UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 10, 2023
Energem
Corp.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Cayman
Islands
(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
001-41070 |
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(Commission
File
Number) |
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(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.) |
Level
3, Tower 11, Avenue 5, No. 8,
Jalan
Kerinchi, Bangsar South
Wilayah
Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 59200
(Address
of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code +(60) 3270 47622
N/A
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check
the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under
any of the following provisions:
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Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title
of Each Class |
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Trading
Symbol(s) |
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Name
of Each Exchange on Which Registered |
Units,
each consisting of one Class A ordinary share, par value $0.0001 per share, and one redeemable warrant |
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ENCPU |
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The
Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
Class
A ordinary shares included as part of the units |
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ENCP |
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The
Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
Redeemable
warrants included as part of the units, each whole warrant exercisable for one Class A ordinary share at an exercise price of $11.50 |
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ENCPW |
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The
Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405
of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging
growth company ☒
If
an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying
with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item
1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Amendment
of Trust Agreement
On
November 18, 2021, Energem Corp. (the “Company”), consummated its initial public offering (the “IPO”). In connection
therewith, the Company entered into an Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated November 18, 2021, by and between the Company and
Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as trustee (“Continental”) (the “Trust Agreement”). A form of
the Trust Agreement was initially filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-259443)
in connection with the IPO.
On
August 10, 2023, at 8.30 a.m. ET, the Company held an extraordinary general meeting of its shareholders in a virtual format pursuant
to due notice (the “Extraordinary General Meeting”). At the Extraordinary General Meeting, Company shareholders entitled
to vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting cast their votes and approved the Trust Amendment Proposal, pursuant to which the Trust
Agreement was amended to extend the date on which Continental must liquidate the Trust Account (the “Trust Account”) established
in connection with the IPO if the Company has not completed its initial business combination, from August 18, 2023 to February 18, 2024.
Item
3.03. Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.
Amendment
of Articles of Association
As
described in Item 5.03 below, the shareholders of the Company approved the Third Amended and Restated Articles of Association of the
Company at the August 10, 2023, Extraordinary General Meeting, and the Company will subsequently file the Third Amended and Restated
Articles of Association with the Cayman Islands Registrar of Companies.
Item
5.03. Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws.
The
shareholders of the Company approved the Third Amended and Restated Articles of Association of the Company at the August 10, 2023, Extraordinary
General Meeting, giving the Company the right to extend the date by which the Company must (i) consummate a merger, capital share exchange,
asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination involving the Company and one or more businesses (a
“business combination”), (ii) cease its operations if it fails to complete such business combination, and (iii) redeem or
repurchase 100% of the Company’s Class A ordinary shares included as part of the units sold in the Company’s IPO that closed
on November 18, 2021 from August 18, 2023 (the “Termination Date”) by up to six (6) one-month extensions to February 18,
2024 (the “Extension Amendment Proposal”).
Following
receipt of shareholder approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal, the Company will file the Third Amended and Restated Articles of
Association with the Cayman Islands Registrar of Companies. The full text of the Third Amended and Restated Articles of Association is
included as Exhibit 3.1 hereto.
Item
5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On
August 10, 2023, at 8.30 a.m. ET, the Company held an Extraordinary General Meeting of its shareholders in a virtual format pursuant
to due notice. On the record date of July 13, 2023, the Company had 5,298,556 shares entitled to vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting.
At the Extraordinary General Meeting, holders of the Company’s ordinary shares (the “Shareholders”) voted on two of
the three proposals presented, each as described in the definitive proxy statement/prospectus dated July 24, 2023, as amended, and cast
their votes as described below:
Proposal
1 - Extension Amendment Proposal
The
Shareholders approved the Extension Amendment Proposal, by a 78.90% approval vote, giving the Company the right to extend the date by
which the Company must (i) consummate a merger, capital share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar
business combination involving the Company and one or more businesses (a “business combination”), (ii) cease its operations
if it fails to complete such business combination, and (iii) redeem or repurchase 100% of the Company’s Class A ordinary shares
included as part of the units sold in the Company’s IPO that closed on November 18, 2021 from August 18, 2023 (the “Termination
Date”) by up to six (6) one-month extensions to February 18, 2024. The following is a tabulation of the voting results:
Energem
Corp. Ordinary Shares:
Votes
For |
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Votes
Against |
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Abstentions |
4,180,705
(78.90%) |
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225,000
(4.25%) |
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0 |
Proposal
2 - Trust Amendment Proposal
The
Shareholders approved the Trust Amendment Proposal, by a 78.90% approval vote, pursuant to which the Trust Agreement (by and between
the Company and Continental was amended to extend the date on which Continental must liquidate the Trust Account established in connection
with the IPO if the Company has not completed its initial business combination, from August 18, 2023 to no later than February 18, 2024.
The following is a tabulation of the voting results:
Energem
Corp. Ordinary Shares:
Votes
For |
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Votes
Against |
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Abstentions |
4,180,705
(78.90%) |
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225,000
(4.25%) |
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0 |
Item
8.01. Other Events.
Redemption
of Shares
In
connection with the voting on the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal at the Extraordinary General Meeting,
holders of 678,549 Class A ordinary shares exercised their right to redeem those shares for cash at an approximate price of $10.95
per share, for an aggregate payout of $7,465,944.05. Following the redemptions at the Extraordinary General Meeting, 1,216,932
public Class A ordinary shares remain outstanding. Following the redemptions at the Extraordinary General Meeting, the remaining cash
in the Trust Account is $13,389,668.57 as of the date hereof.
Deposit
of Extension Funds
In
connection with the first monthly extension of the Termination Date under the Third Amended and Restated Articles of Association,
Energem caused $0.045 per outstanding share of Energem’s Class A ordinary shares or approximately $54,761.94 for 1,216,932
Class A ordinary shares to be paid to the Trust Account on August 15, 2023 in advance of the August 18, 2023 due date.
No
Offer or Solicitation
This
Current Report on Form 8-K is for informational purposes only and is not intended to and shall not constitute a proxy statement or the
solicitation of a proxy, consent or authorization with respect to any securities or in respect of the Business Combination or PIPE financing
and is not intended to and shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer
to buy or subscribe for any securities or a solicitation of any vote of approval, nor shall there be any sale, issuance or transfer of
securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under
the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
Participants
in Solicitation
Energem
Corp. and certain of its directors, executive officers and other members of management and employees may, under SEC rules, be deemed
to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from Energem’s shareholders in connection with the proposed transaction. A list
of the names of those directors and executive officers and a description of their interests in Energem will be included in the proxy
statement/prospectus for the proposed business combination when available at www.sec.gov. Information about Energem’s directors
and executive officers and their ownership of Energem ordinary shares is set forth in Energem’s final prospectus dated November
15, 2021 and filed with the SEC on November 17, 2021, as modified or supplemented by any Form 3 or Form 4 filed with the SEC since the
date of such filing. Other information regarding the interests of the participants in the proxy solicitation will be included in the
proxy statement/prospectus pertaining to the proposed business combination when it becomes available. These documents can be obtained
free of charge from the source indicated above.
Graphjet
Technology Sdn. Bhd. and its directors and executive officers may also be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from
the shareholders of Energem in connection with the proposed business combination. A list of the names of such directors and executive
officers and information regarding their interests in the proposed business combination will be included in the proxy statement/prospectus
for the proposed business combination.
Cautionary
Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This
Current Report on Form 8-K contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements about future financial and operating results, our plans,
objectives, expectations and intentions with respect to future operations, products and services; and other statements identified by
words such as “will likely result,” “are expected to,” “will continue,” “is anticipated,”
“estimated,” “believe,” “intend,” “plan,” “projection,” “outlook”
or words of similar meaning. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding Graphjet’s
industry and market sizes, future opportunities for Energem and Graphjet, Energem and Graphjet’s estimated future results and the
transactions contemplated by the Share Purchase Agreement, including the implied enterprise value, the expected transaction and ownership
structure and the likelihood and ability of the parties to successfully consummate the transactions contemplated by the Share Purchase
Agreement. Such forward-looking statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of our management and are inherently subject
to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are difficult to predict and generally
beyond our control. Actual results and the timing of events may differ materially from the results anticipated in these forward-looking
statements.
In
addition to factors previously disclosed in Energem’s reports filed with the SEC and those identified elsewhere in this communication,
the following factors, among others, could cause actual results and the timing of events to differ materially from the anticipated results
or other expectations expressed in the forward-looking statements: (i) the risk that the transactions contemplated by the Share Purchase
Agreement may not be completed in a timely manner or at all, which may adversely affect the price of Energem’s securities; (ii)
the risk that the transactions contemplated by the Share Purchase Agreement may not be completed by Energem’s Business Combination
deadline and the potential failure to obtain an extension of the Business Combination deadline if sought by Energem; (iii) the failure
to satisfy the conditions to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Share Purchase Agreement, including the adoption
of the Share Purchase Agreement by the shareholders of Energem, the satisfaction of the minimum cash amount following redemptions by
Energem’s public shareholders and the receipt of certain governmental and regulatory approvals; (iv) the lack of a track record
for Graphjet to determine the market’s reaction to its technology; (v) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance
that could give rise to the termination of the Share Purchase Agreement; (vi) the effect of the announcement or pendency of the transactions
contemplated by the Share Purchase Agreement on Graphjet’s business relationships, performance and business generally; (vii) risks
that the transactions contemplated by the Share Purchase Agreement disrupt current plans and operations of Graphjet; (viii) the outcome
of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against Graphjet or Energem related to the Share Purchase Agreement or the transactions
contemplated thereby; (ix) the ability to maintain the listing of Energem’s securities on Nasdaq Global Market; (x) the price of
Energem’s securities, including following the Closing, may be volatile due to a variety of factors, including changes in the competitive
and regulated industries in which Graphjet operates, variations in performance across competitors, changes in laws and regulations affecting
Graphjet’s business and changes in the capital structure; (xi) the ability to implement business plans, forecasts, and other expectations
after the completion of the transactions contemplated by the Share Purchase Agreement, and identify and realize additional opportunities;
(xii) the risk of downturns and the possibility of rapid change in the highly competitive industry in which Graphjet operates, and the
risk of changes in applicable law, rules, regulations and regulatory guidance that could adversely impact Graphjet’s operations;
(xiii) the risk that Graphjet and its current and future collaborators are unable to successfully develop and commercialize Graphjet’s
products or services, or experience significant delays in doing so; (xiv) the risk that Graphjet may not achieve or sustain profitability;
(xv) the risk that Graphjet will need to raise additional capital to execute its business plan, which may not be available on acceptable
terms or at all; and (xvi) the risk that Graphjet experiences difficulties in managing its growth and expanding operations.
Actual
results, performance or achievements may differ materially, and potentially adversely, from any projections and forward-looking statements
and the assumptions on which those forward-looking statements are based. There can be no assurance that the data contained herein is
reflective of future performance to any degree. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements as a predictor
of future performance as projected financial information and other information are based on estimates and assumptions that are inherently
subject to various significant risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are beyond our control. All information set forth
herein speaks only as of the date hereof in the case of information about Energem and Graphjet or the date of such information in the
case of information from persons other than Energem or Graphjet, and we disclaim any intention or obligation to update any forward-looking
statements as a result of developments occurring after the date of this communication. Forecasts and estimates regarding Graphjet’s
industry and end markets are based on sources we believe to be reliable, however there can be no assurance these forecasts and estimates
will prove accurate in whole or in part. Annualized, pro forma, projected, and estimated numbers are used for illustrative purpose only,
are not forecasts and may not reflect actual results.
Item
9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, Energem Corp. has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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ENERGEM
CORP. |
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Date:
August 16, 2023 |
By: |
/s/
Swee Guan Hoo |
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Name:
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Swee
Guan Hoo |
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Title: |
Chief
Executive Officer |
Exhibit
3.1
Companies
Act (Revised)
Company
Limited by Shares
Energem
Corp.
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third AMENDED & RESTATED ARTICLES of association
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(Adopted
by special resolution passed on August 10, 2023)
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CONTENTS
1 |
Definitions,
interpretation and exclusion of Table A |
1 |
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Definitions |
1 |
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Interpretation |
5 |
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Exclusion
of Table A Articles |
6 |
2 |
Shares |
6 |
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Power
to issue Shares and options, with or without special rights |
6 |
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Power
to issue fractions of a Share |
7 |
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Power
to pay commissions and brokerage fees |
7 |
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Trusts
not recognised |
7 |
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Power
to vary class rights |
8 |
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Effect
of new Share issue on existing class rights |
8 |
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Capital
contributions without issue of further Shares |
8 |
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No
bearer Shares or warrants |
9 |
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Treasury
Shares |
9 |
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Rights
attaching to Treasury Shares and related matters |
9 |
3 |
Register
of Members |
9 |
4 |
Share
certificates |
10 |
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Issue
of share certificates |
10 |
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Renewal
of lost or damaged share certificates |
10 |
5 |
Lien
on Shares |
11 |
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Nature
and scope of lien |
11 |
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Company
may sell Shares to satisfy lien |
11 |
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Authority
to execute instrument of transfer |
11 |
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Consequences
of sale of Shares to satisfy lien |
11 |
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Application
of proceeds of sale |
12 |
6 |
Calls
on Shares and forfeiture |
12 |
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Power
to make calls and effect of calls |
12 |
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Time
when call made |
12 |
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Liability
of joint holders |
12 |
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Interest
on unpaid calls |
13 |
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Deemed
calls |
13 |
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Power
to accept early payment |
13 |
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Power
to make different arrangements at time of issue of Shares |
13 |
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Notice
of default |
13 |
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Forfeiture
or surrender of Shares |
13 |
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Disposal
of forfeited or surrendered Share and power to cancel forfeiture or surrender |
14 |
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Effect
of forfeiture or surrender on former Member |
14 |
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Evidence
of forfeiture or surrender |
14 |
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Sale
of forfeited or surrendered Shares |
14 |
7 |
Transfer
of Shares |
15 |
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Form
of transfer |
15 |
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Power
to refuse registration |
15 |
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Power
to suspend registration |
15 |
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Company
may retain instrument of transfer |
15 |
8 |
Transmission
of Shares |
15 |
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Persons
entitled on death of a Member |
15 |
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Registration
of transfer of a Share following death or bankruptcy |
16 |
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Indemnity |
16 |
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Rights
of person entitled to a Share following death or bankruptcy |
16 |
9 |
Alteration
of capital |
16 |
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Increasing,
consolidating, converting, dividing and cancelling share capital |
16 |
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Dealing
with fractions resulting from consolidation of Shares |
17 |
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Reducing
share capital |
17 |
10 |
Redemption
and purchase of own Shares |
17 |
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Power
to issue redeemable Shares and to purchase own Shares |
17 |
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Power
to pay for redemption or purchase in cash or in specie |
18 |
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Effect
of redemption or purchase of a Share |
18 |
11 |
Meetings
of Members |
18 |
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Power
to call meetings |
18 |
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Content
of notice |
19 |
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Period
of notice |
20 |
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Persons
entitled to receive notice |
20 |
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Publication
of notice on a website |
20 |
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Time
a website notice is deemed to be given |
21 |
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Required
duration of publication on a website |
21 |
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Accidental
omission to give notice or non-receipt of notice |
21 |
12 |
Proceedings
at meetings of Members |
21 |
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Quorum |
21 |
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Lack
of quorum |
21 |
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Use
of technology |
22 |
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Chairman |
22 |
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Right
of a director to attend and speak |
22 |
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Adjournment |
22 |
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Method
of voting |
22 |
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Taking
of a poll |
22 |
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Chairman’s
casting vote |
23 |
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Amendments
to resolutions |
23 |
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Written
resolutions |
23 |
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Sole-member
company |
24 |
13 |
Voting
rights of Members |
24 |
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Right
to vote |
24 |
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Rights
of joint holders |
24 |
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Representation
of corporate Members |
24 |
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Member
with mental disorder |
25 |
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Objections
to admissibility of votes |
25 |
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Form
of proxy |
25 |
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How
and when proxy is to be delivered |
26 |
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Voting
by proxy |
26 |
14 |
Number
of directors |
27 |
15 |
Appointment,
disqualification and removal of directors |
27 |
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No
age limit |
27 |
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Corporate
directors |
27 |
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No
shareholding qualification |
27 |
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Appointment
and removal of directors |
27 |
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Resignation
of directors |
29 |
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Termination
of the office of director |
29 |
16 |
Alternate
directors |
29 |
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Appointment
and removal |
29 |
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Notices |
30 |
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Rights
of alternate director |
30 |
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Appointment
ceases when the appointor ceases to be a director |
31 |
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Status
of alternate director |
31 |
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Status
of the director making the appointment |
31 |
17 |
Powers
of directors |
31 |
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Powers
of directors |
31 |
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Appointments
to office |
31 |
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Remuneration |
32 |
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Disclosure
of information |
32 |
18 |
Delegation
of powers |
33 |
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Power
to delegate any of the directors’ powers to a committee |
33 |
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Power
to appoint an agent of the Company |
33 |
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Power
to appoint an attorney or authorised signatory of the Company |
33 |
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Power
to appoint a proxy |
34 |
19 |
Meetings
of directors |
34 |
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Regulation
of directors’ meetings |
34 |
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Calling
meetings |
34 |
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Notice
of meetings |
34 |
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Period
of notice |
34 |
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Use
of technology |
34 |
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Place
of meetings |
34 |
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Quorum |
34 |
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Voting |
35 |
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Validity |
35 |
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Recording
of dissent |
35 |
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Written
resolutions |
35 |
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Sole
director’s minute |
35 |
20 |
Permissible
directors’ interests and disclosure |
35 |
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Permissible
interests subject to disclosure |
35 |
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Notification
of interests |
36 |
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Voting
where a director is interested in a matter |
36 |
21 |
Minutes |
36 |
22 |
Accounts
and audit |
37 |
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Accounting
and other records |
37 |
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No
automatic right of inspection |
37 |
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Sending
of accounts and reports |
37 |
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Time
of receipt if documents are published on a website |
37 |
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Validity
despite accidental error in publication on website |
37 |
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Audit |
38 |
23 |
Financial
year |
39 |
24 |
Record
dates |
39 |
25 |
Dividends |
39 |
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Declaration
of dividends by Members |
39 |
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Payment
of interim dividends and declaration of final dividends by directors |
39 |
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Apportionment
of dividends |
40 |
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Right
of set off |
40 |
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Power
to pay other than in cash |
40 |
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How
payments may be made |
40 |
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Dividends
or other moneys not to bear interest in absence of special rights |
41 |
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Dividends
unable to be paid or unclaimed |
41 |
26 |
Capitalisation
of profits |
41 |
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Capitalisation
of profits or of any share premium account or capital redemption reserve |
41 |
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Applying
an amount for the benefit of members |
42 |
27 |
Share
premium account |
42 |
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Directors
to maintain share premium account |
42 |
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Debits
to share premium account |
42 |
28 |
Seal |
42 |
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Company
seal |
42 |
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Duplicate
seal |
42 |
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When
and how seal is to be used |
43 |
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If
no seal is adopted or used |
43 |
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Power
to allow non-manual signatures and facsimile printing of seal |
43 |
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Validity
of execution |
43 |
29 |
Indemnity |
43 |
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Indemnity |
43 |
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Release |
44 |
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Insurance |
44 |
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Form
of notices |
44 |
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Electronic
communications |
45 |
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Persons
authorised to give notices |
45 |
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Delivery
of written notices |
45 |
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Joint
holders |
45 |
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Signatures |
45 |
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Evidence
of transmission |
45 |
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Giving
notice to a deceased or bankrupt Member |
46 |
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Date
of giving notices |
46 |
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Saving
provision |
46 |
30 |
Authentication
of Electronic Records |
47 |
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Application
of Articles |
47 |
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Authentication
of documents sent by Members by Electronic means |
47 |
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Authentication
of document sent by the Secretary or Officers of the Company by Electronic means |
47 |
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Manner
of signing |
48 |
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Saving
provision |
48 |
31 |
Transfer
by way of continuation |
48 |
32 |
Winding
up |
48 |
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Distribution
of assets in specie |
48 |
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No
obligation to accept liability |
49 |
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The
directors are authorised to present a winding up petition |
49 |
33 |
Amendment
of Memorandum and Articles |
49 |
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Power
to change name or amend Memorandum |
49 |
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Power
to amend these Articles |
49 |
34 |
Mergers
and Consolidations |
49 |
35 |
Class
B Share Conversion |
49 |
36 |
Business
Combination |
50 |
37 |
Certain
Tax Filings |
52 |
38 |
Business
Opportunities |
53 |
Companies
Act (Revised)
Company
Limited by Shares
Third
Amended & Restated Articles of Association
of
Energem
Corp.
(Adopted
by special resolution passed on 10 August 2023)
| 1 | Definitions,
interpretation and exclusion of Table A |
Definitions
| 1.1 | In
these Articles, the following definitions apply: |
Act
means the Companies Act (Revised) of the Cayman Islands, including any statutory modification or re-enactment thereof for the time
being in force.
Affiliate
in respect of a person, means any other person that, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled
by, or is under common control with, such person, and (a) in the case of a natural person, shall include, without limitation, such
person’s spouse, parents, children, siblings, mother-in-law and father-in-law and brothers and sisters-in-law, whether
by blood, marriage or adoption or anyone residing in such person’s home, a trust for the benefit of any of the foregoing, a company,
partnership or any natural person or entity wholly or jointly owned by any of the foregoing and (b) in the case of an entity, shall
include a partnership, a corporation or any natural person or entity which directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries,
controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such entity.
Amendment
has the meaning ascribed to it in Article 36.11.
Amendment
Redemption Event has the meaning ascribed to it in Article 36.11.
Applicable
Law means, with respect to any person, all provisions of laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations, permits, certificates, judgments,
decisions, decrees or orders of any governmental authority applicable to such person.
Approved
Amendment has the meaning ascribed to it in Article 36.11.
Articles
means, as appropriate:
| (a) | these
articles of association as amended from time to time: or |
| (b) | two
or more particular articles of these Articles; |
and
Article refers to a particular article of these Articles.
Audit
Committee means the audit committee of the Company formed pursuant to Article 22.8 hereof, or any successor audit committee.
Auditor
means the person for the time being performing the duties of auditor of the Company.
Automatic
Redemption Event shall have the meaning given to it in Article 36.2.
Business
Combination shall mean the initial acquisition by the Company, whether through a merger, share reconstruction or amalgamation, asset
or share acquisition, exchangeable share transaction, contractual control arrangement or other similar type of transaction, with a Target
Business at Fair Value, as set out further in Article 35.9.
Business
Day means a day other than (a) a day on which banking institutions or trust companies are authorised or obligated by law to close
in New York City (b) a Saturday or (c) a Sunday.
Cayman
Islands means the British Overseas Territory of the Cayman Islands.
Class
A Share means a Class A ordinary share of a par value of US$0.0001 in the share capital of the Company.
Class
B Share means a Class B ordinary share of a par value of US$0.0001 in the share capital of the Company.
Class
B Share Entitlement means the right of the holders of the Class B Shares (including on an as-converted basis) to 20 per cent. of
all entitlements to income and capital arising in respect of all Shares in issue from time to time.
Clear
Days, in relation to a period of notice, means that period excluding:
| (a) | the
day when the notice is given or deemed to be given; and |
| (b) | the
day for which it is given or on which it is to take effect. |
Clearing
House means a clearing house recognised by the laws of the jurisdiction in which the Shares (or depositary receipts therefor) are
listed or quoted on a stock exchange or interdealer quotation system in such jurisdiction.
Company
means the above-named company.
Compensation
Committee means the compensation committee of the board of directors of the Company established pursuant to Article 22.8 hereof,
or any successor committee.
Default
Rate means 10% (ten per cent) per annum.
Designated
Stock Exchange means Nasdaq Capital Market or any other national securities exchange on which the Shares are listed for trading.
Electronic
has the meaning given to that term in the Electronic Transactions Act (Revised) of the Cayman Islands.
Electronic
Record has the meaning given to that term in the Electronic Transactions Act (Revised) of the Cayman Islands.
Electronic
Signature has the meaning given to that term in the Electronic Transactions Act (Revised) of the Cayman Islands.
Equity-Linked
Securities means any debt or equity securities that are convertible, exercisable or exchangeable for Class A Shares issued in a financing
transaction in connection with a Business Combination, including but not limited to a private placement of equity or debt.
Exchange
Act means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Fair
Value shall mean a value at least equal to 80% of the balance in the Trust Account (excluding any deferred underwriting fees and
any taxes payable on the Trust Account balance) at the time of the execution of a definitive agreement for a Business Combination.
Fully
Paid and Paid Up:
| (a) | in
relation to a Share with par value, means that the par value for that Share and any premium
payable in respect of the issue of that Share, has been fully paid or credited as paid in
money or money’s worth; |
| (b) | in
relation to a Share without par value, means that the agreed issue price for that Share has
been fully paid or credited as paid in money or money’s worth. |
Independent
Director means a director who is an independent director as defined in the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange
as determined by the directors.
Initial
Shareholders means the Sponsor, the directors and officers of the Company or their respective Affiliates who hold Shares prior to
the IPO.
IPO
means the initial public offering of units, consisting of Shares and warrants of the Company and rights to receive Shares of the
Company.
Member
means any person or persons entered on the Register of Members from time to time as the holder of a Share.
Memorandum
means the memorandum of association of the Company as amended from time to time.
Nominating
and Corporate Governance Committee means the compensation committee of the board of directors of the Company established pursuant
to Article 22.8 hereof, or any successor committee.
Officer
means a person then appointed to hold an office in the Company; and the expression includes a director, alternate director or liquidator.
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 thereon. The expression also includes a unanimous written resolution.
Over-Allotment
Option means the option of the Underwriters to purchase up to an additional 15% of the firm units (as described at Article 2.4) sold
in the IPO at a price equal to US$10.00 per unit, less underwriting discount and commissions.
Per-Share
Redemption Price means:
| (a) | with
respect to an Automatic Redemption Event, the aggregate amount on deposit in the Trust Account
(including interest not previously released to us, which shall be net of taxes payable, and
less interest to pay dissolution expenses) divided by the number of then outstanding Public
Shares; |
| (b) | with
respect to an Amendment Redemption Event, the aggregate amount on deposit in the Trust Account,
including interest earned but net of taxes payable, divided by the number of then outstanding
Public Shares; and |
| (c) | with
respect to either a Tender Redemption Offer or a Redemption Offer, the aggregate amount then
on deposit in the Trust Account (net of taxes payable), divided by the number of then outstanding
Public Shares. |
Preference
Share means a preference share of a par value of US$0.0001 in the share capital of the Company.
Public
Share means the Class A Shares included in the units issued in the IPO (as described in Article 2.4).
Redemption
Offer has the meaning ascribed to it in Article 36.5(b).
Register
of Members means the register of Members maintained in accordance with the Act and includes (except where otherwise stated) any branch
or duplicate register of Members.
Registration
Statement has the meaning ascribed to it in Article 36.10.
SEC
means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
Secretary
means a person appointed to perform the duties of the secretary of the Company, including a joint, assistant or deputy secretary.
Share
means a Class A Share, Class B Share or a Preference Share in the share capital of the Company; and the expression:
| (a) | includes
stock (except where a distinction between shares and stock is expressed or implied); and |
| (b) | where
the context permits, also includes a fraction of a share. |
Special
Resolution has the meaning given to that term in the Act.
Sponsor
means Energem LLC, a Cayman Islands limited liability company and its successors and assigns, being the majority Initial Shareholder
immediately prior to the consummation of the IPO.
Sponsor
Group or Sponsor Group Related Person means the Sponsor and its respective Affiliates, successors and assigns, as defined
in Section 38.1.
Target
Business means any businesses or entity with whom the Company wishes to undertake a Business Combination.
Target
Business Acquisition Period shall mean the period commencing from the effectiveness of the registration statement filed with the
SEC in connection with the Company’s IPO up to and including the first to occur of (i) a Business Combination; or (ii) the Termination
Date.
Tax
Filing Authorised Person means such person as any director shall designate from time to time, acting severally.
Tender
Redemption Offer has the meaning ascribed to it in Article 36.5(a).
Termination
Date has the meaning given to it in Article 36.2.
Treasury
Shares means Shares of the Company held in treasury pursuant to the Act and Article 2.16.
Trust
Account means the trust account established by the Company upon the consummation of its IPO and into which a certain amount of the
net proceeds of the IPO, together with a certain amount of the proceeds of a private placement of warrants simultaneously with the closing
date of the IPO, will be deposited.
Underwriter
means an underwriter of the IPO from time to time, and any successor underwriter.
Interpretation
| 1.2 | In
the interpretation of these Articles, the following provisions apply unless the context otherwise
requires: |
| (a) | A
reference in these Articles to a statute is a reference to a statute of the Cayman Islands
as known by its short title, and includes: |
| (i) | any
statutory modification, amendment or re-enactment; and |
| (ii) | any
subordinate legislation or regulations issued under that statute. |
Without
limitation to the preceding sentence, a reference to a revised Act of the Cayman Islands is taken to be a reference to the revision of
that Act in force from time to time as amended from time to time.
| (b) | Headings
are inserted for convenience only and do not affect the interpretation of these Articles,
unless there is ambiguity. |
| (c) | If
a day on which any act, matter or thing is to be done under these Articles is not a Business
Day, the act, matter or thing must be done on the next Business Day. |
| (d) | A
word which denotes the singular also denotes the plural, a word which denotes the plural
also denotes the singular, and a reference to any gender also denotes the other genders. |
| (e) | A
reference to a person includes, as appropriate, a company, trust, partnership, joint venture,
association, body corporate or government agency. |
| (f) | Where
a word or phrase is given a defined meaning another part of speech or grammatical form in
respect to that word or phrase has a corresponding meaning. |
| (g) | All
references to time are to be calculated by reference to time in the place where the Company’s
registered office is located. |
| (h) | The
words written and in writing include all modes of representing or reproducing words in a
visible form, but do not include an Electronic Record where the distinction between a document
in writing and an Electronic Record is expressed or implied. |
| (i) | The
words including, include and in particular or any similar expression are to be construed
without limitation. |
Exclusion
of Table A Articles
| 1.3 | The
regulations contained in Table A in the First Schedule of the Act and any other regulations
contained in any statute or subordinate legislation are expressly excluded and do not apply
to the Company. |
Power
to issue Shares and options, with or without special rights
| 2.1 | Subject
to the provisions of the Act and these Articles and, where applicable, the rules of the Designated
Stock Exchange and/or any competent regulatory authority, and without prejudice to any rights
attached to any existing Shares, the directors have general and unconditional authority to
allot (with or without confirming rights of renunciation), issue, grant options over or otherwise
deal with any unissued Shares of the Company to such persons, at such times and on such terms
and conditions as they may decide, save that the directors may not allot, issue, grant options
over or otherwise deal with any unissued Shares to the extent that it may affect the ability
of the Company to carry out a Class B Share Conversion described at Article 35. No Share
may be issued at a discount except in accordance with the provisions of the Act. |
| 2.2 | Without
limitation to the preceding Article, the directors may so deal with the unissued Shares of
the Company: |
| (a) | either
at a premium or at par; |
| | |
| (b) | with
or without preferred, deferred or other special rights or restrictions whether in regard
to dividend, voting, return of capital or otherwise. |
Notwithstanding
the above, following an IPO and prior to a Business Combination, the Company may not issue additional Shares that would entitle the holders
thereof to (a) receive funds from the Trust Account or (b) vote as a class with our Public Shares (i) on any Business Combination or
on any other proposal presented to shareholders prior to or in connection with the completion of any Business Combination or (ii) to
approve an amendment to these Articles to (x) extend the time we have to consummate a Business Combination or (y) amend the foregoing
provisions of this Article.
| 2.3 | The
Company may issue rights, options, warrants or convertible securities or securities of similar
nature conferring the right upon the holders thereof to subscribe for, purchase or receive
any class of Shares or other securities in the Company at such times and on such terms and
conditions as the directors may decide. |
| 2.4 | The
Company may issue units of securities in the Company, which may be comprised of Shares, rights,
options, warrants or convertible securities or securities of similar nature conferring the
right upon the holders thereof to subscribe for, purchase or receive any class of Shares
or other securities in the Company, on such terms and conditions as the directors may decide.
The securities comprising any such units which are issued pursuant to the IPO can only be
traded separately from one another on the 52nd day following the date of the prospectus relating
to the IPO unless the managing Underwriter determines that an earlier date is acceptable,
subject to the Company having filed a current report on Form 8-K containing an audited balance
sheet reflecting the Company’s receipt of the gross proceeds of the IPO with the SEC
and a press release announcing when such separate trading will begin. Prior to such date,
the units can be traded, but the securities comprising such units cannot be traded separately
from one another. |
| 2.5 | Each
Share in the Company confers upon the Member: |
| (a) | subject
to Article 33, the right to one vote at a meeting of the Members of the Company or on any
resolution of Members; |
| (b) | the
right to be redeemed on an Automatic Redemption Event in accordance with Article 36.2 or
pursuant to either a Tender Redemption Offer or Redemption Offer in accordance with Article
36.5 or pursuant to an Amendment Redemption Event in accordance with Article 36.11; |
| (c) | a
pro rata right in any dividend paid by the Company; and |
| (d) | subject
to satisfaction of and compliance with Article 36, a pro rata right in the distribution
of the surplus assets of the Company on its liquidation provided that in the event that the
Company enters liquidation prior to or without having consummated a Business Combination
then, in such circumstances, in the event any surplus assets (Residual Assets) of
the Company remain following the Company having complied with its applicable obligations
to redeem Public Shares and distribute the funds held in the Trust Account in respect of
such redemptions pursuant to Article 36, the Public Shares shall not have any right to receive
any share of those Residual Assets which are held outside the Trust Account and such Residual
Assets shall be distributed (on a pro rata basis) only in respect of those Shares
that are not Public Shares. |
Power
to issue fractions of a Share
| 2.6 | Subject
to the Act, the Company may, but shall not otherwise be obliged to, issue fractions of a
Share of any class or round up or down fractional holdings of Shares to its nearest whole
number. A fraction of a Share shall be subject to and carry the corresponding fraction of
liabilities (whether with respect to calls or otherwise), limitations, preferences, privileges,
qualifications, restrictions, rights and other attributes of a Share of that class of Shares. |
Power
to pay commissions and brokerage fees
| 2.7 | The
Company may, in so far as the Act permits, pay a commission to any person in consideration
of that person: |
| (a) | subscribing
or agreeing to subscribe, whether absolutely or conditionally; or |
| (b) | procuring
or agreeing to procure subscriptions, whether absolute or conditional |
for
any Shares in the Company. That commission may be satisfied by the payment of cash or the allotment of Fully Paid or partly-paid Shares
or partly in one way and partly in another.
| 2.8 | The
Company may employ a broker in the issue of its capital and pay him any proper commission
or brokerage. |
Trusts
not recognised
| 2.9 | Except
as required by Applicable Law: |
| (a) | the
Company shall not be bound by or compelled to recognise in any way (even when notified) any
equitable, contingent, future or partial interest in any Share, or (except only as is otherwise
provided by the Articles) any other rights in respect of any Share other than an absolute
right to the entirety thereof in the holder; and |
| (b) | no
person other than the Member shall be recognised by the Company as having any right in a
Share. |
Power
to vary class rights
| 2.10 | If
the share capital is divided into different classes of Shares then, unless the terms on which
a class of Shares was issued state otherwise, the rights attaching to a class of Shares may
only be varied if one of the following applies: |
| (a) | the
Members holding two thirds of the issued Shares of that class consent in writing to the variation;
or |
| (b) | the
variation is made with the sanction of a Special Resolution passed at a separate general
meeting of the Members holding the issued Shares of that class. |
| 2.11 | For
the purpose of paragraph (b) of the preceding Article, all the provisions of these Articles
relating to general meetings apply, mutatis mutandis, to every such separate meeting
except that: |
| (a) | the
necessary quorum shall be one or more persons holding, or representing by proxy, not less
than one third of the issued Shares of the class; and |
| (b) | any
Member holding issued Shares of the class, present in person or by proxy or, in the case
of a corporate Member, by its duly authorised representative, may demand a poll. |
| 2.12 | Notwithstanding
Article 2.10, unless the proposed variation is for the purposes of approving, or in conjunction
with, the consummation of a Business Combination, prior to a Business Combination but subject
always to the limitations set out in Article 33 in respect of amendments to the Memorandum
and Articles, the rights attached to the Shares as specified in Article 2.5 may only, whether
or not the Company is being wound up, be varied by a Special Resolution, and any such variation
that has to be approved under this Article shall also be subject to compliance with Article
36.11. |
Effect
of new Share issue on existing class rights
| 2.13 | Unless
the terms on which a class of Shares was issued state otherwise, the rights conferred on
the Member holding Shares of any class shall not be deemed to be varied by the creation or
issue of further Shares ranking pari passu with the existing Shares of that class. |
Capital
contributions without issue of further Shares
| 2.14 | With
the consent of a Member, the directors may accept a voluntary contribution to the capital
of the Company from that Member without issuing Shares in consideration for that contribution.
In that event, the contribution shall be dealt with in the following manner: |
| (a) | It
shall be treated as if it were a share premium. |
| (b) | Unless
the Member agrees otherwise: |
| (i) | if
the Member holds Shares in a single class of Shares - it shall be credited to the share premium
account for that class of Shares; |
| (ii) | if
the Member holds Shares of more than one class - it shall be credited rateably to the share
premium accounts for those classes of Shares (in the proportion that the sum of the issue
prices for each class of Shares that the Member holds bears to the total issue prices for
all classes of Shares that the Member holds). |
| (c) | It
shall be subject to the provisions of the Act and these Articles applicable to share premiums. |
No
bearer Shares or warrants
| 2.15 | The
Company shall not issue Shares or warrants to bearers. |
Treasury
Shares
| 2.16 | Shares
that the Company purchases, redeems or acquires by way of surrender in accordance with the
Act shall be held as Treasury Shares and not treated as cancelled if: |
| (a) | the
directors so determine prior to the purchase, redemption or surrender of those shares; and |
| (b) | the
relevant provisions of the Memorandum and Articles and the Act are otherwise complied with. |
Rights
attaching to Treasury Shares and related matters
| 2.17 | No
dividend may be declared or paid, and no other distribution (whether in cash or otherwise)
of the Company’s assets (including any distribution of assets to members on a winding
up) may be made to the Company in respect of a Treasury Share. |
| 2.18 | The
Company shall be entered in the Register as the holder of the Treasury Shares. However: |
| (a) | the
Company shall not be treated as a member for any purpose and shall not exercise any right
in respect of the Treasury Shares, and any purported exercise of such a right shall be void; |
| (b) | a
Treasury Share shall not be voted, directly or indirectly, at any meeting of the Company
and shall not be counted in determining the total number of issued shares at any given time,
whether for the purposes of these Articles or the Act. |
| 2.19 | Nothing
in the preceding Article prevents an allotment of Shares as fully paid bonus shares in respect
of a Treasury Share and Shares allotted as fully paid bonus shares in respect of a Treasury
Share shall be treated as Treasury Shares. |
| 2.20 | Treasury
Shares may be disposed of by the Company in accordance with the Act and otherwise on such
terms and conditions as the directors determine. |
| 3.1 | The
Company shall maintain or cause to be maintained the Register of Members in accordance with
the Act. |
| 3.2 | The
directors may determine that the Company shall maintain one or more branch registers of Members
in accordance with the Act. The directors may also determine which Register of Members shall
constitute the principal register and which shall constitute the branch register or registers,
and to vary such determination from time to time. |
| 3.3 | The
title to Public Shares may be evidenced and transferred in accordance with the laws applicable
to the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange and, for these purposes, the
Register of Members may be maintained in accordance with Article 40B of the Act. |
Issue
of share certificates
| 4.1 | A
Member shall only be entitled to a share certificate if the directors resolve that share
certificates shall be issued. Share certificates representing Shares, if any, shall be in
such form as the directors may determine. If the directors resolve that share certificates
shall be issued, upon being entered in the register of Members as the holder of a Share,
the directors may issue to any Member: |
| (a) | without
payment, to one certificate for all the Shares of each class held by that Member (and, upon
transferring a part of the Member’s holding of Shares of any class, to a certificate
for the balance of that holding); and |
| (b) | upon
payment of such reasonable sum as the directors may determine for every certificate after
the first, to several certificates each for one or more of that Member’s Shares. |
| 4.3 | Every
certificate shall specify the number, class and distinguishing numbers (if any) of the Shares
to which it relates and whether they are Fully Paid or partly paid up. A certificate may
be executed under seal or executed in such other manner as the directors determine. All certificates
surrendered to the Company for transfer shall be cancelled and, subject to the Articles,
no new certificate shall be issued until the former certificate representing the same number
of relevant Shares shall have been surrendered and cancelled. |
| 4.4 | Every
certificate shall bear legends required under the Applicable Laws. |
| 4.5 | The
Company shall not be bound to issue more than one certificate for Shares held jointly by
several persons and delivery of a certificate for a Share to one joint holder shall be a
sufficient delivery to all of them. |
Renewal
of lost or damaged share certificates
| 4.6 | If
a share certificate is defaced, worn-out, lost or destroyed, it may be renewed on such terms
(if any) as to: |
| (c) | payment
of the expenses reasonably incurred by the Company in investigating the evidence; and |
| (d) | payment
of a reasonable fee, if any, for issuing a replacement share certificate |
as
the directors may determine, and (in the case of defacement or wearing-out) on delivery to the Company of the old certificate. The Company
will not be responsible for any share certificate lost or delayed in the course of delivery. Share certificates shall be issued within
the relevant time limit as prescribed by the Statute, if applicable, or as the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange,
the SEC and/or any other competent regulatory authority or otherwise under Applicable Law may from time to time determine, whichever
is shorter, after the allotment or, except in the case of a Share transfer which the Company is for the time being entitled to refuse
to register and does not register, after lodgement of an instrument of transfer with the Company.
Nature
and scope of lien
| 5.1 | The
Company has a first and paramount lien on all Shares (whether Fully Paid or not) registered
in the name of a Member (whether solely or jointly with others). The lien is for all moneys
payable to the Company by the Member or the Member’s estate: |
| (a) | either
alone or jointly with any other person, whether or not that other person is a Member; and |
| (b) | whether
or not those moneys are presently payable. |
| 5.2 | At
any time the directors may declare any Share to be wholly or partly exempt from the provisions
of this Article. |
Company
may sell Shares to satisfy lien
| 5.3 | The
Company may sell any Shares over which it has a lien if all of the following conditions are
met: |
| (a) | the
sum in respect of which the lien exists is presently payable; |
| (b) | the
Company gives notice to the Member holding the Share (or to the person entitled to it in
consequence of the death or bankruptcy of that Member) demanding payment and stating that
if the notice is not complied with the Shares may be sold; and |
| (c) | that
sum is not paid within 14 Clear Days after that notice is deemed to be given under these
Articles. |
| 5.4 | The
Shares may be sold in such manner as the directors determine. |
| 5.5 | To
the maximum extent permitted by Applicable Law, the directors shall incur no personal liability
to the Member concerned in respect of the sale. |
Authority
to execute instrument of transfer
| 5.6 | To
give effect to a sale, the directors may authorise any person to execute an instrument of
transfer of the Shares sold to, or in accordance with the directions of, the purchaser. The
title of the transferee of the Shares shall not be affected by any irregularity or invalidity
in the proceedings in respect of the sale. |
Consequences
of sale of Shares to satisfy lien
| 5.7 | On
sale pursuant to the preceding Articles: |
| (a) | the
name of the Member concerned shall be removed from the Register of Members as the holder
of those Shares; and |
| (b) | that
person shall deliver to the Company for cancellation the certificate for those Shares. |
Despite
this, that person shall remain liable to the Company for all monies which, at the date of sale, were presently payable by him to the
Company in respect of those Shares. That person shall also be liable to pay interest on those monies from the date of sale until payment
at the rate at which interest was payable before that sale or, failing that, at the Default Rate. The directors may waive payment wholly
or in part or enforce payment without any allowance for the value of the Shares at the time of sale or for any consideration received
on their disposal.
Application
of proceeds of sale
| 5.8 | The
net proceeds of the sale, after payment of the costs, shall be applied in payment of so much
of the sum for which the lien exists as is presently payable. Any residue shall be paid to
the person whose Shares have been sold: |
| (a) | if
no certificate for the Shares was issued, at the date of the sale; or |
| (b) | if
a certificate for the Shares was issued, upon surrender to the Company of that certificate
for cancellation |
but,
in either case, subject to the Company retaining a like lien for all sums not presently payable as existed on the Shares before the sale.
| 6 | Calls
on Shares and forfeiture |
Power
to make calls and effect of calls
| 6.1 | Subject
to the terms of allotment, the directors may make calls on the Members in respect of any
moneys unpaid on their Shares including any premium. The call may provide for payment to
be by instalments. Subject to receiving at least 14 Clear Days’ notice specifying when
and where payment is to be made, each Member shall pay to the Company the amount called on
his Shares as required by the notice. |
| 6.2 | Before
receipt by the Company of any sum due under a call, that call may be revoked in whole or
in part and payment of a call may be postponed in whole or in part. Where a call is to be
paid in instalments, the Company may revoke the call in respect of all or any remaining instalments
in whole or in part and may postpone payment of all or any of the remaining instalments in
whole or in part. |
| 6.3 | A
Member on whom a call is made shall remain liable for that call notwithstanding the subsequent
transfer of the Shares in respect of which the call was made. A person shall not be liable
for calls made after such person is no longer registered as Member in respect of those Shares. |
Time
when call made
| 6.4 | A
call shall be deemed to have been made at the time when the resolution of the directors authorising
the call was passed. |
Liability
of joint holders
| 6.5 | Members
registered as the joint holders of a Share shall be jointly and severally liable to pay all
calls in respect of the Share. |
Interest
on unpaid calls
| 6.6 | If
a call remains unpaid after it has become due and payable the person from whom it is due
and payable shall pay interest on the amount unpaid from the day it became due and payable
until it is paid: |
| (a) | at
the rate fixed by the terms of allotment of the Share or in the notice of the call; or |
| (b) | if
no rate is fixed, at the Default Rate. |
The
directors may waive payment of the interest wholly or in part.
Deemed
calls
| 6.7 | Any
amount payable in respect of a Share, whether on allotment or on a fixed date or otherwise,
shall be deemed to be payable as a call. If the amount is not paid when due the provisions
of these Articles shall apply as if the amount had become due and payable by virtue of a
call. |
Power
to accept early payment
| 6.8 | The
Company may accept from a Member the whole or a part of the amount remaining unpaid on Shares
held by him although no part of that amount has been called up. |
Power
to make different arrangements at time of issue of Shares
| 6.9 | Subject
to the terms of allotment, the directors may make arrangements on the issue of Shares to
distinguish between Members in the amounts and times of payment of calls on their Shares. |
Notice
of default
| 6.10 | If
a call remains unpaid after it has become due and payable the directors may give to the person
from whom it is due not less than 14 Clear Days’ notice requiring payment of: |
| (b) | any
interest which may have accrued; |
| (c) | any
expenses which have been incurred by the Company due to that person’s default. |
| 6.11 | The
notice shall state the following: |
| (a) | the
place where payment is to be made; and |
| (b) | a
warning that if the notice is not complied with the Shares in respect of which the call is
made will be liable to be forfeited. |
Forfeiture
or surrender of Shares
| 6.12 | If
the notice under the preceding Article is not complied with, the directors may, before the
payment required by the notice has been received, resolve that any Share the subject of that
notice be forfeited. The forfeiture shall include all dividends or other moneys payable in
respect of the forfeited Share and not paid before the forfeiture. Despite the foregoing,
the directors may determine that any Share the subject of that notice be accepted by the
Company as surrendered by the Member holding that Share in lieu of forfeiture. |
| 6.13 | The
directors may accept the surrender for no consideration of any Fully Paid Share. |
Disposal
of forfeited or surrendered Share and power to cancel forfeiture or surrender
| 6.14 | A
forfeited or surrendered Share may be sold, re-allotted or otherwise disposed of on such
terms and in such manner as the directors determine either to the former Member who held
that Share or to any other person. The forfeiture or surrender may be cancelled on such terms
as the directors think fit at any time before a sale, re-allotment or other disposition.
Where, for the purposes of its disposal, a forfeited or surrendered Share is to be transferred
to any person, the directors may authorise some person to execute an instrument of transfer
of the Share to the transferee. |
Effect
of forfeiture or surrender on former Member
| 6.15 | On
forfeiture or surrender: |
| (a) | the
name of the Member concerned shall be removed from the Register of Members as the holder
of those Shares and that person shall cease to be a Member in respect of those Shares; and |
| (b) | that
person shall surrender to the Company for cancellation the certificate (if any) for the forfeited
or surrendered Shares. |
| 6.16 | Despite
the forfeiture or surrender of his Shares, that person shall remain liable to the Company
for all moneys which at the date of forfeiture or surrender were presently payable by him
to the Company in respect of those Shares together with: |
| (b) | interest
from the date of forfeiture or surrender until payment: |
| (i) | at
the rate of which interest was payable on those moneys before forfeiture; or |
| (ii) | if
no interest was so payable, at the Default Rate. |
The
directors, however, may waive payment wholly or in part.
Evidence
of forfeiture or surrender
| 6.17 | A
declaration, whether statutory or under oath, made by a director or the Secretary shall be
conclusive evidence of the following matters stated in it as against all persons claiming
to be entitled to forfeited Shares: |
| (a) | that
the person making the declaration is a director or Secretary of the Company, and |
| (b) | that
the particular Shares have been forfeited or surrendered on a particular date. |
Subject
to the execution of an instrument of transfer, if necessary, the declaration shall constitute good title to the Shares.
Sale
of forfeited or surrendered Shares
| 6.18 | Any
person to whom the forfeited or surrendered Shares are disposed of shall not be bound to
see to the application of the consideration, if any, of those Shares nor shall his title
to the Shares be affected by any irregularity in, or invalidity of the proceedings in respect
of, the forfeiture, surrender or disposal of those Shares. |
Form
of transfer
| 7.1 | Subject
to the following Articles about the transfer of Shares, and provided that such transfer complies
with applicable rules of the SEC, the Designated Stock Exchange and federal and state securities
laws of the United States, a Member may transfer Shares to another person by completing an
instrument of transfer in a common form or in a form prescribed by the Designated Stock Exchange,
the SEC and/or any other competent regulatory authority or otherwise under Applicable Law
or in any other form approved by the directors, executed: |
| (a) | where
the Shares are Fully Paid, by or on behalf of that Member; and |
| (b) | where
the Shares are partly paid, by or on behalf of that Member and the transferee. |
| 7.2 | The
transferor shall be deemed to remain the holder of a Share until the name of the transferee
is entered into the Register of Members. |
Power
to refuse registration
| 7.3 | If
the Shares in question were issued in conjunction with rights, options or warrants issued
pursuant to Article 2.4 on terms that one cannot be transferred without the other, the directors
shall refuse to register the transfer of any such Share without evidence satisfactory to
them of the like transfer of such option or warrant. |
Power
to suspend registration
| 7.4 | The
directors may suspend registration of the transfer of Shares at such times and for such periods,
not exceeding 30 days in any calendar year, as they determine. |
Company
may retain instrument of transfer
| 7.5 | The
Company shall be entitled to retain any instrument of transfer which is registered; but an
instrument of transfer which the directors refuse to register shall be returned to the person
lodging it when notice of the refusal is given. |
Persons
entitled on death of a Member
| 8.1 | If
a Member dies, the only persons recognised by the Company as having any title to the deceased
Members’ interest are the following: |
| (a) | where
the deceased Member was a joint holder, the survivor or survivors; and |
| (b) | where
the deceased Member was a sole holder, that Member’s personal representative or representatives. |
| 8.2 | Nothing
in these Articles shall release the deceased Member’s estate from any liability in
respect of any Share, whether the deceased was a sole holder or a joint holder. |
Registration
of transfer of a Share following death or bankruptcy
| 8.3 | A
person becoming entitled to a Share in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of a Member
may elect to do either of the following: |
| (a) | to
become the holder of the Share; or |
| (b) | to
transfer the Share to another person. |
| 8.4 | That
person must produce such evidence of his entitlement as the directors may properly require. |
| 8.5 | If
the person elects to become the holder of the Share, he must give notice to the Company to
that effect. For the purposes of these Articles, that notice shall be treated as though it
were an executed instrument of transfer. |
| 8.6 | If
the person elects to transfer the Share to another person then: |
| (a) | if
the Share is Fully Paid, the transferor must execute an instrument of transfer; and |
| (b) | if
the Share is partly paid, the transferor and the transferee must execute an instrument of
transfer. |
| 8.7 | All
the Articles relating to the transfer of Shares shall apply to the notice or, as appropriate,
the instrument of transfer. |
Indemnity
| 8.8 | A
person registered as a Member by reason of the death or bankruptcy of another Member shall
indemnify the Company and the directors against any loss or damage suffered by the Company
or the directors as a result of that registration. |
Rights
of person entitled to a Share following death or bankruptcy
| 8.9 | A
person becoming entitled to a Share by reason of the death or bankruptcy of a Member shall
have the rights to which he would be entitled if he were registered as the holder of the
Share. However, until he is registered as Member in respect of the Share, he shall not be
entitled to attend or vote at any meeting of the Company or at any separate meeting of the
holders of that class of Shares in the Company. |
Increasing,
consolidating, converting, dividing and cancelling share capital
| 9.1 | To
the fullest extent permitted by the Act, the Company may by Ordinary Resolution do any of
the following and amend its Memorandum for that purpose: |
| (a) | increase
its share capital by new Shares of the amount fixed by that Ordinary Resolution and with
the attached rights, priorities and privileges set out in that Ordinary Resolution; |
| (b) | consolidate
and divide all or any of its share capital into Shares of larger amount than its existing
Shares; |
| (c) | convert
all or any of its Paid Up Shares into stock, and reconvert that stock into Paid Up Shares
of any denomination; |
| (d) | sub-divide
its Shares or any of them into Shares of an amount smaller than that fixed by the Memorandum,
so, however, that in the sub-division, the proportion between the amount paid and the amount,
if any, unpaid on each reduced Share shall be the same as it was in case of the Share from
which the reduced Share is derived; and |
| (e) | cancel
Shares which, at the date of the passing of that Ordinary Resolution, have not been taken
or agreed to be taken by any person, and diminish the amount of its share capital by the
amount of the Shares so cancelled or, in the case of Shares without nominal par value, diminish
the number of Shares into which its capital is divided. |
Dealing
with fractions resulting from consolidation of Shares
| 9.2 | Whenever,
as a result of a consolidation of Shares, any Members would become entitled to fractions
of a Share the directors may on behalf of those Members: |
| (a) | sell
the Shares representing the fractions for the best price reasonably obtainable to any person
(including, subject to the provisions of the Act, the Company); and |
| (b) | distribute
the net proceeds in due proportion among those Members. |
For
that purpose, the directors may authorise some person to execute an instrument of transfer of the Shares to, or in accordance with the
directions of, the purchaser. The transferee shall not be bound to see to the application of the purchase money nor shall the transferee’s
title to the Shares be affected by any irregularity in, or invalidity of, the proceedings in respect of the sale.
Reducing
share capital
| 9.3 | Subject
to the Act and to any rights for the time being conferred on the Members holding a particular
class of Shares, the Company may, by Special Resolution, reduce its share capital in any
way. |
| 10 | Redemption
and purchase of own Shares |
Power
to issue redeemable Shares and to purchase own Shares
| 10.1 | Subject
to the Act and Article 36, and to any rights for the time being conferred on the Members
holding a particular class of Shares, and, where applicable, the rules of the Designated
Stock Exchange and/or any competent regulatory authority, the Company may by its directors: |
| (a) | issue
Shares that are to be redeemed or liable to be redeemed, at the option of the Company or
the Member holding those redeemable Shares, on the terms and in the manner its directors
determine before the issue of those Shares; |
| (b) | with
the consent by Special Resolution of the Members holding Shares of a particular class, vary
the rights attaching to that class of Shares so as to provide that those Shares are to be
redeemed or are liable to be redeemed at the option of the Company on the terms and in the
manner which the directors determine at the time of such variation; and |
| (c) | purchase
all or any of its own Shares of any class including any redeemable Shares on the terms and
in the manner which the directors determine at the time of such purchase. |
The
Company may make a payment in respect of the redemption or purchase of its own Shares in any manner authorised by the Act, including
out of any combination of the following: capital, its profits and the proceeds of a fresh issue of Shares.
| 10.2 | With
respect to redeeming or repurchasing the Shares: |
| (a) | Members
who hold Public Shares are entitled to request the redemption of such Shares in the circumstances
described in Article 36.5; |
| (b) | Class
B Shares held by the Sponsor shall, following consummation of the IPO, be surrendered by
the Sponsor on a pro rata basis for no consideration to the extent that the Over-Allotment
Option is not exercised in full so that the Class B Shares will at all times represent 20%
of the Company’s issued Shares after the IPO; and |
| (c) | Public
Shares shall be repurchased by way of tender offer in the circumstances set out in Article
36.5. |
Power
to pay for redemption or purchase in cash or in specie
| 10.3 | When
making a payment in respect of the redemption or purchase of Shares, the directors may make
the payment in cash or in specie (or partly in one and partly in the other) if so authorised
by the terms of the allotment of those Shares, or by the terms applying to those Shares in
accordance with Article 10.1, or otherwise by agreement with the Member holding those Shares. |
Effect
of redemption or purchase of a Share
| 10.4 | Upon
the date of redemption or purchase of a Share: |
| (a) | the
Member holding that Share shall cease to be entitled to any rights in respect of the Share
other than the right to receive: |
| (i) | the
price for the Share; and |
| (ii) | any
dividend declared in respect of the Share prior to the date of redemption or purchase; |
| (b) | the
Member’s name shall be removed from the Register of Members with respect to the Share;
and |
| (c) | the
Share shall be cancelled or held as a Treasury Shares, as the directors may determine. |
For
the purpose of this Article, the date of redemption or purchase is the date when the redemption or purchase falls due.
| 10.5 | For
the avoidance of doubt, redemptions and repurchases of Shares in the circumstances described
in Articles 10.2(a), 10.2(b) and 10.2(c) above shall not require further approval of the
Members. |
Power
to call meetings
| 11.1 | To
the extent required by the Designated Stock Exchange, an annual general meeting of the Company
shall be held no later than one year after the first financial year end occurring after the
IPO, and shall be held in each year thereafter at such time as determined by the directors
and the Company may, but shall not (unless required by the Act or the rules and regulations
of the Designated Stock Exchange) be obliged to, in each year hold any other general meeting. |
| 11.2 | The
agenda of the annual general meeting shall be set by the directors and shall include the
presentation of the Company’s annual accounts and the report of the directors (if any). |
| 11.3 | Annual
general meetings shall be held in New York, USA or in such other places as the directors
may determine. |
| 11.4 | All
general meetings other than annual general meetings shall be called extraordinary general
meetings and the Company shall specify the meeting as such in the notices calling it. |
| 11.5 | The
directors may call a general meeting at any time. |
| 11.6 | If
there are insufficient directors to constitute a quorum and the remaining directors are unable
to agree on the appointment of additional directors, the directors must call a general meeting
for the purpose of appointing additional directors. |
| 11.7 | The
directors must also call a general meeting if requisitioned in the manner set out in the
next two Articles. |
| 11.8 | The
requisition must be in writing and given by one or more Members who together hold at least
10% of the rights to vote at such general meeting. |
| 11.9 | The
requisition must also: |
| (a) | specify
the purpose of the meeting. |
| (b) | be
signed by or on behalf of each requisitioner (and for this purpose each joint holder shall
be obliged to sign). The requisition may consist of several documents in like form signed
by one or more of the requisitioners. |
| (c) | be
delivered in accordance with the notice provisions. |
| 11.10 | Should
the directors fail to call a general meeting within 21 Clear Days from the date of receipt
of a requisition, the requisitioners or any of them may call a general meeting within three
months after the end of that period. |
| 11.11 | Without
limitation to the foregoing, if there are insufficient directors to constitute a quorum and
the remaining directors are unable to agree on the appointment of additional directors, any
one or more Members who together hold at least 10% of the rights to vote at a general meeting
may call a general meeting for the purpose of considering the business specified in the notice
of meeting which shall include as an item of business the appointment of additional directors. |
| 11.12 | Members
seeking to bring business before the annual general meeting or to nominate candidates for
election as Directors at the annual general meeting must deliver notice to the principal
executive offices of the Company not later than the close of business on the 90th day nor
earlier than the close of business on the 120th day prior to the scheduled date of the annual
general meeting. |
Content
of notice
| 11.13 | Notice
of a general meeting shall specify each of the following: |
| (a) | the
place, the date and the hour of the meeting; |
| (b) | if
the meeting is to be held in two or more places, the technology that will be used to facilitate
the meeting; |
| (c) | subject
to paragraph (d), the general nature of the business to be transacted; and |
| (d) | if
a resolution is proposed as a Special Resolution, the text of that resolution. |
| 11.14 | In
each notice there shall appear with reasonable prominence the following statements: |
| (a) | that
a Member who is entitled to attend and vote is entitled to appoint one or more proxies to
attend and vote instead of that Member; and |
| (b) | that
a proxyholder need not be a Member. |
Period
of notice
| 11.15 | At
least five Clear Days’ notice of a general meeting must be given to Members, provided
that a general meeting of the Company shall, whether or not the notice specified in this
Article has been given and whether or not the provisions of the Articles regarding general
meetings have been complied with, be deemed to have been duly convened if it is so agreed: |
| (a) | in
the case of an annual general meeting, by all of the Members entitled to attend and vote
thereat; and |
| (b) | in
the case of an extraordinary general meeting, by a majority in number of the Members having
a right to attend and vote at the meeting, together holding not less than 95% in par value
of the Shares giving that right. |
Persons
entitled to receive notice
| 11.16 | Subject
to the provisions of these Articles and to any restrictions imposed on any Shares, the notice
shall be given to the following people: |
| (b) | persons
entitled to a Share in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of a Member; and |
Publication
of notice on a website
| 11.17 | Subject
to the Act or the rules of the Designated Stock Exchange, a notice of a general meeting may
be published on a website providing the recipient is given separate notice of: |
| (a) | the
publication of the notice on the website; |
| (b) | the
place on the website where the notice may be accessed; |
| (c) | how
it may be accessed; and |
| (d) | the
place, date and time of the general meeting. |
| 11.18 | If
a Member notifies the Company that he is unable for any reason to access the website, the
Company must as soon as practicable give notice of the meeting to that Member by any other
means permitted by these Articles. This will not affect when that Member is deemed to have
received notice of the meeting. |
Time
a website notice is deemed to be given
| 11.19 | A
website notice is deemed to be given when the Member is given notice of its publication. |
Required
duration of publication on a website
| 11.20 | Where
the notice of meeting is published on a website, it shall continue to be published in the
same place on that website from the date of the notification until at least the conclusion
of the meeting to which the notice relates. |
Accidental
omission to give notice or non-receipt of notice
| 11.21 | Proceedings
at a meeting shall not be invalidated by the following: |
| (a) | an
accidental failure to give notice of the meeting to any person entitled to notice; or |
| (b) | non-receipt
of notice of the meeting by any person entitled to notice. |
| 11.22 | In
addition, where a notice of meeting is published on a website, proceedings at the meeting
shall not be invalidated merely because it is accidentally published: |
| (a) | in
a different place on the website; or |
| (b) | for
part only of the period from the date of the notification until the conclusion of the meeting
to which the notice relates. |
| 12 | Proceedings
at meetings of Members |
Quorum
| 12.1 | Save
as provided in the following Article, no business shall be transacted at any meeting unless
a quorum is present in person or by proxy. One or more Members who together hold not less
than a majority of the issued and outstanding Shares entitled to attend and vote at such
meeting being individuals present in person or by proxy or if a corporation or other non-natural
person by its duly authorised representative or proxy shall be a quorum. |
Lack
of quorum
| 12.2 | If
a quorum is not present within 15 minutes of the time appointed for the meeting, or if at
any time during the meeting it becomes inquorate, then the following provisions apply: |
| (a) | If
the meeting was requisitioned by Members, it shall be cancelled. |
| (b) | In
any other case, the meeting shall stand adjourned to the same time and place seven days hence,
or to such other time or place as is determined by the directors. If a quorum is not present
within 15 minutes of the time appointed for the adjourned meeting, then the meeting shall
be dissolved. |
Use
of technology
| 12.3 | A
person may participate in a general meeting through the medium of conference telephone, video
or any other form of communications equipment providing all persons participating in the
meeting are able to hear and speak to each other throughout the meeting. A person participating
in this way is deemed to be present in person at the meeting. |
Chairman
| 12.4 | The
chairman of a general meeting shall be the chairman of the board or such other director as
the directors have nominated to chair board meetings in the absence of the chairman of the
board. Absent any such person being present within 15 minutes of the time appointed for the
meeting, the directors present shall elect one of their number to chair the meeting. |
| 12.5 | If
no director is present within 15 minutes of the time appointed for the meeting, or if no
director is willing to act as chairman, the Members present in person or by proxy and entitled
to vote shall choose one of their number to chair the meeting. |
Right
of a director to attend and speak
| 12.6 | Even
if a director is not a Member, he shall be entitled to attend and speak at any general meeting
and at any separate meeting of Members holding a particular class of Shares in the Company. |
Adjournment
| 12.7 | The
chairman may at any time adjourn a meeting with the consent of the Members constituting a
quorum. The chairman must adjourn the meeting if so directed by the meeting. No business,
however, can be transacted at an adjourned meeting other than business which might properly
have been transacted at the original meeting. |
| 12.8 | Should
a meeting be adjourned for more than twenty Clear Days, whether because of a lack of quorum
or otherwise, Members shall be given at least five Clear Days’ notice of the date,
time and place of the adjourned meeting and the general nature of the business to be transacted.
Otherwise it shall not be necessary to give any notice of the adjournment. |
Method
of voting
| 12.9 | A
resolution put to the vote of the meeting shall be decided on a poll. |
Taking
of a poll
| 12.10 | A
poll demanded on the question of adjournment shall be taken immediately. |
| 12.11 | A
poll demanded on any other question shall be taken either immediately or at an adjourned
meeting at such time and place as the chairman directs, not being more than 30 Clear Days
after the poll was demanded. |
| 12.12 | The
demand for a poll shall not prevent the meeting continuing to transact any business other
than the question on which the poll was demanded. |
| 12.13 | A
poll shall be taken in such manner as the chairman directs. He may appoint scrutineers (who
need not be Members) and fix a place and time for declaring the result of the poll. If, through
the aid of technology, the meeting is held in more than place, the chairman may appoint scrutineers
in more than place; but if he considers that the poll cannot be effectively monitored at
that meeting, the chairman shall adjourn the holding of the poll to a date, place and time
when that can occur. |
Chairman’s
casting vote
| 12.14 | If
the votes on a resolution are equal, the chairman may if he wishes exercise a casting vote. |
Amendments
to resolutions
| 12.15 | An
Ordinary Resolution to be proposed at a general meeting may be amended by Ordinary Resolution
if: |
| (a) | not
less than 48 hours before the meeting is to take place (or such later time as the chairman
of the meeting may determine), notice of the proposed amendment is given to the Company in
writing by a Member entitled to vote at that meeting; and |
| (b) | the
proposed amendment does not, in the reasonable opinion of the chairman of the meeting, materially
alter the scope of the resolution. |
| 12.16 | A
Special Resolution to be proposed at a general meeting may be amended by Ordinary Resolution,
if: |
| (a) | the
chairman of the meeting proposes the amendment at the general meeting at which the resolution
is to be proposed, and |
| (b) | the
amendment does not go beyond what the chairman considers is necessary to correct a grammatical
or other non-substantive error in the resolution. |
| 12.17 | If
the chairman of the meeting, acting in good faith, wrongly decides that an amendment to a
resolution is out of order, the chairman’s error does not invalidate the vote on that
resolution. |
Written
resolutions
| 12.18 | Members
may pass a resolution in writing without holding a meeting if the following conditions are
met: |
| (a) | all
Members entitled so to vote are given notice of the resolution as if the same were being
proposed at a meeting of Members; |
| (b) | all
Members entitled so to vote : |
| (ii) | sign
several documents in the like form each signed by one or more of those Members; and |
| (c) | the
signed document or documents is or are delivered to the Company, including, if the Company
so nominates, by delivery of an Electronic Record by Electronic means to the address specified
for that purpose. |
Such
written resolution shall be as effective as if it had been passed at a meeting of the Members entitled to vote duly convened and held.
| 12.19 | If
a written resolution is described as a Special Resolution or as an Ordinary Resolution, it
has effect accordingly. |
| 12.20 | The
directors may determine the manner in which written resolutions shall be put to Members.
In particular, they may provide, in the form of any written resolution, for each Member to
indicate, out of the number of votes the Member would have been entitled to cast at a meeting
to consider the resolution, how many votes he wishes to cast in favour of the resolution
and how many against the resolution or to be treated as abstentions. The result of any such
written resolution shall be determined on the same basis as on a poll. |
Sole-member
company
| 12.21 | If
the Company has only one Member, and the Member records in writing his decision on a question,
that record shall constitute both the passing of a resolution and the minute of it. |
| 13 | Voting
rights of Members |
Right
to vote
| 13.1 | Unless
their Shares carry no right to vote, or unless a call or other amount presently payable has
not been paid, all Members are entitled to vote at a general meeting, and all Members holding
Shares of a particular class of Shares are entitled to vote at a meeting of the holders of
that class of Shares. |
| 13.2 | Members
may vote in person or by proxy. |
| 13.3 | Every
Member shall have one vote for each Share he holds, unless any Share carries special voting
rights. |
| 13.4 | A
fraction of a Share shall entitle its holder to an equivalent fraction of one vote. |
| 13.5 | No
Member is bound to vote on his Shares or any of them; nor is he bound to vote each of his
Shares in the same way. |
Rights
of joint holders
| 13.6 | If
Shares are held jointly, only one of the joint holders may vote. If more than one of the
joint holders tenders a vote, the vote of the holder whose name in respect of those Shares
appears first in the Register of Members shall be accepted to the exclusion of the votes
of the other joint holder. |
Representation
of corporate Members
| 13.7 | Save
where otherwise provided, a corporate Member must act by a duly authorised representative. |
| 13.8 | A
corporate Member wishing to act by a duly authorised representative must identify that person
to the Company by notice in writing. |
| 13.9 | The
authorisation may be for any period of time, and must be delivered to the Company not less
than two hours before the commencement of the meeting at which it is first used. |
| 13.10 | The
directors of the Company may require the production of any evidence which they consider necessary
to determine the validity of the notice. |
| 13.11 | Where
a duly authorised representative is present at a meeting that Member is deemed to be present
in person; and the acts of the duly authorised representative are personal acts of that Member. |
| 13.12 | A
corporate Member may revoke the appointment of a duly authorised representative at any time
by notice to the Company; but such revocation will not affect the validity of any acts carried
out by the duly authorised representative before the directors of the Company had actual
notice of the revocation. |
| 13.13 | If
a clearing house (or its nominee(s)), being a corporation, is a Member, it may authorise
such persons as it sees fit to act as its representative at any meeting of the Company or
at any meeting of any class of Members provided that the authorisation shall specify the
number and class of Shares in respect of which each such representative is so authorised.
Each person so authorised under the provisions of this Article shall be deemed to have been
duly authorised without further evidence of the facts and be entitled to exercise the same
rights and powers on behalf of the clearing house (or its nominee(s)) as if such person was
the registered holder of such Shares held by the clearing house (or its nominee(s)). |
Member
with mental disorder
| 13.14 | A
Member in respect of whom an order has been made by any court having jurisdiction (whether
in the Cayman Islands or elsewhere) in matters concerning mental disorder may vote, by that
Member’s receiver, curator bonis or other person authorised in that behalf appointed
by that court. |
| 13.15 | For
the purpose of the preceding Article, evidence to the satisfaction of the directors of the
authority of the person claiming to exercise the right to vote must be received not less
than 24 hours before holding the relevant meeting or the adjourned meeting in any manner
specified for the delivery of forms of appointment of a proxy, whether in writing or by Electronic
means. In default, the right to vote shall not be exercisable. |
Objections
to admissibility of votes
| 13.16 | An
objection to the validity of a person’s vote may only be raised at the meeting or at
the adjourned meeting at which the vote is sought to be tendered. Any objection duly made
shall be referred to the chairman whose decision shall be final and conclusive. |
Form
of proxy
| 13.17 | An
instrument appointing a proxy shall be in any common form or in any other form approved by
the directors. |
| 13.18 | The
instrument must be in writing and signed in one of the following ways: |
| (b) | by
the Member’s authorised attorney; or |
| (c) | if
the Member is a corporation or other body corporate, under seal or signed by an authorised
officer, secretary or attorney. |
If
the directors so resolve, the Company may accept an Electronic Record of that instrument delivered in the manner specified below and
otherwise satisfying the Articles about authentication of Electronic Records.
| 13.19 | The
directors may require the production of any evidence which they consider necessary to determine
the validity of any appointment of a proxy. |
| 13.20 | A
Member may revoke the appointment of a proxy at any time by notice to the Company duly signed
in accordance with the Article above about signing proxies; but such revocation will not
affect the validity of any acts carried out by the proxy before the directors of the Company
had actual notice of the revocation. |
How
and when proxy is to be delivered
| 13.21 | Subject
to the following Articles, the form of appointment of a proxy and any authority under which
it is signed (or a copy of the authority certified notarially or in any other way approved
by the directors) must be delivered so that it is received by the Company not less than 48
hours before the time for holding the meeting or adjourned meeting at which the person named
in the form of appointment of proxy proposes to vote. They must be delivered in either of
the following ways: |
| (a) | In
the case of an instrument in writing, it must be left at or sent by post: |
| (i) | to
the registered office of the Company; or |
| (ii) | to
such other place specified in the notice convening the meeting or in any form of appointment
of proxy sent out by the Company in relation to the meeting. |
| (b) | If,
pursuant to the notice provisions, a notice may be given to the Company in an Electronic
Record, an Electronic Record of an appointment of a proxy must be sent to the address specified
pursuant to those provisions unless another address for that purpose is specified: |
| (i) | in
the notice convening the meeting; or |
| (ii) | in
any form of appointment of a proxy sent out by the Company in relation to the meeting; or |
| (iii) | in
any invitation to appoint a proxy issued by the Company in relation to the meeting. |
| 13.22 | Where
a poll is taken: |
| (a) | if
it is taken more than seven Clear Days after it is demanded, the form of appointment of a
proxy and any accompanying authority (or an Electronic Record of the same) must be delivered
as required under the preceding Article not less than 24 hours before the time appointed
for the taking of the poll; |
| (b) | but
if it to be taken within seven Clear Days after it was demanded, the form of appointment
of a proxy and any accompanying authority (or an Electronic Record of the same) must be e
delivered as required under the preceding Article not less than two hours before the time
appointed for the taking of the poll. |
| 13.23 | If
the form of appointment of proxy is not delivered on time, it is invalid. |
Voting
by proxy
| 13.24 | A
proxy shall have the same voting rights at a meeting or adjourned meeting as the Member would
have had except to the extent that the instrument appointing him limits those rights. Notwithstanding
the appointment of a proxy, a Member may attend and vote at a meeting or adjourned meeting.
If a Member votes on any resolution a vote by his proxy on the same resolution, unless in
respect of different Shares, shall be invalid. |
Unless
otherwise determined by Ordinary Resolution, the minimum number of directors shall be one and there shall be no maximum.
| 15 | Appointment,
disqualification and removal of directors |
No
age limit
| 15.1 | There
is no age limit for directors save that they must be aged at least 18 years. |
Corporate
directors
| 15.2 | Unless
prohibited by law, a body corporate may be a director. If a body corporate is a director,
the Articles about representation of corporate Members at general meetings apply, mutatis
mutandis, to the Articles about directors’ meetings. |
No
shareholding qualification
| 15.3 | Unless
a shareholding qualification for directors is fixed by Ordinary Resolution, no director shall
be required to own Shares as a condition of his appointment. |
Appointment
and removal of directors
| 15.4 | The
directors shall be divided into three classes: Class I, Class II and Class III. The number
of directors in each class shall be as nearly equal as possible. Immediately prior to the
consummation of the IPO, the existing directors shall by resolution classify themselves as
Class I, Class II or Class III directors. The Class I directors shall stand elected for a
term expiring at the Company’s first annual general meeting, the Class II directors
shall stand elected for a term expiring at the Company’s second annual general meeting
and the Class III directors shall stand elected for a term expiring at the Company’s
third annual general meeting. Commencing at the Company’s first annual general meeting,
and at each annual general meeting thereafter, directors elected to succeed those directors
whose terms expire shall be elected for a term of office to expire at the third succeeding
annual general meeting after their election. All directors shall hold office until the expiration
of their respective terms of office and until their successors shall have been elected and
qualified. |
| 15.5 | Prior
to the closing of a Business Combination, the Company may by Ordinary Resolution of the holders
of the Class B Shares appoint any person to be a director or may by Ordinary Resolution of
the holders of the Class B Shares remove any director. For the avoidance of doubt, prior
to the closing of a Business Combination holders of Class A Shares shall have no right to
vote on the appointment or removal of any director. Prior to the closing of a Business Combination,
this Article may only be amended by a Special Resolution passed by holders representing at
least 90% of the outstanding Class B Shares. |
| 15.6 | Subject
to Article 15.4 and 15.5, the Company may by Ordinary Resolution appoint any person to be
a director. |
| 15.7 | Subject
to death, resignation or removal, and with the exception of those directors appointed prior
to the first annual general meeting of the Company, each director shall serve a term of office
that will expire at the third succeeding annual general meeting after their appointment or
election. |
| 15.8 | A
director may be removed from office with or without cause by: |
| (a) | (following
the consummation of the Business Combination but not at any time before) an Ordinary Resolution
passed at a meeting of Members called for the purposes of removing the director or for purposes
including the removal of the director; or |
| (b) | subject
to Article 15.4 and 15.5, a resolution of directors passed at a meeting of directors. |
| 15.9 | The
directors shall have power at any time to appoint any person to be a director who: |
| (a) | is
recommended as a director nominee by a majority of the Independent Directors; and |
| (b) | is
willing to act as a director, |
either
to fill a vacancy or as an additional director. A director elected to fill a vacancy resulting from the death, resignation or removal
of a director shall serve for the remainder of the full term of the director whose death, resignation or removal shall have created such
vacancy and until his successor shall have been elected and qualified. For the avoidance of doubt, prior to the closing of a Business
Combination, holders of Class A Shares shall have no right to vote on the appointment or removal of any director. After the closing of
a Business Combination, the Company may by Ordinary Resolution appoint any person to be a director or may by Ordinary Resolution remove
any director.
| 15.10 | Notwithstanding
the other provisions of these Articles, in any case where, as a result of death, the Company
has no directors and no shareholders, the personal representatives of the last shareholder
to have died have the power, by notice in writing to the Company, to appoint a person to
be a director. For the purpose of this Article: |
| (a) | where
two or more shareholders die in circumstances rendering it uncertain who was the last to
die, a younger shareholder is deemed to have survived an older shareholder; |
| (b) | if
the last shareholder died leaving a will which disposes of that shareholder’s shares
in the Company (whether by way of specific gift, as part of the residuary estate, or otherwise): |
| (i) | the
expression personal representatives of the last shareholder means: |
| (A) | until
a grant of probate in respect of that will has been obtained from the Grand Court of the
Cayman Islands, all of the executors named in that will who are living at the time the power
of appointment under this Article is exercised; and |
| (B) | after
such grant of probate has been obtained, only such of those executors who have proved that
will; |
| (ii) | without
derogating from section 3(1) of the Succession Act (Revised), the executors named in that
will may exercise the power of appointment under this Article without first obtaining a grant
of probate. |
| 15.11 | A
remaining director may appoint a director even though there is not a quorum of directors. |
| 15.12 | No
appointment can cause the number of directors to exceed the maximum; and any such appointment
shall be invalid. |
| 15.13 | For
so long as Shares are listed on a Designated Stock Exchange, the directors shall include
at least such number of Independent Directors as Applicable Law or the rules and regulations
of the Designated Stock Exchange require, subject to applicable phase-in rules of the Designated
Stock Exchange. |
Resignation
of directors
| 15.14 | A
director may at any time resign office by giving to the Company notice in writing or, if
permitted pursuant to the notice provisions, in an Electronic Record delivered in either
case in accordance with those provisions. |
| 15.15 | Unless
the notice specifies a different date, the director shall be deemed to have resigned on the
date that the notice is delivered to the Company. |
Termination
of the office of director
| 15.16 | A
director’s office shall be terminated forthwith if: |
| (a) | he
is prohibited by the law of the Cayman Islands from acting as a director; or |
| (b) | he
is made bankrupt or makes an arrangement or composition with his creditors generally; or |
| (c) | in
the opinion of a registered medical practitioner by whom he is being treated he becomes physically
or mentally incapable of acting as a director; or |
| (d) | he
is made subject to any law relating to mental health or incompetence, whether by court order
or otherwise; |
| (e) | without
the consent of the other directors, he is absent from meetings of directors for a continuous
period of six months; or |
| (f) | all
of the other directors (being not less than two in number) determine that he should be removed
as a director, either by a resolution passed by all of the other directors at a meeting of
the directors duly convened and held in accordance with the Articles or by a resolution in
writing signed by all of the other directors. |
Appointment
and removal
| 16.1 | Until
the consummation of a Business Combination, a director may not appoint an alternate. Following
the consummation of a Business Combination, Articles 16.2 to 16.5 inclusive shall apply. |
| 16.2 | Subject
to Article 16.1, any director may appoint any other person, including another director, to
act in his place as an alternate director. No appointment shall take effect until the director
has given notice of the appointment to the other directors. Such notice must be given to
each other director by either of the following methods: |
| (a) | by
notice in writing in accordance with the notice provisions; |
| (b) | if
the other director has an email address, by emailing to that address a scanned copy of the
notice as a PDF attachment (the PDF version being deemed to be the notice unless Article
30.7 applies), in which event notice shall be taken to be given on the date of receipt by
the recipient in readable form. For the avoidance of doubt, the same email may be sent to
the email address of more than one director (and to the email address of the Company pursuant
to Article 16.4(c)). |
| 16.3 | Without
limitation to the preceding Article, a director may appoint an alternate for a particular
meeting by sending an email to his fellow directors informing them that they are to take
such email as notice of such appointment for such meeting. Such appointment shall be effective
without the need for a signed notice of appointment or the giving of notice to the Company
in accordance with Article 16.4. |
| 16.4 | A
director may revoke his appointment of an alternate at any time. No revocation shall take
effect until the director has given notice of the revocation to the other directors. Such
notice must be given by either of the methods specified in Article 16.2. |
| 16.5 | A
notice of appointment or removal of an alternate director must also be given to the Company
by any of the following methods: |
| (a) | by
notice in writing in accordance with the notice provisions; |
| (b) | if
the Company has a facsimile address for the time being, by sending by facsimile transmission
to that facsimile address a facsimile copy or, otherwise, by sending by facsimile transmission
to the facsimile address of the Company’s registered office a facsimile copy (in either
case, the facsimile copy being deemed to be the notice unless Article 30.7 applies), in which
event notice shall be taken to be given on the date of an error-free transmission report
from the sender’s fax machine; |
| (c) | if
the Company has an email address for the time being, by emailing to that email address a
scanned copy of the notice as a PDF attachment or, otherwise, by emailing to the email address
provided by the Company’s registered office a scanned copy of the notice as a PDF attachment
(in either case, the PDF version being deemed to be the notice unless Article 30.7 applies),
in which event notice shall be taken to be given on the date of receipt by the Company or
the Company’s registered office (as appropriate) in readable form; or |
| (d) | if
permitted pursuant to the notice provisions, in some other form of approved Electronic Record
delivered in accordance with those provisions in writing. |
Notices
| 16.6 | All
notices of meetings of directors shall continue to be given to the appointing director and
not to the alternate. |
Rights
of alternate director
| 16.7 | An
alternate director shall be entitled to attend and vote at any board meeting or meeting of
a committee of the directors at which the appointing director is not personally present,
and generally to perform all the functions of the appointing director in his absence. |
| 16.8 | For
the avoidance of doubt: |
| (a) | if
another director has been appointed an alternate director for one or more directors, he shall
be entitled to a separate vote in his own right as a director and in right of each other
director for whom he has been appointed an alternate; and |
| (b) | if
a person other than a director has been appointed an alternate director for more than one
director, he shall be entitled to a separate vote in right of each director for whom he has
been appointed an alternate. |
| 16.9 | An
alternate director, however, is not entitled to receive any remuneration from the Company
for services rendered as an alternate director. |
Appointment
ceases when the appointor ceases to be a director
| 16.10 | An
alternate director shall cease to be an alternate director if the director who appointed
him ceases to be a director. |
Status
of alternate director
| 16.11 | An
alternate director shall carry out all functions of the director who made the appointment. |
| 16.12 | Save
where otherwise expressed, an alternate director shall be treated as a director under these
Articles. |
| 16.13 | An
alternate director is not the agent of the director appointing him. |
| 16.14 | An
alternate director is not entitled to any remuneration for acting as alternate director. |
Status
of the director making the appointment
| 16.15 | A
director who has appointed an alternate is not thereby relieved from the duties which he
owes the Company. |
Powers
of directors
| 17.1 | Subject
to the provisions of the Act, the Memorandum and these Articles, the business of the Company
shall be managed by the directors who may for that purpose exercise all the powers of the
Company. |
| 17.2 | No
prior act of the directors shall be invalidated by any subsequent alteration of the Memorandum
or these Articles. However, to the extent allowed by the Act, following the consummation
of the IPO Members may by Special Resolution validate any prior or future act of the directors
which would otherwise be in breach of their duties. |
Appointments
to office
| 17.3 | The
directors may appoint a director: |
| (a) | as
chairman of the board of directors; |
| (b) | as
vice-chairman of the board of directors; |
| (d) | to
any other executive office |
for
such period and on such terms, including as to remuneration, as they think fit.
| 17.4 | The
appointee must consent in writing to holding that office. |
| 17.5 | Where
a chairman is appointed he shall, unless unable to do so, preside at every meeting of directors. |
| 17.6 | If
there is no chairman, or if the chairman is unable to preside at a meeting, that meeting
may select its own chairman; or the directors may nominate one of their number to act in
place of the chairman should he ever not be available. |
| 17.7 | Subject
to the provisions of the Act, the directors may also appoint any person, who need not be
a director: |
| (b) | to
any office that may be required (including, for the avoidance of doubt, one or more chief
executive officers, presidents, a chief financial officer, a treasurer, vice-presidents,
one or more assistant vice-presidents, one or more assistant treasurers and one or more assistant
secretaries), |
for
such period and on such terms, including as to remuneration, as they think fit. In the case of an Officer, that Officer may be given
any title the directors decide.
| 17.8 | The
Secretary or Officer must consent in writing to holding that office. |
| 17.9 | A
director, Secretary or other Officer of the Company may not hold the office, or perform the
services, of Auditor. |
Remuneration
| 17.10 | The
remuneration to be paid to the directors, if any, shall be such remuneration as the directors
shall determine, provided that no cash remuneration shall be paid to any director prior to
the consummation of a Business Combination. The directors shall also, whether prior to or
after the consummation of a Business Combination, be entitled to be paid all out of pocket
expenses properly incurred by them in connection with activities on behalf of the Company,
including identifying and consummating a Business Combination. |
| 17.11 | Remuneration
may take any form and may include arrangements to pay pensions, health insurance, death or
sickness benefits, whether to the director or to any other person connected to or related
to him. |
| 17.12 | Unless
his fellow directors determine otherwise, a director is not accountable to the Company for
remuneration or other benefits received from any other company which is in the same group
as the Company or which has common shareholdings. |
Disclosure
of information
| 17.13 | The
directors may release or disclose to a third party any information regarding the affairs
of the Company, including any information contained in the Register of Members relating to
a Member, (and they may authorise any director, Officer or other authorised agent of the
Company to release or disclose to a third party any such information in his possession) if: |
| (a) | the
Company or that person, as the case may be, is lawfully required to do so under the laws
of any jurisdiction to which the Company is subject; or |
| (b) | such
disclosure is in compliance with the rules of any stock exchange upon which the Company’s
shares are listed; or |
| (c) | such
disclosure is in accordance with any contract entered into by the Company; or |
| (d) | the
directors are of the opinion such disclosure would assist or facilitate the Company’s
operations. |
Power
to delegate any of the directors’ powers to a committee
| 18.1 | The
directors may delegate any of their powers to any committee consisting of one or more persons
who need not be Members. Persons on the committee may include non-directors so long as the
majority of those persons are directors. |
| 18.2 | The
delegation may be collateral with, or to the exclusion of, the directors’ own powers. |
| 18.3 | The
delegation may be on such terms as the directors think fit, including provision for the committee
itself to delegate to a sub-committee; save that any delegation must be capable of being
revoked or altered by the directors at will. |
| 18.4 | Unless
otherwise permitted by the directors, a committee must follow the procedures prescribed for
the taking of decisions by directors. |
Power
to appoint an agent of the Company
| 18.5 | The
directors may appoint any person, either generally or in respect of any specific matter,
to be the agent of the Company with or without authority for that person to delegate all
or any of that person’s powers. The directors may make that appointment: |
| (a) | by
causing the Company to enter into a power of attorney or agreement; or |
| (b) | in
any other manner they determine. |
Power
to appoint an attorney or authorised signatory of the Company
| 18.6 | The
directors may appoint any person, whether nominated directly or indirectly by the directors,
to be the attorney or the authorised signatory of the Company. The appointment may be: |
| (b) | with
the powers, authorities and discretions; |
| (d) | subject
to such conditions |
as
they think fit. The powers, authorities and discretions, however, must not exceed those vested in, or exercisable, by the directors under
these Articles. The directors may do so by power of attorney or any other manner they think fit.
| 18.7 | Any
power of attorney or other appointment may contain such provision for the protection and
convenience for persons dealing with the attorney or authorised signatory as the directors
think fit. Any power of attorney or other appointment may also authorise the attorney or
authorised signatory to delegate all or any of the powers, authorities and discretions vested
in that person. |
Power
to appoint a proxy
| 18.8 | Any
director may appoint any other person, including another director, to represent him at any
meeting of the directors. If a director appoints a proxy, then for all purposes the presence
or vote of the proxy shall be deemed to be that of the appointing director. |
| 18.9 | Articles
16.1 to 16.5 inclusive (relating to the appointment by directors of alternate directors)
apply, mutatis mutandis, to the appointment of proxies by directors. |
| 18.10 | A
proxy is an agent of the director appointing him and is not an officer of the Company. |
Regulation
of directors’ meetings
| 19.1 | Subject
to the provisions of these Articles, the directors may regulate their proceedings as they
think fit. |
Calling
meetings
| 19.2 | Any
director may call a meeting of directors at any time. The Secretary, if any, must call a
meeting of the directors if requested to do so by a director. |
Notice
of meetings
| 19.3 | Every
director shall be given notice of a meeting, although a director may waive retrospectively
the requirement to be given notice. Notice may be oral. Attendance at a meeting without written
objection shall be deemed to be a waiver of such notice requirement. |
Period
of notice
| 19.4 | At
least five Clear Days’ notice of a meeting of directors must be given to directors.
A meeting may be convened on shorter notice with the consent of all directors. |
Use
of technology
| 19.5 | A
director may participate in a meeting of directors through the medium of conference telephone,
video or any other form of communications equipment providing all persons participating in
the meeting are able to hear and speak to each other throughout the meeting. |
| 19.6 | A
director participating in this way is deemed to be present in person at the meeting. |
Place
of meetings
| 19.7 | If
all the directors participating in a meeting are not in the same place, they may decide that
the meeting is to be treated as taking place wherever any of them is. |
Quorum
| 19.8 | The
quorum for the transaction of business at a meeting of directors shall be two unless the
directors fix some other number or unless the Company has only one director. |
Voting
| 19.9 | A
question which arises at a board meeting shall be decided by a majority of votes. If votes
are equal the chairman may, if he wishes, exercise a casting vote. |
Validity
| 19.10 | Anything
done at a meeting of directors is unaffected by the fact that it is later discovered that
any person was not properly appointed, or had ceased to be a director, or was otherwise not
entitled to vote. |
Recording
of dissent
| 19.11 | A
director present at a meeting of directors shall be presumed to have assented to any action
taken at that meeting unless: |
| (a) | his
dissent is entered in the minutes of the meeting; or |
| (b) | he
has filed with the meeting before it is concluded signed dissent from that action; or |
| (c) | he
has forwarded to the Company as soon as practical following the conclusion of that meeting
signed dissent. |
A
director who votes in favour of an action is not entitled to record his dissent to it.
Written
resolutions
| 19.12 | The
directors may pass a resolution in writing without holding a meeting if all directors sign
a document or sign several documents in the like form each signed by one or more of those
directors. |
| 19.13 | Despite
the foregoing, a resolution in writing signed by a validly appointed alternate director or
by a validly appointed proxy need not also be signed by the appointing director. If a written
resolution is signed personally by the appointing director, it need not also be signed by
his alternate or proxy. |
| 19.14 | Such
written resolution shall be as effective as if it had been passed at a meeting of the directors
duly convened and held; and it shall be treated as having been passed on the day and at the
time that the last director signs. |
Sole
director’s minute
| 19.15 | Where
a sole director signs a minute recording his decision on a question, that record shall constitute
the passing of a resolution in those terms. |
| 20 | Permissible
directors’ interests and disclosure |
Permissible
interests subject to disclosure
| 20.1 | Save
as expressly permitted by these Articles or as set out below, a director may not have a direct
or indirect interest or duty which conflicts or may possibly conflict with the interests
of the Company. |
| 20.2 | If,
notwithstanding the prohibition in the preceding Article, a director discloses to his fellow
directors the nature and extent of any material interest or duty in accordance with the next
Article, he may: |
| (a) | be
a party to, or otherwise interested in, any transaction or arrangement with the Company or
in which the Company is or may otherwise be interested; or |
| (b) | be
interested in another body corporate promoted by the Company or in which the Company is otherwise
interested. In particular, the director may be a director, secretary or officer of, or employed
by, or be a party to any transaction or arrangement with, or otherwise interested in, that
other body corporate. |
| 20.3 | Such
disclosure may be made at a meeting of the board or otherwise (and, if otherwise, it must
be made in writing). The director must disclose the nature and extent of his direct or indirect
interest in or duty in relation to a transaction or arrangement or series of transactions
or arrangements with the Company or in which the Company has any material interest. |
| 20.4 | If
a director has made disclosure in accordance with the preceding Article, then he shall not,
by reason only of his office, be accountable to the Company for any benefit that he derives
from any such transaction or arrangement or from any such office or employment or from any
interest in any such body corporate, and no such transaction or arrangement shall be liable
to be avoided on the ground of any such interest or benefit. |
Notification
of interests
| 20.5 | For
the purposes of the preceding Articles: |
| (a) | a
general notice that a director gives to the other directors that he is to be regarded as
having an interest of the nature and extent specified in the notice in any transaction or
arrangement in which a specified person or class of persons is interested shall be deemed
to be a disclosure that he has an interest in or duty in relation to any such transaction
of the nature and extent so specified; and |
| (b) | an
interest of which a director has no knowledge and of which it is unreasonable to expect him
to have knowledge shall not be treated as an interest of his. |
Voting
where a director is interested in a matter
| 20.6 | A
director may vote at a meeting of directors on any resolution concerning a matter in which
that director has an interest or duty, whether directly or indirectly, so long as that director
discloses any material interest pursuant to these Articles. The director shall be counted
towards a quorum of those present at the meeting. If the director votes on the resolution,
his vote shall be counted. |
| 20.7 | Where
proposals are under consideration concerning the appointment of two or more directors to
offices or employment with the Company or any body corporate in which the Company is interested,
the proposals may be divided and considered in relation to each director separately and each
of the directors concerned shall be entitled to vote and be counted in the quorum in respect
of each resolution except that concerning his or her own appointment. |
The
Company shall cause minutes to be made in books kept for the purpose in accordance with the Act.
Accounting
and other records
| 22.1 | The
directors must ensure that proper accounting and other records are kept, and that accounts
and associated reports are distributed in accordance with the requirements of the Act. |
No
automatic right of inspection
| 22.2 | Members
are only entitled to inspect the Company’s records if they are expressly entitled to
do so by law, or by resolution made by the directors or passed by Ordinary Resolution. |
Sending
of accounts and reports
| 22.3 | The
Company’s accounts and associated directors’ report or auditor’s report
that are required or permitted to be sent to any person pursuant to any law shall be treated
as properly sent to that person if: |
| (a) | they
are sent to that person in accordance with the notice provisions: or |
| (b) | they
are published on a website providing that person is given separate notice of: |
| (i) | the
fact that publication of the documents has been published on the website; |
| (ii) | the
address of the website; and |
| (iii) | the
place on the website where the documents may be accessed; and |
| (iv) | how
they may be accessed. |
| 22.4 | If,
for any reason, a person notifies the Company that he is unable to access the website, the
Company must, as soon as practicable, send the documents to that person by any other means
permitted by these Articles. This, however, will not affect when that person is taken to
have received the documents under the next Article. |
Time
of receipt if documents are published on a website
| 22.5 | Documents
sent by being published on a website in accordance with the preceding two Articles are only
treated as sent at least five Clear Days before the date of the meeting at which they are
to be laid if: |
| (a) | the
documents are published on the website throughout a period beginning at least five Clear
Days before the date of the meeting and ending with the conclusion of the meeting; and |
| (b) | the
person is given at least five Clear Days’ notice of the hearing. |
Validity
despite accidental error in publication on website
| 22.6 | If,
for the purpose of a meeting, documents are sent by being published on a website in accordance
with the preceding Articles, the proceedings at that meeting are not invalidated merely because: |
| (a) | those
documents are, by accident, published in a different place on the website to the place notified;
or |
| (b) | they
are published for part only of the period from the date of notification until the conclusion
of that meeting. |
Audit
| 22.7 | The
directors may appoint an Auditor of the Company who shall hold office on such terms as the
directors determine. |
| 22.8 | The
directors may delegate any of their powers, authorities and discretions, including the power
to sub-delegate, to any committee consisting of one or more Directors (including, without
limitation, the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee). Any such delegation may be made subject to any conditions the directors
may impose and either collaterally with or to the exclusion of their own powers and any such
delegation may be revoked or altered by the directors. Subject to any such conditions, the
proceedings of a committee of directors shall be governed by the Articles regulating the
proceedings of directors, so far as they are capable of applying. The composition and responsibilities
of each of the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee shall comply with the rules and regulations of the SEC and the Designated
Stock Exchange and the directors may adopt formal written charters for such committees. Each
of these committees shall be empowered to do all things necessary to exercise the rights
of such committee set forth in the Articles and shall have such powers as the directors may
delegate pursuant to the Articles and as required by the rules and regulations of the Designated
Stock Exchange, the SEC and/or any other competent regulatory authority or otherwise under
Applicable Law. The Audit Committee shall meet at least once every financial quarter, or
more frequently as circumstances dictate. |
| 22.9 | The
Audit Committee shall monitor compliance with the terms of the IPO and, if any non-compliance
is identified, the Audit Committee shall be charged with the responsibility to take all action
necessary to rectify such non-compliance or otherwise cause compliance with the terms of
the IPO. |
| 22.10 | At
least one member of the Audit Committee shall be an “audit committee financial expert”
as determined by the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange, the SEC and/or
any other competent regulatory authority or otherwise under Applicable Law. The “audit
committee financial expert” shall have such past employment experience in finance or
accounting, requisite professional certification in accounting, or any other comparable experience
or background which results in the individual’s financial sophistication. |
| 22.11 | If
the Shares are listed or quoted on the Designated Stock Exchange, the Company shall conduct
an appropriate review of all related party transactions on an ongoing basis and shall utilise
the Audit Committee for the review and approval of potential conflicts of interest. |
| 22.12 | The
remuneration of the Auditor shall be fixed by the Audit Committee (if one exists). |
| 22.13 | If
the office of Auditor becomes vacant by resignation or death of the Auditor, or by his becoming
incapable of acting by reason of illness or other disability at a time when his services
are required, the directors shall fill the vacancy and determine the remuneration of such
Auditor. |
| 22.14 | 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. |
| 22.15 | Auditors
shall, if so required by the directors, make a report on the accounts of the Company during
their tenure of office at the next annual general meeting following their appointment in
the case of a company which is registered with the Registrar of Companies as an ordinary
company, and at the next extraordinary general meeting following their appointment in the
case of a company which is registered with the Registrar of Companies as an exempted company,
and at any other time during their term of office, upon request of the directors or any general
meeting of the Members. |
Unless
the directors otherwise specify, the financial year of the Company:
| (a) | shall
end on 31st December in the year of its incorporation and each following year; and |
| (b) | shall
begin when it was incorporated and on 1st January each following year. |
Except
to the extent of any conflicting rights attached to Shares, the directors may fix any time and date as the record date for:
| (a) | calling
a general meeting; |
| (b) | declaring
or paying a dividend; |
| (c) | making
or issuing an allotment of Shares; or |
| (d) | conducting
any other business required pursuant to these Articles. |
The
record date may be before or after the date on which a dividend, allotment or issue is declared, paid or made.
Declaration
of dividends by Members
| 25.1 | Subject
to the provisions of the Act, the Company may by Ordinary Resolution declare dividends in
accordance with the respective rights of the Members but no dividend shall exceed the amount
recommended by the directors. |
Payment
of interim dividends and declaration of final dividends by directors
| 25.2 | The
directors may pay interim dividends or declare final dividends in accordance with the respective
rights of the Members if it appears to them that they are justified by the financial position
of the Company and that such dividends may lawfully be paid. |
| 25.3 | Subject
to the provisions of the Act, in relation to the distinction between interim dividends and
final dividends, the following applies: |
| (a) | Upon
determination to pay a dividend or dividends described as interim by the directors in the
dividend resolution, no debt shall be created by the declaration until such time as payment
is made. |
| (b) | Upon
declaration of a dividend or dividends described as final by the directors in the dividend
resolution, a debt shall be created immediately following the declaration, the due date to
be the date the dividend is stated to be payable in the resolution. |
If
the resolution fails to specify whether a dividend is final or interim, it shall be assumed to be interim.
| 25.4 | In
relation to Shares carrying differing rights to dividends or rights to dividends at a fixed
rate, the following applies: |
| (a) | If
the share capital is divided into different classes, the directors may pay dividends on Shares
which confer deferred or non-preferred rights with regard to dividends as well as on Shares
which confer preferential rights with regard to dividends but no dividend shall be paid on
Shares carrying deferred or non-preferred rights if, at the time of payment, any preferential
dividend is in arrears. |
| (b) | The
directors may also pay, at intervals settled by them, any dividend payable at a fixed rate
if it appears to them that there are sufficient funds of the Company lawfully available for
distribution to justify the payment. |
| (c) | If
the directors act in good faith, they shall not incur any liability to the Members holding
Shares conferring preferred rights for any loss those Members may suffer by the lawful payment
of the dividend on any Shares having deferred or non-preferred rights. |
Apportionment
of dividends
| 25.5 | Except
as otherwise provided by the rights attached to Shares, all dividends shall be declared and
paid according to the amounts paid up on the Shares on which the dividend is paid. All dividends
shall be apportioned and paid proportionately to the amount paid up on the Shares during
the time or part of the time in respect of which the dividend is paid. If a Share is issued
on terms providing that it shall rank for dividend as from a particular date, that Share
shall rank for dividend accordingly. |
Right
of set off
| 25.6 | The
directors may deduct from a dividend or any other amount payable to a person in respect of
a Share any amount due by that person to the Company on a call or otherwise in relation to
a Share. |
Power
to pay other than in cash
| 25.7 | If
the directors so determine, any resolution declaring a dividend may direct that it shall
be satisfied wholly or partly by the distribution of assets. If a difficulty arises in relation
to the distribution, the directors may settle that difficulty in any way they consider appropriate.
For example, they may do any one or more of the following: |
| (a) | issue
fractional Shares; |
| (b) | fix
the value of assets for distribution and make cash payments to some Members on the footing
of the value so fixed in order to adjust the rights of Members; and |
| (c) | vest
some assets in trustees. |
How
payments may be made
| 25.8 | A
dividend or other monies payable on or in respect of a Share may be paid in any of the following
ways: |
| (a) | if
the Member holding that Share or other person entitled to that Share nominates a bank account
for that purpose - by wire transfer to that bank account; or |
| (b) | by
cheque or warrant sent by post to the registered address of the Member holding that Share
or other person entitled to that Share. |
| 25.9 | For
the purpose of paragraph (a) of the preceding Article, the nomination may be in writing or
in an Electronic Record and the bank account nominated may be the bank account of another
person. For the purpose of paragraph (b) of the preceding Article, subject to any applicable
law or regulation, the cheque or warrant shall be made to the order of the Member holding
that Share or other person entitled to the Share or to his nominee, whether nominated in
writing or in an Electronic Record, and payment of the cheque or warrant shall be a good
discharge to the Company. |
| 25.10 | If
two or more persons are registered as the holders of the Share or are jointly entitled to
it by reason of the death or bankruptcy of the registered holder (Joint Holders), a dividend
(or other amount) payable on or in respect of that Share may be paid as follows: |
| (a) | to
the registered address of the Joint Holder of the Share who is named first on the Register
of Members or to the registered address of the deceased or bankrupt holder, as the case may
be; or |
| (b) | to
the address or bank account of another person nominated by the Joint Holders, whether that
nomination is in writing or in an Electronic Record. |
| 25.11 | Any
Joint Holder of a Share may give a valid receipt for a dividend (or other amount) payable
in respect of that Share. |
Dividends
or other moneys not to bear interest in absence of special rights
| 25.12 | Unless
provided for by the rights attached to a Share, no dividend or other monies payable by the
Company in respect of a Share shall bear interest. |
Dividends
unable to be paid or unclaimed
| 25.13 | If
a dividend cannot be paid to a Member or remains unclaimed within six weeks after it was
declared or both, the directors may pay it into a separate account in the Company’s
name. If a dividend is paid into a separate account, the Company shall not be constituted
trustee in respect of that account and the dividend shall remain a debt due to the Member. |
| 25.14 | A
dividend that remains unclaimed for a period of six years after it became due for payment
shall be forfeited to, and shall cease to remain owing by, the Company. |
| 26 | Capitalisation
of profits |
Capitalisation
of profits or of any share premium account or capital redemption reserve
| 26.1 | The
directors may resolve to capitalise: |
| (a) | any
part of the Company’s profits not required for paying any preferential dividend (whether
or not those profits are available for distribution); or |
| (b) | any
sum standing to the credit of the Company’s share premium account or capital redemption
reserve, if any. |
The
amount resolved to be capitalised must be appropriated to the Members who would have been entitled to it had it been distributed by way
of dividend and in the same proportions. The benefit to each Member so entitled must be given in either or both of the following ways:
| (a) | by
paying up the amounts unpaid on that Member’s Shares; |
| (b) | by
issuing Fully Paid Shares, debentures or other securities of the Company to that Member or
as that Member directs. The directors may resolve that any Shares issued to the Member in
respect of partly paid Shares (Original Shares) rank for dividend only to the extent that
the Original Shares rank for dividend while those Original Shares remain partly paid. |
Applying
an amount for the benefit of members
| 26.2 | The
amount capitalised must be applied to the benefit of Members in the proportions to which
the Members would have been entitled to dividends if the amount capitalised had been distributed
as a dividend. |
| 26.3 | Subject
to the Act, if a fraction of a Share, a debenture, or other security is allocated to a Member,
the directors may issue a fractional certificate to that Member or pay him the cash equivalent
of the fraction. |
Directors
to maintain share premium account
| 27.1 | The
directors shall establish a share premium account in accordance with the Act. They shall
carry to the credit of that account from time to time an amount equal to the amount or value
of the premium paid on the issue of any Share or capital contributed or such other amounts
required by the Act. |
Debits
to share premium account
| 27.2 | The
following amounts shall be debited to any share premium account: |
| (a) | on
the redemption or purchase of a Share, the difference between the nominal value of that Share
and the redemption or purchase price; and |
| (b) | any
other amount paid out of a share premium account as permitted by the Act. |
| 27.3 | Notwithstanding
the preceding Article, on the redemption or purchase of a Share, the directors may pay the
difference between the nominal value of that Share and the redemption purchase price out
of the profits of the Company or, as permitted by the Act, out of capital. |
Company
seal
| 28.1 | The
Company may have a seal if the directors so determine. |
Duplicate
seal
| 28.2 | Subject
to the provisions of the Act, the Company may also have a duplicate seal or seals for use
in any place or places outside the Cayman Islands. Each duplicate seal shall be a facsimile
of the original seal of the Company. However, if the directors so determine, a duplicate
seal shall have added on its face the name of the place where it is to be used. |
When
and how seal is to be used
| 28.3 | A
seal may only be used by the authority of the directors. Unless the directors otherwise determine,
a document to which a seal is affixed must be signed in one of the following ways: |
| (a) | by
a director (or his alternate) and the Secretary; or |
| (b) | by
a single director (or his alternate). |
If
no seal is adopted or used
| 28.4 | If
the directors do not adopt a seal, or a seal is not used, a document may be executed in the
following manner: |
| (a) | by
a director (or his alternate) or any Officer to which authority has been delegated by resolution
duly adopted by the directors; or |
| (b) | by
a single director (or his alternate); or |
| (c) | in
any other manner permitted by the Act. |
Power
to allow non-manual signatures and facsimile printing of seal
| 28.5 | The
directors may determine that either or both of the following applies: |
| (a) | that
the seal or a duplicate seal need not be affixed manually but may be affixed by some other
method or system of reproduction; |
| (b) | that
a signature required by these Articles need not be manual but may be a mechanical or Electronic
Signature. |
Validity
of execution
| 28.6 | If
a document is duly executed and delivered by or on behalf of the Company, it shall not be
regarded as invalid merely because, at the date of the delivery, the Secretary, or the director,
or other Officer or person who signed the document or affixed the seal for and on behalf
of the Company ceased to be the Secretary or hold that office and authority on behalf of
the Company. |
Indemnity
| 29.1 | To
the maximum extent permitted by Applicable Law, the Company shall indemnify each existing
or former Secretary, director (including alternate director), and other Officer of the Company
(including an investment adviser or an administrator or liquidator) and their personal representatives
against: |
| (a) | all
actions, proceedings, costs, charges, expenses, losses, damages or liabilities incurred or
sustained by the existing or former Secretary or Officer in or about the conduct of the Company’s
business or affairs or in the execution or discharge of the existing or former Secretary’s
or Officer’s duties, powers, authorities or discretions; and |
| (b) | without
limitation to paragraph (a), all costs, expenses, losses or liabilities incurred by the existing
or former Secretary or Officer in defending (whether successfully or otherwise) any civil,
criminal, administrative or investigative proceedings (whether threatened, pending or completed)
concerning the Company or its affairs in any court or tribunal, whether in the Cayman Islands
or elsewhere. |
No
such existing or former Secretary or Officer, however, shall be indemnified in respect of any matter arising out of his own actual fraud,
wilful default or wilful neglect.
| 29.2 | To
the extent permitted by Applicable Law, the Company may make a payment, or agree to make
a payment, whether by way of advance, loan or otherwise, for any legal costs incurred by
an existing or former Secretary or Officer of the Company in respect of any matter identified
in paragraph (a) or paragraph (b) of the preceding Article on condition that the Secretary
or Officer must repay the amount paid by the Company to the extent that it is ultimately
found not liable to indemnify the Secretary or that Officer for those legal costs. |
Release
| 29.3 | To
the extent permitted by Applicable Law, the Company may by Special Resolution release any
existing or former director (including alternate director), Secretary or other Officer of
the Company from liability for any loss or damage or right to compensation which may arise
out of or in connection with the execution or discharge of the duties, powers, authorities
or discretions of his office; but there may be no release from liability arising out of or
in connection with that person’s own actual fraud, wilful default or wilful neglect. |
Insurance
| 29.4 | To
the extent permitted by Applicable Law, the Company may pay, or agree to pay, a premium in
respect of a contract insuring each of the following persons against risks determined by
the directors, other than liability arising out of that person’s own dishonesty: |
| (a) | an
existing or former director (including alternate director), Secretary or Officer or auditor
of: |
| (ii) | a
company which is or was a subsidiary of the Company; |
| (iii) | a
company in which the Company has or had an interest (whether direct or indirect); and |
| 29.5 | a
trustee of an employee or retirement benefits scheme or other trust in which any of the persons
referred to in paragraph (a) is or was interested. Notices |
Form
of notices
| 29.6 | Save
where these Articles provide otherwise, any notice to be given to or by any person pursuant
to these Articles shall be: |
| (a) | in
writing signed by or on behalf of the giver in the manner set out below for written notices;
or |
| (b) | subject
to the next Article, in an Electronic Record signed by or on behalf of the giver by Electronic
Signature and authenticated in accordance with Articles about authentication of Electronic
Records; or |
| (c) | where
these Articles expressly permit, by the Company by means of a website. |
Electronic
communications
| 29.7 | Without
limitation to Articles 16.2 to 16.5 inclusive (relating to the appointment and removal by
directors of alternate directors) and to Articles 18.8 to 18.10 inclusive (relating to the
appointment by directors of proxies), a notice may only be given to the Company in an Electronic
Record if: |
| (a) | the
directors so resolve; |
| (b) | the
resolution states how an Electronic Record may be given and, if applicable, specifies an
email address for the Company; and |
| (c) | the
terms of that resolution are notified to the Members for the time being and, if applicable,
to those directors who were absent from the meeting at which the resolution was passed. |
If
the resolution is revoked or varied, the revocation or variation shall only become effective when its terms have been similarly notified.
| 29.8 | A
notice may not be given by Electronic Record to a person other than the Company unless the
recipient has notified the giver of an Electronic address to which notice may be sent. |
Persons
authorised to give notices
| 29.9 | A
notice by either the Company or a Member pursuant to these Articles may be given on behalf
of the Company or a Member by a director or company secretary of the Company or a Member. |
Delivery
of written notices
| 29.10 | Save
where these Articles provide otherwise, a notice in writing may be given personally to the
recipient, or left at (as appropriate) the Member’s or director’s registered
address or the Company’s registered office, or posted to that registered address or
registered office. |
Joint
holders
| 29.11 | Where
Members are joint holders of a Share, all notices shall be given to the Member whose name
first appears in the Register of Members. |
Signatures
| 29.12 | A
written notice shall be signed when it is autographed by or on behalf of the giver, or is
marked in such a way as to indicate its execution or adoption by the giver. |
| 29.13 | An
Electronic Record may be signed by an Electronic Signature. |
Evidence
of transmission
| 29.14 | A
notice given by Electronic Record shall be deemed sent if an Electronic Record is kept demonstrating
the time, date and content of the transmission, and if no notification of failure to transmit
is received by the giver. |
| 29.15 | A
notice given in writing shall be deemed sent if the giver can provide proof that the envelope
containing the notice was properly addressed, pre-paid and posted, or that the written notice
was otherwise properly transmitted to the recipient. |
Giving
notice to a deceased or bankrupt Member
| 29.16 | A
notice may be given by the Company to the persons entitled to a Share in consequence of the
death or bankruptcy of a Member by sending or delivering it, in any manner authorised by
these Articles for the giving of notice to a Member, addressed to them by name, or by the
title of representatives of the deceased, or trustee of the bankrupt or by any like description,
at the address, if any, supplied for that purpose by the persons claiming to be so entitled. |
| 29.17 | Until
such an address has been supplied, a notice may be given in any manner in which it might
have been given if the death or bankruptcy had not occurred. |
Date
of giving notices
| 29.18 | A
notice is given on the date identified in the following table. |
Method
for giving notices |
|
When
taken to be given |
Personally |
|
At
the time and date of delivery |
By
leaving it at the member’s registered address |
|
At
the time and date it was left |
If
the recipient has an address within the Cayman Islands, by posting it by prepaid post to the street or postal address of that recipient |
|
48
hours after it was posted |
If
the recipient has an address outside the Cayman Islands, by posting it by prepaid airmail to the street or postal address of that
recipient |
|
3
Clear Days after posting |
By
Electronic Record (other than publication on a website), to recipient’s Electronic address |
|
Within
24 hours after it was sent |
By
publication on a website |
|
See
the Articles about the time when notice of a meeting of Members or accounts and reports, as the case may be, are published on a website |
Saving
provision
| 29.19 | None
of the preceding notice provisions shall derogate from the Articles about the delivery of
written resolutions of directors and written resolutions of Members. |
| 30 | Authentication
of Electronic Records |
Application
of Articles
| 30.1 | Without
limitation to any other provision of these Articles, any notice, written resolution or other
document under these Articles that is sent by Electronic means by a Member, or by the Secretary,
or by a director or other Officer of the Company, shall be deemed to be authentic if either
Article 30.2 or Article 30.4 applies. |
Authentication
of documents sent by Members by Electronic means
| 30.2 | An
Electronic Record of a notice, written resolution or other document sent by Electronic means
by or on behalf of one or more Members shall be deemed to be authentic if the following conditions
are satisfied: |
| (a) | the
Member or each Member, as the case may be, signed the original document, and for this purpose
Original Document includes several documents in like form signed by one or more of those
Members; and |
| (b) | the
Electronic Record of the Original Document was sent by Electronic means by, or at the direction
of, that Member to an address specified in accordance with these Articles for the purpose
for which it was sent; and |
| (c) | Article
30.7 does not apply. |
| 30.3 | For
example, where a sole Member signs a resolution and sends the Electronic Record of the original
resolution, or causes it to be sent, by facsimile transmission to the address in these Articles
specified for that purpose, the facsimile copy shall be deemed to be the written resolution
of that Member unless Article 30.7 applies. |
Authentication
of document sent by the Secretary or Officers of the Company by Electronic means
| 30.4 | An
Electronic Record of a notice, written resolution or other document sent by or on behalf
of the Secretary or an Officer or Officers of the Company shall be deemed to be authentic
if the following conditions are satisfied: |
| (a) | the
Secretary or the Officer or each Officer, as the case may be, signed the original document,
and for this purpose Original Document includes several documents in like form signed by
the Secretary or one or more of those Officers; and |
| (b) | the
Electronic Record of the Original Document was sent by Electronic means by, or at the direction
of, the Secretary or that Officer to an address specified in accordance with these Articles
for the purpose for which it was sent; and |
| (c) | Article
30.7 does not apply. |
This
Article applies whether the document is sent by or on behalf of the Secretary or Officer in his own right or as a representative of the
Company.
| 30.5 | For
example, where a sole director signs a resolution and scans the resolution, or causes it
to be scanned, as a PDF version which is attached to an email sent to the address in these
Articles specified for that purpose, the PDF version shall be deemed to be the written resolution
of that director unless Article 30.7 applies. |
Manner
of signing
| 30.6 | For
the purposes of these Articles about the authentication of Electronic Records, a document
will be taken to be signed if it is signed manually or in any other manner permitted by these
Articles. |
Saving
provision
| 30.7 | A
notice, written resolution or other document under these Articles will not be deemed to be
authentic if the recipient, acting reasonably: |
| (a) | believes
that the signature of the signatory has been altered after the signatory had signed the original
document; or |
| (b) | believes
that the original document, or the Electronic Record of it, was altered, without the approval
of the signatory, after the signatory signed the original document; or |
| (c) | otherwise
doubts the authenticity of the Electronic Record of the document |
and
the recipient promptly gives notice to the sender setting the grounds of its objection. If the recipient invokes this Article, the sender
may seek to establish the authenticity of the Electronic Record in any way the sender thinks fit.
| 31 | Transfer
by way of continuation |
| 31.1 | The
Company may, by Special Resolution, resolve to be registered by way of continuation in a
jurisdiction outside: |
| (a) | the
Cayman Islands; or |
| (b) | such
other jurisdiction in which it is, for the time being, incorporated, registered or existing. |
| 31.2 | To
give effect to any resolution made pursuant to the preceding Article, the directors may cause
the following: |
| (a) | an
application be made to the Registrar of Companies to deregister the Company in the Cayman
Islands or in the other jurisdiction in which it is for the time being incorporated, registered
or existing; and |
| (b) | all
such further steps as they consider appropriate to be taken to effect the transfer by way
of continuation of the Company. |
Distribution
of assets in specie
| 32.1 | If
the Company is wound up, the Members may, subject to these Articles and any other sanction
required by the Act, pass a Special Resolution allowing the liquidator to do either or both
of the following: |
| (a) | to
divide in specie among the Members the whole or any part of the assets of the Company and,
for that purpose, to value any assets and to determine how the division shall be carried
out as between the Members or different classes of Members; |
| (b) | to
vest the whole or any part of the assets in trustees for the benefit of Members and those
liable to contribute to the winding up. |
No
obligation to accept liability
| 32.2 | No
Member shall be compelled to accept any assets if an obligation attaches to them. |
The
directors are authorised to present a winding up petition
| 32.3 | The
directors have the authority to present a petition for the winding up of the Company to the
Grand Court of the Cayman Islands on behalf of the Company without the sanction of a resolution
passed at a general meeting. |
| 33 | Amendment
of Memorandum and Articles |
Power
to change name or amend Memorandum
| 33.1 | Subject
to the Act and Article 33.2, the Company may, by Special Resolution: |
| (b) | change
the provisions of its Memorandum with respect to its objects, powers or any other matter
specified in the Memorandum. |
Power
to amend these Articles
| 33.2 | Subject
to the Act and as provided in these Articles, the Company may, by Special Resolution, amend
these Articles in whole or in part save that no amendment may be made to the Memorandum or
Articles to amend: |
| (a) | Article
36 prior to the Business Combination unless the holders of the Public Shares are provided
with the opportunity to redeem their Public Shares upon the approval of any such amendment
in the manner and for the price as set out in Article 36.11; or |
| (b) | this
Article 33.2 during the Target Business Acquisition Period; and |
| (c) | Article
15.5 unless in accordance with the terms thereof. |
| 34 | Mergers
and Consolidations |
The
Company shall have the power to merge or consolidate with one or more constituent companies (as defined in the Act) upon such terms as
the directors may determine and (to the extent required by the Act) with the approval of a Special Resolution.
| 35 | Class
B Share Conversion |
| 35.1 | Save
and except for the conversion rights referred to in this Article 35 and as otherwise set
out in these Articles, subject to Article 2.10, the rights attaching to all Shares shall
rank pari passu in all respects, and the Class A Shares and Class B Shares shall vote
together as a single class on all matters. |
| 35.2 | Class
B Shares shall automatically convert into Class A Shares on a one for one basis (the Conversion
Ratio) automatically on the day of the closing of a Business Combination. |
| 35.3 | In
order to give effect to the Conversion Ratio, in the case that additional Class A Shares
or any other Equity-linked Securities, are issued, or deemed issued, by the Company in excess
of the amounts offered in the IPO and related to the closing of a Business Combination, all
Class B Shares in issue shall automatically convert into Class A Shares at the time of the
closing of a Business Combination at the Conversion Ratio (unless the holders of a majority
of the Class B Shares in issue agree to waive such anti-dilution adjustment with respect
to any such issuance or deemed issuance) so that the number of Class A Shares issuable upon
conversion of all Class B Shares will equal, on an as-converted basis, in the aggregate,
20 per cent of the sum of all Class A Shares and Class B Shares in issue upon completion
of the IPO plus all Class A Shares and Equity-linked Securities issued or deemed issued in
connection with a Business Combination, excluding any Shares or Equity-linked Securities
issued, or to be issued, to any seller in a Business Combination and any private placement
warrants issued to the Sponsor or its Affiliates upon conversion of working capital loans
made to the Company. |
| 35.4 | Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, the Conversion Ratio may be waived as to any particular
issuance or deemed issuance of additional Class A Shares or Equity-linked Securities by the
written consent or agreement of holders of a majority of the Class B Shares then in issue
consenting or agreeing separately as a separate class in the manner provided in Article 2.10
hereof. |
| 35.5 | The
Conversion Ratio shall also take into account any subdivision (by share split, subdivision,
exchange, capitalisation, rights issue, reclassification, recapitalisation or otherwise)
or combination (by reverse share split, share consolidation, exchange, reclassification,
recapitalisation or otherwise) or similar reclassification or recapitalisation of the Class
A Shares in issue into a greater or lesser number of shares occurring after the original
filing of the Articles without a proportionate and corresponding subdivision, combination
or similar reclassification or recapitalisation of the Class B Shares in issue. |
| 35.6 | Each
Class B Share shall convert into its pro rata number of Class A Shares pursuant to
this Article. The pro rata share for each holder of Class B Shares will be determined
as follows: each Class B Share shall convert into such number of Class A Shares as is equal
to the product of 1 multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the total number
of Class A Shares into which all of the Class B Shares in issue shall be converted pursuant
to this Article and the denominator of which shall be the total number of Class B Shares
in issue at the time of conversion. |
| 35.7 | References
in this Article to “converted”, “conversion” or “exchange”
shall mean the compulsory redemption without notice of Class B Shares of any Member and,
on behalf of such Members, automatic application of such redemption proceeds in paying for
such new Class A Shares into which the Class B Shares have been converted or exchanged at
a price per Class B Share necessary to give effect to a conversion or exchange calculated
on the basis that the Class A Shares to be issued as part of the conversion or exchange will
be issued at par. The Class A Shares to be issued on an exchange or conversion shall be registered
in the name of such Member or in such name as the Member may direct. |
| 35.8 | Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Article, in no event may any Class B Share convert into
Class A Shares at a ratio that is less than the Conversion Ratio. |
| 36.1 | Articles
36.1 to 36.11 shall terminate upon consummation of any Business Combination. |
| 36.2 | The
Company has until August 18, 2023 to consummate a Business Combination, provided that the
Company deposits $0.045 per Class A ordinary share for each month extended past November
18, 2022 however if the board of directors anticipates that the Company may not be able to
consummate a Business Combination by August 18, 2023, the Company may, if requested by the
Sponsor, extend the period of time to consummate a Business Combination up to six times,
each by an additional one month extension (for a total of up to 27 months to complete a Business
Combination from the IPO), in accordance with the terms as set out in the trust agreement
governing the Trust Account. In the event that the Company does not consummate a Business
Combination within 27 months from the closing of the IPO (subject in the latter case to valid
1 month extensions having been made in each case (such date falling 27 months after the closing
of the IPO being referred to as the Termination Date)), such failure shall trigger
an automatic redemption of the Public Shares (an Automatic Redemption Event) and the
directors of the Company shall take all such action necessary to (i) cease all operations
except for the purpose of winding up (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but no more
than ten (10) Business Days thereafter to redeem the Public Shares to the holders of Public
Shares, on a pro rata basis, in cash at a per-share amount equal to the applicable
Per-Share Redemption Price; and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such Automatic
Redemption Event, subject to the approval of our remaining Members and our directors, liquidate
and dissolve the Company, subject to the Company’s obligations under the Act to provide
for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law. In the event of an
Automatic Redemption Event, only the holders of Public Shares shall be entitled to receive
pro rata redeeming distributions from the Trust Account with respect to their Public
Shares. |
| 36.3 | Unless
a shareholder vote is required by law or the rules of the Designated Stock Exchange, or,
at the sole discretion of the directors, the directors determine to hold a shareholder vote
for business or other reasons, the Company may enter into a Business Combination without
submitting such Business Combination to its Members for approval. |
| 36.4 | Although
not required, in the event that a shareholder vote is held, and a majority of the votes of
the Shares entitled to vote thereon which were present at the meeting to approve the Business
Combination are voted for the approval of such Business Combination, the Company shall be
authorised to consummate the Business Combination. |
| (a) | In
the event that a Business Combination is consummated by the Company other than in connection
with a shareholder vote under Article 36.4, the Company will, subject to as provided below,
offer to redeem the Public Shares for cash in accordance with Rule 13e-4 and Regulation 14E
of the Exchange Act and subject to any limitations (including but not limited to cash requirements)
set forth in the definitive transaction agreements related to the initial Business Combination
(the Tender Redemption Offer), provided however that the Company shall not redeem
those Shares held by the Initial Shareholders or their Affiliates or the directors or officers
of the Company pursuant to such Tender Redemption Offer, whether or not such holders accept
such Tender Redemption Offer. The Company will file tender offer documents with the SEC prior
to consummating the Business Combination which contain substantially the same financial and
other information about the Business Combination and the redemption rights as would be required
in a proxy solicitation pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act. In accordance with
the Exchange Act, the Tender Redemption Offer will remain open for a minimum of 20 Business
Days and the Company will not be permitted to consummate its Business Combination until the
expiry of such period. If in the event a Member holding Public Shares accepts the Tender
Redemption Offer and the Company has not otherwise withdrawn the tender offer, the Company
shall, promptly after the consummation of the Business Combination, pay such redeeming Member,
on a pro rata basis, cash equal to the applicable Per-Share Redemption Price. |
| (b) | In
the event that a Business Combination is consummated by the Company in connection with a
shareholder vote held pursuant to Article 36.4 in accordance with a proxy solicitation pursuant
to Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act (the Redemption Offer), the Company will, subject
as provided below, offer to redeem the Public Shares, other than those Shares held by the
Initial Shareholders or their Affiliates or the directors or officers of the Company, regardless
of whether such shares are voted for or against the Business Combination, for cash, on a
pro rata basis, at a per-share amount equal to the applicable Per-Share Redemption
Price, provided however that: (i) the Company shall not redeem those Shares held by the Initial
Shareholders or their affiliates or the directors or officers of the Company pursuant to
such Redemption Offer, whether or not such holders accept such Redemption Offer; and (ii)
any other redeeming Member who either individually or together with any Affiliate of his
or any other person with whom he is acting in concert or as a “group” (as such
term is defined under Section 13 of the Exchange Act) shall not be permitted to redeem, without
the consent of the directors, more than fifteen percent (15%) of the total Public Shares
sold in the IPO. |
| (c) | In
no event will the Company consummate the Tender Redemption Offer or the Redemption Offer
under Article 36.5(a) or 36.5(b) or an Amendment Redemption Event under Article 36.11 if
such redemptions would cause the Company to have net tangible assets of less than US$5,000,001
or any greater net tangible asset or cash requirement which may be contained in the agreement
relating to the Business Combination. |
| 36.6 | A
holder of Public Shares shall be entitled to receive distributions from the Trust Account
only in the event of an Automatic Redemption Event, an Amendment Redemption Event or in the
event he accepts a Tender Redemption Offer or a Redemption Offer where the Business Combination
is consummated. In no other circumstances shall a holder of Public Shares have any right
or interest of any kind in or to the Trust Account. |
| 36.7 | Prior
to a Business Combination, the Company will not issue any securities (other than Public Shares)
that would entitle the holder thereof to (i) receive funds from the Trust Account; or (ii)
vote on any Business Combination. |
| 36.8 | In
the event the Company enters into a Business Combination with a company that is Affiliated
with the Sponsor or any of the directors or officers of the Company, the Company will obtain
an opinion from an independent investment banking firm or independent accounting firm that
such a Business Combination is fair to the holders of the Public Shares from a financial
point of view. |
| 36.9 | The
Company will not effectuate a Business Combination with another “blank cheque”
company or a similar company with nominal operations. |
| 36.10 | Immediately
after the Company’s IPO, that amount of the proceeds received by the Company in or
in connection with the IPO (including proceeds of any exercise of the underwriter’s
over-allotment option and any proceeds from the simultaneous private placement of like units
comprising like securities to those included in the IPO by the Company) as is described in
the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC (the Registration
Statement) at the time it goes effective as shall be deposited in the Trust Account shall
be so deposited and thereafter held in the Trust Account until released in the event of a
Business Combination or otherwise in accordance with this Article 36. Neither the Company
nor any officer, director or employee of the Company will disburse any of the proceeds held
in the Trust Account until the earlier of (i) a Business Combination, or (ii) an Automatic
Redemption Event or in payment of the acquisition price for any shares which the Company
elects to purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire in accordance with this Article 36, in each
case in accordance with the trust agreement governing the Trust Account; provided that interest
earned on the Trust Account (as described in the Registration Statement) may be released
from time to time to the Company to pay the Company’s tax obligations. |
| 36.11 | In
the event the directors of the Company propose any amendment to Article 36 or to any of the
other rights of the Shares as set out at Article 2.5 prior to, but not for the purposes of
approving or in conjunction with the consummation of, a Business Combination that would affect
the substance or timing of the Company’s obligations as described in this Article 36
to pay or to offer to pay the Per-Share Redemption Price to any holder of the Public Shares
(an Amendment) and such Amendment is duly approved by a Special Resolution of the
Members (an Approved Amendment), the Company will offer to redeem the Public Shares
of any Member for cash, on a pro rata basis, at a per-share amount equal to the applicable
Per-Share Redemption Price (an Amendment Redemption Event), provided however that
the Company shall not redeem those Shares held by the Initial Shareholders or their Affiliates
or the directors or officers of the Company pursuant to such offer, whether or not such holders
accept such offer. |
| 37.1 | Each
Tax Filing Authorised Person and any such other person, acting alone, as any director shall
designate from time to time, are authorised to file tax forms SS-4, W-8 BEN, W-8 IMY, W-9,
8832 and 2553 and such other similar tax forms as are customary to file with any US state
or federal governmental authorities or foreign governmental authorities in connection with
the formation, activities and/or elections of the Company and such other tax forms as may
be approved from time to time by any director or officer of the Company. The Company further
ratifies and approves any such filing made by any Tax Filing Authorised Person or such other
person prior to the date of the Articles. |
| 38.1 | In
recognition and anticipation of the facts that: (a) directors and Officers of the Company
may serve as directors and/or officers of other entities which engage in the same or similar
activities or related lines of business as those in which the Company engages; (b) directors,
managers, officers, members, partners, managing members, employees and/or agents of one or
more members of the Sponsor Group (each of the foregoing, a Sponsor Group Related Person)
may serve as directors and/or officers of the Company; and (c) the Sponsor Group engages,
and may continue to engage in the same or similar activities or related lines of business
as those in which the Company, directly or indirectly, may engage and/or other business activities
that overlap with or compete with those in which the Company, directly or indirectly, may
engage, the provisions under this heading “Business Opportunities” are set forth
to regulate and define the conduct of certain affairs of the Company as they may involve
the Sponsor Group and the Sponsor Group Related Persons, and the powers, rights, duties and
liabilities of the Company and its directors, Officers and Members in connection therewith. |
| 38.2 | To
the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, the directors and Officers of the Company,
the Sponsor Group and the Sponsor Group Related Persons (each of the foregoing, a Relevant
Person) shall have no duty, except and to the extent expressly assumed by contract, to
refrain from engaging directly or indirectly in the same or similar business activities or
lines of business as the Company. To the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, the
Company renounces any interest or expectancy of the Company in, or in being offered an opportunity
to participate in, any potential transaction or matter which may be a corporate opportunity
for either a Relevant Person, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other. Except to the
extent expressly assumed by contract, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law,
a Relevant Person shall have no duty to communicate or offer any such corporate opportunity
to the Company and shall not be liable to the Company or its Members for breach of any fiduciary
duty as a Member, director and/or Officer of the Company solely by reason of the fact that
such Relevant Person pursues or acquires such corporate opportunity for itself, himself or
herself, directs such corporate opportunity to another person, or does not communicate information
regarding such corporate opportunity to the Company, unless such opportunity is expressly
offered to such Relevant Person solely in their capacity as a director or Officer of the
Company and the opportunity is one the Company is permitted to complete on a reasonable basis. |
| 38.3 | Except
as provided elsewhere in the Articles, the Company hereby renounces any interest or expectancy
of the Company in, or in being offered an opportunity to participate in, any potential transaction
or matter which may be a corporate opportunity for both the Company and a Relevant Person,
about which a director and/or officer of the Company who is also a Relevant Person acquires
knowledge unless such opportunity is expressly offered to such person solely in his or her
capacity as a director or officer of the Company and such opportunity is one that the Company
are legally and contractually permitted to undertake and would otherwise be reasonable for
the Company to pursue. |
| 38.4 | To
the extent a court might hold that the conduct of any activity related to a corporate opportunity
that is renounced in this Article to be a breach of duty to the Company or its Members, the
Company hereby waives, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, any and all claims
and causes of action that the Company may have for such activities. To the fullest extent
permitted by Applicable Law, the provisions of this Article apply equally to activities conducted
in the future and that have been conducted in the past. |
Exhibit
10.1
SECOND
AMENDMENT TO INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT TRUST AGREEMENT
THIS
SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT TRUST AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is made as of August 10, 2023, by and between
Energem Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”), and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, a New
York corporation (the “Trustee”). Capitalized terms contained in this Amendment, but not specifically defined in this Amendment,
shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Original Agreement (as defined below).
WHEREAS,
on November 18, 2021, the Company consummated its initial public offering of units of the Company (the “Units”), each of
which is composed of one Class A ordinary share of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class A Ordinary Shares”),
and of one redeemable warrant, each whole warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one Class A ordinary share of the Company
(such initial public offering hereinafter referred to as the “Offering”);
WHEREAS,
$116,150,000 of the gross proceeds of the Offering and sale of the private placement warrants were delivered to the Trustee to be deposited
and held in the segregated Trust Account located in the United States for the benefit of the Company and the holders of Ordinary Shares
included in the Units issued in the Offering pursuant to the investment management trust agreement made effective as of November 18,
2020, by and between the Company and the Trustee (the “Original Agreement”);
WHEREAS,
on November 18, 2022, the Company sought and received the approval of the holders of its Class A Ordinary Shares and holders of its Class
B ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class B Ordinary Shares”), at an extraordinary general meeting to (i)
extend the date before which the Company must complete a business combination from November 18, 2022 to August 18, 2023 (or such earlier
date after November 18, 2022 as determined by the Company’s board of directors) (the “First Extension Amendment”) and
(ii) extend the date on which the Trustee must liquidate the Trust Account if the Company has not completed its initial business combination
from November 18, 2022 to August 18, 2023 (the “First Trust Amendment”);
WHEREAS,
on August 10, 2023, the Company sought and received the approval of the holders of its Class A Ordinary Shares and holders of its Class
B ordinary shares, at an extraordinary general meeting to (i) extend the date before which the Company must complete a business combination
from August 18, 2023 to February 18, 2024 (or such earlier date after August 18, 2023 as determined by the Company’s board of directors)
(the “Second Extension Amendment”) and (ii) extend the date on which the Trustee must liquidate the Trust Account if the
Company has not completed its initial business combination from August 18, 2023 to February 18, 2024 (or such earlier date after August
18, 2023 as determined by the Company’s board of directors) (the “Second Trust Amendment”);
WHEREAS,
holders of a majority of at least two-thirds of the then issued and outstanding Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares,
voting together as a single class, approved both the Second Extension Amendment and the Second Trust Amendment; and
WHEREAS,
the parties desire to amend the Original Agreement to, among other things, reflect amendments to the Original Agreement contemplated
by the Trust Amendment.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency
of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree as follows:
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1. |
Amendment
to Trust Agreement. Section 1(i) of the Original Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows: |
“(i)
Commence liquidation of the Trust Account only after and promptly following (x) receipt of, and only in accordance with, the terms of
a letter from the Company (“Termination Letter”) in a form substantially similar to that attached hereto as either Exhibit
A or Exhibit B, as applicable, signed on behalf of the Company by its Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer or other authorized
officer of the Company and in the case of Exhibit A, acknowledged and agreed to by the Representative, and complete the liquidation of
the Trust Account and distribute the Property in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account
and not previously released to the Company to pay income taxes, if any (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses),
only as directed in the Termination Letter and the other documents referred to therein, or (y) upon the date which is the later of (1)
February 18, 2024 (or such earlier date after August 18, 2023 as determined by the Company’s board of directors) and (2) such later
date as may be approved by the Company’s shareholders in accordance with the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and
articles of association, if a Termination Letter has not been received by the Trustee prior to such date, in which case the Trust Account
shall be liquidated in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Termination Letter attached as Exhibit B and the Property in the
Trust Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company to pay its
income taxes, if any (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), shall be distributed to the Public Shareholders of
record as of such date. It is acknowledged and agreed that there should be no reduction in the principal amount per share initially deposited
in the Trust Account;”.
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2. |
Amendment
to Trust Agreement. Section 6(c) of the Original Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows: |
“This
Agreement contains the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. Except for
Section 1(i), 1(j) and 1(k) hereof (which sections may not be modified, amended or deleted without the affirmative
vote of two thirds (66.67%) of the then outstanding Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares, par value $0.0001 per share,
of the Company voting together as a single class; provided that no such amendment will affect any Public Shareholder who has otherwise
indicated his election to redeem his Class A Ordinary Shares in connection with a shareholder vote sought to amend this Agreement), this
Agreement or any provision hereof may only be changed, amended or modified (other than to correct a typographical error) by a writing
signed by each of the parties hereto. Except for any liability arising out of the Trustee’s gross negligence, fraud or willful
misconduct, the Trustee may rely conclusively on the certification from the inspector or elections referenced above and shall be relieved
of all liability to any party for executing the proposed amendment in reliance thereon.”
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3. |
Miscellaneous
Provisions. |
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3.1 |
Successors.
All the covenants and provisions of this Amendment by or for the benefit of the Company or the Trustee shall bind and inure to the
benefit of their permitted respective successors and assigns. |
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3.2 |
Severability.
This Amendment shall be deemed severable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision hereof shall not affect
the validity or enforceability of this Amendment or of any other term or provision hereof. Furthermore, in lieu of any such invalid
or unenforceable term or provision, the parties hereto intend that there shall be added as a part of this Amendment a provision as
similar in terms to such invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible and be valid and enforceable. |
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3.3 |
Applicable
Law. This Amendment shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. |
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3.4 |
Counterparts.
This Amendment may be executed in several original or facsimile counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original, and together
shall constitute but one instrument. |
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3.5 |
Effect
of Headings. The section headings herein are for convenience only and are not part of this Amendment and shall not affect the
interpretation thereof. |
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3.6 |
Entire
Agreement. The Original Agreement, as modified by this Amendment, constitutes the entire understanding of the parties and supersedes
all prior agreements, understandings, arrangements, promises and commitments, whether written or oral, express or implied, relating
to the subject matter hereof, and all such prior agreements, understandings, arrangements, promises and commitments are hereby canceled
and terminated. |
[Signature
page follows]
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
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Continental
Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Trustee |
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By: |
/s/
Francis Wolf |
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Name: |
Francis
Wolf |
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Title: |
Vice
President |
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Energem
Corp. |
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By: |
/s/
Swee Guan Hoo |
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Name: |
Swee
Guan Hoo |
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Title: |
Chief
Executive Officer |
[Signature
Page to Second Amendment to
Investment
Management Trust Agreement]
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