UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): March 27, 2020
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip code)
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(203 ) 504-1020
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(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
(see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class
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Trading Symbol(s)
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Name of each exchange on which registered
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised
financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
INTRODUCTORY NOTE
On March 27, 2020, Aircastle Limited (the “Company”), a Bermuda exempted company, completed the previously announced merger (the “Merger”) of MM Air Merger Sub Limited, a
Bermuda exempted company (“Merger Sub”), with and into the Company, whereby the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub ceased and the Company became an affiliate of MM Air Limited, a Bermuda exempted company (“Parent”), and Marubeni Aviation
Holding Coöperatief U.A., a Netherlands coöperatief (“MHC”). Parent is, and Merger Sub was, controlled by affiliates of Marubeni Corporation (“Marubeni”) and Mizuho
Leasing Company, Limited. MHC is an affiliate of Marubeni. The Merger was effected pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 5, 2019 (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among the Company, Parent and Merger Sub. The
Merger became effective on March 27, 2020 (the “Effective Time”) pursuant to the Certificate of Merger that was issued by the Registrar of Companies in Bermuda on such date.
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Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
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The information set forth in the Introductory Note and under Items 3.03, 5.01, and 5.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.
At the Effective Time, each issued and outstanding common share, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Shares”), of the Company (other than (i) shares canceled or
converted into shares of the surviving company pursuant to the Merger Agreement and (ii) restricted shares canceled and exchanged pursuant to the Merger Agreement (as described below)) was converted into the right to receive $32.00 per Common Share
in cash, without interest and less any required withholding taxes (the “Merger Consideration”).
Effective as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, (i) each outstanding performance share unit under the Company’s Amended and Restated 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan
(the “Plan”) became fully vested assuming the achievement of the applicable performance metrics at the maximum level of performance and was canceled in exchange for the right of the holder thereof to receive a single lump sum cash payment, without
interest, equal to (A) the Merger Consideration, less (B) any applicable withholding for taxes; (ii) each outstanding restricted share unit under the Plan became fully vested and was canceled in exchange for the right of the holder thereof to
receive a single lump sum cash payment, without interest, equal to (A) the Merger Consideration, less (B) any applicable withholding for taxes; and (iii) each outstanding restricted share under the Plan became fully vested and was canceled in
exchange for the right of the holder thereof to receive a single lump sum cash payment, without interest, equal to (A) the Merger Consideration, less (B) any applicable withholding for taxes.
The foregoing description of the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby is not complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference
to the Merger Agreement, a copy of which was filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on November 7, 2019, and the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference.
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Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.
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The information set forth in the Introductory Note and Item 2.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.
On March 27, 2020, in connection with the completion of the Merger, the Company notified the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) of the completion of the Merger and
requested that trading in the Common Shares be suspended and that the Common Shares be withdrawn from listing on the NYSE. The Company also requested that the NYSE file a notification of removal from listing on Form 25 with the SEC with respect to
the Common Shares to report the delisting of the Common Shares from the NYSE and suspend trading of the Common Shares on the NYSE prior to the opening of trading on March 30, 2020.
The Company intends to file with the SEC a certificate and notice of termination on Form 15 with respect to the Common Shares, requesting that the Common Shares be
deregistered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and that the reporting obligations of the Company with respect to the Common Shares under Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act be suspended.
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Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.
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The information set forth in the Introductory Note and Items 2.01 and 3.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.
In connection with the completion of the Merger and at the Effective Time, holders of Common Shares immediately prior to such time ceased to have any rights as
shareholders in the Company (other than their right to receive the Merger Consideration or perfect their appraisal rights, if applicable) and accordingly, no longer have any interest in the Company’s future earnings or growth.
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Changes in Control of Registrant.
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On March 27, 2020, upon consummation of the Merger, a change in control of the Company occurred and the Company became an affiliate of Parent and MHC. Immediately after
the Effective Time, Parent beneficially owned 71.2% of the Company’s voting securities and MHC beneficially owned 28.8% of the Company’s voting securities. The information set forth in the Introductory Note and under Item 2.01 and 5.02 of this
Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.
The aggregate purchase price was approximately $1.7 billion. Parent financed the Merger with cash provided by its affiliates.
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Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
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The information set forth in the Introductory Note and Item 2.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.
In connection with the Merger and effective as of the Effective Time, the members of the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) were replaced with the members of
the board of directors of Merger Sub. As of the Effective Time, the sole director of Merger Sub immediately before the Effective Time, Takayuki Sakakida, became the sole director of the Company and will serve on the Board until his successor is
duly elected and qualified or until his earlier death, resignation or removal. After the Effective Time, Mr. Sakakida was also appointed as a member of the Investment Committee.
After the Effective Time, the shareholders of the Company increased the size of the Board to seven (7) directors and delegated to the Board the authority to appoint
directors to fill the vacancies on the Board. After the Effective Time, the Board appointed Takashi Kurihara, Taro Kawabe, Noriyuki Yukawa, Douglas A. Hacker, Charles W. Pollard and Michael J. Inglese to the Board. Mr. Kurihara was appointed as
chairman of the Board. Mr. Kurihara was also appointed as a member of the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee, the Risk and Governance Committee and the Investment Committee. Mr. Yukawa was also appointed as a member of the Audit Committee
and the Investment Committee. Mr. Hacker was also appointed as the chairman of the Audit Committee and the Investment Committee. Mr. Pollard was also appointed as the chairman of the Compensation Committee and the Risk and Governance Committee and
as a member of the Investment Committee. Mr. Inglese was also appointed as a member of the Compensation Committee and the Investment Committee. Mr. Kawabe has not been appointed to any Board committees. Each of Mr. Sakakida, Mr. Kurihara, Mr.
Kawabe, Mr. Yukawa and Mr. Inglese will not be separately compensated by the Company for his Board service.
Mr. Hacker and Mr. Pollard shall each receive as compensation for their services as a member of the Board and any Board committees an annual fee of $180,000, payable
quarterly.
After the Effective Time, the Board approved and adopted the form, terms and provisions of an indemnification agreement to be entered into by the Company and each of the
Company directors and each of the Company’s Section 16 officers as of the Effective Time (the “Indemnification Agreement”). Each Indemnification Agreement provides, among other things, for indemnification to the fullest extent permitted by law and
the Company’s bye-laws against any and all expenses, judgments, fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement of any claim. The Indemnification Agreement provides for the advancement or payment of all expenses to the indemnitee and for
reimbursement to the Company if it is found that such indemnitee is not entitled to such indemnification under applicable law and the Company’s bye-laws. The foregoing summary of the Indemnification Agreement does not purport to be complete and is
subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the full text of the Indemnification Agreement filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
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Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
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The information set forth in the Introductory Note and Item 2.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.
In connection with the Merger, at the Effective Time, the memorandum of association of the Company was amended and restated. The revised memorandum of association of the
Company is attached as Exhibit 3.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
In connection with the Merger, at the Effective Time, the bye-laws of the Company were amended and restated to be in the form of the bye-laws of Merger Sub as in effect
immediately prior to the Effective Time until thereafter changed or amended, except that references to Merger Sub’s name were replaced by references to the name of the Company. The revised bye-laws of the Company are attached as Exhibit 3.2 hereto
and incorporated herein by reference.
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Other Events.
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On March 27, 2020, the Company issued a press release announcing the closing of the Merger. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on
Form 8-K and incorporated by reference in its entirety herein.
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Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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Exhibits.
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Exhibit
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Description
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Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 5, 2019, by and among Aircastle Limited, MM Air Limited and MM Air Merger Sub Limited (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 7, 2019).
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Amended and Restated Memorandum of Association of Aircastle Limited.
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Amended and Restated Bye-laws of Aircastle Limited.
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Form of Indemnification Agreement with directors and officers.
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Press Release, dated March 27, 2020, issued by Aircastle Limited.
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Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).
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SIGNATURE
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 thereunto duly authorized.
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Aircastle Limited
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Date: March 27, 2020
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By:
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/s/ Aaron Dahlke
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Name: Aaron Dahlke
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Title: Chief Financial Officer
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Exhibit 3.1
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FORM No.2
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Amended and restated in
accordance with the
merger agreement dated
27 March 2020
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BERMUDA
THE COMPANIES ACT 1981
MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION OF COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES
Section 7(1) and (2)
MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION OF
Aircastle Investment Limited
(hereinafter referred to as “the Company”)
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The liability of the members of the Company is limited to the amount (if any) for the time being unpaid on the shares respectively held by them.
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2.
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We, the undersigned, namely,
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Name and Address
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Nationality
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Number of Shares
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Alison Dyer-Fagundo
Canon’s Court, 22 Victoria Street
Hamilton HM 12, Bermuda
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Yes
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Bernett Cox
Canon’s Court, 22 Victoria Street
Hamilton HM 12, Bermuda
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Antoinette Simmons
Canon’s Court, 22 Victoria Street
Hamilton HM 12, Bermuda
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Marcia Gilbert
Canon’s Court, 22 Victoria StreetHamilton HM 12, Bermuda
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do hereby respectively agree to take such number of shares of the Company as may be allotted to us respectively by the provisional directors of the Company, not exceeding
the number of shares for which we have respectively subscribed, and to satisfy such calls as may be made by the directors, provisional directors or promoters of the Company in respect of the shares allotted to us respectively.
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The Company is to be an Exempted Company as defined by the Companies Act 1981.
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The Company, with the consent of the Minister of Finance, has power to hold land situate in Bermuda not exceeding ___ in all, including the following parcels:-
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Not Applicable.
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See Schedule
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See Schedule
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See Schedule
Signed by each subscriber in the presence of at least one witness attesting the signature thereof:-
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Subscribed this 22nd day of October
2004
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The Schedule
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The authorised share capital of the Company is US$3,000,000 divided into 300,000,000 shares of par value US$0.01 each.
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The objects for which the Company is formed and incorporated are unrestricted.
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The following are provisions regarding the powers of a Company:
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Has the powers of a natural person;
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Subject to the provisions of Section 42 of the Companies Act 1981, has the power to issue preference shares which at the option of the holders thereof are to be liable to be redeemed;
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Has the power to purchase its own shares in accordance with the provisions of Section 42A of the Companies Act 1981; and
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Has the power to acquire its own shares to be held as treasury shares in accordance with the provisions of Section 42B of the Companies Act 1981.
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Exhibit 3.2
Bye-laws of
Aircastle Limited
Adopted: 27 March 2020
Non-Standard Exempted Company Bye-laws
Clarendon House, 2 Church Street
Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda
conyers.com
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
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Definitions and Interpretation
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Power to Issue Shares
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Power of the Company to Purchase its Shares
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Rights Attaching to Shares
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Calls on Shares
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Forfeiture of Shares
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Share Certificates
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Fractional Shares
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Register of Members
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Registered Holder Absolute Owner
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Register of Beneficial Ownership
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Transfer of Registered Shares
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Transmission of Registered Shares
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Power to Alter Capital
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Variation of Rights Attaching to Shares
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Annual General Meetings
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Special General Meetings
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Requisitioned General Meetings
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Notice
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Giving Notice and Access
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Postponement of General Meeting
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Telephonic or Electronic Participation in Meetings
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Quorum at General Meetings
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Chairman to Preside at General Meetings
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Voting on Resolutions
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Power to Demand a Vote on a Poll
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Voting by Joint Holders of Shares
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Instrument of Proxy
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Representation of Corporate Member
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Adjournment of General Meeting
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Written Resolutions
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Directors Attendance at General Meetings
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Dividends
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Power to Set Aside Profits
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Method of Payment
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Capitalisation
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Election of Directors
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Number of Directors
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Term of Office of Directors
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Alternate Directors
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Removal of Directors
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Vacancy in the Office of Director
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Remuneration of Directors
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Defect in Appointment
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Directors to Manage Business
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Powers of the Board of Directors
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Register of Directors and Officers
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Appointment of Officers
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Appointment of Secretary
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Duties of Officers
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Remuneration of Officers
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Conflicts of Interest
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Indemnification and Exculpation of Directors and Officers
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MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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Board Meetings
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Notice of Board Meetings
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Telephonic or Electronic Participation in Meetings
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Quorum at Board Meetings
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Board to Continue in the Event of Vacancy
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Chairman to Preside
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Written Resolutions
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Validity of Prior Acts of the Board
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Books of Account
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Financial Year End
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Annual Audit
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Appointment of Auditor
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Remuneration of Auditor
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Duties of Auditor
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Access to Records
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Financial Statements
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Distribution of Auditor’s Report
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Vacancy in the Officer of Auditor
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CORPORATE RECORDS
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Minutes
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Place Where Corporate Records Kept
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Form and Use of Seal
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Alteration or amendment of Bye-laws
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Alteration or amendment of Memorandum of Association
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Discontinuance
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Registered Office
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Amalgamation and Merger
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Conversion
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Winding-Up
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Striking Off
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FORMS
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Schedule “A”
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Schedule “B”
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Schedule “C”
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Schedule “D”
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INTERPRETATION
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Definitions and Interpretation
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In these Bye-laws, the following words and expressions shall, where not inconsistent with the context, have the following respective meanings:
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an alternate director appointed in accordance with these Bye-laws;
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includes any individual auditor or partnership of auditors;
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the board of directors of the Company appointed or elected pursuant to these Bye-laws and acting by resolution in accordance with the Companies Act and these Bye-laws or the
directors present at a meeting of directors at which there is a quorum;
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has the meaning given to it in section 2 of the Companies Act and includes minutes, financial statements, accounts, records of account, beneficial ownership register, deeds and
writings of the Company;
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means these Bye-laws in their present form or as from time to time amended;
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the Companies Act 1981, as amended from time to time;
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| “Company” |
the company incorporated in Bermuda under the name of MM Air Merger Sub Limited on 5
November 20191;
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any person duly elected or appointed as a director of the Company and shall include an Alternate Director or any person occupying the position of director by whatever name
called;
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the person registered in the Register of Members as the holder of shares in the Company and, when two or more persons are so registered as joint holders of shares, means the
person whose name stands first in the Register of Members as one of such joint holders or all of such persons, as the context so requires;
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means the Memorandum of Association of the Company, as from time to time amended;
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written notice as further provided in these Bye-laws unless otherwise specifically stated;
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any person appointed by the Board to hold an office in the Company;
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the register of directors and officers referred to in and these Bye-laws;
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the register of members referred to in these Bye-laws;
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the registered office for the time being of the Company;
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any person appointed to act as resident representative of the Company and includes any deputy or assistant resident representative;
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the person appointed to perform any or all of the duties of secretary of the Company and includes any deputy or assistant secretary and any person appointed by the Board to
perform any of the duties of the Secretary;
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means a share in the capital of the Company and includes a fraction of a share; and
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a share of the Company that was or is treated as having been acquired and held by the Company and has been held continuously by the Company since it was so acquired and has not
been cancelled.
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words denoting the plural number include the singular number and vice versa;
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words denoting the masculine gender include the feminine and neuter genders;
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words importing persons include companies, associations or bodies of persons whether corporate or not;
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the words:
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“may” shall be construed as permissive; and
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“shall” shall be construed as imperative; and
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unless otherwise provided in these Bye-laws, words or expressions defined in the Companies Act shall bear the same meaning in these Bye-laws.
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| 1.3 |
In these Bye-laws expressions referring to writing or its cognates shall, unless the contrary intention appears, include facsimile, printing, lithography, photography,
electronic mail and other modes of representing words in visible form.
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| 1.4 |
Headings used in these Bye-laws are for convenience only and are not to be used or relied upon in the construction hereof.
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SHARES
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2.
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Power to Issue Shares
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| 2.1 |
Subject to these Bye-laws and to any resolution of the Members to the contrary, and without prejudice to any special rights previously conferred on the holders of any existing
shares or class of shares, the Board shall have the power to issue any unissued shares on such terms and conditions as it may determine and any shares or class of shares may be issued with such preferred, deferred or other special
rights or such restrictions, whether in regard to dividend, voting, return of capital, or otherwise as the Company may by resolution of the Members prescribe.
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| 2.2 |
Subject to the Companies Act, any preference shares may be issued or converted into shares that (at a determinable date or at the option of the Company or the holder) are
liable to be redeemed on such terms and in such manner as may be determined by the Board (before the issue or conversion).
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| 3. |
Power of the Company to Purchase its Shares
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| 3.1 |
The Company may purchase its own shares for cancellation or to acquire them as Treasury Shares in accordance with the Companies Act on such terms as the Board shall think fit.
No such purchase shall be made if there are reasonable grounds for believing that the Company is, or after the purchase would be, unable to pay its liabilities as they become due.
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| 3.2 |
The Board may exercise all the powers of the Company to purchase or acquire all or any part of its own shares in accordance with the Companies Act.
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| 3.3 |
Shares so purchased by the Company under this Bye-law shall be treated as cancelled and the amount of the Company’s issued capital shall be reduced by the nominal value of
those shares accordingly but the purchase of shares under this Bye-law shall not be taken as reducing the amount of the Company’s authorised share capital.
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| 4. |
Rights Attaching to Shares
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| 4.1 |
Subject to any resolution of the Members to the contrary (and without prejudice to any special rights conferred thereby on the holders of any other shares or class of shares),
the share capital shall be divided into shares of a single class the holders of which shall, subject to these Bye-laws;
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be entitled to one vote per share;
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be entitled to such dividends as the Board may from time to time declare;
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in the event of a winding-up or dissolution of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary or for the purpose of a reorganisation or otherwise or upon any distribution of
capital, be entitled to the surplus assets of the Company; and
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generally be entitled to enjoy all of the rights attaching to shares.
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| 4.2 |
All the rights attaching to a Treasury Share shall be suspended and shall not be exercised by the Company while it holds such Treasury Share and, except where required by the
Companies Act, all Treasury Shares shall be excluded from the calculation of any percentage or fraction of the share capital, or shares, of the Company.
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Calls on Shares
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| 5.1 |
The Board may make such calls as it thinks fit upon the Members in respect of any moneys (whether in respect of nominal value or premium) unpaid on the shares allotted to or
held by such Members and, if a call is not paid on or before the day appointed for payment thereof, the Member may at the discretion of the Board be liable to pay the Company interest on the amount of such call at such rate as the Board
may determine, from the date when such call was payable up to the actual date of payment. The Board may differentiate between the holders as to the amount of calls to be paid and the times of payment of such calls.
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| 5.2 |
The joint holders of a share shall be jointly and severally liable to pay all calls and any interest, costs and expenses in respect thereof.
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| 5.3 |
The Company may accept from any Member the whole or a part of the amount remaining unpaid on any shares held by him, although no part of that amount has been called up.
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Forfeiture of Shares
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| 6.1 |
If any Member fails to pay, on the day appointed for payment thereof, any call in respect of any share allotted to or held by such Member, the Board may, at any time thereafter
during such time as the call remains unpaid, direct the Secretary to forward such Member a notice in writing in the form set out at Schedule “A”, or as near to such form as circumstances admit.
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If the requirements of such notice are not complied with, any such share may at any time thereafter before the payment of such call and the interest due in respect thereof be
forfeited by a resolution of the Board to that effect, and such share shall thereupon become the property of the Company and may be disposed of as the Board shall determine. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the disposal
may take place by sale, repurchase, redemption or any other method of disposal permitted by and consistent with these Bye-laws and the Companies Act.
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A Member whose share or shares have been so forfeited shall, notwithstanding such forfeiture, be liable to pay to the Company all calls owing on such share or shares at the
time of the forfeiture, together with all interest due on such share or shares and any costs and expenses incurred by the Company in connection with such share or shares.
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| 6.4 |
The Board may accept the surrender of any shares which it is in a position to forfeit on such terms and conditions as may be agreed. Subject to those terms and conditions, a
surrendered share shall be treated as if it had been forfeited.
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Share Certificates
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| 7.1 |
Every Member shall be entitled to a certificate under the common seal of the Company or bearing the signature (or a facsimile thereof) of a Director or the Secretary or a
person expressly authorised to sign specifying the number and, where appropriate, the class of shares held by such Member and whether the same are fully paid up and, if not, specifying the amount paid on such shares. The Board may by
resolution determine, either generally or in a particular case, that any or all signatures on certificates may be printed thereon or affixed by mechanical means.
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| 7.2 |
The Company shall be under no obligation to complete and deliver a share certificate unless specifically called upon to do so by the person to whom the shares have been
allotted.
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| 7.3 |
If any share certificate shall be proved to the satisfaction of the Board to have been worn out, lost, mislaid, or destroyed the Board may cause a new certificate to be issued
and request indemnity for the lost certificate if it sees fit.
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Fractional Shares
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The Company may issue its shares in fractional denominations and deal with such fractions to the same extent as its whole shares and shares in
fractional denominations shall have in proportion to the respective fractions represented thereby all of the rights of whole shares including (but without limiting the generality of the foregoing) the right to vote, to receive dividends and
distributions and to participate in a winding-up.
REGISTRATION OF SHARES
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Register of Members
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| 9.1 |
The Board shall cause to be kept in one or more books a Register of Members and shall enter in such Register of Members the particulars required by the Companies Act.
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| 9.2 |
The Register of Members shall be open to inspection without charge at the registered office of the Company on every business day, subject to such reasonable restrictions as the
Board may impose, so that not less than two hours in each business day be allowed for inspection. The Register of Members may, after notice has been given in accordance with the Companies Act, be closed for any time or times not
exceeding in the whole thirty days in each year.
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Registered Holder Absolute Owner
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The Company shall be entitled to treat the registered holder of any share as the absolute owner thereof and accordingly shall not be bound to
recognise any equitable claim or other claim to, or interest in, such share on the part of any other person.
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Register of Beneficial Ownership
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To the extent required by the Companies Act, the Company shall establish and maintain a beneficial ownership register (if so applicable) and shall
enter in such beneficial ownership register the minimum particulars required by the Companies Act.
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Transfer of Registered Shares
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| 12.1 |
An instrument of transfer shall be in writing in the form set out at Schedule “B”, or as near to such form as circumstances admit, or in such other form as the Board may
accept.
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| 12.2 |
Such instrument of transfer shall be signed by or on behalf of the transferor and transferee, provided that, in the case of a fully paid share, the Board may accept the
instrument signed by or on behalf of the transferor alone. The transferor shall be deemed to remain the holder of such share until the same has been registered as having been transferred to the transferee in the Register of Members.
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| 12.3 |
The Board may refuse to recognise any instrument of transfer unless it is accompanied by the certificate in respect of the shares to which it relates and by such other evidence
as the Board may reasonably require to show the right of the transferor to make the transfer.
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| 12.4 |
The joint holders of any share may transfer such share to one or more of such joint holders, and the surviving holder or holders of any share previously held by them jointly
with a deceased Member may transfer any such share to the executors or administrators of such deceased Member.
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| 12.5 |
The Board may in its absolute discretion and without assigning any reason therefor refuse to register the transfer of a share. The Board shall refuse to register a transfer
unless all applicable consents, authorisations and permissions of any governmental body or agency in Bermuda have been obtained. If the Board refuses to register a transfer of any share the Secretary shall, within three months after the
date on which the transfer was lodged with the Company, send to the transferor and transferee notice of the refusal.
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Transmission of Registered Shares
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| 13.1 |
In the case of the death of a Member, the survivor or survivors where the deceased Member was a joint holder, and the legal personal representatives of the deceased Member
where the deceased Member was a sole holder, shall be the only persons recognised by the Company as having any title to the deceased Member’s interest in the shares. Nothing herein contained shall release the estate of a deceased joint
holder from any liability in respect of any share which had been jointly held by such deceased Member with other persons. Subject to the Companies Act, for the purpose of this Bye-law, legal personal representative means the executor or
administrator of a deceased Member of such other person as the Board may, in its absolute discretion, decide as being properly authorised to deal with the shares of a deceased Member.
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| 13.2 |
Any person becoming entitled to a share in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of any Member or otherwise by operation of law may be registered as a Member upon such
evidence as the Board may deem sufficient or may elect to nominate some person to be registered as a transferee of such share, and in such case the person becoming entitled shall execute in favour of such nominee an instrument of
transfer in writing in the form set out at Schedule “C” or as near to such form as circumstances admit.
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| 13.3 |
On the presentation of the foregoing materials to the Board, accompanied by such evidence as the Board may require to prove the title of the transferor, the transferee shall be
registered as a Member. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board shall, in any case, have the same right to decline or suspend registration as it would have had in the case if a transferor of the share by that Member before such
Member’s death or bankruptcy, as the case may be.
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| 13.4 |
Where two or more persons are registered as joint holders of a share or shares, then in the event of the death of any joint holder or holders the remaining joint holder or
holders shall be absolutely entitled to such share or shares and the Company shall recognise no claim in respect of the estate of any joint holder except in the case of the last survivor of such joint holders.
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ALTERATION OF SHARE CAPITAL
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14.
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Power to Alter Capital
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| 14.1 |
The Company may if authorised by resolution of the Members increase, divide, consolidate, subdivide, change the currency denomination of, diminish or otherwise alter or reduce
its share capital in any manner permitted by the Companies Act.
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| 14.2 |
Where, on any alteration or reduction of share capital, fractions of shares or some other difficulty would arise, the Board may deal with or resolve the same in such manner as
it thinks fit.
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15.
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Variation of Rights Attaching to Shares
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If, at any time, the share capital is divided into different classes of shares, the rights attached to any class (unless otherwise
provided by the terms of issue of the shares of that class) may, whether or not the Company is being wound-up, be varied with the consent in writing of the holders of three-fourths of the issued shares of that class or with the sanction of a
resolution passed by a majority of the votes cast at a separate general meeting of the holders of the shares of the class at which meeting the necessary quorum shall be two persons at least holding or representing by proxy one-third of the issued
shares of the class. The rights conferred upon the holders of the shares of any class issued with preferred or other rights shall not, unless otherwise expressly provided by the terms of issue of the shares of that class, be deemed to be varied by
the creation or issue of further shares ranking pari passu therewith.
MEETINGS OF MEMBERS
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16.
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Annual General Meetings
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Unless the Members elect otherwise by resolution at a general meeting, the annual general meeting shall be held in each year
(other than the year of incorporation) at such time and place as the President or the Chairman (if any) or any two Directors or any Director and the Secretary or the Board shall appoint.
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Special General Meetings
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The President or the Chairman (if any) or any two Directors or any Director and the Secretary or the Board may convene a special
general meeting whenever in their judgment such a meeting is necessary.
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Requisitioned General Meetings
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The Board shall, on the requisition of Members holding at the date of the deposit of the requisition not less than one-tenth of
such of the paid-up share capital of the Company as at the date of the deposit carries the right to vote at general meetings, forthwith proceed to convene a special general meeting and the provisions of the Companies Act shall apply.
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Notice
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| 19.1 |
At least five days’ notice of an annual general meeting shall be given to each Member entitled to attend and vote at such meeting, stating the date, place and time at which the
meeting is to be held, that the election of Directors will take place thereat, and as far as practicable, the other business to be conducted at the meeting.
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| 19.2 |
At least five days’ notice of a special general meeting shall be given to each Member entitled to attend and vote at such meeting, stating the date, time, place and the general
nature of the business to be considered at the meeting.
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| 19.3 |
The Board may fix any date as the record date for determining the Members entitled to receive notice of and to vote at any general meeting.
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| 19.4 |
A general meeting shall, notwithstanding that it is called on shorter notice than that specified in these Bye-laws, be deemed to have been properly called if it is so agreed by
(i) all the Members entitled to attend and vote thereat in the case of an annual general meeting; and (ii) by a majority in number of the Members having the right to attend and vote at the meeting, being a majority together holding not
less than 95% in nominal value of the shares giving a right to attend and vote at such meeting in the case of a special general meeting.
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| 19.5 |
The accidental omission to give notice of a general meeting to, or the non-receipt of a notice of a general meeting by, any person entitled to receive notice shall not
invalidate the proceedings at that meeting.
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Giving Notice and Access
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| 20.1 |
A notice may be given by the Company to a Member:
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by delivering it to such Member in person; or
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by sending it by letter mail or courier to such Member’s address in the Register of Members; or
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| (c) |
by transmitting it by electronic means (including facsimile and electronic mail, but not telephone) in accordance with such directions as may be given by such Member to that
Company for such purpose; or
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in accordance with Bye-law 20.4.
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| 20.2 |
Any notice required to be given to a Member shall, with respect to any shares held jointly by two or more persons, be given to whichever of such persons is named first in the
Register of Members and notice so given shall be sufficient notice to all the holders of such shares.
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| 20.3 |
Any notice (save for one delivered in accordance with Bye-law 20.4) shall be deemed to have been served at the time when the same would be delivered in the ordinary course of
transmission and, in providing such service, it shall be sufficient to prove that the notice was properly addressed and prepaid, if posted, and the time when it was posted, delivered to the courier or transmitted by electronic means.
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Where a Member indicates his consent (in a form and manner satisfactory to the Board) to receive information or documents by accessing them on a website rather than by other
means, the Board may deliver such information or documents by notifying the Member of their availability and including therein the address of the website, the place on the website where the information or document may be found, and
instructions as to how the information or document may be accessed on the website.
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| 20.5 |
In the case of information or documents delivered in accordance with Bye-law 20.4, service shall be deemed to have occurred when (i) the Member is notified in accordance with
that Bye-law; and (ii) the information or document is published on the website.
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21.
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Postponement of General Meeting
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The Secretary may postpone any general meeting called in accordance with these Bye-laws if such postponement is given to the Members before the time
of such meeting. Fresh notice of the date, time and place for the postponed meeting shall be given to each Member in accordance with these Bye-laws.
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Telephonic or Electronic Participation in Meetings
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Members may participate in any general meeting by telephonic or such other electronic means as permit all persons participating in the meeting to
communicate with each other simultaneously and instantaneously, and participation in such a meeting shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.
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Quorum at General Meetings
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| 23.1 |
At any general meeting two or more Members present in person or by proxy and representing in excess of a majority of the total issued voting shares in the Company throughout
the meeting shall form a quorum for the transaction of business, provided that if the Company shall at any time have only one Member, one Member present in person or by proxy shall form a quorum for the transaction of business at any
general meeting held during such time.
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| 23.2 |
If within thirty minutes from the time appointed for the meeting a quorum is not present, then, in the case of a meeting convened on a requisition, the meeting shall be deemed
cancelled and, in any other case, the meeting shall stand adjourned to the same day one week later, at the same time and place or to such other day, time or place as the Secretary may determine. Unless the meeting is adjourned to a
specific date, time and place announced at the meeting being adjourned, fresh notice of the resumption of the meeting shall be given to each Member entitled to attend and vote at such meeting in accordance with these Bye-laws.
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Chairman to Preside at General Meetings
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Unless otherwise agreed by a majority of those attending and entitled to vote thereat, the Chairman, if there be one, and if not the President, if
there be one, shall act as chairman at all general meetings at which such person is present. In their absence a chairman shall be appointed or elected by those present at the meeting and entitled to vote.
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Voting on Resolutions
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| 25.1 |
Subject to the Companies Act and these Bye-laws, any question proposed for the consideration of the Members at any general meeting shall be decided by the affirmative votes of
a majority of the votes cast in accordance with these Bye-laws and in the case of an equality of votes the chairman of such meeting shall not be entitled to a casting vote and the resolution shall fail.
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| 25.2 |
No member shall be entitled to vote at a general meeting unless such Member has paid all the calls on all shares held by such Member.
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| 25.3 |
At any general meeting a resolution put to the vote of the meeting shall, in the first instance, be voted upon by a show of hands and, subject to any rights or restrictions for
the time being lawfully attached to any class of shares and subject to these Bye-laws, every Member present in person and every person holding a valid proxy at such meeting shall be entitled to one vote and shall cast such vote by
raising his hand.
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| 25.4 |
In the event that a Member participates in a general meeting by telephone or electronic means, the chairman of the meeting shall direct the manner in which such Member may cast
his vote on a show of hands.
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| 25.5 |
At any general meeting if an amendment is proposed to any resolution under consideration and the chairman of the meeting rules on whether or not the proposed amendment is out
of order, the proceedings on the substantive resolution shall not be invalidated by any error in such ruling.
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| 25.6 |
At any general meeting a declaration by the chairman of the meeting that a question proposed for consideration has, on a show of hands, been carried, or carried unanimously, or
by a particular majority, or lost, and an entry to that effect in a book containing the minutes of the proceedings of the Company shall, subject to these Bye-laws, be conclusive evidence of that fact.
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| 26. |
Power to Demand a Vote on a Poll
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| 26.1 |
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a poll may be demanded by any of the following persons:
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the chairman of the meeting; or
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at least three Members present in person or represented by proxy; or
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any Member or Members present in person or represented by proxy and holding between them not less than one-tenth of the total voting rights of all the Members having the right
to vote at such meeting; or
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any Member or Members present in person or represented by proxy holding shares in the Company conferring the right to vote at such meeting, being shares on which an aggregate
sum has been paid up equal to not less than one-tenth of the total amount paid up on all such shares conferring such right.
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| 26.2 |
Where a poll is demanded, subject to any rights or restrictions for the time being lawfully attached to any class of shares, every person present at such meeting shall have one
vote for each share of which such person is the holder or for which such person holds a proxy and such vote shall be counted by ballot as described herein, or in the case of a general meeting at which one or more Members are present by
telephone or electronic means, in such manner as the chairman of the meeting may direct and the result of such poll shall be deemed to be the resolution of the meeting at which the poll was demanded and shall replace any previous
resolution upon the same matter which has been the subject of a show of hands. 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.
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| 26.3 |
A poll demanded for the purpose of electing a chairman of the meeting or on a question of adjournment shall be taken forthwith. A poll demanded on any other question shall be
taken at such time and in such manner during such meeting as the chairman (or acting chairman) of the meeting may direct. Any business other than that upon which a poll has been demanded may be conducted pending the taking of the poll.
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| 26.4 |
Where a vote is taken by poll, each person physically present and entitled to vote shall be furnished with a ballot paper on which such person shall record his vote in such
manner as shall be determined at the meeting having regard to the nature of the question on which the vote is taken, and each ballot paper shall be signed or initialed or otherwise marked so as to identify the voter and the registered
holder in the case of a proxy. Each person present by telephone or electronic means shall cast his vote in such manner as the chairman shall direct. At the conclusion of the poll, the ballot papers and votes cast in accordance with such
directions shall be examined and counted by a committee of not less than two Members or proxy holders appointed by the chairman for the purpose and the result of the poll shall be declared by the chairman.
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Voting by Joint Holders of Shares
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In the case of joint holders, the vote of the senior who tenders a vote (whether in person or by proxy) shall be accepted to the exclusion of the
votes of the other joint holders, and for this purpose seniority shall be determined by the order in which the names stand in the Register of Members.
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Instrument of Proxy
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| 28.1 |
An instrument appointing a proxy shall be in writing in substantially the form set out at Schedule “D” or such other form as the chairman of the meeting shall accept. The
instrument of proxy shall be deemed to confer authority to demand or join in demanding a poll, be heard at the meeting and to vote on any amendment of a written resolution or amendment of a resolution put to the meeting for which it is
given as the proxy think s fit. The instrument of proxy shall, unless it otherwise provides, be valid as well for any adjournment of the meeting to which it relates.
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| 28.2 |
The instrument appointing a proxy must be received by the Company at the Registered Office or at such other place or in such manner as is specified in the notice convening the
meeting or in any instrument of proxy sent out by the Company in relation to the meeting at which the person named in the instrument appointing a proxy proposes to vote, and an instrument appointing a proxy which is not received in the
manner so prescribed shall be invalid.
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| 28.3 |
A Member who is the holder of two or more shares may appoint more than one proxy to represent him and vote on his behalf in respect of different shares.
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| 28.4 |
The decision of the chairman of any general meeting as to the validity of any appointment of a proxy shall be final.
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| 29. |
Representation of Corporate Member
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| 29.1 |
A corporation which is a Member may, by written instrument, authorise such person or persons as it thinks fit to act as its representative at any meeting and any person so
authorised shall be entitled to exercise the same powers on behalf of the corporation which such person represents as that corporation could exercise if it were an individual Member, and that Member shall be deemed to be present in
person at any such meeting attended by its authorised representative or representatives.
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| 29.2 |
Notwithstanding Bye-law 29.1, the chairman of the meeting may accept such assurances as he thinks fit as to the right of any person to attend and vote at general meetings on
behalf of a corporation which is a Member.
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| 30. |
Adjournment of General Meeting
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The chairman of a general meeting may, with the consent of the Members at any general meeting at which a quorum is present, and shall if so directed
by the meeting, adjourn the meeting. Unless the meeting is adjourned to a specific date, place and time announced at the meeting being adjourned, fresh notice of the date, place and time for the resumption of the adjourned meeting shall be given to
each Member entitled to attend and vote at such meeting in accordance with these Bye-laws.
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Written Resolutions
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| 31.1 |
Subject to these Bye-laws, anything which may be done by resolution of the Company in general meeting or by resolution of a meeting of any class of the Members may, without a
meeting, be done by written resolution in accordance with this Bye-law.
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| 31.2 |
Notice of a written resolution shall be given, and a copy of the resolution shall be circulated to all Members who would be entitled to attend a meeting and vote thereon. The
accidental omission to give notice to, or the non-receipt of a notice by, any Member does not invalidate the passing of a resolution.
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| 31.3 |
A written resolution is passed when it is signed by, or in the case of a Member that is a corporation, on behalf of, the Members who at the date that the notice is given
represent such majority of votes as would be required if the resolution was voted on at a meeting of Members at which all Members entitled to attend and vote thereat were present and voting.
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| 31.4 |
A resolution in writing may be signed in any number of counterparts.
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| 31.5 |
A resolution in writing made in accordance with this Bye-law is as valid as if it had been passed by the Company in general meeting or by a meeting of the relevant class of
Members, as the case may be, and any reference in any Bye-law to a meeting at which a resolution is passed or to Members voting in favour of a resolution shall be construed accordingly.
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| 31.6 |
A resolution in writing made in accordance with this Bye-law shall constitute minutes for the purposes of the Companies Act.
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| 31.7 |
This Bye-law shall not apply to:
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a resolution passed to remove an Auditor from office before the expiration of his term of office; or
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a resolution passed for the purpose of removing a Director before the expiration of his term of office.
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| 31.8 |
For the purposes of this Bye-law, the effective date of the resolution is the date when the resolution is signed by, or in the case of a Member that is a corporation whether or
not a company within the meaning of the Companies Act, on behalf of, the last Member whose signature results in the necessary voting majority being achieved and any reference in any Bye-law to the date of passing of a resolution is, in
relation to a resolution made in accordance with this Bye-law, a reference to such date.
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| 32. |
Directors Attendance at General Meetings
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The Directors shall be entitled to receive notice of, attend and be heard at any general meeting.
DIVIDENDS AND CAPITALISATION
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33.
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Dividends
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| 33.1 |
The Board may, subject to these Bye-laws and in accordance with the Companies Act, declare a dividend to be paid to the Members, in proportion to the number of shares held by
them, and such dividend may be paid in cash or wholly or partly in specie in which case the Board may fix the value for distribution in specie of any assets. No unpaid dividend shall bear interest as against the Company.
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| 33.2 |
The Board may fix any date as the record date for determining the Members entitled to receive any dividend.
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| 33.3 |
The Company may pay dividends in proportion to the amount paid up on each share where a larger amount is paid up on some shares than on others.
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| 33.4 |
The Board may declare and make such other distributions (in cash or in specie) to the Members as may be lawfully made out of assets of the Company. No unpaid distribution shall
bear interest as against the Company.
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34.
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Power to Set Aside Profits
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The Board may, before declaring a dividend, set aside out of the surplus or profits of the Company, such amount as it thinks proper as a reserve to
be used to meet contingencies or for equalising dividends or for any other purpose.
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35.
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Method of Payment
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| 35.1 |
Any dividend, interest, or other moneys payable in cash in respect of the shares may be paid by cheque or draft sent through the post directed to the Member at such Member’s
address in the Register of Members, or to such person and to such address as the holder may in writing direct.
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In the case of joint holders, any dividend, interest or other moneys payable in cash in respect of shares may be paid by cheque or draft sent through the post directed to the
address of the holder first named in the Register of Members, or to such person and to such address as the joint holders may in writing direct. If two or more persons are registered as joint holders of any shares any one can give an
effectual receipt for any dividend paid in respect of such shares.
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The Board may deduct from the dividends or distributions payable to any Member all moneys due from such Member to the Company on account of calls or otherwise.
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Capitalisation
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The Board may capitalise any amount for the time being standing to the credit of any of the Company’s share premium or reserve accounts or to the credit of the profit and loss
account or otherwise available for distribution by applying such amount in paying up unissued shares to be allotted as fully paid bonus shares pro rata to the Members.
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The Board may capitalise any amount for the time being standing to the credit of a reserve account or amounts otherwise available for dividend distribution by applying such
amounts in paying up in full, partly or nil paid shares of those Members who would have been entitled to such amounts if they were distributed by way of dividend or distribution.
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DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
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Election of Directors
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The Board shall be elected or appointed in the first place at the statutory meeting of the Company and thereafter, except in the case of a casual vacancy, at the annual general
meeting or at any special general meeting called for that purpose. The Company may in general meeting set a shareholding requirement for Directors but unless so set there shall be no such requirement.
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At any general meeting the Members may authorise the Board to fill any vacancy in their number left unfilled at a general meeting.
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Number of Directors
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The Board shall consist of not less than one Director or such number as the Members may determine.
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Term of Office of Directors
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Directors shall hold office for such term as the Members may determine or, in the absence of such determination, until the next annual general
meeting or until their successors are elected or appointed or their office is otherwise vacated.
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Alternate Directors
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At any general meeting, the Members may elect a person or persons to act as a Director in the alternative to any one or more Directors or may authorise the Board to appoint
such Alternate Directors.
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Unless the Members otherwise resolve, any Director may appoint a person or persons to act as a Director in the alternative to himself by notice deposited with the Secretary.
Any person so elected or appointed shall have all the rights and powers of the Director or Directors for whom such person is appointed in the alternative provided that such person shall not be counted more than once in determining
whether or not a quorum is present.
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An Alternate Director shall be entitled to receive notice of all meetings of the Board and to attend and vote at any such meeting at which a Director for whom such Alternate
Director was appointed in the alternative is not personally present and generally to perform at such meeting all the functions of such Director for whom such Alternate Director was appointed.
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An Alternate Director shall cease to be such if the Director for whom he was appointed to act as a Director in the alternative ceases for any reason to be a Director, but he
may be re-appointed by the Board as an alternate to the person appointed to fill the vacancy in accordance with these Bye-laws.
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Removal of Directors
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Subject to any provision to the contrary in these Bye-laws, the Members entitled to vote for the election of Directors may, at any special general meeting convened and held in
accordance with these Bye-laws, remove a Director provided that the notice of any such meeting convened for the purpose of removing a Director shall contain a statement of the intention so to do and be served on such Director not less
than 14 days before the meeting and at such meeting the Director shall be entitled to be heard on the motion for such Director’s removal.
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If a Director is removed from the Board under this Bye-law, the Members may fill the vacancy at the meeting at which such Director is removed. In the absence of such election
or appointment, the Board may fill the vacancy.
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Vacancy in the Office of Director
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The office of Director shall be vacated if the Director:
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is removed from office pursuant to these Bye-laws or is prohibited from being a Director by law or, in the case of a corporate director, is otherwise unable to carry on or
transact business;
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is or becomes bankrupt or makes any arrangement or composition with his creditors generally, in any country;
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is or becomes of unsound mind or dies; or
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resigns his office by notice to the Company.
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The Board shall have the power to appoint any person as a Director to fill a vacancy on the Board occurring as a result of the death, disability, disqualification or
resignation of any Director and to appoint an Alternate Director to any Director so appointed.
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Remuneration of Directors
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The remuneration (if any) of the Directors shall be determined by the Company in a general meeting and shall be deemed to accrue from day to day.
The Directors may also be paid all travel, hotel and other expenses properly incurred by them in attending and returning from the meetings of the Board, any committee appointed by the Board, general meetings, or in connection with the business of
the Company or their duties as Directors generally.
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Defect in Appointment
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All acts done in good faith by the Board, any Director, a member of a committee appointed by the Board, any person to whom the
Board may have delegated any of its powers, or any person acting as a Director shall, notwithstanding that it be afterwards discovered that there was some defect in the appointment of any Director or person acting as aforesaid, or that he was, or
any of them were, disqualified, be as valid as if every such person had been duly appointed and was qualified to be a Director or act in the relevant capacity.
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Directors to Manage Business
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The business of the Company shall be managed and conducted by the Board. In managing the business of the Company, the Board may exercise all such
powers of the Company as are not required to be exercised by the Company in general meeting by these Bye-laws or the Companies Act.
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Powers of the Board of Directors
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The Board may:
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appoint one or more Directors to the office of managing director or chief executive officer of the Company, who shall, subject to the control of the Board, supervise and
administer all of the general business and affairs of the Company;
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appoint a person to act as manager of the Company’s day-to-day business and may entrust to and confer upon such manager such powers and duties as it deems appropriate for the
transaction or conduct of such business;
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appoint, suspend, or remove any manager, secretary, clerk, agent or employee of the Company and may fix their remuneration and determine their duties;
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exercise all the powers of the Company to borrow money and to mortgage or charge its undertaking, property and uncalled capital, or any part thereof, and may issue debentures,
debenture stock and other securities whether outright or as security for any debt, liability or obligation of the Company or any third party;
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by power of attorney, appoint any company, firm, person or body of persons, whether nominated directly or indirectly by the Board, to be an attorney of the Company for such
purposes and with such powers, authorities and discretions (not exceeding those vested in or exercisable by the Board) and for such period and subject to such conditions as it 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 Board may think fit and may also authorise any such attorney to sub-delegate all or any of the powers, authorities and discretions so
vested in the attorney;
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procure that the Company pays all expenses incurred in promoting and incorporating the Company;
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in connection with the issue of any share, pay such commission and brokerage as may be permitted by law;
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authorise any company, firm, person or body of persons to act on behalf of the Company for any specific purpose and in connection therewith to execute any deed, agreement,
document or instrument on behalf of the Company;
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present any petition and make any application in connection with the liquidation or reorganisation of Company;
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delegate any of its powers (including the power to sub-delegate) to a committee of one or more persons appointed by the Board which may consist partly or entirely of
non-Directors, provided that every such committee shall conform to such directions as the Board shall impose on them and provided further that the meetings and proceedings of any such committee shall be governed by the provisions of
these Bye-laws regulating the meetings and proceedings of the Board, so far as the same are applicable and are not superseded by directions imposed by the Board; and
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delegate any of its powers (including the power to sub-delegate) to any person on such terms and in such manner as the Board may see fit.
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Register of Directors and Officers
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The Secretary shall cause to be kept in one or more books at the Registered Office a Register of Directors and Officers and shall enter therein the
particulars required by the Companies Act.
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Appointment of Officers
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The Board may appoint such Officers (who may or may not be Directors) as the Board may determine.
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Appointment of Secretary
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The Secretary shall be appointed by the Board from time to time.
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Duties of Secretary and Officers
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The Secretary (including one or more deputy or assistant secretaries) shall have such powers and perform such duties as prescribed by the Companies Act together with such other
powers and duties as shall from time to time be prescribed by the Board.
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The Officers shall have such powers and perform such duties in the management, business and affairs of the Company as may be delegated to them by the Board from time to time.
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Remuneration of Officers
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The Secretary and Officers shall receive such remuneration as the Board may determine.
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Conflicts of Interest
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Any Director, or any Director’s firm, partner or any company with whom any Director is associated, may act in any capacity for, be employed by or render services to the Company
and such Director or such Director’s firm, partner or company shall be entitled to remuneration as if such Director were not a Director. Nothing contained in this Bye-law shall authorise a Director or Director’s firm, partner or company
to act as Auditor to the Company.
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A Director who is directly or indirectly interested in a contract or proposed contract or arrangement with the Company shall declare the nature of such interest as required by
the Companies Act.
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| 52.3 |
Following a declaration being made pursuant to this Bye-law, and unless disqualified by the chairman of the relevant Board meeting, a Director may vote in respect of any
contract or proposed contract or arrangement in which such director is interested and may be counted in the quorum for such meeting.
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Indemnification and Exculpation of Directors and Officers
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The Directors, Secretary and other Officers (the term Officer for this Bye-law to include any person appointed to any committee by the Board) for the time being acting in
relation to any of the affairs of the Company, any subsidiary thereof, and the liquidation or trustees (if any) for the time being acting in relation to any of the affairs of the Company or any subsidiary thereof and every one of them,
and their heirs, executors and administrators, shall be indemnified and secured harmless out of the assets of the Company from and against all actions, costs, charges, losses, damages and expenses which they or any of them, their heirs,
executors or administrators, shall or may incur or sustain by or by reason of any act done, concurred in or omitted in or about the execution of their duty, or supposed duty, or in their respective offices or trusts, and none of them
shall be answerable for the acts, receipts, neglects or defaults of the others of them or for joining in any receipts for the sake of conformity, or for any bankers or other persons with whom any moneys or effects belonging to the
Company shall or may be lodged or deposited for safe custody, or for insufficiency or deficiency of any security upon which any moneys of or belonging to the Company shall be placed out on or invested, or for any other loss, misfortune
or damage which may happen in the execution of their respective offices or trusts, or in relation thereto, PROVIDED THAT this indemnity shall not extend to any matter in respect of any fraud or dishonesty which may attach to any of the
said persons.
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Each Member agrees to waive any claim or right of action such Member might have, whether individually or by or in the right of the Company, against any Director or Officer on
account of any action taken by such Director or Officer, or the failure of such Director or Officer to take any action in the performance of his duties with or for the Company or any subsidiary thereof, PROVIDED THAT such waiver shall
not extend to any matter in respect of any fraud or dishonesty which may attach to such Director or Officer.
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The Company may purchase and maintain insurance for the benefit of any Director or Officer against any liability incurred by him under the Companies Act in his capacity as a
Director or Officer or indemnifying such Director or Officer in respect of any loss arising or liability attaching to him by virtue of any rule of law in respect of any negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust of which the
Director or Officer may be guilty in relation to the Company or any subsidiary thereof.
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The Company may advance moneys to a Director or Officer for the costs, charges and expenses incurred by the Director or Officer in defending any civil or criminal proceedings
against him, on condition that the Director or Officer shall repay the advance if any allegation of fraud or dishonesty is proved against him.
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MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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Board Meetings
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The Board may meet for the transaction of business, adjourn and otherwise regulate its meetings as it sees fit. A resolution put to the vote at a
meeting of the Board shall be carried by the affirmative votes of a majority of the votes cast and in the case of an equality of votes the resolution shall fail.
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Notice of Board Meetings
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A Director may, and the Secretary or Assistant Secretary on the requisition of a Director shall, at any time summon a meeting of the Board. Notice
of a meeting of the Board shall be deemed to be duly given to a Director if it is given to such Director verbally (including in person or by telephone) or otherwise communicated or sent to such Director by post, electronic means, or other mode of
representing words in visible a form at such Director’s last known address or in accordance with any other instructions given by such Director to the Company for this purpose.
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Telephonic or electronic Participation in Meetings
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Directors may participate in any meeting by telephonic or such electronic means as permit all persons participating in the meeting to communicate
with each other simultaneously and instantaneously, and participation in such a meeting shall constitute presence in person at such meeting. Such a meeting shall be deemed to take place where the largest group of Directors participating in the
meeting is physically assembled or, if there is no such group, where the chairman of the meeting then is.
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Quorum at Board Meetings
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The quorum necessary for the transaction of business at a meeting of the Board shall be one Director, or such number as the Members may determine.
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Board to Continue in the Event of Vacancy
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The Board may act notwithstanding any vacancy in its number but, if and so long as its number is reduced below the number fixed by these Bye-laws as
the quorum necessary for the transaction of business at meetings of the Board, the continuing Directors or Director may act for the purpose of (i) summoning a general meeting; or (ii) preserving the assets of the Company.
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Chairman to Preside
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Unless otherwise agreed by a majority of the Directors attending, the Chairman, if there be one, and if not, the President, if there be one, shall
act as chairman at all meetings of the Board at which such person is present. In their absence a chairman shall be appointed or elected by the Directors present at the meeting.
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Written Resolutions
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A resolution signed by all the Directors, which may be in counterparts, shall be as valid as if it had been passed at a meeting of the Board duly
called and constituted, such resolution to be effective on the date on which the last Director signs the resolution. For the purposes of this Bye-law only, “the Directors” shall not include an Alternate Director.
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Validity of Prior Acts of the Board
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No regulation or alteration to these Bye-laws made by the Company in general meeting shall invalidate any prior act of the Board which would have
been valid if that regulation or alteration had not been made.
ACCOUNTS
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Books and Papers
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Subject to the Companies Act, the Board shall cause to be kept proper Books and Papers of the Company including records of account with respect to all transactions of the
Company and in particular with respect to:
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all amounts of money received and expended by the Company and the matters in respect of which the receipt and expenditure relates;
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all sales and purchases of goods by the Company; and
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all assets and liabilities of the Company.
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The Books and Papers of the Company may be kept in hard copy form or in electronic form, and arranged, maintained and kept in any manner permitted by the Companies Act.
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Such Books and Papers shall be kept at the Registered Office, or subject to the Companies Act, at such other place as the Board thinks fit and shall be available for inspection
by the Directors during normal business hours.
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Financial Year End
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The financial year end of the Company may be determined by resolution of the Board and failing such resolution shall be 31st December in
each year.
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AUDITS
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Annual Audit
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Subject to any rights to waive the laying of accounts or the appointment of an Auditor pursuant to the Companies Act, the accounts of the Company
shall be audited at least once in every year.
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Appointment of Auditor
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Subject to the Companies Act and provided that the Members have not waived the requirement to hold an annual general meeting or appoint an Auditor, at the annual general
meeting or at a subsequent special general meeting in each year, an independent representative of the Members shall be appointed by them as Auditor of the accounts of the Company.
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The Auditor may be a Member but no Director, Officer or employee of the Company shall, during his continuance in office, be eligible to act as an Auditor of the Company.
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The Auditor appointed by the Members shall continue to hold office until a successor is appointed by the Members or, if the Members fail to do so, until the Board appoints a
successor.
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Remuneration of Auditor
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Save in the case of an Auditor appointed pursuant to Bye-law 70, the remuneration of the Auditor shall be fixed by the Company in a general meeting
or in such manner as the Members may determine. In the case of an Auditor appointed pursuant to Bye-law 70, the remuneration of the Auditor shall be fixed by the Board.
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Duties of Auditor
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| 67.1 |
The financial statements provided for by these Bye-laws shall be audited by the Auditor in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. The Auditor shall make a
written report on such financial statements in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards.
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The generally accepted auditing standards referred to in this Bye-law may be those of a country or jurisdiction other than Bermuda or such other generally accepted auditing
standards as may be provided for in the Companies Act. If so, the financial statements and the report of the Auditor shall identify the generally accepted auditing standards used.
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Access to Records
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The Auditor shall at all reasonable times have access to all books kept by the Company and to all accounts and vouchers relating thereto, and the
Auditor may call on the Directors or Officers of the Company for any information in their possession relating to the books or affairs of the Company.
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Financial Statements
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Subject to the waiver of the laying of accounts by the Members in accordance with the Companies Act, financial statements, as required by the
Companies Act, shall be laid before the Members in an annual general meeting, or if the Members waive the requirement for an annual general meeting, financial statements, as required by the Companies Act, shall be made available to the Members in
accordance with the Companies Act. A resolution in writing made in accordance with Bye-law 30 receiving, accepting, adopting, approving or otherwise acknowledging financial statements shall be deemed to be the laying of such statements before the
Members in a general meeting.
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Distribution of Auditor’s Report
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The report of the Auditor shall be submitted to the Members at a general meeting.
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Vacancy in the Office of Auditor
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The Board may fill any casual vacancy in the office of the Auditor.
CORPORATE RECORDS
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Minutes
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The Board shall cause minutes to be duly entered in books provided for the purpose of:
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all elections and appointments of Officers;
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the names of the Directors present at each meeting of the Board and of any committee appointed by the Board; and
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all resolutions and proceedings of general meetings of the Members, meetings of the Board, meetings of managers and meetings of committees appointed by the Board.
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Place Where Corporate Records Kept
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Minutes prepared in accordance with the Companies Act and these Bye-laws shall be kept by the Secretary at the Registered Office.
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Form and Use of Seal
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The Company may adopt a seal in such form as the Board may determine. The Board may adopt one or more duplicate seals for use in or outside Bermuda.
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A seal may, but need not be affixed to any deed, instrument, share certificate or document, and if the seal is to be affixed to such deed, instrument, share certificate or
document, it shall be attested by the signature of (i) any Director, or (ii) any Officer, or (iii) the Secretary, or (iv) any person authorised by the Board for that purpose.
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A Resident Representative may, but need not, affix the seal of the Company to certify the authenticity of any copies of documents.
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Alteration or amendment of Bye-laws
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No Bye-law may be rescinded, altered or amended and no new Bye-law may be made save in accordance with the Companies Act and until such amendment or
alteration has been approved by a resolution of the Board and by a resolution of the Members.
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Alteration or amendment of Memorandum
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No alteration or amendment to the Memorandum may be made save in accordance with the Companies Act and until such alteration or
amendment has been approved by a resolution of the Board and by a resolution of the Members.
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Discontinuance
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The Board may exercise all the powers of the Company to discontinue the Company to a jurisdiction outside Bermuda pursuant to the
Companies Act.
MISCELLANEOUS
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Registered Office
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The Registered Office shall be at such place in Bermuda as the Board shall from time to time determine.
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Amalgamation and Merger
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The Company may by resolution of the Members in accordance with Bye-law 25.1 approve the amalgamation or merger of the Company with any other
company wherever incorporated. The quorum applicable to any general meeting convened for the purposes of seeking approval of the Members to an amalgamation or merger shall be as set forth in section 106(4A) of the Companies Act.
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Conversion
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The Company may by resolution of the Members approve a conversion of the Company into a partnership.
VOLUNTARY WINDING-UP AND DISSOLUTION
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Winding-Up
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If the Company shall be wound up the liquidator may, with the sanction of a resolution of the Members, divide amongst the Members in specie or in
kind the whole or any part of the assets of the Company (whether they shall consist of property of the same kind or not) and may, for such purpose, set such value as he deems fair upon any property to be divided as aforesaid and may determine how
such division shall be carried out as between the Members or different classes of Members. The liquidator may, with the same sanction of a resolution of the Members, vest the whole or any part of such assets in the trustees upon such trusts for the
benefit of the Members as the liquidator shall think fit, but so that no Member shall be compelled to accept any shares or other securities or assets whereon there is any liability.
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Striking Off
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Subject to the Companies Act, the Company may be resolution of the majority of the Board approve the making of an application to strike the
Company’s name off of the register on such grounds and subject to such conditions as may be prescribed.
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SCHEDULE “A”
FORM OF NOTICE OF FORFEITURE (BYE-LAW 6)
Notice of Liability to Forfeiture for Non-Payment of Call
Aircastle Limited (the “Company”)
You have failed to pay the call of [amount of call] made on the [ ] day of [ ], 20[ ], in respect of the [number] share(s) [number in figures] standing in your name
in the Register of Members of the Company, on the [ ] day of [ ], 20[ ], the day appointed for payment of such call. You are hereby notified that unless you pay such call together with interest on such call at the rate of [ ] per annum calculated
from the said [ ] day of [ ], 20[ ] at the registered office of the Company the share(s) will be liable to be forfeited.
Dated this [ ] day of [ ], 20[ ]
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SCHEDULE “B”
FORM OF TRANSFER (BYE-LAW 12)
Transfer of a Share or Shares
Aircastle Limited (the “Company”)
FOR VALUE RECEIVED ……………………..[amount], I/We, [name of transferor] hereby sell, assign and transfer unto [transferee] of [address], [number] of shares of the Company.
DATED this [ ] day of [ ], 20[ ]
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SCHEDULE “C”
FORM OF TRANSFER (BYE-LAW 13.2)
Transfer by a Person Becoming Entitled on Death/Bankruptcy of a Member
Aircastle Limited (the “Company”)
I/We, having become entitled in consequence of the [death/bankruptcy] of [name and address of deceased/bankrupt Member] to [number] share(s) standing in the Register
of Members of the Company in the name of the said [name of deceased/bankrupt Member] instead of being registered myself/ourselves, elect to have [name of transferee] (the “Transferee”) registered as a transferee of such share(s) and I/we do hereby
accordingly transfer the said share(s) to the Transferee to hold the same unto the Transferee, his or her executors, administrators and assigns, subject to the conditions on which the same were held at the time of the execution hereof; and the
Transferee does hereby agree to take the said share(s) subject to the same conditions.
DATED this [ ] day of [ ], 20[ ]
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SCHEDULE “D”
FORM OF MEMBER PROXY (BYE-LAW 28.1)
Proxy
Aircastle Limited (the “Company”)
I/We, [insert names here], being a Member of the Company with [number] shares, HEREBY APPOINT [name] of [address] or failing him, [name] of [address] to be my/our
proxy to vote for me/us at the meeting of the Members to be held on the [ ] day of [ ], 20[ ] and at any adjournment of such meeting. (Any restrictions on voting to be inserted here.)
Signed this [ ] day of [ ], [ ]
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Exhibit 10.1
INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT
INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT, dated as of [•], between Aircastle Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of Bermuda with its registered office
located at Clarendon House, 2 Church Street, Hamilton 11, Bermuda (the “Company”), and ____________(“Indemnitee”).
WHEREAS, it is essential to the Company to retain and attract as directors and officers the most capable persons available;
WHEREAS, Indemnitee is a director and/or officer of the Company;
WHEREAS, the Amended Bye-laws of the Company require the Company to indemnify and advance expenses to its directors and officers to the fullest extent
permitted by law and the Indemnitee has agreed to serve, and continue to serve, as a director and/or officer of the Company in part in reliance on such Amended Bye-laws;
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company has determined that the inability of the Company to retain and attract as directors and officers the
most capable persons would be detrimental to the interests of the Company and that the Company therefore should seek to assure such persons that indemnification and directors’ and officers’ liability insurance coverage will be available in the
future; and
WHEREAS, in recognition of the foregoing, the Company wishes to provide in this Agreement for the indemnification of and the advancing of expenses to
Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by law and as set forth in this Agreement, and, to the extent insurance is maintained, for the continued coverage of Indemnitee under the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and covenants contained herein and of Indemnitee continuing to serve the Company directly or, at its
request, another enterprise, after the date hereof, the sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Company and Indemnitee hereby covenant and agree as follows:
1. Certain Definitions. In addition to terms defined elsewhere herein, the following terms have the following meanings when used in this Agreement:
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Change in Control: shall be deemed to have occurred if (i) any “person” (as such
term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), other than (x) Marubeni Corporation and Mizuho Leasing Company, Limited or their affiliates (each a “Shareholder”), (y) a trustee or other
fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or (z) a corporation owned directly or indirectly by the shareholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of shares of the
Company, becomes the “benefi-cial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under said Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 20% or more of the total voting power represented by the Company’s then outstanding
Voting Securities, or (ii) during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board of Directors of the Company and any new director whose election by the Board of Directors or
nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the period or whose election or nomination for
election was previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute a majority thereof, other than due to replacement by directors who were nominated by a Shareholder, or (iii) the shareholders of the Company approve an
amalgamation, scheme of arrangement, merger or consolidation of the Company with any other corporation, other than a Shareholder, or other than an amalgamation, scheme of arrangement, merger or consolidation which would result in the
Voting Securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into Voting Securities of the surviving entity) at least 80% of the total voting power
represented by the Voting Securities of the Company or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such amalgamation, scheme of arrangement, merger or consolidation, or the shareholders of the Company approve a plan of complete
liquidation of the Company or an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company of (in one transaction or a series of transactions) all or substantially all the Company’s assets.
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Claim: means any threatened, asserted, pending or completed action, suit or
proceeding, or appeal thereof, or any inquiry or investigation, whether instituted by (or in the right of) the Company or any governmental agency or any other person or entity, in which Indemnitee was, is, may be or will be involved as
a party, witness or otherwise, whether formal or informal, that Indemnitee in good faith believes might lead to the institution of any such action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or other,
including any arbitration or other alternative dispute resolution mechanism.
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ERISA: means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
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Expenses: include attorneys’ fees and all other direct or indirect costs, expenses
and obligations, including judgments, fines, penalties, interest, appeal bonds, amounts paid in settlement with the approval of the Company, and counsel fees and disbursements (including, without limitation, experts’ fees, court costs,
retainers, transcript fees, duplicating, printing and binding costs, as well as telecommunications, postage and courier charges, and any premium, security for and other costs relating to any costs bond, supersedes bond or other appeal
bond or its equivalent) paid or incurred in connection with investigating, prosecuting, defending, being a witness in or participating in (including on appeal), or preparing to investigate, prosecute, defend, be a witness in or
participate in, any Claim relating to any Indemnifiable Event, and shall include (without limitation) all attorneys’ fees and all other expenses incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnitee in connection with preparing and submitting any
requests or statements for indemnification, advancement or any other right provided by this Agreement (including, without limitation, such fees or expenses incurred in connection with legal proceedings contemplated by Section 2(d)
hereof). “Expenses” shall also include reasonable compensation for time spent by Indemnitee, for which Indemnitee is not compensated by the Company or any affiliate or third party and provided that Indemnitee is not in the employment
of or providing services for compensation to the Company or any affiliate.
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Indemnifiable Amounts: means (i) any and all liabilities, Expenses, damages,
judgments, fines, penalties, ERISA excise taxes and amounts paid in settlement (including all interest, assessments and other charges paid or payable in connection with or in respect of such liabilities, Expenses, damages, judgments,
fines, penalties, ERISA excise taxes or amounts paid in settlement) arising out of or resulting from any Claim relating to an Indemnifiable Event, (ii) any liability pursuant to a loan guaranty or otherwise, for any indebtedness of the
Company or any subsidiary of the Company, including, without limitation, any indebtedness which the Company or any subsidiary of the Company has assumed or taken subject to, and (iii) any liabilities which an Indemnitee incurs as a
result of acting on behalf of the Company (whether as a fiduciary or otherwise) in connection with the operation, administration or maintenance of an employee benefit plan or any related trust or funding mechanism (whether such
liabilities are in the form of excise taxes assessed by the United States Internal Revenue Service, penalties assessed by the Department of Labor, restitutions to such a plan or trust or other funding mechanism or to a participant or
beneficiary of such plan, trust or other funding mechanism, or otherwise).
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Indemnifiable Event: means any event or occurrence, whether occurring before, on
or after the date of this Agreement, related to the fact that Indemnitee is or was a director and/or officer or fiduciary of the Company, or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee, manager,
member, partner, tax matter partner, trustee, agent or fiduciary of another company, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, employee benefit plan, trust, agent, fiduciary or other entity or enterprise, or by
reason of anything done or not done by Indemnitee in any such capacity (in all cases whether or not Indemnitee is acting or serving in any such capacity or has such status at the time any Indemnifiable Amount is incurred for which
indemnification, advancement or any other right can be provided by this Agreement). References to “serving at the request of the Company” shall include, but not be limited to, any service as a director, officer, employee or agent of
the Company or any other entity which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director officer, employee or agent with respect to any employee benefit plan, employee pension trust, or any similar entity, or any participants or
beneficiaries thereof, including as a deemed fiduciary thereto.
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Independent Legal Counsel: means an attorney or firm of attorneys, selected in
accordance with the provisions of Section 3 hereof, who is experienced in matters of corporate law and who shall not have otherwise performed services for the Company or Indemnitee within the last five years (other than with respect to
matters concerning the rights of Indemnitee under this Agreement, or of other indemnitees under similar indemnity agreements).
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Reviewing Party: means any appropriate person or body consisting of a member or
members of the Company’s Board of Directors or any other person or body appointed by the Board who is not a party to the particular Claim for which Indemnitee is seeking indemnification, or Independent Legal Counsel.
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Voting Securities: means any securities of the Company which vote generally in the
election of directors.
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2. Basic Indemnification Arrangement; Advancement of Expenses.
(a) Subject to clause 11
and applicable law, in the event Indemnitee was, is or becomes a party to or witness or other participant in, or is threatened to be made a party to or witness or other participant in, a Claim by reason of (or arising in part out of) an
Indemnifiable Event, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee, or cause Indemnitee to be indemnified, to the fullest extent permitted by law as soon as practicable but in any event no later than thirty days after written demand is presented to the
Company, and hold Indemnitee harmless against any and all Indemnifiable Amounts.
(b) If so requested by
Indemnitee, the Company shall advance, or cause to be advanced (within two business days of such request), any and all Expenses incurred by Indemnitee (an “Expense Advance”). The Company shall, in accordance with such request (but without
duplication), either (i) pay, or cause to be paid, such Expenses on behalf of Indemnitee, or (ii) reimburse, or cause the reimbursement of, Indemnitee for such Expenses. Indemnitee’s right to an Expense Advance is absolute and shall not be
subject to any prior determination by the Reviewing Party that the Indemnitee has satisfied any applicable standard of conduct for indemnification or to any prior determination with regard to Indemnitee’s ability to carry out any reimbursement
obligations. The right to advances under this paragraph (b) shall in all events continue until the final disposition of any proceeding, claim or action, including any appeal.
(c) Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement to the contrary, Indemnitee shall not be entitled to indemnification or advancement of Expenses pursuant to this Agreement in connection with any Claim initiated by Indemnitee unless (i) the Company has joined in or
Company’s Board of Directors has authorized or consented to the initiation of such Claim or (ii) the Claim is one to enforce Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement.
(d) Notwithstanding the
foregoing, (i) the indemnification obligations of the Company under Section 2(a) shall be subject to the condition that the Reviewing Party shall not have determined (in a written legal opinion, in any case in which the Independent Legal Counsel
referred to in Section 3 hereof is involved) that Indemnitee would not be permitted to be indemnified under applicable law, and (ii) the obligation of the Company to make an Expense Advance pursuant to Section 2(b) shall be subject to the
condition that, if, when and to the extent that the Reviewing Party determines that Indemnitee would not be permitted to be so indemnified under applicable law, the Company shall be entitled to be reimbursed by Indemnitee (who hereby agrees to
reimburse the Company) for all such amounts theretofore paid (it being understood and agreed that the foregoing agreement by Indemnitee shall be deemed to satisfy any requirement that Indemnitee provide the Company with an undertaking to repay
any Expense Advance if it is ultimately determined that the Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification under applicable law); provided, however, that if Indemnitee has commenced or thereafter commences legal proceedings in a court of competent jurisdiction to secure a determination that Indemnitee should be indemnified under
applicable law, any determination made by the Reviewing Party that Indemnitee would not be permitted to be indemnified under applicable law shall not be binding and Indemnitee shall not be required to reimburse the Company for any Expense Advance
until a final judicial determina-tion is made with respect thereto (as to which all rights of appeal therefrom have been exhausted or lapsed). Indemnitee’s undertaking to repay such Expense Advances shall be unsecured and interest-free. If
there has not been a Change in Control, the Reviewing Party shall be selected by the Company’s Board of Directors, and if there has been such a Change in Control, the Reviewing Party shall be the Independent Legal Counsel referred to in Section 3
hereof. If there has been no determination by the Reviewing Party within thirty days after written demand is presented to the Company or if the Reviewing Party determines that Indemnitee would not be permitted to be indemnified in whole or in
part under applicable law, Indemnitee shall have the right to commence litigation in the Supreme Court of Bermuda or any court in the State of Delaware having subject matter jurisdiction thereof and in which venue is proper seeking an initial
determination by the court or challenging any such determination by the Reviewing Party or any aspect thereof, including the legal or factual bases therefor, and the Company hereby consents to service of process and to appear in any such
proceeding. Any determination by the Reviewing Party otherwise shall be conclusive and binding on the Company and Indemnitee. If there has been no determination by the Reviewing Party within ninety days after written demand is presented to the
Company, then the requisite determination that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification hereunder shall be deemed to have been made.
(e) The Company
acknowledges that a settlement or other disposition short of final judicial determination may be successful if it permits a party to avoid expense, delay, distraction, disruption and uncertainty. In the event that any action, claim or proceeding
to which Indemnitee is a party is resolved in any manner other than by adverse judgment against Indemnitee (including, without limitation, settlement with or without payment of money) it shall be presumed that Indemnitee has been successful on
the merits or otherwise in such action, suit or proceeding. Anyone seeking to overcome this presumption shall have the burden of proof and the burden of persuasion, by clear and convincing evidence. The termination of any proceeding or any
claim, issue or matter therein, by judgment, order, settlement (with or without court approval), conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contender or its equivalent, shall not (except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement) of itself
adversely affect the right of Indemnitee to indemnification or create a presumption that Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a manner which Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in (or not opposed to) the best interests of the Company and,
with respect to any criminal proceeding, that Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.
3. Change in Control. The Company agrees that if there is a Change in Control of the Company then with respect to all matters thereafter arising concerning the rights of
Indemnitee to indemnity payments and Expense Advances under this Agreement or any Company Amended Bye-law or provision of the Company’s Memorandum of Association now or hereafter in effect, the Company shall seek legal advice only from
Independent Legal Counsel selected by Indemnitee and approved by the Company (which approval shall not be unreasonably delayed, conditioned or withheld). Such counsel, among other things, shall render its written opinion to the Company and
Indemnitee as to whether and to what extent the Indemnitee would be permitted to be indemnified under applicable law. The Company agrees to pay the reasonable fees of the Independent Legal Counsel and to indemnify fully such counsel against any
and all expenses (including attorneys’ fees), claims, liabilities and damages arising out of or relating to this Agreement or its engagement pursuant hereto.
4. Indemnification for Additional Expenses. Subject to clause 11 and subject to Section 2(d), the Company shall indemnify, or cause the indemnification of, Indemnitee against
any and all Expenses and, if requested by Indemnitee, shall advance such Expenses to Indemnitee subject to and in accordance with Section 2(b), which are incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any action brought by Indemnitee for (i)
indemnification or an Expense Advance by the Company under this Agreement or any Company Amended Bye-law or provision of the Company’s Memorandum of Association now or hereafter in effect and/or (ii) recovery under any directors’ and officers’
liability insurance policies maintained by the Company, regardless of whether Indemnitee ultimately is determined to be entitled to such indemnification, Expense Advance or insurance recovery, as the case may be; provided that Indemnitee shall be required to reimburse such Expenses in the event that a final judicial determination is made (as to which all rights of appeal therefrom have been exhausted or
lapsed) that such action brought by Indemnitee, or the defense by Indemnitee of an action brought by the Company or any other person, as applicable, was frivolous or in bad faith.
5. Partial Indemnity, Etc. If Indemnitee is entitled under any provision of this Agreement to indemnification by the Company for some or a portion of the Expenses or other
Indemnifiable Amounts in respect of a Claim but not, however, for all of the total amount thereof, the Company shall nevertheless indemnify Indemnitee for the portion thereof to which Indemnitee is entitled. Moreover, notwithstanding any other
provision of this Agreement, except for clause 11, to the extent that Indemnitee has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any or all Claims relating in whole or in part to an Indemnifiable Event or in defense of any issue or
matter therein, including dismissal without prejudice, Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all Expenses incurred in connection therewith.
6. Burden of Proof. In connection with any determination by the Reviewing Party or otherwise as to whether Indemnitee is entitled to be indemnified hereunder the Reviewing
Party, court, any finder of fact or other relevant person shall presume that the Indemnitee has satisfied the applicable standard of conduct and is entitled to indemnification, and the burden of proof shall be on the Company (or any other person
or entity disputing such conclusions) to establish, by clear and convincing evidence, that Indemnitee is not so entitled.
7. Reliance as Safe Harbor. For purposes of this Agreement and subject to applicable law, Indemnitee shall be deemed to have acted in good faith and in a manner he or she
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company if Indemnitee’s actions or omissions to act are taken in good faith reliance upon the records of the Company, including its financial statements, or upon
information, opinions, reports or statements furnished to Indemnitee by the officers or employees of the Company in the course of their duties, or by committees of the Company’s Board of Directors, or by any other person (including legal counsel,
accountants and financial advisors) as to matters Indemnitee reasonably believes are within such other person’s professional or expert competence and who has been selected with reasonable care by or on behalf of the Company. In addition, the
knowledge and/or actions, or failures to act, of any director, officer, agent or employee of the Company shall not be imputed to Indemnitee for purposes of determining the right to indemnity hereunder.
8. No Other Presumptions. For purposes of this Agreement, but subject to applicable law, the termination of any Claim, by judgment, order, settlement (whether with or without
court approval) or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere, or its equivalent, shall not create a presumption that Indemnitee did not meet any particular standard of conduct or have any particular belief or that a court has determined that
indemnification is not permitted by applicable law. In addition, neither the failure of the Reviewing Party to have made a determination as to whether Indemnitee has met any particular standard of conduct or had any particular belief, nor an
actual determination by the Reviewing Party that Indemnitee has not met such standard of conduct or did not have such belief, prior to the commencement of legal proceedings by Indemnitee to secure a judicial determination that Indemnitee should
be indemnified under applicable law shall be a defense to Indemnitee’s claim or create a presumption that Indemnitee has not met any particular standard of conduct or did not have any particular belief.
9. Nonexclusivity, Etc. The rights of the Indemnitee hereunder shall be in addition to any other rights Indemnitee may have under the Company’s Amended Bye-laws or Memorandum
of Association or the Companies Act 1981 of Bermuda, other agreements or otherwise. To the extent that a change in applicable law (whether by statute or judicial decision) permits greater indemnification by agreement than would be afforded
currently under the Company’s Amended Bye-laws or Memorandum of Association or this Agreement, it is the intent of the parties hereto that Indemnitee shall enjoy by this Agreement the greater benefits so afforded by such change. To the extent
that there is a conflict or inconsistency between the terms of this Agreement, the Company’s Amended Bye-laws or Memorandum of Association, it is the intent of the parties hereto that the Indemnitee shall enjoy the greater benefits regardless of
whether contained herein or in the Company’s Amended Bye-laws or Memorandum of Association. No amendment or alteration of the Company’s Amended Bye-laws or Memorandum of Association or any other agreement shall adversely affect the rights
provided to Indemnitee under this Agreement.
10. Liability Insurance. So long as Indemnitee serves as a director and/or officer of the Company, and thereafter for so long as Indemnitee shall be subject to any pending or
potential Indemnifiable Event, the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts (taking into account the scope and amount of coverage available relative to the cost thereof) to cause to be maintained in effect policies of directors’ and
officers’ liability insurance providing coverage for directors and/or officers of the Company that is at least substantially comparable in scope and amount to that provided by the Company’s policies of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance
in effect at the date hereof. The minimum AM Best rating for the insurance carriers shall not be less than A- VI. In the event of a Change in Control or if the Company becomes insolvent or subject to receivership or bankruptcy proceedings, the
Company shall maintain in force any and all directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies that provide coverage to Indemnitee for a period of six years thereafter (a “Tail Policy”). Such coverage shall be placed by the incumbent broker
at the time of such event, and placed with the incumbent insurance carriers using the policies that were in place at the time of such event or with substantially equivalent carriers using substantially comparable policy terms. To the extent the
Company maintains an insurance policy or policies providing directors’ and officers’ liability insurance, Indemnitee shall be covered by such policy or policies, in accordance with its or their terms.
11. Limitation of Indemnification. Notwithstanding any other terms or provisions of this Agreement, nothing herein shall indemnify the Indemnitee against, or exempt the
Indemnitee from, any liability in respect of the Indemnitee’s fraud or dishonesty, as established in a final adjudication not subject to any further appeal.
12. Period of Limitations. No legal action shall be brought and no cause of action shall be asserted by or in the right of the Company against Indemnitee, Indemnitee’s spouse,
heirs, executors or personal or legal representatives after the expiration of two years from the date of accrual of such cause of action, and any claim or cause of action of the Company shall be extinguished and deemed released unless asserted by
the timely filing of a legal action within such two-year period; provided, however, that
if any shorter period of limitations is otherwise applicable to any such cause of action such shorter period shall govern.
13. Amendments, Etc. No supplement, modification or amendment of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by both of the parties hereto. No waiver of any of
the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provisions hereof (whether or not similar) nor shall such waiver constitute a continuing waiver.
14. Subrogation. In the event of payment under this Agreement, the Company shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee, who
shall execute all papers reasonably required and shall do everything that may be reasonably necessary to secure such rights, including the execution of such documents necessary to enable the Company effectively to bring suit to enforce such
rights. The Company shall pay or reimburse all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection with such subrogation.
15. No Duplication of Payments. The Company shall not be liable under this Agreement to make any payment in connection with any Claim made against Indemnitee to the extent
Indemnitee has otherwise actually received payment (under any insurance policy placed and paid for by the Company, Amended Bye-law, provision of the Company’s Memorandum of Association or otherwise) of the amounts otherwise indemnifiable
hereunder.
16. Defense of Claims. The Company shall be entitled to participate in the defense of any Claim relating to an Indemnifiable Event or to assume the defense thereof, with
counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnitee; provided that if Indemnitee believes, after consultation with counsel selected by Indemnitee, that (i) the use of
counsel chosen by the Company to represent Indemnitee would present such counsel with an actual or potential conflict of interest, (ii) the named parties in any such Claim (including any impleaded parties) include both the Company, or any
subsidiary of the Company, and Indemnitee and Indemnitee concludes that there may be one or more legal defenses available to him or her that are different from or in addition to those available to the Company or any subsidiary of the Company, or
(iii) any such representation by such counsel would be precluded under the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing, then Indemnitee shall be entitled to retain separate counsel (but not more than one law firm plus, if
applicable, local counsel in respect of any particular Claim) at the Company’s expense. The Company shall not be liable to Indemnitee under this Agreement for any amounts paid in settlement of any Claim relating to an Indemnifiable Event
effected without the Company’s prior written consent. The Company shall not, without the prior written consent of the Indemnitee, effect any settlement of any Claim relating to an Indemnifiable Event which the Indemnitee is or could have been a
party unless such settlement solely involves the payment of money and includes a complete and unconditional release of Indemnitee from all liability on all claims that are the subject matter of such Claim. Neither the Company nor Indemnitee
shall unreasonably withhold, condition or delay its or his or her consent to any proposed settlement; provided that Indemnitee may withhold consent to any settlement
that does not provide a complete and unconditional release of Indemnitee. In no event shall Indemnitee be required to waive, prejudice or limit attorney-client privilege or work-product protection or other applicable privilege or protection.
17. No Adverse Settlement. The Company shall not seek, agree to, consent to, support, or agree not to contest any settlement or other resolution of any Claim(s), or other
matter if such agreement, consent, support (or agreement not to consent) has the actual or purported effect of extinguishing, limiting or impairing Indemnitee’s rights hereunder, including without limitation the entry of any bar order or other
order, decree or stipulation, pursuant to 15 U.S.C. § 78u-4 (the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act), or any similar foreign, federal or state statute, regulation, rule or law.
18. Binding Effect, Etc. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective successors, (including
any direct or indirect successor or continuing company by amalgamation, scheme of arrangement, purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company), assigns, spouses, heirs,
executors and personal and legal representatives. The Company shall require and cause any successor (whether direct or indirect by amalgamation, scheme of arrangement, purchase, merger, consolidation, or otherwise) to all or substantially all
of the business and/or assets of the Company, by written agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Indemnitee and his or her counsel, expressly to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the
Company would be required to perform if no such succession had taken place. This Agreement shall continue in effect regardless of whether Indemnitee continues to serve as an officer and/or director of the Company or of any other entity or
enterprise at the Company’s request.
19. Security. To the extent requested by Indemnitee and approved by the Company’s Board of Directors, the Company may at any time and from time to time provide security to
Indemnitee for the obligations of the Company hereunder through an irrevocable bank line of credit, funded trust or other collateral or by other means. Any such security, once provided to Indemnitee, may not be revoked or released without the
prior written consent of such Indemnitee.
20. Severability. The provisions of this Agreement shall be severable in the event that any of the provisions hereof (including any provision within a single section, paragraph
or sentence) are held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or otherwise unenforceable in any respect, and the validity and enforceability of any such provision in every other respect and of the remaining provisions hereof
shall not be in any way impaired and shall remain enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.
21. Specific Performance, Etc. The parties recognize that if any provision of this Agreement is violated by the Company, Indemnitee may be without an adequate remedy at law.
Accordingly, in the event of any such violation, Indemnitee shall be entitled, if Indemnitee so elects, to institute proceedings, either in law or at equity, to obtain damages, to enforce specific performance, to enjoin such violation, or to
obtain any relief or any combination of the foregoing as Indemnitee may elect to pursue. The Company acknowledges that, in the absence of a waiver, a bond or undertaking may be required of Indemnitee by a court in connection with any enforcement
or other action with respect to this Agreement and the Company hereby waives any such requirement of a bond or undertaking.
22. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original but all of which together shall constitute
one and the same agreement. Only one such counterpart signed by the party against whom enforceability is sought needs to be produced to evidence the existence of this Agreement.
23. Headings. The headings of the sections and paragraphs of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute part of this Agreement or to
affect the construction or interpretation thereof.
24. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware applicable to contracts made and to be
performed in such state without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of laws.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.
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Exhibit 99.1
Aircastle Limited Completes Merger with Affiliates of Marubeni and Mizuho Leasing
STAMFORD, Conn., March 27, 2020 -- Aircastle Limited (NYSE: AYR) (“Aircastle”) today
announced that it has completed the previously announced merger with an entity controlled by affiliates of Marubeni Corporation (“Marubeni”) and Mizuho Leasing Company, Limited (“Mizuho Leasing”). The closing of the transaction follows the
receipt of regulatory approval from all government authorities required by the merger agreement and approval by Aircastle’s shareholders.
Upon consummation of the merger, pursuant to the terms of the merger agreement,
Aircastle became an affiliate company of MM Air Limited, an entity controlled by affiliates of Marubeni and Mizuho Leasing, and Marubeni Aviation Holding Coöperatief U.A. Under the terms of the merger agreement, Aircastle’s shareholders
are entitled to receive $32.00 in cash for each common share of Aircastle (other than shares already owned by Marubeni and its affiliates).
“We are pleased to announce the completion of this transaction, which delivers
significant value to our shareholders,” said Peter V. Ueberroth, Chairman of the Aircastle Board of Directors. “We are excited to continue our
partnership with Marubeni and Mizuho Leasing,” added Michael J. Inglese, Chief Executive Officer of Aircastle.
In connection with the completion of the transaction, Aircastle’s common shares will cease to trade on the New York Stock Exchange and will be delisted.
About Aircastle Limited
Aircastle Limited acquires, leases and sells commercial jet aircraft to airlines throughout the world. As of December 31, 2019, Aircastle owned and managed on behalf
of its joint ventures 287 aircraft leased to 85 customers located in 49 countries.
Contacts:
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Aircastle Advisor LLC
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The IGB Group
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Frank Constantinople, SVP Investor Relations
Tel: +1-203-504-1063
fconstantinople@aircastle.com
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Leon Berman
Tel: +1-212-477-8438
lberman@igbir.com
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Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward Looking Statements
Certain statements in this press release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. Words such as “anticipates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “projects,” “believes,” “may,” “will,” “would,” “could,” “should,” “seeks,” “estimates” and variations on these words and similar expressions are intended to identify
such forward-looking statements.
All statements, other than historical facts, are forward-looking statements. Such statements are based upon current plans, estimates and expectations that
are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those indicated or anticipated by such
forward-looking statements. The inclusion of such statements should not be regarded as a representation that such plans, estimates or expectations will be achieved. You should not place undue reliance on such statements. Important factors that
could cause actual results to differ materially from such plans, estimates or expectations can be found in Aircastle’s reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including Aircastle’s 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K,
which are available on the SEC’s Web site (www.sec.gov).
In addition, new risks and uncertainties emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for Aircastle to predict or assess the impact of every factor that may cause its
actual results to differ from those contained in any forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this document. Aircastle expressly disclaims any obligation to revise or update publicly any
forward-looking statement to reflect future events or circumstances.