Exhibit 99.2
Co. Reg. No. 201541844C |
This is the printed document containing the new Constitution of Genius Group Limited adopted by way of a Special Resolution passed on [●] and for the purpose of identification subscribed by me.
Name: (Company Secretary) |
THE COMPANIES ACT 1967
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PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES
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CONSTITUTION
OF
GENIUS GROUP LIMITED
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Incorporated on the 30th day of November 2015
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(Adopted by Special Resolution passed on [●])
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Headings | Page |
INTERPRETATION | 1 |
NAME | 3 |
REGISTERED OFFICE | 3 |
CAPACITY AND POWERS | 3 |
LIABILITY OF MEMBERS | 3 |
ISSUE OF SHARES | 3 |
VARIATION OF RIGHTS | 5 |
ALTERATION OF SHARE CAPITAL | 6 |
SHARES | 7 |
SHARE CERTIFICATES | 8 |
CALLS ON SHARES | 8 |
FORFEITURE AND LIEN | 9 |
RESTRICTION ON TRANSFER OF SHARES | 11 |
TRANSMISSION OF SHARES | 12 |
GENERAL MEETINGS | 13 |
NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETINGS | 13 |
PROCEEDINGS AT GENERAL MEETINGS | 14 |
VOTES OF MEMBERS | 17 |
CORPORATIONS ACTING BY REPRESENTATIVES | 21 |
DIRECTORS | 21 |
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS | 22 |
VACATION OF OFFICE OF DIRECTORS | 23 |
APPOINTMENT AND REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS | 23 |
ALTERNATE DIRECTORS | 25 |
MEETINGS AND PROCEEDINGS OF DIRECTORS | 26 |
BORROWING POWERS | 27 |
GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF DIRECTORS | 28 |
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SECRETARY | 29 |
THE SEAL | 29 |
AUTHENTICATION OF DOCUMENTS | 30 |
RESERVES | 30 |
DIVIDENDS | 30 |
BONUS ISSUES AND CAPITALISATION OF PROFITS AND RESERVES | 32 |
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 33 |
AUDITOR | 33 |
NOTICES | 33 |
WINDING UP | 36 |
INDEMNITY | 36 |
SECRECY | 37 |
PERSONAL DATA | 37 |
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THE COMPANIES ACT 1967
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PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES
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CONSTITUTION
OF
GENIUS GROUP LIMITED
(Adopted by Special Resolution passed on [·])
1. In this Constitution (if not inconsistent with the subject or context) the words and expressions set out in the first column below shall bear the meanings set opposite to them respectively. | Interpretation | ||
“Act” | The Companies Act 1967. | ||
“in writing” | Written or produced by any substitute for writing or partly one and partly another and shall include (except where otherwise expressly specified in this Constitution or the context otherwise requires, and subject to any limitations, conditions or restrictions contained in the Statutes) any representation or reproduction of words, symbols or other information which may be displayed in a visible form, whether in a physical document or in an electronic communication or form or otherwise howsoever. | ||
“month” | Calendar month. | ||
“NYSE” | The New York Stock Exchange. | ||
“NYSE Listing Requirements” | The listing requirements of the NYSE, as amended from time to time. |
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“Office” | The registered office of the Company for the time being.
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“paid” | Paid or credited as paid. | ||
“registered address” or “address” | In relation to any member, his physical address for the service or delivery of notices or documents personally or by post, except where otherwise expressly provided in this Constitution. | ||
“Seal” | The Common Seal of the Company. | ||
“Statutes” | The Act and every other act for the time being in force concerning companies and affecting the Company. | ||
“Stock Exchange” | Any stock exchange upon which shares in the Company may be listed. | ||
“this Constitution” | This Constitution as from time to time altered. | ||
The expressions “current address”, “electronic communication”, “Special Resolution” and “treasury shares” shall have the meanings ascribed to them respectively in the Act.
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References in this Constitution to “holders” of shares or a class of shares shall, except where otherwise expressly provided in this Constitution, exclude the Company in relation to shares held by it as treasury shares, and “holding” and “held” shall be construed accordingly. | |||
References in this Constitution to “member” shall, where the Act requires, exclude the Company where it is a member by reason of its holding of its shares as treasury shares. | |||
The expression “Secretary” shall include any person appointed by the Directors to perform any of the duties of the Secretary of the Company and where two or more persons are appointed to act as Secretaries, or where one or more Assistant or Deputy Secretaries are appointed, shall include any one of those persons. | |||
Words denoting the singular shall include the plural and vice versa. Words denoting the masculine gender shall include the feminine gender. Words denoting persons shall include corporations. | |||
Any reference in this Constitution to any enactment is a reference to that enactment as for the time being amended or re-enacted. | |||
Except as aforesaid, any word or expression defined in the Act shall (if not inconsistent with the subject or context) bear the same meanings in this Constitution. | |||
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7. (A) Subject to the Statutes and this Constitution, no shares may be issued by the Directors without the prior approval of the Company in General Meeting but subject thereto and the listing rules of the Stock Exchange, and without prejudice to any special rights attached to any shares for the time being issued, the Directors may allot and issue shares or grant options over or otherwise dispose of the same to such persons on such terms and conditions and at such time as the Company in General Meeting may approve and for such consideration (if any) and subject or not to the payment of any part of the amount (if any) thereof in cash as the Directors may think fit, and any shares may be issued with such preferential, deferred, qualified or special rights, privileges, conditions or such restrictions, whether with regard to dividend, voting, return of capital or otherwise, or which do not confer voting rights, as the Directors may think fit, and preference shares may be issued which are or at the option of the Company are liable to be redeemed, the terms and manner of redemption being determined by the Directors and Provided always that:
(a) (subject to any direction to the contrary that may be given by the Company in General Meeting) any issue of shares for cash to members holding shares of any class shall be offered to such members in proportion as nearly as may be to the number of shares of such class then held by them and the provisions of the second sentence of article 11(A) with such adaptions as are necessary shall apply;
(b) the rights attaching to shares of a class other than ordinary shares shall be expressed in the resolution creating the same; and
(c) to the extent that any shares of the Company are listed on the NYSE, where the members authorise the Directors to issue unissued securities and/or grant options to subscribe for unissued securities, as the Directors in their discretion deem fit, such corporate action has been approved by the NYSE and are subject to the NYSE Listing Requirements. |
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(B) The Company may issue shares for which no consideration is payable to the Company. | Issue of shares for no consideration |
8. The rights attached to shares issued upon special conditions shall be clearly defined in this Constitution. | Special rights |
8A. Preference shares may be issued subject to such limitation thereof as may be prescribed by the Stock Exchange. Preference shareholders shall have the same rights as ordinary shareholders as regards receiving of notices, reports and balance sheets and attending General Meetings of the Company, and preference shareholders shall also have the right to vote at any meeting convened for the purpose of reducing the capital or winding up or sanctioning a sale of the undertaking of the Company or where the proposal to be submitted to the meeting directly affects their rights and privileges or when the dividend on the preference shares is more than six months in arrear. The Company has power to issue further preference capital ranking equally with, or in priority to, preference shares already issued.
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32. A share so forfeited or surrendered shall become the property of the Company and may be sold, re-allotted or otherwise disposed of either to the person who was before such forfeiture or surrender the holder thereof or entitled thereto or to any other person upon such terms and in such manner as the Directors shall think fit and at any time before a sale, re-allotment or disposition the forfeiture or surrender may be cancelled on such terms as the Directors think fit. The Directors may, if necessary, authorise some person to transfer or effect the transfer of a forfeited or surrendered share to any such other person as aforesaid. | Sale of forfeited shares |
33. A member whose shares have been forfeited or surrendered shall cease to be a member in respect of the shares but shall notwithstanding the forfeiture or surrender remain liable to pay to the Company all moneys which at the date of forfeiture or surrender were presently payable by him to the Company in respect of the shares with interest thereon at eight per cent. per annum (or such lower rate as the Directors may determine) from the date of forfeiture or surrender until payment and the Directors may at their absolute discretion enforce payment without any allowance for the value of the shares at the time of forfeiture or surrender or waive payment in whole or in part. | Rights and liabilities of members whose shares have been forfeited |
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Company shall have a first and paramount lien on every share (not being a fully paid share) and dividends from time to time declared or payable in respect of such shares. Such lien shall be restricted to unpaid calls and instalments (together with any interest and expenses thereon) upon the specific shares in respect of which such moneys are due and unpaid, and to such amounts as the Company may be called upon by law to pay in respect of the shares of the member or deceased member. The Directors may waive any lien which has arisen and may resolve that any share shall for some limited period be exempt wholly or partially from the provisions of this article. |
Company to have paramount lien |
35. The Company may sell in such manner as the Directors think fit any share on which the Company has a lien, but no sale shall be made unless some sum in respect of which the lien exists is presently payable nor until the expiration of 14 days after a notice in writing stating and demanding payment of the sum presently payable and giving notice of intention to sell in default shall have been given to the holder for the time being of the share or the person entitled thereto by reason of his death or bankruptcy. | Sale of shares subject to lien |
36. The net proceeds of such sale after payment of the costs of such sale shall be applied in or towards payment or satisfaction of the debts or liabilities and any residue shall be paid to the person entitled to the shares at the time of the sale. For the purpose of giving effect to any such sale the Directors may authorise some person to transfer or effect the transfer of the shares sold to the purchaser. | Application of sale proceeds |
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statutory declaration in writing that the declarant is a Director or the Secretary of the Company and that a share has been duly
forfeited or surrendered or sold to satisfy a lien of the Company on a date stated in the declaration shall be conclusive evidence
of the facts therein stated as against all persons claiming to be entitled to the share. Such declaration and the receipt of the Company for the consideration (if any) given for the share on the sale, re-allotment or disposal thereof together (where the same be required) with the share certificate delivered to a purchaser or allottee thereof shall (subject to the execution of a transfer if the same be required) constitute good title to the share and the share shall be registered in the name of the person to whom the share is sold, re-allotted or disposed of. Such person shall not be bound to see to the application of the purchase money (if any) nor shall his title to the share be affected by any irregularity or invalidity in the proceedings relating to the forfeiture, surrender, sale, re-allotment or disposal of the share. |
Title to forfeited or surrendered shares |
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53. No business other than the appointment of a chairman shall be transacted at any General Meeting unless a quorum is present at the time when the meeting proceeds to business. Except as herein otherwise provided, two members present in person shall form a quorum save that:
(a) in the event of a corporation being beneficially entitled to the whole of the issued shares of the Company, one person representing such corporation shall be a quorum and shall be deemed to constitute a meeting and, if applicable, the provisions of Section 179 of the Act shall apply; and
(b) in the event the Company has only one member, the Company may pass a resolution by that member recording the resolution and signing the record in accordance with the provisions of Section 184G of the Act.
For the purpose of this article, “member” includes a person attending by proxy or by attorney or other duly authorised representative.
Provided always that (i) a proxy representing more than one member shall only count as one member for the purpose of determining the quorum; and (ii) where a member is represented by more than one proxy such proxies shall count as only one member for the purpose of determining the quorum. |
Quorum |
54. If within 30 minutes from the time appointed for a General Meeting (or such longer interval as the chairman of the meeting may think fit to allow) a quorum is not present, the meeting, if convened on the requisition of members, shall be dissolved. In any other case it shall stand adjourned to the same day in the next week (or if that day is a public holiday then to the next business day following that public holiday) at the same time and place or to such other day, and at such other time and place as the Directors may determine. If at such adjourned meeting a quorum is not present within 15 minutes from the time appointed for holding the meeting, the meeting shall be dissolved. No notice of any such adjournment as aforesaid shall be required to be given to the members. | If quorum not present, adjournment or dissolution of meeting |
55. Subject to the provisions of the Act, the members may participate in a General Meeting by means of a conference telephone or a video conference telephone or similar communications equipment by which all persons participating in the General Meeting are able to hear and be heard by all other members without the need for a member to be in the physical presence of another member(s) and participation in the General Meeting in this manner shall be deemed to constitute presence in person at such meeting. The members participating in any such General Meeting shall be counted in the quorum for such General Meeting and subject to there being a requisite quorum under this Constitution, all resolutions agreed by the members in such General Meeting shall be deemed to be as effective as a resolution passed at a meeting in person of the members duly convened and held. A General Meeting conducted by means of a conference telephone or a video conference telephone or similar communications equipment as aforesaid is deemed to be held at the place agreed upon by the members attending the General Meeting, provided that at least one of the members present at the General Meeting was at that place for the duration of the General Meeting. | General Meeting via conference telephone, video conference telephone or similar communications equipment |
56. (A) Subject to any additional requirements as may be imposed by the Act or this Constitution, all resolutions of the members shall be adopted by a simple majority vote of the members present and voting. | Voting
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(B) If an amendment shall be proposed to any resolution under consideration but shall in good faith be ruled out of order by the chairman of the meeting, the proceedings on the substantive resolution shall not be invalidated by any error in such ruling. In the case of a resolution duly proposed as a Special Resolution, no amendment thereto (other than a mere clerical amendment to correct a patent error) may in any event be considered or voted upon. | Amendment of resolutions |
57. Subject to the provisions of the Act:
(a) a Special Resolution may be passed by written means if the resolution indicates that it is a Special Resolution and if it has been formally agreed on any date by one or more members who on that date represent at least 75 per cent. of the total voting rights of all members who on that date would have the right to vote on that resolution at a General Meeting of the Company; and |
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(b) an Ordinary Resolution is passed by written means if the resolution does not indicate that it is a Special Resolution and if it has been formally agreed on any date by one or more members who on that date represent a majority of the total voting rights of all members who on that date would have the right to vote on that resolution at a General Meeting of the Company.
A Special or Ordinary Resolution passed by written means may consist of several documents in the like form each signed by one or more of the members who have the right to vote on that resolution at a General Meeting of the Company. The expressions “by written means” and “signed” include approval by any such member by telefax or any form of electronic communication approved by the Directors for such purpose from time to time incorporating, if the Directors deem necessary, the use of security and/or identification procedures and devices approved by the Directors. For the purpose of this article, “member” includes a person signing by proxy or by attorney or as representing a corporation which is a member. |
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58. The Chairman of the Board of Directors, failing whom the Deputy Chairman, if any, shall preside as chairman at every General Meeting. If there is no such Chairman or Deputy Chairman, or if at any meeting neither is present within 10 minutes after the time appointed for the holding of the meeting and willing to act, the Directors present shall choose one of their number, or if no Director is present or if all the Directors present decline to take the chair, the members present shall choose one of their number, to be chairman of the meeting. | Chairman of General Meeting |
59. The chairman of any General Meeting at which a quorum is present may, with the consent of any meeting at which a quorum is present, and shall if so directed by the meeting, adjourn the meeting from time to time (or sine die) and from place to place, but no business shall be transacted at any adjourned meeting except business which might lawfully have been transacted at the meeting from which the adjournment took place. When a meeting is adjourned for 30 days or more or sine die, notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given in like manner as in the case of the original meeting. Except as aforesaid, it shall not be necessary to give any notice of an adjournment or of the business to be transacted at an adjourned meeting. | Business at adjourned meeting |
60. At any General Meeting a resolution put to the vote of the meeting shall be decided on a show of hands unless a poll is (before or on the declaration of the result of the show of hands) demanded: | Method of voting |
(a) by the chairman of the meeting; or | |
(b) by not less than two members present in person or by proxy or by attorney or other duly authorised representative and entitled to vote at the meeting; or | |
(c) by a member present in person or by proxy or by attorney or other duly authorised representative and representing not less than five per cent. of the total voting rights of all the members having the right to vote at the meeting; or | |
(d) by a member present in person or by proxy or by attorney or other duly authorised representative, and holding shares conferring a right to vote at the meeting, being shares on which an aggregate sum has been paid up equal to not less than five per cent. of the total sum paid up on all the shares conferring that right. |
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66. Where in Singapore or elsewhere a receiver or other person (by whatever name called) has been appointed by any court claiming jurisdiction in that behalf to exercise powers with respect to the property or affairs of any member on the ground (however formulated) of mental disorder, the Directors may in their absolute discretion, upon or subject to production of such evidence of the appointment as the Directors may require, permit such receiver or other person on behalf of such member to vote in person or by proxy or by attorney or other duly authorised representative at any General Meeting or to exercise any other right conferred by membership in relation to meetings of the Company. | Voting in the event of mental disorder |
67. No member shall, unless the Directors otherwise determine, be entitled in respect of shares held by him to vote at any General Meeting either personally or by proxy or by attorney or other duly authorised representative, or to exercise any other right conferred by membership in relation to meetings of the Company, unless all calls or other sums presently payable by him to the Company in respect of such shares have been paid. | Entitlement of members to vote |
68. No objection shall be raised as to the admissibility of any vote except at the meeting or adjourned meeting at which the vote objected to is given or tendered and every vote not disallowed at such meeting shall be valid for all purposes. Any such objection made in due time shall be referred to the chairman of the meeting whose decision shall be final and conclusive. | When objection to admissibility of votes may be made |
69. On a poll, votes may be given either personally or by proxy or by attorney or other duly authorised representative and a person entitled to more than one vote need not use all his votes or cast all the votes he uses in the same way. | Votes on a poll |
70. (A) Except as otherwise provided in the Act, a member may appoint more than two proxies to attend, speak and vote at the same General Meeting. Where such member appoints more than one proxy, the proportion of the shareholding to be represented by each proxy shall be specified in the instrument of proxy. | Appointment of proxies |
(B) The Company shall be entitled and bound, in determining rights to vote and other matters in respect of a completed instrument of proxy submitted to it, to have regard to the instructions (if any) given by and the notes (if any) set out in the instrument of proxy. | Notes and instructions |
(C) A proxy need not be a member of the Company. | Proxy need not be a member |
71. (A) The instrument appointing a proxy shall be in writing and: | Execution of proxies |
(a) in the case of an individual, shall be:
(i) signed by the appointor or his attorney if the instrument is delivered personally or sent by post; or
(ii) authorised by that individual through such method and in such manner as may be approved by the Directors, if the instrument is submitted by electronic communication; and |
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(b) in the case of a corporation, shall be:
(i) either given under its common seal or signed on its behalf by an attorney or a duly authorised officer of the corporation, if the instrument is delivered personally or sent by post; or
(ii) authorised by that corporation, through such method and in such manner as may be approved by the Directors, if the instrument is submitted by electronic communication. |
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The Directors may, for the purposes of articles 71(A)(a)(ii) and 71(A)(b)(ii), designate procedures for authenticating any such instrument, and any such instrument not so authenticated by the use of such procedures shall be deemed not to have been received by the Company. | |
(B) The signature on, or authorisation of, such instrument need not be witnessed. Where an instrument appointing a proxy is signed or authorised on behalf of the appointor by an attorney, the letter or power of attorney or a duly certified copy thereof must (failing previous registration with the Company) be lodged with the instrument of proxy pursuant to article 72(A), failing which the instrument may be treated as invalid. | Witness and authority |
(C) The Directors may, in their absolute discretion:
(a) approve the method and manner for an instrument appointing a proxy to be authorised; and
(b) designate the procedure for authenticating an instrument appointing a proxy,
as contemplated in articles 71(A)(a)(ii) and 71(A)(b)(ii) for application to such members or class of members as they may determine. Where the Directors do not so approve and designate in relation to a member (whether of a class or otherwise), article 71(A)(a)(i) and/or (as the case may be) article 71(A)(b)(i) shall apply. |
Directors may approve method and manner, and designate procedure, for electronic communications |
(D) The instrument appointing a proxy shall be in the following form with such variations, if any, as circumstances may require or in any other form which the Directors may approve: “[Name of company]
I/We*, [name(s)], of [address(es)], being a member/members* of the above-named Company, appoint [name] of [address], or failing him/her*, [name] of [address], as my/our* proxy to vote for me/us* on my/our* behalf at the [Annual or Extraordinary, as the case may be] General Meeting of the Company, to be held on [date], and at any adjournment of the meeting. Signed on [date].
*Delete whichever is not applicable.” |
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(B) Directors may participate in a meeting of the Directors by means of a conference telephone or video conference telephone or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, without a Director being in the physical presence of another Director or Directors, and participation in a meeting pursuant to this provision shall be deemed to constitute presence in person at such meeting. The Directors participating in any such meeting shall be counted in the quorum for such meeting and subject to there being a requisite quorum in accordance with this Constitution, all resolutions agreed by the Directors in such meeting shall be deemed to be as effective as a resolution passed at a meeting in person of the Directors duly convened and held. A meeting conducted by means of a conference telephone or video conference telephone or similar communications equipment as aforesaid is deemed to be held at the place agreed upon by the Directors attending the meeting, Provided always that at least one of the Directors present at the meeting was at that place for the duration of the meeting. | Participation by conference telephone, video conference telephone or similar communications equipment |
(C) In the case of a meeting which is not held in person, the fact that a Director is taking part in the meeting must be made known to all the other Directors taking part, and no Director may disconnect or cease to take part in the meeting unless he makes known to all other Directors taking part that he is ceasing to take part in the meeting. | Director participating in conference meeting to be made known |
95. In the event the Company has more than one Director, the quorum necessary for the transaction of the business of the Directors may be fixed from time to time by the Directors and unless so fixed at any other number shall be two. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event the Company has only one Director, that Director shall form the quorum and may pass a resolution by recording the resolution and signing the record. A meeting of the Directors at which a quorum is present shall be competent to exercise all powers and discretions for the time being exercisable by the Directors. | Quorum |
96. Questions arising at any meeting of the Directors shall be determined by a majority of votes. In case of an equality of votes the chairman of the meeting shall have a second or casting vote. | Votes |
97. Every Director shall observe the provisions of Section 156 of the Act relating to the disclosure of the interests of the Directors in transactions or proposed transactions with the Company or of any office held or property possessed by a Director which might create duties or interests in conflict with his duties or interests as a Director. A Director shall not vote in respect of any contract or arrangement or any other proposal whatsoever in which he has any personal material interest, directly or indirectly. A Director shall not be counted in the quorum at a meeting in relation to any resolution on which he is debarred from voting. | Directors to observe Section 156 of the Act and not to vote on transactions or proposed transactions in which they have an interest |
98. The continuing Directors may act notwithstanding any vacancies, but if and so long as the number of Directors is reduced below the minimum number fixed by or in accordance with this Constitution, any member may summon a General Meeting for the purpose of appointing Directors. | Proceedings in case of vacancies |
99. The Directors may elect from their number a Chairman and if desired a Deputy Chairman and determine the period for which he is or they are to hold office. The Deputy Chairman will perform the duties of the Chairman during the Chairman’s absence for any reason. The Chairman and in his absence the Deputy Chairman shall preside as Chairman at meetings of the Directors but if no Chairman or Deputy Chairman shall have been appointed or if at any meeting of the Directors no Chairman or Deputy Chairman shall be present within five minutes after the time appointed for holding the meeting, the Directors present may choose one of their number to be chairman of the meeting. | Chairman and Deputy Chairman |
100. A resolution in writing signed by a majority of the Directors and being not less than are sufficient to form a quorum shall be as effective as a resolution duly passed at a meeting of the Directors and may consist of several documents in the like form, each signed by one or more Directors. The expressions “in writing” and “signed” include approval by any such Director by telefax or any form of electronic communication approved by the Directors for such purpose from time to time incorporating, if the Directors deem necessary, the use of security and/or identification procedures and devices approved by the Directors. | Resolutions in writing
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106. The Directors may establish any local boards or agencies for managing any of the affairs of the Company, either in Singapore or elsewhere, and may appoint any persons to be members of such local boards, or any managers or agents, and may fix their remuneration, and may delegate to any local board, manager or agent any of the powers, authorities and discretions vested in the Directors, with power to sub-delegate, and may authorise the members of any local boards, or any of them, to fill any vacancies therein, and to act notwithstanding vacancies, and any such appointment or delegation may be made upon such terms and subject to such conditions as the Directors may think fit, and the Directors may remove any person so appointed, and may annul or vary any such delegation, but no person dealing in good faith and without notice of any such annulment or variation shall be affected thereby. | Directors may establish local boards or agencies |
107. The
Directors may from time to time and at any time by power of attorney or otherwise appoint any company, firm or person or any fluctuating
body of persons, whether nominated directly or indirectly by the Directors, to be the attorney or attorneys of the Company for such
purposes and with such powers, authorities and discretions (not exceeding those vested in or exercisable by the Directors under this Constitution) and for such period and subject to such conditions as they may think fit, and any such power of attorney may contain such provisions for the protection and convenience of persons dealing with any such attorney as the Directors may think fit, and may also authorise any such attorney to sub-delegate all or any of the powers, authorities and discretions vested in him. |
Directors may appoint attorneys |
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cheques, promissory notes, drafts, bills of exchange, and other negotiable or transferable instruments, and all receipts for moneys
paid to the Company, shall be signed, drawn, accepted, endorsed, or otherwise executed, as the case may be, in such manner as the Directors shall from time to time by resolution determine. |
Cheques, etc. |
109. The Company or the Directors on behalf of the Company may in exercise of the powers in that behalf conferred by the Statutes cause to be kept a Branch Register or Registers of Members and the Directors may (subject to the provisions of the Statutes) make and vary such regulations as they may think fit in respect of the keeping of any such Register. | Registers |
110. (A) The Directors shall cause minutes to be made of all of the following matters in books to be provided for the purpose:
(a) of all appointments of officers made by the Directors;
(b) of the names of the Directors present at each meeting of Directors and of any committee of Directors;
(c) of all resolutions and proceedings at all meetings of the Company and of any class of members, of the Directors and of committees of Directors; and
(d) in the event the Company has only:
(i) one Director, of all duly signed records of resolutions passed, and all declarations made, by that Director; and
(ii) one member, of all duly signed records of resolutions passed by that member. |
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120. (A) No dividend shall be paid otherwise than out of profits available for distribution under the provisions of the Statutes. | Dividends payable out of profits |
(B) No dividend or other moneys payable on or in respect of a share shall bear interest as against the Company. | No interest on dividends
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121. The Directors may deduct from any dividend payable to any member all sums of money, if any, presently payable by him to the Company on account of calls or otherwise in relation to the shares of the Company. | Deduction from dividends |
122. (A) The Directors may retain any dividend or other moneys payable on or in respect of a share on which the Company has a lien and may apply the same in or towards satisfaction of the debts, liabilities or engagements in respect of which the lien exists. | Retention of dividends on shares subject to lien |
(B) The Directors may retain the dividends payable upon shares in respect of which any person is under the provisions as to the transmission of shares hereinbefore contained entitled to become a member, or which any person is under those provisions entitled to transfer, until such person shall become a member in respect of such shares or shall transfer the same. | Retention of dividends pending transmission |
123. The payment by the Directors of any unclaimed dividends or other moneys payable on or in respect of a share into a separate account shall not constitute the Company a trustee in respect thereof. All dividends and other moneys payable on or in respect of a share that are unclaimed after first becoming payable may be invested or otherwise made use of by the Directors for the benefit of the Company and any dividend or any such moneys unclaimed after a period of six years from the date they are first payable shall be forfeited and shall revert to the Company but the Directors may at any time thereafter at their absolute discretion annul any such forfeiture and pay the moneys so forfeited to the person entitled thereto prior to the forfeiture. | Unclaimed dividends or other moneys |
124. The Company may upon the recommendation of the Directors by Ordinary Resolution direct payment of a dividend in whole or in part by the distribution of specific assets (and in particular of paid-up shares or debentures of any other company) and the Directors shall give effect to such resolution. Where any difficulty arises in regard to such distribution, the Directors may settle the same as they think expedient and in particular may issue fractional certificates, may fix the value for distribution of such specific assets or any part thereof, may determine that cash payments shall be made to any members upon the footing of the value so fixed in order to adjust the rights of all parties and may vest any such specific assets in trustees as may seem expedient to the Directors. | Payment of dividend in specie |
125. Any dividend or other moneys payable in cash on or in respect of a share may be paid by cheque or warrant sent through the post to the registered address appearing in the Register of Members of a member or person entitled thereto (or, if two or more persons are registered in the Register of Members as joint holders of the share or are entitled thereto in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of the holder, to any one of such persons) or to such person at such address as such member or person or persons may by writing direct. Every such cheque or warrant shall be made payable to the order of the person to whom it is sent or to such person as the holder or joint holders or person or persons entitled to the share in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of the holder may direct and payment of the cheque or warrant by the banker upon whom it is drawn shall be a good discharge to the Company. Every such cheque or warrant shall be sent at the risk of the person entitled to the money represented thereby. | Dividends payable by cheque or warrant |
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(B) Without prejudice to the provisions of article 133(A), but subject otherwise to the Act and any regulations made thereunder relating to electronic communications, any notice or document (including, without limitation, any accounts, balance-sheet, financial statements or report) which is required or permitted to be given, sent or served under the Act or under this Constitution by the Company, or by the Directors, to a member may be given, sent or served using electronic communications:
(a) to the current address of that person; or
(b) by making it available on a website prescribed by the Company from time to time,
in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution, the Act and/or any other applicable regulations or procedures. |
Electronic communications |
(C) For the purposes of article 133(B) above, a member shall be deemed to have agreed to receive such notice or document by way of such electronic communications and shall not have a right to elect to receive a physical copy of such notice or document. | Implied consent |
(D) Notwithstanding article 133(C) above, the Directors may, at their discretion, at any time by notice in writing give a member an opportunity to elect within a specified period of time whether to receive such notice or document by way of electronic communications or as a physical copy, and a member shall be deemed to have consented to receive such notice or document by way of electronic communications if he was given such an opportunity and he failed to make an election within the specified time, and he shall not in such an event have a right to receive a physical copy of such notice or document. | Deemed consent |
(E) Where a notice or document is given, sent or served by electronic communications:
(a) to
the current address of a person pursuant to article 133(B)(a),
(b) by
making it available on a website pursuant to article 133(B)(b), |
When notice given by electronic communications deemed served |
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(F) Where a notice or document is given, sent or served to a member by making it available on a website pursuant to article 133(B)(b), the Company shall give separate notice to the member of the publication of the notice or document on that website and the manner in which the notice or document may be accessed by any one or more of the following means:
(a) by sending such separate notice to the member personally or through the post pursuant to article 133(A);
(b) by sending such separate notice to the member using electronic communications to his current address pursuant to article 133(B)(a); and/or
(c) by way of advertisement in the daily press and for so long as the shares of the Company are listed on the NYSE, by way of announcement in accordance with the NYSE Listing Rules. |
Notice to be given of service on website |
(G) Any notice on behalf of the Company or of the Directors shall be deemed effectual if it purports to bear the signature of the Secretary or other duly authorised officer of the Company, whether such signature is printed or written. | Signature on notice |
(H) When a given number of days’ notice or notice extending over any other period is required to be given the day of service shall not, unless it is otherwise provided or required by this Constitution or by the Act, be counted in such number of days or period. | Day of service not counted |
(I) The provisions in this article 133 shall apply mutatis mutandis to notices of meetings of Directors or any committee of Directors. | Notice of meetings of Directors or any committee of Directors |
134. Any notice given to that one of the joint holders of a share whose name stands first in the Register of Members in respect of the share shall be sufficient notice to all the joint holders in their capacity as such. | Service of notices in respect of joint holders |
135. A person entitled to a share in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of a member upon supplying to the Company such evidence as the Directors may reasonably require to show his title to the share, and upon supplying also to the Company an address for the service of notices, shall be entitled to have served upon or delivered to him at such address any notice or document to which the member but for his death or bankruptcy would have been entitled, and such service or delivery shall for all purposes be deemed a sufficient service or delivery of such notice or document on all persons interested (whether jointly with or as claiming through or under him) in the share. Save as aforesaid any notice or document delivered or sent by post to or left at the address of any member or given, sent or served to any member using electronic communications in pursuance of this Constitution shall, notwithstanding that such member be then dead or bankrupt or in liquidation, and whether or not the Company shall have notice of his death or bankruptcy or liquidation, be deemed to have been duly served or delivered in respect of any share registered in the name of such member in the Register of Members as sole or first-named joint holder. | Service of notices after death, bankruptcy, etc. |
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142. (A) A member who is a natural person is deemed to have consented to the collection, use and disclosure of his personal data (whether such personal data is provided by that member or is collected through a third party) by the Company (or its agents or service providers) from time to time for any of the following purposes:
(a) implementation and administration of any corporate action by the Company (or its agents or service providers);
(b) internal analysis and/or market research by the Company (or its agents or service providers);
(c) investor relations communications by the Company (or its agents or service providers);
(d) administration by the Company (or its agents or service providers) of that member’s holding of shares in the Company;
(e) implementation and administration of any service provided by the Company (or its agents or service providers) to its members to receive notices of meetings, financial statements and other shareholder communications and/or for proxy appointment, whether by electronic means or otherwise;
(f) processing, administration and analysis by the Company (or its agents or service providers) of proxies and representatives appointed for any General Meeting (including any adjournment thereof) and the preparation and compilation of the attendance lists, minutes and other documents relating to any General Meeting (including any adjournment thereof);
(g) implementation and administration of, and compliance with, any provision of this Constitution;
(h) compliance with any applicable laws, listing rules, take-over rules, regulations and/or guidelines; and
(i) purposes which are reasonably related to any of the above purpose; |
Personal data of members
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(B) Any member who appoints a proxy and/or representative for any General Meeting and/or any adjournment thereof is deemed to have warranted that where such member discloses the personal data of such proxy and/or representative to the Company (or its agents or service providers), that member has obtained the prior consent of such proxy and/or representative for the collection, use and disclosure by the Company (or its agents or service providers) of the personal data of such proxy and/or representative for the purposes specified in article 142(A)(f) and 142(A)(h), and is deemed to have agreed to indemnify the Company in respect of any penalties, liabilities, claims, demands, losses and damages as a result of such member’s breach of warranty. | Personal data of proxies and/or representatives |
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