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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
December
14, 2023
Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
Kairous
Acquisition Corp. Limited
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Cayman
Islands |
|
001-41155 |
|
n/a |
(State
or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation) |
|
(Commission
File
Number) |
|
(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.) |
Level
39 Marina Bay Financial Centre Tower 2,
10
Marina Boulevard,
City
Singapore 018983,
Singapore |
|
018983 |
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices) |
|
(Zip
Code) |
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: +662-255-6851340
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:
☐ |
Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act |
|
|
☐ |
Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act |
|
|
☐ |
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act |
|
|
☐ |
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act |
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title
of each class |
|
Trading
Symbol |
|
Name
of each exchange on which registered |
Units,
each consisting of one ordinary share, $0.0001 par value, one-half (1/2) of one redeemable warrant
and one right entitling the holder to receive one-tenth of one ordinary share |
|
KACLU |
|
The
Nasdaq
Stock Market LLC |
Ordinary
shares, par value $0.0001 per share |
|
KACL |
|
The
Nasdaq
Stock Market LLC |
Redeemable
warrants, each exercisable for one ordinary share at an exercise price of $11.50 included
as part of the units |
|
KACLW |
|
The
Nasdaq
Stock Market LLC |
Rights,
each to receive one-tenth of one ordinary share |
|
KACLR |
|
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 (17 CFR §230.405)
or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
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
As
approved by its shareholders at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders on December 14, 2023 (the “Meeting”), Kairous Acquisition
Corp. Limited (the “Company” or “Kairous”) entered into an amendment, dated December 15, 2023 (the “Trust
Amendment”) to the investment management trust agreement, dated December 13, 2021, as amended on December 7, 2022, with Continental
Stock Transfer & Trust Company. Pursuant to the Trust Amendment, the Company has the right to extend the time to complete a business
combination twelve (12) times for an additional one (1) month each time from December 16, 2023 to December 16, 2024 by depositing into
the trust account $50,000 for each one-month extension. A copy of the Trust Amendment is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1.
On
December 15, 2023, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note in the aggregate principal amount of $50,000 (the “Note”)
to Kairous Asia Limited, the Company’s initial public offering sponsor (“Sponsor”) in exchange for Sponsor depositing
such amount into the Company’s trust account in order to extend the amount of time it has available to complete a business combination.
The Note does not bear interest and matures upon the closing of a business combination by the Company. In addition, the Note will be
converted by the holder into ordinary shares of the Company at a price of $10.10 per share at the closing of a business combination.
A copy of the Note is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.2.
Item
2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The
disclosure related to the Note contained in Item 1.01 is incorporated by reference in this Item 2.03.
Item
5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
As
approved by its shareholders at the Meeting on December 14, 2023, the Company filed the third amended and restated memorandum and articles
of association on December 15, 2023 (the “Charter Amendment”), giving the Company the right to extend the date by which it
has to complete a business combination up to twelve (12) times for an additional one (1) month each time from December 16, 2023 to December
16, 2024. A copy of the third amended and restated memorandum and articles of association is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1.
Item
5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On
December 14, 2023, the Company held the Meeting. On November 1, 2023, the record date for the Meeting, there were 4,435,959 ordinary
shares of Kairous entitled to be voted at the Meeting, 84.68% of which were represented in person or by proxy.
The
final results for each of the matters submitted to a vote of Company shareholders at the Meeting are as follows:
1.
Charter Amendment
Shareholders
approved the proposal to amend the Company’s second amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, giving the Company
the right to extend the date by which it has to complete a business combination a total of twelve (12) times for an additional one (1)
month each time from December 16, 2023 (the “Current Termination Date”) to December 16, 2024. The voting results were as
follows:
FOR | | |
AGAINST | | |
ABSTAIN | |
3,548,272 | | |
208,000 | | |
0 | |
2.
Trust Amendment
Shareholders
approved the proposal to amend the Company’s investment management trust agreement, dated December 13, 2021, as amended on December
7, 2022, by and between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company to allow the Company to extend the time it has
to complete a business combination a total of twelve (12) times for an additional one (1) month each time from December 16, 2023 to December
16, 2024; by depositing into the trust account $50,000 for each one-month extension in the event the Company has not consummated a business
combination by the extended termination date. The voting results were as follows:
FOR | | |
AGAINST | | |
ABSTAIN | |
3,548,272 | | |
208,000 | | |
0 | |
Item
8.01. Other Events.
In
connection with the shareholders vote at the Meeting, 752,053 ordinary shares were tendered for redemption.
The
Company extended the business combination period to January 16, 2024, by depositing $50,000 to the trust account on December 20, 2023.
The Company issued the release filed herewith on December 20, 2023. The materials attached as Exhibit 99.1 are incorporated by reference
herein.
Item
9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c)
Exhibits:
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated:
December 20, 2023 |
Kairous
Acquisition Corp. Limited |
|
|
|
|
By: |
/s/
Athiwat Apichote |
|
Name: |
Athiwat Apichote |
|
Title: |
Chief
Executive Officer |
Exhibit
3.1
Companies
Act (revised)
Company
Limited by Shares
THIRD
AMENDED AND RESTATED
MEMORANDUM
AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
OF
KAIROUS ACQUISITION CORP. LIMITED
Adopted
by special resolution passed on 14 DECEMBER 2023
[182233.00001]
Companies
Act (Revised)
Company
Limited by Shares
Third
Amended and Restated
Memorandum
of Association
of
Kairous
Acquisition Corp. Limited
Adopted
by special resolution passed on 14 December 2023
1 |
The
name of the Company is Kairous Acquisition Corp. Limited. |
2 |
The
Company’s registered office will be situated at the office of Ogier Global (Cayman) Limited, 89 Nexus Way, Camana Bay, Grand
Cayman, KY1-9009, Cayman Islands, or at such other place in the Cayman Islands as the directors may at any time decide. |
3 |
The
Company’s objects are unrestricted. As provided by section 7(4) of the Companies Act (Revised), the Company has full power
and authority to carry out any object not prohibited by any law of the Cayman Islands. |
4 |
The
Company has unrestricted corporate capacity. Without limitation to the foregoing, as provided by section 27 (2) of the Companies
Act (Revised), the Company has and is capable of exercising all the functions of a natural person of full capacity irrespective of
any question of corporate benefit. |
5 |
Nothing
in any of the preceding paragraphs permits the Company to carry on any of the following businesses without being duly licensed, namely: |
|
(a) |
the
business of a bank or trust company without being licensed in that behalf under the Banks and Trust Companies Act (Revised); or |
|
(b) |
insurance
business from within the Cayman Islands or the business of an insurance manager, agent, sub-agent or broker without being licensed
in that behalf under the Insurance Act (Revised);or |
|
(c) |
the
business of company management without being licensed in that behalf under the Companies Management Act (Revised). |
6 |
The
Company will not trade in the Cayman Islands with any person, firm or corporation except in furtherance of its business carried on
outside the Cayman Islands. Despite this, the Company may effect and conclude contracts in the Cayman Islands and exercise in the
Cayman Islands any of its powers necessary for the carrying on of its business outside the Cayman Islands. |
7 |
The
Company is a company limited by shares and accordingly the liability of each member is limited to the amount (if any) unpaid on that
member’s shares. |
8 |
The
share capital of the Company is US$50,000 divided into 500,000,000 ordinary shares of par value US$0.0001 each. Subject to the Companies
Act (Revised) and the Company’s articles of association, the Company has power to do any one or more of the following: |
|
(a) |
to
redeem or repurchase any of its shares; and |
|
(b) |
to
increase or reduce its capital; and |
|
(c) |
to
issue any part of its capital (whether original, redeemed, increased or reduced): |
|
(i) |
with
or without any preferential, deferred, qualified or special rights, privileges or conditions; or |
|
(ii) |
subject
to any limitations or restrictions |
and
unless the condition of issue expressly declares otherwise, every issue of shares (whether declared to be ordinary, preference or otherwise)
is subject to this power; or
|
(d) |
to
alter any of those rights, privileges, conditions, limitations or restrictions. |
9 |
The
Company has power to register by way of continuation as a body corporate limited by shares under the laws of any jurisdiction outside
the Cayman Islands and to be deregistered in the Cayman Islands. |
Companies
Act (revised)
Company
Limited by ShareS
THIRD Amended
and Restated
articles
of Association
of
KAIROUS ACQUISITION CORP. LIMITED
Adopted
by special resolution passed on 14 December 2023
CONTENTS |
|
1. |
Definitions,
interpretation and exclusion of Table A |
1 |
|
Definitions |
1 |
|
Interpretation |
4 |
|
Exclusion
of Table A Articles |
5 |
2. |
Commencement
of Business |
5 |
3. |
Shares |
5 |
|
Power
to issue Shares and options, with or without special rights |
5 |
|
Power
to issue fractions of a Share |
6 |
|
Power
to pay commissions and brokerage fees |
6 |
|
Trusts
not recognised |
6 |
|
Power
to vary class rights |
6 |
|
Effect
of new Share issue on existing class rights |
7 |
|
No
bearer Shares or warrants |
7 |
|
Treasury
Shares |
7 |
|
Rights
attaching to Treasury Shares and related matters |
7 |
4. |
Register
of Members |
8 |
5. |
Share
certificates |
8 |
|
Issue
of share certificates |
8 |
|
Renewal
of lost or damaged share certificates |
8 |
6. |
Lien
on Shares |
9 |
|
Nature
and scope of lien |
9 |
|
Company
may sell Shares to satisfy lien |
9 |
|
Authority
to execute instrument of transfer |
9 |
|
Consequences
of sale of Shares to satisfy lien |
9 |
|
Application
of proceeds of sale |
10 |
7. |
Calls
on Shares and forfeiture |
10 |
|
Power
to make calls and effect of calls |
10 |
|
Time
when call made |
10 |
|
Liability
of joint holders |
10 |
|
Interest
on unpaid calls |
10 |
|
Deemed
calls |
11 |
|
Power
to accept early payment |
11 |
|
Power
to make different arrangements at time of issue of Shares |
11 |
|
Notice
of default |
11 |
|
Forfeiture
or surrender of Shares |
11 |
|
Disposal
of forfeited or surrendered Share and power to cancel forfeiture or surrender |
11 |
|
Effect
of forfeiture or surrender on former Member |
12 |
|
Evidence
of forfeiture or surrender |
12 |
|
Sale
of forfeited or surrendered Shares |
12 |
8. |
Transfer
of Shares |
12 |
|
Form
of transfer |
12 |
|
Power
to refuse registration |
13 |
|
Power
to suspend registration |
13 |
|
Company
may retain instrument of transfer |
13 |
9. |
Transmission
of Shares |
13 |
|
Persons
entitled on death of a Member |
13 |
|
Registration
of transfer of a Share following death or bankruptcy |
13 |
|
Indemnity |
14 |
|
Rights
of person entitled to a Share following death or bankruptcy |
14 |
10. |
Alteration
of capital |
14 |
|
Increasing,
consolidating, converting, dividing and cancelling share capital |
14 |
|
Dealing
with fractions resulting from consolidation of Shares |
15 |
|
Reducing
share capital |
15 |
11. |
Redemption
and purchase of own Shares |
15 |
|
Power
to issue redeemable Shares and to purchase own Shares |
15 |
|
Power
to pay for redemption or purchase in cash or in specie |
16 |
|
Effect
of redemption or purchase of a Share |
16 |
12. |
Meetings
of Members |
16 |
|
Power
to call meetings |
16 |
|
Content
of notice |
17 |
|
Period
of notice |
18 |
|
Persons
entitled to receive notice |
18 |
|
Publication
of notice on a website |
18 |
|
Time
a website notice is deemed to be given |
18 |
|
Required
duration of publication on a website |
18 |
|
Accidental
omission to give notice or non-receipt of notice |
19 |
13. |
Proceedings
at meetings of Members |
19 |
|
Quorum |
19 |
|
Lack
of quorum |
19 |
|
Use
of technology |
19 |
|
Chairman |
19 |
|
Right
of a director to attend and speak |
20 |
|
Adjournment
and Postponement |
20 |
|
Method
of voting |
20 |
|
Taking
of a poll |
20 |
|
Chairman’s
casting vote |
21 |
|
Amendments
to resolutions |
21 |
|
Written
resolutions |
21 |
|
Sole-member
company |
22 |
14. |
Voting
rights of Members |
22 |
|
Right
to vote |
22 |
|
Rights
of joint holders |
22 |
|
Representation
of corporate Members |
22 |
|
Member
with mental disorder |
23 |
|
Objections
to admissibility of votes |
23 |
|
Form
of proxy |
23 |
|
How
and when proxy is to be delivered |
24 |
|
Voting
by proxy |
24 |
15. |
Number
of directors |
24 |
16. |
Appointment,
disqualification and removal of directors |
25 |
|
No
age limit |
25 |
|
Corporate
directors |
25 |
|
No
shareholding qualification |
25 |
|
Appointment
and removal of directors |
25 |
|
Resignation
of directors |
26 |
|
Termination
of the office of director |
26 |
17. |
Alternate
directors |
26 |
|
Appointment
and removal |
26 |
|
Notices |
27 |
|
Rights
of alternate director |
27 |
|
Appointment
ceases when the appointor ceases to be a director |
28 |
|
Status
of alternate director |
28 |
|
Status
of the director making the appointment |
28 |
18. |
Powers
of directors |
28 |
|
Powers
of directors |
28 |
|
Appointments
to office |
28 |
|
Remuneration |
29 |
|
Disclosure
of information |
29 |
19. |
Delegation
of powers |
30 |
|
Power
to delegate any of the directors’ powers to a committee |
30 |
|
Power
to appoint an agent of the Company |
30 |
|
Power
to appoint an attorney or authorised signatory of the Company |
30 |
|
Power
to appoint a proxy |
31 |
20. |
Meetings
of directors |
31 |
|
Regulation
of directors’ meetings |
31 |
|
Calling
meetings |
31 |
|
Notice
of meetings |
31 |
|
Period
of notice |
31 |
|
Use
of technology |
31 |
|
Place
of meetings |
32 |
|
Quorum |
32 |
|
Voting |
32 |
|
Validity |
32 |
|
Recording
of dissent |
32 |
|
Written
resolutions |
32 |
|
Sole
director’s minute |
32 |
21. |
Permissible
directors’ interests and disclosure |
33 |
|
Permissible
interests subject to disclosure |
33 |
|
Notification
of interests |
33 |
|
Voting
where a director is interested in a matter |
33 |
22. |
Minutes |
34 |
23. |
Accounts
and audit |
34 |
|
No
automatic right of inspection |
34 |
|
Sending
of accounts and reports |
34 |
|
Validity
despite accidental error in publication on website |
34 |
|
Audit |
35 |
24. |
Financial
year |
35 |
25. |
Record
dates |
36 |
26. |
Dividends |
36 |
|
Declaration
of dividends by Members |
36 |
|
Payment
of interim dividends and declaration of final dividends by directors |
36 |
|
Apportionment
of dividends |
37 |
|
Right
of set off |
37 |
|
Power
to pay other than in cash |
37 |
|
How
payments may be made |
37 |
|
Dividends
or other moneys not to bear interest in absence of special rights |
38 |
|
Dividends
unable to be paid or unclaimed |
38 |
27. |
Capitalisation
of profits |
38 |
|
Capitalisation
of profits or of any share premium account or capital redemption reserve |
38 |
|
Applying
an amount for the benefit of members |
39 |
28. |
Share
premium account |
39 |
|
directors
to maintain share premium account |
39 |
|
Debits
to share premium account |
39 |
29. |
Seal |
39 |
|
Company
seal |
39 |
|
Duplicate
seal |
39 |
|
When
and how seal is to be used |
39 |
|
If
no seal is adopted or used |
39 |
|
Power
to allow non-manual signatures and facsimile printing of seal |
40 |
|
Validity
of execution |
40 |
30. |
Indemnity |
40 |
|
Indemnity |
40 |
|
Release |
41 |
|
Insurance |
41 |
31. |
Notices |
41 |
|
Form
of notices |
41 |
|
Electronic
communications |
41 |
|
Persons
authorised to give notices |
42 |
|
Delivery
of written notices |
42 |
|
Joint
holders |
42 |
|
Signatures |
42 |
|
Evidence
of transmission |
42 |
|
Giving
notice to a deceased or bankrupt Member |
42 |
|
Date
of giving notices |
43 |
|
Saving
provision |
43 |
32. |
Authentication
of Electronic Records |
43 |
|
Application
of Articles |
43 |
|
Authentication
of documents sent by Members by Electronic means |
43 |
|
Authentication
of document sent by the Secretary or Officers of the Company by Electronic means |
44 |
|
Manner
of signing |
44 |
|
Saving
provision |
44 |
33. |
Transfer
by way of continuation |
45 |
34. |
Winding
up |
45 |
|
Distribution
of assets in specie |
45 |
|
No
obligation to accept liability |
45 |
|
The
directors are authorised to present a winding up petition |
45 |
35. |
Amendment
of Memorandum and Articles |
45 |
|
Power
to change name or amend Memorandum |
45 |
|
Power
to amend these Articles |
45 |
36. |
Mergers
and Consolidations |
46 |
37. |
Business
Combination |
46 |
38. |
Certain
Tax Filings |
49 |
39. |
Business
Opportunities |
49 |
Companies
Act (Revised)
Company
Limited by Shares
Third
Amended and Restated
Articles
of Association
of
Kairous
Acquisition Corp. Limited
Adopted
by special resolution passed on 14 December 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.
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.
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.
Articles
means, as appropriate:
|
(a) |
these
Amended and Restated Articles of Association as amended, restated, supplemented and/or otherwise modified 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 board of directors of the Company established pursuant to Article 23.8 hereof, or any
successor audit committee.
Auditor
means the person for the time being performing the duties of auditor of the Company.
Business
Combination means a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganisation or similar business combination involving
the Company, with one or more businesses or entities (each a target business), which Business Combination: (a) must be with one
or more operating businesses or assets with a fair market value equal to at least 80% of the net assets held in the trust account (net
of amounts disbursed to management for working capital purposes, if permitted, and excluding the amount of any deferred underwriting
discount and taxes payable on the interest earned on the trust account); and (b) must not be effectuated solely with another blank cheque
company or a similar company with nominal operations.
Business
Day means a day other than a day on which banking institutions or trust companies are authorised or obligated by law to close in
New York City, a Saturday or a Sunday.
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 the Articles, or any
successor committee.
Default
Rate means 10% (ten per cent) per annum.
Designated
Stock Exchange means any United States national securities exchange, including the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC, the NYSE American LLC
or The New York Stock Exchange LLC or any OTC market on which the Shares are listed for trading.
Electronic
has the meaning given to that term in the Electronic Transactions Act (Revised).
Electronic
Record has the meaning given to that term in the Electronic Transactions Act (Revised).
Electronic
Signature has the meaning given to that term in the Electronic Transactions Act (Revised).
Exchange
Act means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Founders
means all Members immediately prior to the consummation of the IPO.
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.
Investor
Group means the Sponsor and its Affiliates, successors and assigns.
IPO
means the Company’s initial public offering of securities.
IPO
Redemption has the meaning given to it in Article 37.6.
Islands
means the British Overseas Territory of the Cayman Islands.
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 Amended and Restated Memorandum of Association of the Company as amended, restated, supplemented and/or otherwise modified
from time to time.
Nominating
Committee means the nominating committee of the board of directors of the Company established pursuant to the Articles, 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 3.4) issued
in the IPO at a price equal to US$10.00 per unit, less underwriting discount and commissions.
Public
Share means a Share issued as part of the units (as described in Article 3.4) issued in the IPO.
Redemption
Price has the meaning given to it in Article 37.6.
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.
Representative
means a representative of the Underwriters.
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 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; and the expression includes a unanimous written resolution.
Sponsor
means Kairous Asia Limited, a limited liability company incorporated under the laws of the British Virgin Islands.
Tax
Filing Authorised Person means such person as any director shall designate from time to time, acting severally.
Treasury
Shares means Shares of the Company held in treasury pursuant to the Act and Article 3.14.
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 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. |
|
(j) |
Any
requirements as to execution or signature under the Articles including the execution of the Articles themselves can be satisfied
in the form of an Electronic Signature. |
|
(k) |
Sections
8 and 19(3) of the Electronic Transactions Act shall not apply. |
|
(l) |
The
term “holder” in relation to a Share means a person whose name is entered in the Register of Members as the holder of
such Share. |
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. |
2. |
Commencement
of Business |
2.1 |
The
business of the Company may be commenced as soon after incorporation of the Company as the directors see fit. |
2.2 |
The
directors may pay, out of the capital or any other monies of the Company, all expenses incurred in or about the formation and establishment
of the Company, including the expenses of registration. |
Power
to issue Shares and options, with or without special rights
3.1 |
Subject
to the provisions, if any, in the Act the Memorandum (and to any direction that may be given by the Company in general meeting),
these Articles and, where applicable, the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange, the SEC and/or any other competent
regulatory authority or otherwise under Applicable Law, 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. No Share may be issued at a discount except in accordance with the provisions of the Act. |
3.2 |
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. |
3.3 |
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. |
3.4 |
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 Representative(s) 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. |
Power
to issue fractions of a Share
3.5 |
Subject
to the Act, the Company may issue fractions of a Share of any class. 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
3.6 |
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.
3.7 |
The
Company may employ a broker in the issue of its capital and pay him any proper commission or brokerage. |
Trusts
not recognised
3.8 |
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 these Articles or the Act) 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
3.9 |
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. |
3.10 |
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. |
Effect
of new Share issue on existing class rights
3.11 |
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
3.12 |
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
3.13 |
The
Company shall not issue Shares or warrants to bearers. |
Treasury
Shares
3.14 |
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
3.15 |
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. |
3.16 |
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. |
3.17 |
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. |
3.18 |
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. |
4.1 |
The
Company shall maintain or cause to be maintained the Register of Members in accordance with the Act. |
4.2 |
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. |
Issue
of share certificates
5.1 |
Upon
being entered in the Register of Members as the holder of a Share, a Member shall be entitled: |
|
(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. |
5.2 |
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. |
5.3 |
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
5.4 |
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.
Nature
and scope of lien
6.1 |
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. |
6.2 |
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
6.3 |
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. |
6.4 |
The
Shares may be sold in such manner as the directors determine. |
6.5 |
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
6.6 |
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
6.7 |
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
6.8 |
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.
7. |
Calls
on Shares and forfeiture |
Power
to make calls and effect of calls
7.1 |
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. |
7.2 |
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. |
7.3 |
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
7.4 |
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
7.5 |
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
7.6 |
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
7.7 |
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
7.8 |
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
7.9 |
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
7.10 |
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. |
7.11 |
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
7.12 |
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. |
7.13 |
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
7.14 |
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
7.15 |
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. |
7.16 |
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
7.17 |
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
7.18 |
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
8.1 |
Subject
to the following Articles about the transfer of Shares, and provided that such transfer complies with the rules and regulations of
the Designated Stock Exchange, the SEC and/or any other competent regulatory authority or otherwise under Applicable Law, 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 rules
and regulations of 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. |
8.2 |
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
8.3 |
If
the Shares in question were issued in conjunction with rights, options or warrants issued pursuant to Article 3.4 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
8.4 |
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
8.5 |
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. |
9. |
Transmission
of Shares |
Persons
entitled on death of a Member
9.1 |
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. |
9.2 |
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
9.3 |
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. |
9.4 |
That
person must produce such evidence of his entitlement as the directors may properly require. |
9.5 |
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. |
9.6 |
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. |
9.7 |
All
these Articles relating to the transfer of Shares shall apply to the notice or, as appropriate, the instrument of transfer. |
Indemnity
9.8 |
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
9.9 |
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. |
10. |
Alteration
of capital |
Increasing,
consolidating, converting, dividing and cancelling share capital
10.1 |
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
10.2 |
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
10.3 |
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. |
11. |
Redemption
and purchase of own Shares |
Power
to issue redeemable Shares and to purchase own Shares
11.1 |
Subject
to the Act and Article 37, and to any rights for the time being conferred on the Members holding a particular class of Shares, and,
where applicable, the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange, the SEC and/or any other competent regulatory authority
or otherwise under Applicable Law, 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.
11.2 |
With
respect to redeeming, repurchasing or surrendering of Shares: |
|
(a) |
Members
who hold Public Shares are entitled to request the redemption of such Shares in the circumstances described in Article 37.3; |
|
(b) |
Shares
held by the Sponsor shall be surrendered by the Sponsor for no consideration to the extent that the Over-Allotment Option is not
exercised in full so that such shares will represent 20% of the Company’s issued Shares after the IPO (exclusive of any securities
purchased in a private placement simultaneously with the IPO); and |
|
(c) |
Public
Shares shall be repurchased by way of Tender Offer in the circumstances set out in Article 37.2(b). |
Power
to pay for redemption or purchase in cash or in specie
11.3 |
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 11.1, or otherwise by agreement with the Member holding those Shares. |
Effect
of redemption or purchase of a Share
11.4 |
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.
11.5 |
For
the avoidance of doubt, redemptions and repurchases of Shares in the circumstances described in Articles 11.2(a), 11.2(b) and 11.2(c)
above shall not require further approval of the Members. |
Power
to call meetings
12.1 |
To
the extent 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, 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,
the SEC and/or any other competent regulatory authority or otherwise under Applicable Law) be obliged to, in each year hold any other
general meeting. |
12.2 |
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). |
12.3 |
Annual
general meetings shall be held in New York, USA or in such other places as the directors may determine. |
12.4 |
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. |
12.5 |
The
directors may call a general meeting at any time. |
12.6 |
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. |
12.7 |
The
directors must also call a general meeting if requisitioned in the manner set out in the next two Articles. |
12.8 |
The
requisition must be in writing and given by one or more Members who together hold not less than 10% of the rights to vote at such
general meeting. |
12.9 |
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. |
12.10 |
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. |
12.11 |
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 40% 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. |
12.12 |
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
12.13 |
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. |
12.14 |
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
12.15 |
At
least ten 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 these 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
12.16 |
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
12.17 |
Subject
to the Act or the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange, the SEC and/or any other competent regulatory authority
or otherwise under Applicable Law, 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. |
12.18 |
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
12.19 |
A
website notice is deemed to be given when the Member is given notice of its publication. |
Required
duration of publication on a website
12.20 |
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
12.21 |
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. |
12.22 |
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. |
13. |
Proceedings
at meetings of Members |
Quorum
13.1 |
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 one-third of the Shares entitled to 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;
provided that a quorum in connection with any meeting that is convened to vote on a Business Combination or any meeting convened
with regards to an amendment described in Article 37.9 shall be a majority of the Shares entitled to 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. |
Lack
of quorum
13.2 |
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
13.3 |
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
13.4 |
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. |
13.5 |
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
13.6 |
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
and Postponement
13.7 |
The
chairman may at any time adjourn a meeting. 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. |
13.8 |
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. |
13.9 |
If,
prior to a Business Combination, a notice is issued in respect of a general meeting and the directors, in their absolute discretion,
consider that it is impractical or undesirable for any reason to hold that general meeting at the place, the day and the hour specified
in the notice calling such general meeting, the directors may postpone the general meeting to another place, day and/or hour provided
that notice of the place, the day and the hour of the rearranged general meeting is promptly given to all Members. No business shall
be transacted at any postponed meeting other than the business specified in the notice of the original meeting. |
13.10 |
When
a general meeting is postponed for thirty days or more, notice of the postponed meeting shall be given as in the case of an original
meeting. Otherwise it shall not be necessary to give any such notice of a postponed meeting. All proxy forms submitted for the original
general meeting shall remain valid for the postponed meeting. The directors may postpone a general meeting which has already been
postponed. |
Method
of voting
13.11 |
A
resolution put to the vote of the meeting shall be decided on a poll. |
Taking
of a poll
13.12 |
A
poll demanded on the question of adjournment shall be taken immediately. |
13.13 |
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. |
13.14 |
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. |
13.15 |
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
13.16 |
If
the votes on a resolution are equal, the chairman may if he wishes exercise a casting vote. |
Amendments
to resolutions
13.17 |
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. |
13.18 |
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. |
13.19 |
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
13.20 |
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.
13.21 |
If
a written resolution is described as a Special Resolution or as an Ordinary Resolution, it has effect accordingly. |
13.22 |
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
13.23 |
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. |
14. |
Voting
rights of Members |
Right
to vote
14.1 |
Subject
to any rights or restrictions attached to any Member’s Shares, 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. |
14.2 |
Members
may vote in person or by proxy. |
14.3 |
Every
Member shall have one vote for each Share he holds, unless any Share carries special voting rights. |
14.4 |
A
fraction of a Share shall entitle its holder to an equivalent fraction of one vote. |
14.5 |
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
14.6 |
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
14.7 |
Save
where otherwise provided, a corporate Member must act by a duly authorised representative. |
14.8 |
A
corporate Member wishing to act by a duly authorised representative must identify that person to the Company by notice in writing. |
14.9 |
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. |
14.10 |
The
directors of the Company may require the production of any evidence which they consider necessary to determine the validity of the
notice. |
14.11 |
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. |
14.12 |
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. |
14.13 |
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
14.14 |
A
Member in respect of whom an order has been made by any court having jurisdiction (whether in the 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. |
14.15 |
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
14.16 |
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
14.17 |
An
instrument appointing a proxy shall be in any common form or in any other form approved by the directors. |
14.18 |
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 these Articles about authentication of Electronic Records.
14.19 |
The
directors may require the production of any evidence which they consider necessary to determine the validity of any appointment of
a proxy. |
14.20 |
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
14.21 |
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. |
14.22 |
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. |
14.23 |
If
the form of appointment of proxy is not delivered on time, it is invalid. |
Voting
by proxy
14.24 |
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 the maximum shall be ten.
16. |
Appointment,
disqualification and removal of directors |
No
age limit
16.1 |
There
is no age limit for directors save that they must be aged at least 18 years. |
Corporate
directors
16.2 |
Unless
prohibited by law, a body corporate may be a director. If a body corporate is a director, these Articles about representation of
corporate Members at general meetings apply, mutatis mutandis, to these Articles about directors’ meetings. |
No
shareholding qualification
16.3 |
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
16.4 |
All
directors shall hold office for a term of two years or until their successors shall have been elected and qualified. 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. |
16.5 |
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. |
16.6 |
Without
prejudice to the Company’s power to appoint a person to be a director pursuant to these Articles, the directors shall have
power at any time to appoint any person who 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. |
16.7 |
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. |
16.8 |
A
remaining director may appoint a director even though there is not a quorum of directors. |
16.9 |
No
appointment can cause the number of directors to exceed the maximum; and any such appointment shall be invalid. |
16.10 |
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
16.11 |
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. |
16.12 |
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
16.13 |
A
director’s office shall be terminated forthwith if: |
|
(a) |
he
is prohibited by the law of the 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 these Articles or by
a resolution in writing signed by all of the other directors. |
Appointment
and removal
17.1 |
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 32.7 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 17.4(c)). |
17.2 |
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
17.4. |
17.3 |
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 17.1. |
17.4 |
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 32.7 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 32.7 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
17.5 |
All
notices of meetings of directors shall continue to be given to the appointing director and not to the alternate. |
Rights
of alternate director
17.6 |
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. |
17.7 |
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. |
17.8 |
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
17.9 |
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
17.10 |
An
alternate director shall carry out all functions of the director who made the appointment. |
17.11 |
Save
where otherwise expressed, an alternate director shall be treated as a director under these Articles. |
17.12 |
An
alternate director is not the agent of the director appointing him. |
17.13 |
An
alternate director is not entitled to any remuneration for acting as alternate director. |
Status
of the director making the appointment
17.14 |
A
director who has appointed an alternate is not thereby relieved from the duties which he owes the Company. |
Powers
of directors
18.1 |
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. |
18.2 |
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
18.3 |
The
directors may appoint a director: |
|
(a) |
as
chairman of the board of directors; |
|
(b) |
as
vice-chairman of the board of directors; |
|
(c) |
as
managing director; |
|
(d) |
to
any other executive office |
for
such period and on such terms, including as to remuneration, as they think fit.
18.4 |
The
appointee must consent in writing to holding that office. |
18.5 |
Where
a chairman is appointed he shall, unless unable to do so, preside at every meeting of directors. |
18.6 |
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. |
18.7 |
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.
18.8 |
The
Secretary or Officer must consent in writing to holding that office. |
18.9 |
A
director, Secretary or other Officer of the Company may not hold the office, or perform the services, of Auditor. |
Remuneration
18.10 |
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. |
18.11 |
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. |
18.12 |
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
18.13 |
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
19.1 |
The
directors may delegate any of their powers to any committee consisting of one or more persons who need not be Members (including,
without limitation, the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee and the Nominating Committee). Persons on the committee may include
non-directors so long as the majority of those persons are directors. |
19.2 |
The
delegation may be collateral with, or to the exclusion of, the directors’ own powers. |
19.3 |
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. |
19.4 |
Unless
otherwise permitted by the directors, a committee must follow the procedures prescribed for the taking of decisions by directors. |
19.5 |
The
directors may adopt formal written charters for committees and, if so adopted, shall review and assess the adequacy of such formal
written charters on an annual basis. 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. Each of the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee and the Nominating Committee, if established,
shall consist of such number of directors as the directors shall from time to time determine (or such minimum number as may be required
from time to time by the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange, the SEC and/or any other competent regulatory authority
or otherwise under Applicable Law). For so long as any class of Shares is listed on the Designated Stock Exchange, the Audit Committee,
the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee shall be made up of such number of Independent Directors
as is required from time to time by the rules and regulations of the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange, the
SEC and/or any other competent regulatory authority or otherwise under Applicable Law. |
Power
to appoint an agent of the Company
19.6 |
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
19.7 |
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. |
19.8 |
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
19.9 |
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. |
19.10 |
Articles
17.1 to 17.4 inclusive (relating to the appointment by directors of alternate directors) apply, mutatis mutandis, to the appointment
of proxies by directors. |
19.11 |
A
proxy is an agent of the director appointing him and is not an Officer. |
20. |
Meetings
of directors |
Regulation
of directors’ meetings
20.1 |
Subject
to the provisions of these Articles, the directors may regulate their proceedings as they think fit. |
Calling
meetings
20.2 |
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
20.3 |
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
20.4 |
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
20.5 |
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. |
20.6 |
A
director participating in this way is deemed to be present in person at the meeting. |
Place
of meetings
20.7 |
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
20.8 |
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
20.9 |
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
20.10 |
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
20.11 |
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
20.12 |
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. |
20.13 |
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. |
20.14 |
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
20.15 |
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. |
21. |
Permissible
directors’ interests and disclosure |
Permissible
interests subject to disclosure
21.1 |
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. |
21.2 |
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. |
21.3 |
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. |
21.4 |
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
21.5 |
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
21.6 |
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. |
21.7 |
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
23.1 |
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
23.2 |
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
23.3 |
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. |
23.4 |
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
23.5 |
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
23.6 |
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
23.7 |
The
directors may appoint an Auditor of the Company who shall hold office on such terms as the directors determine. |
23.8 |
Without
prejudice to the freedom of the directors to establish any other committee, if the Shares (or depositary receipts therefor) are listed
or quoted on the Designated Stock Exchange, and if required by the Designated Stock Exchange, the directors shall establish and maintain
an Audit Committee as a committee of the directors and shall adopt a formal written Audit Committee charter and review and assess
the adequacy of the formal written charter on an annual basis. The composition and responsibilities of the Audit Committee shall
comply with the rules and regulations of the SEC and the Designated Stock Exchange. The Audit Committee shall meet at least once
every financial quarter, or more frequently as circumstances dictate. |
23.9 |
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. |
23.10 |
The
remuneration of the Auditor shall be fixed by the Audit Committee (if one exists). |
23.11 |
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. |
23.12 |
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. |
23.13 |
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. |
24.14 |
Any
payment made to members of the Audit Committee (if one exists) shall require the review and approval of the directors, with any director
interested in such payment abstaining from such review and approval. |
24.15 |
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. |
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
26.1 |
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
26.2 |
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. |
26.3 |
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.
26.4 |
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
26.5 |
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
26.6 |
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
26.7 |
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
26.8 |
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. |
26.9 |
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. |
26.10 |
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. |
26.11 |
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
26.12 |
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
26.13 |
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. |
26.14 |
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. |
27. |
Capitalisation
of profits |
Capitalisation
of profits or of any share premium account or capital redemption reserve
27.1 |
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
27.2 |
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. |
27.3 |
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. |
28. |
Share
premium account directors to maintain share premium account |
28.1 |
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
28.2 |
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. |
28.3 |
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
29.1 |
The
Company may have a seal if the directors so determine. |
Duplicate
seal
29.2 |
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 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
29.3 |
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
29.4 |
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
29.5 |
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
29.6 |
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
30.1 |
To
the 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,
director 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, director’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, director 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 Islands or elsewhere. |
Such
indemnity only applies if the directors are of the view that, in the absence of fraud, wilful default or wilful neglect, such existing
or former Secretary, director or Officer acted honestly and in good faith with a view to what the person believes is in the best interests
of the Company and, in the case of criminal proceedings, such person had no reasonable cause to believe that their conduct was unlawful.
No such existing or former Secretary, director or Officer, however, shall be indemnified in respect of any matter arising out of his
own actual fraud, wilful default or wilful neglect.
30.2 |
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, director 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, director or Officer
must repay the amount paid by the Company to the extent that it is ultimately found not liable to indemnify the Secretary, director
or that Officer for those legal costs. |
Release
30.3 |
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
30.4 |
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 |
|
(b) |
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. |
Form
of notices
31.1 |
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
31.2 |
Without
limitation to Articles 17.1 to 17.4 inclusive (relating to the appointment and removal by directors of alternate directors) and to
Articles 19.8to 19.10 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.
31.3 |
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
31.4 |
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
31.5 |
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
31.6 |
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
31.7 |
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. |
31.8 |
An
Electronic Record may be signed by an Electronic Signature. |
Evidence
of transmission
31.9 |
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. |
31.10 |
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
31.11 |
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. |
31.12 |
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
31.13 |
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 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 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
these 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
31.14 |
None
of the preceding notice provisions shall derogate from these Articles about the delivery of written resolutions of directors and
written resolutions of Members. |
32. |
Authentication
of Electronic Records |
Application
of Articles
32.1 |
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 32.2 or Article 32.4 applies. |
Authentication
of documents sent by Members by Electronic means
32.2 |
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
32.7 does not apply. |
32.3 |
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 32.7 applies. |
Authentication
of document sent by the Secretary or Officers of the Company by Electronic means
32.4 |
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
32.7 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.
32.5 |
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 32.7 applies. |
Manner
of signing
32.6 |
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
32.7 |
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. |
33. |
Transfer
by way of continuation |
33.1 |
The
Company may, by Special Resolution, resolve to be registered by way of continuation in a jurisdiction outside: |
|
(b) |
such
other jurisdiction in which it is, for the time being, incorporated, registered or existing. |
33.2 |
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 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
34.1 |
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
34.2 |
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
34.3 |
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. |
35. |
Amendment
of Memorandum and Articles |
Power
to change name or amend Memorandum
35.1 |
Subject
to the Act, 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
35.2 |
Subject
to the Act and as provided in these Articles, the Company may, by Special Resolution, amend these Articles in whole or in part. |
36. |
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.
37.1 |
Notwithstanding
any other provision of these Articles, this Article 37 shall apply during the period commencing upon the adoption of these Articles
and terminating upon the first to occur of the consummation of any Business Combination and the distribution of the Trust Account
pursuant to Article 37.10. In the event of a conflict between this Article 37 and any other Articles, the provisions of this Article
37 shall prevail and this Article may not be amended prior to the consummation of a Business Combination without a Special Resolution. |
37.2 |
Prior
to the consummation of any Business Combination, the Company shall either: |
|
(a) |
submit
such Business Combination to its Members for approval; or |
|
(b) |
provide
Members with the opportunity to have their Shares repurchased by means of a tender offer (a Tender Offer) for a per-Share
repurchase price payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, calculated as of two business
days prior to the consummation of such Business Combination, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account not
previously released to the Company to pay its income taxes, if any, divided by the number of Public Shares then in issue, provided
that the Company shall not repurchase Public Shares in an amount that would cause the Company’s net tangible assets (after
payment of the deferred underwriting commissions) to be less than US$5,000,001. |
37.3 |
If
the Company initiates any Tender Offer in accordance with Rule 13e-4 and Regulation 14E of the Exchange Act in connection with a
proposed Business Combination, it shall file Tender Offer documents with the SEC prior to completing such Business Combination which
contain substantially the same financial and other information about such Business Combination and the redemption rights as is required
under Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act. |
37.4 |
If,
alternatively, the Company holds a general meeting to approve a proposed Business Combination, the Company will conduct any redemptions
in conjunction with a proxy solicitation pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act, and not pursuant to the Tender Offer rules,
and file proxy materials with the SEC. |
37.5 |
At
a general meeting called for the purposes of approving a Business Combination pursuant to this Article, in the event that such Business
Combination is approved by Ordinary Resolution, the Company shall be authorised to consummate such Business Combination. |
37.6 |
Any
Member holding Public Shares who is not a Founder, Officer or director may, contemporaneously with any vote on a Business Combination,
elect to have their Public Shares redeemed for cash (the IPO Redemption), provided that no such Member acting together with
any Affiliate of his or any other person with whom he is acting in concert or as a partnership, syndicate, or other group for the
purposes of acquiring, holding, or disposing of Shares may exercise this redemption right with respect to more than 15% of the Public
Shares without the Company’s prior consent, and provided further that any holder that holds Public Shares beneficially through
a nominee must identify itself to the Company in connection with any redemption election in order to validly redeem such Public Shares.
In connection with any vote held to approve a proposed Business Combination, holders of Public Shares seeking to exercise their redemption
rights will be required to either tender their certificates (if any) to the Company’s transfer agent or to deliver their shares
to the transfer agent electronically using The Depository Trust Company’s DWAC (Deposit/Withdrawal At Custodian) System, at
the holder’s option, in each case up to two business days prior to the initially scheduled vote on the proposal to approve
a Business Combination. If so demanded, the Company shall pay any such redeeming Member, regardless of whether he is voting for or
against such proposed Business Combination or abstains from voting, a per-Share redemption price payable in cash, equal to the aggregate
amount then on deposit in the Trust Account calculated as of two business days prior to the consummation of a Business Combination,
including interest earned on the Trust Account not previously released to the Company to pay its income taxes, if any, divided by
the number of Public Shares then in issue (such redemption price being referred to herein as the Redemption Price), provided
that the Company shall not repurchase Public Shares in an amount that would cause the Company’s net tangible assets to be less
than US$5,000,001. |
37.7 |
The
Redemption Price shall be paid promptly following the consummation of the relevant Business Combination. If the proposed Business
Combination is not approved or completed for any reason then such redemptions shall be cancelled and share certificates (if any)
returned to the relevant Members as appropriate. |
37.8 |
The
Company shall consummate a Business Combination by December 16, 2023, provided however that if the Board of Directors anticipates
that the Company may not be able to consummate a Business Combination by December 16, 2023, the Company may, by Resolution of Directors,
at the request of the Sponsor, extend the period of time to consummate a Business Combination up to twelve (12) times, for an additional
one (1) month each time (for a total of up to 12 months until December 16, 2024) to complete a Business Combination, subject to the
Sponsor depositing additional funds into the Trust Account upon five days advance notice prior to the applicable deadline in accordance
with terms as set out in the Trust Agreement and referred to in the Registration Statement. In the event that the Company does not
consummate a Business Combination by December 16, 2023 or (in the case of twelve (12) valid extensions of an additional one (1) month
each) December 16, 2024, or such later time as the Members of the Company may approve in accordance with these Articles, the Company
shall: |
|
(a) |
cease
all operations except for the purpose of winding up; |
|
(b) |
as
promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter, redeem the Public Shares, at a per-Share price, payable
in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit 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 US$50,000 of interest to pay dissolution
expenses), divided by the number of the Public Shares then in issue, which redemption will completely extinguish public Members’
rights as Members (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any); and |
|
(c) |
as
promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the Company’s remaining Members and the
directors, liquidate and dissolve, subject in each case, to its obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors
and in all cases subject to the other requirements of Applicable Law. If the Company shall wind up for any other reason prior to
the consummation of a Business Combination, the Company shall, as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business
days thereafter, follow the foregoing procedures set out in this Article 37.8 with respect to the liquidation of the Trust Account,
subject to its obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and in all cases subject to the other requirements
of Applicable Law. |
37.9 |
In
the event that any amendment is made to these Articles: |
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(a) |
that
would modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to provide holders of Public Shares the right to: |
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(i) |
have
their shares redeemed or repurchased in connection with a Business Combination pursuant to Articles 37.2(b) or 37.6; or |
|
(ii) |
redeem
100% of the Public Shares if the Company has not consummated an initial Business Combination by December 16, 2023 or (in the case
of twelve (12) valid extensions of an additional one (1) month each) December 16, 2024 pursuant to Article 37.8; or |
|
(b) |
with
respect to any other provision relating to the rights of holders of Public Shares, each holder of Public Shares who is not a Founder,
Officer or director shall be provided with the opportunity to redeem their Public Shares upon the approval of any such amendment
(an Amendment Redemption) at a per-Share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust
Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account not previously released to the Company to pay income taxes,
if any, divided by the number of Public Shares then in issue. |
37.10 |
Except
for the withdrawal of interest to pay income taxes, if any, none of the funds held in the Trust Account shall be released from the
Trust Account: |
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(a) |
to
the Company, until completion of any Business Combination; or |
|
(b) |
to
the Members holding Public Shares, until the earliest of: |
|
(i) |
a
repurchase of Shares by means of a Tender Offer pursuant to Article 37.2(b); |
|
(ii) |
an
IPO Redemption pursuant to Article 37.6; |
|
(iii) |
a
distribution of the Trust Account pursuant to Article 37.8; or |
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(iv) |
an
Amendment Redemption pursuant to Article 37.9. |
In
no other circumstance shall a holder of Public Shares have any right or interest of any kind in the Trust Account.
37.11 |
After
the issue of Public Shares (including pursuant to the Over-Allotment Option), and prior to the consummation of a Business Combination,
the directors shall not issue additional Shares or any other securities that would entitle the holders thereof to: |
|
(a) |
receive
funds from the Trust Account; or |
|
(b) |
vote
as a class with the Public Shares: |
|
(i) |
on
a Business Combination or on any other proposal presented to Members prior to or in connection with the completion of a Business
Combination; or |
|
(ii) |
to
approve an amendment to these Articles to: |
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(A) |
extend
the time the Company has to consummate a Business Combination beyond December 16, 2023 or (in the case of twelve (12) valid extensions
of an additional one (1) month each) December 16, 2024 pursuant to Article 37.8; or |
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(B) |
amend
the foregoing provisions of these Articles. |
37.12 |
The
Company must complete one or more Business Combinations, which must be with one or more operating businesses or assets with a fair
market value equal to at least 80% of the net assets held in the trust account (net of amounts disbursed to management for working
capital purposes, if permitted, and excluding the amount of any deferred underwriting discount and taxes payable on the interest
earned on the trust account). An initial Business Combination must not be effectuated solely with another blank cheque company or
a similar company with nominal operations |
37.13 |
The
uninterested Independent Directors shall approve any transaction or transactions between the Company and any of the following parties: |
|
(a) |
any
Member owning an interest in the voting power of the Company that gives such Member a significant influence over the Company; and |
|
(b) |
any
director or Officer of the Company and any Affiliate or relative of such director or Officer. |
37.14 |
A
director may vote in respect of any Business Combination in which such director has a conflict of interest with respect to the evaluation
of such Business Combination. Such director must disclose such interest or conflict to the other directors. |
37.15 |
The
Company may enter into a Business Combination with a target business that is Affiliated with the Sponsor, a Founder, the directors
of the Company or Officers. In the event the Company seeks to complete the Business Combination with a target that is Affiliated
with the Sponsor, a Founder, Officers or directors, the Company, or a committee of Independent Directors, will obtain an opinion
from an independent investment banking firm or another independent firm that commonly renders valuation opinions for the type of
company we are seeking to acquire or another independent accounting firm, that such a Business Combination or transaction is fair
to the Company from a financial point of view. |
37.16 |
Any
Business Combination must be approved by a majority of the Independent Directors. |
38.1 |
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 of the Company or an Officer.
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 these Articles. |
39. |
Business
Opportunities |
39.1 |
In
recognition and anticipation of the facts that: (a) directors, managers, officers, members, partners, managing members, employees
and/or agents of one or more members of the Investor Group (each of the foregoing, an “Investor Group Related Person”)
may serve as directors of the Company and/or Officers; and (b) the Investor 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 Members and the Investor Group Related Persons, and the powers, rights, duties and liabilities of
the Company and its Officers, directors and Members in connection therewith. |
39.2 |
To
the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, the directors and officers of the Company 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, and subject to his or her fiduciary duties under 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 offered to any director and officer of the Company, on the one
hand, and the Company, on the other, unless such opportunity is expressly offered to such director or officer of the Company solely
in their capacity as an Officer or director of the Company and the opportunity is one the Company is permitted to complete on a reasonable
basis. |
39.3 |
Except
as provided elsewhere in these 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
the Investor Group, about which a director of the Company and/or Officer who is also an Investor Group Related Person acquires knowledge. |
39.4 |
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
AMENDMENT
NO.2 TO THE
INVESTMENT
MANAGEMENT TRUST AGREEMENT
This
Amendment No. 2 (this “Amendment”), dated as of December 15, 2023, to the Investment Management Trust Agreement (as defined
below) is made by and between Kairous Acquisition Corp. Limited (the “Company”) and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust
Company, as trustee (“Trustee”). All terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Trust
Agreement.
WHEREAS,
the Company and the Trustee entered into an Investment Management Trust Agreement dated as of December 13, 2021 (as amended, the “Trust
Agreement”);
WHEREAS,
on December 7, 2022, the Company and the Trustee entered into an Amendment to the Trust Agreement;
WHEREAS,
Section 1(i) of the Trust Agreement sets forth the terms that govern the liquidation of the Trust Account under the circumstances described
therein;
WHEREAS,
at an Annual Meeting of shareholders of the Company held on December 14, 2023, the Company shareholders approved (i) a proposal to amend
(the “Charter Amendment”) the Company’s second amended and restated memorandum and articles of association to provide
that the date by which the Company shall be required to effect a Business Combination to be extended for twelve (12) times for an additional
one (1) month each time from December 16, 2023 and (ii) a proposal to extend the date on which to commence liquidating the Trust Account
in the event the Company has not consummated a business combination; and
WHEREAS,
on the date hereof, the Company is filing the Charter Amendment with the Registrar of Corporate Affairs in the Cayman Islands.
NOW
THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED:
The
Trust Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
1.
Preamble. The third WHEREAS clause in the preamble of the Trust Agreement is hereby amended and restated to read as follows:
“WHEREAS,
if a Business Combination is not consummated by December 16, 2023, 24 months following the closing of the IPO, the Company’s insiders
may extend such period by twelve (12) times for an additional one (1) month each time from December 16, 2023 to December 16, 2024, by
depositing into the trust account $50,000 for each additional one (1) month extension, up to a maximum of 36 months in the aggregate
following the closing of the IPO (each such deadline, an “Applicable Deadline,” each such extension, an “Extension”)
and in exchange for which they will receive promissory notes; and
2.
Section 1(i). Section 1(i) of the Trust Agreement is hereby amended and restated to read in full as follows:
“(i)
Commence liquidation of the Trust Account only after and promptly after receipt of, and only in accordance with, the terms of a letter
(“Termination Letter”), in a form substantially similar to that attached hereto as either Exhibit A or Exhibit B, signed
on behalf of the Company by its President, Chief Executive Officer or Chairman of the Board and Secretary or Assistant Secretary and,
in the case of a Termination Letter in a form substantially similar to that attached hereto as Exhibit A, acknowledged and agreed to
by Maxim Group LLC, and complete the liquidation of the Trust Account and distribute the Property in the Trust Account only as directed
in the Termination Letter and the other documents referred to therein; provided, however, that in the event that the Company extended
the time to complete the Business Combination for up to 36 months from the closing of the IPO but has not completed the Business Combination
within the applicable monthly anniversary of the Closing, (“Last Date”), the Trust Account shall be liquidated in accordance
with the procedures set forth in the Termination Letter attached as Exhibit B hereto and distributed to the Public Shareholders as of
the Last Date.
3.
Exhibit D. Exhibit D of the Trust Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
[Letterhead
of Company]
[Insert
date]
Continental
Stock Transfer & Trust Company
1
State Street, 30th Floor
New
York, NY 10004
Attn:
Mark Zimkind
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Re: |
Trust
Account — Extension Letter |
Gentlemen:
Pursuant
to paragraph 1(i) of the Investment Management Trust Agreement between Kairous Acquisition Corp. Limited (“Company”) and
Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (“Trustee”), dated as of December 13, 2021, as amended, (“Trust Agreement”),
this is to advise you that the Company is extending the time available in order to consummate a Business Combination with the Target
Businesses for an additional one (1) month, from ______________ to ______________ (the “Extension”). Capitalized words used
herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Trust Agreement.
This
Extension Letter shall serve as the notice required with respect to Extension prior to the Applicable Deadline.
In
accordance with the terms of the Trust Agreement, we hereby authorize you to deposit $50,000 (for each one-month extension), which will
be wired to you, into the Trust Account investments upon receipt.
This
is the ____ of up to twelve Extension Letters.
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Very
truly yours, |
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Kairous
Acquisition Corp. Limited |
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By: |
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[●], |
4.
All other provisions of the Trust Agreement shall remain unaffected by the terms hereof.
5.
This Amendment may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which shall be deemed to be
one and the same instrument, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument. A facsimile
signature shall be deemed to be an original signature for purposes of this Amendment.
6.
This Amendment is intended to be in full compliance with the requirements for an Amendment to the Trust Agreement as required by Section
7(c) of the Trust Agreement, and every defect in fulfilling such requirements for an effective amendment to the Trust Agreement is hereby
ratified, intentionally waived and relinquished by all parties hereto.
7.
This Amendment shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect
to conflicts of law principles that would result in the application of the substantive laws of another jurisdiction.
[Signature
Page Follows]
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly executed this Amendment to the Investment Management Trust Agreement as of the date first written
above.
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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KAIROUS
ACQUISITION CORP. LIMITED |
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By: |
/s/
Athiwat Apichote |
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Name: |
Athiwat
Apichote |
|
Title: |
Chief
Executive Officer |
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Exhibit
10.2
THIS
NOTE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”). THIS NOTE HAS BEEN ACQUIRED
FOR INVESTMENT ONLY AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF REGISTRATION OF THE RESALE THEREOF UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY IN FORM, SCOPE AND SUBSTANCE TO THE COMPANY THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.
PROMISSORY
NOTE
Principal
Amount: $50,000 |
Dated
as of December 15, 2023 |
Kairous
Acquisition Corp. Limited (the “Maker”), promises to pay to the order of Kairous Asia Limited or its registered assigns
or successors in interest (the “Payee”) the principal sum of fifty thousand U.S. Dollars ($50,000) in lawful money
of the United States of America, on the terms and conditions described below. All payments on this Note shall be made by check or wire
transfer of immediately available funds or as otherwise determined by the Maker to such account as the Payee may from time to time designate
by written notice in accordance with the provisions of this Note.
1. |
Principal.
The principal balance of this Promissory Note (this “Note”) shall be payable by conversion pursuant to Section
2 hereof prior to or concurrently with the closing of an initial business combination (a “Business Combination”)
with a target business (as described in the Maker’s initial public offering prospectus dated December 13, 2021 (the “Prospectus”)).
In the event that a Business Combination does not close on or prior to January 16, 2024, as such deadline may be further extended,
this Note shall be deemed to be terminated and no amounts will thereafter be due from Maker to Payee under the terms hereof. The
principal balance may not be prepaid without the consent of the Payee. |
|
|
2. |
Conversion
Rights. The Payee and the Maker shall cause this Note to be converted into ordinary shares (the “Shares”)
of the Maker prior to or concurrently with the closing of a Business Combination. The number of Shares to be received by the Payee
in connection with such conversion shall be an amount determined by dividing (x) the sum of the outstanding principal amount payable
to such Payee as of the time of conversion by (y) $10.10. |
|
|
|
(a) |
Fractional
Shares. No fractional Shares will be issued upon conversion of this Note. In lieu of any fractional Shares to which Payee would
otherwise be entitled, Maker will pay to Payee in cash the amount of the unconverted principal balance of this note that would otherwise
be converted into such fractional share. |
|
|
|
|
(b) |
Effect
of Conversion. If the Maker timely receives notice of the Payee’s intention to convert this note at least one business
day prior to the closing of a Business Combination, this Note shall be deemed to be converted on the date the Business Combination
closes. At its expense, the Maker will, as soon as practicable after receiving this Note for cancellation after the closing of a
Business Combination (assuming receipt of timely notice of conversion), issue and deliver to Payee, at Payee’s address set
forth on the signature page hereto or such other address requested by Payee, a certificate or certificates for the number of Shares
to which Payee is entitled upon such conversion (bearing such legends as are customary pursuant to applicable state and federal securities
laws), including a check payable to Payee for any cash amounts payable as a result of any fractional shares as described herein. |
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|
|
3. |
Interest.
No interest shall accrue on the unpaid principal balance of this Note. |
|
|
4. |
Application
of Payments. All payments shall be applied first to payment in full of any costs incurred in the collection of any sum due under
this Note, including (without limitation) reasonable attorney’s fees, then to the payment in full of any late charges and finally
to the reduction of the unpaid principal balance of this Note. |
5. |
Events
of Default. The following shall constitute an event of default (“Event of Default”): |
|
(a) |
Failure
to Make Required Payments. Failure by Maker to pay the principal of this Note within five (5) business days following the date
when due. |
|
(b) |
Voluntary
Liquidation, Etc. The commencement by Maker of a proceeding relating to its bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, rehabilitation
or other similar action, or the consent by it to the appointment of, or taking possession by, a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee,
custodian, sequestrator (or other similar official) for Maker or for any substantial part of its property, or the making by it of
any assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the failure of Maker generally to pay its debts as such debts become due, or the
taking of corporate action by Maker in furtherance of any of the foregoing. |
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|
|
(c) |
Involuntary
Bankruptcy, Etc. The entry of a decree or order for relief by a court having jurisdiction in the premises in respect of maker
in an involuntary case under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law, for the appointing of a receiver, liquidator,
assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator (or similar official) for Maker or for any substantial part of its property, or ordering
the winding-up or liquidation of the affairs of Maker, and the continuance of any such decree or order unstayed and in effect for
a period of 60 consecutive days. |
|
(a) |
Upon
the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in Section 5(a) hereof, Payee may, by written notice to Maker, declare this Note
to be due immediately and payable, whereupon the unpaid principal amount of this Note, and all other amounts payable hereunder, shall
become immediately due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly
waived, anything contained herein or in the documents evidencing the same to the contrary notwithstanding. |
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(b) |
Upon
the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in Sections 5(b) and 5(c), the unpaid principal balance of this Note, and all other
sums payable with regard to this Note, shall automatically and immediately become due and payable, in all cases without any action
on the part of Payee. |
7. |
Waivers.
Maker and all endorsers and guarantors of, and sureties for, this Note waive presentment for payment, demand, notice of dishonor,
protest, and notice of protest with regard to the Note, all errors, defects and imperfections in any proceedings instituted by Payee
under the terms of this Note, and all benefits that might accrue to Maker by virtue of any present or future laws exempting any property,
real or personal, or any part of the proceeds arising from any sale of any such property, from attachment, levy or sale under execution,
or providing for any stay of execution, exemption from civil process, or extension of time for payment; and Maker agrees that any
real estate that may be levied upon pursuant to a judgment obtained by virtue hereof, on any writ of execution issued hereon, may
be sold upon any such writ in whole or in part in any order desired by Payee. |
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|
8. |
Unconditional
Liability. Maker hereby waives all notices in connection with the delivery, acceptance, performance, default, or enforcement
of the payment of this Note, and agrees that its liability shall be unconditional, without regard to the liability of any other party,
and shall not be affected in any manner by any indulgence, extension of time, renewal, waiver or modification granted or consented
to by Payee, and consents to any and all extensions of time, renewals, waivers, or modifications that may be granted by Payee with
respect to the payment or other provisions of this Note, and agrees that additional makers, endorsers, guarantors, or sureties may
become parties hereto without notice to Maker or affecting Maker’s liability hereunder. |
9. |
Notices.
Any notice called for hereunder shall be deemed properly given if (i) sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, (ii)
personally delivered, (iii) dispatched by any form of private or governmental express mail or delivery service providing receipted
delivery or (iv) sent by facsimile or (v) to the following addresses or to such other address as either party may designate by notice
in accordance with this Section: |
If
to Maker:
Kairous
Acquisition Corp. Limited
Level
39 Marina Bay Financial Centre Tower 2
10
Marina Boulevard
City
Singapore 018983, Singapore
Attn:
Athiwat Apichote
If
to Payee:
Kairous
Asia Limited
Unit
9-3, Oval Tower @ Damansara,
No.
685, Jalan Damansara,
60000
Taman Tun Dr. Ismail,
Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia
Attn:
Joseph Lee Moh Hon
Notice
shall be deemed given on the earlier of (i) actual receipt by the receiving party, (ii) the date shown on a facsimile transmission confirmation,
(iii) the date reflected on a signed delivery receipt, or (iv) two (2) Business Days following tender of delivery or dispatch by express
mail or delivery service.
10. |
Construction.
THIS NOTE SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS
THEREOF. |
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11. |
Jurisdiction.
The courts of New York have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute arising out of or in connection with this agreement
(including a dispute relating to any non- contractual obligations arising out of or in connection with this agreement) and the parties
submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of New York. |
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12. |
Severability.
Any provision contained in this Note which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction,
be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any
such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other
jurisdiction. |
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13. |
Trust
Waiver. Payee has read the Prospectus and understands that Maker has established the trust account described in the Prospectus,
initially in an amount of $78,780,000 for the benefit of the public stockholders and the underwriters of Maker’s initial public
offering (the “Underwriters”) and that, except for certain exceptions described in the Prospectus, Maker may disburse
monies from the trust account only: (i) to the public stockholders in the event of the conversion of their shares or the liquidation
of Maker; or (ii) to Maker and the Underwriters after consummation of a Business Combination. |
Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, Payee hereby agrees that it does not have any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any
monies in the trust account (the “Claim”) and hereby waives any Claim it may have in the future as a result of, or
arising out of, any negotiations, contracts or agreements with Maker and will not seek recourse against the trust account for any reason
whatsoever.
14. |
Amendment;
Waiver. Any amendment hereto or waiver of any provision hereof may be made with, and only with, the written consent of the Maker
and the Payee. |
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|
15. |
Assignment.
No assignment or transfer of this Note or any rights or obligations hereunder may be made by any party hereto (by operation of
law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other party hereto and any attempted assignment without the required consent
shall be void. |
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16. |
Further
Assurance. The Maker shall, at its own cost and expense, execute and do (or procure to be executed and done by any other necessary
party) all such deeds, documents, acts and things as the Payee may from time to time require as may be necessary to give full effect
to this Promissory Note. |
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, Maker, intending to be legally bound hereby, has caused this Note to be duly executed by its Chief Executive Officer
the day and year first above written.
|
Kairous
Acquisition Corp. Limited |
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By: |
/s/
Athiwat Apichote |
|
Name: |
Athiwat
Apichote |
|
Title: |
Chief
Executive Officer |
Accepted
and Agreed: |
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Kairous
Asia Limited |
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By: |
/s/
Athiwat Apichote |
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Name: |
Athiwat
Apichote |
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Title: |
Director |
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Exhibit
99.1
Kairous
Acquisition Corp. Limited Announces Additional Contribution to Trust Account to Extend Period to Consummate Business Combination
Singapore,
December 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Kairous Acquisition Corp. Limited (NASDAQ: KACL, the “Company”), a special purpose
acquisition company, announced today that Kairous Asia Limited, the Company’s initial public offering sponsor (“Sponsor”),
has deposited into the Company’s trust account (the “Trust Account”) an aggregate of $50,000, in order to extend the
period of time the Company has to complete a business combination for an additional one (1) month period, from December 16, 2023 to January
16, 2024. The Company issued a promissory note to Sponsor with a principal amount equal to the amount deposited. The promissory note
bears no interest and will be converted into the Company’s ordinary shares at a price of $10.10 per share at the closing of a business
combination by the Company. The purpose of the extension is to provide time for the Company to complete a business combination.
About
Kairous Acquisition Corp. Limited
Kairous
Acquisition Corp. Limited is a blank check company formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share
purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses.
Forward
Looking Statements
This
press release includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Forward looking statements are statements that
are not historical facts. Such forward-looking statements, including the successful consummation of the Company’s initial public
offering, are subject to risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from the forward looking statements. The
Company expressly disclaims any obligations or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements
contained herein to reflect any change in the Company’s expectations with respect thereto or any change in events, conditions or
circumstances on which any statement is based.
Contacts
Kairous
Acquisition Corp. Limited
Athiwat
Apichote
ir@kairous.com
v3.23.4
Cover
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Dec. 14, 2023 |
Document Type |
8-K
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Amendment Flag |
false
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Document Period End Date |
Dec. 14, 2023
|
Current Fiscal Year End Date |
--06-30
|
Entity File Number |
001-41155
|
Entity Registrant Name |
Kairous
Acquisition Corp. Limited
|
Entity Central Index Key |
0001865468
|
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code |
E9
|
Entity Address, Address Line One |
Level
39 Marina Bay Financial Centre Tower 2
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Entity Address, Address Line Two |
10
Marina Boulevard
|
Entity Address, City or Town |
City
Singapore
|
Entity Address, Country |
SG
|
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code |
018983
|
City Area Code |
+662
|
Local Phone Number |
255-6851340
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Written Communications |
false
|
Soliciting Material |
false
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Pre-commencement Tender Offer |
false
|
Pre-commencement Issuer Tender Offer |
false
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Entity Emerging Growth Company |
true
|
Elected Not To Use the Extended Transition Period |
false
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Units Each Consisting Of One Ordinary Share 0. 0001 Par Value Onehalf 12 Of One Redeemable Warrant And One Right Entitling Holder To Receive Onetenth Of One Ordinary Share [Member] |
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Title of 12(b) Security |
Units,
each consisting of one ordinary share, $0.0001 par value, one-half (1/2) of one redeemable
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KACLU
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Security Exchange Name |
NASDAQ
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Ordinary Shares Par Value 0. 0001 Per Share [Member] |
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Title of 12(b) Security |
Ordinary
shares, par value $0.0001 per share
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KACL
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Security Exchange Name |
NASDAQ
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Redeemable Warrants Each Exercisable For One Ordinary Share At Exercise Price Of 11. 50 Included As Part Of Units [Member] |
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Title of 12(b) Security |
Redeemable
warrants, each exercisable for one ordinary share at an exercise price of $11.50
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Trading Symbol |
KACLW
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Security Exchange Name |
NASDAQ
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Rights Each To Receive Onetenth Of One Ordinary Share [Member] |
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Title of 12(b) Security |
Rights,
each to receive one-tenth of one ordinary share
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Trading Symbol |
KACLR
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NASDAQ
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