EX-3.1 2 d545022dex31.htm EX-3.1 EX-3.1

Exhibit 3.1

THE COMPANIES LAW (AS AMENDED)

OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS

COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES

FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES

OF

ASSOCIATION

OF

 

 

QTECH LTD.

 

 

(adopted by a special resolution passed on April 27, 2018)


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

INTERPRETATION

     2  

COMMENCEMENT OF BUSINESS

     14  

ISSUE OF SHARES

     14  

PREFERRED SHARES

     15  

ORDINARY SHARES

     45  

REGISTER OF MEMBERS

     45  

FIXING RECORD DATE

     45  

CERTIFICATES FOR SHARES

     46  

TRANSFER OF SHARES

     46  

REDEMPTION AND REPURCHASE OF SHARES

     46  

VARIATION OF RIGHTS OF SHARES

     47  

COMMISSION ON SALE OF SHARES

     47  

NON-RECOGNITION OF INTERESTS

     47  

TRANSMISSION OF SHARES

     48  

AMENDMENTS OF MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION AND ALTERATION OF CAPITAL

     48  

REGISTERED OFFICE

     49  

GENERAL MEETINGS

     49  

NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETINGS

     50  

PROCEEDINGS AT GENERAL MEETINGS

     50  

VOTES OF MEMBERS

     52  

PROXIES

     53  

CORPORATE MEMBERS

     53  

SHARES THAT MAY NOT BE VOTED

     53  

APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS; OBSERVERS

     53  

POWERS OF DIRECTORS

     54  

 

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VACATION OF OFFICE AND REMOVAL OF DIRECTOR

     54  

PROCEEDINGS OF DIRECTORS

     55  

DIRECTORS’ INTERESTS

     57  

MINUTES

     57  

DELEGATION OF DIRECTORS’ POWERS

     57  

NO MINIMUM SHAREHOLDING

     58  

REMUNERATION OF DIRECTORS

     59  

SEAL

     59  

DIVIDENDS, DISTRIBUTIONS AND RESERVE

     59  

CAPITALIZATION

     60  

BOOKS OF ACCOUNT

     61  

AUDIT6

     61  

NOTICES

     61  

WINDING UP

     62  

INDEMNITY

     63  

FINANCIAL YEAR6

     63  

TRANSFER BY WAY OF CONTINUATION

     64  

DRAG ALONG RIGHTS

     64  

 

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THE COMPANIES LAW (AS AMENDED)

OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS

COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES

FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION

OF

QTECH LTD.

(adopted by a special resolution passed on April 27, 2018)

 

1.

The name of the Company is Qtech Ltd.

 

2.

The Registered Office of the Company shall be at the offices of Vistra (Cayman) Limited, P.O. Box 31119 Grand Pavilion, Hibiscus Way, 802 West Bay Road, Grand Cayman, KY1-1205, 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 (As Amended) 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 Member’s Shares.

 

5.

The authorized share capital of the Company is US$50,000 divided into (i) 482,613,908 Ordinary Shares of par value US$0.0001 each, (ii) 4,945,055 Series A Preferred Shares of par value US$0.0001 each, (iii) 1,373,626 Series A1 Preferred Shares of par value US$0.0001 each, (iv) 5,420,144 Series B1 Preferred Shares of par value US$0.0001 each, (v) 3,895,728 Series B2 Preferred Shares of par value US$0.0001 each and 1,751,539 Series B3 Preferred Shares of par value US$0.0001 each.

 

6.

If the Company is registered as exempted, its operations will be carried on subject to the provisions of Section 174 of the Companies Law (as amended) and, subject to the provisions of the Companies Law (as amended) and the Fourth Amended and Restated Articles of Association, it shall have the 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 Fourth Amended and Restated Memorandum of Association bear the same meaning as those given in the Fourth Amended and Restated Articles of Association of the Company.

 

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THE COMPANIES LAW (AS AMENDED)

OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS

COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES

FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

OF

QTECH LTD.

(adopted by a special resolution passed on April 27, 2018)

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:

 

“10% ESOP Quota”    shall have the meaning set forth in Article 8.5(B)(1)(6) hereof.
“Affiliate”    means, (a) with respect to a Person other than a natural person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly, Controls, is Controlled by or is under common Control with such Person, and (b) in the case of a natural person, any other Person that is directly or indirectly Controlled by such a Person or is a Relative of such Person; provided that the Company and its Subsidiaries shall be deemed not to be Affiliates of the holders of the Preferred Shares. In the case of a holder of the Preferred Shares, where applicable, the term “Affiliate” also includes (v) any Controlling shareholder of such holder, (w) any of such Controlling shareholder’s or holder’s general partners, (x) the fund manager managing such Controlling shareholder or holder (and general partners and key officers who Controls, or acts as a position of fund partner of, such holder or its Affiliates thereof) and other funds managed by such fund manager, and (y) trusts controlled by or for the benefit of any such Person referred to in (v), (w) or (x).
“Articles”    means these fourth amended and restated articles of association of the Company, as may be amended from time to time.
“Associate”    means, with respect to any Person, (1) a corporation or organization (other than the Group Companies) of which such Person is an officer or partner or is, directly or indirectly, the record or beneficial owner of five percent (5%) or more of any class of Equity Securities of such corporation or organization, (2) any trust or other estate in which such Person has a substantial beneficial interest or as to which such Person serves as trustee or in a similar capacity, or (3) any Relative of such Person and of such Person’s spouse.

 

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“Auditor”    means the Person for the time being performing the duties of auditor of the Company or Jifen (as the case may be).
“Automatic Conversion”    shall have the meaning set forth in Article 8.3(C) hereof.
“Board” or “Board of Directors”    means the board of directors of the Company.
“Business”    has the meaning given to such term in the Shareholders Agreement.
“Business Day”    means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, legal holiday or other day on which commercial banks are required or authorized by law to be closed in the Cayman Islands, the United States, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region or the PRC.
“Charter Documents”    means, with respect to a particular legal entity, the articles of incorporation, certificate of incorporation, formation or registration (including, if applicable, certificates of change of name), memorandum of association, articles of association, bylaws, articles of organization, limited liability company agreement, trust deed, trust instrument, operating agreement, joint venture agreement, business license, or similar or other constitutive, governing, or charter documents, or equivalent documents, of such entity.
“Chengwei”    shall have the meaning set forth in Article 63 hereof.
“Company”    means the above named company.
“Control”    of a given Person means the power or authority, whether exercised or not, to direct the business, management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; provided, that such power or authority shall conclusively be presumed to exist upon possession of beneficial ownership or power to direct the vote of more than fifty percent (50%) of the votes entitled to be cast at a meeting of the members or shareholders of such Person or power to control the composition of a majority of the board of directors of such Person. The terms “Controlled” and “Controlling” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.

 

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“Conversion Shares”    means Ordinary Shares issuable upon conversion of any Preferred Shares.
“Convertible Securities”    shall have the meaning set forth in the Shareholders Agreement.
“Current ESOP”    has the meaning set forth in the Series B3 Purchase Agreements.
“Deemed Liquidation Event”    means any of the following events:
  

(1)   any consolidation, amalgamation, scheme of arrangement or merger of any Group Company with or into any other Person or other reorganization in which the Members or shareholders of such Group Company immediately prior to such consolidation, amalgamation, merger, scheme of arrangement or reorganization own less than fifty percent (50%) of such Group Company’s voting power in the aggregate immediately after such consolidation, merger, amalgamation, scheme of arrangement or reorganization, or any transaction or series of related transactions to which such Group Company is a party or a target in which in excess of fifty percent (50%) of such Group Company’s voting power is transferred (a “Change of Control”); provided that the foregoing shall not include a bona fide equity financing of any Group Company through issuance of Equity Securities of any Group Company; provided further, that no shareholder of the Company or the Company shall circumvent or otherwise avoid the liquidation preference provisions set forth in Article 8.2 or the intent thereof by structuring a Change of Control as an equity financing but which in substance is a Change of Control; for the avoidance of doubt, Shanghai Xike Information Technology Service Co., Ltd. (上海溪客信息技术服务有限公司), Shanghai Tuile Information Technology Service Co., Ltd. (上海推乐信息技术服务有限公司), Anhui Zhangduan Internet Technology Co., Ltd. (安徽掌端网络科技有限公司) and Beijing Qukandian Internet Technology Co., Ltd. (北京趣看点网络科技有限公司) shall not be deemed as a “Group Company” for the purpose of this definition, provided that Shanghai Jifen Culture Communications Co., Ltd. (上海基分文化传播有限公司) has not transferred and will not transfer any Equity Securities, material business or assets of any of them;

 

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(2)   a sale, transfer, lease or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of any Group Company (or any series of related transactions resulting in such sale, transfer, lease or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of such Group Company); or

  

(3)   the exclusive, irrevocable licensing of all or substantially all of any Group Company’s intellectual property to a third party.

“Director”    means a director serving on the Board for the time being of the Company and shall include an alternate Director appointed in accordance with these Articles.
“Domestic Companies”    means Shanghai Jifen Culture Communications Co., Ltd. (上海基分文化传播有限公司), Shanghai Xike Information Technology Service Co., Ltd. (上海溪客信息技术服务有限公司), Shanghai Tuile Information Technology Service Co., Ltd. (上海推乐信息技术服务有限公司), Anhui Zhangduan Internet Technology Co., Ltd. (安徽掌端网络科技有限公司) and Beijing Qukandian Internet Technology Co., Ltd. (北京趣看点网络科技有限公司).
“Drag-Along Notice”    shall have the meaning set forth in Article 118.
“Drag-Along Sale”    shall have the meaning set forth in Article 118.
“Drag Holders”    shall have the meaning set forth in Article 118.
“Dragged Holders”    shall have the meaning set forth in Article 118.
“Electronic Record”    has the same meaning as given in the Electronic Transactions Law (as amended).
“Equity Securities”    means, with respect to any Person that is a legal entity, any and all shares of capital stock, membership interests, partnership interest, units, profits interests, ownership interests, equity interests, registered capital, and other equity securities of such Person, senior or pari passu, and any right, warrant, option, call, commitment, conversion privilege, preemptive right or other right to acquire any of the foregoing, or security convertible into, exchangeable or exercisable for any of the foregoing (whether or not such derivative securities have actually been issued by such Person), or any contract providing for the acquisition of any of the foregoing.

 

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“Exempted Distribution”    means (1) a dividend payable solely in Ordinary Shares and to all shareholders of the Company on a pro rata basis, (2) the purchase, repurchase or redemption of Ordinary Shares by the Company at no more than cost from terminated employees, officers or consultants in accordance with the Current ESOP, or pursuant to written contractual arrangements with the Company approved by the Board (so long as such approval includes the approval of the Series A Director and the Series B1 Director), and (3) the purchase, repurchase or redemption of Preferred Shares pursuant to these Articles (including in connection with the conversion of such Preferred Shares into Ordinary Shares).
“Governmental Authority”    has the meaning given to such term in the Shareholders Agreement.
“Group Company”    means each of the Company, the HK Company, the WFOE, Shanghai Dian Guan Network Technology Co., Ltd. and the Domestic Companies, together with each Subsidiary of any of the foregoing, and “Group” refers to all of the Group Companies collectively.
“HK Company”    means InfoUniversal Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region by the Company for the purpose of holding equity interests in the WFOE.
“Indebtedness”    of any Person means, without duplication, actual or contingent obligations in respect of each of the following of such Person: (1) all indebtedness for borrowed money, (2) all obligations issued, undertaken or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than trade payables entered into in the ordinary course of business), (3) all reimbursement or payment obligations with respect to letters of credit, surety bonds and other similar instruments, (4) all obligations evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or similar instruments, including obligations so evidenced that are incurred in connection with the acquisition of properties, assets or businesses, (5) all indebtedness created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, or incurred as financing, in either case with respect to any property or assets acquired with the proceeds of such indebtedness (even though the rights and remedies of the seller or bank under such agreement in the event of default are limited to repossession or sale of such property), (6) all obligations that are capitalized in accordance with the applicable accounting standards, (7) all obligations under banker’s acceptance, letter of credit or similar facilities, (8) all obligations to purchase, redeem, retire, defease or otherwise acquire for value any Equity Securities of such Person, (9) all obligations in respect of any interest rate swap, hedge or cap agreement, and (10) all guarantees issued in respect of the Indebtedness referred to in clauses (1) through (9) above of any other Person, but only to the extent of the Indebtedness guaranteed.

 

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“Initial Redemption Notice”    shall have the meaning set forth in Article 8.6(A).
“Interested Transaction “    shall have the meaning set forth in Article 81 hereof.
“IPO”    shall have the meaning given to it in the Shareholders Agreement.
“Lien”    means any claim, charge, easement, encumbrance, lease, covenant, security interest, lien, option, pledge, rights of others, or restriction (whether on voting, sale, transfer, disposition or otherwise), whether imposed by contract, understanding, law, equity or otherwise.
“Member”    has the same meaning as given in the Statute.
“Memorandum”    means the fourth amended and restated memorandum of association of the Company.
“New ESOP”    shall have the meaning set forth in Article 8.5(B)(1)(16) hereof.
“New ESOP Anti-dilution Right”    shall have the meaning set forth in Article 8.5(B)(1)(6) hereof.
“New Securities”    shall have the meaning set forth in Article 8.3(E)(4)(a)(iii) hereof.
“Observer”    shall have the meaning set forth in Article 63 hereof.
“Offeror”    shall have the meaning set forth in Article 118.
“Options”    shall have the meaning set forth in Article 8.3(E)(4)(a)(i) hereof.
“Ordinary Director”    shall have the meaning set forth in Article 63.

 

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“Ordinary Resolution”    means a resolution of a duly constituted general meeting of the Company passed by a simple majority of the votes cast by, or on behalf of, the Members entitled to vote present in person or by proxy and voting at the meeting, or a written resolution as provided in Article 41.
“Ordinary Share”    means an ordinary share of US$0.0001 par value per share in the capital of the Company having the rights attaching to it as set out herein.
“Person”    means any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, firm, joint venture, estate, trust, unincorporated organization, association, corporation, institution, public benefit corporation, entity or governmental or regulatory authority or other enterprise or entity of any kind or nature.
“PRC”    means the People’s Republic of China, but solely for the purposes hereof excludes the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Macau Special Administrative Region and the island of Taiwan.
“Preferred Shares”    means, collectively, the Series A Preferred Shares, the Series A1 Preferred Shares, Series B1 Preferred Shares, Series B2 Preferred Shares and Series B3 Preferred Shares, and each, a “Preferred Share”.
“Principals”    shall have the meaning set forth in the Shareholders Agreement.
“Qualified IPO”    means a firm commitment underwritten public offering of the Ordinary Shares of the Company (or depositary receipts or depositary shares therefor) in the United States pursuant to an effective registration statement under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended or in another jurisdiction which results in the Ordinary Shares trading publicly on a recognized international securities exchange approved by the Series A Majority and the Series B Majority, with (i) if such public offering takes place within 5 years of the Series B1 Closing, minimum pre-money valuation of US$5,000,000,000 and minimum gross proceeds to the Company of US$500,000,000, or (ii) if such public offering takes place within the year 2018, minimum post-money valuation of US$3,000,000,000 and minimum gross proceeds to the Company of US$300,000,000.
“Redeeming Preferred Share”    shall have the meaning set forth in Article 8.6(A).

 

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“Redeeming Preferred Shareholder”    shall have the meaning set forth in Article 8.6(A).
“Redemption Funds”    shall have the meaning set forth in Article 8.6(B).
“Redemption Notice”    shall have the meaning set forth in Article 8.6(A).
“Redemption Price”    shall have the meaning set forth in Article 8.6(A).
“Redemption Price Payment Date”    shall have the meaning set forth in Article 8.6(A).
“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.
“Related Party”    means any Affiliate, officer, director, supervisory board member, employee, or holder of any Equity Security of any Group Company, and any Affiliate or Associate of any of the foregoing, in each case, other than the Group Companies.
“Relative”    of a natural person means the spouse of such person and any parent, step-parent, grandparent, child, step-child, grandchild, sibling, step-sibling, cousin, in-law, uncle, aunt, nephew, niece or great-grandparent of such person or spouse.
“Redpoint”    ACE Redpoint Ventures China I, L.P., ACE Redpoint Associates China I, L.P. and ACE Redpoint China Strategic I, L.P.
“Restructuring”    shall have the meaning set forth in the Series B3 Purchase Agreement.
“Series A Closing”    shall have the meaning set forth in the Series A Purchase Agreement.
“Series A Conversion Price”    shall have the meaning set forth in Article 8.3(A) hereof.
“Series A Director”    shall have the meaning set forth in Article 63.
“Series A Initiating Holders”    shall have the meaning set forth in Article 8.6(A).
“Series A Issue Date”    means the date of the first issuance of a Series A Preferred Share.

 

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“Series A Issue Price”    means US$6.5520, as appropriately adjusted for share splits, share dividends, combinations, recapitalizations and similar events with respect to the Series A Preferred Shares.
“Series A Majority”    means the holders of at least a majority of the voting power of the outstanding Series A Preferred Shares and the Series A1 Preferred Shares (voting together as a single class and on an as converted basis).
“Series A Preference Amount”    shall have the meaning set forth in Article 8.2(A)(2).
“Series A Preferred Shares”    means a Series A Preferred Share of US$0.0001 par value per share in the capital of the Company having the rights, preference and privileges attaching to it as set out herein.
“Series A Purchase Agreement”    means the Series A Purchase Agreement, dated September 8, 2017 among the Company and certain other parties named therein.
“Series A1 Closing”    shall have the meaning set forth in the Series A1 Purchase Agreement.
“Series A1 Conversion Price”    shall have the meaning set forth in Article 8.3(A) hereof.
“Series A1 Initiating Holders”    shall have the meaning set forth in Article 8.6(A).
“Series A1 Issue Date”    means the date of the first issuance of a Series A1 Preferred Share.
“Series A1 Issue Price”    means US$7.28, as appropriately adjusted for share splits, share dividends, combinations, recapitalizations and similar events with respect to the Series A1 Preferred Shares.
“Series A1 Preference Amount”    shall have the meaning set forth in Article 8.2(A)(2).
“Series A1 Preferred Shares”    means a Series A1 Preferred Share of US$0.0001 par value per share in the capital of the Company having the rights, preference and privileges attaching to it as set out herein.
“Series A1 Purchase Agreement”    means the Series A1 Purchase Agreement, dated October 14, 2017 among the Company and certain other parties named therein.
“Series B Majority”    means (i) the holders of at least a majority of the voting power of the outstanding Series B1 Preferred Shares, the Series B2 Preferred Shares and the Series B3 Preferred Shares (voting together as a single class and on an as converted basis) and Tencent (provided that Tencent holds a majority of the voting power of the outstanding Series B1 Preferred Shares and the Series B2 Preferred Shares (voting together as a single class and on an as converted basis)); or (ii) the holders of at least a majority of the voting power of the outstanding Series B1 Preferred Shares, the Series B2 Preferred Shares and the Series B3 Preferred Shares (voting together as a single class and on an as converted basis) provided that Tencent fails to hold a majority of the voting power of the outstanding Series B1 Preferred Shares and the Series B2 Preferred Shares (voting together as a single class and on an as converted basis).

 

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“Series B1 Closing”    shall have the meaning set forth in the Series B1 Purchase Agreement.
“Series B1 Conversion Price”    shall have the meaning set forth in Article 8.3(A) hereof.
“Series B1 Director”    shall have the meaning set forth in Article 63.
“Series B1 Initiating Holders”    shall have the meaning set forth in Article 8.6(A).
“Series B1 Issue Date”    means the date of the first issuance of a Series B Preferred Share.
“Series B1 Issue Price”    means US$19.3722, as appropriately adjusted for share splits, share dividends, combinations, recapitalizations and similar events with respect to the Series B1 Preferred Shares.
“Series B1 Preference Amount”    shall have the meaning set forth in Article 8.2(A)(1).
“Series B1 Preferred Shares”    means a Series B1 Preferred Share of US$0.0001 par value per share in the capital of the Company having the rights, preference and privileges attaching to it as set out herein.
“Series B1 Purchase Agreement”    means the Series B1 Purchase Agreement, dated March 4, 2018 among the Company and certain other parties named therein.
“Series B2 Closing”    shall have the meaning set forth in the respective Series B2 Purchase Agreement.
“Series B2 Conversion Price”    shall have the meaning set forth in Article 8.3(A) hereof.
“Series B2 Issue Date”    means the date of the first issuance of a Series B2 Preferred Share.
“Series B2 Issue Price”    means US$23.6156, as appropriately adjusted for share splits, share dividends, combinations, recapitalizations and similar events with respect to the Series B2 Preferred Shares.

 

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“Series B2 Preference Amount”    shall have the meaning set forth in Article 8.2(A)(1).
“Series B2 Preferred Shares”    means a Series B2 Preferred Share of US$0.0001 par value per share in the capital of the Company having the rights, preference and privileges attaching to it as set out herein.
“Series B2 Purchase Agreements”    means the Series B2 Purchase Agreements, dated March 8, 2018 among the Company and certain other parties named therein.
“Series B3 Closing”    shall have the meaning set forth in the respective Series B3 Purchase Agreement.
“Series B3 Conversion Price”    shall have the meaning set forth in Article 8.3(A) hereof.
“Series B3 Issue Date”    means the date of the first issuance of a Series B3 Preferred Share.
“Series B3 Issue Price”    means US$25.9772, as appropriately adjusted for share splits, share dividends, combinations, recapitalizations and similar events with respect to the Series B3 Preferred Shares.
“Series B3 Preference Amount”    shall have the meaning set forth in Article 8.2(A)(1).
“Series B3 Preferred Shares”    means a Series B3 Preferred Share of US$0.0001 par value per share in the capital of the Company having the rights, preference and privileges attaching to it as set out herein.
“Series B3 Purchase Agreements”    means the Series B3 Purchase Agreements, dated April 19, 2018 among the Company and certain other parties named therein.
“Seal”    means the common seal of the Company and includes every duplicate seal.
“Share” and “Shares”    means a share or shares in the capital of the Company and includes a fraction of a share.
“Share Sale”    means a transaction or series of related transactions in which a Person, or a group of related Persons, acquires any Equity Securities of the Company such that, immediately after such transaction or series of related transactions, such Person or group of related Persons holds Equity Securities of the Company representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding voting power of the Company.

 

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“Shareholders Agreement”    means the Third Amended and Restated Shareholders Agreement, dated April 27, 2018 among the Company and certain other parties named therein, as amended from time to time.
“Special Resolution”    has the same meaning as in the Statute and includes a unanimous written resolution of all Members entitled to vote and expressed to be a special resolution.
“Statute”    means the Companies Law of the Cayman Islands as amended and every statutory modification or re-enactment thereof for the time being in effect.
“Subsidiary”    means, with respect to any given Person, any other Person that is Controlled directly or indirectly by such given Person, at any time and from time to time.
“Tencent”    shall have the meaning set forth in Article 63 hereof.
“WFOE”    means Shanghai Quyun Internet Technology Co., Ltd. (上海趣蕴网络科技有限公司), a wholly foreign owned enterprise formed under the laws of the PRC by the HK Company, which in turn Controls Shanghai Jifen Culture Communications Co., Ltd. (上海基分文化传播有限公司) by a Captive Structure as defined in the Series B3 Purchase Agreement.

 

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

“written” and “in writing” include all modes of representing or reproducing words in visible form, including in the form of an Electronic Record;

 

  2.4

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;

 

  2.5

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;

 

  2.6

the term “voting power” refers to the number of votes attributable to the Shares (on an as converted basis) in accordance with the terms of the Memorandum and Articles;

 

  2.7

the term “or” is not exclusive;

 

  2.8

the term “including” will be deemed to be followed by, “but not limited to”;

 

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  2.9

the terms “shall”, “will”, and “agrees” are mandatory, and the term “may” is permissive;

 

  2.10

the term “day” means “calendar day”, and “month” means calendar month;

 

  2.11

the phrase “directly or indirectly” means directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediate Persons or through contractual or other arrangements, and “direct or indirect” has the correlative meaning;

 

  2.12

references to any documents shall be construed as references to such document as the same may be amended, supplemented or novated from time to time;

 

  2.13

all references to dollars or to “US$” are to currency of the United States of America and all references to RMB are to currency of the PRC (and each shall be deemed to include reference to the equivalent amount in other currencies);

 

  2.14

headings are inserted for reference only and shall be ignored in construing these Articles; and

 

  2.15

capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Shareholders Agreement.

 

3.

For the avoidance of doubt, each other Article herein is subject to the provisions of Article 8, and, subject to the requirements of the Statute, in the event of any conflict, the provisions of Article 8 shall prevail over any other Article herein.

COMMENCEMENT OF BUSINESS

 

4.

The business of the Company may be commenced as soon after incorporation as the Directors shall see fit notwithstanding that any part of the Shares may not have been allotted. The Company shall have perpetual existence until wound up or struck off in accordance with the Statute and these Articles.

 

5.

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

 

6.

Subject to the provisions, if any, in the Memorandum (and to any direction that may be given by the Company in a general meeting) and to the provisions of Articles 8 and 9 and the Shareholders Agreement and without prejudice to any rights, preferences and privileges attached to any existing Shares, the Directors may allot, issue, grant options or warrants over or otherwise dispose of any Shares. In the event that any Preferred Shares shall be converted pursuant to Article 8.3 hereof, the Preferred Shares so converted shall be cancelled and shall not be re-issuable by the Company. Further, any Preferred Share acquired by the Company by reason of redemption, repurchase, conversion or otherwise shall be cancelled and shall not be re-issuable by the Company.

 

7.

The Company shall not issue Shares to bearer.

 

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PREFERRED SHARES

 

8.

Certain rights, preferences and privileges of the Preferred Shares of the Company are as follows:

 

  8.1

Dividends Rights.

 

  (A)

Preference.

 

  (1)

(i) Each holder of Series B1 Preferred Shares shall be entitled to receive dividends at a simple rate of twelve percent (12%) of the applicable Series B1 Issue Price; (ii) each holder of Series B2 Preferred Shares shall be entitled to receive dividends at a simple rate of twelve percent (12%) of the applicable Series B2 Issue Price; and (iii) each holder of Series B3 Preferred Shares shall be entitled to receive dividends at a simple rate of twelve percent (12%) of the applicable Series B3 Issue Price respectively, per annum, for each Series B1 Preferred Share, Series B2 Preferred Share or Series B3 Preferred Share held by such holder, payable out of funds or assets when and as such funds or assets become legally available therefor, on parity with each other and prior and in preference to, and satisfied before, any declaration or payment of any dividend on the Series A Preferred Shares, the Series A1 Preferred Shares and the Ordinary Shares (except for applicable Exempted Distributions). Such dividends shall be payable only when, as, and if declared by the Board of Directors and shall be noncumulative.

 

  (2)

Each holder of (i) Series A1 Preferred Shares shall be entitled to receive dividends at a simple rate of twelve percent (12%) of the applicable Series A1 Issue Price, respectively, per annum, for each Series A1 Preferred Share held by such holder, and (ii) Series A Preferred Share shall be entitled to receive dividends at a simple rate of twelve percent (12%) of the applicable Series A Issue Price, respectively, per annum, for each Series A Preferred Share held by such holder, in each case, payable out of funds or assets when and as such funds or assets become legally available therefor on parity with each other, and with the dividends payable pursuant to this Article 8.1(A), prior and in preference to, and satisfied before, any declaration or payment of any dividend on the Ordinary Shares (except for applicable Exempted Distributions). Such dividends shall be payable only when, as, and if declared by the Board of Directors and shall be noncumulative.

 

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  (B)

Restrictions; Participation.

Except for an Exempted Distribution, no dividend or distribution, whether in cash, in property, or in any other shares of the Company, shall be declared, paid, set aside or made with respect to the Ordinary Shares at any time unless (i) all accrued but unpaid dividends on the Preferred Shares set forth in Article 8.1(A) have been paid in full, and (ii) a dividend or distribution is likewise declared, paid, set aside or made, respectively, at the same time with respect to each outstanding Preferred Share such that the dividend or distribution declared, paid, set aside or made to the holder thereof shall be equal to the dividend or distribution that such holder would have received pursuant to this Article 8.1(B) if such Preferred Share had been converted into Ordinary Shares immediately prior to the record date for such dividend or distribution, or if no such record date is established, the date such dividend or distribution is made. For any other dividends remaining after the dividends payable to the applicable holders of Preferred Shares pursuant to Article 8.1(A) above or any similar distribution, the remaining proceeds or such similar distribution of the Company available for distribution to the Members shall be distributed ratably among all Members according to the relative number of Ordinary Shares held by such Member on an as if converted basis.

 

  8.2

Liquidation Rights.

 

  (A)

Liquidation Preferences. In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary, all assets and funds of the Company legally available for distribution to the Members (after satisfaction of all creditors’ claims and claims that may be preferred by law) shall be distributed to the Members of the Company as follows:

 

  (1)

First, the holders of the Series B1 Preferred Shares, the holders of the Series B2 Preferred Shares and the holders of the Series B3 Preferred Shares shall be entitled to receive for each such Series B1 Preferred Share, Series B2 Preferred Share or Series B3 Preferred Shares held by such holders, on parity with each other and prior and in preference to any distribution of any of the assets or funds of the Company to the holders of the Series A Preferred Shares, the Series A1 Preferred Shares and the Ordinary Shares by reason of their ownership of such shares, the amount equal to: (i) for each Series B1 Preferred Share, one hundred and twenty percent (120%) of the applicable Series B1 Issue Price, plus all accrued but unpaid dividends on such Series B1 Preferred Share (collectively, the “Series B1 Preference Amount”); (ii) for each Series B2 Preferred Share, one hundred and twenty percent (120%) of the applicable Series B2 Issue Price, plus all accrued but unpaid dividends on such Series B2 Preferred Share (collectively, the “Series B2 Preference Amount”); and (iii) for each Series B3 Preferred Share, one hundred and twenty percent (120%) of the applicable Series B3 Issue Price, plus all accrued but unpaid dividends on such Series B3 Preferred Share (collectively, the “Series B3 Preference Amount”). If the assets and funds available for distribution among the holders of the Series B1 Preferred Shares, the holders of the Series B2 Preferred Shares and the holders of the Series B3 Preferred Shares shall be insufficient to permit the payment to such holders of the full Series B1 Preference Amount, the full Series B2 Preference Amount and the full Series B3 Preference Amount, then the entire remaining assets and funds of the Company legally available for distribution to the holders of the Series B1 Preferred Shares, the holders of the Series B2 Preferred Shares and the holders of the Series B3 Preferred Shares, subject always to the terms of these Articles, shall be distributed ratably among the holders of the Series B1 Preferred Shares, the holders of the Series B2 Preferred Shares and the holders of the Series B3 Preferred Shares, in proportion to the aggregate Series B1 Preference Amount, the Series B2 Preference Amount and the Series B3 Preference Amount each such holder is otherwise entitled to receive pursuant to this clause(1).

 

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  (2)

Second, the holders of the Series A Preferred Shares and Series A1 Preferred Shares shall be entitled to receive for each such Series A Preferred Share or such Series A1 Preferred Share held by such holder, on parity with each other and prior and in preference to any distribution of any of the assets or funds of the Company to the holders of the Ordinary Shares by reason of their ownership of such shares, the amount equal to: (i) for each Series A Preferred Share, one hundred twenty percent (120%) of the applicable Series A Issue Price, plus all accrued but unpaid dividends on such Series A Preferred Share (collectively, the “Series A Preference Amount”), and (ii) for each Series A1 Preferred Share, one hundred twenty percent (120%) of the applicable Series A1 Issue Price, plus all accrued but unpaid dividends on such Series A1 Preferred Share (collectively, the “Series A1 Preference Amount”). If the assets and funds available for distribution among the holders of the Series A Preferred Shares and Series A1 Preferred Shares shall be insufficient to permit the payment to such holders of the full Series A Preference Amount and Series A1 Preference Amount, then the entire remaining assets and funds of the Company legally available for distribution to the holders of the Series A Preferred Shares and Series A1 Preferred Shares, subject always to the terms of these Articles, shall be distributed ratably among the holders of the Series A Preferred Shares and Series A1 Preferred Shares, in proportion to the aggregate Series A Preference Amount and Series A1 Preference Amount each such holder is otherwise entitled to receive pursuant to this clause (2).

 

  (3)

Third, if there are any assets or funds remaining after the aggregate Series A Preference Amount, Series A1 Preference Amount, Series B1 Preference Amount, Series B2 Preference Amount and Series B3 Preference Amount have been distributed or paid in full to the applicable holders of Series A Preferred Shares, Series A1 Preferred Shares, Series B1 Preferred Shares, Series B2 Preferred Shares and Series B3 Preferred Shares pursuant to clauses (1) and (2) above, the remaining assets and funds of the Company available for distribution to the Members shall be distributed ratably among all Members according to the relative number of Ordinary Shares held by such Member on an as if converted basis.

 

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  (B)

Deemed Liquidation Event. Unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the Series A Majority and the Series B Majority, a Share Sale and a Deemed Liquidation Event shall be deemed to be a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company for purposes of Article 8.2(A), and any proceeds, whether in cash or properties, resulting from such Share Sale or Deemed Liquidation Event shall be distributed in accordance with the terms of Article 8.2(A).

 

  (C)

Valuation of Properties. In the event the Company proposes to distribute assets other than cash in connection with any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company pursuant to Article 8.2(A) or pursuant to a Share Sale or a Deemed Liquidation Event of the Company pursuant to Article 8.2(B), the value of the assets to be distributed to the Members shall be determined in good faith by the Board; provided that any securities not subject to investment letter or similar restrictions on free marketability shall be valued as follows:

 

  (1)

If traded on a securities exchange, the value shall be deemed to be the average of the security’s closing prices on such exchange over the thirty (30) day period ending one (1) day prior to the distribution;

 

  (2)

If traded over-the-counter, the value shall be deemed to be the average of the closing bid prices over the thirty (30) day period ending three (3) days prior to the distribution; and

 

  (3)

If there is no active public market, the value shall be the fair market value thereof as determined in good faith by the Board;

provided further that the method of valuation of securities subject to investment letter or other restrictions on free marketability shall be adjusted to make an appropriate discount from the market value determined as above in clauses(1), (2) or (3) to reflect the fair market value thereof as determined in good faith by the Board.

Regardless of the foregoing, any of the Series A Majority and the Series B Majority shall have the right to challenge any determination by the Board of value pursuant to this Article 8.2(C), in which case the determination of value shall be made by an independent appraiser selected jointly by the Board, the Series A Majority or the Series B Majority (as applicable), with the cost of such appraisal to be borne equally by the Company on one hand and the holders of the Preferred Shares who are challenging the determination of the Board of value pro rata based on the number of Preferred Shares (on an as-converted basis) such holder holds immediately prior to the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, on the other hand.

 

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  (D)

Notices. In the event that the Company shall propose at any time to consummate a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, a Share Sale or a Deemed Liquidation Event, then, in connection with each such event, subject to any necessary approval required in the Statute and these Articles, the Company shall send to the holders of Preferred Shares at least twenty (20) days prior written notice of the date when the same shall take place; provided, however, that the foregoing notice periods may be shortened or waived with the vote or written consent of the Series A Majority and the Series B Majority.

 

  (E)

Enforcement. In the event the requirements of this Article 8.2 are not complied with, the Company shall forthwith either (i) cause the closing of the applicable transaction to be postponed until such time as the requirements of this Article 8.2 have been complied with, or (ii) cancel such transaction.

 

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  8.3

Conversion Rights

The holders of Preferred Shares shall have the rights described below with respect to the conversion of the Preferred Shares into Ordinary Shares:

 

  (A)

Conversion Ratio. The number of Ordinary Shares to which a holder shall be entitled upon conversion of (i) each Series A Preferred Share shall be the quotient of the applicable Series A Issue Price divided by the then effective Series A Conversion Price (the “Series A Conversion Price”), which shall initially be the applicable Series A Issue Price, resulting in an initial conversion ratio for Series A Preferred Shares of 1:1, (ii) each Series A1 Preferred Share shall be the quotient of the applicable Series A1 Issue Price divided by the then effective Series A1 Conversion Price (the “Series A1 Conversion Price”), which shall initially be the applicable Series A1 Issue Price, resulting in an initial conversion ratio for Series A1 Preferred Shares of 1:1, (iii) each Series B1 Preferred Share shall be the quotient of the applicable Series B1 Issue Price divided by the then effective Series B1 Conversion Price (the “Series B1 Conversion Price”), which shall initially be the applicable Series B1 Issue Price, resulting in an initial conversion ratio for Series B1 Preferred Shares of 1:1, (iv) each Series B2 Preferred Share shall be the quotient of the applicable Series B2 Issue Price divided by the then effective Series B2 Conversion Price (the “Series B2 Conversion Price”), which shall initially be the applicable Series B2 Issue Price, resulting in an initial conversion ratio for Series B2 Preferred Shares of 1:1, and (v) each Series B3 Preferred Share shall be the quotient of the applicable Series B3 Issue Price divided by the then effective Series B3 Conversion Price (the “Series B3 Conversion Price”), which shall initially be the applicable Series B3 Issue Price, resulting in an initial conversion ratio for Series B3 Preferred Shares of 1:1.

 

  (B)

Optional Conversion. Subject to the Statute and these Articles, (i) any Series A Preferred Share may, at the option of the holder thereof, be converted at any time after the date of issuance of such shares, without the payment of any additional consideration, into fully-paid and non assessable Ordinary Shares based on the then-effective Series A Conversion Price, (ii) any Series A1 Preferred Share may, at the option of the holder thereof, be converted at any time after the date of issuance of such shares, without the payment of any additional consideration, into fully-paid and non assessable Ordinary Shares based on the then-effective Series A1 Conversion Price, (iii) any Series B1 Preferred Share may, at the option of the holder thereof, be converted at any time after the date of issuance of such shares, without the payment of any additional consideration, into fully-paid and non assessable Ordinary Shares based on the then-effective Series B1 Conversion Price, (iv) any Series B2 Preferred Share may, at the option of the holder thereof, be converted at any time after the date of issuance of such shares, without the payment of any additional consideration, into fully-paid and non assessable Ordinary Shares based on the then-effective Series B2 Conversion Price, and (v) any Series B3 Preferred Share may, at the option of the holder thereof, be converted at any time after the date of issuance of such shares, without the payment of any additional consideration, into fully-paid and non assessable Ordinary Shares based on the then-effective Series B3 Conversion Price.

 

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  (C)

Automatic Conversion. Each Series A Preferred Share shall automatically be converted, based on the then-effective Series A Conversion Price, each Series A1 Preferred Share shall automatically be converted, based on the then-effective Series A1 Conversion Price, each Series B1 Preferred Share shall automatically be converted, based on the then-effective Series B1 Conversion Price, each Series B2 Preferred Share shall automatically be converted, based on the then-effective Series B2 Conversion Price, and each Series B3 Preferred Share shall automatically be converted, based on the then-effective Series B3 Conversion Price, in each case, without the payment of any additional consideration, into fully-paid and non assessable Ordinary Shares upon (i) the closing of a Qualified IPO, (ii) (a) with respect to the Series A Preferred Shares, the date specified by written consent or agreement of holders of a majority of the Series A Shares, (b) with respect to the Series A1 Preferred Shares, the date specified by written consent or agreement of holders of a majority of the Series A1 Shares, (c) with respect to the Series B1 Preferred Shares, the date specified by written consent or agreement of holders of a majority of the Series B1 Preferred Shares, (d) with respect to the Series B2 Preferred Shares, the date specified by written consent or agreement of holders of a majority of the Series B2 Preferred Shares and (e) with respect to the Series B3 Preferred Shares, the date specified by written consent or agreement of holders of a majority of the Series B3 Preferred Shares. Any conversion pursuant to this Article 8.3(C) shall be referred to as an “Automatic Conversion”.

 

  (D)

Conversion Mechanism. The conversion hereunder of any applicable Preferred Shares shall be effected in the following manner:

 

  (1)

Except as provided in Articles 8.3(D)(2) and 8.3(D)(3) below, before any holder of any Preferred Shares shall be entitled to convert the same into Ordinary Shares, such holder shall surrender the certificate or certificates therefor (if any) (or in lieu thereof shall deliver an affidavit of lost certificate) at the office of the Company or of any transfer agent for such share to be converted and shall give notice to the Company at its principal corporate office, of the election to convert the same and shall state therein the name or names in which the certificate or certificates for Ordinary Shares are to be issued. The Company shall, as soon as practicable thereafter, issue and deliver at such office to such holder of applicable Preferred Shares, or to the nominee or nominees of such holder, a certificate or certificates for the number of Ordinary Shares to which such holder shall be entitled as aforesaid. Such conversion shall be deemed to have been made immediately prior to the close of business on the date of such notice and such surrender of the Preferred Shares to be converted, the Register of Members of the Company shall be updated accordingly to reflect the same, and the Person or Persons entitled to receive the Ordinary Shares issuable upon such conversion shall be treated for all purposes as the record holder or holders of such Ordinary Shares as of such date.

 

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  (2)

If the conversion is in connection with an underwritten public offering of securities, the conversion will be conditioned upon the closing with the underwriter(s) of the sale of securities pursuant to such offering and the Person(s) entitled to receive the Ordinary Shares issuable upon such conversion shall not be deemed to have converted the applicable Preferred Shares until immediately prior to the closing of such sale of securities.

 

  (3)

Upon the occurrence of an event of Automatic Conversion, all holders of Preferred Shares to be automatically converted will be given at least ten (10) Business Days’ prior written notice of the date fixed (which date shall in the case of a Qualified IPO be the latest practicable date immediately prior to the closing of the Qualified IPO) and the place designated for automatic conversion of all such Preferred Shares pursuant to this Article 8.3(D). Such notice shall be given pursuant to Articles 107 through 111 to each record holder of such Preferred Shares at such holder’s address appearing on the register of members. On or before the date fixed for conversion, each holder of such Preferred Shares shall surrender the applicable certificate or certificates (if any) (or in lieu thereof shall deliver an affidavit of lost certificate and indemnity therefor) for all such shares to the Company at the place designated in such notice. On the date fixed for conversion, the Company shall promptly effect such conversion and update its register of members to reflect such conversion, and all rights with respect to such Preferred Shares so converted will terminate, with the exception of the right of a holder thereof to receive the Ordinary Shares issuable upon conversion of such Preferred Shares, and upon surrender of the certificate or certificates therefor (if any) (or in lieu thereof shall deliver an affidavit of lost certificate and indemnity therefor), to receive certificates (if applicable) for the number of Ordinary Shares into which such Preferred Shares have been converted. All certificates evidencing such Preferred Shares shall, from and after the date of conversion, be deemed to have been retired and cancelled and the Preferred Shares represented thereby converted into Ordinary Shares for all purposes, notwithstanding the failure of the holder or holders thereof to surrender such certificates on or prior to such date.

 

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  (4)

The Company may effect the conversion of Preferred Shares in any manner available under applicable law, including redeeming or repurchasing the relevant Preferred Shares and applying the proceeds thereof towards payment for the new Ordinary Shares. For purposes of the repurchase or redemption, the Company may, subject to the Company being able to pay its debts in the ordinary course of business, make payments out of its capital.

 

  (5)

No fractional Ordinary Shares shall be issued upon conversion of any Preferred Shares. In lieu of any fractional shares to which the holder would otherwise be entitled, the Company shall at the discretion of the Board of Directors either (i) pay cash equal to such fraction multiplied by the fair market value for the applicable Preferred Share as determined and approved by the Board of Directors (so long as such approval includes the approval of the Series A Director (with respect to the conversion of the Series A Preferred Shares)), or (ii) issue one whole Ordinary Share for each fractional share to which the holder would otherwise be entitled.

 

  (6)

Upon conversion, all accrued but unpaid share dividends on the applicable Preferred Shares shall be paid in shares and all accrued but unpaid cash dividends on the applicable Preferred Shares shall be paid either in cash or by the issuance of a number of further Ordinary Shares equal to the value of such cash amount, at the option of the holders of the applicable Preferred Shares.

 

  (E)

Adjustment of the Conversion Price. Each Series A Conversion Price, Series A1 Conversion Price, Series B1 Conversion Price, Series B2 Conversion Price and Series B3 Conversion Price shall be adjusted and readjusted from time to time as provided below, save that no adjustment shall have the effect that the relevant Series A Conversion Price, Series A1 Conversion Price, Series B1 Conversion Price, Series B2 Conversion Price or Series B3 Conversion Price, as applicable, would be less than the par value of the Ordinary Shares into which the applicable Series A Preferred Shares, Series A1 Preferred Shares, or Series B1 Conversion Price, Series B2 Conversion Price or Series B3 Conversion Price are to be converted:

 

  (1)

Adjustment for Share Splits and Combinations. If the Company shall at any time, or from time to time, effect a subdivision of the outstanding Ordinary Shares, the Series A Conversion Price, Series A1 Conversion Price, Series B1 Conversion Price, Series B2 Conversion Price and Series B3 Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such subdivision with respect to each Series A Preferred Share, Series A1 Preferred Share, Series B1 Preferred Share, Series B2 Preferred Share and Series B3 Preferred Share, respectively, shall be proportionately decreased. Conversely, if the Company shall at any time, or from time to time, combine the outstanding Ordinary Shares into a smaller number of shares, the Series A Conversion Price, Series A1 Conversion Price, Series B1 Conversion Price, Series B2 Conversion Price and Series B3 Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such combination with respect to each Series A Preferred Share, Series A1 Preferred Share, Series B1 Preferred Share, Series B2 Preferred Share and Series B3 Preferred Share, respectively, shall be proportionately increased. Any adjustment under this paragraph shall become effective at the close of business on the date the subdivision or combination becomes effective.

 

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  (2)

Adjustment for Ordinary Share Dividends and Distributions. If the Company makes (or fixes a record date for the determination of holders of Ordinary Shares entitled to receive) a dividend or other distribution to the holders of Ordinary Shares payable in additional Ordinary Shares, the Series A Conversion Price then in effect with respect to each Series A Preferred Share, the Series A1 Conversion Price then in effect with respect to each Series A1 Preferred Share, the Series B1 Conversion Price then in effect with respect to each Series B1 Preferred Share, the Series B2 Conversion Price then in effect with respect to each Series B2 Preferred Share and the Series B3 Conversion Price then in effect with respect to each Series B3 Preferred Share, in each case, shall be decreased as of the time of such issuance (or in the event such record date is fixed, as of the close of business on such record date) by multiplying such conversion price by a fraction (i) the numerator of which is the total number of Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding immediately prior to the time of such issuance or the close of business on such record date, and (ii) the denominator of which is the total number of Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding immediately prior to the time of such issuance or the close of business on such record date plus the number of Ordinary Shares issuable in payment of such dividend or distribution.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) if such record date shall have been fixed and such dividend is not fully paid or if such distribution is not fully made on the date fixed therefor, the applicable Series A Conversion Price, Series A1 Conversion Price, Series B1 Conversion Price, Series B2 Conversion Price and Series B3 Conversion Price shall be recomputed accordingly as of the close of business on such record date and thereafter the applicable Series A Conversion Price, Series A1 Conversion Price, Series B1 Conversion Price, Series B2 Conversion Price and Series B3 Conversion Price shall be adjusted pursuant to this subsection as of the time of actual payment of such dividends or distributions; and (b) that no such adjustment shall be made if the holders of the applicable series of Series A Preferred Shares, Series A1 Preferred Shares, Series B1 Preferred Shares, Series B2 Preferred Shares and Series B3 Preferred Shares simultaneously receive a dividend or other distribution of shares of Ordinary Shares in a number equal to the number of shares of Ordinary Shares as they would have received if all outstanding shares of such series of Series A Preferred Shares, Series A1 Preferred Shares, Series B1 Preferred Shares, Series B2 Preferred Shares and Series B3 Preferred Shares, respectively, had been converted into Ordinary Shares on the date of such event.

 

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  (3)

Adjustments for Reorganizations, Mergers, Consolidations, Reclassifications, Exchanges, Substitutions. If at any time, or from time to time, any capital reorganization or reclassification of the Ordinary Shares (other than as a result of a share dividend, subdivision, split or combination otherwise treated above) occurs or the Company is consolidated, merged or amalgamated with or into another Person (other than a consolidation, merger or amalgamation treated as a liquidation in Article 8.2(B)), then in any such event, provision shall be made so that, upon conversion of any Preferred Share thereafter, the holder thereof shall receive the kind and amount of shares and other securities and property which the holder of such shares would have received in connection with such event had the relevant Preferred Shares been converted into Ordinary Shares immediately prior to such event.

 

  (4)

Adjustments to Conversion Price for Dilutive Issuance.

 

  (a)

Special Definition. For purpose of this Article 8.3(E)(4), the following definitions shall apply:

 

  (i)

Options” mean rights, options or warrants to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire either Ordinary Shares or Convertible Securities.

 

  (ii)

Convertible Securities” shall have the meaning given to it in the Shareholders Agreement.

 

  (iii)

New Securities” shall have the meaning given to it in the Shareholders Agreement, and the exceptions set forth in Sections 7.3(a) through (e) of the Shareholders Agreement.

 

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  (b)

No Adjustment of Conversion Price. No adjustment in the (i) Series A Conversion Price with respect to any Series A Preferred Share, (ii) Series A1 Conversion Price with respect to any Series A1 Preferred Share, (iii) Series B1 Conversion Price with respect to any Series B1 Preferred Share, (iv) Series B2 Conversion Price with respect to any Series B2 Preferred Share and (v) Series B3 Conversion Price with respect to any Series B3 Preferred Share, in each case, shall be made in respect of the issuance of New Securities unless the consideration per Ordinary Share (determined pursuant to Article 8.3(E)(4)(e) hereof) for the New Securities issued or deemed to be issued by the Company is less than, (v) with respect to the Series A Preferred Shares, the Series A Conversion Price, (w) with respect to the Series A1 Preferred Shares, the Series A1 Conversion Price, (x) with respect to the Series B1 Preferred Shares, the Series B1 Conversion Price, (y) with respect to the Series B2 Preferred Shares, the Series B2 Conversion Price, or (z) with respect to the Series B3 Preferred Shares, the Series B3 Conversion Price, in effect immediately prior to such issuance (each, a “Dilutive Issuance Event”). Upon the occurrence of a Dilutive Issuance Event, the Series A Conversion Price, the Series A1 Conversion Price, the Series B1 Conversion Price, the Series B2 Conversion Price or the Series B3 Conversion Price (as the case may be) shall be adjusted in accordance with Article 8.3(E)(4)(d). No adjustment or readjustment in the Series A Conversion Price, Series A1 Conversion Price, Series B1 Conversion Price, Series B2 Conversion Price or the Series B3 Conversion Price with respect to any Series A Preferred Share, Series A1 Preferred Share, Series B1 Preferred Share, Series B2 Preferred Share or Series B3 Preferred Share, respectively, otherwise required by this Article 8.3 shall affect any Ordinary Shares issued upon conversion of any applicable Series A Preferred Share, Series A1 Preferred Share, Series B1 Preferred Share, Series B2 Preferred Share or Series B3 Preferred Share, respectively, prior to such adjustment or readjustment, as the case may be.

 

  (c)

Deemed Issuance of New Securities. In the event the Company at any time or from time to time shall issue any Options or Convertible Securities or shall fix a record date for the determination of holders of any series or class of securities entitled to receive any such Options or Convertible Securities, then the maximum number of Ordinary Shares (as set forth in the instrument relating thereto without regard to any provisions contained therein for a subsequent adjustment of such number for anti-dilution adjustments) issuable upon the exercise of such Options or, in the case of Convertible Securities and Options therefor, the conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities or the exercise of such Options, shall be deemed to be New Securities issued as of the time of such issue or, in case such a record date shall have been fixed, as of the close of business on such record date, provided that in any such case in which New Securities are deemed to be issued:

 

  (i)

no further adjustment in the (1) Series A Conversion Price with respect to any Series A Preferred Share, (2) Series A1 Conversion Price with respect to any Series A1 Preferred Share, (3) Series B1 Conversion Price with respect to any Series B1 Preferred Share, (4) Series B2 Conversion Price with respect to any Series B2 Preferred Share and (5) Series B3 Conversion Price with respect to any Series B3 Preferred Share, in each case, shall be made upon the subsequent issue of Convertible Securities or Ordinary Shares upon the exercise of such Options or conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities or upon the subsequent issue of Options for Convertible Securities or Ordinary Shares;

 

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  (ii)

if such Options or Convertible Securities by their terms provide, with the passage of time or otherwise, for any change in the consideration payable to the Company, or change in the number of Ordinary Shares issuable, upon the exercise, conversion or exchange thereof, the then effective (1) Series A Conversion Price with respect to any Series A Preferred Share, (2) Series A1 Conversion Price with respect to any Series A1 Preferred Share, (3) Series B1 Conversion Price with respect to any Series B1 Preferred Share, (4) Series B2 Conversion Price with respect to any Series B2 Preferred Share and (5) Series B3 Conversion Price with respect to any Series B3 Preferred Share, in each case, computed upon the original issue thereof (or upon the occurrence of a record date with respect thereto), and any subsequent adjustments based thereon, shall, upon any such change becoming effective, be recomputed to reflect such change insofar as it affects such Options or the rights of conversion or exchange under such Convertible Securities;

 

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  (iii)

no readjustment pursuant to Article 8.3(E)(4)(c)(ii) shall have the effect of increasing the then effective (1) Series A Conversion Price with respect to any Series A Preferred Share, (2) Series A1 Conversion Price with respect to any Series A1 Preferred Share, (3) Series B1 Conversion Price with respect to any Series B1 Preferred Share, (4) Series B2 Conversion Price with respect to any Series B2 Preferred Share or (5) Series B3 Conversion Price with respect to any Series B3 Preferred Share, in each case, to an amount which exceeds the Series A Conversion Price with respect to such Series A Preferred Share, Series A1 Conversion Price with respect to such Series A1 Preferred Share, Series B1 Conversion Price with respect to such Series B1 Preferred Share, Series B2 Conversion Price with respect to such Series B2 Preferred Share or Series B3 Conversion Price with respect to such Series B3 Preferred Share, in each case, that would have been in effect had no adjustments in relation to the issuance of the Options or Convertible Securities as referenced in Article 8.3(E)(4)(c)(ii) been made;

 

  (iv)

upon the expiration of any such Options or any rights of conversion or exchange under such Convertible Securities that have not been exercised, the then effective (1) Series A Conversion Price with respect to any Series A Preferred Share, (2) Series A1 Conversion Price with respect to any Series A1 Preferred Share, (3) Series B1 Conversion Price with respect to any Series B1 Preferred Share, (4) Series B2 Conversion Price with respect to any Series B2 Preferred Share and (5) Series B3 Conversion Price with respect to any Series B3 Preferred Share, in each case, computed upon the original issue thereof (or upon the occurrence of a record date with respect thereto) and any subsequent adjustments based thereon shall, upon such expiration, be recomputed as if:

 

  (x)

in the case of Convertible Securities or Options for Ordinary Shares, the only New Securities issued were the Ordinary Shares, if any, actually issued upon the exercise of such Options or the conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities and the consideration received therefor was the consideration actually received by the Company for the issue of such exercised Options plus the consideration actually received by the Company upon such exercise or for the issue of all such Convertible Securities that were actually converted or exchanged, plus the additional consideration, if any, actually received by the Company upon such conversion or exchange, and

 

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  (y)

in the case of Options for Convertible Securities, only the Convertible Securities, if any, actually issued upon the exercise thereof were issued at the time of issue of such Options, and the consideration received by the Company for the New Securities deemed to have been then issued was the consideration actually received by the Company for the issue of such exercised Options, plus the consideration deemed to have been received by the Company (determined pursuant to Article 8.3(E)(4)(e)) upon the issue of the Convertible Securities with respect to which such Options were actually exercised; and

 

  (v)

if such record date shall have been fixed and such Options or Convertible Securities are not issued on the date fixed therefor, the adjustment previously made in the Series A Conversion Price with respect to any Series A Preferred Share, Series A1 Conversion Price with respect to any Series A1 Preferred Share, Series B1 Conversion Price with respect to any Series B1 Preferred Share, Series B2 Conversion Price with respect to any Series B2 Preferred Share and/or Series B3 Conversion Price with respect to any Series B3 Preferred Share, in each case, which became effective on such record date shall be canceled as of the close of business on such record date, and thereafter the Series A Conversion Price with respect to such Series A Preferred Share, the Series A1 Conversion Price with respect to such Series A1 Preferred Share, the Series B1 Conversion Price with respect to such Series B1 Preferred Share, the Series B2 Conversion Price with respect to such Series B2 Preferred Share and the Series B3 Conversion Price with respect to such Series B3 Preferred Share, in each case, shall be adjusted pursuant to this Article 8.3(E)(4)(c) as of the actual date of their issuance.

 

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  (d)

Adjustment of the Conversion Price upon Issuance of New Securities. In the event of an issuance of New Securities for a consideration per Ordinary Share received by the Company (net of any selling concessions, discounts or commissions) (the “New Price”) less than the (1) Series A Conversion Price with respect to any Series A Preferred Share, (2) the Series A1 Conversion Price with respect to any Series A1 Preferred Share, (3) Series B1 Conversion Price with respect to any Series B1 Preferred Share, (4) Series B2 Conversion Price with respect to any Series B2 Preferred Share, or (4) Series B3 Conversion Price with respect to any Series B3 Preferred Share, as applicable, in effect immediately prior to such issue, then and in such event, the Series A Conversion Price with respect to such Series A Preferred Share, the Series A1 Conversion Price with respect to such Series A1 Preferred Share, the Series B1 Conversion Price with respect to such Series B1 Preferred Share, the Series B2 Conversion Price with respect to such Series B2 Preferred Share and/or the Series B3 Conversion Price with respect to such Series B3 Preferred Share, as applicable, shall be reduced, concurrently with such issue, to a price (calculated to the nearest one-hundredth of a cent) determined in accordance with the following formula:

CP2 = CP1*(A + B) ÷ (A + C).

For purposes of the foregoing formula, the following definitions shall apply:

 

  (i)

“CP2” shall mean (1) the Series A Conversion Price with respect to any Series A Preferred Share, (2) the Series A1 Conversion Price with respect to any Series A1 Preferred Share, (3) Series B1 Conversion Price with respect to any Series B1 Preferred Share, (4) Series B2 Conversion Price with respect to any Series B2 Preferred Share or (5) Series B3 Conversion Price with respect to any Series B3 Preferred Share, in each case in effect immediately after such issue of New Securities;

 

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  (ii)

“CP1” shall mean (1) the Series A Conversion Price with respect to any Series A Preferred Share, (2) the Series A1 Conversion Price with respect to any Series A1 Preferred Share, (3) Series B1 Conversion Price with respect to any Series B1 Preferred Share, (4) Series B2 Conversion Price with respect to any Series B2 Preferred Share or (5) Series B3 Conversion Price with respect to any Series B3 Preferred Share, in each case in effect immediately prior to such issue of New Securities;

 

  (iii)

“A” shall mean the number of Ordinary Shares (on a fully diluted basis) outstanding immediately prior to such issue of New Securities;

 

  (iv)

“B” shall mean the number of New Securities that would have been issued if such New Securities had been issued at a price per share equal to CP1 (determined by dividing the aggregate consideration received by the Company in respect of such issue by CP1); and

 

  (v)

“C” shall mean the number of New Securities.

 

  (e)

Determination of Consideration. For purposes of this Article 8.3(E)(4), the consideration received by the Company for the issuance of any New Securities shall be computed as follows:

 

  (i)

Cash and Property. Such consideration shall:

 

  (1)

insofar as it consists of cash, be computed at the aggregate amount of cash received by the Company excluding amounts paid or payable for accrued interest or accrued dividends and excluding any discounts, commissions or placement fees payable by the Company to any underwriter or placement agent in connection with the issuance of any New Securities;

 

  (2)

insofar as it consists of property other than cash, be computed at the fair market value thereof at the time of such issue, as determined and approved in good faith by the Board of Directors (so long as such approval includes the approval of the Series A Director and the Series B1 Director); provided, however, that no value shall be attributed to any services performed by any employee, officer or director of any Group Company;

 

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  (3)

in the event New Securities are issued together with other Shares or securities or other assets of the Company for consideration which covers both, be the proportion of such consideration so received which relates to such New Securities, computed as provided in clauses (1) and (2) above, as reasonably determined in good faith by the Board of Directors, including the consent of the Series A Director and Series B1 Director.

 

  (ii)

Options and Convertible Securities. The consideration per Ordinary Share received by the Company for New Securities deemed to have been issued pursuant to Article 8.3(E)(4)(c) hereof relating to Options and Convertible Securities, shall be determined by dividing (x) the total amount, if any, received or receivable by the Company as consideration for the issue of such Options or Convertible Securities (determined in the manner described in paragraph (i) above), plus the minimum aggregate amount of additional consideration (as set forth in the instruments relating thereto, without regard to any provision contained therein for a subsequent adjustment of such consideration) payable to the Company upon the exercise of such Options or the conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities, or in the case of Options for Convertible Securities, the exercise of such Options for Convertible Securities and the conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities by (y) the maximum number of Ordinary Shares (as set forth in the instruments relating thereto, without regard to any provision contained therein for a subsequent adjustment of such number) issuable upon the exercise of such Options or the conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities.

 

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  (5)

Other Dilutive Events. In case any event shall occur as to which the other provisions of this Article 8.3(E) are not strictly applicable, but the failure to make any adjustment to the Series A Conversion Price with respect to any Series A Preferred Share, the Series A1 Conversion Price with respect to any Series A1 Preferred Share, Series B1 Conversion Price with respect to any Series B1 Preferred Share, Series B2 Conversion Price with respect to any Series B2 Preferred Share and/or Series B3 Conversion Price with respect to any Series B3 Preferred Share, in each case, would not fairly protect the conversion rights of such holders in accordance with the essential intent and principles hereof, then the Company, in good faith, shall determine the appropriate adjustment to be made, on a basis consistent with the essential intent and principles established in this
Article 8.3(E)
, necessary to preserve, without dilution, the conversion rights of such holders.

 

  (6)

No Impairment. The Company will not, by amendment of these Articles or through any reorganization, recapitalization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, amalgamation, scheme of arrangement, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms to be observed or performed hereunder by the Company, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all the provisions of this Article 8.3 and in the taking of all such action as may be necessary or appropriate to protect the conversion rights of the holders of Series A Preferred Shares,
Series A1 Preferred Shares, Series B1 Preferred Shares, Series B2 Preferred Shares and Series B3 Preferred Shares against impairment.

 

  (7)

Certificate of Adjustment. In the case of any adjustment or readjustment of the Series A Conversion Price with respect to any Series A Preferred Share, Series A1 Conversion Price with respect to any Series A1 Preferred Share, Series B1 Conversion Price with respect to any Series B1 Preferred Share, Series B2 Conversion Price with respect to any Series B2 Preferred Share or Series B3 Conversion Price with respect to any Series B3 Preferred Share, in each case, the Company, at its sole expense, shall compute such adjustment or readjustment in accordance with the provisions hereof and prepare a certificate showing such adjustment or readjustment, and shall deliver such certificate by notice to each registered holder of such Series A Preferred Share, Series A1 Preferred Share, Series B1 Preferred Share, Series B2 Preferred Share or Series B3 Preferred Share, as applicable, at the holder’s address as shown in the Company’s books. The certificate shall set forth such adjustment or readjustment, showing in detail the facts upon which such adjustment or readjustment is based, including a statement of (i) the consideration received or deemed to be received by the Company for any New Securities issued or sold or deemed to have been issued or sold, (ii) the number of New Securities issued or sold or deemed to be issued or sold, (iii) the Series A Conversion Price with respect to such Series A Preferred Share, the Series A1 Conversion Price with respect to such Series A1 Preferred Share, Series B1 Conversion Price with respect to such Series B1 Preferred Share, the Series B2 Conversion Price with respect to such Series B2 Preferred Share, and the Series B3 Conversion Price with respect to such Series B3 Preferred Share, in each case, in effect before and after such adjustment or readjustment, and (iv) the type and number of Equity Securities of the Company, and the type and amount, if any, of other property which would be received upon conversion of such Series A Preferred Shares, Series A1 Preferred Shares, Series B1 Preferred Shares, Series B2 Preferred Shares and/or Series B3 Preferred Shares, after such adjustment or readjustment.

 

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  (8)

Notice of Record Date. In the event the Company shall propose to take any action of the type or types requiring an adjustment set forth in this Article 8.3(E), the Company shall give notice to the holders of the relevant Preferred Shares, which notice shall specify the record date, if any, with respect to any such action and the date on which such action is to take place. Such notice shall also set forth such facts with respect thereto as shall be reasonably necessary to indicate the effect of such action (to the extent such effect may be known at the date of such notice) on the Series A Conversion Price with respect to the relevant Series A Preferred Share, the Series A1 Conversion Price with respect to the relevant Series A1 Preferred Share, the Series B1 Conversion Price with respect to the relevant Series B1 Preferred Share, the Series B2 Conversion Price with respect to the relevant Series B2 Preferred Share and/or the Series B3 Conversion Price with respect to the relevant Series B3 Preferred Share, in each case, and the number, kind or class of shares or other securities or property which shall be deliverable upon the occurrence of such action or deliverable upon the conversion of such Preferred Shares. In the case of any action which would require the fixing of a record date, such notice shall be given at least twenty (20) days prior to the date so fixed, and in the case of all other actions, such notice shall be given at least thirty (30) days prior to the taking of such proposed action.

 

  (9)

Reservation of Shares Issuable Upon Conversion. The Company shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued Ordinary Shares, solely for the purpose of effecting the conversion of the Preferred Shares, such number of its Ordinary Shares as shall from time to time be sufficient to effect the conversion of all outstanding Preferred Shares. If at any time the number of authorized but unissued Ordinary Shares shall not be sufficient to effect the conversion of all then outstanding Preferred Shares, in addition to such other remedies as shall be available to the holders of Preferred Shares, the Company and its Members will take such corporate action as may, in the opinion of its counsel, be necessary to increase its authorized but unissued Ordinary Shares to such number of shares as shall be sufficient for such purpose.

 

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  (10)

Notices. Any notice required or permitted pursuant to this Article 8.3 shall be given in writing and shall be given in accordance with Articles 107 through 111.

 

  (11)

Payment of Taxes. The Company will pay all taxes (other than taxes based upon income) and other governmental charges that may be imposed with respect to the issue or delivery of Ordinary Shares upon conversion of the Preferred Shares, excluding any tax or other charge imposed in connection with any transfer involved in the issue and delivery of Ordinary Shares in a name other than that in which such Preferred Shares so converted were registered.

 

  8.4

Anti-Dilution Rights for Holders of Series B1 Preferred Shares, Series B2 Preferred Shares and Series B3 Preferred Shares. If the Company proposes to adopt any New ESOP(s) after the Series B1 Closing, the Series B2 Closing and the Series B3 Closing, and the aggregate number of Ordinary Shares reserved under any such New ESOP(s) is less than or equal to 10% of the Company’s share capital as at the Series B2 Closing on a fully diluted basis (i.e. 6,859,869 Ordinary Shares, as appropriately adjusted for share splits, share dividends, combinations, recapitalizations and similar events after the B2 Closing) (the “10% ESOP Quota”), the Company shall issue to each holder of Series B1Preferred Shares/Series B2 Preferred Shares/Series B3 Preferred Shares a number of additional Series B1 Preferred Shares, Series B2 Preferred Shares or Series B3 Preferred Shares (with respect to a holder of Series B1 Preferred Shares, the Series B1 Preferred Shares; with respect to a holder of Series B2 Preferred Shares, the Series B2 Preferred Shares; with respect to a holder of Series B3 Preferred Shares, the Series B3 Preferred Shares) at a consideration equal to the par value of such shares at the same time as the reservation of shares for the New ESOP(s) to ensure that such holder’s shareholding percentage only with respect to its applicable Series B1 Preferred Shares, Series B2 Preferred Shares or Series B3 Preferred Shares in the Company shall not be diluted by any such New ESOP(s) (“New ESOP Anti-dilution Right”). For the avoidance of doubt, if the number of Ordinary Shares reserved under the New ESOP(s) cumulatively exceeds the 10% ESOP Quota, the holders of Series B1 Preferred Shares/Series B2 Preferred Shares/Series B3 Preferred Shares shall not have any New ESOP Anti-dilution Right with respect to the portion of Ordinary Shares reserved under the New ESOP(s) which exceeds the 10% ESOP Quota while each holder of Series B1 Preferred Shares/Series B2 Preferred Shares/Series B3 Preferred Shares shall still be entitled to the New ESOP Anti-dilution Right with respect to the portion of Ordinary Shares reserved under the New ESOP(s) up to the 10% ESOP Quota. For the avoidance of doubt, any grant or exercise of such New ESOP(s) shall follow the procedures specified in the ESOP plan. The New ESOP Anti-dilution Right shall expire upon the IPO of the Company.

 

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  8.5

Voting Rights.

 

  (A)

General Rights. Subject to the provisions of the Memorandum and these Articles, at all general meetings of the Company: (a) the holder of each Ordinary Share issued and outstanding shall have one vote in respect of each Ordinary Share held, (b) the holder of a Series A Preferred Share, the holder of a Series A1 Preferred Share, the holder of a Series B1 Preferred Share, the holder of a Series B2 Preferred Share and the holder of a Series B3 Preferred Share shall each be entitled to such number of votes as equals the whole number of Ordinary Shares into which such holder’s collective Preferred Shares are convertible immediately after the close of business on the record date of the determination of the Company’s Members entitled to vote or, if no such record date is established, at the date such vote is taken or any written consent of the Company’s Members is first solicited. Fractional votes shall not, however, be permitted and any fractional voting rights available on an as converted basis (after aggregating all shares into which the Preferred Shares held by each holder could be converted) shall be rounded to the nearest whole number (with one-half being rounded upward).

 

  (B)

Protective Provisions.

 

  (1)

Approval by the Series A Majority and the Series B Majority. The Company shall not take, permit to occur, approve, authorize, or agree or commit to do any of the following, and no Member shall permit the Company to, take, permit to occur, approve, authorize, or agree or commit to do any of the following, and the Company shall not permit any other Group Company to take, permit to occur, approve, authorize, or agree or commit to do any of the following, whether in a single transaction or a series of related transactions, whether directly or indirectly, and whether or not by amendment, merger, consolidation, scheme of arrangement, amalgamation, or otherwise, unless approved in writing by the Series A Majority and the Series B Majority:

 

  (1)

any amendment or change of the rights, preferences, privileges or powers of, or the restrictions provided for the benefit of, any series of Preferred Shares (including without limitation the change of the size or composition of the Board or the board of directors of any other Group Company);

 

  (2)

any action that creates, authorizes the creation of or issues any Equity Security or other security convertible into or exercisable for any Equity Security, or change the authorized number of shares of any series of Preferred Shares or Ordinary Shares or any reorganization or restructuring of its share capital (other than the Restructuring); provided that in case that the Company proposes a Qualified IPO, the holders of Preferred Shares or their Directors (if applicable) shall not unreasonably disapprove the proposal relating to such Qualified IPO.

 

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  (3)

any purchase, repurchase, redemption or retirement of any Equity Securities, other than repurchases pursuant to share restriction agreements approved by the Board upon termination of a Director, employee or consultant;

 

  (4)

any amendment or modification to or waiver under any of the Charter Documents in a manner adverse to any series of Preferred Shares;

 

  (5)

any declaration, set aside or payment of a dividend or other distribution, or the adoption of, or any change to, the dividend policy;

 

  (6)

(a) any amendment of the maximum number of Equity Securities that may be granted under the Current ESOP; and (b) the adoption, amendment or termination of any equity incentive, purchase or participation plan for the benefit of employees, officers, directors, contractors, advisors or consultants other than the Current ESOP (each such plan, a “New ESOP”);

 

  (7)

(i) any transaction(s) with any Related Party (other than the Principals and their respective Associates and Tencent and its Affiliates), either individually or together with any other transactions with such party, having an aggregate transaction value exceeding US$3,000,000 in any financial year, (ii) any transactions with any Related Party (other than the Principals and their Associates) that are on terms that are less favorable than arm’s length terms for the relevant Group Company; and (iii) any transactions with a Principal or its Associate;

 

  (8)

the commencement of or consent to any proceeding seeking (i) to adjudicate it as bankrupt or insolvent, (ii) liquidation, winding up, dissolution, reorganization, or other arrangement under law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization or relief of debtors, or (iii) the entry of an order for relief or the appointment of a receiver, trustee, or other similar official for it or for any substantial part of its property;

 

  (9)

any investment in, or divestiture or sale of an interest in a Subsidiary, partnership or joint venture;

 

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  (10)

any transaction or a series of transactions that constitute a Share Sale or a Deemed Liquidation Event, provided that, for so long as Tencent together with its Affiliates hold more than 50% of the Series B1 Preferred Shares it acquired at the Series B1 Closing (as adjusted for share splits, share dividends, combinations, recapitalizations and similar events), the transferee, target, offeror or other counterparty to the transaction(s) shall not be any of the Restricted Persons II as set forth in the Shareholders Agreement without prior written consent of Tencent;

 

  (11)

approval of, or any deviation from or amendment of, the annual budget or the business and financial plan;

 

  (12)

incurrence of Indebtedness or guarantees of Indebtedness in excess of 10% of the net book value of the total assets of the Group as at the end of the preceding financial year;

 

  (13)

any sale, transfer, or other disposal of, or the incurrence of any Lien on, any assets valued in excess of 10% of the net book value of the total assets of the Group as at the end of the preceding financial year;

 

  (14)

any change in the direct or indirect equity ownership of the Domestic Company or any amendment or modification to or waiver under any of the Control Documents;

 

  (15)

any material change to the business scope or nature of business, or cessation of any business line (including entering into any business not within the scope of the Business); or

 

  (16)

any action by a Group Company to authorize, approve or enter into any agreement or obligation with respect to any of the actions listed above.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, where any act listed in clauses (1) through (16) above requires the approval of the Members of the Company in accordance with the Statute, and if the Members vote in favour of such act but the approval of the Series A Majority, the Series B Majority or Tencent (as applicable) has not yet been obtained, then the Series A Majority, the Series B Majority or Tencent (as the case may be) shall, in such vote, have the voting rights equal to the aggregate voting power of all the Members who voted in favor of such act plus one.

 

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  (2)

Board Approvals. The Company shall not take, permit to occur, approve, authorize, or agree or commit to do any of the following, and the Members shall not permit the Company to, take, permit to occur, approve, authorize, or agree or commit to do any of the following, whether in a single transaction or a series of related transactions, and the Company shall not permit any other Group Company to take, permit to occur, approve, authorize, or agree or commit to do any of the following, whether directly or indirectly, and whether or not by amendment, merger, consolidation, scheme of arrangement, amalgamation, or otherwise, unless approved by the Board (which approval must include the approvals of the Series A Director and the Series B1 Director):

 

  (1)

incurrence of Indebtedness or guarantees of Indebtedness in excess of the lower of (i) US$3,000,000; (ii) 5% of the net book value of the total assets of the Group as at the end of the preceding financial year in the aggregate during any financial year;

 

  (2)

purchase or lease of any business and/or assets valued in excess of the lower of (i) US$3,000,000; (ii) 5% of the net book value of the total assets of the Group as at the end of the preceding financial year in the aggregate during any financial year;

 

  (3)

any capital commitment or expenditure in excess of the lower of (i) US$3,000,000; (ii) 5% of the net book value of the total assets of the Group as at the end of the preceding financial year;

 

  (4)

the investment in any other entity exceeding US$5,000,000 individually or US$10,000,000 in the aggregate during any financial year, or enter into any joint venture or partnership;

 

  (5)

appointment or removal of any auditor, material change in accounting policies or change of financial year; or

 

  (6)

any action by a Group Company to authorize, approve or enter into any agreement or obligation with respect to any of the actions listed above.

 

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  8.6

Redemption Rights.

 

  (A)

Redemption. Subject to any legal restrictions on the Company’s redemption of shares:

 

  (i)

(1) if the Company has not achieved a Qualified IPO by the date that is five years after the date of the Series B1 Closing, (2) in the event of any material breach of representations and warranties, covenants or obligations made or borne by any Warrantor (as defined in the Series A Purchase Agreement) in the Transaction Documents (as defined in the Series A Purchase Agreement, including those duly amended and restated versions from time to time) which causes a Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the Series A Purchase Agreement) on the business of the Group Companies or any holder of the Series A Preferred Shares, or in the event any Warrantor gives any material misrepresentation or engages in wilful or fraudulent misconducts, which causes a Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the Series A Purchase Agreement) on the business of the Group Companies or any holder of the Series A Preferred Shares, or (3) any holder of any other class of Shares elects to exercise its redemption right, the holders of at least a majority of the then outstanding Series A Preferred Shares (the “Series A Initiating Holders”) may;

 

  (ii)

(1) if the Company has not achieved a Qualified IPO by the date that is five years after the date of the Series B1 Closing, (2) in the event of any material breach of representations and warranties, covenants or obligations made or borne by any Warrantor (as defined in the Series A1 Purchase Agreement) in the Transaction Documents (as defined in the Series A1 Purchase Agreement, including those duly amended and restated versions from time to time) which causes a Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the Series A1 Purchase Agreement) on the business of the Group Companies or any holder of the Series A1 Preferred Shares, or in the event any Warrantor gives any material misrepresentation or engages in wilful or fraudulent misconduct, which causes a Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the Series A1 Purchase Agreement) on the business of the Group Companies or any holder of the Series A1 Preferred Shares, or (3) any holder of any other class of Shares elects to exercise its redemption right, the holders of at least a majority of the then outstanding Series A1 Preferred Shares (the “Series A1 Initiating Holders”) may, and

 

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(1) if the Company has not achieved a Qualified IPO by the date that is five years after the date of the Series B1 Closing, (2) in the event of any material breach of representations and warranties, covenants or obligations made or borne by any Warrantor (as defined in the Series B1 Purchase Agreement) in the Transaction Documents (as defined in the Series B1 Purchase Agreement, including those duly amended and restated versions from time to time) which causes a Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the Series B1 Purchase Agreement) on the business of the Group Companies or any holder of the Series B1 Preferred Shares, or in the event any Warrantor gives any material misrepresentation or engages in wilful or fraudulent misconduct, which causes a Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the Series B1 Purchase Agreement) on the business of the Group Companies or any holder of the Series B1 Preferred Shares, (3) except where the Company has provided an alternative plan, to the satisfaction of the Series B Majority, to operate the business of the Group Companies without the relevant material license, permit or government approval, (x) any Group Company being unable to obtain any material license or permit that such Group Company had applied for (or was obligated to apply for) in accordance with the Series B1 Purchase Agreement or (y) any material license, permit or government approval of any Group Company has been revoked, in each case, resulting in that the Business being suspended or shut down or cannot be conducted in the way that it is currently conducted for a period longer than one hundred and eighty (180) days, or (4) any holder of any other class of Shares elects to exercise its redemption right, the Series B Majority (the “Series B Initiating Holders”) may,

 

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in each case, give a written notice by hand or letter mail or courier service to the Company at its principal executive offices at any time or from time to time (the “Initial Redemption Notice”) requesting redemption of all or part of their relevant Preferred Shares, and the Company shall (1) promptly thereafter provide all of the other holders of Preferred Shares notice (pursuant to Articles 107 through 111) of the Initial Redemption Notice and of their right to participate in such redemption, which right is exercisable by each such holder in their own discretion by delivering a written notice (each, a “Redemption Notice”) by hand or letter mail or courier service to the Company at its principal executive offices within fifteen (15) days of the giving of such notice by the Company, requesting and specifying redemption of all or part of their Preferred Shares, and (2) pay to each holder (each, a “Redeeming Preferred Shareholder”) of a Preferred Share for which an Initial Redemption Notice or a Redemption Notice has been timely submitted (each, a “Redeeming Preferred Share”), in respect of such Redeeming Preferred Share, an amount (the “Redemption Price”) determined in accordance with the following formula:

with respect to the Series A Preferred Shares:

IP x (110 %) N + D, where

IP = Series A Issue Price;

N = a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of calendar days between date the Series A Issue Date and the date on which the Redemption Price is paid and the denominator of which is 365;

D = all declared but unpaid dividends on each Series A Preferred Share up to the date of redemption, proportionally adjusted for share subdivisions, share dividends, reorganizations, reclassifications, consolidations or mergers;

with respect to the Series A1 Preferred Shares:

IP x (110 %) N + D, where

IP = Series A1 Issue Price;

N = a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of calendar days between the Series A1 Issue Date and the date on which the Redemption Price is paid and the denominator of which is 365;

D = all declared but unpaid dividends on each Series A1 Preferred Share up to the date of redemption, proportionally adjusted for share subdivisions, share dividends, reorganizations, reclassifications, consolidations or mergers.

 

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with respect to the Series B1 Preferred Shares:

IP x (110 %) N + D, where

IP = Series B1 Issue Price;

N = a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of calendar days between date the Series B1 Issue Date and the date on which the Redemption Price is paid and the denominator of which is 365;

D = all declared but unpaid dividends on each Series B1 Preferred Share up to the date of redemption, proportionally adjusted for share subdivisions, share dividends, reorganizations, reclassifications, consolidations or mergers;

with respect to the Series B2 Preferred Shares:

IP x (110 %) N + D, where

IP = Series B2 Issue Price;

N = a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of calendar days between date the Series B2 Issue Date and the date on which the Redemption Price is paid and the denominator of which is 365;

D = all declared but unpaid dividends on each Series B2 Preferred Share up to the date of redemption, proportionally adjusted for share subdivisions, share dividends, reorganizations, reclassifications, consolidations or mergers; and

with respect to the Series B3 Preferred Shares:

IP x (110 %) N + D, where

IP = Series B3 Issue Price;

N = a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of calendar days between date the Series B3 Issue Date and the date on which the Redemption Price is paid and the denominator of which is 365;

D = all declared but unpaid dividends on each Series B3 Preferred Share up to the date of redemption, proportionally adjusted for share subdivisions, share dividends, reorganizations, reclassifications, consolidations or mergers.

Each Redemption Price shall be paid on a date to be determined at the discretion of the Company, but in any event after the expiry of fifteen (15) days of the giving of the notice by the Company set out in this Article 8.6(A) above, and within sixty (60) days of the date of the Initial Redemption Notice (the “Redemption Price Payment Date”).

 

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  (B)

Insufficient Funds. If the Company does not have sufficient cash or funds legally available to redeem all of the Redeeming Preferred Shares required to be redeemed, or if the Company is otherwise prohibited by applicable law from making such redemption, the funds that are legally available (the “Redemption Funds”) shall be paid and applied on the Redemption Price Payment Date in the following order and manner: (i) the Redemption Funds which are legally available shall first be used to the extent permitted by applicable Law to pay the all amount of aggregate Redemption Price for each Series B1 Preferred Share, Series B2 Preferred Share and Series B3 Preferred Share, pari passu as between themselves, and (ii) after full payment of the aggregate Redemption Price for the Series B1 Preferred Shares, the Series B2 Preferred Shares and the Series B3 Preferred Share, any remaining Redemption Funds shall be used to the extent permitted by applicable Law to pay the all amount of aggregate Redemption Price for each Series A Preferred Share and Series A1 Preferred Share, pari passu as between themselves. Any remaining Preferred Shares of any series to be redeemed but with respect to which the Redemption Price for such series of Preferred Shares due and payable has not been paid in full shall be carried forward and redeemed as soon as the Company has legally available funds or assets to redeem in accordance with the same priority described in this Article 8.6(B). In any case, if the full Redemption Price has not been paid in respect of a Redeeming Preferred Share, the redemption shall not be deemed to have been consummated in respect of such Redeeming Preferred Share on the Redemption Price Payment Date, and the relevant Redeeming Preferred Shareholder shall remain entitled to all of its rights, including (without limitation) its voting rights, in respect of such Redeeming Preferred Share, and such of the Redeeming Preferred Shares shall remain “outstanding” for the purposes of these Articles. Only when the Redemption Price in respect of such Redeeming Preferred Share has been paid in full, the redemption shall be deemed to have been consummated in respect of such Redeeming Preferred Share on the day of such payment, whereupon all such rights shall automatically cease, the Register of Members shall be updated accordingly and such Redeeming Preferred Shares shall be cancelled. Any portion of the Redemption Price not paid by the Company in respect of any Redeeming Preferred Share on the Redemption Price Payment Date shall continue to be owed to the holder thereof.

 

  (C)

Waivers. The Company may, with the written consent of any Redeeming Preferred Shareholder, without the need to amend this Article, modify, waive, or deviate from any of the requirements of, or procedures set forth in, this Article that is applicable to such Redeeming Preferred Shareholder.

 

  (D)

No Impairment. Once the Company has received an Initial Redemption Notice, it shall not (and shall not permit any Subsidiary to) take any action which could have the effect of delaying, undermining or restricting the redemption, and the Company shall in good faith use all commercially reasonable efforts and as expeditiously as possible, increase its legally available redemption funds, including without limitation, by causing any other Group Company to distribute any and all available funds to the Company for purposes of paying the Redemption Price for all Redeeming Preferred Shares on the Redemption Price Payment Date, and until the date on which each Redeeming Preferred Share is redeemed, the Company shall not declare or pay any dividend nor otherwise make any distribution of or otherwise decrease its profits available for distribution.

 

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ORDINARY SHARES

 

9.

Certain rights, preferences, privileges and limitations of the Ordinary Shares of the Company are as follows:

 

  9.1

Dividend Provision. Subject to Article 8 and to the preferential rights of holders of all series and classes of Shares in the Company at the time outstanding having preferential rights as to dividends, the holders of the Ordinary Shares shall, subject to the Statute and these Articles, be entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by the Directors, out of any assets of the Company legally available therefor, such dividends as may be declared from time to time by the Directors.

 

  9.2

Liquidation. Upon the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, the assets of the Company shall be distributed as provided in Article 8.2.

 

  9.3

Voting Rights. The holder of each Ordinary Share shall have the right to one vote with respect to such Ordinary Share, and shall be entitled to notice of any Members’ meeting in accordance with these Articles, and shall be entitled to vote upon such matters and in such manner as may be provided for in these Articles.

REGISTER OF MEMBERS

 

10.

The Company shall maintain or cause to be maintained the Register of Members in accordance with the Statute. The Register of Members shall be the only evidence as to who are the Members entitled to examine the Register of Members, the list required to be sent to Members under Article 38, or the other books and records of the Company, or to vote in person or by proxy at any meeting of Members.

FIXING RECORD DATE

 

11.

The Directors may fix in advance a date as the record date for any determination of Members entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of the Members, or any adjournment thereof, and for the purpose of determining the Members entitled to receive payment of any dividend the Directors may, at or within ninety (90) days prior to the date of declaration of such dividend fix a subsequent date as the record date for such determination.

 

12.

If 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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CERTIFICATES FOR SHARES

 

13.

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.

 

14.

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.

 

15.

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

 

16.

The Shares of the Company are subject to transfer restrictions as set forth in the Shareholders Agreement, by and among the Company and certain of its Members. The Company will only register transfers of Shares that are made in accordance with such agreements and will not register transfers of Shares that are made in violation of such agreements. 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.

REDEMPTION AND REPURCHASE OF SHARES

 

17.

The Company is permitted to redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire any of the Company’s Shares, so long as such redemption, purchase or acquisition (i) is pursuant to any redemption provisions set forth in these Memorandum and Articles, (ii) is pursuant to the Current ESOP, or (iii) is as otherwise agreed by the holder of such Share and the Company, subject in the case of clause (ii) or (iii) to compliance with any applicable restrictions set forth in the Shareholders Agreement, the Memorandum and these Articles, including Article 8.

 

18.

Subject to the provisions of the Statute, these Articles, including Article 8.5(B), and the Shareholders Agreement, 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. Subject to the provisions of the Statute and these Articles, including Article 8, the Directors may authorize the redemption or purchase by the Company of its own Shares in such manner and on such terms as they think fit and 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.

 

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VARIATION OF RIGHTS OF SHARES

 

19.

Subject to Article 8, 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 only be varied with the consent in writing of Members holding not less than a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by holders (in person or by proxy) of Shares on a poll at a general meeting of such class affected by the proposed variation of rights or with the sanction of a resolution of such Members holding not less than a majority of the votes which could be cast by holders (in person or by proxy) of Shares of such class on a poll at a general meeting but not otherwise.

 

20.

For the purpose of the preceding Article, all of the provisions of these Articles relating to general meetings shall apply, to the extent applicable, mutatis mutandis, to every meeting of holders of separate class of shares, except that the necessary quorum shall be one or more Persons holding or representing by proxy at least a majority of the issued Shares of such class and that any Member holding Shares of such class, present in person or by proxy, may demand a poll.

 

21.

Subject to Article 8, the rights conferred upon the holders of Shares or any class of Shares shall not, unless otherwise expressly provided by the terms of issue of such Shares, be deemed to be varied by the creation, redesignation, or issue of Shares ranking senior thereto or pari passu therewith.

COMMISSION ON SALE OF SHARES

 

22.

The Company may, with the approval of the Board (so long as such approval includes the approval of the Series A Director and the Series B1 Director), so far as the Statute permits, pay a commission to any Person in consideration of his or her 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 INTERESTS

 

23.

The Company shall not be bound by or compelled to recognise in any way (even when having notice thereof) 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.

 

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TRANSMISSION OF SHARES

 

24.

If a Member dies, the survivor or survivors where such Member was a joint holder, and his or her legal personal representatives where such Member was a sole holder, shall be the only Persons recognised by the Company as having any title to such Member’s interest. The estate of a deceased Member is not thereby released from any liability in respect of any Share that had been jointly held by such Member.

 

25.

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 either to become the holder of the Share or to have some Person nominated by him or her as the transferee.

 

26.

If the Person so becoming entitled shall elect to be registered as the holder, such Person shall deliver or send to the Company a notice in writing signed by such Person stating that he or she so elects.

AMENDMENTS OF MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION AND ALTERATION OF CAPITAL

 

27.

Subject to Article 8, the Company may by Ordinary Resolution:

 

  27.1

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;

 

  27.2

consolidate and divide all or any of its share capital into Shares of larger amount than its existing Shares;

 

  27.3

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;

 

  27.4

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; and

 

  27.5

perform any action not required to be performed by Special Resolution.

 

28.

Subject to the provisions of the Statute and the provisions of these Articles as regards the matters to be dealt with by Ordinary Resolution, and subject further to Article 8, the Company may by Special Resolution:

 

  28.1

change its name;

 

  28.2

alter or add to these Articles;

 

  28.3

alter or add to the Memorandum with respect to any objects, powers or other matters specified therein; and

 

  28.4

reduce its share capital and any capital redemption reserve fund.

 

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28A.

In addition to the approval requirement described in Article 8.5(B)(1)(4), if there is any amendment or change to any provision in these Articles that constitutes any adverse amendment or change of the rights, preferences, privileges, powers, limitations or restrictions of or concerning, or the limitations or restrictions provided for the benefit of, any series of outstanding Preferred Shares in issue (the “Adverse Amendment”), then the Adverse Amendment may be made only by (1) the written consents of the Series A Majority and the Series B Majority (in connection with any reserved matter approved in accordance with Article 8.5(B) in order to reflect the terms of the transaction contemplated under such approved reserved matter), or (2) if the Adverse Amendment does not relate to any matter described in Article 8.5(b) and such Adverse Amendment adversely affects the Series A Preferred Shares, the Series A1 Preferred Shares, the Series B1 Preferred Shares, the Series B2 Preferred Shares and/or the Series B3 Preferred Shares (each an “Adversely Affected Class”), the written consents of the holders of a majority of the Adversely Affected Class. No amendment may adversely affect any holder of an existing class of Preferred Shares in a manner that is disproportionate to the other holders of the same class of Preferred Shares, unless otherwise consented by all holders of the relevant class of Preferred Shares.

REGISTERED OFFICE

 

29.

Subject to the provisions of the Statute, the Company may by resolution of the Directors change the location of its Registered Office.

GENERAL MEETINGS

 

30.

All general meetings other than annual general meetings shall be called extraordinary general meetings.

 

31.

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. At these meetings, the report of the Directors (if any) shall be presented.

 

32.

The Directors may call general meetings, and they shall on a Members requisition forthwith proceed to convene an extraordinary general meeting of the Company.

 

33.

A Members requisition is a requisition of Members of the Company holding, on the date of deposit of the requisition, not less than: (i) a majority of the voting power of all of the Ordinary Shares, (ii) a majority of the voting power of the Series A Preferred Shares and the Series A1 Preferred Shares (voting together as a single class and on an as if converted basis) or (iii) Series B Majority of the Company entitled to attend and vote at general meetings of the Company.

 

34.

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.

 

35.

If the Directors do not within twenty-one (21) 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 (21) 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 (3) months after the expiration of the said twenty-one (21) days.

 

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36.

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

 

37.

At least ten (10) Business Days’ prior written notice of each meeting, agenda of the business to be transacted at the meeting and any documents and materials to be circulated at or presented to the meeting, if any, shall be sent to all Members entitled to receive notice of the meeting, unless such notice is waived either before, at or after such meeting both (i) by the Members (or their proxies) holding a majority of the aggregate voting power of all of the Ordinary Shares entitled to attend and vote thereat (including the Preferred Shares on an as converted basis), and (ii) by the holders of 90% of the voting power of Preferred Shares (or their proxies). Every notice shall be exclusive of the day on which it is given or deemed to be 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.

 

38.

The officer of the Company who has charge of the Register of Members of the Company shall prepare and make, at least two (2) Business Days before every general meeting, a complete list of the Members entitled to vote at the general meeting, arranged in alphabetical order, and showing the address of each Member and the number of shares registered in the name of each Member. Such list shall be open to examination by any Member for any purpose germane to the meeting, during ordinary business hours, for a period of at least two (2) Business Days prior to the meeting, either at a place within the city where the meeting is to be held, which place shall be specified in the notice of the meeting, or, if not so specified, at the place where the meeting is to be held. The list shall also be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof, and may be inspected by any Member of the Company who is present.

PROCEEDINGS AT GENERAL MEETINGS

 

39.

The holders of a majority of the aggregate voting power of all of the Ordinary Shares entitled to notice of and to attend and vote at such general meeting (including the Preferred Shares on an as converted basis), the Series A Majority and the Series B Majority together present in person or by proxy or if a company or other non-natural Person by its duly authorised representative shall be a quorum. Subject to Article 42, no business shall be transacted at any general meeting unless a quorum is present at the time when the meeting proceeds to business.

 

40.

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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41.

A resolution in writing (in one or more counterparts) shall be as valid and effective as if the resolution had been passed at a duly convened and held general meeting of the Company if (i) the resolution has been sent to all Members according to the notice provisions in the Shareholders Agreement within a reasonable time prior to its approval, and:

 

  41.1

in the case of a Special Resolution, it is signed by all Members required for such Special Resolution to be deemed effective under the Statute; or

 

  41.2

in the case of any resolution passed other than as a Special Resolution, it is signed by Members for the time being holding Shares carrying in aggregate not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a general meeting at which all Shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted (calculated in accordance with Article 8.5(A)) (or, being companies, signed by their duly authorised representative).

 

42.

A quorum, once established, shall not be broken by the withdrawal of enough votes to leave less than a quorum and the votes present may continue to transact business until adjournment. If, however, such quorum shall not be present or represented at any general meeting, the Members (or their proxies) holding a majority of the aggregate voting power of all of the Shares of the Company represented at the meeting may adjourn the meeting from time to time, until a quorum shall be present or represented; provided that, if notice of such meeting has been duly delivered to all Members ten (10) Business Days prior to the scheduled meeting in accordance with the notice procedures hereunder, and the quorum is not present within one hour from the time appointed for the meeting solely because of the absence of any Member, the meeting shall be adjourned to the seventh (7th) following Business Day at the same time and place (or to such other time or such other place as the directors may determine) with notice delivered to all Members 48 hours prior to the adjourned meeting in accordance with the notice procedures under Articles 107 through 111 and, if at the adjourned meeting, the quorum is not present within one half hour from the time appointed for the meeting solely because of the absence of any Member, then the presence of such Member shall not be required at such adjourned meeting for purposes of establishing a quorum. At such adjourned meeting, any business may be transacted that might have been transacted at the meeting as originally notified.

 

43.

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 or she shall not be present within ten (10) minutes after the time appointed for the holding of the meeting, or is unwilling or unable to act, the Directors present shall elect one of their number, or shall designate a Member, to be chairman of the meeting.

 

44.

With the consent of a general meeting at which a quorum is present, the chairman may (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, notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given as in the case of an original meeting.

 

45.

A resolution put to the vote of the meeting shall be decided by poll and not on a show of hands.

 

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46.

On a poll a Member shall have one vote for each Ordinary Share he holds on an as converted basis.

 

47.

Except on a poll 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.

 

48.

A poll on a question of adjournment shall be taken forthwith.

 

49.

A poll 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.

VOTES OF MEMBERS

 

50.

Except as otherwise required by law or these Articles, the Ordinary Shares and the Preferred Shares shall vote together on an as converted basis on all matters submitted to a vote of Members.

 

51.

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.

 

52.

A Member of unsound mind, or in respect of whom an order has been made by any court, having jurisdiction in lunacy, may vote by his or her committee, receiver, or other Person on such Member’s behalf appointed by that court, and any such committee, receiver, or other Person may vote by proxy.

 

53.

No Person shall be entitled to vote at any general meeting or at any separate meeting of the holders of a class or series of Shares unless he or she is registered as a Member on the record date for such meeting nor unless all calls or other monies then payable by such Member in respect of Shares have been paid.

 

54.

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.

 

55.

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.

 

56.

A Member holding more than one Share need not cast the votes in respect of his or her 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 or her, a proxy appointed under one or more instruments may vote a Share or some or all of the Shares in respect of which he or she is appointed either for or against a resolution and/or abstain from voting.

 

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PROXIES

 

57.

The instrument appointing a proxy shall be in writing, be executed under the hand of the appointor or of his or her 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.

 

58.

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, no later than the time for holding the meeting or adjourned meeting.

 

59.

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.

 

60.

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

 

61.

Any corporation or other non-natural Person that 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 any class of Members, and the Person so authorised shall be entitled to exercise the same powers on behalf of the corporation which he or she represents as the corporation could exercise if it were an individual Member.

SHARES THAT MAY NOT BE VOTED

 

62.

Shares in the Company that are beneficially owned by the Company or held by it in a fiduciary capacity 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.

APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS; OBSERVERS

 

63.

The authorized number of directors on the Board shall be no more than seven (7) directors, with the composition of the Board determined as follows: (a) the holders of a majority of the outstanding Ordinary Shares (voting as a separate class) shall be exclusively entitled to designate, appoint, remove, replace and reappoint at any time or from time to time five (5) directors on the Board (each an “Ordinary Director”), (b) CW_toutiao Limited (“Chengwei”) shall be exclusively entitled to designate, appoint, remove, replace and reappoint at any time or from time to time one (1) director (the “Series A Director”) on the Board, and (c) Image Flag Investment (HK) Limited (“Tencent”) shall be exclusively entitled to designate, appoint, remove, replace and reappoint at any time or from time to time one (1) director on the Board (the “Series B1 Director”). Any committee formed by the Board shall include at least the Series A Director and the Series B1 Director, except for any audit committee which will be formed upon the closing of an IPO. For the avoidance of doubt, if the holders of a majority of the outstanding Ordinary Shares (voting as a separate class) fail to appoint all of the five (5) Ordinary Directors, Mr. Tan Siliang (谭思亮) as an Ordinary Director shall have such number of votes in addition to the one (1) vote of Tan Siliang (谭思亮) as an Ordinary Director that is equal to five (5) less the number of Ordinary Directors that have been appointed. Each of (w) CMC Queen Holdings Limited, (x) Redpoint, (y) People Better Limited and Shunwei Growth III Limited jointly upon the closing of their subscription of the Series B2 Preferred Shares, and (z) Long Range L.P. upon the closing of its subscription of the Series B2 Preferred Shares shall be entitled to appoint a representative (each an “Observer”, and collectively the “Observers”) to attend meetings of the Board in a nonvoting observer capacity and the Company shall give such Observers copies of all notices, minutes, consents and other materials that it provides to its directors at the same time and in the same manner as provided to such directors.

 

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POWERS OF DIRECTORS

 

64.

Subject to the provisions of the Statute, the Memorandum and these Articles and to any directions given by Special Resolution, the business of the Company shall be managed by or under the direction of the Directors who may exercise all the powers of the Company; provided, however, that the Company shall not carry out any action inconsistent with Articles 8 and 9. No alteration of the Memorandum or these Articles and no such direction shall invalidate any prior act of the Directors that 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.

 

65.

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.

 

66.

Subject to Article 8, 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 or her spouse or dependents and may make contributions to any fund and pay premiums for the purchase or provision of any such gratuity, pension or allowance.

 

67.

Subject to Article 8, 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 shares, 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.

VACATION OF OFFICE AND REMOVAL OF DIRECTOR

 

68.

The office of a Director shall be vacated if:

 

  68.1

such Director gives notice in writing to the Company that he or she resigns the office of Director; or

 

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  68.2

such Director dies, becomes bankrupt or makes any arrangement or composition with such Director’s creditors generally; or

 

  68.3

such Director is found to be or becomes of unsound mind.

 

69.

Any Director who shall have been elected by a specified group of Members may be removed during the aforesaid term of office, either for or without cause, by, and only by, the affirmative vote of the group of Members then entitled to elect such Director in accordance with Article 63, given at a special meeting of such Members duly called or by an action by written consent for that purpose. Any vacancy in the Board of Directors caused as a result of such removal or one or more of the events set out in Article 68 of any Director who shall have been elected by a specified group of Members, may be filled by, and only by, the affirmative vote of the group of Members then entitled to elect such Director in accordance with Article 63, given at a special meeting of such Members duly called or by an action by written consent for that purpose, unless otherwise agreed upon among such Members.

PROCEEDINGS OF DIRECTORS

 

70.

A Director may by a written instrument appoint an alternate who need not be a Director, and an alternate is entitled to attend meetings in the absence of the Director who appointed him and to vote or consent in place of the Director. At all meetings of the Board of Directors, a majority of the number of the Directors in office elected in accordance with Article 63 that includes (i) one (1) Ordinary Director, (ii) the Series A Director and (iii) the Series B1 Director shall be necessary and sufficient to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and the vote of a majority of the Directors present (in person or in alternate) at any meeting at which there is a quorum, shall be the act of the Board of Directors, except as may be otherwise specifically provided by the Statute or the Memorandum or these Articles, including Section 8. If only one Director is elected, such sole Director shall constitute a quorum. If a quorum shall not be present at any meeting of the Board of Directors, the Directors present thereat may adjourn the meeting, until a quorum shall be present, provided that and subject to Article 8.5(B)(2), if notice of the board meeting has been duly delivered to all directors of the Board prior to the scheduled meeting in accordance with the notice procedures hereunder, and the quorum is not present within one half hour from the time appointed for the meeting solely because of the absence of the Series A Director or the Series B1 Director, the meeting shall be adjourned to the seventh (7) following Business Day at the same time and place (or to such other time or such other place as the directors may determine) with notice delivered to all directors in accordance with the notice procedures hereunder and, if at the adjourned meeting, the quorum is not present within one half hour from the time appointed for the meeting solely because of the absence of the same Director who was absent at the initial board meeting, then the presence of such Director shall not be required at such adjourned meeting solely for purpose of determining if a quorum has been established, provided that at such adjourned meeting any business not included in the original notice of meeting shall not be transacted.

 

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71.

Subject to the provisions of these Articles, the Directors may regulate their proceedings as they think fit, provided however that the board meetings shall be held at least once every three (3) months unless the Board otherwise approves (so long as such approval includes the approval of the Series A Director and the Series B1 Director) and that a written notice of each meeting, agenda of the business to be transacted at the meeting and all documents and materials to be circulated at or presented to the meeting shall be sent to all Directors entitled to receive notice of the meeting at least five (5) Business Days before the meeting and a copy of the minutes of the meeting shall be sent to such Persons.

 

72.

A Person may participate in a meeting of the Directors or committee of the Board 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. In the event of a deadlock of the votes at any meeting of the Directors, the relevant matters shall be submitted to the Members for approval, subject to compliance with Article 8.5(B) hereof.

 

73.

A resolution in writing (in one or more counterparts) signed by all the Directors or all the members of a committee of the Board of Directors shall be as valid and effectual as if it had been passed at a meeting of the Directors, or committee of the Board of Directors as the case may be, duly convened and held.

 

74.

Meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by any Director on five (5) Business Days’ written notice to each Director in accordance with Articles 107 through 111, and such written notice shall specify the agenda of the business to be transacted at the meeting and any documents and materials to be presented to the meeting.

 

75.

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.

 

76.

The Directors may elect a chairman of their board and determine the period for which he or she is to hold office; but if no such chairman is elected, or if at any meeting the chairman shall not be present within ten (10) minutes after the time appointed for holding the same, the Directors present may choose one of their members to be chairman of the meeting.

 

77.

All acts done by any meeting of the Directors or of a committee of the Board of Directors shall, notwithstanding that it be afterwards discovered that there was some defect in the appointment of any 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.

 

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DIRECTORS’ INTERESTS

 

78.

Subject to Article 81, a Director may hold any other office or place of profit under the Company (other than the office of Auditor) in conjunction with his or her office of Director for such period and on such terms as to remuneration and otherwise as the Directors may determine.

 

79.

Subject to Article 81, a Director may act by himself or herself or his or her firm in a professional capacity for the Company and such Director or firm shall be entitled to remuneration for professional services as if such Director were not a Director.

 

80.

Subject to Article 81, a 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 Member or otherwise, and no such Director shall be accountable to the Company for any remuneration or other benefits received by such Director as a director or officer of, or from his or her interest in, such other company.

 

81.

In addition to any further restrictions set forth in these Articles, no Person shall be disqualified from the office of 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 shall be in any way interested (each, an “Interested Transaction”) be or 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 Interested Transaction by reason of such Director holding office or of the fiduciary relation thereby established, and any such director may vote at a meeting of directors on any resolution concerning a matter in which that director has an interest (and if he votes his vote shall be counted) and shall be counted towards a quorum of those present at such meeting, in each case so long as the material facts of the interest of each Director in the agreement or transaction and his interest in or relationship to any other party to the agreement or transaction are disclosed in good faith to and are known by the other Directors. A general notice or disclosure to the Directors or otherwise contained in the minutes of a meeting or a written resolution of the directors or any committee thereof that a Director is a member 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 under this Article.

MINUTES

 

82.

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 series of Shares and of the Directors, and of committees of the Board of Directors, including the names of the Directors present at each meeting.

DELEGATION OF DIRECTORS’ POWERS

 

83.

Subject to these Articles, the Board of Directors may establish an Audit Committee and Compensation Committee, and approve the delegation of any of their powers to any committee consisting of one or more Directors, provided that each of the Series A Director and the Series B1 Director shall be appointed as a member of such committee, except for any audit committee which will be formed upon the closing of an IPO. The Board of Directors may designate one or more Directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of any such committee. In the absence or disqualification of a member of a committee, and in the absence of a designation by the Board of Directors of an alternate member to replace the absent or disqualified member, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not he, she or they constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another Director to act at the meeting in the place of the absent or disqualified member if such other Director’s appointment is approved or ratified by the Board of Directors.

 

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84.

Any committee, to the extent allowed by law and provided in the resolution establishing such committee, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the Company. Each committee shall keep regular minutes and report to the Board of Directors when required. Subject to these Articles, the proceedings of a committee of the Board of Directors shall be governed by the Articles regulating the proceedings of the Board of Directors, so far as they are capable of applying.

 

85.

The Board of Directors may also, with prior consent of the Series A Director and the Series B1 Director, 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 such Person provided that the appointment of a managing Director shall be revoked forthwith if he or she ceases to be a Director. Any such delegation may be made subject to any conditions the Board of Directors, with prior consent of the Series A Director and the Series B1 Director, may impose, and either collaterally with or to the exclusion of their own powers and may be revoked or altered.

 

86.

Subject to these Articles, 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 or her.

 

87.

Subject to these Articles, 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 an officer’s appointment, an officer may be removed by resolution of the Directors or Members.

NO MINIMUM SHAREHOLDING

 

88.

There is no minimum shareholding required to be held by a Director.

 

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REMUNERATION OF DIRECTORS

 

89.

The remuneration to be paid to the Directors, if any, shall be such remuneration as determined by the Board (including the consent of the Series A Director and the Series B1 Director). The Director who is not an employee of any Group Company shall also be entitled to be paid all reasonable travelling, hotel and other out-of-pocket expenses properly incurred by them in connection with their attendance at meetings of the Board of Directors or committees of the Board of Directors, or general meetings of the Company, or separate meetings of the holders of any series of Shares or debentures of the Company, or otherwise in connection with the business of the Company.

 

90.

The Directors may by resolution of the majority of the Board (including the consent of the Series A Director and the Series B1 Director) approve additional remuneration to any Director for any services other than his or her 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 or her remuneration as a Director.

SEAL

 

91.

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 Board of Directors authorised by the Board of 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.

 

92.

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.

 

93.

A Director or officer, representative or attorney of the Company may without further authority of the Directors affix the Seal over his or her signature alone to any document of the Company required to be authenticated by him or her under seal or to be filed with the Registrar of Companies in the Cayman Islands or elsewhere wheresoever.

DIVIDENDS, DISTRIBUTIONS AND RESERVE

 

94.

Subject to the Statute and these Articles, the Directors may declare dividends and distributions on Shares in issue and authorise payment of the dividends or distributions out of the assets 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.

 

95.

All dividends and distributions shall be declared and paid according to the provisions of Articles 8 and 9.

 

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96.

The Directors may deduct from any dividend or distribution payable to any Member all sums of money (if any) then payable by such Member to the Company on account of calls or otherwise.

 

97.

Subject to the provisions of Articles 8 and 9, 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.

 

98.

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.

 

99.

No dividend or distribution shall bear interest against the Company, except as expressly provided in these Articles.

 

100.

Any dividend that cannot be paid to a Member and/or that remains unclaimed after six (6) months from the date of declaration of such dividend may, in the discretion of the Directors, be paid into a separate account in the Company’s 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 that remains unclaimed after a period of six (6) years from the date of declaration of such dividend shall be forfeited and shall revert to the Company.

CAPITALIZATION

 

101.

Subject to these Articles, including but not limited to Article 8, the Directors may capitalise any sum standing to the credit of any of the Company’s 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 as set forth in Articles 8 and 9 hereof 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 capitalization, 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 capitalization and matters incidental thereto and any agreement made under such authority shall be effective and binding on all concerned.

 

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BOOKS OF ACCOUNT

 

102.

The Directors shall cause proper books of account to be kept at such place as they may from time to time designate 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 Company’s affairs and to explain its transactions. 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 inspection of Members not being Directors and no such Member shall have any right of inspecting any account or book or document of the Company except as conferred by the Statute or authorized by the Directors or the Company in general meeting or in a written agreement binding on the Company. The Company shall cause all books of account to be maintained for a minimum period of five years from the date on which they were prepared.

 

103.

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

 

104.

Subject to Article 8.5(B), 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 the Auditor’s remuneration.

 

105.

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.

 

106.

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 that 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 that 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

 

107.

Except as otherwise provided in these Articles, notices shall be in writing. Notice may be given by the Company to any Member or Director either personally or by sending it by next-day or second-day courier service, fax, electronic mail or similar means to such Member or Director (as the case may be) or to the address of such Member or Director as shown in the Register of Members or the Register of Directors (as the case may be) (or where the notice is given by electronic mail by sending it to the electronic mail address provided by such Member or Director).

 

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108.

Where a notice is sent by next-day or second-day courier service, service of the notice shall be deemed to be effected by properly addressing, pre-paying and sending by next-day or second-day service through an internationally-recognized courier a letter containing the notice, with a confirmation of delivery, and to have been effected at the earlier of (i) delivery (or when delivery is refused) and (ii) expiration of two (2) Business Days after the letter containing the same is sent as aforesaid. Where a notice is sent by fax or electronic mail, service of the notice shall be deemed to be effected by properly addressing, and sending such notice through a transmitting organization, with a written confirmation of delivery, and to have been effected on the day the same is sent as aforesaid, if such day is a Business Day and if sent during normal business hours of the recipient, otherwise the next Business Day.

 

109.

A notice may be given by the Company to the Person or Persons that 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 that 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.

 

110.

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 or her being a legal personal representative or a trustee in bankruptcy of a Member of record where the Member of record but for his or her 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.

 

111.

Whenever any notice is required by law or these Articles to be given to any Director, member of a committee or Member, a waiver thereof in writing, signed by the Person or Persons entitled to said notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent thereto.

WINDING UP

 

112.

If the Company shall be wound up, assets available for distribution amongst the Members shall be distributed, in accordance with Articles 8 and 9.

 

113.

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, subject to Articles 8 and 9, 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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INDEMNITY

 

114.

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the Directors and officers for the time being of the Company and any trustee for the time being acting in relation to any of the affairs of the Company and their heirs, executors, administrators and personal representatives respectively shall be indemnified out of the assets of the Company from and against all actions, proceedings, costs, charges, losses, damages and expenses that they or any of them shall or may incur or sustain by reason of any act done or omitted in or about the execution of their duty in their respective offices or trusts, except such (if any) as they shall incur or sustain by or through their own fraud or dishonesty, and no such Director or officer or trustee shall be answerable for the acts, receipts, neglects or defaults of any other Director or officer or trustee or for joining in any receipt for the sake of conformity or for the solvency or honesty of any banker or other Persons with whom any monies or effects belonging to the Company may be lodged or deposited for safe custody or for any insufficiency of any security upon which any monies of the Company may be invested or for any other loss or damage due to any such cause as aforesaid or which may happen in or about the execution of his or her office or trust unless the same shall happen through the fraud or dishonesty of such Director or officer or trustee. Except with respect to proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification pursuant to this Article, the Company shall indemnify any such indemnitee pursuant to this Article in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such indemnitee only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board of Directors (including the Series A Director and the Series B1 Director). The right to indemnification conferred in this Article shall include the right to be paid by the Company the expenses incurred in defending any such proceeding in advance of its final disposition to the maximum extent provided by, and subject to the requirements of, applicable law, so long as the indemnitee agrees with the Company to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined by final judicial decision from which there is no further right to appeal that such indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified for such expenses under this Article.

 

115.

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the Directors and officers for the time being of the Company and any trustee for the time being acting in relation to any of the affairs of the Company and their heirs, executors, administrators and personal representatives respectively shall not be personally liable to the Company or its Members for monetary damages for breach of their duty in their respective offices, except such (if any) as they shall incur or sustain by or through their own fraud or dishonesty respectively.

FINANCIAL YEAR

 

116.

Subject to Article 8.5(B), unless the Directors otherwise prescribe, the financial year of the Company shall end on the 31st of December in each year and, following the year of incorporation, shall begin on the 1st of January in each year.

 

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TRANSFER BY WAY OF CONTINUATION

 

117.

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 and the written consents of the Series A Majority and the Series B Majority, 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.

DRAG ALONG RIGHTS

 

118.

At any time from the Series B1 Closing and prior to a Qualified IPO, if (i) the Series A Majority, (ii) the Series B Majority and (iii) holders representing a majority of the Ordinary Shares (together as the “Drag Holders”) propose to enter into a transaction or a series of transactions that constitute a Share Sale or a Deemed Liquidation Event (the “Drag-Along Sale”) with any Person (the “Offeror”) provided that such proposed Drag-Along Sale implies a sale price per Share no less than two (2) times the Series B1 Issue Price (as adjusted for share splits, share dividends, combinations, recapitalizations and similar events), the Drag Holders may, at their option, by delivery of a written notice (the “Drag-Along Notice”), require all of the other Members, including Principals and Principal Holding Companies, (the “Dragged Holders”) to, and whereupon each Dragged Holder shall:

 

  (i)

sell, at the same time as the Drag Holders sell to the Offeror, in the Drag-Along Sale, all of its Equity Securities of the Company or the same percentage of its Equity Securities of the Company as the Drag Holders sell, upon substantially the same terms and conditions as were agreed to by the Drag Holders; provided, however, that such terms and conditions, including with respect to price paid or received per Equity Security of the Company, may differ as between different classes of Equity Securities of the Company in accordance with their relative liquidation preferences as set forth in Article 8.2 and provided further that some Members may be given the right or opportunity to exchange or roll a portion of their Equity Securities of the Company for Equity Securities of the acquirer or an Affiliate thereof in the Drag-Along Sale but in such event there shall be no obligation to afford such right or opportunity to all of the Members (provided further that, if such right is given to any Member, it shall also be offered to all the holders of Preferred Shares);

 

  (ii)

vote all of its Equity Securities of the Company (a) in favor of such Drag-Along Sale, (b) against any other consolidation, recapitalization, amalgamation, merger, sale of securities, sale of assets, business combination, or transaction that would interfere with, delay, restrict, or otherwise adversely affect such Drag-Along Sale, and (c) against any action or agreement that would result in a breach of any covenant, representation or warranty or any other obligation or agreement of the Company under the definitive agreement(s) related to such Drag-Along Sale or that could result in any of the conditions to the closing obligations under such agreement(s) not being fulfilled, and, in connection therewith, to be present (in person or by proxy) at all relevant meetings of the Members (or adjournments thereof) or to approve and execute all relevant written consents in lieu of a meeting;

 

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  (iii)

not exercise any dissenters’ or appraisal rights under applicable law with respect to such Drag-Along Sale;

 

  (iv)

take all necessary actions in connection with the consummation of such Drag-Along Sale as reasonably requested by the Drag Holders, including but not limited to the execution and delivery of any share transfer or other agreements prepared in connection with such Drag-Along Sale, and the delivery, at the closing of such Drag-Along Sale involving a sale of Shares, of all certificates representing Shares held or controlled by such Member, duly endorsed for transfer or accompanied by a duly executed share transfer form, or affidavits and indemnity undertakings with respect to lost certificates; and

 

  (v)

approve any restructuring of the Company in connection with such Drag-Along Sale, as and if reasonably requested by the Drag Holders.

In any such Drag-Along Sale, (i) each such Dragged Holder shall make representations and warranties regarding such holder’s title to and ownership of the Shares, due authorization, enforceability, no violation or breach of or default by such Dragged Holder under (with or without the giving of notice or lapse of time or both) any law or regulation applicable to such Dragged Holders or any material contract to which such Dragged Holder is a party or by which it is bound as a result of such Dragged Holder participating in the Drag-Along Sale, obtaining all requisite Consents (as defined in the Shareholders Agreement) in connection with the Drag-Along Sale, to the extent that such Consents (as defined in the Shareholders Agreement) can be obtained without incurring significant expenses, (ii) each such Dragged Holder shall bear a proportionate share (based on the relative proceeds received in such transaction) of the Drag Holder’s reasonable and documented fees and expenses incurred in the Drag Along Sale transaction, including legal, accounting and investment banking fees and expenses, and if approved by such Dragged Holder, deducting such fees and expenses from the proceeds payable to such Dragged Holder, and (iii) each such Dragged Holder shall severally, not jointly, join on a pro rata basis (based upon the relative proceeds received in such transaction) in any indemnification or other obligations that are part of the terms and conditions of such Drag-Along Sale (other than those that relate specifically to a particular Member, such as indemnification with respect to representations and warranties given by such Member regarding such Member’s title to and ownership of Shares, due authorization, enforceability, and no conflicts, which shall instead be given solely by such Member).    In no event shall a holder of Preferred Shares be required to (x) assume any obligations in connection with the Drag-Along Sale other than any customary obligations (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not include any non-compete provisions, non-solicitation provisions, exclusivity provisions or other restriction on the business of such holder of Preferred Shares or its Affiliates); or (y) be liable for the inaccuracy of any representation, warranty or covenant made by, or any obligation of, any other party to the Drag-Along Sale, other than the Company.

 

119.

In the event that any such Dragged Holder fails for any reason to take any of the foregoing actions under Article 118 following the Drag-Along Notice, such Member hereby grants an irrevocable power of attorney and proxy to any Director to take all necessary actions and execute and deliver all documents deemed by such Director to be reasonably necessary to effectuate the terms hereof.

 

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120.

The proceeds from any Drag-Along Sale shall be distributed in accordance with the terms of Article 8.2(A). Each of the Members hereby agrees and shall procure that the Offeror shall distribute the proceeds of such Drag-Along Sale to the Members in accordance with this Article 120.

 

121.

Sections 8 through 13 of the Shareholders Agreement shall not apply in connection with a Drag-Along Sale, notwithstanding anything contained to the contrary in the Shareholders Agreement.

 

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