by him under seal or to be filed with the Registrar of Companies in the Cayman Islands or elsewhere wheresoever. |
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38 | Dividends, Distributions and Reserve |
38.1 | Subject to the Statute and this Article, the Directors may declare Dividends and distributions on Shares in issue and authorise payment of the Dividends or distributions out of the funds of the Company lawfully available therefor. No Dividend or distribution shall be paid except out of the realised or unrealised profits of the Company, or out of the share premium account or as otherwise permitted by the Statute. |
38.2 | Except as otherwise provided by the rights attached to Shares, all Dividends shall be declared and paid according to the par value of the Shares that a Member holds. If any Share is issued on terms providing that it shall rank for Dividend as from a particular date, that Share shall rank for Dividend accordingly. |
38.3 | The Directors may deduct from any Dividend or distribution payable to any Member all sums of money (if any) then payable by him to the Company on account of calls or otherwise. |
38.4 | The Directors may declare that any Dividend or distribution be paid wholly or partly by the distribution of specific assets and in particular of shares, debentures, or securities of any other company or in any one or more of such ways and where any difficulty arises in regard to such distribution, the Directors may settle the same as they think expedient and in particular may issue fractional Shares and fix the value for distribution of such specific assets or any part thereof and may determine that cash payments shall be made to any Members upon the basis of the value so fixed in order to adjust the rights of all Members and may vest any such specific assets in trustees as may seem expedient to the Directors. |
38.5 | Any Dividend, distribution, interest or other monies payable in cash in respect of Shares may be paid by wire transfer to the holder or by cheque or warrant sent through the post directed to the registered address of the holder or, in the case of joint holders, to the registered address of the holder who is first named on the Register of Members or to such person and to such address as such holder or joint holders may in writing direct. Every such cheque or warrant shall be made payable to the order of the person to whom it is sent. Any one of two or more joint holders may give effectual receipts for any Dividends, bonuses, or other monies payable in respect of the Share held by them as joint holders. |
38.6 | No Dividend or distribution shall bear interest against the Company. |
38.7 | Any Dividend which cannot be paid to a Member and/or which remains unclaimed after six months from the date of declaration of such Dividend may, in the discretion of the Directors, be paid into a separate account in the Companys name, provided that the Company shall not be constituted as a trustee in respect of that account and the Dividend shall remain as a debt due to the Member. Any Dividend which remains unclaimed after a period of six years from the date of declaration of such Dividend shall be forfeited and shall revert to the Company. |
39 | Capitalisation |
The Directors may capitalise any sum standing to the credit of any of the Companys reserve accounts (including share premium account and capital redemption reserve fund) or any sum standing to the credit of profit and loss account or otherwise available for distribution and to |
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appropriate such sum to Members in the proportions in which such sum would have been divisible amongst them had the same been a distribution of profits by way of Dividend and to apply such sum on their behalf in paying up in full unissued Shares for allotment and distribution credited as fully paid-up to and amongst them in the proportion aforesaid. In such event the Directors shall do all acts and things required to give effect to such capitalisation, with full power to the Directors to make such provisions as they think fit for the case of Shares becoming distributable in fractions (including provisions whereby the benefit of fractional entitlements accrue to the Company rather than to the Members concerned). The Directors may authorise any person to enter on behalf of all of the Members interested into an agreement with the Company providing for such capitalisation and matters incidental thereto and any agreement made under such authority shall be effective and binding on all concerned. |
40 | Books of Account |
40.1 | The Directors shall cause proper books of account to be kept with respect to all sums of money received and expended by the Company and the matters in respect of which the receipt or expenditure takes place, all sales and purchases of goods by the Company and the assets and liabilities of the Company. Proper books shall not be deemed to be kept if there are not kept such books of account as are necessary to give a true and fair view of the state of the Companys affairs and to explain its transactions. |
40.2 | The Directors shall from time to time determine whether and to what extent and at what times and places and under what conditions or regulations the accounts and books of the Company or any of them shall be open to the inspection of Members not being Directors and no Member (not being a Director) shall have any right of inspecting any account or book or document of the Company except as conferred by Statute or authorised by the Directors or by the Company in general meeting. |
40.3 | The Directors may from time to time cause to be prepared and to be laid before the Company in general meeting profit and loss accounts, balance sheets, group accounts (if any) and such other reports and accounts as may be required by law. |
41 | Audit |
41.1 | The Directors may appoint an Auditor of the Company who shall hold office until removed from office by a resolution of the Directors, and may fix his or their remuneration. |
41.2 | Every Auditor of the Company shall have a right of access at all times to the books and accounts and vouchers of the Company and shall be entitled to require from the Directors and officers of the Company such information and explanation as may be necessary for the performance of the duties of the Auditor. |
41.3 | Auditors shall, if so required by the Directors, make a report on the accounts of the Company during their tenure of office at the next annual general meeting following their appointment in the case of a company which is registered with the Registrar of Companies as an ordinary company, and at the next extraordinary general meeting following their appointment in the case of a company which is registered with the Registrar of Companies as an exempted company, and at any other time during their term of office, upon request of the Directors or any general meeting of the Members. |
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42 | Notices |
42.1 | Notices shall be in writing and may be given by the Company to any Member either personally or by sending it by courier, post, cable, telex, fax or e-mail to him or to his address as shown in the Register of Members (or where the notice is given by e-mail by sending it to the e-mail address provided by such Member). Any notice, if posted from one country to another, is to be sent airmail. |
42.2 | Where a notice is sent by courier, service of the notice shall be deemed to be effected by delivery of the notice to a courier company, and shall be deemed to have been received on the third day (not including Saturdays or Sundays or public holidays) following the day on which the notice was delivered to the courier. Where a notice is sent by post, service of the notice shall be deemed to be effected by properly addressing, pre paying and posting a letter containing the notice, and shall be deemed to have been received on the fifth day (not including Saturdays or Sundays or public holidays) following the day on which the notice was posted. Where a notice is sent by cable, telex or fax, service of the notice shall be deemed to be effected by properly addressing and sending such notice and shall be deemed to have been received on the same day that it was transmitted. Where a notice is given by e-mail service shall be deemed to be effected by transmitting the e-mail to the e-mail address provided by the intended recipient and shall be deemed to have been received on the same day that it was sent, and it shall not be necessary for the receipt of the e-mail to be acknowledged by the recipient. |
42.3 | A notice may be given by the Company to the person or persons which the Company has been advised are entitled to a Share or Shares in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of a Member in the same manner as other notices which are required to be given under these Articles and shall be addressed to them by name, or by the title of representatives of the deceased, or trustee of the bankrupt, or by any like description at the address supplied for that purpose by the persons claiming to be so entitled, or at the option of the Company by giving the notice in any manner in which the same might have been given if the death or bankruptcy had not occurred. |
42.4 | Notice of every general meeting shall be given in any manner hereinbefore authorised to every person shown as a Member in the Register of Members on the record date for such meeting except that in the case of joint holders the notice shall be sufficient if given to the joint holder first named in the Register of Members and every person upon whom the ownership of a Share devolves by reason of his being a legal personal representative or a trustee in bankruptcy of a Member of record where the Member of record but for his death or bankruptcy would be entitled to receive notice of the meeting, and no other person shall be entitled to receive notices of general meetings. |
43 | Winding Up |
43.1 | If the Company shall be wound up, and the assets available for distribution amongst the Members shall be insufficient to repay the whole of the share capital, such assets shall be distributed so that, as nearly as may be, the losses shall be borne by the Members in proportion |
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to the par value of the Shares held by them. If in a winding up the assets available for distribution amongst the Members shall be more than sufficient to repay the whole of the share capital at the commencement of the winding up, the surplus shall be distributed amongst the Members in proportion to the par value of the Shares held by them at the commencement of the winding up subject to a deduction from those Shares in respect of which there are monies due, of all monies payable to the Company for unpaid calls or otherwise. This Article is without prejudice to the rights of the holders of Shares issued upon special terms and conditions. |
43.2 | If the Company shall be wound up the liquidator may, with the sanction of a Special Resolution of the Company and any other sanction required by the Statute, divide amongst the Members 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 that purpose value any assets and determine how the division shall be carried out as between the Members or different classes of Members. The liquidator may, with the like sanction, vest the whole or any part of such assets in trustees upon such trusts for the benefit of the Members as the liquidator, with the like sanction, shall think fit, but so that no Member shall be compelled to accept any asset upon which there is a liability. |
44 | Indemnity |
Every Director or officer of the Company shall be indemnified out of the assets of the Company against any liability incurred by him as a result of any act or failure to act in carrying out his functions other than such liability (if any) that he may incur by his own actual fraud or wilful default. No such Director or officer shall be liable to the Company for any loss or damage in carrying out his functions unless that liability arises through the actual fraud or wilful default of such Director or officer. References in this Article to actual fraud or wilful default mean a finding to such effect by a competent court in relation to the conduct of the relevant party. |
45 | Financial Year |
Unless the Directors otherwise prescribe, the financial year of the Company shall end on 31st December in each year and, following the year of incorporation, shall begin on 1st January in each year. |
46 | Transfer by way of Continuation |
If the Company is exempted as defined in the Statute, it shall, subject to the provisions of the Statute and with the approval of a Special Resolution, have the power to register by way of continuation as a body corporate under the laws of any jurisdiction outside the Cayman Islands and to be deregistered in the Cayman Islands. |
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Exhibit 3.9A
Delaware |
Page 1 |
The First State
I, JEFFREY W. BULLOCK, SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, DO HEREBY CERTIFY THE ATTACHED IS A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF THE RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF VANTAGE DEEPWATER DRILLING, INC., FILED IN THIS OFFICE ON THE FIRST DAY OF FEBRUARY, A.D. 2016, AT 3:12 OCLOCK P.M.
Jeffrey W. Bullock, Secretary of State |
4949599 8100 | Authentication: 202647424 | |
SR# 20183428161 | Date: 05-07-18 |
You may verify this certificate online at corp.delaware.gov/authver.shtml
FIRST AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
VANTAGE DEEPWATER DRILLING, INC.
Vantage Deepwater Drilling, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the Corporation), was originally incorporated by the filing of a Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on March 7, 2011. This First Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation is being filed pursuant to Sections 242 and 245 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the DGCL) and hereby amends and restates in its entirety the Corporations original Certificate of Incorporation to read in full as follows:
1. The name of the Corporation is Vantage Deepwater Drilling, Inc.
2. The address of the Corporations registered office in the State of Delaware is 160 Greentree Drive, Suite 101, City of Dover, County of Kent, Delaware, 19904. The name of its registered agent at such address is National Registered Agents, Inc.
3. The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the DGCL.
4. The amount of total stock the Corporation is authorized to issue is 1,000 shares, with a par value of $0.01 per share.
5. The Corporation shall not issue any non-voting equity securities in contravention of section 1123(a)(6) of chapter 11 of title 11 of the United States Code.
6. This First Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation is adopted in accordance with the provisions of Sections 242 and 245 of the DGCL and pursuant to the Joint Prepackaged Chapter 11 Plan of Offshore Group Investment Limited, et al., under chapter 11 of title 11 of the United States Code, dated December 1,2015, which was confirmed by order of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware entered January 15, 2016, and thereby has been approved pursuant to Section 303 of the DGCL.
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State of Delaware |
Secretary of State |
Division of Corporations |
Delivered 03:12 PM 02/01/2016 |
FILED 03:12 PM 02/01/2016 |
SR 20160512241File Number 4949599 |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this First Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to be signed on this 31st day of January, 2016.
Vantage Deepwater Drilling, Inc. | ||||
By: |
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Name: Paul A. Bragg | ||||
Title: Chief Executive Officer |
[Signature Page to First Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation]
Exhibit 3.11B
Registrar of Companies
Government Administration Building
133 Elgin Avenue
George Town
Grand Cayman
Vantage Driller I Co (ROC #208852) (the Company)
TAKE NOTICE that by written resolution of the sole shareholder of the Company dated 6 January 2016, the following special resolution was passed:
That the Amended Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company currently in effect be amended and restated by the deletion in their entirety and the substitution in their place of the Second Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association annexed hereto.
Tina Cansell |
Corporate Administrator |
for and on behalf of |
Maples Corporate Services Limited |
Dated this 12th day of January 2016 |
THE COMPANIES LAW (2013 REVISION)
OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS
COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
OF
VANTAGE DRILLER I CO
(adopted by special resolution passed on 6 January 2016)
THE COMPANIES LAW (2013 REVISION)
OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS
COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION
OF
VANTAGE DRILLER I CO
(adopted by special resolution passed on 6 January 2016)
1 | The name of the Company is Vantage Driller I Co. |
2 | The registered office of the Company shall be at the offices of Maples Corporate Services Limited, PO Box 309, Ugland House, Grand Cayman, KY1-1104, Cayman Islands, or at such other place as the Directors may from time to time decide. |
3 | The objects for which the Company is established are unrestricted and the Company shall have full power and authority to carry out any object not prohibited by the Companies Law (2007 Revision) or as the same may be revised from time to time, or any other law of the Cayman Islands. |
4 | The liability of each Member is limited to the amount from time to time unpaid on such Members shares. |
5 | The share capital of the Company is US$50,000.00 divided into 50,000 shares of a par value of US$1.00 each. |
6 | The Company has power to register by way of continuation as a body corporate limited by shares under the laws of any jurisdiction outside the Cayman Islands and to be deregistered in the Cayman Islands. |
7 | Capitalised terms that are not defined in this Memorandum of Association bear the same meaning as those given in the Articles of Association of the Company. |
THE COMPANIES LAW (2013 REVISION)
OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS
COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES
AMENDED AND RESTATED
ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
OF
VANTAGE DRILLER I CO
(adopted by special resolution passed on 6 January 2016)
1 | Interpretation |
1.1 | In these Articles Table A in the First Schedule to the Statute does not apply and, unless there is something in the subject or context inconsistent therewith: |
Articles |
means these articles of association of the Company. | |
Auditor |
means the person for the time being performing the duties of auditor of the Company (if any). | |
Company |
means the above named company. | |
Directors |
means the directors for the time being of the Company. | |
Dividend |
includes an interim dividend. | |
Electronic Record |
has the same meaning as in the Electronic Transactions Law. | |
Electronic Transactions Law |
means the Electronic Transactions Law (2003 Revision) of the Cayman Islands. | |
Member |
has the same meaning as in the Statute. | |
Memorandum |
means the memorandum of association of the Company. | |
Ordinary Resolution |
means a resolution passed by a simple majority of the Members as, being entitled to do so, vote in person or, where proxies are allowed, by proxy at a general meeting, and includes a unanimous written resolution. In computing the majority when a poll is demanded regard shall be had to the number of votes to which each Member is entitled by the Articles. |
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Register of Members |
means the register maintained in accordance with the Statute and includes (except where otherwise stated) any duplicate Register of Members. | |
Registered Office |
means the registered office for the time being of the Company. | |
Seal |
means the common seal of the Company and includes every duplicate seal. | |
Share and Shares |
means a share or shares in the Company and includes a fraction of a share. | |
Special Resolution |
has the same meaning as in the Statute, and includes a unanimous written resolution. | |
Statute |
means the Companies Law (2013 Revision) of the Cayman Islands. |
1.2 | In these Articles: |
(a) | words importing the singular number include the plural number and vice versa; |
(b) | words importing the masculine gender include the feminine gender; |
(c) | words importing persons include corporations; |
(d) | written and in writing include all modes of representing or reproducing words in visible form, including in the form of an Electronic Record; |
(e) | references to provisions of any law or regulation shall be construed as references to those provisions as amended, modified, re-enacted or replaced from time to time; |
(f) | any phrase introduced by the terms including, include, in particular or any similar expression shall be construed as illustrative and shall not limit the sense of the words preceding those terms; |
(g) | headings are inserted for reference only and shall be ignored in construing these Articles; and |
(h) | Section 8 of the Electronic Transactions Law shall not apply. |
2 | Commencement of Business |
2.1 | The business of the Company may be commenced as soon after incorporation as the Directors shall see fit. |
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2.2 | The Directors may pay, out of the capital or any other monies of the Company, all expenses incurred in or about the formation and establishment of the Company, including the expenses of registration. |
3 | Issue of Shares |
3.1 | Subject to the provisions, if any, in the Memorandum (and to any direction that may be given by the Company in general meeting) and without prejudice to any rights attached to any existing Shares, the Directors may allot, issue, grant options over or otherwise dispose of Shares (including fractions of a Share) with or without preferred, deferred or other rights or restrictions, whether in regard to Dividend, voting, return of capital or otherwise and to such persons, at such times and on such other terms as they think proper, save that no Shares shall be allotted, issued or disposed of without such Share having the right to attend and vote at general meetings of the Company.. |
3.2 | The Company shall not issue Shares to bearer. |
4 | Register of Members |
The Company shall maintain or cause to be maintained the Register of Members.
5 | Closing Register of Members or Fixing Record Date |
5.1 | For the purpose of determining Members entitled to notice of, or to vote at any meeting of Members or any adjournment thereof, or Members entitled to receive payment of any Dividend, or in order to make a determination of Members for any other purpose, the Directors may provide that the Register of Members shall be closed for transfers for a stated period which shall not in any case exceed forty days. If the Register of Members shall be closed for the purpose of determining Members entitled to notice of, or to vote at, a meeting of Members the Register of Members shall be closed for at least ten days immediately preceding the meeting. |
5.2 | In lieu of, or apart from, closing the Register of Members, the Directors may fix in advance or arrears a date as the record date for any such determination of Members entitled to notice of, or to vote at any meeting of the Members or any adjournment thereof, or for the purpose of determining the Members entitled to receive payment of any Dividend or in order to make a determination of Members for any other purpose. |
5.3 | If the Register of Members is not so closed and no record date is fixed for the determination of Members entitled to notice of, or to vote at, a meeting of Members or Members entitled to receive payment of a Dividend, the date on which notice of the meeting is sent or the date on which the resolution of the Directors declaring such Dividend is adopted, as the case may be, shall be the record date for such determination of Members. When a determination of Members entitled to vote at any meeting of Members has been made as provided in this Article, such determination shall apply to any adjournment thereof. |
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6 | Certificates for Shares |
6.1 | A Member shall only be entitled to a share certificate if the Directors resolve that share certificates shall be issued. Share certificates representing Shares, if any, shall be in such form as the Directors may determine. Share certificates shall be signed by one or more Directors or other person authorised by the Directors. The Directors may authorise certificates to be issued with the authorised signature(s) affixed by mechanical process. All certificates for Shares shall be consecutively numbered or otherwise identified and shall specify the Shares to which they relate. All certificates surrendered to the Company for transfer shall be cancelled and subject to these Articles no new certificate shall be issued until the former certificate representing a like number of relevant Shares shall have been surrendered and cancelled. |
6.2 | The Company shall not be bound to issue more than one certificate for Shares held jointly by more than one person and delivery of a certificate to one joint holder shall be a sufficient delivery to all of them. |
6.3 | If a share certificate is defaced, worn out, lost or destroyed, it may be renewed on such terms (if any) as to evidence and indemnity and on the payment of such expenses reasonably incurred by the Company in investigating evidence, as the Directors may prescribe, and (in the case of defacement or wearing out) upon delivery of the old certificate. |
7 | Transfer of Shares |
7.1 | Shares are transferable subject to the consent of the Directors who may, in their absolute discretion, decline to register any transfer of Shares without giving any reason. If the Directors refuse to register a transfer they shall notify the transferee within two months of such refusal. |
7.2 | The instrument of transfer of any Share shall be in writing and shall be executed by or on behalf of the transferor (and if the Directors so require, signed by the transferee). The transferor shall be deemed to remain the holder of a Share until the name of the transferee is entered in the Register of Members. |
7.3 | Notwithstanding anything contained in these Articles, the Directors shall not decline to register any transfer of shares where such transfer is executed pursuant to, or for the purpose of enforcing, any security which has been granted over such shares, and a certificate by the party to whom such security has been granted that the transfer was so executed shall be conclusive evidence of such fact. |
8 | Redemption and Repurchase of Shares |
8.1 | Subject to the provisions of the Statute the Company may issue Shares that are to be redeemed or are liable to be redeemed at the option of the Member or the Company. The redemption of such Shares shall be effected in such manner as the Company may, by Special Resolution, determine before the issue of the Shares. |
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8.2 | Subject to the provisions of the Statute, the Company may purchase its own Shares (including any redeemable Shares) provided that the Members shall have approved the manner of purchase by Ordinary Resolution. |
8.3 | The Company may make a payment in respect of the redemption or purchase of its own Shares in any manner permitted by the Statute, including out of capital. |
9 | Variation of Rights of Shares |
9.1 | If at any time the share capital of the Company 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-quarters of the issued Shares of that class, or with the sanction of a Special Resolution passed at a general meeting of the holders of the Shares of that class. |
9.2 | The provisions of these Articles relating to general meetings shall apply to every class meeting of the holders of one class of Shares except that the necessary quorum shall be one person holding or representing by proxy at least one third of the issued Shares of the class and that any holder of Shares of the class present in person or by proxy may demand a poll. |
9.3 | 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. |
10 | Commission on Sale of Shares |
The Company may, in so far as the Statute permits, pay a commission to any person in consideration of his subscribing or agreeing to subscribe whether absolutely or conditionally for any Shares of the Company. Such commissions may be satisfied by the payment of cash and/or the issue of fully or partly paid-up Shares. The Company may also on any issue of Shares pay such brokerage as may be lawful. |
11 | Non Recognition of Trusts |
The Company shall not be bound by or compelled to recognise in any way (even when notified) any equitable, contingent, future or partial interest in any Share, or (except only as is otherwise provided by these Articles or the Statute) any other rights in respect of any Share other than an absolute right to the entirety thereof in the registered holder. |
12 | Lien on Shares |
12.1 | The Company shall have a first and paramount lien on all Shares (whether fully paid-up or not) registered in the name of a Member (whether solely or jointly with others) for all debts, liabilities or engagements to or with the Company (whether presently payable or not) by such Member or his estate, either alone or jointly with any other person, whether a Member or not, but the Directors may at any time declare any Share to be wholly or in part exempt from the provisions of this Article. The registration of a transfer of any such Share shall operate as a waiver of the Companys lien thereon. The Companys lien on a Share shall also extend to any amount payable in respect of that Share. |
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12.2 | The Company may sell, in such manner as the Directors think fit, any Shares on which the Company has a lien, if a sum in respect of which the lien exists is presently payable, and is not paid within fourteen clear days after notice has been given to the holder of the Shares, or to the person entitled to it in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of the holder, demanding payment and stating that if the notice is not complied with the Shares may be sold. |
12.3 | To give effect to any such sale the Directors may authorise any person to execute an instrument of transfer of the Shares sold to, or in accordance with the directions of, the purchaser. The purchaser or his nominee shall be registered as the holder of the Shares comprised in any such transfer, and he shall not be bound to see to the application of the purchase money, nor shall his title to the Shares be affected by any irregularity or invalidity in the sale or the exercise of the Companys power of sale under these Articles. |
12.4 | The net proceeds of such sale after payment of costs, shall be applied in payment of such part of the amount in respect of which the lien exists as is presently payable and any residue shall (subject to a like lien for sums not presently payable as existed upon the Shares before the sale) be paid to the person entitled to the Shares at the date of the sale. |
12.5 | Notwithstanding any other provision of these Articles, in the case of any share which is the subject of any security agreement approved by the Directors by, or pursuant to which, a security interest, mortgage, charge or other encumbrance has been granted in respect of such share, (i) the Company shall not have any lien on any such share for any monies (whether presently payable or not) payable at a fixed time or called in respect of any such share, (ii) subject always to their Directors duties under Cayman Islands law, the Directors of the Company may not refuse to declare, and if requested to do so by any holder or the secured party under any such security agreement, may declare any such share to be exempt from any lien provisions provided for in Articles 12.1 to 12.4 and (iii) the provisions of Articles 12.1 to 12.4 inclusive shall not apply to any such share. |
13 | Call on Shares |
13.1 | Subject to the terms of the allotment the Directors may from time to time make calls upon the Members in respect of any monies unpaid on their Shares (whether in respect of par value or premium), and each Member shall (subject to receiving at least fourteen days notice specifying the time or times of payment) pay to the Company at the time or times so specified the amount called on the Shares. A call may be revoked or postponed as the Directors may determine. A call may be required to be paid by instalments. A person upon whom a call is made shall remain liable for calls made upon him notwithstanding the subsequent transfer of the Shares in respect of which the call was made. |
13.2 | A call shall be deemed to have been made at the time when the resolution of the Directors authorising such call was passed. |
13.3 | The joint holders of a Share shall be jointly and severally liable to pay all calls in respect thereof. |
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13.4 | If a call remains unpaid after it has become due and payable, the person from whom it is due shall pay interest on the amount unpaid from the day it became due and payable until it is paid at such rate as the Directors may determine, but the Directors may waive payment of the interest wholly or in part. |
13.5 | An amount payable in respect of a Share on allotment or at any fixed date, whether on account of the par value of the Share or premium or otherwise, shall be deemed to be a call and if it is not paid all the provisions of these Articles shall apply as if that amount had become due and payable by virtue of a call. |
13.6 | The Directors may issue Shares with different terms as to the amount and times of payment of calls, or the interest to be paid. |
13.7 | The Directors may, if they think fit, receive an amount from any Member willing to advance all or any part of the monies uncalled and unpaid upon any Shares held by him, and may (until the amount would otherwise become payable) pay interest at such rate as may be agreed upon between the Directors and the Member paying such amount in advance. |
13.8 | No such amount paid in advance of calls shall entitle the Member paying such amount to any portion of a Dividend declared in respect of any period prior to the date upon which such amount would, but for such payment, become payable. |
14 | Forfeiture of Shares |
14.1 | If a call remains unpaid after it has become due and payable the Directors may give to the person from whom it is due not less than fourteen clear days notice requiring payment of the amount unpaid together with any interest, which may have accrued. The notice shall specify where payment is to be made and shall state that if the notice is not complied with the Shares in respect of which the call was made will be liable to be forfeited. |
14.2 | If the notice is not complied with any Share in respect of which it was given may, before the payment required by the notice has been made, be forfeited by a resolution of the Directors. Such forfeiture shall include all Dividends or other monies declared payable in respect of the forfeited Share and not paid before the forfeiture. |
14.3 | A forfeited Share may be sold, re-allotted or otherwise disposed of on such terms and in such manner as the Directors think fit and at any time before a sale, re-allotment or disposition the forfeiture may be cancelled on such terms as the Directors think fit. Where for the purposes of its disposal a forfeited Share is to be transferred to any person the Directors may authorise some person to execute an instrument of transfer of the Share in favour of that person. |
14.4 | A person any of whose Shares have been forfeited shall cease to be a Member in respect of them and shall surrender to the Company for cancellation the certificate for the Shares forfeited and shall remain liable to pay to the Company all monies which at the date of forfeiture were payable by him to the Company in respect of those Shares together with interest, but his liability shall cease if and when the Company shall have received payment in full of all monies due and payable by him in respect of those Shares. |
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14.5 | A certificate in writing under the hand of one Director or officer of the Company that a Share has been forfeited on a specified date shall be conclusive evidence of the fact as against all persons claiming to be entitled to the Share. The certificate shall (subject to the execution of an instrument of transfer) constitute a good title to the Share and the person to whom the Share is disposed of shall not be bound to see to the application of the purchase money, if any, nor shall his title to the Share be affected by any irregularity or invalidity in the proceedings in reference to the forfeiture, sale or disposal of the Share. |
14.6 | The provisions of these Articles as to forfeiture shall apply in the case of non payment of any sum which, by the terms of issue of a Share, becomes payable at a fixed time, whether on account of the par value of the Share or by way of premium as if it had been payable by virtue of a call duly made and notified. |
15 | Transmission of Shares |
15.1 | If a Member dies the survivor or survivors where he was a joint holder or his legal personal representatives where he was a sole holder, shall be the only persons recognised by the Company as having any title to his interest. The estate of a deceased Member is not thereby released from any liability in respect of any Share, which had been jointly held by him. |
15.2 | Any person becoming entitled to a Share in consequence of the death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution of a Member (or in any other way than by transfer) may, upon such evidence being produced as may from time to time be required by the Directors, elect, by a notice in writing sent by him, either to become the holder of such Share or to have some person nominated by him become the holder of such Share but the Directors shall, in either case, have the same right to decline or suspend registration as they would have had in the case of a transfer of the Share by the relevant Member before his death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution, as the case may be. |
15.3 | A person becoming entitled to a Share by reason of the death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution of a Member (or in any other case than by transfer) shall be entitled to the same Dividends and other advantages to which he would be entitled if he were the registered holder of such Share. However, he shall not, before becoming a Member in respect of a Share, be entitled in respect of it to exercise any right conferred by membership in relation to meetings of the Company and the Directors may at any time give notice requiring any such person to elect either to be registered himself or to have some person nominated by him become the holder of the Share (but the Directors shall, in either case, have the same right to decline or suspend registration as they would have had in the case of a transfer of the Share by the relevant Member before his death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution or any other case than by transfer, as the case may be). If the notice is not complied with within ninety days the Directors may thereafter withhold payment of all Dividends, bonuses or other monies payable in respect of the Share until the requirements of the notice have been complied with. |
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16 | Amendments of Memorandum and Articles of Association and Alteration of Capital |
16.1 | The Company may by Ordinary Resolution: |
(a) | increase the share capital by such sum as the resolution shall prescribe and with such rights, priorities and privileges annexed thereto, as the Company in general meeting may determine; |
(b) | consolidate and divide all or any of its share capital into Shares of larger amount than its existing Shares; |
(c) | by subdivision of its existing Shares or any of them divide the whole or any part of its Share capital into Shares of smaller amount than is fixed by the Memorandum or into Shares without par value; and |
(d) | cancel any Shares that at the date of the passing of the resolution have not been taken or agreed to be taken by any person. |
16.2 | All new Shares created in accordance with the provisions of the preceding Article shall be subject to the same provisions of the Articles with reference to the payment of calls, liens, transfer, transmission, forfeiture and otherwise as the Shares in the original share capital. |
16.3 | Subject to the provisions of the Statute and the provisions of these Articles as regards the matters to be dealt with by Ordinary Resolution, the Company may by Special Resolution: |
(a) | change its name; |
(b) | alter or add to these Articles; |
(c) | alter or add to the Memorandum with respect to any objects, powers or other matters specified therein; and |
(d) | reduce its share capital and any capital redemption reserve fund. |
17 | Registered Office |
Subject to the provisions of the Statute, the Company may by resolution of the Directors change the location of its Registered Office. |
18 | General Meetings |
18.1 | All general meetings other than annual general meetings shall be called extraordinary general meetings. |
18.2 | The Company shall, if required by the Statute, in each year hold a general meeting as its annual general meeting, and shall specify the meeting as such in the notices calling it. The annual general meeting shall be held at such time and place as the Directors shall appoint and if no other time and place is prescribed by them, it shall be held at the Registered Office on the second Wednesday in December of each year at ten oclock in the morning. At these meetings the report of the Directors (if any) shall be presented. |
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18.3 | The Company may hold an annual general meeting, but shall not (unless required by Statute) be obliged to hold an annual general meeting. |
18.4 | The Directors may call general meetings, and they shall on a Members requisition forthwith proceed to convene an extraordinary general meeting of the Company. |
18.5 | A Members requisition is a requisition of Members of the Company holding at the date of deposit of the requisition not less than ten per cent. in par value of the capital of the Company which as at that date carries the right of voting at general meetings of the Company. |
18.6 | The requisition must state the objects of the meeting and must be signed by the requisitionists and deposited at the Registered Office, and may consist of several documents in like form each signed by one or more requisitionists. |
18.7 | If the Directors do not within twenty-one days from the date of the deposit of the requisition duly proceed to convene a general meeting to be held within a further twenty-one days, the requisitionists, or any of them representing more than one-half of the total voting rights of all of them, may themselves convene a general meeting, but any meeting so convened shall not be held after the expiration of three months after the expiration of the said twenty-one days. |
18.8 | A general meeting convened as aforesaid by requisitionists shall be convened in the same manner as nearly as possible as that in which general meetings are to be convened by Directors. |
19 | Notice of General Meetings |
19.1 | At least five days notice shall be given of any general meeting. Every notice shall be exclusive of the day on which it is given or deemed to be given and of the day for which it is given and shall specify the place, the day and the hour of the meeting and the general nature of the business and shall be given in the manner hereinafter mentioned or in such other manner if any as may be prescribed by the Company, provided that a general meeting of the Company shall, whether or not the notice specified in this regulation has been given and whether or not the provisions of the Articles regarding general meetings have been complied with, be deemed to have been duly convened if it is so agreed: |
(a) | in the case of an annual general meeting, by all the Members (or their proxies) entitled to attend and vote thereat; and |
(b) | in the case of an extraordinary general meeting, by a majority in number of the Members (or their proxies) having a right to attend and vote at the meeting, being a majority together holding not less than ninety five per cent. in par value of the Shares giving that right. |
19.2 | The accidental omission to give notice of a general meeting to, or the non receipt of notice of a meeting by, any person entitled to receive notice shall not invalidate the proceedings of that meeting. |
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20 | Proceedings at General Meetings |
20.1 | No business shall be transacted at any general meeting unless a quorum is present. Two Members being individuals present in person or by proxy or if a corporation or other non-natural person by its duly authorised representative or proxy shall be a quorum unless the Company has only one Member entitled to vote at such general meeting in which case the quorum shall be that one Member present in person or by proxy or (in the case of a corporation or other non-natural person) by a duly authorised representative or proxy. |
20.2 | A person may participate at a general meeting by conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all the persons participating in the meeting can communicate with each other. Participation by a person in a general meeting in this manner is treated as presence in person at that meeting. |
20.3 | A resolution (including a Special Resolution) in writing (in one or more counterparts) signed by all Members for the time being entitled to receive notice of and to attend and vote at general meetings (or, being corporations, signed by their duly authorised representatives) shall be as valid and effective as if the resolution had been passed at a general meeting of the Company duly convened and held. |
20.4 | If a quorum is not present within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting or if during such a meeting a quorum ceases to be present, the meeting, if convened upon the requisition of Members, shall be dissolved and in any other case it shall stand adjourned to the same day in the next week at the same time and place or to such other day, time or such other place as the Directors may determine, and if at the adjourned meeting a quorum is not present within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting the Members present shall be a quorum. |
20.5 | The chairman, if any, of the board of Directors shall preside as chairman at every general meeting of the Company, or if there is no such chairman, or if he shall not be present within fifteen minutes after the time appointed for the holding of the meeting, or is unwilling to act, the Directors present shall elect one of their number to be chairman of the meeting. |
20.6 | If no Director is willing to act as chairman or if no Director is present within fifteen minutes after the time appointed for holding the meeting, the Members present shall choose one of their number to be chairman of the meeting. |
20.7 | The chairman may, with the consent of a meeting at which a quorum is present, (and shall if so directed by the meeting), adjourn the meeting from time to time and from place to place, but no business shall be transacted at any adjourned meeting other than the business left unfinished at the meeting from which the adjournment took place. When a general meeting is adjourned for thirty days or more, notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given as in the case of an original meeting. Otherwise it shall not be necessary to give any such notice. |
20.8 | A resolution put to the vote of the meeting shall be decided on a show of hands unless before, or on the declaration of the result of, the show of hands, the chairman demands a poll, or any other Member or Members collectively present in person or by proxy and holding at least ten per cent. in par value of the Shares giving a right to attend and vote at the meeting demand a poll. |
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20.9 | Unless a poll is duly demanded a declaration by the chairman that a resolution has been carried or carried unanimously, or by a particular majority, or lost or not carried by a particular majority, an entry to that effect in the minutes of the proceedings of the meeting shall be conclusive evidence of that fact without proof of the number or proportion of the votes recorded in favour of or against such resolution. |
20.10 | The demand for a poll may be withdrawn. |
20.11 | Except on a poll demanded on the election of a chairman or on a question of adjournment, a poll shall be taken as the chairman directs, and the result of the poll shall be deemed to be the resolution of the general meeting at which the poll was demanded. |
20.12 | A poll demanded on the election of a chairman or on a question of adjournment shall be taken forthwith. A poll demanded on any other question shall be taken at such time as the chairman of the general meeting directs, and any business other than that upon which a poll has been demanded or is contingent thereon may proceed pending the taking of the poll. |
20.13 | In the case of an equality of votes, whether on a show of hands or on a poll, the chairman shall be entitled to a second or casting vote. |
21 | Votes of Members |
21.1 | Subject to any rights or restrictions attached to any Shares, on a show of hands every Member who (being an individual) is present in person or by proxy or, if a corporation or other non-natural person is present by its duly authorised representative or proxy, shall have one vote and on a poll every Member shall have one vote for every Share of which he is the holder. |
21.2 | In the case of joint holders of record the vote of the senior holder who tenders a vote, whether in person or by proxy, shall be accepted to the exclusion of the votes of the other joint holders, and seniority shall be determined by the order in which the names of the holders stand in the Register of Members. |
21.3 | A Member of unsound mind, or in respect of whom an order has been made by any court, having jurisdiction in lunacy, may vote, whether on a show of hands or on a poll, by his committee, receiver, curator bonis, or other person on such Members behalf appointed by that court, and any such committee, receiver, curator bonis or other person may vote by proxy. |
21.4 | No person shall be entitled to vote at any general meeting or at any separate meeting of the holders of a class of Shares unless he is registered as a Member on the record date for such meeting nor unless all calls or other monies then payable by him in respect of Shares have been paid. |
21.5 | No objection shall be raised to the qualification of any voter except at the general meeting or adjourned general meeting at which the vote objected to is given or tendered and every vote not disallowed at the meeting shall be valid. Any objection made in due time shall be referred to the chairman whose decision shall be final and conclusive. |
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21.6 | On a poll or on a show of hands votes may be cast either personally or by proxy. A Member may appoint more than one proxy or the same proxy under one or more instruments to attend and vote at a meeting. Where a Member appoints more than one proxy the instrument of proxy shall state which proxy is entitled to vote on a show of hands. |
21.7 | A Member holding more than one Share need not cast the votes in respect of his Shares in the same way on any resolution and therefore may vote a Share or some or all such Shares either for or against a resolution and/or abstain from voting a Share or some or all of the Shares and, subject to the terms of the instrument appointing him, a proxy appointed under one or more instruments may vote a Share or some or all of the Shares in respect of which he is appointed either for or against a resolution and/or abstain from voting. |
22 | Proxies |
22.1 | The instrument appointing a proxy shall be in writing, be executed under the hand of the appointor or of his attorney duly authorised in writing, or, if the appointor is a corporation under the hand of an officer or attorney duly authorised for that purpose. A proxy need not be a Member of the Company. |
22.2 | The instrument appointing a proxy shall be deposited at the Registered Office or at such other place as is specified for that purpose in the notice convening the meeting, or in any instrument of proxy sent out by the Company: |
(a) | not less than 48 hours before the time for holding the meeting or adjourned meeting at which the person named in the instrument proposes to vote; or |
(b) | in the case of a poll taken more than 48 hours after it is demanded, be deposited as aforesaid after the poll has been demanded and not less than 24 hours before the time appointed for the taking of the poll; or |
(c) | where the poll is not taken forthwith but is taken not more than 48 hours after it was demanded be delivered at the meeting at which the poll was demanded to the chairman or to the secretary or to any director; |
(d) | provided that the Directors may in the notice convening the meeting, or in an instrument of proxy sent out by the Company, direct that the instrument appointing a proxy may be deposited (no later than the time for holding the meeting or adjourned meeting) at the Registered Office or at such other place as is specified for that purpose in the notice convening the meeting, or in any instrument of proxy sent out by the Company. The chairman may in any event at his discretion direct that an instrument of proxy shall be deemed to have been duly deposited. An instrument of proxy that is not deposited in the manner permitted shall be invalid. |
22.3 | The instrument appointing a proxy may be in any usual or common form and may be expressed to be for a particular meeting or any adjournment thereof or generally until revoked. An instrument appointing a proxy shall be deemed to include the power to demand or join or concur in demanding a poll. |
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22.4 | Votes given in accordance with the terms of an instrument of proxy shall be valid notwithstanding the previous death or insanity of the principal or revocation of the proxy or of the authority under which the proxy was executed, or the transfer of the Share in respect of which the proxy is given unless notice in writing of such death, insanity, revocation or transfer was received by the Company at the Registered Office before the commencement of the general meeting, or adjourned meeting at which it is sought to use the proxy. |
23 | Corporate Members |
Any corporation or other non-natural person which is a Member may in accordance with its constitutional documents, or in the absence of such provision by resolution of its directors or other governing body, authorise such person as it thinks fit to act as its representative at any meeting of the Company or of any class of Members, and the person so authorised shall be entitled to exercise the same powers on behalf of the corporation which he represents as the corporation could exercise if it were an individual Member.
24 | Shares that May Not be Voted |
Shares in the Company that are beneficially owned by the Company shall not be voted, directly or indirectly, at any meeting and shall not be counted in determining the total number of outstanding Shares at any given time.
25 | Directors |
There shall be a board of Directors consisting of not less than one person (exclusive of alternate Directors) provided however that the Company may from time to time by Ordinary Resolution increase or reduce the limits in the number of Directors.
26 | Powers of Directors |
26.1 | Subject to the provisions of the Statute, the Memorandum and the Articles and to any directions given by Special Resolution, the business of the Company shall be managed by the Directors who may exercise all the powers of the Company. No alteration of the Memorandum or Articles and no such direction shall invalidate any prior act of the Directors which would have been valid if that alteration had not been made or that direction had not been given. A duly convened meeting of Directors at which a quorum is present may exercise all powers exercisable by the Directors. |
26.2 | All cheques, promissory notes, drafts, bills of exchange and other negotiable instruments and all receipts for monies paid to the Company shall be signed, drawn, accepted, endorsed or otherwise executed as the case may be in such manner as the Directors shall determine by resolution. |
26.3 | The Directors on behalf of the Company may pay a gratuity or pension or allowance on retirement to any Director who has held any other salaried office or place of profit with the Company or to his widow or dependants and may make contributions to any fund and pay premiums for the purchase or provision of any such gratuity, pension or allowance. |
26.4 | The Directors may 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 to issue debentures, debenture stock, mortgages, bonds and other such securities whether outright or as security for any debt, liability or obligation of the Company or of any third party. |
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27 | Appointment and Removal of Directors |
27.1 | The Company may by Ordinary Resolution appoint any person to be a Director or may by Ordinary Resolution remove any Director. |
27.2 | The Directors may appoint any person to be a Director, either to fill a vacancy or as an additional Director provided that the appointment does not cause the number of Directors to exceed any number fixed by or in accordance with the Articles as the maximum number of Directors. |
28 | Vacation of Office of Director |
The office of a Director shall be vacated if:
(a) | he gives notice in writing to the Company that he resigns the office of Director; or |
(b) | he absents himself (without being represented by proxy or an alternate Director appointed by him) from three consecutive meetings of the board of Directors without special leave of absence from the Directors, and they pass a resolution that he has by reason of such absence vacated office; or |
(c) | he dies, becomes bankrupt or makes any arrangement or composition with his creditors generally; or |
(d) | he is found to be or becomes of unsound mind; or |
(e) | all the other Directors of the Company (being not less than two in number) resolve that he should be removed as a Director. |
29 | Proceedings of Directors |
29.1 | The quorum for the transaction of the business of the Directors may be fixed by the Directors, and unless so fixed shall be two if there are two or more Directors, and shall be one if there is only one Director. A person who holds office as an alternate Director shall, if his appointor is not present, be counted in the quorum. A Director who also acts as an alternate Director shall, if his appointor is not present, count twice towards the quorum. |
29.2 | Subject to the provisions of the Articles, the Directors may regulate their proceedings as they think fit. Questions arising at any meeting shall be decided by a majority of votes. In the case of an equality of votes, the chairman shall have a second or casting vote. A Director who is also an alternate Director shall be entitled in the absence of his appointor to a separate vote on behalf of his appointor in addition to his own vote. |
29.3 | A person may participate in a meeting of the Directors or committee of Directors by conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all the persons participating in the meeting can communicate with each other at the same time. Participation by a person in a |
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meeting in this manner is treated as presence in person at that meeting. Unless otherwise determined by the Directors the meeting shall be deemed to be held at the place where the chairman is at the start of the meeting. |
29.4 | A resolution in writing (in one or more counterparts) signed by all the Directors or all the members of a committee of Directors (an alternate Director being entitled to sign such a resolution on behalf of his appointor) shall be as valid and effectual as if it had been passed at a meeting of the Directors, or committee of Directors as the case may be, duly convened and held. |
29.5 | A Director or alternate Director may, or other officer of the Company on the requisition of a Director or alternate Director shall, call a meeting of the Directors by at least two days notice in writing to every Director and alternate Director which notice shall set forth the general nature of the business to be considered unless notice is waived by all the Directors (or their alternates) either at, before or after the meeting is held. |
29.6 | The continuing Directors may act notwithstanding any vacancy in their body, but if and so long as their number is reduced below the number fixed by or pursuant to these Articles as the necessary quorum of Directors the continuing Directors or Director may act for the purpose of increasing the number of Directors to that number, or of summoning a general meeting of the Company, but for no other purpose. |
29.7 | The Directors may elect a chairman of their board and determine the period for which he is to hold office; but if no such chairman is elected, or if at any meeting the chairman is not present within five minutes after the time appointed for holding the same, the Directors present may choose one of their number to be chairman of the meeting. |
29.8 | All acts done by any meeting of the Directors or of a committee of Directors (including any person acting as an alternate Director) shall, notwithstanding that it be afterwards discovered that there was some defect in the appointment of any Director or alternate Director, or that they or any of them were disqualified, be as valid as if every such person had been duly appointed and qualified to be a Director or alternate Director as the case may be. |
29.9 | A Director but not an alternate Director may be represented at any meetings of the board of Directors by a proxy appointed in writing by him. The proxy shall count towards the quorum and the vote of the proxy shall for all purposes be deemed to be that of the appointing Director. |
30 | Presumption of Assent |
A Director of the Company who is present at a meeting of the board of Directors at which action on any Company matter is taken shall be presumed to have assented to the action taken unless his dissent shall be entered in the minutes of the meeting or unless he shall file his written dissent from such action with the person acting as the chairman or secretary of the meeting before the adjournment thereof or shall forward such dissent by registered post to such person immediately after the adjournment of the meeting. Such right to dissent shall not apply to a Director who voted in favour of such action.
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31 | Directors Interests |
31.1 | A Director may hold any other office or place of profit under the Company (other than the office of Auditor) in conjunction with his office of Director for such period and on such terms as to remuneration and otherwise as the Directors may determine. |
31.2 | A Director may act by himself or his firm in a professional capacity for the Company and he or his firm shall be entitled to remuneration for professional services as if he were not a Director or alternate Director. |
31.3 | A Director or alternate Director of the Company may be or become a director or other officer of or otherwise interested in any company promoted by the Company or in which the Company may be interested as shareholder or otherwise, and no such Director or alternate Director shall be accountable to the Company for any remuneration or other benefits received by him as a director or officer of, or from his interest in, such other company. |
31.4 | No person shall be disqualified from the office of Director or alternate Director or prevented by such office from contracting with the Company, either as vendor, purchaser or otherwise, nor shall any such contract or any contract or transaction entered into by or on behalf of the Company in which any Director or alternate Director shall be in any way interested be or be liable to be avoided, nor shall any Director or alternate Director so contracting or being so interested be liable to account to the Company for any profit realised by any such contract or transaction by reason of such Director holding office or of the fiduciary relation thereby established. A Director (or his alternate Director in his absence) shall be at liberty to vote in respect of any contract or transaction in which he is interested provided that the nature of the interest of any Director or alternate Director in any such contract or transaction shall be disclosed by him at or prior to its consideration and any vote thereon. |
31.5 | A general notice that a Director or alternate Director is a shareholder, director, officer or employee of any specified firm or company and is to be regarded as interested in any transaction with such firm or company shall be sufficient disclosure for the purposes of voting on a resolution in respect of a contract or transaction in which he has an interest, and after such general notice it shall not be necessary to give special notice relating to any particular transaction. |
32 | Minutes |
The Directors shall cause minutes to be made in books kept for the purpose of all appointments of officers made by the Directors, all proceedings at meetings of the Company or the holders of any class of Shares and of the Directors, and of committees of Directors including the names of the Directors or alternate Directors present at each meeting.
33 | Delegation of Directors Powers |
33.1 | The Directors may delegate any of their powers to any committee consisting of one or more Directors. They may also delegate to any managing director or any Director holding any other executive office such of their powers as they consider desirable to be exercised by him provided that an alternate Director may not act as managing director and the appointment of a managing director shall be revoked forthwith if he ceases to be a Director. Any such delegation may be |
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made subject to any conditions the Directors may impose, and either collaterally with or to the exclusion of their own powers and may be revoked or altered. Subject to any such conditions, the proceedings of a committee of Directors shall be governed by the Articles regulating the proceedings of Directors, so far as they are capable of applying. |
33.2 | The Directors may establish any committees, local boards or agencies or appoint any person to be a manager or agent for managing the affairs of the Company and may appoint any person to be a member of such committees or local boards. Any such appointment may be made subject to any conditions the Directors may impose, and either collaterally with or to the exclusion of their own powers and may be revoked or altered. Subject to any such conditions, the proceedings of any such committee, local board or agency shall be governed by the Articles regulating the proceedings of Directors, so far as they are capable of applying. |
33.3 | The Directors may by power of attorney or otherwise appoint any person to be the agent of the Company on such conditions as the Directors may determine, provided that the delegation is not to the exclusion of their own powers and may be revoked by the Directors at any time. |
33.4 | The Directors may by power of attorney or otherwise appoint any company, firm, person or body of persons, whether nominated directly or indirectly by the Directors, to be the attorney or authorised signatory of the Company for such purpose and with such powers, authorities and discretions (not exceeding those vested in or exercisable by the Directors under these Articles) and for such period and subject to such conditions as they may think fit, and any such powers of attorney or other appointment may contain such provisions for the protection and convenience of persons dealing with any such attorneys or authorised signatories as the Directors may think fit and may also authorise any such attorney or authorised signatory to delegate all or any of the powers, authorities and discretions vested in him. |
33.5 | The Directors may appoint such officers as they consider necessary on such terms, at such remuneration and to perform such duties, and subject to such provisions as to disqualification and removal as the Directors may think fit. Unless otherwise specified in the terms of his appointment an officer may be removed by resolution of the Directors or Members. |
34 | Alternate Directors |
34.1 | Any Director (other than an alternate Director) may by writing appoint any other Director, or any other person willing to act, to be an alternate Director and by writing may remove from office an alternate Director so appointed by him. |
34.2 | An alternate Director shall be entitled to receive notice of all meetings of Directors and of all meetings of committees of Directors of which his appointor is a member, to attend and vote at every such meeting at which the Director appointing him is not personally present, and generally to perform all the functions of his appointor as a Director in his absence. |
34.3 | An alternate Director shall cease to be an alternate Director if his appointor ceases to be a Director. |
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34.4 | Any appointment or removal of an alternate Director shall be by notice to the Company signed by the Director making or revoking the appointment or in any other manner approved by the Directors. |
34.5 | An alternate Director shall be deemed for all purposes to be a Director and shall alone be responsible for his own acts and defaults and shall not be deemed to be the agent of the Director appointing him. |
35 | No Minimum Shareholding |
The Company in general meeting may fix a minimum shareholding required to be held by a Director, but unless and until such a shareholding qualification is fixed a Director is not required to hold Shares.
36 | Remuneration of Directors |
36.1 | The remuneration to be paid to the Directors, if any, shall be such remuneration as the Directors shall determine. The Directors shall also be entitled to be paid all travelling, hotel and other expenses properly incurred by them in connection with their attendance at meetings of Directors or committees of Directors, or general meetings of the Company, or separate meetings of the holders of any class of Shares or debentures of the Company, or otherwise in connection with the business of the Company, or to receive a fixed allowance in respect thereof as may be determined by the Directors, or a combination partly of one such method and partly the other. |
36.2 | The Directors may by resolution approve additional remuneration to any Director for any services other than his ordinary routine work as a Director. Any fees paid to a Director who is also counsel or solicitor to the Company, or otherwise serves it in a professional capacity shall be in addition to his remuneration as a Director. |
37 | Seal |
37.1 | The Company may, if the Directors so determine, have a Seal. The Seal shall only be used by the authority of the Directors or of a committee of the Directors authorised by the Directors. Every instrument to which the Seal has been affixed shall be signed by at least one person who shall be either a Director or some officer or other person appointed by the Directors for the purpose. |
37.2 | The Company may have for use in any place or places outside the Cayman Islands a duplicate Seal or Seals each of which shall be a facsimile of the common Seal of the Company and, if the Directors so determine, with the addition on its face of the name of every place where it is to be used. |
37.3 | A Director or officer, representative or attorney of the Company may without further authority of the Directors affix the Seal over his signature alone to any document of the Company required to be authenticated by him under seal or to be filed with the Registrar of Companies in the Cayman Islands or elsewhere wheresoever. |
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38 | Dividends, Distributions and Reserve |
38.1 | Subject to the Statute and this Article, the Directors may declare Dividends and distributions on Shares in issue and authorise payment of the Dividends or distributions out of the funds of the Company lawfully available therefor. No Dividend or distribution shall be paid except out of the realised or unrealised profits of the Company, or out of the share premium account or as otherwise permitted by the Statute. |
38.2 | Except as otherwise provided by the rights attached to Shares, all Dividends shall be declared and paid according to the par value of the Shares that a Member holds. If any Share is issued on terms providing that it shall rank for Dividend as from a particular date, that Share shall rank for Dividend accordingly. |
38.3 | The Directors may deduct from any Dividend or distribution payable to any Member all sums of money (if any) then payable by him to the Company on account of calls or otherwise. |
38.4 | The Directors may declare that any Dividend or distribution be paid wholly or partly by the distribution of specific assets and in particular of shares, debentures, or securities of any other company or in any one or more of such ways and where any difficulty arises in regard to such distribution, the Directors may settle the same as they think expedient and in particular may issue fractional Shares and fix the value for distribution of such specific assets or any part thereof and may determine that cash payments shall be made to any Members upon the basis of the value so fixed in order to adjust the rights of all Members and may vest any such specific assets in trustees as may seem expedient to the Directors. |
38.5 | Any Dividend, distribution, interest or other monies payable in cash in respect of Shares may be paid by wire transfer to the holder or by cheque or warrant sent through the post directed to the registered address of the holder or, in the case of joint holders, to the registered address of the holder who is first named on the Register of Members or to such person and to such address as such holder or joint holders may in writing direct. Every such cheque or warrant shall be made payable to the order of the person to whom it is sent. Any one of two or more joint holders may give effectual receipts for any Dividends, bonuses, or other monies payable in respect of the Share held by them as joint holders. |
38.6 | No Dividend or distribution shall bear interest against the Company. |
38.7 | Any Dividend which cannot be paid to a Member and/or which remains unclaimed after six months from the date of declaration of such Dividend may, in the discretion of the Directors, be paid into a separate account in the Companys name, provided that the Company shall not be constituted as a trustee in respect of that account and the Dividend shall remain as a debt due to the Member. Any Dividend which remains unclaimed after a period of six years from the date of declaration of such Dividend shall be forfeited and shall revert to the Company. |
39 | Capitalisation |
The Directors may capitalise any sum standing to the credit of any of the Companys reserve accounts (including share premium account and capital redemption reserve fund) or any sum standing to the credit of profit and loss account or otherwise available for distribution and to
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appropriate such sum to Members in the proportions in which such sum would have been divisible amongst them had the same been a distribution of profits by way of Dividend and to apply such sum on their behalf in paying up in full unissued Shares for allotment and distribution credited as fully paid-up to and amongst them in the proportion aforesaid. In such event the Directors shall do all acts and things required to give effect to such capitalisation, with full power to the Directors to make such provisions as they think fit for the case of Shares becoming distributable in fractions (including provisions whereby the benefit of fractional entitlements accrue to the Company rather than to the Members concerned). The Directors may authorise any person to enter on behalf of all of the Members interested into an agreement with the Company providing for such capitalisation and matters incidental thereto and any agreement made under such authority shall be effective and binding on all concerned.
40 | Books of Account |
40.1 | The Directors shall cause proper books of account to be kept with respect to all sums of money received and expended by the Company and the matters in respect of which the receipt or expenditure takes place, all sales and purchases of goods by the Company and the assets and liabilities of the Company. Proper books shall not be deemed to be kept if there are not kept such books of account as are necessary to give a true and fair view of the state of the Companys affairs and to explain its transactions. |
40.2 | The Directors shall from time to time determine whether and to what extent and at what times and places and under what conditions or regulations the accounts and books of the Company or any of them shall be open to the inspection of Members not being Directors and no Member (not being a Director) shall have any right of inspecting any account or book or document of the Company except as conferred by Statute or authorised by the Directors or by the Company in general meeting. |
40.3 | The Directors may from time to time cause to be prepared and to be laid before the Company in general meeting profit and loss accounts, balance sheets, group accounts (if any) and such other reports and accounts as may be required by law. |
41 | Audit |
41.1 | The Directors may appoint an Auditor of the Company who shall hold office until removed from office by a resolution of the Directors, and may fix his or their remuneration. |
41.2 | Every Auditor of the Company shall have a right of access at all times to the books and accounts and vouchers of the Company and shall be entitled to require from the Directors and officers of the Company such information and explanation as may be necessary for the performance of the duties of the Auditor. |
41.3 | Auditors shall, if so required by the Directors, make a report on the accounts of the Company during their tenure of office at the next annual general meeting following their appointment in the case of a company which is registered with the Registrar of Companies as an ordinary company, and at the next extraordinary general meeting following their appointment in the case of a company which is registered with the Registrar of Companies as an exempted company, and at any other time during their term of office, upon request of the Directors or any general meeting of the Members. |
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42 | Notices |
42.1 | Notices shall be in writing and may be given by the Company to any Member either personally or by sending it by courier, post, cable, telex, fax or e-mail to him or to his address as shown in the Register of Members (or where the notice is given by e-mail by sending it to the e-mail address provided by such Member). Any notice, if posted from one country to another, is to be sent airmail. |
42.2 | Where a notice is sent by courier, service of the notice shall be deemed to be effected by delivery of the notice to a courier company, and shall be deemed to have been received on the third day (not including Saturdays or Sundays or public holidays) following the day on which the notice was delivered to the courier. Where a notice is sent by post, service of the notice shall be deemed to be effected by properly addressing, pre paying and posting a letter containing the notice, and shall be deemed to have been received on the fifth day (not including Saturdays or Sundays or public holidays) following the day on which the notice was posted. Where a notice is sent by cable, telex or fax, service of the notice shall be deemed to be effected by properly addressing and sending such notice and shall be deemed to have been received on the same day that it was transmitted. Where a notice is given by e-mail service shall be deemed to be effected by transmitting the e-mail to the e-mail address provided by the intended recipient and shall be deemed to have been received on the same day that it was sent, and it shall not be necessary for the receipt of the e-mail to be acknowledged by the recipient. |
42.3 | A notice may be given by the Company to the person or persons which the Company has been advised are entitled to a Share or Shares in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of a Member in the same manner as other notices which are required to be given under these Articles and shall be addressed to them by name, or by the title of representatives of the deceased, or trustee of the bankrupt, or by any like description at the address supplied for that purpose by the persons claiming to be so entitled, or at the option of the Company by giving the notice in any manner in which the same might have been given if the death or bankruptcy had not occurred. |
42.4 | Notice of every general meeting shall be given in any manner hereinbefore authorised to every person shown as a Member in the Register of Members on the record date for such meeting except that in the case of joint holders the notice shall be sufficient if given to the joint holder first named in the Register of Members and every person upon whom the ownership of a Share devolves by reason of his being a legal personal representative or a trustee in bankruptcy of a Member of record where the Member of record but for his death or bankruptcy would be entitled to receive notice of the meeting, and no other person shall be entitled to receive notices of general meetings. |
43 | Winding Up |
43.1 | If the Company shall be wound up, and the assets available for distribution amongst the Members shall be insufficient to repay the whole of the share capital, such assets shall be distributed so that, as nearly as may be, the losses shall be borne by the Members in proportion |
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to the par value of the Shares held by them. If in a winding up the assets available for distribution amongst the Members shall be more than sufficient to repay the whole of the share capital at the commencement of the winding up, the surplus shall be distributed amongst the Members in proportion to the par value of the Shares held by them at the commencement of the winding up subject to a deduction from those Shares in respect of which there are monies due, of all monies payable to the Company for unpaid calls or otherwise. This Article is without prejudice to the rights of the holders of Shares issued upon special terms and conditions. |
43.2 | If the Company shall be wound up the liquidator may, with the sanction of a Special Resolution of the Company and any other sanction required by the Statute, divide amongst the Members 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 that purpose value any assets and determine how the division shall be carried out as between the Members or different classes of Members. The liquidator may, with the like sanction, vest the whole or any part of such assets in trustees upon such trusts for the benefit of the Members as the liquidator, with the like sanction, shall think fit, but so that no Member shall be compelled to accept any asset upon which there is a liability. |
44 | Indemnity |
Every Director or officer of the Company shall be indemnified out of the assets of the Company against any liability incurred by him as a result of any act or failure to act in carrying out his functions other than such liability (if any) that he may incur by his own actual fraud or wilful default. No such Director or officer shall be liable to the Company for any loss or damage in carrying out his functions unless that liability arises through the actual fraud or wilful default of such Director or officer. References in this Article to actual fraud or wilful default mean a finding to such effect by a competent court in relation to the conduct of the relevant party.
45 | Financial Year |
Unless the Directors otherwise prescribe, the financial year of the Company shall end on 31st December in each year and, following the year of incorporation, shall begin on 1st January in each year.
46 | Transfer by way of Continuation |
If the Company is exempted as defined in the Statute, it shall, subject to the provisions of the Statute and with the approval of a Special Resolution, have the power to register by way of continuation as a body corporate under the laws of any jurisdiction outside the Cayman Islands and to be deregistered in the Cayman Islands.
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Exhibit 3.12B
Registrar of Companies
Government Administration Building
133 Elgin Avenue
George Town
Grand Cayman
Vantage Driller II Co (ROC #208851) (the Company)
TAKE NOTICE that by written resolution of the sole shareholder of the Company dated 6 January 2016, the following special resolution was passed:
That the Amended Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company currently in effect be amended and restated by the deletion in their entirety and the substitution in their place of the Second Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association annexed hereto.
Tina Cansell |
Corporate Administrator for and on behalf of Maples Corporate Services Limited |
Dated this 12th day of January 2016
THE COMPANIES LAW (2013 REVISION)
OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS
COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
OF
VANTAGE DRILLER II CO
(adopted by special resolution passed on 6 January 2016)
THE COMPANIES LAW (2013 REVISION)
OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS
COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION
OF
VANTAGE DRILLER II CO
(adopted by special resolution passed on 6 January 2016)
1 | The name of the Company is Vantage Driller II Co. |
2 | The registered office of the Company shall be at the offices of Maples Corporate Services Limited, PO Box 309, Ugland House, Grand Cayman, KY1-1104, Cayman Islands, or at such other place as the Directors may from time to time decide. |
3 | The objects for which the Company is established are unrestricted and the Company shall have full power and authority to carry out any object not prohibited by the Companies Law (2007 Revision) or as the same may be revised from time to time, or any other law of the Cayman Islands. |
4 | The liability of each Member is limited to the amount from time to time unpaid on such Members shares. |
5 | The share capital of the Company is US$50,000.00 divided into 50,000 shares of a par value of US$1.00 each. |
6 | The Company has power to register by way of continuation as a body corporate limited by shares under the laws of any jurisdiction outside the Cayman Islands and to be deregistered in the Cayman Islands. |
7 | Capitalised terms that are not defined in this Memorandum of Association bear the same meaning as those given in the Articles of Association of the Company. |
THE COMPANIES LAW (2013 REVISION)
OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS
COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
OF
VANTAGE DRILLER II CO
(adopted by special resolution passed on 6 January 2016)
1 | Interpretation |
1.1 | In these Articles Table A in the First Schedule to the Statute does not apply and, unless there is something in the subject or context inconsistent therewith: |
Articles |
means these articles of association of the Company. | |
Auditor |
means the person for the time being performing the duties of auditor of the Company (if any). | |
Company |
means the above named company. | |
Directors |
means the directors for the time being of the Company. | |
Dividend |
includes an interim dividend. | |
Electronic Record |
has the same meaning as in the Electronic Transactions Law. | |
Electronic Transactions Law |
means the Electronic Transactions Law (2003 Revision) of the Cayman Islands. | |
Member |
has the same meaning as in the Statute. | |
Memorandum |
means the memorandum of association of the Company. | |
Ordinary Resolution |
means a resolution passed by a simple majority of the Members as, being entitled to do so, vote in person or, where proxies are allowed, by proxy at a general meeting, and includes a unanimous written resolution. In computing the majority when a poll is demanded regard shall be had to the number of votes to which each Member is entitled by the Articles. |
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Register of Members |
means the register maintained in accordance with the Statute and includes (except where otherwise stated) any duplicate Register of Members. | |
Registered Office |
means the registered office for the time being of the Company. | |
Seal |
means the common seal of the Company and includes every duplicate seal. | |
Share and Shares |
means a share or shares in the Company and includes a fraction of a share. | |
Special Resolution |
has the same meaning as in the Statute, and includes a unanimous written resolution. | |
Statute |
means the Companies Law (2013 Revision) of the Cayman Islands. |
1.2 | In these Articles: |
(a) | words importing the singular number include the plural number and vice versa; |
(b) | words importing the masculine gender include the feminine gender; |
(c) | words importing persons include corporations; |
(d) | written and in writing include all modes of representing or reproducing words in visible form, including in the form of an Electronic Record; |
(e) | references to provisions of any law or regulation shall be construed as references to those provisions as amended, modified, re-enacted or replaced from time to time; |
(f) | any phrase introduced by the terms including, include, in particular or any similar expression shall be construed as illustrative and shall not limit the sense of the words preceding those terms; |
(g) | headings are inserted for reference only and shall be ignored in construing these Articles; and |
(h) | Section 8 of the Electronic Transactions Law shall not apply. |
2 | Commencement of Business |
2.1 | The business of the Company may be commenced as soon after incorporation as the Directors shall see fit. |
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2.2 | The Directors may pay, out of the capital or any other monies of the Company, all expenses incurred in or about the formation and establishment of the Company, including the expenses of registration. |
3 | Issue of Shares |
3.1 | Subject to the provisions, if any, in the Memorandum (and to any direction that may be given by the Company in general meeting) and without prejudice to any rights attached to any existing Shares, the Directors may allot, issue, grant options over or otherwise dispose of Shares (including fractions of a Share) with or without preferred, deferred or other rights or restrictions, whether in regard to Dividend, voting, return of capital or otherwise and to such persons, at such times and on such other terms as they think proper, save that no Shares shall be allotted, issued or disposed of without such Share having the right to attend and vote at general meetings of the Company. |
3.2 | The Company shall not issue Shares to bearer. |
4 | Register of Members |
The Company shall maintain or cause to be maintained the Register of Members.
5 | Closing Register of Members or Fixing Record Date |
5.1 | For the purpose of determining Members entitled to notice of, or to vote at any meeting of Members or any adjournment thereof, or Members entitled to receive payment of any Dividend, or in order to make a determination of Members for any other purpose, the Directors may provide that the Register of Members shall be closed for transfers for a stated period which shall not in any case exceed forty days. If the Register of Members shall be closed for the purpose of determining Members entitled to notice of, or to vote at, a meeting of Members the Register of Members shall be closed for at least ten days immediately preceding the meeting. |
5.2 | In lieu of, or apart from, closing the Register of Members, the Directors may fix in advance or arrears a date as the record date for any such determination of Members entitled to notice of, or to vote at any meeting of the Members or any adjournment thereof, or for the purpose of determining the Members entitled to receive payment of any Dividend or in order to make a determination of Members for any other purpose. |
5.3 | If the Register of Members is not so closed and no record date is fixed for the determination of Members entitled to notice of, or to vote at, a meeting of Members or Members entitled to receive payment of a Dividend, the date on which notice of the meeting is sent or the date on which the resolution of the Directors declaring such Dividend is adopted, as the case may be, shall be the record date for such determination of Members. When a determination of Members entitled to vote at any meeting of Members has been made as provided in this Article, such determination shall apply to any adjournment thereof. |
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6 | Certificates for Shares |
6.1 | A Member shall only be entitled to a share certificate if the Directors resolve that share certificates shall be issued. Share certificates representing Shares, if any, shall be in such form as the Directors may determine. Share certificates shall be signed by one or more Directors or other person authorised by the Directors. The Directors may authorise certificates to be issued with the authorised signature(s) affixed by mechanical process. All certificates for Shares shall be consecutively numbered or otherwise identified and shall specify the Shares to which they relate. All certificates surrendered to the Company for transfer shall be cancelled and subject to these Articles no new certificate shall be issued until the former certificate representing a like number of relevant Shares shall have been surrendered and cancelled. |
6.2 | The Company shall not be bound to issue more than one certificate for Shares held jointly by more than one person and delivery of a certificate to one joint holder shall be a sufficient delivery to all of them. |
6.3 | If a share certificate is defaced, worn out, lost or destroyed, it may be renewed on such terms (if any) as to evidence and indemnity and on the payment of such expenses reasonably incurred by the Company in investigating evidence, as the Directors may prescribe, and (in the case of defacement or wearing out) upon delivery of the old certificate. |
7 | Transfer of Shares |
7.1 | Shares are transferable subject to the consent of the Directors who may, in their absolute discretion, decline to register any transfer of Shares without giving any reason. If the Directors refuse to register a transfer they shall notify the transferee within two months of such refusal. |
7.2 | The instrument of transfer of any Share shall be in writing and shall be executed by or on behalf of the transferor (and if the Directors so require, signed by the transferee). The transferor shall be deemed to remain the holder of a Share until the name of the transferee is entered in the Register of Members. |
7.3 | Notwithstanding anything contained in these Articles, the Directors shall not decline to register any transfer of shares where such transfer is executed pursuant to, or for the purpose of enforcing, any security which has been granted over such shares, and a certificate by the party to whom such security has been granted that the transfer was so executed shall be conclusive evidence of such fact. |
8 | Redemption and Repurchase of Shares |
8.1 | Subject to the provisions of the Statute the Company may issue Shares that are to be redeemed or are liable to be redeemed at the option of the Member or the Company. The redemption of such Shares shall be effected in such manner as the Company may, by Special Resolution, determine before the issue of the Shares. |
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8.2 | Subject to the provisions of the Statute, the Company may purchase its own Shares (including any redeemable Shares) provided that the Members shall have approved the manner of purchase by Ordinary Resolution. |
8.3 | The Company may make a payment in respect of the redemption or purchase of its own Shares in any manner permitted by the Statute, including out of capital. |
9 | Variation of Rights of Shares |
9.1 | If at any time the share capital of the Company 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-quarters of the issued Shares of that class, or with the sanction of a Special Resolution passed at a general meeting of the holders of the Shares of that class. |
9.2 | The provisions of these Articles relating to general meetings shall apply to every class meeting of the holders of one class of Shares except that the necessary quorum shall be one person holding or representing by proxy at least one third of the issued Shares of the class and that any holder of Shares of the class present in person or by proxy may demand a poll. |
9.3 | 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. |
10 | Commission on Sale of Shares |
The Company may, in so far as the Statute permits, pay a commission to any person in consideration of his subscribing or agreeing to subscribe whether absolutely or conditionally for any Shares of the Company. Such commissions may be satisfied by the payment of cash and/or the issue of fully or partly paid-up Shares. The Company may also on any issue of Shares pay such brokerage as may be lawful.
11 | Non Recognition of Trusts |
The Company shall not be bound by or compelled to recognise in any way (even when notified) any equitable, contingent, future or partial interest in any Share, or (except only as is otherwise provided by these Articles or the Statute) any other rights in respect of any Share other than an absolute right to the entirety thereof in the registered holder.
12 | Lien on Shares |
12.1 | The Company shall have a first and paramount lien on all Shares (whether fully paid-up or not) registered in the name of a Member (whether solely or jointly with others) for all debts, liabilities or engagements to or with the Company (whether presently payable or not) by such Member or his estate, either alone or jointly with any other person, whether a Member or not, but the Directors may at any time declare any Share to be wholly or in part exempt from the provisions of this Article. The registration of a transfer of any such Share shall operate as a waiver of the Companys lien thereon. The Companys lien on a Share shall also extend to any amount payable in respect of that Share. |
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12.2 | The Company may sell, in such manner as the Directors think fit, any Shares on which the Company has a lien, if a sum in respect of which the lien exists is presently payable, and is not paid within fourteen clear days after notice has been given to the holder of the Shares, or to the person entitled to it in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of the holder, demanding payment and stating that if the notice is not complied with the Shares may be sold. |
12.3 | To give effect to any such sale the Directors may authorise any person to execute an instrument of transfer of the Shares sold to, or in accordance with the directions of, the purchaser. The purchaser or his nominee shall be registered as the holder of the Shares comprised in any such transfer, and he shall not be bound to see to the application of the purchase money, nor shall his title to the Shares be affected by any irregularity or invalidity in the sale or the exercise of the Companys power of sale under these Articles. |
12.4 | The net proceeds of such sale after payment of costs, shall be applied in payment of such part of the amount in respect of which the lien exists as is presently payable and any residue shall (subject to a like lien for sums not presently payable as existed upon the Shares before the sale) be paid to the person entitled to the Shares at the date of the sale. |
12.5 | Notwithstanding any other provision of these Articles, in the case of any share which is the subject of any security agreement approved by the Directors by, or pursuant to which, a security interest, mortgage, charge or other encumbrance has been granted in respect of such share, (i) the Company shall not have any lien on any such share for any monies (whether presently payable or not) payable at a fixed time or called in respect of any such share, (ii) subject always to their Directors duties under Cayman Islands law, the Directors of the Company may not refuse to declare, and if requested to do so by any holder or the secured party under any such security agreement, may declare any such share to be exempt from any lien provisions provided for in Articles 12.1 to 12.4 and (iii) the provisions of Articles 12.1 to 12.4 inclusive shall not apply to any such share. |
13 | Call on Shares |
13.1 | Subject to the terms of the allotment the Directors may from time to time make calls upon the Members in respect of any monies unpaid on their Shares (whether in respect of par value or premium), and each Member shall (subject to receiving at least fourteen days notice specifying the time or times of payment) pay to the Company at the time or times so specified the amount called on the Shares. A call may be revoked or postponed as the Directors may determine. A call may be required to be paid by instalments. A person upon whom a call is made shall remain liable for calls made upon him notwithstanding the subsequent transfer of the Shares in respect of which the call was made. |
13.2 | A call shall be deemed to have been made at the time when the resolution of the Directors authorising such call was passed. |
13.3 | The joint holders of a Share shall be jointly and severally liable to pay all calls in respect thereof. |
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13.4 | If a call remains unpaid after it has become due and payable, the person from whom it is due shall pay interest on the amount unpaid from the day it became due and payable until it is paid at such rate as the Directors may determine, but the Directors may waive payment of the interest wholly or in part. |
13.5 | An amount payable in respect of a Share on allotment or at any fixed date, whether on account of the par value of the Share or premium or otherwise, shall be deemed to be a call and if it is not paid all the provisions of these Articles shall apply as if that amount had become due and payable by virtue of a call. |
13.6 | The Directors may issue Shares with different terms as to the amount and times of payment of calls, or the interest to be paid. |
13.7 | The Directors may, if they think fit, receive an amount from any Member willing to advance all or any part of the monies uncalled and unpaid upon any Shares held by him, and may (until the amount would otherwise become payable) pay interest at such rate as may be agreed upon between the Directors and the Member paying such amount in advance. |
13.8 | No such amount paid in advance of calls shall entitle the Member paying such amount to any portion of a Dividend declared in respect of any period prior to the date upon which such amount would, but for such payment, become payable. |
14 | Forfeiture of Shares |
14.1 | If a call remains unpaid after it has become due and payable the Directors may give to the person from whom it is due not less than fourteen clear days notice requiring payment of the amount unpaid together with any interest, which may have accrued. The notice shall specify where payment is to be made and shall state that if the notice is not complied with the Shares in respect of which the call was made will be liable to be forfeited. |
14.2 | If the notice is not complied with any Share in respect of which it was given may, before the payment required by the notice has been made, be forfeited by a resolution of the Directors. Such forfeiture shall include all Dividends or other monies declared payable in respect of the forfeited Share and not paid before the forfeiture. |
14.3 | A forfeited Share may be sold, re-allotted or otherwise disposed of on such terms and in such manner as the Directors think fit and at any time before a sale, re-allotment or disposition the forfeiture may be cancelled on such terms as the Directors think fit. Where for the purposes of its disposal a forfeited Share is to be transferred to any person the Directors may authorise some person to execute an instrument of transfer of the Share in favour of that person. |
14.4 | A person any of whose Shares have been forfeited shall cease to be a Member in respect of them and shall surrender to the Company for cancellation the certificate for the Shares forfeited and shall remain liable to pay to the Company all monies which at the date of forfeiture were payable by him to the Company in respect of those Shares together with interest, but his liability shall cease if and when the Company shall have received payment in full of all monies due and payable by him in respect of those Shares. |
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14.5 | A certificate in writing under the hand of one Director or officer of the Company that a Share has been forfeited on a specified date shall be conclusive evidence of the fact as against all persons claiming to be entitled to the Share. The certificate shall (subject to the execution of an instrument of transfer) constitute a good title to the Share and the person to whom the Share is disposed of shall not be bound to see to the application of the purchase money, if any, nor shall his title to the Share be affected by any irregularity or invalidity in the proceedings in reference to the forfeiture, sale or disposal of the Share. |
14.6 | The provisions of these Articles as to forfeiture shall apply in the case of non payment of any sum which, by the terms of issue of a Share, becomes payable at a fixed time, whether on account of the par value of the Share or by way of premium as if it had been payable by virtue of a call duly made and notified. |
15 | Transmission of Shares |
15.1 | If a Member dies the survivor or survivors where he was a joint holder or his legal personal representatives where he was a sole holder, shall be the only persons recognised by the Company as having any title to his interest. The estate of a deceased Member is not thereby released from any liability in respect of any Share, which had been jointly held by him. |
15.2 | Any person becoming entitled to a Share in consequence of the death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution of a Member (or in any other way than by transfer) may, upon such evidence being produced as may from time to time be required by the Directors, elect, by a notice in writing sent by him, either to become the holder of such Share or to have some person nominated by him become the holder of such Share but the Directors shall, in either case, have the same right to decline or suspend registration as they would have had in the case of a transfer of the Share by the relevant Member before his death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution, as the case may be. |
15.3 | A person becoming entitled to a Share by reason of the death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution of a Member (or in any other case than by transfer) shall be entitled to the same Dividends and other advantages to which he would be entitled if he were the registered holder of such Share. However, he shall not, before becoming a Member in respect of a Share, be entitled in respect of it to exercise any right conferred by membership in relation to meetings of the Company and the Directors may at any time give notice requiring any such person to elect either to be registered himself or to have some person nominated by him become the holder of the Share (but the Directors shall, in either case, have the same right to decline or suspend registration as they would have had in the case of a transfer of the Share by the relevant Member before his death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution or any other case than by transfer, as the case may be). If the notice is not complied with within ninety days the Directors may thereafter withhold payment of all Dividends, bonuses or other monies payable in respect of the Share until the requirements of the notice have been complied with. |
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16 | Amendments of Memorandum and Articles of Association and Alteration of Capital |
16.1 | The Company may by Ordinary Resolution: |
(a) | increase the share capital by such sum as the resolution shall prescribe and with such rights, priorities and privileges annexed thereto, as the Company in general meeting may determine; |
(b) | consolidate and divide all or any of its share capital into Shares of larger amount than its existing Shares; |
(c) | by subdivision of its existing Shares or any of them divide the whole or any part of its Share capital into Shares of smaller amount than is fixed by the Memorandum or into Shares without par value; and |
(d) | cancel any Shares that at the date of the passing of the resolution have not been taken or agreed to be taken by any person. |
16.2 | All new Shares created in accordance with the provisions of the preceding Article shall be subject to the same provisions of the Articles with reference to the payment of calls, liens, transfer, transmission, forfeiture and otherwise as the Shares in the original share capital. |
16.3 | Subject to the provisions of the Statute and the provisions of these Articles as regards the matters to be dealt with by Ordinary Resolution, the Company may by Special Resolution: |
(a) | change its name; |
(b) | alter or add to these Articles; |
(c) | alter or add to the Memorandum with respect to any objects, powers or other matters specified therein; and |
(d) | reduce its share capital and any capital redemption reserve fund. |
17 | Registered Office |
Subject to the provisions of the Statute, the Company may by resolution of the Directors change the location of its Registered Office.
18 | General Meetings |
18.1 | All general meetings other than annual general meetings shall be called extraordinary general meetings. |
18.2 | The Company shall, if required by the Statute, in each year hold a general meeting as its annual general meeting, and shall specify the meeting as such in the notices calling it. The annual general meeting shall be held at such time and place as the Directors shall appoint and if no other time and place is prescribed by them, it shall be held at the Registered Office on the second Wednesday in December of each year at ten oclock in the morning. At these meetings the report of the Directors (if any) shall be presented. |
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18.3 | The Company may hold an annual general meeting, but shall not (unless required by Statute) be obliged to hold an annual general meeting. |
18.4 | The Directors may call general meetings, and they shall on a Members requisition forthwith proceed to convene an extraordinary general meeting of the Company. |
18.5 | A Members requisition is a requisition of Members of the Company holding at the date of deposit of the requisition not less than ten per cent. in par value of the capital of the Company which as at that date carries the right of voting at general meetings of the Company. |
18.6 | The requisition must state the objects of the meeting and must be signed by the requisitionists and deposited at the Registered Office, and may consist of several documents in like form each signed by one or more requisitionists. |
18.7 | If the Directors do not within twenty-one days from the date of the deposit of the requisition duly proceed to convene a general meeting to be held within a further twenty-one days, the requisitionists, or any of them representing more than one-half of the total voting rights of all of them, may themselves convene a general meeting, but any meeting so convened shall not be held after the expiration of three months after the expiration of the said twenty-one days. |
18.8 | A general meeting convened as aforesaid by requisitionists shall be convened in the same manner as nearly as possible as that in which general meetings are to be convened by Directors. |
19 | Notice of General Meetings |
19.1 | At least five days notice shall be given of any general meeting. Every notice shall be exclusive of the day on which it is given or deemed to be given and of the day for which it is given and shall specify the place, the day and the hour of the meeting and the general nature of the business and shall be given in the manner hereinafter mentioned or in such other manner if any as may be prescribed by the Company, provided that a general meeting of the Company shall, whether or not the notice specified in this regulation has been given and whether or not the provisions of the Articles regarding general meetings have been complied with, be deemed to have been duly convened if it is so agreed: |
(a) | in the case of an annual general meeting, by all the Members (or their proxies) entitled to attend and vote thereat; and |
(b) | in the case of an extraordinary general meeting, by a majority in number of the Members (or their proxies) having a right to attend and vote at the meeting, being a majority together holding not less than ninety five per cent. in par value of the Shares giving that right. |
19.2 | The accidental omission to give notice of a general meeting to, or the non receipt of notice of a meeting by, any person entitled to receive notice shall not invalidate the proceedings of that meeting. |
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20 | Proceedings at General Meetings |
20.1 | No business shall be transacted at any general meeting unless a quorum is present. Two Members being individuals present in person or by proxy or if a corporation or other non-natural person by its duly authorised representative or proxy shall be a quorum unless the Company has only one Member entitled to vote at such general meeting in which case the quorum shall be that one Member present in person or by proxy or (in the case of a corporation or other non-natural person) by a duly authorised representative or proxy. |
20.2 | A person may participate at a general meeting by conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all the persons participating in the meeting can communicate with each other. Participation by a person in a general meeting in this manner is treated as presence in person at that meeting. |
20.3 | A resolution (including a Special Resolution) in writing (in one or more counterparts) signed by all Members for the time being entitled to receive notice of and to attend and vote at general meetings (or, being corporations, signed by their duly authorised representatives) shall be as valid and effective as if the resolution had been passed at a general meeting of the Company duly convened and held. |
20.4 | If a quorum is not present within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting or if during such a meeting a quorum ceases to be present, the meeting, if convened upon the requisition of Members, shall be dissolved and in any other case it shall stand adjourned to the same day in the next week at the same time and place or to such other day, time or such other place as the Directors may determine, and if at the adjourned meeting a quorum is not present within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting the Members present shall be a quorum. |
20.5 | The chairman, if any, of the board of Directors shall preside as chairman at every general meeting of the Company, or if there is no such chairman, or if he shall not be present within fifteen minutes after the time appointed for the holding of the meeting, or is unwilling to act, the Directors present shall elect one of their number to be chairman of the meeting. |
20.6 | If no Director is willing to act as chairman or if no Director is present within fifteen minutes after the time appointed for holding the meeting, the Members present shall choose one of their number to be chairman of the meeting. |
20.7 | The chairman may, with the consent of a meeting at which a quorum is present, (and shall if so directed by the meeting), adjourn the meeting from time to time and from place to place, but no business shall be transacted at any adjourned meeting other than the business left unfinished at the meeting from which the adjournment took place. When a general meeting is adjourned for thirty days or more, notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given as in the case of an original meeting. Otherwise it shall not be necessary to give any such notice. |
20.8 | A resolution put to the vote of the meeting shall be decided on a show of hands unless before, or on the declaration of the result of, the show of hands, the chairman demands a poll, or any other Member or Members collectively present in person or by proxy and holding at least ten per cent. in par value of the Shares giving a right to attend and vote at the meeting demand a poll. |
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20.9 | Unless a poll is duly demanded a declaration by the chairman that a resolution has been carried or carried unanimously, or by a particular majority, or lost or not carried by a particular majority, an entry to that effect in the minutes of the proceedings of the meeting shall be conclusive evidence of that fact without proof of the number or proportion of the votes recorded in favour of or against such resolution. |
20.10 | The demand for a poll may be withdrawn. |
20.11 | Except on a poll demanded on the election of a chairman or on a question of adjournment, a poll shall be taken as the chairman directs, and the result of the poll shall be deemed to be the resolution of the general meeting at which the poll was demanded. |
20.12 | A poll demanded on the election of a chairman or on a question of adjournment shall be taken forthwith. A poll demanded on any other question shall be taken at such time as the chairman of the general meeting directs, and any business other than that upon which a poll has been demanded or is contingent thereon may proceed pending the taking of the poll. |
20.13 | In the case of an equality of votes, whether on a show of hands or on a poll, the chairman shall be entitled to a second or casting vote. |
21 | Votes of Members |
21.1 | Subject to any rights or restrictions attached to any Shares, on a show of hands every Member who (being an individual) is present in person or by proxy or, if a corporation or other non-natural person is present by its duly authorised representative or proxy, shall have one vote and on a poll every Member shall have one vote for every Share of which he is the holder. |
21.2 | In the case of joint holders of record the vote of the senior holder who tenders a vote, whether in person or by proxy, shall be accepted to the exclusion of the votes of the other joint holders, and seniority shall be determined by the order in which the names of the holders stand in the Register of Members. |
21.3 | A Member of unsound mind, or in respect of whom an order has been made by any court, having jurisdiction in lunacy, may vote, whether on a show of hands or on a poll, by his committee, receiver, curator bonis, or other person on such Members behalf appointed by that court, and any such committee, receiver, curator bonis or other person may vote by proxy. |
21.4 | No person shall be entitled to vote at any general meeting or at any separate meeting of the holders of a class of Shares unless he is registered as a Member on the record date for such meeting nor unless all calls or other monies then payable by him in respect of Shares have been paid. |
21.5 | No objection shall be raised to the qualification of any voter except at the general meeting or adjourned general meeting at which the vote objected to is given or tendered and every vote not disallowed at the meeting shall be valid. Any objection made in due time shall be referred to the chairman whose decision shall be final and conclusive. |
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21.6 | On a poll or on a show of hands votes may be cast either personally or by proxy. A Member may appoint more than one proxy or the same proxy under one or more instruments to attend and vote at a meeting. Where a Member appoints more than one proxy the instrument of proxy shall state which proxy is entitled to vote on a show of hands. |
21.7 | A Member holding more than one Share need not cast the votes in respect of his Shares in the same way on any resolution and therefore may vote a Share or some or all such Shares either for or against a resolution and/or abstain from voting a Share or some or all of the Shares and, subject to the terms of the instrument appointing him, a proxy appointed under one or more instruments may vote a Share or some or all of the Shares in respect of which he is appointed either for or against a resolution and/or abstain from voting. |
22 | Proxies |
22.1 | The instrument appointing a proxy shall be in writing, be executed under the hand of the appointor or of his attorney duly authorised in writing, or, if the appointor is a corporation under the hand of an officer or attorney duly authorised for that purpose. A proxy need not be a Member of the Company. |
22.2 | The instrument appointing a proxy shall be deposited at the Registered Office or at such other place as is specified for that purpose in the notice convening the meeting, or in any instrument of proxy sent out by the Company: |
(a) | not less than 48 hours before the time for holding the meeting or adjourned meeting at which the person named in the instrument proposes to vote; or |
(b) | in the case of a poll taken more than 48 hours after it is demanded, be deposited as aforesaid after the poll has been demanded and not less than 24 hours before the time appointed for the taking of the poll; or |
(c) | where the poll is not taken forthwith but is taken not more than 48 hours after it was demanded be delivered at the meeting at which the poll was demanded to the chairman or to the secretary or to any director; |
(d) | provided that the Directors may in the notice convening the meeting, or in an instrument of proxy sent out by the Company, direct that the instrument appointing a proxy may be deposited (no later than the time for holding the meeting or adjourned meeting) at the Registered Office or at such other place as is specified for that purpose in the notice convening the meeting, or in any instrument of proxy sent out by the Company. The chairman may in any event at his discretion direct that an instrument of proxy shall be deemed to have been duly deposited. An instrument of proxy that is not deposited in the manner permitted shall be invalid. |
22.3 | The instrument appointing a proxy may be in any usual or common form and may be expressed to be for a particular meeting or any adjournment thereof or generally until revoked. An instrument appointing a proxy shall be deemed to include the power to demand or join or concur in demanding a poll. |
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22.4 | Votes given in accordance with the terms of an instrument of proxy shall be valid notwithstanding the previous death or insanity of the principal or revocation of the proxy or of the authority under which the proxy was executed, or the transfer of the Share in respect of which the proxy is given unless notice in writing of such death, insanity, revocation or transfer was received by the Company at the Registered Office before the commencement of the general meeting, or adjourned meeting at which it is sought to use the proxy. |
23 | Corporate Members |
Any corporation or other non-natural person which is a Member may in accordance with its constitutional documents, or in the absence of such provision by resolution of its directors or other governing body, authorise such person as it thinks fit to act as its representative at any meeting of the Company or of any class of Members, and the person so authorised shall be entitled to exercise the same powers on behalf of the corporation which he represents as the corporation could exercise if it were an individual Member.
24 | Shares that May Not be Voted |
Shares in the Company that are beneficially owned by the Company shall not be voted, directly or indirectly, at any meeting and shall not be counted in determining the total number of outstanding Shares at any given time.
25 | Directors |
There shall be a board of Directors consisting of not less than one person (exclusive of alternate Directors) provided however that the Company may from time to time by Ordinary Resolution increase or reduce the limits in the number of Directors.
26 | Powers of Directors |
26.1 | Subject to the provisions of the Statute, the Memorandum and the Articles and to any directions given by Special Resolution, the business of the Company shall be managed by the Directors who may exercise all the powers of the Company. No alteration of the Memorandum or Articles and no such direction shall invalidate any prior act of the Directors which would have been valid if that alteration had not been made or that direction had not been given. A duly convened meeting of Directors at which a quorum is present may exercise all powers exercisable by the Directors. |
26.2 | All cheques, promissory notes, drafts, bills of exchange and other negotiable instruments and all receipts for monies paid to the Company shall be signed, drawn, accepted, endorsed or otherwise executed as the case may be in such manner as the Directors shall determine by resolution. |
26.3 | The Directors on behalf of the Company may pay a gratuity or pension or allowance on retirement to any Director who has held any other salaried office or place of profit with the Company or to his widow or dependants and may make contributions to any fund and pay premiums for the purchase or provision of any such gratuity, pension or allowance. |
26.4 | The Directors may 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 to issue debentures, debenture stock, mortgages, bonds and other such securities whether outright or as security for any debt, liability or obligation of the Company or of any third party. |
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27 | Appointment and Removal of Directors |
27.1 | The Company may by Ordinary Resolution appoint any person to be a Director or may by Ordinary Resolution remove any Director. |
27.2 | The Directors may appoint any person to be a Director, either to fill a vacancy or as an additional Director provided that the appointment does not cause the number of Directors to exceed any number fixed by or in accordance with the Articles as the maximum number of Directors. |
28 | Vacation of Office of Director |
The office of a Director shall be vacated if:
(a) | he gives notice in writing to the Company that he resigns the office of Director; or |
(b) | he absents himself (without being represented by proxy or an alternate Director appointed by him) from three consecutive meetings of the board of Directors without special leave of absence from the Directors, and they pass a resolution that he has by reason of such absence vacated office; or |
(c) | he dies, becomes bankrupt or makes any arrangement or composition with his creditors generally; or |
(d) | he is found to be or becomes of unsound mind; or |
(e) | all the other Directors of the Company (being not less than two in number) resolve that he should be removed as a Director. |
29 | Proceedings of Directors |
29.1 | The quorum for the transaction of the business of the Directors may be fixed by the Directors, and unless so fixed shall be two if there are two or more Directors, and shall be one if there is only one Director. A person who holds office as an alternate Director shall, if his appointor is not present, be counted in the quorum. A Director who also acts as an alternate Director shall, if his appointor is not present, count twice towards the quorum. |
29.2 | Subject to the provisions of the Articles, the Directors may regulate their proceedings as they think fit. Questions arising at any meeting shall be decided by a majority of votes. In the case of an equality of votes, the chairman shall have a second or casting vote. A Director who is also an alternate Director shall be entitled in the absence of his appointor to a separate vote on behalf of his appointor in addition to his own vote. |
29.3 | A person may participate in a meeting of the Directors or committee of Directors by conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all the persons participating in the meeting can communicate with each other at the same time. Participation by a person in a meeting in this manner is treated as presence in person at that meeting. Unless otherwise determined by the Directors the meeting shall be deemed to be held at the place where the chairman is at the start of the meeting. |
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29.4 | A resolution in writing (in one or more counterparts) signed by all the Directors or all the members of a committee of Directors (an alternate Director being entitled to sign such a resolution on behalf of his appointor) shall be as valid and effectual as if it had been passed at a meeting of the Directors, or committee of Directors as the case may be, duly convened and held. |
29.5 | A Director or alternate Director may, or other officer of the Company on the requisition of a Director or alternate Director shall, call a meeting of the Directors by at least two days notice in writing to every Director and alternate Director which notice shall set forth the general nature of the business to be considered unless notice is waived by all the Directors (or their alternates) either at, before or after the meeting is held. |
29.6 | The continuing Directors may act notwithstanding any vacancy in their body, but if and so long as their number is reduced below the number fixed by or pursuant to these Articles as the necessary quorum of Directors the continuing Directors or Director may act for the purpose of increasing the number of Directors to that number, or of summoning a general meeting of the Company, but for no other purpose. |
29.7 | The Directors may elect a chairman of their board and determine the period for which he is to hold office; but if no such chairman is elected, or if at any meeting the chairman is not present within five minutes after the time appointed for holding the same, the Directors present may choose one of their number to be chairman of the meeting. |
29.8 | All acts done by any meeting of the Directors or of a committee of Directors (including any person acting as an alternate Director) shall, notwithstanding that it be afterwards discovered that there was some defect in the appointment of any Director or alternate Director, or that they or any of them were disqualified, be as valid as if every such person had been duly appointed and qualified to be a Director or alternate Director as the case may be. |
29.9 | A Director but not an alternate Director may be represented at any meetings of the board of Directors by a proxy appointed in writing by him. The proxy shall count towards the quorum and the vote of the proxy shall for all purposes be deemed to be that of the appointing Director. |
30 | Presumption of Assent |
A Director of the Company who is present at a meeting of the board of Directors at which action on any Company matter is taken shall be presumed to have assented to the action taken unless his dissent shall be entered in the minutes of the meeting or unless he shall file his written dissent from such action with the person acting as the chairman or secretary of the meeting before the adjournment thereof or shall forward such dissent by registered post to such person immediately after the adjournment of the meeting. Such right to dissent shall not apply to a Director who voted in favour of such action.
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31 | Directors Interests |
31.1 | A Director may hold any other office or place of profit under the Company (other than the office of Auditor) in conjunction with his office of Director for such period and on such terms as to remuneration and otherwise as the Directors may determine. |
31.2 | A Director may act by himself or his firm in a professional capacity for the Company and he or his firm shall be entitled to remuneration for professional services as if he were not a Director or alternate Director. |
31.3 | A Director or alternate Director of the Company may be or become a director or other officer of or otherwise interested in any company promoted by the Company or in which the Company may be interested as shareholder or otherwise, and no such Director or alternate Director shall be accountable to the Company for any remuneration or other benefits received by him as a director or officer of, or from his interest in, such other company. |
31.4 | No person shall be disqualified from the office of Director or alternate Director or prevented by such office from contracting with the Company, either as vendor, purchaser or otherwise, nor shall any such contract or any contract or transaction entered into by or on behalf of the Company in which any Director or alternate Director shall be in any way interested be or be liable to be avoided, nor shall any Director or alternate Director so contracting or being so interested be liable to account to the Company for any profit realised by any such contract or transaction by reason of such Director holding office or of the fiduciary relation thereby established. A Director (or his alternate Director in his absence) shall be at liberty to vote in respect of any contract or transaction in which he is interested provided that the nature of the interest of any Director or alternate Director in any such contract or transaction shall be disclosed by him at or prior to its consideration and any vote thereon. |
31.5 | A general notice that a Director or alternate Director is a shareholder, director, officer or employee of any specified firm or company and is to be regarded as interested in any transaction with such firm or company shall be sufficient disclosure for the purposes of voting on a resolution in respect of a contract or transaction in which he has an interest, and after such general notice it shall not be necessary to give special notice relating to any particular transaction. |
32 | Minutes |
The Directors shall cause minutes to be made in books kept for the purpose of all appointments of officers made by the Directors, all proceedings at meetings of the Company or the holders of any class of Shares and of the Directors, and of committees of Directors including the names of the Directors or alternate Directors present at each meeting.
33 | Delegation of Directors Powers |
33.1 | The Directors may delegate any of their powers to any committee consisting of one or more Directors. They may also delegate to any managing director or any Director holding any other executive office such of their powers as they consider desirable to be exercised by him provided that an alternate Director may not act as managing director and the appointment of a managing director shall be revoked forthwith if he ceases to be a Director. Any such delegation may be |
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made subject to any conditions the Directors may impose, and either collaterally with or to the exclusion of their own powers and may be revoked or altered. Subject to any such conditions, the proceedings of a committee of Directors shall be governed by the Articles regulating the proceedings of Directors, so far as they are capable of applying. |
33.2 | The Directors may establish any committees, local boards or agencies or appoint any person to be a manager or agent for managing the affairs of the Company and may appoint any person to be a member of such committees or local boards. Any such appointment may be made subject to any conditions the Directors may impose, and either collaterally with or to the exclusion of their own powers and may be revoked or altered. Subject to any such conditions, the proceedings of any such committee, local board or agency shall be governed by the Articles regulating the proceedings of Directors, so far as they are capable of applying. |
33.3 | The Directors may by power of attorney or otherwise appoint any person to be the agent of the Company on such conditions as the Directors may determine, provided that the delegation is not to the exclusion of their own powers and may be revoked by the Directors at any time. |
33.4 | The Directors may by power of attorney or otherwise appoint any company, firm, person or body of persons, whether nominated directly or indirectly by the Directors, to be the attorney or authorised signatory of the Company for such purpose and with such powers, authorities and discretions (not exceeding those vested in or exercisable by the Directors under these Articles) and for such period and subject to such conditions as they may think fit, and any such powers of attorney or other appointment may contain such provisions for the protection and convenience of persons dealing with any such attorneys or authorised signatories as the Directors may think fit and may also authorise any such attorney or authorised signatory to delegate all or any of the powers, authorities and discretions vested in him. |
33.5 | The Directors may appoint such officers as they consider necessary on such terms, at such remuneration and to perform such duties, and subject to such provisions as to disqualification and removal as the Directors may think fit. Unless otherwise specified in the terms of his appointment an officer may be removed by resolution of the Directors or Members. |
34 | Alternate Directors |
34.1 | Any Director (other than an alternate Director) may by writing appoint any other Director, or any other person willing to act, to be an alternate Director and by writing may remove from office an alternate Director so appointed by him. |
34.2 | An alternate Director shall be entitled to receive notice of all meetings of Directors and of all meetings of committees of Directors of which his appointor is a member, to attend and vote at every such meeting at which the Director appointing him is not personally present, and generally to perform all the functions of his appointor as a Director in his absence. |
34.3 | An alternate Director shall cease to be an alternate Director if his appointor ceases to be a Director. |
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34.4 | Any appointment or removal of an alternate Director shall be by notice to the Company signed by the Director making or revoking the appointment or in any other manner approved by the Directors. |
34.5 | An alternate Director shall be deemed for all purposes to be a Director and shall alone be responsible for his own acts and defaults and shall not be deemed to be the agent of the Director appointing him. |
35 | No Minimum Shareholding |
The Company in general meeting may fix a minimum shareholding required to be held by a Director, but unless and until such a shareholding qualification is fixed a Director is not required to hold Shares.
36 | Remuneration of Directors |
36.1 | The remuneration to be paid to the Directors, if any, shall be such remuneration as the Directors shall determine. The Directors shall also be entitled to be paid all travelling, hotel and other expenses properly incurred by them in connection with their attendance at meetings of Directors or committees of Directors, or general meetings of the Company, or separate meetings of the holders of any class of Shares or debentures of the Company, or otherwise in connection with the business of the Company, or to receive a fixed allowance in respect thereof as may be determined by the Directors, or a combination partly of one such method and partly the other. |
36.2 | The Directors may by resolution approve additional remuneration to any Director for any services other than his ordinary routine work as a Director. Any fees paid to a Director who is also counsel or solicitor to the Company, or otherwise serves it in a professional capacity shall be in addition to his remuneration as a Director. |
37 | Seal |
37.1 | The Company may, if the Directors so determine, have a Seal. The Seal shall only be used by the authority of the Directors or of a committee of the Directors authorised by the Directors. Every instrument to which the Seal has been affixed shall be signed by at least one person who shall be either a Director or some officer or other person appointed by the Directors for the purpose. |
37.2 | The Company may have for use in any place or places outside the Cayman Islands a duplicate Seal or Seals each of which shall be a facsimile of the common Seal of the Company and, if the Directors so determine, with the addition on its face of the name of every place where it is to be used. |
37.3 | A Director or officer, representative or attorney of the Company may without further authority of the Directors affix the Seal over his signature alone to any document of the Company required to be authenticated by him under seal or to be filed with the Registrar of Companies in the Cayman Islands or elsewhere wheresoever. |
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38 | Dividends, Distributions and Reserve |
38.1 | Subject to the Statute and this Article, the Directors may declare Dividends and distributions on Shares in issue and authorise payment of the Dividends or distributions out of the funds of the Company lawfully available therefor. No Dividend or distribution shall be paid except out of the realised or unrealised profits of the Company, or out of the share premium account or as otherwise permitted by the Statute. |
38.2 | Except as otherwise provided by the rights attached to Shares, all Dividends shall be declared and paid according to the par value of the Shares that a Member holds. If any Share is issued on terms providing that it shall rank for Dividend as from a particular date, that Share shall rank for Dividend accordingly. |
38.3 | The Directors may deduct from any Dividend or distribution payable to any Member all sums of money (if any) then payable by him to the Company on account of calls or otherwise. |
38.4 | The Directors may declare that any Dividend or distribution be paid wholly or partly by the distribution of specific assets and in particular of shares, debentures, or securities of any other company or in any one or more of such ways and where any difficulty arises in regard to such distribution, the Directors may settle the same as they think expedient and in particular may issue fractional Shares and fix the value for distribution of such specific assets or any part thereof and may determine that cash payments shall be made to any Members upon the basis of the value so fixed in order to adjust the rights of all Members and may vest any such specific assets in trustees as may seem expedient to the Directors. |
38.5 | Any Dividend, distribution, interest or other monies payable in cash in respect of Shares may be paid by wire transfer to the holder or by cheque or warrant sent through the post directed to the registered address of the holder or, in the case of joint holders, to the registered address of the holder who is first named on the Register of Members or to such person and to such address as such holder or joint holders may in writing direct. Every such cheque or warrant shall be made payable to the order of the person to whom it is sent. Any one of two or more joint holders may give effectual receipts for any Dividends, bonuses, or other monies payable in respect of the Share held by them as joint holders. |
38.6 | No Dividend or distribution shall bear interest against the Company. |
38.7 | Any Dividend which cannot be paid to a Member and/or which remains unclaimed after six months from the date of declaration of such Dividend may, in the discretion of the Directors, be paid into a separate account in the Companys name, provided that the Company shall not be constituted as a trustee in respect of that account and the Dividend shall remain as a debt due to the Member. Any Dividend which remains unclaimed after a period of six years from the date of declaration of such Dividend shall be forfeited and shall revert to the Company. |
39 | Capitalisation |
The Directors may capitalise any sum standing to the credit of any of the Companys reserve accounts (including share premium account and capital redemption reserve fund) or any sum standing to the credit of profit and loss account or otherwise available for distribution and to
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appropriate such sum to Members in the proportions in which such sum would have been divisible amongst them had the same been a distribution of profits by way of Dividend and to apply such sum on their behalf in paying up in full unissued Shares for allotment and distribution credited as fully paid-up to and amongst them in the proportion aforesaid. In such event the Directors shall do all acts and things required to give effect to such capitalisation, with full power to the Directors to make such provisions as they think fit for the case of Shares becoming distributable in fractions (including provisions whereby the benefit of fractional entitlements accrue to the Company rather than to the Members concerned). The Directors may authorise any person to enter on behalf of all of the Members interested into an agreement with the Company providing for such capitalisation and matters incidental thereto and any agreement made under such authority shall be effective and binding on all concerned.
40 | Books of Account |
40.1 | The Directors shall cause proper books of account to be kept with respect to all sums of money received and expended by the Company and the matters in respect of which the receipt or expenditure takes place, all sales and purchases of goods by the Company and the assets and liabilities of the Company. Proper books shall not be deemed to be kept if there are not kept such books of account as are necessary to give a true and fair view of the state of the Companys affairs and to explain its transactions. |
40.2 | The Directors shall from time to time determine whether and to what extent and at what times and places and under what conditions or regulations the accounts and books of the Company or any of them shall be open to the inspection of Members not being Directors and no Member (not being a Director) shall have any right of inspecting any account or book or document of the Company except as conferred by Statute or authorised by the Directors or by the Company in general meeting. |
40.3 | The Directors may from time to time cause to be prepared and to be laid before the Company in general meeting profit and loss accounts, balance sheets, group accounts (if any) and such other reports and accounts as may be required by law. |
41 | Audit |
41.1 | The Directors may appoint an Auditor of the Company who shall hold office until removed from office by a resolution of the Directors, and may fix his or their remuneration. |
41.2 | Every Auditor of the Company shall have a right of access at all times to the books and accounts and vouchers of the Company and shall be entitled to require from the Directors and officers of the Company such information and explanation as may be necessary for the performance of the duties of the Auditor. |
41.3 | Auditors shall, if so required by the Directors, make a report on the accounts of the Company during their tenure of office at the next annual general meeting following their appointment in the case of a company which is registered with the Registrar of Companies as an ordinary company, and at the next extraordinary general meeting following their appointment in the case of a company which is registered with the Registrar of Companies as an exempted company, and at any other time during their term of office, upon request of the Directors or any general meeting of the Members. |
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42 | Notices |
42.1 | Notices shall be in writing and may be given by the Company to any Member either personally or by sending it by courier, post, cable, telex, fax or e-mail to him or to his address as shown in the Register of Members (or where the notice is given by e-mail by sending it to the e-mail address provided by such Member). Any notice, if posted from one country to another, is to be sent airmail. |
42.2 | Where a notice is sent by courier, service of the notice shall be deemed to be effected by delivery of the notice to a courier company, and shall be deemed to have been received on the third day (not including Saturdays or Sundays or public holidays) following the day on which the notice was delivered to the courier. Where a notice is sent by post, service of the notice shall be deemed to be effected by properly addressing, pre paying and posting a letter containing the notice, and shall be deemed to have been received on the fifth day (not including Saturdays or Sundays or public holidays) following the day on which the notice was posted. Where a notice is sent by cable, telex or fax, service of the notice shall be deemed to be effected by properly addressing and sending such notice and shall be deemed to have been received on the same day that it was transmitted. Where a notice is given by e-mail service shall be deemed to be effected by transmitting the e-mail to the e-mail address provided by the intended recipient and shall be deemed to have been received on the same day that it was sent, and it shall not be necessary for the receipt of the e-mail to be acknowledged by the recipient. |
42.3 | A notice may be given by the Company to the person or persons which the Company has been advised are entitled to a Share or Shares in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of a Member in the same manner as other notices which are required to be given under these Articles and shall be addressed to them by name, or by the title of representatives of the deceased, or trustee of the bankrupt, or by any like description at the address supplied for that purpose by the persons claiming to be so entitled, or at the option of the Company by giving the notice in any manner in which the same might have been given if the death or bankruptcy had not occurred. |
42.4 | Notice of every general meeting shall be given in any manner hereinbefore authorised to every person shown as a Member in the Register of Members on the record date for such meeting except that in the case of joint holders the notice shall be sufficient if given to the joint holder first named in the Register of Members and every person upon whom the ownership of a Share devolves by reason of his being a legal personal representative or a trustee in bankruptcy of a Member of record where the Member of record but for his death or bankruptcy would be entitled to receive notice of the meeting, and no other person shall be entitled to receive notices of general meetings. |
43 | Winding Up |
43.1 | If the Company shall be wound up, and the assets available for distribution amongst the Members shall be insufficient to repay the whole of the share capital, such assets shall be distributed so that, as nearly as may be, the losses shall be borne by the Members in proportion |
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to the par value of the Shares held by them. If in a winding up the assets available for distribution amongst the Members shall be more than sufficient to repay the whole of the share capital at the commencement of the winding up, the surplus shall be distributed amongst the Members in proportion to the par value of the Shares held by them at the commencement of the winding up subject to a deduction from those Shares in respect of which there are monies due, of all monies payable to the Company for unpaid calls or otherwise. This Article is without prejudice to the rights of the holders of Shares issued upon special terms and conditions. |
43.2 | If the Company shall be wound up the liquidator may, with the sanction of a Special Resolution of the Company and any other sanction required by the Statute, divide amongst the Members 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 that purpose value any assets and determine how the division shall be carried out as between the Members or different classes of Members. The liquidator may, with the like sanction, vest the whole or any part of such assets in trustees upon such trusts for the benefit of the Members as the liquidator, with the like sanction, shall think fit, but so that no Member shall be compelled to accept any asset upon which there is a liability. |
44 | Indemnity |
Every Director or officer of the Company shall be indemnified out of the assets of the Company against any liability incurred by him as a result of any act or failure to act in carrying out his functions other than such liability (if any) that he may incur by his own actual fraud or wilful default. No such Director or officer shall be liable to the Company for any loss or damage in carrying out his functions unless that liability arises through the actual fraud or wilful default of such Director or officer. References in this Article to actual fraud or wilful default mean a finding to such effect by a competent court in relation to the conduct of the relevant party.
45 | Financial Year |
Unless the Directors otherwise prescribe, the financial year of the Company shall end on 31st December in each year and, following the year of incorporation, shall begin on 1st January in each year.
46 | Transfer by way of Continuation |
If the Company is exempted as defined in the Statute, it shall, subject to the provisions of the Statute and with the approval of a Special Resolution, have the power to register by way of continuation as a body corporate under the laws of any jurisdiction outside the Cayman Islands and to be deregistered in the Cayman Islands.
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Exhibit 3.13B
Registrar of Companies
Government Administration Building
133 Elgin Avenue
George Town
Grand Cayman
Vantage Driller III Co (ROC #220517) (the Company)
TAKE NOTICE that by written resolution of the sole shareholder of the Company dated 6 January 2016, the following special resolution was passed:
THAT the Second Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company currently in effect be amended and restated by the deletion in their entirety and the substitution in their place of the Third Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association annexed hereto.
Barb Ouellette |
Corporate Administrator |
for and on behalf of |
Maples Corporate Services Limited |
Dated this 12th day of January 2016
THE COMPANIES LAW (2013 REVISION)
OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS
COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES
THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
OF
Vantage Driller III Co
(adopted by special resolution passed on 6 January 2016)
THE COMPANIES LAW (2013 REVISION)
OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS
COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES
THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED
MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION
OF
Vantage Driller III Co
(adopted by special resolution passed on 6 January 2016)
1 | The name of the Company is Vantage Driller III Co |
2 | The registered office of the Company shall be at the offices of Maples Corporate Services Limited, PO Box 309, Ugland House, Grand Cayman, KY1-1104, Cayman Islands, or at such other place as the Directors may from time to time decide. |
3 | The objects for which the Company is established are the following: |
(a) | to provide petroleum, mining and prospecting services (including offshore exploration services); |
(b) | to enter into such other agreements and documents and take such other actions as the directors of the Company may consider necessary or desirable in connection with the matters set out in (a) above, including any arrangements relating to the financing, operations, maintenance and administration of the Company; |
(c) | to engage in or carry on any other activity and do anything of any nature which may seem to the directors of the Company to be necessary or desirable in connection with any of the above objects (a) and (b) which shall include any and all activities contemplated by the Articles of Association of the Company; and |
(d) | in addition to objects (a) to (c), the Company shall have full power and authority to carry out any object not prohibited by the Companies Law (2007 Revision) or as the same may be revised from time to time, or any other law of the Cayman Islands. |
4 | The liability of each Member is limited to the amount from time to time unpaid on such Members shares. |
5 | The share capital of the Company is US$50,000 divided into 50,000 shares of a par value of US$1.00 each. |
6 | The Company has power to register by way of continuation as a body corporate limited by shares under the laws of any jurisdiction outside the Cayman Islands and to be deregistered in the Cayman Islands. |
7 | Capitalised terms that are not defined in this Memorandum of Association bear the same meaning as those given in the Articles of Association of the Company. |
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THE COMPANIES LAW (2013 REVISION)
OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS
COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES
THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED
ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
OF
Vantage Driller III Co
(adopted by special resolution passed on 6 January 2016)
1 | Interpretation |
1.1 | In these Articles Table A in the First Schedule to the Statute does not apply and, unless there is something in the subject or context inconsistent therewith: |
Articles | means these articles of association of the Company. | |
Auditor | means the person for the time being performing the duties of auditor of the Company (if any). | |
Company | means the above named company. | |
Directors | means the directors for the time being of the Company. | |
Dividend | includes an interim dividend. | |
Electronic Record | has the same meaning as in the Electronic Transactions Law. | |
Electronic Transactions Law | means the Electronic Transactions Law (2003 Revision) of the Cayman Islands. | |
Member | has the same meaning as in the Statute. | |
Memorandum | means the memorandum of association of the Company. | |
Ordinary Resolution | means a resolution passed by a simple majority of the Members as, being entitled to do so, vote in person or, where proxies are allowed, by proxy at a general meeting, and includes a unanimous written resolution. In computing the majority when a poll is demanded regard shall be had to the number of votes to which each Member is entitled by the Articles. |
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Register of Members | means the register maintained in accordance with the Statute and includes (except where otherwise stated) any duplicate Register of Members. | |
Registered Office | means the registered office for the time being of the Company. | |
Seal | means the common seal of the Company and includes every duplicate seal. | |
Share and Shares | means a share or shares in the Company and includes a fraction of a share. | |
Special Resolution | has the same meaning as in the Statute, and includes a unanimous written resolution. | |
Statute | means the Companies Law (2013 Revision) of the Cayman Islands. |
1.2 | In these Articles: |
(a) | words importing the singular number include the plural number and vice versa; |
(b) | words importing the masculine gender include the feminine gender; |
(c) | words importing persons include corporations; |
(d) | written and in writing include all modes of representing or reproducing words in visible form, including in the form of an Electronic Record; |
(e) | references to provisions of any law or regulation shall be construed as references to those provisions as amended, modified, re-enacted or replaced from time to time; |
(f) | any phrase introduced by the terms including, include, in particular or any similar expression shall be construed as illustrative and shall not limit the sense of the words preceding those terms; |
(g) | headings are inserted for reference only and shall be ignored in construing these Articles; and |
(h) | Section 8 of the Electronic Transactions Law shall not apply. |
2 | Commencement of Business |
2.1 | The business of the Company may be commenced as soon after incorporation as the Directors shall see fit. |
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2.2 | The Directors may pay, out of the capital or any other monies of the Company, all expenses incurred in or about the formation and establishment of the Company, including the expenses of registration. |
3 | Issue of Shares |
3.1 | Subject to the provisions, if any, in the Memorandum (and to any direction that may be given by the Company in general meeting) and without prejudice to any rights attached to any existing Shares, the Directors may allot, issue, grant options over or otherwise dispose of Shares (including fractions of a Share) with or without preferred, deferred or other rights or restrictions, whether in regard to Dividend, voting, return of capital or otherwise and to such persons, at such times and on such other terms as they think proper, save that no Shares shall be allotted, issued or disposed of without such Share having the right to attend and vote at general meetings of the Company. |
3.2 | The Company shall not issue Shares to bearer. |
4 | Register of Members |
The Company shall maintain or cause to be maintained the Register of Members. |
5 | Closing Register of Members or Fixing Record Date |
5.1 | For the purpose of determining Members entitled to notice of, or to vote at any meeting of Members or any adjournment thereof, or Members entitled to receive payment of any Dividend, or in order to make a determination of Members for any other purpose, the Directors may provide that the Register of Members shall be closed for transfers for a stated period which shall not in any case exceed forty days. If the Register of Members shall be closed for the purpose of determining Members entitled to notice of, or to vote at, a meeting of Members the Register of Members shall be closed for at least ten days immediately preceding the meeting. |
5.2 | In lieu of, or apart from, closing the Register of Members, the Directors may fix in advance or arrears a date as the record date for any such determination of Members entitled to notice of, or to vote at any meeting of the Members or any adjournment thereof, or for the purpose of determining the Members entitled to receive payment of any Dividend or in order to make a determination of Members for any other purpose. |
5.3 | If the Register of Members is not so closed and no record date is fixed for the determination of Members entitled to notice of, or to vote at, a meeting of Members or Members entitled to receive payment of a Dividend, the date on which notice of the meeting is sent or the date on which the resolution of the Directors declaring such Dividend is adopted, as the case may be, shall be the record date for such determination of Members. When a determination of Members entitled to vote at any meeting of Members has been made as provided in this Article, such determination shall apply to any adjournment thereof. |
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6 | Certificates for Shares |
6.1 | A Member shall only be entitled to a share certificate if the Directors resolve that share certificates shall be issued. Share certificates representing Shares, if any, shall be in such form as the Directors may determine. Share certificates shall be signed by one or more Directors or other person authorised by the Directors. The Directors may authorise certificates to be issued with the authorised signature(s) affixed by mechanical process. All certificates for Shares shall be consecutively numbered or otherwise identified and shall specify the Shares to which they relate. All certificates surrendered to the Company for transfer shall be cancelled and subject to these Articles no new certificate shall be issued until the former certificate representing a like number of relevant Shares shall have been surrendered and cancelled. |
6.2 | The Company shall not be bound to issue more than one certificate for Shares held jointly by more than one person and delivery of a certificate to one joint holder shall be a sufficient delivery to all of them. |
6.3 | If a share certificate is defaced, worn out, lost or destroyed, it may be renewed on such terms (if any) as to evidence and indemnity and on the payment of such expenses reasonably incurred by the Company in investigating evidence, as the Directors may prescribe, and (in the case of defacement or wearing out) upon delivery of the old certificate. |
7 | Transfer of Shares |
7.1 | Shares are transferable subject to the consent of the Directors who may, in their absolute discretion, decline to register any transfer of Shares without giving any reason. If the Directors refuse to register a transfer they shall notify the transferee within two months of such refusal. |
7.2 | The instrument of transfer of any Share shall be in writing and shall be executed by or on behalf of the transferor (and if the Directors so require, signed by the transferee). The transferor shall be deemed to remain the holder of a Share until the name of the transferee is entered in the Register of Members. |
7.3 | Notwithstanding anything contained in these Articles, the Directors shall not decline to register any transfer of shares where such transfer is executed pursuant to, or for the purpose of enforcing, any security which has been granted over such shares, and a certificate by the party to whom such security has been granted that the transfer was so executed shall be conclusive evidence of such fact. |
8 | Redemption and Repurchase of Shares |
8.1 | Subject to the provisions of the Statute the Company may issue Shares that are to be redeemed or are liable to be redeemed at the option of the Member or the Company. The redemption of such Shares shall be effected in such manner as the Company may, by Special Resolution, determine before the issue of the Shares. |
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8.2 | Subject to the provisions of the Statute, the Company may purchase its own Shares (including any redeemable Shares) provided that the Members shall have approved the manner of purchase by Ordinary Resolution. |
8.3 | The Company may make a payment in respect of the redemption or purchase of its own Shares in any manner permitted by the Statute, including out of capital. |
9 | Variation of Rights of Shares |
9.1 | If at any time the share capital of the Company 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-quarters of the issued Shares of that class, or with the sanction of a Special Resolution passed at a general meeting of the holders of the Shares of that class. |
9.2 | The provisions of these Articles relating to general meetings shall apply to every class meeting of the holders of one class of Shares except that the necessary quorum shall be one person holding or representing by proxy at least one third of the issued Shares of the class and that any holder of Shares of the class present in person or by proxy may demand a poll. |
9.3 | 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. |
10 | Commission on Sale of Shares |
The Company may, in so far as the Statute permits, pay a commission to any person in consideration of his subscribing or agreeing to subscribe whether absolutely or conditionally for any Shares of the Company. Such commissions may be satisfied by the payment of cash and/or the issue of fully or partly paid-up Shares. The Company may also on any issue of Shares pay such brokerage as may be lawful. |
11 | Non Recognition of Trusts |
The Company shall not be bound by or compelled to recognise in any way (even when notified) any equitable, contingent, future or partial interest in any Share, or (except only as is otherwise provided by these Articles or the Statute) any other rights in respect of any Share other than an absolute right to the entirety thereof in the registered holder. |
12 | Lien on Shares |
12.1 | The Company shall have a first and paramount lien on all Shares (whether fully paid-up or not) registered in the name of a Member (whether solely or jointly with others) for all debts, liabilities or engagements to or with the Company (whether presently payable or not) by such Member or his estate, either alone or jointly with any other person, whether a Member or not, but the Directors may at any time declare any Share to be wholly or in part exempt from the provisions of this Article. The registration of a transfer of any such Share shall operate as a waiver of the Companys lien thereon. The Companys lien on a Share shall also extend to any amount payable in respect of that Share. |
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12.2 | The Company may sell, in such manner as the Directors think fit, any Shares on which the Company has a lien, if a sum in respect of which the lien exists is presently payable, and is not paid within fourteen clear days after notice has been given to the holder of the Shares, or to the person entitled to it in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of the holder, demanding payment and stating that if the notice is not complied with the Shares may be sold. |
12.3 | To give effect to any such sale the Directors may authorise any person to execute an instrument of transfer of the Shares sold to, or in accordance with the directions of, the purchaser. The purchaser or his nominee shall be registered as the holder of the Shares comprised in any such transfer, and he shall not be bound to see to the application of the purchase money, nor shall his title to the Shares be affected by any irregularity or invalidity in the sale or the exercise of the Companys power of sale under these Articles. |
12.4 | The net proceeds of such sale after payment of costs, shall be applied in payment of such part of the amount in respect of which the lien exists as is presently payable and any residue shall (subject to a like lien for sums not presently payable as existed upon the Shares before the sale) be paid to the person entitled to the Shares at the date of the sale. |
12.5 | Notwithstanding any other provision of these Articles, in the case of any share which is the subject of any security agreement approved by the Directors by, or pursuant to which, a security interest, mortgage, charge or other encumbrance has been granted in respect of such share, (i) the Company shall not have any lien on any such share for any monies (whether presently payable or not) payable at a fixed time or called in respect of any such share, (ii) subject always to their Directors duties under Cayman Islands law, the Directors of the Company may not refuse to declare, and if requested to do so by any holder or the secured party under any such security agreement, may declare any such share to be exempt from any lien provisions provided for in Articles 12.1 to 12.4 and (iii) the provisions of Articles 12.1 to 12.4 inclusive shall not apply to any such share. |
13 | Call on Shares |
13.1 | Subject to the terms of the allotment the Directors may from time to time make calls upon the Members in respect of any monies unpaid on their Shares (whether in respect of par value or premium), and each Member shall (subject to receiving at least fourteen days notice specifying the time or times of payment) pay to the Company at the time or times so specified the amount called on the Shares. A call may be revoked or postponed as the Directors may determine. A call may be required to be paid by instalments. A person upon whom a call is made shall remain liable for calls made upon him notwithstanding the subsequent transfer of the Shares in respect of which the call was made. |
13.2 | A call shall be deemed to have been made at the time when the resolution of the Directors authorising such call was passed. |
13.3 | The joint holders of a Share shall be jointly and severally liable to pay all calls in respect thereof. |
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13.4 | If a call remains unpaid after it has become due and payable, the person from whom it is due shall pay interest on the amount unpaid from the day it became due and payable until it is paid at such rate as the Directors may determine, but the Directors may waive payment of the interest wholly or in part. |
13.5 | An amount payable in respect of a Share on allotment or at any fixed date, whether on account of the par value of the Share or premium or otherwise, shall be deemed to be a call and if it is not paid all the provisions of these Articles shall apply as if that amount had become due and payable by virtue of a call. |
13.6 | The Directors may issue Shares with different terms as to the amount and times of payment of calls, or the interest to be paid. |
13.7 | The Directors may, if they think fit, receive an amount from any Member willing to advance all or any part of the monies uncalled and unpaid upon any Shares held by him, and may (until the amount would otherwise become payable) pay interest at such rate as may be agreed upon between the Directors and the Member paying such amount in advance. |
13.8 | No such amount paid in advance of calls shall entitle the Member paying such amount to any portion of a Dividend declared in respect of any period prior to the date upon which such amount would, but for such payment, become payable. |
14 | Forfeiture of Shares |
14.1 | If a call remains unpaid after it has become due and payable the Directors may give to the person from whom it is due not less than fourteen clear days notice requiring payment of the amount unpaid together with any interest, which may have accrued. The notice shall specify where payment is to be made and shall state that if the notice is not complied with the Shares in respect of which the call was made will be liable to be forfeited. |
14.2 | If the notice is not complied with any Share in respect of which it was given may, before the payment required by the notice has been made, be forfeited by a resolution of the Directors. Such forfeiture shall include all Dividends or other monies declared payable in respect of the forfeited Share and not paid before the forfeiture. |
14.3 | A forfeited Share may be sold, re-allotted or otherwise disposed of on such terms and in such manner as the Directors think fit and at any time before a sale, re-allotment or disposition the forfeiture may be cancelled on such terms as the Directors think fit. Where for the purposes of its disposal a forfeited Share is to be transferred to any person the Directors may authorise some person to execute an instrument of transfer of the Share in favour of that person. |
14.4 | A person any of whose Shares have been forfeited shall cease to be a Member in respect of them and shall surrender to the Company for cancellation the certificate for the Shares forfeited and shall remain liable to pay to the Company all monies which at the date of forfeiture were payable by him to the Company in respect of those Shares together with interest, but his liability shall cease if and when the Company shall have received payment in full of all monies due and payable by him in respect of those Shares. |
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14.5 | A certificate in writing under the hand of one Director or officer of the Company that a Share has been forfeited on a specified date shall be conclusive evidence of the fact as against all persons claiming to be entitled to the Share. The certificate shall (subject to the execution of an instrument of transfer) constitute a good title to the Share and the person to whom the Share is disposed of shall not be bound to see to the application of the purchase money, if any, nor shall his title to the Share be affected by any irregularity or invalidity in the proceedings in reference to the forfeiture, sale or disposal of the Share. |
14.6 | The provisions of these Articles as to forfeiture shall apply in the case of non payment of any sum which, by the terms of issue of a Share, becomes payable at a fixed time, whether on account of the par value of the Share or by way of premium as if it had been payable by virtue of a call duly made and notified. |
15 | Transmission of Shares |
15.1 | If a Member dies the survivor or survivors where he was a joint holder or his legal personal representatives where he was a sole holder, shall be the only persons recognised by the Company as having any title to his interest. The estate of a deceased Member is not thereby released from any liability in respect of any Share, which had been jointly held by him. |
15.2 | Any person becoming entitled to a Share in consequence of the death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution of a Member (or in any other way than by transfer) may, upon such evidence being produced as may from time to time be required by the Directors, elect, by a notice in writing sent by him, either to become the holder of such Share or to have some person nominated by him become the holder of such Share but the Directors shall, in either case, have the same right to decline or suspend registration as they would have had in the case of a transfer of the Share by the relevant Member before his death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution, as the case may be. |
15.3 | A person becoming entitled to a Share by reason of the death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution of a Member (or in any other case than by transfer) shall be entitled to the same Dividends and other advantages to which he would be entitled if he were the registered holder of such Share. However, he shall not, before becoming a Member in respect of a Share, be entitled in respect of it to exercise any right conferred by membership in relation to meetings of the Company and the Directors may at any time give notice requiring any such person to elect either to be registered himself or to have some person nominated by him become the holder of the Share (but the Directors shall, in either case, have the same right to decline or suspend registration as they would have had in the case of a transfer of the Share by the relevant Member before his death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution or any other case than by transfer, as the case may be). If the notice is not complied with within ninety days the Directors may thereafter withhold payment of all Dividends, bonuses or other monies payable in respect of the Share until the requirements of the notice have been complied with. |
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16 | Amendments of Memorandum and Articles of Association and Alteration of Capital |
16.1 | The Company may by Ordinary Resolution: |
(a) | increase the share capital by such sum as the resolution shall prescribe and with such rights, priorities and privileges annexed thereto, as the Company in general meeting may determine; |
(b) | consolidate and divide all or any of its share capital into Shares of larger amount than its existing Shares; |
(c) | by subdivision of its existing Shares or any of them divide the whole or any part of its Share capital into Shares of smaller amount than is fixed by the Memorandum or into Shares without par value; and |
(d) | cancel any Shares that at the date of the passing of the resolution have not been taken or agreed to be taken by any person. |
16.2 | All new Shares created in accordance with the provisions of the preceding Article shall be subject to the same provisions of the Articles with reference to the payment of calls, liens, transfer, transmission, forfeiture and otherwise as the Shares in the original share capital. |
16.3 | Subject to the provisions of the Statute and the provisions of these Articles as regards the matters to be dealt with by Ordinary Resolution, the Company may by Special Resolution: |
(a) | change its name; |
(b) | alter or add to these Articles; |
(c) | alter or add to the Memorandum with respect to any objects, powers or other matters specified therein; and |
(d) | reduce its share capital and any capital redemption reserve fund. |
17 | Registered Office |
Subject to the provisions of the Statute, the Company may by resolution of the Directors change the location of its Registered Office. |
18 | General Meetings |
18.1 | All general meetings other than annual general meetings shall be called extraordinary general meetings. |
18.2 | The Company shall, if required by the Statute, in each year hold a general meeting as its annual general meeting, and shall specify the meeting as such in the notices calling it. The annual general meeting shall be held at such time and place as the Directors shall appoint and if no other time and place is prescribed by them, it shall be held at the Registered Office on the second Wednesday in December of each year at ten oclock in the morning. At these meetings the report of the Directors (if any) shall be presented. |
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18.3 | The Company may hold an annual general meeting, but shall not (unless required by Statute) be obliged to hold an annual general meeting. |
18.4 | The Directors may call general meetings, and they shall on a Members requisition forthwith proceed to convene an extraordinary general meeting of the Company. |
18.5 | A Members requisition is a requisition of Members of the Company holding at the date of deposit of the requisition not less than ten per cent. in par value of the capital of the Company which as at that date carries the right of voting at general meetings of the Company. |
18.6 | The requisition must state the objects of the meeting and must be signed by the requisitionists and deposited at the Registered Office, and may consist of several documents in like form each signed by one or more requisitionists. |
18.7 | If the Directors do not within twenty-one days from the date of the deposit of the requisition duly proceed to convene a general meeting to be held within a further twenty-one days, the requisitionists, or any of them representing more than one-half of the total voting rights of all of them, may themselves convene a general meeting, but any meeting so convened shall not be held after the expiration of three months after the expiration of the said twenty-one days. |
18.8 | A general meeting convened as aforesaid by requisitionists shall be convened in the same manner as nearly as possible as that in which general meetings are to be convened by Directors. |
19 | Notice of General Meetings |
19.1 | At least five days notice shall be given of any general meeting. Every notice shall be exclusive of the day on which it is given or deemed to be given and of the day for which it is given and shall specify the place, the day and the hour of the meeting and the general nature of the business and shall be given in the manner hereinafter mentioned or in such other manner if any as may be prescribed by the Company, provided that a general meeting of the Company shall, whether or not the notice specified in this regulation has been given and whether or not the provisions of the Articles regarding general meetings have been complied with, be deemed to have been duly convened if it is so agreed: |
(a) | in the case of an annual general meeting, by all the Members (or their proxies) entitled to attend and vote thereat; and |
(b) | in the case of an extraordinary general meeting, by a majority in number of the Members (or their proxies) having a right to attend and vote at the meeting, being a majority together holding not less than ninety five per cent. in par value of the Shares giving that right. |
19.2 | The accidental omission to give notice of a general meeting to, or the non receipt of notice of a meeting by, any person entitled to receive notice shall not invalidate the proceedings of that meeting. |
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20 | Proceedings at General Meetings |
20.1 | No business shall be transacted at any general meeting unless a quorum is present. Two Members being individuals present in person or by proxy or if a corporation or other non-natural person by its duly authorised representative or proxy shall be a quorum unless the Company has only one Member entitled to vote at such general meeting in which case the quorum shall be that one Member present in person or by proxy or (in the case of a corporation or other non-natural person) by a duly authorised representative or proxy. |
20.2 | A person may participate at a general meeting by conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all the persons participating in the meeting can communicate with each other. Participation by a person in a general meeting in this manner is treated as presence in person at that meeting. |
20.3 | A resolution (including a Special Resolution) in writing (in one or more counterparts) signed by all Members for the time being entitled to receive notice of and to attend and vote at general meetings (or, being corporations, signed by their duly authorised representatives) shall be as valid and effective as if the resolution had been passed at a general meeting of the Company duly convened and held. |
20.4 | If a quorum is not present within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting or if during such a meeting a quorum ceases to be present, the meeting, if convened upon the requisition of Members, shall be dissolved and in any other case it shall stand adjourned to the same day in the next week at the same time and place or to such other day, time or such other place as the Directors may determine, and if at the adjourned meeting a quorum is not present within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting the Members present shall be a quorum. |
20.5 | The chairman, if any, of the board of Directors shall preside as chairman at every general meeting of the Company, or if there is no such chairman, or if he shall not be present within fifteen minutes after the time appointed for the holding of the meeting, or is unwilling to act, the Directors present shall elect one of their number to be chairman of the meeting. |
20.6 | If no Director is willing to act as chairman or if no Director is present within fifteen minutes after the time appointed for holding the meeting, the Members present shall choose one of their number to be chairman of the meeting. |
20.7 | The chairman may, with the consent of a meeting at which a quorum is present, (and shall if so directed by the meeting), adjourn the meeting from time to time and from place to place, but no business shall be transacted at any adjourned meeting other than the business left unfinished at the meeting from which the adjournment took place. When a general meeting is adjourned for thirty days or more, notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given as in the case of an original meeting. Otherwise it shall not be necessary to give any such notice. |
20.8 | A resolution put to the vote of the meeting shall be decided on a show of hands unless before, or on the declaration of the result of, the show of hands, the chairman demands a poll, or any other Member or Members collectively present in person or by proxy and holding at least ten per cent. in par value of the Shares giving a right to attend and vote at the meeting demand a poll. |
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20.9 | Unless a poll is duly demanded a declaration by the chairman that a resolution has been carried or carried unanimously, or by a particular majority, or lost or not carried by a particular majority, an entry to that effect in the minutes of the proceedings of the meeting shall be conclusive evidence of that fact without proof of the number or proportion of the votes recorded in favour of or against such resolution. |
20.10 | The demand for a poll may be withdrawn. |
20.11 | Except on a poll demanded on the election of a chairman or on a question of adjournment, a poll shall be taken as the chairman directs, and the result of the poll shall be deemed to be the resolution of the general meeting at which the poll was demanded. |
20.12 | A poll demanded on the election of a chairman or on a question of adjournment shall be taken forthwith. A poll demanded on any other question shall be taken at such time as the chairman of the general meeting directs, and any business other than that upon which a poll has been demanded or is contingent thereon may proceed pending the taking of the poll. |
20.13 | In the case of an equality of votes, whether on a show of hands or on a poll, the chairman shall be entitled to a second or casting vote. |
21 | Votes of Members |
21.1 | Subject to any rights or restrictions attached to any Shares, on a show of hands every Member who (being an individual) is present in person or by proxy or, if a corporation or other non-natural person is present by its duly authorised representative or proxy, shall have one vote and on a poll every Member shall have one vote for every Share of which he is the holder. |
21.2 | In the case of joint holders of record the vote of the senior holder who tenders a vote, whether in person or by proxy, shall be accepted to the exclusion of the votes of the other joint holders, and seniority shall be determined by the order in which the names of the holders stand in the Register of Members. |
21.3 | A Member of unsound mind, or in respect of whom an order has been made by any court, having jurisdiction in lunacy, may vote, whether on a show of hands or on a poll, by his committee, receiver, curator bonis, or other person on such Members behalf appointed by that court, and any such committee, receiver, curator bonis or other person may vote by proxy. |
21.4 | No person shall be entitled to vote at any general meeting or at any separate meeting of the holders of a class of Shares unless he is registered as a Member on the record date for such meeting nor unless all calls or other monies then payable by him in respect of Shares have been paid. |
21.5 | No objection shall be raised to the qualification of any voter except at the general meeting or adjourned general meeting at which the vote objected to is given or tendered and every vote not disallowed at the meeting shall be valid. Any objection made in due time shall be referred to the chairman whose decision shall be final and conclusive. |
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21.6 | On a poll or on a show of hands votes may be cast either personally or by proxy. A Member may appoint more than one proxy or the same proxy under one or more instruments to attend and vote at a meeting. Where a Member appoints more than one proxy the instrument of proxy shall state which proxy is entitled to vote on a show of hands. |
21.7 | A Member holding more than one Share need not cast the votes in respect of his Shares in the same way on any resolution and therefore may vote a Share or some or all such Shares either for or against a resolution and/or abstain from voting a Share or some or all of the Shares and, subject to the terms of the instrument appointing him, a proxy appointed under one or more instruments may vote a Share or some or all of the Shares in respect of which he is appointed either for or against a resolution and/or abstain from voting. |
22 | Proxies |
22.1 | The instrument appointing a proxy shall be in writing, be executed under the hand of the appointor or of his attorney duly authorised in writing, or, if the appointor is a corporation under the hand of an officer or attorney duly authorised for that purpose. A proxy need not be a Member of the Company. |
22.2 | The instrument appointing a proxy shall be deposited at the Registered Office or at such other place as is specified for that purpose in the notice convening the meeting, or in any instrument of proxy sent out by the Company: |
(a) | not less than 48 hours before the time for holding the meeting or adjourned meeting at which the person named in the instrument proposes to vote; or |
(b) | in the case of a poll taken more than 48 hours after it is demanded, be deposited as aforesaid after the poll has been demanded and not less than 24 hours before the time appointed for the taking of the poll; or |
(c) | where the poll is not taken forthwith but is taken not more than 48 hours after it was demanded be delivered at the meeting at which the poll was demanded to the chairman or to the secretary or to any director; |
provided that the Directors may in the notice convening the meeting, or in an instrument of proxy sent out by the Company, direct that the instrument appointing a proxy may be deposited (no later than the time for holding the meeting or adjourned meeting) at the Registered Office or at such other place as is specified for that purpose in the notice convening the meeting, or in any instrument of proxy sent out by the Company. The chairman may in any event at his discretion direct that an instrument of proxy shall be deemed to have been duly deposited. An instrument of proxy that is not deposited in the manner permitted shall be invalid.
22.3 | The instrument appointing a proxy may be in any usual or common form and may be expressed to be for a particular meeting or any adjournment thereof or generally until revoked. An instrument appointing a proxy shall be deemed to include the power to demand or join or concur in demanding a poll. |
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22.4 | Votes given in accordance with the terms of an instrument of proxy shall be valid notwithstanding the previous death or insanity of the principal or revocation of the proxy or of the authority under which the proxy was executed, or the transfer of the Share in respect of which the proxy is given unless notice in writing of such death, insanity, revocation or transfer was received by the Company at the Registered Office before the commencement of the general meeting, or adjourned meeting at which it is sought to use the proxy. |
23 | Corporate Members |
Any corporation or other non-natural person which is a Member may in accordance with its constitutional documents, or in the absence of such provision by resolution of its directors or other governing body, authorise such person as it thinks fit to act as its representative at any meeting of the Company or of any class of Members, and the person so authorised shall be entitled to exercise the same powers on behalf of the corporation which he represents as the corporation could exercise if it were an individual Member.
24 | Shares that May Not be Voted |
Shares in the Company that are beneficially owned by the Company shall not be voted, directly or indirectly, at any meeting and shall not be counted in determining the total number of outstanding Shares at any given time.
25 | Directors |
There shall be a board of Directors consisting of not less than one person (exclusive of alternate Directors) provided however that the Company may from time to time by Ordinary Resolution increase or reduce the limits in the number of Directors.
26 | Powers of Directors |
26.1 | Subject to the provisions of the Statute, the Memorandum and the Articles and to any directions given by Special Resolution, the business of the Company shall be managed by the Directors who may exercise all the powers of the Company. No alteration of the Memorandum or Articles and no such direction shall invalidate any prior act of the Directors which would have been valid if that alteration had not been made or that direction had not been given. A duly convened meeting of Directors at which a quorum is present may exercise all powers exercisable by the Directors. |
26.2 | All cheques, promissory notes, drafts, bills of exchange and other negotiable instruments and all receipts for monies paid to the Company shall be signed, drawn, accepted, endorsed or otherwise executed as the case may be in such manner as the Directors shall determine by resolution. |
26.3 | The Directors on behalf of the Company may pay a gratuity or pension or allowance on retirement to any Director who has held any other salaried office or place of profit with the Company or to his widow or dependants and may make contributions to any fund and pay premiums for the purchase or provision of any such gratuity, pension or allowance. |
26.4 | The Directors may 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 to issue debentures, debenture stock, mortgages, bonds and other such securities whether outright or as security for any debt, liability or obligation of the Company or of any third party. |
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27 | Appointment and Removal of Directors |
27.1 | The Company may by Ordinary Resolution appoint any person to be a Director or may by Ordinary Resolution remove any Director. |
27.2 | The Directors may appoint any person to be a Director, either to fill a vacancy or as an additional Director provided that the appointment does not cause the number of Directors to exceed any number fixed by or in accordance with the Articles as the maximum number of Directors. |
28 | Vacation of Office of Director |
The office of a Director shall be vacated if:
(a) | he gives notice in writing to the Company that he resigns the office of Director; or |
(b) | he absents himself (without being represented by proxy or an alternate Director appointed by him) from three consecutive meetings of the board of Directors without special leave of absence from the Directors, and they pass a resolution that he has by reason of such absence vacated office; or |
(c) | he dies, becomes bankrupt or makes any arrangement or composition with his creditors generally; or |
(d) | he is found to be or becomes of unsound mind; or |
(e) | all the other Directors of the Company (being not less than two in number) resolve that he should be removed as a Director. |
29 | Proceedings of Directors |
29.1 | The quorum for the transaction of the business of the Directors may be fixed by the Directors, and unless so fixed shall be two if there are two or more Directors, and shall be one if there is only one Director. A person who holds office as an alternate Director shall, if his appointor is not present, be counted in the quorum. A Director who also acts as an alternate Director shall, if his appointor is not present, count twice towards the quorum. |
29.2 | Subject to the provisions of the Articles, the Directors may regulate their proceedings as they think fit. Questions arising at any meeting shall be decided by a majority of votes. In the case of an equality of votes, the chairman shall have a second or casting vote. A Director who is also an alternate Director shall be entitled in the absence of his appointor to a separate vote on behalf of his appointor in addition to his own vote. |
29.3 | A person may participate in a meeting of the Directors or committee of Directors by conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all the persons participating in the meeting can communicate with each other at the same time. Participation by a person in a meeting in this manner is treated as presence in person at that meeting. Unless otherwise determined by the Directors the meeting shall be deemed to be held at the place where the chairman is at the start of the meeting. |
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29.4 | A resolution in writing (in one or more counterparts) signed by all the Directors or all the members of a committee of Directors (an alternate Director being entitled to sign such a resolution on behalf of his appointor) shall be as valid and effectual as if it had been passed at a meeting of the Directors, or committee of Directors as the case may be, duly convened and held. |
29.5 | A Director or alternate Director may, or other officer of the Company on the requisition of a Director or alternate Director shall, call a meeting of the Directors by at least two days notice in writing to every Director and alternate Director which notice shall set forth the general nature of the business to be considered unless notice is waived by all the Directors (or their alternates) either at, before or after the meeting is held. |
29.6 | The continuing Directors may act notwithstanding any vacancy in their body, but if and so long as their number is reduced below the number fixed by or pursuant to these Articles as the necessary quorum of Directors the continuing Directors or Director may act for the purpose of increasing the number of Directors to that number, or of summoning a general meeting of the Company, but for no other purpose. |
29.7 | The Directors may elect a chairman of their board and determine the period for which he is to hold office; but if no such chairman is elected, or if at any meeting the chairman is not present within five minutes after the time appointed for holding the same, the Directors present may choose one of their number to be chairman of the meeting. |
29.8 | All acts done by any meeting of the Directors or of a committee of Directors (including any person acting as an alternate Director) shall, notwithstanding that it be afterwards discovered that there was some defect in the appointment of any Director or alternate Director, or that they or any of them were disqualified, be as valid as if every such person had been duly appointed and qualified to be a Director or alternate Director as the case may be. |
29.9 | A Director but not an alternate Director may be represented at any meetings of the board of Directors by a proxy appointed in writing by him. The proxy shall count towards the quorum and the vote of the proxy shall for all purposes be deemed to be that of the appointing Director. |
30 | Presumption of Assent |
A Director of the Company who is present at a meeting of the board of Directors at which action on any Company matter is taken shall be presumed to have assented to the action taken unless his dissent shall be entered in the minutes of the meeting or unless he shall file his written dissent from such action with the person acting as the chairman or secretary of the meeting before the adjournment thereof or shall forward such dissent by registered post to such person immediately after the adjournment of the meeting. Such right to dissent shall not apply to a Director who voted in favour of such action.
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31 | Directors Interests |
31.1 | A Director may hold any other office or place of profit under the Company (other than the office of Auditor) in conjunction with his office of Director for such period and on such terms as to remuneration and otherwise as the Directors may determine. |
31.2 | A Director may act by himself or his firm in a professional capacity for the Company and he or his firm shall be entitled to remuneration for professional services as if he were not a Director or alternate Director. |
31.3 | A Director or alternate Director of the Company may be or become a director or other officer of or otherwise interested in any company promoted by the Company or in which the Company may be interested as shareholder or otherwise, and no such Director or alternate Director shall be accountable to the Company for any remuneration or other benefits received by him as a director or officer of, or from his interest in, such other company. |
31.4 | No person shall be disqualified from the office of Director or alternate Director or prevented by such office from contracting with the Company, either as vendor, purchaser or otherwise, nor shall any such contract or any contract or transaction entered into by or on behalf of the Company in which any Director or alternate Director shall be in any way interested be or be liable to be avoided, nor shall any Director or alternate Director so contracting or being so interested be liable to account to the Company for any profit realised by any such contract or transaction by reason of such Director holding office or of the fiduciary relation thereby established. A Director (or his alternate Director in his absence) shall be at liberty to vote in respect of any contract or transaction in which he is interested provided that the nature of the interest of any Director or alternate Director in any such contract or transaction shall be disclosed by him at or prior to its consideration and any vote thereon. |
31.5 | A general notice that a Director or alternate Director is a shareholder, director, officer or employee of any specified firm or company and is to be regarded as interested in any transaction with such firm or company shall be sufficient disclosure for the purposes of voting on a resolution in respect of a contract or transaction in which he has an interest, and after such general notice it shall not be necessary to give special notice relating to any particular transaction. |
32 | Minutes |
The Directors shall cause minutes to be made in books kept for the purpose of all appointments of officers made by the Directors, all proceedings at meetings of the Company or the holders of any class of Shares and of the Directors, and of committees of Directors including the names of the Directors or alternate Directors present at each meeting.
33 | Delegation of Directors Powers |
33.1 | The Directors may delegate any of their powers to any committee consisting of one or more Directors. They may also delegate to any managing director or any Director holding any other executive office such of their powers as they consider desirable to be exercised by him provided that an alternate Director may not act as managing director and the appointment of a managing director shall be revoked forthwith if he ceases to be a Director. Any such delegation may be |
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made subject to any conditions the Directors may impose, and either collaterally with or to the exclusion of their own powers and may be revoked or altered. Subject to any such conditions, the proceedings of a committee of Directors shall be governed by the Articles regulating the proceedings of Directors, so far as they are capable of applying. |
33.2 | The Directors may establish any committees, local boards or agencies or appoint any person to be a manager or agent for managing the affairs of the Company and may appoint any person to be a member of such committees or local boards. Any such appointment may be made subject to any conditions the Directors may impose, and either collaterally with or to the exclusion of their own powers and may be revoked or altered. Subject to any such conditions, the proceedings of any such committee, local board or agency shall be governed by the Articles regulating the proceedings of Directors, so far as they are capable of applying. |
33.3 | The Directors may by power of attorney or otherwise appoint any person to be the agent of the Company on such conditions as the Directors may determine, provided that the delegation is not to the exclusion of their own powers and may be revoked by the Directors at any time. |
33.4 | The Directors may by power of attorney or otherwise appoint any company, firm, person or body of persons, whether nominated directly or indirectly by the Directors, to be the attorney or authorised signatory of the Company for such purpose and with such powers, authorities and discretions (not exceeding those vested in or exercisable by the Directors under these Articles) and for such period and subject to such conditions as they may think fit, and any such powers of attorney or other appointment may contain such provisions for the protection and convenience of persons dealing with any such attorneys or authorised signatories as the Directors may think fit and may also authorise any such attorney or authorised signatory to delegate all or any of the powers, authorities and discretions vested in him. |
33.5 | The Directors may appoint such officers as they consider necessary on such terms, at such remuneration and to perform such duties, and subject to such provisions as to disqualification and removal as the Directors may think fit. Unless otherwise specified in the terms of his appointment an officer may be removed by resolution of the Directors or Members. |
34 | Alternate Directors |
34.1 | Any Director (other than an alternate Director) may by writing appoint any other Director, or any other person willing to act, to be an alternate Director and by writing may remove from office an alternate Director so appointed by him. |
34.2 | An alternate Director shall be entitled to receive notice of all meetings of Directors and of all meetings of committees of Directors of which his appointor is a member, to attend and vote at every such meeting at which the Director appointing him is not personally present, and generally to perform all the functions of his appointor as a Director in his absence. |
34.3 | An alternate Director shall cease to be an alternate Director if his appointor ceases to be a Director. |
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34.4 | Any appointment or removal of an alternate Director shall be by notice to the Company signed by the Director making or revoking the appointment or in any other manner approved by the Directors. |
34.5 | An alternate Director shall be deemed for all purposes to be a Director and shall alone be responsible for his own acts and defaults and shall not be deemed to be the agent of the Director appointing him. |
35 | No Minimum Shareholding |
The Company in general meeting may fix a minimum shareholding required to be held by a Director, but unless and until such a shareholding qualification is fixed a Director is not required to hold Shares.
36 | Remuneration of Directors |
36.1 | The remuneration to be paid to the Directors, if any, shall be such remuneration as the Directors shall determine. The Directors shall also be entitled to be paid all travelling, hotel and other expenses properly incurred by them in connection with their attendance at meetings of Directors or committees of Directors, or general meetings of the Company, or separate meetings of the holders of any class of Shares or debentures of the Company, or otherwise in connection with the business of the Company, or to receive a fixed allowance in respect thereof as may be determined by the Directors, or a combination partly of one such method and partly the other. |
36.2 | The Directors may by resolution approve additional remuneration to any Director for any services other than his ordinary routine work as a Director. Any fees paid to a Director who is also counsel or solicitor to the Company, or otherwise serves it in a professional capacity shall be in addition to his remuneration as a Director. |
37 | Seal |
37.1 | The Company may, if the Directors so determine, have a Seal. The Seal shall only be used by the authority of the Directors or of a committee of the Directors authorised by the Directors. Every instrument to which the Seal has been affixed shall be signed by at least one person who shall be either a Director or some officer or other person appointed by the Directors for the purpose. |
37.2 | The Company may have for use in any place or places outside the Cayman Islands a duplicate Seal or Seals each of which shall be a facsimile of the common Seal of the Company and, if the Directors so determine, with the addition on its face of the name of every place where it is to be used. |
37.3 | A Director or officer, representative or attorney of the Company may without further authority of the Directors affix the Seal over his signature alone to any document of the Company required to be authenticated by him under seal or to be filed with the Registrar of Companies in the Cayman Islands or elsewhere wheresoever. |
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38 | Dividends, Distributions and Reserve |
38.1 | Subject to the Statute and this Article, the Directors may declare Dividends and distributions on Shares in issue and authorise payment of the Dividends or distributions out of the funds of the Company lawfully available therefor. No Dividend or distribution shall be paid except out of the realised or unrealised profits of the Company, or out of the share premium account or as otherwise permitted by the Statute. |
38.2 | Except as otherwise provided by the rights attached to Shares, all Dividends shall be declared and paid according to the par value of the Shares that a Member holds. If any Share is issued on terms providing that it shall rank for Dividend as from a particular date, that Share shall rank for Dividend accordingly. |
38.3 | The Directors may deduct from any Dividend or distribution payable to any Member all sums of money (if any) then payable by him to the Company on account of calls or otherwise. |
38.4 | The Directors may declare that any Dividend or distribution be paid wholly or partly by the distribution of specific assets and in particular of shares, debentures, or securities of any other company or in any one or more of such ways and where any difficulty arises in regard to such distribution, the Directors may settle the same as they think expedient and in particular may issue fractional Shares and fix the value for distribution of such specific assets or any part thereof and may determine that cash payments shall be made to any Members upon the basis of the value so fixed in order to adjust the rights of all Members and may vest any such specific assets in trustees as may seem expedient to the Directors. |
38.5 | Any Dividend, distribution, interest or other monies payable in cash in respect of Shares may be paid by wire transfer to the holder or by cheque or warrant sent through the post directed to the registered address of the holder or, in the case of joint holders, to the registered address of the holder who is first named on the Register of Members or to such person and to such address as such holder or joint holders may in writing direct. Every such cheque or warrant shall be made payable to the order of the person to whom it is sent. Any one of two or more joint holders may give effectual receipts for any Dividends, bonuses, or other monies payable in respect of the Share held by them as joint holders. |
38.6 | No Dividend or distribution shall bear interest against the Company. |
38.7 | Any Dividend which cannot be paid to a Member and/or which remains unclaimed after six months from the date of declaration of such Dividend may, in the discretion of the Directors, be paid into a separate account in the Companys name, provided that the Company shall not be constituted as a trustee in respect of that account and the Dividend shall remain as a debt due to the Member. Any Dividend which remains unclaimed after a period of six years from the date of declaration of such Dividend shall be forfeited and shall revert to the Company. |
39 | Capitalisation |
The Directors may capitalise any sum standing to the credit of any of the Companys reserve accounts (including share premium account and capital redemption reserve fund) or any sum standing to the credit of profit and loss account or otherwise available for distribution and to
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appropriate such sum to Members in the proportions in which such sum would have been divisible amongst them had the same been a distribution of profits by way of Dividend and to apply such sum on their behalf in paying up in full unissued Shares for allotment and distribution credited as fully paid-up to and amongst them in the proportion aforesaid. In such event the Directors shall do all acts and things required to give effect to such capitalisation, with full power to the Directors to make such provisions as they think fit for the case of Shares becoming distributable in fractions (including provisions whereby the benefit of fractional entitlements accrue to the Company rather than to the Members concerned). The Directors may authorise any person to enter on behalf of all of the Members interested into an agreement with the Company providing for such capitalisation and matters incidental thereto and any agreement made under such authority shall be effective and binding on all concerned.
40 | Books of Account |
40.1 | The Directors shall cause proper books of account to be kept with respect to all sums of money received and expended by the Company and the matters in respect of which the receipt or expenditure takes place, all sales and purchases of goods by the Company and the assets and liabilities of the Company. Proper books shall not be deemed to be kept if there are not kept such books of account as are necessary to give a true and fair view of the state of the Companys affairs and to explain its transactions. |
40.2 | The Directors shall from time to time determine whether and to what extent and at what times and places and under what conditions or regulations the accounts and books of the Company or any of them shall be open to the inspection of Members not being Directors and no Member (not being a Director) shall have any right of inspecting any account or book or document of the Company except as conferred by Statute or authorised by the Directors or by the Company in general meeting. |
40.3 | The Directors may from time to time cause to be prepared and to be laid before the Company in general meeting profit and loss accounts, balance sheets, group accounts (if any) and such other reports and accounts as may be required by law. |
41 | Audit |
41.1 | The Directors may appoint an Auditor of the Company who shall hold office until removed from office by a resolution of the Directors, and may fix his or their remuneration. |
41.2 | Every Auditor of the Company shall have a right of access at all times to the books and accounts and vouchers of the Company and shall be entitled to require from the Directors and officers of the Company such information and explanation as may be necessary for the performance of the duties of the Auditor. |
41.3 | Auditors shall, if so required by the Directors, make a report on the accounts of the Company during their tenure of office at the next annual general meeting following their appointment in the case of a company which is registered with the Registrar of Companies as an ordinary company, and at the next extraordinary general meeting following their appointment in the case of a company which is registered with the Registrar of Companies as an exempted company, and at any other time during their term of office, upon request of the Directors or any general meeting of the Members. |
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42 | Notices |
42.1 | Notices shall be in writing and may be given by the Company to any Member either personally or by sending it by courier, post, cable, telex, fax or e-mail to him or to his address as shown in the Register of Members (or where the notice is given by e-mail by sending it to the e-mail address provided by such Member). Any notice, if posted from one country to another, is to be sent airmail. |
42.2 | Where a notice is sent by courier, service of the notice shall be deemed to be effected by delivery of the notice to a courier company, and shall be deemed to have been received on the third day (not including Saturdays or Sundays or public holidays) following the day on which the notice was delivered to the courier. Where a notice is sent by post, service of the notice shall be deemed to be effected by properly addressing, pre paying and posting a letter containing the notice, and shall be deemed to have been received on the fifth day (not including Saturdays or Sundays or public holidays) following the day on which the notice was posted. Where a notice is sent by cable, telex or fax, service of the notice shall be deemed to be effected by properly addressing and sending such notice and shall be deemed to have been received on the same day that it was transmitted. Where a notice is given by e-mail service shall be deemed to be effected by transmitting the e-mail to the e-mail address provided by the intended recipient and shall be deemed to have been received on the same day that it was sent, and it shall not be necessary for the receipt of the e-mail to be acknowledged by the recipient. |
42.3 | A notice may be given by the Company to the person or persons which the Company has been advised are entitled to a Share or Shares in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of a Member in the same manner as other notices which are required to be given under these Articles and shall be addressed to them by name, or by the title of representatives of the deceased, or trustee of the bankrupt, or by any like description at the address supplied for that purpose by the persons claiming to be so entitled, or at the option of the Company by giving the notice in any manner in which the same might have been given if the death or bankruptcy had not occurred. |
42.4 | Notice of every general meeting shall be given in any manner hereinbefore authorised to every person shown as a Member in the Register of Members on the record date for such meeting except that in the case of joint holders the notice shall be sufficient if given to the joint holder first named in the Register of Members and every person upon whom the ownership of a Share devolves by reason of his being a legal personal representative or a trustee in bankruptcy of a Member of record where the Member of record but for his death or bankruptcy would be entitled to receive notice of the meeting, and no other person shall be entitled to receive notices of general meetings. |
43 | Winding Up |
43.1 | If the Company shall be wound up, and the assets available for distribution amongst the Members shall be insufficient to repay the whole of the share capital, such assets shall be distributed so that, as nearly as may be, the losses shall be borne by the Members in proportion |
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to the par value of the Shares held by them. If in a winding up the assets available for distribution amongst the Members shall be more than sufficient to repay the whole of the share capital at the commencement of the winding up, the surplus shall be distributed amongst the Members in proportion to the par value of the Shares held by them at the commencement of the winding up subject to a deduction from those Shares in respect of which there are monies due, of all monies payable to the Company for unpaid calls or otherwise. This Article is without prejudice to the rights of the holders of Shares issued upon special terms and conditions. |
43.2 | If the Company shall be wound up the liquidator may, with the sanction of a Special Resolution of the Company and any other sanction required by the Statute, divide amongst the Members 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 that purpose value any assets and determine how the division shall be carried out as between the Members or different classes of Members. The liquidator may, with the like sanction, vest the whole or any part of such assets in trustees upon such trusts for the benefit of the Members as the liquidator, with the like sanction, shall think fit, but so that no Member shall be compelled to accept any asset upon which there is a liability. |
44 | Indemnity |
Every Director or officer of the Company, including for the purpose of this Article former Directors and former officers, shall be indemnified out of the assets of the Company against any liability incurred by him as a result of any act or failure to act in carrying out his functions other than such liability (if any) that he may incur by his own actual fraud or wilful default. No such Director or officer shall be liable to the Company for any loss or damage in carrying out his functions unless that liability arises through the actual fraud or wilful default of such Director or officer. No person shall be found to have committed actual fraud or wilful default under this Article unless or until a court of competent jurisdiction shall have made a finding to that effect.
45 | Financial Year |
Unless the Directors otherwise prescribe, the financial year of the Company shall end on 31st December in each year and, following the year of incorporation, shall begin on 1st January in each year.
46 | Transfer by way of Continuation |
If the Company is exempted as defined in the Statute, it shall, subject to the provisions of the Statute and with the approval of a Special Resolution, have the power to register by way of continuation as a body corporate under the laws of any jurisdiction outside the Cayman Islands and to be deregistered in the Cayman Islands.
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Exhibit 3.14B
Registrar of Companies
Government Administration Building
133 Elgin Avenue
George Town
Grand Cayman
Vantage Driller IV Co. (ROC #225878) (the Company)
TAKE NOTICE that by written resolution of the sole shareholder of the Company dated 6 January 2016, the following special resolution was passed:
THAT the Amended Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company currently in effect be amended and restated by the deletion in their entirety and the substitution in their place of the Second Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association annexed hereto.
Barb Ouellette Corporate Administrator for and on behalf of Maples Corporate Services Limited |
Dated this 12th day of January 2016
THE COMPANIES LAW (2013 REVISION)
OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS
COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
OF
VANTAGE DRILLER IV CO.
(adopted by special resolution passed on 6 January 2016)
THE COMPANIES LAW (2013 REVISION)
OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS
COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION
OF
VANTAGE DRILLER IV CO.
(adopted by special resolution passed on 6 January 2016)
1 | The name of the Company is Vantage Driller IV Co. |
2 | The registered office of the Company shall be at the offices of Maples Corporate Services Limited, PO Box 309, Ugland House, Grand Cayman, KY1-1104, Cayman Islands, or at such other place as the Directors may from time to time decide. |
3 | The objects for which the Company is established are unrestricted and the Company shall have full power and authority to carry out any object not prohibited by the Companies Law (2007 Revision) or as the same may be revised from time to time, or any other law of the Cayman Islands. |
4 | The liability of each Member is limited to the amount from time to time unpaid on such Members shares. |
5 | The share capital of the Company is US$50,000 divided into 50,000 shares of a par value of US$1.00 each. |
6 | The Company has power to register by way of continuation as a body corporate limited by shares under the laws of any jurisdiction outside the Cayman Islands and to be deregistered in the Cayman Islands. |
7 | Capitalised terms that are not defined in this Memorandum of Association bear the same meaning as those given in the Articles of Association of the Company. |
THE COMPANIES LAW (2013 REVISION)
OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS
COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
OF
Vantage Driller IV Co.
(adopted by special resolution passed on 6 January 2016)
1 | Interpretation |
1.1 | In these Articles Table A in the First Schedule to the Statute does not apply and, unless there is something in the subject or context inconsistent therewith: |
Articles |
means these articles of association of the Company. | |
Auditor |
means the person for the time being performing the duties of auditor of the Company (if any). | |
Company |
means the above named company. | |
Directors |
means the directors for the time being of the Company. | |
Dividend |
includes an interim dividend. | |
Electronic Record |
has the same meaning as in the Electronic Transactions Law. | |
Electronic Transactions Law |
means the Electronic Transactions Law (2003 Revision) of the Cayman Islands. | |
Member |
has the same meaning as in the Statute. | |
Memorandum |
means the memorandum of association of the Company. | |
Ordinary Resolution |
means a resolution passed by a simple majority of the Members as, being entitled to do so, vote in person or, where proxies are allowed, by proxy at a general meeting, and includes a unanimous written resolution. In computing the majority when a poll is demanded regard shall be had to the number of votes to which each Member is entitled by the Articles. |
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Register of Members |
means the register maintained in accordance with the Statute and includes (except where otherwise stated) any duplicate Register of Members. | |
Registered Office |
means the registered office for the time being of the Company. | |
Seal |
means the common seal of the Company and includes every duplicate seal. | |
Share and Shares |
means a share or shares in the Company and includes a fraction of a share. | |
Special Resolution |
has the same meaning as in the Statute, and includes a unanimous written resolution. | |
Statute |
means the Companies Law (2013 Revision) of the Cayman Islands. | |
Subscriber |
means the subscriber to the Memorandum. |
1.2 | In these Articles: |
(a) | words importing the singular number include the plural number and vice versa; |
(b) | words importing the masculine gender include the feminine gender; |
(c) | words importing persons include corporations; |
(d) | written and in writing include all modes of representing or reproducing words in visible form, including in the form of an Electronic Record; |
(e) | references to provisions of any law or regulation shall be construed as references to those provisions as amended, modified, re-enacted or replaced from time to time; |
(f) | any phrase introduced by the terms including, include, in particular or any similar expression shall be construed as illustrative and shall not limit the sense of the words preceding those terms; |
(g) | headings are inserted for reference only and shall be ignored in construing these Articles; and |
(h) | Section 8 of the Electronic Transactions Law shall not apply. |
2 | Commencement of Business |
2.1 | The business of the Company may be commenced as soon after incorporation as the Directors shall see fit. |
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2.2 | The Directors may pay, out of the capital or any other monies of the Company, all expenses incurred in or about the formation and establishment of the Company, including the expenses of registration. |
3 | Issue of Shares |
3.1 | Subject to the provisions, if any, in the Memorandum (and to any direction that may be given by the Company in general meeting) and without prejudice to any rights attached to any existing Shares, the Directors may allot, issue, grant options over or otherwise dispose of Shares (including fractions of a Share) with or without preferred, deferred or other rights or restrictions, whether in regard to Dividend, voting, return of capital or otherwise and to such persons, at such times and on such other terms as they think proper, save that no Shares shall be allotted, issued or disposed of without such Share having the right to attend and vote at general meetings of the Company. |
3.2 | The Company shall not issue Shares to bearer. |
4 | Register of Members |
The Company shall maintain or cause to be maintained the Register of Members. |
5 | Closing Register of Members or Fixing Record Date |
5.1 | For the purpose of determining Members entitled to notice of, or to vote at any meeting of Members or any adjournment thereof, or Members entitled to receive payment of any Dividend, or in order to make a determination of Members for any other purpose, the Directors may provide that the Register of Members shall be closed for transfers for a stated period which shall not in any case exceed forty days. If the Register of Members shall be closed for the purpose of determining Members entitled to notice of, or to vote at, a meeting of Members the Register of Members shall be closed for at least ten days immediately preceding the meeting. |
5.2 | In lieu of, or apart from, closing the Register of Members, the Directors may fix in advance or arrears a date as the record date for any such determination of Members entitled to notice of, or to vote at any meeting of the Members or any adjournment thereof, or for the purpose of determining the Members entitled to receive payment of any Dividend or in order to make a determination of Members for any other purpose. |
5.3 | If the Register of Members is not so closed and no record date is fixed for the determination of Members entitled to notice of, or to vote at, a meeting of Members or Members entitled to receive payment of a Dividend, the date on which notice of the meeting is sent or the date on which the resolution of the Directors declaring such Dividend is adopted, as the case may be, shall be the record date for such determination of Members. When a determination of Members entitled to vote at any meeting of Members has been made as provided in this Article, such determination shall apply to any adjournment thereof. |
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6 | Certificates for Shares |
6.1 | A Member shall only be entitled to a share certificate if the Directors resolve that share certificates shall be issued. Share certificates representing Shares, if any, shall be in such form as the Directors may determine. Share certificates shall be signed by one or more Directors or other person authorised by the Directors. The Directors may authorise certificates to be issued with the authorised signature(s) affixed by mechanical process. All certificates for Shares shall be consecutively numbered or otherwise identified and shall specify the Shares to which they relate. All certificates surrendered to the Company for transfer shall be cancelled and subject to these Articles no new certificate shall be issued until the former certificate representing a like number of relevant Shares shall have been surrendered and cancelled. |
6.2 | The Company shall not be bound to issue more than one certificate for Shares held jointly by more than one person and delivery of a certificate to one joint holder shall be a sufficient delivery to all of them. |
6.3 | If a share certificate is defaced, worn out, lost or destroyed, it may be renewed on such terms (if any) as to evidence and indemnity and on the payment of such expenses reasonably incurred by the Company in investigating evidence, as the Directors may prescribe, and (in the case of defacement or wearing out) upon delivery of the old certificate. |
7 | Transfer of Shares |
7.1 | Subject to Article 3.1, Shares are transferable subject to the consent of the Directors who may, in their absolute discretion, decline to register any transfer of Shares without giving any reason. If the Directors refuse to register a transfer they shall notify the transferee within two months of such refusal. |
7.2 | The instrument of transfer of any Share shall be in writing and shall be executed by or on behalf of the transferor (and if the Directors so require, signed by the transferee). The transferor shall be deemed to remain the holder of a Share until the name of the transferee is entered in the Register of Members. |
7.3 | Notwithstanding anything contained in these Articles, the Directors shall not decline to register any transfer of shares where such transfer is executed pursuant to, or for the purpose of enforcing, any security which has been granted over such shares, and a certificate by the party to whom such security has been granted that the transfer was so executed shall be conclusive evidence of such fact. |
8 | Redemption and Repurchase of Shares |
8.1 | Subject to the provisions of the Statute the Company may issue Shares that are to be redeemed or are liable to be redeemed at the option of the Member or the Company. The redemption of such Shares shall be effected in such manner as the Company may, by Special Resolution, determine before the issue of the Shares. |
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8.2 | Subject to the provisions of the Statute, the Company may purchase its own Shares (including any redeemable Shares) provided that the Members shall have approved the manner of purchase by Ordinary Resolution. |
8.3 | The Company may make a payment in respect of the redemption or purchase of its own Shares in any manner permitted by the Statute, including out of capital. |
9 | Variation of Rights of Shares |
9.1 | If at any time the share capital of the Company 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-quarters of the issued Shares of that class, or with the sanction of a Special Resolution passed at a general meeting of the holders of the Shares of that class. |
9.2 | The provisions of these Articles relating to general meetings shall apply to every class meeting of the holders of one class of Shares except that the necessary quorum shall be one person holding or representing by proxy at least one third of the issued Shares of the class and that any holder of Shares of the class present in person or by proxy may demand a poll. |
9.3 | 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. |
10 | Commission on Sale of Shares |
The Company may, in so far as the Statute permits, pay a commission to any person in consideration of his subscribing or agreeing to subscribe whether absolutely or conditionally for any Shares of the Company. Such commissions may be satisfied by the payment of cash and/or the issue of fully or partly paid-up Shares. The Company may also on any issue of Shares pay such brokerage as may be lawful. |
11 | Non Recognition of Trusts |
The Company shall not be bound by or compelled to recognise in any way (even when notified) any equitable, contingent, future or partial interest in any Share, or (except only as is otherwise provided by these Articles or the Statute) any other rights in respect of any Share other than an absolute right to the entirety thereof in the registered holder. |
12 | Lien on Shares |
12.1 | The Company shall have a first and paramount lien on all Shares (whether fully paid-up or not) registered in the name of a Member (whether solely or jointly with others) for all debts, liabilities or engagements to or with the Company (whether presently payable or not) by such Member or his estate, either alone or jointly with any other person, whether a Member or not, but the Directors may at any time declare any Share to be wholly or in part exempt from the provisions of this Article. The registration of a transfer of any such Share shall operate as a waiver of the Companys lien thereon. The Companys lien on a Share shall also extend to any amount payable in respect of that Share. |
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12.2 | The Company may sell, in such manner as the Directors think fit, any Shares on which the Company has a lien, if a sum in respect of which the lien exists is presently payable, and is not paid within fourteen clear days after notice has been given to the holder of the Shares, or to the person entitled to it in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of the holder, demanding payment and stating that if the notice is not complied with the Shares may be sold. |
12.3 | To give effect to any such sale the Directors may authorise any person to execute an instrument of transfer of the Shares sold to, or in accordance with the directions of, the purchaser. The purchaser or his nominee shall be registered as the holder of the Shares comprised in any such transfer, and he shall not be bound to see to the application of the purchase money, nor shall his title to the Shares be affected by any irregularity or invalidity in the sale or the exercise of the Companys power of sale under these Articles. |
12.4 | The net proceeds of such sale after payment of costs, shall be applied in payment of such part of the amount in respect of which the lien exists as is presently payable and any residue shall (subject to a like lien for sums not presently payable as existed upon the Shares before the sale) be paid to the person entitled to the Shares at the date of the sale. |
12.5 | Notwithstanding any other provision of these Articles, in the case of any share which is the subject of any security agreement approved by the Directors by, or pursuant to which, a security interest, mortgage, charge or other encumbrance has been granted in respect of such share, (i) the Company shall not have any lien on any such share for any monies (whether presently payable or not) payable at a fixed time or called in respect of any such share, (ii) subject always to their Directors duties under Cayman Islands law, the Directors of the Company may not refuse to declare, and if requested to do so by any holder or the secured party under any such security agreement, may declare any such share to be exempt from any lien provisions provided for in Articles 12.1 to 12.4 and (iii) the provisions of Articles 12.1 to 12.4 inclusive shall not apply to any such share. |
13 | Call on Shares |
13.1 | Subject to the terms of the allotment the Directors may from time to time make calls upon the Members in respect of any monies unpaid on their Shares (whether in respect of par value or premium), and each Member shall (subject to receiving at least fourteen days notice specifying the time or times of payment) pay to the Company at the time or times so specified the amount called on the Shares. A call may be revoked or postponed as the Directors may determine. A call may be required to be paid by instalments. A person upon whom a call is made shall remain liable for calls made upon him notwithstanding the subsequent transfer of the Shares in respect of which the call was made. |
13.2 | A call shall be deemed to have been made at the time when the resolution of the Directors authorising such call was passed. |
13.3 | The joint holders of a Share shall be jointly and severally liable to pay all calls in respect thereof. |
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13.4 | If a call remains unpaid after it has become due and payable, the person from whom it is due shall pay interest on the amount unpaid from the day it became due and payable until it is paid at such rate as the Directors may determine, but the Directors may waive payment of the interest wholly or in part. |
13.5 | An amount payable in respect of a Share on allotment or at any fixed date, whether on account of the par value of the Share or premium or otherwise, shall be deemed to be a call and if it is not paid all the provisions of these Articles shall apply as if that amount had become due and payable by virtue of a call. |
13.6 | The Directors may issue Shares with different terms as to the amount and times of payment of calls, or the interest to be paid. |
13.7 | The Directors may, if they think fit, receive an amount from any Member willing to advance all or any part of the monies uncalled and unpaid upon any Shares held by him, and may (until the amount would otherwise become payable) pay interest at such rate as may be agreed upon between the Directors and the Member paying such amount in advance. |
13.8 | No such amount paid in advance of calls shall entitle the Member paying such amount to any portion of a Dividend declared in respect of any period prior to the date upon which such amount would, but for such payment, become payable. |
14 | Forfeiture of Shares |
14.1 | If a call remains unpaid after it has become due and payable the Directors may give to the person from whom it is due not less than fourteen clear days notice requiring payment of the amount unpaid together with any interest, which may have accrued. The notice shall specify where payment is to be made and shall state that if the notice is not complied with the Shares in respect of which the call was made will be liable to be forfeited. |
14.2 | If the notice is not complied with any Share in respect of which it was given may, before the payment required by the notice has been made, be forfeited by a resolution of the Directors. Such forfeiture shall include all Dividends or other monies declared payable in respect of the forfeited Share and not paid before the forfeiture. |
14.3 | A forfeited Share may be sold, re-allotted or otherwise disposed of on such terms and in such manner as the Directors think fit and at any time before a sale, re-allotment or disposition the forfeiture may be cancelled on such terms as the Directors think fit. Where for the purposes of its disposal a forfeited Share is to be transferred to any person the Directors may authorise some person to execute an instrument of transfer of the Share in favour of that person. |
14.4 | A person any of whose Shares have been forfeited shall cease to be a Member in respect of them and shall surrender to the Company for cancellation the certificate for the Shares forfeited and shall remain liable to pay to the Company all monies which at the date of forfeiture were payable by him to the Company in respect of those Shares together with interest, but his liability shall cease if and when the Company shall have received payment in full of all monies due and payable by him in respect of those Shares. |
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14.5 | A certificate in writing under the hand of one Director or officer of the Company that a Share has been forfeited on a specified date shall be conclusive evidence of the fact as against all persons claiming to be entitled to the Share. The certificate shall (subject to the execution of an instrument of transfer) constitute a good title to the Share and the person to whom the Share is disposed of shall not be bound to see to the application of the purchase money, if any, nor shall his title to the Share be affected by any irregularity or invalidity in the proceedings in reference to the forfeiture, sale or disposal of the Share. |
14.6 | The provisions of these Articles as to forfeiture shall apply in the case of non payment of any sum which, by the terms of issue of a Share, becomes payable at a fixed time, whether on account of the par value of the Share or by way of premium as if it had been payable by virtue of a call duly made and notified. |
15 | Transmission of Shares |
15.1 | If a Member dies the survivor or survivors where he was a joint holder or his legal personal representatives where he was a sole holder, shall be the only persons recognised by the Company as having any title to his interest. The estate of a deceased Member is not thereby released from any liability in respect of any Share, which had been jointly held by him. |
15.2 | Any person becoming entitled to a Share in consequence of the death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution of a Member (or in any other way than by transfer) may, upon such evidence being produced as may from time to time be required by the Directors, elect, by a notice in writing sent by him, either to become the holder of such Share or to have some person nominated by him become the holder of such Share but the Directors shall, in either case, have the same right to decline or suspend registration as they would have had in the case of a transfer of the Share by the relevant Member before his death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution, as the case may be. |
15.3 | A person becoming entitled to a Share by reason of the death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution of a Member (or in any other case than by transfer) shall be entitled to the same Dividends and other advantages to which he would be entitled if he were the registered holder of such Share. However, he shall not, before becoming a Member in respect of a Share, be entitled in respect of it to exercise any right conferred by membership in relation to meetings of the Company and the Directors may at any time give notice requiring any such person to elect either to be registered himself or to have some person nominated by him become the holder of the Share (but the Directors shall, in either case, have the same right to decline or suspend registration as they would have had in the case of a transfer of the Share by the relevant Member before his death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution or any other case than by transfer, as the case may be). If the notice is not complied with within ninety days the Directors may thereafter withhold payment of all Dividends, bonuses or other monies payable in respect of the Share until the requirements of the notice have been complied with. |
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16 | Amendments of Memorandum and Articles of Association and Alteration of Capital |
16.1 | The Company may by Ordinary Resolution: |
(a) | increase the share capital by such sum as the resolution shall prescribe and with such rights, priorities and privileges annexed thereto, as the Company in general meeting may determine; |
(b) | consolidate and divide all or any of its share capital into Shares of larger amount than its existing Shares; |
(c) | by subdivision of its existing Shares or any of them divide the whole or any part of its Share capital into Shares of smaller amount than is fixed by the Memorandum or into Shares without par value; and |
(d) | cancel any Shares that at the date of the passing of the resolution have not been taken or agreed to be taken by any person. |
16.2 | All new Shares created in accordance with the provisions of the preceding Article shall be subject to the same provisions of the Articles with reference to the payment of calls, liens, transfer, transmission, forfeiture and otherwise as the Shares in the original share capital. |
16.3 | Subject to the provisions of the Statute and the provisions of these Articles as regards the matters to be dealt with by Ordinary Resolution, the Company may by Special Resolution: |
(a) | change its name; |
(b) | alter or add to these Articles; |
(c) | alter or add to the Memorandum with respect to any objects, powers or other matters specified therein; and |
(d) | reduce its share capital and any capital redemption reserve fund. |
17 | Registered Office |
Subject to the provisions of the Statute, the Company may by resolution of the Directors change the location of its Registered Office.
18 | General Meetings |
18.1 | All general meetings other than annual general meetings shall be called extraordinary general meetings. |
18.2 | The Company shall, if required by the Statute, in each year hold a general meeting as its annual general meeting, and shall specify the meeting as such in the notices calling it. The annual general meeting shall be held at such time and place as the Directors shall appoint and if no other time and place is prescribed by them, it shall be held at the Registered Office on the second Wednesday in December of each year at ten oclock in the morning. At these meetings the report of the Directors (if any) shall be presented. |
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18.3 | The Company may hold an annual general meeting, but shall not (unless required by Statute) be obliged to hold an annual general meeting. |
18.4 | The Directors may call general meetings, and they shall on a Members requisition forthwith proceed to convene an extraordinary general meeting of the Company. |
18.5 | A Members requisition is a requisition of Members of the Company holding at the date of deposit of the requisition not less than ten per cent. in par value of the capital of the Company which as at that date carries the right of voting at general meetings of the Company. |
18.6 | The requisition must state the objects of the meeting and must be signed by the requisitionists and deposited at the Registered Office, and may consist of several documents in like form each signed by one or more requisitionists. |
18.7 | If the Directors do not within twenty-one days from the date of the deposit of the requisition duly proceed to convene a general meeting to be held within a further twenty-one days, the requisitionists, or any of them representing more than one-half of the total voting rights of all of them, may themselves convene a general meeting, but any meeting so convened shall not be held after the expiration of three months after the expiration of the said twenty-one days. |
18.8 | A general meeting convened as aforesaid by requisitionists shall be convened in the same manner as nearly as possible as that in which general meetings are to be convened by Directors. |
19 | Notice of General Meetings |
19.1 | At least five days notice shall be given of any general meeting. Every notice shall be exclusive of the day on which it is given or deemed to be given and of the day for which it is given and shall specify the place, the day and the hour of the meeting and the general nature of the business and shall be given in the manner hereinafter mentioned or in such other manner if any as may be prescribed by the Company, provided that a general meeting of the Company shall, whether or not the notice specified in this regulation has been given and whether or not the provisions of the Articles regarding general meetings have been complied with, be deemed to have been duly convened if it is so agreed: |
(a) | in the case of an annual general meeting, by all the Members (or their proxies) entitled to attend and vote thereat; and |
(b) | in the case of an extraordinary general meeting, by a majority in number of the Members (or their proxies) having a right to attend and vote at the meeting, being a majority together holding not less than ninety five per cent. in par value of the Shares giving that right. |
19.2 | The accidental omission to give notice of a general meeting to, or the non receipt of notice of a meeting by, any person entitled to receive notice shall not invalidate the proceedings of that meeting. |
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20 | Proceedings at General Meetings |
20.1 | No business shall be transacted at any general meeting unless a quorum is present. Two Members being individuals present in person or by proxy or if a corporation or other non-natural person by its duly authorised representative or proxy shall be a quorum unless the Company has only one Member entitled to vote at such general meeting in which case the quorum shall be that one Member present in person or by proxy or (in the case of a corporation or other non-natural person) by a duly authorised representative or proxy. |
20.2 | A person may participate at a general meeting by conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all the persons participating in the meeting can communicate with each other. Participation by a person in a general meeting in this manner is treated as presence in person at that meeting. |
20.3 | A resolution (including a Special Resolution) in writing (in one or more counterparts) signed by all Members for the time being entitled to receive notice of and to attend and vote at general meetings (or, being corporations, signed by their duly authorised representatives) shall be as valid and effective as if the resolution had been passed at a general meeting of the Company duly convened and held. |
20.4 | If a quorum is not present within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting or if during such a meeting a quorum ceases to be present, the meeting, if convened upon the requisition of Members, shall be dissolved and in any other case it shall stand adjourned to the same day in the next week at the same time and place or to such other day, time or such other place as the Directors may determine, and if at the adjourned meeting a quorum is not present within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting the Members present shall be a quorum. |
20.5 | The chairman, if any, of the board of Directors shall preside as chairman at every general meeting of the Company, or if there is no such chairman, or if he shall not be present within fifteen minutes after the time appointed for the holding of the meeting, or is unwilling to act, the Directors present shall elect one of their number to be chairman of the meeting. |
20.6 | If no Director is willing to act as chairman or if no Director is present within fifteen minutes after the time appointed for holding the meeting, the Members present shall choose one of their number to be chairman of the meeting. |
20.7 | The chairman may, with the consent of a meeting at which a quorum is present, (and shall if so directed by the meeting), adjourn the meeting from time to time and from place to place, but no business shall be transacted at any adjourned meeting other than the business left unfinished at the meeting from which the adjournment took place. When a general meeting is adjourned for thirty days or more, notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given as in the case of an original meeting. Otherwise it shall not be necessary to give any such notice. |
20.8 | A resolution put to the vote of the meeting shall be decided on a show of hands unless before, or on the declaration of the result of, the show of hands, the chairman demands a poll, or any other Member or Members collectively present in person or by proxy and holding at least ten per cent. in par value of the Shares giving a right to attend and vote at the meeting demand a poll. |
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20.9 | Unless a poll is duly demanded a declaration by the chairman that a resolution has been carried or carried unanimously, or by a particular majority, or lost or not carried by a particular majority, an entry to that effect in the minutes of the proceedings of the meeting shall be conclusive evidence of that fact without proof of the number or proportion of the votes recorded in favour of or against such resolution. |
20.10 | The demand for a poll may be withdrawn. |
20.11 | Except on a poll demanded on the election of a chairman or on a question of adjournment, a poll shall be taken as the chairman directs, and the result of the poll shall be deemed to be the resolution of the general meeting at which the poll was demanded. |
20.12 | A poll demanded on the election of a chairman or on a question of adjournment shall be taken forthwith. A poll demanded on any other question shall be taken at such time as the chairman of the general meeting directs, and any business other than that upon which a poll has been demanded or is contingent thereon may proceed pending the taking of the poll. |
20.13 | In the case of an equality of votes, whether on a show of hands or on a poll, the chairman shall be entitled to a second or casting vote. |
21 | Votes of Members |
21.1 | Subject to any rights or restrictions attached to any Shares, on a show of hands every Member who (being an individual) is present in person or by proxy or, if a corporation or other non-natural person is present by its duly authorised representative or proxy, shall have one vote and on a poll every Member shall have one vote for every Share of which he is the holder. |
21.2 | In the case of joint holders of record the vote of the senior holder who tenders a vote, whether in person or by proxy, shall be accepted to the exclusion of the votes of the other joint holders, and seniority shall be determined by the order in which the names of the holders stand in the Register of Members. |
21.3 | A Member of unsound mind, or in respect of whom an order has been made by any court, having jurisdiction in lunacy, may vote, whether on a show of hands or on a poll, by his committee, receiver, curator bonis, or other person on such Members behalf appointed by that court, and any such committee, receiver, curator bonis or other person may vote by proxy. |
21.4 | No person shall be entitled to vote at any general meeting or at any separate meeting of the holders of a class of Shares unless he is registered as a Member on the record date for such meeting nor unless all calls or other monies then payable by him in respect of Shares have been paid. |
21.5 | No objection shall be raised to the qualification of any voter except at the general meeting or adjourned general meeting at which the vote objected to is given or tendered and every vote not disallowed at the meeting shall be valid. Any objection made in due time shall be referred to the chairman whose decision shall be final and conclusive. |
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21.6 | On a poll or on a show of hands votes may be cast either personally or by proxy. A Member may appoint more than one proxy or the same proxy under one or more instruments to attend and vote at a meeting. Where a Member appoints more than one proxy the instrument of proxy shall state which proxy is entitled to vote on a show of hands. |
21.7 | A Member holding more than one Share need not cast the votes in respect of his Shares in the same way on any resolution and therefore may vote a Share or some or all such Shares either for or against a resolution and/or abstain from voting a Share or some or all of the Shares and, subject to the terms of the instrument appointing him, a proxy appointed under one or more instruments may vote a Share or some or all of the Shares in respect of which he is appointed either for or against a resolution and/or abstain from voting. |
22 | Proxies |
22.1 | The instrument appointing a proxy shall be in writing, be executed under the hand of the appointor or of his attorney duly authorised in writing, or, if the appointor is a corporation under the hand of an officer or attorney duly authorised for that purpose. A proxy need not be a Member of the Company. |
22.2 | The instrument appointing a proxy shall be deposited at the Registered Office or at such other place as is specified for that purpose in the notice convening the meeting, or in any instrument of proxy sent out by the Company: |
(a) | not less than 48 hours before the time for holding the meeting or adjourned meeting at which the person named in the instrument proposes to vote; or |
(b) | in the case of a poll taken more than 48 hours after it is demanded, be deposited as aforesaid after the poll has been demanded and not less than 24 hours before the time appointed for the taking of the poll; or |
(c) | where the poll is not taken forthwith but is taken not more than 48 hours after it was demanded be delivered at the meeting at which the poll was demanded to the chairman or to the secretary or to any director; |
provided that the Directors may in the notice convening the meeting, or in an instrument of proxy sent out by the Company, direct that the instrument appointing a proxy may be deposited (no later than the time for holding the meeting or adjourned meeting) at the Registered Office or at such other place as is specified for that purpose in the notice convening the meeting, or in any instrument of proxy sent out by the Company. The chairman may in any event at his discretion direct that an instrument of proxy shall be deemed to have been duly deposited. An instrument of proxy that is not deposited in the manner permitted shall be invalid. |
22.3 | The instrument appointing a proxy may be in any usual or common form and may be expressed to be for a particular meeting or any adjournment thereof or generally until revoked. An instrument appointing a proxy shall be deemed to include the power to demand or join or concur in demanding a poll. |
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22.4 | Votes given in accordance with the terms of an instrument of proxy shall be valid notwithstanding the previous death or insanity of the principal or revocation of the proxy or of the authority under which the proxy was executed, or the transfer of the Share in respect of which the proxy is given unless notice in writing of such death, insanity, revocation or transfer was received by the Company at the Registered Office before the commencement of the general meeting, or adjourned meeting at which it is sought to use the proxy. |
23 | Corporate Members |
Any corporation or other non-natural person which is a Member may in accordance with its constitutional documents, or in the absence of such provision by resolution of its directors or other governing body, authorise such person as it thinks fit to act as its representative at any meeting of the Company or of any class of Members, and the person so authorised shall be entitled to exercise the same powers on behalf of the corporation which he represents as the corporation could exercise if it were an individual Member. |
24 | Shares that May Not be Voted |
Shares in the Company that are beneficially owned by the Company shall not be voted, directly or indirectly, at any meeting and shall not be counted in determining the total number of outstanding Shares at any given time. |
25 | Directors |
There shall be a board of Directors consisting of not less than one person (exclusive of alternate Directors) provided however that the Company may from time to time by Ordinary Resolution increase or reduce the limits in the number of Directors. |
26 | Powers of Directors |
26.1 | Subject to the provisions of the Statute, the Memorandum and the Articles and to any directions given by Special Resolution, the business of the Company shall be managed by the Directors who may exercise all the powers of the Company. No alteration of the Memorandum or Articles and no such direction shall invalidate any prior act of the Directors which would have been valid if that alteration had not been made or that direction had not been given. A duly convened meeting of Directors at which a quorum is present may exercise all powers exercisable by the Directors. |
26.2 | All cheques, promissory notes, drafts, bills of exchange and other negotiable instruments and all receipts for monies paid to the Company shall be signed, drawn, accepted, endorsed or otherwise executed as the case may be in such manner as the Directors shall determine by resolution. |
26.3 | The Directors on behalf of the Company may pay a gratuity or pension or allowance on retirement to any Director who has held any other salaried office or place of profit with the Company or to his widow or dependants and may make contributions to any fund and pay premiums for the purchase or provision of any such gratuity, pension or allowance. |
26.4 | The Directors may 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 to issue debentures, debenture stock, mortgages, bonds and other such securities whether outright or as security for any debt, liability or obligation of the Company or of any third party. |
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27 | Appointment and Removal of Directors |
27.1 | The Company may by Ordinary Resolution appoint any person to be a Director or may by Ordinary Resolution remove any Director. |
27.2 | The Directors may appoint any person to be a Director, either to fill a vacancy or as an additional Director provided that the appointment does not cause the number of Directors to exceed any number fixed by or in accordance with the Articles as the maximum number of Directors. |
28 | Vacation of Office of Director |
The office of a Director shall be vacated if: |
(a) | he gives notice in writing to the Company that he resigns the office of Director; or |
(b) | he absents himself (without being represented by proxy or an alternate Director appointed by him) from three consecutive meetings of the board of Directors without special leave of absence from the Directors, and they pass a resolution that he has by reason of such absence vacated office; or |
(c) | he dies, becomes bankrupt or makes any arrangement or composition with his creditors generally; or |
(d) | he is found to be or becomes of unsound mind; or |
(e) | all the other Directors of the Company (being not less than two in number) resolve that he should be removed as a Director. |
29 | Proceedings of Directors |
29.1 | The quorum for the transaction of the business of the Directors may be fixed by the Directors, and unless so fixed shall be two if there are two or more Directors, and shall be one if there is only one Director. A person who holds office as an alternate Director shall, if his appointor is not present, be counted in the quorum. A Director who also acts as an alternate Director shall, if his appointor is not present, count twice towards the quorum. |
29.2 | Subject to the provisions of the Articles, the Directors may regulate their proceedings as they think fit. Questions arising at any meeting shall be decided by a majority of votes. In the case of an equality of votes, the chairman shall have a second or casting vote. A Director who is also an alternate Director shall be entitled in the absence of his appointor to a separate vote on behalf of his appointor in addition to his own vote. |
29.3 | A person may participate in a meeting of the Directors or committee of Directors by conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all the persons participating in the meeting can communicate with each other at the same time. Participation by a person in a meeting in this manner is treated as presence in person at that meeting. Unless otherwise determined by the Directors the meeting shall be deemed to be held at the place where the chairman is at the start of the meeting. |
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29.4 | A resolution in writing (in one or more counterparts) signed by all the Directors or all the members of a committee of Directors (an alternate Director being entitled to sign such a resolution on behalf of his appointor) shall be as valid and effectual as if it had been passed at a meeting of the Directors, or committee of Directors as the case may be, duly convened and held. |
29.5 | A Director or alternate Director may, or other officer of the Company on the requisition of a Director or alternate Director shall, call a meeting of the Directors by at least two days notice in writing to every Director and alternate Director which notice shall set forth the general nature of the business to be considered unless notice is waived by all the Directors (or their alternates) either at, before or after the meeting is held. |
29.6 | The continuing Directors may act notwithstanding any vacancy in their body, but if and so long as their number is reduced below the number fixed by or pursuant to these Articles as the necessary quorum of Directors the continuing Directors or Director may act for the purpose of increasing the number of Directors to that number, or of summoning a general meeting of the Company, but for no other purpose. |
29.7 | The Directors may elect a chairman of their board and determine the period for which he is to hold office; but if no such chairman is elected, or if at any meeting the chairman is not present within five minutes after the time appointed for holding the same, the Directors present may choose one of their number to be chairman of the meeting. |
29.8 | All acts done by any meeting of the Directors or of a committee of Directors (including any person acting as an alternate Director) shall, notwithstanding that it be afterwards discovered that there was some defect in the appointment of any Director or alternate Director, or that they or any of them were disqualified, be as valid as if every such person had been duly appointed and qualified to be a Director or alternate Director as the case may be. |
29.9 | A Director but not an alternate Director may be represented at any meetings of the board of Directors by a proxy appointed in writing by him. The proxy shall count towards the quorum and the vote of the proxy shall for all purposes be deemed to be that of the appointing Director. |
30 | Presumption of Assent |
A Director of the Company who is present at a meeting of the board of Directors at which action on any Company matter is taken shall be presumed to have assented to the action taken unless his dissent shall be entered in the minutes of the meeting or unless he shall file his written dissent from such action with the person acting as the chairman or secretary of the meeting before the adjournment thereof or shall forward such dissent by registered post to such person immediately after the adjournment of the meeting. Such right to dissent shall not apply to a Director who voted in favour of such action. |
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31 | Directors Interests |
31.1 | A Director may hold any other office or place of profit under the Company (other than the office of Auditor) in conjunction with his office of Director for such period and on such terms as to remuneration and otherwise as the Directors may determine. |
31.2 | A Director may act by himself or his firm in a professional capacity for the Company and he or his firm shall be entitled to remuneration for professional services as if he were not a Director or alternate Director. |
31.3 | A Director or alternate Director of the Company may be or become a director or other officer of or otherwise interested in any company promoted by the Company or in which the Company may be interested as shareholder or otherwise, and no such Director or alternate Director shall be accountable to the Company for any remuneration or other benefits received by him as a director or officer of, or from his interest in, such other company. |
31.4 | No person shall be disqualified from the office of Director or alternate Director or prevented by such office from contracting with the Company, either as vendor, purchaser or otherwise, nor shall any such contract or any contract or transaction entered into by or on behalf of the Company in which any Director or alternate Director shall be in any way interested be or be liable to be avoided, nor shall any Director or alternate Director so contracting or being so interested be liable to account to the Company for any profit realised by any such contract or transaction by reason of such Director holding office or of the fiduciary relation thereby established. A Director (or his alternate Director in his absence) shall be at liberty to vote in respect of any contract or transaction in which he is interested provided that the nature of the interest of any Director or alternate Director in any such contract or transaction shall be disclosed by him at or prior to its consideration and any vote thereon. |
31.5 | A general notice that a Director or alternate Director is a shareholder, director, officer or employee of any specified firm or company and is to be regarded as interested in any transaction with such firm or company shall be sufficient disclosure for the purposes of voting on a resolution in respect of a contract or transaction in which he has an interest, and after such general notice it shall not be necessary to give special notice relating to any particular transaction. |
32 | Minutes |
The Directors shall cause minutes to be made in books kept for the purpose of all appointments of officers made by the Directors, all proceedings at meetings of the Company or the holders of any class of Shares and of the Directors, and of committees of Directors including the names of the Directors or alternate Directors present at each meeting. |
33 | Delegation of Directors Powers |
33.1 | The Directors may delegate any of their powers to any committee consisting of one or more Directors. They may also delegate to any managing director or any Director holding any other executive office such of their powers as they consider desirable to be exercised by him provided that an alternate Director may not act as managing director and the appointment of a managing director shall be revoked forthwith if he ceases to be a Director. Any such delegation may be |
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made subject to any conditions the Directors may impose, and either collaterally with or to the exclusion of their own powers and may be revoked or altered. Subject to any such conditions, the proceedings of a committee of Directors shall be governed by the Articles regulating the proceedings of Directors, so far as they are capable of applying. |
33.2 | The Directors may establish any committees, local boards or agencies or appoint any person to be a manager or agent for managing the affairs of the Company and may appoint any person to be a member of such committees or local boards. Any such appointment may be made subject to any conditions the Directors may impose, and either collaterally with or to the exclusion of their own powers and may be revoked or altered. Subject to any such conditions, the proceedings of any such committee, local board or agency shall be governed by the Articles regulating the proceedings of Directors, so far as they are capable of applying. |
33.3 | The Directors may by power of attorney or otherwise appoint any person to be the agent of the Company on such conditions as the Directors may determine, provided that the delegation is not to the exclusion of their own powers and may be revoked by the Directors at any time. |
33.4 | The Directors may by power of attorney or otherwise appoint any company, firm, person or body of persons, whether nominated directly or indirectly by the Directors, to be the attorney or authorised signatory of the Company for such purpose and with such powers, authorities and discretions (not exceeding those vested in or exercisable by the Directors under these Articles) and for such period and subject to such conditions as they may think fit, and any such powers of attorney or other appointment may contain such provisions for the protection and convenience of persons dealing with any such attorneys or authorised signatories as the Directors may think fit and may also authorise any such attorney or authorised signatory to delegate all or any of the powers, authorities and discretions vested in him. |
33.5 | The Directors may appoint such officers as they consider necessary on such terms, at such remuneration and to perform such duties, and subject to such provisions as to disqualification and removal as the Directors may think fit. Unless otherwise specified in the terms of his appointment an officer may be removed by resolution of the Directors or Members. |
34 | Alternate Directors |
34.1 | Any Director (other than an alternate Director) may by writing appoint any other Director, or any other person willing to act, to be an alternate Director and by writing may remove from office an alternate Director so appointed by him. |
34.2 | An alternate Director shall be entitled to receive notice of all meetings of Directors and of all meetings of committees of Directors of which his appointor is a member, to attend and vote at every such meeting at which the Director appointing him is not personally present, and generally to perform all the functions of his appointor as a Director in his absence. |
34.3 | An alternate Director shall cease to be an alternate Director if his appointor ceases to be a Director. |
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34.4 | Any appointment or removal of an alternate Director shall be by notice to the Company signed by the Director making or revoking the appointment or in any other manner approved by the Directors. |
34.5 | An alternate Director shall be deemed for all purposes to be a Director and shall alone be responsible for his own acts and defaults and shall not be deemed to be the agent of the Director appointing him. |
35 | No Minimum Shareholding |
The Company in general meeting may fix a minimum shareholding required to be held by a Director, but unless and until such a shareholding qualification is fixed a Director is not required to hold Shares. |
36 | Remuneration of Directors |
36.1 | The remuneration to be paid to the Directors, if any, shall be such remuneration as the Directors shall determine. The Directors shall also be entitled to be paid all travelling, hotel and other expenses properly incurred by them in connection with their attendance at meetings of Directors or committees of Directors, or general meetings of the Company, or separate meetings of the holders of any class of Shares or debentures of the Company, or otherwise in connection with the business of the Company, or to receive a fixed allowance in respect thereof as may be determined by the Directors, or a combination partly of one such method and partly the other. |
36.2 | The Directors may by resolution approve additional remuneration to any Director for any services other than his ordinary routine work as a Director. Any fees paid to a Director who is also counsel or solicitor to the Company, or otherwise serves it in a professional capacity shall be in addition to his remuneration as a Director. |
37 | Seal |
37.1 | The Company may, if the Directors so determine, have a Seal. The Seal shall only be used by the authority of the Directors or of a committee of the Directors authorised by the Directors. Every instrument to which the Seal has been affixed shall be signed by at least one person who shall be either a Director or some officer or other person appointed by the Directors for the purpose. |
37.2 | The Company may have for use in any place or places outside the Cayman Islands a duplicate Seal or Seals each of which shall be a facsimile of the common Seal of the Company and, if the Directors so determine, with the addition on its face of the name of every place where it is to be used. |
37.3 | A Director or officer, representative or attorney of the Company may without further authority of the Directors affix the Seal over his signature alone to any document of the Company required to be authenticated by him under seal or to be filed with the Registrar of Companies in the Cayman Islands or elsewhere wheresoever. |
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38 | Dividends, Distributions and Reserve |
38.1 | Subject to the Statute and this Article, the Directors may declare Dividends and distributions on Shares in issue and authorise payment of the Dividends or distributions out of the funds of the Company lawfully available therefor. No Dividend or distribution shall be paid except out of the realised or unrealised profits of the Company, or out of the share premium account or as otherwise permitted by the Statute. |
38.2 | Except as otherwise provided by the rights attached to Shares, all Dividends shall be declared and paid according to the par value of the Shares that a Member holds. If any Share is issued on terms providing that it shall rank for Dividend as from a particular date, that Share shall rank for Dividend accordingly. |
38.3 | The Directors may deduct from any Dividend or distribution payable to any Member all sums of money (if any) then payable by him to the Company on account of calls or otherwise. |
38.4 | The Directors may declare that any Dividend or distribution be paid wholly or partly by the distribution of specific assets and in particular of shares, debentures, or securities of any other company or in any one or more of such ways and where any difficulty arises in regard to such distribution, the Directors may settle the same as they think expedient and in particular may issue fractional Shares and fix the value for distribution of such specific assets or any part thereof and may determine that cash payments shall be made to any Members upon the basis of the value so fixed in order to adjust the rights of all Members and may vest any such specific assets in trustees as may seem expedient to the Directors. |
38.5 | Any Dividend, distribution, interest or other monies payable in cash in respect of Shares may be paid by wire transfer to the holder or by cheque or warrant sent through the post directed to the registered address of the holder or, in the case of joint holders, to the registered address of the holder who is first named on the Register of Members or to such person and to such address as such holder or joint holders may in writing direct. Every such cheque or warrant shall be made payable to the order of the person to whom it is sent. Any one of two or more joint holders may give effectual receipts for any Dividends, bonuses, or other monies payable in respect of the Share held by them as joint holders. |
38.6 | No Dividend or distribution shall bear interest against the Company. |
38.7 | Any Dividend which cannot be paid to a Member and/or which remains unclaimed after six months from the date of declaration of such Dividend may, in the discretion of the Directors, be paid into a separate account in the Companys name, provided that the Company shall not be constituted as a trustee in respect of that account and the Dividend shall remain as a debt due to the Member. Any Dividend which remains unclaimed after a period of six years from the date of declaration of such Dividend shall be forfeited and shall revert to the Company. |
39 | Capitalisation |
The Directors may capitalise any sum standing to the credit of any of the Companys reserve accounts (including share premium account and capital redemption reserve fund) or any sum standing to the credit of profit and loss account or otherwise available for distribution and to |
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appropriate such sum to Members in the proportions in which such sum would have been divisible amongst them had the same been a distribution of profits by way of Dividend and to apply such sum on their behalf in paying up in full unissued Shares for allotment and distribution credited as fully paid-up to and amongst them in the proportion aforesaid. In such event the Directors shall do all acts and things required to give effect to such capitalisation, with full power to the Directors to make such provisions as they think fit for the case of Shares becoming distributable in fractions (including provisions whereby the benefit of fractional entitlements accrue to the Company rather than to the Members concerned). The Directors may authorise any person to enter on behalf of all of the Members interested into an agreement with the Company providing for such capitalisation and matters incidental thereto and any agreement made under such authority shall be effective and binding on all concerned. |
40 | Books of Account |
40.1 | The Directors shall cause proper books of account to be kept with respect to all sums of money received and expended by the Company and the matters in respect of which the receipt or expenditure takes place, all sales and purchases of goods by the Company and the assets and liabilities of the Company. Proper books shall not be deemed to be kept if there are not kept such books of account as are necessary to give a true and fair view of the state of the Companys affairs and to explain its transactions. |
40.2 | The Directors shall from time to time determine whether and to what extent and at what times and places and under what conditions or regulations the accounts and books of the Company or any of them shall be open to the inspection of Members not being Directors and no Member (not being a Director) shall have any right of inspecting any account or book or document of the Company except as conferred by Statute or authorised by the Directors or by the Company in general meeting. |
40.3 | The Directors may from time to time cause to be prepared and to be laid before the Company in general meeting profit and loss accounts, balance sheets, group accounts (if any) and such other reports and accounts as may be required by law. |
41 | Audit |
41.1 | The Directors may appoint an Auditor of the Company who shall hold office until removed from office by a resolution of the Directors, and may fix his or their remuneration. |
41.2 | Every Auditor of the Company shall have a right of access at all times to the books and accounts and vouchers of the Company and shall be entitled to require from the Directors and officers of the Company such information and explanation as may be necessary for the performance of the duties of the Auditor. |
41.3 | Auditors shall, if so required by the Directors, make a report on the accounts of the Company during their tenure of office at the next annual general meeting following their appointment in the case of a company which is registered with the Registrar of Companies as an ordinary company, and at the next extraordinary general meeting following their appointment in the case of a company which is registered with the Registrar of Companies as an exempted company, and at any other time during their term of office, upon request of the Directors or any general meeting of the Members. |
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42 | Notices |
42.1 | Notices shall be in writing and may be given by the Company to any Member either personally or by sending it by courier, post, cable, telex, fax or e-mail to him or to his address as shown in the Register of Members (or where the notice is given by e-mail by sending it to the e-mail address provided by such Member). Any notice, if posted from one country to another, is to be sent airmail. |
42.2 | Where a notice is sent by courier, service of the notice shall be deemed to be effected by delivery of the notice to a courier company, and shall be deemed to have been received on the third day (not including Saturdays or Sundays or public holidays) following the day on which the notice was delivered to the courier. Where a notice is sent by post, service of the notice shall be deemed to be effected by properly addressing, pre paying and posting a letter containing the notice, and shall be deemed to have been received on the fifth day (not including Saturdays or Sundays or public holidays) following the day on which the notice was posted. Where a notice is sent by cable, telex or fax, service of the notice shall be deemed to be effected by properly addressing and sending such notice and shall be deemed to have been received on the same day that it was transmitted. Where a notice is given by e-mail service shall be deemed to be effected by transmitting the e-mail to the e-mail address provided by the intended recipient and shall be deemed to have been received on the same day that it was sent, and it shall not be necessary for the receipt of the e-mail to be acknowledged by the recipient. |
42.3 | A notice may be given by the Company to the person or persons which the Company has been advised are entitled to a Share or Shares in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of a Member in the same manner as other notices which are required to be given under these Articles and shall be addressed to them by name, or by the title of representatives of the deceased, or trustee of the bankrupt, or by any like description at the address supplied for that purpose by the persons claiming to be so entitled, or at the option of the Company by giving the notice in any manner in which the same might have been given if the death or bankruptcy had not occurred. |
42.4 | Notice of every general meeting shall be given in any manner hereinbefore authorised to every person shown as a Member in the Register of Members on the record date for such meeting except that in the case of joint holders the notice shall be sufficient if given to the joint holder first named in the Register of Members and every person upon whom the ownership of a Share devolves by reason of his being a legal personal representative or a trustee in bankruptcy of a Member of record where the Member of record but for his death or bankruptcy would be entitled to receive notice of the meeting, and no other person shall be entitled to receive notices of general meetings. |
43 | Winding Up |
43.1 | If the Company shall be wound up, and the assets available for distribution amongst the Members shall be insufficient to repay the whole of the share capital, such assets shall be distributed so that, as nearly as may be, the losses shall be borne by the Members in proportion |
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to the par value of the Shares held by them. If in a winding up the assets available for distribution amongst the Members shall be more than sufficient to repay the whole of the share capital at the commencement of the winding up, the surplus shall be distributed amongst the Members in proportion to the par value of the Shares held by them at the commencement of the winding up subject to a deduction from those Shares in respect of which there are monies due, of all monies payable to the Company for unpaid calls or otherwise. This Article is without prejudice to the rights of the holders of Shares issued upon special terms and conditions. |
43.2 | If the Company shall be wound up the liquidator may, with the sanction of a Special Resolution of the Company and any other sanction required by the Statute, divide amongst the Members 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 that purpose value any assets and determine how the division shall be carried out as between the Members or different classes of Members. The liquidator may, with the like sanction, vest the whole or any part of such assets in trustees upon such trusts for the benefit of the Members as the liquidator, with the like sanction, shall think fit, but so that no Member shall be compelled to accept any asset upon which there is a liability. |
44 | Indemnity |
Every Director or officer of the Company, including for the purpose of this Article former Directors and former officers, shall be indemnified out of the assets of the Company against any liability incurred by him as a result of any act or failure to act in carrying out his functions other than such liability (if any) that he may incur by his own actual fraud or wilful default. No such Director or officer shall be liable to the Company for any loss or damage in carrying out his functions unless that liability arises through the actual fraud or wilful default of such Director or officer. No person shall be found to have committed actual fraud or wilful default under this Article unless or until a court of competent jurisdiction shall have made a finding to that effect. |
45 | Financial Year |
Unless the Directors otherwise prescribe, the financial year of the Company shall end on 31st December in each year and, following the year of incorporation, shall begin on 1st January in each year. |
46 | Transfer by way of Continuation |
If the Company is exempted as defined in the Statute, it shall, subject to the provisions of the Statute and with the approval of a Special Resolution, have the power to register by way of continuation as a body corporate under the laws of any jurisdiction outside the Cayman Islands and to be deregistered in the Cayman Islands. |
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Exhibit 3.15B
Registrar of Companies
Government Administration Building
133 Elgin Avenue
George Town
Grand Cayman
Vantage Driller VI Co. (ROC # 245133) (the Company)
TAKE NOTICE that by written resolution of the sole shareholder of the Company dated 6 January 2016, the following special resolution was passed:
THAT the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company currently in effect be amended and restated by the deletion in their entirety and the substitution in their place of the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association annexed hereto.
Corporate Administrator |
for and on behalf of |
Maples Corporate Services Limited |
Dated this 12th day of January 2016
THE COMPANIES LAW (2013 REVISION)
OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS
COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES
AMENDED AND RESTATED
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
OF
VANTAGE DRILLER VI CO.
(adopted by special resolution passed on 6 January 2016)
THE COMPANIES LAW (2013 REVISION)
OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS
COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES
AMENDED AND RESTATED
MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION
OF
VANTAGE DRILLER VI CO.
(adopted by special resolution passed on 6 January 2016)
1 | The name of the Company is Vantage Driller VI Co. |
2 | The Registered Office of the Company shall be at the offices of Maples Corporate Services Limited, PO Box 309, Ugland House, Grand Cayman, KY1-1104, Cayman Islands, or at such other place within the Cayman Islands as the Directors may decide. |
3 | The objects for which the Company is established are unrestricted and the Company shall have full power and authority to carry out any object not prohibited by the laws of the Cayman Islands. |
4 | The liability of each Member is limited to the amount unpaid on such Members shares. |
5 | The share capital of the Company is US$50,000 divided into 50,000 shares of a par value of US$1.00 each. |
6 | The Company has power to register by way of continuation as a body corporate limited by shares under the laws of any jurisdiction outside the Cayman Islands and to be deregistered in the Cayman Islands. |
7 | Capitalised terms that are not defined in this Memorandum of Association bear the respective meanings given to them in the Articles of Association of the Company. |
THE COMPANIES LAW (2013 REVISION)
OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS
COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES
AMENDED AND RESTATED
ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
OF
VANTAGE DRILLER VI CO.
(adopted by special resolution passed on 6 January 2016)
1 | Interpretation |
1.1 | In the Articles Table A in the First Schedule to the Statute does not apply and, unless there is something in the subject or context inconsistent therewith: |
Articles |
means these articles of association of the Company. | |
Auditor |
means the person for the time being performing the duties of auditor of the Company (if any). | |
Company |
means the above named company. | |
Directors |
means the directors for the time being of the Company. | |
Dividend |
means any dividend (whether interim or final) resolved to be paid on Shares pursuant to the Articles. | |
Electronic Record |
has the same meaning as in the Electronic Transactions Law. | |
Electronic Transactions Law |
means the Electronic Transactions Law (2003 Revision) of the Cayman Islands. | |
Member |
has the same meaning as in the Statute. | |
Memorandum |
means the memorandum of association of the Company. | |
Ordinary Resolution |
means a resolution passed by a simple majority of the Members as, being entitled to do so, vote in person or, where proxies are allowed, by proxy at a general meeting, and includes a unanimous written resolution. In computing the |
majority when a poll is demanded regard shall be had to the number of votes to which each Member is entitled by the Articles. | ||
Register of Members |
means the register of Members maintained in accordance with the Statute and includes (except where otherwise stated) any duplicate register of Members. | |
Registered Office |
means the registered office for the time being of the Company. | |
Seal |
means the common seal of the Company and includes every duplicate seal. | |
Share |
means a share in the Company and includes a fraction of a share in the Company. | |
Special Resolution |
has the same meaning as in the Statute, and includes a unanimous written resolution. | |
Statute |
means the Companies Law (2013 Revision) of the Cayman Islands. | |
Subscriber |
means the subscriber to the Memorandum. |
1.2 | In the Articles: |
(a) | words importing the singular number include the plural number and vice versa; |
(b) | words importing the masculine gender include the feminine gender; |
(c) | words importing persons include corporations as well as any other legal or natural person; |
(d) | written and in writing include all modes of representing or reproducing words in visible form, including in the form of an Electronic Record; |
(e) | shall shall be construed as imperative and may shall be construed as permissive; |
(f) | references to provisions of any law or regulation shall be construed as references to those provisions as amended, modified, re-enacted or replaced; |
(g) | any phrase introduced by the terms including, include, in particular or any similar expression shall be construed as illustrative and shall not limit the sense of the words preceding those terms; |
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(h) | the term and/or is used herein to mean both and as well as or. The use of and/or in certain contexts in no respects qualifies or modifies the use of the terms and or or in others. The term or shall not be interpreted to be exclusive and the term and shall not be interpreted to require the conjunctive (in each case, unless the context otherwise requires); |
(i) | headings are inserted for reference only and shall be ignored in construing the Articles; |
(j) | section 8 of the Electronic Transactions Law shall not apply; |
(k) | the term clear days in relation to the period of a notice means that period excluding the day when the notice is received or deemed to be received and the day for which it is given or on which it is to take effect; and |
(l) | the term holder in relation to a Share means a person whose name is entered in the Register of Members as the holder of such Share. |
2 | Commencement of Business |
2.1 | The business of the Company may be commenced as soon after incorporation of the Company as the Directors shall see fit. |
2.2 | The Directors may pay, out of the capital or any other monies of the Company, all expenses incurred in or about the formation and establishment of the Company, including the expenses of registration. |
3 | Issue of Shares |
3.1 | Subject to the provisions, if any, in the Memorandum (and to any direction that may be given by the Company in general meeting) and without prejudice to any rights attached to any existing Shares, the Directors may allot, issue, grant options over or otherwise dispose of Shares (including fractions of a Share) with or without preferred, deferred or other rights or restrictions, whether in regard to Dividend or other distribution, voting, return of capital or otherwise and to such persons, at such times and on such other terms as they think proper, save that no Shares shall be allotted, issued or disposed of without such Share having the right to attend and vote at general meetings of the Company. |
3.2 | The Company shall not issue Shares to bearer. |
4 | Register of Members |
The Company shall maintain or cause to be maintained the Register of Members in accordance with the Statute.
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5 | Closing Register of Members or Fixing Record Date |
5.1 | For the purpose of determining Members entitled to notice of, or to vote at any meeting of Members or any adjournment thereof, or Members entitled to receive payment of any Dividend or other distribution, or in order to make a determination of Members for any other purpose, the Directors may provide that the Register of Members shall be closed for transfers for a stated period which shall not in any case exceed forty days. |
5.2 | In lieu of, or apart from, closing the Register of Members, the Directors may fix in advance or arrears a date as the record date for any such determination of Members entitled to notice of, or to vote at any meeting of the Members or any adjournment thereof, or for the purpose of determining the Members entitled to receive payment of any Dividend or other distribution, or in order to make a determination of Members for any other purpose. |
5.3 | If the Register of Members is not so closed and no record date is fixed for the determination of Members entitled to notice of, or to vote at, a meeting of Members or Members entitled to receive payment of a Dividend or other distribution, the date on which notice of the meeting is sent or the date on which the resolution of the Directors resolving to pay such Dividend or other distribution is passed, as the case may be, shall be the record date for such determination of Members. When a determination of Members entitled to vote at any meeting of Members has been made as provided in this Article, such determination shall apply to any adjournment thereof. |
6 | Certificates for Shares |
6.1 | A Member shall only be entitled to a share certificate if the Directors resolve that share certificates shall be issued. Share certificates representing Shares, if any, shall be in such form as the Directors may determine. Share certificates shall be signed by one or more Directors or other person authorised by the Directors. The Directors may authorise certificates to be issued with the authorised signature(s) affixed by mechanical process. All certificates for Shares shall be consecutively numbered or otherwise identified and shall specify the Shares to which they relate. All certificates surrendered to the Company for transfer shall be cancelled and subject to the Articles no new certificate shall be issued until the former certificate representing a like number of relevant Shares shall have been surrendered and cancelled. |
6.2 | The Company shall not be bound to issue more than one certificate for Shares held jointly by more than one person and delivery of a certificate to one joint holder shall be a sufficient delivery to all of them. |
6.3 | If a share certificate is defaced, worn out, lost or destroyed, it may be renewed on such terms (if any) as to evidence and indemnity and on the payment of such expenses reasonably incurred by the Company in investigating evidence, as the Directors may prescribe, and (in the case of defacement or wearing out) upon delivery of the old certificate. |
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6.4 | Every share certificate sent in accordance with the Articles will be sent at the risk of the Member or other person entitled to the certificate. The Company will not be responsible for any share certificate lost or delayed in the course of delivery. |
7 | Transfer of Shares |
7.1 | Subject to Article 3.1, Shares are transferable subject to the consent of the Directors who may, in their absolute discretion, decline to register any transfer of Shares without giving any reason. If the Directors refuse to register a transfer they shall notify the transferee within two months of such refusal. |
7.2 | The instrument of transfer of any Share shall be in writing and shall be executed by or on behalf of the transferor (and if the Directors so require, signed by or on behalf of the transferee). The transferor shall be deemed to remain the holder of a Share until the name of the transferee is entered in the Register of Members. |
7.3 | Notwithstanding anything contained in these Articles, the Directors shall not decline to register any transfer of shares where such transfer is executed pursuant to, or for the purpose of enforcing, any security which has been granted over such shares, and a certificate by the party to whom such security has been granted that the transfer was so executed shall be conclusive evidence of such fact. |
8 | Redemption and Repurchase of Shares |
8.1 | Subject to the provisions of the Statute the Company may issue Shares that are to be redeemed or are liable to be redeemed at the option of the Member or the Company. The redemption of such Shares shall be effected in such manner as the Company may, by Special Resolution, determine before the issue of the Shares. |
8.2 | Subject to the provisions of the Statute, the Company may purchase its own Shares (including any redeemable Shares) provided that the Members shall have approved the manner of purchase by Ordinary Resolution. |
8.3 | The Company may make a payment in respect of the redemption or purchase of its own Shares in any manner permitted by the Statute, including out of capital. |
9 | Variation of Rights of Shares |
9.1 | If at any time the share capital of the Company is divided into different classes of Shares, all or any of 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 without the consent of the holders of the issued Shares of that class where such variation is considered by the Directors not to have a material adverse effect upon such rights; otherwise, any such variation shall be made only with the consent in writing of the holders of not less than two thirds of the issued Shares of that class, or with the sanction of a resolution passed by a majority of not less |
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than two thirds of the votes cast at a separate meeting of the holders of the Shares of that class. For the avoidance of doubt, the Directors reserve the right, notwithstanding that any such variation may not have a material adverse effect, to obtain consent from the holders of Shares of the relevant class. To any such meeting all the provisions of the Articles relating to general meetings shall apply mutatis mutandis, except that the necessary quorum shall be one person holding or representing by proxy at least one third of the issued Shares of the class and that any holder of Shares of the class present in person or by proxy may demand a poll. |
9.2 | For the purposes of a separate class meeting, the Directors may treat two or more or all the classes of Shares as forming one class of Shares if the Directors consider that such class of Shares would be affected in the same way by the proposals under consideration, but in any other case shall treat them as separate classes of Shares. |
9.3 | 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. |
10 | Commission on Sale of Shares |
The Company may, in so far as the Statute permits, pay a commission to any person in consideration of his subscribing or agreeing to subscribe (whether absolutely or conditionally) or procuring or agreeing to procure subscriptions (whether absolutely or conditionally) for any Shares. Such commissions may be satisfied by the payment of cash and/or the issue of fully or partly paid-up Shares. The Company may also on any issue of Shares pay such brokerage as may be lawful.
11 | Non Recognition of Trusts |
The Company shall not be bound by or compelled to recognise in any way (even when notified) any equitable, contingent, future or partial interest in any Share, or (except only as is otherwise provided by the Articles or the Statute) any other rights in respect of any Share other than an absolute right to the entirety thereof in the holder.
12 | Lien on Shares |
12.1 | The Company shall have a first and paramount lien on all Shares (whether fully paid-up or not) registered in the name of a Member (whether solely or jointly with others) for all debts, liabilities or engagements to or with the Company (whether presently payable or not) by such Member or his estate, either alone or jointly with any other person, whether a Member or not, but the Directors may at any time declare any Share to be wholly or in part exempt from the provisions of this Article. The registration of a transfer of any such Share shall operate as a waiver of the Companys lien thereon. The Companys lien on a Share shall also extend to any amount payable in respect of that Share. |
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12.2 | The Company may sell, in such manner as the Directors think fit, any Shares on which the Company has a lien, if a sum in respect of which the lien exists is presently payable, and is not paid within fourteen clear days after notice has been received or deemed to have been received by the holder of the Shares, or to the person entitled to it in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of the holder, demanding payment and stating that if the notice is not complied with the Shares may be sold. |
12.3 | To give effect to any such sale the Directors may authorise any person to execute an instrument of transfer of the Shares sold to, or in accordance with the directions of, the purchaser. The purchaser or his nominee shall be registered as the holder of the Shares comprised in any such transfer, and he shall not be bound to see to the application of the purchase money, nor shall his title to the Shares be affected by any irregularity or invalidity in the sale or the exercise of the Companys power of sale under the Articles. |
12.4 | The net proceeds of such sale after payment of costs, shall be applied in payment of such part of the amount in respect of which the lien exists as is presently payable and any balance shall (subject to a like lien for sums not presently payable as existed upon the Shares before the sale) be paid to the person entitled to the Shares at the date of the sale. |
12.5 | Notwithstanding any other provision of these Articles, in the case of any share which is the subject of any security agreement approved by the Directors by, or pursuant to which, a security interest, mortgage, charge or other encumbrance has been granted in respect of such share, (i) the Company shall not have any lien on any such share for any monies (whether presently payable or not) payable at a fixed time or called in respect of any such share, (ii) subject always to their Directors duties under Cayman Islands law, the Directors of the Company may not refuse to declare, and if requested to do so by any holder or the secured party under any such security agreement, may declare any such share to be exempt from any lien provisions provided for in Articles 12.1 to 12.4 and (iii) the provisions of Articles 12.1 to 12.4 inclusive shall not apply to any such share. |
13 | Call on Shares |
13.1 | Subject to the terms of the allotment and issue of any Shares, the Directors may make calls upon the Members in respect of any monies unpaid on their Shares (whether in respect of par value or premium), and each Member shall (subject to receiving at least fourteen clear days notice specifying the time or times of payment) pay to the Company at the time or times so specified the amount called on the Shares. A call may be revoked or postponed, in whole or in part, as the Directors may determine. A call may be required to be paid by instalments. A person upon whom a call is made shall remain liable for calls made upon him notwithstanding the subsequent transfer of the Shares in respect of which the call was made. |
13.2 | A call shall be deemed to have been made at the time when the resolution of the Directors authorising such call was passed. |
13.3 | The joint holders of a Share shall be jointly and severally liable to pay all calls in respect thereof. |
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13.4 | If a call remains unpaid after it has become due and payable, the person from whom it is due shall pay interest on the amount unpaid from the day it became due and payable until it is paid at such rate as the Directors may determine (and in addition all expenses that have been incurred by the Company by reason of such non-payment), but the Directors may waive payment of the interest or expenses wholly or in part. |
13.5 | An amount payable in respect of a Share on issue or allotment or at any fixed date, whether on account of the par value of the Share or premium or otherwise, shall be deemed to be a call and if it is not paid all the provisions of the Articles shall apply as if that amount had become due and payable by virtue of a call. |
13.6 | The Directors may issue Shares with different terms as to the amount and times of payment of calls, or the interest to be paid. |
13.7 | The Directors may, if they think fit, receive an amount from any Member willing to advance all or any part of the monies uncalled and unpaid upon any Shares held by him, and may (until the amount would otherwise become payable) pay interest at such rate as may be agreed upon between the Directors and the Member paying such amount in advance. |
13.8 | No such amount paid in advance of calls shall entitle the Member paying such amount to any portion of a Dividend or other distribution payable in respect of any period prior to the date upon which such amount would, but for such payment, become payable. |
14 | Forfeiture of Shares |
14.1 | If a call or instalment of a call remains unpaid after it has become due and payable the Directors may give to the person from whom it is due not less than fourteen clear days notice requiring payment of the amount unpaid together with any interest which may have accrued and any expenses incurred by the Company by reason of such non-payment. The notice shall specify where payment is to be made and shall state that if the notice is not complied with the Shares in respect of which the call was made will be liable to be forfeited. |
14.2 | If the notice is not complied with, any Share in respect of which it was given may, before the payment required by the notice has been made, be forfeited by a resolution of the Directors. Such forfeiture shall include all Dividends, other distributions or other monies payable in respect of the forfeited Share and not paid before the forfeiture. |
14.3 | A forfeited Share may be sold, re-allotted or otherwise disposed of on such terms and in such manner as the Directors think fit and at any time before a sale, re-allotment or disposition the forfeiture may be cancelled on such terms as the Directors think fit. Where for the purposes of its disposal a forfeited Share is to be transferred to any person the Directors may authorise some person to execute an instrument of transfer of the Share in favour of that person. |
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14.4 | A person any of whose Shares have been forfeited shall cease to be a Member in respect of them and shall surrender to the Company for cancellation the certificate for the Shares forfeited and shall remain liable to pay to the Company all monies which at the date of forfeiture were payable by him to the Company in respect of those Shares together with interest at such rate as the Directors may determine, but his liability shall cease if and when the Company shall have received payment in full of all monies due and payable by him in respect of those Shares. |
14.5 | A certificate in writing under the hand of one Director or officer of the Company that a Share has been forfeited on a specified date shall be conclusive evidence of the facts stated in it as against all persons claiming to be entitled to the Share. The certificate shall (subject to the execution of an instrument of transfer) constitute a good title to the Share and the person to whom the Share is sold or otherwise disposed of shall not be bound to see to the application of the purchase money, if any, nor shall his title to the Share be affected by any irregularity or invalidity in the proceedings in reference to the forfeiture, sale or disposal of the Share. |
14.6 | The provisions of the Articles as to forfeiture shall apply in the case of non payment of any sum which, by the terms of issue of a Share, becomes payable at a fixed time, whether on account of the par value of the Share or by way of premium as if it had been payable by virtue of a call duly made and notified. |
15 | Transmission of Shares |
15.1 | If a Member dies the survivor or survivors (where he was a joint holder) or his legal personal representatives (where he was a sole holder), shall be the only persons recognised by the Company as having any title to his Shares. The estate of a deceased Member is not thereby released from any liability in respect of any Share, for which he was a joint or sole holder. |
15.2 | Any person becoming entitled to a Share in consequence of the death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution of a Member (or in any other way than by transfer) may, upon such evidence being produced as may be required by the Directors, elect, by a notice in writing sent by him to the Company, either to become the holder of such Share or to have some person nominated by him registered as the holder of such Share. If he elects to have another person registered as the holder of such Share he shall sign an instrument of transfer of that Share to that person. The Directors shall, in either case, have the same right to decline or suspend registration as they would have had in the case of a transfer of the Share by the relevant Member before his death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution, as the case may be. |
15.3 | A person becoming entitled to a Share by reason of the death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution of a Member (or in any other case than by transfer) shall be entitled to the same Dividends, other distributions and other advantages to which he would be entitled if he were the holder of such Share. However, he shall not, before becoming a Member in respect of a Share, be entitled in respect of it to exercise any right conferred by membership in relation to general meetings of the Company and the Directors may at any time give notice requiring any such person to elect either to be registered himself or to have some person nominated by him be registered as the holder of the Share (but the Directors shall, in either case, have the same right to decline or suspend registration as they would have had in the case of a transfer of the Share by the relevant Member before his death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution or any other |
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case than by transfer, as the case may be). If the notice is not complied with within ninety days of being received or deemed to be received (as determined pursuant to the Articles) the Directors may thereafter withhold payment of all Dividends, other distributions, bonuses or other monies payable in respect of the Share until the requirements of the notice have been complied with. |
16 | Amendments of Memorandum and Articles of Association and Alteration of Capital |
16.1 | The Company may by Ordinary Resolution: |
(a) | increase its share capital by such sum as the Ordinary Resolution shall prescribe and with such rights, priorities and privileges annexed thereto, as the Company in general meeting may determine; |
(b) | consolidate and divide all or any of its share capital into Shares of larger amount than its existing Shares; |
(c) | convert all or any of its paid-up Shares into stock, and reconvert that stock into paid-up Shares of any denomination; |
(d) | by subdivision of its existing Shares or any of them divide the whole or any part of its share capital into Shares of smaller amount than is fixed by the Memorandum or into Shares without par value; and |
(e) | cancel any Shares that at the date of the passing of the Ordinary Resolution have not been taken or agreed to be taken by any person and diminish the amount of its share capital by the amount of the Shares so cancelled. |
16.2 | All new Shares created in accordance with the provisions of the preceding Article shall be subject to the same provisions of the Articles with reference to the payment of calls, liens, transfer, transmission, forfeiture and otherwise as the Shares in the original share capital. |
16.3 | Subject to the provisions of the Statute and the provisions of the Articles as regards the matters to be dealt with by Ordinary Resolution, the Company may by Special Resolution: |
(a) | change its name; |
(b) | alter or add to the Articles; |
(c) | alter or add to the Memorandum with respect to any objects, powers or other matters specified therein; and |
(d) | reduce its share capital or any capital redemption reserve fund. |
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17 | Offices and Places of Business |
Subject to the provisions of the Statute, the Company may by resolution of the Directors change the location of its Registered Office. The Company may, in addition to its Registered Office, maintain such other offices or places of business as the Directors determine.
18 | General Meetings |
18.1 | All general meetings other than annual general meetings shall be called extraordinary general meetings. |
18.2 | The Company may, but shall not (unless required by the Statute) be obliged to, in each year hold a general meeting as its annual general meeting, and shall specify the meeting as such in the notices calling it. Any annual general meeting shall be held at such time and place as the Directors shall appoint and if no other time and place is prescribed by them, it shall be held at the Registered Office on the second Wednesday in December of each year at ten oclock in the morning. At these meetings the report of the Directors (if any) shall be presented. |
18.3 | The Directors may call general meetings, and they shall on a Members requisition forthwith proceed to convene an extraordinary general meeting of the Company. |
18.4 | A Members requisition is a requisition of Members holding at the date of deposit of the requisition not less than ten per cent. in par value of the issued Shares which as at that date carry the right to vote at general meetings of the Company. |
18.5 | The Members requisition must state the objects of the meeting and must be signed by the requisitionists and deposited at the Registered Office, and may consist of several documents in like form each signed by one or more requisitionists. |
18.6 | If there are no Directors as at the date of the deposit of the Members requisition or if the Directors do not within twenty-one days from the date of the deposit of the Members requisition duly proceed to convene a general meeting to be held within a further twenty-one days, the requisitionists, or any of them representing more than one-half of the total voting rights of all of the requisitionists, may themselves convene a general meeting, but any meeting so convened shall be held no later than the day which falls three months after the expiration of the said twenty-one day period. |
18.7 | A general meeting convened as aforesaid by requisitionists shall be convened in the same manner as nearly as possible as that in which general meetings are to be convened by Directors. |
19 | Notice of General Meetings |
19.1 | At least five clear days notice shall be given of any general meeting. Every notice shall specify the place, the day and the hour of the meeting and the general nature of the business to be conducted at the general meeting and shall be given in the manner hereinafter mentioned or in such other manner if any as may be prescribed by the Company, provided that a general meeting |
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of the Company shall, whether or not the notice specified in this Article has been given and whether or not the provisions of the Articles regarding general meetings have been complied with, be deemed to have been duly convened if it is so agreed: |
(a) | in the case of an annual general meeting, by all of the Members entitled to attend and vote thereat; and |
(b) | in the case of an extraordinary general meeting, by a majority in number of the Members having a right to attend and vote at the meeting, together holding not less than ninety five per cent. in par value of the Shares giving that right. |
19.2 | The accidental omission to give notice of a general meeting to, or the non receipt of notice of a general meeting by, any person entitled to receive such notice shall not invalidate the proceedings of that general meeting. |
20 | Proceedings at General Meetings |
20.1 | No business shall be transacted at any general meeting unless a quorum is present. Two Members being individuals present in person or by proxy or if a corporation or other non-natural person by its duly authorised representative or proxy shall be a quorum unless the Company has only one Member entitled to vote at such general meeting in which case the quorum shall be that one Member present in person or by proxy or (in the case of a corporation or other non-natural person) by its duly authorised representative or proxy. |
20.2 | A person may participate at a general meeting by conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all the persons participating in the meeting can communicate with each other. Participation by a person in a general meeting in this manner is treated as presence in person at that meeting. |
20.3 | A resolution (including a Special Resolution) in writing (in one or more counterparts) signed by or on behalf of all of the Members for the time being entitled to receive notice of and to attend and vote at general meetings (or, being corporations or other non-natural persons, signed by their duly authorised representatives) shall be as valid and effective as if the resolution had been passed at a general meeting of the Company duly convened and held. |
20.4 | If a quorum is not present within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting to commence or if during such a meeting a quorum ceases to be present, the meeting, if convened upon a Members requisition, shall be dissolved and in any other case it shall stand adjourned to the same day in the next week at the same time and/or place or to such other day, time and/or place as the Directors may determine, and if at the adjourned meeting a quorum is not present within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting to commence, the Members present shall be a quorum. |
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20.5 | The Directors may, at any time prior to the time appointed for the meeting to commence, appoint any person to act as chairman of a general meeting of the Company or, if the Directors do not make any such appointment, the chairman, if any, of the board of Directors shall preside as chairman at such general meeting. If there is no such chairman, or if he shall not be present within fifteen minutes after the time appointed for the meeting to commence, or is unwilling to act, the Directors present shall elect one of their number to be chairman of the meeting. |
20.6 | If no Director is willing to act as chairman or if no Director is present within fifteen minutes after the time appointed for the meeting to commence, the Members present shall choose one of their number to be chairman of the meeting. |
20.7 | The chairman may, with the consent of a meeting at which a quorum is present (and shall if so directed by the meeting) adjourn the meeting from time to time and from place to place, but no business shall be transacted at any adjourned meeting other than the business left unfinished at the meeting from which the adjournment took place. |
20.8 | When a general meeting is adjourned for thirty days or more, notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given as in the case of an original meeting. Otherwise it shall not be necessary to give any such notice of an adjourned meeting. |
20.9 | A resolution put to the vote of the meeting shall be decided on a show of hands unless before, or on the declaration of the result of, the show of hands, the chairman demands a poll, or any other Member or Members collectively present in person or by proxy (or in the case of a corporation or other non-natural person, by its duly authorised representative or proxy) and holding at least ten per cent. in par value of the Shares giving a right to attend and vote at the meeting demand a poll. |
20.10 | Unless a poll is duly demanded and the demand is not withdrawn a declaration by the chairman that a resolution has been carried or carried unanimously, or by a particular majority, or lost or not carried by a particular majority, an entry to that effect in the minutes of the proceedings of the meeting shall be conclusive evidence of that fact without proof of the number or proportion of the votes recorded in favour of or against such resolution. |
20.11 | The demand for a poll may be withdrawn. |
20.12 | Except on a poll demanded on the election of a chairman or on a question of adjournment, a poll shall be taken as the chairman directs, and the result of the poll shall be deemed to be the resolution of the general meeting at which the poll was demanded. |
20.13 | A poll demanded on the election of a chairman or on a question of adjournment shall be taken forthwith. A poll demanded on any other question shall be taken at such date, time and place as the chairman of the general meeting directs, and any business other than that upon which a poll has been demanded or is contingent thereon may proceed pending the taking of the poll. |
20.14 | In the case of an equality of votes, whether on a show of hands or on a poll, the chairman shall be entitled to a second or casting vote. |
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21 | Votes of Members |
21.1 | Subject to any rights or restrictions attached to any Shares, on a show of hands every Member who (being an individual) is present in person or by proxy or, if a corporation or other non-natural person is present by its duly authorised representative or by proxy, shall have one vote and on a poll every Member present in any such manner shall have one vote for every Share of which he is the holder. |
21.2 | In the case of joint holders the vote of the senior holder who tenders a vote, whether in person or by proxy (or, in the case of a corporation or other non-natural person, by its duly authorised representative or proxy), shall be accepted to the exclusion of the votes of the other joint holders, and seniority shall be determined by the order in which the names of the holders stand in the Register of Members. |
21.3 | A Member of unsound mind, or in respect of whom an order has been made by any court, having jurisdiction in lunacy, may vote, whether on a show of hands or on a poll, by his committee, receiver, curator bonis, or other person on such Members behalf appointed by that court, and any such committee, receiver, curator bonis or other person may vote by proxy. |
21.4 | No person shall be entitled to vote at any general meeting unless he is registered as a Member on the record date for such meeting nor unless all calls or other monies then payable by him in respect of Shares have been paid. |
21.5 | No objection shall be raised as to the qualification of any voter except at the general meeting or adjourned general meeting at which the vote objected to is given or tendered and every vote not disallowed at the meeting shall be valid. Any objection made in due time in accordance with this Article shall be referred to the chairman whose decision shall be final and conclusive. |
21.6 | On a poll or on a show of hands votes may be cast either personally or by proxy (or in the case of a corporation or other non-natural person by its duly authorised representative or proxy). A Member may appoint more than one proxy or the same proxy under one or more instruments to attend and vote at a meeting. Where a Member appoints more than one proxy the instrument of proxy shall state which proxy is entitled to vote on a show of hands and shall specify the number of Shares in respect of which each proxy is entitled to exercise the related votes. |
21.7 | On a poll, a Member holding more than one Share need not cast the votes in respect of his Shares in the same way on any resolution and therefore may vote a Share or some or all such Shares either for or against a resolution and/or abstain from voting a Share or some or all of the Shares and, subject to the terms of the instrument appointing him, a proxy appointed under one or more instruments may vote a Share or some or all of the Shares in respect of which he is appointed either for or against a resolution and/or abstain from voting a Share or some or all of the Shares in respect of which he is appointed. |
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22 | Proxies |
22.1 | The instrument appointing a proxy shall be in writing and shall be executed under the hand of the appointor or of his attorney duly authorised in writing, or, if the appointor is a corporation or other non natural person, under the hand of its duly authorised representative. A proxy need not be a Member. |
22.2 | The Directors may, in the notice convening any meeting or adjourned meeting, or in an instrument of proxy sent out by the Company, specify the manner by which the instrument appointing a proxy shall be deposited and the place and the time (being not later than the time appointed for the commencement of the meeting or adjourned meeting to which the proxy relates) at which the instrument appointing a proxy shall be deposited. In the absence of any such direction from the Directors in the notice convening any meeting or adjourned meeting or in an instrument of proxy sent out by the Company, the instrument appointing a proxy shall be deposited physically at the Registered Office not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for the meeting or adjourned meeting to commence at which the person named in the instrument proposes to vote. |
The chairman may in any event at his discretion declare that an instrument of proxy shall be deemed to have been duly deposited. An instrument of proxy that is not deposited in the manner permitted, or which has not been declared to have been duly deposited by the chairman, shall be invalid. |
22.3 | The instrument appointing a proxy may be in any usual or common form (or such other form as the Directors may approve) and may be expressed to be for a particular meeting or any adjournment thereof or generally until revoked. An instrument appointing a proxy shall be deemed to include the power to demand or join or concur in demanding a poll. |
22.4 | Votes given in accordance with the terms of an instrument of proxy shall be valid notwithstanding the previous death or insanity of the principal or revocation of the proxy or of the authority under which the proxy was executed, or the transfer of the Share in respect of which the proxy is given unless notice in writing of such death, insanity, revocation or transfer was received by the Company at the Registered Office before the commencement of the general meeting, or adjourned meeting at which it is sought to use the proxy. |
23 | Corporate Members |
Any corporation or other non-natural person which is a Member may in accordance with its constitutional documents, or in the absence of such provision by resolution of its directors or other governing body, authorise such person as it thinks fit to act as its representative at any meeting of the Company or of any class of Members, and the person so authorised shall be entitled to exercise the same powers on behalf of the corporation which he represents as the corporation could exercise if it were an individual Member. |
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24 | Shares that May Not be Voted |
Shares in the Company that are beneficially owned by the Company shall not be voted, directly or indirectly, at any meeting and shall not be counted in determining the total number of outstanding Shares at any given time. |
25 | Directors |
There shall be a board of Directors consisting of not less than one person (exclusive of alternate Directors) provided however that the Company may by Ordinary Resolution increase or reduce the limits in the number of Directors. |
26 | Powers of Directors |
26.1 | Subject to the provisions of the Statute, the Memorandum and the Articles and to any directions given by Special Resolution, the business of the Company shall be managed by the Directors who may exercise all the powers of the Company. No alteration of the Memorandum or Articles and no such direction shall invalidate any prior act of the Directors which would have been valid if that alteration had not been made or that direction had not been given. A duly convened meeting of Directors at which a quorum is present may exercise all powers exercisable by the Directors. |
26.2 | All cheques, promissory notes, drafts, bills of exchange and other negotiable or transferable instruments and all receipts for monies paid to the Company shall be signed, drawn, accepted, endorsed or otherwise executed as the case may be in such manner as the Directors shall determine by resolution. |
26.3 | The Directors on behalf of the Company may pay a gratuity or pension or allowance on retirement to any Director who has held any other salaried office or place of profit with the Company or to his widow or dependants and may make contributions to any fund and pay premiums for the purchase or provision of any such gratuity, pension or allowance. |
26.4 | The Directors may exercise all the powers of the Company to borrow money and to mortgage or charge its undertaking, property and assets (present and future) and uncalled capital or any part thereof and to issue debentures, debenture stock, mortgages, bonds and other such securities whether outright or as security for any debt, liability or obligation of the Company or of any third party. |
27 | Appointment and Removal of Directors |
27.1 | The Company may by Ordinary Resolution appoint any person to be a Director or may by Ordinary Resolution remove any Director. |
27.2 | The Directors may appoint any person to be a Director, either to fill a vacancy or as an additional Director provided that the appointment does not cause the number of Directors to exceed any number fixed by or in accordance with the Articles as the maximum number of Directors. |
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28 | Vacation of Office of Director |
The office of a Director shall be vacated if: |
(a) | the Director gives notice in writing to the Company that he resigns the office of Director; or |
(b) | the Director absents himself (for the avoidance of doubt, without being represented by proxy or an alternate Director appointed by him) from three consecutive meetings of the board of Directors without special leave of absence from the Directors, and the Directors pass a resolution that he has by reason of such absence vacated office; or |
(c) | the Director dies, becomes bankrupt or makes any arrangement or composition with his creditors generally; or |
(d) | the Director is found to be or becomes of unsound mind; or |
(e) | all of the other Directors (being not less than two in number) determine that he should be removed as a Director, either by a resolution passed by all of the other Directors at a meeting of the Directors duly convened and held in accordance with the Articles or by a resolution in writing signed by all of the other Directors. |
29 | Proceedings of Directors |
29.1 | The quorum for the transaction of the business of the Directors may be fixed by the Directors, and unless so fixed shall be two if there are two or more Directors, and shall be one if there is only one Director. A person who holds office as an alternate Director shall, if his appointor is not present, be counted in the quorum. A Director who also acts as an alternate Director shall, if his appointor is not present, count twice towards the quorum. |
29.2 | Subject to the provisions of the Articles, the Directors may regulate their proceedings as they think fit. Questions arising at any meeting shall be decided by a majority of votes. In the case of an equality of votes, the chairman shall have a second or casting vote. A Director who is also an alternate Director shall be entitled in the absence of his appointor to a separate vote on behalf of his appointor in addition to his own vote. |
29.3 | A person may participate in a meeting of the Directors or committee of Directors by conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all the persons participating in the meeting can communicate with each other at the same time. Participation by a person in a meeting in this manner is treated as presence in person at that meeting. Unless otherwise determined by the Directors the meeting shall be deemed to be held at the place where the chairman is located at the start of the meeting. |
29.4 | A resolution in writing (in one or more counterparts) signed by all the Directors or all the members of a committee of the Directors or, in the case of a resolution in writing relating to the removal of any Director or the vacation of office by any Director, all of the Directors other than the Director |
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who is the subject of such resolution (an alternate Director being entitled to sign such a resolution on behalf of his appointor and if such alternate Director is also a Director, being entitled to sign such resolution both on behalf of his appointer and in his capacity as a Director) shall be as valid and effectual as if it had been passed at a meeting of the Directors, or committee of Directors as the case may be, duly convened and held. |
29.5 | A Director or alternate Director may, or other officer of the Company on the direction of a Director or alternate Director shall, call a meeting of the Directors by at least two days notice in writing to every Director and alternate Director which notice shall set forth the general nature of the business to be considered unless notice is waived by all the Directors (or their alternates) either at, before or after the meeting is held. To any such notice of a meeting of the Directors all the provisions of the Articles relating to the giving of notices by the Company to the Members shall apply mutatis mutandis. |
29.6 | The continuing Directors (or a sole continuing Director, as the case may be) may act notwithstanding any vacancy in their body, but if and so long as their number is reduced below the number fixed by or pursuant to the Articles as the necessary quorum of Directors the continuing Directors or Director may act for the purpose of increasing the number of Directors to be equal to such fixed number, or of summoning a general meeting of the Company, but for no other purpose. |
29.7 | The Directors may elect a chairman of their board and determine the period for which he is to hold office; but if no such chairman is elected, or if at any meeting the chairman is not present within five minutes after the time appointed for the meeting to commence, the Directors present may choose one of their number to be chairman of the meeting. |
29.8 | All acts done by any meeting of the Directors or of a committee of the Directors (including any person acting as an alternate Director) shall, notwithstanding that it is afterwards discovered that there was some defect in the appointment of any Director or alternate Director, and/or that they or any of them were disqualified, and/or had vacated their office and/or were not entitled to vote, be as valid as if every such person had been duly appointed and/or not disqualified to be a Director or alternate Director and/or had not vacated their office and/or had been entitled to vote, as the case may be. |
29.9 | A Director but not an alternate Director may be represented at any meetings of the board of Directors by a proxy appointed in writing by him. The proxy shall count towards the quorum and the vote of the proxy shall for all purposes be deemed to be that of the appointing Director. |
30 | Presumption of Assent |
A Director or alternate Director who is present at a meeting of the board of Directors at which action on any Company matter is taken shall be presumed to have assented to the action taken unless his dissent shall be entered in the minutes of the meeting or unless he shall file his written dissent from such action with the person acting as the chairman or secretary of the meeting before the adjournment thereof or shall forward such dissent by registered post to such person immediately after the adjournment of the meeting. Such right to dissent shall not apply to a Director or alternate Director who voted in favour of such action. |
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31 | Directors Interests |
31.1 | A Director or alternate Director may hold any other office or place of profit under the Company (other than the office of Auditor) in conjunction with his office of Director for such period and on such terms as to remuneration and otherwise as the Directors may determine. |
31.2 | A Director or alternate Director may act by himself or by, through or on behalf of his firm in a professional capacity for the Company and he or his firm shall be entitled to remuneration for professional services as if he were not a Director or alternate Director. |
31.3 | A Director or alternate Director may be or become a director or other officer of or otherwise interested in any company promoted by the Company or in which the Company may be interested as a shareholder, a contracting party or otherwise, and no such Director or alternate Director shall be accountable to the Company for any remuneration or other benefits received by him as a director or officer of, or from his interest in, such other company. |
31.4 | No person shall be disqualified from the office of Director or alternate Director or prevented by such office from contracting with the Company, either as vendor, purchaser or otherwise, nor shall any such contract or any contract or transaction entered into by or on behalf of the Company in which any Director or alternate Director shall be in any way interested be or be liable to be avoided, nor shall any Director or alternate Director so contracting or being so interested be liable to account to the Company for any profit realised by or arising in connection with any such contract or transaction by reason of such Director or alternate Director holding office or of the fiduciary relationship thereby established. A Director (or his alternate Director in his absence) shall be at liberty to vote in respect of any contract or transaction in which he is interested provided that the nature of the interest of any Director or alternate Director in any such contract or transaction shall be disclosed by him at or prior to its consideration and any vote thereon. |
31.5 | A general notice that a Director or alternate Director is a shareholder, director, officer or employee of any specified firm or company and is to be regarded as interested in any transaction with such firm or company shall be sufficient disclosure for the purposes of voting on a resolution in respect of a contract or transaction in which he has an interest, and after such general notice it shall not be necessary to give special notice relating to any particular transaction. |
32 | Minutes |
The Directors shall cause minutes to be made in books kept for the purpose of all appointments of officers made by the Directors, all proceedings at meetings of the Company or the holders of any class of Shares and of the Directors, and of committees of the Directors, including the names of the Directors or alternate Directors present at each meeting. |
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33 | Delegation of Directors Powers |
33.1 | The Directors may delegate any of their powers, authorities and discretions, including the power to sub-delegate, to any committee consisting of one or more Directors. They may also delegate to any managing director or any Director holding any other executive office such of their powers, authorities and discretions as they consider desirable to be exercised by him provided that an alternate Director may not act as managing director and the appointment of a managing director shall be revoked forthwith if he ceases to be a Director. Any such delegation may be made subject to any conditions the Directors may impose and either collaterally with or to the exclusion of their own powers and any such delegation may be revoked or altered by the Directors. Subject to any such conditions, the proceedings of a committee of Directors shall be governed by the Articles regulating the proceedings of Directors, so far as they are capable of applying. |
33.2 | The Directors may establish any committees, local boards or agencies or appoint any person to be a manager or agent for managing the affairs of the Company and may appoint any person to be a member of such committees, local boards or agencies. Any such appointment may be made subject to any conditions the Directors may impose, and either collaterally with or to the exclusion of their own powers and any such appointment may be revoked or altered by the Directors. Subject to any such conditions, the proceedings of any such committee, local board or agency shall be governed by the Articles regulating the proceedings of Directors, so far as they are capable of applying. |
33.3 | The Directors may by power of attorney or otherwise appoint any person to be the agent of the Company on such conditions as the Directors may determine, provided that the delegation is not to the exclusion of their own powers and may be revoked by the Directors at any time. |
33.4 | The Directors may by power of attorney or otherwise appoint any company, firm, person or body of persons, whether nominated directly or indirectly by the Directors, to be the attorney or authorised signatory of the Company for such purpose and with such powers, authorities and discretions (not exceeding those vested in or exercisable by the Directors under the Articles) and for such period and subject to such conditions as they may think fit, and any such powers of attorney or other appointment may contain such provisions for the protection and convenience of persons dealing with any such attorneys or authorised signatories as the Directors may think fit and may also authorise any such attorney or authorised signatory to delegate all or any of the powers, authorities and discretions vested in him. |
33.5 | The Directors may appoint such officers of the Company (including, for the avoidance of doubt and without limitation, any secretary) as they consider necessary on such terms, at such remuneration and to perform such duties, and subject to such provisions as to disqualification and removal as the Directors may think fit. Unless otherwise specified in the terms of his appointment an officer of the Company may be removed by resolution of the Directors or Members. An officer of the Company may vacate his office at any time if he gives notice in writing to the Company that he resigns his office. |
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34 | Alternate Directors |
34.1 | Any Director (but not an alternate Director) may by writing appoint any other Director, or any other person willing to act, to be an alternate Director and by writing may remove from office an alternate Director so appointed by him. |
34.2 | An alternate Director shall be entitled to receive notice of all meetings of Directors and of all meetings of committees of Directors of which his appointor is a member, to attend and vote at every such meeting at which the Director appointing him is not personally present, to sign any written resolution of the Directors, and generally to perform all the functions of his appointor as a Director in his absence. |
34.3 | An alternate Director shall cease to be an alternate Director if his appointor ceases to be a Director. |
34.4 | Any appointment or removal of an alternate Director shall be by notice to the Company signed by the Director making or revoking the appointment or in any other manner approved by the Directors. |
34.5 | Subject to the provisions of the Articles, an alternate Director shall be deemed for all purposes to be a Director and shall alone be responsible for his own acts and defaults and shall not be deemed to be the agent of the Director appointing him. |
35 | No Minimum Shareholding |
The Company in general meeting may fix a minimum shareholding required to be held by a Director, but unless and until such a shareholding qualification is fixed a Director is not required to hold Shares. |
36 | Remuneration of Directors |
36.1 | The remuneration to be paid to the Directors, if any, shall be such remuneration as the Directors shall determine. The Directors shall also be entitled to be paid all travelling, hotel and other expenses properly incurred by them in connection with their attendance at meetings of Directors or committees of Directors, or general meetings of the Company, or separate meetings of the holders of any class of Shares or debentures of the Company, or otherwise in connection with the business of the Company or the discharge of their duties as a Director, or to receive a fixed allowance in respect thereof as may be determined by the Directors, or a combination partly of one such method and partly the other. |
36.2 | The Directors may by resolution approve additional remuneration to any Director for any services which in the opinion of the Directors go beyond his ordinary routine work as a Director. Any fees paid to a Director who is also counsel, attorney or solicitor to the Company, or otherwise serves it in a professional capacity shall be in addition to his remuneration as a Director. |
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37 | Seal |
37.1 | The Company may, if the Directors so determine, have a Seal. The Seal shall only be used by the authority of the Directors or of a committee of the Directors authorised by the Directors. Every instrument to which the Seal has been affixed shall be signed by at least one person who shall be either a Director or some officer of the Company or other person appointed by the Directors for the purpose. |
37.2 | The Company may have for use in any place or places outside the Cayman Islands a duplicate Seal or Seals each of which shall be a facsimile of the common Seal of the Company and, if the Directors so determine, with the addition on its face of the name of every place where it is to be used. |
37.3 | A Director or officer, representative or attorney of the Company may without further authority of the Directors affix the Seal over his signature alone to any document of the Company required to be authenticated by him under seal or to be filed with the Registrar of Companies in the Cayman Islands or elsewhere wheresoever. |
38 | Dividends, Distributions and Reserve |
38.1 | Subject to the Statute and this Article and except as otherwise provided by the rights attached to any Shares, the Directors may resolve to pay Dividends and other distributions on Shares in issue and authorise payment of the Dividends or other distributions out of the funds of the Company lawfully available therefor. A Dividend shall be deemed to be an interim Dividend unless the terms of the resolution pursuant to which the Directors resolve to pay such Dividend specifically state that such Dividend shall be a final Dividend. No Dividend or other distribution shall be paid except out of the realised or unrealised profits of the Company, out of the share premium account or as otherwise permitted by the Statute. |
38.2 | Except as otherwise provided by the rights attached to any Shares, all Dividends and other distributions shall be paid according to the par value of the Shares that a Member holds. If any Share is issued on terms providing that it shall rank for Dividend as from a particular date, that Share shall rank for Dividend accordingly. |
38.3 | The Directors may deduct from any Dividend or other distribution payable to any Member all sums of money (if any) then payable by him to the Company on account of calls or otherwise. |
38.4 | The Directors may resolve that any Dividend or other distribution be paid wholly or partly by the distribution of specific assets and in particular (but without limitation) by the distribution of shares, debentures, or securities of any other company or in any one or more of such ways and where any difficulty arises in regard to such distribution, the Directors may settle the same as they think expedient and in particular may issue fractional Shares and may fix the value for distribution of such specific assets or any part thereof and may determine that cash payments shall be made to any Members upon the basis of the value so fixed in order to adjust the rights of all Members and may vest any such specific assets in trustees in such manner as may seem expedient to the Directors. |
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38.5 | Except as otherwise provided by the rights attached to any Shares, Dividends and other distributions may be paid in any currency. The Directors may determine the basis of conversion for any currency conversions that may be required and how any costs involved are to be met. |
38.6 | The Directors may, before resolving to pay any Dividend or other distribution, set aside such sums as they think proper as a reserve or reserves which shall, at the discretion of the Directors, be applicable for any purpose of the Company and pending such application may, at the discretion of the Directors, be employed in the business of the Company. |
38.7 | Any Dividend, other distribution, interest or other monies payable in cash in respect of Shares may be paid by wire transfer to the holder or by cheque or warrant sent through the post directed to the registered address of the holder or, in the case of joint holders, to the registered address of the holder who is first named on the Register of Members or to such person and to such address as such holder or joint holders may in writing direct. Every such cheque or warrant shall be made payable to the order of the person to whom it is sent. Any one of two or more joint holders may give effectual receipts for any Dividends, other distributions, bonuses, or other monies payable in respect of the Share held by them as joint holders. |
38.8 | No Dividend or other distribution shall bear interest against the Company. |
38.9 | Any Dividend or other distribution which cannot be paid to a Member and/or which remains unclaimed after six months from the date on which such Dividend or other distribution becomes payable may, in the discretion of the Directors, be paid into a separate account in the Companys name, provided that the Company shall not be constituted as a trustee in respect of that account and the Dividend or other distribution shall remain as a debt due to the Member. Any Dividend or other distribution which remains unclaimed after a period of six years from the date on which such Dividend or other distribution becomes payable shall be forfeited and shall revert to the Company. |
39 | Capitalisation |
The Directors may at any time capitalise any sum standing to the credit of any of the Companys reserve accounts or funds (including the share premium account and capital redemption reserve fund) or any sum standing to the credit of the profit and loss account or otherwise available for distribution; appropriate such sum to Members in the proportions in which such sum would have been divisible amongst such Members had the same been a distribution of profits by way of Dividend or other distribution; and apply such sum on their behalf in paying up in full unissued Shares for allotment and distribution credited as fully paid-up to and amongst them in the proportion aforesaid. In such event the Directors shall do all acts and things required to give effect to such capitalisation, with full power given to the Directors to make such provisions as they think fit in the case of Shares becoming distributable in fractions (including provisions whereby the benefit of fractional entitlements accrue to the Company rather than to the Members concerned). The Directors may authorise any person to enter on behalf of all of the Members interested into an agreement with the Company providing for such capitalisation and matters incidental or relating thereto and any agreement made under such authority shall be effective and binding on all such Members and the Company. |
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40 | Books of Account |
40.1 | The Directors shall cause proper books of account to be kept with respect to all sums of money received and expended by the Company and the matters in respect of which the receipt or expenditure takes place, all sales and purchases of goods by the Company and the assets and liabilities of the Company. Proper books of account shall not be deemed to be kept if there are not kept such books of account as are necessary to give a true and fair view of the state of the Companys affairs and to explain its transactions. |
40.2 | The Directors shall determine whether and to what extent and at what times and places and under what conditions or regulations the accounts and books of the Company or any of them shall be open to the inspection of Members not being Directors and no Member (not being a Director) shall have any right of inspecting any account or book or document of the Company except as conferred by Statute or authorised by the Directors or by the Company in general meeting. |
40.3 | The Directors may cause to be prepared and to be laid before the Company in general meeting profit and loss accounts, balance sheets, group accounts (if any) and such other reports and accounts as may be required by law. |
41 | Audit |
41.1 | The Directors may appoint an Auditor of the Company who shall hold office on such terms as the Directors determine. |
41.2 | Every Auditor of the Company shall have a right of access at all times to the books and accounts and vouchers of the Company and shall be entitled to require from the Directors and officers of the Company such information and explanation as may be necessary for the performance of the duties of the Auditor. |
41.3 | Auditors shall, if so required by the Directors, make a report on the accounts of the Company during their tenure of office at the next annual general meeting following their appointment in the case of a company which is registered with the Registrar of Companies as an ordinary company, and at the next extraordinary general meeting following their appointment in the case of a company which is registered with the Registrar of Companies as an exempted company, and at any other time during their term of office, upon request of the Directors or any general meeting of the Members. |
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42 | Notices |
42.1 | Notices shall be in writing and may be given by the Company to any Member either personally or by sending it by courier, post, cable, telex, fax or e-mail to him or to his address as shown in the Register of Members (or where the notice is given by e-mail by sending it to the e-mail address provided by such Member). Any notice, if posted from one country to another, is to be sent by airmail. |
42.2 | Where a notice is sent by courier, service of the notice shall be deemed to be effected by delivery of the notice to a courier company, and shall be deemed to have been received on the third day (not including Saturdays or Sundays or public holidays) following the day on which the notice was delivered to the courier. Where a notice is sent by post, service of the notice shall be deemed to be effected by properly addressing, pre paying and posting a letter containing the notice, and shall be deemed to have been received on the fifth day (not including Saturdays or Sundays or public holidays in the Cayman Islands) following the day on which the notice was posted. Where a notice is sent by cable, telex or fax, service of the notice shall be deemed to be effected by properly addressing and sending such notice and shall be deemed to have been received on the same day that it was transmitted. Where a notice is given by e-mail service shall be deemed to be effected by transmitting the e-mail to the e-mail address provided by the intended recipient and shall be deemed to have been received on the same day that it was sent, and it shall not be necessary for the receipt of the e-mail to be acknowledged by the recipient. |
42.3 | A notice may be given by the Company to the person or persons which the Company has been advised are entitled to a Share or Shares in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of a Member in the same manner as other notices which are required to be given under the Articles and shall be addressed to them by name, or by the title of representatives of the deceased, or trustee of the bankrupt, or by any like description at the address supplied for that purpose by the persons claiming to be so entitled, or at the option of the Company by giving the notice in any manner in which the same might have been given if the death or bankruptcy had not occurred. |
42.4 | Notice of every general meeting shall be given in any manner authorised by the Articles to every holder of Shares carrying an entitlement to receive such notice on the record date for such meeting except that in the case of joint holders the notice shall be sufficient if given to the joint holder first named in the Register of Members and every person upon whom the ownership of a Share devolves by reason of his being a legal personal representative or a trustee in bankruptcy of a Member where the Member but for his death or bankruptcy would be entitled to receive notice of the meeting, and no other person shall be entitled to receive notices of general meetings. |
43 | Winding Up |
43.1 | If the Company shall be wound up the liquidator shall apply the assets of the Company in satisfaction of creditors claims in such manner and order as such liquidator thinks fit. Subject to the rights attaching to any Shares, in a winding up: |
(a) | if the assets available for distribution amongst the Members shall be insufficient to repay the whole of the Companys issued share capital, such assets shall be distributed so that, as nearly as may be, the losses shall be borne by the Members in proportion to the par value of the Shares held by them; or |
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(b) | if the assets available for distribution amongst the Members shall be more than sufficient to repay the whole of the Companys issued share capital at the commencement of the winding up, the surplus shall be distributed amongst the Members in proportion to the par value of the Shares held by them at the commencement of the winding up subject to a deduction from those Shares in respect of which there are monies due, of all monies payable to the Company for unpaid calls or otherwise. |
43.2 | If the Company shall be wound up the liquidator may, subject to the rights attaching to any Shares and with the sanction of a Special Resolution of the Company and any other sanction required by the Statute, divide amongst the Members in kind the whole or any part of the assets of the Company (whether such assets shall consist of property of the same kind or not) and may for that purpose value any assets and determine how the division shall be carried out as between the Members or different classes of Members. The liquidator may, with the like sanction, vest the whole or any part of such assets in trustees upon such trusts for the benefit of the Members as the liquidator, with the like sanction, shall think fit, but so that no Member shall be compelled to accept any asset upon which there is a liability. |
44 | Indemnity and Insurance |
44.1 | Every Director and officer of the Company (which for the avoidance of doubt, shall not include auditors of the Company), together with every former Director and former officer of the Company (each an Indemnified Person) shall be indemnified out of the assets of the Company against any liability, action, proceeding, claim, demand, costs, damages or expenses, including legal expenses, whatsoever which they or any of them may incur as a result of any act or failure to act in carrying out their functions other than such liability (if any) that they may incur by reason of their own actual fraud or wilful default. No Indemnified Person shall be liable to the Company for any loss or damage incurred by the Company as a result (whether direct or indirect) of the carrying out of their functions unless that liability arises through the actual fraud or wilful default of such Indemnified Person. No person shall be found to have committed actual fraud or wilful default under this Article unless or until a court of competent jurisdiction shall have made a finding to that effect. |
44.2 | The Company shall advance to each Indemnified Person reasonable attorneys fees and other costs and expenses incurred in connection with the defence of any action, suit, proceeding or investigation involving such Indemnified Person for which indemnity will or could be sought. In connection with any advance of any expenses hereunder, the Indemnified Person shall execute an undertaking to repay the advanced amount to the Company if it shall be determined by final judgment or other final adjudication that such Indemnified Person was not entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Article. If it shall be determined by a final judgment or other final adjudication that such Indemnified Person was not entitled to indemnification with respect to such judgment, costs or expenses, then such party shall not be indemnified with respect to such judgment, costs or expenses and any advancement shall be returned to the Company (without interest) by the Indemnified Person. |
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44.3 | The Directors, on behalf of the Company, may purchase and maintain insurance for the benefit of any Director or other officer of the Company against any liability which, by virtue of any rule of law, would otherwise attach to such person in respect of any negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust of which such person may be guilty in relation to the Company. |
45 | Financial Year |
Unless the Directors otherwise prescribe, the financial year of the Company shall end on 31st December in each year and, following the year of incorporation, shall begin on 1st January in each year. |
46 | Transfer by Way of Continuation |
If the Company is exempted as defined in the Statute, it shall, subject to the provisions of the Statute and with the approval of a Special Resolution, have the power to register by way of continuation as a body corporate under the laws of any jurisdiction outside the Cayman Islands and to be deregistered in the Cayman Islands. |
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Exhibit 3.16(a)
Translation from Romanian
ROMANIA MINISTRY OF JUSTICE |
NATIONAL OFFICE OF THE TRADE REGISTER TRADE REGISTERS OFFICE ATTACHED TO THE BUCHAREST COURT |
REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE
Company: VANTAGE DRILLER ROCO SRL
Registered office: Bucharest, sector 6, Strada ECONOMU CEZARESCU, nr. 31 B, Camera 3, etaj 2
Main activity: Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c. - 7739
Sole registration code: 32188833 as of 29 August 2013
Registration number with the Trade Register: J40/10819/29 August 2013
Date of issuance: 11 January 2017
Manager
Stefania Carmen Chiţu
Signature illegible
Stamp affixed
Series B no. 3240156
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I, the undersigned, VOICU ANDREEA, a Registered Translator authorized by the Ministry of Justice by License No. 38009, hereby certify the accuracy of the present translation that was prepared by me after a document in Romanian. In witness thereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal.
Registered Translator,
Exhibit 3.16(b)
ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION OF THE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY VANTAGE DRILLER ROCO S.R.L. -updated version - In accordance with the provisions of Law no. 31/1990 as subsequently amended, as well as other applicable regulations, VANTAGE HOLDINGS CYPRUS ODC LIMITED, a company organized and existing under the laws of Cyprus, having its registered office at 17-19 Themistocli Dervi Street, THE CITY HOUSE, 1066, Nicosia, Cyprus, registered with Registrar of Companies under number 288980 of 17.06.2011, duly represented by Romana Hiritiu, as attorney, decided to incorporate a limited liability company in Romania, herein after referred to as the Company, in accordance with the terms and conditions set out herein: CHAPTER I NAME, TYPE OF COMPANY, HEAD-OFFICE, DURATION AND COMPANYS OBJECTS Art. 1. Name of the Company The name of the Company is VANTAGE DRILLER ROCO S.R.L. as per the name reservation no. 296158/02.08.2013 issued by the Ministry of JusticeTrade Registry Office near Bucharest Tribunal, on 02.08.2013. The name, type of company, headquarters, registration number, sole registration code and the share capital shall appear on any invoice, proposal, order, tariff-related document, prospectus and any such other document issued by the Company and employed thereby in the course of business. Excluded from this rule shall be the fiscal receipts issued by electronic cash registers including the entries required by the relevant laws. Art. 2. Type of the Company The Company is registered as a limited liability company (S.R.L.), having as sole shareholder the company HOLDINGS CYPRUS ODC LIMITED, hereinafter referred to as the Sole Shareholder 1.1. 1.2. 2.1.
Art. 3. Head-office of the Company The head-office of the Company shall be located in Bucharest, 6st District, 31 B Economu Cezarescu, 2nd floor, room 3, Romania. The location of the Companys head-office may be changed by Sole Shareholder decision. The Company may establish or close down branches, offices or working units and may acquire participation rights in new and/or existent companies by Sole Shareholder decision, in Romania or abroad. Art. 4. Duration of the Company The Company shall function on an unlimited period of time as of the date of its registration with the Trade Registry Office. Art. 5. The Companys auditor The management of the Company shall be subject to oversight and review by BDO Audit SRL, a Romanian limited liability company, with registered office in Bucharest, 3rd District, 24 Invingatorilor Street, floors 1-4, registered with the Trade Register under no. J40/22485/07.12.1994, tax code RO6546223, represented by Mr. Iliescu Ionut Cristian, a Romanian citizen, bom on 06.05.1976 in Bucharest, domiciled in Bucharest, 4 Campia Libertatii street, block PM51, entrance A, floor 6, app. 25, district 3, identified with I.D. series RX no. 499909, issued by SPCEP District 3, on 22.05.2014, PIN 1760506424545, who is a financial auditor according to the certificate no. 1530 issued by the Chamber of Financial Auditors of Romania on 13.11.2003. Art. 6. Companys objects The Companys main field of activity consists in renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods (NACE Domain code 773). The Companys main business object consists in renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c. (NACE Code 7739). The Company may also carry out the following secondary activities: NACE Code 0910Support activities for petroleum and natural gas extraction; NACE Code 4614Agents involved in the sale of machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft; NACE Code 4618Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products; NACE Code 4619Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods; 3.1. 3.2. 3.3. 4.1 5.1. 6.1
NACE Code 4669 NACE Code 5020 NACE Code 5210 NACE Code 5222 NACE Code 5224 NACE Code 6399 NACE Code 6420 NACE Code 6492 NACE Code 6810 NACE Code 6820 NACE Code 7010 NACE Code 7022 NACE Code 7320 NACE Code 7490 NACE Code 7734 NACE Code 8299 Wholesale of other machinery and equipment; Sea and coastal freight water transport; Warehousing and storage; Sea freight water transport auxiliary activities; Handling; Other information service activities not elsewhere classified; Activities of holding companies; Other credit granting (activities without professional character); Buying and selling of own real estate; Renting and operating of own or leased real estate; Activities of head offices; Business and other management consultancy activities; Market research and public opinion polling; Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.; Renting and leasing of water transport equipment; Other business support service activities n.e.c.; The business objects mentioned above may be changed in accordance with legal provisions, by decision of the Sole Shareholder. The Company may perform the activities described in this article directly or through its subsidiaries, branches, working units and/or other secondary units in Romania or in other country. CHAPTER II SHARE CAPITAL Art. 7. Companys share capital The Companys subscribed share capital amounts to RON 920,000 (nine hundred twenty thousands). The share capital is fully paid up in cash by the Sole Shareholder. The share capital is divided into 92,000 (ninety two thousands) shares, having a nominal value of RON 10 each, the structure of the share capital being the following: VANTAGE HOLDINGS CYPRUS ODC LIMITED holds 92,000 (ninety two thousands) shares having a nominal value of RON 10 each and an aggregate value of RON 920,000 (nine hundred twenty thousands), representing 100% of the Companys share capital.6.2 6.3 7.1. 7.2. 7.3.
Art. 8. The Companys shares The Companys shares may not be represented by negotiable instruments. Upon Sole Shareholders express request, the Company shall issue ownership certificates over the shares, which will not constitute negotiable instruments. Art. 9. Rights and obligations of the Sole Shareholder in relation to the shares Each share confers upon its holder equal rights to the profit and equal liability for the losses. The Companys obligations shall be secured only with Companys assets and the Sole Shareholder shall be liable up to and within the limits of the subscribed share capital. Throughout the Companys duration, the Sole Shareholders creditors may satisfy their claims only from the relevant Sole Shareholders share of the profits as per the financial statements and after the dissolution of the Company, they may satisfy their claims over the share granted to the Sole Shareholder after the Companys liquidation. Art. 10. Increase and decrease of share capital The share capital of the Company may be increased or decreased in accordance with the legal provisions in force, by Sole Shareholder Decision. The share capital may be increased by issuance of new shares or by increase of the nominal value of the existent shares, in exchange of cash and/or in kind contributions. Likewise, new shares may be issued through the incorporation of the reserves (except for legal reserves and other reserves barred by the law from being used to increase the share capital), as well as the benefits or share premiums or by setting off certain, due and payable receivables from the Company against the Companys shares. The share capital of the Company may be decreased by any of the following means: reduction of the number of existing shares; decrease of the nominal value of existing shares. Likewise, Companys share capital may be decreased by any other means provided under the law, by observing the legal applicable provisions. The share capital decrease may not take place before the passing of 2 (two) months from the Decision of the Sole Shareholder being published in the Official Gazette, Part IV and it may performed only by observing the minimum share capital provided under the law. 8.1. 8.2. 9.1. 9.2. 9.3. 10.1. 10.2. 10.3. 10.4. 10.5. 10.6.
Sole Shareholder Decision approving the share capital decrease shall expressly state the grounds for the reduction and the method therefore. Art. 11. Transfer of shares The shares issued by the Company shall not be divisible. The Company shall acknowledge only one holder for each share. The Sole Shareholder is able to transfer the shares in accordance with the provisions of Law and the conditions set out hereunder. Any share transfer shall be registered in the Shareholders Registry and to the competent Trade Registry. The share transfer shall be effective towards third parties only after its registration with the Trade Registry conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Law. CHAPTER III THE SOLE SHAREHOLDER Art. 12. Sole Shareholders attributions For the period the Company has a Sole Shareholder, the Sole Shareholder has the rights and obligations which, under the law, are attributable to the General Meeting of Shareholders. The Sole Shareholder shall have the following main powers: to approve the Companys financial statements and to decide upon the distribution of Companys net profit; to set up the data and the method of dividend payment; to approve the strategies, management and development policies of the Company; to approve the Companys annual income and expenditure budget; to appoint the Directors and censors, or by case the internal auditor, to set their remuneration or to revoke them; to discuss and approve the management report of the Companys Directors and the inventory relief of the Directors (by case); to decide upon claiming in court the Director(s) and censors or, by case the internal auditor, for any damages caused to the Company, and appoint the person due to appear in court as plaintiff on behalf of the Company; 11.1 11.2. 11.3. 12.1. 12.2 (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) (vii)
(viii) to approve the appointment and revocation of the financial auditor, as well as the minimum duration of the financial audit agreement (if the case); (ix) to approve the establishment or closing down of subsidiaries, branches, working units and/or other secondary units in Romania or in other country; (x) to approve the acquisition of any interests in existing or newly incorporated companies; (xi) to approve the change of the Companys legal type; (xii) to approve change of the Companys head-office; (xiii) to approve the change of the Companys business object; to approve the Companys share capital increase; (xvi) to approve the Companys share capital decrease; to approve the reinstatement of the Companys share capital; (xvii) to decide upon accepting new shareholders and upon their participation to the Companys share capital; (xviii) to approve the transfer of the Companys shares; (xix) to approve the merger and division of the Company; (xx) to approve the dissolution of the Company; (xxi) to decide upon any other changes to the Companys Articles of Association; (xxii) to take any other decision which, under the law and these Articles of Association, falls under the competency of the Sole Shareholder. CHAPTER IV COMPANYS MANAGEMENT Art. 13. Directors 13.1 The Company shall be managed by 2 (two) directors (hereinafter referred collectively to as the Directors and individually to as the Director), appointed by the Sole
Shareholder, without restrictions as regards their citizenship or nationality, who will ensure the management of the Company. The mandate of each Director shall be unlimited, with the possibility of being prolonged or renewed under Sole Shareholders decision. The Directors appointed under these Articles of Association, are the following: RONALD J. NELSON, an American citizen, bom on 20th August 1954, in Illinois USA, domiciled at The Grange, 3 Grange Garden #18-02 Singapore 249633, holder of passport no. 488061226, issued by United States Department of State on 20th July 2012 and valid until 19th July 2022, personal identification number G5125012K; VASILE GEORGIANA, a citizen of Romania, born on 31.05.1982 in Odobesti, Vrancea county, Romania, domiciled at Bucharest, 1st District, 29 Oinei Street, 2nd floor, app. no. 9, Romania, holder of the identity card series RX, no. 469013, issued by SPCEP Sector 1, on 03.04.2014, valid until 31.05.2024, PIN 2820531393783. The Directors will ensure the management of the Company and will have bank signature right as well as the authority to fully engage the Company, in any contractual and/or commercial relationship on the basis of the powers granted and observing the decisions of the Sole Shareholder as follows: RONALD J. NELSON WILL ENGAGE THE COMPANY INDIVIDUALLY, WHILE VASILE GEORGIANA WILL ENGAGE THE COMPANY ONLY JOINTLY WITH RONALD J. NELSON The Directors may represent the Company towards third parties and may delegate to any person deemed appropriate, part of their attributions (including those relating to the representation and engagement of the Company towards third parties as well as those relating to the current activity of the Company and the investment decisions of the Company), case in which the Directors will determine the limits of the competencies of the person empowered in this respect and will supervise the carrying out by the delegated person of the transferred attributions, being held liable for the acts and actions of the person delegated by them. The Directors are responsible for the management of the Company and the observance of this Articles of Association and of the decisions of the Sole Shareholder. Art. 14. Powers and duties of the Directors The Directors shall be responsible for the management of the Company and shall carry out any business activities falling within the Companys objects provided herein subject 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 13.6 14.1
to specific restrictions and / or authorization requirements provided under these Articles of Association of the Company and / or the decisions of the Sole Shareholders of the Company. The main powers and duties of the Directors shall be: to prepare the strategies, management and development policies of the Company and to submit them for Sole Shareholders approval; to prepare the annual financial statements and the income and expenditure budget of the Company and the management report of the Directors, and to submit them for Sole Shareholders approval; to approve the opening and / or closing of Companys bank accounts; to set out the organizational structure of the Company; to appoint and dismiss any staff members of the Company, and to agree upon the terms and conditions of their individual employment agreements, the level of their salaries and bonuses; to keep the registries, accountant ledgers and/or any other documents that the Company is under the obligation to prepare and to keep in accordance with the applicable law; to implement the changes brought to the Companys Articles of Association; (viii) to observe and ensure the fulfilment of Sole Shareholders decisions; (ix) to exercise any other powers and to perform any acts and actions in relation to the management of the Company which the law and these Articles of Association impose and which are not specifically entrusted to the Sole Shareholder. The Directors represent the Company towards any third parties and in court. The Directors shall be held liable towards the Company, in accordance with the Romanian law, for the non-observance of the applicable legal provisions, the provisions of these Articles of Association as well as the decisions of the Sole Shareholder. CHAPTER V CONTROL OF THE COMPANY Art. 15. Control of the Company 14.2 14.3 14.4
a) b) c) d) 15.1 The oversight of the Companys management shall be exercised by the Sole Shareholder, except for the case where the Company is audited. In this latter case, the Company shall contract specialized financial audit services by entering into an external financial audit agreement. The Sole Shareholder may decide upon the performance of the managerial oversight and review by financial auditors even for the case where the Company does not fall under the legal audit obligation. CHAPTER VI COMPANYS ACTIVITY Art. 16. Financial year The financial year starts on 1 January and ends on 31 December every year. The first financial year starts on the date of the Company being duly registered with the Trade Registry and ends on 31 December of the same year. Art. 17. Financial statements The Directors shall prepare the Companys financial statements in accordance with the law. Within 15 (fifteen) days as of the Sole Shareholder approving the financial statements of the Company, the financial statements shall be submitted to the public competent authorities. Such financial statements shall be accompanied by the management report and the financial auditor report (if necessary). Art. 18. Companys reserve funds At least 5% per year of the Companys profit shall be set aside as statutory reserve. The setting aside of Company profit for reserves shall cease upon the statutory reserve reaching one fifth of the Companys share capital. In case the Companys reserves fall below one fifth of the Companys share capital, such reserves shall be replenished in accordance with the provisions of Article 17.1 above. Art. 19. Companys registries The Company shall keep, through the Directors, the following registers: Accounting registers, according to the law; Shareholders Registry; Registry of the decisions of the Sole Shareholder; All other mandatory registers as per the law. 15.2 16.1 17.1 17.2 18.1 18.2 19.1
CHAPTER VII CHANGE IN THE TYPE OF COMPANY, DISSOLUTION AND LIQUIDATION Art. 20. Change in the type of Company The Company may change its type by Decision of the Sole Shareholder. Art. 21. Company dissolution The Company shall be dissolved as per the law. Dissolution of the Company shall occur in any of the following situations: failure to fulfil the Companys objects; annulment of the Company; decision of the Sole Shareholder; Companys bankruptcy; any other reasons regulated by law. The dissolution of the Company shall be registered with the Trade Registry and published in the Romanian Official Gazette. Art. 22. Companys liquidation The Companys dissolution leads to the initiation of the liquidation procedure (unless provided otherwise by the law), which shall be conducted in accordance with the law. These Articles of Association has been signed today, 16 October 2017, in Bucharest, in 4 (four) original counterparts. Sole Shareholder VANTAGE HOLDINGS CYPRUS ODC LIMITED By Romana Hiritiu As attorney 20.1 21.1 21.2 21.3 22.1
Exhibit 3.17B
Registrar of Companies
Government Administration Building
133 Elgin Avenue
George Town
Grand Cayman
Vantage Drilling Africa (ROC # 281095) (the Company)
TAKE NOTICE that by written resolution of the sole shareholder of the Company dated 6 January 2016, the following special resolution was passed:
THAT the Amended Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company currently in effect be amended and restated by the deletion in their entirety and the substitution in their place of the Second Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association annexed hereto.
Mitzie Forbes |
Corporate Administrator |
for and on behalf of |
Maples Corporate Services Limited |
Dated this 12th day of January 2016
THE COMPANIES LAW (2013 REVISION)
OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS
COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
OF
VANTAGE DRILLING AFRICA
(adopted by special resolution passed on 6 January 2016)
THE COMPANIES LAW (2013 REVISION)
OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS
COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION
OF
VANTAGE DRILLING AFRICA
(adopted by special resolution passed on 6 January 2016)
1 | The name of the Company is Vantage Drilling Africa. |
2 | The Registered Office of the Company shall be at the offices of Maples Corporate Services Limited, PO Box 309, Ugland House, Grand Cayman, KY1-1104, Cayman Islands, or at such other place within the Cayman Islands as the Directors may decide. |
3 | The objects for which the Company is established are unrestricted and the Company shall have full power and authority to carry out any object not prohibited by the laws of the Cayman Islands. |
4 | The liability of each Member is limited to the amount unpaid on such Members shares. |
5 | The share capital of the Company is US$50,000 divided into 50,000 shares of a par value of US$1.00 each. |
6 | The Company has power to register by way of continuation as a body corporate limited by shares under the laws of any jurisdiction outside the Cayman Islands and to be deregistered in the Cayman Islands. |
7 | Capitalised terms that are not defined in this Memorandum of Association bear the respective meanings given to them in the Articles of Association of the Company. |
THE COMPANIES LAW (2013 REVISION)
OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS
COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
OF
VANTAGE DRILLING AFRICA
(adopted by special resolution passed on 6 January 2016)
1 | Interpretation |
1.1 | In the Articles Table A in the First Schedule to the Statute does not apply and, unless there is something in the subject or context inconsistent therewith: |
Articles |
means these articles of association of the Company. | |
Auditor |
means the person for the time being performing the duties of auditor of the Company (if any). | |
Company |
means the above named company. | |
Directors |
means the directors for the time being of the Company. | |
Dividend |
means any dividend (whether interim or final) resolved to be paid on Shares pursuant to the Articles. | |
Electronic Record |
has the same meaning as in the Electronic Transactions Law. | |
Electronic Transactions Law |
means the Electronic Transactions Law (2003 Revision) of the Cayman Islands. | |
Member |
has the same meaning as in the Statute. | |
Memorandum |
means the memorandum of association of the Company. | |
Ordinary Resolution |
means a resolution passed by a simple majority of the Members as, being entitled to do so, vote in person or, where proxies are allowed, by proxy at a general meeting, and includes a unanimous written resolution. In computing the majority when a poll is demanded regard shall be had to the number of votes to which each Member is entitled by the Articles. |
Register of Members |
means the register of Members maintained in accordance with the Statute and includes (except where otherwise stated) any branch or duplicate register of Members. | |
Registered Office |
means the registered office for the time being of the Company. | |
Seal |
means the common seal of the Company and includes every duplicate seal. | |
Share |
means a share in the Company and includes a fraction of a share in the Company. | |
Special Resolution |
has the same meaning as in the Statute, and includes a unanimous written resolution. | |
Statute |
means the Companies Law (2013 Revision) of the Cayman Islands. | |
Subscriber |
means the subscriber to the Memorandum. | |
Treasury Share |
means a Share held in the name of the Company as a treasury share in accordance with the Statute. |
1.2 | In the Articles: |
(a) | words importing the singular number include the plural number and vice versa; |
(b) | words importing the masculine gender include the feminine gender; |
(c) | words importing persons include corporations as well as any other legal or natural person; |
(d) | written and in writing include all modes of representing or reproducing words in visible form, including in the form of an Electronic Record; |
(e) | shall shall be construed as imperative and may shall be construed as permissive; |
(f) | references to provisions of any law or regulation shall be construed as references to those provisions as amended, modified, re-enacted or replaced; |
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(g) | any phrase introduced by the terms including, include, in particular or any similar expression shall be construed as illustrative and shall not limit the sense of the words preceding those terms; |
(h) | the term and/or is used herein to mean both and as well as or. The use of and/or in certain contexts in no respects qualifies or modifies the use of the terms and or or in others. The term or shall not be interpreted to be exclusive and the term and shall not be interpreted to require the conjunctive (in each case, unless the context otherwise requires); |
(i) | headings are inserted for reference only and shall be ignored in construing the Articles; |
(j) | any requirements as to delivery under the Articles include delivery in the form of an Electronic Record; |
(k) | any requirements as to execution or signature under the Articles including the execution of the Articles themselves can be satisfied in the form of an electronic signature as defined in the Electronic Transactions Law; |
(l) | sections 8 and 19(3) of the Electronic Transactions Law shall not apply; |
(m) | the term clear days in relation to the period of a notice means that period excluding the day when the notice is received or deemed to be received and the day for which it is given or on which it is to take effect; and |
(n) | the term holder in relation to a Share means a person whose name is entered in the Register of Members as the holder of such Share. |
2 | Commencement of Business |
2.1 | The business of the Company may be commenced as soon after incorporation of the Company as the Directors shall see fit. |
2.2 | The Directors may pay, out of the capital or any other monies of the Company, all expenses incurred in or about the formation and establishment of the Company, including the expenses of registration. |
3 | Issue of Shares |
3.1 | Subject to the provisions, if any, in the Memorandum (and to any direction that may be given by the Company in general meeting) and without prejudice to any rights attached to any existing Shares, the Directors may allot, issue, grant options over or otherwise dispose of Shares (including fractions of a Share) with or without preferred, deferred or other rights or restrictions, whether in regard to Dividend or other distribution, voting, return of capital or otherwise and to such persons, at such times and on such other terms as they think proper, save that no Shares shall be allotted, issued or disposed of without such Share having the right to attend and vote at general meetings of the Company. |
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3.2 | The Company shall not issue Shares to bearer. |
4 | Register of Members |
4.1 | The Company shall maintain or cause to be maintained the Register of Members in accordance with the Statute. |
4.2 | The Directors may determine that the Company shall maintain one or more branch registers of Members in accordance with the Statute. The Directors may also determine which register of Members shall constitute the principal register and which shall constitute the branch register or registers, and to vary such determination from time to time. |
5 | Closing Register of Members or Fixing Record Date |
5.1 | For the purpose of determining Members entitled to notice of, or to vote at any meeting of Members or any adjournment thereof, or Members entitled to receive payment of any Dividend or other distribution, or in order to make a determination of Members for any other purpose, the Directors may provide that the Register of Members shall be closed for transfers for a stated period which shall not in any case exceed forty days. |
5.2 | In lieu of, or apart from, closing the Register of Members, the Directors may fix in advance or arrears a date as the record date for any such determination of Members entitled to notice of, or to vote at any meeting of the Members or any adjournment thereof, or for the purpose of determining the Members entitled to receive payment of any Dividend or other distribution, or in order to make a determination of Members for any other purpose. |
5.3 | If the Register of Members is not so closed and no record date is fixed for the determination of Members entitled to notice of, or to vote at, a meeting of Members or Members entitled to receive payment of a Dividend or other distribution, the date on which notice of the meeting is sent or the date on which the resolution of the Directors resolving to pay such Dividend or other distribution is passed, as the case may be, shall be the record date for such determination of Members. When a determination of Members entitled to vote at any meeting of Members has been made as provided in this Article, such determination shall apply to any adjournment thereof. |
6 | Certificates for Shares |
6.1 | A Member shall only be entitled to a share certificate if the Directors resolve that share certificates shall be issued. Share certificates representing Shares, if any, shall be in such form as the Directors may determine. Share certificates shall be signed by one or more Directors or other person authorised by the Directors. The Directors may authorise certificates to be issued with the authorised signature(s) affixed by mechanical process. All certificates for Shares shall be consecutively numbered or otherwise identified and shall specify the Shares to which they relate. All certificates surrendered to the Company for transfer shall be cancelled and subject to the Articles no new certificate shall be issued until the former certificate representing a like number of relevant Shares shall have been surrendered and cancelled. |
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6.2 | The Company shall not be bound to issue more than one certificate for Shares held jointly by more than one person and delivery of a certificate to one joint holder shall be a sufficient delivery to all of them. |
6.3 | If a share certificate is defaced, worn out, lost or destroyed, it may be renewed on such terms (if any) as to evidence and indemnity and on the payment of such expenses reasonably incurred by the Company in investigating evidence, as the Directors may prescribe, and (in the case of defacement or wearing out) upon delivery of the old certificate. |
6.4 | Every share certificate sent in accordance with the Articles will be sent at the risk of the Member or other person entitled to the certificate. The Company will not be responsible for any share certificate lost or delayed in the course of delivery. |
7 | Transfer of Shares |
7.1 | Subject to Article 3.1, Shares are transferable subject to the consent of the Directors who may, in their absolute discretion, decline to register any transfer of Shares without giving any reason. If the Directors refuse to register a transfer they shall notify the transferee within two months of such refusal. |
7.2 | The instrument of transfer of any Share shall be in writing and shall be executed by or on behalf of the transferor (and if the Directors so require, signed by or on behalf of the transferee). The transferor shall be deemed to remain the holder of a Share until the name of the transferee is entered in the Register of Members. |
7.3 | Notwithstanding anything contained in these Articles, the Directors shall not decline to register any transfer of shares where such transfer is executed pursuant to, or for the purpose of enforcing, any security which has been granted over such shares, and a certificate by the party to whom such security has been granted that the transfer was so executed shall be conclusive evidence of such fact. |
8 | Redemption, Repurchase and Surrender of Shares |
8.1 | Subject to the provisions of the Statute the Company may issue Shares that are to be redeemed or are liable to be redeemed at the option of the Member or the Company. The redemption of such Shares shall be effected in such manner and upon such other terms as the Company may, by Special Resolution, determine before the issue of the Shares. |
8.2 | Subject to the provisions of the Statute, the Company may purchase its own Shares (including any redeemable Shares) in such manner and on such other terms as the Directors may agree with the relevant Member. |
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8.3 | The Company may make a payment in respect of the redemption or purchase of its own Shares in any manner permitted by the Statute, including out of capital. |
8.4 | The Directors may accept the surrender for no consideration of any fully paid Share. |
9 | Treasury Shares |
9.1 | The Directors may, prior to the purchase, redemption or surrender of any Share, determine that such Share shall be held as a Treasury Share. |
9.2 | The Directors may determine to cancel a Treasury Share or transfer a Treasury Share on such terms as they think proper (including, without limitation, for nil consideration). |
10 | Variation of Rights of Shares |
10.1 | If at any time the share capital of the Company is divided into different classes of Shares, all or any of 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 without the consent of the holders of the issued Shares of that class where such variation is considered by the Directors not to have a material adverse effect upon such rights; otherwise, any such variation shall be made only with the consent in writing of the holders of not less than two thirds of the issued Shares of that class, or with the sanction of a resolution passed by a majority of not less than two thirds of the votes cast at a separate meeting of the holders of the Shares of that class. For the avoidance of doubt, the Directors reserve the right, notwithstanding that any such variation may not have a material adverse effect, to obtain consent from the holders of Shares of the relevant class. To any such meeting all the provisions of the Articles relating to general meetings shall apply mutatis mutandis, except that the necessary quorum shall be one person holding or representing by proxy at least one third of the issued Shares of the class and that any holder of Shares of the class present in person or by proxy may demand a poll. |
10.2 | For the purposes of a separate class meeting, the Directors may treat two or more or all the classes of Shares as forming one class of Shares if the Directors consider that such class of Shares would be affected in the same way by the proposals under consideration, but in any other case shall treat them as separate classes of Shares. |
10.3 | 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. |
11 | Commission on Sale of Shares |
The Company may, in so far as the Statute permits, pay a commission to any person in consideration of his subscribing or agreeing to subscribe (whether absolutely or conditionally) or procuring or agreeing to procure subscriptions (whether absolutely or conditionally) for any Shares. Such commissions may be satisfied by the payment of cash and/or the issue of fully or partly paid-up Shares. The Company may also on any issue of Shares pay such brokerage as may be lawful.
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12 | Non Recognition of Trusts |
The Company shall not be bound by or compelled to recognise in any way (even when notified) any equitable, contingent, future or partial interest in any Share, or (except only as is otherwise provided by the Articles or the Statute) any other rights in respect of any Share other than an absolute right to the entirety thereof in the holder.
13 | Lien on Shares |
13.1 | The Company shall have a first and paramount lien on all Shares (whether fully paid-up or not) registered in the name of a Member (whether solely or jointly with others) for all debts, liabilities or engagements to or with the Company (whether presently payable or not) by such Member or his estate, either alone or jointly with any other person, whether a Member or not, but the Directors may at any time declare any Share to be wholly or in part exempt from the provisions of this Article. The registration of a transfer of any such Share shall operate as a waiver of the Companys lien thereon. The Companys lien on a Share shall also extend to any amount payable in respect of that Share. |
13.2 | The Company may sell, in such manner as the Directors think fit, any Shares on which the Company has a lien, if a sum in respect of which the lien exists is presently payable, and is not paid within fourteen clear days after notice has been received or deemed to have been received by the holder of the Shares, or to the person entitled to it in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of the holder, demanding payment and stating that if the notice is not complied with the Shares may be sold. |
13.3 | To give effect to any such sale the Directors may authorise any person to execute an instrument of transfer of the Shares sold to, or in accordance with the directions of, the purchaser. The purchaser or his nominee shall be registered as the holder of the Shares comprised in any such transfer, and he shall not be bound to see to the application of the purchase money, nor shall his title to the Shares be affected by any irregularity or invalidity in the sale or the exercise of the Companys power of sale under the Articles. |
13.4 | The net proceeds of such sale after payment of costs, shall be applied in payment of such part of the amount in respect of which the lien exists as is presently payable and any balance shall (subject to a like lien for sums not presently payable as existed upon the Shares before the sale) be paid to the person entitled to the Shares at the date of the sale. |
13.5 | Notwithstanding any other provision of these Articles, in the case of any share which is the subject of any security agreement approved by the Directors by, or pursuant to which, a security interest, mortgage, charge or other encumbrance has been granted in respect of such share, (i) the Company shall not have any lien on any such share for any monies (whether presently payable or not) payable at a fixed time or called in respect of any such share, (ii) subject always to their Directors duties under Cayman Islands law, the Directors of the Company may not refuse |
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to declare, and if requested to do so by any holder or the secured party under any such security agreement, may declare any such share to be exempt from any lien provisions provided for in Articles 13.1 to 13.4 and (iii) the provisions of Articles 13.1 to 13.4 inclusive shall not apply to any such share. |
14 | Call on Shares |
14.1 | Subject to the terms of the allotment and issue of any Shares, the Directors may make calls upon the Members in respect of any monies unpaid on their Shares (whether in respect of par value or premium), and each Member shall (subject to receiving at least fourteen clear days notice specifying the time or times of payment) pay to the Company at the time or times so specified the amount called on the Shares. A call may be revoked or postponed, in whole or in part, as the Directors may determine. A call may be required to be paid by instalments. A person upon whom a call is made shall remain liable for calls made upon him notwithstanding the subsequent transfer of the Shares in respect of which the call was made. |
14.2 | A call shall be deemed to have been made at the time when the resolution of the Directors authorising such call was passed. |
14.3 | The joint holders of a Share shall be jointly and severally liable to pay all calls in respect thereof. |
14.4 | If a call remains unpaid after it has become due and payable, the person from whom it is due shall pay interest on the amount unpaid from the day it became due and payable until it is paid at such rate as the Directors may determine (and in addition all expenses that have been incurred by the Company by reason of such non-payment), but the Directors may waive payment of the interest or expenses wholly or in part. |
14.5 | An amount payable in respect of a Share on issue or allotment or at any fixed date, whether on account of the par value of the Share or premium or otherwise, shall be deemed to be a call and if it is not paid all the provisions of the Articles shall apply as if that amount had become due and payable by virtue of a call. |
14.6 | The Directors may issue Shares with different terms as to the amount and times of payment of calls, or the interest to be paid. |
14.7 | The Directors may, if they think fit, receive an amount from any Member willing to advance all or any part of the monies uncalled and unpaid upon any Shares held by him, and may (until the amount would otherwise become payable) pay interest at such rate as may be agreed upon between the Directors and the Member paying such amount in advance. |
14.8 | No such amount paid in advance of calls shall entitle the Member paying such amount to any portion of a Dividend or other distribution payable in respect of any period prior to the date upon which such amount would, but for such payment, become payable. |
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15 | Forfeiture of Shares |
15.1 | If a call or instalment of a call remains unpaid after it has become due and payable the Directors may give to the person from whom it is due not less than fourteen clear days notice requiring payment of the amount unpaid together with any interest which may have accrued and any expenses incurred by the Company by reason of such non-payment. The notice shall specify where payment is to be made and shall state that if the notice is not complied with the Shares in respect of which the call was made will be liable to be forfeited. |
15.2 | If the notice is not complied with, any Share in respect of which it was given may, before the payment required by the notice has been made, be forfeited by a resolution of the Directors. Such forfeiture shall include all Dividends, other distributions or other monies payable in respect of the forfeited Share and not paid before the forfeiture. |
15.3 | A forfeited Share may be sold, re-allotted or otherwise disposed of on such terms and in such manner as the Directors think fit and at any time before a sale, re-allotment or disposition the forfeiture may be cancelled on such terms as the Directors think fit. Where for the purposes of its disposal a forfeited Share is to be transferred to any person the Directors may authorise some person to execute an instrument of transfer of the Share in favour of that person. |
15.4 | A person any of whose Shares have been forfeited shall cease to be a Member in respect of them and shall surrender to the Company for cancellation the certificate for the Shares forfeited and shall remain liable to pay to the Company all monies which at the date of forfeiture were payable by him to the Company in respect of those Shares together with interest at such rate as the Directors may determine, but his liability shall cease if and when the Company shall have received payment in full of all monies due and payable by him in respect of those Shares. |
15.5 | A certificate in writing under the hand of one Director or officer of the Company that a Share has been forfeited on a specified date shall be conclusive evidence of the facts stated in it as against all persons claiming to be entitled to the Share. The certificate shall (subject to the execution of an instrument of transfer) constitute a good title to the Share and the person to whom the Share is sold or otherwise disposed of shall not be bound to see to the application of the purchase money, if any, nor shall his title to the Share be affected by any irregularity or invalidity in the proceedings in reference to the forfeiture, sale or disposal of the Share. |
15.6 | The provisions of the Articles as to forfeiture shall apply in the case of non payment of any sum which, by the terms of issue of a Share, becomes payable at a fixed time, whether on account of the par value of the Share or by way of premium as if it had been payable by virtue of a call duly made and notified. |
16 | Transmission of Shares |
16.1 | If a Member dies the survivor or survivors (where he was a joint holder) or his legal personal representatives (where he was a sole holder), shall be the only persons recognised by the Company as having any title to his Shares. The estate of a deceased Member is not thereby released from any liability in respect of any Share, for which he was a joint or sole holder. |
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16.2 | Any person becoming entitled to a Share in consequence of the death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution of a Member (or in any other way than by transfer) may, upon such evidence being produced as may be required by the Directors, elect, by a notice in writing sent by him to the Company, either to become the holder of such Share or to have some person nominated by him registered as the holder of such Share. If he elects to have another person registered as the holder of such Share he shall sign an instrument of transfer of that Share to that person. The Directors shall, in either case, have the same right to decline or suspend registration as they would have had in the case of a transfer of the Share by the relevant Member before his death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution, as the case may be. |
16.3 | A person becoming entitled to a Share by reason of the death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution of a Member (or in any other case than by transfer) shall be entitled to the same Dividends, other distributions and other advantages to which he would be entitled if he were the holder of such Share. However, he shall not, before becoming a Member in respect of a Share, be entitled in respect of it to exercise any right conferred by membership in relation to general meetings of the Company and the Directors may at any time give notice requiring any such person to elect either to be registered himself or to have some person nominated by him be registered as the holder of the Share (but the Directors shall, in either case, have the same right to decline or suspend registration as they would have had in the case of a transfer of the Share by the relevant Member before his death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution or any other case than by transfer, as the case may be). If the notice is not complied with within ninety days of being received or deemed to be received (as determined pursuant to the Articles) the Directors may thereafter withhold payment of all Dividends, other distributions, bonuses or other monies payable in respect of the Share until the requirements of the notice have been complied with. |
17 | Amendments of Memorandum and Articles of Association and Alteration of Capital |
17.1 | The Company may by Ordinary Resolution: |
(a) | increase its share capital by such sum as the Ordinary Resolution shall prescribe and with such rights, priorities and privileges annexed thereto, as the Company in general meeting may determine; |
(b) | consolidate and divide all or any of its share capital into Shares of larger amount than its existing Shares; |
(c) | convert all or any of its paid-up Shares into stock, and reconvert that stock into paid-up Shares of any denomination; |
(d) | by subdivision of its existing Shares or any of them divide the whole or any part of its share capital into Shares of smaller amount than is fixed by the Memorandum or into Shares without par value; and |
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(e) | cancel any Shares that at the date of the passing of the Ordinary Resolution have not been taken or agreed to be taken by any person and diminish the amount of its share capital by the amount of the Shares so cancelled. |
17.2 | All new Shares created in accordance with the provisions of the preceding Article shall be subject to the same provisions of the Articles with reference to the payment of calls, liens, transfer, transmission, forfeiture and otherwise as the Shares in the original share capital. |
17.3 | Subject to the provisions of the Statute and the provisions of the Articles as regards the matters to be dealt with by Ordinary Resolution, the Company may by Special Resolution: |
(a) | change its name; |
(b) | alter or add to the Articles; |
(c) | alter or add to the Memorandum with respect to any objects, powers or other matters specified therein; and |
(d) | reduce its share capital or any capital redemption reserve fund. |
18 | Offices and Places of Business |
Subject to the provisions of the Statute, the Company may by resolution of the Directors change the location of its Registered Office. The Company may, in addition to its Registered Office, maintain such other offices or places of business as the Directors determine.
19 | General Meetings |
19.1 | All general meetings other than annual general meetings shall be called extraordinary general meetings. |
19.2 | The Company may, but shall not (unless required by the Statute) be obliged to, in each year hold a general meeting as its annual general meeting, and shall specify the meeting as such in the notices calling it. Any annual general meeting shall be held at such time and place as the Directors shall appoint and if no other time and place is prescribed by them, it shall be held at the Registered Office on the second Wednesday in December of each year at ten oclock in the morning. At these meetings the report of the Directors (if any) shall be presented. |
19.3 | The Directors may call general meetings, and they shall on a Members requisition forthwith proceed to convene an extraordinary general meeting of the Company. |
19.4 | A Members requisition is a requisition of Members holding at the date of deposit of the requisition not less than ten per cent. in par value of the issued Shares which as at that date carry the right to vote at general meetings of the Company. |
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19.5 | The Members requisition must state the objects of the meeting and must be signed by the requisitionists and deposited at the Registered Office, and may consist of several documents in like form each signed by one or more requisitionists. |
19.6 | If there are no Directors as at the date of the deposit of the Members requisition or if the Directors do not within twenty-one days from the date of the deposit of the Members requisition duly proceed to convene a general meeting to be held within a further twenty-one days, the requisitionists, or any of them representing more than one-half of the total voting rights of all of the requisitionists, may themselves convene a general meeting, but any meeting so convened shall be held no later than the day which falls three months after the expiration of the said twenty-one day period. |
19.7 | A general meeting convened as aforesaid by requisitionists shall be convened in the same manner as nearly as possible as that in which general meetings are to be convened by Directors. |
20 | Notice of General Meetings |
20.1 | At least five clear days notice shall be given of any general meeting. Every notice shall specify the place, the day and the hour of the meeting and the general nature of the business to be conducted at the general meeting and shall be given in the manner hereinafter mentioned or in such other manner if any as may be prescribed by the Company, provided that a general meeting of the Company shall, whether or not the notice specified in this Article has been given and whether or not the provisions of the Articles regarding general meetings have been complied with, be deemed to have been duly convened if it is so agreed: |
(a) | in the case of an annual general meeting, by all of the Members entitled to attend and vote thereat; and |
(b) | in the case of an extraordinary general meeting, by a majority in number of the Members having a right to attend and vote at the meeting, together holding not less than ninety five per cent. in par value of the Shares giving that right. |
20.2 | The accidental omission to give notice of a general meeting to, or the non receipt of notice of a general meeting by, any person entitled to receive such notice shall not invalidate the proceedings of that general meeting. |
21 | Proceedings at General Meetings |
21.1 | No business shall be transacted at any general meeting unless a quorum is present. Two Members being individuals present in person or by proxy or if a corporation or other non-natural person by its duly authorised representative or proxy shall be a quorum unless the Company has only one Member entitled to vote at such general meeting in which case the quorum shall be that one Member present in person or by proxy or (in the case of a corporation or other non-natural person) by its duly authorised representative or proxy. |
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21.2 | A person may participate at a general meeting by conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all the persons participating in the meeting can communicate with each other. Participation by a person in a general meeting in this manner is treated as presence in person at that meeting. |
21.3 | A resolution (including a Special Resolution) in writing (in one or more counterparts) signed by or on behalf of all of the Members for the time being entitled to receive notice of and to attend and vote at general meetings (or, being corporations or other non-natural persons, signed by their duly authorised representatives) shall be as valid and effective as if the resolution had been passed at a general meeting of the Company duly convened and held. |
21.4 | If a quorum is not present within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting to commence or if during such a meeting a quorum ceases to be present, the meeting, if convened upon a Members requisition, shall be dissolved and in any other case it shall stand adjourned to the same day in the next week at the same time and/or place or to such other day, time and/or place as the Directors may determine, and if at the adjourned meeting a quorum is not present within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting to commence, the Members present shall be a quorum. |
21.5 | The Directors may, at any time prior to the time appointed for the meeting to commence, appoint any person to act as chairman of a general meeting of the Company or, if the Directors do not make any such appointment, the chairman, if any, of the board of Directors shall preside as chairman at such general meeting. If there is no such chairman, or if he shall not be present within fifteen minutes after the time appointed for the meeting to commence, or is unwilling to act, the Directors present shall elect one of their number to be chairman of the meeting. |
21.6 | If no Director is willing to act as chairman or if no Director is present within fifteen minutes after the time appointed for the meeting to commence, the Members present shall choose one of their number to be chairman of the meeting. |
21.7 | The chairman may, with the consent of a meeting at which a quorum is present (and shall if so directed by the meeting) adjourn the meeting from time to time and from place to place, but no business shall be transacted at any adjourned meeting other than the business left unfinished at the meeting from which the adjournment took place. |
21.8 | When a general meeting is adjourned for thirty days or more, notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given as in the case of an original meeting. Otherwise it shall not be necessary to give any such notice of an adjourned meeting. |
21.9 | A resolution put to the vote of the meeting shall be decided on a show of hands unless before, or on the declaration of the result of, the show of hands, the chairman demands a poll, or any other Member or Members collectively present in person or by proxy (or in the case of a corporation or other non-natural person, by its duly authorised representative or proxy) and holding at least ten per cent. in par value of the Shares giving a right to attend and vote at the meeting demand a poll. |
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21.10 | Unless a poll is duly demanded and the demand is not withdrawn a declaration by the chairman that a resolution has been carried or carried unanimously, or by a particular majority, or lost or not carried by a particular majority, an entry to that effect in the minutes of the proceedings of the meeting shall be conclusive evidence of that fact without proof of the number or proportion of the votes recorded in favour of or against such resolution. |
21.11 | The demand for a poll may be withdrawn. |
21.12 | Except on a poll demanded on the election of a chairman or on a question of adjournment, a poll shall be taken as the chairman directs, and the result of the poll shall be deemed to be the resolution of the general meeting at which the poll was demanded. |
21.13 | A poll demanded on the election of a chairman or on a question of adjournment shall be taken forthwith. A poll demanded on any other question shall be taken at such date, time and place as the chairman of the general meeting directs, and any business other than that upon which a poll has been demanded or is contingent thereon may proceed pending the taking of the poll. |
21.14 | In the case of an equality of votes, whether on a show of hands or on a poll, the chairman shall be entitled to a second or casting vote. |
22 | Votes of Members |
22.1 | Subject to any rights or restrictions attached to any Shares, on a show of hands every Member who (being an individual) is present in person or by proxy or, if a corporation or other non-natural person is present by its duly authorised representative or by proxy, shall have one vote and on a poll every Member present in any such manner shall have one vote for every Share of which he is the holder. |
22.2 | In the case of joint holders the vote of the senior holder who tenders a vote, whether in person or by proxy (or, in the case of a corporation or other non-natural person, by its duly authorised representative or proxy), shall be accepted to the exclusion of the votes of the other joint holders, and seniority shall be determined by the order in which the names of the holders stand in the Register of Members. |
22.3 | A Member of unsound mind, or in respect of whom an order has been made by any court, having jurisdiction in lunacy, may vote, whether on a show of hands or on a poll, by his committee, receiver, curator bonis, or other person on such Members behalf appointed by that court, and any such committee, receiver, curator bonis or other person may vote by proxy. |
22.4 | No person shall be entitled to vote at any general meeting unless he is registered as a Member on the record date for such meeting nor unless all calls or other monies then payable by him in respect of Shares have been paid. |
22.5 | No objection shall be raised as to the qualification of any voter except at the general meeting or adjourned general meeting at which the vote objected to is given or tendered and every vote not disallowed at the meeting shall be valid. Any objection made in due time in accordance with this Article shall be referred to the chairman whose decision shall be final and conclusive. |
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22.6 | On a poll or on a show of hands votes may be cast either personally or by proxy (or in the case of a corporation or other non-natural person by its duly authorised representative or proxy). A Member may appoint more than one proxy or the same proxy under one or more instruments to attend and vote at a meeting. Where a Member appoints more than one proxy the instrument of proxy shall state which proxy is entitled to vote on a show of hands and shall specify the number of Shares in respect of which each proxy is entitled to exercise the related votes. |
22.7 | On a poll, a Member holding more than one Share need not cast the votes in respect of his Shares in the same way on any resolution and therefore may vote a Share or some or all such Shares either for or against a resolution and/or abstain from voting a Share or some or all of the Shares and, subject to the terms of the instrument appointing him, a proxy appointed under one or more instruments may vote a Share or some or all of the Shares in respect of which he is appointed either for or against a resolution and/or abstain from voting a Share or some or all of the Shares in respect of which he is appointed. |
23 | Proxies |
23.1 | The instrument appointing a proxy shall be in writing and shall be executed under the hand of the appointor or of his attorney duly authorised in writing, or, if the appointor is a corporation or other non natural person, under the hand of its duly authorised representative. A proxy need not be a Member. |
23.2 | The Directors may, in the notice convening any meeting or adjourned meeting, or in an instrument of proxy sent out by the Company, specify the manner by which the instrument appointing a proxy shall be deposited and the place and the time (being not later than the time appointed for the commencement of the meeting or adjourned meeting to which the proxy relates) at which the instrument appointing a proxy shall be deposited. In the absence of any such direction from the Directors in the notice convening any meeting or adjourned meeting or in an instrument of proxy sent out by the Company, the instrument appointing a proxy shall be deposited physically at the Registered Office not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for the meeting or adjourned meeting to commence at which the person named in the instrument proposes to vote. |
23.3 | The chairman may in any event at his discretion declare that an instrument of proxy shall be deemed to have been duly deposited. An instrument of proxy that is not deposited in the manner permitted, or which has not been declared to have been duly deposited by the chairman, shall be invalid. |
23.4 | The instrument appointing a proxy may be in any usual or common form (or such other form as the Directors may approve) and may be expressed to be for a particular meeting or any adjournment thereof or generally until revoked. An instrument appointing a proxy shall be deemed to include the power to demand or join or concur in demanding a poll. |
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23.5 | Votes given in accordance with the terms of an instrument of proxy shall be valid notwithstanding the previous death or insanity of the principal or revocation of the proxy or of the authority under which the proxy was executed, or the transfer of the Share in respect of which the proxy is given unless notice in writing of such death, insanity, revocation or transfer was received by the Company at the Registered Office before the commencement of the general meeting, or adjourned meeting at which it is sought to use the proxy. |
24 | Corporate Members |
Any corporation or other non-natural person which is a Member may in accordance with its constitutional documents, or in the absence of such provision by resolution of its directors or other governing body, authorise such person as it thinks fit to act as its representative at any meeting of the Company or of any class of Members, and the person so authorised shall be entitled to exercise the same powers on behalf of the corporation which he represents as the corporation could exercise if it were an individual Member.
25 | Shares that May Not be Voted |
Shares in the Company that are beneficially owned by the Company shall not be voted, directly or indirectly, at any meeting and shall not be counted in determining the total number of outstanding Shares at any given time.
26 | Directors |
There shall be a board of Directors consisting of not less than one person (exclusive of alternate Directors) provided however that the Company may by Ordinary Resolution increase or reduce the limits in the number of Directors.
27 | Powers of Directors |
27.1 | Subject to the provisions of the Statute, the Memorandum and the Articles and to any directions given by Special Resolution, the business of the Company shall be managed by the Directors who may exercise all the powers of the Company. No alteration of the Memorandum or Articles and no such direction shall invalidate any prior act of the Directors which would have been valid if that alteration had not been made or that direction had not been given. A duly convened meeting of Directors at which a quorum is present may exercise all powers exercisable by the Directors. |
27.2 | All cheques, promissory notes, drafts, bills of exchange and other negotiable or transferable instruments and all receipts for monies paid to the Company shall be signed, drawn, accepted, endorsed or otherwise executed as the case may be in such manner as the Directors shall determine by resolution. |
27.3 | The Directors on behalf of the Company may pay a gratuity or pension or allowance on retirement to any Director who has held any other salaried office or place of profit with the Company or to his widow or dependants and may make contributions to any fund and pay premiums for the purchase or provision of any such gratuity, pension or allowance. |
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27.4 | The Directors may exercise all the powers of the Company to borrow money and to mortgage or charge its undertaking, property and assets (present and future) and uncalled capital or any part thereof and to issue debentures, debenture stock, mortgages, bonds and other such securities whether outright or as security for any debt, liability or obligation of the Company or of any third party. |
28 | Appointment and Removal of Directors |
28.1 | The Company may by Ordinary Resolution appoint any person to be a Director or may by Ordinary Resolution remove any Director. |
28.2 | The Directors may appoint any person to be a Director, either to fill a vacancy or as an additional Director provided that the appointment does not cause the number of Directors to exceed any number fixed by or in accordance with the Articles as the maximum number of Directors. |
29 | Vacation of Office of Director |
The office of a Director shall be vacated if:
(a) | the Director gives notice in writing to the Company that he resigns the office of Director; or |
(b) | the Director absents himself (for the avoidance of doubt, without being represented by proxy or an alternate Director appointed by him) from three consecutive meetings of the board of Directors without special leave of absence from the Directors, and the Directors pass a resolution that he has by reason of such absence vacated office; or |
(c) | the Director dies, becomes bankrupt or makes any arrangement or composition with his creditors generally; or |
(d) | the Director is found to be or becomes of unsound mind; or |
(e) | all of the other Directors (being not less than two in number) determine that he should be removed as a Director, either by a resolution passed by all of the other Directors at a meeting of the Directors duly convened and held in accordance with the Articles or by a resolution in writing signed by all of the other Directors. |
30 | Proceedings of Directors |
30.1 | The quorum for the transaction of the business of the Directors may be fixed by the Directors, and unless so fixed shall be two if there are two or more Directors, and shall be one if there is only one Director. A person who holds office as an alternate Director shall, if his appointor is not present, be counted in the quorum. A Director who also acts as an alternate Director shall, if his appointor is not present, count twice towards the quorum. |
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30.2 | Subject to the provisions of the Articles, the Directors may regulate their proceedings as they think fit. Questions arising at any meeting shall be decided by a majority of votes. In the case of an equality of votes, the chairman shall have a second or casting vote. A Director who is also an alternate Director shall be entitled in the absence of his appointor to a separate vote on behalf of his appointor in addition to his own vote. |
30.3 | A person may participate in a meeting of the Directors or committee of Directors by conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all the persons participating in the meeting can communicate with each other at the same time. Participation by a person in a meeting in this manner is treated as presence in person at that meeting. Unless otherwise determined by the Directors the meeting shall be deemed to be held at the place where the chairman is located at the start of the meeting. |
30.4 | A resolution in writing (in one or more counterparts) signed by all the Directors or all the members of a committee of the Directors or, in the case of a resolution in writing relating to the removal of any Director or the vacation of office by any Director, all of the Directors other than the Director who is the subject of such resolution (an alternate Director being entitled to sign such a resolution on behalf of his appointor and if such alternate Director is also a Director, being entitled to sign such resolution both on behalf of his appointer and in his capacity as a Director) shall be as valid and effectual as if it had been passed at a meeting of the Directors, or committee of Directors as the case may be, duly convened and held. |
30.5 | A Director or alternate Director may, or other officer of the Company on the direction of a Director or alternate Director shall, call a meeting of the Directors by at least two days notice in writing to every Director and alternate Director which notice shall set forth the general nature of the business to be considered unless notice is waived by all the Directors (or their alternates) either at, before or after the meeting is held. To any such notice of a meeting of the Directors all the provisions of the Articles relating to the giving of notices by the Company to the Members shall apply mutatis mutandis. |
30.6 | The continuing Directors (or a sole continuing Director, as the case may be) may act notwithstanding any vacancy in their body, but if and so long as their number is reduced below the number fixed by or pursuant to the Articles as the necessary quorum of Directors the continuing Directors or Director may act for the purpose of increasing the number of Directors to be equal to such fixed number, or of summoning a general meeting of the Company, but for no other purpose. |
30.7 | The Directors may elect a chairman of their board and determine the period for which he is to hold office; but if no such chairman is elected, or if at any meeting the chairman is not present within five minutes after the time appointed for the meeting to commence, the Directors present may choose one of their number to be chairman of the meeting. |
30.8 | All acts done by any meeting of the Directors or of a committee of the Directors (including any person acting as an alternate Director) shall, notwithstanding that it is afterwards discovered that there was some defect in the appointment of any Director or alternate Director, and/or that they or |
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any of them were disqualified, and/or had vacated their office and/or were not entitled to vote, be as valid as if every such person had been duly appointed and/or not disqualified to be a Director or alternate Director and/or had not vacated their office and/or had been entitled to vote, as the case may be. |
30.9 | A Director but not an alternate Director may be represented at any meetings of the board of Directors by a proxy appointed in writing by him. The proxy shall count towards the quorum and the vote of the proxy shall for all purposes be deemed to be that of the appointing Director. |
31 | Presumption of Assent |
A Director or alternate Director who is present at a meeting of the board of Directors at which action on any Company matter is taken shall be presumed to have assented to the action taken unless his dissent shall be entered in the minutes of the meeting or unless he shall file his written dissent from such action with the person acting as the chairman or secretary of the meeting before the adjournment thereof or shall forward such dissent by registered post to such person immediately after the adjournment of the meeting. Such right to dissent shall not apply to a Director or alternate Director who voted in favour of such action.
32 | Directors Interests |
32.1 | A Director or alternate Director may hold any other office or place of profit under the Company (other than the office of Auditor) in conjunction with his office of Director for such period and on such terms as to remuneration and otherwise as the Directors may determine. |
32.2 | A Director or alternate Director may act by himself or by, through or on behalf of his firm in a professional capacity for the Company and he or his firm shall be entitled to remuneration for professional services as if he were not a Director or alternate Director. |
32.3 | A Director or alternate Director may be or become a director or other officer of or otherwise interested in any company promoted by the Company or in which the Company may be interested as a shareholder, a contracting party or otherwise, and no such Director or alternate Director shall be accountable to the Company for any remuneration or other benefits received by him as a director or officer of, or from his interest in, such other company. |
32.4 | No person shall be disqualified from the office of Director or alternate Director or prevented by such office from contracting with the Company, either as vendor, purchaser or otherwise, nor shall any such contract or any contract or transaction entered into by or on behalf of the Company in which any Director or alternate Director shall be in any way interested be or be liable to be avoided, nor shall any Director or alternate Director so contracting or being so interested be liable to account to the Company for any profit realised by or arising in connection with any such contract or transaction by reason of such Director or alternate Director holding office or of the fiduciary relationship thereby established. A Director (or his alternate Director in his absence) shall be at liberty to vote in respect of any contract or transaction in which he is interested provided that the nature of the interest of any Director or alternate Director in any such contract or transaction shall be disclosed by him at or prior to its consideration and any vote thereon. |
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32.5 | A general notice that a Director or alternate Director is a shareholder, director, officer or employee of any specified firm or company and is to be regarded as interested in any transaction with such firm or company shall be sufficient disclosure for the purposes of voting on a resolution in respect of a contract or transaction in which he has an interest, and after such general notice it shall not be necessary to give special notice relating to any particular transaction. |
33 | Minutes |
The Directors shall cause minutes to be made in books kept for the purpose of all appointments of officers made by the Directors, all proceedings at meetings of the Company or the holders of any class of Shares and of the Directors, and of committees of the Directors, including the names of the Directors or alternate Directors present at each meeting.
34 | Delegation of Directors Powers |
34.1 | The Directors may delegate any of their powers, authorities and discretions, including the power to sub-delegate, to any committee consisting of one or more Directors. They may also delegate to any managing director or any Director holding any other executive office such of their powers, authorities and discretions as they consider desirable to be exercised by him provided that an alternate Director may not act as managing director and the appointment of a managing director shall be revoked forthwith if he ceases to be a Director. Any such delegation may be made subject to any conditions the Directors may impose and either collaterally with or to the exclusion of their own powers and any such delegation may be revoked or altered by the Directors. Subject to any such conditions, the proceedings of a committee of Directors shall be governed by the Articles regulating the proceedings of Directors, so far as they are capable of applying. |
34.2 | The Directors may establish any committees, local boards or agencies or appoint any person to be a manager or agent for managing the affairs of the Company and may appoint any person to be a member of such committees, local boards or agencies. Any such appointment may be made subject to any conditions the Directors may impose, and either collaterally with or to the exclusion of their own powers and any such appointment may be revoked or altered by the Directors. Subject to any such conditions, the proceedings of any such committee, local board or agency shall be governed by the Articles regulating the proceedings of Directors, so far as they are capable of applying. |
34.3 | The Directors may by power of attorney or otherwise appoint any person to be the agent of the Company on such conditions as the Directors may determine, provided that the delegation is not to the exclusion of their own powers and may be revoked by the Directors at any time. |
34.4 | The Directors may by power of attorney or otherwise appoint any company, firm, person or body of persons, whether nominated directly or indirectly by the Directors, to be the attorney or authorised signatory of the Company for such purpose and with such powers, authorities and discretions (not exceeding those vested in or exercisable by the Directors under the Articles) and for such period and subject to such conditions as they may think fit, and any such powers of attorney or other appointment may contain such provisions for the protection and convenience of persons dealing with any such attorneys or authorised signatories as the Directors may think fit and may also authorise any such attorney or authorised signatory to delegate all or any of the powers, authorities and discretions vested in him. |
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34.5 | The Directors may appoint such officers of the Company (including, for the avoidance of doubt and without limitation, any secretary) as they consider necessary on such terms, at such remuneration and to perform such duties, and subject to such provisions as to disqualification and removal as the Directors may think fit. Unless otherwise specified in the terms of his appointment an officer of the Company may be removed by resolution of the Directors or Members. An officer of the Company may vacate his office at any time if he gives notice in writing to the Company that he resigns his office. |
35 | Alternate Directors |
35.1 | Any Director (but not an alternate Director) may by writing appoint any other Director, or any other person willing to act, to be an alternate Director and by writing may remove from office an alternate Director so appointed by him. |
35.2 | An alternate Director shall be entitled to receive notice of all meetings of Directors and of all meetings of committees of Directors of which his appointor is a member, to attend and vote at every such meeting at which the Director appointing him is not personally present, to sign any written resolution of the Directors, and generally to perform all the functions of his appointor as a Director in his absence. |
35.3 | An alternate Director shall cease to be an alternate Director if his appointor ceases to be a Director. |
35.4 | Any appointment or removal of an alternate Director shall be by notice to the Company signed by the Director making or revoking the appointment or in any other manner approved by the Directors. |
35.5 | Subject to the provisions of the Articles, an alternate Director shall be deemed for all purposes to be a Director and shall alone be responsible for his own acts and defaults and shall not be deemed to be the agent of the Director appointing him. |
36 | No Minimum Shareholding |
The Company in general meeting may fix a minimum shareholding required to be held by a Director, but unless and until such a shareholding qualification is fixed a Director is not required to hold Shares.
37 | Remuneration of Directors |
37.1 | The remuneration to be paid to the Directors, if any, shall be such remuneration as the Directors shall determine. The Directors shall also be entitled to be paid all travelling, hotel and other expenses properly incurred by them in connection with their attendance at meetings of Directors or committees of Directors, or general meetings of the Company, or separate meetings of the |
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holders of any class of Shares or debentures of the Company, or otherwise in connection with the business of the Company or the discharge of their duties as a Director, or to receive a fixed allowance in respect thereof as may be determined by the Directors, or a combination partly of one such method and partly the other. |
37.2 | The Directors may by resolution approve additional remuneration to any Director for any services which in the opinion of the Directors go beyond his ordinary routine work as a Director. Any fees paid to a Director who is also counsel, attorney or solicitor to the Company, or otherwise serves it in a professional capacity shall be in addition to his remuneration as a Director. |
38 | Seal |
38.1 | The Company may, if the Directors so determine, have a Seal. The Seal shall only be used by the authority of the Directors or of a committee of the Directors authorised by the Directors. Every instrument to which the Seal has been affixed shall be signed by at least one person who shall be either a Director or some officer of the Company or other person appointed by the Directors for the purpose. |
38.2 | The Company may have for use in any place or places outside the Cayman Islands a duplicate Seal or Seals each of which shall be a facsimile of the common Seal of the Company and, if the Directors so determine, with the addition on its face of the name of every place where it is to be used. |
38.3 | A Director or officer, representative or attorney of the Company may without further authority of the Directors affix the Seal over his signature alone to any document of the Company required to be authenticated by him under seal or to be filed with the Registrar of Companies in the Cayman Islands or elsewhere wheresoever. |
39 | Dividends, Distributions and Reserve |
39.1 | Subject to the Statute and this Article and except as otherwise provided by the rights attached to any Shares, the Directors may resolve to pay Dividends and other distributions on Shares in issue and authorise payment of the Dividends or other distributions out of the funds of the Company lawfully available therefor. A Dividend shall be deemed to be an interim Dividend unless the terms of the resolution pursuant to which the Directors resolve to pay such Dividend specifically state that such Dividend shall be a final Dividend. No Dividend or other distribution shall be paid except out of the realised or unrealised profits of the Company, out of the share premium account or as otherwise permitted by the Statute. |
39.2 | Except as otherwise provided by the rights attached to any Shares, all Dividends and other distributions shall be paid according to the par value of the Shares that a Member holds. If any Share is issued on terms providing that it shall rank for Dividend as from a particular date, that Share shall rank for Dividend accordingly. |
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39.3 | The Directors may deduct from any Dividend or other distribution payable to any Member all sums of money (if any) then payable by him to the Company on account of calls or otherwise. |
39.4 | The Directors may resolve that any Dividend or other distribution be paid wholly or partly by the distribution of specific assets and in particular (but without limitation) by the distribution of shares, debentures, or securities of any other company or in any one or more of such ways and where any difficulty arises in regard to such distribution, the Directors may settle the same as they think expedient and in particular may issue fractional Shares and may fix the value for distribution of such specific assets or any part thereof and may determine that cash payments shall be made to any Members upon the basis of the value so fixed in order to adjust the rights of all Members and may vest any such specific assets in trustees in such manner as may seem expedient to the Directors. |
39.5 | Except as otherwise provided by the rights attached to any Shares, Dividends and other distributions may be paid in any currency. The Directors may determine the basis of conversion for any currency conversions that may be required and how any costs involved are to be met. |
39.6 | The Directors may, before resolving to pay any Dividend or other distribution, set aside such sums as they think proper as a reserve or reserves which shall, at the discretion of the Directors, be applicable for any purpose of the Company and pending such application may, at the discretion of the Directors, be employed in the business of the Company. |
39.7 | Any Dividend, other distribution, interest or other monies payable in cash in respect of Shares may be paid by wire transfer to the holder or by cheque or warrant sent through the post directed to the registered address of the holder or, in the case of joint holders, to the registered address of the holder who is first named on the Register of Members or to such person and to such address as such holder or joint holders may in writing direct. Every such cheque or warrant shall be made payable to the order of the person to whom it is sent. Any one of two or more joint holders may give effectual receipts for any Dividends, other distributions, bonuses, or other monies payable in respect of the Share held by them as joint holders. |
39.8 | No Dividend or other distribution shall bear interest against the Company. |
39.9 | Any Dividend or other distribution which cannot be paid to a Member and/or which remains unclaimed after six months from the date on which such Dividend or other distribution becomes payable may, in the discretion of the Directors, be paid into a separate account in the Companys name, provided that the Company shall not be constituted as a trustee in respect of that account and the Dividend or other distribution shall remain as a debt due to the Member. Any Dividend or other distribution which remains unclaimed after a period of six years from the date on which such Dividend or other distribution becomes payable shall be forfeited and shall revert to the Company. |
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40 | Capitalisation |
The Directors may at any time capitalise any sum standing to the credit of any of the Companys reserve accounts or funds (including the share premium account and capital redemption reserve fund) or any sum standing to the credit of the profit and loss account or otherwise available for distribution; appropriate such sum to Members in the proportions in which such sum would have been divisible amongst such Members had the same been a distribution of profits by way of Dividend or other distribution; and apply such sum on their behalf in paying up in full unissued Shares for allotment and distribution credited as fully paid-up to and amongst them in the proportion aforesaid. In such event the Directors shall do all acts and things required to give effect to such capitalisation, with full power given to the Directors to make such provisions as they think fit in the case of Shares becoming distributable in fractions (including provisions whereby the benefit of fractional entitlements accrue to the Company rather than to the Members concerned). The Directors may authorise any person to enter on behalf of all of the Members interested into an agreement with the Company providing for such capitalisation and matters incidental or relating thereto and any agreement made under such authority shall be effective and binding on all such Members and the Company.
41 | Books of Account |
41.1 | The Directors shall cause proper books of account (including, where applicable, material underlying documentation including contracts and invoices) to be kept with respect to all sums of money received and expended by the Company and the matters in respect of which the receipt or expenditure takes place, all sales and purchases of goods by the Company and the assets and liabilities of the Company. Such books of account must be retained for a minimum period of five years from the date on which they are prepared. Proper books shall not be deemed to be kept if there are not kept such books of account as are necessary to give a true and fair view of the state of the Companys affairs and to explain its transactions. |
41.2 | The Directors shall determine whether and to what extent and at what times and places and under what conditions or regulations the accounts and books of the Company or any of them shall be open to the inspection of Members not being Directors and no Member (not being a Director) shall have any right of inspecting any account or book or document of the Company except as conferred by Statute or authorised by the Directors or by the Company in general meeting. |
41.3 | The Directors may cause to be prepared and to be laid before the Company in general meeting profit and loss accounts, balance sheets, group accounts (if any) and such other reports and accounts as may be required by law. |
42 | Audit |
42.1 | The Directors may appoint an Auditor of the Company who shall hold office on such terms as the Directors determine. |
42.2 | Every Auditor of the Company shall have a right of access at all times to the books and accounts and vouchers of the Company and shall be entitled to require from the Directors and officers of the Company such information and explanation as may be necessary for the performance of the duties of the Auditor. |
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42.3 | Auditors shall, if so required by the Directors, make a report on the accounts of the Company during their tenure of office at the next annual general meeting following their appointment in the case of a company which is registered with the Registrar of Companies as an ordinary company, and at the next extraordinary general meeting following their appointment in the case of a company which is registered with the Registrar of Companies as an exempted company, and at any other time during their term of office, upon request of the Directors or any general meeting of the Members. |
43 | Notices |
43.1 | Notices shall be in writing and may be given by the Company to any Member either personally or by sending it by courier, post, cable, telex, fax or e-mail to him or to his address as shown in the Register of Members (or where the notice is given by e-mail by sending it to the e-mail address provided by such Member). Any notice, if posted from one country to another, is to be sent by airmail. |
43.2 | Where a notice is sent by courier, service of the notice shall be deemed to be effected by delivery of the notice to a courier company, and shall be deemed to have been received on the third day (not including Saturdays or Sundays or public holidays) following the day on which the notice was delivered to the courier. Where a notice is sent by post, service of the notice shall be deemed to be effected by properly addressing, pre paying and posting a letter containing the notice, and shall be deemed to have been received on the fifth day (not including Saturdays or Sundays or public holidays in the Cayman Islands) following the day on which the notice was posted. Where a notice is sent by cable, telex or fax, service of the notice shall be deemed to be effected by properly addressing and sending such notice and shall be deemed to have been received on the same day that it was transmitted. Where a notice is given by e-mail service shall be deemed to be effected by transmitting the e-mail to the e-mail address provided by the intended recipient and shall be deemed to have been received on the same day that it was sent, and it shall not be necessary for the receipt of the e-mail to be acknowledged by the recipient. |
43.3 | A notice may be given by the Company to the person or persons which the Company has been advised are entitled to a Share or Shares in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of a Member in the same manner as other notices which are required to be given under the Articles and shall be addressed to them by name, or by the title of representatives of the deceased, or trustee of the bankrupt, or by any like description at the address supplied for that purpose by the persons claiming to be so entitled, or at the option of the Company by giving the notice in any manner in which the same might have been given if the death or bankruptcy had not occurred. |
43.4 | Notice of every general meeting shall be given in any manner authorised by the Articles to every holder of Shares carrying an entitlement to receive such notice on the record date for such meeting except that in the case of joint holders the notice shall be sufficient if given to the joint holder first named in the Register of Members and every person upon whom the ownership of a Share devolves by reason of his being a legal personal representative or a trustee in bankruptcy of a Member where the Member but for his death or bankruptcy would be entitled to receive notice of the meeting, and no other person shall be entitled to receive notices of general meetings. |
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44 | Winding Up |
44.1 | If the Company shall be wound up the liquidator shall apply the assets of the Company in satisfaction of creditors claims in such manner and order as such liquidator thinks fit. Subject to the rights attaching to any Shares, in a winding up: |
(a) | if the assets available for distribution amongst the Members shall be insufficient to repay the whole of the Companys issued share capital, such assets shall be distributed so that, as nearly as may be, the losses shall be borne by the Members in proportion to the par value of the Shares held by them; or |
(b) | if the assets available for distribution amongst the Members shall be more than sufficient to repay the whole of the Companys issued share capital at the commencement of the winding up, the surplus shall be distributed amongst the Members in proportion to the par value of the Shares held by them at the commencement of the winding up subject to a deduction from those Shares in respect of which there are monies due, of all monies payable to the Company for unpaid calls or otherwise. |
44.2 | If the Company shall be wound up the liquidator may, subject to the rights attaching to any Shares and with the sanction of a Special Resolution of the Company and any other sanction required by the Statute, divide amongst the Members in kind the whole or any part of the assets of the Company (whether such assets shall consist of property of the same kind or not) and may for that purpose value any assets and determine how the division shall be carried out as between the Members or different classes of Members. The liquidator may, with the like sanction, vest the whole or any part of such assets in trustees upon such trusts for the benefit of the Members as the liquidator, with the like sanction, shall think fit, but so that no Member shall be compelled to accept any asset upon which there is a liability. |
45 | Indemnity and Insurance |
45.1 | Every Director and officer of the Company (which for the avoidance of doubt, shall not include auditors of the Company), together with every former Director and former officer of the Company (each an Indemnified Person) shall be indemnified out of the assets of the Company against any liability, action, proceeding, claim, demand, costs, damages or expenses, including legal expenses, whatsoever which they or any of them may incur as a result of any act or failure to act in carrying out their functions other than such liability (if any) that they may incur by reason of their own actual fraud or wilful default. No Indemnified Person shall be liable to the Company for any loss or damage incurred by the Company as a result (whether direct or indirect) of the carrying out of their functions unless that liability arises through the actual fraud or wilful default of such Indemnified Person. No person shall be found to have committed actual fraud or wilful default under this Article unless or until a court of competent jurisdiction shall have made a finding to that effect. |
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45.2 | The Company shall advance to each Indemnified Person reasonable attorneys fees and other costs and expenses incurred in connection with the defence of any action, suit, proceeding or investigation involving such Indemnified Person for which indemnity will or could be sought. In connection with any advance of any expenses hereunder, the Indemnified Person shall execute an undertaking to repay the advanced amount to the Company if it shall be determined by final judgment or other final adjudication that such Indemnified Person was not entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Article. If it shall be determined by a final judgment or other final adjudication that such Indemnified Person was not entitled to indemnification with respect to such judgment, costs or expenses, then such party shall not be indemnified with respect to such judgment, costs or expenses and any advancement shall be returned to the Company (without interest) by the Indemnified Person. |
45.3 | The Directors, on behalf of the Company, may purchase and maintain insurance for the benefit of any Director or other officer of the Company against any liability which, by virtue of any rule of law, would otherwise attach to such person in respect of any negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust of which such person may be guilty in relation to the Company. |
46 | Financial Year |
Unless the Directors otherwise prescribe, the financial year of the Company shall end on 31st December in each year and, following the year of incorporation, shall begin on 1st January in each year.
47 | Transfer by Way of Continuation |
If the Company is exempted as defined in the Statute, it shall, subject to the provisions of the Statute and with the approval of a Special Resolution, have the power to register by way of continuation as a body corporate under the laws of any jurisdiction outside the Cayman Islands and to be deregistered in the Cayman Islands.
48 | Mergers and Consolidations |
The Company shall, with the approval of a Special Resolution, have the power to merge or consolidate with one or more constituent companies (as defined in the Statute), upon such terms as the Directors may determine.
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Exhibit 3.18(b)
Form 12
Labuan Companies Act, 1990
(Subsection 24(2)Section 130R)
Company No.
LL08035
NOTICE OF RESOLUTION
VANTAGE DRILLING LABUAN I LTD
To
Director General
Labuan Financial Services Authority
Labuan, Malaysia
At a meeting of the members of above-named
company duly convened and held on the 5th day of January, in the year of 2016 the special resolution set out *below/in the #annexure marked with the letter A and signed by me
for purposes of identification was *duly passed/agreed to.
THAT the Companys existing Articles of Association shall be amended by the insertion of the following new Article 3(c) which shall read as follows:-
3(c) | Notwithstanding Article 3(a) and any other provision in the Articles of Association of the Company, the Company shall not issue any non-voting equity securities or shares (other than the shares in the same category as the ordinary shares currently in issue); provided, however, that the foregoing restrictions shall (a) have no further force and effect beyond that required under Section 1123(a)(6) of Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the United States Code (the Bankruptcy Code), (b) only have such force and effect for so long as Section 1123 of the Bankruptcy Code is in effect and applicable to the Company and (c) in all events may be amended or eliminated in accordance with applicable law as from time to time may be in effect. |
Dated this 6th January 2016. | For and on behalf of Island Services Limited | |||
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Secretary |
* | Delete whichever is inapplicable |
# | Where a copy of the resolution is annexed, the annexure is to be endorsed as follows: This is the annexure marked A referred to in the notice of resolution signed by me on the ..... day of ............... in the year of .............. |
NOTE: Where a resolution is passed by a meeting of members through the participation of all members attending the meeting by telephone or other electronic means or where a resolution is passed by the consent of all members in writing or by telex, telegram etc., the meeting shall be deemed to be held at the registered office of the company.
Lodged in the office of the Labuan Financial Services Authority in Labuan by-
Name : ITMC Fiduciary Limited Address : Tiara Labuan, Jalan Tanjung Batu, 87000 F.T. Labuan, Malaysia. Telephone No.: 087-416518 Facsimile No.: 087-417655 |
For Office Use
Date of Registration :
Receipt No.:
Checked by: |
LABUAN COMPANIES ACT 1990
COMPANIES LIMITED BY SHARES
MEMORANDUM
AND
ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
OF
Vantage Drilling Labuan I Ltd.
The Labuan companies act, 1990 | ||||
Company limited by shares | ||||
Memorandum of association | Exempted from stamp duty via Stamp Duty (Exemption) Order 2000 dated 17/01/2000 P.U. (A) 9 | |||
of | ||||
Vantage Drilling Labuan I Ltd. |
A. | The name of the Company is Vantage Drilling Labuan I Ltd. |
B. | The registered office of the Company will be situated in Labuan F.T., Malaysia. |
C. | The objects for which the Company is established are:- |
(1) | To carry on the primary business as an operator and provider of offshore drilling rigs and its associated services and personnel for the purpose of exploitation and exploration of oil and gas offshore and at sea in connection with the petroleum industry in the world including Malaysia as far as it is allowed under the law and regulation of Malaysia. |
(2) | To undertake the primary business by tendering for and entering into contracts for the provision of offshore drilling services, including the leasing, chartering, purchase and supply of offshore drilling rigs and related equipment, machinery, designs and articles of all kinds and the necessary personnel required in the oil and gas operation and the petroleum industry in the world including Malaysia as far as it is allowed under the law and regulation of Malaysia. |
(3) | To carry on the business of importers and exporters of any articles, commodities and things and do anything necessary or ancillary to the satisfactory conduct of this business. |
(5) | To carry on the business as general agents for any company, firm or person of business of all descriptions. |
(6) | To carry on the business and activities of management consultants and to render management, industrial, commercial, secretarial, public relations, industrial relations, and other related services to any person, firm or corporation engaged in any business, trade or activity. |
(7) | To carry on the business of consulting in business, management, taxation, public relations, contracting and any similar businesses. |
(8) | To act as agents and secretaries or either of them for any other company, association or persons, whatever be the business such company association or person carries on, and to carry on the business of advertising contractors and agents and any other business which may be usefully carried on in connection with such business. |
(9) | To carry on the business of an investment holding company and for that purpose to acquire and hold either in the name of the company or in that of any nominee shares, stocks, debentures, debenture stocks, bonds, notes, obligations and securities issued or quaranteed by any company or any other legal entity wherever incorporated, formed or carrying on business, and debentures, debenture stocks, bonds, notes, obligations and securities issued or guaranteed by any government, sovereign ruler, commissioners, public body or authority, supreme, dependent, municipal, local or otherwise in any part of the world. |
(10) | To invest the money of the Company in such investments, undertaking, partnerships, syndicates, joint and single ventures, public and private corporations and enterprises and in such manner as the Company may from time to time determine. |
(11) | To carry on any business, other than a business which is prohibited by the Labuan Companies Act 1990 or the regulations or otherwise by any written law of Malaysia, which may seem to the Company capable of being conveniently carried on or calculated directly or indirectly to enhance the value of or render profitable any of the Companys property or rights. |
(12) | To incorporate subsidiaries and to take part in the formation, management, supervision, or control of the business of such subsidiaries and for that purpose to appoint and remunerate any Directors, accountants, or other experts or agents. |
(13) | To enter into or be a party to any transaction or document. |
(14) | To acquire, hold, dispose of or deal with any information or rights or property of any kind. |
(15) | To acquire, hold, dispose of or deal with the whole or any part of the undertaking of any other company, association or business. |
(16) | To dispose of or otherwise deal with the whole or any part of its undertaking or business. |
(17) | To assume any duties, obligations or liabilities. |
(18) | To acquire any rights or interests. |
(19) | To provide or procure provision of any services. |
(20) | To lend, borrow or raise or secure the payment of money in such manner as the Company may think fit and to secure the same or the repayment or performance of any debt, liability, contract, guarantee or other engagement incurred or to be entered into by the Company in any way and in particular by the issue of debentures perpetual or otherwise; charged upon all or any of the companys property (both present and future), including its uncalled capital; and to purchase, redeem, or pay off any such securities. |
(21) | To procure its registration or recognition in any place outside Labuan. |
(22) | To create and extinguish liabilities and rights and interests. |
(23) | To issue shares, debentures and options, and to take shares, debentures and options and to redeem and forfeit the same. |
(24) | To employ or retain persons in and about its business or the business of any other company or person. |
(25) | To give indemnities and guarantees and obtain indemnities and guarantees. |
(26) | To take out insurance of all kinds whether over the property or rights of the Company or not. |
(27) | To promote any other company. |
(28) | To make gifts, donations and wagers that may lawfully be made, whether or not are for the purpose of advancing its business. |
(29) | By way of settlement or other dealing or disposition, to give the right to a person not a member of the Company to share in the whole or any part of its gains or profits to the exclusion of its members, provided that in exercising such power no distribution of gains or profits shall be made pursuant to such settlement, disposition or other dealing which would exceed the amount properly distributed as a dividend or properly capable of being returned as capital surplus were such distribution a distribution to some or to all of the members of the Company. |
(30) | From time to time to establish and create or join in the establishment and creation of trusts, settlements or funds of all kinds for the benefit of any person or persons selected by the Directors and for that purpose to execute all such documents and to do all such things a the Directors shall deem to be necessary. |
(31) | To do any of the things that it may do in association with any other person and as principal or agent or as trustee or for its own benefit. |
(32) | To promote any other business. |
(33) | To do all such things as are incidental or conducive to the exercise of the powers of the Company. |
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D. | The liability of the members is limited. |
E. | The share capital of the Company shall be denominated in United States Dollar with power for the Company to increase, sub-divide, consolidate or reduce its capital and to divide the shares forming the capital (original, increased or reduced) into several classes and to attach thereto respectively preferential, deferred, special or qualified rights, privileges or conditions as regards dividends, repayment of capital, voting or otherwise. |
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We, the several persons whose names and addresses are subscribed, are desirous of being formed into a Labuan company in pursuance to this Memorandum of Association, and we respectively agree to take the number of shares in the capital of the Company set opposite our respective names.
Names, addresses and descriptions of subscribers | Number of shares taken by each subscriber | |||
Vantage Holdings Malaysia I Co. | ||||
PO Box 309, Ugland House Grand Cayman, KY1-1104 Cayman Islands |
100 | |||
Company No.: 250253 | ||||
Chris DeClaire | ||||
Vice President | ||||
Total number of shares taken |
100 | |||
Dated this 17th day of January 2011 | ||||
Witness to the above signature: | ||||
Name: Mark Howell | ||||
NRIC/Passport No. : 467208728 | ||||
Address: 13919 Windwood Falls | ||||
Houston, Texas 77396 | ||||
United States of America |
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The Labuan companies act, 1990 | ||||
Company limited by shares | ||||
Articles of association | Exempted from stamp duty via Stamp Duty (Exemption) Order 2000 dated 17/01/2000 P.U. (A) 9 | |||
of | ||||
Vantage Drilling Labuan I Ltd. |
INTERPRETATION
1) | Interpretation clause. In these Articles the words standing in the first column of the Table next hereinafter contained shall bear the meanings set opposite to them respectively in the second column thereof, if not inconsistent with the subject or context. |
WORDS |
MEANINGS | |
Act | The Labuan Companies Act 1990 and every other Act for the time being in force concerning Labuan companies and affecting the Company. | |
Articles | These Articles of Association as originally framed or as altered from time to time by special resolution. | |
Company | Vantage Drilling Labuan I Ltd. | |
Office | The registered office for the time being of the Company. | |
Seal | The common seal of the Company. | |
Secretary | Any person appointed to perform the duties of the Secretary of the Company including any person appointed temporarily. | |
Trust company | A corporation registered as a Labuan trust company under the Labuan Financial Services and Securities Act 2010. | |
USD | United States Dollar or United States Dollars |
Expressions referring to writing shall, unless the contrary intention appears, be construed as including references to printing, lithography and other modes of representing or reproducing words in a visible form.
Words importing the singular number only shall include the plural number, and vice versa.
Words importing the masculine gender only shall include the feminine gender.
Words importing persons shall include corporations.
Subject as aforesaid, any words or expressions defined in the Act shall, unless the context otherwise requires, bear the same meanings in these Articles.
LIMITED COMPANY
2) | (a) | The right to transfer shares is restricted in the manner hereinafter prescribed. |
(b) | Any invitation to the public to subscribe for any shares or debentures of the Company is prohibited except in accordance with the Act. |
(c) | Any invitation to the public to deposit money with the Company for fixed periods or payable at call, whether bearing or not bearing interest, is prohibited except in accordance with the Act. |
(d) | All prices and values given in respect of the shares of the Company shall be in a currency other than the Malaysian currency. |
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SHARE CAPITAL
3) | (a) | Issue of Shares. The shares of the Company shall be issued by the Directors, subject as aforesaid, and to the provisions of the immediate following Articles, the shares shall be under the control of the Directors, who may allot and issue the same to such persons on such terms and conditions and at such times as the Directors think fit. Subject to Section 55 of the Act, any preference shares may be issued on the terms that they are, or at the option of the Company are liable, to be redeemed. |
(b) | The rights conferred on all shares shall in all respects be identical and pari passu with each other. |
4) | (a) | Offer to Members. Unless otherwise determined by the Company by special resolution or otherwise agreed by the holders of all the classes of shares for the time being issued, all original shares of whatsoever class for the time being unissued and not allotted and any new shares of whatsoever class from time to time to be created shall before they are issued be offered for subscription to the members in proportion, as nearly as the circumstances will admit, to the number of shares held by them respectively. Any such offer shall be made by written notice specifying the number and class of shares and the price at which the same are offered and limiting the time in accordance with Article 4(d) within which the offer if not accepted will be deemed to be declined. |
(b) | If any member declines or after the expiration of such time limit under Article 4(d) hereof, any member is deemed to decline to purchase the shares offered to him under Articles 4(a) hereof or any part thereof, such shares or any balance thereof shall be offered to the other members (being those who have accepted their respective offers under Articles 4(a) hereof in full) in proportion, as nearly as the circumstances will admit, to the number of shares held between themselves respectively before the offer under Article 4(a) hereof was first made. The time limit for accepting such offer shall be the same as in Article 4(d) hereof. |
(c) | In the event of any of the other members offered to them pursuant to Article 4(b) declining to purchase the shares or any balance thereof shall be offered to the remaining members (being only those who have accepted their respective offers under Articles 4(b) hereof in full) in the same apportionment as outlined in Article 4(b) hereof. This formula of apportionment of rejected shares to members (being only those who have accepted their previous respective offers in full in the same issue) shall continue so long as any shares or any balance thereof shall not be taken up by the members receiving the offer until there shall be one last member receiving the same. And the time limit for accepting each offer shall in all cases be the same as in Article 4(d) hereof or after the expiration of the time limit for the acceptance of such shares, being deemed to decline such shares the Directors may, subject to these Articles, dispose of the same in such manner as they think most beneficial to the Company. The Directors in like manner, dispose of any such new or original shares as aforesaid, which, by reason of the proportion borne by them to the number of persons entitled to such offer as aforesaid or by reason of any other difficulty in apportioning the same, cannot in the opinion of the Directors be conveniently offered in the manner hereinbefore provided. |
(d) | The time limit for accepting such offer referred to in Article 4(a), 4(b) and 4(c) shall in all cases be not less than twenty-eight (28) days except in the case of a member who requires permission of his Government for accepting such offer, in which case the time limit shall be extended to six (6) months after the time specified by the Company in its notice. A member may in all cases otherwise agree to a shorter time within which to accept such offer. |
5) | Commission on subscription. The company may pay a commission to any person in consideration of his subscribing or agreeing to subscribe, whether absolutely or conditionally, or procuring or agreeing to procure subscriptions, whether absolute or conditional, for any shares in the Company: |
Provided that such commission shall not exceed 10 per cent of the price at which such shares are issued, or an amount equivalent to such percentage, and that such commission may be satisfied by the payment of cash or the allotment of fully paid shares or a combination thereof.
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6) | Share certificate. Every member shall be entitled, without payment, to receive in accordance with Section 81 of the Act within two (2) months after allotment or within one (1) month after lodgement of transfer one certificate issued under the Seal for all the shares registered in his name, specifying the shares to which it relates and the amount paid up thereon; provided that in the case of joint holders the Company shall not be bound to issue more than one certificate and delivery of such certificate to any one of them shall be sufficient delivery to all. Each share certificate shall specify the number and denoting the number of the shares in respect of which it is issued. |
7) | Renewal certificate. If a share certificate becomes worn out, defaced, lost or destroyed, it may be renewed on payment of such fee not exceeding USD2.00 and on such terms, if any, as to evidence and the indemnification of the out-of pocket expenses of the Company for investigating such evidence, as the Directors think fit and, in the case of defacement or wearing out, on delivery up of the old certificate. |
LIEN
8) | Company to have lien on shares and dividends. The company shall have a first and paramount lien upon all shares (whether fully paid or not) registered in the name of any member, either alone or jointly with any other person, for his debts, liabilities and engagements whether solely or jointly with any other person, to or with the Company, whether the period for the payment, fulfilment or discharge thereof shall have actually arrived or not, and such lien shall extend to all dividends from time to time declared in respect of such shares. |
9) | Lien may be enforced by sale of shares. The Directors may sell any shares subject to such lien at such time or times and in such manner as they think fit, but no sale shall be made until such time as the moneys in respect of which such lien exists or some part thereof are or is presently payable or a liability or engagement in respect of which such lien exists is liable to be presently fulfilled or discharged and until a demand and notice in writing stating the amount due or specifying the liability or engagement and demanding payments or fulfilment or discharge thereof, and giving notice of intention to sell in default, shall have been served on such member or the persons (if any) entitled by transmission to the shares, and default in payment, fulfilment or discharge shall have been made by him or them for seven days after such notice has been served. |
10) | Directors may authorise transfer and enter purchasers name in register. To give effect to any such sale the Directors may authorise some person to transfer the shares sold to the purchaser and may enter the purchasers name in the register of members as holders of the shares, and the purchaser shall not be bound to inquire as to the application of the purchase money, nor shall his title to the shares be affected by an irregularity or invalidity in the proceedings in reference to the sale. |
11) | Application of proceeds of sale. The net proceeds of any such sale shall be applied in or towards satisfaction of the amount due to the Company, or of the liability or engagement, as the case may be, and the balance (if any) shall be paid to the member or the person (if any) entitled by transmission to the shares prior to such sale. |
12) | Members not entitled to privilege of membership until all calls paid. No member shall be entitled to receive any dividend or to exercise any privilege as a member until he shall have paid all calls for the time being due and payable on every share held by him, whether alone or jointly with any other person, together with interest and expenses (if any). |
CALLS ON SHARES
13) (a) | Directors may make calls. The Directors may, subject to the provisions of these Articles, from time to time make such calls upon the members in respect of all moneys unpaid on their shares as they think fit, provided that fourteen (14) days notice at least is given of each call and each member shall be liable to pay the amount of every call so made upon him to the persons, by the instalments (if any) and at the times and places appointed by the Directors. |
(b) | When call deemed to have been made. A call shall be deemed to have been made at the time when the resolution of the Directors authorising such call was passed. |
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(c) | Liability of joint holders. The joint holders of a share shall be jointly and severally liable to pay all calls and instalments in respect thereof. |
(d) | Interest on unpaid call. If a call or instalment payable in respect of a share is not paid before or on the appointed date for payment thereof, the person from whom the same is due shall pay interest on the amount of the call or instalment at such rate not exceeding 10 per cent per annum as the Directors shall fix from the day appointed for payment thereof to the time of actual payment, but the Directors may waive payment of such interest wholly or in part. |
(e) | Sum payable on allotment deemed to be a call. Any sum which by the terms of allotment of a share is made payable upon allotment or at any fixed date, whether on account of the amount of the share or by way of premium, shall, for all purposes of these Articles, be deemed to be a call duly made and payable on the date fixed for payment, and in case of non- payment the provisions of these Articles as to payment of interest and expenses, forfeiture and the like, and all the relevant provisions of these Articles, shall apply as if such sum were a call duly made and notified as hereby provided. |
(f) | Difference in calls. The Directors may, from time to time, make arrangements on the issue of shares for a difference between the holders of such shares in the amount of calls to be paid and in the time of payment of such calls. |
(g) | Calls may be paid in advance. The Directors may, if they think fit, receive from any member willing to advance the same all or any part of the moneys due upon his shares beyond the sums actually called up thereon, and upon the moneys so paid in advance, or so much thereof as exceeds the amount for the time being called up on the shares in respect of which such advance has been made, the Directors may pay or allow such interest as may be agreed between them and such member, in addition to the dividend payable upon such part of the share in respect of which such advance has been made as is actually called up. |
TRANSFER OF SHARES
14) (a) | Subject to the restrictions contained in these Articles, any member may transfer all or any of his Shares but every transfer must be in writing and in the usual common form, or in any other form which the Directors may approve, and may be under hand only, and must be left at the office or at such other place as the Directors may determine for registration, accompanied by the certificate for the Shares to be transferred and such other evidence (if any) as the Directors may require to prove the title of the intending transferor or his right to transfer the Shares. |
(b) | The instrument of transfer of a Share shall be signed both by the transferor and by the transferee, and the transferor shall be deemed to remain the holder of the Share until the name of the transferee is entered in the register of members in respect thereof, provided that the Directors may dispense with the signing of the instrument of transfer by the transferee in any case in which they think fit in their discretion so to do. Shares of different classes shall not be comprised in the same instrument of transfer. |
(c) | The directors may decline to register any transfer of shares not being fully paid shares to a person whom they do not approve and may also decline to register any transfer of shares on which the Company has a lien. |
(d) | All instruments of transfer which shall be registered shall be retained by the Company, but any instrument of transfer which the Directors may refuse to register shall (except in any case of fraud) be returned to the party presenting the same. |
(e) | If the Directors refuse to register any transfer of a Share, they shall within one month after the date of which the transfer was lodged with the Company, send to the transferee notice of the refusal. |
(f) | The registration of transfer may be suspended at such times and for such period as the Directors may from time to time determine, provided always that such registration shall not be suspended for more than thirty days in any year. |
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(g) | Such fee, not exceeding USD2.00 for each transfer as the Directors may from time to time determine, may be charged for registration of a transfer. There shall also be paid to the Company in respect of the registration of any Probate, Letters of Administration, Certificate of Marriage or Death, Power of Attorney or other document relating to or affecting the title to any Share or for making any entry in the Register affecting the title to any Share such fee not exceeding USD2.00 as the Directors may from time to time require or prescribe. |
(h) | Renunciations. Nothing contained in these Articles shall preclude the Directors from recognising a renunciation on the allotment of any Share by the allottee in favour of some other person. |
TRANSMISSION OF SHARES
15) (a) | Transmission on death. In the case of the death of a shareholder the survivors or survivor where the deceased was a joint holder, and the executors or administrators of the deceased where he was a sole or only surviving holder, shall be the only person recognised by the Company as having any title to his interest in the shares, but nothing in this Article shall release the estate of a deceased holder (whether sole or joint) from any liability in respect of any shares held by him. |
(b) | Registration of executors and trustees in bankruptcy. Any person becoming entitled to a share in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of a member may, subject as hereinafter provided, either be registered himself as holder of the share upon giving to the Company notice in writing of his desire to be so registered, or transfer such share to some other person. All the provisions of these Articles relating to the right to transfer and the registration of transfer of shares shall be applicable to any such notice or transfer as aforesaid as if the death or bankruptcy of the member had not occurred and the notice or transfer were a transfer executed by such member. |
(c) | Rights of unregistered holders and trustees. Save as otherwise provided by or in accordance with these Articles, a person becoming entitled to a share in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of a member shall be entitled to the same dividends and other advantages to which he would be entitled if he were the registered holder of the share, except that he shall not be entitled in respect thereof to exercise the right conferred by membership in relation to meetings of the Company until he shall have been registered as a member in respect of the share. Should such person fail either to transfer the share or to be registered as a member in respect thereof within sixty days of being required so to do by the Directors, he shall in the case of shares which are fully paid up be deemed to have elected to be registered as a member in respect thereof and may be registered accordingly. |
FORFEITURE OF SHARES
16) (a) | Directors require payment of call with interest and expenses. If any member fails to pay the whole or any part of any call or instalment of a call on or before the day appointed for the payment thereof, the Directors may at any time thereafter, during such time as the call or instalment or any part thereof remains unpaid, serve a notice on him or on the person entitled to the share by transmission requiring him to pay such call or instalment or such part thereof as remains unpaid, together with interest at such rate not exceeding 10 per cent per annum as the Directors shall determine, and any expenses that may have accrued by reason of such non-payment. |
(b) | Notice requiring payment to contain certain particulars. The notice shall name a further day (not earlier than the expiration of seven days from the date of the notice) on or before which such call or instalment, or such part as aforesaid, and all interest and expenses that have accrued by reason of such non-payment, are to be paid. It shall also name the place where payment is to be made, and shall state that, in the event of non-payment at or before the time and at the place appointed, the shares in respect of which such call was made will be liable to be forfeited. |
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(c) | On non-compliance with notice shares forfeited on resolution of Directors. If the requirements of any such notice as aforesaid are not complied with, any share in respect of which such notice has been given may at any time thereafter, before the payment required by the notice has been made, be forfeited by a resolution of the Directors to that effect. A forfeiture of shares shall include all dividends in respect of the shares not actually paid before the forfeiture notwithstanding that they shall have been declared. |
(d) | Notice of forfeiture to be given and entered in register of members. When any share has been forfeited in accordance with these Articles, notice of the forfeiture shall forthwith be given to the holder of the share or to the person entitled to the share by transmission, as the case may be, and an entry of such notice having been given, and of the forfeiture with the date thereof, shall forthwith be made in the register of members opposite to the share. |
(e) | Directors may annul forfeiture upon terms. Notwithstanding any such forfeiture as aforesaid the Directors may, at any time before the forfeited share has been otherwise disposed of, annul the forfeiture upon such terms as to payment of all calls and interest due thereon and all expenses incurred in respect of the share and upon such further terms (if any) as they shall see fit to impose. |
(f) | Directors may dispose of forfeited shares. Every share which shall be forfeited may be sold, reallotted or otherwise disposed of, either to the person who was before forfeiture the holder thereof or entitled thereto, or to any other person upon such terms and in such manner as the Directors shall think fit, and the Directors may, if necessary, authorise some person to transfer the same to such other person as aforesaid. |
(g) | Former holder of forfeited shares liable for call made before forfeiture. A shareholder whose shares have been forfeited shall, notwithstanding such forfeiture, be liable to pay to the Company all calls made and not paid on such shares at the time of forfeiture, and interest thereon to the date of payment, in the same manner in all respects as if the shares had not been forfeited, and to satisfy all (if any) the claims and demands which the Company might have enforced in respect of the shares at the time of forfeiture, without any deduction or allowances for the value of the shares at the time of forfeiture. |
(h) | Consequences of forfeiture. The forfeiture of a share shall involve the extinction at the time of forfeiture of all interest in and all claims and demands against the Company in respect of the share, and all other rights and liabilities incidental to the share as between the share- holder whose share is forfeited and the Company, except only such of those rights and liabilities as are by these Articles expressly saved, or as are by the Act given or imposed in the case of past members. |
(i) | Title to forfeited share. A statutory declaration in writing that the declarant is a Director of the Company, and that a share has been duly forfeited in pursuance of these Articles, and stating the date upon which it was forfeited, shall, as against all persons claiming to be entitled to the share adversely to the forfeiture thereof, be conclusive evidence of the facts therein stated, and such declaration, together with the receipt of the Company for the consideration (if any) given for the share on the sale or disposition thereof and a certificate of proprietorship of the share under the Seal delivered to the person to whom the same is sold or disposed of, shall constitute a good title to the share, and (subject to the execution of any necessary transfer) such person shall be registered as the holder of the share and shall be discharged from all calls made prior to such sale or disposition, and shall not be bound to inquire as to the application of the purchase money (if any) nor shall his title to the share be affected by any act, omission or irregularity to or connected with the proceedings in reference to the forfeiture, sale, re-allotment or disposal of the share. |
ALTERATION OF CAPITAL
17) | Company may increase its capital. The company may from time to time by special resolution increase its share capital by such sum, to be divided into shares of such amount, as the resolution shall prescribe. |
18) | Company may alter its capital. The company may by special resolution - |
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(a) | Consolidate all or any of its share capital into shares of larger amount than its existing shares; or |
(b) | Subdivide its shares or any of them into shares of a smaller amount than is fixed by the Memorandum of Association, so that, subject to the provisions of the Act, in the sub-division the proportion between the amount paid and the amount, if any, unpaid on each reduced share shall be the same as it was in the case of the share from which the reduced share is derived; or |
(c) | Cancel any shares not taken or agreed to be taken by any person or which have been forfeited and diminish the amount of its share capital by the amount of shares so cancelled. |
Provided that any alteration of the rights of the holders of such existing class of shares shall not prejudice the existing rights of the holders of any other class of shares.
19) | Company may reduce its capital. The company may by special resolution reduce its share capital in any manner authorised and subject to any conditions prescribed by the Act. |
MODIFICATION OF CLASS RIGHTS
20) | Rights of shareholders may be altered. Subject to the provisions of the Act, all or any of the rights, privileges or conditions for the time being attached or belonging to any class of shares for the time being forming part of the share capital of the Company may from time to time be modified, affected, varied, extended or surrendered in any manner with the consent in writing of the holders of not less than three-fourths of the issued shares of that class or with the sanction of a special resolution passed at a separate meeting of the members of that class. To any separate meeting all the provisions of these Articles as to general meetings of the Company shall mutatis mutandis apply, but so that the necessary quorum shall be members of the class holding or representing in person or by proxy one third of the share capital paid or credited as paid on the issued shares of the class, and every holder of shares of the class in question shall be entitled on a poll to one vote for every such share held by him. |
GENERAL MEETINGS
21) (a) | General Meetings. A general meeting shall be held once in every calendar year, at such time and place as may be determined by the Directors, but so that not more than fifteen months shall be allowed to elapse between any two such general meetings. |
(b) | Ordinary and Extraordinary Meeting. The above mentioned general meetings shall be called Ordinary Meetings. All other general meetings shall be called Extraordinary Meetings. |
(c) | Extraordinary Meetings. The Directors may call an Extraordinary Meeting whenever they think fit and an Extraordinary Meeting shall also be convened on such requisition, or in default may be convened by such requisitionists, as provided by Section 95 (2) of the Act. |
(d) | Notice of Meeting. Subject to the provisions of Sections 101 and 102 of the Act relating to the convening of meetings to pass special resolutions and resolutions of which special notice is required, twenty one (21) days notice at the least, specifying the place the day and the hour of meeting, and in the case of special business the general nature of such business, shall be given in the manner hereinafter mentioned to such persons as are under the provisions of these Articles entitled to receive notices of general meetings from the Company, but with the consent of all persons for the time being entitled as aforesaid, a meeting may be convened upon a shorter notice, and in such manner as such persons may approve. The accidental omission to give such notice to, or the non-receipt of such notice by any such person shall not invalidate the proceedings or any resolution passed at any such meeting. |
(e) | Resolution signed by all members as effective as if passed at general meeting. Subject to the Act, a resolution in writing signed by all members for the time being entitled to receive notice of and attend and vote at general meetings (or being corporations by their duly authorised representatives) shall be valid and effective as if the same |
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had been passed at a general meeting of the Company duly convened and held, and may consist of several documents in the like form each signed by one or more members. For the purposes of this Article a cable, telegram, telex, telefax or other electronic communication sent by a member shall be deemed to be a document signed by him. |
PROCEEDINGS AT GENERAL MEETINGS
22) (a) | Special business. All business shall be deemed special that is transacted at an Extraordinary Meeting, and also all that is transacted at an Ordinary Meeting, with the exception of declaring a dividend, the consideration of the accounts, balance sheets, and the reports of the Directors and Auditors, and any other documents annexed to the balance sheets, the election of Directors in the place of those retiring and the appointment and fixing of the remuneration of the Auditors. |
(b) | No business to be transacted unless quorum present. No business shall be transacted at any general meeting unless a quorum is present when the meeting proceeds to business. For all purposes the quorum shall be the shareholder or shareholders present in person or by proxy. For the purposes of this Article, such shareholder or his proxy shall be deemed to be present at the meeting if he participates by telephone or other electronic means and all members participating in the meeting are able to hear each other and recognise each others voice, and for this purpose participation shall constitute proof of recognition. |
(c) | If no quorum meeting dissolved. If within half an hour from the time appointed for the holding of a general meeting, a quorum is not present, the meeting shall be dissolved. |
(d) | Chairman of Board to preside at all meetings. The Chairman, if any, of the Board of Directors shall preside at every general meeting, but if there be no such Chairman or if at any meeting he shall not be present within fifteen minutes after the time appointed for holding the same, or shall be unwilling to act as Chairman, the members present shall choose some Director or if no Director be present, or if all the Directors present decline to take the chair, they shall choose one of the members present to be Chairman of the meeting. |
(e) | Notice of adjourned meeting. The Chairman may, with the consent of any meeting at which a quorum is present and shall, if so directed by the meeting, adjourn any meeting from time to time and from place to place as the meeting shall determine. Whenever a meeting is adjourned for ten days or more, notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given in the same manner as in the case of an original meeting. Save as aforesaid, no member shall be entitled to any notice of an adjournment or of the business to be transacted at any adjourned meeting other than the business which might have been transacted at the meeting from which the adjournment took place. |
(f) | How resolution decided. At any general meeting a resolution put to the vote at the meeting shall be decided on a show of hands, unless before or on the declaration of the result of the show of hands a poll is demanded by at least one (1) member and unless a poll is so demanded a declaration by the Chairman that a resolution has on a show of hands been carried unanimously or by a particular majority or lost shall be conclusive and an entry to that effect in the book containing the minutes of the proceedings of the Company shall be conclusive evidence thereof without proof of the number or proportion of the votes recorded in favour of or against such resolution. |
(g) | How poll to be taken. A poll demanded on the election of a Chairman or on a question of adjournment shall be taken at such time and place, and in such manner as the Chairman directs and the result of the poll shall be deemed to be the resolution of the meeting at which the poll was demanded. Any business other than upon which a poll has been demanded may be proceeded with at a meeting pending the taking of the poll. |
(h) | Chairman to have casting vote. In the case of an equality of votes, whether on a show of hands or on a poll, the Chairman shall be entitled to a second or casting vote. |
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VOTES OF MEMBERS
23) (a) | Number of votes. Subject to any rights or restrictions for the time being attached to any class or classes of shares, every member present in person or by proxy or represented by attorney shall have one vote on a show of hands and shall have one vote for each share of which he is the holder on a poll. |
(b) | Split votes. On a poll a member entitled to more than one vote need not, if he votes, use all his votes or cast all the votes he uses in the same way. |
(c) | Votes of 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 holder; and for this purpose seniority shall be determined by the order in which the names stand in the register of members. |
(d) | Votes of lunatic member. A person of unsound mind, or in respect of whom an order has been made by a court having jurisdiction in lunacy, may vote, whether on a show of hands or on a poll, by his committee, receiver, curator bonis, or other legal curator and such last mentioned persons may give their votes either personally or by proxy. |
(e) | Members indebted to company in respect of shares not entitled to vote. No member shall be entitled to vote at any general meeting unless all calls or other sums presently payable by him in respect of shares in the Company have been paid. |
(f) | Instrument appointing proxy to be in writing. The instrument appointing a proxy shall be in writing under the hand of the appointor or of his attorney duly authorised in writing or if the appointor is a corporation under the hand of an officer or attorney of the corporation. The instrument appointing a proxy shall be deemed to confer authority to demand or join in demanding a poll. A proxy or an attorney need not be a member of the Company. |
(g) | Instrument appointing a proxy to be left at the Office. The instrument appointing a proxy and the power of attorney or other authority, if any, under which it is signed, or a notarially certified copy of that power or authority shall be deposited at the Office not less than forty-eight hours before the time for holding the meeting or adjourned meeting at which the person named in the instrument proposes to vote, and in default the instrument of proxy shall not be treated as valid. |
(h) | Form of Proxy An instrument appointing a proxy shall be in writing in the common form or any other form approved by the Directors. |
(i) | Proxy by cable, telegram, telefax or telex shall be valid. Notwithstanding the provisions of Articles 23 (f), 23 (g) and 23 (h) of this Article the appointment of a proxy shall be valid if made by cable, telegram, telefax or telex. |
DIRECTORS
24) (a) | Number of Directors. The number of Directors shall be at least one (1) (1) and not more than twelve (12). |
(b) | No Retirement by rotation. Directors shall not be subject to annual retirement by rotation. A resident Director who is an officer of a Trust company which made him available for the appointment may, subject to agreement between the Company and the Trust company be replaced by another officer of the Trust company at any time. |
(c) | Directors Qualification. A Director shall not be required to hold any share qualification in the Company. A Director of the Company may be a corporate person. |
(d) | Alternate Directors. The respective class shareholders shall further be entitled to appoint alternates to attend and vote at any meeting of the Directors at which the Directors so appointed by them shall be unable to attend. An alternate Director so appointed shall not be entitled to receive any remuneration from the Company but shall be entitled to receive notices of and attend all meetings of the Directors, and to vote as a Director at any such meeting at which the Director appointing |
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him is not present, and generally in the absence of his appointor to perform all the functions of his appointor as a Director. The nomination of an alternate Director shall be valid if made by cable, telefax, telex or telegram, provided that such nomination shall be confirmed within three months from the date of such cable, telefax, telex or telegram by a written nomination complying with the abovementioned requirements, and any act done by the alternate Director nominated in such cable, telefax, telex or telegram between the date thereof and the date of the receipt within the prescribed period by the Company nominating shall be as valid and effectual as if such alternate Director had been duly appointed in the first instance, whether such written nomination shall be received by the Company within the prescribed period or not. |
(e) | Directors Remuneration. The remuneration of the Directors shall from time to time be determined by the Company in general meeting. The Directors shall also be paid such travelling, hotel and other expenses as may reasonably be incurred by them in the execution of their duties including any such expenses incurred in connection with their attendance at meetings of Directors. If by arrangement with the other Directors any Director shall perform or render any special duties or services outside his ordinary duties as a Director, the Directors may pay him special remuneration by way of salary, commission, participation in profits or otherwise as may be arranged. The remuneration or fees, if any, of a resident Director made available by the Trust company for the appointment shall be payable to the Trust company in such manner and at such times as may be agreed between the Trust company and the Company. |
(f) | Director may be interested in other Companies. A Director of the Company may be or become a Director or other officer of, or otherwise interested in, any company whether promoted by the Company or in which the Company may be interested as shareholder or otherwise, and no remuneration or other benefits received by him as a Director or officer of, or from his interest in such other company shall constitute an interest in such other company unless the Company otherwise directs. |
(g) | Directors to manage companys business. The business of the Company shall be managed by the Directors who may pay all such expenses of and preliminary and incidental to the promotion, formation, establishment and registration of the Company as they think fit, and may exercise all such powers of the Company and do on behalf of the Company all such acts as may be exercised and done by the Company, and as are not by the Act or by these Articles required to be exercised or done by the Company in general meetings, subject nevertheless to any regulations of these Articles, to the provisions of the Act, and to such regulations being not inconsistent with the aforesaid regulations or provisions as may be prescribed by the Company in general meetings, but no regulation made by the Company in general meetings shall invalidate any prior act of the Directors which would have been valid if such regulation had not been made. |
(h) | Managing director. The Directors may from time to time appoint one of the Directors to be managing director and a Director so appointed shall not, while holding that office, be subject to retirement by rotation and he shall not be taken into account in determining the rotation of retiring of Directors or the number of Directors to retire, but he shall, subject to the provisions of any contract between him and the Company, be subject to the same provisions as to resignation and removal as the other Directors of the Company, and if he ceases to hold the office of Director he shall ipso facto and immediately cease to be managing director. |
(i) | Attorneys. The Directors may from time to time and at any time by power of attorney appoint any company, firm or persons or body of persons, whether nominated directly or indirectly by the Directors, to be the attorney or attorneys of the Company for such purposes and with such powers, authorities and discretion (not exceeding those vested in or exercisable by the Directors under these Articles) and for such period and subject to such conditions as they may think fit, and any such powers of attorney may contain such provisions for the protection and convenience of persons dealing with any such attorney as the Directors may think fit and may also authorise any such attorney to delegate all or any of the powers, authorities and discretion vested in him. |
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(j) | Directors borrowing powers. The Directors may borrow or raise money from time to time for the purposes of the Company or secure the payment of such sums as they may think fit, and may secure the repayment or payment of any such sums by mortgage or charge upon all or any of the property or assets of the Company or by the issue of debentures (whether at par or at a discount or premium) or otherwise as they may think fit. |
(k) | Vacancies in Board. The continuing Directors may act at any time notwithstanding any vacancy in their body: Provided always that in case the Directors shall at any time be reduced in number to less than the minimum number prescribed by these Articles, it shall be lawful for them to act as Directors for the purpose of filling up vacancies in their body, or of summoning a general meeting of the Company, but not for any other purpose. |
(l) | Directors to comply with Act. The Directors shall duly comply with the provisions of the Act, and particularly the provisions as to registration and keeping copies of mortgages and charges, keeping a register of members, keeping a register of Directors and secretaries and entering all necessary particulars therein, and sending a copy thereof or a notification of any changes therein to the Registrar of Companies, and sending to such Registrar of Companies an annual return under Section 109 of the Act, notices as to increase of capital, returns of allotments and contracts relating thereto, copies of resolutions and agreements and other particulars connected with the above. |
(m) | Directors to cause minutes to be made. The Directors shall cause proper minutes to be made of all general meetings of the Company and also of all appointments of officers, and of the proceedings of all meetings of Directors and committees, and of the attendance thereat, and all business transacted at such meetings; and such minutes of any meeting, if purporting to be signed by the Chairman of such meeting, shall be conclusive evidence without any further proof of the facts therein stated. |
25) | Directors may contract with company or hold office of profit or act professionally. |
(a) | A Director may contract with and be interested in any contract or proposed contract with the Company and shall not be liable to account for any profit made by him by reason of any such contract, provided that the nature of the interest of the Director in any such contract be declared at a meeting of the Directors as required by Section 91 of the Act. No Director shall vote as a Director in respect of any contract or arrangement in which he is interested, although he shall be counted in the quorum present at the meeting, but this prohibition shall not apply to any contract or arrangement with any other company in which he is interested only as an officer or Director of that other company or as holder of shares or other securities. |
(b) | A Director may hold any other office or place of profit under the Company (except that of Auditor) in conjunction with his office of Director for such period and on such terms as to remuneration and otherwise as the Directors may determine. |
(c) | A Director may act by himself or his firm in any professional capacity for the Company (except as Auditor) and he or his firm shall be entitled to remuneration for professional services as if he were not a Director. |
DISQUALIFICATION OF DIRECTORS
26) | Office of Directors vacated in certain cases. Subject as herein otherwise provided or to the terms of any subsisting agreement, the office of a Director shall be vacated:- |
(a) | If a receiving order is made against him or he makes any arrangement or composition with his creditors. |
(b) | If he is prohibited from being a Director by reason of any order made under any provision of the Act. |
(c) | If he is found lunatic or becomes of unsound mind. |
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(d) | If he shall be requested to vacate office by all the other Directors, and they pass a resolution that he has been so requested and by reason thereof has vacated his office. |
(e) | If he resigns his office by notice in writing to the Company. |
APPOINTMENT AND REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS
27) (a) | Number of Directors may be increased or reduced. The company may from time to time by special resolution increase or reduce the maximum number of Directors specified in Article 24(a). |
(b) | Appointment. The Directors shall have power at any time, and from time to time, to appoint any person to be a Director, either to fill a casual vacancy or as an addition to the existing Directors, but so that the total number of Directors shall not at any time exceed the number fixed in accordance with these Articles. |
(c) | Removal. The company may by ordinary resolution remove any Director before the expiration of his period of office, and may by an ordinary resolution appoint another person in his stead. |
PROCEEDINGS OF DIRECTORS
28) (a) | Director may call meeting of Directors. A Director may and the Secretary shall, on the requisition of a Director at any time summon a meeting of the Directors. |
(b) | Meeting of Directors. The Directors may meet together for the despatch of business adjourn, and otherwise regulate their meetings, as they think fit. The quorum necessary for the transaction of business shall be one (1). All matters arising at any meeting shall be decided by a majority of votes. In case of an equality of votes the Chairman shall have a second or casting vote. |
(c) | Chairman of the Board. The Directors may from time to time appoint one of the Directors to be Chairman of the Board and from time to time remove such Chairman. If at any meeting the Chairman be not present within thirty (30) minutes after the time appointed for holding the same, the Directors present shall choose some one of their members to be Chairman of such meeting. |
(d) | Directors may delegate their powers. The Directors may delegate any of their powers to committees consisting of such member or members and/or such other person or persons as they think fit. Any committee so formed shall in the exercise of the powers so delegated conform to any regulations that may be imposed on it by the Directors. |
(e) | Chairman to Committee. A committee may elect a Chairman of its meetings. If no such Chairman is elected, or if at any meeting the Chairman is not present within five minutes after the time appointed for holding the same, the committee members present may choose one of them to be Chairman of the meeting. |
(f) | Meeting of Committees. A committee may meet and adjourn as its members think proper. Questions arising at any meeting shall be determined by a majority of votes of the committee members present, and in case of an equality of votes, the Chairman shall have a second or casting vote. |
(g) | All acts by Directors to be valid. All acts done bona fide by any meeting of Directors, or by a committee of Directors, or by any person acting as a Director shall notwithstanding it be afterwards discovered that there was some defect in the appointment of any such Director or person acting as aforesaid, or that they or any of them were disqualified, be as valid as if every such person had been duly appointed and was qualified to be a Director. |
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(h) | Resolution signed by Directors to be valid. A resolution in writing signed by all the Directors shall be as effective for all purposes as a resolution passed at a meeting of the Directors duly convened, held and constituted. Any such resolution may be contained in one or more documents signed by one or more of the Directors or their respective alternates and for the purposes of this Article, a cable, telegram, telefax or telex sent by a Director shall be deemed to be a document in writing signed by him provided that such cable, telegram, telefax or telex is confirmed in writing within three (3) weeks of the date of such cable, telegram, telefax or telex. |
(i) | For the purposes of this Article, a Director shall be deemed to be present at the meeting if he participates by telephone or other electronic means and all Directors participating in the meeting are able to hear each other and recognise each others voice, and for this purpose participation shall constitute proof of recognition. Participation in a meeting by telephone or other electronic means shall constitute presence in person at such meeting at the physical location designated by the Directors to be the location of the meeting (which, in the absence of designation, shall be deemed to be in Labuan). |
SECRETARY
29) | A Secretary or secretaries shall be appointed by the Directors for such term, at such remuneration and upon such conditions as they may think fit, and any Secretary so appointed may be removed by them. Where there are two or more secretaries, at least one of them shall be a resident secretary who shall be an officer of a Trust company and made available for the appointment by the said Trust company. The company shall pay the resident secretarys salary as fixed and in such manner as agreed between the Company and the Trust company which made him available for such appointment. The first secretary of the Company shall be ISLAND SERVICES LIMITED that shall be the corporate secretary of the Company. |
THE SEAL
30) | Seal to be affixed by authority of resolution of Board and in the presence of one Director or the Secretary. The Seal shall not be affixed to any instrument except by the authority of a resolution of the Board of Directors, and in the presence of one Director or the Secretary or such other person as the Directors may appoint for the purpose and that Director or the Secretary or other person as aforesaid shall sign every instrument to which the Seal is so affixed in their presence, and in favour of any person bona fide dealing with the Company, such signatures shall be conclusive evidence of the fact that the Seal has been properly affixed. |
DIVIDENDS AND RESERVES
31) (a) | Subject to any preferential or other special rights for the time being attached to any special class of shares, the profits, of the Company which it shall from time to time determine to distribute by way of dividend shall be applied in payment of dividends upon the shares of the Company in proportion to the amounts paid up or credited as paid up thereon respectively otherwise than in advance of calls. |
(b) | Declaration of dividends. Subject to the provisions of the Act, the Directors at a General Meeting may from time to time declare dividends, but no such dividend shall be payable except out of the profits of the Company. The Directors may, if they think fit, from time to time declare and pay to the members such interim dividends as appear to them to be justified by the position of the Company, and may also from time to time, if in their opinion such payment is so justified, pay any preferential dividends which by the terms of issue of any shares are made payable on fixed dates. No higher dividend shall be paid than is recommended by the Directors, and the declaration of the Directors as to the amount of the net profits shall be conclusive. |
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(c) | Directors may form reserve fund. The Directors may, before recommending any dividend, set aside out of the profits of the Company such sums as they think proper as a reserve or reserves, which shall at the discretion of the Directors be applicable for meeting contingencies, or for repairing or maintaining any works connected with the business of the Company, or for equalising dividends, or for distribution by way of special dividend or bonus, or which may be applied for such other purposes for which the profits of the Company may lawfully be applied as the Directors may think expedient in the interests of the Company, and pending such application the Directors may employ the sums from time to time so set apart as aforesaid in the business of the Company. The Directors may also from time to time carry forward such sums as they may deem expedient in the interests of the Company. |
(d) | Dividend warrants to be posted to members. Every dividend warrant may, unless otherwise directed, be sent by post to the last registered address of the member entitled thereto, and the receipt of the person whose name at the date of the declaration of the dividend appears on the register of members as the owner of any share or, in the case of joint holders, of any one of such joint holders, shall be a good discharge to the Company for all payments made in respect of such share. No unpaid dividend or interest shall bear interest as against the Company. |
CAPITALISATION OF PROFITS
32) | Company may capitalise reserves and undivided profits. The company in general meetings may at any time and from time to time pass a special resolution that any sum not required for the payment or provision of any fixed preferential dividend, and (A) for the time being standing to the credit of any reserve of the Company including premiums received on the issue of any shares or debentures of the Company, or (B) being undivided net profits in the hands of the Company, be capitalised, and that such sum be appropriated as capital to and amongst the shareholders in the proportions in which they would have been entitled thereto if the same had been distributed by way of dividend on the shares, and in such manner as the resolution may direct, and such resolution shall be effective, and the Directors shall in accordance with such resolution apply such sum in paying up in full any unissued shares or debentures of the Company on behalf of the shareholders aforesaid, and appropriate such shares or debentures and distribute the same credited as fully paid up to and amongst such shareholders in the proportions aforesaid in satisfaction of the shares and interests of such shareholders in the said capitalised sum or shall apply such sum or any part thereof on behalf of the shareholders aforesaid in paying up the whole or part of any uncalled balance which shall for the time being be unpaid in respect of any issued shares held by such shareholders or otherwise deal with such sum as directed by such resolution. Where any difficulty arises in respect of any such distribution, the Directors may settle the same as they think expedient, and in particular they may issue fractional certificates, fix the value for distribution of any fully paid-up shares or debentures, make cash payments to any shareholders on the footing of the value so fixed in order to adjust rights, and vest any such shares or debentures in trustees upon such trust for the persons entitled to share in the appropriation and distribution as may seem just and expedient to the Directors. When deemed requisite a proper contract for the allotment and acceptance of any shares to be distributed as aforesaid shall be delivered to the Registrar of Companies for registration in accordance with Section 43 of the Act and the Directors may appoint any person to sign such contract on behalf of the person entitled to share in the appropriation and distribution and such appointment shall be effective. |
ACCOUNTS
33) | Accounts and books to be kept. The Directors shall cause proper accounts to be kept:- |
(a) | Of the assets and liabilities of the Company. |
(b) | Of all sums of money received and expended by the Company, and the matters in respect of which such receipts and expenditure take place. |
(c) | Of all sales and purchases by the Company. |
The accounting and other records shall be kept at the registered office or at such other place in Labuan as the Directors shall think fit, and shall always be open to the inspection of the Directors.
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34) | Inspection by members. The Directors shall from time to time determine whether in any particular case or class of cases, or generally, and to what extent and at what times and places and under what conditions or regulations, the accounts and books of the Company, or any of them shall be open to the inspection of members, and no member (not being a Director) shall have rights of inspecting any account or book or document of the Company, except as conferred by the Act or authorised by the Directors or by a resolution of the Company in general meeting. |
NOTICE
35) (a) | Service of Notice. A notice or any other document may be served by the Company upon any member either personally or by sending it through the post in a prepaid letter addressed to such member at his registered address as appearing in the register of members. |
(b) | Service on joint holders of shares. All notices directed to be given to the members shall with respect to any share to which persons are jointly entitled, be given to whichever of such persons is named first in the register of members and any notice so given shall be sufficient notice to all the holders of such share. |
(c) | Notices in case of death or bankruptcy. A notice may be given by the Company to the persons entitled to any share in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of a member by sending it through the post in a prepaid letter addressed to them by name or by the title of representatives or trustees of such deceased or bankrupt member, at the address (if any) supplied for the purpose by such person as aforesaid, or (until such an address has been supplied) by giving the notice in the manner in which the same would have been given if the death or bankruptcy had not occurred. |
(d) | When service deemed effected. Any notice or other document, if served or sent by post, shall be deemed to have been served or delivered at the time when the letter containing the same is put into the post, and in proving such service or sending, it shall be sufficient to prove that the letter containing the notice or documents was properly addressed and put into the post office as a prepaid letter. |
36) | Accounts to be laid before company. Once at least in every year the Directors shall lay before the Company in a general meeting the audited or unaudited accounts of the Company for the period since the preceding account or (in the case of the first account) since the incorporation of the Company, made up to a date not more than nine months before such meeting. A copy of every audited or unaudited accounts which are to be laid before the Company in such general meeting accompanied by the Auditors report (if applicable) shall be sent to all members of the Company not less than seven (7) days before the date of such meeting. |
INDEMNITY
37) | Directors and officers entitled to indemnity. Subject to the provisions of the Act, every Director or other officer of the Company shall be entitled to be indemnified out of the assets of the Company against all losses or liabilities which he may sustain or incur in or about the execution of the duties of his office or otherwise in relation thereto, and no Director or other officer shall be liable for any liabilities incurred by the Company in the execution of the duties of his office or in relation thereto. |
LODGEMENT
38) | Every document required or permitted to be lodged or filed with the Registrar under the provisions of the Act shall be lodged or filed through a Trust company. |
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Names, address and NRIC No. of subscribers | Signature and description of subscribers | |||
Vantage Holdings Malaysia I Co. | Cayman Islands Corporation | |||
PO Box 309, Ugland House Grand Cayman, KY1-1104 Cayman Islands |
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Company No.: 250253 | ||||
Chris DeClaire | ||||
Vice President | ||||
Dated this 17th day of January 2011 | ||||
Witness to the above signature: | ||||
Name: Mark Howell | ||||
NRIC/Passport No.: 467208728 | ||||
Address: 13919 Windwood Falls | ||||
Houston, Texas 77396 | ||||
United States of America |
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COMPANY NO: LL08035
LABUAN COMPANIES ACT 1990
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
Lodged by:
ITMC Fiduciary Limited
Tiara Labuan
Jalan Tanjung Batu
87000 F.T. Labuan
Malaysia
Tel: 087 416 518
Fax: 087 417 655
Lodged in the office of Labuan Financial Services Authority,
F. T. Labuan.
Exhibit 3.19B
THE COMPANIES ACT, 2016 MALAYSIA PRIVATE COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES CONSTITUTION (Previously known as Memorandum and Articles of Association) of VANTAGE DRILLING (MALAYSIA) I SDN. BHD. (Company No. 930786-M) Incorporated on the 25th day of January, 2011
FORM 11 Companies Act, 1965 Section 154(1) Company No. 930786 M NOTICE OF RESOLUTION VANTAGE DRILLING MALAYSIA) 1 SDN. BHD. To the Registrar of Companies, At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the members of VANTAGE DRILLING (MALAYSIA) I SDN. BHD, duly convened and held at 101h Floor, Menara Hap Seng, No. 1 & 3, Jalan P.Ramlee, 50250 Kuala Lumpur on the 7th day of January 2016 the special/ordinary purposes-of-identification were duly passed/agreed-to. SPECIAL RESOLUTION PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION (PROPOSED AMENDMENTS) THAT the existing Companys Articles of Association shall be amended by the insertion of the following new Article 9A which shall read as follows:- 9A Notwithstanding Articles 3, 4 and 5 and any other provision in the Articles of Association of the Company, the Company shall not issue any non-voting equity securities or shares (other than the shares in the same category as the ordinary shares currently in issue); provided, however, that the foregoing restrictions shall (a) have no further force and effect beyond that required under Section 1123(a)(6) of Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the United States Code (the Bankruptcy Code), (b) only have such force and effect for so long as Section 1123 of the Bankruptcy Code is in effect and applicable to the Company and (c) in all events may be amended or eliminated in accordance with applicable law as from time to time may be in effect
AND THAT the Board of Directors of the Company be and is hereby authorised to take all such necessary steps to give full effect and complete the Proposed Amendments, with full powers to assent to any conditions, variations, modifications and/or amendments as the Board of Directors of the Company may deem fit, necessary, expedient, appropriate and/or as may be required by any relevant authorities in connection with the Proposed Amendments and to file all the necessary statutory form with the Companies Commission of Malaysia. Dated this 7th day of January, 2016. Director RONALD JOSEPH NELSON Lodged by : TMF Administrative Services Malaysia Sdn Bhd (341368-X) 10th Floor Menara Hap Seng, No 1 & 3 Jalan P. Ramlee, 50250 Kuala Lumpur. Tel No : 03-2382 4288 #VPC:REP276210#
FORM 11 Companies Act, 1965 Section 154(1) Section 21(2) Company No.: 930786-M NOTICE OF RESOLUTION VANTAGE DRILLING (MALAYSIA) I SDN. BHD. To the Registrar of Companies, Kuala Lumpur. At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the members of VANTAGE DRILLING (MALAYSIM I SDN. BHD, duly convened and held at 10th Floor. Menara Hao Seno. No. 1 & 3. Jalan P Ramlee, 50250 Kuala Lumpur on the 30 June 2011, the Special Ordinary Resolution set out below was duly passed. INCREASE IN AUTHORIZED CAPITAL FROM RMIOO,000.00 TO RM1,000,000.00 RESOLVED: THAT with effect from this date, the authorized capital of the Company be increased from Ringgit Malaysia One Hundred Thousand (RM100,000.00) to Ringgit Malaysia One Million (RM1,000,000.00) by the creation of Nine Hundred Thousand (900,000) additional ordinary shares of Ringgit Malaysia One (RM1.00) each. THAT in consequence thereof, Clause 6 of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company and all other documents be amended accordingly. THAT further to the amendment Clause 6 of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company shall now be amended to read as follows: The authorized capital of the Company is Ringgit Malaysia One Million (RM1,000,000.00) only divided into One Million (1,000.000) ordinary shares of Ringgit Malaysia One (RM1.00) only each. The shares in the original or any increased capital may be divided into several classes and there may be attached thereto respectively any preferential, deferred or other special rights, privileges, conditions or restrictions as to dividends, capital, voting or otherwise. THAT the Directors and the Company Secretary are authorized to take and do all the necessary act and actions to give effect to the foregoing including without limitation, the filing of relevant forms at the Companies Commission of Malaysia. Dated this 30 day of June 2011 Director Lodged by: Zama & Associates Tingkat 14, Menara Keck Seng. 203. Jalan Bukit Bintang, 55100 Kuala Lumpur. Tel : 03-218 5098
Company No. 930786-M THE COMPANIES ACT, 1965 MALAYSIA Mp®&a PRIVATE COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION OF VANTAGE DRILLING (MALAYSIA) I SDN. BHD. 1. The name of the Company is VANTAGE DRILLING (MALAYSIA) I SDN. BHD. 2. The registered office of the Company will be situated in Malaysia. 3. The objects for which the Company is established are: a) to carry on the primary business as an operator and provider of offshore drilling rigs and its associated services and personnel for the purpose of exploitation & exploration of oil and gas offshore and at sea in connection with the petroleum industry in Malaysia whether on land or at sea, on shore or offshore, as far as it is allowed under the laws and regulations of Malaysia. b) to also undertake the primary business by tendering for and entering into contracts for the provision of offshore drilling services, including the leasing, chartering, purchase and supply of offshore drilling rigs, and related equipment, machinery, designs and articles of all kinds and the necessary personnel required in the oil and gas operation and the petroleum industry in Malaysia whether on land or at sea. on shore or off shore, as far as it is allowed under the laws and regulations of Malaysia. c) to engage in other oil and gas development and production activities in Malaysia whether on land or at sea, on shore or off shove, as far as it is allowed under the laws and regulations of Malaysia.
The objects Set forth in any sub-clause shad not be restrictively construed but the widest interpretation shall be given thereto, and they shall not, except when the context expressly so requires, be in any way limited to or restricted by reference to or inference from any object or objects set forth in such sub-clause or from the terras of any other sub-clause or by the name of the Company. None of such sub-clauses or the object or objects therein specified ail the powers thereby conferred shall be deemed subsidiary or ancillary to the objects or powers mentioned in any other sub-clause, but the Company shall have full power to exercise ail or any of the powers and to achieve or to endeavour to achieve all or any of the objects conferred by and provided in any one or more of the said sub-clauses provided always that nothing in this Memorandum contained shall empower the Company to any on any life assurance business or fire insurance business or the business of banking. The word Company in this Clause shall be deemed to include any partnership or other body of persons, whether incorporated or not incorporated, and whether domiciled in Malaysia or elsewhere, and the intention is that the objects specified in each paragraph of this clause shall, except where otherwise expressed in such paragraph, be independent main objects, and shall be in no way limited or restricted by reference from the terms of any other paragraph or the name of the Company. 4. To exercise any and/or all the powers contained in the Third Schedule to the Companies Act 1965. 5. The liability of the members is limited. 6. The authorised capital of the Company is Ringgit Malaysia One Hundred Thousand (RM 100,000.00) only divided into One Hundred Thousand (100,000) ordinary shares of Ringgit Malaysia One (RM1.00) only each. The shares in the original or any increased capital may be divided into several classes and there may be attached thereto respectively any preferential, deferred or other special rights, privileges, conditions or restrictions as to dividends, capital, voting or otherwise. 7. Subject always to the respective rights, terms and conditions mentioned in Clause 6 hereof, the Company shall have power to increase or reduce the capital, to consolidate or sub-divide the shares into shares of larger or smaller amounts and to issue all or any part of the original or any additional capital as fully paid or partly paid shares, and with any special or preferential rights or privileges, or subject to any special terms or conditions and either with or without any special designation, and also from time to time to alter, modify, commute, abrogate or deal with any such rights, privileges, terms, conditions or designation in accordance with the regulations for the lime being of the Company.
We, the several persons whose names, addresses and descriptions are hereunto subscribed are desirous of being formed into a company in pursuance of this Memorandum of Association, and we respectively agree to take the number of shares in the capita] of the Company set opposite to our respective names: Names, Addresses and Descriptions of Subscribers Number of Shares Taken by Each Subscriber Fadzil Ishkandar Bin Badaruddin Director (NRIC: 710416-10-5655) No 1, Jalan Sg Rasau 32/28 (one. (1) Berjaya Park Dated this 30 day of June 2011 Director Lodged by: Zama & Associates Tingkat 14, Menara Keck Seng. 203. Jalan Bukit Bintang, 55100 Kuala Lumpur. Tel : 03-218 5098 Witness to the above signatories: Lodged By: Name: Kamal Ishmael Bin Mohammed Ariff Messrs Zama & Associate (NRIC.: S50307-14-5425) 14th Floor, Menara Keck Seng, Occupation: Advocate & Solicitor 203, Jalan Bukit Bintang, Address: 14th Floor, Menara Keck Seng 55100 Kuala Lumpur 203 Jalan Bukit Bintang Tel: 03-2118 ^00° 55100 Kuala Lumpur Fax : 03-2118 5111/5113
ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION OF 210.012011 VANTAGE DRILLING (MALAYSIA) I SDN. BHD. Interpretation 1. In these regulations the Act means the Companies Act 1965 [Act 725]; the seal means the common seal of the company; secretary means any person appointed to perform the duties of a secretary of the company; expressions referring to writing shall, unless the contrary intention appears, be construed as including references to printing, lithography, photography and other modes of representing or reproducing words in a visible form; words or expressions contained in these regulations shall be interpreted in accordance with the provisions of the Interpretation Act 1948 and 1967 [Act 388], and of the Act as in force al the date at which these regulations become binding on the company. Shore Capital and Variation of Rights 2. The company is a private company, and accordingly: (a) the right to transfer shares is restricted in manner hereinafter prescribed; (b) limits to not more than fifty the number of its members (counting joint holders of shares as one person and not counting any person in the employment of the company or of its subsidiary or any person who while previously in the employment of the company or its subsidiary was and thereafter has continued to be a member of the company): (c) any invitation to the public to subscribe for any share in or debentures of the company is prohibited; (d) any invitation to the public to deposit money with the company for fixed periods or payable at call, whether bearing or not bearing interest, is prohibited. 3. Without prejudice to any special rights previously conferred on the holders of any existing shares or class of shares but subject to the Act, shares in the company may be issued by the directors and any such share may be issued with such preferred, deferred, or other special rights or such restrictions, whether in regard to dividend, voting, return of capita], or otherwise, as the directors, subject to any ordinary resolution of the company, determine. 4. Subject to the Act, any preference shares may, with the sanction of an ordinary resolution, be issued on the terms drat they are, or at the option of the company are liable, to be redeemed. 5. 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 special resolution passed at a separate general meeting of the holders of the shares of the class. To every such separate genera! meeting the provisions of these regulations relating to general
meeting shall mutais mutandis apply, but so that the necessary quorom shall be two persons at least holding or representing by proxy one-third of the issued shares of the class and that any holder of shares of the class present in person or by proxy may demand a poll. To every such special resolution section 152 shall, with such adaptions as are necessary, apply. 6. The rights conferred upon the holders of the shares of any class issued with preferred or other rights shall, 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 equally therewith. 7. The company may exercise the powers of paying commissions conferred by the Act, provided that the rate per cent or the amount of the commission paid or agreed to be paid shall be disclosed in the manner required by the Act and the commission shall not exceed the rate of 10 per cent of the price at which the shares in respect whereof the same is paid are issued or an amount equal to 10 per cent of that price, as the case may be. The said commission may be satisfied by the payment of cash or the allotment of fully or partly paid shares on partly in one way and partly in the other. The company may also on any issue of shares pay such brokerage as may be lawful. S. Except as required by law. no person shall be recognized 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 recognize (even when having notice thereof) any equitable, contingent, future, or partial interest in any share or unit of a share or (except only as by these regulations or by law otherwise provided) any other rights in respect of any share except an absolute right to the entirely thereof in the registered holder. 9. Every person whose name is entered as a member in the register of members shall be entiled without payment to receive a certificate under the seal of the company in accordance with the Act but in respect of share or shares held jointly by several persons the company shall not be bound to issue more than one certificate, and delivery of a certificate for a share to one of several joint holders shall be sufficient delivery to all such holders. Lien 10. The company shall have a first and paramount lien on every share (not being a fully paid share) for all money (whether presently payable or not) called or payable at a fixed lime in respect of dial share, and the company shall also have a first and paramount lien on all shares (other than fully paid shares) registered in the name of a single person for all money presently payable by him or his estate to the company; but the directors may at any time declare any share to be wholly or in part exempt from this regulation. The companys lien, if any, on a share shall extend to all dividends payable thereon. 11. The company may sell, in such manner as the directors think fit, any shares on which the company has a lien, but no sale shall be made unless a sum in respect of which the lien exists is presently payable, nor until the expiration of fourteen days after a notice in writing, staring and demanding payment of such part of the amount in respect of which the lien exists as is presently payable, has been given to the registered holder for the time being of the share, or the person entitled thereto by reason of his death or bankruptcy.
12. To give effect to any such sale the directors may authorize some person to transfer the shares sold lo the purchasers thereof. The purchaser shall be registered as the holder of the shares comprised in any such transfer, and he shall not be bound lo see to the application of the purchase money, nor shall his title to the shares be affected by any irregularity or invalidity in the proceedings in reference to the sale. the proceeds of the sale shall be received by the company and applied in payment of such pan of the amount in respect of which the lien exists as is presently payable, and the residue, if any. shall (subject to a like for sums not presently payable as existed upon the shares before the sale) be paid to the person entitled to the shares at the date of the sale. Calls on Shares 14. The directors may from time to time make calls upon the members in respect of any money unpaid on their shares (whether on account of the nominal value of the shares or by way of premium) and not by the conditions of allotment thereof made payable at fixed times, provided that no call shall exceed one-fourth of the nominal value of the share or be payable at less than one month from the date fixed for the payment of the last preceding call, and each member shall (subject to receiving at least fourteen days notice specifying the time or times and place of payment) pay to the company at the time or times and place so specified the amount called on his shares. A call may be revoked or postponed as the directors may determine. 15. A call shall be deemed to have been made at the time when the resolution of the directors authorizing the call was passed and may be required to be paid by instalments. 16. The joint holders of a share shall be jointly and severally liable to pay all calls in respect thereof. 17. If a sum called in respect of a share is not paid before or on the day appointed for payment thereof, the person from whom the sum is due shall pay interest on the sum from the day appointed for payment thereof to the time of actual payment at such rate not exceeding 8 per cent per annum as the directors may determine, but the directors shall be at liberty to waive payment of that interest wholly or in part. 18. Any sum which by the terms of issue of a share becomes payable on allotment or at any fixed date, whether on account of the nominal value of the share or by way of premium, shall for the purposes of these regulations, be deemed to be a call duly made and payable on the date on which by the terms of issue the same becomes payable, and in case of non-payment all the relevant provisions of these regulations as to payment of interest and expenses, forfeiture, or otherwise shall apply as if the sum had become payable by virtue of a call duly made and notified. 19. The directors may, on the issue of shares, differentiate between the holders as to the amount of calls to be paid and the times of payment. 20. The directors may, if they think fit, receive from any member willing to advance the same all or any part of the money uncalled and unpaid upon any shares held by him, and upon all or any part of the money so advanced may (until the same would, but for the advance, become payable) pay interest at such rate not exceeding (unless the company in general meeting shall otherwise direct) S per cent per annum as may be agreed upon between the directors and the member paying the sum in advance.
Transfer of Shares 21. Subject to these regulations- any member may transfer all or any of his shares by instrument in writing in any usual or common form or in any other form which the directors may approve. the instrument shall be executed by or on behalf of the transferor and the transferor shall remain the bolder of the shares transferred until the transfer is registered and the name of the transferee is entered in the register of members in respect thereof. 22. The instrument of transfer must be left for registration at the registered office of the company together with such fee not exceeding RM1.00 as the directors from time to time may require accompanied by the certificate of the shares to which it relates and such other evidence as the directors may reasonably require to show the right of die transferor to make the transfer, and thereupon the company shall, subject to the powers vested in the directors by these regulations, register the transferee as a shareholder and retain the instrument of transfer. 23. The directors may decline to register any transfer of shares not being fully paid shares to a person of whom they do not approve and may also decline to register any transfer of shares on which the company has a lien 24. The registration of transfers may be suspended at such limes and for such periods as the directors may from time to time determine not exceeding in the whole thirty days in any year. Transmission of Shares 25. In case of the death of a member the survivor or survivors where the deceased was a joint holder, and the legal personal representatives of the deceased where he was a sole holder, shall be the only persons recognized by the company as having any title to his interest in the shares; but 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 him with other persons. 26. Any person becoming entitled to a share in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of a member may, upon such evidence being produced as may from time to time properly he required by the directors and subject as hereinafter provided, elect either to be registered himself as holder of the share or to have some person nominated by him registered as the transferee thereof, but the directors shall, in either case, have the. same right to decline or suspend registration as they would have had in the case of a. transfer of the share by that member before his death or bankruptcy. 27. If the person so becoming entitled elects to be registered himself, he shall deliver or send to the company a notice in writing signed by him stating that he so elects. If he elects to have another person registered he shall testify his election by executing to that person a transfer of the share. All the limitations, restrictions, and provisions of these regulations relating to the right to transfer and the registration of transfers of shares shall be applicable to any such notice or transfer as aforesaid as if the death or bankruptcy of the member had not occurred and the notice or transfer were a transfer signed by that member. 28. Where the registered holder of any share dies or becomes bankrupt his personal representative or the assignee of his estate, as the case may be, shall, upon the production of such evidence as may from time to time be properly required by the directors in that behalf, be entitled to the same dividends and other advantages, and to the same rights (whether in relation to meetings of the company, or to voting, or otherwise), as the registered holder would have been entitled to if he had not died or became bankrupt; and where two or more persons are jointly entitled 10 any share in consequence of the death of the registered holder they shall, for the purposes of these regulations, he deemed to be joint holders of the share.
Forfeiture of Shares 29. If a member fails to pay any call or instalment of a call on the day appointed for payment thereof, the directors may, at any time [hereafter during such time as any part of the call or instalment remains unpaid, serve a notice on him requiring payment of so much of the call or instalment as is unpaid, together with any interest which may have accrued. 30. The notice shall name a further day (not earlier than the expiration of fourteen days from the date of service of the notice) on or before which the payment required by the notice is to be made, and shall stale that in the event of non-payment at or before the time appointed the shares in respect of -which the call was made will be liable to be forfeited. 31. If the requirements of any such notice as aforesaid are not complied with, any share in respect of which the notice has been given may, at any time thereafter, before the payment required by the notice has been made, be forfeited by a resolution of the directors to that effect. Such forfeiture shall include all dividends declared in respect of the forfeited shares and not actually paid before the forfeiture. 32. A forfeited share may be sold or otherwise disposed of on such terms and in such manner as the directors think fit, and at any time before a sale or disposition the forfeiture may be cancelled on such terms as the directors think fit 33. A person whose shares have been forfeited shall cease to be a member in respect of the forfeited shares, but shall, notwithstanding, remain liable to pay to the company all money which, at the date of forfeiture, was payable by him to the company in respect of the shares (together with interest at the rate of $ per cent per annum from the date of the forfeiture on the money for the time being unpaid if the directors think fit to enforce payment of the interest), but his liability shall cease if and when the company receives payment in full of all such money in respect of the shares. 34. A statutory declaration in writing that The declarant is a director or the secretary of the company, and that a share in the company, has been duly forfeited on a date staled in the declaration, shall be conclusive evidence of the facts (herein stated as against all persons claiming to be entitled to the share. 35. The company may receive the consideration, if any, given for a forfeited share on any sale or disposition thereof and may execute a transfer of the share in favour of the person to whom the share is sold or disposed of and he shall thereupon be registered as the holder of the share, and shall not be bound to see to the application of the purchase money, if any, nor shall his title to the share be affected by any irregularity or invalidity in the proceedings in reference to the forfeiture, sale, or disposal of the share. 36. The provisions of these regulations as to forfeiture shall apply in the case of non-payment of any sum which, by the terms of issue of a share, becomes payable at a fixed time, whether on account of the nominal value of the share or by way of premium, as if the same had been payable by virtue of a call duly made and notified.
Canversion of Shares into Stock; 37. The company may by ordinary resolution passed at a general meeting convert any paid-up shares into stock and reconvert any stock into paid-up shares of any denomination. 38. The holders of stock may transfer the same or any part thereof in the same manner and subject to the same regulations as and subject to which the shares from which the stock arose night previously to conversion have been transferred or as near thereto as circumstances admit; but the directors may from time to lime fix the minimum amount of stock transferable and restrict or forbid the transfer of fractions of that minimum, but the minimum shall not exceed the nominal amount of the shares from which the stock arose. 39. The holders of stock shall, according to the amount of the stock held by them, have the same rights, privileges and advantages as regards dividends, voting at meetings of the company and other matters as if they held the shares from which the stock arose, but no such privilege or advantage (except participation in the dividends and profits of the company and in the assets on winding up) shall be conferred by any such aliquot part of stock which would not if existing in shares have conferred that privilege or advantage. 40. Such of the regulations of the company as are applicable to paid-up shares shall apply to stock, and the words share and shareholder therein shall include stock and stockholder. Alteration of Capital 41. The company may from time to time by ordinary resolution (a) increase the share capital by such sum to be divided into shares of such amount as the resolution shall prescribe; (b) consolidate and divide all or any of its share capital into shares of larger amount than its existing shares; (c) subdivide its shares or any of them into shares of smaller amount than is fixed by the memorandum; so however that in the subdivision the proportion between the amount paid and the amount. if any, unpaid on each reduced share shall be the same as if was in the case of the share from which the reduced share is derived; or (d) cancel shares which at the date of the passing of the resolution in the behalf have not been taken or agreed to he taken by any person or which have been forfeited and diminish the amount of its share capital by the amount of the shares so cancelled. 42. Subject to any direction to the contrary that may be given by the company in general meeting, all new shares shall, before issue, be offered to such persons as at the date of the offer are entitled to receive notices from the company of general meetings in proportion, as nearly as the circumstances admit, to the amount of the existing shares to which they are entitled. The offer shall be made by notice specifying the number of shares offered, and limiting a time within which the offer, if not accepted, will be deemed to be declined, and, after the expiration of that time, or on the receipt of an intimation from the person to whom the offer is made that he declines to accept the share offered, the directors may dispose of those shares in such manner as they think most beneficial to the company. The directors may likewise so dispose of any new shares which (by reason of the ratio which the new shares bear to shares held by persons entitled to an offer of new shares) cannot, in the opinion of the directors, be conveniently offered under this regulation.
43. I he company may by special resolution reduce its share capital, any capital redemption reserve fund or any share premium account in any manner and with, and subject to, any incident authorized, and consent required by law. General Meeting 44. An annual) general meeting of the company shall be held in accordance with the Act. All general meetings other than the annual general meetings shall be called extraordinary general meetings. ° 45. Any director may whenever he thinks fit convene an extraordinary general meeting, and extraordinary general meetings shall be convened on such requisition or in default may be convened by such requisitionists as provided by the Act. 46. Subject to the provisions of the Act relating to special resolutions and agreements for shorter notice, fourteen days, notice at the least (exclusive of the day on which the notice is served or deemed to be served, but inclusive of the day for which notice is given) specifying the place, the day and the hour of meeting and in case of special business the general nature of that business shall be given to such persons as are entitled to receive these notices from the company. 47. All business shall be special that is transacted at an extraordinary general meeting, and also all that is transacted at an annual general meeting, with the exception of declaring a dividend, the consideration of the accounts, balance sheets, and the report of the directors and auditors, the election of directors in the place of those retiring, and the appointment and fixing of the remuneration of the auditors. Proceedings at General Meetings 48. .No business shall be transacted at any general meeting unless a quorum of members is present at the time when the meeting proceeds to business. Save as herein otherwise provided, two members present in person shall be a quorum. For the purposes of this regulation member includes a person attending as a proxy or as representing a corporation which is a member. 49. If within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting a quorum is not present, the meeting, if convened upon the requisition of members, shall be dissolved; in any other case it shall stand adjourned to the same day in the next week at the same time and place, or to such other day and at such other lime and place as the directors may determine. 50. The chairman, if any, of the board of directors shall preside as chairman at every general meeting of the company, or if there is no such chairman, or if he is not present within fifteen minutes after the time appointed for the holding of the meeting or is unwilling to act. the members present shall elect one of their number to be chairman of the meeting. 51. The chairman may, with the consent of any meeting at which a quorum is present (and shall if so directed by the meeting), adjourn the meeting from time to time and from place to place, but no business shall be transacted at any adjourned meeting other than the business left unfinished at the meeting from which the adjournment took place. When a meeting is adjourned for thirty days or more, notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given as in the case of an original meeting. Save as aforesaid it shall not be necessary to give any notice of an adjournment or of the business to be transacted at an adjourned meeting.
52. At any general meeting a resolution put to the vote of the meeting shall be decided on a show of hands unless a poll is (before or on the declaration of the result of the show of hands) demanded (a) by the chairman; (b) by at least three members present in person or by proxy; (c) by any member present in person or by proxy and representing not less than one-tenth of the total voting rights of all the members having the right to vote at the meeting; or (d) by a member holding shares in the company conferring a right to vote at the meeting being shares oil which an aggregate sum has been paid up equal to not less than one-tenth of the total sum paid up on all the shares conferring that right. Unless a poll is so demanded a declaration by the chairman that a resolution has on a show of hands been carried or carried unanimously, or by a particular majority, or lost, and an entry to that effect in the book containing the minutes of the proceedings of the company shall be conclusive evidence of the fact without proof of the number or proportion of the votes recorded in favour of or against the resolution. The demand for a poll may be withdrawn. 53. If a poll is duly demanded it shall be taken in such manner and either at once or after an interval or adjournment or otherwise as the chairman directs, and the result of the poll shall be the resolution of the meeting at which the poll was demanded, but a poll demanded on the election of a chairman or on a question of adjournment shall be taken forthwith. 54. In the case of an equality of votes, whether on a show of hands or on a poll, the chairman of the meeting at which the show of hands takes place or at which the poll is demanded shall be entitled to a second or casting vote. 55. Subject to any rights or restrictions for the time being attached to any class of shares, at meetings of members or classes of members each member entitled to vole may vole in person or by proxy or by attorney and on a show of hands every person present who is member or a representative of a member shall have one vote, and on a poll every member present in person or by proxy or by attorney or other duly authorized representative shall have one vote for each share he holds. 56. In the case of joint holders the vote of the senior who tenders a vole, 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. 57. A member who is of unsound mind or whose person or estate is liable to be dealt with in any way under the law relating to mental disorder may vote, whether on a show of hands or on a poll, by his committee or by such other person as properly has the management of his estate, and any such committee or other person may vote by proxy or attorney. 58. No member shall be entitled to vote at any general meeting unless all calls or other sums presently payable by him in respect of shares in the company have been paid. 59. No objection shall be raised to the qualification of any voter except at the meeting or adjourned meeting at which the vote objected to is given or tendered, and every vote not disallowed at the meeting shall be valid for all purposes. Any such objection made in due time shall be referred to the chairman of the meeting, whose decision shall be final and conclusive.
60. the instrument appointing a proxy shall be in wiling (in the common or usual form) under the hand of the appoint or or of his attorney duly authorized in writing or, if the appoint or is corporation, either under sea) or under the hand of an officer or attorney duly authorized. A proxy may but need not be a member of the company. The instrument appointing a proxy shall be deemed to confer authority lo demand or join in demanding a poll. 61. Where it is desired to afford members an opportunity of voting for or against a resolution the instrument appointing a proxy shall be in the following form or a form as near thereto as circumstances admit VANTAGE DRILLING (MALAYSIA) I SDN BHD. I/We, of being a member/members of the above-named company, hereby appoint of or failing him, of , as my/our proxy to vote for me/ us on my/our behalf at the [annual or extraordinary, us the case may be] general meeting of the company, to be held on the day of 20 , and at any adjournment thereof. Signed this day of 20 This form is to be used *in favour of/against of the resolution. Strike out whichever is not desired. [Unless otherwise instructed, the proxy may vole as he thinks fit.] 62. The instrument appointing a proxy and the power of attorney or other authority, if any, under which it is signed or a notarially certified copy of that power or authority shall be deposited at the registered office of the company, or at such other place within Malaysia as is specified for that purpose in the notice convening the meeting, not less than forty-eight hours before the time for holding the meeting or adjourned meeting at which the person named in the instrument proposes to vote, or, in the ease of a poll, not less than twenty-four hours before the time appointed for the taking of the poll, and in default the instrument of proxy shall not be treated as valid. 63. A vote given in accordance with the terms of an instrument of proxy or attorney shall be valid notwithstanding the previous death or unsoundness of mind of the principal or revocation of the instrument or of the authority under which the instrument was executed, or the transfer of the share in respect of which the instrument is given, if no intimation in writing of such death, unsoundness of mind, revocation, or transfer as aforesaid has been received by the company at the registered office before the commencement of the meeting or adjourned meeting at which the instrument is used. Directors: Appointment, etc. 64. The first directors shall be: (a) NORWEN SHAHREEDHA BUS MOHAMAD GHAZALI (NRIC No: 810105-14- 5973) (b) FADZIL ISHICANDAR BIN BADARUDDIN (NRIC No: 710416-10-5655) 65. At the first annual general meeting of the company all the directors shall retire from office, and at the annual general meeting in every subsequent year one-third of the directors for the time being, or, if their number is not three or a multiple of three, then the number nearest one-third shall retire from office.
66. A retiring director shall be eligible for re-election. 67. The directors to retire in every year shall be those who have been longest in office since then last election, but as between persons who became directors 011 the same day those to retire shall (unless they otherwise agree among themselves) be determined by lot. 68. The company at the meeting at which a director so retires may fill the vacated office by electing a person thereto, and in default the retiring director shall, if offering himself for re-election and not being disqualified under the Act from holding office as a director, be deemed to have been re-elected, unless at that meeting it is expressly resolved not to fill the vacated office unless a resolution for the re-election of that director is put to the meeting and lost. 69. The company may, from lime to lime by ordinary resolution passed at a general meeting, increase or reduce the number of directors, and may also determine in what rotation the increased or reduced number is to go out of office. 70. The directors shall have power at any time, and from time to time, to appoint any person to be a director, either to fill a casual vacancy or as an addition to the existing directors, but so that The total number of directors shall not al any time exceed the number fixed in accordance with these regulations. Any director so appointed shall hold office only until the next following annual general meeting, and shall then be eligible for re-election but shall not be taken into account in determining the directors who are to retire by rotation at that meeting. 7 1. Subject to section 128, the company may by ordinary resolution remove any director before the expiration of his period of office, and may by an ordinary resolution appoint another person in his stead; the person so appointed shall be subject to retirement at the same time as if he had become a director on the day on which the director in whose place he is appointed was last elected a director. 72. The remuneration of the directors shall from time to time be determined by the company in general meeting. That remuneration shall be deemed to accrue from day to day. The directors may also be paid all travelling, hotel, and other expenses properly incurred by them in attending and returning from meetings of the directors or any committee of the directors or general meetings of the company or in connection with the business of the company. 73. The shareholding qualification for directors may be fixed by the company in general meeting 74. The office of director shall become vacant if the director(a) ceases to be a director by virtue of the Act; (b) becomes bankrupt or makes any arrangement or composition with his creditors generally; (c) becomes prohibited from being a director by reason of any order made under the Act; (d) becomes of unsound mind or a person whose person or estate is liable to be dealt with in any way under the law relating to menial disorder, (e) resigns his office by notice in writing to the company; (J) for more than six months is absent without permission of the directors from meetings of the directors held during that period;
(g) without the consent of the company in general meeting holds any other office of profit under the company except that of managing director or manager; or (h) is directly or indirectly interested in any contract or proposed contract with the company and fails to declare the nature of his interest in manner required by the Act. Powers and Duties of Directors 75. The business of the company shall be managed by the directors who may pay all expenses incurred in promoting and registering the company, and may exercise all such powers of the company as are not, by the Act or by these regulations, required to be exercised by the company in general meeting, subject, nevertheless, to any of these regulations, to the provisions of the Act, and to such regulations, being not inconsistent with the aforesaid regulations of provisions, as may be proscribed by the company in general meeting; but no regulation made b) the company in general meeting shall invalidate any prior act of the directors which would have been valid if that regulation had not been made. 76. The directors may exercise all the powers of the company to borrow money and to mortgage of charge its undertaking, properly, and uncalled capital, or any part thereof, and to issue debentures and other securities whether outright or as security for any debt, liability, o obligation of the company or of any third party. 77. The directors may exercise all the powers of the company in relation to any official seal for use outside Malaysia and in relation to branch registers. 7S. The directors may from time to time by power of attorney appoint any corporation, firm, or person or body of persons, whether nominated directly or indirectly by the directors, to be the attorney of the company for such purposes and with such powers, authorities, and discretions (not exceeding those vested in or exercisable by the directors under these regulations) and for such period and subject to such conditions as they may think fit, and any such powers of attorney may contain such provisions for the protection and convenience of persons dealing with any such attorney as the directors may think fit and may also authorize any such attorney to delegate all or any of the powers, authorities, and discretions vested in him. 79. All cheques, promissory notes, drafts, bills of exchange, and other negotiable instruments, and all receipts for money paid to the company, shall be signed, drawn, accepted, endorsed, or otherwise executed, as the case may be, by any two directors or in such other manner as the directors from time to lime determine. 80. The directors shall cause minutes to be made (a) of all appointments of officers to be engaged in the management of the companys affairs; (b) of names of directors present at all meetings of the company and of the directors; and (c) of all proceedings at all meetings of the company and of the directors. The minutes shall be signed by the chairman of the meeting at which the proceedings were held or by the chairman of the next succeeding meeting. Proceedings of Directors 8 1. The directors may meet together for the despatch of business, adjourn and otherwise regulate their meetings as they think fit. A director may at any time and the secretary shall on the requisition of a director summon a meeting of the directors.
82. Subject 10 these regulations questions arising at any meeting of directors shall be decided by a majority of voles and a determination by a majority of directors shall for all purposes he deemed a determination of the directors. In case of an equality of votes the chairman of the meeting shall have a second or casting vote. 83. A director shall not vote in respect of any contract or proposed contract with the company in which be is interested, or any matter arising thereout, and if he does so vote his vote shall not be counted. 84. Any director with the approval of the directors may appoint any person (whether a member of the company or not) to be an alternate or substitute director in his place during such period as he thinks fit. Any person while he so holds office as an alternate or substitute director shall be entitled to notice of meetings of the directors and to attend and vote thereat, accordingly, and to exercise all the powers of the appoint or in his place. An alternate or substitute director shall not require any share qualification, and shall ipso facto vacate office if the appoint or vacates office as a director or removes the appointee from office. Any appointment or removal under this regulation shall be effected by notice in writing under the hand of the director making the same. 85. The quorum necessary for the transaction of the business of the directors may be fixed by the directors, and unless so fixed shall be two. 86. The continuing directors may act notwithstanding any vacancy in their body, but if and so long as their number is reduced below the number fixed by or pursuant to the regulations of the company as the necessary quorum of directors, the continuing director may act for the purpose of increasing the number of directors to that number or of summoning a general meeting of the company, but for no other purpose. 87. The directors may elect a chairman of their meetings and determine the period for which he is to hold office; but if no such chairman is elected, or if at any meeting the chairman is not present within ten minutes after the time appointed for holding the meeting, the directors present may choose one of their number to be chairman of the meeting. 88. The directors may delegate any of their powers to committees consisting of such member of their body as they think fit; any committee so formed shall in the exercise of the powers so delegated conform to any regulations that may be imposed on it by the directors. 89. A committee may elect a chairman of its meetings; if no such chairman is elected, or if at any meeting the chairman is not present within ten minutes after the time appointed for holding the meeting, the members present may choose one of their number to be chairman of the meeting. 90. A committee may meet and adjourn as it thinks proper. Questions arising at any meeting shall be determined by a majority of voles of the members present, and in the case of an equality of votes the chairman shall have a second or casting vote. 91. All acts done by any meeting of the directors or of a committee of directors or by any person acting as a director shall, notwithstanding that it is afterwards discovered that there was some defect in the appointment of any such director or person acting as aforesaid, or that they or any of them were disqualified, be as valid as if every such person had been duly appointed and was qualified to be a director.
92. A resolution in wiling, signed by all (he directors for the lime being entitled to receive notice of a meeting of the directors, shall be as valid and effectual as if it had been passed at a meeting of the directors duly convened and held. Any such resolution may consist of several documents in like form, each signed by one or more directors. Managing Directors 93. The directors may from lime 10 time appoint one or more of their body to the office of managing director for such period and on such terms as they think fit and, subject to the terms of any agreement entered into in any particular case, may revoke any such appointment. A director so appointed shall not, while holding that office, be subject to retirement by rotation or be taken into account in determining the rotation of retirement of directors, but his appointment shall be automatically determined if he ceases from any cause to be a director. 94. A managing director shall, subject to the terms of any agreement entered into in any particular case, receive such remuneration (whether by way of salary, commission, or participation in profits, or panly in one way and partly in another) as the directors may determine. 95. The directors may entrust to and confer upon a managing director any of the powers exercisable by them upon such terms and conditions and with such restrictions as they may think fit, and either collaterally with or to the exclusion of their own powers, and may from time to time revoke, withdraw, alter, or vary ail or any of those powers. Associate Directors 96. The directors may from time to time appoint any person to be an associate director and may from time to time cancel any such appointment. The directors may fix, determine and vary the powers, duties and remuneration of any person so appointed, but a person so appointed shall not be required to hold any shares to qualify him for appointment nor have any right to attend or vote at any meeting of directors except by the invitation and with the consent of the directors. Secretary 97. The secretary shall in accordance with the Act be appointed by the directors for such term, at such remuneration, and upon such conditions as they may think Fit; and any secretary so appointed may be removed by them. 98. The first secretary shall be: (a) Lai Chee Wah (f) (1/C No. : 710106-05-5090) MAICSA No.: 7031X24 (b) Ng Lai Yee (I) (i/C No.: 730502-0s-5310) MAICSA No. : 7031768 Seat
99. The directors Shall provide for the safe custody of the seal, which shall only be used by the authority of the directors or of a committee of the directors authorized by the directors in that behalf, and every instrument to which the sea! is affixed shall be signed by a director and shall be countersigned by the secretary or by a second director or by some other person appointed by (he directors for (he purpose. Accounts 100. The directors shall cause proper accounting and other records to be kept and shall distribute copies of the balance sheets and other documents es required by the Act and shall from time (o time determine whether and to what extent and at what limes and places and under what conditions or regulations the accounting and other records of the company ox any of them shall be open to the inspection of members not being directors, and no member (not being a director) shall have any right of inspecting any account or book or paper of the company except as conferred by statute or authorized by the directors or by the company in general meeting. Dividends and Reserves 101. The company in general meeting may declare dividends, but no dividend shall exceed the amount recommended by the directors. 102. The directors may from time to lime pay to the members such interim dividends as appear to the directors to be justified by the profits of the company. 103. No dividend shall be paid otherwise than out of profits or shall bear interest against the company. 104. The directors may. before recommending any dividend, set aside out of the profits of the company such sums as they think proper as reserves which shall, at the discretion of the directors, be applicable for any purpose to which the profits of the company may be properly applied, and pending any such application may. al the like discretion, either be employed in the business of the company or be invested in such investments (other than shares in the company) as the directors may from time to time think fit. The directors may also without placing the same to reserve carry forward any profits which they may think prudent not to divide. 105. Subject to the rights of persons, if any, entitled to shares with special rights as to dividend, all dividends shall be declared and paid according to the amounts paid or credited as paid on the shares in respect whereof the dividend is paid, but no amount paid or credited as paid on a share in advance of calls shall be treated for the purposes of this regulation as paid on the share. All dividends shall be apportioned and paid proportionately to the amounts paid or credited as paid on the shares during any portion of the period in respect of which the dividend is paid; but if any share is issued on terms providing that it shall rank for dividend as from a particular dale that share shall rank for dividend accordingly. 106. The directors may deduct from any dividend payable to any member all sums of money, if any, presently payable by him to the company on account of calls or otherwise in relation to the shares of the company. 107. Any general meeting declaring a dividend or bonus may direct payment of the dividend or bonus wholly or party by the distribution of specific assets and in particular of paid-up shares, debenture stock of any other company or in any one or more of those ways and the directors shall give effect to the resolution, and where any difficulty arises in regard to the distribution.
the directors may settle the same as they think expedient, and fix the value for distribution of the specific assets or any part thereof and may determine that cash payments shall be made to any members upon the footing of the value so fixed in order to adjust the right of all parties and may vest any such specific assets in trustees as may seem expedient to the directors. 108. Any dividend, interest, or other money payable in cash in respect of shares may be paid by cheque or warrant sent through the post directed to the registered address of the holder or, in the case of joint holders, to the registered address of that one of the joint holders who is first named on the register of members or to such person and to such address as the holder or joint holders may in writing direct. Every such cheque or warrant shall be made payable to the order of the person to whom it is sent. Any one of two or more joint holders may give effectual receipts. for any dividends, bonuses, or other money payable in respect of the shares held by them as joint holders. Capitalization of Profits 109. The company in general meeting may. upon the recommendation of the directors, resolve that it is desirable to capitalize any part of the amount for the time being standing to the credit of any of the companys reserve accounts or to the credit of the profit and loss account or otherwise available for distribution, and accordingly that tine sum be set free for distribution amongst the members who would have been entitled thereto if distributed by way of dividend and in the same proportions on condition that the same be not paid in cash but be applied either in or towards paying up any amounts for the time being unpaid on any shares held by those members respectively or paying up in full unissued shares or debentures of the company to be allotted and distributed, credited as fully paid up to and amongst the members in the proportion aforesaid, or partly in the one way and partly in the other, and the directors shall give effect to such resolution. A share premium account and a capita) redemption reserve may, for the purposes of this regulation, be applied only in the paying tip of unissued shares to be issued to members of the company as fullly paid bonus shares. 110. Whenever such a resolution as aforesaid shall have been passed the directors shall make all appropriations and applications of the undivided profits resolved to be capitalized thereby, and all allotments and issues of fully paid shares or debentures, if any, and generally shall do all acts and things required to give effect thereto, with foil power to the directors to make such provision by the issue of fractional certificates or by payment in cash or otherwise as they think fit for the case of shares or debentures becoming distributable in fractions, and also to authorize any person to enter on behalf of all the members entitled thereto into an agreement with the company providing for the allotment to them respectively, credited as fully paid up, of any further shares or debentures to which they may be entitled upon the capitalization, or (as the case may require) for the payment up by the company on their behalf, by the application thereto of their respective proportions of the profits resolved to be capitalized, of the amounts or any part of the amounts remaining unpaid on their existing shares, and any agreement made under such authority shall be effective and binding on all such members. Notices 111. A notice may be given by the company to any member either personally or by sending it by post to him at his registered address, or (if he has no registered address within Malaysia) to the address, if any, within Malaysia supplied by him to the company for the giving of notices to him. Where a notice is sent by post, service of the notice shall be deemed to be effected by properly addressing, prepaying, and posting a letter containing the notice, and to have been effected in the case of a notice of a meeting on the day after the date of its posting., and in any other case at the time at which the letter would be delivered in (he ordinary course of post.
112. A notice may be given by die company to the joint holders of a share by giving the notice to the joint holder first named in the register of members in respect of the share. 113. A notice may be given by the company to the persons entitled to a share in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of a member by sending it through the post in a prepaid letter addressed to them by name, or by the title of representatives of the deceased, or assignee of the bankrupt, or by any like description, at the address, if any, within Malaysia supplied for the purpose by the persons claiming to be so entitled, or (until such an address has been so supplied) by giving the notice in any manner in which the same might have been given if the death or bankruptcy had not occurred. ! 14. (I) Notice of every genera! meeting shall be given in any manner hereinbefore authorized to (a) every member; (b) every person entitled to a share in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of a member who, but for his death or bankruptcy, would be entitled to receive notice of the meeting; and (c) the auditor for the time being of the company. (2) No other person shall be entitled to receive notices of general meetings. Winding Up 115. If the company is wound up the liquidator may. with die sanction of a special resolution of the company, divide amongst the members in kind the whole or any part of the assets of the company (whether they consist of property of the same kind or not) and may for that purpose set such value as he deems fair upon any property to be divided as aforesaid and may determine how the 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 any such assets in trustees upon such trusts for the benefit of the contributories as the liquidator, with the like sanction, thinks fit, but so that no member shall be compelled to accept any shares or Other securities whereon there is any liability. Indemnity 116. Every director, managing director, agent, auditor, secretary, and other officer for the lime being of the company shall be indemnified out of the assets of the company against any liability incurred by him in defending any proceedings, whether civil or criminal, in which judgment is given in his favour or in which he is acquitted or in connection with any application under the Act in which relief is granted to him by the Court in respect of any negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust.
Names, Addresses and Descriptions of Subscribers Number of Shares Taken by Each Subscriber Fadzil ishkandar Bin Badaruddin Director Dated this 30 day of June 2011 Director Lodged by: Zama & Associates Tingkat 14, Menara Keck Seng. 203. Jalan Bukit Bintang, 55100 Kuala Lumpur. Tel : 03-218 5098 FAX: 03-2118 5111/5113
Exhibit 3.20A
The Netherlands Chamber of Commerce Business Register extract |
CCI number 34332280 |
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Page 1 (of 2) |
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Legal entity |
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RSIN |
820583996 | |
Legal form |
Besloten Vennootschap (comparable with Private Limited Liability Company) | |
Statutory name |
Vantage Drilling Netherlands B.V. | |
Corporate seat |
Amsterdam | |
First entry in Business Register |
26-03-2009 | |
Date of deed of incorporation |
26-03-2009 | |
Date of deed of last amendment to |
15-01-2016 | |
the Articles of Association |
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Issued capital |
EUR 18.000,00 | |
Paid-up capital |
EUR 18.000,00 | |
Filing of the annual accounts |
The annual accounts for the financial year 2016 were filed on 22-05-2017. | |
Company |
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Trade name |
Vantage Drilling Netherlands B.V. | |
Company start date |
26-03-2009 | |
Activities |
SBI-code: 6420 - Financial holdings | |
Employees |
0 | |
Establishment |
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Establishment number |
000017143187 | |
Trade name |
Vantage Drilling Netherlands B.V. | |
Visiting address |
Herikerbergweg 238, Luna ArenA, 1101CM Amsterdam | |
Postal address |
Postbus 23393, 1100DW Amsterdam | |
Telephone number |
+31205755600 | |
Fax number |
+31206730016 | |
Date of incorporation |
26-03-2009 | |
Activities |
SBI-code: 6420 - Financial holdings | |
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Employees |
0 | |
Sole shareholder |
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Name |
Vantage Holding Hungary Kft | |
Visiting address |
Wesselenyi utca 16, 1077 Budapest, Hungary | |
Registered in |
Fővárosi Bíróság mint cegbíróság | |
Budapest, Hungary | ||
under number 01-09-913549/4 | ||
Sole shareholder since |
26-03-2009 | |
Board members |
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Name |
Zwagerman, Paul | |
Date and place of birth |
04-05-1968, Hoorn | |
Address |
Matissehof 99, 1628XS Hoorn |
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Date of entry into office | 01-08-2017 (registration date: 31-10-2017) | |
Title | Directeur B | |
Powers | Jointly authorised (with other board member(s), see articles) | |
Name | Ibrahim, Linda Jovana | |
Date and place of birth | 04-12-1970, Texas, United States of America | |
Address | 12904 Waters Edge Place, Houston, TX 77041-7641, United States of America | |
Date of entry into office | 10-11-2017 (registration date: 10-11-2017) | |
Title | Directeur A | |
Powers | Jointly authorised (with other board member(s), see articles) | |
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Exhibit 3.20(b)
HEUSSEN
TRUE COPY
of the
Deed of Amendment of the Articles of Association
of
Vantage Drilling Netherlands B.V.
with registered seat at Amsterdam, the Netherlands,
executed on 15 January 2016
before J.L.F.J. Verasdonck,
civil law notary at Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
(Including complete text of the Articles of Association /
English translation)
N2015-3604
In this translation an attempt has been made to be as literal as possible without jeopardizing the overall continuity. Inevitably, differences may occur in translation, and if so, the Dutch text will by law govern.
AMENDMENT OF THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
(Vantage Drilling Netherlands B.V.)
On the fifteenth day of January two thousand and sixteen, there appeared before me, Jacobus Leonardus Frederik Joseph Verasdonck, LL.M., civil-law notary at Amsterdam: Laura Ann Hendriks, born in Utrecht on the eleventh day of September nineteen hundred and eighty four, with office address at De Entree 139-141, 1101 HE Amsterdam. The appearer has declared that:
| the general meeting of Vantage Drilling Netherlands B.V., a private company with limited liability (besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid), having its registered seat in Amsterdam, the Netherlands and its office address at Herikerbergweg 238, Luna ArenA, 1101 CM Amsterdam, the Netherlands, registered with the Trade Register of the Chamber of Commerce under number 34332280 (the company) has resolved on the twelfth day of January two thousand and sixteen to amend and to completely renew the articles of association of the company as stated hereinafter as well as to authorize the appearer to execute this deed of amendment of the articles of association of which resolutions appear from the shareholders resolution attached to this deed; |
| the articles of association of the company were drawn up by deed of incorporation executed by a deputy of A.A. Voorneman, civil law notary at Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on the twenty-sixth day of March two thousand and nine. |
In order to execute said resolution to amend the articles of association, the appearer has declared to amend and to completely renew the articles of association as follows:
CHAPTER I.
Definitions.
Article 1.
In these articles of association the following terms shall have the following meaning:
a. | share: a share in the share capital of the company; |
b. | shareholder: holder of one (1) or more shares; |
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c. | accountant: a registered accountant or other accountant referred to in article 2:393 DCC or an organisation where such accountants have a practice together; |
d. | general meeting: the corporate body formed by shareholders and all other persons entitled to attend general meetings as well as the meeting at which the shareholders and all other persons entitled to attend general meetings assemble; |
e. | DCC: the Dutch Civil Code; |
f. | managing director: a member of the management board; |
g. | management board: the management of the company; |
h. | subsidiary: a subsidiary as referred to in article 2:24a DCC; |
i. | annual accounts: the balance sheet and the profit and loss account with explanatory notes, as referred to in article 2:361 DCC; |
j. | annual meeting: the general meeting for the purpose of the discussion and adoption of the annual accounts; |
k. | in writing: a message transferred by letter, telefax, e-mail or any other commonly used means of communication that is receivable in writing or electronically; |
l. | company: the private company with limited liability of which its internal organization is governed by these articles of association; |
m. | meeting rights: the right, either in person or by proxy authorized in writing, to attend the general meeting and to address such meeting; |
n. | persons entitled to attend general meetings: shareholders, as well as other legal entities/persons as referred to in article 11 paragraph 3 of these articles. |
Unless the contrary is shown or it is manifestly intended otherwise, a reference to the concept of word in the singular includes the reference to the plural form of this concept or word and vice versa.
CHAPTER II.
Name, registered seat, object.
Article 2. Name and registered seat.
1. | The name of the company is: |
Vantage Drilling Netherlands B.V.
2. | The companys official seat is registered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. |
Article 3. Object.
The object of the company comprises:
a. | to incorporate, to participate in any way whatsoever, to manage and supervise businesses and companies; |
b. | to finance businesses and companies; |
c. | to borrow, to lend and to raise funds, including the issue of bonds, promissory notes or other securities or evidence of indebtedness as well as to enter into any related agreements; |
d. | to provide security or in any other way to bind itself joint or severally for any third parties; |
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e. | to provide advice and to render services to enterprises and companies with which the company forms a group and to third parties; |
f. | to provide guarantees, to commit the company and to encumber its assets for the purpose of companies and enterprises with which it forms a group and for the purpose of third parties; |
g. | to obtain, control, operate and alienate registered-bound property and any assets in general; |
h. | to trade in currencies, securities and assets in general; |
i. | to develop and trade in patents, trademarks, licenses, know-how, licenses and other industrial property rights; |
j. | to perform any and all activities of an industrial, financial or commercial nature; |
as well as anything pertaining to the foregoing, relating or conducive thereto, all in the widest sense of the word.
CHAPTER III.
Capital. Type of shares.
Article 4. Capital.
The capital of the company consists of one (1) or more ordinary shares of one hundred euro (EUR 100) each.
Article 5. Registered shares. Share certificates.
1. | All shares are to be registered shares and shall be consecutively numbered from number 1. |
2. | No share certificates shall be issued. |
3. | No non-voting shares shall be issued. |
CHAPTER IV.
Issuance of shares. Own shares. Capital reduction.
Article 6. Issuance of shares.
1. | The issuance of shares, including granting the right to acquire shares, may only be effected pursuant to a resolution of the general meeting, as well as the price and the further terms and conditions of the issue. |
2. | When issuing shares, the company shall not be entitled to subscribe for its own shares. |
3. | The issuance of shares shall furthermore require a deed executed for that purpose in the presence of a civil-law notary registered in the Netherlands to which those involved are party. |
Article 7. Rights of pre-emption.
1. | Upon issuance of shares, each shareholder shall have a right of pre-emption in proportion to the aggregate nominal amount of his shares, subject to the limitations set by law. |
2. | Shareholders shall have a similar right of pre-emption if options are granted to subscribe for shares. |
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3. | Prior to each single issuance the right of pre-emption may be limited or excluded by the body of the company competent to issue. |
Article 8. Payment for shares.
1. | The full nominal amount of each share must be paid when shares are acquired. It may be stipulated that the par value or a part thereof need only be paid after a certain period of time or once the company has called it in. |
2. | Payment for a share must be made in cash insofar as no other manner of payment has been agreed on. |
3. | Payment in a currency other than the par value of the shares is subject to the companys consent. |
Article 9. Acquisition and disposal of own shares.
1. | The management board resolves on the acquisition by the company of shares. Acquisition by the company of shares in its own capital which are not fully paid up, shall be null and void. |
2. | The company may, except for no consideration, not acquire fully paid-up shares in its own capital, if: |
a. | the capital, less the acquisition price, is less than the reserves to be retained by virtue of the law, or |
b. | the management board is aware or should reasonably be able to anticipate that after the acquisition, the company will not be able to continue to pay its payable debts. |
3. | The previous paragraphs do not apply to shares acquired by the company by way of universal title of succession. |
4. | The disposal of own shares held by the company shall be effected pursuant to a resolution of and on the conditions to be stipulated by the general meeting. The disposal of shares held by the company shall be effected with due observance of the provisions regarding the transfer restrictions mentioned in these articles of association. |
5. | Any reference to shares in this article shall also include depository receipts of shares. |
Article 10. Reduction of capital.
1. | The general meeting may resolve to reduce the issued capital by a cancellation of shares or by the reduction of the par value of the shares by way of an amendment to the articles. |
2. | Capital reduction must be effected in compliance with the respective applicable statutory provisions. |
3. | A resolution for the reduction of the issued capital with a repayment on the shares shall have no effect as long as the management board has not given its consent. The management board shall only refuse approval if it is aware or should reasonably be able to anticipate that the company can no longer continue to pay its payable debts after repayment on shares. |
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CHAPTER V.
Limited rights. Depository receipts. Transfer of shares.
Article 11. Usufruct. Pledge.
1. | A right of usufruct or a right of pledge may be created on shares. |
2. | On the creation of a usufruct or a pledge in respect of a share, the voting rights may, subject to the provisions in law, be assigned to the usufructuary or pledgee. |
3. | Shareholders without voting rights as a result of the creation of a usufruct or a pledge and usufructuaries or pledgees with voting rights, shall have meeting rights. The usufructuary or pledgee who does not have voting rights, shall have meeting rights, unless otherwise decided upon the creation or the transfer of the usufruct or pledge. |
Article 12. Depository receipts of shares.
No meeting rights can be attached to depository receipts of shares.
Article 13. Transfer of shares and limited rights. Shareholders rights.
1. | The transfer of a share or the transfer of a limited right on shares shall require a deed executed for that purpose in the presence of a civil-law notary registered in the Netherlands to which those involved are party. |
2. | Unless the company itself is a party to the legal act, the rights attached to the share can only be exercised after the company has acknowledged said legal act or said deed has been served on the company in accordance with the relevant statutory provisions, or once the company has acknowledged such transfer through registration in the register of shareholders. |
CHAPTER VI.
Transfer restrictions.
Blocking clause.
Article 14.
1. | Any shareholder wishing to transfer one or more shares, shall first offer to sell those shares to his co-shareholders in accordance with the provisions of this article. The obligation to make this offer is not applicable if, either all shareholders have given their written approval to the proposed transfer, which approval shall be valid for a period of three months, or a shareholder is obligated by law to transfer his shares to a prior shareholder. |
2. | The price at which the shares can be purchased by the other shareholders shall be agreed between the offeror and his co-shareholders. Failing agreement between the parties the price shall be set by an independent expert on request by the most willing party to be appointed by the chairman of the Royal Notarial Association (Koninklijke Notariële Beroepsorganisatie), unless the expert is appointed by the parties by mutual consent. The expert referred to in the preceding sentence shall be authorised to inspect all books and records of the company and to obtain all such information as will be useful for his setting the price. |
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3. | If the co-shareholders together are interested in purchasing more shares than have been offered, the offered shares shall be distributed among them as far as possible in proportion to the shareholding of each interested party. However no interested party shall thus acquire more shares than he has applied for. |
4. | The offeror remains entitled to withdraw his offer, provided he does so within one month after he is informed to which interested parties he can sell all the shares included in the offer and at what price. |
5. | If it is established that the co-shareholders do not accept the offer or that not all shares included in the offer shall be purchased against payment in cash, the offeror shall be free to transfer the shares within three months thereafter to whomsoever he wishes. |
6. | The company itself as holder of one or more shares shall be entitled to apply for the offered shares only with the consent of the offeror. |
7. | In case of suspension of payments, bankruptcy or placement under curatorship of a shareholder and in case of appointment of an administrator by the court over the property of a shareholder or over his shares in the company or in case of death of a shareholder who is an individual, the shares of the shareholder concerned shall be put on offer in accordance with the foregoing provisions hereof, within three months of the relevant event. If applications are made for all shares on offer, the offer may not be withdrawn. |
CHAPTER VII.
Register of shareholders.
Article 15.
1. | The management board shall keep a register in which the names and addresses of all shareholders are recorded, stating the date on which they acquired the shares, the date of the acknowledgement or notification, and the amount paid for each share, and where applicable, the other particulars referred to in article 2:194 DCC. |
2. | The names and addresses of those with a right of usufruct or a pledge on shares shall also be entered in the register, stating the date on which they acquired the right, and the date of acknowledgement or notification, as well as the rights attached to the respective shares. |
3. | Each shareholder, each usufructuary and each pledgee must timely provide any required particulars to the management board. |
4. | The register shall regularly be updated. |
5. | The management board shall keep the register available at the companys office for inspection by the persons entitled to attend general meetings. |
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CHAPTER VIII.
Management.
Article 16. Management board.
1. | The management board consists of one (1) or more managing directors A and one (1) or more managing directors B. Both natural persons and legal entities may be managing directors. |
2. | The general meeting shall determine the number of managing directors. |
Article 17. Appointment, suspension and dismissal.
1. | The general meeting shall appoint the managing directors. |
2. | A managing director may at any time be suspended or dismissed by the general meeting. |
Article 18. Remuneration.
The general meeting shall determine the remuneration and further conditions of employment for each managing director.
Article 19. Duties of the management board. Decision-making process. Allocation of duties.
1. | Subject to the restrictions imposed by these articles of association, the management board shall be entrusted with the management of the company. In performing their duties, the managing directors shall act in accordance with the interests of the company and of the business connected with it. |
2. | The management board shall meet whenever a managing director so requires. |
3. | The management board shall adopt its resolutions by an absolute majority of votes validly cast. In case of a tie of votes, the general meeting shall decide. |
4. | If a managing director has a direct or indirect personal conflict of interest with the company, he shall not participate in the deliberations and the decision-making process concerned in the management board. If as a result thereof no resolution of the managing board can be adopted, the resolution is adopted by the general meeting. |
5. | The management board may also adopt resolutions outside a meeting, provided such resolutions are adopted in writing and all managing directors with voting rights have consented to adopting the resolution outside a meeting. |
6. | In compliance with these articles of association, the management board may determine regulations in which internal matters are regulated. Further to this, the managing directors, whether or not through the regulations, may mutually allocate their duties. |
7. | The management board shall adhere to the instructions of the general meeting, unless such instructions are contrary to an overriding interest of the company and the business connected with it. |
Article 20. Approval of decisions of the management board.
1. | The general meeting is entitled to subject resolutions of the management board to its approval. The management board must be notified in writing of these resolutions, which must be clearly specified. |
2. | Lack of approval referred to in paragraph 1 does not affect the authority of the management board or its managing directors to represent the company. |
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Article 21. Absence or prevention.
1. | If a managing director is absent or prevented from performing his duties, the remaining managing directors shall be temporarily entrusted with the entire management of the company, provided that at least one (1) managing director A and one (1) managing director B are not absent or prevented from performing their duties. |
2. | If all managing directors, or the sole managing director, of a specific class, A or B, are absent or prevented from performing their duties, the management of the company shall be temporarily entrusted to the person designated for this purpose by the general meeting, together with the managing directors, or managing director, of the other class, or together with the temporary manager of the other class, as the case may be. In the case of absence all managing directors, the person referred to in the previous sentence shall as soon as possible take the necessary measures to make definite arrangements. |
3. | The term prevention herein means: |
(a) | suspension; |
(b) | illness; |
(c) | unable to contact, |
in the events referred to under paragraphs (b) and (c) without the possibility of contact for a period of five (5) days between the managing director and the company, unless the general meeting, where applicable, sets down a different term.
Article 22. Representation.
1. | The management board shall be authorised to represent the company. One (1) managing director A and one (1) managing director B acting jointly are also authorised to represent the company. |
2. | The management board may appoint staff members with general or limited powers to represent the company. Each staff member represents the company in compliance with any restrictions imposed on his authorization. The management board shall determine their titles. |
CHAPTER IX.
Annual accounts. Profits.
Article 23. Financial year. Annual accounts.
1. | The financial year coincides with the calendar year. |
2. | Annually, not later than five (5) months after the end of the financial year, unless due to special circumstances this term is extended by the general meeting by not more than five (5) months, the management board shall draw up the annual accounts and make them available for inspection by the shareholders at the companys office. Within that period the management board must also make the annual report available for inspection by the shareholders, unless articles 2:396 paragraph 7 or 2:403 of the DCC apply. |
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3. | The annual accounts shall be signed by all managing directors. Absence of a signature of one (1) or more of them shall be reported stating the reasons. |
Article 24. Accountant.
1. | The company may appoint an accountant to audit the annual accounts. |
2. | Such appointment shall be made by the general meeting. If the general meeting fails to do so, such appointment shall be made by the management board. The appointment may at any time be revoked by the general meeting and by those who made the appointment. |
3. | The accountant shall produce a report on his audit examination to the management board. |
4. | In addition, the accountant shall give the results of his investigations in a statement on the faithfulness of the annual accounts. |
5. | The provisions of this article shall not apply if pursuant to the law the company is exempt from the obligation set out in paragraph 1. |
Article 25. Adoption of the annual accounts. Discharge. Publication.
1. | The general meeting shall adopt the annual accounts. Adoption of the annual accounts shall not cause the discharge of a managing director. The general meeting may discharge a managing director through a separate resolution. |
2. | If all the shareholders are also managing directors of the company, the signing of the annual accounts by all of the managing directors shall also apply as the adoption of the annual accounts, providing that all the other persons entitled to attend general meetings have been given the opportunity to take cognizance of the drawn-up of the annual accounts and have consented to this manner of adoption. The adoption of the annual accounts in the manner as referred to in the previous sentence shall cause the discharge of the managing directors. |
3. | The company shall publish the annual accounts within eight (8) days following the adoption thereof, unless a statutory exemption is applicable. |
Article 26. Profits.
1. | The general meeting is authorized to appropriate the profits that follow from the adoption of the annual accounts or to determine how a deficit will be accounted for as well as to determine distributions from the reserves, provided that the companys equity exceeds the total amount of the reserves to be maintained by virtue of the law. |
2. | The management board is authorized to determine interim distributions from the profits, provided that the companys equity exceeds the total amount of the reserves to be maintained by virtue of the law |
3. | A resolution for the distribution of profits or reserves is subject to the approval of the management board. The management board shall only withhold its approval if it is aware or could reasonably anticipate that following the distribution the company will be unable to continue to pay its payable debts. |
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4. | Distributions shall be payable from the day determined by the general meeting. |
5. | The general meeting may resolve that distributions from profits or reserves shall be made in whole or in part in a form other than cash. |
6. | The shares held by the company in its capital are not included in the calculation for the profit distribution. |
7. | For the computation of the amount to be distributed on each share, only the amount of the obligatory payments on the par value of the shares shall be taken into account. |
8. | A claim of a shareholder for payment of dividend shall be barred after five (5) years have elapsed. |
CHAPTER X.
General meetings.
Article 27. Annual meeting. Other meetings.
1. | The annual meeting shall be held annually, and not later than six (6) months after the end of the financial year, or at least once every book year a resolution in accordance with article 34 of these articles of association will be taken. |
2. | The agenda for the annual meeting shall contain - inter alia - the following points for discussion: |
a. | the annual report, if the law requires the drawing of such a report; |
b. | the adoption of the annual accounts, unless a postponement has been granted for drawing up the annual accounts; |
c. | the appropriation of profits; |
d. | granting discharge of managing directors for their management in the last financial year; |
e. | any other proposal(s) brought up for discussion by the management board, by the shareholders or other persons entitled to attend the general meeting, representing at least one hundredth part of the issued share capital and announced with due observance of these articles of association. |
3. | Other general meetings shall be held as often as the management board deems necessary. |
Article 28. Convocation. Agenda.
1. | General meetings shall be convened by the management board, through letters mailed to the addresses of the person with the right to attend general meetings as shown in the register of shareholders. If the person with the right to attend general meetings agrees with this, the convocation may be sent electronically through a legible and reproducible message to the address the company has been notified of for this purpose. |
2. | The convocation shall take place no later than on the eighth (8th) day prior to the date of the meeting. |
3. | The agenda items shall be stated in the convocation. |
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Article 29. Meeting place.
The general meetings shall be held in the municipality in which the company has its official seat according to these articles of association or at Schiphol, the Netherlands (municipality Haarlemmermeer).
Article 30. Decision-making process with the consent of all the persons entitled to attend general meetings.
If one or more provisions stated in the law or in the articles of associations for the convocation and holding of meetings has/have not been fulfilled, valid resolutions may only be adopted in a general meeting if all the persons entitled to attend general meetings have consented to the decision-making process and the managing directors have been given the opportunity to give advice on the proposals prior to the decision-making process.
Article 31. Chairman.
The general meeting shall itself appoint its chairman. Until that moment a managing director shall act as chairman or in the absence of such a managing director, the oldest person present at the meeting shall act as chairman.
Article 32. Meeting rights. Decisions at a meeting. Access.
1. | The meeting rights accrue to persons entitled to attend general meetings. |
2. | The persons entitled to attend general meetings may be represented by a written proxy at the meeting. The requirement of the written element of the power of attorney is fulfilled once the power of attorney has been recorded electronically. |
3. | Each share confers the right to cast one (1) vote at the general meeting. |
4. | To the extent the law does not require a qualified majority, all resolutions shall be adopted by an absolute majority of the votes cast. |
5. | In the case of a tie, the proposal shall be considered rejected. |
6. | The managing directors are entitled to attend the general meeting and have an advisory vote as such. |
7. | No vote may be cast during a general meeting for a share that belongs to the company or a subsidiary, or for a share of which one of them holds depository receipts. The company or a subsidiary cannot either cast a vote for a share for which it has a right of usufruct or pledge. |
8. | The general meeting shall decide on the admittance of persons other than those mentioned above in this article with respect to access to general meetings. |
Article 33. Minutes. Records of resolutions.
1. | Minutes shall be taken of the items discussed at each general meeting by a secretary to be designated by the chairman. The minutes shall be adopted by the chairman and the secretary, and signed as evidence of the adoption of the minutes. |
2. | The chairman or the person who convened the meeting may decide that a notarial report of the meeting be drawn up of the items discussed. The report shall be countersigned by the chairman. |
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3. | The management board keeps a record of the resolutions passed. If the management board is not represented at a meeting, the chairman of the meeting shall provide the management board with a transcript of the resolutions made as soon as possible after the meeting. The records shall be deposited at the offices of the company for inspection by the shareholders and other persons entitled to attend general meetings. Upon request, each of them shall be provided with a copy or an extract of such record at not more than the actual costs. |
Article 34. Resolutions outside the meetings. Records.
1. | Resolutions of shareholders may be adopted in a manner other than at a meeting, provided that all the persons entitled to attend at the general meeting have consented to this decision-making method. The votes shall be cast in writing. The requirement of the written element of the voting shall also have been fulfilled once the resolution has been recorded in writing, stating the manner in which each of the persons entitled to attend general meetings with voting rights has cast his/her vote. |
The managing directors are given the opportunity to advise regarding such resolution prior to the adoption thereof.
2. | If the decision-making process takes place in accordance with paragraph 1, all the requirements with regard to the quorum and the qualified majority provided by law or by these articles shall be accordingly applicable, providing that outside the meeting at least an equal number of votes must be cast as required by the quorum for the respective resolution. |
3. | Those who have adopted a resolution as referred to under paragraph 1 of this article shall forthwith notify the management board. |
The management board shall keep a record of the resolutions made.
CHAPTER XI.
Amendment of the articles of association and dissolution. Liquidation.
Article 35. Amendment of the articles of association and dissolution.
The general meeting is entitled to resolve to amend the articles of association and dissolve the company. When a proposal to amend the articles of association or to dissolve the company is to be made to the general meeting, the proposal must be included in the convocation for the general meeting, and in the case of an amendment to the articles of association, a copy of the proposal including the text of the proposed amendment must concurrently be deposited at the companys office for the inspection by shareholders until the end of the meeting.
Article 36. Liquidation.
1. | In the event of a dissolution of the company by virtue of a resolution of the general meeting, the managing directors shall be charged with the liquidation of the companys assets, unless the general meeting appoints another person for this purpose. |
2. | During liquidation, the provisions of these articles of association shall remain in force as much as possible. |
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3. | The balance remaining after payment of debts shall be transferred to the shareholders in proportion to the aggregate amount of their shareholding. |
4. | The liquidation shall furthermore be subject to the provisions of Title 1, Book 2 of the DCC. |
5. | After the company has ceased to exist, the books, documents and other data carriers shall be retained by the person thereto appointed by the liquidator(s) for a period of seven (7) years. |
Closing provisions
The issued share capital of the company currently amounts to eighteen thousand euro (EUR 18,000), divided into one hundred eighty (180) shares of one hundred euro (EUR 100) each. The issued share capital of the company shall not change as a consequence of the execution of this deed.
Final.
The appearer is known to me, civil law notary.
THIS DEED
drawn up to be kept in the civil law notarys custody was executed in Amsterdam on the date first above written.
The contents of this instrument were given and explained to the appearer.
He then declared that he had timely noted and approved the contents and did not want a full reading thereof. Thereupon, after limited reading, this instrument was signed by the appearer and by me, civil law notary.
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Exhibit 3.21A
State of Delaware Secretary of State Division of Corporations Delivered 05:58 PM 06/12/2008 FILED 05:51 PM 06/12/2008SRV 080689044 4217018 FILE AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF VANTAGE ENERGY SERVICES, INC. Vantage Energy Services, lac., a Delaware corporation (the Corporation), does hereby certify as follows; The name of the Corporation is Vantage Energy Services, Inc. The date of filing of its original Certificate of Incorporation with the Delaware Secretary of State was September 8,2006; an Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the Delaware Secretary of State was filed on May 23, 2007; a farther Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the Delaware Secretary of State was filed on May 24, 2007. The name under which the Corporation was originally incorporated was Vantage Energy Services, Inc. This Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Vantage Energy Services, Inc. has been duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Sections 228, 242 and 245 of the Delaware General Corporation Law by the directors and stockholders of the Corporation. This Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation restates, integrates and amends the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation. This Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation shall be effective on the date of filing with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. The text of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows: FIRST: The name of the corporation is Vantage Energy Services, Inc. (hereinafter sometimes referred to as the Corporation). SECOND: The address of the Corporations registered office in the State of Delaware is National Registered Agents, Inc., 160 Green tree Drive, Suite 101, Dover, Delaware 19904, County of Kent. The name of the Corporations registered agent at such address is National Registered Agents, Inc. THIRD: The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the Delaware General Corporation Law, as amended from time to time (the DGCL), In addition to the powers and privileges conferred upon the Corporation by law and those incidental thereto, the Corporation shall possess and may exercise all the powers and privileges which are necessary or convenient to the conduct, promotion or attainment of the business or purposes of the Corporation. FOURTH: The total number of shares of all classes of capital stock which the Corporation shall have authority to Issue is 101,000,000, of which 100,900,000 shares shall be Common Stock of the par value of $.001 per share and 1,000,000 shares shall be Preferred Stock of the par value of $.001 per share. Preferred Stock. The Board of Directors is expressly granted authority to issue shares of the Preferred Stock, in one or more series, and to fix for each such series such voting powers, full or limited, and such designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights and such qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof as shall be stated and expressed in the resolution or resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors providing for the issue of such series (a Preferred Stock Designation) and as may be permitted by the DGCL. The number of authorized shares of Preferred Stock may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding) by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of all of the then outstanding shares of the capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class, without a separate vote of the holders of the Preferred Stock, or any series thereof, unless a vote of any such holders is required pursuant to any Preferred Stock Designation.
Common Stock. Except as otherwise required by law or as otherwise provided in any Preferred Stock Designation, the holders of the Common Stock shall exclusively possess all voting power and each share of Common Stock shall have one vote. FIFTH; The Corporations existence shall be perpetual. SIXTH: The Board of Directors shall be divided into two classes: Class A and Class B. The number of directors in each class shall be as nearly equal as possible. Prior to the initial public offering of securities, there shall be elected three Class A directors for a term expiring at the Corporations first Annual Meeting of Stockholders and three Class B directors for a term expiring at toe Corporations second Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Commencing at the first Annual Meeting of Stockholders, and at each annual meeting thereafter, directors elected to succeed those directors whose terms expire shall be elected for a terra of office to expire at the second succeeding annual meeting of stockholders after their election. Except as the DGCL may otherwise require, in the interim between annual meetings of stockholders or special meetings of stockholders called for the election of directors and/or the removal of one or more directors and the filling of any vacancy in that connection, newly created directorships and any vacancies in the Board of Directors, including unfilled vacancies resulting from the removal of directors tor cause, may be filled by the vote of a majority of toe remaining directors then in office, although less than a quorum (as defined in toe Corporations Bylaws), or by toe sole remaining director. All directors shall hold office until toe expiration of their respective terms of office and until their successors shall have been elected and qualified. A director elected to fill a vacancy resulting from toe death, resignation or removal of a director shall serve for toe remainder of toe full term of toe director whose death, resignation or removal shall have created such vacancy and until his successor shall have been elected and qualified. SEVENTH: The following provisions are inserted for toe management of toe business and for toe conduct of the affairs of toe Corporation, and for further definition, limitation and regulation of toe powers of toe Corporation and of its directors and stockholders: Election of directors need not be by ballot unless toe by-laws of the Corporation so provide. The Board of Directors shall have the power, without the assent or vote of the stockholders, to make, alter, amend, change, add to or repeal the by-laws of the Corporation. The directors in their discretion may submit any contract or act for approval or ratification at any annual meeting of the stockholders or at any meeting of toe stockholders called for the purpose of considering any such act or contract, and any contract or act that shall be approved or be ratified by toe vote of the holders of a majority of toe stock of toe Corporation which is represented in person or by proxy at such meeting and entitled to vote thereat (provided that a lawful quorum of stockholders be there represented in person or by proxy) shall be as valid end binding upon toe Corporation and upon all the stockholders as though it had been approved or ratified by every stockholder of toe Corporation, whether or not toe contract or act would otherwise be open to legal attack because of directors interests, or for any other reason. In addition to the powers and authorities hereinbefore or by statute expressly conferred upon them, the directors are hereby empowered to exercise all such powers and do all such acts and things as may be exercised or done by toe Corporation; subject, nevertheless, to the provisions of toe statutes of Delaware, of this Certificate of Incorporation, and to any by-laws from time to time made by the stockholders; provided, however, that no by-law so made shall invalidate any prior act of toe directors which would have been valid if such by-law had not been made. EIGHTH: A. A director of the Corporation shall not be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for any breach of fiduciary duty by such director as a director, except for liability (i) for any breach of toe directors duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for
acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of taw, (iii) under Section 174 of the DGCL, or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit If the DGCL is amended to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the Corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, as so amended. Any repeal or modification of this paragraph A by the stockholders of the Corporation shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the Corporation with respect to events occurring prior to the time of such repeal or modification. The Corporation, to the full extent permitted by Section 145 of the DGCL, as amended from time to time, shall indemnify all persons whom it may indemnify pursuant thereto. Expenses (including attorneys fees) incurred by an officer or director in defending any civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative action, suit or proceeding for which such officer or director may be entitled to indemnification hereunder shall be paid by the Corporation in advice of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such director or officer to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that he is not entitled to be Indemnified by the Corporation as authorized hereby. NINTH: Whenever a compromise or arrangement is proposed between this Corporation and its creditors or any class of them and/or between this Corporation and its stockholders or any class of them, any court of equitable jurisdiction within the State of Delaware may, on the application in a summary way of this Corporation or of any creditor or stockholder thereof or on the application of any receiver or receivers appointed for this Corporation under Section 291 of Title 8 of the Delaware Code or on the application of trustees in dissolution or of any receiver or receivers appointed for this Corporation under Section 279 of Title 8 of the Delaware Code order a meeting of the creditors or class of creditors, and/or of the stockholders or class of stockholders of this Corporation, as the case may be, to be summoned in such manner as the said court directs. If a majority in number representing three fourths in value of the creditors or class of creditors, and/or of the stockholders or class of stockholders of this Corporation, as the case may be, agree to any compromise or arrangement and to any reorganization of this Corporation as a consequence of such compromise or arrangement, the said compromise or arrangement and the said reorganization shall, if sanctioned by the court to which the said application has been made, be binding on all the creditors or class of creditors, and/or on all the stockholders or class of stockholders, of this Corporation, as the case may be, and also on this Corporation. TENTH: The Corporation hereby elects not to be governed by Section 203 of the DGCL. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to be duly executed on its behalf by an authorized officer as of this day of June, 2008.
State of Delaware Secretary of State Division of Corporations Delivered 01:01 PM 12/31/2008 FILED 12:54 PM 12/31/2008SRV 081244029 4217018 FILE CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OF THE AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF VANTAGE ENERGY SERVICES, INC. The undersigned officer of Vantage Energy Services, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the Corporation), DOES HEREBY CERTIFY as follows: FIRST: The name of the Corporation is Vantage Energy Services, Inc. SECOND: The Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation is hereby amended by changing the Article numbered Fourth so that, as amended, said Section of said Article shall be and read as follows: Fourth: The total number of shares of all classes of capital stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is 100 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (Common Stock). THIRD: The foregoing amendment was duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. FOURTH: The foregoing amendment shall be effective upon filing with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. [Rest of page intentionally left blank.] 1499170V1
I499170vl IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has signed this Certificate of Amendment as of this 31st day of December, 2008. Vantage Energy Services, Inc. Name: Chris E. Celano Title: Vice President
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8/7. | 15 May 2013 |
Date of registration: 2013/06/05 Published: 2013/06/27
Effective: 2013/06/05
8/8. | 19 May 2014 |
Date of registration: 2014/06/26 Published: 2014/07/02
Effective: 2014/06/26
8/9. | 14 September 2015 |
Date of registration: 2015/10/19 Published: 2015/10/22
Effective: 2015/10/19
8/10. | 12 January 2016 |
Date of registration: 2016/01/27 Published: 2016/01/29
Effective: 2016/01/27
8/11. | 27 April 2016 |
Date of registration: 2016/05/31 Published: 2016/06/02
Effective: 2016/05/31
8/12. | 24 May 2016 |
Date of registration: 2016/06/20 Published: 2016/06/22
Effective: 2016/06/20
8/13. | 5 April 2017 |
Date of registration: 2017/05/09 Published: 2017/05/11
Effective: 2017/05/09
8/14. | 29 April 2017 |
Date of registration: 2017/05/30 Published: 2017/06/03
Effective: 2017/05/30
8/15. | 10 November 2017 |
Date of registration: 2017/12/07 Published: 2017/12/09
Effective: 2017/12/07
8/16. | 15 February 2018 |
Date of registration: 2018/04/16 Published: 2018/04/18
Effective: 2018/04/16
902. | Activities of the company |
9/4. | 6420 08 Activities of holding companies |
Main activity.
Date of registration: 2013/02/22 Published: 2013/04/25
Effective: 2013/02/22
9/5. | 6492 08 Other credit granting |
Date of registration: 2013/02/22 Published: 2013/04/25
Effective: 2013/02/22
9/6. | 6499 08 Other financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding n.e.c. |
Date of registration: 2013/02/22 Published: 2013/04/25
Effective: 2013/02/22
11. | Subscribed capital of the company |
11/4. | Description | Amount | Currency | |||
Total |
95 000 | USD |
Date of change: 2018/04/16
Date of registration: 2018/04/16 Published: 2018/04/18
Effective: 2018/04/16
13. | Data on the person(s) entitled to representation |
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13/21. | Kleiber Jenő Csaba (mothers birth name: Balogh Erzsébet) |
Date of birth: 1984/04/23
8660 Lulla, Kossuth Lajos utca 29.
Tax identification number: 8428460159
Manner of representation: joint
Title of the person entitled to representation: Managing Director (senior officer)
Certified signature statement or specimen signature countersigned by lawyer has been filed.
Start of legal relationship: 2017/04/29
Date of change: 2017/04/29
Date of registration: 2017/05/30 Published: 2017/06/03
Effective: 2017/04/29
13/22. | Linda Jovana Ibrahim (mothers birth name: Maria Consuelo Bustamente) |
Date of birth: 1970/12/04
Permanent or temporary residence of foreigner:
US 77041 Texas, Houston, 12906 Water Edge Place
Foreign tax number: ###-##-####
Country issuing foreign tax number: US
Person in charge of deliveries: Réti, Antall, Várszegi és Társai Ügyvédi Iroda
1055 Budapest, Bajcsy-Zsilinszky út 78.
Manner of representation: joint
Title of the person entitled to representation: Managing Director (senior officer)
Certified signature statement or specimen signature countersigned by lawyer has been filed.
Start of legal relationship: 2017/11/11
Date of change: 2017/11/11
Date of registration: 2017/12/07 Published: 2017/12/09
Effective: 2017/11/11
14. | Data of the auditor(s) |
14/8. | EQUITY AUDIT Könyvvizsgáló és Tanácsadó Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság |
HU-1038 Budapest, Óbor utca 2. 1. em. 3.
Company number: 01-09-714228
Data on the person responsible for the audit:
Harmat Zsolt (mothers birth name: Ortner Ernesztina)
1038 Budapest, Óbor utca 2. 1. em. 3.
Start of legal relationship: 2017/04/05
End of legal relationship: 2018/05/31
Date of change: 2017/04/05
Date of registration: 2017/05/09 Published: 2017/05/11
Effective: 2017/04/05
20. | Statistical code of the company |
20/1. | 14650048-6420-113-01. |
Date of registration: 2009/02/19
Effective: 2009/02/19
21. | Tax number of the company |
21/4. | Tax number: 14650048-2-41. |
Community tax number: HU14650048.
Tax number status: valid tax number
Beginning of status: 2009/02/06
Date of change: 2017/05/10
Date of registration: 2017/05/10 Published: 2017/05/11
Effective: 2017/05/10
32. | Account number of the company |
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32/1. | 10918001-00000046-73590004 |
Date of opening the account: 2009/01/30.
The account is handled by the UniCredit Bank Hungary Zrt. SZABADSÁG TÉRI FIÓK (1054 BUDAPEST, SZABADSÁG tér 5-6.).
Company number: 01-10-041348
Date of registration: 2009/03/31 Published: 2009/04/16
Effective: 2009/03/31
45. | Electronic contact details of the company |
45/1. | Companys mailing address: hu-vantage@tmf-group.com |
Date of change: 2014/05/19
Date of registration: 2014/06/26 Published: 2014/07/02
Effective: 2014/05/19
49. | Company numbers |
49/1. | Company number: 01-09-913549 |
Registered by the Company Court of Budapest-Capital Tribunal.
Date of registration: 2009/02/19
Effective: 2009/02/19
51. | Data on preparing the combined (consolidated) annual report |
51/1. | The company is a subsidiary involved in the combined annual report. |
Date of registration: 2009/02/19
Effective: 2009/02/19
52. | Data on the other companies involved in preparing the combined (consolidated) annual report |
52/2. | Vantage Drilling International |
KY-11104 Grand Cayman, c/o Maples Corporate, Services Limited PO Box 309 Ugland House
Date of change: 2016/02/10
Date of registration: 2017/05/09 Published: 2017/05/11
Effective: 2016/02/10
59. | Official electronic contact details of the company |
59/1. | Official electronic contact details of the company : 14650048#cegkapu |
Date of registration: 2018/04/16 Published: 2018/04/18
Effective: 2018/04/16
60. | European Unique Identifier |
60/1. | European Unique Identifier: HUOCCSZ.01-09-913549 |
Date of change: 2017/06/09
Date of registration: 2017/06/09 Published: 2017/06/13
Effective: 2017/06/09
II. Data dependent on company form
1. | Data on the member(s) |
1/4. | Vantage Drilling International |
KY-11104 Grand Cayman, c/o Maples Corporate Services Limited PO Box 309 Ugland House
Registration number in case of foreign company, organisation: MC192231
Registration authority in case of foreign company, organisation: Registry of Companies, Cayman Islands
Person in charge of deliveries: Réti, Antall és Társai Ügyvedi Iroda
1055 Budapest, Bajcsy-Zsilinszky út 78.
Start of membership: 2016/02/10
Date of change: 2016/02/10
Date of registration: 2016/03/10 Published: 2016/03/18
Effective: 2016/02/10
2. | Data on the lien established on the business share |
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2/21. | Column specifying the pledger member: 1/4 |
Data on the lien holder:
Royal Bank of Canada
CA- Montreal, Quebec, H3B3A9 Kanada, 1 Place Ville Marie
Registration number in case of foreign company, organisation: Nem rendelkezik nyilvántartási számmal
Registration authority in case of foreign company, organisation: Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions
Person in charge of deliveries: Réczicza Dentons Europe LIp Ügyvédi Iroda
1061 Budapest, Andrássy út 11.
Date of change: 2016/03/23
Date of registration: 2016/05/11 Published: 2016/05/18
Effective: 2016/03/23 ...
2/23. | Column specifying the pledger member: 1/4 |
Data on the lien holder:
U.S. Bank National Association
US-06103 Hartford, Connecticut, Asylum Street 225. 23. em.
Registration number in case of foreign company, organisation: United States Treasury (OCC) Charter No. 24.
Registration authority in case of foreign company, organisation: United States Treasury
Person in charge of deliveries: Réczicza Dentons Europe LIp Ügyvédi Iroda
1061 Budapest, Andrássy út 11.
Date of change: 2016/03/23
Date of registration: 2016/06/06 Published: 2016/06/08
Effective: 2016/03/23 ...
2/24. | Column specifying the pledger member: 1/4 |
Data on the lien holder:
U.S. Bank National Association
US-06103 Hartford, Connecticut, Asylum Street 225. 23. em.
Registration number in case of foreign company, organisation: United States Treasury (OCC) Charter No. 24.
Registration authority in case of foreign company, organisation: United States Treasury
Person in charge of deliveries: Réczicza Dentons Europe LIp Ügyvédi Iroda
1061 Budapest, Andrássy út 11.
Date of change: 2016/03/23
Date of registration: 2016/06/07 Published: 2016/06/09
Effective: 2016/03/23 ...
The IM Company Information Service certifies that the data of this copy are based on the final court decrees. There is no unconsidered modification pending in company matter.
Prepared: 2018/05/07 10:22:35. At the date of issue, the provided data are identical with the data of the company
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Dr. Máté Viktor Közjegyzői Irodája |
Dr. Máté Viktor közjegyző e mail: iroda@budapestkozjegyzo.hu
1065 Budapest Bajcsy-Zsilinszky út 61. IV.em.4., tel: 1-920-0360, fax:1-920-0369
File No.: 11024/H/3096/2018.
(licence to act in English No.: 1/2014)
___ I hereby certify upon my inspection today into the Commercial Register of the Ministry of Justice Service for Company Registry that, this Company register extract of the Companys Public Data of 5, i.e. five pages on the company registered under No.: Cg.01-09-913549 with the name of Vantage Holding Hungary Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság attached hereto, is identical with the data in the Commercial Register.__________________________________________ Budapest, this 07th (seventh) day of May in the year of 2018 (two thousand and eighteen) ___
dr. Szente, Szabolcs Notarysubstitute | ||||
Exhibit 3.22(b)
DEED OF FOUNDATION
Deed of Foundation of Vantage Holding Hungary Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság (Vantage Holding Hungary Limited Liability Company; hereinafter referred to as the Company) in accordance with Act No. V of 2013 on the Civil Code (Civil Code) and other laws pertaining to business associations, in a unified structure with the modifications to the corporate data of the Company resolved upon by the Founder on February 15, 2018. The latest amendments and updates are underlined herein:
1. CHAPTER
CORPORATE NAME AND REGISTERED SEAT OF THE COMPANY
1.1. | Legal form of the Company: |
Limited Liability Company
1.2. | The corporate name and abbreviated corporate name of the Company: |
Vantage Holding Hungary Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság / Vantage Holding Hungary Kft.
1.3. | The English language corporate name and abbreviated corporate name of the Company: |
Vantage Holding Hungary Limited Liability Company / Vantage Holding Hungary Ltd.
1.4. | The registered seat of the Company: |
HU-1138 Budapest, Népfürdő utca 22., Building B, 13th Floor
The Companys seat also serves as the Companys central place of administration.
2. CHAPTER
THE ACTIVITIES OF THE COMPANY
2.1. | The main business activity and other business activities of the Company and their corresponding codes (according to the Standard Sector Classification System of Activities effective as of 1 January 2008): |
The main business activity of the Company:
64.2008 Activities of holding companies
Other business activities of the Company:
64.9208 Other credit granting
64.9908 Other financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding, not elsewhere classified
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2.2. | The Company can only start performing those activities that are subject to official licenses upon receipt of the required licenses and such official licenses must be published by the Company at the latest simoultaneously with the commencement of the relevant activities. |
2.3. | The scope of Other financial service activities elsewhere not classified and Other credit granting covers only granting credit outside of the banking system and within this scope is limited to liquidity management between a parent company and its subsidiary (group financing). Carrying out this activity according to 5.§ (2), 6.§ (1), 11. and 6.§ (1), 40. b) of Act No. CCXXXVII of 2013 on Credit Institutions and Financial Enterprises hereinafter referred to as CIFE does not require a license by the National Bank of Hungary (in Hungarian: Magyar Nemzeti Bank). |
3. CHAPTER
THE FOUNDER OF THE COMPANY
3.1. | The Founder of the Company is: |
Name: |
Vantage Drilling International | |
Registered seat: |
C/o Maples Corporate Services Limited | |
PO Box 309, Ugland House, Grand Cayman, | ||
KY1-1104, Cayman Islands | ||
Registration number: |
MC192231 |
4. CHAPTER
OPERATION OF THE COMPANY, FINANCIAL YEAR
4.1. | The Company is established for an unlimited period of time. |
4.2. | The financial year of the Company will be equal to the calendar year. |
5. CHAPTER
THE REGISTERED CAPITAL OF THE COMPANY
5.1. | Registered capital |
The registered capital of the Company is USD 95,000, that is, ninety-five thousand United States dollars which consists entirely of cash contribution.
The Founder shall transfer USD 80,000, that is, eighty thousand United States dollars as the amount of the capital increase, resolved in the Founders Resolution no. 01/02/2018, to the Companys bank account within 30 days from the date of the said resolution.
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5.2. | Contribution to the registered capital of the Founder |
The Founders contribution to the registered capital is equal to the Companys registered capital.
5.4. | Auxilliary services |
The Founder is not obliged to perform any auxiliary services.
5.5. | Additional payments |
The Founder is not obliged to perform any additional payments.
5.6. | Accounting |
The Companys books are kept in United States dollars, according to the provisions set forth in Section 24, subsection 3 of Act No. V of 2006 on Public Company Information, Company Registration and Winding-up Proceedings (hereinafter referred to as the Company Registration Act) and Section 20, subsection 4 of the Act No. C of 2000 on Accounting (hereinafter referred to as the Accounting Act).
6. CHAPTER
THE QUOTA
6.1. | The quota embodies the whole of rights and obligations arising in connection with the capital contribution. The quota shall come to existence upon the companys registration. The quotas of members shall be consistent with their respective capital contributions. Identical membership rights shall be attached to equivalent quotas. |
6.2. | As long as the Company is a one member limited liablity company, it may not acquire its own quota. |
6.3. | The quota of the Company may only be divided in the event of transfer and legal succession of the terminated member. The provisions relating to the minimum amount of the quota shall be applied also if the quota is divided. |
6.4. | If by divison of the quota or increasing of the registered capital, new members join the Company and accordingly the Company becomes a multi-member company, the members are obliged to amend the Deed of Foundation to an Articles of Association. In the case new members join the Company as a result of the division of the quota or increase of the registered capital, the Company cannot issue any quota without any votes attached thereto. |
6.5. | In line with Section 3:11 of the Civil Code, the Company cannot issue any securities representing membership rights. |
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7. CHAPTER
RIGHTS OF THE FOUNDER
7.1. | The Founder may decide upon the following matters in its exclusive jurisdiction: |
a) | approval of the annual report prepared to the Act No. C of 2000 on accounting (hereinafter: the Accounting Act); |
b) | decision to pay dividends and interim dividends; |
c) | order and repayment of supplementary capital contributions; |
d) | election and removal of the Managing Directors and the establishing of their remuneration; |
e) | election and removal of the members of the Supervisory Board and the establishing of their remuneration; |
f) | election and removal of the auditor and the establishing of its remuneration; |
g) | enforcement of claims vis-á-vis Managing Directors, Supervisory Board members or the auditor; |
h) | ordering the examination of the Companys annual report, management and financial operations by an auditor; |
i) | adopting a decision for the creation of a recognized group of companies and for the contests of the draft control contract, approval of the draft version of the control contract; |
j) | decision on termination without succession of transformation, merger and division of the Company; |
k) | amendment of the Deed of Foundation; |
l) | adopting a decision of the increase or reduction of the initial capital; |
m) | approval of contracts which are concluded between the Company and its own member, Managing Director, Supervisory Board member, its appointed auditor, key management employee or their close relatives. |
7.2. | The Founder shall resolve in writing about the matters falling into its jurisdiction and the Founders decisions shall become effective when communicated to the Companys management. |
8. CHAPTER
MANAGEMENT OF THE COMPANY
8.1. | The management |
The Managing directors manage the operations of and represent the Company vis-á-vis third persons, furthermore in front of the courts and other authorities. All activities that do not fall into the exclusive jurisdiction of the Founder and are not prohibited by law shall fall into the Managing Directors competence. This includes in particular the following:
a) | forming and managing the work organisation of the Company; |
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b) | preparing the annual budget and business plan of the Company and presenting it to the Founder for approval; |
c) | keeping the business books of the Company; |
d) | preparing recommendations for the Companys annual report prepared to the Accounting Act, dividing the profit and payment of dividend, and presenting it to the Member for approval; |
e) | keeping the members list; |
f) | establishing the internal rules of the Company. |
8.2. | Details of Managing Directors: |
The Company has two Managing Directors:
Name: |
Linda Jovana Ibrahim | |
Mothers maiden name: |
Maria Consuelo Bustamente | |
Address: |
US 77041 Texas, Houston, 12906 Water Edge Place | |
Passport No.: |
531092830 | |
Name: |
Jenő Csaba Kleiber | |
Mothers maiden name: |
Erzsébet Balogh | |
Address: |
8660 Lulla, Kossuth Lajos utca 29. | |
ID No.: |
370231LA |
The Managing Directors have been appointed for an indefinite period.
This Deed of Foundation allows the Managing Directors of the Company to be executive officers of other business associations pursuing the activities that are the same as those of the Company.
8.3. | Procuration |
The proper signature of the Company will be carried out in such manner that the Managing Directors shall sign their names jointly to the prescribed, stamped or printed name of the Company.
8.4. | Representation of the Company |
The Managing Directors represent the Company before third parties, courts and any other authorities jointly in accordance with Section 8.3 of this Deed of Foundation. Jenő Csaba Kleiber exercises the employers rights with respect to the employees of the Company.
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8.5. | Procuration and representation right of employees |
The Managing Directors may grant limited procuration and representation rights regarding a particular group of matters to the Companys employees. The employees of the Company, who are vested with such procuration and representation right, can sign on behalf of the Company jointly with any of the Managing Directors.
8.6. | Modification of the Deed of Foundation |
The Founder authorizes the Managing Directors of the Company to resolve upon the modification of the Companys seat, places of business and branches, the scope of the Companys business activities exclusive of the Companys main business activity , further, to amend the Companys Deed of Foundation according to the above modifications.
9. CHAPTER
AUDITOR OF THE COMPANY
9.1. | The auditor of the Company is: |
Name: |
Equity Audit Könyvvizsgáló és Tanácsadó Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság | |
Registered seat: |
H-1038 Budapest, Óbor utca 2., I. em. 3. | |
Registration number: |
01-09-714228 | |
Auditor permit number: |
001565 | |
9.2. The auditor appointed by Equity Audit Könyvvizsgáló és Tanácsadó Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság is: | ||
Name: |
Zsolt Harmat | |
Mothers maiden name: |
Ernesztina Ortner | |
Address: |
H-1038 Budapest, Óbor utca 2. I. em. 3. | |
Auditor permit number: |
003391 |
9.3. | The mandate of the auditor will last until the day on which the Companys annual financial statements for 2017 are approved, but at the latest until May 31, 2018. The auditor may be re-elected, and its mandate can be extended. |
10. CHAPTER
PAYMENT OF DIVIDEND AND INTERIM DIVIDEND
10.1. | Payment of dividend |
The Company may effect any disbursement from its own funds to the Founder, with regard to the Founders membership in the Company, during the Companys existence solely in the cases defined in the Companies Act and only if the conditions set out in the Accounting Act are satisfied with the exception of the reduction of the registered capital from the taxed profit for the current year, or
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from the taxed profit supplemented with available profit reserves from the current year. No disbursement can be made if the Companys equity capital adjusted in accordance with the Accounting Act is below the Companys registered capital or it would be reduced to below the registered capital if the payment was made.
Any disbursement made in contradiction with the above, shall be repaid to the Company, if the Company is able to proove that the Founder has acted in bad faith in connection with the payment of the dividend.
10.2. | Payment of interim dividend |
The Founder may resolve on the payment of interim dividend between the approval of two consecutive annual reports prepared according to the Accounting Act if:
a) | according to the interim balance sheet prepared for this purpose according to the Accounting Act, the Company has sufficient funds to cover such interim dividend, on condition that such payment does not exceed the amount of profits earned after the closing of the books of the financial year to which the last annual report pertains, calculated in accordance with the Accounting Act, or the amount supplemented with the available profit reserves and the payment of such interim dividend does not result in the Companys equity capital adjusted in accordance with the Accounting Act to drop below its registered capital; and |
b) | if the Founder agrees to repay the interim dividend in the event of any subsequent reason arising with a view to the Civil Code and the Section no. 10.1 of this Deed of Foundation in the annual report prepared according to the Accounting Act on account of which no dividend can be legally paid. |
10.3. | Dividends, interim dividends or any reduction of the Companys capital may be paid by the Company to the Founder either in cash or as in-kind disbursements. |
11. CHAPTER
TERMINATION OF THE COMPANY
11.1. | Termination of the Company |
The Company shall be terminated without legal successor, if:
(a) | The Founder resolves the termination of the Company without legal successor; |
(b) | the Court of Registry terminates the Company on the grounds determined in the Company Registration Act; |
(c) | it is required by law. |
The Company shall be terminated with legal successor in case of the Companys transformation. The Company shall be terminated upon de-registration from the Company Register.
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11.2. | Distribution of assets |
In the event of termination without legal successor, the assets of the Company shall be transferred to the Founder.
12. CHAPTER
MISCELLANEOUS AND CLOSING PROVISIONS
12.1. | Governing Law |
In matters not regulated by this Deed of Foundation, the provisions of the Civil Code and other rules concerning business associations shall be applied.
12.2. | Language |
This Deed of Foundation is executed in both the Hungarian and English languages. In case of any discrepancies between the English and Hungarian versions, the Hungarian version shall prevail.
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I prepared the consolidated version of the above deed of foundation in Budapest, on February 29, 2018, in accordance with section (3) 51 of the Company Registration Act, and certify that the consolidated version of the Deed of Foundation complies with the content of the effective deed of foundation and incorporates the latest modifications.
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Dr. Zoltán Várszegi |
Ügyvéd/Attorney-at-Law |
KASZ: 36071170 |
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Exhibit 3.23(a)
HE 288980 | HE 44 |
THE COMPANIES LAW, CAP. 113
Section 15(1)
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that,
VANTAGE HOLDINGS CYPRUS ODC LIMITED
has this day been incorporated under the Companies Law, Cap. 113 as a Limited Liability Company.
Given under my hand in Nicosia on the 17th of June, 2011
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Registrar of Companies |
TRANSLATED TRUE COPY
for Registrar of Companies
30 October, 2017
There have been changes of the name
Exhibit 3.23(b)
THE COMPANIES LAW (CAP. 113)
PRIVATE COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES
MEMORANDUM AND
ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
OF
VANTAGE HOLDINGS CYPRUS ODC LIMITED
TRUE TRANSLATION
22/1/2016
NOBEL TRUST LIMITED
2, Diagorou Street
ERA House, 10th floor,
1097 Nicosia, Cyprus
Tel: 22022777, Fax: 22022700
THE COMPANIES LAW (CAP. 113)
PRIVATE COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES
MEMORANDUM AND
ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
OF
VANTAGE HOLDINGS CYPRUS ODC LIMITED
NOBEL TRUST LIMITED
2, Diagorou Street
ERA House, 10th floor,
1097 Nicosia, Cyprus
Tel: 22022777, Fax: 22022700
THE COMPANIES LAW (CAP. 113)
PRIVATE COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES
MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION
OF
VANTAGE HOLDINGS CYPRUS ODC LIMITED
1. | The name of the Company (hereinafter referred to as the Company) is VANTAGE HOLDINGS CYPRUS ODC LIMITED. |
2. | The registered office of the Company will be in Cyprus. |
3. | The objects for which the Company is established are: |
(1) To promote, establish, manage, administer, and participate in the business, management and share capital or assets or otherwise of any company, organisation, partnership or other entity with or without legal personality in any part of the world as a holding or subsidiary company or as a shareholder, partner or associate or in any other capacity or manner and to acquire and dispose of shares or deeds or debentures or other investments in any enterprise and activity and in any entity with or without legal personality.
(2) To carry on the business of consultants on financial, management, technical, administrative and other matters connected with the establishment, execution, development or improvement of any enterprise or industry and to offer consultative, and administrative services for the production, trade, financing, handling, storing, distribution and sale of goods and merchandise and/or for the offering of services or the creation, feasibility and development of investments, works and enterprises of any nature and to acquire and offer expertise and know how and/or services of any kind, to carry on research and experiments connected with financial, technical or other matters as well as matters connected with staff and with the management of enterprises and industries and any services in the public or private sector and to carry on the activities of trustees, administrators, representatives, agents and brokers.
(3) To carry on business as general wholesale and retail traders, manufacturers, industrialists, importers, exporters, purchasers, sellers, owners, administrators, suppliers, distributors, representatives and agents of goods and merchandise as well as services of any kind and description, dispatch and/or commission agents, general insurers and insurers of exports, insurance agents, travel and tourist agents, estate agents and general agents.
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(4) To carry on any other business, to undertake any other enterprise or activity and to do any acts which may seem to the Directors capable of being conveniently or advantageously or usefully carried on or done.
(5) To employ, engage and train employees, workers and generally professional, technical, clerical and other personnel and generally to secure the services of personnel of any type and to acquire, take on lease, process, manage, manufacture, repair, maintain, alter, sell or otherwise dispose of every kind of goods, merchandise and equipment, means of transportation, machinery, accessories, articles and generally assets of every kind and to make available such personnel or services or equipment or other assets for the business of the Company or for the accommodation or the needs of any other person, firm, company or other entity with or without legal personality or for any enterprise or activity or for carrying on business of any nature and kind.
(6) To purchase, obtain by way of exchange, gift, lease, assignment, concession, transfer, possession, permit or in any other way any lands, immovable property, constructions, buildings, as well as movable things, goods and merchandise and generally immovable or movable property, property rights, privileges, easements, concessions or permits on any immovable or movable property and to sell, transfer, cede, let on lease, grant, exchange, alienate, mortgage, charge or otherwise dispose of any immovable or movable property of the Company or any other immovable or movable property on which the Company has any rights or interests, as well as to grant permits, easements, concessions, or rights in relation to any immovable or movable property or rights or interests of it.
(7) To develop, improve, expand, exploit, manage, trade or otherwise deal with, or otherwise handle matters in relation to, and dispose of, any immovable property for construction purposes or for the erection, construction, management, development, operation and exploitation of constructions, buildings, mechanical or other projects, the partition of land into plots or pieces, the creation of roads and squares or in any way shape land, open spaces and constructions and to create, cultivate, possess and manage agricultural and stock-farms and to carry on the work and business of farmers, stock-farmers, bird-breeders, fishers, producers, manufacturers, industrialists and merchants of agricultural and animal products and other goods and products of every kind.
(8) To carry on the business of general agents and forwarding agents, brokers, stock-exchange brokers, auctioneers, estate agents, insurers, and insurance agents, travel and tourist agents and advertisers and to act as agent, representative and trustee, to take up and manage any kind of trusts and to take up any kinds of agencies and business of every nature, on commission or not, or in other way or arrangement, and generally to provide services or advice of any nature.
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(9) To carry on work or business in all fields of industrialists, craftsmen, manufacturers, contractors, constructors, mechanics, mechanical engineers, architects and decorators, merchants (wholesalers and retailers), buyers, sellers, retailers, suppliers, exporters, importers, distributors, brokers, agents, loaders, transporters, warehouse-keepers, repairers and maintenance workers, suppliers of ships or aircraft or other means of transport, commission agents, agents and merchants for goods, constructions, apparatus, machineries, products and objects of every kind.
(10) To acquire, use, assign, transfer or in any way manage and dispose of rights, privileges and permits, of every nature with regard to any movable or immovable property or with any other business or activity of every kind.
(11) To purchase or otherwise acquire the whole or part of the business, the assets, property assets and liabilities of any company, organization, partnership or person and to take up, carry on and exercise or to liquidate or break up any such business and in consideration of any such acquisition to pay cash or issue shares or acquire it by giving any other form of consideration or in any other way and to take up any liabilities or acquire any interests in the business of the seller or of any other business.
(12) To apply for and take out, purchase or otherwise acquire any designs, trademarks, patents, patent rights or inventions, brevets dinvention, copyrights or secret processes, and to sell, assign or otherwise dispose of them, and to grant licences to use the same.
(13) To pay all costs, charges and expenses incurred or sustained in connection with the promotion, formation and establishment of the Company or which the Company may consider to be in the nature of preliminary expenses or expenses which might be incurred before registration or for the purposes of registering the Company including therein professional fees for services rendered, advertising costs, taxes, underwriting commissions, brokerage, printing and stationery, employees salaries and other similar expenses as well as expenses related to the formation and operation of agencies, local councils or local boards or other bodies, or expenses which relate to, any business or work performed or concluded before the formation of the Company, and which the Company may decide to take up or continue.
(14) To issue shares, debentures or other securities of the Company, to employ brokers, commission agents and underwriters, and to provide for the remuneration of such persons for their services by payment in cash or by the issue of shares, debentures or other securities of the Company, or by the granting of options to take the same, or in any other manner allowed by law.
(15) To borrow money, take out loans, raise money, credit or other facilities, to take up or secure any liabilities (either of the Company or of any other person) in the manner and under the terms which it would deem fit and particularly (but without prejudice to the generality as aforementioned) by the issue of debentures and debenture stock -perpetual or terminable- bonds, mortgages, pledges, assignments, charges (including fixed or floating charges) or any other bonds or securities formed
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or based or which may be formed or based upon all or any of the movable or immovable property assets and interests of the Company including the uncalled capital of the Company or without any such security or under such terms in connection with priorities or in any other manner, as the Company would deem fit from time to time.
(16) To grant credit or money and to give loans or make advances or grant facilities to any physical or legal person with or without legal personality and either with or without guarantees or securities.
(17) To provide guarantees, insurances, compensation and indemnities to or for the benefit of any physical or other person with or without legal personality for the payment or for securing the payment of monies, loans, debts or the performance of contracts or any other obligations of any physical or other person with or without legal personality and to secure or in any way undertake to repay monies, loans, credits or facilities granted or being granted or to be granted to any physical or other person with or without legal personality and also to undertake the repayment or fulfillment of obligations of any kind which in any way burden any physical or other person with or without legal personality, and for any of the above mentioned purposes, to mortgage, pledge, assign, bind or in any other way dispose of or charge in any form its movable or immovable property (including but without limitation of the preceding generality, the uncalled capital of the Company) as if it was for the purposes of taking out or securing loans or obligations of the Company itself.
(18) To draw, execute, accept, indorse, discount, deal in and otherwise negotiate bills of exchange, promissory notes, bills of lading and other negotiable or transferable instruments and to accept deposits of money with or without interest.
(19) To invest the monies of the Company in such investments, as from time to time may be determined by the Directors.
(20) To issue, or guarantee the issue of, or the payment of interest on, the shares, debentures, debenture stock, or other securities or obligations of any company or association, and to pay or provide for brokerage, commission, and expenses for underwriting in respect of any such issue.
(21) To acquire by subscription, purchase, exchange or otherwise and to accept, take, hold, deal in, dispose of, convert and sell or otherwise dispose of any kind of shares, stock, debentures or other securities or interests in any other company, organization or undertaking whatsoever.
(22) To issue and allot fully or partly paid shares in the capital of the Company or issue debentures or securities in payment or part payment of any movable or immovable property purchased or otherwise acquired by the Company or any services rendered to the Company and to remunerate in cash or otherwise any person, firm or company rendering services to the Company or grant donations to such persons.
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(23) To establish in any part of the world branches, area offices, branch offices, agencies and local boards and regulate and abolish them.
(24) To provide for the welfare of persons in the employment of the Company (including its officers) or formerly in the employment of the Company or its predecessors in business (including the officers) or employees of any subsidiary or associated or allied company, of this Company (including the officers) and the wives, widows, dependants and families of such persons, by grants of money, pensions or other payments (including payments of insurance premia) and to form, subscribe to, or otherwise aid, any trusts, funds or scheme for the benefit of such persons, and any benevolent, religious, scientific, national or other institutions or objects which shall have any moral or other claims to support or aid by the Company by reason of the nature or the locality of its operations or by any other reason whatsoever.
(25) From time to time to subscribe or contribute to any charitable, benevolent, or useful objects of a public character the support of which may, in the opinion of the Company, tend to increase its repute or popularity among its employees, its customers, or the public, or which it may deem useful or proper.
(26) To enter into and carry into effect agreements for joint working in business, union of interests, limiting competition, partnership or for sharing of profits or for amalgamation with any other company, partnership or person, carrying on business whether related or not to the objects of the Company.
(27) To establish, promote the establishment and otherwise assist any company, undertaking and generally entities with or without legal personality.
(28) To apply for, promote, and obtain any Law, Order, Regulation, By-Law, Decree, Charter, concession, right, privilege, licence or permit for enabling the Company to carry any of its objects into effect, or for effecting any modification of the Companys constitution, or for any other purpose which may seem expedient to the Company; and to oppose any proceedings or applications which may be calculated directly or indirectly to prejudice the Companys interest and to enter into and execute any agreement with any Government or Authority (supreme, municipal, local or otherwise).
(29) To sell, dispose of, mortgage, charge, grant rights or options or transfer the business, property assets and undertakings of the Company or any part thereof in any way and under such terms as the Company would deem expedient.
(30) To accept stock or shares in, or the debentures, mortgage debentures, or other securities of, any other company in payment or part payment for any services rendered or for any sale made to or debt owing from any such company to this Company, or for any other lawful purpose.
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(31) To distribute in specie or money or otherwise as may from time to time be resolved any assets of the Company among its members and particularly (without prejudice to the generality as aforementioned) the shares, debentures or other securities of any other company belonging to this Company or which this Company may have the power of disposing.
(32) To do any business and activities, permitted by this memorandum of association in any part of the world either alone or in conjunction with other companies, firms or persons or as factor, trustee, agent, sub-contractor or agent for any other company, firm or person or by or through any agents, trustees, sub-contractors, attorneys or other agents of other persons.
(33) To procure the registration or recognition of the Company in any country or place, to act as secretary, director, or treasurer or generally officer of any other company or entity with or without legal personality.
(34) Generally to do all such other things as may appear to the Directors to be incidental or conducive to the attainment of the above objects or any of them or for the promotion and expansion of the Company.
The objects set forth in any sub-clause of this clause shall not be restrictively construed but the widest interpretation shall be given thereto, and they shall not, except when the context clearly so requires, be in any way limited to or restricted by reference to or inference from any other sub-clause or the terms of any other sub-clause or by the name of the company. None of such sub-clauses, the objects therein specified and the powers thereby conferred shall be deemed subsidiary or ancillary to the objects or powers mentioned in any other sub-clause of objects or powers. The Company shall have full power to exercise all or any of the powers and to achieve or to endeavour to achieve all or any of the objects conferred by and provided in any one or more of the said sub-clauses.
4. | The liability of the members is limited. |
5. | The share capital of the company is EUR1. divided into 1 share of EUR1.- each with a power to issue any of the shares of the capital original or increased, with any or subject to any preferential, special or limited rights or conditions in connection with the dividends, repayment of capital, voting rights or otherwise. |
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We, whose names and addresses are subscribed, are desirous of being formed into a company in pursuance of this memorandum of association, and we respectively agree to take the number of shares in the capital of the company set opposite our respective names.
NAMES, ADDRESSES AND DESCRIPTION OF SUBSCRIBERS |
Number of Shares taken by each Subscriber | |
OMNIUM NOMINEES LIMITED Company Limited by shares Registration number: HE125455 2, Diagorou Street ERA House 7 - 12 Floors 1097 Nicosia |
1 (one) share | |
Dated this 2011. |
Witness to the above signatures:
Kalia Neophytou
Secretary
2, Diagorou, ERA House
7-12 floors
1097 Nicosia
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THE COMPANIES LAW (CAP. 113)
PRIVATE COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES
ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
OF
VANTAGE HOLDINGS CYPRUS ODC LIMITED
1. | Part I of Table A in the First Schedule to the Companies Law CAP. 113 shall not apply except so far as the same is repeated and embodied in these Regulations. |
INTERPRETATION
2. (a) | In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, the terms used in the Companies Law CAP. 113, or any amendment thereof in force at the date on which these Articles of Association shall come into effect, shall bear the same meaning as in the Law and the words in the first column of the schedule herein below shall bear the meaning given to these in the second column: |
SCHEDULE
Words |
Interpretation | |
Company: | VANTAGE HOLDINGS CYPRUS ODC LIMITED | |
Office: | The registered office of the Company from time to time. | |
Regulations: | The Articles of Association contained herein and any changes or amendments thereto effected by special resolution. | |
Cyprus: | The Republic of Cyprus. | |
Member: | Member of the Company. | |
Register: | The Register of Members of the Company. | |
The Law: | The Companies Law, CAP. 113 and includes any Law substituting or amending the same. | |
The Directors, the Board of Directors or the Board: | The Directors of the Company from time to time. | |
The seal: | The common seal of the Company. | |
Vote: | Vote on a poll. |
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(b) | The words written or in writing shall be construed as including printing, lithography, typing, photography, photocopying and any other modes reproducing words in a visible form. |
Words in the singular shall include the plural and vice versa.
Words representing the masculine gender shall be deemed to include the feminine gender.
Words referring to persons shall be deemed to include companies, entities or organizations with or without legal personality.
The term Secretary shall be deemed to include an acting or assistant secretary and any person appointed by the Directors to perform the duties of secretary.
References in these Regulations to any provision of the Law, unless the context otherwise requires, shall be construed as referring to such provision of the Law as amended from time to time.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
3. (1) | The Company is a private company and accordingly:- |
(a) | The right to transfer shares is restricted in the manner hereinafter prescribed; |
(b) | The number of members of the Company (exclusive of persons who are in the employment of the Company and of persons who having been formerly in the employment of the Company were while in such employment and have continued after the determination of such employment to be members of the Company) is limited to fifty. |
Provided that where two or more persons hold one or more shares in the Company jointly they shall for the purpose of this Regulation be treated as a single member.
(c) | Any invitation to the public to subscribe for any shares or debentures of the Company is prohibited. |
(d) | The Company shall not have power to issue share warrants to bearer. |
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3 (2) | Provided that if the Company has only one Member the following are adopted: |
a. | Regulations 29, 60, 111 and 112 shall not apply. |
b. | The Company is a private company and has only one Member. |
c. | The sole Member of the Company shall exercise all the powers of the general meeting, pursuant to the Law, provided that all decisions taken by such Member in general meetings shall be recorded in the form of minutes or a resolution in writing. |
d. | All contracts entered into between the sole Member and the Company shall be recorded in the form of minutes or a resolution in writing, unless they relate to the current affairs of the Company made in the ordinary course of business. |
4. | The Company shall be entitled to countersign, adopt, implement or re-execute and to undertake or continue (with such amendments as the contracting parties may agree upon and the Directors shall approve) any preincorporation or other contract or business or work which has been carried out or which is being carried out (according to each case) before the registration of the Company, as the Directors may decide. |
SHARE CAPITAL
5. | Subject to the provisions of Regulation 3 of these Regulations and the Regulation immediately following this Regulation, the shares shall be at the disposal of the Directors who shall have the right to allot or, generally, to dispose of them and allot options in relation to them, to any persons and at any time and whether any of these shares or options be linked to debentures or other bonds of any kind, or to certificates of future allotment or purchase of shares or bonds or not, or in any other way and under such terms, conditions and limitations which they will deem appropriate, and either at their nominal value or at a premium or (subject to the provisions of Section 56 of the Law) at a discount. |
6. | Unless otherwise determined by the Company in general meeting, any original shares which could have been issued and allotted but have not been issued and allotted, as well as any new shares from time to time created but before the same are issued, shall be offered to the members at the ratios closest to the number of shares they hold. Every such offer shall be made by notice to the members which shall specify the number of shares offered and the time limit within which, if no acceptance is made, the offer shall be deemed to have been rejected and at the expiry of this time limit or when notice is received from the person to whom the offer was made that he declines to accept the shares offered, the Directors can, in accordance with these Regulations, dispose of them in any way they consider as beneficial to the Company. The Directors may, in like manner dispose of any such new or original shares as aforesaid, which by reason of the proportion borne by them to the number of persons entitled to such offer as aforesaid or by reason of any other difficulty in apportioning the same, cannot in the opinion of the Directors be conveniently offered in the manner hereinabove provided. |
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7. | Without prejudice to any special rights previously conferred on the holders of any existing shares or class of shares, any share in the Company may be issued with such preferred, deferred or other special rights or such terms or restrictions, whether in regard to dividend, voting, return of capital or otherwise as the Directors, or the Company by ordinary resolution, may from time to time determine, provided that non-voting shares shall not be issued at any time. |
8. | Subject to the provisions of section 57 of the Law, any preference shares may, with the sanction of a special resolution, be issued on the terms that they are, or at the option of the Company are liable, to be redeemed on such terms and in such manner as the Company before the issue of such shares may by special resolution determine. |
9. | If at any time the share capital of the Company is divided into different classes of shares, the rights attached to any class (unless otherwise provided by the terms of issue of shares of that class) may, subject to the provision of section 70 of the Law, whether or not the Company is being wound up or not, be amended or abolished with the consent in writing of the holders of three-fourths of the issued shares of that class, or with the sanction of an extraordinary resolution passed at a separate general meeting of the holders of the shares of that class. To every separate general meeting the provisions of these Articles relating to general meetings shall apply, mutatis mutandi, but so that the necessary quorum shall be two persons at least holding or representing by proxy one-third of the issued shares of the class and that any holder of shares of the class present in person or by proxy may demand a poll and if at any previously postponed general meeting of these holders there is not a quorum, the shareholders or shareholder present shall be deemed to form a quorum. |
10. | The rights conferred upon the holders of the shares of any class issued 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. |
11. | The Company may exercise the powers of paying commission conferred by section 52 of the Law, at a percentage rate to be fixed by the Board of Directors, on the nominal value of the shares in relation to which the commission shall be paid. Such commission may be satisfied by the payment of cash or the allotment of fully or partly paid shares or partly in one way and partly in the other. The Company may also on any issue of shares pay such brokerage as may be lawful. |
12. | Every person whose name is entered as a member in the register of members shall be entitled without payment to receive within two months after allotment or lodgment of transfer (or within such other period as the conditions of issue shall provide) one certificate for all his shares or several certificates each for one or more of his shares upon payment for every certificate after the first of such sum as the Directors shall from time to time determine. Every certificate shall be under the seal of the Company and shall specify the shares to which it relates and the amount paid up thereon and may include such additional information as the Directors may specify. Provided that in respect of a share or shares held jointly by several persons the Company shall not be bound to issue more than one certificate, and delivery of a certificate for a share to one of several joint holders shall be sufficient delivery to all such holders. |
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13. | If a share certificate be defaced, destroyed, damaged or lost, it may be replaced on payment of a fee (if any) and on such terms (if any) as to evidence regarding the defacing, destruction, damage or loss, the granting of an indemnity in writing and the payment of out-of-pocket expenses of the Company in relation to the investigation of the evidence, as the Directors think fit. |
14. | Except as required by law, no person shall be recognised by the Company as holding any shares upon any trust, and the Company shall not be bound by or be compelled in any way to recognise (even when having notice thereof) any equitable, contingent, future or partial interest in any share or any interest in any fractional part of a share or (except only as by these Regulations otherwise provided) any other rights in respect of any share, except an absolute and full right to the entirety thereof in the registered holder. |
15. | The Company shall not give, whether directly or indirectly, and whether by means of a loan, guarantee, the provision of security or otherwise, any financial assistance for the purpose of or in connection with a purchase or subscription made or to be made by any person of or for any shares in the Company or in its holding company, nor shall the Company make a loan for any purpose whatsoever on the security of its shares or those of its holding company; but nothing in this regulation shall prohibit transactions mentioned in the proviso to section 53(1) of the Law. |
LIEN
16. | The Company shall have a first and paramount lien on every share (which is not wholly paid up) for all moneys (whether payable presently or not) called or payable at a fixed time in respect of that share, and the Company shall also have a first and paramount lien on all shares standing registered in the name of a single person for all moneys presently payable by him or his estate or his heirs to the Company; but the Directors may at any time declare any share to be wholly or in part exempt from the provisions of this Regulation. The Companys lien, if any, on a share shall extend to all dividends payable thereon and to all other rights or benefits attached to it. |
17. | The Company may sell, in such manner as the Directors think fit, any shares on which the Company has a lien, but no sale shall be made unless a sum in respect of which the lien exists is presently payable in respect of that share, and in this case, only after the expiration of fourteen days after a notice in writing, stating the amount presently payable and demanding such payment, has been given to the registered holder for the time being of the share, or the person entitled thereto by reason of the registered holders death or bankruptcy. |
18. | To give effect to any such sale, the Directors may authorise some person to transfer the shares sold to the purchaser thereof. The purchaser shall be registered as the holder of the shares comprised in any such transfer, and he shall not be bound to check the application of the purchase money paid by him nor shall his title to the shares be affected by any irregularity or invalidity in the proceedings with reference to the sale. |
19. | The proceeds of the sale shall be received by the Company and applied in payment of any expenses related to the sale and of such part of the amount in respect of which the lien exists as is presently payable, and the residue, if any, shall (subject to a like lien for sums not presently payable as existed upon the shares before the sale) be paid to the person entitled to the shares at the date of the sale. |
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CALLS ON SHARES
20. | The Directors may from time to time make calls upon the members in respect of any moneys unpaid on their shares (either in relation to their nominal value or as premium thereon) and which calls are not payable, according to the terms of the shares issue at fixed times, and each member shall (provided that he receives at least fourteen days notice specifying the time or times and place of payment) pay to the Company at the time or times and place so specified, the amount called on his shares. A call may be revoked or postponed as the Directors may think fit and the members shall be notified accordingly. |
21. | A call shall be deemed to have been made at the time when the resolution of the Directors authorising the call was passed and may be required to be paid by installments. |
22. | The joint holders of a share shall be jointly and severally liable to pay all calls in respect thereof. |
23. | If a sum called in respect of a share is not paid before or on the day appointed for payment thereof, the person from whom the sum is due, shall pay interest on the sum from the day appointed for payment thereof to the time of actual payment at such rate as the Directors may from time to time determine as well as any expenses which may reasonably be incurred by the Company in relation to the non-payment, but the Directors shall be at liberty to waive payment of such interest or expenses wholly or in part. |
24. | Any sum which by the terms of issue of a share becomes payable on allotment or at any fixed date, whether on account of the nominal value of the share or by way of premium, shall, for the purposes of these Regulations, be deemed to be a call duly made and payable on the date on which by the terms of issue the same becomes payable, and in case of non-payment all the relevant provisions of these Regulations as to payment of interest and expenses, forfeiture or otherwise shall apply as if such sum had become payable by virtue of a call duly made and notified. |
25. | The Directors may, during the issue of shares, distinguish from among the holders of shares as to the number of calls, the amount payable on every call and time of payment. |
26. | The Directors may, if they think fit, receive from any member willing to advance the same, all or any part of the moneys unpaid upon any shares held by him and upon all or any of the moneys so advanced may (until the same would, but for such advance, become payable) pay interest at such rate as the Directors may specify. |
TRANSFER OF SHARES
27. | Subject to such of the restrictions in these Regulations as may be applicable, every member may transfer all or any of his shares by instrument in writing in any usual or common form or any other form which the Directors may approve. |
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28. | The instrument of transfer of a share should be signed by or on behalf of the member so transferring and by or on behalf of the transferee. The member transferring a share shall be deemed to be a holder until the name of the transferee is entered into the Register of Members in relation to such share. |
29. | The Directors can at their absolute discretion and without having any obligation to give reasons for their decision, refuse to register any transfer of any share whether it is wholly paid up or not. The Directors, without prejudice to the preceding generality, can also refuse to register the transfer of any share on which the Company has a lien as well as to register any share transfer if with such transfer the number of members (excluding the persons who are in the service of the Company and the persons who have served in the service of the Company and who during their service and after its termination maintained the capacity of a member) exceeds fifty. |
30. | The Directors may also decline to recognise any instrument of transfer if:- |
(a) | the fee which the Directors may from time to time specify in relation to the registration is not paid to the Company; |
(b) | the instrument of transfer is not accompanied by the certificate of the shares to which it relates, and such other evidence as the Directors may reasonably require, to show the right of the transfer or to make the transfer; and |
(c) | the instrument of transfer is in respect of more than one class of shares. |
31. | If the Directors refuse to register a transfer of shares they shall, within two months after the date on which the transfer was lodged with the Company, send to the transferee notice of their refusal. |
32. | The registration of transfers may be suspended at such times and for such periods as the Directors may from time to time determine, provided always that such registration shall not be suspended for more than thirty days in any year. |
33. | The Company shall be entitled to charge a fee, which the Directors may specify from time to time, on the registration of every probate, letters of administration, certificates of death, power of attorney, or other instrument. |
34. | Regulations 28 and 29 shall be read subject to the provisions of Regulation 35. |
35. (a) | For the purposes of this Regulation, where any person is unconditionally entitled to be registered as the holder of a share, he and not the registered holder of such share shall be deemed to be a member of the Company in respect of that share. |
(b) | Except as hereinafter provided no share in the Company shall be transferred unless and until the rights of preemption hereinafter conferred shall have been exhausted. |
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(c) | Every member who desires to transfer any share or shares (hereinafter called the Vendor) shall give to the Company notice in writing of such desire (hereinafter called transfer notice). Subject as hereinafter mentioned, a transfer notice shall constitute the Company the Vendors agent for the sale of the shares specified therein (hereinafter called the said shares) in one or more lots at the discretion of the Directors, to members other than the Vendor at the price to be agreed upon by the Vendor and all the remaining members of the Company (except those members who hold employees shares) or, in case of difference or no such agreement, at the price which the auditor of the Company for the time being shall, by writing under his hand, certify to be in his opinion the fair value thereof as between a willing seller and a willing buyer. A transfer notice may contain a provision that unless all the shares comprised therein are sold by the Company pursuant to this Regulation, none shall be so sold and any such provision in the transfer notice shall be binding on the Company. |
(d) | If the auditor is asked to certify the fair price as aforesaid, the Company shall, as soon as it receives the auditors certificate, furnish a certified copy thereof to the Vendor and the Vendor shall be entitled, by notice in writing given to the Company within ten days of the service upon him of the said certified copy, to cancel the Companys authority to sell the said shares. The cost of obtaining the certificate shall be borne by the Company unless the Vendor shall give notice of cancellation as aforesaid in which case he shall bear the said cost. |
(e) | Upon the price being fixed as aforesaid and provided the Vendor has not given notice of cancellation of the Companys authority as aforesaid, the Company shall forthwith by notice in writing inform each member, other than the Vendor and other than members holding employees shares only, of the number and price of the said shares and invite each such member to apply in writing to the Company within twenty-one days of the date of service of the notice (which date shall be specified therein) for such maximum number of the said shares (being all or any thereof) as he may wish to purchase. |
(f) | If the said members shall within the said period of twenty-one days apply for all or (except where the transfer notice provides otherwise) any of the said shares, the Directors shall allocate the said shares (or so many of them as shall be applied for as aforesaid) to or amongst the applicants and in case of competition pro rata (as nearly as possible) according to the number of shares in the Company (other than employees shares) of which they are registered or unconditionally entitled to be registered as holders; provided that no applicant shall be obliged to take more than the maximum number of shares specified by him as aforesaid; and the Company shall forthwith give notice of such allocation (hereinafter called an allocation notice) to the Vendor and to the persons to whom the shares have been allocated and shall specify in such notice the place and time (being not earlier than fourteen and not later than twenty-eight days after the date of the notice) at which the sale of the shares so allocated shall be completed. |
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(g) | The Vendor shall be bound to transfer the shares contained in an allocation notice to the purchasers named therein at the time and place therein specified; and if he shall fail to do so, the chairman of the Company or some other person appointed by the Directors shall be deemed to have been appointed attorney of the Vendor with full power to execute, complete and deliver, in the name and on behalf of the Vendor, transfers of the shares to the purchasers thereof against payment of the price to the Company. On payment of the price to the Company the purchaser shall be deemed to have fully performed all his obligations under the purchase and on execution and delivery of the transfer the purchaser shall be entitled to insist upon his name being entered in the register of members as the holder by transfer of the shares purchased by him. The Company shall forthwith pay the price into a separate bank account in the Companys name and shall hold such price in trust for the Vendor. |
(h) | The Vendor shall be at liberty (subject nevertheless to the provisions of Regulation 29) for the period of six months following the expiry of the said period of twenty-one days referred to in paragraph (e) of this Regulation, to transfer to any person and at any price (not being less than the price fixed under paragraph (c) of this Regulation) any share not allocated by the Directors in an allocation notice or not transferred because of the purchasers failure to pay the price, as the case may be. Provided that, if the Vendor stipulated in his transfer notice that unless all the shares contained therein were sold pursuant to this Regulation, none should be so sold, the Vendor shall not be entitled, save with the written consent of all the other members of the Company, to sell hereunder only some of the shares comprised in his transfer notice. |
(i) | Any share may be transferred by a member to the spouse, child or other descendant or parent, brother or sister of that member or to a Company beneficially owned or controlled by such member; any share of a deceased member may be transferred by his personal representatives to any widow, widower, child or other descendant or parent, brother or sister of such deceased member. Shares standing in the name of the trustees of any deceased member may be transferred upon any change of trustees to the new trustees of the estate; and where the member is a body corporate any share may be transferred by such member to its subsidiary or holding company or to a company controlled by such holding company. The rights of pre-emption hereinbefore conferred in this Regulation shall not arise on the occasion of any such transfers as aforesaid and Regulation 29 shall be read subject to this paragraph. |
(j) | Provided that it must be proved to the satisfaction of the Directors that the transfer falls bona fide within one of the exceptions of the preceding paragraph (i); and provided also that in case the transferee ceases to be a company beneficially owned or controlled by the member which is transferring as mentioned in the preceding paragraph or (in case this member is a natural person) by the spouse, child or other descendant or parent, brother or sister of this member, this transferee is bound to notify forthwith the Company in writing and to re-transfer to the transferor the said shares if the Company or any member holding more than 10% of the Companys share capital so demands, at any time within 15 days after |
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such demand; if the transferee refuses or fails or is unable to re-transfer the shares within a period of 15 days as from the date that the transferee was required so to do, or for any other reason the re-transfer is not possible within the aforesaid 15-day period, it will be deemed that the transferee has given a transfer notice under paragraph (c) of this regulation 35 with regard to the said shares, and despite the contrary provision of paragraph (d) of this Regulation he shall not be entitled to cancel the Companys authority to sell the said shares. Each notice which is given to the Company by a company according to the above provisions of this paragraph, is notified by the Company immediately to every member of the Company holding more than 10% of the authorised capital of the Company. Any demand from the Company or by any other member for a re-transfer of shares based on the above provisions of this paragraph cannot be given after the lapse of thirty days from the day that the Company received the notice of the Company (in case the demand is being made by the Company), or from the date the member received the notice (in case the demand is being made by a member of the Company). |
TRANSFER OF SHARES DUE TO DEATH OR BANKRUPTCY
36. | In case of the death of a member of the Company the survivor or survivors where the deceased was a joint holder, and the legal personal representatives of the deceased where he was a sole holder, shall be the only persons recognised by the Company as having any title to his interest in the shares; but 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 him with other persons. |
37. | Any person becoming entitled to a share in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of a member of the Company may, upon such evidence being produced as may from time to time properly be required by the Directors and subject as hereinafter provided, elect either to be registered himself as holder of the share or to have some person nominated by him registered as the transferee thereof; but the Directors shall, in either case, have the same right to decline or suspend registration as they would have had in the case of a transfer of the share by that member before his death or bankruptcy, as the case may be. |
38. | If the person so becoming entitled shall elect to be registered himself, he shall deliver or send to the Company a notice in writing signed by him stating that he so elects. If he shall elect to have another person registered he shall testify his election by executing to that person a transfer of the share. All the limitations, restrictions and provisions of these Regulations relating to the right to transfer and the registration of transfers of shares shall be applicable to any such notice of transfer as aforesaid as if the death or bankruptcy of the member had not occurred and the notice or transfer was a transfer signed by that member. |
39. | A person becoming entitled to a share by reason of the death or bankruptcy of the holder shall be entitled to the same rights as regards dividends and other advantages to which he would be entitled if he were the registered holder of the share, except that he shall not, before being registered as a member in respect of the share, be entitled in respect of it to exercise any right conferred by membership in relation to meetings of the Company. |
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Provided always that the Directors may at their discretion at any time give notice requiring any such person to elect either to be registered himself as shareholder or to have the share transferred, and if the notice is not complied with within ninety days from the day when the notice was given, the Directors may thereafter withhold payment of all dividends, bonuses or other moneys payable in respect of the share and to withhold and refrain from granting any benefits or rights connected with the shares until the requirements of the notice have been complied with.
FORFEITURE OF SHARES
40. | If a member fails to pay any call or installment of a call on the day appointed for payment thereof, the Directors may at any time thereafter and as long as any part of the call or installment remains unpaid, serve a notice on him requiring of so much of the call or installment as is unpaid, together with any interest which may have accrued and any expenses incurred by the Company. |
41. | The notice shall specify a new date (not earlier than the expiration of fourteen days from the date of service of the notice) on or before which the payment required by the notice is to be made, and shall state that in the event of non-payment at or before the time appointed, the shares in respect of which the call was made will be liable to be forfeited. |
42. | If the requirements of any such notice as aforesaid are not complied with, any share in respect of which the notice has been given may, at any time thereafter, but before the payment required by the notice has been made, be forfeited after a resolution of the Directors to that effect. Such forfeiture shall include all the dividends that will have been declared in connection with the forfeited shares which have not already been paid till that forfeiture as well as any benefits or rights which are connected with the shares and which have not already been granted till the forfeiture of the said shares. |
43. | A forfeited share may be sold or otherwise disposed of on such terms and in such manner as the Directors think fit, and at any time before a sale or disposition, the forfeiture may be cancelled on such terms as the Directors think fit. |
44. | A person whose shares have been forfeited shall cease to be a member in respect of the forfeited shares, but shall, notwithstanding, remain liable to pay to the Company all moneys which at the date of forfeiture, were payable by him to the Company in respect of the shares, together with interest on these items from the date that they became payable till their payment, at the interest rate fixed by the Directors. His liability will cease to exist if and when all the money payable to the Company will have been paid fully with interest as provided above. |
45. | A statutory declaration in writing as provided by the Law, that the declarant is a Director or the Secretary of the Company, and that a share in the Company has been duly forfeited on a date stated in the declaration, shall be conclusive evidence of the facts therein stated as against all persons claiming to be entitled to or have any interest in, the share. The Company may receive the consideration, if any, given for the share on any sale or disposition thereof and may execute a transfer of the share in favour of the person to whom the share is sold or disposed of and he shall thereupon be registered as the holder of the share, and shall not be bound to check on the application of the purchase money, nor shall his title to the share be affected by any irregularity or invalidity in the proceedings regarding the forfeiture, sale or disposal of the share. |
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46. | The provisions of these Regulations as to forfeiture shall apply in the case of non-payment of any sum which, by the terms of issue of a share, becomes payable at a fixed time, whether on account of the nominal value of the share or by way of premium, as if the same had been payable by virtue of a call duly made and notified. |
ALTERATION OF CAPITAL
47. | The Company may from time to time by ordinary resolution increase the share capital by such sum, to be divided into shares of such amount, as the resolution shall prescribe. |
48. | The Company may by ordinary resolution:- |
(a) | consolidate and divide all or any of its share capital into shares of larger amount than its existing shares; |
(b) | subdivide its existing shares, or any of them, into shares of smaller amount than is fixed by the Memorandum of Association subject, nevertheless, to the provisions of section 60(1)(d) of the Law; |
(c) | cancel any shares which, at the date of the passing of the resolution, have not been taken or agreed to be taken by any person. |
49. | The Company may by special resolution reduce its share capital, any capital redemption reserve fund or any share premium account in any manner and subject to any terms required by the Law. |
CONVERSION OF SHARES INTO STOCK
50. | The Company may by ordinary resolution convert any paid-up shares into stock, and reconvert any stock into paid-up shares of any denomination. |
51. | The holders of stock may transfer the same, or any part thereof, in the same manner, and subject to the same regulations, subject to which the shares from which the stock arose might, prior to conversion, have been transferred, or as near thereto as circumstances permit; and the Board of Directors may from time to time fix the minimum amount of stock transferable on condition that such minimum amount shall not exceed the nominal amount of the shares from which the stock arose. |
52. | The holders of stock shall, according to the amount of stock held by them, have the same rights, privileges and advantages as regards dividends, voting at meetings of the Company and other matters as if they held the shares from which the stock arose, but no such privilege or advantage (except participation in the dividends and profits of the Company and in the assets on winding up) shall be conferred by an amount of stock which would not, if existing in shares, have conferred that privilege or advantage. |
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53. | Such of the Regulations of the Company as are applicable to paid-up shares shall apply to stock, and the words share and shareholder therein shall include stock and stockholder respectively. |
GENERAL MEETINGS
54. | The Company shall, each year, hold a general meeting as its annual general meeting in addition to any other meetings in that year, and shall specify the meeting as such in the notices calling it, and not more than fifteen months shall elapse between the date of one annual general meeting of the Company and that of the next. |
Provided that so long as the Company holds its first annual general meeting within eighteen months of its incorporation, it need not hold it in the year of its incorporation or in the following year. The annual general meeting shall be held at such time and place as the Board of Directors shall appoint.
55. | All general meetings other than annual general meetings shall be called extraordinary general meetings. |
56. | The Directors may, whenever they think fit, convene an extraordinary general meeting. Extraordinary general meetings shall also be convened on requisition, or, in default, may be convened by such requisitionists as provided by section 126 of the Law. If at any time there are not within Cyprus sufficient Directors capable of forming a quorum, any Director or any two members of the Company may convene an extraordinary general meeting in the same manner or as nearly as possible as that in which meetings may be convened by the Directors. |
NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETINGS
57. | An annual general meeting and a meeting called for the passing of a special resolution shall be called by at least twenty-one days notice and a meeting of the Company other than an annual general meeting or a meeting for the passing of a special resolution shall be called by fourteen days notice at the least. The notice shall be exclusive of the day on which it is served or deemed to be served and of the day specified for the holding of the meeting. The notice shall specify the place, the day and the hour of meeting and, in case of special business, the general nature of that business and shall be given in the manner hereinafter mentioned or in such other manner, if any, as may be prescribed by the Company in general meetings, to such persons as are, under the Regulations of the Company, entitled to receive such notices from the Company; |
Provided that a meeting of the Company shall, notwithstanding that it is called by shorter notice than that specified in this Regulation, be deemed to have been duly called if it is so agreed:-
(a) | in the case of a meeting called as the annual general meeting, by all the members entitled to attend and vote thereat; and |
(b) | in the case of any other meeting, by a majority in number of the members having a right to attend and vote at the meeting, being a majority together holding not less than 95 per cent in nominal value of the shares giving that right. |
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58. | The accidental omission to give notice of a meeting to, or the non-receipt of notice of a meeting by any person entitled to receive notice, shall not invalidate the proceedings at that meeting to which such notice refers. |
PROCEEDINGS AT GENERAL MEETINGS
59. | All business shall be deemed special that is transacted at an extraordinary general meeting, and also all business that is transacted at an annual general meeting, with the exception of the declaration of a dividend, the examination of the accounts, balance sheets and the reports of the Directors and auditors, the election of Directors in the place of those retiring and the appointment of, and the fixing of the remuneration of the auditors. |
60. | No business shall be transacted at any general meeting unless a quorum of members is present at the time when the meeting proceeds to business; save as otherwise provided in these Regulations or the Law, two members present in person or by proxy shall be a quorum. |
61. | If within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting a quorum is not present, the meeting, if convened upon the requisition of members, shall be dissolved; in any other case it shall stand adjourned on the same day in the next week, at the same time and place or to such other day and at such other time and place as the Directors may determine and specify and if at the adjourned meeting a quorum is not present within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting one or more members present shall be a quorum. |
62. | The Chairman, if any, of the Board of Directors shall preside as chairman at every general meeting of the Company, or if there is no such chairman, or if he shall not be present within fifteen minutes after the time appointed for the holding of the meeting or if he is unwilling to act, the vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there is one, shall act as Chairman. If however there is no vice Chairman or he is not present within the time specified for the Chairman, or if he refuses to act then the Directors present, if any, shall choose one of their number to act as Chairman. |
In case the Directors refuse to make such choice, or in case no Director present is willing to act as Chairman, or in case no Director is present within fifteen minutes from the time fixed for the general meeting, then the members present, shall elect one of their number to act as Chairman of the general meeting.
63. | The Chairman may, with the consent of any meeting at which a quorum is present (and shall if so directed by the meeting), adjourn the meeting from time to time and from place to place, but no business shall be transacted at any adjourned meeting other than the business that would have been transacted at the meeting from which the adjournment took place. When a meeting is adjourned for thirty days or more, notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given in the same manner as in the case of the original meeting. Save as provided above it shall not be necessary to give any notice of an adjournment or of the business to be transacted at an adjourned meeting. |
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64. | At any general meeting any resolution put to the vote of the meeting shall be decided by a show of hands unless a poll is (before or on the declaration of the result by the show of hands) demanded - |
(a) | by the chairman; or |
(b) | by at least two members present in person or by proxy; or |
(c) | by any member or members present in person or by proxy and representing not less than one-tenth of the total voting rights of all the members having the right to vote at the meeting; or |
(d) | by a member or members holding shares in the Company conferring a right to vote at the meeting being shares on which an aggregate sum has been paid up equal to not less than one-tenth of the total sum paid up on all the shares conferring that right. |
Unless a poll be so demanded, a declaration by the chairman that a resolution has by a show of hands been carried unanimously or by a particular majority or lost and an entry to that effect in the book containing the minutes of the proceedings of the Company in relation to such meeting shall be conclusive evidence of the fact without proof of the number or proportion of the votes recorded in favour of or against such resolution.
The demand for a poll may be withdrawn.
65. | Except as provided in Regulation 68, if a poll is duly demanded it shall be taken in such manner as the Chairman directs, and the result of the poll shall be deemed to be the resolution of the meeting at which the poll was demanded. |
66. | In the case of an equality of votes, whether on a show of hands or on a poll, the chairman of the meeting shall not have a second or casting vote. |
67. | A poll demanded for the election of a chairman or the adjournment of the meeting shall be taken forthwith. A poll demanded on any other question shall be taken at such time as the chairman of the meeting directs, and any business other than that upon which a poll has been demanded may be proceeded with pending the taking of the poll. |
VOTES OF MEMBERS
68. | Subject to any rights or restrictions for the time being attached to any class or classes of shares, on a show of hands every member present in person or by proxy shall have one vote, and on a poll every member shall have one vote for each share of which he is the holder. |
69. | 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. |
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70. | A member of unsound mind, or in respect of whom an order has been made by any Court having jurisdiction in lunacy, may vote, whether on a show of hands or on a poll, by the administrator of his property, his committee, receiver, curator bonis, or other person in the nature of an administrator, committee, receiver or curator bonis appointed by that Court, and any such administrator, committee, receiver, curator bonis or other person may, on a poll, vote by proxy. |
71. | No member shall be entitled to vote at any general meeting unless all calls or other sums presently owed by him in respect of shares in the Company have been paid. |
72. | No objection shall be raised to the qualification of any voter except at the meeting or adjourned meeting at which the vote objected to is given or tendered and every vote not disallowed at such meeting shall be valid for all purposes. Any such objection made in due time shall be referred to the chairman of the meeting whose decision shall be final and conclusive. |
73. | On a poll, votes may be given either personally or by proxy. |
74. | The instrument appointing a proxy shall be in writing under the hand of the appointer or of his attorney duly authorised in writing, or, if the appointer is a corporation, either under seal, or under the hand of an officer or attorney duly authorised. A proxy need not be a member of the Company and will have the right to speak at the meeting. |
75. | The instrument appointing a proxy and the power of attorney or other authority, if any, under which it is signed or a certified copy of that power or authority shall be deposited at the registered office of the company or such other place within Cyprus as is specified for that purpose in the notice convening the meeting, not later than 48 hours before the time for holding the meeting or adjourned meeting, at which the person appointed shall vote, and in the case of a poll not later than 24 hours before the time appointed for taking the same. In case of failure to comply with the aforesaid the instrument of proxy shall not be treated as valid. If a member is present at a general meeting for which he appointed a proxy, the proxy cannot be present and the relevant instrument shall be considered as withdrawn. An instrument appointing a proxy shall be in the following form or a form as near thereto as circumstances admit (or in any other form as the Directors may specify). |
Limited
(Name of the Company)
I/We, , of , being a member/members of the above-mentioned company, hereby appoint of , or failing him of, as my/our proxy to vote for me/us on my/our behalf at the annual*/extraordinary* (*delete what does not apply) general meeting of the Company, to be held on the day of , 2 , and at any adjournment thereof.
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Signed this day of , 2 .
76. | Where it is desired to afford members an opportunity of voting for or against a resolution the instrument appointing a proxy shall be in the following form or a form as near thereto as circumstances permit (or such other form as the Directors may specify). |
Limited
(Name of the Company)
I/We, , of , being a member/members of the above-mentioned company, hereby appoint of , or failing him of, as my/our proxy to vote for me/us on my/our behalf at the annual*/extraordinary* (*delete what does not apply) general meeting of the Company, to be held on the day of , 2 , and at any adjournment thereof.
Signed this day of , 2 .
This form is to be used in favour* of/against* the resolution. Unless otherwise instructed, the proxy will vote as he thinks fit.*
*Delete whichever is not desired.
77. | The instrument appointing a proxy shall be deemed to confer authority to demand or join in demanding a poll. |
78. | A vote given in accordance with the terms of an instrument of proxy shall be valid notwithstanding the previous death or insanity of the principal or revocation of the proxy or of the authority under which the proxy was executed or the transfer of the share in respect of which the proxy is given, provided that no intimation in writing of such death, insanity, revocation or transfer as aforesaid shall have been received by the Company at the office before the commencement of the meeting or adjourned meeting at which the proxy is used. |
79. | Subject to the provisions of the Law, a resolution in writing signed or approved by letter, telegram, telex or facsimile or by any other similar means by each one of the members for the time being entitled to receive notice of and to attend and vote at general meetings (or being corporations by their duly authorised representatives) shall be as valid and effective as if the same had been passed at a general meeting of the Company duly convened and held. Any such resolution may consist of several documents every one of which carrying the signature of one or more of the members or their attorneys, and in the case where corporate bodies are members, the signature of a member of its Board of Directors or other authorized officer thereof or its duly appointed attorney. |
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CORPORATIONS ACTING BY REPRESENTATIVES AT GENERAL MEETINGS
80. | Any corporation which is a member of the Company may by resolution of its directors or other governing body authorise such person as it thinks fit to act as its representative at any general meeting of the Company or of any class of members of the Company, and the person so authorised shall be entitled to exercise the same powers on behalf of the corporation which he represents as that corporation could exercise if it were a member of the Company as a natural person. |
DIRECTORS
81. | Unless and until otherwise determined by the Company in general meeting, the number of the Directors shall be at least one and there shall be no maximum number. The first Directors of the Company shall be appointed in writing by the subscribers to the memorandum of association or a majority of them and it shall not be necessary to hold any meeting for that purpose. |
82. (1) | The remuneration of the Directors shall from time to time be determined by the Company in general meeting. Such remuneration shall be deemed to accrue from day to day. The Directors may also be paid all traveling, hotel and related expenses reasonably incurred by them in attending and returning from meetings of the Directors or committees of Directors or general meetings of the Company or in connection with the business of the Company. |
(2) | The Directors of the Company may be or become members of the Board of Directors or other officers of, or otherwise interested in, any company promoted by the Company or in which the Company may be interested as a shareholder or otherwise, and no such Director shall be accountable to the Company for any remuneration or other benefits received by him as a Director or officer of, or from his interest in, such other company unless the Company otherwise directs. |
83. | The shareholding qualification for Directors is not required. |
BORROWING POWERS
84. (1) | The Directors shall exercise all the powers of the Company to give guarantees and to borrow money, in such manner and on such terms as the Directors may from time to time consider right and expedient. The Directors shall also have the right to charge or mortgage the whole or part of the undertaking, the movable or immovable property of the Company, present or future, including the whole or part of the uncalled capital, and to issue debenture stock with floating charge, debentures and debenture stock and mortgage debentures and other bonds and securities whether they are perpetual and redeemable, repayable, or whether outright or as security or in any other way and under any conditions for any debt, liability or obligation of the company or of any third party. |
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(2) | The above-mentioned debenture stock with floating charge, debentures or debenture stock, mortgage debentures, bonds or other securities may be issued at a discount, at a premium, or in any other manner and with such powers as to redemption, surrender, issue of shares or otherwise, as the Directors may decide. |
POWERS AND DUTIES OF DIRECTORS
85. | The business of the Company shall be managed by the Directors, who may pay all expenses incurred in promoting and registering the Company, and may exercise all such powers of the Company as are not, by the Law or by these Regulations, required to be exercised by the Company in general meeting, subject, nevertheless to any of these Regulations, to the provisions of the Law and to such regulations, being not inconsistent with these Regulations or the provisions of the Law, as may be prescribed by the Company in general meeting; but no regulation made by the Company in general meeting shall invalidate any prior act of the Directors which would have been valid if that Regulation had not been made. |
86. | The Directors may from time to time and at any time by power of attorney appoint any company, firm or person or body of persons, whether nominated directly or indirectly by the Directors, to be the attorney or attorneys of the Company for such purposes and with such powers, authorities and discretions (not exceeding those vested in or exercisable by the Directors under these Regulations) and for such period and subject to such conditions as they may think fit; and any such powers of attorney may contain such provisions for the protection and convenience of third persons dealing with any such attorney as the Directors may think fit and may also authorise any such attorney to delegate all or any of the powers, authorities and discretions vested in him. |
87. (1) | The Company may exercise the powers conferred by sections 36 of the Law which relate to the right of the Company to have an official seal for use abroad, and such powers shall be exercised by the Directors. |
(2) | The Company may exercise the powers conferred upon the Company by sections 114 to 117 (both inclusive) of the Law with regard to the keeping of a Dominion Register at a place other than its head office and the Directors may (subject to the provisions of those sections) make and vary such regulations as they may think fit governing the keeping of any such Register. |
88. (1) | A Director who is in any way, whether directly or indirectly, interested in a contract or proposed contract with the Company shall declare the nature of his interest at a meeting of the Directors in accordance with section 191 of the Law. |
(2) | A Director may vote in respect of any contract or arrangement notwithstanding that he may be interested therein and if he does so his vote shall be counted and he may be counted in the quorum at any meeting. |
(3) | A Director may hold any other office or profit making position under the Company (other than the office of auditor) along with his office of Director for such period and on such terms (as to remuneration and other matters) as the Directors may determine; and no Director or intending Director shall be disqualified on the grounds of holding such office, from contracting with |
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the Company whether with regard to his tenure or any such other office or place of profit or as vendor, purchaser or otherwise; nor shall any such contract, or any contract or arrangement entered into by or on behalf of the Company in which any Director is in any way interested, be liable to be avoided; nor shall any Director so contracting or being so interested be liable to account to the Company for any profit realised by any such contract or arrangement by reason of such Director holding that office or of the fiduciary relationship thereby established. |
(4) | Any Director may act by himself or his firm in a professional capacity for the Company, and he or his firm shall be entitled to remuneration for professional services as if he were not a Director; provided that nothing herein contained shall authorise a Director or his firm to act as auditor to the Company. |
89. | All cheques, promissory notes, drafts, bills of exchange, and other negotiable instruments, and all receipts for moneys paid to the Company, shall be signed, drawn, accepted, endorsed, or otherwise executed, as the case may be, in such manner as the Directors shall from time to time by resolution determine. |
90. | The Directors shall cause minutes to be made in books provided for the purpose:- |
(a) | of all appointments of officers made by the Directors; |
(b) | of the names of the Directors present at each meeting of the Directors and of any committee of the Directors; |
(c) | of all resolutions and proceedings at all meetings of the Company, and of the Directors, and of committees of Directors. |
PENSIONS
91. | The Directors may, on behalf of the Company, pay gratuity, pension or other benefit on the retirement of any Director who held a remunerative office or beneficial post in the Company or to his widow or dependants and may contribute to any fund or give additional remuneration for the purchase or grant of such gratuity, pension or benefit. |
ALTERNATE DIRECTORS
92. (a) | Each Director shall have power at any time to nominate another person, being a Director or not, to act as his alternate Director and at his discretion to remove such alternate Director at any time. |
(b) | An alternate Director shall (except as regards power to appoint an alternate Director and remuneration) be subject in all respects to the terms existing with reference to the other Directors, and shall have all powers and duties that the Director who has appointed him as his alternate has. Without prejudice to the preceding generality, an alternate Director shall be entitled to receive notices of all meetings of the Directors and to attend, speak and vote at any such meeting at which his appointor Director is not present. |
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(c) | One person may act as alternate Director to more than one Director and while he is so acting shall be entitled to a separate vote for each Director he is representing and, if he is himself a Director, his vote or votes as an alternate Director shall be in addition to his own vote. |
(d) | Any appointment or removal of an alternate Director may be made by letter, telegram, telex, or facsimile addressed to the Company or in any other manner approved by the Board of Directors and shall be confirmed as soon as possible by letter but may be acted upon by the Company meanwhile even though the letter has not yet been received by the Company. |
(e) | If a Director making any appointment as aforesaid shall cease to be a Director otherwise than by reason of vacating his office at a meeting of the Company at which he is re-elected, the person appointed by him shall thereupon cease to have any power or authority to act as an alternate Director. |
(f) | The Directors shall not be liable for the acts and defaults of any alternate Directors appointed by them. |
(g) | An alternate Director shall not be taken into account in reckoning the minimum or maximum number of members of the Board of Directors allowed for the time being but he shall be counted for the purpose of reckoning whether a quorum is present at any meeting of the Board of Directors attended by him at which he is entitled to vote. |
DISQUALIFICATION OF DIRECTORS
93. | The office of Director shall be vacated if the Director:- |
(a) | becomes bankrupt or makes any arrangement or composition with his creditors generally; or |
(b) | becomes prohibited from being a Director by reason of any order made under section 180 of the Law; or |
(c) | becomes of unsound mind; or |
(d) | resigns from his office by notice in writing to the Company. |
APPOINTMENT OF ADDITIONAL DIRECTORS AND REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS
94. | The Directors shall have power at any time, and from time to time, to appoint any person to be a Director, either to fill a casual vacancy or as an addition to the existing Directors, but so that the total number of Directors shall not at any time exceed the number fixed in accordance with these Regulations. Any Director so appointed shall hold office, only until the next following annual general meeting, and shall then be eligible for re-election. |
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95. | The Company may by ordinary resolution, of which special notice has been given in accordance with section 136 of the Law, remove any Director before the expiration of his period of office notwithstanding anything in these Regulations or in any agreement between the Company and such Director. Such removal shall be without prejudice to any claim such Director may have for damages for breach of any contract of service between him and the Company. |
96. | The Company may by ordinary resolution appoint another person to replace a Director whose services have been terminated according to the immediately preceding Regulation and, subject to the powers of the Directors according to Regulation 94, the Company in general meeting may appoint any person as Director either to fill the post rendered extraordinarily vacant or as an additional Director and may also specify the period for which this person shall hold the office. |
PROCEEDINGS OF DIRECTORS
97. | The Directors may meet together for the despatch of business, adjourn and otherwise regulate their meetings as they think fit. Questions arising at any meeting shall be decided by a majority of votes of the Directors present provided the necessary quorum exists in accordance with Regulation 98. A Director may, and the Secretary on the requisition of a Director shall, at any time summon a meeting of the Directors. Notice of the impending meeting is not necessary to be given to a Director who, at the time, is outside Cyprus. |
98. | The quorum necessary for the transaction of the business of the Directors may be fixed by the Directors, and unless so fixed shall be half of the total number of Directors plus one and if the total number of Directors is uneven, then the quorum will be the nearest number beyond one half. |
99. | A Director may participate in a meeting of the Directors by means of such telephone or other communications facilities as permit all persons participating in the meeting to hear each other, and a Director participating in such a meeting by such means is deemed to be present at the meeting. |
100. | The continuing Directors may act notwithstanding any vacancy in their body, but, if and so long as their number is reduced below the number fixed by or pursuant to the Regulations of the Company as the necessary quorum of Directors, the continuing Directors or Director may act for the purpose of increasing the number of Directors to that number, or of summoning a general meeting of the Company, but for no other purpose. |
101. | The Directors may elect a Chairman and Vice-Chairman of their meetings and determine the period for which each one of them is to hold office; but if no such Chairman or Vice-Chairman is elected, or if at any meeting of the Directors neither the Chairman nor the Vice-Chairman is present within ten minutes after the time appointed for holding the same, the Directors present may choose one of their number to be Chairman of the meeting. |
102. | The Directors may delegate any of their powers to a committee or committees consisting of such member or members of their body as they think fit; any committee so formed shall, in the exercise of the powers so delegated to it, conform to any terms or regulations that may be imposed on it by the Directors. |
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103. | A committee may elect a chairman of its meetings; if no such chairman is elected, or if at any meeting the chairman is not present within ten minutes after the time appointed for holding the same, the members present may choose one of their number to be chairman of the meeting. |
104. | The committees may meet and adjourn as they think proper. Matters arising at any meeting shall be determined by a majority of votes of the members present. |
105. | All acts done by any meeting of the Directors or of a committee of Directors or by any person acting as a Director shall, notwithstanding that it be afterwards discovered that there was some defect in the appointment of any such Director or person acting as aforesaid, or that they or any of them were disqualified, be as valid as if every such person had been duly appointed and was qualified to be a Director. |
106. | A resolution in writing signed or approved by letter, telegram, telex, facsimile or any other similar means by all Directors or their alternates (or, in case of a committee of the Directors set up in accordance with the preceding Regulations, by all members of such committee) shall be as valid and effectual as if it had been passed at a meeting of the Directors (or the committee, as the case may be) duly convened and held. Any such resolution in writing signed as aforesaid may consist of several documents each signed by one or more of the persons aforesaid. |
MANAGING DIRECTOR
107. | The Directors may from time to time appoint one or more of their body to the office of Managing Director for such period and on such terms as they think fit. A Director so appointed shall not (whilst holding that office) be subject to retirement by an annual general meeting but his appointment shall be automatically determined if he ceases from any cause to be a Director. |
108. | A Managing Director shall receive such remuneration (whether by way of salary, commission or participation in profits, or partly in one way and partly in another) as the Directors may determine from time to time. The remuneration of the Director appointed as Managing Director may be independent of and additional to the remuneration fixed on the basis of Regulation 82 of these Regulations. |
109. | The Directors may from time to time entrust to and confer upon the Managing Directors all or any of the powers exercisable by them, as they may think fit and the exercise of any powers by a Managing Director shall be subject to any regulations, restrictions and conditions imposed by the Directors and such powers may at any time be revoked or varied. |
SECRETARY
110. | The Secretary shall be appointed by the Directors for such term, at such remuneration and upon such conditions as they may think fit; and any Secretary so appointed may be removed by them. |
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shares during any portion or portions of the period in respect of which the dividend is paid; but if any share is issued on terms providing that it shall rank for dividend as from a particular date such share shall rank for dividend accordingly. |
119. | The Directors may deduct from any dividend payable to any member all sums of money (if any) presently payable by him to the Company in relation to shares of the Company. |
120. | Any general meeting declaring a dividend or bonus may direct payment of such dividend or bonus wholly or partly by the distribution of specific assets and in particular of fully paid up shares, debentures or debenture stock of any other company or in any one or more of such ways or in any other way; and the Directors shall give effect to such resolution, and where any difficulty arises in regard to such distribution, the Directors may settle the same as they think expedient, and in particular may issue fractional certificates and fix the value for distribution of such specific assets or any part thereof and may determine that cash payments shall be made to any members upon the footing of the value so fixed in order to adjust the rights of all parties; and may vest any such specific assets in trustees as may seem expedient to the Directors. |
121. | Any dividend, interest or other moneys payable in cash in respect of shares may be paid by cheque or warrant sent through the post directed to the registered address of the holder or, in the case of joint holders, to the registered address of that one of the join; holders who is first named in the Register of Members or to such person and to such address as the holder or joint holders may in writing direct. Every such cheque or warrant shall be made payable to the order of the person to whom it is sent. Any one of two or more joint holders may give effectual receipts for any dividends bonus or other amounts paid in respect of the shares held by them-as joint holders. |
122. | No dividend shall bear interest against the Company. |
ACCOUNTS
123. | The Directors shall cause proper books of account to be kept 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 takes place; |
(b) | all sales and purchases of goods by the Company; and |
(c) | the assets and liabilities of the Company. |
If not all books necessary to give a true and fair view of the state of the Companys financial affairs and to explain its transactions are kept then the Company will not be deemed to be keeping proper books of account.
124. | The books of account shall be kept at the registered office of the Company, or, subject to section 141(3) of the Law, at such other place or places as the Directors think fit, and shall always be open to the inspection of the Directors. |
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125. | The Directors shall from time to time determine whether and to what extent and at what time and place and under what conditions or regulations the accounts and books of the Company or any of them shall be open to the inspection of members not being Directors; and no member (not being a Director) shall have any right of inspecting any account or book or document of the Company except as conferred by statute or authorised by the Directors or by the Company in general meeting. |
126. | The Directors shall from time to time, in accordance with sections 142, 144 and 151 of the Law, cause to be prepared and to be laid before the Company in general meeting such profit and loss accounts, balance sheets, group accounts (if any) and reports as are referred to in those sections. |
127. | A copy of every balance sheet (including every document required by law to be annexed thereto) which is to be laid before the Company in general meeting, together with a copy of the auditors report shall, not less than twenty-one days before the day of the meeting, be sent to every member of, and every holder of debentures of, the Company and to every person registered under Regulation 38. Provided that this Regulation shall not be deemed to require a copy of those documents to be sent to any person of whose address the Company is not aware or to more than one of the joint holders of any shares or debentures of the Company. |
CAPITALISATION OF PROFITS
128. | The Company in general meeting may, upon the recommendation of the Directors, resolve that it is desirable to capitalise any part of the amount for the time being standing to the credit of any of the Companys reserve accounts or representing a premium of an issue of shares or standing to the credit of the profit and loss account or otherwise available for distribution, and accordingly that such sum be set free for distribution, amongst the members who would have been entitled thereto if distributed by way of dividend and in the same proportions, on condition that the same be not paid in cash but be applied either in or towards paying up any amounts for the time being unpaid on any shares held by such members respectively or paying up in full unissued shares or debentures of the Company to be allotted and distributed credited as fully paid up to and amongst such members in the proportion aforesaid, or partly in the one way and partly in the other, and the Directors shall give effect to such resolution. |
Provided that a share premium account and a capital redemption reserve fund, for the purposes of this regulation, may only be applied in the paying up of unissued shares to be issued to members of the Company as fully paid bonus shares.
129. | Whenever such a resolution as aforesaid shall have been passed the Directors shall make all appropriations and applications of the undivided profits resolved to be capitalised thereby, and all allotments and issues of fully paid shares or debentures, if any, and generally shall do all acts and things required to give effect thereto, with full power to the Directors to make such provisions by the issue of fractional certificates or by payment in cash or otherwise as they think fit for the case of shares or debentures becoming distributable in fractions and also to authorise any person to enter on behalf of all the members entitled thereto into an agreement with the Company providing for the allotment to them respectively, credited as fully paid up, of any further shares or debentures to which they may be |
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entitled upon such capitalisation, or (as the case may require) for the payment up by the Company on their behalf, by the application thereto of their respective proportions of the profits resolved to be capitalised, of the amounts or any part of the amounts remaining unpaid on their existing shares; and any agreement made under such authority shall be effective and binding on all such members. |
AUDIT
130. | Auditors shall be appointed and their duties regulated in accordance with sections 153 to 156 (both inclusive) of the Law. |
NOTICES
131. | A notice may be given by the Company to any member either personally or by sending it by post to him or to his registered address or (if he has no registered address within Cyprus) to the address, if any, within Cyprus supplied by him to the Company for the giving of notice to him. Where a notice is sent by post, service of the notice shall be deemed to be effected, in the case of notice for a general meeting, at the expiration of 24 hours after the letter containing the same is posted and in any other case at the time at which the letter would be delivered in the ordinary course of post. |
132. | A notice may be given by the Company to the joint holders of a share by giving the notice to the holder first named in the Register of Members in respect of that share. |
133. | A notice may be given by the Company to the persons entitled to a share in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of a member by sending it through the post in a prepaid letter addressed to them by name, or by the title of representatives of the deceased, or trustee of the bankrupt, or by any like description, at the address, if any, within Cyprus supplied for the purpose by the persons claiming to be so entitled, or (until such an address has been so supplied) by giving the notice in any manner in which the same might have been given if the death or bankruptcy had not occurred. |
134. | Notice of every general meeting shall be given in any manner hereinbefore authorised to:- |
(a) | every member except those members who (having no registered address within Cyprus) have not supplied to the Company an address within Cyprus for the giving of notices to them; |
(b) | every person upon whom the ownership of a share devolves by reason of his being a legal personal representative or a trustee in bankruptcy of a member where the member but for his death or bankruptcy would have been entitled to receive notice of the meeting; and |
(c) | the auditor for the time being of the Company. |
No other person shall be entitled to receive notices of general meetings.
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WINDING UP
135. | If the Company shall be wound up the liquidator may, with the sanction of an extraordinary resolution of the Company and any other sanction required by the Law, divide amongst the members in specie or kind the whole or any part of the assets of the company (whether they shall consist of property of the same kind or not) and may, for such purpose set such value as he deems fair upon any property to be divided as aforesaid and may determine how such division shall be carried out as between the members or different classes of members. The liquidator may, with the like sanction, vest the whole or any part of such assets in trustees upon such trusts for the benefit of the contributories as the liquidator, with the like sanction, shall think fit, but so that no member shall be compelled to accept any shares or other securities whereon there is any liability. |
INDEMNITY
136. | Every Director, Managing Director, agent, auditor, Secretary or other person who holds office for the time being in the Company shall be indemnified out of the assets of the Company against any losses or liabilities which he may sustain or incur in or about the execution of his duties including liability incurred by him in defending any proceedings whether civil or criminal in which judgement is given in his favour or in which he is acquitted or in connection with any application under section 383 of the Law in which relief is granted to him by the Court. |
137. | Every Director, Managing Director, agent, auditor, Secretary or other person who holds office in the Company and every employee of the Company, shall be compensated by the Company for, and the Board of Directors shall have obligation to pay out of the savings of the Company, all expenses, and losses which such person may have incurred or may have undertaken to pay under a contract he may have made in such capacity or in connection with any transaction or act done in the exercise of his powers and/or duties in such capacity. |
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NAMES, ADDRESSES AND DESCRIPTION OF SUBSCRIBERS
OMNIUM NOMINEES LIMITED
Company Limited by shares
Registration number: HE125455
2, Diagorou Street
ERA House
7 - 12 Floors
1097 Nicosia
Dated this day of
Witness to the above signatures
Kalia Neophytou
Secretary
2, Diagorou, ERA House
7-12 floors
1097 Nicosia
I hereby certify that this Memorandum and Articles of Association was drawn up by me.
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Katerina Hadjichristofi |
(Sgd) Advocate |
2, Diagorou, ERA House. |
1097 Nicosia |
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VANTAGE HOLDINGS CYPRUS ODC LIMITED
(hereinafter the «Company»)
A decision which was taken at an Extraordinary general meeting of the company which took place at the registered office of 9 December 2011
SPECIAL RESOLUTION
It is decided that:
«The name of the Company will change and is hereby changing from VANTAGE HOLDINGS CYPRUS ODC LIMITED to DRAGONQUEST HOLDINGS CYPRUS ODC LIMITED.»
It is hereby certified that the above is a true copy of the special resolution of the members of the Company which refers in the title.
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OMNISERVE LTD |
Secretary |
DRAGONQUEST HOLDINGS CYPRUS ODC LIMITED (the «Company»)
Resolution taken by the sole shareholder of the Company pursuant to
Regulation 79 of the Articles of Association
on January 20, 2012
SPECIAL RESOLUTION
It is decided that the Articles of Association of the Company be amended by adding the following new Regulation 35A after the present Regulation 35A of the Articles of Association:
35A | Notwithstanding anything contained, provided or implied in these regulations to the contrary, any restrictions, conditions or other provisions contained in regulations 27 to 35 of the Articles of Association or in any other regulation of the Articles of Association regarding the transfer and/or registration of any shares in the Company shall not apply to any shares in the Company which are pledged, hypothecated, charged, assigned or otherwise encumbered by way of security in favour of any person (either a natural person or a legal personality) and the directors shall not have the right to decline to register any such transfer of shares, nor suspend registration thereof and any pre-emption rights or other restrictions contained in the Articles of Association shall not be applied (a) where the transferee of such shares is a person (the Pledgee) to whom such shares have been pledged, hypothecated, charged, assigned or otherwise encumbered by way of security (the Security) or any person or persons (either a natural person or a legal personal) acting as nominee or nominees of the Pledgee or otherwise or any other person to which the shares are being transferred pursuant to such Security and/or (b) where such transfer takes place pursuant to the power of sale and/or transfer of the said shares under such Security, and/or (c) where such transfer or instrument of share transfer is delivered to the Company for registration by the Pledgee or by any other person in order to conclude and/or perfect such security over shares (in any case) and a certificate by any officer of the Pledgee that the transfer corresponds with the provisions of this regulation shall be considered indisputable, convincing and conclusive evidence of such facts and the directors shall be obliged to register such transfer upon receipt. |
It is hereby certified that the above is a true copy of the special resolution of the sole member of the Company referred to in the title.
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OMNISERVE LTD Secretary |
DRAGONQUEST HOLDINGS CYPRUS ODC LIMITED
(the «Company»)
WRITTEN RESOLUTION OF THE MEMBERS OF THE COMPANY IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE ARTICLES OF
ASSOCIATION OF THE COMPANY DATED 28 MARCH 2012
It is hereby resolved as follows:
«SPECIAL RESOLUTION
THAT the name of the Company be and is hereby changed from DRAGONQUEST HOLDINGS CYPRUS ODC LIMITED to VANTAGE HOLDINGS CYPRUS ODC LIMITED.»
It is hereby certified that the above Special Resolution is a true copy of the Written Resolution of the Members of the Company dated 28/3/2012.
SECRETARY |
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OMNISERVE LTD |
VANTAGE HOLDINGS CYPRUS ODC LIMITED
Written Resolution of the sole member of the Company
dated 13th April, 2012
ORDINARY RESOLUTION
It is hereby resolved that the Authorised Share Capital of the Company be and is hereby increased from 1 of 1 ordinary share of nominal value 1,00 to 1000 divided into 1000 ordinary shares of nominal value 1,00 each by the creation of 999 new ordinary shares of nominal value 1,00 each under the same terms and with the same rights in all respects as the existing shares.
It is hereby certified that the above Ordinary Resolution is a true copy of the Written Resolution of the Sole Member of the Company dated 13 April, 2012.
THE SECRETARY |
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OMNISERVE LTD |
Fees:20,00 | C16 |
THE COMPANIES LAW
CAP. 113
No. of Company
C 288980
Notice of consolidation, division, sub-division, redemption of or cancellation of Shares, conversion and reconversion of Stock into Shares (Pursuant to Section 61)
Name of Company
VANTAGE HOLDINGS CYPRUS ODC LIMITED
To the Registrar of Companies,
Hereby gives you notice that:
SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 21/5/2012
Unanimously resolved as follows:
That the authorised share capital of the Company be converted from EURO1.000 divided into 1.000 ordinary shares of nominal value EURO1,00 each to United States Dollars USD1.280 divided into 1.000 ordinary shares of United States Dollars USD1.28 each and the issued share capital of the Company be converted from EURO 1.000 divided into 1.000 ordinary shares of a nominal value EURO 1 each to United States Dollars USD1.280 divided into 1.000 ordinary shares of United States Dollars USD1.28 each.
Following such conversion the issued share capital will be denominate to the shareholder as follows:
OFFSHORE GROUP INVESTMENT LIMITED 1.000 ordinary shares of nominal value USD 1.28 each.
SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 21/5/2012
Unanimously resolved as follows:
That the authorised share capital of the Company be converted from United States Dollars USD 1.280 divided into 1.000 ordinary shares of a nominal value United States Dollars 1.28 each to United States Dollars USD 1.280 divided into 1.280 ordinary shares of United States Dollars USD 1 each and the issued share capital of the Company be converted from United States Dollars USD 1.280 divided into 1.000 ordinary shares of a nominal value United States Dollars USD 1.28 each to United States Dollars USD1.280 divided into 1.280 ordinary shares of United States Dollars USD1 each.
Following such conversion the issued share capital will be denominated to the shareholder as follows:
OFFSHORE GROUP INVESTMENT LIMITED shall hold 1.280 ordinary shares of nominal value USD1 each.
(Signature)
Secretary |
Date |
Name and Address for correspondence | ||||||
Name | NOBEL TRUST LIMITED | |||||
Address | 2 Diagorou, ERA House, 10th Floor | |||||
Nicosia | ||||||
Post Code | 1097 | Telephone | 22022777 |
VANTAGE HOLDINGS CYPRUS ODC LIMITED
Written Resolution of the members of the Company
dated 21 May 2012 in Nicosia
ORDINARY RESOLUTION
It is hereby resolved that the Authorised Share Capital of the Company be and is hereby increased from United States Dollars 1,280 divided into 1,280 ordinary shares of nominal value United States Dollars 1,00 each to United States Dollars 10.000 divided into 10.000 ordinary shares of nominal value United States Dollars 1,00 each by the creation of 8,720 new ordinary shares of nominal value United States Dollars 1,00 each under the same terms and with the same rights in all respects as the existing shares.
It is hereby certified that the above Ordinary Resolution is a true copy of the Written Resolution of the Members of the Company dated 21 May, 2012.
THE SECRETARY |
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OMNISERVE LTD |
VANTAGE HOLDINGS CYPRUS ODC LIMITED
(the Company)
WRITTEN RESOLUTION OF THE MEMBERS OF THE COMPANY
PASSED AND SIGNED
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COMPANYS ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
DATED 16 DECEMBER, 2015
It is hereby resolved as follows:
SPECIAL RESOLUTION
That the articles of association of the Company be amended by the deletion of the existing article no. 7 and its replacement with the following:
7. | Without prejudice to any special rights previously conferred on the holders of any existing shares or class of shares, any share in the Company may be issued with such preferred, deferred or other special rights or such terms or restrictions, whether in regard to dividend, return of capital or otherwise as the Directors, or the Company by ordinary resolution may from time to time determine, provided that non-voting shares shall not be issued at any time. |
It is hereby certified that the above is a true copy of the special resolution of the members of the Company dated 16th December, 2015.
SECRETARY |
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OMNISERVE LTD |
Exhibit 3.24B
Registrar of Companies
Government Administration Building
133 Elgin Avenue
George Town
Grand Cayman
Vantage Holdings Malaysia I Co. (ROC #250253) (the Company)
TAKE NOTICE that by written resolution of the sole shareholder of the Company dated 6 January 2016, the following special resolution was passed:
That the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company currently in effect be amended and restated by the deletion in their entirety and the substitution in their place of the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association annexed hereto.
Gwyneth Forbes |
Corporate Administrator |
for and on behalf of |
Maples Corporate Services Limited |
Dated this 12th day of January 2016
THE COMPANIES LAW (2013 REVISION)
OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS
COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES
AMENDED AND RESTATED
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
OF
VANTAGE HOLDINGS MALAYSIA I CO.
(adopted by special resolution passed on 6 January 2016)
THE COMPANIES LAW (2013 REVISION)
OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS
COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES
AMENDED AND RESTATED
MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION
OF
VANTAGE HOLDINGS MALAYSIA I CO.
(adopted by special resolution passed on 6 January 2016)
1 | The name of the Company is Vantage Holdings Malaysia I Co. |
2 | The Registered Office of the Company shall be at the offices of Maples Corporate Services Limited, PO Box 309, Ugland House, Grand Cayman, KY1-1104, Cayman Islands, or at such other place within the Cayman Islands as the Directors may decide. |
3 | The objects for which the Company is established are unrestricted and the Company shall have full power and authority to carry out any object not prohibited by the laws of the Cayman Islands. |
4 | The liability of each Member is limited to the amount unpaid on such Members shares. |
5 | The share capital of the Company is US$50,000 divided into 50,000 shares of a par value of US$1.00 each. |
6 | The Company has power to register by way of continuation as a body corporate limited by shares under the laws of any jurisdiction outside the Cayman Islands and to be deregistered in the Cayman Islands. |
7 | Capitalised terms that are not defined in this Memorandum of Association bear the respective meanings given to them in the Articles of Association of the Company. |
THE COMPANIES LAW (2013 REVISION)
OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS
COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES
AMENDED AND RESTATED
ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
OF
VANTAGE HOLDINGS MALAYSIA I CO.
(adopted by special resolution passed on 6 January 2016)
1 | Interpretation |
1.1 | In the Articles Table A in the First Schedule to the Statute does not apply and, unless there is something in the subject or context inconsistent therewith: |
Articles |
means these articles of association of the Company. | |
Auditor |
means the person for the time being performing the duties of auditor of the Company (if any). | |
Company |
means the above named company. | |
Directors |
means the directors for the time being of the Company. | |
Dividend |
means any dividend (whether interim or final) resolved to be paid on Shares pursuant to the Articles. | |
Electronic Record |
has the same meaning as in the Electronic Transactions Law. | |
Electronic Transactions Law |
means the Electronic Transactions Law (2003 Revision) of the Cayman Islands. | |
Member |
has the same meaning as in the Statute. | |
Memorandum |
means the memorandum of association of the Company. | |
Ordinary Resolution |
means a resolution passed by a simple majority of the Members as, being entitled to do so, vote in person or, where proxies are allowed, by proxy at a general meeting, and includes a unanimous written resolution. In computing the majority when a poll is demanded regard shall be had to the number of votes to which each Member is entitled by the Articles. |
Register of Members |
means the register of Members maintained in accordance with the Statute and includes (except where otherwise stated) any duplicate register of Members. | |
Registered Office |
means the registered office for the time being of the Company. | |
Seal |
means the common seal of the Company and includes every duplicate seal. | |
Share |
means a share in the Company and includes a fraction of a share in the Company. | |
Special Resolution |
has the same meaning as in the Statute, and includes a unanimous written resolution. | |
Statute |
means the Companies Law (2013 Revision) of the Cayman Islands. | |
Subscriber |
means the subscriber to the Memorandum. |
1.2 | In the Articles: |
(a) | words importing the singular number include the plural number and vice versa; |
(b) | words importing the masculine gender include the feminine gender; |
(c) | words importing persons include corporations as well as any other legal or natural person; |
(d) | written and in writing include all modes of representing or reproducing words in visible form, including in the form of an Electronic Record; |
(e) | shall shall be construed as imperative and may shall be construed as permissive; |
(f) | references to provisions of any law or regulation shall be construed as references to those provisions as amended, modified, re-enacted or replaced; |
(g) | any phrase introduced by the terms including, include, in particular or any similar expression shall be construed as illustrative and shall not limit the sense of the words preceding those terms; |
(h) | the term and/or is used herein to mean both and as well as or. The use of and/or in certain contexts in no respects qualifies or modifies the use of the terms and or or in others. The term or shall not be interpreted to be exclusive and the term and shall not be interpreted to require the conjunctive (in each case, unless the context otherwise requires); |
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(i) | headings are inserted for reference only and shall be ignored in construing the Articles; |
(j) | section 8 of the Electronic Transactions Law shall not apply; |
(k) | the term clear days in relation to the period of a notice means that period excluding the day when the notice is received or deemed to be received and the day for which it is given or on which it is to take effect; and |
(l) | the term holder in relation to a Share means a person whose name is entered in the Register of Members as the holder of such Share. |
2 | Commencement of Business |
2.1 | The business of the Company may be commenced as soon after incorporation of the Company as the Directors shall see fit. |
2.2 | The Directors may pay, out of the capital or any other monies of the Company, all expenses incurred in or about the formation and establishment of the Company, including the expenses of registration. |
3 | Issue of Shares |
3.1 | Subject to the provisions, if any, in the Memorandum (and to any direction that may be given by the Company in general meeting) and without prejudice to any rights attached to any existing Shares, the Directors may allot, issue, grant options over or otherwise dispose of Shares (including fractions of a Share) with or without preferred, deferred or other rights or restrictions, whether in regard to Dividend or other distribution, voting, return of capital or otherwise and to such persons, at such times and on such other terms as they think proper, save that no Shares shall be allotted, issued or disposed of without such Share having the right to attend and vote at general meetings of the Company. |
3.2 | The Company shall not issue Shares to bearer. |
4 | Register of Members |
The Company shall maintain or cause to be maintained the Register of Members in accordance with the Statute.
5 | Closing Register of Members or Fixing Record Date |
5.1 | For the purpose of determining Members entitled to notice of, or to vote at any meeting of Members or any adjournment thereof, or Members entitled to receive payment of any Dividend or other distribution, or in order to make a determination of Members for any other purpose, the Directors may provide that the Register of Members shall be closed for transfers for a stated period which shall not in any case exceed forty days. |
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5.2 | In lieu of, or apart from, closing the Register of Members, the Directors may fix in advance or arrears a date as the record date for any such determination of Members entitled to notice of, or to vote at any meeting of the Members or any adjournment thereof, or for the purpose of determining the Members entitled to receive payment of any Dividend or other distribution, or in order to make a determination of Members for any other purpose. |
5.3 | If the Register of Members is not so closed and no record date is fixed for the determination of Members entitled to notice of, or to vote at, a meeting of Members or Members entitled to receive payment of a Dividend or other distribution, the date on which notice of the meeting is sent or the date on which the resolution of the Directors resolving to pay such Dividend or other distribution is passed, as the case may be, shall be the record date for such determination of Members. When a determination of Members entitled to vote at any meeting of Members has been made as provided in this Article, such determination shall apply to any adjournment thereof. |
6 | Certificates for Shares |
6.1 | A Member shall only be entitled to a share certificate if the Directors resolve that share certificates shall be issued. Share certificates representing Shares, if any, shall be in such form as the Directors may determine. Share certificates shall be signed by one or more Directors or other person authorised by the Directors. The Directors may authorise certificates to be issued with the authorised signature(s) affixed by mechanical process. All certificates for Shares shall be consecutively numbered or otherwise identified and shall specify the Shares to which they relate. All certificates surrendered to the Company for transfer shall be cancelled and subject to the Articles no new certificate shall be issued until the former certificate representing a like number of relevant Shares shall have been surrendered and cancelled. |
6.2 | The Company shall not be bound to issue more than one certificate for Shares held jointly by more than one person and delivery of a certificate to one joint holder shall be a sufficient delivery to all of them. |
6.3 | If a share certificate is defaced, worn out, lost or destroyed, it may be renewed on such terms (if any) as to evidence and indemnity and on the payment of such expenses reasonably incurred by the Company in investigating evidence, as the Directors may prescribe, and (in the case of defacement or wearing out) upon delivery of the old certificate. |
6.4 | Every share certificate sent in accordance with the Articles will be sent at the risk of the Member or other person entitled to the certificate. The Company will not be responsible for any share certificate lost or delayed in the course of delivery. |
7 | Transfer of Shares |
7.1 | Subject to Article 3.1, Shares are transferable subject to the consent of the Directors who may, in their absolute discretion, decline to register any transfer of Shares without giving any reason. If the Directors refuse to register a transfer they shall notify the transferee within two months of such refusal. |
7.2 | The instrument of transfer of any Share shall be in writing and shall be executed by or on behalf of the transferor (and if the Directors so require, signed by or on behalf of the transferee). The transferor shall be deemed to remain the holder of a Share until the name of the transferee is entered in the Register of Members. |
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7.3 | Notwithstanding anything contained in these Articles, the Directors shall not decline to register any transfer of shares where such transfer is executed pursuant to, or for the purpose of enforcing, any security which has been granted over such shares, and a certificate by the party to whom such security has been granted that the transfer was so executed shall be conclusive evidence of such fact. |
8 | Redemption and Repurchase of Shares |
8.1 | Subject to the provisions of the Statute the Company may issue Shares that are to be redeemed or are liable to be redeemed at the option of the Member or the Company. The redemption of such Shares shall be effected in such manner as the Company may, by Special Resolution, determine before the issue of the Shares. |
8.2 | Subject to the provisions of the Statute, the Company may purchase its own Shares (including any redeemable Shares) provided that the Members shall have approved the manner of purchase by Ordinary Resolution. |
8.3 | The Company may make a payment in respect of the redemption or purchase of its own Shares in any manner permitted by the Statute, including out of capital. |
9 | Variation of Rights of Shares |
9.1 | If at any time the share capital of the Company is divided into different classes of Shares, all or any of 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 without the consent of the holders of the issued Shares of that class where such variation is considered by the Directors not to have a material adverse effect upon such rights; otherwise, any such variation shall be made only with the consent in writing of the holders of not less than two thirds of the issued Shares of that class, or with the sanction of a resolution passed by a majority of not less than two thirds of the votes cast at a separate meeting of the holders of the Shares of that class. For the avoidance of doubt, the Directors reserve the right, notwithstanding that any such variation may not have a material adverse effect, to obtain consent from the holders of Shares of the relevant class. To any such meeting all the provisions of the Articles relating to general meetings shall apply mutatis mutandis, except that the necessary quorum shall be one person holding or representing by proxy at least one third of the issued Shares of the class and that any holder of Shares of the class present in person or by proxy may demand a poll. |
9.2 | For the purposes of a separate class meeting, the Directors may treat two or more or all the classes of Shares as forming one class of Shares if the Directors consider that such class of Shares would be affected in the same way by the proposals under consideration, but in any other case shall treat them as separate classes of Shares. |
9.3 | 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. |
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10 | Commission on Sale of Shares |
The Company may, in so far as the Statute permits, pay a commission to any person in consideration of his subscribing or agreeing to subscribe (whether absolutely or conditionally) or procuring or agreeing to procure subscriptions (whether absolutely or conditionally) for any Shares. Such commissions may be satisfied by the payment of cash and/or the issue of fully or partly paid-up Shares. The Company may also on any issue of Shares pay such brokerage as may be lawful.
11 | Non Recognition of Trusts |
The Company shall not be bound by or compelled to recognise in any way (even when notified) any equitable, contingent, future or partial interest in any Share, or (except only as is otherwise provided by the Articles or the Statute) any other rights in respect of any Share other than an absolute right to the entirety thereof in the holder.
12 | Lien on Shares |
12.1 | The Company shall have a first and paramount lien on all Shares (whether fully paid-up or not) registered in the name of a Member (whether solely or jointly with others) for all debts, liabilities or engagements to or with the Company (whether presently payable or not) by such Member or his estate, either alone or jointly with any other person, whether a Member or not, but the Directors may at any time declare any Share to be wholly or in part exempt from the provisions of this Article. The registration of a transfer of any such Share shall operate as a waiver of the Companys lien thereon. The Companys lien on a Share shall also extend to any amount payable in respect of that Share. |
12.2 | The Company may sell, in such manner as the Directors think fit, any Shares on which the Company has a lien, if a sum in respect of which the lien exists is presently payable, and is not paid within fourteen clear days after notice has been received or deemed to have been received by the holder of the Shares, or to the person entitled to it in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of the holder, demanding payment and stating that if the notice is not complied with the Shares may be sold. |
12.3 | To give effect to any such sale the Directors may authorise any person to execute an instrument of transfer of the Shares sold to, or in accordance with the directions of, the purchaser. The purchaser or his nominee shall be registered as the holder of the Shares comprised in any such transfer, and he shall not be bound to see to the application of the purchase money, nor shall his title to the Shares be affected by any irregularity or invalidity in the sale or the exercise of the Companys power of sale under the Articles. |
12.4 | The net proceeds of such sale after payment of costs, shall be applied in payment of such part of the amount in respect of which the lien exists as is presently payable and any balance shall (subject to a like lien for sums not presently payable as existed upon the Shares before the sale) be paid to the person entitled to the Shares at the date of the sale. |
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12.5 | Notwithstanding any other provision of these Articles, in the case of any share which is the subject of any security agreement approved by the Directors by, or pursuant to which, a security interest, mortgage, charge or other encumbrance has been granted in respect of such share, (i) the Company shall not have any lien on any such share for any monies (whether presently payable or not) payable at a fixed time or called in respect of any such share, (ii) subject always to their Directors duties under Cayman Islands law, the Directors of the Company may not refuse to declare, and if requested to do so by any holder or the secured party under any such security agreement, may declare any such share to be exempt from any lien provisions provided for in Articles 12.1 to 12.4 and (iii) the provisions of Articles 12.1 to 12.4 inclusive shall not apply to any such share. |
13 | Call on Shares |
13.1 | Subject to the terms of the allotment and issue of any Shares, the Directors may make calls upon the Members in respect of any monies unpaid on their Shares (whether in respect of par value or premium), and each Member shall (subject to receiving at least fourteen clear days notice specifying the time or times of payment) pay to the Company at the time or times so specified the amount called on the Shares. A call may be revoked or postponed, in whole or in part, as the Directors may determine. A call may be required to be paid by instalments. A person upon whom a call is made shall remain liable for calls made upon him notwithstanding the subsequent transfer of the Shares in respect of which the call was made. |
13.2 | A call shall be deemed to have been made at the time when the resolution of the Directors authorising such call was passed. |
13.3 | The joint holders of a Share shall be jointly and severally liable to pay all calls in respect thereof. |
13.4 | If a call remains unpaid after it has become due and payable, the person from whom it is due shall pay interest on the amount unpaid from the day it became due and payable until it is paid at such rate as the Directors may determine (and in addition all expenses that have been incurred by the Company by reason of such non-payment), but the Directors may waive payment of the interest or expenses wholly or in part. |
13.5 | An amount payable in respect of a Share on issue or allotment or at any fixed date, whether on account of the par value of the Share or premium or otherwise, shall be deemed to be a call and if it is not paid all the provisions of the Articles shall apply as if that amount had become due and payable by virtue of a call. |
13.6 | The Directors may issue Shares with different terms as to the amount and times of payment of calls, or the interest to be paid. |
13.7 | The Directors may, if they think fit, receive an amount from any Member willing to advance all or any part of the monies uncalled and unpaid upon any Shares held by him, and may (until the amount would otherwise become payable) pay interest at such rate as may be agreed upon between the Directors and the Member paying such amount in advance. |
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13.8 | No such amount paid in advance of calls shall entitle the Member paying such amount to any portion of a Dividend or other distribution payable in respect of any period prior to the date upon which such amount would, but for such payment, become payable. |
14 | Forfeiture of Shares |
14.1 | If a call or instalment of a call remains unpaid after it has become due and payable the Directors may give to the person from whom it is due not less than fourteen clear days notice requiring payment of the amount unpaid together with any interest which may have accrued and any expenses incurred by the Company by reason of such non-payment. The notice shall specify where payment is to be made and shall state that if the notice is not complied with the Shares in respect of which the call was made will be liable to be forfeited. |
14.2 | If the notice is not complied with, any Share in respect of which it was given may, before the payment required by the notice has been made, be forfeited by a resolution of the Directors. Such forfeiture shall include all Dividends, other distributions or other monies payable in respect of the forfeited Share and not paid before the forfeiture. |
14.3 | A forfeited Share may be sold, re-allotted or otherwise disposed of on such terms and in such manner as the Directors think fit and at any time before a sale, re-allotment or disposition the forfeiture may be cancelled on such terms as the Directors think fit. Where for the purposes of its disposal a forfeited Share is to be transferred to any person the Directors may authorise some person to execute an instrument of transfer of the Share in favour of that person. |
14.4 | A person any of whose Shares have been forfeited shall cease to be a Member in respect of them and shall surrender to the Company for cancellation the certificate for the Shares forfeited and shall remain liable to pay to the Company all monies which at the date of forfeiture were payable by him to the Company in respect of those Shares together with interest at such rate as the Directors may determine, but his liability shall cease if and when the Company shall have received payment in full of all monies due and payable by him in respect of those Shares. |
14.5 | A certificate in writing under the hand of one Director or officer of the Company that a Share has been forfeited on a specified date shall be conclusive evidence of the facts stated in it as against all persons claiming to be entitled to the Share. The certificate shall (subject to the execution of an instrument of transfer) constitute a good title to the Share and the person to whom the Share is sold or otherwise disposed of shall not be bound to see to the application of the purchase money, if any, nor shall his title to the Share be affected by any irregularity or invalidity in the proceedings in reference to the forfeiture, sale or disposal of the Share. |
14.6 | The provisions of the Articles as to forfeiture shall apply in the case of non payment of any sum which, by the terms of issue of a Share, becomes payable at a fixed time, whether on account of the par value of the Share or by way of premium as if it had been payable by virtue of a call duly made and notified. |
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15 | Transmission of Shares |
15.1 | If a Member dies the survivor or survivors (where he was a joint holder) or his legal personal representatives (where he was a sole holder), shall be the only persons recognised by the Company as having any title to his Shares. The estate of a deceased Member is not thereby released from any liability in respect of any Share, for which he was a joint or sole holder. |
15.2 | Any person becoming entitled to a Share in consequence of the death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution of a Member (or in any other way than by transfer) may, upon such evidence being produced as may be required by the Directors, elect, by a notice in writing sent by him to the Company, either to become the holder of such Share or to have some person nominated by him registered as the holder of such Share. If he elects to have another person registered as the holder of such Share he shall sign an instrument of transfer of that Share to that person. The Directors shall, in either case, have the same right to decline or suspend registration as they would have had in the case of a transfer of the Share by the relevant Member before his death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution, as the case may be. |
15.3 | A person becoming entitled to a Share by reason of the death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution of a Member (or in any other case than by transfer) shall be entitled to the same Dividends, other distributions and other advantages to which he would be entitled if he were the holder of such Share. However, he shall not, before becoming a Member in respect of a Share, be entitled in respect of it to exercise any right conferred by membership in relation to general meetings of the Company and the Directors may at any time give notice requiring any such person to elect either to be registered himself or to have some person nominated by him be registered as the holder of the Share (but the Directors shall, in either case, have the same right to decline or suspend registration as they would have had in the case of a transfer of the Share by the relevant Member before his death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution or any other case than by transfer, as the case may be). If the notice is not complied with within ninety days of being received or deemed to be received (as determined pursuant to the Articles) the Directors may thereafter withhold payment of all Dividends, other distributions, bonuses or other monies payable in respect of the Share until the requirements of the notice have been complied with. |
16 | Amendments of Memorandum and Articles of Association and Alteration of Capital |
16.1 | The Company may by Ordinary Resolution: |
(a) | increase its share capital by such sum as the Ordinary Resolution shall prescribe and with such rights, priorities and privileges annexed thereto, as the Company in general meeting may determine; |
(b) | consolidate and divide all or any of its share capital into Shares of larger amount than its existing Shares; |
(c) | convert all or any of its paid-up Shares into stock, and reconvert that stock into paid-up Shares of any denomination; |
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(d) | by subdivision of its existing Shares or any of them divide the whole or any part of its share capital into Shares of smaller amount than is fixed by the Memorandum or into Shares without par value; and |
(e) | cancel any Shares that at the date of the passing of the Ordinary Resolution have not been taken or agreed to be taken by any person and diminish the amount of its share capital by the amount of the Shares so cancelled. |
16.2 | All new Shares created in accordance with the provisions of the preceding Article shall be subject to the same provisions of the Articles with reference to the payment of calls, liens, transfer, transmission, forfeiture and otherwise as the Shares in the original share capital. |
16.3 | Subject to the provisions of the Statute and the provisions of the Articles as regards the matters to be dealt with by Ordinary Resolution, the Company may by Special Resolution: |
(a) | change its name; |
(b) | alter or add to the Articles; |
(c) | alter or add to the Memorandum with respect to any objects, powers or other matters specified therein; and |
(d) | reduce its share capital or any capital redemption reserve fund. |
17 | Offices and Places of Business |
Subject to the provisions of the Statute, the Company may by resolution of the Directors change the location of its Registered Office. The Company may, in addition to its Registered Office, maintain such other offices or places of business as the Directors determine. |
18 | General Meetings |
18.1 | All general meetings other than annual general meetings shall be called extraordinary general meetings. |
18.2 | The Company may, but shall not (unless required by the Statute) be obliged to, in each year hold a general meeting as its annual general meeting, and shall specify the meeting as such in the notices calling it. Any annual general meeting shall be held at such time and place as the Directors shall appoint and if no other time and place is prescribed by them, it shall be held at the Registered Office on the second Wednesday in December of each year at ten oclock in the morning. At these meetings the report of the Directors (if any) shall be presented. |
18.3 | The Directors may call general meetings, and they shall on a Members requisition forthwith proceed to convene an extraordinary general meeting of the Company. |
18.4 | A Members requisition is a requisition of Members holding at the date of deposit of the requisition not less than ten per cent. in par value of the issued Shares which as at that date carry the right to vote at general meetings of the Company. |
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18.5 | The Members requisition must state the objects of the meeting and must be signed by the requisitionists and deposited at the Registered Office, and may consist of several documents in like form each signed by one or more requisitionists. |
18.6 | If there are no Directors as at the date of the deposit of the Members requisition or if the Directors do not within twenty-one days from the date of the deposit of the Members requisition duly proceed to convene a general meeting to be held within a further twenty-one days, the requisitionists, or any of them representing more than one-half of the total voting rights of all of the requisitionists, may themselves convene a general meeting, but any meeting so convened shall be held no later than the day which falls three months after the expiration of the said twenty-one day period. |
18.7 | A general meeting convened as aforesaid by requisitionists shall be convened in the same manner as nearly as possible as that in which general meetings are to be convened by Directors. |
19 | Notice of General Meetings |
19.1 | At least five clear days notice shall be given of any general meeting. Every notice shall specify the place, the day and the hour of the meeting and the general nature of the business to be conducted at the general meeting and shall be given in the manner hereinafter mentioned or in such other manner if any as may be prescribed by the Company, provided that a general meeting of the Company shall, whether or not the notice specified in this Article has been given and whether or not the provisions of the Articles regarding general meetings have been complied with, be deemed to have been duly convened if it is so agreed: |
(a) | in the case of an annual general meeting, by all of the Members entitled to attend and vote thereat; and |
(b) | in the case of an extraordinary general meeting, by a majority in number of the Members having a right to attend and vote at the meeting, together holding not less than ninety five per cent. in par value of the Shares giving that right. |
19.2 | The accidental omission to give notice of a general meeting to, or the non receipt of notice of a general meeting by, any person entitled to receive such notice shall not invalidate the proceedings of that general meeting. |
20 | Proceedings at General Meetings |
20.1 | No business shall be transacted at any general meeting unless a quorum is present. Two Members being individuals present in person or by proxy or if a corporation or other non-natural person by its duly authorised representative or proxy shall be a quorum unless the Company has only one Member entitled to vote at such general meeting in which case the quorum shall be that one Member present in person or by proxy or (in the case of a corporation or other non-natural person) by its duly authorised representative or proxy. |
20.2 | A person may participate at a general meeting by conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all the persons participating in the meeting can communicate with each other. Participation by a person in a general meeting in this manner is treated as presence in person at that meeting. |
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20.3 | A resolution (including a Special Resolution) in writing (in one or more counterparts) signed by or on behalf of all of the Members for the time being entitled to receive notice of and to attend and vote at general meetings (or, being corporations or other non-natural persons, signed by their duly authorised representatives) shall be as valid and effective as if the resolution had been passed at a general meeting of the Company duly convened and held. |
20.4 | If a quorum is not present within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting to commence or if during such a meeting a quorum ceases to be present, the meeting, if convened upon a Members requisition, shall be dissolved and in any other case it shall stand adjourned to the same day in the next week at the same time and/or place or to such other day, time and/or place as the Directors may determine, and if at the adjourned meeting a quorum is not present within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting to commence, the Members present shall be a quorum. |
20.5 | The Directors may, at any time prior to the time appointed for the meeting to commence, appoint any person to act as chairman of a general meeting of the Company or, if the Directors do not make any such appointment, the chairman, if any, of the board of Directors shall preside as chairman at such general meeting. If there is no such chairman, or if he shall not be present within fifteen minutes after the time appointed for the meeting to commence, or is unwilling to act, the Directors present shall elect one of their number to be chairman of the meeting. |
20.6 | If no Director is willing to act as chairman or if no Director is present within fifteen minutes after the time appointed for the meeting to commence, the Members present shall choose one of their number to be chairman of the meeting. |
20.7 | The chairman may, with the consent of a meeting at which a quorum is present (and shall if so directed by the meeting) adjourn the meeting from time to time and from place to place, but no business shall be transacted at any adjourned meeting other than the business left unfinished at the meeting from which the adjournment took place. |
20.8 | When a general meeting is adjourned for thirty days or more, notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given as in the case of an original meeting. Otherwise it shall not be necessary to give any such notice of an adjourned meeting. |
20.9 | A resolution put to the vote of the meeting shall be decided on a show of hands unless before, or on the declaration of the result of, the show of hands, the chairman demands a poll, or any other Member or Members collectively present in person or by proxy (or in the case of a corporation or other non-natural person, by its duly authorised representative or proxy) and holding at least ten per cent. in par value of the Shares giving a right to attend and vote at the meeting demand a poll. |
20.10 | Unless a poll is duly demanded and the demand is not withdrawn a declaration by the chairman that a resolution has been carried or carried unanimously, or by a particular majority, or lost or not carried by a particular majority, an entry to that effect in the minutes of the proceedings of the meeting shall be conclusive evidence of that fact without proof of the number or proportion of the votes recorded in favour of or against such resolution. |
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20.11 | The demand for a poll may be withdrawn. |
20.12 | Except on a poll demanded on the election of a chairman or on a question of adjournment, a poll shall be taken as the chairman directs, and the result of the poll shall be deemed to be the resolution of the general meeting at which the poll was demanded. |
20.13 | A poll demanded on the election of a chairman or on a question of adjournment shall be taken forthwith. A poll demanded on any other question shall be taken at such date, time and place as the chairman of the general meeting directs, and any business other than that upon which a poll has been demanded or is contingent thereon may proceed pending the taking of the poll. |
20.14 | In the case of an equality of votes, whether on a show of hands or on a poll, the chairman shall be entitled to a second or casting vote. |
21 | Votes of Members |
21.1 | Subject to any rights or restrictions attached to any Shares, on a show of hands every Member who (being an individual) is present in person or by proxy or, if a corporation or other non-natural person is present by its duly authorised representative or by proxy, shall have one vote and on a poll every Member present in any such manner shall have one vote for every Share of which he is the holder. |
21.2 | In the case of joint holders the vote of the senior holder who tenders a vote, whether in person or by proxy (or, in the case of a corporation or other non-natural person, by its duly authorised representative or proxy), shall be accepted to the exclusion of the votes of the other joint holders, and seniority shall be determined by the order in which the names of the holders stand in the Register of Members. |
21.3 | A Member of unsound mind, or in respect of whom an order has been made by any court, having jurisdiction in lunacy, may vote, whether on a show of hands or on a poll, by his committee, receiver, curator bonis, or other person on such Members behalf appointed by that court, and any such committee, receiver, curator bonis or other person may vote by proxy. |
21.4 | No person shall be entitled to vote at any general meeting unless he is registered as a Member on the record date for such meeting nor unless all calls or other monies then payable by him in respect of Shares have been paid. |
21.5 | No objection shall be raised as to the qualification of any voter except at the general meeting or adjourned general meeting at which the vote objected to is given or tendered and every vote not disallowed at the meeting shall be valid. Any objection made in due time in accordance with this Article shall be referred to the chairman whose decision shall be final and conclusive. |
21.6 | On a poll or on a show of hands votes may be cast either personally or by proxy (or in the case of a corporation or other non-natural person by its duly authorised representative or proxy). A Member may appoint more than one proxy or the same proxy under one or more instruments to |
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attend and vote at a meeting. Where a Member appoints more than one proxy the instrument of proxy shall state which proxy is entitled to vote on a show of hands and shall specify the number of Shares in respect of which each proxy is entitled to exercise the related votes. |
21.7 | On a poll, a Member holding more than one Share need not cast the votes in respect of his Shares in the same way on any resolution and therefore may vote a Share or some or all such Shares either for or against a resolution and/or abstain from voting a Share or some or all of the Shares and, subject to the terms of the instrument appointing him, a proxy appointed under one or more instruments may vote a Share or some or all of the Shares in respect of which he is appointed either for or against a resolution and/or abstain from voting a Share or some or all of the Shares in respect of which he is appointed. |
22 | Proxies |
22.1 | The instrument appointing a proxy shall be in writing and shall be executed under the hand of the appointor or of his attorney duly authorised in writing, or, if the appointor is a corporation or other non natural person, under the hand of its duly authorised representative. A proxy need not be a Member. |
22.2 | The Directors may, in the notice convening any meeting or adjourned meeting, or in an instrument of proxy sent out by the Company, specify the manner by which the instrument appointing a proxy shall be deposited and the place and the time (being not later than the time appointed for the commencement of the meeting or adjourned meeting to which the proxy relates) at which the instrument appointing a proxy shall be deposited. In the absence of any such direction from the Directors in the notice convening any meeting or adjourned meeting or in an instrument of proxy sent out by the Company, the instrument appointing a proxy shall be deposited physically at the Registered Office not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for the meeting or adjourned meeting to commence at which the person named in the instrument proposes to vote. |
The chairman may in any event at his discretion declare that an instrument of proxy shall be deemed to have been duly deposited. An instrument of proxy that is not deposited in the manner permitted, or which has not been declared to have been duly deposited by the chairman, shall be invalid. |
22.3 | The instrument appointing a proxy may be in any usual or common form (or such other form as the Directors may approve) and may be expressed to be for a particular meeting or any adjournment thereof or generally until revoked. An instrument appointing a proxy shall be deemed to include the power to demand or join or concur in demanding a poll. |
22.4 | Votes given in accordance with the terms of an instrument of proxy shall be valid notwithstanding the previous death or insanity of the principal or revocation of the proxy or of the authority under which the proxy was executed, or the transfer of the Share in respect of which the proxy is given unless notice in writing of such death, insanity, revocation or transfer was received by the Company at the Registered Office before the commencement of the general meeting, or adjourned meeting at which it is sought to use the proxy. |
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23 | Corporate Members |
Any corporation or other non-natural person which is a Member may in accordance with its constitutional documents, or in the absence of such provision by resolution of its directors or other governing body, authorise such person as it thinks fit to act as its representative at any meeting of the Company or of any class of Members, and the person so authorised shall be entitled to exercise the same powers on behalf of the corporation which he represents as the corporation could exercise if it were an individual Member. |
24 | Shares that May Not be Voted |
Shares in the Company that are beneficially owned by the Company shall not be voted, directly or indirectly, at any meeting and shall not be counted in determining the total number of outstanding Shares at any given time. |
25 | Directors |
There shall be a board of Directors consisting of not less than one person (exclusive of alternate Directors) provided however that the Company may by Ordinary Resolution increase or reduce the limits in the number of Directors. |
26 | Powers of Directors |
26.1 | Subject to the provisions of the Statute, the Memorandum and the Articles and to any directions given by Special Resolution, the business of the Company shall be managed by the Directors who may exercise all the powers of the Company. No alteration of the Memorandum or Articles and no such direction shall invalidate any prior act of the Directors which would have been valid if that alteration had not been made or that direction had not been given. A duly convened meeting of Directors at which a quorum is present may exercise all powers exercisable by the Directors. |
26.2 | All cheques, promissory notes, drafts, bills of exchange and other negotiable or transferable instruments and all receipts for monies paid to the Company shall be signed, drawn, accepted, endorsed or otherwise executed as the case may be in such manner as the Directors shall determine by resolution. |
26.3 | The Directors on behalf of the Company may pay a gratuity or pension or allowance on retirement to any Director who has held any other salaried office or place of profit with the Company or to his widow or dependants and may make contributions to any fund and pay premiums for the purchase or provision of any such gratuity, pension or allowance. |
26.4 | The Directors may exercise all the powers of the Company to borrow money and to mortgage or charge its undertaking, property and assets (present and future) and uncalled capital or any part thereof and to issue debentures, debenture stock, mortgages, bonds and other such securities whether outright or as security for any debt, liability or obligation of the Company or of any third party. |
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27 | Appointment and Removal of Directors |
27.1 | The Company may by Ordinary Resolution appoint any person to be a Director or may by Ordinary Resolution remove any Director. |
27.2 | The Directors may appoint any person to be a Director, either to fill a vacancy or as an additional Director provided that the appointment does not cause the number of Directors to exceed any number fixed by or in accordance with the Articles as the maximum number of Directors. |
28 | Vacation of Office of Director |
The office of a Director shall be vacated if: |
(a) | the Director gives notice in writing to the Company that he resigns the office of Director; or |
(b) | the Director absents himself (for the avoidance of doubt, without being represented by proxy or an alternate Director appointed by him) from three consecutive meetings of the board of Directors without special leave of absence from the Directors, and the Directors pass a resolution that he has by reason of such absence vacated office; or |
(c) | the Director dies, becomes bankrupt or makes any arrangement or composition with his creditors generally; or |
(d) | the Director is found to be or becomes of unsound mind; or |
(e) | all of the other Directors (being not less than two in number) determine that he should be removed as a Director, either by a resolution passed by all of the other Directors at a meeting of the Directors duly convened and held in accordance with the Articles or by a resolution in writing signed by all of the other Directors. |
29 | Proceedings of Directors |
29.1 | The quorum for the transaction of the business of the Directors may be fixed by the Directors, and unless so fixed shall be two if there are two or more Directors, and shall be one if there is only one Director. A person who holds office as an alternate Director shall, if his appointor is not present, be counted in the quorum. A Director who also acts as an alternate Director shall, if his appointor is not present, count twice towards the quorum. |
29.2 | Subject to the provisions of the Articles, the Directors may regulate their proceedings as they think fit. Questions arising at any meeting shall be decided by a majority of votes. In the case of an equality of votes, the chairman shall have a second or casting vote. A Director who is also an alternate Director shall be entitled in the absence of his appointor to a separate vote on behalf of his appointor in addition to his own vote. |
29.3 | A person may participate in a meeting of the Directors or committee of Directors by conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all the persons participating in the meeting can communicate with each other at the same time. Participation by a person in a meeting in this manner is treated as presence in person at that meeting. Unless otherwise determined by the Directors the meeting shall be deemed to be held at the place where the chairman is located at the start of the meeting. |
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29.4 | A resolution in writing (in one or more counterparts) signed by all the Directors or all the members of a committee of the Directors or, in the case of a resolution in writing relating to the removal of any Director or the vacation of office by any Director, all of the Directors other than the Director who is the subject of such resolution (an alternate Director being entitled to sign such a resolution on behalf of his appointor and if such alternate Director is also a Director, being entitled to sign such resolution both on behalf of his appointer and in his capacity as a Director) shall be as valid and effectual as if it had been passed at a meeting of the Directors, or committee of Directors as the case may be, duly convened and held. |
29.5 | A Director or alternate Director may, or other officer of the Company on the direction of a Director or alternate Director shall, call a meeting of the Directors by at least two days notice in writing to every Director and alternate Director which notice shall set forth the general nature of the business to be considered unless notice is waived by all the Directors (or their alternates) either at, before or after the meeting is held. To any such notice of a meeting of the Directors all the provisions of the Articles relating to the giving of notices by the Company to the Members shall apply mutatis mutandis. |
29.6 | The continuing Directors (or a sole continuing Director, as the case may be) may act notwithstanding any vacancy in their body, but if and so long as their number is reduced below the number fixed by or pursuant to the Articles as the necessary quorum of Directors the continuing Directors or Director may act for the purpose of increasing the number of Directors to be equal to such fixed number, or of summoning a general meeting of the Company, but for no other purpose. |
29.7 | The Directors may elect a chairman of their board and determine the period for which he is to hold office; but if no such chairman is elected, or if at any meeting the chairman is not present within five minutes after the time appointed for the meeting to commence, the Directors present may choose one of their number to be chairman of the meeting. |
29.8 | All acts done by any meeting of the Directors or of a committee of the Directors (including any person acting as an alternate Director) shall, notwithstanding that it is afterwards discovered that there was some defect in the appointment of any Director or alternate Director, and/or that they or any of them were disqualified, and/or had vacated their office and/or were not entitled to vote, be as valid as if every such person had been duly appointed and/or not disqualified to be a Director or alternate Director and/or had not vacated their office and/or had been entitled to vote, as the case may be. |
29.9 | A Director but not an alternate Director may be represented at any meetings of the board of Directors by a proxy appointed in writing by him. The proxy shall count towards the quorum and the vote of the proxy shall for all purposes be deemed to be that of the appointing Director. |
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30 | Presumption of Assent |
A Director or alternate Director who is present at a meeting of the board of Directors at which action on any Company matter is taken shall be presumed to have assented to the action taken unless his dissent shall be entered in the minutes of the meeting or unless he shall file his written dissent from such action with the person acting as the chairman or secretary of the meeting before the adjournment thereof or shall forward such dissent by registered post to such person immediately after the adjournment of the meeting. Such right to dissent shall not apply to a Director or alternate Director who voted in favour of such action. |
31 | Directors Interests |
31.1 | A Director or alternate Director may hold any other office or place of profit under the Company (other than the office of Auditor) in conjunction with his office of Director for such period and on such terms as to remuneration and otherwise as the Directors may determine. |
31.2 | A Director or alternate Director may act by himself or by, through or on behalf of his firm in a professional capacity for the Company and he or his firm shall be entitled to remuneration for professional services as if he were not a Director or alternate Director. |
31.3 | A Director or alternate Director may be or become a director or other officer of or otherwise interested in any company promoted by the Company or in which the Company may be interested as a shareholder, a contracting party or otherwise, and no such Director or alternate Director shall be accountable to the Company for any remuneration or other benefits received by him as a director or officer of, or from his interest in, such other company. |
31.4 | No person shall be disqualified from the office of Director or alternate Director or prevented by such office from contracting with the Company, either as vendor, purchaser or otherwise, nor shall any such contract or any contract or transaction entered into by or on behalf of the Company in which any Director or alternate Director shall be in any way interested be or be liable to be avoided, nor shall any Director or alternate Director so contracting or being so interested be liable to account to the Company for any profit realised by or arising in connection with any such contract or transaction by reason of such Director or alternate Director holding office or of the fiduciary relationship thereby established. A Director (or his alternate Director in his absence) shall be at liberty to vote in respect of any contract or transaction in which he is interested provided that the nature of the interest of any Director or alternate Director in any such contract or transaction shall be disclosed by him at or prior to its consideration and any vote thereon. |
31.5 | A general notice that a Director or alternate Director is a shareholder, director, officer or employee of any specified firm or company and is to be regarded as interested in any transaction with such firm or company shall be sufficient disclosure for the purposes of voting on a resolution in respect of a contract or transaction in which he has an interest, and after such general notice it shall not be necessary to give special notice relating to any particular transaction. |
32 | Minutes |
The Directors shall cause minutes to be made in books kept for the purpose of all appointments of officers made by the Directors, all proceedings at meetings of the Company or the holders of any class of Shares and of the Directors, and of committees of the Directors, including the names of the Directors or alternate Directors present at each meeting. |
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33 | Delegation of Directors Powers |
33.1 | The Directors may delegate any of their powers, authorities and discretions, including the power to sub-delegate, to any committee consisting of one or more Directors. They may also delegate to any managing director or any Director holding any other executive office such of their powers, authorities and discretions as they consider desirable to be exercised by him provided that an alternate Director may not act as managing director and the appointment of a managing director shall be revoked forthwith if he ceases to be a Director. Any such delegation may be made subject to any conditions the Directors may impose and either collaterally with or to the exclusion of their own powers and any such delegation may be revoked or altered by the Directors. Subject to any such conditions, the proceedings of a committee of Directors shall be governed by the Articles regulating the proceedings of Directors, so far as they are capable of applying. |
33.2 | The Directors may establish any committees, local boards or agencies or appoint any person to be a manager or agent for managing the affairs of the Company and may appoint any person to be a member of such committees, local boards or agencies. Any such appointment may be made subject to any conditions the Directors may impose, and either collaterally with or to the exclusion of their own powers and any such appointment may be revoked or altered by the Directors. Subject to any such conditions, the proceedings of any such committee, local board or agency shall be governed by the Articles regulating the proceedings of Directors, so far as they are capable of applying. |
33.3 | The Directors may by power of attorney or otherwise appoint any person to be the agent of the Company on such conditions as the Directors may determine, provided that the delegation is not to the exclusion of their own powers and may be revoked by the Directors at any time. |
33.4 | The Directors may by power of attorney or otherwise appoint any company, firm, person or body of persons, whether nominated directly or indirectly by the Directors, to be the attorney or authorised signatory of the Company for such purpose and with such powers, authorities and discretions (not exceeding those vested in or exercisable by the Directors under the Articles) and for such period and subject to such conditions as they may think fit, and any such powers of attorney or other appointment may contain such provisions for the protection and convenience of persons dealing with any such attorneys or authorised signatories as the Directors may think fit and may also authorise any such attorney or authorised signatory to delegate all or any of the powers, authorities and discretions vested in him. |
33.5 | The Directors may appoint such officers of the Company (including, for the avoidance of doubt and without limitation, any secretary) as they consider necessary on such terms, at such remuneration and to perform such duties, and subject to such provisions as to disqualification and removal as the Directors may think fit. Unless otherwise specified in the terms of his appointment an officer of the Company may be removed by resolution of the Directors or Members. An officer of the Company may vacate his office at any time if he gives notice in writing to the Company that he resigns his office. |
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34 | Alternate Directors |
34.1 | Any Director (but not an alternate Director) may by writing appoint any other Director, or any other person willing to act, to be an alternate Director and by writing may remove from office an alternate Director so appointed by him. |
34.2 | An alternate Director shall be entitled to receive notice of all meetings of Directors and of all meetings of committees of Directors of which his appointor is a member, to attend and vote at every such meeting at which the Director appointing him is not personally present, to sign any written resolution of the Directors, and generally to perform all the functions of his appointor as a Director in his absence. |
34.3 | An alternate Director shall cease to be an alternate Director if his appointor ceases to be a Director. |
34.4 | Any appointment or removal of an alternate Director shall be by notice to the Company signed by the Director making or revoking the appointment or in any other manner approved by the Directors. |
34.5 | Subject to the provisions of the Articles, an alternate Director shall be deemed for all purposes to be a Director and shall alone be responsible for his own acts and defaults and shall not be deemed to be the agent of the Director appointing him. |
35 | No Minimum Shareholding |
The Company in general meeting may fix a minimum shareholding required to be held by a Director, but unless and until such a shareholding qualification is fixed a Director is not required to hold Shares. |
36 | Remuneration of Directors |
36.1 | The remuneration to be paid to the Directors, if any, shall be such remuneration as the Directors shall determine. The Directors shall also be entitled to be paid all travelling, hotel and other expenses properly incurred by them in connection with their attendance at meetings of Directors or committees of Directors, or general meetings of the Company, or separate meetings of the holders of any class of Shares or debentures of the Company, or otherwise in connection with the business of the Company or the discharge of their duties as a Director, or to receive a fixed allowance in respect thereof as may be determined by the Directors, or a combination partly of one such method and partly the other. |
36.2 | The Directors may by resolution approve additional remuneration to any Director for any services which in the opinion of the Directors go beyond his ordinary routine work as a Director. Any fees paid to a Director who is also counsel, attorney or solicitor to the Company, or otherwise serves it in a professional capacity shall be in addition to his remuneration as a Director. |
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37 | Seal |
37.1 | The Company may, if the Directors so determine, have a Seal. The Seal shall only be used by the authority of the Directors or of a committee of the Directors authorised by the Directors. Every instrument to which the Seal has been affixed shall be signed by at least one person who shall be either a Director or some officer of the Company or other person appointed by the Directors for the purpose. |
37.2 | The Company may have for use in any place or places outside the Cayman Islands a duplicate Seal or Seals each of which shall be a facsimile of the common Seal of the Company and, if the Directors so determine, with the addition on its face of the name of every place where it is to be used. |
37.3 | A Director or officer, representative or attorney of the Company may without further authority of the Directors affix the Seal over his signature alone to any document of the Company required to be authenticated by him under seal or to be filed with the Registrar of Companies in the Cayman Islands or elsewhere wheresoever. |
38 | Dividends, Distributions and Reserve |
38.1 | Subject to the Statute and this Article and except as otherwise provided by the rights attached to any Shares, the Directors may resolve to pay Dividends and other distributions on Shares in issue and authorise payment of the Dividends or other distributions out of the funds of the Company lawfully available therefor. A Dividend shall be deemed to be an interim Dividend unless the terms of the resolution pursuant to which the Directors resolve to pay such Dividend specifically state that such Dividend shall be a final Dividend. No Dividend or other distribution shall be paid except out of the realised or unrealised profits of the Company, out of the share premium account or as otherwise permitted by the Statute. |
38.2 | Except as otherwise provided by the rights attached to any Shares, all Dividends and other distributions shall be paid according to the par value of the Shares that a Member holds. If any Share is issued on terms providing that it shall rank for Dividend as from a particular date, that Share shall rank for Dividend accordingly. |
38.3 | The Directors may deduct from any Dividend or other distribution payable to any Member all sums of money (if any) then payable by him to the Company on account of calls or otherwise. |
38.4 | The Directors may resolve that any Dividend or other distribution be paid wholly or partly by the distribution of specific assets and in particular (but without limitation) by the distribution of shares, debentures, or securities of any other company or in any one or more of such ways and where any difficulty arises in regard to such distribution, the Directors may settle the same as they think expedient and in particular may issue fractional Shares and may fix the value for distribution of such specific assets or any part thereof and may determine that cash payments shall be made to any Members upon the basis of the value so fixed in order to adjust the rights of all Members and may vest any such specific assets in trustees in such manner as may seem expedient to the Directors. |
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38.5 | Except as otherwise provided by the rights attached to any Shares, Dividends and other distributions may be paid in any currency. The Directors may determine the basis of conversion for any currency conversions that may be required and how any costs involved are to be met. |
38.6 | The Directors may, before resolving to pay any Dividend or other distribution, set aside such sums as they think proper as a reserve or reserves which shall, at the discretion of the Directors, be applicable for any purpose of the Company and pending such application may, at the discretion of the Directors, be employed in the business of the Company. |
38.7 | Any Dividend, other distribution, interest or other monies payable in cash in respect of Shares may be paid by wire transfer to the holder or by cheque or warrant sent through the post directed to the registered address of the holder or, in the case of joint holders, to the registered address of the holder who is first named on the Register of Members or to such person and to such address as such holder or joint holders may in writing direct. Every such cheque or warrant shall be made payable to the order of the person to whom it is sent. Any one of two or more joint holders may give effectual receipts for any Dividends, other distributions, bonuses, or other monies payable in respect of the Share held by them as joint holders. |
38.8 | No Dividend or other distribution shall bear interest against the Company. |
38.9 | Any Dividend or other distribution which cannot be paid to a Member and/or which remains unclaimed after six months from the date on which such Dividend or other distribution becomes payable may, in the discretion of the Directors, be paid into a separate account in the Companys name, provided that the Company shall not be constituted as a trustee in respect of that account and the Dividend or other distribution shall remain as a debt due to the Member. Any Dividend or other distribution which remains unclaimed after a period of six years from the date on which such Dividend or other distribution becomes payable shall be forfeited and shall revert to the Company. |
39 | Capitalisation |
The Directors may at any time capitalise any sum standing to the credit of any of the Companys reserve accounts or funds (including the share premium account and capital redemption reserve fund) or any sum standing to the credit of the profit and loss account or otherwise available for distribution; appropriate such sum to Members in the proportions in which such sum would have been divisible amongst such Members had the same been a distribution of profits by way of Dividend or other distribution; and apply such sum on their behalf in paying up in full unissued Shares for allotment and distribution credited as fully paid-up to and amongst them in the proportion aforesaid. In such event the Directors shall do all acts and things required to give effect to such capitalisation, with full power given to the Directors to make such provisions as they think fit in the case of Shares becoming distributable in fractions (including provisions whereby the benefit of fractional entitlements accrue to the Company rather than to the Members concerned). The Directors may authorise any person to enter on behalf of all of the Members interested into an agreement with the Company providing for such capitalisation and matters incidental or relating thereto and any agreement made under such authority shall be effective and binding on all such Members and the Company. |
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40 | Books of Account |
40.1 | The Directors shall cause proper books of account to be kept with respect to all sums of money received and expended by the Company and the matters in respect of which the receipt or expenditure takes place, all sales and purchases of goods by the Company and the assets and liabilities of the Company. Proper books of account shall not be deemed to be kept if there are not kept such books of account as are necessary to give a true and fair view of the state of the Companys affairs and to explain its transactions. |
40.2 | The Directors shall determine whether and to what extent and at what times and places and under what conditions or regulations the accounts and books of the Company or any of them shall be open to the inspection of Members not being Directors and no Member (not being a Director) shall have any right of inspecting any account or book or document of the Company except as conferred by Statute or authorised by the Directors or by the Company in general meeting. |
40.3 | The Directors may cause to be prepared and to be laid before the Company in general meeting profit and loss accounts, balance sheets, group accounts (if any) and such other reports and accounts as may be required by law. |
41 | Audit |
41.1 | The Directors may appoint an Auditor of the Company who shall hold office on such terms as the Directors determine. |
41.2 | Every Auditor of the Company shall have a right of access at all times to the books and accounts and vouchers of the Company and shall be entitled to require from the Directors and officers of the Company such information and explanation as may be necessary for the performance of the duties of the Auditor. |
41.3 | Auditors shall, if so required by the Directors, make a report on the accounts of the Company during their tenure of office at the next annual general meeting following their appointment in the case of a company which is registered with the Registrar of Companies as an ordinary company, and at the next extraordinary general meeting following their appointment in the case of a company which is registered with the Registrar of Companies as an exempted company, and at any other time during their term of office, upon request of the Directors or any general meeting of the Members. |
42 | Notices |
42.1 | Notices shall be in writing and may be given by the Company to any Member either personally or by sending it by courier, post, cable, telex, fax or e-mail to him or to his address as shown in the Register of Members (or where the notice is given by e-mail by sending it to the e-mail address provided by such Member). Any notice, if posted from one country to another, is to be sent by airmail. |
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42.2 | Where a notice is sent by courier, service of the notice shall be deemed to be effected by delivery of the notice to a courier company, and shall be deemed to have been received on the third day (not including Saturdays or Sundays or public holidays) following the day on which the notice was delivered to the courier. Where a notice is sent by post, service of the notice shall be deemed to be effected by properly addressing, pre paying and posting a letter containing the notice, and shall be deemed to have been received on the fifth day (not including Saturdays or Sundays or public holidays in the Cayman Islands) following the day on which the notice was posted. Where a notice is sent by cable, telex or fax, service of the notice shall be deemed to be effected by properly addressing and sending such notice and shall be deemed to have been received on the same day that it was transmitted. Where a notice is given by e-mail service shall be deemed to be effected by transmitting the e-mail to the e-mail address provided by the intended recipient and shall be deemed to have been received on the same day that it was sent, and it shall not be necessary for the receipt of the e-mail to be acknowledged by the recipient. |
42.3 | A notice may be given by the Company to the person or persons which the Company has been advised are entitled to a Share or Shares in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of a Member in the same manner as other notices which are required to be given under the Articles and shall be addressed to them by name, or by the title of representatives of the deceased, or trustee of the bankrupt, or by any like description at the address supplied for that purpose by the persons claiming to be so entitled, or at the option of the Company by giving the notice in any manner in which the same might have been given if the death or bankruptcy had not occurred. |
42.4 | Notice of every general meeting shall be given in any manner authorised by the Articles to every holder of Shares carrying an entitlement to receive such notice on the record date for such meeting except that in the case of joint holders the notice shall be sufficient if given to the joint holder first named in the Register of Members and every person upon whom the ownership of a Share devolves by reason of his being a legal personal representative or a trustee in bankruptcy of a Member where the Member but for his death or bankruptcy would be entitled to receive notice of the meeting, and no other person shall be entitled to receive notices of general meetings. |
43 | Winding Up |
43.1 | If the Company shall be wound up the liquidator shall apply the assets of the Company in satisfaction of creditors claims in such manner and order as such liquidator thinks fit. Subject to the rights attaching to any Shares, in a winding up: |
(a) | if the assets available for distribution amongst the Members shall be insufficient to repay the whole of the Companys issued share capital, such assets shall be distributed so that, as nearly as may be, the losses shall be borne by the Members in proportion to the par value of the Shares held by them; or |
(b) | if the assets available for distribution amongst the Members shall be more than sufficient to repay the whole of the Companys issued share capital at the commencement of the winding up, the surplus shall be distributed amongst the Members in proportion to the par value of the Shares held by them at the commencement of the winding up subject to a deduction from those Shares in respect of which there are monies due, of all monies payable to the Company for unpaid calls or otherwise. |
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43.2 | If the Company shall be wound up the liquidator may, subject to the rights attaching to any Shares and with the sanction of a Special Resolution of the Company and any other sanction required by the Statute, divide amongst the Members in kind the whole or any part of the assets of the Company (whether such assets shall consist of property of the same kind or not) and may for that purpose value any assets and determine how the division shall be carried out as between the Members or different classes of Members. The liquidator may, with the like sanction, vest the whole or any part of such assets in trustees upon such trusts for the benefit of the Members as the liquidator, with the like sanction, shall think fit, but so that no Member shall be compelled to accept any asset upon which there is a liability. |
44 | Indemnity and Insurance |
44.1 | Every Director and officer of the Company (which for the avoidance of doubt, shall not include auditors of the Company), together with every former Director and former officer of the Company (each an Indemnified Person) shall be indemnified out of the assets of the Company against any liability, action, proceeding, claim, demand, costs, damages or expenses, including legal expenses, whatsoever which they or any of them may incur as a result of any act or failure to act in carrying out their functions other than such liability (if any) that they may incur by reason of their own actual fraud or wilful default. No Indemnified Person shall be liable to the Company for any loss or damage incurred by the Company as a result (whether direct or indirect) of the carrying out of their functions unless that liability arises through the actual fraud or wilful default of such Indemnified Person. No person shall be found to have committed actual fraud or wilful default under this Article unless or until a court of competent jurisdiction shall have made a finding to that effect. |
44.2 | The Company shall advance to each Indemnified Person reasonable attorneys fees and other costs and expenses incurred in connection with the defence of any action, suit, proceeding or investigation involving such Indemnified Person for which indemnity will or could be sought. In connection with any advance of any expenses hereunder, the Indemnified Person shall execute an undertaking to repay the advanced amount to the Company if it shall be determined by final judgment or other final adjudication that such Indemnified Person was not entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Article. If it shall be determined by a final judgment or other final adjudication that such Indemnified Person was not entitled to indemnification with respect to such judgment, costs or expenses, then such party shall not be indemnified with respect to such judgment, costs or expenses and any advancement shall be returned to the Company (without interest) by the Indemnified Person. |
44.3 | The Directors, on behalf of the Company, may purchase and maintain insurance for the benefit of any Director or other officer of the Company against any liability which, by virtue of any rule of law, would otherwise attach to such person in respect of any negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust of which such person may be guilty in relation to the Company. |
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45 | Financial Year |
Unless the Directors otherwise prescribe, the financial year of the Company shall end on 31st December in each year and, following the year of incorporation, shall begin on 1st January in each year. |
46 | Transfer by Way of Continuation |
If the Company is exempted as defined in the Statute, it shall, subject to the provisions of the Statute and with the approval of a Special Resolution, have the power to register by way of continuation as a body corporate under the laws of any jurisdiction outside the Cayman Islands and to be deregistered in the Cayman Islands. |
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Exhibit 3.25B
Registrar of Companies
Government Administration Building
133 Elgin Avenue
George Town
Grand Cayman
Vantage International Management Co. (ROC #201279) (the Company)
TAKE NOTICE that by written resolution of the sole shareholder of the Company dated 6 January 2016, the following special resolution was passed:
That the Amended Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company currently in effect be amended and restated by the deletion in their entirety and the substitution in their place of the Second Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association annexed hereto.
Gwyneth Forbes |
Corporate Administrator |
for and on behalf of |
Maples Corporate Services Limited |
Dated this 12th day of January 2016
THE COMPANIES LAW (2013 REVISION)
OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS
COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES
OF
ASSOCIATION
OF
VANTAGE INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT CO.
(adopted by special resolution passed on 6 January 2016)
THE COMPANIES LAW (2013 REVISION)
OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS
COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION
OF
VANTAGE INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT CO.
(adopted by special resolution passed on 6 January 2016)
1 | The name of the Company is Vantage International Management Co. |
2 | The registered office of the Company shall be at the offices of Maples Corporate Services Limited, PO Box 309, Ugland House, Grand Cayman, KY1-1104, Cayman Islands, or at such other place as the Directors may from time to time decide. |
3 | The objects for which the Company is established are unrestricted and the Company shall have full power and authority to carry out any object not prohibited by the Companies Law (2007 Revision) or as the same may be revised from time to time, or any other law of the Cayman Islands. |
4 | The liability of each Member is limited to the amount from time to time unpaid on such Members shares. |
5 | The share capital of the Company is US$50,000 divided into 50,000 shares of a par value of US$1.00 each. |
6 | The Company has power to register by way of continuation as a body corporate limited by shares under the laws of any jurisdiction outside the Cayman Islands and to be deregistered in the Cayman Islands. |
7 | Capitalised terms that are not defined in this Memorandum of Association bear the same meaning as those given in the Articles of Association of the Company. |
THE COMPANIES LAW (2013 REVISION)
OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS
COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
OF
VANTAGE INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT CO.
(adopted by Special Resolution dated 6 January 2016)
INTERPRETATION
1 | In these Articles Table A in the First Schedule to the Statute does not apply and, unless there is something in the subject or context inconsistent therewith: |
Articles |
means these articles of association of the Company. | |
Auditor |
means the person for the time being performing the duties of auditor of the Company (if any). | |
Company |
means the above named company. | |
Directors |
means the directors for the time being of the Company. | |
Dividend |
includes an interim dividend. | |
Electronic Record |
has the same meaning as in the Electronic Transactions Law. | |
Electronic Transactions Law |
means the Electronic Transactions Law (2003 Revision) of the Cayman Islands. | |
Member |
has the same meaning as in the Statute. | |
Memorandum |
means the memorandum of association of the Company. |
Ordinary Resolution |
means a resolution passed by a simple majority of the Members as, being entitled to do so, vote in person or, where proxies are allowed, by proxy at a general meeting, and includes a unanimous written resolution. In computing the majority when a poll is demanded regard shall be had to the number of votes to which each Member is entitled by the Articles. | |
Register of Members |
means the register maintained in accordance with the Statute and includes (except where otherwise stated) any duplicate Register of Members. | |
Registered Office |
means the registered office for the time being of the Company. | |
Seal |
means the common seal of the Company and includes every duplicate seal. | |
Share and Shares |
means a share or shares in the Company and includes a fraction of a share. | |
Special Resolution |
has the same meaning as in the Statute, and includes a unanimous written resolution. | |
Statute |
means the Companies Law (2013 Revision) of the Cayman Islands. |
2 | In the Articles: |
2.1 | words importing the singular number include the plural number and vice versa; |
2.2 | words importing the masculine gender include the feminine gender; |
2.3 | words importing persons include corporations; |
2.4 | written and in writing include all modes of representing or reproducing words in visible form, including in the form of an Electronic Record; |
2.5 | references to provisions of any law or regulation shall be construed as references to those provisions as amended, modified, re-enacted or replaced from time to time; |
2.6 | any phrase introduced by the terms including, include, in particular or any similar expression shall be construed as illustrative and shall not limit the sense of the words preceding those terms; |
2.7 | headings are inserted for reference only and shall be ignored in construing these Articles; and |
2.8 | in these Articles Section 8 of the Electronic Transactions Law shall not apply. |
COMMENCEMENT OF BUSINESS
3 | The business of the Company may be commenced as soon after incorporation as the Directors shall see fit. |
4 | The Directors may pay, out of the capital or any other monies of the Company, all expenses incurred in or about the formation and establishment of the Company, including the expenses of registration. |
ISSUE OF SHARES
5 | Subject to the provisions, if any, in the Memorandum (and to any direction that may be given by the Company in general meeting) and without prejudice to any rights attached to any existing Shares, the Directors may allot, issue, grant options over or otherwise dispose of Shares (including fractions of a Share) with or without preferred, deferred or other rights or restrictions, whether in regard to Dividend, voting, return of capital or otherwise and to such persons, at such times and on such other terms as they think proper, save that no Shares shall be allotted, issued or disposed of without such Share having the right to attend and vote at general meetings of the Company. |
6 | The Company shall not issue Shares to bearer. |
REGISTER OF MEMBERS
7 | The Company shall maintain or cause to be maintained the Register of Members. |
CLOSING REGISTER OF MEMBERS OR FIXING RECORD DATE
8 | For the purpose of determining Members entitled to notice of, or to vote at any meeting of Members or any adjournment thereof, or Members entitled to receive payment of any Dividend, or in order to make a determination of Members for any other purpose, the Directors may provide that the Register of Members shall be closed for transfers for a stated period which shall not in any case exceed forty days. If the Register of Members shall be closed for the purpose of determining Members entitled to notice of, or to vote at, a meeting of Members the Register of Members shall be closed for at least ten days immediately preceding the meeting. |
9 | In lieu of, or apart from, closing the Register of Members, the Directors may fix in advance or arrears a date as the record date for any such determination of Members entitled to notice of, or to vote at any meeting of the Members or any adjournment thereof, or for the purpose of determining the Members entitled to receive payment of any Dividend or in order to make a determination of Members for any other purpose. |
10 | If the Register of Members is not so closed and no record date is fixed for the determination of Members entitled to notice of, or to vote at, a meeting of Members or Members entitled to receive payment of a Dividend, the date on which notice of the meeting is sent or the date on which the resolution of the Directors declaring such Dividend is adopted, as the case may be, shall be the record date for such determination of Members. When a determination of Members entitled to vote at any meeting of Members has been made as provided in this Article, such determination shall apply to any adjournment thereof. |
CERTIFICATES FOR SHARES
11 | A Member shall only be entitled to a share certificate if the Directors resolve that share certificates shall be issued. Share certificates representing Shares, if any, shall be in such form as the Directors may determine. Share certificates shall be signed by one or more Directors or other person authorised by the Directors. The Directors may authorise certificates to be issued with the authorised signature(s) affixed by mechanical process. All certificates for Shares shall be consecutively numbered or otherwise identified and shall specify the Shares to which they relate. All certificates surrendered to the Company for transfer shall be cancelled and subject to these Articles no new certificate shall be issued until the former certificate representing a like number of relevant Shares shall have been surrendered and cancelled. |
12 | The Company shall not be bound to issue more than one certificate for Shares held jointly by more than one person and delivery of a certificate to one joint holder shall be a sufficient delivery to all of them. |
13 | If a share certificate is defaced, worn out, lost or destroyed, it may be renewed on such terms (if any) as to evidence and indemnity and on the payment of such expenses reasonably incurred by the Company in investigating evidence, as the Directors may prescribe, and (in the case of defacement or wearing out) upon delivery of the old certificate. |
TRANSFER OF SHARES
14 | Shares are transferable subject to the consent of the Directors who may, in their absolute discretion, decline to register any transfer of Shares without giving any reason. If the Directors refuse to register a transfer they shall notify the transferee within two months of such refusal. |
15 | The instrument of transfer of any Share shall be in writing and shall be executed by or on behalf of the transferor (and if the Directors so require, signed by the transferee). The transferor shall be deemed to remain the holder of a Share until the name of the transferee is entered in the Register of Members. |
16 | Notwithstanding anything contained in these Articles, the Directors shall not decline to register any transfer of shares where such transfer is executed pursuant to, or for the purpose of enforcing, any security which has been granted over such shares, and a certificate by the party to whom such security has been granted that the transfer was so executed shall be conclusive evidence of such fact. |
REDEMPTION AND REPURCHASE OF SHARES
17 | Subject to the provisions of the Statute the Company may issue Shares that are to be redeemed or are liable to be redeemed at the option of the Member or the Company. The redemption of such Shares shall be effected in such manner as the Company may, by Special Resolution, determine before the issue of the Shares. |
18 | Subject to the provisions of the Statute, the Company may purchase its own Shares (including any redeemable Shares) provided that the Members shall have approved the manner of purchase by Ordinary Resolution. |
19 | The Company may make a payment in respect of the redemption or purchase of its own Shares in any manner permitted by the Statute, including out of capital. |
VARIATION OF RIGHTS OF SHARES
20 | If at any time the share capital of the Company 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-quarters of the issued Shares of that class, or with the sanction of a Special Resolution passed at a general meeting of the holders of the Shares of that class. |
21 | The provisions of these Articles relating to general meetings shall apply to every class meeting of the holders of one class of Shares except that the necessary quorum shall be one person holding or representing by proxy at least one third of the issued Shares of the class and that any holder of Shares of the class present in person or by proxy may demand a poll. |
22 | 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. |
COMMISSION ON SALE OF SHARES
23 | The Company may, in so far as the Statute permits, pay a commission to any person in consideration of his subscribing or agreeing to subscribe whether absolutely or conditionally for any Shares of the Company. Such commissions may be satisfied by the payment of cash and/or the issue of fully or partly paid-up Shares. The Company may also on any issue of Shares pay such brokerage as may be lawful. |
NON RECOGNITION OF TRUSTS
24 | The Company shall not be bound by or compelled to recognise in any way (even when notified) any equitable, contingent, future or partial interest in any Share, or (except only as is otherwise provided by these Articles or the Statute) any other rights in respect of any Share other than an absolute right to the entirety thereof in the registered holder. |
LIEN ON SHARES
25 | The Company shall have a first and paramount lien on all Shares (whether fully paid-up or not) registered in the name of a Member (whether solely or jointly with others) for all debts, liabilities or engagements to or with the Company (whether presently payable or not) by such Member or his estate, either alone or jointly with any other person, whether a Member or not, but the Directors may at any time declare any Share to be wholly or in part exempt from the provisions of this Article. The registration of a transfer of any such Share shall operate as a waiver of the Companys lien thereon. The Companys lien on a Share shall also extend to any amount payable in respect of that Share. |
26 | The Company may sell, in such manner as the Directors think fit, any Shares on which the Company has a lien, if a sum in respect of which the lien exists is presently payable, and is not paid within fourteen clear days after notice has been given to the holder of the Shares, or to the person entitled to it in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of the holder, demanding payment and stating that if the notice is not complied with the Shares may be sold. |
27 | To give effect to any such sale the Directors may authorise any person to execute an instrument of transfer of the Shares sold to, or in accordance with the directions of, the purchaser. The purchaser or his nominee shall be registered as the holder of the Shares comprised in any such transfer, and he shall not be bound to see to the application of the purchase money, nor shall his title to the Shares be affected by any irregularity or invalidity in the sale or the exercise of the Companys power of sale under these Articles. |
28 | The net proceeds of such sale after payment of costs, shall be applied in payment of such part of the amount in respect of which the lien exists as is presently payable and any residue shall (subject to a like lien for sums not presently payable as existed upon the Shares before the sale) be paid to the person entitled to the Shares at the date of the sale. |
29 | Notwithstanding any other provision of these Articles, in the case of any share which is the subject of any security agreement approved by the Directors by, or pursuant to which, a security interest, mortgage, charge or other encumbrance has been granted in respect of such share, (i) the Company shall not have any lien on any such share for any monies (whether presently payable or not) payable at a fixed time or called in respect of any such share, (ii) subject always to their Directors duties under Cayman Islands law, the Directors of the Company may not refuse to declare, and if requested to do so by any holder or the secured party under any such security agreement, may declare any such share to be exempt from any lien provisions provided for in Articles 25 to 28 and (iii) the provisions of Articles 25 to 28 inclusive shall not apply to any such share. |
CALL ON SHARES
30 | Subject to the terms of the allotment the Directors may from time to time make calls upon the Members in respect of any monies unpaid on their Shares (whether in respect of par value or premium), and each Member shall (subject to receiving at least fourteen days notice specifying the time or times of payment) pay to the Company at the time or times so specified the amount called on the Shares. A call may be revoked or postponed as the Directors may determine. A call may be required to be paid by instalments. A person upon whom a call is made shall remain liable for calls made upon him notwithstanding the subsequent transfer of the Shares in respect of which the call was made. |
31 | A call shall be deemed to have been made at the time when the resolution of the Directors authorising such call was passed. |
32 | The joint holders of a Share shall be jointly and severally liable to pay all calls in respect thereof. |
33 | If a call remains unpaid after it has become due and payable, the person from whom it is due shall pay interest on the amount unpaid from the day it became due and payable until it is paid at such rate as the Directors may determine, but the Directors may waive payment of the interest wholly or in part. |
34 | An amount payable in respect of a Share on allotment or at any fixed date, whether on account of the par value of the Share or premium or otherwise, shall be deemed to be a call and if it is not paid all the provisions of these Articles shall apply as if that amount had become due and payable by virtue of a call. |
35 | The Directors may issue Shares with different terms as to the amount and times of payment of calls, or the interest to be paid. |
36 | The Directors may, if they think fit, receive an amount from any Member willing to advance all or any part of the monies uncalled and unpaid upon any Shares held by him, and may (until the amount would otherwise become payable) pay interest at such rate as may be agreed upon between the Directors and the Member paying such amount in advance. |
37 | No such amount paid in advance of calls shall entitle the Member paying such amount to any portion of a Dividend declared in respect of any period prior to the date upon which such amount would, but for such payment, become payable. |
FORFEITURE OF SHARES
38 | If a call remains unpaid after it has become due and payable the Directors may give to the person from whom it is due not less than fourteen clear days notice requiring payment of the amount unpaid together with any interest, which may have accrued. The notice shall specify where payment is to be made and shall state that if the notice is not complied with the Shares in respect of which the call was made will be liable to be forfeited. |
39 | If the notice is not complied with any Share in respect of which it was given may, before the payment required by the notice has been made, be forfeited by a resolution of the Directors. Such forfeiture shall include all Dividends or other monies declared payable in respect of the forfeited Share and not paid before the forfeiture. |
40 | A forfeited Share may be sold, re-allotted or otherwise disposed of on such terms and in such manner as the Directors think fit and at any time before a sale, re-allotment or disposition the forfeiture may be cancelled on such terms as the Directors think fit. Where for the purposes of its disposal a forfeited Share is to be transferred to any person the Directors may authorise some person to execute an instrument of transfer of the Share in favour of that person. |
41 | A person any of whose Shares have been forfeited shall cease to be a Member in respect of them and shall surrender to the Company for cancellation the certificate for the Shares forfeited and shall remain liable to pay to the Company all monies which at the date of forfeiture were payable by him to the Company in respect of those Shares together with interest, but his liability shall cease if and when the Company shall have received payment in full of all monies due and payable by him in respect of those Shares. |
42 | A certificate in writing under the hand of one Director or officer of the Company that a Share has been forfeited on a specified date shall be conclusive evidence of the fact as against all persons claiming to be entitled to the Share. The certificate shall (subject to the execution of an instrument of transfer) constitute a good title to the Share and the person to whom the Share is disposed of shall not be bound to see to the application of the purchase money, if any, nor shall his title to the Share be affected by any irregularity or invalidity in the proceedings in reference to the forfeiture, sale or disposal of the Share. |
43 | The provisions of these Articles as to forfeiture shall apply in the case of non payment of any sum which, by the terms of issue of a Share, becomes payable at a fixed time, whether on account of the par value of the Share or by way of premium as if it had been payable by virtue of a call duly made and notified. |
TRANSMISSION OF SHARES
44 | If a Member dies the survivor or survivors where he was a joint holder or his legal personal representatives where he was a sole holder, shall be the only persons recognised by the Company as having any title to his interest. The estate of a deceased Member is not thereby released from any liability in respect of any Share, which had been jointly held by him. |
45 | Any person becoming entitled to a Share in consequence of the death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution of a Member (or in any other way than by transfer) may, upon such evidence being produced as may from time to time be required by the Directors, elect, by a notice in writing sent by him, either to become the holder of such Share or to have some person nominated by him become the holder of such Share but the Directors shall, in either case, have the same right to decline or suspend registration as they would have had in the case of a transfer of the Share by the relevant Member before his death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution, as the case may be. |
46 | A person becoming entitled to a Share by reason of the death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution of a Member (or in any other case than by transfer) shall be entitled to the same Dividends and other advantages to which he would be entitled if he were the registered holder of such Share. However, he shall not, before becoming a Member in respect of a Share, be entitled in respect of it to exercise any right conferred by membership in relation to meetings of the Company and the Directors may at any time give notice requiring any such person to elect either to be registered himself or to have some person nominated by him become the holder of the Share (but the Directors shall, in either case, have the same right to decline or suspend registration as they would have had in the case of a transfer of the Share by the relevant Member before his death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution or any other case than by transfer, as the case may be). If the notice is not complied with within ninety days the Directors may thereafter withhold payment of all Dividends, bonuses or other monies payable in respect of the Share until the requirements of the notice have been complied with. |
AMENDMENTS OF MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION AND
ALTERATION OF CAPITAL
47 | The Company may by Ordinary Resolution: |
47.1 | increase the share capital by such sum as the resolution shall prescribe and with such rights, priorities and privileges annexed thereto, as the Company in general meeting may determine; |
47.2 | consolidate and divide all or any of its share capital into Shares of larger amount than its existing Shares; |
47.3 | by subdivision of its existing Shares or any of them divide the whole or any part of its Share capital into Shares of smaller amount than is fixed by the Memorandum or into Shares without par value; and |
47.4 | cancel any Shares that at the date of the passing of the resolution have not been taken or agreed to be taken by any person. |
48 | All new Shares created in accordance with the provisions of the preceding Article shall be subject to the same provisions of the Articles with reference to the payment of calls, liens, transfer, transmission, forfeiture and otherwise as the Shares in the original share capital. |
49 | Subject to the provisions of the Statute and the provisions of these Articles as regards the matters to be dealt with by Ordinary Resolution, the Company may by Special Resolution: |
49.1 | change its name; |
49.2 | alter or add to these Articles; |
49.3 | alter or add to the Memorandum with respect to any objects, powers or other matters specified therein; and |
49.4 | reduce its share capital and any capital redemption reserve fund. |
REGISTERED OFFICE
50 | Subject to the provisions of the Statute, the Company may by resolution of the Directors change the location of its Registered Office. |
GENERAL MEETINGS
51 | All general meetings other than annual general meetings shall be called extraordinary general meetings. |
52 | The Company shall, if required by the Statute, in each year hold a general meeting as its annual general meeting, and shall specify the meeting as such in the notices calling it. The annual general meeting shall be held at such time and place as the Directors shall appoint and if no other time and place is prescribed by them, it shall be held at the Registered Office on the second Wednesday in December of each year at ten oclock in the morning. At these meetings the report of the Directors (if any) shall be presented. |
53 | The Company may hold an annual general meeting, but shall not (unless required by Statute) be obliged to hold an annual general meeting. |
54 | The Directors may call general meetings, and they shall on a Members requisition forthwith proceed to convene an extraordinary general meeting of the Company. |
55 | A Members requisition is a requisition of Members of the Company holding at the date of deposit of the requisition not less than ten per cent. in par value of the capital of the Company which as at that date carries the right of voting at general meetings of the Company. |
56 | The requisition must state the objects of the meeting and must be signed by the requisitionists and deposited at the Registered Office, and may consist of several documents in like form each signed by one or more requisitionists. |
57 | If the Directors do not within twenty-one days from the date of the deposit of the requisition duly proceed to convene a general meeting to be held within a further twenty-one days, the requisitionists, or any of them representing more than one-half of the total voting rights of all of them, may themselves convene a general meeting, but any meeting so convened shall not be held after the expiration of three months after the expiration of the said twenty-one days. |
58 | A general meeting convened as aforesaid by requisitionists shall be convened in the same manner as nearly as possible as that in which general meetings are to be convened by Directors. |
NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETINGS
59 | At least five days notice shall be given of any general meeting. Every notice shall be exclusive of the day on which it is given or deemed to be given and of the day for which it is given and shall specify the place, the day and the hour of the meeting and the general |
nature of the business and shall be given in the manner hereinafter mentioned or in such other manner if any as may be prescribed by the Company, provided that a general meeting of the Company shall, whether or not the notice specified in this regulation has been given and whether or not the provisions of the Articles regarding general meetings have been complied with, be deemed to have been duly convened if it is so agreed: |
59.1 | in the case of an annual general meeting, by all the Members (or their proxies) entitled to attend and vote thereat; and |
59.2 | in the case of an extraordinary general meeting, by a majority in number of the Members (or their proxies) having a right to attend and vote at the meeting, being a majority together holding not less than ninety five per cent. in par value of the Shares giving that right. |
60 | The accidental omission to give notice of a general meeting to, or the non receipt of notice of a meeting by, any person entitled to receive notice shall not invalidate the proceedings of that meeting. |
PROCEEDINGS AT GENERAL MEETINGS
61 | No business shall be transacted at any general meeting unless a quorum is present. Two Members being individuals present in person or by proxy or if a corporation or other non-natural person by its duly authorised representative or proxy shall be a quorum unless the Company has only one Member entitled to vote at such general meeting in which case the quorum shall be that one Member present in person or by proxy or (in the case of a corporation or other non-natural person) by a duly authorised representative or proxy. |
62 | A person may participate at a general meeting by conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all the persons participating in the meeting can communicate with each other. Participation by a person in a general meeting in this manner is treated as presence in person at that meeting. |
63 | A resolution (including a Special Resolution) in writing (in one or more counterparts) signed by all Members for the time being entitled to receive notice of and to attend and vote at general meetings (or, being corporations, signed by their duly authorised representatives) shall be as valid and effective as if the resolution had been passed at a general meeting of the Company duly convened and held. |
64 | If a quorum is not present within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting or if during such a meeting a quorum ceases to be present, the meeting, if convened upon the requisition of Members, shall be dissolved and in any other case it shall stand adjourned to the same day in the next week at the same time and place or to such other day, time or such other place as the Directors may determine, and if at the adjourned meeting a quorum is not present within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting the Members present shall be a quorum. |
65 | The chairman, if any, of the board of Directors shall preside as chairman at every general meeting of the Company, or if there is no such chairman, or if he shall not be present within fifteen minutes after the time appointed for the holding of the meeting, or is unwilling to act, the Directors present shall elect one of their number to be chairman of the meeting. |
66 | If no Director is willing to act as chairman or if no Director is present within fifteen minutes after the time appointed for holding the meeting, the Members present shall choose one of their number to be chairman of the meeting. |
67 | The chairman may, with the consent of a meeting at which a quorum is present, (and shall if so directed by the meeting), adjourn the meeting from time to time and from place to place, but no business shall be transacted at any adjourned meeting other than the business left unfinished at the meeting from which the adjournment took place. When a general meeting is adjourned for thirty days or more, notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given as in the case of an original meeting. Otherwise it shall not be necessary to give any such notice. |
68 | A resolution put to the vote of the meeting shall be decided on a show of hands unless before, or on the declaration of the result of, the show of hands, the chairman demands a poll, or any other Member or Members collectively present in person or by proxy and holding at least ten per cent. in par value of the Shares giving a right to attend and vote at the meeting demand a poll. |
69 | Unless a poll is duly demanded a declaration by the chairman that a resolution has been carried or carried unanimously, or by a particular majority, or lost or not carried by a particular majority, an entry to that effect in the minutes of the proceedings of the meeting shall be conclusive evidence of that fact without proof of the number or proportion of the votes recorded in favour of or against such resolution. |
70 | The demand for a poll may be withdrawn. |
71 | Except on a poll demanded on the election of a chairman or on a question of adjournment, a poll shall be taken as the chairman directs, and the result of the poll shall be deemed to be the resolution of the general meeting at which the poll was demanded. |
72 | A poll demanded on the election of a chairman or on a question of adjournment shall be taken forthwith. A poll demanded on any other question shall be taken at such time as the chairman of the general meeting directs, and any business other than that upon which a poll has been demanded or is contingent thereon may proceed pending the taking of the poll. |
73 | In the case of an equality of votes, whether on a show of hands or on a poll, the chairman shall be entitled to a second or casting vote. |
VOTES OF MEMBERS
74 | Subject to any rights or restrictions attached to any Shares, on a show of hands every Member who (being an individual) is present in person or by proxy or, if a corporation or other non-natural person is present by its duly authorised representative or proxy, shall have one vote and on a poll every Member shall have one vote for every Share of which he is the holder. |
75 | In the case of joint holders of record the vote of the senior holder who tenders a vote, whether in person or by proxy, shall be accepted to the exclusion of the votes of the other joint holders, and seniority shall be determined by the order in which the names of the holders stand in the Register of Members. |
76 | A Member of unsound mind, or in respect of whom an order has been made by any court, having jurisdiction in lunacy, may vote, whether on a show of hands or on a poll, by his committee, receiver, curator bonis, or other person on such Members behalf appointed by that court, and any such committee, receiver, curator bonis or other person may vote by proxy. |
77 | No person shall be entitled to vote at any general meeting or at any separate meeting of the holders of a class of Shares unless he is registered as a Member on the record date for such meeting nor unless all calls or other monies then payable by him in respect of Shares have been paid. |
78 | No objection shall be raised to the qualification of any voter except at the general meeting or adjourned general meeting at which the vote objected to is given or tendered and every vote not disallowed at the meeting shall be valid. Any objection made in due time shall be referred to the chairman whose decision shall be final and conclusive. |
79 | On a poll or on a show of hands votes may be cast either personally or by proxy. A Member may appoint more than one proxy or the same proxy under one or more instruments to attend and vote at a meeting. Where a Member appoints more than one proxy the instrument of proxy shall state which proxy is entitled to vote on a show of hands. |
80 | A Member holding more than one Share need not cast the votes in respect of his Shares in the same way on any resolution and therefore may vote a Share or some or all such Shares either for or against a resolution and/or abstain from voting a Share or some or all of the Shares and, subject to the terms of the instrument appointing him, a proxy appointed under one or more instruments may vote a Share or some or all of the Shares in respect of which he is appointed either for or against a resolution and/or abstain from voting. |
PROXIES
81 | The instrument appointing a proxy shall be in writing, be executed under the hand of the appointor or of his attorney duly authorised in writing, or, if the appointor is a corporation under the hand of an officer or attorney duly authorised for that purpose. A proxy need not be a Member of the Company. |
82 | The instrument appointing a proxy shall be deposited at the Registered Office or at such other place as is specified for that purpose in the notice convening the meeting, or in any instrument of proxy sent out by the Company: |
82.1 | not less than 48 hours before the time for holding the meeting or adjourned meeting at which the person named in the instrument proposes to vote; or |
82.2 | in the case of a poll taken more than 48 hours after it is demanded, be deposited as aforesaid after the poll has been demanded and not less than 24 hours before the time appointed for the taking of the poll; or |
82.3 | where the poll is not taken forthwith but is taken not more than 48 hours after it was demanded be delivered at the meeting at which the poll was demanded to the chairman or to the secretary or to any director; |
provided that the Directors may in the notice convening the meeting, or in an instrument of proxy sent out by the Company, direct that the instrument appointing a proxy may be deposited (no later than the time for holding the meeting or adjourned meeting) at the Registered Office or at such other place as is specified for that purpose in the notice convening the meeting, or in any instrument of proxy sent out by the Company. The chairman may in any event at his discretion direct that an instrument of proxy shall be deemed to have been duly deposited. An instrument of proxy that is not deposited in the manner permitted shall be invalid.
83 | The instrument appointing a proxy may be in any usual or common form and may be expressed to be for a particular meeting or any adjournment thereof or generally until revoked. An instrument appointing a proxy shall be deemed to include the power to demand or join or concur in demanding a poll. |
84 | Votes given in accordance with the terms of an instrument of proxy shall be valid notwithstanding the previous death or insanity of the principal or revocation of the proxy or of the authority under which the proxy was executed, or the transfer of the Share in respect of which the proxy is given unless notice in writing of such death, insanity, revocation or transfer was received by the Company at the Registered Office before the commencement of the general meeting, or adjourned meeting at which it is sought to use the proxy. |
CORPORATE MEMBERS
85 | Any corporation or other non-natural person which is a Member may in accordance with its constitutional documents, or in the absence of such provision by resolution of its directors or other governing body, authorise such person as it thinks fit to act as its representative at any meeting of the Company or of any class of Members, and the person so authorised shall be entitled to exercise the same powers on behalf of the corporation which he represents as the corporation could exercise if it were an individual Member. |
SHARES THAT MAY NOT BE VOTED
86 | Shares in the Company that are beneficially owned by the Company shall not be voted, directly or indirectly, at any meeting and shall not be counted in determining the total number of outstanding Shares at any given time. |
DIRECTORS
87 | There shall be a board of Directors consisting of not less than one person (exclusive of alternate Directors) provided however that the Company may from time to time by Ordinary Resolution increase or reduce the limits in the number of Directors. |
POWERS OF DIRECTORS
88 | Subject to the provisions of the Statute, the Memorandum and the Articles and to any directions given by Special Resolution, the business of the Company shall be managed by the Directors who may exercise all the powers of the Company. No alteration of the Memorandum or Articles and no such direction shall invalidate any prior act of the Directors which would have been valid if that alteration had not been made or that direction had not been given. A duly convened meeting of Directors at which a quorum is present may exercise all powers exercisable by the Directors. |
89 | All cheques, promissory notes, drafts, bills of exchange and other negotiable instruments and all receipts for monies paid to the Company shall be signed, drawn, accepted, endorsed or otherwise executed as the case may be in such manner as the Directors shall determine by resolution. |
90 | The Directors on behalf of the Company may pay a gratuity or pension or allowance on retirement to any Director who has held any other salaried office or place of profit with the Company or to his widow or dependants and may make contributions to any fund and pay premiums for the purchase or provision of any such gratuity, pension or allowance. |
91 | The Directors may 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 to issue debentures, debenture stock, mortgages, bonds and other such securities whether outright or as security for any debt, liability or obligation of the Company or of any third party. |
APPOINTMENT AND REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS
92 | The Company may by Ordinary Resolution appoint any person to be a Director or may by Ordinary Resolution remove any Director. |
93 | The Directors may appoint any person to be a Director, either to fill a vacancy or as an additional Director provided that the appointment does not cause the number of Directors to exceed any number fixed by or in accordance with the Articles as the maximum number of Directors. |
VACATION OF OFFICE OF DIRECTOR
94 | The office of a Director shall be vacated if: |
94.1 | he gives notice in writing to the Company that he resigns the office of Director; or |
94.2 | if he absents himself (without being represented by proxy or an alternate Director appointed by him) from three consecutive meetings of the board of Directors without special leave of absence from the Directors, and they pass a resolution that he has by reason of such absence vacated office; or |
94.3 | if he dies, becomes bankrupt or makes any arrangement or composition with his creditors generally; or |
94.4 | if he is found to be or becomes of unsound mind; or |
94.5 | if all the other Directors of the Company (being not less than two in number) resolve that he should be removed as a Director. |
PROCEEDINGS OF DIRECTORS
95 | The quorum for the transaction of the business of the Directors may be fixed by the Directors, and unless so fixed shall be two if there are two or more Directors, and shall be one if there is only one Director. A person who holds office as an alternate Director shall, if his appointor is not present, be counted in the quorum. A Director who also acts as an alternate Director shall, if his appointor is not present, count twice towards the quorum. |
96 | Subject to the provisions of the Articles, the Directors may regulate their proceedings as they think fit. Questions arising at any meeting shall be decided by a majority of votes. In the case of an equality of votes, the chairman shall have a second or casting vote. A Director who is also an alternate Director shall be entitled in the absence of his appointor to a separate vote on behalf of his appointor in addition to his own vote. |
97 | A person may participate in a meeting of the Directors or committee of Directors by conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all the persons participating in the meeting can communicate with each other at the same time. Participation by a person in a meeting in this manner is treated as presence in person at that meeting. Unless otherwise determined by the Directors the meeting shall be deemed to be held at the place where the chairman is at the start of the meeting. |
98 | A resolution in writing (in one or more counterparts) signed by all the Directors or all the members of a committee of Directors (an alternate Director being entitled to sign such a resolution on behalf of his appointor) shall be as valid and effectual as if it had been passed at a meeting of the Directors, or committee of Directors as the case may be, duly convened and held. |
99 | A Director or alternate Director may, or other officer of the Company on the requisition of a Director or alternate Director shall, call a meeting of the Directors by at least two days notice in writing to every Director and alternate Director which notice shall set forth the general nature of the business to be considered unless notice is waived by all the Directors (or their alternates) either at, before or after the meeting is held. |
100 | The continuing Directors may act notwithstanding any vacancy in their body, but if and so long as their number is reduced below the number fixed by or pursuant to these Articles as the necessary quorum of Directors the continuing Directors or Director may act for the purpose of increasing the number of Directors to that number, or of summoning a general meeting of the Company, but for no other purpose. |
101 | The Directors may elect a chairman of their board and determine the period for which he is to hold office; but if no such chairman is elected, or if at any meeting the chairman is not present within five minutes after the time appointed for holding the same, the Directors present may choose one of their number to be chairman of the meeting. |
102 | All acts done by any meeting of the Directors or of a committee of Directors (including any person acting as an alternate Director) shall, notwithstanding that it be afterwards discovered that there was some defect in the appointment of any Director or alternate Director, or that they or any of them were disqualified, be as valid as if every such person had been duly appointed and qualified to be a Director or alternate Director as the case may be. |
103 | A Director but not an alternate Director may be represented at any meetings of the board of Directors by a proxy appointed in writing by him. The proxy shall count towards the quorum and the vote of the proxy shall for all purposes be deemed to be that of the appointing Director. |
PRESUMPTION OF ASSENT
104 | A Director of the Company who is present at a meeting of the board of Directors at which action on any Company matter is taken shall be presumed to have assented to the action taken unless his dissent shall be entered in the minutes of the meeting or unless he shall file his written dissent from such action with the person acting as the chairman or secretary of the meeting before the adjournment thereof or shall forward such dissent by registered post to such person immediately after the adjournment of the meeting. Such right to dissent shall not apply to a Director who voted in favour of such action. |
DIRECTORS INTERESTS
105 | A Director may hold any other office or place of profit under the Company (other than the office of Auditor) in conjunction with his office of Director for such period and on such terms as to remuneration and otherwise as the Directors may determine. |
106 | A Director may act by himself or his firm in a professional capacity for the Company and he or his firm shall be entitled to remuneration for professional services as if he were not a Director or alternate Director. |
107 | A Director or alternate Director of the Company may be or become a director or other officer of or otherwise interested in any company promoted by the Company or in which the Company may be interested as shareholder or otherwise, and no such Director or alternate Director shall be accountable to the Company for any remuneration or other benefits received by him as a director or officer of, or from his interest in, such other company. |
108 | No person shall be disqualified from the office of Director or alternate Director or prevented by such office from contracting with the Company, either as vendor, purchaser or otherwise, nor shall any such contract or any contract or transaction entered into by or on behalf of the Company in which any Director or alternate Director shall be in any way |
interested be or be liable to be avoided, nor shall any Director or alternate Director so contracting or being so interested be liable to account to the Company for any profit realised by any such contract or transaction by reason of such Director holding office or of the fiduciary relation thereby established. A Director (or his alternate Director in his absence) shall be at liberty to vote in respect of any contract or transaction in which he is interested provided that the nature of the interest of any Director or alternate Director in any such contract or transaction shall be disclosed by him at or prior to its consideration and any vote thereon. |
109 | A general notice that a Director or alternate Director is a shareholder, director, officer or employee of any specified firm or company and is to be regarded as interested in any transaction with such firm or company shall be sufficient disclosure for the purposes of voting on a resolution in respect of a contract or transaction in which he has an interest, and after such general notice it shall not be necessary to give special notice relating to any particular transaction. |
MINUTES
110 | The Directors shall cause minutes to be made in books kept for the purpose of all appointments of officers made by the Directors, all proceedings at meetings of the Company or the holders of any class of Shares and of the Directors, and of committees of Directors including the names of the Directors or alternate Directors present at each meeting. |
DELEGATION OF DIRECTORS POWERS
111 | The Directors may delegate any of their powers to any committee consisting of one or more Directors. They may also delegate to any managing director or any Director holding any other executive office such of their powers as they consider desirable to be exercised by him provided that an alternate Director may not act as managing director and the appointment of a managing director shall be revoked forthwith if he ceases to be a Director. Any such delegation may be made subject to any conditions the Directors may impose, and either collaterally with or to the exclusion of their own powers and may be revoked or altered. Subject to any such conditions, the proceedings of a committee of Directors shall be governed by the Articles regulating the proceedings of Directors, so far as they are capable of applying. |
112 | The Directors may establish any committees, local boards or agencies or appoint any person to be a manager or agent for managing the affairs of the Company and may appoint any person to be a member of such committees or local boards. Any such appointment may be made subject to any conditions the Directors may impose, and either collaterally with or to the exclusion of their own powers and may be revoked or altered. Subject to any such conditions, the proceedings of any such committee, local board or agency shall be governed by the Articles regulating the proceedings of Directors, so far as they are capable of applying. |
113 | The Directors may by power of attorney or otherwise appoint any person to be the agent of the Company on such conditions as the Directors may determine, provided that the delegation is not to the exclusion of their own powers and may be revoked by the Directors at any time. |
114 | The Directors may by power of attorney or otherwise appoint any company, firm, person or body of persons, whether nominated directly or indirectly by the Directors, to be the attorney or authorised signatory of the Company for such purpose and with such powers, authorities and discretions (not exceeding those vested in or exercisable by the Directors under these Articles) and for such period and subject to such conditions as they may think fit, and any such powers of attorney or other appointment may contain such provisions for the protection and convenience of persons dealing with any such attorneys or authorised signatories as the Directors may think fit and may also authorise any such attorney or authorised signatory to delegate all or any of the powers, authorities and discretions vested in him. |
115 | The Directors may appoint such officers as they consider necessary on such terms, at such remuneration and to perform such duties, and subject to such provisions as to disqualification and removal as the Directors may think fit. Unless otherwise specified in the terms of his appointment an officer may be removed by resolution of the Directors or Members. |
ALTERNATE DIRECTORS
116 | Any Director (other than an alternate Director) may by writing appoint any other Director, or any other person willing to act, to be an alternate Director and by writing may remove from office an alternate Director so appointed by him. |
117 | An alternate Director shall be entitled to receive notice of all meetings of Directors and of all meetings of committees of Directors of which his appointor is a member, to attend and vote at every such meeting at which the Director appointing him is not personally present, and generally to perform all the functions of his appointor as a Director in his absence. |
118 | An alternate Director shall cease to be an alternate Director if his appointor ceases to be a Director. |
119 | Any appointment or removal of an alternate Director shall be by notice to the Company signed by the Director making or revoking the appointment or in any other manner approved by the Directors. |
120 | An alternate Director shall be deemed for all purposes to be a Director and shall alone be responsible for his own acts and defaults and shall not be deemed to be the agent of the Director appointing him. |
NO MINIMUM SHAREHOLDING
121 | The Company in general meeting may fix a minimum shareholding required to be held by a Director, but unless and until such a shareholding qualification is fixed a Director is not required to hold Shares. |
REMUNERATION OF DIRECTORS
122 | The remuneration to be paid to the Directors, if any, shall be such remuneration as the Directors shall determine. The Directors shall also be entitled to be paid all travelling, hotel and other expenses properly incurred by them in connection with their attendance at meetings of Directors or committees of Directors, or general meetings of the Company, or separate meetings of the holders of any class of Shares or debentures of the Company, or otherwise in connection with the business of the Company, or to receive a fixed allowance in respect thereof as may be determined by the Directors, or a combination partly of one such method and partly the other. |
123 | The Directors may by resolution approve additional remuneration to any Director for any services other than his ordinary routine work as a Director. Any fees paid to a Director who is also counsel or solicitor to the Company, or otherwise serves it in a professional capacity shall be in addition to his remuneration as a Director. |
SEAL
124 | The Company may, if the Directors so determine, have a Seal. The Seal shall only be used by the authority of the Directors or of a committee of the Directors authorised by the Directors. Every instrument to which the Seal has been affixed shall be signed by at least one person who shall be either a Director or some officer or other person appointed by the Directors for the purpose. |
125 | The Company may have for use in any place or places outside the Cayman Islands a duplicate Seal or Seals each of which shall be a facsimile of the common Seal of the Company and, if the Directors so determine, with the addition on its face of the name of every place where it is to be used. |
126 | A Director or officer, representative or attorney of the Company may without further authority of the Directors affix the Seal over his signature alone to any document of the Company required to be authenticated by him under seal or to be filed with the Registrar of Companies in the Cayman Islands or elsewhere wheresoever. |
DIVIDENDS, DISTRIBUTIONS AND RESERVE
127 | Subject to the Statute and this Article, the Directors may declare Dividends and distributions on Shares in issue and authorise payment of the Dividends or distributions out of the funds of the Company lawfully available therefor. No Dividend or distribution shall be paid except out of the realised or unrealised profits of the Company, or out of the share premium account or as otherwise permitted by the Statute. |
128 | Except as otherwise provided by the rights attached to Shares, all Dividends shall be declared and paid according to the par value of the Shares that a Member holds. If any Share is issued on terms providing that it shall rank for Dividend as from a particular date, that Share shall rank for Dividend accordingly. |
129 | The Directors may deduct from any Dividend or distribution payable to any Member all sums of money (if any) then payable by him to the Company on account of calls or otherwise. |
130 | The Directors may declare that any Dividend or distribution be paid wholly or partly by the distribution of specific assets and in particular of shares, debentures, or securities of any other company or in any one or more of such ways and where any difficulty arises in regard to such distribution, the Directors may settle the same as they think expedient and in particular may issue fractional Shares and fix the value for distribution of such specific assets or any part thereof and may determine that cash payments shall be made to any Members upon the basis of the value so fixed in order to adjust the rights of all Members and may vest any such specific assets in trustees as may seem expedient to the Directors. |
131 | Any Dividend, distribution, interest or other monies payable in cash in respect of Shares may be paid by wire transfer to the holder or by cheque or warrant sent through the post directed to the registered address of the holder or, in the case of joint holders, to the registered address of the holder who is first named on the Register of Members or to such person and to such address as such holder or joint holders may in writing direct. Every such cheque or warrant shall be made payable to the order of the person to whom it is sent. Any one of two or more joint holders may give effectual receipts for any Dividends, bonuses, or other monies payable in respect of the Share held by them as joint holders. |
132 | No Dividend or distribution shall bear interest against the Company. |
133 | Any Dividend which cannot be paid to a Member and/or which remains unclaimed after six months from the date of declaration of such Dividend may, in the discretion of the Directors, be paid into a separate account in the Companys name, provided that the Company shall not be constituted as a trustee in respect of that account and the Dividend shall remain as a debt due to the Member. Any Dividend which remains unclaimed after a period of six years from the date of declaration of such Dividend shall be forfeited and shall revert to the Company. |
CAPITALISATION
134 | The Directors may capitalise any sum standing to the credit of any of the Companys reserve accounts (including share premium account and capital redemption reserve fund) or any sum standing to the credit of profit and loss account or otherwise available for distribution and to appropriate such sum to Members in the proportions in which such sum would have been divisible amongst them had the same been a distribution of profits by way of Dividend and to apply such sum on their behalf in paying up in full unissued Shares for allotment and distribution credited as fully paid-up to and amongst them in the proportion aforesaid. In such event the Directors shall do all acts and things required to give effect to such capitalisation, with full power to the Directors to make such provisions as they think fit for the case of Shares becoming distributable in fractions (including provisions whereby the benefit of fractional entitlements accrue to the Company rather than to the Members concerned). The Directors may authorise any person to enter on behalf of all of the Members interested into an agreement with the Company providing for such capitalisation and matters incidental thereto and any agreement made under such authority shall be effective and binding on all concerned. |
BOOKS OF ACCOUNT
135 | The Directors shall cause proper books of account to be kept with respect to all sums of money received and expended by the Company and the matters in respect of which the receipt or expenditure takes place, all sales and purchases of goods by the Company and the assets and liabilities of the Company. Proper books shall not be deemed to be kept if there are not kept such books of account as are necessary to give a true and fair view of the state of the Companys affairs and to explain its transactions. |
136 | The Directors shall from time to time determine whether and to what extent and at what times and places and under what conditions or regulations the accounts and books of the Company or any of them shall be open to the inspection of Members not being Directors and no Member (not being a Director) shall have any right of inspecting any account or book or document of the Company except as conferred by Statute or authorised by the Directors or by the Company in general meeting. |
137 | The Directors may from time to time cause to be prepared and to be laid before the Company in general meeting profit and loss accounts, balance sheets, group accounts (if any) and such other reports and accounts as may be required by law. |
AUDIT
138 | The Directors may appoint an Auditor of the Company who shall hold office until removed from office by a resolution of the Directors, and may fix his or their remuneration. |
139 | Every Auditor of the Company shall have a right of access at all times to the books and accounts and vouchers of the Company and shall be entitled to require from the Directors and officers of the Company such information and explanation as may be necessary for the performance of the duties of the Auditor. |
140 | Auditors shall, if so required by the Directors, make a report on the accounts of the Company during their tenure of office at the next annual general meeting following their appointment in the case of a company which is registered with the Registrar of Companies as an ordinary company, and at the next extraordinary general meeting following their appointment in the case of a company which is registered with the Registrar of Companies as an exempted company, and at any other time during their term of office, upon request of the Directors or any general meeting of the Members. |
NOTICES
141 | Notices shall be in writing and may be given by the Company to any Member either personally or by sending it by courier, post, cable, telex, fax or e-mail to him or to his address as shown in the Register of Members (or where the notice is given by e-mail by sending it to the e-mail address provided by such Member). Any notice, if posted from one country to another, is to be sent airmail. |
142 | Where a notice is sent by courier, service of the notice shall be deemed to be effected by delivery of the notice to a courier company, and shall be deemed to have been received on the third day (not including Saturdays or Sundays or public holidays) following the day on which the notice was delivered to the courier. Where a notice is sent by post, service of the notice shall be deemed to be effected by properly addressing, pre paying and posting a letter containing the notice, and shall be deemed to have been received on the fifth day (not including Saturdays or Sundays or public holidays) following the day on which the notice was posted. Where a notice is sent by cable, telex or fax, service of the notice shall be deemed to be effected by properly addressing and sending such notice and shall be deemed to have been received on the same day that it was transmitted. Where a notice is given by e-mail service shall be deemed to be effected by transmitting the e-mail to the e-mail address provided by the intended recipient and shall be deemed to have been received on the same day that it was sent, and it shall not be necessary for the receipt of the e-mail to be acknowledged by the recipient. |
143 | A notice may be given by the Company to the person or persons which the Company has been advised are entitled to a Share or Shares in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of a Member in the same manner as other notices which are required to be given under these Articles and shall be addressed to them by name, or by the title of representatives of the deceased, or trustee of the bankrupt, or by any like description at the address supplied for that purpose by the persons claiming to be so entitled, or at the option of the Company by giving the notice in any manner in which the same might have been given if the death or bankruptcy had not occurred. |
144 | Notice of every general meeting shall be given in any manner hereinbefore authorised to every person shown as a Member in the Register of Members on the record date for such meeting except that in the case of joint holders the notice shall be sufficient if given to the joint holder first named in the Register of Members and every person upon whom the ownership of a Share devolves by reason of his being a legal personal representative or a trustee in bankruptcy of a Member of record where the Member of record but for his death or bankruptcy would be entitled to receive notice of the meeting, and no other person shall be entitled to receive notices of general meetings. |
WINDING UP
145 | If the Company shall be wound up, and the assets available for distribution amongst the Members shall be insufficient to repay the whole of the share capital, such assets shall be distributed so that, as nearly as may be, the losses shall be borne by the Members in proportion to the par value of the Shares held by them. If in a winding up the assets available for distribution amongst the Members shall be more than sufficient to repay the whole of the share capital at the commencement of the winding up, the surplus shall be distributed amongst the Members in proportion to the par value of the Shares held by them at the commencement of the winding up subject to a deduction from those Shares in respect of which there are monies due, of all monies payable to the Company for unpaid calls or otherwise. This Article is without prejudice to the rights of the holders of Shares issued upon special terms and conditions. |
146 | If the Company shall be wound up the liquidator may, with the sanction of a Special Resolution of the Company and any other sanction required by the Statute, divide amongst the Members 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 that purpose value any assets and determine how the division shall be carried out as between the Members or different classes of Members. The liquidator may, with the like sanction, vest the whole or any part of such assets in trustees upon such trusts for the benefit of the Members as the liquidator, with the like sanction, shall think fit, but so that no Member shall be compelled to accept any asset upon which there is a liability. |
INDEMNITY
147 | Every Director or officer of the Company shall be indemnified out of the assets of the Company against any liability incurred by him as a result of any act or failure to act in carrying out his functions other than such liability (if any) that he may incur by his own actual fraud or wilful default. No such Director or officer shall be liable to the Company for any loss or damage in carrying out his functions unless that liability arises through the actual fraud or wilful default of such Director or officer. References in this Article to actual fraud or wilful default mean a finding to such effect by a competent court in relation to the conduct of the relevant party. |
FINANCIAL YEAR
148 | Unless the Directors otherwise prescribe, the financial year of the Company shall end on 31st December in each year and, following the year of incorporation, shall begin on 1st January in each year. |
TRANSFER BY WAY OF CONTINUATION
149 | If the Company is exempted as defined in the Statute, it shall, subject to the provisions of the Statute and with the approval of a Special Resolution, have the power to register by way of continuation as a body corporate under the laws of any jurisdiction outside the Cayman Islands and to be deregistered in the Cayman Islands. |
Exhibit 5.1
MILBANK, TWEED, HADLEY & MCCLOY LLP | ||||
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Vantage Drilling International
c/o Vantage Energy Services, Inc.
777 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 800
Houston, Texas 77056
Dear Ladies and Gentleman,
We have acted as special counsel to Vantage Drilling International, a Cayman Islands exempted company (the Company) and to Vantage Deepwater Drilling, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Vantage Delaware Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and Vantage Energy Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation (together, the Delaware Parties) in connection with the preparation and filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) of the Companys Registration Statement on Form S-1, including all amendments or supplements thereto (the Registration Statement), under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), relating to the sale by the selling securityholders identified in the prospectus (the Selling Securityholders) from time to time of up to 2,841,768 units of stapled securities (the Stapled Securities) of the Company. Each Stapled Security comprises one ordinary share of the Company, par value $0.001 per share (the Common Shares), and $172.61 original principal amount of the Companys 1%/12% Step-Up Senior Secured Third Lien Convertible Notes due 2030 (the Notes), in each case subject to adjustment as described in the Indenture (as defined below). The Notes were issued under an indenture, dated February 10, 2016 (as supplemented, the Indenture), among the Company, the guarantors named therein, which include the Delaware Parties (the Guarantors) and U.S. Bank National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as trustee (together with its successors and assigns, in such capacity, the Trustee) and not in its individual capacity but solely as collateral agent (together with its successors and assigns, in such capacity, the Noteholder Collateral Agent). The Notes are guaranteed (the Guarantees and, together with the Stapled Securities and the Notes, the Securities) by the Guarantors. The Stapled Securities being registered under the Registration Statement will be offered on a continuous or delayed basis pursuant to the provisions of Rule 415 under the Securities Act.
In acting as special counsel to the Company and the Delaware Parties, we have examined originals or copies (certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction) of (i) the Third Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company; (ii) the Registration Statement, (iii) the prospectus contained within the Registration Statement; (iv) the Indenture, (v) the Joint Prepackaged Chapter 11 Plan of Offshore Group Investment Limited and its Affiliated Debtors, dated December 1, 2015, (vi) Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Order (I) Approving the Debtors (A) Disclosure Statement Pursuant to Sections 1125 and 1126(b) of the Bankruptcy Code, (B) Solicitation of Votes and Voting Procedures, and (C) Forms of Ballots, and (II) Confirming the Amended Joint Prepackaged Chapter 11 Plan of Offshore Group Investment Limited and its Affiliated Debtors, dated January 15, 2016 and (vii) such corporate and limited liability company records, agreements, documents and other instruments, and such certificates or comparable documents of public officials and of officers and representatives of the Company and the Delaware Parties, and have made such inquiries of such officers and representatives, as we have deemed relevant and necessary as a basis for the opinions hereinafter set forth. In such examination, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity of all natural persons, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as certified, conformed or photostatic copies and the authenticity of the originals of such latter documents. As to all questions of fact material to this opinion that have not been independently established, we have relied upon certificates or comparable documents of officers and representatives of the Company and the Delaware Parties.
Based on and subject to the foregoing and assuming that (i) the Registration Statement and any amendments thereto (including any post-effective amendments) will have become effective and comply with all applicable laws and no stop order suspending the Registration Statements effectiveness will have been issued and remain in effect, in each case, at the time the Securities are offered as contemplated by the Registration Statement, (ii) all Securities will be sold in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws and in the manner stated in the Registration Statement and the prospectus and (iii) the Stapled Securities (including the Notes (including the Guarantees) and the Common Shares included therein) have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Company and the Guarantors (other than the Delaware Parties), and the Common Shares are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, we advise you that in our opinion:
1. The Delaware Parties. Each of the Delaware Parties is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.
2. Guarantees of the Delaware Parties. The Guarantees of the Delaware Parties with respect to the Notes have been duly authorized by the Delaware Parties.
3. Stapled Securities. The Stapled Securities constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms.
4. Notes. The Notes constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms.
5. Guarantees. The Guarantees constitute valid and binding obligations of the Guarantors, enforceable against them in accordance with their terms.
The opinions expressed above with respect to enforceability are subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting creditors rights and remedies generally, and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity, including principles of commercial reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding at law or in equity). The opinions are also subject to (i) the Registration Statement becoming effective pursuant to applicable law and (ii) the issuance of any legally required consents, approvals, authorizations or orders of the Commission and any other regulatory authority.
The opinions expressed above are limited to the laws of the State of New York, the Delaware General Corporation Law and the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act.
We hereby consent to the filing of this letter as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the reference to our firm under the caption Legal Matters in the prospectus which is a part of the Registration Statement and in any prospectus supplement related thereto as counsel for the Company that has passed on the validity of the Securities, and to the use of this opinion as a part (Exhibit 5) of the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.
Very truly yours,
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/s/ Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP
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Exhibit 5.2
Our ref JWT/644167-000001/54515417v2
Vantage Drilling International
PO Box 309, Ugland House
Grand Cayman
KY1-1104
Cayman Islands
4 May 2018
Dear Sirs
Vantage Drilling International
We have acted as Cayman Islands counsel to Vantage Drilling International (VDI) in connection with VDIs registration statement (the Registration Statement) on Form S-1, including all amendments or supplements thereto, filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the Act) relating to (i) up to 2,841,768 stapled securities (the Units), each Unit consisting of one ordinary share of VDI, par value US$0.001 per share (each a Share and together, the Shares), and US$172.61 original aggregate principal amount of 1%/12% Step-Up Senior Secured Third Lien Convertible Notes due 2030 (each a Note and together, the Notes) issued pursuant to the Third Lien Indenture dated as of 10 February 2016 by and among VDI, unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed by, amongst others, Emerald Driller Company (Emerald), Sapphire Driller Company (Sapphire), P2021 Rig Co. (P2021), Vantage Driller I Co. (Vantage Driller I), Vantage Driller II Co. (Vantage Driller II), Vantage Driller III Co. (Vantage Driller III) Vantage Driller IV Co. (Vantage Driller IV), Vantage Driller VI Co. (Vantage Driller VI), Vantage International Management Co. (VIMCO), P2020 Rig Co. (P2020), Vantage Holdings Malaysia I Co. (Malaysia I), Dragonquest Holdings Company (Dragonquest), Vantage Deepwater Company (Deepwater) and Vantage Drilling Africa (Vantage Africa), for which we also act as Cayman Islands counsel (the Guarantors, and each of the foregoing including VDI, a Company and together, the Companies) and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee and third lien noteholder collateral agent substantially in the form incorporated by reference as an Exhibit to the Registration Statement (as amended and/or supplemented by a supplemental indenture dated 8 June 2016, the Indenture), (ii) all Shares that may be issued upon the conversion of the Notes into Shares pursuant to the Indenture; and (iii) 655,094 Shares that are not part of the Units (the Vantage Shares).
1 | Documents Reviewed |
We have reviewed originals, copies, drafts or conformed copies of the following documents:
1.1 | The Certificate of Incorporation and Memorandum and Articles of Association of VDI as registered or adopted on 30 July 2007 and the Third Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of VDI adopted on 4 August 2016 (b) the Certificate of Incorporation and Memorandum and Articles of Association of Emerald as registered or adopted on 9 June 2008 and the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of Emerald adopted on 6 January 2016; (c) the Certificate of Incorporation and Memorandum and Articles of Association of Sapphire as registered or adopted on 9 June 2008 and the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of Sapphire adopted on 6 January 2016; (d) the Certificate of Incorporation and Memorandum and Articles of Association of P2021 as registered or adopted on 22 July 2009, the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of P2021 adopted on 18 December 2009 and the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of P2021 adopted on 6 January 2016; (e) the Certificate of Incorporation and Memorandum and Articles of Association of Vantage Driller I as registered or adopted on 18 April 2008, the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of Vantage Driller I adopted on 27 June 2008 and the Second Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of Vantage Driller I adopted on 6 January 2016; (f) the Certificate of Incorporation and Memorandum and Articles of Association of Vantage Driller II as registered or adopted on 18 April 2008, the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of Vantage Driller II adopted on 27 June 2008 and the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of Vantage Driller II adopted on 6 January 2016; (g) the Certificate of Incorporation and Memorandum and Articles of Association of Vantage Driller IV as registered or adopted on 6 May 2009, the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of Vantage Driller IV adopted on 27 July 2010 and the Second Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of Vantage Driller IV adopted on 6 January 2016; (h) the Certificate of Incorporation and Memorandum and Articles of Association of VIMCO as registered or adopted on 13 December 2007, the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of VIMCO adopted on 27 June 2008 and the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of VIMCO adopted on 6 January 2016; (i) the Certificate of Incorporation and Memorandum and Articles of Association of P2020 as registered or adopted on 22 July 2009, the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of P2020 adopted on 31 August 2009, as further amended and restated by the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association as registered or adopted on 9 April 2012 and the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of P2020 adopted on 6 January 2016; (j) the Certificate of Incorporation and Memorandum and Articles of Association of Malaysia I as registered or adopted on 10 January 2011 and the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of Malaysia I adopted on 6 January 2016; (k) the Certificate of Incorporation and Memorandum and Articles of Association of Vantage Driller III as registered or adopted on 2 December 2008, the Second Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of Vantage Driller III adopted on 13 July 2009 and the Third Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of Vantage Driller III adopted on 6 January 2016; (l) the Certificate of Incorporation and Memorandum and Articles of Association of Dragonquest as registered or adopted on 25 October 2011 and the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of Dragonquest adopted on 6 January 2016; (m) the Certificate of Incorporation and Memorandum and Articles of Association of Deepwater as registered or adopted on 9 June 2008, the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of Deepwater as registered or adopted on 13 April 2012 and the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of Deepwater adopted on 6 January 2016; (o) the Certificate of Incorporation and Memorandum and Articles of Association of Vantage Driller VI as |
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registered or adopted on 8 September 2010 and the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of Vantage Driller VI adopted on 6 January 2016; and (p) the Certificate of Incorporation and Memorandum and Articles of Association of Vantage Africa as registered or adopted on 17 September 2013, the Certificate of Incorporation on Change of Name of Vantage Africa dated 10 December 2013 and the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of Vantage Africa adopted on 6 January 2016 (for each Company, the Memorandum and Articles). |
1.2 | The minutes (the Minutes) of the meeting of the board of directors of VDI held on 1 December 2015 (the Meeting). |
1.3 | The written resolutions of the directors of each of the Companies dated 10 February 2016 (the February Resolutions), the written resolutions of the directors of VDI dated 8 June 2016 (the June Resolutions) and the written resolutions of the directors of each of the Guarantors dated 22 August 2016 (the August Resolutions, and together with the February Resolutions and the June Resolutions, the Resolutions) and the corporate records of each Company maintained at its registered office in the Cayman Islands. |
1.4 | The certificates of good standing with respect to each Company issued by the Registrar of Companies in the Cayman Islands dated 3 May 2018 (the Certificates of Good Standing). |
1.5 | The Registration Statement. |
1.6 | The Indenture. |
2 | Assumptions |
The following opinions are given only as to, and based on, circumstances and matters of fact existing and known to us on the date of this opinion. These opinions only relate to the laws of the Cayman Islands which are in force on the date of this opinion. In giving these opinions we have relied (without further verification) upon the completeness and accuracy and confirmations contained in the Certificates of Good Standing. We have also relied upon the following assumptions, which we have not independently verified:
2.1 | The Indenture, the Notes and the Units have been or will be authorised and duly executed and unconditionally delivered by or on behalf of all relevant parties in accordance with all relevant laws (other than, with respect to the Companies, the laws of the Cayman Islands). |
2.2 | The Indenture, the Notes and the Units are, or will be, legal, valid, binding and enforceable against all relevant parties in accordance with their terms under the law of the State of New York and all other relevant laws (other than, with respect to the Companies, the laws of the Cayman Islands). |
2.3 | Copies of documents, conformed copies or drafts of documents provided to us are true and complete copies of, or in the final forms of, the originals, and translations of documents provided to us are complete and accurate. |
2.4 | All signatures, initials and seals are genuine. |
2.5 | There is no contractual or other prohibition (other than as arising under Cayman Islands law) binding on any of the Companies prohibiting it from entering into and performing its obligations under the Registration Statement, the Indenture or the Units. |
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2.6 | No invitation has been or will be made by or on behalf of VDI to the public in the Cayman Islands to subscribe for any of the Notes, the Units, the Shares or the Vantage Shares. |
2.7 | The Memorandum and Articles of each Company remain in full force and effect and are unamended. |
2.8 | The Minutes are a true and correct record of the proceedings of the Meeting, which was duly convened and held, and at which a quorum was present throughout, in each case, in the manner prescribed in the Memorandum and Articles. The Resolutions and the resolutions set out in the Minutes were duly passed in the manner prescribed in the Memorandum and Articles (including, without limitation, with respect to the disclosure of interests (if any) by directors of each Company) and have not been amended, varied or revoked in any respect. |
2.9 | The shareholders of each Company have not restricted the powers of the directors of each such Company in any way. There is no contractual or other prohibition (other than as arising under Cayman Islands law) binding on any of the Companies prohibiting any of them from entering into and performing its obligations under the Registration Statement, the Indenture, the Units and any documents in connection therewith. |
2.10 | The directors of VDI at the date of the Meeting were as follows: Duke R. Ligon, John C.G. OLeary, Jorge E. Estrada M., Marcelo D. Guiscardo, Ong Tian Khiam, Paul A. Bragg, Robert Grantham, Steinar Thomassen and Steven M. Bradshaw. |
2.11 | The directors of VDI at the date and time that the February Resolutions were passed were as follows: Paul Bragg, Matthew Bonanno, Esa Ikaheimonen, Nils E. Larsen and Spencer Wells. |
2.12 | The directors of VDI at the date of the June Resolutions were as follows: Matthew Bonanno, Esa Ikaheimonen, Nils E. Larsen, Spencer Wells, Tom Bates and Scott McCarty. |
2.13 | The directors of each Guarantor on the date of the February Resolutions were as follows: Paul Bragg, Matthew Bonanno, Esa Ikaheimonen, Nils E. Larsen and Spencer Wells. |
2.14 | The sole director of each Guarantor at the date of the August Resolutions was Douglas G. Smith. |
2.15 | The minute book and corporate records of each Company as maintained at its registered office in the Cayman Islands and made available to us are complete and accurate in all material respects, and all minutes and resolutions filed therein represent a complete and accurate record of all meetings of the shareholders and directors (or any committee thereof) of each such Company (duly convened in accordance with the Memorandum and Articles of each such Company) and all resolutions passed at the meetings or passed by written resolution or consent, as the case may be. |
2.16 | Each Company has not entered into any mortgages and charges over its property or assets other than those entered in the register of mortgages and charges. |
2.17 | Prior to, at the time of, and immediately following the approval of the transactions the subject of the Registration Statement, the Indenture and the Units, each Company was, or will be, able to pay its debts as they fell, or fall, due and has entered, or will enter, into the transactions the subject of the Registration Statement, the Indenture and the Units for proper value and not with an intention to defraud or wilfully defeat an obligation owed to any creditor or with a view to giving a creditor a preference. |
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2.18 | Each director of each Company considers the transactions contemplated by the Registration Statement, the Indenture and the Units to be of commercial benefit to each such Company and has acted in good faith in the best interests of each such Company, and for a proper purpose of each such Company, in relation to the transactions which are the subject of the Opinion. |
2.19 | Each Company is not the subject of legal, arbitral, administrative or other proceedings in any jurisdiction. Nor have the directors or shareholders of any such Company taken any steps to have any such Company struck off or placed in liquidation, nor have any steps been taken to wind up any such Company. Nor has any receiver been appointed over any Companys property or assets. |
2.20 | VDI has received or will receive money or moneys worth in consideration for the issue of the Shares and the Vantage Shares, and none of the Shares or the Vantage Shares were or will be issued for less than their par value. |
2.21 | The Notes and the Units have been issued and authenticated in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture, were signed by an Authorised Officer (as defined in the Resolutions of VDI) and delivered against due payment therefor. |
2.22 | At the time of the conversion of the Notes into Shares (the Conversion Shares) in accordance with the Indenture and the Notes (the Conversion): |
(a) | the laws of the Cayman Islands (including the Companies Law (2016 Revision) (the Companies Law) will not have changed in such way as to materially impact the Conversion; |
(b) | VDI will have sufficient authorised but unallotted and unissued ordinary shares, in each case to effect the Conversion in accordance with the Memorandum and Articles and the Companies Law; |
(c) | VDI will be able to pay its debts as they fall due in the ordinary course of business immediately following the Conversion; |
(d) | VDI will not have been struck off or placed in liquidation; |
(e) | the deemed issue price for the Shares to be issued on the Conversion will not be less than the par value of such Shares; and |
(f) | the Memorandum and Articles of VDI will not have been altered, amended or restated in any way which affects any of our opinions. |
2.23 | The Shares issued and to be issued have been, or will be, duly registered, and will continue to be registered, in VDIs register of members (shareholders). |
2.24 | The Vantage Shares have been duly registered, and will continue to be registered, in VDIs register of members (shareholders). |
2.25 | There is nothing under any law (other than the laws of the Cayman Islands) which would or might affect the opinions set out below. Specifically, we have made no independent investigation of the laws of the State of New York. |
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Save as aforesaid we have not been instructed to undertake and have not undertaken any further enquiry or due diligence in relation to the transaction the subject of this opinion.
3 | Opinions |
Based upon, and subject to, the foregoing assumptions and the qualifications set out below, and having regard to such legal considerations as we deem relevant, we are of the opinion that:
3.1 | Each Company has been duly incorporated as an exempted company with limited liability and is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the Cayman Islands. |
3.2 | The Shares which have been issued in connection with the Units (excluding the Conversion Shares) have been duly authorised by VDI and such Shares have been validly issued as fully paid and non-assessable. |
3.3 | The Vantage Shares have been duly authorised by VDI and have been validly issued as fully paid and non-assessable. |
3.4 | The Conversion Shares to be issued by VDI upon the Conversion of the Notes as contemplated by the Indenture have been duly authorised and when the Conversion Shares are issued in accordance with the Memorandum and Articles of VDI and entered as fully paid on the register of members of VDI such Conversion Shares will have been duly issued as fully paid and non-assessable. |
3.5 | The Notes and the Units have been duly authorised by VDI and have been duly executed, issued and delivered and constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of VDI enforceable in accordance with their respective terms. |
3.6 | The Indenture has been duly authorised by each Guarantor. |
As a matter of Cayman Islands law, a share is only issued when it has been entered in the register of members (shareholders) of the relevant company. Under Cayman Islands law, the register of members (shareholders) is prima facie evidence of title to shares and this register would not record a third party interest in such shares. However, there are certain limited circumstances where an application may be made to a Cayman Islands court for a determination on whether the register of members reflects the correct legal position. Further, the Cayman Islands court has the power to order that the register of members maintained by a company should be rectified where it considers that the register of members does not reflect the correct legal position. As far as we are aware, such applications are rarely made in the Cayman Islands, but if this were to occur in respect of VDIs Shares, then the validity of such shares may be subject to re-examination by a Cayman Islands court.
Except as specifically stated herein, we make no comment with respect to any representations and warranties which may be made by or with respect to the Companies in any of the documents or instruments cited in this opinion or otherwise with respect to the commercial terms of the transactions the subject of this opinion.
In this opinion, the phrase non-assessable means, with respect to the Shares in VDI, that a shareholder shall not, solely by virtue of its status as a shareholder, be liable for additional assessments or calls on the Shares by VDI or its creditors (except in exceptional circumstances, such as involving fraud, the establishment of an agency relationship or an illegal or improper purpose or other circumstance in which a court may be prepared to pierce or lift the corporate veil).
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We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the reference to our firm under the heading Legal Matters in the prospectus included in the Registration Statement. In providing our consent, we do not thereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act or the Rules and Regulations of the Commission thereunder.
This opinion is addressed to you and may be relied upon by you, your counsel and purchasers of Shares pursuant to the Registration Statement. This opinion is limited to the matters detailed herein and is not to be read as an opinion with respect to any other matter.
Yours faithfully
/s/ Maples and Calder
Maples and Calder
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Exhibit 5.3
[Letterhead of Ioannides Demetriou LLC]
Date: 04 May 2018
Ref: 1367/GF/33/14/SY
Messrs
Vantage Drilling International
777 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 800
Houston, Texas 77056,
Dear Sirs,
1. | Background |
1.1 | We have acted as Cyprus counsels of Vantage Holdings Cyprus ODC Limited, a company incorporated in the Republic of Cyprus, with registration number HE 288980, whose registered office is at Themistokli Dervi 17 - 19, THE CITY HOUSE, 1066 Nicosia, Cyprus (the Company), and Vantage Drilling International (formerly known as Offshore Group Investments Limited) (VDI) in connection with the registration statement (the Registration Statement) on Form S-1, including all amendments or supplements thereto, filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the Act) relating to the sale by the selling security holders identified in the prospectus (the Selling Securityholders) from time to time of up to 2,841,768 units of stapled securities (the Stapled Securities) of VDI. Each Stapled Security comprises one ordinary share of VDI, par value $0.001 per share (the Common Shares), and $172.61 original issuance principal amount of VIDs 1% / 12% Step-Up Senior Secured Third Lien Convertible Notes due 2030 (the Notes), in each case subject to adjustment as described in the Indenture (as defined below). The Notes were issued under a third lien indenture, dated 10 February 2016 (as supplemented, the Indenture), among VDI, the guarantors named therein, including without limitation the Company (collectively the Guarantors) and U.S. Bank National Association as trustee and collateral agent (together with its successors and assigns, in such capacity, the Noteholder Collateral Agent). Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Indenture the Notes are guaranteed by the Guarantors. |
1.2 | This opinion is given in relation to the Cypriot law aspects of the transaction under the Indenture (the Transaction) whereby the Company has agreed to enter into certain guarantees for the purposes of securing the obligations arising pursuant to the Notes. |
1.3 | We have examined certified copies of the documents concerning the Company, which are described in the Schedule attached hereto (the Constitutional Documents) and a copy of the Indenture dated 10 February 2016. |
1.4 | Our opinions are given in part 2, part 3 explains their scope, part 4 describes the assumptions on which they are made and part 5 contains the qualifications to which they are subject. |
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1.5 | Terms defined in the Indenture shall have the same meaning when used in this opinion unless otherwise defined herein or the context otherwise requires. Paragraph headings are included for convenience only and do not affect the interpretation of this opinion. |
2. | Opinions |
Based on the documents we have reviewed, and subject to the other provisions of this opinion, we are of the following opinions:
Status of the Company
2.1 | The Company is duly incorporated, and validly exists under the laws of Cyprus. |
Execution of the Indenture
2.2 | The Company has the capacity to execute the Indenture and to perform the obligations it is expressed to assume under it, including without limitation the guarantees provided thereunder. |
2.3 | The Company has taken all necessary corporate action to authorise it to execute the Indenture to which it is expressed to be a party. |
3. | Scope |
3.1 | This opinion is governed by Cypriot law and is subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Republic of Cyprus. |
3.2 | This opinion is given only in relation to Cypriot law as it is applied at the date of this opinion. We have no duty to keep you informed of subsequent developments which might affect this opinion. |
3.3 | If a question arises in relation to a cross-border transaction, it may not be the courts of the Republic of Cyprus which decide that question and Cypriot law may not be used to settle it. |
3.4 | We express no opinion on, and have taken no account of, the laws of any jurisdiction other than Cyprus. |
3.5 | We express no opinion on matters of fact. |
3.6 | Our opinion is limited to the matters expressly stated in part 2, and it is not to be extended by implication. In particular, we express no opinion on the accuracy of the assumptions contained in part 4. Each statement which has the effect of limiting our opinion is independent of any other such statement and is not to be impliedly restricted by it. |
3.7 | Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP may rely on this opinion in connection with their opinion included in the Registration Statement. |
4. | Assumptions |
This opinion is based on the following assumptions:
Effect of the Indenture
4.1 | Each person which is expressed to be party (other than the Company) to the Indenture: |
4.1.1 | is duly constituted or incorporated and is validly existing under the laws of its jurisdiction; and |
4.1.2 | has the capacity to execute and deliver the Indenture and the documents contemplated therein to which it is expressed to be a party and to perform the obligations it is expressed to assume under it; |
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4.1.3 | is not the subject of any insolvency proceedings (which includes those relating to bankruptcy, liquidation, administration, administrative receivership and reorganisation) in any jurisdiction; |
4.1.4 | has taken all necessary corporate and other action to authorise it to execute the Indenture to which it is expressed to be a party and to perform the obligations it is expressed to assume under it; and |
4.1.5 | has duly executed the Indenture and all other documents thereunder to which it is expressed to be a party. |
4.2 | For the purpose of providing this opinion we have assumed the following: |
4.2.1 | The genuineness of all signatures, stamps and seals on all documents submitted to us as originals, the completeness and conformity to originals of all documents submitted to us as certified, scanned, faxed or emailed copies. |
4.2.2 | There has been no variation, waiver or discharge of any of the provisions of the Indenture. |
4.2.3 | That the Company has duly complied with all its obligations in relation with the submission of documents to public authorities pursuant to applicable laws, including without limitation submission of all relevant annual returns and corresponding audited financial statements with the Registrar of Companies, and payment of any annual or other levies, taxes, or other dues to the relevant public authorities. |
4.2.4 | That the obligations of the Company under the Indenture not governed by Cyprus law, are valid, binding and enforceable obligations of the Company under the laws of the country governing the same. |
4.2.5 | That all consents, licenses, approvals or authorizations of, exemptions by, or registrations or declarations with, any authority and/or any person in any respective jurisdiction (other than Cyprus), required to be obtained by any party to the Transaction with respect to the Indenture have been obtained or made and are valid and subsisting. |
4.2.6 | That Mr. Ronald J. Nelson, being one of the directors of the Company at the material time, has duly signed the Indenture on behalf of the Company. |
4.2.7 | That the Constitutional Documents of the Company constitute a true and up to date copy of the relevant constitutional documents and/ or resolutions containing all modifications thereto, and are in full force and effect as todays date. |
4.2.8 | That there are no other factors relevant to this opinion that do not appear from the documents referred to in part 1. |
4.2.9 | That no law of any jurisdiction other than Cyprus has any bearing on the opinion contained in part 2. |
5. | Qualifications |
This opinion is subject to the following qualifications:
5.1 | The effect of any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, preferential and fraudulent transfer, moratorium and other laws of general application now or hereinafter in effect that affect generally the exercise or enforcement of creditors or secured creditors rights. |
5.2 | Limitations imposed by general equitable principles (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or in law), upon the enforceability of any of the remedies, covenants or other provisions of the documents involved in the transaction or upon availability of injunctive relief or other equitable provisions. |
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5.3 | Any provision for additional interest to be paid on overdue amounts may amount to an irrecoverable penalty. |
5.4 | The effective date of this opinion is the date first set forth above, and we do not undertake to advise you of any matter brought to our attention thereafter which would or may modify, in whole or in part, any or all of the foregoing opinion. |
6 | We hereby consent to the use of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the reference to this firm under the heading Legal Matters in the prospectus constituting part of the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we are included in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933 or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. |
Yours faithfully
/s/ Ioannides Demetriou LLC |
IOANNIDES DEMETRIOU LLC |
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Schedule
Constitutional Documents of the Company:
1. | Certificate of Incorporation dated 30 October 2017; |
2. | Memorandum and Articles of Association; |
3. | Certificate of Directors and Secretary dated 13 November 2017; |
4. | Certificate of Shareholders dated 30 October 2017; |
5. | Certificate of Registered Office dated 5 April 2017; |
6. | Certificate of Good Standing dated 12 August 2016; |
7. | Non-Bankruptcy Certificate dated 12 August 2016; |
8. | Written resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Company dated 26 January 2016; |
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Réti, Várszegi & Partners Law Firm
PwC Legal
Vantage Drilling International
777 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 800
Houston, Texas, 77056
United States of America
ATTORNEY CLIENT COMMUNICATION. LEGALLY PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL
Re: | Hungarian legal opinion relating to the registration of securities of Vantage Drilling International and subsidiaries |
Budapest, May 4, 2018
Dear Sirs,
We refer to the Registration Statement (as defined below). This is a Hungarian legal opinion issued in connection with the Registration Statement.
1. | DESCRIPTION OF THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT |
We have acted as Hungarian legal counsel for Vantage Drilling International (VDI) and Vantage Holding Hungary Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság (registered seat: 1138 Budapest, Népfürdő utca 22. Building B, 13th floor, Hungary; company registry number: 01-09-913549; the Guarantor) in connection with the registration statement on Form S-1 (as amended, updated or supplemented, the Registration Statement), filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the Securities Act) relating to the sale by the selling securityholders identified in the prospectus attached thereto from time to time of up to 2,841,768 units of stapled securities (the Stapled Securities) of VDI. Each Stapled Security comprises one ordinary share of VDI, par value $0.001 per share, and $172.61 original issuance principal amount of VDIs 1%/12% Step-Up Senior Secured Third Lien Convertible Notes due 2030 (the Notes), in each case subject to adjustment as described in the Indenture (as defined below). The Notes were issued under an indenture, dated February 10, 2016 (as supplemented, the Indenture), among VDI, the guarantors named therein (collectively, the Guarantors), including the Guarantor, and U.S. Bank National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as trustee and not in its individual capacity but solely as collateral agent. The Notes are guaranteed (the Guarantees) by the Guarantors pursuant to the terms of the Indenture and any relevant ancillary agreements thereto (collectively, the Ancillary Agreements).
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2. | CAPITALIZED TERMS |
Unless otherwise defined herein or the context otherwise requires, capitalized terms used herein (including in the Schedule attached hereto) shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Registration Statement.
3. | DOCUMENTS EXAMINED |
For the purpose of this opinion, we have examined the documents listed in the Schedule to this opinion (the Documents). The Schedule forms an integral and inseparable part of this opinion.
4. | SCOPE OF THE LEGAL OPINION |
4.1. | This opinion is limited to the matters specifically determined below and is issued to you only for the purposes set out herein and is not to be read as extending, by implication or otherwise, to any other matters. In particular, we give no opinions as to matters of fact (except for the matters specifically determined below). |
4.2. | We are qualified to practice Hungarian law only, and we do not hold ourselves out as being conversant with, and express no opinion as to, the laws of any jurisdiction other than those of Hungary. This opinion is confined to and given on the basis of Hungarian law as currently in force, and it shall be construed in accordance with Hungarian law. We have made no independent investigation and do not express or imply any opinion as to the laws of any other jurisdiction and we have assumed, without inquiry, that there is nothing in the laws of any such other jurisdiction which would or might affect our opinion as stated herein. |
5. | ASSUMPTIONS |
We have assumed:
5.1. | Where we examined copies of original documents, that all such copies were true, authentic, complete and unaltered copies of the relevant original documents, as well as the genuineness of all signatures on such documents; |
5.2. | That each certificate issued by a governmental official, office, or agency concerning an entitys status, including but not limited to certificates of corporate status, is accurate, complete, and authentic; |
5.3. | Insofar as the laws of any jurisdiction, other than Hungary, may be relevant that such laws do not prohibit any of the obligations or rights expressed in the Indenture or the Ancillary Agreements or any future transactions falling under the scope of the aforesaid documents; |
5.4. | The validity and binding effect under the laws of the United States of America of that certain final confirmation order that was delivered by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the Court) on January 15, 2016 in the voluntary cases commenced in the Court by VDI and certain subsidiaries of Vantage Drilling Company (VDC) under Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code, which order confirmed and approved that certain joint pre-packaged chapter 11 plan (In re Vantage Drilling International (F/K/A Offshore Group Investment Limited), et al., Case No. 15-12422), further, which final confirmation order served as the basis for the making of, inter alia, the Indenture; |
5.5. | That all parties to the Indenture and the Ancillary Documents (other than the Guarantor): |
a) | have been duly incorporated and are validly existing, and have had the necessary power, authority and capacity to enter into the Indenture and the Ancillary Agreements and to assume and perform their respective obligations under the laws of the jurisdiction under which such document is governed; and |
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b) | have complied with all laws and regulations, other than any required under the laws of Hungary, applicable to the transactions contemplated by the Indenture and the Ancillary Documents and obtained in accordance with the applicable laws all governmental and other consents, licenses and approvals, other than any required under the laws of Hungary, for the execution and performance thereof or to perfect, protect or preserve any of the interests created or intended to be created by the Indenture and the Ancillary Agreements; |
5.6. | The validity and binding effect of the Indenture and the Ancillary Agreements under the jurisdiction under which such documents are governed (other than the Ancillary Agreements governed by the laws of Hungary), in accordance with their respective terms; |
5.7. | The validity and binding effect under the laws of the State of New York of that certain Assignment of Equity Interest in the Guarantor, dated February 10, 2016 (the Assignment), by and between Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as assignor, acting as attorney-in-fact on behalf of VDC, and VDI, as assignee, and further that the Guarantor was notified by VDI of the Assignment as at February 15, 2016; |
5.8. | That the Indenture and the Ancillary Agreements have been prepared and signed in order to enter into transactions, as described therein, in good faith and for bona fide commercial purposes; |
5.9. | That there are no agreements or arrangements in existence between the parties to the Indenture and the Ancillary Agreements (or any of them), or any other persons, which in any way amend, add to or vary the terms of the Indenture or the Ancillary Agreements or the respective rights and interests of the parties thereto; |
5.10. | That there are no contractual or similar restrictions (other than under Hungarian law) binding on any of the parties to the Indenture and the Ancillary Agreements which would affect the conclusions in this opinion; and |
5.11. | That the Documents remain in full force and unaltered. |
6. | RESERVATIONS |
Our opinion is subject to the following reservations:
6.1. | This opinion is rendered as of the date hereof and based upon the laws of Hungary in effect on the date hereof. We express no opinion as to any event, fact, circumstance, or development subsequent to the date of this opinion. We undertake no, and hereby disclaim any, obligation to advise you of any change in any matter set forth in this opinion that may result from any change of law or fact that may arise after the date of this opinion. Our opinion is limited to the matters stated herein, and no opinion is to be implied or inferred beyond the matters stated herein. |
6.2. | In compliance with Section 4.2 of this opinion, we express no opinion as to any matters pertaining to any issues that may arise in connection with the Indenture, the Ancillary Agreements, the Guarantees, the Registration Statement or any transaction falling under their scope under the laws of the State of New York or the United States of America, and in particular as to the valid corporate existence of the parties to the Indenture, the Ancillary Agreements and the registrants under the Registration Statement (other than the Guarantor), the power and authority of those parties or registrants (other than the Guarantor) to prepare and sign the Indenture, the Ancillary Agreements, the Registration Statement or to enter into future transactions falling under the scope of the aforesaid documents. |
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6.3. | The description of obligations as enforceable, or the term enforceability refer to the legal character of the obligations in question, i.e., that obligations are of a character which Hungarian law recognizes and enforces. |
6.4. | The obligations of the Guarantor and VDI, as the sole member of the Guarantor, are subject to and may be limited by insolvency, bankruptcy, liquidation, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium, examinership, statutes of limitation, set-off and other similar laws affecting creditors rights generally. |
6.5. | We express no opinion as to the tax status or tax liability of the Guarantor or VDI. |
7. | OPINIONS |
BASED UPON, and SUBJECT TO the foregoing, and having considered such questions of Hungarian law as we have deemed necessary as a basis for the opinion expressed below, we are of the opinion that:
7.1. | The Guarantor is a limited liability company (korlátolt felelősségű társaság) duly incorporated and registered and validly existing in good standing under the laws of Hungary; |
7.2. | The execution, delivery and performance of the Indenture by the Guarantor have been duly authorized by all necessary actions on the part of the Guarantor; and |
7.3. | The Guarantees by the Guarantor with respect to the Notes have been duly authorized by the Guarantor. |
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This opinion is for your benefit in connection with the Registration Statement and may be relied upon solely by you and by persons entitled to rely upon it pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Securities Act. We hereby consent to the use of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the reference to this firm under the heading Legal Matters in the prospectus constituting part of the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we are included in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act, or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Very truly yours,
Réti, Várszegi & Partners Law Firm
/s/ Zoltán Várszegi |
/s/ Dr. Eszter Gally | |||
Dr. Zoltán Várszegi | Dr. Eszter Gally | |||
Member of the Law Firm | Member of the Law Firm |
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SCHEDULE
List of documents examined for the purpose of issuing the Hungarian legal opinion:
1. | The Deed of Foundation of the Guarantor dated as of February 15, 2018; |
2. | The electronic company registry extract of the Guarantor dated as of May 4, 2018; |
3. | Members list of the Guarantor made following the increase of the Guarantors registered capital as of February 15, 2018, executed in counterparts as of February 15, 2018 and February 19, 2018, respectively; and |
4. | The founders resolutions no. 01/12/2015 to 11/12/2016, dated December 1, 2015, passed by VDC as the founder and sole member of the Guarantor, authorizing and directing the Guarantors directors and authorized proxies to sign, execute and deliver on behalf of the Guarantor any agreements, letters, notices, certificates, acknowledgements, receipts, authorizations, instructions, releases, waivers, proxies, appointments of agents for service of process and other documents considered necessary or desirable for the purpose of giving effect to, consummating or completing or procuring the performance and completion of the Transaction, as defined therein. |
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Exhibit 5.5
[Letterhead of Hadromi & Partners]
May 4, 2018
Vantage Drilling International
777 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 800
Houston, Texas 77056
Re: Registration of Securities of Vantage Drilling International and subsidiaries
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as special Indonesian counsel for Vantage Drilling International (the Company) and PT. Vantage Drilling Company Indonesia (the Covered Subsidiary) in connection with the registration statement (the Registration Statement) on Form S-1, including all amendments or supplements thereto, filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the Act) relating to the sale by the selling security holders identified in the prospectus (the Selling Security holders) from time to time of up to 2,841,768 units of stapled securities (the Stapled Securities) of the Company. Each Stapled Security comprises one ordinary share of the Company, par value $0.001 per share (the Common Shares), and $172.61 original issuance principal amount of the Companys 1%/12% Step-Up Senior Secured Third Lien Convertible Notes due 2030 (the Notes), in each case subject to adjustment as described in the Indenture (as defined below). The Notes were issued under an indenture, dated February 10, 2016 (as supplemented, the Indenture), among the Company, the guarantors named therein, including the Covered Subsidiary(ies) (the Guarantors) and U.S. Bank National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as trustee (together with its successors and assigns, in such capacity, the Trustee) and not in its individual capacity but solely as collateral agent (together with its successors and assigns, in such capacity, the Noteholder Collateral Agent). The Notes are guaranteed (the Guarantee and, together with the Stapled Securities and the Notes, the Securities) by the Guarantors.
In rendering this opinion, we have examined originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of such documents, corporate and other company records, certificates of public officials and other instruments as we have deemed necessary or advisable for the purpose of rendering this opinion.
In such examination, we have assumed, with your consent and without independent investigation, that: (a) each document submitted to us for review is authentic, accurate, and complete, each such document that is a copy conforms to an authentic original, and all signatures on each such document are genuine; and (b) each certificate issued by a governmental official, office, or agency concerning an entitys status, including but not limited to certificates of corporate status, is accurate, complete, and authentic.
Notwithstanding anything contained herein which may be construed to the contrary, this opinion is based, as to matters of law, solely on the laws of Republic of Indonesia. We express no opinion relating to the laws or regulations of any jurisdiction other than the laws of Republic of Indonesia (including but not limited to the federal laws of the United States).
This opinion is rendered as of the date hereof, and we express no opinion as to any event, fact, circumstance, or development subsequent to the date of this opinion. We undertake no, and hereby disclaim any, obligation to advise you of any change in any matter set forth in this opinion that may result from any change of law or fact that may arise after the date of this opinion. Our opinion is limited to the matters stated herein, and no opinion is to be implied or inferred beyond the matters stated herein.
Based upon and subject to the foregoing, we are of the opinion that:
1. | The Covered Subsidiary has been duly organized and is validly existing in good standing under the laws of Republic of Indonesia; |
2. | The execution, delivery and performance of the Indenture by the Covered Subsidiary have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Covered Subsidiary; |
3. | The Guarantee by the Covered Subsidiary with respect to the Notes has been duly authorized by the Covered Subsidiary; |
We hereby consent to the use of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the reference to this firm under the heading Legal Matters in the Prospectus constituting part of the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we are included in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933 or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Yours faithfully,
HADROMI & PARTNERS
/s/ M. Iqbal Hadromi
M. Iqbal Hadromi
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Exhibit 5.6
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Azmi & Associates
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Azmi & Associates
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Exhibit 5.7
To: Vantage Drilling International 777 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 800 Houston, Texas 77056 United States of America |
Heussen NL-1101 HE Amsterdam The Netherlands Tel: +31-(0)20-312-2800 Fax: +31-(0)20-312-2801 info@heussen-law.nl |
Amsterdam, 4 May 2018
Our ref.: 2018-3686
Re: Vantage Drilling Netherlands B.V. / legal opinion SEC
Dear Sirs,
We have acted as special counsel to Vantage Drilling Netherlands B.V., having its registered seat in Amsterdam, the Netherlands and registered with the Chamber of Commerce under number 34332280 (the Company) and Vantage Drilling International (formerly known as Offshore Group Investment Limited), a Cayman Islands exempted company (VDI) for the purpose of rendering an opinion on certain matters of Dutch law in connection with the registration statement (the Registration Statement) on Form S-1, including all amendments or supplements thereto, filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, relating to the sale by the selling securityholders identified in the prospectus from time to time of up to 2,841,768 units of stapled securities (the Stapled Securities) of VDI. Each Stapled Security comprises one ordinary share of VDI, par value $0.001 per share, and $172.61 original issuance principal amount of VDIs 1%/12% Step-Up Senior Secured Third Lien Convertible Notes due 2030 (the Notes), in each case subject to adjustment as described in the Indenture (as defined below). The Notes were issued under an indenture governed by the laws of the State of New York, dated February 10, 2016 (as supplemented, the Indenture), among VDI, the guarantors named therein, including the Company (the Guarantors) and U.S. Bank National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as trustee (together with its successors and assigns, in such capacity, the Trustee) and not in its individual capacity but solely as collateral agent (together with its successors and assigns, in such capacity, the Noteholder Collateral Agent). Pursuant to the Indenture, the Notes are guaranteed (the Guarantee) by the Guarantors.
in association with:
Heussen Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH and Heussen Italia Studio Legale e Tributario
AMSTERDAM BERLIN BRUSSELS CONEGLIANO FRANKFURT MILAN MUNICH NEW YORK ROME STUTTGART
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Heussen is the trade name of Heussen BV, registered with the trade register of Amsterdam under number 34222303. Heussen BV is the sole contracting party with regard to services (to be) provided. All services (to be) provided and legal acts (to be) performed by Heussen BV are subject to its general terms and conditions which contain the applicability of Dutch law, the exclusive jurisdiction of the Amsterdam District Court and a limitation of liability. All liability is limited to the amount which in the particular case can be claimed and shall be paid under the professional liability insurance taken out by Heussen BV, increased with any applicable deductible to be borne by Heussen BV itself. Heussen BVs terms and conditions are available upon first request and at www.heussen-law.nl.
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For the purpose of rendering this opinion we have exclusively examined and relied on a certified online excerpt of the registration in the Chamber of Commerce for the Company, dated 2 May 2018 (the Excerpt) and a pdf copy of the following documents:
1. | the fully executed Indenture (including the Guarantee); |
2. | the deed of incorporation of the Company, dated as of 26 March 2009 (the Deed of Incorporation); |
3. | the current articles of association as they stand since the last deed of amendment of the articles of association of the Company, dated as of 15 January 2016 (the Articles); |
4. | the executed written resolutions of the general meeting of the Company, executed on 10 February 2016, inter alia approving entry into the Indenture (including the Guarantee) by the Company (the Shareholders Resolution); |
5. | the executed written resolutions of the management board (het bestuur) (the Management Board) of the Company, executed on 10 February 2016, inter alia approving entry into the Indenture (including the Guarantee) (the Board Resolution), including a power of attorney to each member of the Management Board, acting individually (the Power of Attorney); and |
6. | the executed directors certificate regarding the Company, dated as of 10 February 2016 (the Certificate). |
We have not examined any other documents other than the documents listed above. We have not examined any attachments to any documents or any documents referred to in any documents, unless expressly stated otherwise. We have not made any inquiry concerning the Company other than expressly stated herein.
For the purpose of rendering this opinion we have, except as expressly stated herein, without independent investigation or verification assumed:
(a) | the authenticity of all documents or instruments submitted to us as originals; |
(b) | the completeness and conformity to original documents submitted to us as faxed, scanned or photo static copies, and the authenticity of the originals of such copies; |
(c) | the genuineness of the signatures (including endorsements) of the natural persons purported to have signed the documents and instruments submitted to us, as well as the legal capacity (handelingsbekwaamheid) of natural persons having made such signatures other than in their capacity as attorney-in-fact (gevolmachtigde) or as representative (vertegenwoordiger) of the Company; |
(d) | that the Deed of Incorporation is a valid notarial deed (notariële authentieke akte), the contents thereof were correct and complete as of the date thereof and there were no defects in the incorporation of the Company (not appearing on the face of the Deed of Incorporation) on the basis of which a court might dissolve the Company or deem it never to have existed; |
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(e) | that the Articles are the articles of association of the Company as in force as of the date hereof (although not constituting conclusive evidence thereof, our assumption is supported by the contents of the Excerpt and the Certificate); |
(f) | that the Excerpt completely and accurately reflects the corporate status and position of the Company as of the date hereof in all respects (although not constituting conclusive evidence thereof, this assumption is supported by information obtained as of the date hereof from the Chamber of Commerce); |
(g) | that the Shareholders Resolution has been duly executed by the relevant signatory thereof and that none of the Resolutions have been amended, revoked or declared void and that the statements made and confirmations given in the Resolutions are true, complete and correct as of the date of execution of the Resolutions and the Indenture (including the Guarantee) and the date hereof; |
(h) | that the Certificate has not been amended, revoked or declared void and is in full force and effect and that all statements contained in the Certificate are true and correct in all respects as of the date of execution of the Resolutions and the Indenture (including the Indenture) and the date hereof; |
(i) | that any foreign law which may be applied under the The Hague Convention on the Law applicable to Agency of 14 March 1978 does not affect the Power of Attorney; |
(j) | that the Company is not, nor has been, subject to any one or more of the insolvency winding-up proceedings listed in Annex A to the EC Council Regulation No. 2015/848 of 20 May 2015 on insolvency proceedings (recast) (as amended by Council Regulation from time to time) in any EU member state other than the Netherlands and has not passed a voluntary winding-up resolution and no petition has been presented or order made by a court for the bankruptcy (faillissement), dissolution (ontbinding) or moratorium of payment (surséance van betaling) of the Company (although not constituting conclusive evidence thereof, this assumption is supported by information obtained today from (i) the bankruptcy clerks office (Unit Faillissementen en schuldsaneringen) of the Court (rechtbank) of Amsterdam, (ii) the online central insolvency register (Centraal Insolventieregister), and (iii) the online EU Insolvency Register (Centraal Insolventie Register EU registraties), (ii) and (iii) maintained by the Council for the Administration of Justice (Raad voor de Rechtspraak) and the Excerpt); |
(k) | that it is in the corporate interest of the Company to enter into the Indenture (including the Guarantee) (although not constituting conclusive evidence thereof, this assumption is supported by (i) the text of the corporate objects clause in the Articles and (ii) the confirmation by the Management Board contained in the Board Resolution); |
(l) | that none of the managing directors (bestuurders) of the Company have any conflict of interest with the Company as meant in section 2:239 par. 6 of the Dutch Civil Code in respect of the Indenture (including the Guarantee), its execution or the transactions contemplated thereby; and |
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(m) | that none of the parties to the Indenture (including the Guarantee) are subject to, controlled by or otherwise connected with a person, organization or country which is subject to United Nations, European Union or Dutch sanctions implemented or effective in the Netherlands under or pursuant to the Sanction Act 1977 (Sanctiewet 1977), the Economic Offences Act (Wet op de economische delicten), the General Customs Act (Algemene Douanewet), the Dutch Financial Supervision Act (Wet of het financieel toezicht) or Regulations of the European Union. |
Based upon the foregoing and subject to the assumptions, qualifications, limitations and exceptions as set forth herein, and subject to any factual matters not disclosed to us in the course of our examination referred to above, we are at the date hereof, of the following opinion:
(A) | the Company is duly incorporated and validly existing under the laws of the Netherlands as a private company with limited liability (besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid); |
(B) | the Indenture (including the Guarantee) has been validly signed by the Company; |
(C) | the Company has taken all necessary corporate action and has all corporate powers and authority to execute the Indenture (including the Guarantee) and to perform its obligations thereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated therein. |
The opinions expressed above are subject to the following qualifications:
(i) | Any legal act entered into by a legal entity such as the Company may be nullified by such legal entity or the receiver in bankruptcy if it is ultra vires i.e. falls outside the scope of such legal entitys objects. A legal act may be ultra vires if (i) such legal act is not expressly allowed by the objects clause in such legal entitys articles of association and could not be conducive to the realization of such objects and (ii) the other party was aware thereof or should be aware thereof without an independent investigation. All relevant circumstances of the case should be considered. Assuming that the Company derives sufficient benefit from the Indenture (including the Guarantee) and taking into account the wording of the objects clause in the Articles, in our view it is unlikely that the ultra vires provisions can be successfully invoked by the Company. |
(ii) | All powers of attorney, including powers of attorney expressed to be irrevocable, terminate by operation of law upon the bankruptcy of the person issuing the power of attorney (the Principal). Powers of attorney that are expressed to be irrevocable are not capable of being revoked insofar they extend to the performance of legal acts (rechtshandelingen) that are in the interest of either the attorney appointed by such power of attorney or a third party. However, such powers of attorney terminate by operation of law upon the bankruptcy of the Principal or, unless provided otherwise in such power of attorney, upon the death of, the commencement of legal guardianship over (onder curatelestelling) or the bankruptcy of the attorney or by notice of termination given by the attorney. To the extent that the appointment of a process agent by the Company would be deemed to constitute a power of attorney granted by the Company, this qualification would apply. |
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(iii) | Save as set out herein, nothing is to be taken to express an opinion in respect of any statement, representation or warranty made or given by or in respect of the Company in the Indenture (including the Guarantee). |
(iv) | The concept of a seal to be affixed to a document in order to make such document binding on the Company is not known or required under Dutch law. |
(v) | The concept of delivery of a document in order to render a document valid, legally binding and enforceable is not known or required under Dutch law. |
We express no opinion as to any law or regulation other than the laws of the Netherlands as they are currently in force, and as generally interpreted and applied by the Dutch courts as of the date of this opinion, as appearing in published case law. We do not express any opinion with respect to any international law, including but not limited to the rules promulgated under or by any bi- or multilateral treaty or treaty organization, unless duly implemented in the laws of the Netherlands, or to any Dutch tax or anti-trust law. This opinion is related to Dutch law as it stands now and we do not assume any obligation to notify or inform you of any development subsequent to the date hereof that might render its contents untrue or inaccurate in whole or in part at such time.
This opinion is construed, shall be governed by and have effect only in accordance with the laws of the Netherlands. Further, the courts of Amsterdam, the Netherlands, shall have exclusive authority to rule upon any dispute relating to this opinion as far as this dispute may involve Heussen.
In this opinion legal concepts are described in English terms and not by their original terms as described in the relevant national language. The concepts concerned may not be identical to the concepts described by the same English terms as they exist under the laws of other jurisdictions.
This letter of opinion is rendered solely to the addressees and their affiliates, subsidiaries, successors and assigns (jointly the Addressees) for the purpose of the transactions referred to herein. It may not be used, circulated, quoted, referred to or relied upon by any other person or for any other purpose, without our prior written consent in each instance except that it may be disclosed by the Addressees to (i) prospective successors and assigns of the Addressees, (ii) regulatory authorities having jurisdiction over any of the Addressees or their successors and assigns, and (iii) professional advisers of the Assignees, pursuant to valid legal process, in each case without our prior consent.
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We hereby consent to the use of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the reference to this firm under the heading Legal Matters in the prospectus constituting part of the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we are included in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933 or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Sincerely yours,
Heussen B.V.
/s/ Martijn B. Koot | /s/ Tim B. Schreuders | |
Martijn B. Koot | Tim B. Schreuders | |
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Exhibit 5.8
D&B David si Baias |
To: VANTAGE DRILLING INTERNATIONAL 777 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 800 Houston, Texas 77056
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May 4, 2018
Dear Sirs,
Re: Registration of securities of Vantage Drilling International and subsidiaries
1. | INTRODUCTION |
Having in view that:
1.1. | we have been asked to act as a legal counsel for VANTAGE DRILLER ROCO S.R.L., a Romanian company with its headquarters in Bucharest, 17 Dumitru Florescu Street, 2nd floor, room 15, 1 District, Romania, registered with Bucharest Trade Registry under no. J40/10819/2013, having sole registration code 32188833 (hereinafter referred to as the Guarantor and, alternatively as the Company), acting as a guarantor in relation to the Third Lien Indenture, dated as of February 10, 2016 (as amended, restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the Third Lien Indenture), among VANTAGE DRILLING INTERNATIONAL (formerly known as OFFSHORE GROUP INVESTMENT LIMITED), a Cayman Islands exempted company (the Issuer), certain subsidiaries thereof party thereto, including the Company (collectively referred to as the Guarantors), and U.S. Bank National Association, in its capacities as Trustee and as Third Lien Noteholder Collateral Agent (the Collateral Agent), in connection with the registration statement (the Registration Statement) on Form S-1, including all amendments or supplements thereto, filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the Act) relating to the sale by the selling security holders identified in the prospectus (the Selling Securityholders) from time to time of up to 2,841,768 units of stapled securities (the Stapled Securities) of the Issuer, each such Stapled Security comprising one ordinary share of the Issuer, par value $0.001 per share (the Common Shares), and $172.61 original issuance principal amount of the Issuers 1%/12% Step-Up Senior Secured Third Lien Convertible Notes due 2030 (the Notes) issued under the Third Lien Indenture, in each case subject to adjustment as described in the Third Lien Indenture; |
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1.2. | we, D&B David si Baias SCA, have not acted as legal advisers in Romania to the Issuer in connection to drafting, negotiating or executing of the Opinion Documents (as defined below); |
1.3. | D&B David si Baias SCA is a Romanian law firm (D&B), providing legal services in Romania on Romanian Law matters; |
1.4. | we, D&B, in rendering this opinion, have reviewed and relied exclusively on the following documents (the Opinion Documents): |
(A) | a scan copy of the Third Lien Indenture (including the guarantee of the Guarantor), governed by the laws of the State of New York. |
1.5. | In this opinion, unless a contrary indication appears, expressions defined in the Opinion Documents have the same meanings. |
1.6. | For the purposes of this opinion, we have also examined the following Corporate Documents: |
1.6.1. | a copy of the resolution of VANTAGE HOLDINGS CYPRUS ODC LIMITED, a company organized and existing under the laws of Cyprus, having its registered office at 2 Diagorou Era House, 10th floor, 1097, Nicosia, Cyprus, registered with Registrar of Companies under number 288980 of 17.06.2011, as the sole shareholder of the Company (the Sole Shareholder), dated 27 January 2016 approving and authorising the execution, among others, of the Third Lien Indenture (including the guarantee of the Guarantor), and all other documents and instruments to be executed by the Company in connection therewith or as otherwise required under the Third Lien Indenture; |
1.6.2. | a copy of the articles of association of the Company dated 16.10.2017; |
1.6.3. | a copy of the registration certificate of the Company no. 3240156/11.01.2017; |
1.6.4. | an electronic Trade Registry excerpt of the Company issued by the Romanian Trade Registry on May 3, 2018, no. 244970 (the Certificate of Status). |
1.7. | We have also made on May 3, 2018 such investigations at public registries in Romania mentioned at item 4.1.1 and 4.1.2 below. |
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1.8. | This opinion speaks as of its date and is given solely in connection with the registration of the securities covered by the Registration Statement. |
2. | BASIS OF OPINION AND ASSUMPTIONS |
2.1 | This opinion is confined to the law of Romania and we express no opinion on any matter insofar as it is affected by the law of a country other than Romania. |
2.2 | In this opinion references to the law of Romania include any law which has been passed in Romania until the date of this opinion, any regulations or generally applicable requirements made or imposed by any governmental, official or judicial authority or body in Romania and any treaty or international convention which Romania has signed until the date of this opinion, all in force as of the date of this opinion and relevant for the matters addressed in this opinion. |
2.3 | In rendering this opinion, we have also assumed: |
2.3.1 | that all documents submitted to us as originals are authentic and complete and all signatures and seals are genuine; |
2.3.2 | that all documents supplied to us as photocopies or facsimile or by electronic mail, transmitted copies or other copies are conform to the originals and such originals are authentic and complete; |
2.3.3 | that the Opinion Documents governed by laws of jurisdictions other than of Romania create valid and legally binding obligations of all parties thereto under the laws of such jurisdictions and such obligations exist and are enforceable at the date of the present opinion; |
2.3.4 | that the entering into the Opinion Documents are within the capacity and powers of, and have been validly authorized and signed by, each relevant party other than the Company; |
2.3.5 | the absence of any other arrangements between the parties to the Opinion Documents which modify or supersede any of the terms of such Opinion Documents; |
2.3.6 | that there is no provision of the law or regulation of any jurisdiction other than Romania which would have any adverse implication in relation to the opinion expressed hereunder; |
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2.3.7 | that the choice of the law of the State of New York to govern the Opinion Documents is made in good faith; |
2.3.8 | that due and binding execution of the Opinion Documents by all parties, other than the Company, under all laws other than the laws of Romania has been carried out. |
2.4 | We have not independently verified the above assumptions. |
2.5 | This opinion is strictly limited to the assessment of the Companys capacity and authority to enter the Opinion Documents. We do not express any opinion as to issues regarding the validity of the Companys accession to the Opinion Documents (e.g. corporate benefit, liability of the corporate bodies etc.), except other than as expressed in this Opinion in connection with the Companys accession to the Opinion Documents from the authority and capacity standpoints, and we assume no liability for not extending our opinion to such validity issues. |
2.6 | We have assumed that by entering into the Opinion Documents the Company considers it receives a corporate benefit, such an economic assessment belonging exclusively to the Companys corporate bodies. We were not provided with any statement or other document ascertaining the corporate benefit of the Company to enter such Opinion Documents. |
3. | OPINION |
3.1 | Based on the foregoing and subject to the assumptions and qualifications in this opinion we are of the opinion that, so far as the law of Romania at the date of this opinion is concerned: |
3.1.1 | the Company is duly incorporated, validly existing and has legal personality and capacity under the law of Romania; |
3.1.2 | by reference to its business object, the Articles of Association, any applicable Romanian law and any other rules and regulations applicable to the Company, the Company had the full corporate power, capacity and authority to enter into, execute, exercise its rights and perform and comply with its obligations under the Third Lien Indenture (including the guarantee by the Company); |
3.1.3 | the Company had taken all corporate actions and obtained all corporate approvals necessary to authorise its valid entry into and the performance of its obligations under the Third Lien Indenture (including the guarantee by the Company) and all such corporate actions and approvals are valid and in accordance with the Articles of Association or any law of Romania; |
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3.1.4 | the Third Lien Indenture has been duly executed on behalf of the Company by a duly authorised signatory; |
4. | QUALIFICATIONS |
4.1 | This opinion is subject to the following qualifications: |
4.1.1 | Our opinion that the Company exists validly is based on the relevant searches we conducted with the Bucharest Trade Registry and the Certificate of Status. It should be noted that such searches and certificate are not capable of conclusive disclosure as relevant claims of third parties against the Company may not be filed at the Bucharest Trade Registry immediately after being submitted. |
4.1.2 | Our opinion is also based on the independent research in the Public Insolvency Gazette, on the Electronic Collateral Archive and the courts of law website. Notwithstanding the above, our independent research is a limited exercise, as we only verified the courts of law of Bucharest, where the Company is headquartered, but court actions may be registered with other jurisdictions. |
4.1.3 | We express no opinion as to any agreement, instrument or other document other than as specified in this letter. |
4.1.4 | Under Romanian law, any transactions concluded by a Romanian company must not go against the corporate interest of the company, the companys directors being liable for the misuse of a Romanian companys corporate assets. We do not express any opinion with respect to the existence of the corporate benefit of the Company, such an economic assessment belonging exclusively to the Companys corporate bodies. However, we draw your attention that currently the issue of corporate interest is quite debated among the lawyers as to the extent such interest may justify the use of a companys assets to secure the entire amount of the loans taken by their parent company, out of which only a portion is further disbursed or used for the benefit of the subsidiary. The debate is not settled and there are opinions limiting the corporate interest of the subsidiary securing the parent loan only to the portion allocated to that subsidiary. |
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4.1.5 | Save as otherwise expressly provided herein, we offer no opinion in relation to the accuracy of any representation or warranty made or given by the Company in the Opinion Documents. |
4.1.6 | We offer no opinion on the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability of the Opinion Documents and the observance of any legal formalities with respect thereto (except for issues related to the capacity and authority of the Guarantor) and our opinion does not purport to express or imply any opinion with regard to such matters. |
5. | EXTENT OF OPINION |
5.1 | This opinion is given on the basis that it is to be governed by and construed in accordance with Romanian law and practice, as at the date hereof. |
5.2 | We hereby consent to the use of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the reference to this firm under the heading Legal Matters in the Prospectus constituting part of the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we are included in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933 or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. |
Yours faithfully,
/s/ Sorin David
Sorin David
Attorney-at-law
Partner
D&B David si Baias SCA
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Exhibit 5.9
[Letterhead of Wong Tan & Molly Lim]
Our Ref: | TSG/CT/2018262759/sri | 4 May 2018 |
Vantage Drilling International
777 Post Oak Boulevard
Suite 800
Houston, Texas 77056
Dear Sirs
VANTAGE DRILLING INTERNATIONAL- SINGAPORE LAW LEGAL OPINION
We have been appointed as Singapore legal counsel to Vantage Drilling International (the Company) and Vantage International Management Company Pte. Ltd., a limited liability private company incorporated in Singapore with company registration number 200805716H (VIMC) for the purpose of issuing this legal opinion in connection with the registration statement (the Registration Statement) on Form S-1, including all amendments or supplements thereto, filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, relating to the sale by the selling security holders identified in the prospectus of up to 2,841,768 units of stapled securities of the Company (the Transaction). This legal opinion is given in relation to the indenture dated 10 February 2016 (as amended or supplemented, the Indenture) and entered into between (i) Vantage Drilling International (formerly known as Offshore Group Investment Limited) (the Issuer), (ii) the guarantors named therein, which includes VIMC, and (iii) U.S. Bank National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as trustee and not in its individual capacity but solely as noteholder collateral agent, relating to the 1%/12% step-up senior secured third lien convertible notes due 2030 issued by the Issuer (the Notes), and under which VIMC gives a guarantee in respect of the Issuers obligations under the Notes (the Guarantee).
To: Vantage Drilling International
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A. | Scope of Opinion |
This opinion only relates to the laws of general application of Singapore as at the date hereof and as currently applied by the Singapore courts, and is given on the basis that it will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Singapore. We have made no investigation of, and do not express or imply any views on, the laws of any country other than Singapore.
B. | Documents Examined |
For the purposes of this opinion, we have examined the following documents:
(1) | a scanned copy of the Indenture; |
(2) | a scanned copy of a directors resolutions in writing dated 10 February 2016 in respect of VIMC (the VIMC Resolutions); |
(3) | scanned copies of the certificate of incorporation and the Constitution of VIMC (the VIMC Constitutive Documents); |
(4) | the results of a business profile search on VIMC done on 3 May 2018 at the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority of Singapore (the VIMC ACRA Search); |
(5) | a scanned copy of a secretary certificate dated 3 May 2018 executed by Thomas J. Cimino as director and Lee Tiong Hock as secretary of VIMC certifying (amongst other things) that the VIMC Constitutive Documents are true and complete copies as at the date of such certificate (the VIMC Secretary Certificate); |
(6) | the certificate of good standing dated 3 May 2018 issued by the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority of Singapore (the Certificate of Good Standing); and |
(7) | the results of: |
(a) | a Defendants Composite Search against VIMC performed on 3 May 2018 on the public records of the Supreme Court and State Courts of Singapore (the said Composite Search comprised Writ of Summons searches, Originating Summons searches, Originating Motion/Petition searches, a Court of Appeal search, a District Court Appeal search and writ of seizure and sale and other enforcement writs searches against VIMC); and |
(b) | a Companies Winding-up Search against VIMC performed on 3 May 2018 at the Supreme Court of Singapore, |
in each case for the years 2016, 2017 and 2018 (collectively, the VIMC Searches).
C. | Assumptions |
We have assumed:
(1) | that each party to the Indenture (other than VIMC) is a duly organised and validly existing corporation in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which such party is incorporated; |
(2) | that each party to the Indenture (other than VIMC) has the power, authority and legal right and ability to enter into the Indenture and to perform, observe and comply with all its obligations thereunder and that the execution of the Indenture has been duly authorised by it; |
(3) | that the Indenture has been validly executed and delivered by or on behalf of each party thereto (other than VIMC); |
(4) | the genuineness of all signatures on the Indenture, the completeness and the conformity to original documents of all copies submitted to us and the authenticity of the originals of such copies; |
(5) | the copies of each of the VIMC Constitutive Documents, the VIMC Secretary Certificate and the Indenture submitted to us for examination are true, complete and up-to-date copies as at the date they were provided; |
(6) | the VIMC Resolutions have been duly passed, have not been rescinded, modified or amended and continue to be in full force and effect, and there has been no defect in the passing of the VIMC Resolutions; |
(7) | that all consents, approvals, authorisations, licences, exemptions or orders required from any governmental or other regulatory authorities outside Singapore and all other requirements outside Singapore for the execution, legality and validity of the Indenture have been duly obtained or fulfilled and are and will remain in full force and effect and that any conditions to which they are subject have been satisfied; |
(8) | that there is no contractual or other prohibition or restriction binding on VIMC which may in any way prohibit or restrict it from entering into and performing its obligations under the Indenture or the Guarantee; |
(9) | that the information disclosed by the VIMC ACRA Search is true and complete and that such information has not since then been altered and that such search did not fail to disclose any information which had been delivered for filing but did not appear on the public file at the time of the search; |
(10) | that the information disclosed by the Certificate of Good Standing is true and complete and that such information has not since then been altered and that such certificate did not fail to disclose any information which had been delivered for filing but did not appear on the public file at the date of the Certificate of Good Standing; |
(11) | that the information disclosed by the VIMC Searches is true and complete and that such information has not since then been altered and that such searches did not fail to disclose any information which had been delivered for filing but was not disclosed at the time of the search; |
(12) | that all factual statements made in the Indenture, the VIMC Resolutions and the VIMC Secretary Certificate are correct and not misleading due to the omission, whether wilful or otherwise, of any material fact (as to which we express no opinion); |
(13) | that the Indenture was entered into prior to the formal commencement of any insolvency proceeding against VIMC, and VIMC was not unable to pay its debts (for the purpose of Section 254(e) of the Companies Act, Chapter 50 of Singapore) immediately after entering into the Indenture; |
(14) | that the Indenture (i) is of material commercial benefit to VIMC, (ii) is in the best interest of each of VIMC and its shareholders, employees and creditors and is not a fraud on any of them, (iii) constitutes a proper purpose for the exercise of its powers and (iv) does not contravene Section 163 of Companies Act, Chapter 50 of Singapore; and |
(15) | no step has been taken to wind up VIMC or appoint a receiver in respect of it or any of its assets although the searches of the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority referred to above give no indication that any winding-up order or appointment of a receiver has been made. |
D. | Opinion |
Based upon and subject to the foregoing, and subject to the qualifications set forth below, we are of the opinion that:
(1) | VIMC has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a limited private company and, based on the Certificate of Good Standing, is in good standing under the laws of Singapore; |
(2) | the execution, delivery and performance of the Indenture by VIMC has been duly authorised by the necessary corporate resolution on the part of VIMC; |
(3) | the performance of the Guarantee has been duly authorised by the necessary corporate resolution on the part of VIMC; and |
(4) | based solely on the VIMC Searches, there are presently no litigation proceedings before any court in Singapore, or any winding-up petitions pending in any such court which have been commenced in 2016, 2017 or 2018 against VIMC. |
E. | Qualifications |
This opinion is subject to the following qualifications:
(1) | this opinion is subject to all insolvency, bankruptcy, liquidation, receivership, moratorium, reorganisation or similar laws affecting the rights of creditors (including secured creditors) generally. |
F. | Benefit of Opinion |
We hereby consent to the use of this opinion to be disclosed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the reference to this firm under the heading Legal Matters in the prospectus constituting part of the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we are included in the category of persons whose consent is required under section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933 or the rules and regulation promulgated thereunder.
Yours faithfully
/s/ Wong Tan & Molly Lim
WONG TAN & MOLLY LIM
Exhibit 12.1
Vantage Drilling International
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
(In thousands, except Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges)
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ended | Year Ended | February 10, | January 1, 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
March 31 | December 31, | 2016 to December 31, | to February 10, | Years Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Earnings (Loss) |
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Earnings (loss) before provision for income taxes and minority interest |
$ | (28,165 | ) | $ | (135,618 | ) | $ | (136,469 | ) | $ | (469,644 | ) | $ | 62,124 | $ | 132,930 | $ | (19,696 | ) | |||||||||
Fixed charges |
19,300 | 76,807 | 67,349 | 1,728 | 174,612 | 197,291 | 214,894 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Amortization of capitalized interest |
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$ | (8,865 | ) | $ | (58,811 | ) | $ | (69,119 | ) | $ | (467,300 | ) | $ | 242,338 | $ | 335,823 | $ | 185,556 | ||||||||||
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$ | 19,271 | $ | 76,441 | $ | 67,023 | $ | 1,728 | $ | 173,634 | $ | 196,159 | $ | 198,779 | ||||||||||||||
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29 | 366 | 326 | | 979 | 1,131 | 1,121 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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$ | 19,300 | $ | 76,807 | $ | 67,349 | $ | 1,728 | $ | 174,612 | $ | 197,291 | $ | 214,894 | ||||||||||||||
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(a) | For the three months ended March 31, 2018, the year ended December 31, 2017, the period from February 10, 2016 to December 31, 2016, the period from January 1, 2016 to February 10, 2016 and the year ended December 31, 2013, earnings were not sufficient to cover fixed charges by approximately $28.2 million, $135.6 million, $136.5 million, $469.0 million and $29.3 million, respectively. |
Exhibit 21.1
Subsidiaries of the Registrant
Entity Name |
Type of Entity |
Jurisdiction of Formation | ||
Dragonquest Holdings Company | Exempted Company | Cayman Islands | ||
Emerald Driller Company | Exempted Company | Cayman Islands | ||
P2020 Rig Co. | Exempted Company | Cayman Islands | ||
P2021 Rig Co. | Exempted Company | Cayman Islands | ||
PT Vantage Drilling Company Indonesia | Limited Liability Company | Indonesia | ||
Sapphire Driller Company | Exempted Company | Cayman Islands | ||
Vantage Deepwater Company | Exempted Company | Cayman Islands | ||
Vantage Deepwater Drilling, Inc. | Corporation | Delaware | ||
Vantage Delaware Holdings LLC | Limited Liability Company | Delaware | ||
Vantage Driller I Co. | Exempted Company | Cayman Islands | ||
Vantage Driller II Co. | Exempted Company | Cayman Islands | ||
Vantage Driller III Co. | Exempted Company | Cayman Islands | ||
Vantage Driller IV Co. | Exempted Company | Cayman Islands | ||
Vantage Driller ROCO S.R.L. | Limited Liability Company | Romania | ||
Vantage Driller VI Co. | Exempted Company | Cayman Islands | ||
Vantage Drilling (Malaysia) I Sdn. Bhd. | Limited Liability Company | Malaysia | ||
Vantage Drilling Africa | Exempted Company | Cayman Islands | ||
Vantage Drilling Labuan I Ltd. | Labuan Company | Malaysia | ||
Vantage Drilling Netherlands B.V. | Limited Liability Company | The Netherlands | ||
Vantage Energy Services, Inc. | Corporation | Delaware | ||
Vantage Holding Hungary Kft | Limited Liability Company | Hungary | ||
Vantage Holdings Cyprus ODC Ltd. | Limited Liability Company | Cyprus | ||
Vantage Holdings Malaysia I Co. | Exempted Company | Cayman Islands | ||
Vantage International Management Co. | Exempted Company | Cayman Islands | ||
Vantage International Management Company Pte. Ltd. | Corporation | Singapore |
Exhibit 23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Vantage Drilling International
Houston, Texas
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus constituting a part of this Registration Statement of our report dated March 29, 2018, relating to the consolidated financial statements of Vantage Drilling International (formerly known as Offshore Group Investment Limited) (the Company), which is incorporated by reference in that Prospectus.
We also consent to the reference to us under the caption Experts in the Prospectus.
/s/ BDO USA, LLP
Houston, Texas
May 9, 2018
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