CONSTITUTION OF
GT Group HR Limited
AN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES
1. The name of the company is set out above.
2. The first registered office of the Company is located at care of GT Group HR Limited, Government Buildings, Principality of Hutt River Principality, Australasia.
3. The first registered agent of the Company is GT Group HR Limited, Government Buildings, Principality of Hutt River Principality, Australasia.
4. GENERAL OBJECT AND POWERS
The objects for which the company is established are to engage in any act or activity that is not prohibited under any law for the time being in force in HR Principality including, but not limited to: -
4.1 To purchase or otherwise acquire and undertake the whole or any part of the business, goodwill, assets and liabilities of any person, firm or company; to acquire an interest in, amalgamate with or enter into partnership, joint venture or profit-sharing arrangements with any person, firm or company; to promote, sponsor, establish, constitute, form, participate in, organize, manage, supervise and control any corporation, company, syndicate, business or institution.
4.2 To import, export, buy, sell (wholesale and retail), exchange, barter, let on hire, distribute and otherwise deal in and turn to account goods, materials, commodities, produce and merchandise generally in their prepared, manufactured, semi-manufactured and raw state.
4.3 To purchase or otherwise acquire and hold, in any manner and upon any terms, and to underwrite and deal in shares, stocks, debentures, global depository receipts, foreign currency convertible bonds, debenture stock, annuities and foreign exchange, foreign currency deposits and commodities, and from powers incidental to the Company's interest therein, and to invest or deal with the moneys of the Company not immediately required for its operations in such manner as the Company may think fit.
4.4 To enter into, carry on and participate in financial transactions and operations of all kinds in any part of the world.
4.5 To manufacture, construct, assemble, design, repair, refine, develop, alter, convert, refit, prepare, treat, render marketable, process and otherwise produce materials, fuels, chemicals, substances and industrial, commercial and consumer products of all kinds.
4.6 To apply
for, register, purchase or otherwise acquire and protect, prolong, and renew, in
any part of the world, any intellectual and industrial property and technology
of whatsoever kind or nature and licenses, protections and concessions
therefore, and to use, turn to account, develop, manufacture, experiment upon,
test, improve and license the same.
4.7 To purchase or otherwise acquire and to hold, own, license, maintain, work, exploit, farm, cultivate, use, develop, improve, sell, let, surrender, exchange, hire, convey or otherwise deal in lands, mines, natural resources, and mineral, timber and water rights, where-so-ever situated, and any interest, estate and rights in any real, personal or mixed property and any franchises, rights, licenses or privileges, and to collect, manage, invest, reinvest, adjust, and in any manner to dispose of the income, profits and interest arising there from.
4.8 To improve, manage, develop, sell, let, exchange, invest, reinvest, settle, grant licenses, easements, options, servitudes and other rights over, or otherwise deal with all or any part of the Company's property, undertaking and assets (present and future) including uncalled capital, and any of the Company's rights, interests and privileges.
4.9 To acquire, sell, own, lease, let out on hire, administer, manage, control, operate, construct, repair, alter, equip, furnish, fit out, decorate, improve and otherwise undertake and deal in engineering and construction works, buildings, projects, offices and structures of all kinds.
4.10 To carry on business as consulting engineers in all fields including without limitation civil, mechanical, chemical, structural, marine, mining, industrial, aeronautical, electronic and electrical engineering, and to provide architectural, design and other consultancy services of all kinds.
4.11 To purchase or otherwise acquire, take in exchange, charter, hire, build, construct, own, work, manage, operate and otherwise deal with any ship, boat, barge or other waterborne vessel, hovercraft, balloon, aircraft, helicopter, spacecraft or other flying machine, coach, motor vehicle, carriage (however powered) or other vehicle, or any share or interest therein.
4.12 To establish, maintain, and operate sea, air, inland waterway and land transport enterprises (public and private) and all ancillary services.
4.13 To act as advisers, consultants, researchers, analysts and brokers of whatsoever kind or nature in all branches of trade, commerce, industry and finance.
4.14 To provide or procure the provision of every and any service or facility required by any person, firm or company.
4.15 To provide agency, corporate, office and business services to any person, firm or company.
4.16 To carry on all or any of the businesses of shippers and ship-owners, ship and boat-builders, charterers, shipping and forwarding agents, ship managers, wharfingers, lightermen, stevedores, packers, storers, fishermen and trawlers.
4.17 To carry on all or any of the businesses of hoteliers and restaurateurs and sponsors, managers and licensees of all kinds of sporting, competitive, social and leisure activities and of clubs, associations and social gatherings of all kinds and purposes.
4.18 To carry on business as auctioneers, appraisers, valuers, surveyors, land and estate agents.
4.19 To carry on business as farmers, graziers, dealers in and breeders of livestock, horticulturists and market gardeners.
4.20 To carry on all or any of the businesses of printers, publishers, designers, draughtsmen, journalists, press and literary agents, tourist and travel agents, advertisers, advertising and marketing agents and contractors, personal and promotional representatives, artists, sculptors, decorators, illustrators, photographers, film makers, producers and distributors, publicity agents and display specialists.
4.21 To establish and carry on institutions of education, instruction or research and to provide for the giving and holding of lectures, scholarships, awards, exhibitions, classes and meetings for the promotion and advancement of education or the dissemination of knowledge generally.
4.22 To carry on business as jewellers, goldsmiths, silversmiths and bullion dealers and to import, export, buy, sell and deal in (wholesale and retail) jewellery, gold, silver and bullion, gold and silver plate, articles of value, objects of art and such other articles and goods as the Company thinks fit, and to establish factories for culturing, processing and manufacturing goods for the above business.
4.23 To design, invent, develop, modify, adapt, alter, improve and apply any object, article, device, appliance, utensil or product for any use or purpose whatsoever.
4.24 To develop, acquire, store, license, apply, assign, exploit all and any forms of computer and other electronic software, programs and applications and information, databases and reference material and computer, digital and other electronic recording, retrieval, processing and storage media of whatsoever kind and nature including any activities relating to the internet or the information superhighway.
4.25 To engage in the provision or processing of communications and telecommunications services, information retrieval and delivery and electronic message and database services.
4.26 To enter into any commercial or other arrangements with any government, authority, corporation, company or person and to obtain or enter into any legislation, orders, charters, contracts, decrees, rights, privileges, licenses, franchises, permits and concessions for any purpose and to carry out, exercise and comply with the same and to make, execute, enter into, commence, carry on, prosecute and defend all steps, contracts, agreements, negotiations, legal and other proceedings, compromises, arrangements, and schemes and to do all other acts, matters and things which shall at any time appear conducive or expedient for the advantage or protection of the Company.
4.27 To take out insurance in respect of any and all insurable risks which may affect the Company or any other company or person.
4.28 To lend and advance money and grant and provide credit and financial or other accommodation to any person, firm or company.
4.29 To borrow or raise money in such manner as the Company shall think fit and in particular by the issue (whether at par or at a premium or discount and for such consideration as the Company may think fit) of bonds, debentures or debenture stock, mortgages or charges, perpetual or otherwise, and if the Company thinks fit charged upon all or any of the Company's property (both present and future) and undertaking including its uncalled capital and further, if so thought fit, convertible into any stock or shares of the Company or any other Company and collaterally or further to secure any obligations of the Company by a trust deed or other assurance.
4.30 To guarantee or otherwise support or secure, either with or without the Company receiving any consideration or advantage and whether by personal covenant or by mortgaging or charging all or part of the undertaking, property, assets and rights (present and future) and uncalled capital of the Company or by both such methods or by any other means whatsoever, the liabilities and obligations of and the payment of any moneys whatsoever (including but not limited to capital, principal, premiums, interest, dividends, costs and expenses on any stocks, shares or securities) by any person, firm or company whatsoever including but not limited to any company which is for the time being the holding company or a subsidiary of the Company or of the Company's holding company or is otherwise associated with the Company in its business, and to act as agents for the collection, receipt or payment of money, and to enter into any contract of indemnity or surety-ship.
4.31 To draw, make, accept, endorse, negotiate, discount, execute, issue, purchase or otherwise acquire, exchange, surrender, convert, make advances upon, hold, charge, sell and otherwise deal in bills of exchange, cheques, letters of credit, promissory notes, and other negotiable instruments and bills of lading, warrants, and other instruments relating to goods.
4.32 To give any remuneration or other compensation or reward (in cash or securities or in any other manner the Directors may think fit) to any person for services rendered or to be rendered in the conduct or course of the Company's business or in placing or procuring subscriptions of or otherwise assisting in the issue of any securities of the Company or any other company formed or promoted by the Company or in which the Company may be interested or in or about the formation or promotion of the Company or any other company as aforesaid.
4.33 To grant or procure pensions, allowances, gratuities and other payments and benefits of whatsoever nature to or for any person and to make payments towards insurances or other arrangements likely to benefit any person or advance the interests of the Company or of its members, and to subscribe, guarantee or pay money for any purpose likely, directly or indirectly, to further the interests of the Company or of its members or for any national, charitable, benevolent, educational, social, public, general or useful object.
4.34 To pay all expenses preliminary or incidental to the formation and promotion of the Company or any other company and the conduct of the business of the Company or any other company.
4.35 To procure the Company to be registered or recognized in any territory.
4.36 To cease carrying on and wind up any business or activity of the Company, and to cancel any registration of and to wind up and procure the dissolution of the Company in any territory.
4.37 To distribute any part of the undertaking, property and assets of the Company among its creditors and members in specie or in kind but so that no distribution amounting to a reduction of capital may be made without the sanction (if any) for the time being required by law.
4.38 To appoint agents, experts, accountants and attorneys to do any and all of the above matters and things on behalf of the Company or any thing or matter for which the Company acts as agent or is in any other way whatsoever interested or concerned in any part of the world.
4.39 To do all and any of the above matters or things in any part of the world and either as principal, agent, contractor or otherwise and by or through agents or otherwise and either alone or in conjunction with others, and generally upon such terms and in such manner and for such consideration and security (if any) as the Company shall think fit including the issue and allotment of securities of the Company in payment or part payment for any property acquired by the Company or any services rendered to the Company or as security for any obligation or amount (even if less that the nominal amount of such securities) or for any other purpose.
4.40 To carry on any other business or activity and do any act or thing which in the opinion of the Company is or may be capable of being conveniently carried on or done in connection with any of the above, or likely directly or indirectly to enhance the value of or render more profitable all or any part of the Company's property or assets or otherwise to advance the interests of the Company or its members.
4.41 To have all such powers as are permitted by law for the time being in force in the Principality of Hutt River Principality, irrespective of corporate benefit, to perform all acts and engage in all activities necessary, conducive or incidental to the conduct, promotion or attainment of the above objects of the Company or any of them.
4.42 It is hereby declared that the intention is that each of the objects specified in each paragraph of this clause shall, except where otherwise expressed in such paragraph, be an independent main object and be in nowise limited or restricted by reference to or inference from the terms of any other paragraph or the name of the Company.
5. (1) The Company shall not engage in any activity that is prohibited by, or contrary to, any enactment or rule of law for the time being in force in HR Principality.
(2) The Company, being an International Business Company, shall not: -
(a) Carry on business in HR Principality;
(b) Acquire or own an interest in immovable property situate in HR Principality other than a lease referred to in sub clause (3) (b);
(c) Carry on banking, insurance, trust or company management business;
(d) At any time have less than one member;
(e) Make any invitation to the public to: -
(i) Subscribe for any shares or debentures in the Company; or
(ii) Deposit money with, or lend money to, the Company.
(3) For the purposes of sub clause (2) (a) the Company shall not be treated as carrying on business in HR Principality by reasons only that it: -
(a) Carries on business with another company incorporated under the Act or in furtherance of the business of the Company carried on outside HR Principality;
(b) Leases premises from which to carry on its business as permitted by the Act;
(c) Makes or maintains deposits with a person licensed to carry on banking business in HR Principality.
(d) Obtains professional services from its registered agent, counsel, attorneys, accountants, bookkeepers, trust companies, management companies, investment advisers, insurance brokers or agents or other similar persons carrying on business within HR Principality;
(e) Prepare or maintains its books or records within HR Principality;
(f) Holds meetings within HR Principality of its directors or members;
(g) Holds shares, debt obligations or other securities in a company incorporated under the Act or under the Companies Act; or
(h) Issues shares, debt obligations or other securities to any person resident in HR Principality or any company incorporated under the Act or under the Companies Act.
6. The company is limited by shares.
7. The first director(s) of the Company will be appointed by the incorporator.
8. The Company may, by a resolution of members, amend this Constitution.
9. (1) The Company may change its status from being limited by shares to being limited by guarantee or being limited both by shares and guarantee in accordance with this clause and such change may be effected notwithstanding that at some earlier time the Company has been any other (or the same) type of company provided that: -
(a) The proposed change is authorized by a resolution of the members of the Company and is given effect to within six months from the date of such resolution, and
(b) The directors make a statutory declaration in accordance with the Act that is lodged with the Registrar.
(2) Where any member does not vote in favour of the members’ special resolution to change the status of the Company and the change of status may have the effect of increasing the liability of that member then, except in so far as that change was made in accordance with the rights of that member as are specified in this Constitution at the time that person became a member, that member may exercise the rights of a dissenter pursuant to Section 91 of the Act.
(3) A member who has exercised his rights as a dissenter shall receive from the Company such amount as may be agreed or, failing that, such amount as may be determined by the Registrar (or a chartered accountant approved by the Registrar, whose costs are to be paid by the Company) as representing that member’s proportional interest in the realizable net tangible assets of the Company save however that any such amount shall be paid only to the extent to which the Company would not otherwise be rendered insolvent.
10. Unless otherwise specified upon its issue, each share has attached to it: -
(a) The right to one vote at any meeting of the Company (other than a meeting of a class of members of which the holder of the share is not a member);
(b) The right to an equal share in dividends authorized by the directors in respect of its class or series;
(c) The right to an equal share in the distribution of the capital and surplus assets of the Company.
11. (1) The Company may issue on such terms and in such manner as the directors before or at the time of the issue of the shares may, by resolution, determine: -
(a) Registered shares only, bearer shares are prohibited;
(b) Shares having special, conditional, enhanced, limited or no voting rights;
(c) Shares with or without par value;
(d) Numbered or unnumbered shares;
(e) Convertible common, ordinary, preferential or redeemable shares;
(f) Shares that entitle participation only in certain assets;
(g) Shares, the holders of which are entitled to forfeit them;
(h) Shares in any one or more currencies;
(i) Options, warrants or rights, or instruments of a similar nature, to acquire any securities of the Company;
(j) Securities that, at the option of the holder thereof or of the Company or upon the happening of a specified event are convertible into or exchangeable for, other securities in the Company or any property then owned or to be owned by Company;
(k) Shares that carry the right to suspend the voting rights of other shares;
Or any combination thereof.
(2) Unless otherwise specified by the directors upon its issue, a share shall be transferable.
12. (1) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, the unissued and treasury shares of the company shall be at the disposal of the directors who may offer, allot, grant options over or otherwise dispose of them to such persons, at such times, for such valuable consideration (subject to section 21 of the Act) and upon such terms and conditions as the directors may by resolution determine.
(2) Unless the directors otherwise determine before or at the time of its issue, the joint holders of a share shall be jointly and severally liable for the consideration due in respect thereof.
(3) All shares allotted shall be fully paid upon issue.
13. (1) Each share in the Company shall be issued for valuable consideration which may include money, services rendered, personal property (including other shares, debt obligations and other securities in the Company), an interest in real property, a promissory note or other binding obligation to contribute money or property, or any combination thereof.
(2) The company may issue shares for such amount as may be determined from time by the directors, except that in the case of shares with par value, the amount shall not be less than the par value and, in the absence of fraud, the decision of the directors as to the value if the consideration received by the Company in respect of the issue shall be conclusive, unless a question of law is involved.
(3) A share issued by the Company upon conversion of or in exchange for another share or share or a debt obligation or other security in the Company, shall be treated for all purposes as having been issued for money equal to the consideration received or deemed to have been received by the Company in respect of the other share, debt obligation or security.
14. (1) Where a governmental authority, whether it is legally constituted or not, in any jurisdiction outside HR Principality by or in connection with any nationalization, expropriation, confiscation, coercion, force or duress, or similar action, or the imposition of any tax, assessment or other governmental charge, takes or seizes any shares or other interest in the Company, the Company may apply to the court for an order that it is disregard the taking or seizure and continue to treat the person who would have held such shares or any other interest in the Company, but for the taking or seizure, as continuing to hold the shares or other interest.
(2) Where a person whose shares or other interest have been taken or seized as referred to in sub clause (1) is other than a natural person, the Company may apply to the court for an additional order for the Company to treat the persons believed by it to have held the direct or indirect beneficial interests in the shares or other interests in the shares or other interests as the holder of those shares or other interest.
15. (1) If at any time the share capital is divided into different clauses of shares, the rights attached to any class (unless otherwise provided by the terms of issue of the shares of that class) may, whether of not the company is being wound up, be varied with the consent in writing of the holders of not less than 75 per cent of the issued shares of that class and of the holders of not less than 75 percent of the issued shares of any other class of shares which may be affected by such variation.
(2) The rights conferred upon the holders of the shares of any class issued with preferred or other rights shall not, unless otherwise expressly provided by the terms of issue of the shares of that class, be deemed to be varied by the creation or issue of further shares ranking pari passu therewith.
(3) When the capital of the Company is divided into different classes of shares and the rights attached to any class of shares are at any time varied or abrogated, the holders of not less in the aggregate than 10 per centum of the issued shares of that class, being persons who did not consent to or vote in favour of the resolution for the resolution for the variation or abrogation, may apply to the court to have the variation or abrogation cancelled and if any such application is made, the variation or abrogation shall not have effect until confirmed by the court.
(4) The issue by the Company of a First Schedule debenture or shares limiting or affecting any rights previously conferred on the holders of any existing shares or class or series of shares, shall be deemed to be a variation of the rights of any other shares issued by the Company to which the holders of those shares may object as a foresaid.
Alterations of Capital
16. Subject, where appropriate, to the provisions in the Act with regard to distributions, the Company may be resolution of its directors: -
(a) Purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire and hold its own shares;
(b) Increase or reduce the number of its shares;
(c) Change the currency in which any of its shares are denominated;
(d) Change par value shares to no par value and change no par value shares to par value;
(e) Increase the par value of any of its shares;
(f) Divide any shares into a larger number of shares of the same class or series or combine any of its shares into a smaller number of shares of the same class or series, provided where shares with par value are divided or combined the aggregate par value of the new shares shall be equal to the aggregate par value of the old shares;
(g) Determine the number of classes and series of shares and the number of shares of each such class and series, the par value of shares with par value and the value at which shares with no par value are to be issued; and
(h) Determine the designations, powers, preferences, rights, qualifications, limitations or restrictions of each class and series of shares;
Or any combination or variation thereof.
17. Any fractional share issued by the Company shall have the corresponding fractional liabilities, limitations, preferences, privileges, qualifications, restrictions, rights and other attributes of a whole share of the same class or series.
Share Certificates
18. (1) The directors shall resolve whether or not share certificates shall be issued and in respect of which classes of its shares they shall be issued and, if issued, they shall be signed by at least two directors or, if the company only has one director, or under the seal of the company with the signature of any director or Company Secretary of the Company specifying the share or shares held and, if appropriate, the par value thereof.
(2) In respect of a share for which certificates are issued and which are held jointly by several persons the Company shall not be bound to issue more than one certificate, and delivery of a certificate for a share to one of several joint holders shall be sufficient delivery to all such holders.
(3) Each Certificate issued in respect of a bearer share shall carry an identifying number.
(4) If a share certificate is defaced, lost or destroyed, it may be renewed on such terms, if any, as to evidence and indemnity and the payment of out-of-pocket expenses of investigating the loss, defacement or destruction of the share certificates as the directors think fit.
(5) Any member receiving a certificate shall hold the company and its director harmless from any loss or liability that it or they may incur by reason of wrongful or fraudulent use or representation made by any person by virtue of the possession of such certificate.
19. Except as required by law, no person shall be recognized by the Company as holding any share upon any trust, and the Company shall not be bound by or be compelled in any way to recognize (even when having notice thereof) any equitable, contingent, future or partial interest in any share or any interest in any fractional part of a share or any other rights in respect of any share except an absolute right to the entirety thereof by the registered holder.
20. (1) This sub clause shall govern the transfer of any share: -
(a) Shares which are transferable may be transferred by a written instrument of transfer signed by the transferor and containing the name and address of the transferee.
(b) In the absence of a written instrument of transfer as aforesaid, directors may accept such evidence of a transfer of shares as they consider appropriate.
(c) The Company shall not be required to treat a transferee of a share as a member until the transferee’s name has been entered in the Register of Members.
(2) Sub clauses (2) to (9) of this clause shall govern the sale of shares by and between members of the Company and shall be given such fair large and liberal interpretation as to best attain the objects and purposes following, namely: -
(a) Any member as trustee in bankruptcy or personal representative of any member desiring to sell or transfer any or all of the shares held buy shares held by shareholders may sell or transfer in accordance with and upon the conditions set forth hereinafter, and
(b) Any shares offered as aforesaid shall be sold at the price fixed by the seller or at the “fair value” of the shares as fixed in accordance with the provision set forth hereinafter, and
(c) Any offer to sell made as herein provided may be withdrawn by the seller if the “fair value” fixed as aforesaid is not acceptable to him.
(3) Except where the transfer is made pursuant to sub-clause (10) of this Article every member of trustee in bankruptcy who may desire to sell or transfer any shares and every personal representative of a deceased member who may desire to sell or transfer any shares of the deceased (hereinafter called “the proposing transferor”) shall give notice in writing (hereinafter called “a transfer notice”) to the Company that he desires to transfer the same. Such transfer notice shall specify the sum he considers to be the value thereof and shall (subject as is hereinafter provided) constitute the Company his agent for the sale of shares to any member or members of the Company or other person or persons nominated by the directors at the sum so fixed or at the option of the purchaser at the fair value to be fixed in accordance with sub clause (5) of this clause.
(4) The Secretary of the Company shall immediately upon receipt of the transfer notice send to each of the members of the Company other than the proposing transferor a notice advising him of the number of shares for sale and naming a day (being not less than twenty-eight days after the receipt by the Company of the Company of the transfer notice) on which the right to acquire all or a portion of such shares if not theretofore exercised shall be deemed to be declined, and after the receipt of replies from all members or the expiry of the said period, the said shares shall be allocated to those members willing to purchase the same and if more than one then in proportion to their existing shareholding and if no member is willing to take all or any of the said shares then the shares not purchased by the members shall be allocated to such person or persons selected by the directors who are willing to purchase the same.
(5) If any difference arises between the proposing transferor and the transferee as to the fair value of the shares such fair value shall be fixed on the application of either party by the auditors of the Company, if any, or if there is no auditor of the Company, then such person or firm qualified to carry out audits in HR Principality as shall be agreed by the transferor and transferee. The person or firm so appointed in certifying the sum which in their option is the fair value of the shares shall be considered to be acting as an expert and not as arbitrator and accordingly no Arbitration Act or Regulation shall apply. The value so fixed shall be the “fair value”.
(6) The offer of the proposed transferor may consist of all or part of the shares in the Company held by him and if the transfer notice includes several shares he shall no9t be bound to sell or transfer part only of the shares specified in the transfer notice and may revoke the said notice unless accepted in respect of all shares offered by him.
(7) If the fair value fixed as aforesaid is less than the sum specified by the proposing transferor in his transfer notice as the sum he considers to be the value of the shares, the proposing transferor shall be entitled, at any time before the expiration of fourteen days after the date of his receiving notice of the fixing of the fair value as aforesaid, to revoke the transfer notice given by him. If the proposing transferor fails to revoke the transfer notice within the specified time then it shall remain in full force and effect and he shall be bound thereby but save as herein provided the transfer notice shall be revocable only by way of the sanction of a directors resolution made in writing.
(8) If in any case the proposing transferor, after becoming bound as aforesaid, makes default in transferring the shares, the Company may execute transfers of the shares on behalf of the proposing transferor and the Company may receive the purchase money and shall thereupon cause the names of the transferees to be entered in the register as the holders and shall hold the purchase money (subject to any lien in favour of the Company) in trust for the pro-posing transferor. The Directors’ receipt shall be a good discharge to the transferees for the purchase price and no question shall be raised as to the title of the transferees to the shares after they are registered as the holders thereof.
(9) If the Company shall not within the space of one month after being served with a transfer notice find a member or other person whom the directors are prepared to register as a shareholder willing to purchase the shares and give notice in manner aforesaid, the proposing transferor shall at that time or within three calendar months afterwards be at liberty to offer the shares to any person at a price not lower than the value specified in the transfer notice or the fair value fixed as aforesaid provided however the Directors may within 30 days from the date on which any transfer is lodged with the company in their absolute discretion and without assigning any reason therefore, decline to register any such transfer provided further that if the directors decline to register such transfer, the company must purchase the subject shares at the price agreed between the proposed transferor and transferee.
(10) Any share may be transferred by a member to any person if the instrument of transfer is approved or the proposed transferees are approved in writing by the holders of all the ordinary shares in the Company and the restrictions in sub clauses (2) to (9) shall not apply to any transfer authorized by this sub clause.
21. The personal representative, guardian or trustee as the case may be of a deceased, incompetent or bankrupt sole holder of a registered share shall be the only person recognized by the Company as having any title to the share. In the case of a share registered in the names of two or more holders, the survivors, and the personal representative, guardian or trustee, as the case may be, of the deceased, in-competent or bankrupt holder, shall be the only persons recognized by the Company as having any title to the share but they shall not be entitled to exercise any rights as a member until they have proceeded as set forth below: -
(a) Any person becoming entitled by operation of law or otherwise to a share or shares in consequence of the death, incompetence or bankruptcy of any member may be registered as a member upon such evidence being produced as may reasonably be required by the directors. An application by any such person to be registered as a member for all purposes shall be deemed to be a transfer of shares of the deceased, incompetent or bankrupt member and the directors shall treat it as such; or
(b) Any person who has become entitled to a share or shares inconsequence of the death, incompetence or bankruptcy of any member may instead of being registered himself, request in writing that some person to be named by him be registered as a transferee of such share or shares and such request shall likewise be treated as if it were a transfer.
22. (1) Subject to any special or limited rights attaching to any shares, the directors may, by resolution, authorise a distribution by the company at such time and of such amount and to such members as they think fit, provided that they are satisfied that the Company will, after the distribution, satisfy the solvency test.
(2) (a) The Act provides that the Company will satisfy the solvency test if: -
(i) It is able to pay its debts as they become due in the normal course of business; and
(ii)The realisable value of the Company’s assets is greater than the aggregate of the present value of its liabilities, whether contingent or otherwise.
(b) In determining whether the Company satisfies the solvency test regard may be had either to financial statements prepared on the basis of accounting practices and principles that are reasonable in the circumstances, or a fair valuation or other method that is reasonable in the circumstances.
© “Realisable value”, in relation to any asset, means the price that would be paid for that asset by a purchaser in an “at arms length” transaction.
(3) In applying the solvency test for the purposes of the Act and this Constitution, “debts” shall include fixed preferential returns on shares ranking ahead of those in respect of which a distribution is made, and “liabilities” shall include the amount that would be required, if the Company was to be wound up immediately after the distribution, to satisfy the fixed entitlements of all members or other persons at that time, except to the extent where that fixed preferential return or entitlement is by the terms upon which those shares were issued, subject to the power of the directors to make the distribution.
23. (1) Subject to clause 25 in regard to the solvency test, the Company may, by a resolution of directors, declare and pay dividends in money, shares or other property in accordance with the respective rights of the members. Where a dividend is to be satisfied wholly or partly by the distribution of assets other than money, and where any difficulty arises with regard to the distribution, the directors may settle the same and in particular may issue fractional shares and fix the value for distribution of any assets and may determine that cash shall be paid to any member upon the basis of the value so fixed in order to adjust the rights of members and may vest any assets in trustees.
(2) The directors may, before declaring any dividend, set aside out of the distributable monies of the Company such sums as they think proper as a reserve or reserves which shall at the discretion of the directors, be applicable for meeting contingencies or for any other purpose to which the monies may be properly applied and pending such application may, at the like discretion, the monies may either be employed in the business of the Company or be invested in such investments as the directors may from time to time think fit.
(3) Any person entitled to receive a dividend of shares may elect not to receive such shares.
(4) Notice of any dividend that may be declared shall be given to each member in the same manner as notice of a meeting of members, as provided in clause 48, and all dividends unclaimed for three years after having been declared may be forfeited by the directors for the benefit of the Company.
(5) If several persons are registered as joint holders of any share, any of them may give effectual receipt for any dividend or other monies payable on or in respect of the share.
(6) No dividend shall bear interest against the company.
24. (1) Subject to clause 25 in regard to the solvency test, the Company may, by a resolution of directors, purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire and hold its own shares provided that such transaction does not result in the Company becoming the sole member.
(2) If at any time the Company is holding its own shares, they may be disposed of by the directors who may offer, grant options over or otherwise dispose of such shares to such persons, at such times and upon such terms as they may, by resolution, determine.
(3) The Company may provide financial assistance, whether directly or indirectly and whether by way of loan, guarantee, or otherwise, for the purpose of or in connection with the purchase or subscription of its shares, the shares of any subsidiary or of its holding company (if any).
(4) There shall be no requirement to meet the solvency test where shares are purchased, redeemed or otherwise acquired: -
(a) Pursuant to a right of a member to have his shares redeemed or to have his shares exchanged for money or other property of the Company;
(b) In exchange for newly issued shares in the Company;
(c) By virtue of the provisions of Section 89 of the Act; or
(d) Pursuant to an order of the court.
(5) Any shares that the Company purchases, redeems or otherwise acquires may be cancelled or held as Treasury shares.
25. (1) Where shares in the Company are held by the Company as treasury shares, those shares are not entitled to vote or to have dividends paid thereon.
(2) Where shares in the Company are held by another company of which the Company holds, directly, shares having more than 50 per cent of the votes in the election of directors of that other company, the shares of the Company held by that other company are not entitled to vote or to have dividends paid thereon and the shares shall not be treated as outstanding for any purpose under the Act or except for the purpose of determining the capital of the Company.
26. (1) The capital of the Company may, by resolution of directors, be: -
(a) increased; or
(b) subject to clause 25 in regard to the solvency test, reduced by returning to members any amount received by the Company upon the issue of any of its shares or cancelling any capital that is lost or not represented by assets having a realisable value.
(2) The Company may, with the consent of the members affected, convert any amount of its capital to debt obligations owned by it to the holder of those shares (whether by repayment or by direct conversion to an instrument).
27. (1) The Company shall have a registered office and registered agent in HR Principality.
(2) The directors may, by resolution, change the address of the registered office or change the registered agent of the Company.
DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
28. (1) The first directors shall, and any subsequent directors may, be appointed by the members for such term as they may determine.
(2) Directors may be natural persons or bodies corporate. Any director, which is a body corporate, may appoint any person its duly authorised representative for the purposes of representing it at Board Meetings and of transacting of the business of the directors.
(3) A director shall cease to hold office on the expiry of his term or on his death, resignation or upon the vacation of hid office pursuant to sub clause (4) herein.
(4) The office of director shall be vacated if: -
(a) he is removed from office by a resolution of the members or of the directors of the Company;
(b) in the case of a corporate director, it enters liquidation or it ceases to be a body corporate;
(c) in the case of an individual, he becomes bankrupt or makes any arrangement or composition with his creditors generally;
(d) he becomes of unsound mind, or of such infirm health as to be incapable of managing his affairs; or
(e) he resigns his office by giving written notice to the Company, in which case the resignation shall have effect from the date the notice is received by the Company or from such later date as may be specified in the notice.
(5) If a director shall cease to hold office before the expiry of his term of office, the remaining directors may, by resolution, appoint a new director in his place to complete his term.
(6) Until directors are appointed, the incorporators shall have the power to act as directors.
(7) A director shall not be required to hold shares in the Company but nevertheless shall be entitled to attend and speak at any meeting of the members and at any separate meeting of the holders of any class of shares.
29. The number of directors may be fixed by the members, but if not so fixed shall be not less than one or more than seven.
30. (1) Subject to any directions given by resolution of the members of the Company, the business of the Company shall be managed by the directors who may exercise all the powers of the Company that are not reserved to the members by the Act or by this Constitution.
(2) The directors may exercise all the powers of the Company to borrow money and to mortgage or charge its undertaking and property or any part thereof, to issue debentures, debenture stock and other securities whenever money is borrowed or as security for any debt, liability or obligation of the Company or of any third party.
(3) The directors shall have the power to distribute assets and profits, including future profits to persons who are not members.
(4) The Board may entrust to and confer upon any director or officer any of the powers exercisable by it upon such terms and conditions and with such restrictions as it thinks fit and either collaterally with, or to the exclusion of, its own powers and may from time to time revoke, withdraw, alter or vary all or any of such powers.
(5) The directors may from time to time and at any time appoint any company, firm, person or body or persons to be the attorney or attorneys of the Company for such purposes and with such powers, authorities and discretions (not exceeding those vested in or exercisable by the directors under this Constitution) and for such period and subject to such conditions as they may think fit, and any such powers of attorney may contain such provisions for the protection and convenience of persons dealing with any attorney as the directors may think fit and may also authorise any attorney to delegate all or any of the powers, authorities and discretions vested in him.
(6) No amendment of this Constitution and no direction given by resolution of the members shall invalidate any prior act of the directors which would have been valid had the amendment not been made or the direction not been given.
31. (1) The emoluments of any director in respect of services to be rendered by him as a director shall be determined by a resolution of directors.
(2) The directors may be paid all travelling, hotel and other expenses properly incurred by them in connection with their attendance at meetings of directors or committees of directors or any meetings of members or of a class of members or of debenture holders, or otherwise in connection with the discharge of their duties.
(3) The Company may pay to a director who at the request of the Company holds any office (including a directorship) in or renders services to any company in which the Company in which the Company may be interested, such remuneration (whether by
32. (1) The director may, by resolution, designate one or more committees each consisting of one or more directors.
(2) Each committee shall such powers and authority as are set forth in the resolution establishing it except that no committee shall have power or authority to appoint or remove directors.
(3) The director may, by resolution, at any time revoke or amend the powers given to a committee pursuant to this clause.
(4) Subject to any conditions imposed by the directors, the proceedings of a committee with two or more members shall be governed by the provision of this constitution regulating the proceedings of directors so far as the are capable of applying.
33. (1) Each director shall be given not less than 2 days notice of meetings of directors.
(2) A meeting of directors held otherwise than in accordance with sub clause (1) shall be valid if the majority or directors entitled to vote at the meeting has waived the notice of the meeting and for this purpose the presence of a director at the meeting shall be deemed to constitute waiver on his part.
(3) The inadvertent failure to give notice of a meeting to a director, or the fact that a director has not received the notice, shall not invalidate the meeting.
34. (1) The quorum for a meeting of directors may be fixed by the directors, but where no quorum is to fixed a meeting shall be properly constituted for all purposes if at the commencement of the meeting two directors are present in person or by alternate, provided that if the Company has only director at the time, that director shall constitute a quorum.
(2) A director shall be deemed to be present at a meeting if he participates by telephone or other real time electronic means of audio interactive communication and all directors participating in the meeting are able to hear each other and recognize each other’s voice.
(3) If within half an hour from time appointed for the meeting a quorum is not present, the meeting shall be dissolved.
(4) A director may be counted in the quorum present at a meeting in relation to a resolution on which he is not entitled to vote.
35. (1) The directors shall meet at such times and in such manner and places within or outside HR Principality as they may determine to be necessary or desirable.
(2) Subject to the provisions of the Act and of this Constitution, the directors may regulate their proceedings as they think fit.
(3) The directors may elect one of their number to be the chairman of the board of directors and may at any time remove him from that office. That director elected as chairman shall, provided that he is willing to do so, preside at every meeting of directors at which he is present. If there is no director holding that office, or if the director holding the office is unwilling to preside or is not present within 10 minutes after the time appointed for the meeting, the directors present may appoint one of the number to be chairman of the meeting.
(4) Questions arising at any meeting shall be decided by a majority of votes. In case of any equality of votes, the chairman shall have a second or casting vote.
(5) Any director may at any time summon a meeting of the directors.
(6) If the Company shall have only one director the provisions herein contained for meetings of the directors shall not apply but such sole director shall have full power to represent and act for the company in all matters and in lieu of minutes of a meeting shall record in writing and sign a note or memorandum of all matters requiring a resolution of the director. Such note of memorandum shall constitute sufficient evidence of such resolution for all purposes.
(7) All acts done by the meeting of the directors or of a committee of directors or by any person acting as a director shall, notwithstanding that it be afterwards discovered that there was some defect in the appointment of any director, or that the or any of them were disqualified from holding office, or had vacated office, or were not entitled to vote, be as valid as if every such person has been duly appointed and was qualified and had continued to be a director and had been entitled to vote.
36. (1) A resolution, notice of which has been given to all directors entitled to receive notice of meetings of directors or of the committee of directors, which has been consented to in writing by absolute majority of all directors or of all members of a committee of directors as the case may be, shall be as valid and effectual as if it had been passed at a meeting of the directors or a committee of directors duly convened and held.
(2) The resolution may consist of several documents in like form each signed by one or more directors.
(3) A resolution signed by an alternate director need not be signed by the director who appointed him.
37. (1) The directors may from time to time, by resolution, appoint one of their body to the office of Managing Director.
(2) Any such appointment shall be for such period and on such term as the directors think fit. Subject to the term of any agreement entered into in any particular case, the directors may, by resolution, revoke such appointment.
(3) Any director appointed as Managing Director or to any other executive office shall receive such remuneration (whether by way of salary, commission or participation in profits, or partly in one way and partly in another) as the directors may determine.
(4) The directors may entrust to or confer upon a Managing Director any of the powers exercisable by them upon such terms and conditions and with such re-strict ions as they think as they think fit, and either collaterally with or to the exclusion of their own powers and may from time to time revoke, withdraw, alter or vary all or any of such powers.
38. (1) A director may by written instrument appoint any person willing to act to be his alternate director, and remove from office any alternate director so appointed by him.
(2) An alternate appointed under sub clause (1) shall be entitled to attend and vote at any meeting at which the director who appointed him is not personally present and generally to perform all the functions of a director in his absence.
(3) An alternate director shall be responsible as a director for all his acts or omissions when acting in the place of the director who appointed him but shall not be deemed to be an agent of the director who appointed him.
(4) If undue delay or difficulty would be occasioned by giving notice to a director of a resolution of which his approval is sought, his alternate (if any) shall be entitled to signify approval of the same on behalf of that director.
(5) The remuneration 0f an alternate shall be payable out of the remuneration payable to the director appointing him and shall consist of such portion thereof as shall be agreed between the alternate and the director appointing him.
(6) The appointment of an alternate shall be cancelled and he shall cease to hold office if the director who appointed him cease to be a director.
(7) Any appointment or removal of an alternate director shall be by notice in writing to the Company signed by the director making or revoking the appointment or in any other manner approved by the directors.
39.Every director, officer and agent of the Company in performing his functions shall act in good faith and in the best interests of the Company and shall exercise the care, diligence and skill that a reasonably prudent person would exercise in comparable circumstances.
40. (1) A director may hold any other office or position of profit under the Company (except that of auditor) in conjunction with his office of director, and may act in a professional capacity to the Company on such terms as to remuneration and otherwise as the directors may, by resolution decide.
(2) A director may be or become a director or other officer of, or otherwise interested in any company promoted by the Company, or in which the Company may be interested, as a member or otherwise, and so such director shall be accountable for any remuneration or other benefits received by him as director or officer or from his interest in such other company. The director may also exercise the voting power conferred by the shares in any other company held or owned by the Company in such manner in all respects as they think fit, including the exercise thereof in favour of any resolutions appointing them, or any of their number, directors or officers of such other company, or voting or providing for payment of remuneration to the directors or officers of such company. A director may vote in favour of the exercise of such voting rights in manner aforesaid, notwithstanding that he may be, or be about to become, a director or officer of such other company, and as such in any other manner is, or may be, interested in the exercise of such voting rights in manner aforesaid, not withstanding that he may be, or be about to become, a director or officer of such other company, and as such in any other manner is, or may be, interested in the exercise of such voting rights in manner aforesaid.
(3) No director shall be disqualified by his office from contracting with the Company, either as vendor, purchaser or otherwise, nor shall any such contract or arrangement entered in by or on behalf of the Company in which any director shall be in anyway interested be voided, nor shall any director so contracting or being so interested be liable to account to the Company for any profit realized by any such contract or arrangement, by reason of such director holding that the office or of the fiduciary relationship thereby established.
(4) The nature and material facts of a director’s interest must be declared by him at the meeting of the directors at which the question of entering into a contracting or arrangement in which he has an interest is first taken into consideration, and if the director was not at the date of that meeting interested in the proposed contract or arrangement, or shall become interested in a contract or arrangement after it is made, he shall forthwith after becoming so interested advise the Company in writing of the fact and nature of his interest.
(5) A general notice to the directors by a director that he is a member of a specified firm or company, and is to be regarded as interested in any contract or transaction which may, after the date of notice, be made with such firm or company shall (if such director shall give the same at a meeting of the directors, or shall take reasonable steps to secure that the same is brought up and read at the next meeting of directors after it is given) be a sufficient declaration of interest in relation to such contract or transaction with such firm or company.
(6) A director may be counted as one of a quorum for the purposes of motion in respect of any contract or arrangement that he shall make