DEF 14A 1 def14a0316_dtasiainvest.htm DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT

 

 

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DT ASIA INVESTMENTS LIMITED
Room 1102, 11/F

Beautiful Group Tower
77 Connaught Road Central 

Hong Kong

 

TO THE SHAREHOLDERS OF DT ASIA INVESTMENTS LIMITED:

 

You are cordially invited to attend a special meeting in lieu of the 2016 annual meeting of the shareholders of DT Asia Investments Limited (the “Company”) to be held at 10:00 a.m., local time, at the offices of Ellenoff Grossman and Schole LLP, 1345 Avenue of the Americas, 11th Floor, New York, New York 10105, on March 31, 2016, for the purpose of considering and voting upon the following proposals:

 

To amend the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association to extend the date before which the Company must complete a business combination (the “Termination Date”) from April 6, 2016 (the “Current Termination Date”) to July 6, 2016 (the “Extended Termination Date”), and provide that the date for cessation of operations of the Company if the Company has not completed a business combination would similarly be extended by amending the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association in the form set forth in Annex A (the “Extension Amendment”);

 

To amend the Company’s investment management trust agreement, dated September 30, 2014 (the “trust agreement”) by and between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (the “trustee”) to extend the date on which to commence liquidating the trust account (“trust account”) established in connection with the Company’s initial public offering (“IPO”) in the event the Company has not consummated a business combination from the Current Termination Date to the Extended Termination Date by amending the trust agreement in the form set forth in Annex B (the “Trust Amendment”);

 

To direct the election of one director to the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”), with such director to serve until the 2019 annual meeting of shareholders or until his successor is elected and qualified;

 

To direct the ratification of the selection by the Company’s audit committee of UHY LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending March 31, 2016; and

 

To direct the chairman of the special meeting to adjourn the special meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary, to permit further solicitation and vote of proxies if, based upon the tabulated vote at the time of the special meeting, there are not sufficient votes to approve any of the foregoing proposals

 

Under British Virgin Islands law and the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, no other business may be transacted at the special meeting.

 

The Board has fixed the close of business on February 29, 2016 as the date for determining the shareholders entitled to receive notice of and vote at the special meeting and any adjournment thereof. Only holders of record of the Company’s outstanding shares on that date are entitled to have their votes counted at the special meeting or any adjournment. On the record date, there were 8,927,331 of the Company’s outstanding shares, including 6,342,208 outstanding public shares. A vote in favor of the Extension Amendment will be deemed a consent to the terms thereof for the purposes of Regulation 23.11 of the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association.

 

The purpose of the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment is to allow the Company more time to complete the transactions providing for the acquisition by the Company of all of the outstanding capital stock of Adrie Global Holdings Limited (“BVICo”), which conducts its business through its variable interest entity, Urumqi Feng Hui Direct Lending Limited (“Feng Hui”), from the shareholders of Feng Hui. We refer to BVICo and its consolidated subsidiaries and variable interest entity hereafter collectively as “China Lending Group” and we refer to such acquisition by us hereafter as the “Business Combination.” The Business Combination is described further in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on January 13, 2016, and in the preliminary proxy statement initially filed with the SEC on February 3, 2016.

 

 

 

 

The proposed transaction with China Lending Group qualifies as a “business combination” under the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, which currently provides that if the Company does not consummate a business combination by the Current Termination Date, the Company will redeem all public shares for their pro rata portions of the trust account and, promptly following such redemption, dissolve and liquidate. As explained below, the Company will not be able to complete the Business Combination by the Current Termination Date. The Company believes that, given the Company’s expenditure of time, effort and money on the proposed business combination with China Lending Group, circumstances warrant providing public shareholders an opportunity to consider the proposed business combination with China Lending Group. The Board is therefore proposing an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association to extend the Current Termination Date to the Extended Termination Date, and proposing to make other corresponding changes in the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association and the trust agreement in order to permit the actions contemplated by the extension of the Termination Date.

 

The approval of both the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment are essential to the implementation of the Board’s plan to extend the date by which the Company must consummate its initial business combination. Therefore, the Board will abandon and not implement either amendment unless shareholders approve both the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment. In all events, notwithstanding shareholder approval of both amendments, the Board will retain the right to abandon and not implement the Extension Amendment, the Trust Amendment or both at any time without any further action by shareholders.

 

If the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment are not approved, and a business combination is not consummated by the Current Termination Date, the Company will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than five business days thereafter, redeem 100% of the outstanding public shares which redemption will completely extinguish public shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any), subject to applicable law, and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of our remaining holders of shares and our board of directors, proceed to commence a voluntary liquidation and thereby a formal dissolution of the company, subject (in the case of (ii) and (iii) above) to our obligations to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of applicable law. In connection with our redemption of 100% of our outstanding public shares for a portion of the funds held in the trust account, each holder will receive a full pro rata portion of the amount then in the trust account (less up to $50,000 of the net interest earned thereon to pay dissolution expenses), plus any pro rata interest earned on the funds held in the trust account and not previously released to us for our working capital requirements or necessary to pay our taxes payable on such funds. Holders of rights or warrants will receive no proceeds in connection with the liquidation with respect to such rights or warrants, which will expire worthless. The Company would expect to pay the costs of liquidation from its remaining assets outside of the trust fund or available to the Company from interest income on the trust account balance.

 

You are not being asked to vote on the proposed business combination with China Lending Group at this time. If you are a public shareholder, you will have the right to vote on the proposed business combination with China Lending Group when it is submitted to shareholders.

 

Public shareholders may elect to redeem their shares for a pro rata portion of the funds available in the trust account in connection with the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment (the “Election”), regardless of how such public shareholders vote in regard to those amendments or otherwise at the special meeting. The Company believes that such redemption right protects the Company’s public shareholders from having to sustain their investments for an unreasonably long period if the Company failed to find a suitable acquisition in the timeframe contemplated by the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association. If the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment are approved by the requisite vote of shareholders (and not abandoned), the remaining holders of public shares will retain their right to redeem their public shares for a pro rata portion of the funds available in the trust account upon consummation of the proposed business combination with China Lending Group when it is submitted to the shareholders, subject to any limitations set forth in the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association and the limitations contained in the Share Exchange Agreement described in the accompanying proxy statement under the heading “The Potential Business Combination with China Lending Group” and related agreements. In addition, public shareholders who vote for the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment and do not make the Election would be entitled to redemption if the Company has not completed a business combination by the Extended Termination Date. Each redemption of shares by our public shareholders will decrease the amount in our trust account, which held approximately $70.0 million as of December 31, 2015.

 

 

 

 

To exercise your redemption rights, you must affirmatively vote either for or against the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment and demand that the Company redeem your shares for a pro rata portion of the funds held in the trust account, and tender your shares to the Company’s transfer agent at least two business days prior to the special meeting. You may tender your shares by either delivering your share certificate to the transfer agent or by delivering your shares electronically using the Depository Trust Company’s DWAC (Deposit/Withdrawal At Custodian) system. If you hold your shares in street name, you will need to instruct your bank, broker or other nominee to withdraw the shares from your account in order to exercise your redemption rights.

 

In considering whether to approve the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment, the Company’s shareholders should be aware that if the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment are approved (and not abandoned), the Company will incur substantial expenses in seeking to complete the proposed business combination with China Lending Group, in addition to expenses incurred in proposing the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment. Our sponsor has issued a promissory note to the Company in an amount up to $1,400,000, of which the Company has drawn down $1,100,000 as of the date of this proxy statement. The note becomes due on the earlier of June 30, 2016 and the date on which the Company consummates a business combination. Of the $1,400,000 principal amount of the note, up to $500,000 is convertible, in whole or in part, at the payee’s election, upon the consummation of the Business Combination, into units, at a price of $10.00 per unit. These units will be identical to the private units issued in a private placement in connection with the IPO. If we do not have sufficient funds available to conduct the normal operations of the business or to consummate the proposed business combination, we will need to seek additional working capital from our sponsor for these purposes. If we consummate an initial business combination, we would repay such loaned amounts. In the event that the initial business combination does not close, we may use a portion of the working capital held outside the trust account to repay such loaned amounts but no proceeds from our trust account would be used for such repayment, other than interest on such proceeds.

 

After careful consideration of all relevant factors, the Board has determined that the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment are fair to and in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders, and has declared them advisable, and recommends that you vote or give instruction to vote “FOR” the Extension Amendment and “FOR” the Trust Amendment. In addition, the Board recommends that you vote or give instruction to vote “FOR” the proposal regarding the direction of the election of one director to the Board, “FOR” the direction to ratify UHY LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending March 31, 2016 and “FOR” the proposal to direct the chairman of the special meeting to adjourn the special meeting.

 

Enclosed is the proxy statement containing detailed information concerning the Extension Amendment, the Trust Amendment and the other proposals to be considered at the special meeting. We are providing the proxy statement and the accompanying proxy card to our shareholders in connection with the solicitation of proxies to be voted at the special meeting and at any adjournments or postponements of the special meeting. The proxy statement is dated March 7, 2016 and is first being mailed to shareholders of the Company on or about March 8, 2016.

 

Whether or not you plan to attend the special meeting, we urge you to read the proxy statement carefully and to vote your shares. Your vote is very important. If you are a registered shareholder, please vote your shares as soon as possible by completing, signing, dating and returning the enclosed proxy card in the postage-paid envelope provided. If you hold your shares in “street name” through a bank, broker or other nominee, you will need to follow the instructions provided to you by your bank, broker or other nominee to ensure that your shares are represented and voted at the special meeting. If you sign, date and return your proxy card without indicating how you wish to vote, your proxy will be voted FOR each of the proposals to be considered at the special meeting.

 

I look forward to seeing you at the meeting.

 

Dated: March 7, 2016

 

  Sincerely,
   
/s/ Emily Chui-Hung Tong
  Emily Chui-Hung Tong
  Chairwoman of the Board of Directors

 

NEITHER THE U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR ANY U. S. STATE SECURITIES REGULATORY AGENCY HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED THE TRANSACTIONS DESCRIBED IN THE ACCOMPANYING PROXY STATEMENT OR PASSED UPON THEIR MERITS OR FAIRNESS, OR PASSED UPON THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THE DISCLOSURE IN THE PROXY STATEMENT. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.

 

 

 

 

DT ASIA INVESTMENTS LIMITED
Room 1102, 11/F

Beautiful Group Tower
77 Connaught Road Central

Hong Kong

 

NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING IN LIEU OF 2016 ANNUAL MEETING

OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD MARCH 31, 2016

 

TO THE SHAREHOLDERS OF DT ASIA INVESTMENTS LIMITED:

 

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special meeting in lieu of the 2016 annual meeting of shareholders (the “special meeting”) of DT Asia Investments Limited, a BVI business company (“we,” “us,” “our,” “DT Asia” or the “Company”), will be held on March 31, 2016, at 10:00 a.m., local time, at the offices of Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP, 1345 Avenue of the Americas, 11th Floor, New York, New York 10105, for the purpose of considering and voting upon the following proposals:

 

To amend the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association to extend the date before which the Company must complete a business combination (the “Termination Date”) from April 6, 2016 (the “Current Termination Date”) to July 6, 2016 (the “Extended Termination Date”), and provide that the date for cessation of operations of the Company if the Company has not completed a business combination would similarly be extended by amending the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association in the form set forth in Annex A (the “Extension Amendment”);

 

To amend the Company’s investment management trust agreement, dated September 30, 2014 (the “trust agreement”) by and between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (the “trustee”) to extend the date on which to commence liquidating the trust account (“trust account”) established in connection with the Company’s initial public offering (“IPO”) in the event the Company has not consummated a business combination from the Current Termination Date to the Extended Termination Date by amending the trust agreement in the form set forth in Annex B (the “Trust Amendment”);

 

To direct the election of one director to the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”), with such director to serve until the 2019 annual meeting of shareholders or until his successor is elected and qualified;

 

To direct the ratification of the selection by the Company’s audit committee of UHY LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending March 31, 2016; and

 

To direct the chairman of the special meeting to adjourn the special meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary, to permit further solicitation and vote of proxies if, based upon the tabulated vote at the time of the special meeting, there are not sufficient votes to approve any of the foregoing proposals.

 

The Board has fixed the close of business on February 29, 2016 as the date for determining the shareholders entitled to receive notice of and vote at the special meeting and any adjournment thereof. Only holders of record of the Company’s outstanding shares on that date are entitled to have their votes counted at the special meeting or any adjournment. On the record date, there were 8,927,331 of the Company’s outstanding shares, including 6,342,208 outstanding public shares. A vote in favor of the Extension Amendment will be deemed a consent to the terms thereof for the purposes of Regulation 23.11 of the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association.

 

The affirmative vote of 65% or more of the Company’s shares present (in person or by proxy) at the special meeting and voting on the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment will be required to approve the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment. The affirmative vote of a majority of the Company’s shares present (in person or by proxy) at the special meeting will be required to direct the Board to ratify the selection of UHY LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm. The director shall be appointed to the Board if so directed by the affirmative vote of a plurality of the shares present in person or by proxy at the special meeting.

 

 

 

 

Public shareholders may elect to redeem their shares for a pro rata portion of the funds available in the trust account in connection with the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment (the “Election”), regardless of how such public shareholders vote in regard to those amendments or otherwise at the special meeting. However, the Company will not proceed with the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment if the redemption of public shares in connection therewith would cause the Company to have net tangible assets of less than $5,000,001. If the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment are approved by the requisite vote of shareholders (and not abandoned), the remaining holders of public shares will retain their right to redeem their public shares for a pro rata portion of the funds available in the trust account upon consummation of the proposed business combination with China Lending Group when it is submitted to the shareholders, subject to any limitations set forth in the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association and the limitations contained in the Share Exchange Agreement described in the accompanying proxy statement and related agreements. In addition, public shareholders who vote for the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment and do not make the Election would be entitled to redemption if the Company has not completed a business combination by the Extended Termination Date. 

 

To exercise your redemption rights, you must affirmatively vote either for or against the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment and demand that the Company redeem your shares for a pro rata portion of the funds held in the trust account, and tender your shares to the Company’s transfer agent at least two business days prior to the special meeting. You may tender your shares by either delivering your share certificate to the transfer agent or by delivering your shares electronically using the Depository Trust Company’s DWAC (Deposit/Withdrawal At Custodian) system. If you hold your shares in street name, you will need to instruct your bank, broker or other nominee to withdraw the shares from your account in order to exercise your redemption rights.

 

Enclosed is the proxy statement containing detailed information concerning the Extension Amendment, the Trust Amendment and the other proposals to be considered at the special meeting. We are providing the proxy statement and the accompanying proxy card to our shareholders in connection with the solicitation of proxies to be voted at the special meeting and at any adjournments or postponements of the special meeting. The proxy statement is dated March 7, 2016 and is first being mailed to shareholders of the Company on or about March 8, 2016.

 

Whether or not you plan to attend the special meeting, we urge you to read the proxy statement carefully and to vote your shares. Your vote is very important. If you are a registered shareholder, please vote your shares as soon as possible by completing, signing, dating and returning the enclosed proxy card in the postage-paid envelope provided. If you hold your shares in “street name” through a bank, broker or other nominee, you will need to follow the instructions provided to you by your bank, broker or other nominee to ensure that your shares are represented and voted at the special meeting. If you sign, date and return your proxy card without indicating how you wish to vote, your proxy will be voted FOR each of the proposals to be considered at the special meeting.

 

Dated: March 7, 2016 By Order of the Board of Directors,
   
  /s/ Emily Chui-Hung Tong
  Emily Chui-Hung Tong
  Chairwoman of the Board of Directors

 

Your vote is important. Please sign, date and return your proxy card as soon as possible to make sure that your shares are represented at the special meeting. You may also cast your vote in person at the special meeting. If your shares are held in an account at a broker, bank or other nominee, you must instruct your broker, bank or other nominee how to vote your shares, or you may cast your vote in person at the special meeting by obtaining a proxy from your broker, bank or other nominee.

 

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Special Meeting of Stockholders to be held on March 31, 2016: This notice of meeting and the accompany proxy statement are available at http://www.dtasiainvest.com/proxy. 

 

 

 

 

DT ASIA INVESTMENTS LIMITED

Room 1102, 11/F,

Beautiful Group Tower,

77 Connaught Road Central

Hong Kong

 

SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD MARCH 31, 2016

 

PROXY STATEMENT

 

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE SPECIAL MEETING

 

These questions and answers are only summaries of the matters they discuss. They do not contain all of the information that may be important to you. You should read carefully this entire proxy statement, including the annexes and attachments thereto.

 

Q. Why am I receiving this proxy statement?   A. This proxy statement and the accompanying materials are being sent to you in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the board of directors (the “Board”) of the Company, for use at the special meeting in lieu of the 2016 annual meeting of shareholders (the “special meeting”) to be held on March 31, 2016 at 10:00 a.m., local time, at the offices of Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP, located at 1345 Avenue of the Americas, 11th Floor, New York, New York 10105, or at any adjournments or postponements thereof. This proxy statement summarizes the information that you need to make an informed decision on the proposals to be considered at the special meeting.
       
Q. What is being voted on?    A. You are being asked to consider and vote on the following proposals:
       
     

●     To amend the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association to extend the date before which the Company must complete a business combination (the “Termination Date”) from April 6, 2016 (the “Current Termination Date”) to July 6, 2016 (the “Extended Termination Date”), and provide that the date for cessation of operations of the Company if the Company has not completed a business combination would similarly be extended by amending the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association in the form set forth in Annex A (the “Extension Amendment”);

 

●     To amend the Company’s investment management trust agreement, dated September 30, 2014 (the “trust agreement”) by and between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (the “trustee”) to extend the date on which to commence liquidating the trust account (“trust account”) established in connection with the Company’s initial public offering (“IPO”) in the event the Company has not consummated a business combination from the Current Termination Date to the Extended Termination Date by amending the trust agreement in the form set forth in Annex B (the “Trust Amendment”);

 

●     To direct the election of one director to the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”), with such director to serve until the 2019 annual meeting of shareholders or until his successor is elected and qualified;

 

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      ●     To direct the ratification of the selection by the Company’s audit committee of UHY LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending March 31, 2016; and
       
      ●     To direct the chairman of the special meeting to adjourn the special meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary, to permit further solicitation and vote of proxies if, based upon the tabulated vote at the time of the special meeting, there are not sufficient votes to approve any of the foregoing proposals.

 

Q. Why is the Company proposing to amend its Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association and the trust agreement?    A. The Company was formed for the purpose of acquiring, engaging in a share exchange, share reconstruction and amalgamation, purchasing all or substantially all of the assets of, entering into contractual arrangements, or engaging in any other similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities, with a focus on operating businesses that have their primary operations located in Asia (with an emphasis on China).
       
      

On January 11, 2016, the Company entered into a Share Exchange Agreement with Adrie Global Holdings Limited, a business company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands with limited liability (“Adrie”), each of Adrie’s shareholders (collectively, the “Sellers”), the Company’s sponsor, DeTiger Holdings Limited, as representative for the Company’s shareholders prior to the closing of the Business Combination (as defined below) (the “DT Representative”), and Li Jingping as representative for the Sellers (the “Seller Representative”), pursuant to which, among other things and subject to the terms and conditions contained in such Share Exchange Agreement, the Company will effect an acquisition of Adrie and its subsidiaries, including certain wholly foreign-owned enterprises registered in China which contractually control Urumqi Feng Hui Direct Lending Limited, a registered company in Xinjiang China (“Feng Hui” and, collectively with Adrie and their respective subsidiaries and variable interest entities, the “China Lending Group”) by acquiring from the Sellers all outstanding equity interests of Adrie (the “Business Combination”).

 

Pursuant to the Share Exchange Agreement, in exchange for all of the outstanding shares of Adrie, the Company will issue 20 million shares (the “Exchange Shares”) to the Sellers, with 8 million of such Exchange Shares (“Escrow Shares”) being deposited in escrow at the closing of the Business Combination and subject to forfeiture (along with dividends and other earnings otherwise payable with respect to such Escrow Shares) in the event that the post-Business Combination company fails to meet certain minimum financial performance targets or in the event that the DT Representative successfully brings an indemnification claim under the Share Exchange Agreement on behalf of the Company’s pre-Business Combination shareholders. The Exchange Shares, including the Escrow Shares, will be allocated among the Sellers pro-rata based on each Seller’s ownership of Adrie prior to the Business Combination. The Exchange Shares will be subject to a lock-up agreement.

 

China Lending Group is engaged in the business of providing loan facilities to micro, small and medium sized enterprises (“MSMEs”) and sole proprietors in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (“Xinjiang Province”) of the People’s Republic of China (the “PRC” or “China”). Currently, substantially all of China Lending Group’s consolidated assets are held, and its consolidated revenues and income are generated, by Feng Hui. Feng Hui is based in Urumqi, the capital city and business hub of Xinjiang Province, and most of Feng Hui’s lending activities are to enterprises and individual proprietors based there.

 

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       On February 3, 2016, the Company filed a preliminary proxy statement to seek shareholder approval of the proposed business combination with China Lending Group.
       
      

The proposed business combination with China Lending Group qualifies as a “business combination” under the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association. The Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association currently provides that if the business combination is not completed by the Current Termination Date, the Company will redeem all public shares and promptly thereafter dissolve and liquidate. As explained below, the Company will not be able to complete the Business Combination by the Current Termination Date given the date the Share Exchange Agreement was signed and the actions that must occur prior to closing.

       
       The Company believes the proposed business combination with China Lending Group would be in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders, and because the Company will not be able to conclude the proposed business combination with China Lending Group by the Current Termination Date, the Company has determined to seek shareholder approval to extend the time for completion of the business combination from the Current Termination Date to the Extended Termination Date.
       
      

The Company believes that, given the Company’s expenditure of time, effort and money on the proposed business combination with China Lending Group, circumstances warrant providing public shareholders an opportunity to consider the proposed business combination with China Lending Group.

 

Holders of public shares may elect to redeem their shares in connection with the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment regardless of how such public shareholders vote in regard to those amendments. The Company believes that such redemption right protects the Company’s public shareholders from having to sustain their investments for an unreasonably long period if the Company failed to find a suitable acquisition in the timeframe contemplated by the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association. However, the Company will not proceed with the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment if the redemption of public shares in connection therewith would cause the Company to have net tangible assets of less than $5,000,001.

       
       You are not being asked to vote on the proposed business combination with China Lending Group at this time. If you are a public shareholder, you will have the right to vote on the proposed business combination with China Lending Group when it is submitted to shareholders.
       
 Q. Why should I vote for the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment?    A.

The approval of both the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment are essential to the implementation of the Board’s plan to extend the date by which the Company must consummate its initial business combination.

 

Since the completion of its IPO, the Company has been dealing with many of the practical difficulties associated with the identification of a business combination target, negotiating business terms, conducting related due diligence and obtaining the necessary audited financial statements. From the date of our IPO, we and our representatives identified and evaluated over 60 potential acquisition target companies; participated in in-person or telephonic discussions with representatives of approximately 20 potential acquisition targets (other than China Lending Group); provided an initial non-binding indication of interest to one potential acquisition target (other than China Lending Group) or their representatives; and submitted a letter of intent and conducted confirmatory due diligence with respect to one potential acquisition target (other than China Lending Group).

 

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       Initial discussions between the Company and China Lending Group’s management commenced in January 2015. From March 2015 to January 2016, the Company, while also involved in due diligence activities, engaged in negotiations with China Lending Group on the terms of the agreement to govern the business combination. The parties entered into the Share Exchange Agreement on January 11, 2016.
       
      

As the Company believes the proposed business combination with China Lending Group would be in the best interests of the Company’s shareholders, and because the Company will not be able to conclude the proposed business combination with China Lending Group by the Current Termination Date, the Company has determined to seek shareholder approval to extend the time for closing a business combination beyond the Current Termination Date to the Extended Termination Date. The particular changes required to effectuate this extension are embodied in the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment.

 

Q. How does the Board of Directors recommend I vote?   A. After careful consideration of all relevant factors, the Board recommends that you vote or give instruction to vote “FOR” the Extension Amendment and “FOR” the Trust Amendment. In addition, the Board recommends that you vote or give instruction to vote “FOR” directing the election of one director to the Board and “FOR” directing the ratification of UHY LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending March 31, 2016.
       
Q. Who may vote at the special meeting?   A. The Board has fixed the close of business on February 29, 2016 as the date for determining the shareholders entitled to vote at the special meeting and any adjournment thereof. Only holders of record of the Company’s outstanding shares on that date are entitled to have their votes counted at the special meeting or any adjournment.
       
Q. How many votes must be present to hold the special meeting?   A.

A quorum of 35% of the Company’s shares outstanding as of the record date, present in person or by proxy, will be required to conduct the special meeting.

       
Q. How many votes do I have?   A. You are entitled to cast one vote at the special meeting for each share you held as of February 29, 2016, the record date for the special meeting. As of the close of business on the record date, there were 8,927,331 outstanding shares, including 6,342,208 outstanding public shares.
       
Q. What is the proxy card?   A. The proxy card enables you to appoint the representatives named on the card to vote your shares at the special meeting in accordance with your instructions on the proxy card. That way, your shares will be voted whether or not you attend the special meeting. Even if you plan to attend the special meeting, it is strongly recommended that you complete and return your proxy card before the special meeting date, in case your plans change.

 

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Q. What is the difference between a shareholder of record and a beneficial owner of shares held in street name?   A.

Shareholder of Record. If your shares are registered directly in your name with the Company’s transfer agent, Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, you are considered the shareholder of record with respect to those shares, and the Company sent the proxy materials directly to you.

 

Beneficial Owner of Shares Held in Street Name. If your shares are held in an account at a brokerage firm, bank, broker-dealer, nominee or other similar organization, then you are the beneficial owner of shares held in “street name,” and the proxy materials were forwarded to you by that organization. The organization holding your account is considered the shareholder of record for purposes of voting at the special meeting. As a beneficial owner, you have the right to instruct that organization how to vote the shares held in your account. Those instructions are contained in a “voting instruction form” containing information substantially similar to the information set forth on the proxy card.

       
Q. How do the Company’s insiders intend to vote their shares?    A. All of the Company’s directors, executive officers and their affiliates as well as other shareholders of the Company are expected to vote any shares (including any public shares owned by them) in favor of the Extension Amendment, the Trust Amendment and the other proposals set forth herein. On the record date, these shareholders beneficially owned and were entitled to vote 2,034,134 of the Company’s shares, representing approximately 22.8% of the Company’s outstanding shares.
       
Q. What vote is required to adopt each of the proposals?    A. The affirmative vote of 65% or more of the Company’s shares present (in person or by proxy) at the special meeting and voting on the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment will be required to approve the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment. The director shall be appointed to the Board if so directed by the affirmative vote of a plurality of the shares present in person or by proxy at the special meeting. Approval of the proposal to direct the ratification of the selection of UHY LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm and to direct the chairman of the special meeting to adjourn the special meeting requires the affirmative vote of the majority of the shares present in person or by proxy at the special meeting. Abstentions will be counted in connection with the determination of whether a valid quorum is established, but will have no effect on the approval of the proposals.
       
Q. When would the Board abandon the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment?    A. The Board will abandon and not implement either amendment unless shareholders approve both the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment. In all events, notwithstanding shareholder approval of both amendments, the Board will retain the right to abandon and not implement the Extension Amendment, the Trust Amendment or both at any time without any further action by shareholders.
       
Q. What if I don’t want the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment to be approved?    A.

If you do not want the Extension Amendment or the Trust Amendment to be approved, you must abstain, not vote, or vote against such proposals. You will be entitled to redeem your shares for cash in connection with this vote only if you vote for or against each of the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment and elect to redeem your shares for a pro rata portion of the funds available in the trust account in connection with the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment (the “Election”). If you do not make the Election, you will retain your right to redeem your public shares for a pro rata portion of the funds available in the trust account if the proposed business combination with China Lending Group is approved and completed, subject to any limitations set forth in the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association and the limitations contained in the Share Exchange Agreement described below in “The Potential Business Combination with China Lending Group” and related agreements.

 

 

 

 

     In addition, public shareholders who do not make the Election would be entitled to redemption if the Company has not completed a business combination by the Extended Termination Date.

 

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       If the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment are approved (and not abandoned) and you exercise your redemption right with respect to your public shares, you will no longer own your public shares once the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment become effective.
       
Q. What happens if the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment aren’t approved?    A.

If the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment are not approved, and a business combination is not consummated by the Current Termination Date, the Company will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than five business days thereafter, redeem 100% of the outstanding public shares which redemption will completely extinguish public shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any), subject to applicable law, and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of our remaining holders of shares and our board of directors, proceed to commence a voluntary liquidation and thereby a formal dissolution of the company, subject (in the case of (ii) and (iii) above) to our obligations to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of applicable law.

 

In connection with our redemption of 100% of our outstanding public shares for a portion of the funds held in the trust account, each holder will receive a full pro rata portion of the amount then in the trust account (less up to $50,000 of the net interest earned thereon to pay dissolution expenses), plus any pro rata interest earned on the funds held in the trust account and not previously released to us for our working capital requirements or necessary to pay our taxes payable on such funds. Holders of rights or warrants will receive no proceeds in connection with the liquidation with respect to such rights or warrants, which will expire worthless. The Company would expect to pay the costs of liquidation from its remaining assets outside of the trust fund or available to the Company from interest income on the trust account balance.

       
Q. If the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment are approved, what happens next?    A. The Company is working to complete the proxy process relating to the proposed business combination with China Lending Group, which will involve:

 

    -      completing proxy materials;
       

 

   

-      establishing a meeting date and record date for considering the proposed business combination, and distributing proxy materials to shareholders; and

       

 

    -      holding a special meeting to consider the proposed business combination.
       
      

If shareholders approve the proposed business combination with China Lending Group, the Company expects to consummate the business combination as soon as possible following shareholder approval.

 

       If the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment are approved (and not abandoned), the removal of funds in connection with any redemptions from the trust account may significantly reduce the amount remaining in the trust account, and increase the percentage interest of the Company’s shares held by the Company’s directors, officers and senior advisors.

 

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Q. How do I exercise my redemption rights?    A. A redemption demand may be made by checking the box on the proxy card provided for that purpose and returning the proxy card in accordance with the instructions provided, and, at the same time, ensuring your bank or broker complies with the requirements identified elsewhere herein. You will only be entitled to receive cash in connection with a redemption of these shares if you continue to hold them until the effective date of the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment.
       
       In connection with tendering your shares for redemption, you must elect either to physically tender your share certificates to Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the Company’s transfer agent, at Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, 17 Battery Place, New York, New York 10004, Attn: Mark Zimkind, mzimkind@continentalstock.com, by two business days prior to the special meeting or to deliver your shares to the transfer agent electronically using The Depository Trust Company’s DWAC (Deposit/Withdrawal At Custodian) System, which election would likely be determined based on the manner in which you hold your shares.
       
       Certificates that have not been tendered in accordance with these procedures by two business days prior to the special meeting will not be redeemed for cash. In the event that a public shareholder tenders its shares and decides prior to the special meeting that it does not want to redeem its shares, the shareholder may withdraw the tender. If you delivered your shares for redemption to our transfer agent and decide prior to the special meeting not to redeem your shares, you may request that our transfer agent return the shares (physically or electronically). You may make such request by contacting our transfer agent at the address listed above.
       
Q. Would I still be able to exercise my redemption rights if I vote against or abstain from voting on the Extension Amendment or Trust Amendment?    A.

Although a vote in favor of the Extension Amendment will be deemed a consent to the terms thereof for the purposes of Regulation 23.11 of the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, public shareholders may elect to redeem their shares for a pro rata portion of the funds available in the trust account in connection with the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment regardless of how such public shareholders vote in regard to those amendments or otherwise at the special meeting. However, the Company will not proceed with the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment if the redemption of public shares in connection therewith would cause the Company to have net tangible assets of less than $5,000,001. However, if you abstain from voting on the Extension Amendment or the Trust Amendment, then you will not be eligible to redeem your shares.  To exercise your redemption rights, you must affirmatively vote either for or against the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment and demand that the Company redeem your shares for a pro rata portion of the funds held in the trust account, and tender your shares to the Company’s transfer agent at least two business days prior to the vote. You may tender your shares by either delivering your share certificate to the transfer agent or by delivering your shares electronically using the Depository Trust Company’s DWAC (Deposit/Withdrawal At Custodian) system. If you hold your shares in street name, you will need to instruct your bank, broker or other nominee to withdraw the shares from your account in order to exercise your redemption rights.

       
Q. What will happen to my warrants or rights if the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment are approved?    A. If the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment are approved (and not abandoned), holders of public warrants will continue to have five years from the consummation of the Company’s initial business combination to exercise such warrants. In addition, each holder of a right will be entitled to receive one-tenth of a share upon consummation of our initial business combination. If the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment are not approved, the Company’s warrants and rights will expire worthless.

 

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Q. What is the deadline for voting my shares?    A. If you are a shareholder of record, you may mark, sign, date and return the enclosed proxy card, which must be received before the special meeting, in order for your shares to be voted at the special meeting. If you are a beneficial owner, please read the voting instruction form provided by your bank, broker, trust or other nominee for information on the deadline for voting your shares.
       
Q. Is my vote confidential?   A. Proxies, ballots and voting tabulations identifying shareholders are kept confidential and will not be disclosed except as may be necessary to meet legal requirements.
       
Q. Where will I be able to find the voting results of the special meeting?   A. We will announce preliminary voting results at the special meeting. The final voting results will be tallied by the inspector of election and published in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, which the Company is required to file with the SEC within four business days following the special meeting.
       
Q. Who bears the cost of soliciting proxies?   A. The Company will bear the cost of soliciting proxies in the accompanying form and will reimburse brokerage firms and others for expenses involved in forwarding proxy materials to beneficial owners or soliciting their execution. In addition to solicitations by mail, the Company, through its directors and officers, may solicit proxies in person, by telephone or by electronic means. Such directors and officers will not receive any special remuneration for these efforts. We may retain a proxy solicitation firm to assist us in soliciting proxies for a nominal fee plus reasonable out-of-pocket expenses
       
Q: How can I submit my proxy or voting instruction form?    A. Whether you are a shareholder of record or a beneficial owner, you may direct how your shares are voted without attending the special meeting. If you are a shareholder of record, you may submit a proxy to direct how your shares are voted at the special meeting, or at any adjournment or postponement thereof. Your proxy can be submitted by completing, signing and dating the proxy card you received with this proxy statement and then mailing it in the enclosed prepaid envelope. If you are a beneficial owner, you must submit voting instructions to your bank, broker, trust or other nominee in order to authorize how your shares are voted at the special meeting, or at any adjournment or postponement thereof. Please follow the instructions provided by your bank, broker, trust or other nominee.
       
       Submitting a proxy or voting instruction form will not affect your right to vote in person should you decide to attend the special meeting. However, if your shares are held in the “street name” of your broker, bank or another nominee, you must obtain a proxy from the broker, bank or other nominee to vote in person at the meeting. That is the only way we can be sure that the broker, bank or nominee has not already voted your shares.
       
Q. How do I change my vote?    A.

If you have submitted a proxy card to vote your shares and wish to change your vote, you may do so by delivering a later-dated, signed proxy card to the Company’s secretary prior to the date of the special meeting or by voting in person at the meeting. Attendance at the meeting alone will not change your vote.

 

       If your shares are held of record by a brokerage firm, bank or other nominee, you must instruct your broker, bank or other nominee that you wish to change your vote by following the procedures on the voting instruction form provided to you by the broker, bank or other nominee. If your shares are held in street name, and you wish to attend the special meeting and vote at the special meeting, you must bring to the special meeting a legal proxy from the broker, bank or other nominee holding your shares, confirming your beneficial ownership of the shares and giving you the right to vote your shares.

 

Q. Who can help answer my questions?    A.

If you have questions, you may write or call:

 
Stephen N. Cannon

President and Chief Executive Officer

DT Asia Investments Limited

Room 1102, 11/F, Beautiful Group Tower

77 Connaught Road Central

Hong Kong

Tel: (852) 3976 9901

 

or:

 

Morrow & Co., LLC

470 West Avenue

Stamford CT 06902

Tel: (800) 662-5200 or banks and brokers can call collect at (203) 658-9400

Email: CADTinfo@morrowco.com 

 

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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This proxy statement and the documents to which we refer in it contain “forward-looking statements” as that term is defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other federal securities laws. Any statements that do not relate to historical or current facts or matters are forward-looking statements. You can identify forward-looking statements in part by the use of words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “plan,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “should,” “may” and other similar expressions, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. Such statements include, but are not limited to, any statements relating to our ability to consummate the proposed business combination with China Lending Group. These forward-looking statements are based on information available to the Company as of the date of the proxy materials and current expectations, forecasts and assumptions, and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurance that actual results will not differ materially from current expectations, forecasts and assumptions. Accordingly, forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing the Company’s views as of any date subsequent to the date hereof or (if earlier) the date of their expression, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date they were made.

 

Some factors that could cause actual results to differ include from current expectations, forecasts and assumptions include:

 

the ability of the Company to effect the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment and consummate the Business Combination;
   
unanticipated delays in the distribution of the funds from the trust account; and
   
claims by third parties against the trust account.

 

You should carefully consider these risks, in addition to the risks factors set forth in our other filings with the SEC, including the final prospectus related to our IPO dated September 30, 2014 (Registration No. 333-197187), our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015, our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2015 and our preliminary proxy statement for the Business Combination, initially filed on February 3, 2016. The documents we file with the SEC, including those referred to above, also discuss some of the risks that could cause actual results to differ from those contained or implied in our forward-looking statements. See “Where You Can Find More Information” for additional information about our filings.

 

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SUMMARY

 

This section summarizes information related to the proposals to be voted on at the special meeting in lieu of the 2016 annual meeting of shareholders (the “special meeting”). These matters are described in greater detail elsewhere in this proxy statement. You should carefully read this entire proxy statement and the other documents to which it refers you. See “Where You Can Find More Information.”

 

The Company

 

The Company is a blank check company organized as a corporation under the laws of the British Virgin Islands on April 8, 2014. It was formed for the purpose of acquiring, engaging in a share exchange, share reconstruction and amalgamation, contractual control arrangement with, purchasing all or substantially all of the assets of, or engaging in any other similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities.

 

On October 6, 2014, the Company consummated its initial public offering of 6,000,000 units, each unit consisting of one ordinary share, no par value per share (“share”), one right to receive one-tenth (1/10) of one share upon consummation of an initial business combination and one warrant to purchase one-half of one share at an exercise price of $12.00 per full share, generating gross proceeds of $60,000,000 (before underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses). Simultaneously with the consummation of our initial public offering, we completed a private placement of (i) 320,000 units in the aggregate to the underwriter and our sponsor at $10.00 per unit and (ii) 1,800,000 warrants to our sponsor at a price of $0.50 per warrant, generating total proceeds of $4,100,000. 

 

On October 14, 2014, the underwriter exercised its over-allotment option in part and purchased 860,063 over-allotment units, which were sold at an offering price of $10.00 per unit, generating gross proceeds of $8,600,630. Simultaneously with the sale of the over-allotment units, the Company consummated the private sale of an additional 32,253 private units at a price of $10.00 per unit, for an aggregate purchase price of $322,530, and 258,007 warrants to our sponsor, at a price of $0.50 per warrant, for an aggregate purchase price of $129,004. Since the underwriter exercised the over-allotment option in part, and purchased 860,063 of the total possible 900,000 additional units, our sponsor forfeited 9,985 shares.

 

The Company received total gross proceeds of $73,152,164 from the sale of units in the IPO (including over-allotment units) and all related private placements on October 6, 2014 and October 14, 2014. A total of $69,972,643 from the net proceeds from our initial public offering (including the over-allotment units) and the private placements on October 6, 2014 and October 14, 2014 were placed in a trust account established for the benefit of our public shareholders. We incurred offering costs totaling approximately $4,440,588, consisting of $2,229,520 in underwriters’ fees, plus $441,968 of other cash expenses, $100,000 in deferred expenses and a non-cash charge of $1,669,100. Except as discussed in the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment, such funds and a portion of the interest earned thereon will be released upon consummation of the business combination and used to pay amounts payable to the Company’s public shareholders that exercise their redemption rights. Other than the IPO and the pursuit of a business combination, the Company has not engaged in any business to date.

 

The mailing address of the Company’s principal executive office is Room 1102, 11/F, Beautiful Group Tower, 77 Connaught Road Central, Hong Kong and its phone number is (852) 3976 9901.

 

The Proposed Business Combination with China Lending Group

 

On January 11, 2016, the Company entered into a Share Exchange Agreement with Adrie Global Holdings Limited, a business company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands with limited liability (“Adrie”), each of Adrie’s shareholders (collectively, the “Sellers”), the Company’s sponsor, DeTiger Holdings Limited, in the capacity as the representative for the Company’s shareholders prior to the closing of the Business Combination (as defined below) (the “DT Representative”), and Li Jingping in the capacity as the representative for the Sellers (the “Seller Representative”), pursuant to which, among other things and subject to the terms and conditions contained therein, the Company will effect an acquisition of Adrie and its subsidiaries, including certain wholly foreign-owned enterprises registered in China which contractually control Urumqi Feng Hui Direct Lending Limited, a registered company in Xinjiang China (“Feng Hui” and collectively with Adrie and their respective subsidiaries and variable interest entities, “China Lending Group”) by acquiring from the Sellers all outstanding equity interests of Adrie (the “Business Combination”).

 

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Pursuant to the Share Exchange Agreement, in exchange for all of the outstanding shares of Adrie, the Company will issue 20 million of its shares (the “Exchange Shares”) to the Sellers, with 8 million of such Exchange Shares (“Escrow Shares”) being deposited in escrow at the closing of the Business Combination and subject to forfeiture (along with dividends and other earnings otherwise payable with respect to such Escrow Shares) in the event that the post-combination company fails to meet certain minimum financial performance targets or in the event that the DT Representative successfully brings an indemnification claim under the Share Exchange Agreement on behalf of the Company’s pre-Business Combination shareholders. The Exchange Shares, including the Escrow Shares, will be allocated among the Sellers pro-rata based on each Seller’s ownership of Adrie prior to the Business Combination. The Exchange Shares will be subject to a lock-up agreement.

 

You are not being asked to vote on the proposed business combination with China Lending Group at this time. If you are a public shareholder, you will have the right to vote on the proposed business combination with China Lending Group when it is submitted to shareholders.

 

The Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment

 

The Extension Amendment

 

The Company is proposing to amend its Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association to extend the date before which the Company must complete a business combination (the “Termination Date”) from April 6, 2016 (the “Current Termination Date”) to July 6, 2016 (the “Extended Termination Date”), and provide that the date for cessation of operations of the Company if the Company has not completed a business combination would similarly be extended by amending the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association in the form set forth in Annex A.

 

The Trust Amendment

 

The Company is proposing to amend and restate the trust agreement to extend the date on which to commence liquidating the trust account in the event the Company has not consummated a business combination from the Current Termination Date to the Extended Termination Date by amending the trust agreement in the form set forth in Annex B.

 

A shareholder’s approval of the Trust Amendment will constitute consent to the use of the Company’s trust account proceeds to pay, at the time the Extension Amendment becomes effective, and in exchange for surrender of shares, pro rata portions of the funds available in the trust account to the public shareholders making the Election in lieu of later distributions to which they would otherwise be entitled.

 

If the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment are not Approved

 

If the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment are not approved and a business combination is not consummated by the Current Termination Date, the Company will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than five business days thereafter, redeem 100% of the outstanding public shares which redemption will completely extinguish public shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any), subject to applicable law, and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of our remaining holders of shares and our board of directors, proceed to commence a voluntary liquidation and thereby a formal dissolution of the company, subject (in the case of (ii) and (iii) above) to our obligations to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of applicable law. In connection with our redemption of 100% of our outstanding public shares for a portion of the funds held in the trust account, each holder will receive a full pro rata portion of the amount then in the trust account (less up to $50,000 of the net interest earned thereon to pay dissolution expenses), plus any pro rata interest earned on the funds held in the trust account and not previously released to us for our working capital requirements or necessary to pay our taxes payable on such funds. Holders of rights or warrants will receive no proceeds in connection with the liquidation with respect to such rights or warrants, which will expire worthless. The Company would expect to pay the costs of liquidation from its remaining assets outside of the trust fund or available to the Company from interest income on the trust account balance.

 

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If the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment are Approved

 

Under the terms of the proposed Extension Amendment and Trust Amendment, public shareholders may make the Election.

 

If the Extension Amendment is approved by sixty-five percent (65%) or more of the shares outstanding as of the record date and voting on the Extension Amendment and not abandoned and the Trust Amendment is approved by sixty-five percent (65%) or more of the shares outstanding as of the record date and voting on the Trust Amendment and not abandoned, the Company will file an amendment to the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association with the Registrar of Corporate Affairs in the British Virgin Islands in the form of Annex A hereto and the Company will enter into the Trust Amendment with the trustee substantially in the form of Annex B hereto. The Company will remain a reporting company under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and its units, shares, warrants and rights will remain publicly traded. The Company will then continue to work to consummate a business combination until the Extended Termination Date.

 

You are not being asked to vote on the proposed business combination with China Lending Group at this time. If you are a public shareholder, you will have the right to vote on the proposed business combination with China Lending Group when it is submitted to shareholders.

 

If the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment are approved (and not abandoned), the removal of the funds in connection with the redemption from the trust account may significantly reduce the amount remaining in the trust account and increase the percentage interest of the Company’s shares held by the Company’s directors, officers and senior advisors.

 

Additionally, the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association provides that the Company shall not consummate any business combination if the redemption of public shares in connection therewith would cause the Company to have net tangible assets of less than $5,000,001, which could be impacted by the reduction in the trust account.

 

Possible Claims Against and Impairment of the Trust Account

 

In considering the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment, the Company’s shareholders should be aware that if the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment are approved (and not abandoned), the Company will incur substantial expenses in seeking to complete the proposed business combination with China Lending Group, in addition to expenses incurred in proposing the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment. Our sponsor has issued a promissory note to the Company in an amount up to $1,400,000, of which the Company has drawn down $1,100,000 as of the date of this proxy statement. The note becomes due on the earlier of June 30, 2016 and the date on which the Company consummates a business combination. Of the $1,400,000 principal amount of the note, up to $500,000 is convertible, in whole or in part, at the payee’s election, upon the consummation of the Business Combination, into units, at a price of $10.00 per unit. These units will be identical to the private units issued in a private placement in connection with Company’s initial public offering. If we do not have sufficient funds available to conduct the normal operations of the business or to consummate the proposed business combination, we will need to seek additional working capital from our sponsor for these purposes. If we consummate an initial business combination, we would repay such loaned amounts. In the event that the initial business combination does not close, we may use a portion of the working capital held outside the trust account to repay such loaned amounts but no proceeds from our trust account would be used for such repayment, other than interest on such proceeds.

 

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If the Company is unable to complete a business combination within the required time period, Ms. Winnie Lai Ling Ng, the owner of our sponsor, will be personally liable to ensure that the proceeds in the trust account are not reduced by the claims of target businesses or claims of vendors or other entities that are owed money by the Company for services rendered or contracted for or products sold to it, but only if such vendor or target business has not executed a waiver of claims against the trust account and except as to any claims under our indemnity of the underwriters. In the event that an executed waiver is deemed to be unenforceable against a third party, Ms. Ng will not be responsible to the extent of any liability for such third party claims. We cannot assure you, however, that, Ms. Ng would be able to satisfy those obligations. With the exception of Ms. Ng as described above, none of our officers will indemnify us for claims by third parties including, without limitation, claims by vendors and prospective target businesses. In the event that the proceeds in the trust account are reduced below $10.20 per share and Ms. Ng asserts that she is unable to satisfy any applicable obligations or that she has no indemnification obligations related to a particular claim, our independent directors would determine whether to take legal action against Ms. Ng to enforce her indemnification obligations. While we currently expect that our independent directors would take legal action on our behalf against Ms. Ng to enforce their indemnification obligations to us, it is possible that our independent directors in exercising their business judgment may choose not to do so in any particular instance. Accordingly, we cannot assure you that due to claims of creditors the actual value of a public shareholder’s pro rata portion of the funds available in the trust account will not be less than $10.20 per share. You should read this proxy statement carefully for more information concerning this possibility and other consequences of the adoption of the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment.

 

The Special Meeting

 

Date, Time and Place. The special meeting of the Company’s shareholders will be held at10:00 a.m., local time, at the offices of Ellenoff Grossman and Schole LLP, 1345 Avenue of the Americas, 11th Floor, New York, New York 10105 on March 31, 2016.

 

Voting Power; Record Date. You will be entitled to vote or direct votes to be cast at the special meeting, if you owned the Company’s shares at the close of business on February 29, 2016, the record date for the special meeting. You will have one vote per proposal for each share you owned at that time. The Company’s warrants and rights do not carry voting rights. At the close of business on February 29, 2016, there were 8,927,331 outstanding shares, each of which entitles its holder to cast one vote per proposal.

 

Votes Required. Approval of the Extension Amendment will require the affirmative vote of holders of sixty-five percent (65%) or more of the Company’s shares outstanding on the record date and voting on the Extension Amendment and approval of the Trust Amendment will require the affirmative vote of holders of sixty-five percent (65%) or more of the Company’s shares outstanding on the record date and voting on the Trust Amendment. The affirmative vote of a majority of the Company’s shares present (in person or by proxy) at the special meeting will be required to direct the ratification of the selection of UHY LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm and to direct the chairman of the special meeting to adjourn the special meeting. The director shall be appointed to the Board if so directed by the affirmative vote of a plurality of the shares present in person or by proxy at the special meeting.

 

If you do not want the Extension Amendment or the Trust Amendment to be approved, you must abstain, not vote, or vote against such proposals. You will be entitled to redeem your shares for cash in connection with this vote only if you vote for or against each of the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment and elect to redeem your shares for a pro rata portion of the funds available in the trust account in connection with the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment (the “Election”). If the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment are approved (and not abandoned), you will be entitled to redeem your shares for a pro rata portion of the funds available in the trust account only if you made the Election. However, if you abstain from voting on the Extension Amendment or the Trust Amendment, then you will not be eligible to redeem your shares.

 

If you do not make the Election, you will retain the opportunity to redeem your public shares upon consummation of the proposed business combination with China Lending Group in connection with a shareholder vote to approve that transaction, subject to any limitations set forth in the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association and the limitations contained in the Share Exchange Agreement described below in “The Potential Business Combination with China Lending Group” and related agreements. You will also be able to redeem your public shares in connection with the expected shareholder vote to approve the proposed business combination with China Lending Group, or if the Company has not consummated a business combination by the Extended Termination Date. In addition, public shareholders who vote for the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment and do not make the Election would be entitled to redemption if the Company has not completed a business combination by the Extended Termination Date.

 

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Whether or not the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment are approved, if a business combination is not completed by the date specified in the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (including any later date if the Extension Amendment is approved and not abandoned), the public shares of such holders will be redeemed in accordance with the terms of the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association promptly following such date.

 

Redemption. If you are a public shareholder, you may demand redemption of your shares by checking the box on the proxy card provided for that purpose and returning the proxy card in accordance with the instructions provided, and, at the same time, ensuring your bank or broker complies with the requirements identified herein. You will only be entitled to receive cash for these shares if you continue to hold them until the effective date of the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment.

 

See the section entitled “Reasons for the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment — Redemption Procedure” for more information on how to demand redemption of your shares.

 

Proxies; Board Solicitation. Your proxy is being solicited by the Company’s board of directors to approve the proposals set forth herein to be presented to shareholders at the special meeting. Proxies may be solicited in person or by telephone. If you grant a proxy, you may still revoke your proxy and vote your shares in person at the special meeting.

 

The Company has retained Morrow & Co., LLC (“Morrow”) to assist it in soliciting proxies. If you have questions about how to vote or direct a vote in respect of your shares, you may contact Morrow at (800) 662-5200 or CADTinfo@morrowco.com. The Company has agreed to pay Morrow a fee of $12,500 and expenses, for its services in connection with the special meeting.

 

Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations for Shareholders Exercising Redemption Rights

 

The following is a summary of the material U.S. federal income tax considerations for holders of the Company’s shares that elect to have their shares redeemed for cash. This summary is based upon the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the regulations promulgated by the U.S. Treasury Department, current administrative interpretations and practices of the Internal Revenue Services (the “IRS”) (including administrative interpretations and practices expressed in private letter rulings which are binding on the IRS only with respect to the particular taxpayers who requested and received those rulings) and judicial decisions, all as currently in effect and all of which are subject to differing interpretations or to change, possibly with retroactive effect. No assurance can be given that the IRS would not assert, or that a court would not sustain, a position contrary to any of the tax considerations described below. No advance ruling has been or will be sought from the IRS regarding any matter discussed in this summary. This summary does not discuss the impact that U.S. state and local taxes and taxes imposed by non-U.S. jurisdictions could have on the matters discussed in this summary. This summary does not purport to discuss all aspects of U.S. federal income taxation that may be important to a particular shareholder in light of its investment or tax circumstances or to shareholders subject to special tax rules, such as:

 

  certain U.S. expatriates;
     
  traders in securities that elect mark-to-market treatment;
     
  S corporations;
     
  U.S. shareholders (as defined below) whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar;
     
  financial institutions;
     
  mutual funds;
     
  qualified plans, such as 401(k) plans, individual retirement accounts, etc.;
     
  insurance companies;
     
  broker-dealers;
   
  regulated investment companies (or RICs);

 

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  real estate investment trusts (or REITs);
     
  persons holding shares as part of a “straddle,” “hedge,” “conversion transaction,” “synthetic security” or other integrated investment;
     
  persons subject to the alternative minimum tax provisions of the Code;
     
  tax-exempt organizations;
     
  persons that actually or constructively own 5 percent or more of the Company’s shares; and
     
  Redeeming Non-U.S. Holders (as defined below, and except as otherwise discussed below).

 

If any partnership (including for this purpose any entity treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) holds shares, the tax treatment of a partner generally will depend on the status of the partner and the activities of the partner and the partnership. This summary does not address any tax consequences to any partnership that holds our securities (or to any direct or indirect partner of such partnership). If you are a partner of a partnership holding the Company’s securities, you should consult your tax advisor. This summary assumes that shareholders hold the Company’s securities as capital assets within the meaning of Section 1221 of the Code, which generally means as property held for investment and not as a dealer or for sale to customers in the ordinary course of the shareholder’s trade or business.

 

WE URGE HOLDERS OF DT ASIA SHARES CONTEMPLATING EXERCISE OF THEIR REDEMPTION RIGHTS TO CONSULT THEIR TAX ADVISOR REGARDING THE U.S. FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL, AND FOREIGN INCOME AND OTHER TAX CONSEQUENCES THEREOF.

 

U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations to U.S. Shareholders

 

This section is addressed to Redeeming U.S. Holders (as defined below) of the Company’s shares that elect to have their shares redeemed for cash as described in the section entitled “Reasons for the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment — Redemption Procedure.” For purposes of this discussion, a “Redeeming U.S. Holder” is a beneficial owner that so redeems its shares and is:

 

  a citizen or resident of the United States;
     
  a corporation (including an entity treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes) created or organized in or under the laws of the United States or any political subdivision thereof;
     
  an estate whose income is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source; or
     
  any trust if (1) a U.S. court is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of such trust and one or more U.S. persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust or (2) it has a valid election in place to be treated as a U.S. person.

 

Tax Treatment of the Redemption — In General

 

The balance of the discussion under this heading is subject in its entirety to the discussion below under the heading “— Passive Foreign Investment Company Rules.” If we are considered a “passive foreign investment company” for these purposes (which we will be, unless a “start up” exception applies), then the tax consequences of the redemption will be as outlined in that discussion, below.

 

A Redeeming U.S. Holder will generally recognize capital gain or loss equal to the difference between the amount realized on the redemption and such shareholder’s adjusted basis in the shares exchanged therefor if the Redeeming U.S. Holder’s ownership of shares is completely terminated or if the redemption meets certain other tests described below. Special constructive ownership rules apply in determining whether a Redeeming U.S. Holder’s ownership of shares is treated as completely terminated (and in general, such Redeeming U.S. Holder may not be considered to have completely terminated its interest if it continues to hold our warrants or rights). If gain or loss treatment applies, such gain or loss will be long-term capital gain or loss if the holding period of such shares is more than one year at the time of the exchange. It is possible that because of the redemption rights associated with our shares, the holding period of such shares may not be considered to begin until the date of such redemption (and thus it is possible that long-term capital gain or loss treatment may not apply to shares redeemed in the redemption). Shareholders who hold different blocks of shares (generally, shares purchased or acquired on different dates or at different prices) should consult their tax advisors to determine how the above rules apply to them.

 

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Cash received upon redemption that does not completely terminate the Redeeming U.S. Holder’s interest will still give rise to capital gain or loss, if the redemption is either (i) “substantially disproportionate” or (ii) “not essentially equivalent to a dividend.” In determining whether the redemption is substantially disproportionate or not essentially equivalent to a dividend with respect to a Redeeming U.S. Holder, that Redeeming U.S. Holder is deemed to own not just shares actually owned but also shares underlying rights to acquire our shares (including for these purposes our warrants and rights) and, in some cases, shares owned by certain family members, certain estates and trusts of which the Redeeming U.S. Holder is a beneficiary, and certain affiliated entities.

 

Generally, the redemption will be “substantially disproportionate” with respect to the Redeeming U.S. Holder if (i) the Redeeming U.S. Holder’s percentage ownership of the outstanding voting shares (including all classes which carry voting rights) of the Company is reduced immediately after the redemption to less than 80% of the Redeeming U.S. Holder’s percentage interest in such shares immediately before the redemption; (ii) the Redeeming U.S. Holder’s percentage ownership of the outstanding shares (both voting and nonvoting) immediately after the redemption is reduced to less than 80% of such percentage ownership immediately before the redemption; and (iii) the Redeeming U.S. Holder owns, immediately after the redemption, less than 50% of the total combined voting power of all classes of shares of the Company entitled to vote. Whether the redemption will be considered “not essentially equivalent to a dividend” with respect to a Redeeming U.S. Holder will depend upon the particular circumstances of that U.S. holder. At a minimum, however, the redemption must result in a meaningful reduction in the Redeeming U.S. Holder’s actual or constructive percentage ownership of the Company. The IRS has ruled that any reduction in a shareholder’s proportionate interest is a “meaningful reduction” if the shareholder’s relative interest in the corporation is minimal and the shareholder does not have meaningful control over the corporation.

 

If none of the redemption tests described above give rise to capital gain or loss, the consideration paid to the Redeeming U.S. Holder will be treated as dividend income for U.S. federal income tax purposes to the extent of our current or accumulated earnings and profits. However, for the purposes of the dividends-received deduction and of “qualified dividend” treatment, due to the redemption right, a Redeeming U.S. Holder may be unable to include the time period prior to the redemption in the shareholder’s “holding period.” Any distribution in excess of our earnings and profits will reduce the Redeeming U.S. Holder’s basis in the shares (but not below zero), and any remaining excess will be treated as gain realized on the sale or other disposition of the shares.

 

As these rules are complex, U.S. holders of shares considering exercising their redemption rights should consult their own tax advisors as to whether the redemption will be treated as a sale or as a distribution under the Code.

 

Certain Redeeming U.S. Holders who are individuals, estates or trusts pay a 3.8% tax on all or a portion of their “net investment income” or “undistributed net investment income” (as applicable), which may include all or a portion of their capital gain or dividend income from their redemption of shares. Redeeming U.S. Holders should consult their tax advisors regarding the effect, if any, of the net investment income tax.

 

Passive Foreign Investment Company Rules

 

A foreign (i.e., non-U.S.) corporation will be a passive foreign investment company (or “PFIC”) for U.S. tax purposes if at least 75% of its gross income in a taxable year, including its pro rata share of the gross income of any corporation in which it is considered to own at least 25% of the shares by value, is passive income. Alternatively, a foreign corporation will be a PFIC if at least 50% of its assets in a taxable year of the foreign corporation, ordinarily determined based on fair market value and averaged quarterly over the year, including its pro rata share of the assets of any corporation in which it is considered to own at least 25% of the shares by value, are held for the production of, or produce, passive income. Passive income generally includes dividends, interest, rents and royalties (other than rents or royalties derived from the active conduct of a trade or business) and gains from the disposition of passive assets.

 

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Because we are a blank check company, with no current active business, we believe that it is likely that we have met the PFIC asset or income test beginning with our initial taxable year ended March 31, 2015. However, pursuant to a start-up exception, a corporation will not be a PFIC for the first taxable year the corporation has gross income (in our case, our taxable year ending March 31, 2015), if (1) no predecessor of the corporation was a PFIC; (2) the corporation satisfies the IRS that it will not be a PFIC for either of the first two taxable years following the start-up year (in our case, our taxable years ending March 31, 2016 and March 31, 2017); and (3) the corporation is not in fact a PFIC for either of those years. The applicability of the start-up exception to us will not be known until after the close of our current taxable year ended March 31, 2016. If we do not satisfy the start-up exception, we will likely be considered a PFIC since our date of formation, and will continue to be treated as a PFIC until we no longer satisfy the PFIC tests (although, as stated below, in general the PFIC rules would continue to apply to any U.S. holder who held our securities at any time we were considered a PFIC).

 

If we are determined to be a PFIC for any taxable year (or portion thereof) that is included in the holding period of a Redeeming U.S. Holder of our shares, rights or warrants and, in the case of our shares, the Redeeming U.S. Holder did not make either a timely QEF election for our first taxable year as a PFIC in which the Redeeming U.S. Holder held (or was deemed to hold) shares or a timely “mark to market” election, in each case as described below, such holder generally will be subject to special rules with respect to:

 

  any gain recognized by the Redeeming U.S. Holder on the sale or other disposition of its shares, rights or warrant (which would include the redemption, if such redemption is treated as a sale under the rules discussed under the heading “— Tax Treatment of the Redemption — In General,” above); and
     
  any “excess distribution” made to the Redeeming U.S. Holder (generally, any distributions to such Redeeming U.S. Holder during a taxable year of the Redeeming U.S. Holder that are greater than 125% of the average annual distributions received by such Redeeming U.S. Holder in respect of the shares during the three preceding taxable years of such Redeeming U.S. Holder or, if shorter, such Redeeming U.S. Holder’s holding period for the shares), which may include the redemption to the extent such redemption is treated as a distribution under the rules discussed under the heading “— Tax Treatment of the Redemption — In General,” above.
     
  Under these special rules,
     
  the Redeeming U.S. Holder’s gain or excess distribution will be allocated ratably over the Redeeming U.S. Holder’s holding period for the shares, rights or warrants;
     
  the amount allocated to the Redeeming U.S. Holder’s taxable year in which the Redeeming U.S. Holder recognized the gain or received the excess distribution, or to the period in the Redeeming U.S. Holder’s holding period before the first day of our first taxable year in which we are a PFIC, will be taxed as ordinary income;
     
  the amount allocated to other taxable years (or portions thereof) of the Redeeming U.S. Holder and included in its holding period will be taxed at the highest tax rate in effect for that year and applicable to the Redeeming U.S. Holder; and
     
  the interest charge generally applicable to underpayments of tax will be imposed in respect of the tax attributable to each such other taxable year of the Redeeming U.S. Holder.

 

In general, if we are determined to be a PFIC, a Redeeming U.S. Holder may avoid the PFIC tax consequences described above in respect to our shares (but not our rights or warrants) by making a timely QEF election (if eligible to do so) to include in income its pro rata share of our net capital gains (as long-term capital gain) and other earnings and profits (as ordinary income), on a current basis, in each case whether or not distributed, in the taxable year of the Redeeming U.S. Holder in which or with which our taxable year ends. In general, a QEF election must be made on or before the due date (including extensions) for filing such Redeeming U.S. Holder’s tax return for the taxable year for which the election relates. A Redeeming U.S. Holder may make a separate election to defer the payment of taxes on undistributed income inclusions under the QEF rules, but if deferred, any such taxes will be subject to an interest charge.

 

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A Redeeming U.S. Holder may not make a QEF election with respect to its warrants to acquire our shares. As a result, if a Redeeming U.S. Holder sells or otherwise disposes of such warrants (other than upon exercise of such warrants), any gain recognized generally will be subject to the special tax and interest charge rules treating the gain as an excess distribution, as described above, if we were a PFIC at any time during the period the Redeeming U.S. Holder held the warrants. If a Redeeming U.S. Holder that exercises such warrants properly makes a QEF election with respect to the newly acquired shares (or has previously made a QEF election with respect to our shares), the QEF election will apply to the newly acquired shares, but the adverse tax consequences relating to PFIC shares, adjusted to take into account the current income inclusions resulting from the QEF election, will continue to apply with respect to such newly acquired shares (which generally will be deemed to have a holding period for purposes of the PFIC rules that includes the period the Redeeming U.S. Holder held the warrants), unless the Redeeming U.S. Holder makes a purging election. The purging election creates a deemed sale of such shares at their fair market value. The gain recognized by the purging election will be subject to the special tax and interest charge rules treating the gain as an excess distribution, as described above. As a result of the purging election, the Redeeming U.S. Holder will have a new basis and holding period in the shares acquired upon the exercise of the warrants for purposes of the PFIC rules.

 

It is unclear if a Redeeming U.S. Holder would be permitted to make a QEF election with respect to its rights to acquire our shares. The remainder of this paragraph assumes that a QEF election is not available with respect to our rights. As a result, if a Redeeming U.S. Holder sells or otherwise disposes of such rights (other than pursuant to the terms of such rights), any gain recognized generally may be subject to the special tax and interest charge rules treating the gain as an excess distribution, as described above, if we were a PFIC at any time during the period the Redeeming U.S. Holder held the rights. If a Redeeming U.S. Holder that receives shares pursuant to such rights properly makes a QEF election with respect to the newly acquired shares (or has previously made a QEF election with respect to our shares), the QEF election will apply to the newly acquired shares, but the adverse tax consequences relating to PFIC shares, adjusted to take into account the current income inclusions resulting from the QEF election, will continue to apply with respect to such newly acquired shares (which generally will be deemed to have a holding period for purposes of the PFIC rules that includes the period the Redeeming U.S. Holder held the rights), unless the Redeeming U.S. Holder makes a purging election under the PFIC rules. The purging election creates a deemed sale of such shares at their fair market value. The gain recognized by the purging election will be subject to the special tax and interest charge rules treating the gain as an excess distribution, as described above. As a result of the purging election, the Redeeming U.S. Holder will have a new basis and holding period in the shares acquired pursuant to the terms of rights for purposes of the PFIC rules.

 

The QEF election is made on a shareholder-by-shareholder basis and, once made, can be revoked only with the consent of the IRS. A QEF election may not be made with respect to our warrants. A Redeeming U.S. Holder generally makes a QEF election by attaching a completed IRS Form 8621 (Return by a Shareholder of a Passive Foreign Investment Company or Qualified Electing Fund), including the information provided in a PFIC annual information statement, to a timely filed U.S. federal income tax return for the tax year to which the election relates. Retroactive QEF elections generally may be made only by filing a protective statement with such return and if certain other conditions are met or with the consent of the IRS. Redeeming U.S. Holders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the availability and tax consequences of a retroactive QEF election under their particular circumstances.

 

In order to comply with the requirements of a QEF election, a Redeeming U.S. Holder must receive a PFIC annual information statement from us. If we determine we are a PFIC for any taxable year, we will endeavor to provide to a Redeeming U.S. Holder such information as the IRS may require, including a PFIC annual information statement, in order to enable the Redeeming U.S. Holder to make and maintain a QEF election. However, there is no assurance that we will have timely knowledge of our status as a PFIC in the future or of the required information to be provided.

 

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If a Redeeming U.S. Holder has made a QEF election with respect to our shares, and the special tax and interest charge rules do not apply to such shares (because of a timely QEF election for our first taxable year as a PFIC in which the Redeeming U.S. Holder holds (or is deemed to hold) such shares or a purge of the PFIC taint pursuant to a purging election, as described above), any gain recognized on the sale of our shares generally will be taxable as capital gain and no interest charge will be imposed. As discussed above, Redeeming U.S. Holders of a QEF are currently taxed on their pro rata shares of its earnings and profits, whether or not distributed. In such case, a subsequent distribution of such earnings and profits that were previously included in income generally should not be taxable as a dividend to such Redeeming U.S. Holders. The tax basis of a Redeeming U.S. Holder’s shares in a QEF will be increased by amounts that are included in income, and decreased by amounts distributed but not taxed as dividends, under the above rules. Similar basis adjustments apply to property if by reason of holding such property the Redeeming U.S. Holder is treated under the applicable attribution rules as owning shares in a QEF.

 

Although a determination as to our PFIC status will be made annually, a determination that we are a PFIC for any particular year will generally apply for subsequent years to a Redeeming U.S. Holder who held shares, rights or warrants while we were a PFIC, whether or not we meet the test for PFIC status in those subsequent years. A Redeeming U.S. Holder who makes the QEF election discussed above for our first taxable year as a PFIC in which the Redeeming U.S. Holder holds (or is deemed to hold) our shares and receives the requisite PFIC annual information statement, however, will not be subject to the PFIC tax and interest charge rules discussed above in respect to such shares. In addition, such Redeeming U.S. Holder will not be subject to the QEF inclusion regime with respect to such shares for any taxable year of us that ends within or with a taxable year of the Redeeming U.S. Holder and in which we are not a PFIC. On the other hand, if the QEF election is not effective for each of our taxable years in which we are a PFIC and the Redeeming U.S. Holder holds (or is deemed to hold) our shares, the PFIC rules discussed above will continue to apply to such shares unless the holder makes a purging election, as described above, and pays the tax and interest charge with respect to the gain inherent in such shares attributable to the pre-QEF election period.

 

Alternatively, if a Redeeming U.S. Holder, at the close of its taxable year, owns shares in a PFIC that are treated as marketable stock, the Redeeming U.S. Holder may make a mark-to-market election with respect to such shares for such taxable year. If the Redeeming U.S. Holder makes a valid mark-to-market election for the first taxable year of the Redeeming U.S. Holder in which the Redeeming U.S. Holder holds (or is deemed to hold) shares and for which we are determined to be a PFIC, such holder generally will not be subject to the PFIC rules described above in respect to its shares. Instead, in general, the Redeeming U.S. Holder will include as ordinary income each year the excess, if any, of the fair market value of its shares at the end of its taxable year over the adjusted basis in its shares. The Redeeming U.S. Holder also will be allowed to take an ordinary loss in respect of the excess, if any, of the adjusted basis of its shares over the fair market value of its shares at the end of its taxable year (but only to the extent of the net amount of previously included income as a result of the mark-to-market election). The Redeeming U.S. Holder’s basis in its shares will be adjusted to reflect any such income or loss amounts, and any further gain recognized on a sale or other taxable disposition of the shares will be treated as ordinary income. Currently, a mark-to-market election may not be made with respect to our warrants.

 

The mark-to-market election is available only for stock that is regularly traded on a national securities exchange that is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Nasdaq Capital Market, or on a foreign exchange or market that the IRS determines has rules sufficient to ensure that the market price represents a legitimate and sound fair market value. Redeeming U.S. Holders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the availability and tax consequences of a mark-to-market election in respect to our shares under their particular circumstances.

 

If we are a PFIC and, at any time, have a foreign subsidiary that is classified as a PFIC, Redeeming U.S. Holders generally would be deemed to own a portion of the shares of such lower-tier PFIC, and generally could incur liability for the deferred tax and interest charge described above if we receive a distribution from, or dispose of all or part of our interest in, the lower-tier PFIC or the Redeeming U.S. Holders otherwise were deemed to have disposed of an interest in the lower-tier PFIC. We will endeavor to cause any lower-tier PFIC to provide to a Redeeming U.S. Holder the information that may be required to make or maintain a QEF election with respect to the lower-tier PFIC. However, there is no assurance that we will have timely knowledge of the status of any such lower-tier PFIC. In addition, we may not hold a controlling interest in any such lower-tier PFIC and thus there can be no assurance we will be able to cause the lower-tier PFIC to provide the required information. Redeeming U.S. Holders are urged to consult their own tax advisors regarding the tax issues raised by lower-tier PFICs.

 

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A Redeeming U.S. Holder that owns (or is deemed to own) shares in a PFIC during any taxable year of the Redeeming U.S. Holder, may have to file an IRS Form 8621(whether or not a QEF or market-to-market election is made) and such other information as may be required by the U.S. Treasury Department.

 

The application of the PFIC rules is extremely complex. Shareholders who are considering participating in the redemption and/or selling, transferring or otherwise disposing of their shares, rights and/or warrants should consult with their tax advisors concerning the application of the PFIC rules in their particular circumstances.

 

U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations to Non-U.S. Shareholders

 

This section is addressed to Redeeming Non-U.S. Holders (as defined below) of the Company’s shares that elect to have their shares redeemed for cash as described in the section entitled “Reasons for the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment — Redemption Procedure.” For purposes of this discussion, a “Redeeming Non-U.S. Holder” is a beneficial owner (other than a partnership or entity treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) that so redeems its shares and is not a Redeeming U.S. Holder.

 

Except as otherwise discussed in this section, a Redeeming Non-U.S. Holder who elects to have its shares redeemed will generally be treated in the same manner as a U.S. shareholder for U.S. federal income tax purposes. See the discussion above under “U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations to U.S. Shareholders.”

 

Any Redeeming Non-U.S. Holder will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax on any capital gain recognized as a result of the exchange unless:

 

  such shareholder is an individual who is present in the United States for 183 days or more during the taxable year in which the redemption takes place and certain other conditions are met; or
     
  such shareholder is engaged in a trade or business within the United States and any gain recognized in the exchange is treated as effectively connected with such trade or business (and, if an income tax treaty applies, the gain is attributable to a permanent establishment maintained by such holder in the United States), in which case the Redeeming Non-U.S. Holder will generally be subject to the same treatment as a Redeeming U.S. Holder with respect to the exchange, and a corporate Redeeming Non-U.S. Holder may be subject to an additional branch profits tax at a 30% rate (or lower rate as may be specified by an applicable income tax treaty).

 

With respect to any redemption treated as a distribution rather than a sale, any amount treated as dividend income to a Redeeming Non-U.S. Holder will generally be subject to U.S. withholding tax at a rate of 30%, unless the Redeeming Non-U.S. Holder is entitled to a reduced rate of withholding under an applicable income tax treaty. Dividends received by a Redeeming Non-U.S. Holder that are effectively connected with such holder’s conduct of a U.S. trade or business (and, if an income tax treaty applies, such dividends are attributable to a permanent establishment maintained by the Redeeming Non-U.S. Holder in the United States), will be taxed as discussed above under “U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations to U.S. Shareholders.” In addition, dividends received by a corporate Redeeming Non-U.S. Holder that are effectively connected with the holder’s conduct of a U.S. trade or business may also be subject to an additional branch profits tax at a rate of 30% or such lower rate as may be specified by an applicable income tax treaty.

 

Non-U.S. holders of shares considering exercising their redemption rights should consult their own tax advisors as to whether the redemption of their shares will be treated as a sale or as a distribution under the Code.

 

Under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (“FATCA”) and U.S. Treasury regulations and administrative guidance thereunder, a 30% United States federal withholding tax may apply to certain income paid to (i) a “foreign financial institution” (as specifically defined in FATCA), whether such foreign financial institution is the beneficial owner or an intermediary, unless such foreign financial institution agrees to verify, report and disclose its United States “account” holders (as specifically defined in FATCA) and meets certain other specified requirements or (ii) a non-financial foreign entity, whether such non-financial foreign entity is the beneficial owner or an intermediary, unless such entity provides a certification that the beneficial owner of the payment does not have any substantial United States owners or provides the name, address and taxpayer identification number of each such substantial United States owner and certain other specified requirements are met. In certain cases, the relevant foreign financial institution or non-financial foreign entity may qualify for an exemption from, or be deemed to be in compliance with, these rules. Redeeming Non-U.S. Holders should consult their own tax advisors regarding this legislation and whether it may be relevant to their disposition of their shares, rights or warrants.

 

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Backup Withholding

 

In general, proceeds received from the exercise of redemption rights will be subject to backup withholding for a non-corporate Redeeming U.S. Holder that:

 

  fails to provide an accurate taxpayer identification number;
     
  is notified by the IRS regarding a failure to report all interest or dividends required to be shown on his or her federal income tax returns; or
     
  in certain circumstances, fails to comply with applicable certification requirements.

 

A Redeeming Non-U.S. Holder generally may eliminate the requirement for information reporting and backup withholding by providing certification of its foreign status, under penalties of perjury, on a duly executed applicable IRS Form W-8 or by otherwise establishing an exemption.

 

Any amount withheld under these rules will be creditable against the Redeeming U.S. Holder’s or Redeeming Non-U.S. Holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability or refundable to the extent that it exceeds this liability, provided that the required information is timely furnished to the IRS and other applicable requirements are met.

 

As previously noted above, the foregoing discussion of certain material U.S. federal income tax consequences is included for general information purposes only and is not intended to be, and should not be construed as, legal or tax advice to any shareholder. We once again urge you to consult with your own tax adviser to determine the particular tax consequences to you (including the application and effect of any U.S. federal, state, local or foreign income or other tax laws) of the receipt of cash in exchange for shares in connection with the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment.

 

Company’s Recommendation to Shareholders

 

After careful consideration of all relevant factors, the Company’s board of directors has determined that the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment are fair to, and in the best interests of, the Company and its shareholders. The board of directors has approved and declared advisable the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment, and recommends that you vote “FOR” the adoption of the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment. See the section entitled “Reasons for the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment — The Board’s Reasons for the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment, its Conclusion, and its Recommendation.”

 

Interests of the Company’s Officers and Directors

 

When you consider the recommendation of the Company’s board of directors, you should keep in mind that the Company’s executive officers and members of the Company’s board of directors have interests that may be different from, or in addition to, your interests as a shareholder. See the section entitled “Reasons for the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment — Interests of the Company’s Officers, Directors and Advisors.”

 

Stock Ownership

 

Information concerning the holders of certain Company shareholders is set forth below under “Beneficial Ownership of Securities.”

 

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THE SPECIAL MEETING

 

The Company is furnishing this proxy statement to its shareholders as part of the solicitation of proxies by the Company’s board of directors for use at the special meeting. This proxy statement provides you with the information you need to know to be able to vote or instruct your vote to be cast at the special meeting.

 

Date, Time and Place. The special meeting will be held at 10:00 a.m., local time, at the offices of Ellenoff Grossman and Schole LLP, 1345 Avenue of the Americas, 11th Floor, New York, New York 10105, on Thursday March 31, 2016.

 

Purpose. At the special meeting, holders of the Company’s shares will be asked to approve the following proposals:

 

To amend the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association to extend the date before which the Company must complete a business combination (the “Termination Date”) from April 6, 2016 (the “Current Termination Date”) to July 6, 2016 (the “Extended Termination Date”), and provide that the date for cessation of operations of the Company if the Company has not completed a business combination would similarly be extended by amending the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association in the form set forth in Annex A (the “Extension Amendment”);

 

To amend the Company’s investment management trust agreement, dated September 30, 2014 (the “trust agreement”) by and between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (the “trustee”) to extend the date on which to commence liquidating the trust account (“trust account”) established in connection with the Company’s initial public offering (“IPO”) in the event the Company has not consummated a business combination from the Current Termination Date to the Extended Termination Date by amending the trust agreement in the form set forth in Annex B (the “Trust Amendment”);

 

To direct the election of one director to the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”), with such director to serve until the 2019 annual meeting of shareholders or until his successor is elected and qualified;

 

To direct the ratification of the selection by the Company’s audit committee of UHY LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending March 31, 2016; and

 

To direct the chairman of the special meeting to adjourn the special meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary, to permit further solicitation and vote of proxies if, based upon the tabulated vote at the time of the special meeting, there are not sufficient votes to approve any of the foregoing proposals.

 

Each proposal of the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment are essential to the overall implementation of the board of directors’ plan to extend the date by which the Company must consummate its initial business combination, and, therefore, the Company’s board of directors will abandon the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment unless both are approved by shareholders. Notwithstanding shareholder approval of all proposals, the Company’s board of directors will retain the right to abandon and not effect the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment at any time prior to its effectiveness without any further action by shareholders.

 

A vote in favor of the Extension Amendment will be deemed a consent to the terms thereof for the purposes of Regulation 23.11 of the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association.

 

A shareholder’s approval of the Trust Amendment will constitute consent to the use of the Company’s trust account proceeds to pay, at the time the Extension Amendment becomes effective, and in exchange for surrender of shares, pro rata portions of the funds available in the trust account to the public shareholders making the Election in lieu of later distributions to which they would otherwise be entitled.

 

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After careful consideration of all relevant factors, the Board has determined that the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment are fair to, and in the best interests of, the Company and its shareholders. The Board has approved and declared advisable the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment, and recommends that you vote “FOR” the adoption of the Extension Amendment and “FOR” the adoption of the Trust Amendment. The Board also recommends that you vote “FOR” directing the election of each nominee for director and “FOR” directing the ratification of UHY LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm

 

Because of the business combination provisions of the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, if the proposed business combination with China Lending Group is not completed by the Current Termination Date, the Company will redeem the public shares for a pro rata portion of the funds available in the trust account, unless shareholders approve the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment.

 

The special meeting has been called only to consider approval of the proposals set forth herein. Under British Virgin Islands law and the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, no other business may be transacted at the special meeting.

 

You are not being asked to vote on the proposed business combination with China Lending Group at this time. If you are a public shareholder, you will have the right to vote on the proposed business combination with China Lending Group when it is submitted to shareholders.

 

Record Date; Who is Entitled to Vote. The record date for the special meeting is February 29, 2016. Record holders of the Company’s shares at the close of business on the record date are entitled to vote or have their votes cast at the special meeting. At the close of business on the record date, there were 8,927,331 outstanding shares (including 6,342,208 outstanding public shares), each of which entitles its holder to cast one vote per proposal.

 

Vote Required. Approval of the Extension Amendment will require the affirmative vote of holders of sixty-five percent (65%) or more of the Company’s shares outstanding as of the record date and voting on the Extension Amendment. Approval of the Trust Amendment will require the affirmative vote of holders of sixty-five percent (65%) or more of the Company’s shares outstanding as of the record date and voting on the Trust Amendment. The affirmative vote of a majority of the Company’s shares present (in person or by proxy) at the special meeting will be required to direct the ratification of the selection of UHY LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm and to direct the chairman of the special meeting to adjourn the special meeting. The director shall be appointed to the Board if so directed by the affirmative vote of a plurality of the shares present in person or by proxy at the special meeting.

 

The Company believes that given the Company’s expenditure of time, effort and money on the proposed business combination with China Lending Group, circumstances warrant providing public shareholders an opportunity to consider the proposed business combination with China Lending Group. However, the Company’s IPO prospectus stated that if the effect of any proposed amendments to the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, if adopted, would be to delay the date on which a shareholder could otherwise redeem shares for a pro rata portion of the funds available in the trust account, the Company will provide that, if such amendments are approved by holders of sixty-five percent (65%) or more of the Company’s shares voting on such amendments, dissenting public shareholders will have the right to redeem their public shares. Accordingly, holders of public shares may elect to redeem their shares in connection with the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment regardless of how such public shareholders vote. The Company believes that such redemption right protects the Company’s public shareholders from having to sustain their investments for an unreasonably long period if the Company failed to find a suitable acquisition in the timeframe contemplated by the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association. However, the Company will not proceed with the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment if the redemption of public shares in connection therewith would cause the Company to have net tangible assets of less than $5,000,001.

 

All public shareholders may make the Election. If the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment are approved by the requisite vote of shareholders and not abandoned, the remaining holders of public shares will retain their right to redeem their shares for a pro rata portion of the funds available in the trust account upon consummation of the proposed business combination with China Lending Group, subject to any limitations set forth in the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association and limitations agreed to in the Share Exchange Agreement or related agreements. In addition, public shareholders who vote for the Extension Amendment or the Trust Amendment and do not make the election would be entitled to redemption if the Company has not completed the proposed business combination with China Lending Group by the Extended Termination Date.

 

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A shareholder’s approval of the Trust Amendment will constitute consent to the use of the Company’s trust account proceeds to pay, at the time the Extension Amendment becomes effective, and in exchange for surrender of shares, pro rata portions of the funds available in the trust account to the public shareholders making the Election in lieu of later distributions to which they would otherwise be entitled.

 

Abstentions will have no effect on the Extension Amendment, the Trust Amendment or the other proposals in this proxy statement.

 

The Company’s board of directors believes the current shareholders are not prejudiced by the proposed Extension Amendment and Trust Amendment since all holders of public shares are concurrently being offered the opportunity to redeem their shares for a pro rata portion of the funds available in the trust account.

 

All of the Company’s directors, executive officers and their affiliates as well as other shareholders of the Company are expected to vote any shares (including any public shares owned by them) in favor of the Extension Amendment, the Trust Amendment and the other proposals set forth herein. On the record date, these shareholders beneficially owned and were entitled to vote 2,034,134 shares, representing approximately 22.8% of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares.

 

Voting Your Shares. Each share that you own in your name entitles you to one vote per proposal. Your proxy card shows the number of shares you own.

 

If you are a shareholder with shares registered in your name, you may vote in person at the special meeting or by proxy card by completing, signing, dating and mailing the enclosed proxy card in the envelope provided.

 

If your shares are held in the “street name” of your broker, bank or another nominee, you must obtain a proxy from the broker, bank or other nominee to vote in person at the meeting. That is the only way we can be sure that the broker, bank or nominee has not already voted your shares.

 

Revoking Your Proxy and Changing Your Vote. If you have submitted a proxy to vote your shares and wish to change your vote, you may do so by delivering a later-dated, signed proxy card to the Company’s secretary prior to the date of the special meeting or by voting in person at the meeting. Attendance at the meeting alone will not change your vote. You also may revoke your proxy delivering to the Company’s Secretary at c/o DT Asia Investments Limited, Room 1102, 11/F, Beautiful Group Tower, 77 Connaught Road Central, Hong Kong, a written notice of revocation prior to the special meeting. If your shares are held in “street name,” consult your broker for instructions on how to revoke your proxy or change your vote.

 

Broker Non-Votes. If your broker holds your shares in its name and you do not give the broker voting instructions, your broker will not be permitted to vote your shares on the Extension Amendment, the Trust Amendment or the direction for election of one director. This is known as a “broker non-vote.” Broker non-votes will have no effect on the Extension Amendment, the Trust Amendment or the direction for election of the director.

 

Questions About Voting. The Company has retained Morrow to assist it in the solicitation of proxies. If you have any questions about how to vote or direct a vote in respect of your shares, you may contact Morrow at (800) 662-5200 or CADTinfo@morrowco.com. You may also want to consult your financial and other advisors about the vote.

 

Solicitation Costs. The Company is soliciting proxies on behalf of the Company’s board of directors. This solicitation is being made by mail but also may be made in person. The Company and its respective directors, officers, employees and consultants may also solicit proxies in person or by mail. The Company has agreed to pay Morrow a fee of $12,500 and expenses for its services in connection with the special meeting.

 

The Company will ask banks, brokers and other institutions, nominees and fiduciaries to forward its proxy materials to their principals and to obtain their authority to execute proxies and voting instructions. The Company will reimburse them for their reasonable expenses.

 

Stock Ownership. Information concerning the holdings of certain of the Company’s shareholders is set forth below under “Beneficial Ownership of Securities.”

 

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THE EXTENSION AMENDMENT

 

The Company is proposing to amend its Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association to extend the Termination Date from the Current Termination Date to the Extended Termination Date, and provide that the date for cessation of operations of the Company if the Company has not completed a business combination would similarly be extended by amending the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association in the form set forth in Annex A.

 

Each proposal of the Extension Amendment is essential to the overall implementation of the board of directors’ plan to extend the date by which the Company must consummate its initial business combination. The implementation of such proposals is conditioned on the approval of the Trust Amendment proposal, and, therefore, the Company’s board of directors will abandon the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment unless each of the above proposals and the Trust Amendment are approved by shareholders. Notwithstanding shareholder approval of all proposals, the Company’s board of directors will retain the right to abandon and not effect the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment at any time prior to its effectiveness without any further action by shareholders.

  

A copy of the proposed amendment to the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company is annexed to this proxy statement as Annex A. A vote in favor of the Extension Amendment will be deemed a consent to the terms thereof for the purposes of Regulation 23.11 of the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association.

 

Required Vote

 

The affirmative vote by holders of sixty-five percent (65%) or more of the Company’s outstanding shares voting on the Extension Amendment, is required to approve the Extension Amendment.

 

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THE TRUST AMENDMENT

 

The Company is proposing to amend and restate the Company’s trust agreement to extend the date on which to commence liquidating the trust account in the event the Company has not consummated a business combination from the Current Termination Date to the Extended Termination Date by amending the trust agreement in the form set forth in Annex B.

 

The Trust Amendment is essential to the overall implementation of the board of directors’ plan to extend the date by which the Company must consummate its initial business combination. The implementation of such proposal is conditioned on the approval of the Extension Amendment proposal, and, therefore, the Company’s board of directors will abandon the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment unless each of the above proposal and the Trust Amendment are approved by shareholders. Notwithstanding shareholder approval of all proposals, the Company’s board of directors will retain the right to abandon and not effect the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment at any time prior to its effectiveness without any further action by shareholders.

 

A shareholder’s approval of the Trust Amendment will constitute consent to the use of the Company’s trust account proceeds to pay, at the time the Extension Amendment becomes effective, and in exchange for surrender of shares, pro rata portions of the funds available in the trust account to the public shareholders making the Election in lieu of later distributions to which they would otherwise be entitled.

  

A copy of the proposed amendment to the trust agreement is set forth in Annex B.

 

Required Vote

 

The affirmative vote by holders of sixty-five percent (65%) or more of the Company’s outstanding shares voting on the Trust Amendment, is required to approve the Trust Amendment.

 

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REASONS FOR THE EXTENSION AMENDMENT AND THE TRUST AMENDMENT

 

The Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association currently provides that if a business combination is not consummated by the Current Termination Date, the Company will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than five business days thereafter, redeem 100% of the outstanding public shares which redemption will completely extinguish public shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any), subject to applicable law, and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of our remaining holders of shares and our board of directors, proceed to commence a voluntary liquidation and thereby a formal dissolution of the company, subject (in the case of (ii) and (iii) above) to our obligations to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of applicable law.

 

In connection with our redemption of 100% of our outstanding public shares for a portion of the funds held in the trust account, each holder will receive a full pro rata portion of the amount then in the trust account (less up to $50,000 of the net interest earned thereon to pay dissolution expenses), plus any pro rata interest earned on the funds held in the trust account and not previously released to us for our working capital requirements or necessary to pay our taxes payable on such funds. Holders of rights or warrants will receive no proceeds in connection with the liquidation with respect to such rights or warrants, which will expire worthless. The Company would expect to pay the costs of liquidation from its remaining assets outside of the trust fund or available to the Company from interest income on the trust account balance.

 

The trust agreement provides that, unless a business combination is consummated by the Current Termination Date, the trustee would be required to commence liquidation on the Current Termination Date. Moreover, the trust agreement provides that funds may be withdrawn from the trust account only upon consummation of an initial business combination, in connection with the failure of the Company to consummate a business combination by the Current Termination Date or other limited purposes. The Trust Amendment is necessary to extend the period for the Company to consummate a business combination from the Current Termination Date to the Extended Termination Date and to permit the withdrawal and distribution of the funds to public shareholders who properly demand redemption in connection with the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment.

 

Our sponsor and the initial shareholders have each waived their respective redemption rights with respect to their shares if we fail to consummate a business combination by the Current Termination Date. There will be no redemption rights or liquidating distributions with respect to our rights or warrants, which will expire worthless. The Company would expect to pay the costs of liquidation from its remaining assets outside of the trust fund or available to the Company from interest income on the trust account balance. In considering the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment, the Company’s board of directors came to the conclusion that the potential benefits of the proposed business combination with China Lending Group to the Company and its shareholders outweighed the possibility of any liability as a result of the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment.

 

Since the completion of its IPO, the Company has been dealing with many of the practical difficulties associated with the identification of a business combination target, negotiating business terms with potential targets, conducting related due diligence and obtaining the necessary audited financial statements. Commencing promptly upon completion of its IPO, the Company began to search for an appropriate business combination target. During the process, it relied on numerous business relationships and contacted investment bankers, private equity funds, consulting firms, and legal and accounting firms. During that period, we and our representatives, identified and evaluated over 60 potential acquisition target companies, participated in in-person or telephonic discussions with representatives of approximately 20 potential acquisition targets (other than China Lending Group), provided an initial non-binding indication of interest to one potential acquisition target (other than China Lending Group) or its representatives; and submitted a letter of intent and conducted confirmatory due diligence with respect to one potential acquisition target (other than China Lending Group).

 

The proposed business combination with China Lending Group qualifies as a “business combination” under the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association. However, the Company will not be able to complete that transaction by the Current Termination Date.

 

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As the Company believes the proposed business combination with China Lending Group would be in the best interests of the Company’s shareholders, and because the Company will not be able to conclude the proposed business combination with China Lending Group by the Current Termination Date, the Company has determined to seek shareholder approval to extend the time for closing a business combination beyond the Current Termination Date to the Extended Termination Date.

 

The Company believes that given the Company’s expenditure of time, effort and money on the proposed business combination with China Lending Group, circumstances warrant providing public shareholders an opportunity to consider the proposed business combination with China Lending Group. However, the Company’s IPO prospectus stated that if the effect of any proposed amendments to the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, if adopted, would be to delay the date on which a shareholder could otherwise redeem shares for a pro rata portion of the funds available in the trust account, the Company will provide that, if such amendments are approved by holders of sixty-five percent (65%) or more of the Company’s shares voting on such amendments, dissenting public shareholders will have the right to redeem their public shares. Accordingly, holders of public shares may elect to redeem their shares in connection with the Extension Amendment and the Trust Agreement regardless of how such public shareholders vote. The Company believes that such redemption right protects the Company’s public shareholders from having to sustain their investments for an unreasonably long period if the Company failed to find a suitable acquisition in the timeframe contemplated by the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association.

 

All public shareholders may make the Election. If the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment are approved by the requisite vote of shareholders and not abandoned, the remaining holders of public shares will retain their right to redeem their shares for a pro rata portion of the funds available in the trust account upon consummation of the proposed business combination with China Lending Group, subject to any limitations set forth in the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association and limitations agreed to in the Share Exchange Agreement or related agreements. In addition, public shareholders who vote for the Extension Amendment or the Trust Amendment and do not make the Election would be entitled to redemption if the Company has not completed the proposed business combination with China Lending Group by the Extended Termination Date. However, the Company will not proceed with the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment if the redemption of public shares in connection therewith would cause the Company to have net tangible assets of less than $5,000,001.

 

As noted in “Reasons for the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment — Possible Claims Against and Impairment of the Trust Account,” below, the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment will result in the Company incurring additional transaction expenses. The Company’s board of directors believes that, if the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment are approved (and not abandoned) and no material liabilities are sought to be satisfied from the trust account, any resulting redemptions would have no adverse effect on the public shareholders because they would receive approximately the same amounts they would have received if the Company had redeemed all public shares in connection with the failure to consummate a business combination by the Current Termination Date, and, if the Company is not able to consummate a business combination prior to the Extended Termination Date, its public shareholders at that time would receive approximately the same redemption proceeds as if they had redeemed all public shares in connection with the failure to consummate a business combination by the Current Termination Date.

 

However, if material liabilities are sought to be satisfied from the trust account, the trust account could possibly be reduced or subject to reduction beyond the reduction resulting from public shareholder redemptions, which could result in the reduction of a public shareholder’s current pro rata portion of the trust account available for distribution. Moreover, attendant litigation could result in delay in the availability of trust account funds for use by the Company upon completion of the business combination. As of the date of this proxy statement, the Company is not aware of any such liabilities.

 

A shareholder’s approval of the Trust Amendment will constitute consent to the use of the Company’s trust account proceeds to pay, at the time the Extension Amendment becomes effective, and in exchange for surrender of shares, pro rata portions of the funds available in the trust account to the public shareholders making the Election in lieu of later distributions to which they would otherwise be entitled.

 

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Possible Claims Against and Impairment of the Trust Account

 

In considering the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment, the Company’s shareholders should be aware that if the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment are approved (and not abandoned), the Company will incur substantial expenses in seeking to complete the proposed business combination with China Lending Group, in addition to expenses incurred in proposing the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment. Our sponsor has issued a promissory note to the Company in an amount up to $1,400,000, of which the Company has drawn down $1,100,000 as of the date of this proxy statement. The note becomes due on the earlier of June 30, 2016 and the date on which the Company consummates a business combination. Of the $1,400,000 principal amount of the note, up to $500,000 is convertible, in whole or in part, at the payee’s election, upon the consummation of the Business Combination, into units, at a price of $10.00 per unit. These units will be identical to the private units issued in a private placement in connection with Company’s IPO. If we do not have sufficient funds available to conduct the normal operations of the business or to consummate the proposed business combination, we will need to seek additional working capital from our sponsor for these purposes. If we consummate an initial business combination, we would repay such loaned amounts. In the event that the initial business combination does not close, we may use a portion of the working capital held outside the trust account to repay such loaned amounts but no proceeds from our trust account would be used for such repayment, other than interest on such proceeds.

 

If the Company is unable to complete a business combination within the required time period, Ms. Winnie Lai Ling Ng, the owner of our sponsor, will be personally liable to ensure that the proceeds in the trust account are not reduced by the claims of target businesses or claims of vendors or other entities that are owed money by the Company for services rendered or contracted for or products sold to it, but only if such vendor or target business has not executed a waiver of claims against the trust account and except as to any claims under our indemnity of the underwriters. In the event that an executed waiver is deemed to be unenforceable against a third party, Ms. Ng will not be responsible to the extent of any liability for such third party claims. We cannot assure you, however, that, Ms. Ng would be able to satisfy those obligations. With the exception of Ms. Ng as described above, none of our officers will indemnify us for claims by third parties including, without limitation, claims by vendors and prospective target businesses. In the event that the proceeds in the trust account are reduced below $10.20 per share and Ms. Ng asserts that she is unable to satisfy any applicable obligations or that she has no indemnification obligations related to a particular claim, our independent directors would determine whether to take legal action against Ms. Ng to enforce her indemnification obligations. While we currently expect that our independent directors would take legal action on our behalf against Ms. Ng to enforce their indemnification obligations to us, it is possible that our independent directors in exercising their business judgment may choose not to do so in any particular instance. Accordingly, we cannot assure you that due to claims of creditors the actual value of a public shareholder’s pro rata portion of the funds available in the trust account will not be less than $10.20 per share. You should read the proxy statement carefully for more information concerning this possibility and other consequences of the adoption of the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment.

 

In view of the foregoing, the Company’s board of directors believes it in the best interests of the Company’s shareholders to approve the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment.

 

Automatic Redemption

 

If the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment are not approved and the a business combination is not consummated by the Current Termination Date, the Company will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than five business days thereafter, redeem 100% of the outstanding public shares which redemption will completely extinguish public shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any), subject to applicable law, and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of our remaining holders of shares and our board of directors, proceed to commence a voluntary liquidation and thereby a formal dissolution of the company, subject (in the case of (ii) and (iii) above) to our obligations to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of applicable law. In connection with our redemption of 100% of our outstanding public shares for a portion of the funds held in the trust account, each holder will receive a full pro rata portion of the amount then in the trust account (less up to $50,000 of the net interest earned thereon to pay dissolution expenses), plus any pro rata interest earned on the funds held in the trust account and not previously released to us for our working capital requirements or necessary to pay our taxes payable on such funds. Holders of rights or warrants will receive no proceeds in connection with the liquidation with respect to such rights or warrants, which will expire worthless. The Company would expect to pay the costs of liquidation from its remaining assets outside of the trust fund or available to the Company from interest income on the trust account balance.

 

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Redemption Rights

 

If the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment are approved (and not abandoned), the Company will afford the public shareholders making the Election, the opportunity to receive, at the time the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment become effective, and in exchange for the surrender of their shares, a pro rata portion of the funds available in the trust account. You will also be able to redeem your public shares in connection with the expected shareholder vote to approve the proposed business combination with China Lending Group, or if the Company has not consummated a business combination by the Extended Termination Date.

 

If you do not make the Election, you will retain the opportunity to redeem your public shares upon consummation of the proposed business combination with China Lending Group in connection with a shareholder vote to approve that transaction, subject to any limitations set forth in the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association and the limitations contained in the Share Exchange Agreement described below in “The Potential Business Combination with China Lending Group” and related agreements. In addition, public shareholders who vote for the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment and do not make the Election would be entitled to redemption if the Company has not completed a business combination by the Extended Termination Date.

 

Redemption Procedure

 

A redemption demand may be made by checking the box on the proxy card provided for that purpose and returning the proxy card in accordance with the instructions provided, and, at the same time, ensuring your bank or broker complies with the requirements identified elsewhere herein. You will only be entitled to receive cash in connection with a redemption of these shares if you continue to hold them until the effective date of the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment.

 

In connection with tendering your shares for redemption, you must elect either to physically tender your share certificates to Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the Company’s transfer agent, at Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, 17 Battery Place, New York, New York 10004, Attn: Mark Zimkind mzimkind@continentalstock.com, by two business days prior to the special meeting or to deliver your shares to the transfer agent electronically using The Depository Trust Company’s DWAC (Deposit/Withdrawal At Custodian) System, which election would likely be determined based on the manner in which you hold your shares. The requirement for physical or electronic delivery prior to the special meeting ensures that a redeeming holder’s Election is irrevocable once the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment are approved. In furtherance of such irrevocable election, shareholders making the Election will not be able to tender their shares at the special meeting.

 

Through the DWAC system, this electronic delivery process can be accomplished by the shareholder, whether or not it is a record holder or its shares are held in “street name,” by contacting the transfer agent or its broker and requesting delivery of its shares through the DWAC system. Delivering shares physically may take significantly longer. In order to obtain a physical share certificate, a shareholder’s broker and/or clearing broker, DTC, and the Company’s transfer agent will need to act together to facilitate this request. There is a nominal cost associated with the above-referenced tendering process and the act of certificating the shares or delivering them through the DWAC system. The transfer agent will typically charge the tendering broker $80 and the broker would determine whether or not to pass this cost on to the redeeming holder. It is the Company’s understanding that shareholders should generally allot at least two weeks to obtain physical certificates from the transfer agent. The Company does not have any control over this process or over the brokers or DTC, and it may take longer than two weeks to obtain a physical share certificate. Such shareholders will have less time to make their investment decision than those shareholders that do not elect to exercise their redemption rights. Shareholders who request physical share certificates and wish to redeem may be unable to meet the deadline for tendering their shares before exercising their redemption rights and thus will be unable to redeem their shares.

 

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Certificates that have not been tendered in accordance with these procedures by two business days prior to the special meeting will not be redeemed for cash. In the event that a public shareholder tenders its shares and decides prior to the special meeting that it does not want to redeem its shares, the shareholder may withdraw the tender. If you delivered your shares for redemption to our transfer agent and decide prior to the special meeting not to redeem your shares, you may request that our transfer agent return the shares (physically or electronically). You may make such request by contacting our transfer agent at address listed above. In the event that a public shareholder tenders shares and the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment are not approved or is abandoned, these shares will not be redeemed for cash and the physical certificates representing these shares will be returned to the shareholder promptly following the determination that the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment will not be approved or will be abandoned. The Company anticipates that a public shareholder who tenders shares for redemption in connection with the vote to approve the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment would receive payment of the redemption price for such shares soon after the completion of the Extension Amendment and execution of the Trust Amendment. The Company will hold the certificates of public shareholders that make the Election until such shares are redeemed for cash or returned to such shareholders.

 

If properly demanded, the Company will redeem each public share for a pro rata portion of the funds available in the trust account, calculated as of the record date. As of December 31, 2015, this would amount to approximately $10.20 per share. If you exercise your redemption rights, you will be exchanging your shares for cash and will no longer own the shares. You will be entitled to receive cash for these shares only if you properly demand redemption, and tender your share certificate(s) to the Company’s transfer agent by two business days prior to the special meeting. If the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment are not approved or if they are abandoned, these shares will not be redeemed for cash. However, if the Company is unable to complete the proposed business combination with China Lending Group by the Current Termination Date (unless such date is extended), the shares of the public shareholders will be redeemed in accordance with the terms of the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association promptly following such date.

 

Interests of the Company’s Officers, Directors and Advisors

 

When you consider the recommendation of the Company’s board of directors, you should keep in mind that the Company’s executive officers, members of the Company’s board of directors and the Company’s advisors have interests that may be different from, or in addition to, your interests as a shareholder. These interests include, among other things:

 

  if the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment are not approved and a business combination is not consummated by the Current Termination Date, the Company will redeem all public shares and promptly thereafter, dissolve and liquidate. Our initial shareholders have agreed to waive their respective redemption rights with respect to the founder shares if a business combination is not consummated by the Current Termination Date. In such event, the founder shares, sponsor warrants and private units purchased by our sponsor and our independent directors for an aggregate of approximately $4.2 million will be in all probability be worthless because they will not be entitled to participate in the redemption;
     
 

if the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment are not approved and a business combination is not consummated by the Current Termination Date, it is likely that the Company will not be able to repay the outstanding loan that it made to the Company in an amount up to $1,400,000, which becomes due on the earlier of June 30, 2016 and the date on which the Company consummates a business combination;

     
  if the Company is unable to complete a business combination within the required time period, Ms. Winnie Lai Ling Ng, the owner of our sponsor, will be personally liable to ensure that the proceeds in the trust account are not reduced by the claims of target businesses or claims of vendors or other entities that are owed money by the Company for services rendered or contracted for or products sold to it, but only if such a vendor or target business has not executed a waiver of claims against the trust account and except as to any claims under our indemnity of the underwriters;
     
  rights and warrants to purchase the Company’s shares held by the Company’s officers and directors are exercisable only following consummation of a business combination; and

 

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  all rights specified in the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association relating to the right of officers and directors to be indemnified by the Company, and of the Company’s officers and directors to be exculpated from monetary liability with respect to prior acts or omissions, will continue after the business combination. If the business combination is not approved and the Company liquidates, the Company will not be able to perform its obligations to its officers and directors under those provisions.

 

The Board’s Reasons for the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment, its Conclusion, and its Recommendation

 

As discussed below, after careful consideration of all relevant factors, the Company’s board of directors has determined that the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment are fair to, and in the best interests of, the Company and its shareholders. The board of directors has approved and declared advisable adoption of the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment, and recommends that you vote “FOR” such adoption.

 

In determining to recommend the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment, the Company’s board of directors concluded that the proposed business combination with China Lending Group is in the best interests of the Company’s shareholders, since it believes the Company’s shareholders will benefit from that transaction.

 

The Company believes that given the Company’s expenditure of time, effort and money on the proposed business combination with China Lending Group, circumstances warrant providing public shareholders an opportunity to consider the proposed business combination with China Lending Group. However, the Company’s IPO prospectus stated that if the effect of any proposed amendments to the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, if adopted, would be to delay the date on which a shareholder could otherwise redeem shares for a pro rata portion of the funds available in the trust account, the Company will provide that, if such amendments are approved by holders of sixty-five percent (65%) or more of the Company’s shares voting on such amendments, dissenting public shareholders will have the right to redeem their public shares. Accordingly, holders of public shares may elect to redeem their shares in connection with the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment regardless of how such public shareholders vote. The Company believes that such redemption right protects the Company’s public shareholders from having to sustain their investments for an unreasonably long period if the Company failed to find a suitable acquisition in the timeframe contemplated by the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association. However, the Company will not proceed with the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment if the redemption of public shares in connection therewith would cause the Company to have net tangible assets of less than $5,000,001.

 

Having taken into account the matters discussed above, the Company’s board of directors believes that, if the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment are approved (and not abandoned) and no material liabilities are sought to be satisfied from the trust account, any resulting redemptions would have no adverse effect on the public shareholders because they would receive approximately the same amounts they would have received if the Company had redeemed all public shares in connection with the failure to consummate a business combination by the Current Termination Date, and, if the Company is not able to consummate a business combination prior to the Extended Termination Date, its public shareholders at that time would receive approximately the same redemption proceeds as if they had redeemed all public shares in connection with the failure to consummate a business combination by the Current Termination Date.

 

The Company’s board of directors has unanimously approved the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment.

 

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In addition, the Company’s board of directors was mindful of and took into account the conflicts, as described in “Interests of the Company’s Officers, Directors and Advisors”, between their respective personal pecuniary interests in successfully completing a business combination and the interests of public shareholders. The board of directors determined that their respective personal pecuniary interests, in the form of the contingent and hypothetical value of Company shares if a business combination is ultimately completed, was substantially less than additional time, effort and potential liability they might incur if they failed to discharge their fiduciary duties to the Company’s shareholders to the best of their ability, as well as substantially less than the potential benefits to public shareholders wishing to have an opportunity to consider the proposed business combination with China Lending Group, which they, as Company shareholders as well, share. In making that determination, the owner of our sponsor took into consideration the fact that as a result of the Company proposing the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment, she may incur indemnification obligations to the Company under her existing commitment substantially in excess of those currently accrued. At the same time, she recognized that completing the proposed business combination with China Lending Group would be expected to result in a company more capable than the Company alone to pay existing obligations of the Company and expenses incurred after approval of the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment, all of which obligations she might be called upon to pay under her existing commitment.

 

After careful consideration of all relevant factors, the Company’s board of directors determined that the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment are fair to, and in the best interests of, the Company and its shareholders, and has declared them advisable.

 

Recommendation of the Board

 

The Company’s board of directors recommends that you vote “FOR” the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment.

 

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DIRECTOR ELECTION PROPOSAL

 

The Company’s board of directors is currently divided into three classes, with only one class of directors being elected in each year and each class serving a three-year term. At the special meeting, shareholders are being asked to direct the election of one director to the Company’s board of directors to serve as the first class of directors.

 

The Company’s board of directors has nominated Hai Wang, a current director, for re-appointment as the first class of directors, to hold office until the annual meeting of stockholders in 2019, or until his successor is elected and qualified. The board of directors will procure the appointment or re-appointment of Hai Wang if the shareholders direct the same pursuant to the Director Election Proposal. The Company’s board of directors determined to decrease the size of the board of directors to five members and did not nominate Foelan Wong, who is currently a member of the first class of directors and who will be deemed to retire at the special meeting (being in lieu of the Company’s first general meeting) and the directors will procure accordingly.

 

Unless you indicate otherwise, shares represented by executed proxies in the form enclosed will be voted to direct the election of Mr. Wang unless he is unavailable, in which case such shares will be voted for a substitute nominee designated by the Company’s board of directors. We have no reason to believe that Mr. Wang will be unavailable or, if elected, will decline to serve.

 

For a biography of Mr. Wang, please see the section entitled “Management.”

 

Required Vote

 

Following the vote, the board of directors shall procure the appointment or re-appointment of the nominee receiving the highest number of affirmative votes. Unless marked to the contrary, proxies received will be voted “FOR” this nominee.

 

Recommendation of the Board

 

The Company’s board of directors recommends that you vote “FOR” the direction for election of the nominee named above and shall procure his appointment or re-appointment in the event that the required vote is obtained.

 

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RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF OUR INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

We are asking our shareholders to direct the ratification of the Audit Committee’s selection of UHY LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2016. The Audit Committee is directly responsible for appointing the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm. The Audit Committee is not bound by the outcome of this vote. However, if the shareholders do not direct the ratification of the selection of UHY LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2016, our Audit Committee intends to reconsider the selection of UHY LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm.

  

UHY LLP has audited our financial statements for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015. A representative of UHY LLP is expected to be present at the special meeting. The representative will have an opportunity to make a statement if he desires to do so and will be available to answer appropriate questions from shareholders.

 

The following is a summary of fees paid to our independent registered public accounting firm for services rendered during the period from April 8, 2014 (inception) through March 31, 2015:

 

Audit Fees

 

Audit fees consist of fees billed for professional services rendered for the audit of our year-end financial statements and services that are normally provided by UHY LLP in connection with regulatory filings. The aggregate fees billed by UHY LLP for professional services rendered for the audit of our annual financial statements, review of the financial information included in our Forms 10-Q for the respective periods, the registration statement, the closing 8-K and other required filings with the SEC for the period from April 8, 2014 (inception) through March 31, 2015 totaled $45,000. The above amounts include interim procedures and audit fees, as well as attendance at audit committee meetings.

 

Audit-Related Fees

 

Audit-related services consist of fees billed for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to performance of the audit or review of our financial statements and are not reported under “Audit Fees.” These services include attestation services that are not required by statute or regulation and consultations concerning financial accounting and reporting standards. We did not pay UHY LLP for consultations concerning financial accounting and reporting standards during the period from April 8, 2014 (inception) through March 31, 2015.

 

Tax Fees

 

We did not pay UHY LLP for tax planning and tax advice for the period from April 8, 2014 (inception) through March 31, 2015.

 

All Other Fees

 

We did not pay UHY LLP for other services for the period from April 8, 2014 (inception) through March 31, 2015.

 

Pre-Approval Policy

 

Our audit committee was formed upon the consummation of our IPO. As a result, the audit committee did not pre-approve all of the foregoing services, although any services rendered prior to the formation of our audit committee were approved by our board of directors. Since the formation of our audit committee, and on a going-forward basis, the audit committee has and will pre-approve all auditing services and permitted non-audit services to be performed for us by our auditors, including the fees and terms thereof (subject to the de minimis exceptions for non-audit services described in the Exchange Act which are approved by the audit committee prior to the completion of the audit).

 

Required Vote

 

The direction to ratify the appointment of UHY LLP requires the vote of a majority of the shares present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote on the matter at the special meeting.

 

Recommendation

 

The Company’s board of directors recommends that you vote “FOR” the ratification of the selection by the Audit Committee of UHY LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm and such ratification will be procured by the board if the required vote is obtained.

 

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THE ADJOURNMENT PROPOSAL

 

The adjournment proposal, if adopted, will request the chairman of the special meeting (who has agreed to act accordingly) to adjourn the special meeting to a later date or dates to permit further solicitation of proxies. The adjournment proposal will only be presented to our stockholders in the event, based on the tabulated votes, there are not sufficient votes at the time of the special meeting to approve the other proposals in this proxy statement. If the adjournment proposal is not approved by our stockholders, the chairman of the meeting shall not adjourn the special meeting to a later date in the event, based on the tabulated votes, there are not sufficient votes at the time of the special meeting to approve any of the other proposals.

 

Required Vote

 

If a majority of the shares present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote on the matter at the special meeting vote for the adjournment proposal, the chairman of the special meeting will exercise his or her power to adjourn the meeting as set out above.

 

Recommendation

 

The Company’s board of directors recommends that you vote “FOR” the adjournment proposal.

 

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THE POTENTIAL BUSINESS COMBINATION WITH CHINA LENDING GROUP

 

The following is a brief summary of the terms and background of the Share Exchange Agreement. Any description in this proxy statement of the Share Exchange Agreement is qualified in all respects by reference to the complete text of the Share Exchange Agreement, which was filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K the Company filed with the SEC on January 11, 2016. On February 3, 2016, the Company filed a preliminary proxy statement with the SEC in connection with the proposed business combination with China Lending Group. Following completion of the SEC’s review process (if any), a definitive proxy statement will be mailed to shareholders as of a record date to be established for voting on the proposed business combination with China Lending Group (the “Business Combination Proxy Statement”). The Business Combination Proxy Statement will contain important information regarding the proposed business combination with China Lending Group. The following description of the Share Exchange Agreement is qualified in all respects by reference to the more detailed description in the Business Combination Proxy Statement.

 

You are not being asked to vote on the proposed business combination with China Lending Group at this time. If you are a public shareholder, you will have the right to vote on the proposed business combination with China Lending Group when it is submitted to shareholders.

 

General Description of the Share Exchange Agreement

 

On January 11, 2016, we entered into the Share Exchange Agreement with BVICo, the Sellers, our sponsor, DeTiger Holdings Limited, in the capacity as the representative for our shareholders prior to the Business Combination (the “DT Representative”), and Li Jingping in the capacity as the representative for the Sellers (the “Seller Representative”), pursuant to which, among other things and subject to the terms and conditions contained therein, we will effect an acquisition of China Lending Group by acquiring from Sellers all outstanding equity interests of BVICo.

 

Pursuant to the Share Exchange Agreement, in exchange for all of the outstanding shares of BVICo, we will issue 20 million ordinary shares (the “Exchange Shares”) to the Sellers, with 8 million of such Exchange Shares (“Escrow Shares”) being deposited in escrow at the closing of the Business Combination (which is also referred to herein as the closing) and subject to forfeiture back to us (along with dividends and other earnings otherwise payable with respect to such Escrow Shares) in the event that the post-combination company fails after the closing to meet certain minimum financial performance targets or in the event that the DT Representative successfully brings an indemnification claim under the Share Exchange Agreement on behalf of our shareholders. The Exchange Shares, including the Escrow Shares, will be allocated among the Sellers pro-rata based on each Seller’s ownership of the Company prior to the closing. The Exchange Shares will be subject to a lock-up as set forth in the Lock-Up Agreements as described below under the heading “Related Agreements — Lock-Up Agreements”.

 

Earn-Out

 

The Escrow Shares will be held in an escrow account maintained by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as escrow agent (the “Escrow Agent”). While the Escrow Shares are held in escrow, any dividends and other distributions otherwise payable with respect to the Escrow Shares will be held back by us and not paid until the Escrow Shares are released from escrow to the Sellers, but each Seller will be entitled to vote its portion of the Escrow Shares. Subject to indemnification claims, as described below under the heading “Survival, Indemnification and Escrow”, one-third of the Escrow Shares (along with the related accrued dividends and distributions) shall be released upon the post-combination company obtaining certain specified adjusted consolidated net income targets in each of calendar years 2016, 2017 and 2018 (with 2016 including performance for periods prior to the closing), and with the Sellers also able to earn the Escrow Shares for any fiscal years where the target was not met through an alternative earn-out payment if the average adjusted consolidated net income for all three years combined meets a certain specified target. The adjusted consolidated net income targets are based on the cash available at the closing from the trust fund (after giving effect to the redemptions) and the shares issued in the PIPE Preferred Investment, net of our transaction expenses and deferred IPO fees (such net amount also referred to herein as the net closing proceeds), with the scale range of the net closing proceeds being from $0 million to $69.0 million, and the target adjusted consolidated net income ranging in 2016 from $20.2 million at the bottom to $32.0 million at the top, in 2017 from $22.6 million at the bottom to $38.0 million at the top, and in 2018 from $25.6 million at the bottom to $44.0 million at the top, and with the average adjusted consolidated net income target for the alternative earn-out payment ranging from $23.3 million at the bottom to $40.0 million at the top. The targets will also be reduced based on the date of the closing of the Business Combination, with the 2016 target reduced by an amount equal to 50% of the 2016 target multiplied by a fraction based on the number of days in the 2016 calendar year prior to the closing date as compared to the number of days in the 2016 calendar year, and with the average adjusted consolidated net income target being reduced by 1/3 of the amount by which the 2016 target is reduced. So long as the upper limit for the annual rate of private borrowing and lending allowed in Xinjiang, China is four times the People’s Bank of China base interest rate, the targets are further adjusted based on the change in the People’s Bank of China base interest rate from the June 30, 2015 rate of 4.85%. The actual targets for purposes of determining adjusted consolidated net income will be expressed in their RMB equivalent based on the June 30, 2015 US dollar/CNY exchange rate of 6.1088 (as of January 22, 2016, the US dollar/CNY exchange rate was 6.5788). The adjusted consolidated net income will determined using the post-combination company’s consolidated net income as determined in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, expressed in RMB based upon the June 30, 2015 exchange range, and with such amounts subject to adjustment to exclude the effects of any new businesses that we acquire after the closing, any extraordinary gains or losses or extraordinary income or expenses and any non-recurring revenue earned outside of the ordinary course of business.

 

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The Escrow Shares will not be released (and the related accrued dividends and distributions not paid) to the extent that there are indemnification claims against the Sellers that are pending or finally determined in our favor but not yet paid. Each Seller’s share of the Escrow Shares (and the related accrued dividends and distributions not paid) is also subject to forfeiture in the event that such Seller breaches its Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreement (as described below under the heading “Related Agreements — Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreements”).

 

Closing of the Business Combination

 

The closing of the Business Combination is expected to take place no later than the third business day following the day on which the last of the conditions to the closing (described under the subsection entitled “— Conditions to Closing of the Business Combination”) have been satisfied or waived (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the closing, but subject to the fulfillment or waiver of those conditions) or such other date as may be mutually agreed to by us and BVICo. Assuming timely satisfaction of the necessary closing conditions, we currently expect the closing to occur promptly after the special meeting of our shareholders is concluded.

 

Amendment or Waiver of the Share Exchange Agreement

 

The Share Exchange Agreement may be amended or supplemented by written agreement of BVICo, us, the DT Representative and the Seller Representative. If permitted under applicable law, we, BVICo and the Seller Representative on behalf of the Sellers may waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties made to such party contained in the Share Exchange Agreement and waive compliance with any agreements or conditions for the benefit of such party contained in the Share Exchange Agreement. Any waiver of the Share Exchange Agreement after the closing will also require the consent of the DT Representative.

 

Termination

 

The Share Exchange Agreement may be terminated prior to the closing by:

 

  the mutual agreement of BVICo and us (even if after our shareholders have voted in favor of the Share Exchange Agreement and the Business Combination);
     
  either BVICo or us if the closing has not occurred by the eighteen month anniversary of our IPO, which date is also referred to herein as the outside date, unless the date by which we must consummate our initial business combination is extended, in which case, the outside date will be extended to the earlier of the extended date by which we must complete our initial business combination and July 11, 2016, the six month anniversary of the date of the Share Exchange Agreement, so long as no breach of the Share Exchange Agreement by such terminating party or its affiliates (or, with respect to BVICo, the Sellers) caused the closing not to have occurred by such date;

 

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  by either us or BVICo if any governmental authority of competent jurisdiction has issued a final and non-appealable order or taken any other action permanently restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the transactions contemplated by the Share Exchange Agreement, so long as no breach of the Share Exchange Agreement by such terminating party or its affiliates (or, with respect to BVICo, the Sellers) was a substantial cause of, or substantially resulted in, such action by such governmental authority;
     
  by BVICo for a breach of our representations, warranties, covenants or agreements in the Share Exchange Agreement which would result in the related closing condition not being met and such breach is incapable of cure or is not cured within the earlier of 20 days after notice of such breach or the outside date;
     
  by us for a breach of BVICo’s or the Sellers’ representations, warranties, covenants or agreements in the Share Exchange Agreement which would result in the related closing condition not being met and such breach is incapable of cure or is not cured within the earlier of 20 days after notice of such breach or the outside date;
     
  by us if there shall have been a material adverse effect on BVICo or its subsidiaries or variable interest entities which is not cured;
     
  by us if the requisite shareholder vote in favor of the Share Exchange Agreement and the Business Combination is not obtained at our special meeting to be called to approve the Business Combination; or
     
  by us if we hold a shareholders meeting to extend the date by which our initial business combination must be completed and the extension is not approved by the requisite shareholder vote.

 

If the Share Exchange Agreement is terminated, all further obligations of the parties under the Share Exchange Agreement will terminate and will be of no further force and effect and no party will have any further liability thereunder to any other party, except that certain obligations related to public announcements, confidentiality, termination and termination fees, waiver against trust and general provisions will continue in effect, and no party shall be relieved of liability for any fraud claims or willful breach of the Share Exchange Agreement prior to such termination.

 

Fees and Expenses

 

In the event that we terminate the Share Exchange Agreement for a breach by the Company or the Sellers, BVICo will be required to pay to us as liquidated damages a termination fee equal to the transaction expenses incurred by us and our affiliates, provided that BVICo and the Sellers shall not be relieved of liability for any fraud claims or willful breach of the Share Exchange Agreement prior to such termination.

 

Other than the termination fee described above and the DT Representative’s and Seller Representative’s respective rights to reimbursement, each party will bear its own expenses in connection with the Share Exchange Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, including with respect to us, our deferred IPO expenses.

 

If the Business Combination is consummated, we will owe EarlyBirdCapital, Inc. approximately $2.7 million, consisting of $2.0 million in cash and shares with a market value of approximately $0.7 million, as an M&A fee. We will also pay an estimated $1.7 million in other financial advisory and legal fees and expenses, deferred IPO legal expenses of approximately $0.1 million, and approximately $0.1 million relating to other fees and expenses incurred relating to the Business Combination. If the Business Combination is consummated, China Lending Group will owe $0.3 million.

 

Additional information regarding the terms and conditions of the Share Exchange Agreement and the related agreements will be set forth in the Business Combination Proxy Statement.

 

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MANAGEMENT

 

Directors and Executive Officers

 

Our current directors, officers and director nominee are listed below.

 

Name  Age  Position
Emily Chui-Hung Tong  61  Chairwoman
Stephen N. Cannon  47  President/CEO/Director
Haibin Wang  49  Director
Foelan Wong  45  Director
Hai Wang  38  Director
Jason Kon Man Wong  51  Director

 

Ms. Emily Tong, 61, has been our Chairwoman since June 2014. Ms. Tong served as the President of Method Investments & Advisory, LLC in New York from January 2012 to December 2014. She was the Managing Director of Kildare Capital, Inc. from June 2010 to June 2011. She was the co-founder and President of EastGate Securities, LLC from 2008 to March 2010. During her tenure with Method, Kildare and EastGate Securities, all of which are U.S. securities firms, Ms. Tong was responsible for those firms’ China related transactions. In addition, Ms. Tong was the co-founder and President of EastGate Financial, Inc. (from 2006 to December 2013) and was the co-founder and President of The Jade Cricket Company Inc. (from 1993 to 2006), both of which were U.S. financial advisory firms specializing in China related transactions. She holds Series 7, 24, 63, 79, and 99 licenses. In the 1990’s, Ms. Tong was the co-founder and President of a joint venture between The Jade Cricket Company, Inc. and Lenovo Computers, a Chinese multinational computer technology company with headquarters in China and United States. Ms. Tong worked for IBM, an American multinational technology and consulting corporation, between 1978 and 1993. Her last position at IBM was in its Wall Street office leading its sales and marketing efforts from 1988 to 1993. Ms. Tong graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a Master degree in Computer Science and from Hunter College, City University of New York, with a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science. We believe Ms. Tong is well-qualified to serve as a member of the board due to her in-depth knowledge and experience in the U.S. and China capital markets and her experience in the field of financial services in the U.S. for over 20 years.

 

Mr. Stephen N. Cannon, 47, has been our President, CEO and director since June 2014. Since April 2010, Mr. Cannon has been a Partner and Head of China for RedBridge Group Ltd, a boutique merchant banking firm focused on Chinese and Arabian Gulf cross-border investments, and since June 2009, Mr. Cannon has been a senior advisor at Ackrell & Co, a U.S. broker-dealer. From 2007 until April 2010, Mr. Cannon served in various capacities with Hambrecht Asia Acquisition Corp., a Nasdaq-listed SPAC. Mr. Cannon was a co-founder, initial CFO and director, and then VP of Acquisitions, for the SPAC. In addition to having responsibility for the formation and IPO process of the SPAC, Mr. Cannon identified the SPAC’s ultimate acquisition target (SGOCO Group Limited (NASD: SGOC) and negotiated a transaction with that company. In addition, in 2008, Mr. Cannon was a co-founder and CFO of Ruslan Acquisition Corp, a Russia-focused SPAC that filed a $300 million IPO with Euronext regulators that was never funded due to market conditions. The committed underwriters of the offering, Credit Suisse & Morgan Stanley postponed the offering as a result of the global financial crisis. From 2005 until 2008, Mr. Cannon served as a Managing Director of Asian investment banking for WR Hambrecht & Co. In addition to founding and heading the firm’s Shanghai office, he had overall responsibility for corporate finance transactions for Asian clients. During his tenure, WR Hambrecht& Co grew to be one of the most active U.S.-based investment banks of U.S. public offerings for private Chinese middle market companies. Through a combination of underwriting IPOs, providing M&A advisory services, and fairness opinions, the firm was involved with a significant portion of the Chinese-focused SPACs consummated during this period. Prior to WR Hambrecht & Co, Mr. Cannon worked at the following investment banking firms: Ackrell & Co (2003-2005); ABN-Amro Securities (2000-2002); Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette (1994-2000); Smith Barney (1993-1994); and Salomon Brothers (1991-1993). Mr. Cannon’s career has spanned several industry and product groups, including M&A, public equity and debt, private equity and debt, high yield financings, leveraged buy-outs and restructurings. He holds Series 7, 63, and 24 licenses with FINRA. Mr. Cannon graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics. We believe Mr. Cannon is well-qualified to serve as a member of the board due to his in depth knowledge and experience in the U.S. and-China capital markets and his prior experience with SPACs.

 

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Mr. Haibin Wang, 49, has been one of our independent directors since our IPO. Mr. Wang is the founder of San Glory International Hotel, Beijing, and has been its Director and the majority shareholder since May 2009. San Glory International Hotel is a four-star business hotel located in Daxing District, Beijing. He has also served as the Executive Director of the Star Group, China, since 2005. The Star Group is a conglomerate engaged in businesses involving hotels, golf courses, real estate developments, direct investments, fund management, and manufacturing. The Star Group has 11 subsidiaries and over 1,600 employees. One of its subsidiaries, Xing Pai Sports Goods Co. Ltd., is the largest billiard table manufacturer in China and the official table supplier to ‘World Snooker’. He has also served as the General Manager of the Star Group Investment Holdings Limited since 2005. Star Group Investment Holdings Limited is a direct investment company that focuses on financial and mining sectors in China. From August 2009 to August 2010, he was an independent non-executive Director of Bo Ying Investment Co., Ltd. headquartered in Hubei, China, which is a public company (SZSE: 000760) listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, China. From 2006 to 2008, he served as Chairman of the Investment Committee of CITIC Star Group Fund, a China-based investment company. From 2003 to 2005, Mr. Wang founded Beijing Day Skandia Technology Co, a company engaged in the distribution of electronic tax machines, certified by the Beijing tax authority. Between 1999 and 2005, he founded several tax accounting firms, including: Beijing Sino CTA Firm, Beijing Capital CTA Firm, Beijing China Water Valuation Firm, and Beijing Guang Zhang CTA Firm. Among those firms, the Beijing Sino CTA Firm merged with Unitax Certified Tax Agent Co. Ltd. in 2009, which has become one of the largest tax accounting firms in China with over one thousand employees. He was a tax officer in the Beijing Tax Bureau of China from 1994 to 1999. He has been a Certified Tax Accountant of China since 2002. We believe Mr. Wang is well-qualified to serve as a member of the board due to his entrepreneurship and his financial expertise as a Certified Tax Accountant (CTA).

 

Dr. Foelan Wong, 45, has been one of our independent directors since our IPO, and serves as the chairman of our compensation committee. Mr. Wong has served as the Managing Director of Great Wall Pan Asia International Investment Company Limited since October 2013, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of China Great Wall Asset Management Corporation Limited. The China Great Wall Asset Management Corporation is one of the four largest state owned asset management companies in China. His responsibility includes assisting corporations, state owned enterprises and multi-national companies across Asia in advising direct capital market transactions involving bonds, syndicated debt, mezzanine debt, liability management, leveraged buyouts, private placements, and structured high-yield credits. His role involves end-to-end deal origination, structuring, and pitching. From December 2012 to July 2013, Mr. Wong was the Director of ABCI Asset Management Limited, a subsidiary of Agricultural Bank of China Limited (HKSE: 1288), which is one of the four largest banks in China. From February 2010 to July 2012 and June 2007 to July2008, he was the Managing Director of HEC Group Ltd., which was registered with the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission and had subsidiaries including Enerchine Investment Management Limited, formerly known as CU Investment Management Ltd., Enerchine Securities Limited, formerly known as Radland International Limited, and HEC Commodities Limited, formerly known as Chung Nam Commodities Limited. During this period, he served as investment manager for three Hong Kong public listed companies. Between 2008 and 2009, he was Senior Executive of Total Securities (HK) Limited and Qi Yuan Asset Management (H.K.) Limited, both of which are well known regional investment boutiques registered with Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission. From 2004 to 2007, he was a Manager of Okasan International (Asia) Limited, which was a subsidiary of Okasan Securities Group (8609.JP). The Group is a well-known financial institution in Tokyo, Japan. He was awarded the Executive Financial Professional Award in 2007 by the Society of International Registered Financial Practitioner. Mr. Wong is registered with the Hong Kong Securities & Futures Commission and holds licenses of RA1 Dealing in Securities (responsible officer), RA2 Dealing in Futures Contracts (responsible officer), RA4 Advising on Securities (responsible officer), RA5 Advising on Futures Contracts (responsible officer) and RA9 Asset Management (responsible officer). He also obtained a license from the Chinese Gold & Silver Exchange Society of Hong Kong. He is a member of the China Business Manager Association and fellow member of The Hong Kong Institute of Directors. Mr. Wong graduated from the International American University in the U.S. with a Doctorate degree in Business Administration (finance), from the Edith Cowan University in Australia with a Master Degree of Management Information System, from the University of Wolverhampton in the United Kingdom with a Master of Laws in International Corporate and Financial Law, and from the Hong Kong Institute of Directors with the Professional Diploma in Corporate Governance. We believe Dr. Wong is well-qualified to serve as a member of the board because of his experience in Asian financial advisory and asset management activities.

 

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Mr. Hai Wang, 38, has been one of our independent directors since our IPO. Mr. Wang founded Top (HK) Investment & Development Ltd. in September 2009. Mr. Wang has been the Company’s Executive Director and led all of its investments since its inception. The company manages a private equity fund focused on emerging market sectors involving the online business, online video and online gaming, green energy, and financial industry sectors. From April 2008 to June 2009, Mr. Wang was the Chief Operating Officer of MTV China, one of the largest subsidiaries of MTV, the world’s largest music television network and owned by Viacom. Mr. Wang was responsible for MTV China’s overall operations, as well as Viacom’s investments and M&A activities in China. From November 2006 to March 2008, Mr. Wang was the Senior Vice President of PPLIVE, one of the largest point-to-point (P2P) technology based online video companies in China with over 90 million users globally and over 700 distribution channels featuring movies, TV drama, sports, and cartoon, which founded in 2005. From September 2005 to October 2006, Mr. Wang was the Head of Strategy and Investment Development of BESTV in China. From September 2003 to March 2005, he was the Director of Digital Media Investment, Family Fund of Bertalsmann, Austria, a joint venture company of Bertalsmann and Orf in Austria specialized in investing, promoting, and operating digital media, interactive media and mobile TV. From December 1997 to September 2001, he worked as a producer for Zhejiang Television Station, Hangzhou, China. Mr. Wang graduated from the Peking (Beijing) University with an Executive Master of Business Administration degree, from the University of ART Linz, Austria with a Master degree in Business Administration and Director of Movie, and from Media College of Zhejiang in China with a Bachelor’s degree. We believe Mr. Wang is well-qualified to serve as a member of the board due to his wide range of experience in investing, managing, and assisting Chinese companies with their offshore IPOs.

 

Mr. Jason Kon Man Wong, 51, has been one of our independent directors since our IPO, and serves as the chairman of our audit committee. Mr. Wong has served as a member of the board of directors of Whiz Partners Asia Ltd., an investment advisory company focused on assisting Japanese companies expand their business operations in Asia, since April 2013. He has also served as a member of the board of directors of Fortune Capital Group Ltd., an investment company, since 2000. Mr. Wong has been an independent and Non-Executive Director of Group Sense International Limited (HKSE: 601), a manufacturer of electronic dictionaries and other handheld information devices, since 2004. He has been the independent and Non-Executive Director and Chairman of Audit Committee of Neo-Neon Holdings Limited (HKSE: 1868), a decorative lighting company based in Hong Kong since November 2011. From May 2010 to November 2013, Mr. Wong was the Independent and Non-Executive director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Polyard Petroleum International Group Limited (Hong Kong Stock Exchange Listed: 8011.hk), which mainly engages in the exploration, development and production of oil and gas, provision of professional technical services, and trading of petroleum-related products. From July 2009 to December 2011, he was the Independent Director and Chairman of Audit Committee of China Shen Zhou Mining & Resources, Inc. (American Stock Exchange Listed: SHZ). Prior to that, he was a financial consultant of Transpac Capital Limited, one of the largest and oldest private equity funds and venture capital funds in Asia, from 1993 to 2000. From 1992 to 1993, Mr. Wong was an auditor for Ernst & Young CPA, Hong Kong and was an auditor for Clay & Co. in the USA from 1989 to 1992. He has been a member of AICPA and HKICPA since 1992 and 1993, respectively. Mr. Wong graduated from the University of Hawaii at Manoa with a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting. We believe Mr. Wong is well-qualified to serve as a member of the board due to his listed company experience and experience as a fund manager, investment adviser as well as a member of American Institute of CPA (AICPA).

 

Advisor to Board

 

Vincent Ng, Chief Executive Officer of our sponsor, has served as an advisor to the board of directors. In that capacity, and as a representative of our sponsor, he has assisted the board in identifying potential acquisition targets and participating in due diligence and negotiations with acquisition targets, including the Business Combination involving China Lending Group.

 

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Mr. Ng, age 55, has extensive experience in corporate financing, mergers, and acquisitions (“M&A”), especially with regard to enterprises in the PRC. He has served as the Chief Executive Officer of DeTiger Capital Holdings Ltd. since 2014 and the Chief Executive Officer of DeTiger Holdings Limited, the Company’s sponsor, since 2015. Prior to that, Mr. Ng founded VMG Management Ltd., a company specializing in corporate restructuring and M&A of enterprises in China and served as the Chief Executive Officer of VMG Management since 2008.  Mr. Ng has also held executive positions at several companies. He served as the Chief Executive Officer of VMG International Ltd., a Hong Kong-based consulting company specializing in corporate restructuring and M&A of PRC entities.  From 2001 to 2010, he was the Chief Executive Officer of Pearltek Ltd., a Hong Kong — based company specializing in direct investment and real estate development in the PRC. Prior to that, Mr. Ng founded APAC Energy Holdings Ltd. in 1995, a company that specialized in infrastructure M&A in the PRC. He served as the Chief Executive Officer of this company until 2001. In addition, Mr. Ng has been operating a consortium consisting of various interests including direct investment in a flour mill, electronics factory and a real estate company in Hong Kong and the PRC. Mr. Ng holds a Bachelor’s of Business Administration from Simon Fraser University of British Columbia, Canada. Mr. Ng is brother to Winnie Ng, sole director and shareholder of our sponsor.

 

Number and Terms of Office of Officers and Directors

 

Our board of directors is divided into three classes with only one class of directors being elected in each year and each class serving a three-year term. Assuming the Business Combination does not occur prior to March 31, 2016, the term of office of the first class of directors, currently consisting of Foelan Wong and Hai Wang, will expire at the special meeting. The term of office of the second class of directors, consisting of Jason Kon Man Wong and Haibin Wang, will expire at the second annual meeting. The term of office of the third class of directors, consisting of Emily Chui-Hung Tong and Stephen N. Cannon, will expire at the third annual meeting.

 

Our officers are elected by the board of directors and serve at the discretion of the board of directors, rather than for specific terms of office. Our board of directors is authorized to appoint persons to the offices set forth in our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association as it deems appropriate. Our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association provides that our officers may consist of a Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer, one or more vice-presidents, secretaries and treasurers and such other offices as may be determined by the board of directors. However, at the closing of the Business Combination our board and officers will change as described in the section entitled “Management After the Business Combination.”

 

Shareholder Communications

 

Shareholders who wish to communicate directly with our board of directors, or any individual director, should direct questions in writing to our Corporate Secretary, DT Asia Investments Limited, Room 1102, 11/F, Beautiful Group Tower, 77 Connaught Road, Central, Hong Kong. The mailing envelope must contain a clear notation indicating that the enclosed letter is a “Board Communication” or “Director Communication.” All such letters must identify the author and clearly state whether the intended recipients are all members of the board of directors or just certain specified individual directors. The Corporate Secretary will make copies of all such letters and circulate them to the appropriate director or directors.

 

Director Independence

 

Nasdaq listing standards require that a majority of our board of directors be independent as long as we are not a controlled company. An “independent director” is defined under the Nasdaq rules generally as a person other than an officer or employee of the company or its subsidiaries or any other individual having a relationship which in the opinion of the company’s board of directors, would interfere with the director’s exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director. Our board of directors has determined that Messrs. Jason Kon Man Wong, Foelan Wong, Haibin Wang, Hai Wang are “independent directors” as defined in the Nasdaq listing standards and applicable SEC rules. Our independent directors will have regularly scheduled meetings at which only independent directors are present.

 

Leadership Structure and Risk Oversight

 

The board of directors believes that prior to the consummation of the Business Combination, the most effective leadership structure is for Mr. Cannon to continue to serve as our principal executive officer and Emily Tong to continue to serve as chairwoman of our Board of Directors. The Board of Directors has chosen to separate the principal executive officer and chairwoman positions because it believes that (i) independent oversight of management is an important component of an effective board of directors and (ii) this structure benefits the interests of all shareholders. If the Board of Directors convenes for a meeting, the non-management directors will meet in executive session if circumstances warrant. Given the composition of the Board of Directors with a strong slate of independent directors, the Board of Directors does not believe that it is necessary to formally designate a lead independent director at this time, although it may consider appointing a lead independent director if circumstances change. See “Management After the Business Combination.”

 

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The board of directors’ oversight of risk is administered directly through the board of directors, as a whole, or through its audit committee. Various reports and presentations regarding risk management are presented to the board of directors including the procedures that the Company has adopted to identify and manage risk. The audit committee addresses risks that fall within the committee’s area of responsibility. For example, the audit committee is responsible for overseeing the quality and objectivity of the Company’s financial statements and the independent audit thereof. The audit committee reserves time at each of its meetings to meet with the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm outside of the presence of the Company’s management.

 

Board of Directors and Committees

 

During the period from April 8, 2014 (inception) through March 31, 2015, our board of directors held 14 meetings and our audit committee held three meetings. Each of our directors attended 100% of the board meetings and their respective committee meetings. The Company does not have a policy regarding director attendance at annual meetings, but encourages the directors to attend if possible.

 

Audit Committee

 

We have established an audit committee of the board of directors. Messrs. Jason Kon Man Wong, Foelan Wong, and Haibin Wang currently serve as members of our audit committee. Mr. Jason Kon Man Wong serves as chairman of the audit committee. Under the Nasdaq listing standards and applicable SEC rules, we are required to have three members of the audit committee, all of whom must be independent. Messrs. Jason Kon Man Wong, Foelan Wong, and Haibin Wang are independent. Subsequent to the special meeting, Foelan Wong will resign from the audit committee and the board of directors will designate another director to serve on the audit committee.

 

Each member of the audit committee is financially literate and our board of directors has determined that Mr. Jason Kon Man Wong qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert” as defined in applicable SEC rules.

 

We have adopted an audit committee charter, which details the responsibilities of the audit committee, including:

 

  the appointment, compensation, retention, replacement, and oversight of the work of the independent auditors and any other independent registered public accounting firm engaged by us;
     
  pre-approving all audit and non-audit services to be provided by the independent auditors or any other registered public accounting firm engaged by us, and establishing pre-approval policies and procedures;
     
  reviewing and discussing with the independent auditors all relationships the auditors have with us in order to evaluate their continued independence;
     
  setting clear hiring policies for employees or former employees of the independent auditors;
     
  setting clear policies for audit partner rotation in compliance with applicable laws and regulations;
     
  obtaining and reviewing a report, at least annually, from the independent auditors describing (i) the independent auditor’s internal quality-control procedures and (ii) any material issues raised by the most recent internal quality-control review, or peer review, of the audit firm, or by any inquiry or investigation by governmental or professional authorities, within, the preceding five years respecting one or more independent audits carried out by the firm and any steps taken to deal with such issues;
     
  reviewing and approving any related party transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC prior to us entering into such transaction; and
     
  reviewing with management, the independent auditors, and our legal advisors, as appropriate, any legal, regulatory or compliance matters, including any correspondence with regulators or government agencies and any employee complaints or published reports that raise material issues regarding our financial statements or accounting policies and any significant changes in accounting standards or rules promulgated by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the SEC or other regulatory authorities.

 

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Compensation Committee

 

The members of our compensation committee are Messrs. Foelan Wong, Hai Wang and Haibin Wang. Mr. Foelan Wong serves as chairman of the compensation committee. Subsequent to the special meeting, Foelan Wong will resign from the compensation committee and the board of directors may designate another director to serve on the compensation committee. We have adopted a compensation committee charter, which details the principal functions of the compensation committee, including:

 

  reviewing and approving on an annual basis the corporate goals and objectives relevant to our Chief Executive Officer’s compensation, evaluating our Chief Executive Officer’s performance in light of such goals and objectives and determining and approving the remuneration (if any) of our Chief Executive Officer’s based on such evaluation in executive session at which the Chief Executive Officer is not present;
     
  reviewing and approving the compensation of all of our other executive officers;
     
  reviewing our executive compensation policies and plans;
     
  implementing and administering our incentive compensation equity-based remuneration plans;
     
  assisting management in complying with our proxy statement and annual report disclosure requirements;
     
  approving all special perquisites, special cash payments and other special compensation and benefit arrangements for our executive officers and employees;
     
  producing a report on executive compensation to be included in our annual proxy statement; and
     
  reviewing, evaluating and recommending changes, if appropriate, to the remuneration for directors.

  

The charter also provides that the compensation committee may, in its sole discretion, retain or obtain the advice of a compensation consultant, legal counsel or other adviser and will be directly responsible for the appointment, compensation and oversight of the work of any such adviser. However, before engaging or receiving advice from a compensation consultant, external legal counsel or any other adviser, the compensation committee will consider the independence of each such adviser, including the factors required by Nasdaq and the SEC.

 

Other Board Committees

 

We do not have a standing nominating committee, though we intend to form a nominating and corporate governance committee as and when required to do so by law or Nasdaq rules. In accordance with Rule 5605(e)(2) of the Nasdaq rules, a majority of the independent directors may recommend a director nominee for selection by the board of directors. The board of directors believes that the independent directors can satisfactorily carry out the responsibility of properly selecting or approving director nominees without the formation of a standing nominating committee. As there is no standing nominating committee, we do not have a nominating committee charter.

 

The board of directors will also consider director candidates recommended for nomination by our shareholders during such times as they are seeking proposed nominees to stand for election at the next annual meeting of shareholders (or, if applicable, a meeting of shareholders).

 

We have not formally established any specific, minimum qualifications that must be met or skills that are necessary for directors to possess. In general, in identifying and evaluating nominees for director, our board of directors considers educational background, diversity of professional experience, knowledge of our business, integrity, professional reputation, independence, wisdom, and the ability to represent the best interests of our shareholders.

 

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Code of Conduct and Ethics

 

We have adopted a Code of Ethics applicable to our directors, officers and employees. Copies of our Code of Ethics and our audit committee and compensation committee charters are available, without charge, upon request from us.

 

Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

 

Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires our executive officers and directors, and persons who own more than ten percent of any publicly traded class of our equity securities, to file reports of ownership and changes in ownership of equity securities of the Company with the SEC. Officers, directors, and greater-than-ten-percent shareholders are required by the SEC’s regulations to furnish the Company with copies of all Section 16(a) forms that they file.

 

Based solely upon a review of Forms 3 and Forms 4 furnished since the effective date of our IPO, we believe that all such forms required to be filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act were timely filed, as necessary, by the officers, directors, and security holders required to file the same, except that our sponsor did not timely file one Form 4 relating to its acquisition of securities in the private placement that closed contemporaneously with the consummation of the IPO.

 

Executive Compensation

 

Other than as described below, none of our executive officers or directors has received any cash compensation for services rendered. Since our Nasdaq listing date through the earlier of the consummation of our initial business combination and our liquidation, we are obligated to pay our sponsor a total of $10,000 per month for office space and administrative services, including secretarial support. This arrangement has been agreed to for our benefit and is not intended to provide compensation in lieu of a salary. We believe that such fees are at least as favorable as we could have obtained from an unaffiliated third party for such services. Other than this $10,000 per month fee, no compensation of any kind, including finder’s and consulting fees, has been, or will be, paid to our initial shareholders or our executive officers and directors, or any of their respective affiliates, for services rendered prior to or in connection with the consummation of an initial business combination. However, these individuals will be reimbursed for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with activities on our behalf, such as identifying potential target businesses and performing due diligence on suitable business combinations.

 

After the completion of the Business Combination, directors or members of our management team who remain with us may be paid consulting, management or other fees from the post-combination company. Any compensation to be paid to our officers will be determined, or recommended to the board of directors for determination, by a compensation committee of our board of directors.

 

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BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

 

The following table sets forth information regarding the beneficial ownership based on 8,927,331 shares of our common stock outstanding as of February 29, 2016, based on information obtained from the persons named below, with respect to the beneficial ownership of shares of our common stock by:

 

  each person known by us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of our outstanding shares of common stock;
     
  each of our officers and directors; and
     
  all our officers and directors as a group.

 

Unless otherwise indicated, we believe that all persons named in the table below have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares beneficially owned by them.

 

  

Number of

Shares Beneficially Owned

   Approximate Percentage of Outstanding Common Stock 
Name and Address of Beneficial Owners (1)        
DeTiger Holdings Limited (our sponsor)(2)   1,834,134    20.55%
Winnie Ng (2)   1,834,134    20.55%
Stephen N. Cannon   50,000    * 
Emily Chui-Hung Tong   50,000    * 
Jason Kon Man Wong   25,000    * 
Haibin Wang   25,000    * 
Foelan Wong   25,000    * 
Hai Wang   25,000    * 
Polar Securities Inc./North Pole Capital Master Fund(3)   1,142,582    12.80%
Weiss Asset Management LP(4)   700,000    7.84%
Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP (5)   590,000    6.61%
Bulldog Investors, LLC (6)   508,950    5.70%
All directors and officers as a group (6 persons)   200,000    2.24%

 

 

* Less than one percent

 

(1) Unless otherwise indicated, the business address of each of the individuals is Room 1102, 11/F., Beautiful Group Tower, 77 Connaught Road Central, Hong Kong.
   
(2) The shares held by DeTiger Holdings Limited, our sponsor, are beneficially owned by Ms. Winnie Lai Ling Ng. Ms. Ng is the sole director and 100% owner of DeTiger Holdings Limited and exercises voting and dispositive power over the shares held by such entity. Mr. Vincent Ng, Ms. Ng’s sister, is the Chief Executive Officer of DeTiger Holdings Limited.
   
(3) According to a Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on February 13, 2015 on behalf of Polar Securities Inc., a Canadian corporation (“Polar Securities”) and North Pole Capital Master company, a Cayman Islands fund (“North Pole”). Polar Securities serves as investment manager to North Pole with respect to the shares held by this shareholder. The business address of this shareholder is 401 Bay Street, Suite 1900, PO Box 19, Toronto, Ontario M5H 2Y4, Canada.

 

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(4) According to a Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on December 18, 2015 on behalf of Weiss Asset Management LP, a Delaware corporation (“Weiss Asset Management”), BIP GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, WAM GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and Andrew Weiss. Weiss Asset Management serves as investment manager to a private investment partnership of which BIP GP LLC is the sole general partner. Andrew Weiss is the managing member of WAM GP and BIP GP LLC. The business address of this shareholder is 222 Berkeley St., 16th Floor, Boston, Massachusetts 02116.
   
(5)

According to a Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on October 9, 2014 on behalf of Davidson Kempner Partners (“DKP”), Davidson Kempner Institutional Partners, L.P. (“DKIP”), Davidson Kempner International, Ltd. (“DKIL”), Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP, Thomas L. Kempner, Jr. and Stephen M. Dowicz. Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP (“DKCM”), a Delaware limited partnership and a registered investment adviser with the SEC, acts as investment manager to each of DKP, DKIP, and DKIL. DKCM GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, is the general partner of DKCM. The managing members of DKCM are Thomas L. Kempner, Jr., Stephen M. Dowicz, Timothy I. Levart, Robert J. Brivio, Jr., Anthony A. Yoseloff, Eric P. Epstein, Avram Z. Friedman, Conor Bastable, Shulamit Leviant, Morgan Blackwell and Patrick W. Dennis and Gabriel T. Schwartz. Messrs. Thomas L. Kempner, Jr., and Stephen M. Dowicz through DKCM, are responsible for the voting and investment decisions relating to the securities held by DKP, DKIP and DKIL. The business address of this shareholder is c/o Davidson Kempner Partners, 65 East 55th Street, 19th Floor, New York, New York 10022.

   
(6)

According to a Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on September 16, 2015 on behalf of Phillip Goldstein, Andrew Dakos and Steven Samuels.  Messrs. Goldstein, Dakos and Samuels own Bulldog Investors, LLC, a registered investment adviser. Bulldog Investors, LLC is deemed to be the beneficial owner of 508,950 shares of the Company by virtue of Bulldog Investors, LLC's power to direct the vote of, and dispose of, these shares. These 508,950 shares include 254,990 shares that are beneficially owned by Mr. Goldstein and the following entities over which Messrs. Goldstein, Dakos and Samuels exercise control: Opportunity Partners LP, Calapasas West Partners LP, Full Value Special Situations Fund LP, Full Value Offshore Fund Ltd., Full Value Partners LP, Opportunity Income Plus Fund LP, and MCM Opportunity Partners LP (collectively, Bulldog Investors Group of Funds). Mr. Goldstein and the Bulldog Investors Group of Funds may be deemed to constitute a group. All other shares included in the aforementioned 508,950 shares of the Company owned by Bulldog Investors, LLC (solely by virtue of its power to sell or direct the vote of these shares) are also beneficially owned by clients of Bulldog Investors, LLC who are not members of any group.  The business address of this shareholder is Park 80 West, 250 Pehle Ave. Suite 708, Saddle Brook, NJ 07663.

 

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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

In June 2014 we issued an aggregate of 1,725,000 founder shares to our initial shareholders for an aggregate purchase price of $25,000 in cash, or approximately $0.014 per share. On or about June 9, 2014, our sponsor transferred 25,000 shares to each of our independent directors. On October 20, 2014, our sponsor forfeited 9,985 founder shares as a result of the underwriters’ partial exercise of their over-allotment option in connection with our IPO.

 

Our initial shareholders have agreed not to transfer, assign or sell any of the founder shares (except to certain permitted transferees) until, with respect to 50% of the founder shares, the earlier of (i) one year after the date of the consummation of our initial business combination or (ii) the date on which the closing price of our shares equals or exceeds $12.50 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations and recapitalizations) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing after our initial business combination, with respect to the remaining 50% of the founder shares, upon one year after the date of the consummation of our initial business combination, or earlier, in either case, if, subsequent to our initial business combination, we consummate a subsequent liquidation, merger, stock exchange or other similar transaction which results in all of our shareholders having the right to exchange their shares for cash, securities or other property.

 

Our sponsor purchased an aggregate of 319,199 insider units (including 290,000 insider units purchased in a private placement that occurred simultaneously with our IPO and 29,119 insider units purchased in connection with the underwriters’ partial exercise of their over-allotment option). In addition, our sponsor purchased from us an aggregate of 2,058,007 sponsor warrants (including 1,800,00 sponsor warrants purchased at the closing of our IPO and 258,007 sponsor warrants purchased in connection with the underwriters’ exercise of its over-allotment option) at a price of $0.50 per warrant ($1,029,003.50 in the aggregate). Our sponsor has agreed not to transfer, assign or sell any of the sponsor warrants and their underlying shares and the shares included in the insider units and the respective shares underlying the rights and the warrants included in the insider units until 30 days after the completion of our initial business combination.

 

Our sponsor agreed, from the date that our securities were first listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market through the earlier of our consummation of our initial business combination and our liquidation, to make available to us office space, utilities and secretarial and administrative services, as we may require from time to time. We have agreed to pay our sponsor $10,000 per month for these services. However, this arrangement is solely for our benefit and is not intended to provide our sponsor with compensation in lieu of salary. We believe, based on rents and fees for similar services in the Hong Kong metropolitan area, that the fee charged by our sponsor is at least as favorable as we could have obtained from an unaffiliated person.

 

Other than the $10,000 per-month administrative fee as described above, reimbursement of any out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with activities on our behalf such as identifying potential target businesses and performing due diligence on suitable business combinations, no compensation or fees of any kind, including finder’s fees, consulting fees or other similar compensation, will be paid to our sponsor, officers or directors, or to any of their respective affiliates, prior to or with respect to our initial business combination (regardless of the type of transaction that it is). Our independent directors will review on a quarterly basis all payments that were made to our sponsor, officers, directors or their affiliates and will be responsible for reviewing and approving all related party transactions as defined under Item 404 of Regulation S-K, after reviewing each such transaction for potential conflicts of interests and other improprieties.

 

Prior to our IPO, our sponsor advanced to us an aggregate of $175,000 to cover expenses related to the offering. This advance was repaid in the full upon the consummation of our IPO.

 

In addition, in order to finance transaction costs in connection with an intended initial business combination, our sponsor or an affiliate of our sponsor or our officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, loan us funds as may be required. If we consummate our initial business combination, we would repay such loaned amounts. In the event that the initial business combination does not close, we may use a portion of the offering proceeds held outside the trust account to repay such loaned amounts but no proceeds from our trust account would be used for such repayment, other than the interest on such proceeds that may be released to us for working capital purposes. Such loans would be evidenced by promissory notes.

 

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On September 13, 2015, we issued a non-interest bearing convertible promissory note in the amount of up to $500,000 (the “Note”) to DeTiger Holdings Limited. Payment on all of the Note is due on the earlier of: (i) April 6, 2016 and (ii) the date on which the Company consummates its Business Combination (as defined in the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association). Pursuant to the terms of the Note, until the maturity date, up to $500,000 can be drawn down in one or more installments of at least $1,000 each. On September 14, 2015, an initial drawdown of $300,000 was funded to the Company and subsequently the remaining $200,000 was drawn down. On December 1, 2015, the Note was amended to allow for an additional $400,000 to be drawn down. In February 2016, the Note was further amended to allow for an additional $500,000 to be drawn down, for a total principal amount of $1,400,000, and to extend the maturity date until the earlier of: (i) June 30, 2016 and (ii) the date on which the Company consummates its Business Combination. The Company had drawn down a total amount of $1,100,000 as of the date of this proxy statement. We issued the Note in consideration for loans from the payee to fund the Company’s working capital requirements. Funds in the Trust Account (as defined in the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association) will not be used to repay any of the Note. The Note includes an option for up to $500,000 of the principal outstanding under the Note to be convertible, in whole or in part, at the payee’s election, upon the consummation of the Business Combination. Upon such election, up to $500,000 of the principal outstanding under the Note will convert into units, at a price of $10.00 per unit. These units will be identical to the private units issued in a private placement in connection with the Company’s IPO. As such, each unit will be comprised of one share, one right to receive one-tenth of one share upon consummation of a Business Combination, and one warrant to purchase one-half of a share at an exercise price of $12.00 per full share.

 

In connection with a Deed of Release dated December 17, 2015 executed among the sponsor, Luck Key and Mr. Miao Yang, the sponsor undertook to transfer to Mr. Miao 380,000 of the sponsor’s shares at the closing of the Business Combination. As a permitted transferee, Mr. Miao will be subject to the same restrictions as the other founder shares, as described above.

 

After our initial business combination, members of our management team who remain with us may be paid consulting, management or other fees from the combined company with any and all amounts being fully disclosed to our shareholders, to the extent then known, in the proxy solicitation materials furnished to our shareholders. It is unlikely the amount of such compensation will be known at the time of a shareholder meeting held to consider our initial business combination, as applicable, as it will be up to the directors of the post-combination business to determine executive and director compensation.

 

All ongoing and future transactions between us and any member of our management team or his or her respective affiliates will be on terms believed by us at that time, based upon other similar arrangements known to us, to be no less favorable to us than are available from unaffiliated third parties. It is our intention to obtain estimates from unaffiliated third parties for similar goods or services to ascertain whether such transactions with affiliates are on terms that are no less favorable to us than are otherwise available from such unaffiliated third parties. If a transaction with an affiliated third party were found to be on terms less favorable to us than with an unaffiliated third party, we would not engage in such transaction.

 

We are not prohibited from pursuing an initial business combination with a company that is affiliated with our sponsor, officers or directors. In the event we seek to complete our initial business combination with a company that is affiliated with our sponsor, officers or directors, we, or a committee of independent directors, would obtain an opinion from an independent investment banking firm that our initial business combination is fair to our shareholders from a financial point of view.

 

We have entered into a registration rights agreement with respect to the founder shares and insider units. Pursuant to the registration rights agreement, the initial shareholders will be entitled to registration rights with respect to their initial shares and the purchasers of the private units and sponsor warrants will be entitled to registration rights with respect to the private units and sponsor warrants (and underlying securities). The holders of the majority of the initial shares are entitled to demand that the Company register these shares at any time commencing three months prior to the first anniversary of the consummation of a Business Combination. The holders of the private units and sponsor warrants (or underlying securities) are entitled to demand that the Company register these securities at any time after the Company consummates a Business Combination. In addition, the holders have certain “piggy-back” registration rights on registration statements filed after the Company’s consummation of a Business Combination.

 

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SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS

 

If you intend to have your proposal included in our proxy statement and proxy card for our 2017 annual meeting, the proposal must be received at our principal executive offices by November 7, 2016, but if the 2017 annual meeting is called for a date that is not within 30 days before or after the anniversary of the special meeting, then the deadline is a reasonable time before we begin to print and send our proxy materials for our 2017 annual meeting of shareholders. Shareholder proposals for the 2017 annual meeting must comply with the notice requirements described in this paragraph and the other requirements set forth in SEC Rule 14a-8 to be considered for inclusion in our proxy materials relating to our 2017 annual meeting.

 

DELIVERY OF DOCUMENTS TO SHAREHOLDERS

 

Pursuant to the rules of the SEC, we and servicers that we employ to deliver communications to our shareholders are permitted to deliver to two or more shareholders sharing the same address a single copy of this proxy statement. Upon written or oral request, we will deliver a separate copy of this proxy statement to any shareholder at a shared address to which a single copy of this proxy statement was delivered and who wishes to receive separate copies in the future. Shareholders receiving multiple copies of this proxy statement may likewise request that we deliver single copies of our proxy statement in the future. Shareholders may notify us of their requests by calling or writing us at our principal executive offices at Room 1102, 11/F, Beautiful Group Tower, 77 Connaught Road Central, Hong Kong.

 

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

 

We file reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC as required by the Exchange Act. You can read the Company’s SEC filings, including this proxy statement, over the Internet at the SEC’s website athttp://www.sec.gov. You may also read and copy any document we file with the SEC at the SEC public reference room located at 100 F Street, N.E., Room 1580 Washington, D.C., 20549. You may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. You may also obtain copies of the materials described above at prescribed rates by writing to the SEC, Public Reference Section, 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549.

 

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If you would like additional copies of this proxy statement or if you have questions about the Business Combination or the proposals to be presented at the special meeting, you should contact us by telephone or in writing:

 

Stephen N. Cannon
President and Chief Executive Officer
DT Asia Investments Limited
Room 1102, 11/F, Beautiful Group Tower
77 Connaught Road
Central, Hong Kong
Tel: (852) 3976 9901

 

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Annex A

 

Second Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association

 

 

 

  

TERRITORY OF THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS

 

THE BVI BUSINESS COMPANIES ACT 2004

 

MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION

 

OF

 

DT Asia Investments Limited

 

a company limited by shares

 

Amended and restated on 30 September 2014 and on [.] 2016

 

1 NAME

 

The name of the Company is DT Asia Investments Limited.

 

2 STATUS

 

The Company shall be a company limited by shares.

 

3 REGISTERED OFFICE AND REGISTERED AGENT

 

3.1 The first registered office of the Company is at P.O. Box 957, Offshore Incorporations Centre, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands, the office of the first registered agent.

 

3.2 The first registered agent of the Company is Offshore Incorporations Limited of P.O. Box 957, Offshore Incorporations Centre, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands.

 

3.3 The Company may change its registered office or registered agent by a Resolution of Directors or a Resolution of Members. The change shall take effect upon the Registrar registering a notice of change filed under section 92 of the Act.

 

4 CAPACITY AND POWER

 

4.1 The Company has, subject to the Act and any other British Virgin Islands legislation for the time being in force, irrespective of corporate benefit:

 

(a) full capacity to carry on or undertake any business or activity, do any act or enter into any transaction; and

 

(b) for the purposes of paragraph (a), full rights, powers and privileges.

 

4.2 There are subject to Clause 4.1 and Regulation 23, no limitations on the business that the Company may carry on.

 

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5 NUMBER AND CLASSES OF SHARES

 

5.1 The Company is authorised to issue an unlimited number of shares of no par value divided into six classes of shares as follows:

 

(a) Ordinary shares of no par value (Ordinary Shares);

 

(b) Class A preferred shares of no par value (Class A Preferred Shares);

 

(c) Class B preferred shares of no par value (Class B Preferred Shares);

 

(d) Class C preferred shares of no par value (Class C Preferred Shares);

 

(e) Class D preferred shares of no par value (Class D Preferred Shares); and

 

(f) Class E preferred shares of no par value (Class E Preferred Shares and together with the Class A Preferred Shares, the Class B Preferred Shares, Class C Preferred Shares and the Class D Preferred Shares being referred to as the Preferred Shares).

 

5.2 The Company may at the discretion of the Board of Directors, but shall not otherwise be obliged to, issue fractional Shares or round up or down fractional holdings of Shares to its nearest whole number and a fractional Share (if authorised by the Board of Directors) may have the corresponding fractional rights, obligations and liabilities of a whole share of the same class or series of shares.

 

6 DESIGNATIONS POWERS PREFERENCES OF SHARES

 

6.1 Each Ordinary Share in the Company confers upon the Member (unless waived by such Member):

 

(a) Subject to Clause 11, the right to one vote at a meeting of the Members of the Company or on any Resolution of Members;

 

(b) the right to be redeemed on an Automatic Redemption Event in accordance with Regulation 23.2 or pursuant to either a Tender Redemption Offer or Redemption Offer in accordance with Regulation 23.5 or pursuant to an Amendment Redemption Event in accordance with Regulation 23.12;

 

(c) the right to an equal share with each other Ordinary Share in any dividend paid by the Company; and

 

(d) subject to satisfaction of and compliance with Regulation 23, the right to an equal share with each other Ordinary Share in the distribution of the surplus assets of the Company on its liquidation.

 

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6.2 The rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions attaching to the Preferred Shares shall be stated in this Memorandum, which shall be amended accordingly prior to the issue of such Preferred Shares. Such rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions may include:

 

(a) the number of shares and series constituting that class and the distinctive designation of that class;

 

(b) the dividend rate of the Preferred Shares of that class, if any, whether dividends shall be cumulative, and, if so, from which date or dates, and whether they shall be payable in preference to, or in relation to, the dividends payable on any other class or classes of Preferred Shares;

 

(c) whether that class shall have voting rights, and, if so, the terms of such voting rights;

 

(d) whether that class shall have conversion or exchange privileges, and, if so, the terms and conditions of such conversion or exchange, including provision for adjustment of the conversion or exchange rate in such events as the Board of Directors shall determine;

 

(e) whether or not the Preferred Shares of that class shall be redeemable, and, if so, the terms and conditions of such redemption, including the manner of selecting Shares for redemption if less than all Preferred Shares are to be redeemed, the date or dates upon or after which they shall be redeemable, and the amount per share payable in case of redemption, which amount maybe less than fair value and which may vary under different conditions and at different dates;

 

(f) whether that class shall be entitled to the benefit of a sinking fund to be applied to the purchase or redemption of Preferred Shares of that class, and, if so, the terms and amounts of such sinking fund;

 

(g) the right of the Preferred Shares of that class to the benefit of conditions and restrictions upon the creation of indebtedness of the Company or any subsidiary, upon the issue of any additional Preferred Shares (including additional Preferred Shares of such class of any other class) and upon the payment of dividends or the making of other distributions on, and the purchase, redemption or other acquisition or any subsidiary of any outstanding Preferred Shares of the Company;

 

(h) the right of the Preferred Shares of that class in the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company and whether such rights be in preference to, or in relation to, the comparable rights or any other class or classes of Preferred Shares; and

 

(i) any other relative, participating, optional or other special rights, qualifications, limitations or restrictions of that class.

 

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6.3 The Directors may at their discretion by Resolution of Directors redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire all or any of the Shares in the Company subject to Regulation 6 and Regulation 23 of the Articles.

 

6.4 The Directors have the authority and the power by Resolution of Directors:

 

(a) to authorise and create additional classes of shares; and

 

(b) (subject to the provisions of Clause 6.2) to fix the designations, powers, preferences, rights, qualifications, limitations and restrictions, if any, appertaining to any and all classes of shares that may be authorised to be issued under this Memorandum.

 

7 VARIATION OF RIGHTS

 

7.1 Prior to a Business Combination and subject always to the limitations set out in Clause 11, the rights attached to Shares as specified in Clause 6 may only, whether or not the Company is being wound up, be varied by a resolution passed at a meeting by the holders of at least sixty-five percent (65%) of the total number of Shares of that class that have voted (and are entitled to vote thereon) in relation to any such resolution, unless otherwise provided by the terms of issue of such class.

 

7.2 Notwithstanding Clause 7.1, where the amendment proposed is for the purposes of approving, or in conjunction with the consummation of, or is intended to facilitate, a Business Combination and thereafter following the consummation of a Business Combination, the rights attached to Shares as specified in Clause 6 may only, whether or not the Company is being wound up, be varied by a resolution passed at a meeting by the holders of more than fifty percent (50%) of the Shares of that class present at a duly convened and constituted meeting of the Members of the Company holding shares in such class which were present at the meeting and voted unless otherwise provided by the terms of issue of such class, provided however that the Resolution of Members approving an amendment for the purposes of approving, or in conjunction with, the consummation of the Business Combination shall be subject to, and therefore the amendment so approved not made until immediately prior to the time at which the Business Combination is consummated, unless the approval is in accordance with Clause 7.1.

 

8 RIGHTS NOT VARIED BY THE ISSUE OF SHARES PARI PASSU

 

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.

 

9 REGISTERED SHARES

 

9.1 The Company shall issue registered shares only.

 

9.2 The Company is not authorised to issue bearer shares, convert registered shares to bearer shares or exchange registered shares for bearer shares.

 

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10 TRANSFER OF SHARES

 

A Share may be transferred in accordance with Regulation 4 of the Articles.

 

11 AMENDMENT OF MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES

 

11.1 The Company may amend its Memorandum or Articles by a Resolution of Members or by a Resolution of Directors, save that no amendment may be made by a Resolution of Directors:

 

(a) to restrict the rights or powers of the Members to amend the Memorandum or Articles;

 

(b) to change the percentage of Members required to pass a Resolution of Members to amend the Memorandum or Articles;

 

(c) in circumstances where the Memorandum or Articles cannot be amended by the Members; or

 

(d) to change Clauses 7 or 8, this Clause 11 or Regulation 23.

 

11.2 Notwithstanding Clause 11.1, no amendment may be made to the Memorandum or Articles by a Resolution of Members to amend:

 

(a) Regulation 23 prior to the Business Combination, unless the amendment proposed is for the purposes of approving, or is in conjunction with the consummation of, or is intended to facilitate, a Business Combination, provided always that (i) the amendment does not alter the Company's obligation to pay or to offer to pay the Per-Share Redemption Price to any holder of the Public Shares or the timing of this payment without the consent of that holder and (ii) the Resolution of Members approving such amendment shall be subject to, and therefore the amendment so approved not made until immediately prior to the time at which the Business Combination is consummated, unless the approval is in accordance with Clause 7.1; or

 

(b) Regulation 9.1(b) during the Target Business Acquisition Period.

 

Pursuant to Section 12(2)(c) of the Act, this Clause 11.2 may not be amended prior to the consummation of the Business Combination, unless the amendment proposed is for the purposes of approving, or in conjunction with the consummation of, or is intended to facilitate, a Business Combination.

 

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12 DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

 

12.1 In this Memorandum of Association and the attached Articles of Association, if not inconsistent with the subject or context:

 

(a) Act means the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 and includes the regulations made under the Act;

 

(b) AGM means an annual general meeting of the Members;

 

(c) Amendment has the meaning ascribed to it in Regulation 23.12;

 

(d) Amendment Redemption Event has the meaning ascribed to it in Regulation 23.12;

 

(e) Approved Amendment has the meaning ascribed to it in Regulation 23.12;

 

(f) Articles means the attached Articles of Association of the Company;

 

(g) Automatic Redemption Event shall have the meaning given to it in Regulation 23.2;

 

(h) Board of Directors means the board of directors of the Company;

 

(i) Business Combination shall mean the initial acquisition by the Company, whether through a merger, share reconstruction or amalgamation, asset or share acquisition, exchangeable share transaction, contractual control arrangement or other similar type of transaction, with a Target Business at Fair Value;

 

(j) Business Combination Articles means Regulation 23 relating to the Company's obligations regarding the consummation of a Business Combination;

 

(k) Business Days means a day other than a Saturday or Sunday or any other day on which commercial banks in New York are required or are authorised to be closed for business;

 

(l) Chairman means a person who is appointed as chairman to preside at a meeting of the Company and Chairman of the Board means a person who is appointed as chairman to preside at a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company, in each case, in accordance with the Articles;

 

(m) Class A Preferred Shares has the meaning ascribed to it in Clause 5.1;

 

(n) Class B Preferred Shares has the meaning ascribed to it in Clause 5.1;

 

(o) Class C Preferred Shares has the meaning ascribed to it in Clause 5.1;

 

(p) Class D Preferred Shares has the meaning ascribed to it in Clause 5.1;

 

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(q) Class E Preferred Shares has the meaning ascribed to it in Clause 5.1;

 

(r) Class I Directors has the meaning ascribed to it in Regulation 9.1(b);

 

(s) Class II Directors has the meaning ascribed to it in Regulation 9.1(b);

 

(t) Class III Directors has the meaning ascribed to it in Regulation 9.1(b);

 

(u) Designated Stock Exchange means the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board, the Global Select System, Global System or the Capital Market of the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC., the NYSE MKT or the New York Stock Exchange, as applicable; provided, however, that until the Shares are listed on any such Designated Stock Exchange, the rules of such Designated Stock Exchange shall be inapplicable to the Company and this Memorandum or the Articles;

 

(v) Director means any director of the Company, from time to time;

 

(w) Distribution in relation to a distribution by the Company means the direct or indirect transfer of an asset, other than Shares, to or for the benefit of a Member in relation to Shares held by a Member, and whether by means of a purchase of an asset, the redemption or other acquisition of Shares, a distribution of indebtedness or otherwise, and includes a dividend;

 

(x) Eligible Person means individuals, corporations, trusts, the estates of deceased individuals, partnerships and unincorporated associations of persons;

 

(y) Enterprise means the Company and any other corporation, constituent corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger to which the Company (or any of its wholly owned subsidiaries) is a party, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise of which an Indemnitee is or was serving at the request of the Company as a Director, Officer, trustee, general partner, managing member, fiduciary, employee or agent;

 

(z) Exchange Act means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended;

 

(aa) Expenses shall include all direct and indirect costs, fees and expenses of any type or nature whatsoever, including, without limitation, all legal fees and costs, retainers, court costs, transcript costs, fees of experts, witness fees, travel expenses, fees of private investigators and professional advisors, duplicating costs, printing and binding costs, telephone charges, postage, delivery service fees, fax transmission charges, secretarial services and all other disbursements, obligations or expenses, in each case reasonably incurred in connection with prosecuting, defending, preparing to prosecute or defend, investigating, being or preparing to be a witness in, settlement or appeal of, or otherwise participating in, a Proceeding, including reasonable compensation for time spent by the Indemnitee for which he or she is not otherwise compensated by the Company or any third party. Expenses shall also include any or all of the foregoing expenses incurred in connection with all judgments, liabilities, fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement (including all interest, assessments and other charges paid or payable in connection with or in respect of such Expenses, judgments, fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement) actually and reasonably incurred (whether by an Indemnitee, or on his behalf) in connection with such Proceeding or any claim, issue or matter therein, or any appeal resulting from any Proceeding, including without limitation the principal, premium, security for, and other costs relating to any cost bond, supersedeas bond, or other appeal bond or its equivalent, but shall not include amounts paid in settlement by an Indemnitee or the amount of judgments or fines against an Indemnitee;

 

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(bb) Fair Value shall mean a value at least equal to 80% of the balance in the Trust Account at the time of the execution of a definitive agreement for a Business Combination;

 

(cc) FINRA means the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority of the United States;

 

(dd) Initial Shareholder means the Sponsor and the Officers and Directors who hold the Shares prior to the IPO;

 

(ee) Indemnitee means any person detailed in sub regulations (a) and (b) of Regulation 15.

 

(ff) Insider means any Officer, Director or pre-IPO shareholder (and their respective affiliates);

 

(gg) IPO means the initial public offering of securities and rights to receive or subscribe for securities of the Company;

 

(hh) Member means an Eligible Person whose name is entered in the share register of the Company as the holder of one or more Shares or fractional Shares;

 

(ii) Memorandum means this Memorandum of Association of the Company;

 

(jj) Officer means any officer of the Company, from time to time;

 

(kk) Ordinary Shares has the meaning ascribed to it in Clause 5.1;

 

(ll) Per-Share Redemption Price means:

 

(i) with respect to an Automatic Redemption Event, the aggregate amount on deposit in the Trust Account (less up to US$50,000 of the net interest earned thereon to pay dissolution expenses) divided by the number of then outstanding Public Shares;

 

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(ii) with respect to an Amendment Redemption Event, the aggregate amount on deposit in the Trust Account divided by the number of then outstanding Public Shares; and

 

(iii) with respect to either a Tender Redemption Offer or a Redemption Offer, the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account on the date that is two Business Days prior to the consummation of the Business Combination including interest but net of taxes payable or amounts released to the Company for working capital purposes, divided by the number of then outstanding Public Shares;

 

(mm) Proceeding means any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, arbitration, mediation, alternate dispute resolution mechanism, investigation, inquiry, administrative hearing or any other actual, threatened or completed proceeding, whether brought in the name of the Company or otherwise and whether of a civil (including intentional or unintentional tort claims), criminal, administrative or investigative nature, in which an Indemnitee was, is, will or might be involved as a party or otherwise by reason of the fact that such Indemnitee is or was a Director or Officer of the Company, by reason of any action (or failure to act) taken by him or of any action (or failure to act) on his part while acting as a Director, Officer, employee or adviser of the Company, or by reason of the fact that he is or was serving at the request of the Company as a Director, Officer, trustee, general partner, managing member, fiduciary, employee, adviser or agent of any other Enterprise, in each case whether or not serving in such capacity at the time any liability or expense is incurred for which indemnification, reimbursement, or advancement of expenses can be provided under these Articles;

 

(nn) Public Shares has the meaning ascribed to it in Regulation 23.5(a);

 

(oo) Preferred Shares has the meaning ascribed to it in Clause 5.1;

 

(pp) Redemption Offer has the meaning ascribed to it in Regulation 23.5(b);

 

(qq) Registration Statement has the meaning ascribed to it in Regulation 23.10;

 

(rr) relevant system means a relevant system for the holding and transfer of shares in uncertificated form;

 

(ss) Resolution of Directors means either:

 

(i) Subject to sub-paragraph (ii) below, a resolution approved at a duly convened and constituted meeting of Directors of the Company or of a committee of Directors of the Company by the affirmative vote of a majority of the Directors present at the meeting who voted except that where a Director is given more than one vote, he shall be counted by the number of votes he casts for the purpose of establishing a majority; or

 

(ii) a resolution consented to in writing by all Directors or by all members of a committee of Directors of the Company, as the case may be;

 

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(tt) Resolution of Members means:

 

(i) prior to the consummation of a Business Combination (but excluding any Resolution of Members in relation to approval of a Business Combination pursuant to Regulation 23.4), a resolution approved at a duly convened and constituted meeting of the Members of the Company by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least sixty-five percent (65%) of the votes of the Shares entitled to vote thereon which were present at the meeting and were voted; or

 

(ii) following the consummation of a Business Combination or in relation to any Resolution of Members that may be proposed for the purpose of approving, or in conjunction with the consummation of, a Business Combination pursuant to Regulation 23.4, a resolution approved at a duly convened and constituted meeting of the Members of the Company by the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes of the Shares entitled to vote thereon which were present at the meeting and were voted;

 

(uu) Seal means any seal which has been duly adopted as the common seal of the Company;

 

(vv) SEC means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission;

 

(ww) Securities means Shares and debt obligations of every kind of the Company, and including without limitation options, warrants and rights to acquire shares or debt obligations;

 

(xx) Securities Act means the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended;

 

(yy) Share means a share issued or to be issued by the Company and Shares shall be construed accordingly;

 

(zz) Sponsor means DeTiger Holdings Limited;

 

(aaa) Target Business means any businesses or entity with whom the Company wishes to undertake a Business Combination;

 

(bbb) Target Business Acquisition Period shall mean the period commencing from the effectiveness of the registration statement filed with the SEC in connection with the Company's IPO up to and including the first to occur of (i) a Business Combination; or (ii) the Termination Date.

 

(ccc) Tender Redemption Offer has the meaning ascribed to it in Regulation 23.5(a);

 

(ddd) Termination Date has the meaning given to it in Regulation 23.2;

 

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(eee) Treasury Share means a Share that was previously issued but was repurchased, redeemed or otherwise acquired by the Company and not cancelled; and

 

(fff) Trust Account shall mean the trust account established by the Company at the consummation of the IPO and into which a certain amount of the IPO proceeds and proceeds from a simultaneous private placement of like securities and rights by the Company are deposited, as may be reduced from time to time for amounts reserved for operating expenses; and

 

(ggg) written or any term of like import includes information generated, sent, received or stored by electronic, electrical, digital, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, biometric or photonic means, including electronic data interchange, electronic mail, telegram, telex or telecopy, and "in writing" shall be construed accordingly.

 

12.2 In the Memorandum and the Articles, unless the context otherwise requires a reference to:

 

(a) a Regulation is a reference to a regulation of the Articles;

 

(b) a Clause is a reference to a clause of the Memorandum;

 

(c) voting by Member is a reference to the casting of the votes attached to the Shares held by the Member voting;

 

(d) the Act, the Memorandum or the Articles is a reference to the Act or those documents as amended; and

 

(e) the singular includes the plural and vice versa.

 

12.3 Any words or expressions defined in the Act unless the context otherwise requires bear the same meaning in the Memorandum and Articles unless otherwise defined herein.

 

12.4 Headings are inserted for convenience only and shall be disregarded in interpreting the Memorandum and Articles.

 

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We, Offshore Incorporations Limited of P.O. Box 957, Offshore Incorporations Centre, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands, for the purpose of incorporating a BVI business company under the laws of the British Virgin Islands hereby sign this Memorandum of Association.

 

Dated: 8th day of April, 2014

 

Incorporator

 

…………………………………

 

(Sd.) Rexella D. Hodge

 

Authorised Signatory

 

OFFSHORE INCORPORATIONS LIMITED

 

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TERRITORY OF THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS

 

THE BVI BUSINESS COMPANIES ACT 2004

 

ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

 

OF

 

DT Asia Investments Limited

 

a company limited by shares

 

Amended and restated on 30 September 2014 and on [●] 2016

 

1 REGISTERED SHARES

 

1.1 Every Member is entitled to a certificate signed by a Director of the Company or under the Seal specifying the number of Shares held by him and the signature of the Director and the Seal may be facsimiles.

 

1.2 Any Member receiving a certificate shall indemnify and hold the Company and its Directors and Officers harmless from any loss or liability which it or they may incur by reason of any wrongful or fraudulent use or representation made by any person by virtue of the possession thereof. If a certificate for Shares is worn out or lost it may be renewed on production of the worn out certificate or on satisfactory proof of its loss together with such indemnity as may be required by a Resolution of Directors.

 

1.3 If several Eligible Persons are registered as joint holders of any Shares, any one of such Eligible Persons may give an effectual receipt for any Distribution.

 

1.4 Nothing in these Articles shall require title to any Shares or other Securities to be evidenced by a certificate if the Act and the rules of the Designated Stock Exchange permit otherwise.

 

1.5 Subject to the Act and the rules of the Designated Stock Exchange, the Board of Directors without further consultation with the holders of any Shares or Securities may resolve that any class or series of Shares or other Securities in issue or to be issued from time to time may be issued, registered or converted to uncertificated form and the practices instituted by the operator of the relevant system. No provision of these Articles will apply to any uncertificated shares or Securities to the extent that they are inconsistent with the holding of such shares or securities in uncertificated form or the transfer of title to any such shares or securities by means of a relevant system.

 

1.6 Conversion of Shares held in certificated form into Shares held in uncertificated form, and vice versa, may be made in such manner as the Board of Directors, in its absolute discretion, may think fit (subject always to the requirements of the relevant system concerned). The Company or any duly authorised transfer agent shall enter on the register of members how many Shares are held by each member in uncertificated form and certificated form and shall maintain the register of members in each case as is required by the relevant system concerned. Notwithstanding any provision of these Articles, a class or series of Shares shall not be treated as two classes by virtue only of that class or series comprising both certificated shares and uncertificated shares or as a result of any provision of these Articles which applies only in respect of certificated shares or uncertificated shares.

 

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1.7 Nothing contained in Regulation 1.5 and 1.6 is meant to prohibit the Shares from being able to trade electronically. For the avoidance of doubt, Shares shall only be traded and transferred electronically upon consummation of the IPO.

 

2 SHARES

 

2.1 Subject to the provisions of these Articles and, where applicable, the rules of the Designated Stock Exchange, the unissued Shares of the Company shall be at the disposal of the Directors and Shares and other Securities may be issued and option to acquire Shares or other Securities may be granted at such times, to such Eligible Persons, for such consideration and on such terms as the Directors may by Resolution of Directors determine.

 

2.2 Without prejudice to any special rights previously conferred on the holders of any existing Preferred Shares or class of Preferred Shares, any class of Preferred Shares may be issued with such preferred, deferred or other special rights or such restrictions, whether in regard to dividend, voting or otherwise as the Directors may from time to time determine.

 

2.3 Section 46 of the Act does not apply to the Company.

 

2.4 A Share may be issued for consideration in any form, including money, a promissory note, real property, personal property (including goodwill and know-how) or a contract for future services.

 

2.5 No Shares may be issued for a consideration other than money, unless a Resolution of Directors has been passed stating:

 

  (a) the amount to be credited for the issue of the Shares;

 

  (b) their determination of the reasonable present cash value of the non-money consideration for the issue; and

 

  (c) that, in their opinion, the present cash value of the non-money consideration for the issue is not less than the amount to be credited for the issue of the Shares.

 

2.6 The Company shall keep a register (the share register) containing:

 

  (a) the names and addresses of the persons who hold Shares;

 

  (b) the number of each class and series of Shares held by each Member;

 

  (c) the date on which the name of each Member was entered in the share register; and

 

  (d) the date on which any Eligible Person ceased to be a Member.

 

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2.7 The share register may be in any such form as the Directors may approve, but if it is in magnetic, electronic or other data storage form, the Company must be able to produce legible evidence of its contents. Until the Directors otherwise determine, the magnetic, electronic or other data storage form shall be the original share register.

 

2.8 A Share is deemed to be issued when the name of the Member is entered in the share register.

 

2.9 Subject to the provisions of the Act and the Business Combination Articles, Shares may be issued on the terms that they are redeemable, or at the option of the Company be liable to be redeemed on such terms and in such manner as the Directors before or at the time of the issue of such Shares may determine. The Directors may issue options, warrants or convertible securities or securities or a similar nature conferring the right upon the holders thereof to subscribe for, purchase or receive any class of Shares or Securities on such terms as the Directors may from time to time determine. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Directors may also issue options, warrants, other rights to acquire shares or convertible securities in connection with the Company's IPO.

 

3 FORFEITURE

 

3.1 Shares that are not fully paid on issue are subject to the forfeiture provisions set forth in this Regulation and for this purpose Shares issued for a promissory note or a contract for future services are deemed to be not fully paid.

 

3.2 A written notice of call specifying the date for payment to be made shall be served on the Member who defaults in making payment in respect of the Shares.

 

3.3 The written notice of call referred to in Regulation 3.2 shall name a further date not earlier than the expiration of 14 days from the date of service of the notice on or before which the payment required by the notice is to be made and shall contain a statement that in the event of non-payment at or before the time named in the notice the Shares, or any of them, in respect of which payment is not made will be liable to be forfeited.

 

3.4 Where a written notice of call has been issued pursuant to Regulation 3.2 and the requirements of the notice have not been complied with, the Directors may, at any time before tender of payment, forfeit and cancel the Shares to which the notice relates.

 

3.5 The Company is under no obligation to refund any moneys to the Member whose Shares have been cancelled pursuant to Regulation 3.4 and that Member shall be discharged from any further obligation to the Company.

 

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4 TRANSFER OF SHARES

 

4.1 Subject to the Memorandum, certificated shares may be transferred by a written instrument of transfer signed by the transferor and containing the name and address of the transferee, which shall be sent to the Company for registration. A member shall be entitled to transfer uncertificated shares by means of a relevant system and the operator of the relevant system shall act as agent of the Members for the purposes of the transfer of such uncertificated shares.

 

4.2 The transfer of a Share is effective when the name of the transferee is entered on the share register.

 

4.3 If the Directors of the Company are satisfied that an instrument of transfer relating to Shares has been signed but that the instrument has been lost or destroyed, they may resolve by Resolution of Directors:

 

  (a) to accept such evidence of the transfer of Shares as they consider appropriate; and

 

  (b) that the transferee's name should be entered in the share register notwithstanding the absence of the instrument of transfer.

 

4.4 Subject to the Memorandum, the personal representative of a deceased Member may transfer a Share even though the personal representative is not a Member at the time of the transfer.

 

5 DISTRIBUTIONS

 

5.1 Subject to the Business Combination Articles, the Directors of the Company may, by Resolution of Directors, authorise a distribution at a time and of an amount they think fit if they are satisfied, on reasonable grounds, that, immediately after the distribution, the value of the Company's assets will exceed its liabilities and the Company will be able to pay its debts as and when they fall due.

 

5.2 Dividends may be paid in money, shares, or other property.

 

5.3 The Company may, by Resolution of Directors, from time to time pay to the Members such interim dividends as appear to the Directors to be justified by the profits of the Company, provided always that they are satisfied, on reasonable grounds, that, immediately after the distribution, the value of the Company's assets will exceed its liabilities and the Company will be able to pay its debts as and when they fall due.

 

5.4 Notice in writing of any dividend that may have been declared shall be given to each Member in accordance with Regulation 21 and all dividends unclaimed for three years after such notice has been given to a Member may be forfeited by Resolution of Directors for the benefit of the Company.

 

5.5 No dividend shall bear interest as against the Company.

 

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6 REDEMPTION OF SHARES AND TREASURY SHARES

 

6.1 The Company may purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire and hold its own Shares save that the Company may not purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire its own Shares without the consent of the Member whose Shares are to be purchased, redeemed or otherwise acquired unless the Company is permitted by the Act or any other provision in the Memorandum or Articles to purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire the Shares without such consent.

 

6.2 The purchase, redemption or other acquisition by the Company of its own Shares is deemed not to be a distribution where:

 

  (a) the Company purchases, redeems or otherwise acquires the Shares pursuant to a right of a Member to have his Shares redeemed or to have his shares exchanged for money or other property of the Company, or

 

  (b) the Company purchases, redeems or otherwise acquires the Shares by virtue of the provisions of section 179 of the Act.

 

6.3 Sections 60, 61 and 62 of the Act shall not apply to the Company.

 

6.4 Subject to the provisions of Regulation 23, shares that the Company purchases, redeems or otherwise acquires pursuant to this Regulation may be cancelled or held as Treasury Shares except to the extent that such Shares are in excess of 50 percent of the issued Shares in which case they shall be cancelled but they shall be available for reissue.

 

6.5 All rights and obligations attaching to a Treasury Share are suspended and shall not be exercised by the Company while it holds the Share as a Treasury Share.

 

6.6 Treasury Shares may be disposed of by the Company on such terms and conditions (not otherwise inconsistent with the Memorandum and Articles) as the Company may by Resolution of Directors determine.

 

6.7 Where Shares are held by another body corporate of which the Company holds, directly or indirectly, shares having more than 50 per cent of the votes in the election of Directors of the other body corporate, all rights and obligations attaching to the Shares held by the other body corporate are suspended and shall not be exercised by the other body corporate.

 

7 MORTGAGES AND CHARGES OF SHARES

 

7.1 A Member may by an instrument in writing mortgage or charge his Shares.

 

7.2 There shall be entered in the share register at the written request of the Member:

 

  (a) a statement that the Shares held by him are mortgaged or charged;

 

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  (b) the name of the mortgagee or chargee; and

 

  (c) the date on which the particulars specified in subparagraphs (a) and (b) are entered in the share register.

 

7.3 Where particulars of a mortgage or charge are entered in the share register, such particulars may be cancelled:

 

  (a) with the written consent of the named mortgagee or chargee or anyone authorised to act on his behalf; or

 

  (b) upon evidence satisfactory to the Directors of the discharge of the liability secured by the mortgage or charge and the issue of such indemnities as the Directors shall consider necessary or desirable.

 

7.4 Whilst particulars of a mortgage or charge over Shares are entered in the share register pursuant to this Regulation:

 

  (a) no transfer of any Share the subject of those particulars shall be effected;

 

  (b) the Company may not purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any such Share; and

 

  (c) no replacement certificate shall be issued in respect of such Shares,

 

without the written consent of the named mortgagee or chargee.

 

8 MEETINGS AND CONSENTS OF MEMBERS

 

8.1 Any Director of the Company may convene meetings of the Members at such times and in such manner and places within or outside the British Virgin Islands as the Director considers necessary or desirable. Following consummation of the Business Combination, an AGM shall be held annually at such date and time as may be determined by the Directors.

 

8.2 Upon the written request of the Members entitled to exercise 30 percent or more of the voting rights in respect of the matter for which the meeting is requested the Directors shall convene a meeting of Members.

 

8.3 The Director convening a meeting of Members shall give not less than 10 nor more than 60 days' written notice of such meeting to:

 

  (a) those Members whose names on the date the notice is given appear as Members in the share register of the Company and are entitled to vote at the meeting; and

 

  (b) the other Directors.

 

8.4 The Director convening a meeting of Members shall fix in the notice of the meeting the record date for determining those Members that are entitled to vote at the meeting.

 

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8.5 A meeting of Members held in contravention of the requirement to give notice is valid if Members holding at least 90 per cent of the total voting rights on all the matters to be considered at the meeting have waived notice of the meeting and, for this purpose, the presence of a Member at the meeting shall constitute waiver in relation to all the Shares which that Member holds.

 

8.6 The inadvertent failure of a Director who convenes a meeting to give notice of a meeting to a Member or another Director, or the fact that a Member or another Director has not received notice, does not invalidate the meeting.

 

8.7 A Member may be represented at a meeting of Members by a proxy who may speak and vote on behalf of the Member.

 

8.8 The instrument appointing a proxy shall be produced at the place designated for the meeting before the time for holding the meeting at which the person named in such instrument proposes to vote.

 

8.9 The instrument appointing a proxy shall be in substantially the following form or such other form as the chairman of the meeting shall accept as properly evidencing the wishes of the Member appointing the proxy.

 

DT Asia Investments Limited

 

I/We being a Member of the above Company HEREBY APPOINT ………………………………………………………………………… of ……………………………………...……….…………..………… or failing him …..………………………………………………….…… ……………….. of ………………………………………………………..…..…… to be my/our proxy to vote for me/us at the meeting of Members to be held on the …… day of …………..…………, 20…… and at any adjournment thereof.

 

(Any restrictions on voting to be inserted here.)

 

Signed this …… day of …………..…………, 20……

 

   
   

 

……………………………

 

Member

 

8.10 The following applies where Shares are jointly owned:

 

  (a) if two or more persons hold Shares jointly each of them may be present in person or by proxy at a meeting of Members and may speak as a Member;

 

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  (b) if only one of the joint owners is present in person or by proxy he may vote on behalf of all joint owners; and

 

  (c) if two or more of the joint owners are present in person or by proxy they must vote as one and in the event of disagreement between any of the joint owners of Shares then the vote of the joint owner whose name appears first (or earliest) in the share register in respect of the relevant Shares shall be recorded as the vote attributable to the Shares.

 

8.11 A Member shall be deemed to be present at a meeting of Members if he participates by telephone or other electronic means and all Members participating in the meeting are able to hear each other.

 

8.12 A meeting of Members is duly constituted if, at the commencement of the meeting, there are present in person or by proxy not less than 35 per cent of the votes of the Shares entitled to vote on Resolutions of Members to be considered at the meeting. If the Company has two or more classes of shares, a meeting may be quorate for some purposes and not for others. A quorum may comprise a single Member or proxy and then such person may pass a Resolution of Members and a certificate signed by such person accompanied where such person holds a proxy by a copy of the proxy instrument shall constitute a valid Resolution of Members.

 

8.13 If within two hours from the time appointed for the meeting of Members, a quorum is not present, the meeting, at the discretion of the Chairman of the Board of Directors shall either be dissolved or stand adjourned to a business day in the jurisdiction in which the meeting was to have been held at the same time and place, and if at the adjourned meeting there are present within one hour from the time appointed for the meeting in person or by proxy not less than one third of the votes of the Shares or each class or series of Shares entitled to vote on the matters to be considered by the meeting, those present shall constitute a quorum but otherwise the meeting shall either be dissolved or stand further adjourned at the discretion of the Chairman of the Board of Directors.

 

8.14 At every meeting of Members, the Chairman of the Board shall preside as chairman of the meeting. If there is no Chairman of the Board or if the Chairman of the Board is not present at the meeting, the Members present shall choose one of their number to be the chairman. If the Members are unable to choose a chairman for any reason, then the person representing the greatest number of voting Shares present in person or by proxy at the meeting shall preside as chairman failing which the oldest individual Member or representative of a Member present shall take the chair.

 

8.15 The person appointed as chairman of the meeting pursuant to Regulation 8.14 may adjourn any meeting from time to time, and from place to place. For the avoidance of doubt, a meeting can be adjourned for as many times as may be determined to be necessary by the chairman and a meeting may remain open indefinitely for as long a period as may be determined by the chairman.

 

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8.16 At any meeting of the Members the chairman of the meeting is responsible for deciding in such manner as he considers appropriate whether any resolution proposed has been carried or not and the result of his decision shall be announced to the meeting and recorded in the minutes of the meeting. If the chairman has any doubt as to the outcome of the vote on a proposed resolution, he shall cause a poll to be taken of all votes cast upon such resolution. If the chairman fails to take a poll then any Member present in person or by proxy who disputes the announcement by the chairman of the result of any vote may immediately following such announcement demand that a poll be taken and the chairman shall cause a poll to be taken. If a poll is taken at any meeting, the result shall be announced to the meeting and recorded in the minutes of the meeting.

 

8.17 Subject to the specific provisions contained in this Regulation for the appointment of representatives of Members other than individuals the right of any individual to speak for or represent a Member shall be determined by the law of the jurisdiction where, and by the documents by which, the Member is constituted or derives its existence. In case of doubt, the Directors may in good faith seek legal advice and unless and until a court of competent jurisdiction shall otherwise rule, the Directors may rely and act upon such advice without incurring any liability to any Member or the Company.

 

8.18 Any Member other than an individual may by resolution of its Directors or other governing body authorise such individual as it thinks fit to act as its representative at any meeting of Members or of any class of Members, and the individual so authorised shall be entitled to exercise the same rights on behalf of the Member which he represents as that Member could exercise if it were an individual.

 

8.19 The chairman of any meeting at which a vote is cast by proxy or on behalf of any Member other than an individual may at the meeting but not thereafter call for a notarially certified copy of such proxy or authority which shall be produced within 7 days of being so requested or the votes cast by such proxy or on behalf of such Member shall be disregarded.

 

8.20 Directors of the Company may attend and speak at any meeting of Members and at any separate meeting of the holders of any class or series of Shares.

 

8.21 Until the consummation of the Company's IPO, any action that may be taken by the Members at a meeting may also be taken by a Resolution of Members consented to in writing, without the need for any prior notice. If any Resolution of Members is adopted otherwise than by the unanimous written consent of all Members, a copy of such resolution shall forthwith be sent to all Members not consenting to such resolution. The consent may be in the form of counterparts, each counterpart being signed by one or more Members. If the consent is in one or more counterparts, and the counterparts bear different dates, then the resolution shall take effect on the earliest date upon which Eligible Persons holding a sufficient number of votes of Shares to constitute a Resolution of Members have consented to the resolution by signed counterparts. Following the Company's IPO, any action required or permitted to be taken by the Members of the Company must be effected by a meeting of the Company, such meeting to be duly convened and held in accordance with these Articles.

 

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9 DIRECTORS

 

9.1 The first Directors of the Company shall be appointed by the first registered agent within 30 days of the incorporation of the Company; and thereafter, the Directors shall be elected:

 

  (a) subject to Regulation 9.1 (b), by Resolution of Members or by Resolution of Directors for such term as the Members or Directors determine;

 

  (b) immediately prior to the consummation of an IPO, the Directors shall pass a Resolution of Directors dividing themselves into three classes, being the class I directors (the Class I Directors), the class II directors (the Class II Directors) and the class III directors (the Class III Directors). The number of Directors in each class shall be as nearly equal as possible. The Class I Directors shall stand elected for a term expiring at the Company's first AGM, the Class II Directors shall stand elected for a term expiring at the Company's second AGM and the Class III Directors shall stand elected for a term expiring at the Company's third AGM. Commencing at the First AGM, and at each following AGM, Directors elected to succeed those Directors whose terms expire shall be elected for a term of office to expire at the third AGM following their election. Except as the Act or any applicable law may otherwise require, in the interim between an AGM or general meeting called for the election of Directors and/or the removal of one or more Directors any vacancy on the Board of Directors, may be filled by the majority vote of the remaining Directors.

 

9.2 No person shall be appointed as a Director of the Company unless he has consented in writing to act as a Director.

 

9.3 The minimum number of Directors shall be one and there shall be no maximum number of Directors.

 

9.4 Each Director holds office for the term, if any, fixed by the Resolution of Members or Resolution of Directors appointing him, or until his earlier death, resignation or removal (provided that no director may be removed by a Resolution of Members prior to the consummation of the initial Business Combination). If no term is fixed on the appointment of a Director, the Director serves indefinitely until his earlier death, resignation or removal.

 

9.5 A Director may be removed from office with or without cause by:

 

  (a) (following the consummation of the initial Business Combination but not at any time before) a Resolution of Members passed at a meeting of Members called for the purposes of removing the Director or for purposes including the removal of the Director or by a written resolution passed by a least seventy five per cent of the Members of the Company entitled to vote; or

 

  (b) subject to Regulation 9.1 (b), a Resolution of Directors passed at a meeting of Directors.

 

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9.6 A Director may resign his office by giving written notice of his resignation to the Company and the resignation has effect from the date the notice is received by the Company at the office of its registered agent or from such later date as may be specified in the notice. A Director shall resign forthwith as a Director if he is, or becomes, disqualified from acting as a Director under the Act.

 

9.7 Subject to Regulation 9.1 (b), the Directors may at any time appoint any person to be a Director either to fill a vacancy or as an addition to the existing Directors. Where the Directors appoint a person as Director to fill a vacancy, the term shall not exceed the term that remained when the person who has ceased to be a Director ceased to hold office.

 

9.8 A vacancy in relation to Directors occurs if a Director dies or otherwise ceases to hold office prior to the expiration of his term of office.

 

9.9 The Company shall keep a register of Directors containing:

 

  (a) the names and addresses of the persons who are Directors of the Company;

 

  (b) the date on which each person whose name is entered in the register was appointed as a Director of the Company;

 

  (c) the date on which each person named as a Director ceased to be a Director of the Company; and

 

  (d) such other information as may be prescribed by the Act.

 

9.10 The register of Directors may be kept in any such form as the Directors may approve, but if it is in magnetic, electronic or other data storage form, the Company must be able to produce legible evidence of its contents. Until a Resolution of Directors determining otherwise is passed, the magnetic, electronic or other data storage shall be the original register of Directors.

 

9.11 The Directors, or if the Shares (or depository receipts therefore) are listed or quoted on a Designated Stock Exchange, and if required by the Designated Stock Exchange, any committee thereof, may, by a Resolution of Directors, fix the emoluments of Directors with respect to services to be rendered in any capacity to the Company.

 

9.12 A Director is not required to hold a Share as a qualification to office.

 

9.13 Prior to the consummation of any transaction with:

 

  (a) any affiliate of the Company;

 

  (b) any Member owning an interest in the voting power of the Company that gives such Member a significant influence over the Company;

 

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  (c) any Director or executive officer of the Company and any relative of such Director or executive officer; and

 

  (d) any person in which a substantial interest in the voting power of the Company is owned, directly or indirectly, by a person referred to in Regulations 9.13(b) and (c) or over which such a person is able to exercise significant influence,

 

such transaction must be approved by a majority of the members of the Board of Directors who do not have an interest in the transaction, such directors having been provided with access (at the Company's expense) to the Company's attorney or independent legal counsel, unless the disinterested directors determine that the terms of such transaction are no less favourable to the Company than those that would be available to the Company with respect to such a transaction from unaffiliated third parties.

 

10 POWERS OF DIRECTORS

 

10.1 The business and affairs of the Company shall be managed by, or under the direction or supervision of, the Directors of the Company. The Directors of the Company have all the powers necessary for managing, and for directing and supervising, the business and affairs of the Company. The Directors may pay all expenses incurred preliminary to and in connection with the incorporation of the Company and may exercise all such powers of the Company as are not by the Act or by the Memorandum or the Articles required to be exercised by the Members.

 

10.2 If the Company is the wholly owned subsidiary of a holding company, a Director of the Company may, when exercising powers or performing duties as a Director, act in a manner which he believes is in the best interests of the holding company even though it may not be in the best interests of the Company.

 

10.3 If the Company is a subsidiary, but not a wholly owned subsidiary, of a holding company, and the shareholders other than the holding company agree in advance, a Director of the Company may, when exercising powers or performing duties as a Director in connection with the carrying out of the joint venture, act in a manner which he believes is in the best interests of a Member or some Members even though it may not be in the best interests of the Company.

 

10.4 If the Company is carrying out a joint venture between shareholders, a Director of the Company may, when exercising powers or performing duties as a Director, act in a manner which he believes is in the best interests of the holding company even though it may not be in the best interests of the Company.

 

10.5 Each Director shall exercise his powers for a proper purpose and shall not act or agree to the Company acting in a manner that contravenes the Memorandum, the Articles or the Act. Each Director, in exercising his powers or performing his duties, shall act honestly and in good faith in what the Director believes to be the best interests of the Company.

 

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10.6 Any Director which is a body corporate may appoint any individual as its duly authorised representative for the purpose of representing it at meetings of the Directors, with respect to the signing of consents or otherwise.

 

10.7 The continuing Directors may act notwithstanding any vacancy in their body.

 

10.8 Subject to Regulation 23.7, the Directors may by Resolution of Directors exercise all the powers of the Company to incur indebtedness, liabilities or obligations and to secure indebtedness, liabilities or obligations whether of the Company or of any third party, provided always that if the same occurs prior to the consummation of a Business Combination, the Company must first obtain from the lender a waiver of any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies held in the Trust Account.

 

10.9 All cheques, promissory notes, drafts, bills of exchange and other negotiable instruments and all receipts for moneys paid to the Company shall be signed, drawn, accepted, endorsed or otherwise executed, as the case may be, in such manner as shall from time to time be determined by Resolution of Directors.

 

10.10 Section 175 of the Act shall not apply to the Company.

 

11 PROCEEDINGS OF DIRECTORS

 

11.1 Any one Director of the Company may call a meeting of the Directors by sending a written notice to each other Director.

 

11.2 The Directors of the Company or any committee thereof may meet at such times and in such manner and places within or outside the British Virgin Islands as the notice calling the meeting provides.

 

11.3 A Director is deemed to be present at a meeting of Directors if he participates by telephone or other electronic means and all Directors participating in the meeting are able to hear each other.

 

11.4 Until the consummation of a Business Combination, a Director may not appoint an alternate. Following the consummation of a Business Combination, a Director may by a written instrument appoint an alternate who need not be a Director, any such alternate shall be entitled to attend meeting in the absence of the Director who appointed him and to vote or consent in place of the Director until the appointment lapses or is terminated.

 

11.5 A Director shall be given not less than three days' notice of meetings of Directors, but a meeting of Directors held without three days' notice having been given to all Directors shall be valid if all the Directors entitled to vote at the meeting who do not attend waive notice of the meeting, and for this purpose the presence of a Director at a meeting shall constitute waiver by that Director. The inadvertent failure to give notice of a meeting to a Director, or the fact that a Director has not received the notice, does not invalidate the meeting.

 

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11.6 A meeting of Directors is duly constituted for all purposes if at the commencement of the meeting there are present in person or, following the consummation of a Business Combination, by alternate not less than one-half of the total number of Directors, unless there are only two Directors in which case the quorum is two.

 

11.7 If the Company has only one Director the provisions herein contained for meetings of Directors do not apply and such sole Director has full power to represent and act for the Company in all matters as are not by the Act, the Memorandum or the Articles required to be exercised by the Members. In lieu of minutes of a meeting the sole Director shall record in writing and sign a note or memorandum of all matters requiring a Resolution of Directors. Such a note or memorandum constitutes sufficient evidence of such resolution for all purposes.

 

11.8 At meetings of Directors at which the Chairman of the Board is present, he shall preside as chairman of the meeting. If there is no Chairman of the Board or if the Chairman of the Board is not present, the Directors present shall choose one of their number to be chairman of the meeting. If the Directors are unable to choose a chairman for any reason, then the oldest individual Director present (and for this purpose an alternate Director shall be deemed to be the same age as the Director that he represents) shall take the chair.

 

11.9 An action that may be taken by the Directors or a committee of Directors at a meeting may also be taken by a Resolution of Directors or a resolution of a committee of Directors consented to in writing by all Directors or by all members of the committee, as the case may be, without the need for any notice. The consent may be in the form of counterparts each counterpart being signed by one or more Directors. If the consent is in one or more counterparts, and the counterparts bear different dates, then the resolution shall take effect on the date upon which the last Director has consented to the resolution by signed counterparts.

 

12 COMMITTEES

 

12.1 The Directors may, by Resolution of Directors, designate one or more committees, each consisting of one or more Directors, and delegate one or more of their powers, including the power to affix the Seal, to the committee.

 

12.2 The Directors have no power to delegate to a committee of Directors any of the following powers:

 

  (a) to amend the Memorandum or the Articles;

 

  (b) to designate committees of Directors;

 

  (c) to delegate powers to a committee of Directors;

 

  (d) to appoint Directors;

 

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  (e) to appoint an agent;

 

  (f) to approve a plan of merger, consolidation or arrangement; or

 

  (g) to make a declaration of solvency or to approve a liquidation plan.

 

12.3 Regulations 12.2(b) and (c) do not prevent a committee of Directors, where authorised by the Resolution of Directors appointing such committee or by a subsequent Resolution of Directors, from appointing a sub-committee and delegating powers exercisable by the committee to the sub-committee.

 

12.4 The meetings and proceedings of each committee of Directors consisting of 2 or more Directors shall be governed mutatis mutandis by the provisions of the Articles regulating the proceedings of Directors so far as the same are not superseded by any provisions in the Resolution of Directors establishing the committee.

 

13 OFFICERS AND AGENTS

 

13.1 The Company may by Resolution of Directors appoint officers of the Company at such times as may be considered necessary or expedient. Such officers may consist of a Chairman of the Board of Directors, a Chief Executive Officer, a President, a Chief Financial Officer (in each case there may be more than one of such officers), one or more vice-presidents, secretaries and treasurers and such other officers as may from time to time be considered necessary or expedient. Any number of offices may be held by the same person.

 

13.2 The officers shall perform such duties as are prescribed at the time of their appointment subject to any modification in such duties as may be prescribed thereafter by Resolution of Directors. In the absence of any specific prescription of duties it shall be the responsibility of the Chairman of the Board (or Co-Chairman, as the case may be) to preside at meetings of Directors and Members, the Chief Executive Officer (or Co-Chief Executive Officer, as the case may be) to manage the day to day affairs of the Company, the vice-presidents to act in order of seniority in the absence of the Chief Executive Officer (or Co-Chief Executive Officer, as the case may be) but otherwise to perform such duties as may be delegated to them by the Chief Executive Officer (or Co-Chief Executive Officer, as the case may be), the secretaries to maintain the share register, minute books and records (other than financial records) of the Company and to ensure compliance with all procedural requirements imposed on the Company by applicable law, and the treasurer to be responsible for the financial affairs of the Company.

 

13.3 The emoluments of all officers shall be fixed by Resolution of Directors.

 

13.4 The officers of the Company shall hold office until their death, resignation or removal. Any officer elected or appointed by the Directors may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by Resolution of Directors. Any vacancy occurring in any office of the Company may be filled by Resolution of Directors.

 

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13.5 The Directors may, by a Resolution of Directors, appoint any person, including a person who is a Director, to be an agent of the Company. An agent of the Company shall have such powers and authority of the Directors, including the power and authority to affix the Seal, as are set forth in the Articles or in the Resolution of Directors appointing the agent, except that no agent has any power or authority with respect to the matters specified in Regulation 12.1. The Resolution of Directors appointing an agent may authorise the agent to appoint one or more substitutes or delegates to exercise some or all of the powers conferred on the agent by the Company. The Directors may remove an agent appointed by the Company and may revoke or vary a power conferred on him.

 

14 CONFLICT OF INTERESTS

 

14.1 A Director of the Company shall, forthwith after becoming aware of the fact that he is interested in a transaction entered into or to be entered into by the Company, disclose the interest to all other Directors of the Company.

 

14.2 For the purposes of Regulation 14.1, a disclosure to all other Directors to the effect that a Director is a member, Director or officer of another named entity or has a fiduciary relationship with respect to the entity or a named individual and is to be regarded as interested in any transaction which may, after the date of the entry or disclosure, be entered into with that entity or individual, is a sufficient disclosure of interest in relation to that transaction.

 

14.3 Provided that the requirements of Regulation 9.13 have first been satisfied, a Director of the Company who is interested in a transaction entered into or to be entered into by the Company may:

 

  (a) vote on a matter relating to the transaction;

 

  (b) attend a meeting of Directors at which a matter relating to the transaction arises and be included among the Directors present at the meeting for the purposes of a quorum; and

 

  (c) sign a document on behalf of the Company, or do any other thing in his capacity as a Director, that relates to the transaction,

 

and, subject to compliance with the Act and these Articles shall not, by reason of his office be accountable to the Company for any benefit which he derives from such transaction and no such transaction shall be liable to be avoided on the grounds of any such interest or benefit.

 

15 INDEMNIFICATION

 

15.1 Subject to the limitations hereinafter provided the Company may indemnify, hold harmless and exonerate against all direct and indirect costs, fees and Expenses of any type or nature whatsoever, any person who:

 

  (a) is or was a party or is threatened to be made a party to any Proceeding by reason of the fact that such person is or was a Director, officer, key employee, adviser of the Company or who at the request of the Company; or
     

  (b) is or was, at the request of the Company, serving as a Director of, or in any other capacity is or was acting for, another Enterprise.

 

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15.2 The indemnity in Regulation 15.1 only applies if the relevant Indemnitee acted honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of the Company and, in the case of criminal proceedings, the Indemnitee had no reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.

 

15.3 The decision of the Directors as to whether an Indemnitee acted honestly and in good faith and with a view to the best interests of the Company and as to whether such Indemnitee had no reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful is, in the absence of fraud, sufficient for the purposes of the Articles, unless a question of law is involved.

 

15.4 The termination of any Proceedings by any judgment, order, settlement, conviction or the entering of a nolle prosequi does not, by itself, create a presumption that the relevant Indemnitee did not act honestly and in good faith and with a view to the best interests of the Company or that such Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.

 

15.5 The Company may purchase and maintain insurance, purchase or furnish similar protection or make other arrangements including, but not limited to, providing a trust fund, letter of credit, or surety bond in relation to any Indemnitee or who at the request of the Company is or was serving as a Director, officer or liquidator of, or in any other capacity is or was acting for, another Enterprise, against any liability asserted against the person and incurred by him in that capacity, whether or not the Company has or would have had the power to indemnify him against the liability as provided in these Articles.

 

16 RECORDS

 

16.1 The Company shall keep the following documents at the office of its registered agent:

 

  (a) the Memorandum and the Articles;

 

  (b) the share register, or a copy of the share register;

 

  (c) the register of Directors, or a copy of the register of Directors; and

 

  (d) copies of all notices and other documents filed by the Company with the Registrar of Corporate Affairs in the previous 10 years.

 

16.2 If the Company maintains only a copy of the share register or a copy of the register of Directors at the office of its registered agent, it shall:

 

  (a) within 15 days of any change in either register, notify the registered agent in writing of the change; and

 

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  (b) provide the registered agent with a written record of the physical address of the place or places at which the original share register or the original register of Directors is kept.

 

16.3 The Company shall keep the following records at the office of its registered agent or at such other place or places, within or outside the British Virgin Islands, as the Directors may determine:

 

  (a) minutes of meetings and Resolutions of Members and classes of Members;

 

  (b) minutes of meetings and Resolutions of Directors and committees of Directors; and

 

  (c) an impression of the Seal, if any.

 

16.4 Where any original records referred to in this Regulation are maintained other than at the office of the registered agent of the Company, and the place at which the original records is changed, the Company shall provide the registered agent with the physical address of the new location of the records of the Company within 14 days of the change of location.

 

16.5 The records kept by the Company under this Regulation shall be in written form or either wholly or partly as electronic records complying with the requirements of the Electronic Transactions Act.

 

17 REGISTERS OF CHARGES

 

17.1 The Company shall maintain at the office of its registered agent a register of charges in which there shall be entered the following particulars regarding each mortgage, charge and other encumbrance created by the Company:

 

  (a) the date of creation of the charge;

 

  (b) a short description of the liability secured by the charge;

 

  (c) a short description of the property charged;

 

  (d) the name and address of the trustee for the security or, if there is no such trustee, the name and address of the chargee;

 

  (e) unless the charge is a security to bearer, the name and address of the holder of the charge; and

 

  (f) details of any prohibition or restriction contained in the instrument creating the charge on the power of the Company to create any future charge ranking in priority to or equally with the charge.

 

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18 CONTINUATION

 

The Company may by Resolution of Members or by a Resolution of Directors continue as a company incorporated under the laws of a jurisdiction outside the British Virgin Islands in the manner provided under those laws.

 

19 SEAL

 

The Company may have more than one Seal and references herein to the Seal shall be references to every Seal which shall have been duly adopted by Resolution of Directors. The Directors shall provide for the safe custody of the Seal and for an imprint thereof to be kept at the registered office. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein the Seal when affixed to any written instrument shall be witnessed and attested to by the signature of any one Director or other person so authorised from time to time by Resolution of Directors. Such authorisation may be before or after the Seal is affixed, may be general or specific and may refer to any number of sealings. The Directors may provide for a facsimile of the Seal and of the signature of any Director or authorised person which may be reproduced by printing or other means on any instrument and it shall have the same force and validity as if the Seal had been affixed to such instrument and the same had been attested to as hereinbefore described.

 

20 ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT

 

20.1 The Company shall keep records that are sufficient to show and explain the Company's transactions and that will, at any time, enable the financial position of the Company to be determined with reasonable accuracy.

 

20.2 The Company may by Resolution of Members call for the Directors to prepare periodically and make available a profit and loss account and a balance sheet. The profit and loss account and balance sheet shall be drawn up so as to give respectively a true and fair view of the profit and loss of the Company for a financial period and a true and fair view of the assets and liabilities of the Company as at the end of a financial period.

 

20.3 The Company may by Resolution of Members call for the accounts to be examined by auditors.

 

20.4 If the Shares are listed or quoted on the Designated Stock Exchange, and if required by the Designated Stock Exchange, the Directors shall establish and maintain an audit committee as a committee of the Board of Directors, the composition and responsibilities of which shall comply with the rules and regulations of the SEC and the Designated Stock Exchange subject to any available exemptions therefrom and the operation of the Act. The audit committee shall meet at least once every financial quarter, or more frequently as circumstances dictate.

 

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20.5 If the Shares are listed or quoted on a Designated Stock Exchange that requires the Company to have an audit committee, the Directors shall adopt a formal written audit committee charter and review and assess the adequacy of the formal written charter on an annual basis.

 

20.6 If the Shares are listed or quoted on the Designated Stock Exchange, the Company shall conduct an appropriate review of all related party transactions on an ongoing basis and, if required, shall utilise the audit committee for the review and approval of potential conflicts of interest.

 

20.7 If applicable, and subject to applicable law and the rules of the SEC and the Designated Stock Exchange:

 

  (a) at the AGM or at a subsequent extraordinary general meeting in each year, the Members shall appoint an auditor who shall hold office until the Members appoint another auditor. Such auditor may be a Member but no Director or officer or employee of the Company shall during, his continuance in office, be eligible to act as auditor;

 

  (b) a person, other than a retiring auditor, shall not be capable of being appointed auditor at an AGM unless notice in writing of an intention to nominate that person to the office of auditor has been given not less than ten days before the AGM and furthermore the Company shall send a copy of such notice to the retiring auditor; and

 

  (c) the Members may, at any meeting convened and held in accordance with these Articles, by resolution remove the auditor at any time before the expiration of his term of office and shall by resolution at that meeting appoint another auditor in his stead for the remainder of his term.

 

20.8 The remuneration of the auditors shall be fixed by Resolution of Directors in such manner as the Directors may determine or in a manner required by the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange and the SEC.

 

20.9 The auditors shall examine each profit and loss account and balance sheet required to be laid before a meeting of the Members or otherwise given to Members and shall state in a written report whether or not:

 

  (a) in their opinion the profit and loss account and balance sheet give a true and fair view respectively of the profit and loss for the period covered by the accounts, and of the assets and liabilities of the Company at the end of that period; and

 

  (b) all the information and explanations required by the auditors have been obtained.

 

20.10 The report of the auditors shall be annexed to the accounts and shall be read at the meeting of Members at which the accounts are laid before the Company or shall be otherwise given to the Members.

 

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20.11 Every auditor of the Company shall have a right of access at all times to the books of account and vouchers of the Company, and shall be entitled to require from the Directors and officers of the Company such information and explanations as he thinks necessary for the performance of the duties of the auditors.

 

20.12 The auditors of the Company shall be entitled to receive notice of, and to attend any meetings of Members at which the Company's profit and loss account and balance sheet are to be presented.

 

21 NOTICES

 

21.1 Any notice, information or written statement to be given by the Company to Members may be given by personal service by mail, facsimile or other similar means of electronic communication, addressed to each Member at the address shown in the share register.

 

21.2 Any summons, notice, order, document, process, information or written statement to be served on the Company may be served by leaving it, or by sending it by registered mail addressed to the Company, at its registered office, or by leaving it with, or by sending it by registered mail to, the registered agent of the Company.

 

21.3 Service of any summons, notice, order, document, process, information or written statement to be served on the Company may be proved by showing that the summons, notice, order, document, process, information or written statement was delivered to the registered office or the registered agent of the Company or that it was mailed in such time as to admit to its being delivered to the registered office or the registered agent of the Company in the normal course of delivery within the period prescribed for service and was correctly addressed and the postage was prepaid.

 

22 VOLUNTARY WINDING UP

 

The Company may by a Resolution of Members or by a Resolution of Directors appoint a voluntary liquidator.

 

23 BUSINESS COMBINATION

 

23.1 Regulations 23.1 to 23.12 and Regulation 9.1(b) shall terminate upon consummation of any Business Combination and may not be amended during the Target Business Acquisition Period except as otherwise provided in these Articles.

 

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23.2 In the event that the Company does not consummate a Business Combination prior to 6 July 2016 (such date being referred to as the Termination Date), such failure shall trigger an automatic redemption of the Public Shares (an Automatic Redemption Event) and the Directors of the Company shall take all such action necessary (i) as promptly as reasonably possible but no more than five (5) Business Days thereafter to redeem the Public Shares (as defined below) or distribute the Trust Account to the holders of Public Shares, on a pro rata basis, in cash at a per-share amount equal to the applicable Per-Share Redemption Price; and (ii) as promptly as practicable, to cease all operations except for the purpose of making such distribution and any winding up of the Company's affairs. In the event of an Automatic Redemption Event, only the holders of Public Shares shall be entitled to receive pro rata redeeming distributions from the Trust Account with respect to their Public Shares. The revised provisions of this Regulation 23.2 shall not affect the previous right of persons who were shareholders when this Regulation 23.2 was revised to extend the termination date to 6 July 2016 but who did not vote to consent to such revision (but only to the extent they were entitled to do so) to have their shares redeemed under the provisions of the previous Regulation 23.2 if the Company failed to consummate a Business Combination prior to the expiration of 18 months after the closing of the IPO.

 

23.3 Unless a shareholder vote is required by law or the rules of the Designated Stock Exchange, or, at the sole discretion of the Directors, the Directors determine to hold a shareholder vote for business or other reasons, the Company may enter into a Business Combination without submitting such Business Combination to its Members for approval.

 

23.4 Although not required, in the event that a shareholder vote is held, and a majority of the votes cast at the meeting to approve the Business Combination are voted for the approval of such Business Combination, the Company shall be authorised to consummate the Business Combination.

 

23.5  

 

  (a) In the event that a Business Combination is consummated by the Company, the Company will offer to redeem the Shares of any Member issued in the IPO other than those Shares held by Initial Shareholders or their affiliates, Directors or Officers (the "Public Shares") for cash in accordance with Rule 13e-4 and Regulation 14E of the Exchange Act and subject to any limitations (including but not limited to cash requirements) set forth in the definitive transaction agreements related to the initial Business Combination (the "Tender Redemption Offer"). The Company will file tender offer documents with the SEC prior to consummating the Business Combination which contain substantially the same financial and other information about the Business Combination and the redemption rights as would be required in a proxy solicitation pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act. In accordance with the Exchange Act, the Tender Redemption Offer will remain open for a minimum of 20 Business Days and the Company will not be permitted to consummate its Business Combination until the expiry of such period. If in the event a Member holding Public Shares accepts the Tender Redemption Offer and the Company has not otherwise withdrawn the tender offer, the Company shall, promptly after the consummation of the Business Combination, pay such redeeming Member, on a pro rata basis, cash equal to the applicable Per-Share Redemption Price.

 

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  (b) In the event that a Business Combination is consummated by the Company in connection with a shareholder vote held pursuant to Regulation 23.4 in accordance with a proxy solicitation pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act (the Redemption Offer), the Company will offer to redeem the Public Shares, regardless of whether such shares are voted for or against the Business Combination, for cash, on a pro rata basis, at a per-share amount equal to the applicable Per-Share Redemption Price; provided, that any such redeeming Member who either individually or together with any affiliate of his or any other person with whom he is acting in concert or as a "group" (as such term is defined under Section 13 of the Exchange Act) shall not be permitted to redeem more than fifteen percent (15%) of the total Public Shares sold in the IPO.

 

  (c) In no event will the Company consummate the Tender Redemption Offer or the Redemption Offer under Regulation 23.5(a) or (b) if such redemptions would cause the Company to have net tangible assets to be less than US$5,000,001.

 

23.6 A holder of Public Shares shall be entitled to receive distributions from the Trust Account only in the event of an Automatic Redemption Event, an Amendment Redemption Event or in the event he accepts a Tender Redemption Offer or a Redemption Offer where the Business Combination is consummated. In no other circumstances shall a holder of Public Shares have any right or interest of any kind in or to the Trust Account.

 

23.7 Prior to a Business Combination, the Company will not issue any Securities (other than Public Shares) that would entitle the holder thereof to (i) receive funds from the Trust Account; or (ii) vote on any Business Combination.

 

23.8 The Business Combination must be approved by a majority of the independent members of the Board of Directors. In the event the Company enters into a Business Combination (i) with a company that is affiliated with the Sponsor, Initial Shareholders, officers or Directors; or (ii) partnering, submitting joint bids or entering into any similar transaction with the Sponsor, or an affiliate of the Sponsor, the Company will obtain an opinion from an independent investment banking firm that is a member of FINRA reasonably acceptable to EarlyBirdCapital, Inc. that such a Business Combination is fair to the holders of the Public Shares from a financial point of view.

 

23.9 The Company will not effectuate a Business Combination with another "blank cheque" company or a similar company with nominal operations.

 

23.10 Immediately after the Company's IPO, the amount of net offering proceeds received by the Company in the IPO (including proceeds of any exercise of the underwriter's over-allotment option and any proceeds from the simultaneous private placement of like securities and rights by the Company) as described in the Company's registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC (the Registration Statement) at the time it goes effective shall be deposited and thereafter held in the Trust Account. Neither the Company nor any officer, Director or employee of the Company will disburse any of the proceeds held in the Trust Account until the earlier of (i) a Business Combination, or (ii) an Automatic Redemption Event or in payment of the acquisition price for any shares which the Company elects to purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire in accordance with these Articles, in each case in accordance with the trust agreement governing the Trust Account; provided that (a) all that interest earned on the Trust Account (as described in the Registration Statement) may be released from time to time to the Company to cover operating expenses, and (b) the Company is entitled to withdraw such amounts from the Trust Account from time to time as would be required to pay any taxes on the interest earned on the Trust Account

 

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23.11 In the event the Directors of the Company propose any amendment to Regulation 23 prior to (but not in conjunction with) the consummation of a Business Combination (an Amendment) and such Amendment is (i) duly approved by a Resolution of Members; and (ii) the amended Articles are filed at the Registry of Corporate Affairs (an Approved Amendment), the Company will offer to redeem the Public Shares of any Member who voted all of its Shares against or did not consent in writing to (as relevant) the Resolution of Members approving the Approved Amendment, for cash, on a pro rata basis, at a per-share amount equal to the applicable Per-Share Redemption Price (an Amendment Redemption Event). For the avoidance of doubt, an Amendment may not include any amendment that would affect the substance or timing of the Company's obligations as described in Regulation 23 to pay or to offer to pay the Per-Share Redemption Price to any holder of the Public Shares without the consent of that holder.

 

We, Offshore Incorporations Limited of P.O. Box 957, Offshore Incorporations Centre, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands, for the purpose of incorporating a BVI business company under the laws of the British Virgin Islands hereby sign these Articles of Association.

 

Dated: 8th day of April, 2014

 

Incorporator

 

…………………………………

 

(Sd.) Rexella D. Hodge

 

Authorised Signatory

 

OFFSHORE INCORPORATIONS LIMITED

 

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Annex B

 

Amended and Restated Trust Agreement

 

 

 

 

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT TRUST AGREEMENT

 

This amended and restated investment management trust agreement (“Agreement”) is made as of __________, 2016 by and between DT Asia Investments Limited (the “Company”) and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (“Trustee”).

 

WHEREAS, the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1, No. 333-197187 (“Registration Statement”) for its initial public offering of securities (“IPO”) was declared effective on September 30, 2014 (“Effective Date”) by the Securities and Exchange Commission (capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Registration Statement); and

 

WHEREAS, EarlyBirdCapital, Inc. (“EBC”) is acting as the representative of the underwriters in the IPO; and

 

WHEREAS, simultaneously with the IPO, DeTiger Holdings Limited (the “Sponsor”) and EBC, and or their respective designees (collectively, the “Private Purchasers”) purchased an aggregate of 320,000 units (“Initial Private Units”) from the Company for an aggregate purchase price of $3,200,000, and the Sponsor (and/or its designees) purchased 1,800,000 warrants each to purchase one-half (1/2) of one Ordinary Share for $12.00 per full share (the “Initial Sponsor Warrants”) at a purchase price of $0.50 per Initial Sponsor Warrant; and

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the exercise by EBC of its over-allotment option in part, the Private Purchasers purchased an aggregate of an additional 32,253 units (“Over-Allotment Private Units,” together with the Initial Private Units, the “Private Units”) for an aggregate purchase price of $322,530 and the Sponsor purchased an additional 258,007 warrants (“Over-Allotment Sponsor Warrants,” together with the Initial Sponsor Warrants, the “Sponsor Warrants”) for an aggregate purchase price of $129,004; and

 

WHEREAS, as described in the Registration Statement, and in accordance with the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, $69,972,643 of the gross proceeds of the IPO and sale of the Private Units and Sponsor Warrants was delivered to the Trustee and deposited and held in a trust account for the benefit of the Company and the holders of the Company’s ordinary shares, no par value per share (“Ordinary Shares”), issued in the IPO (the amounts delivered to the Trustee is referred to herein as the “Property”; the shareholders for whose benefit the Trustee holds the Property is referred to as the “Public Shareholders,” and the Public Shareholders and the Company are referred to together as the “Beneficiaries”), pursuant to the investment management trust agreement dated as of September 30, 2014 (the “Original Agreement”); and

 

WHEREAS, the Company has sought the approval of its Public Shareholders at a meeting of its shareholders (the “Shareholders Meeting”) to: (i) extend the date before which the Company must complete a business combination from April 6, 2016 (the “Original Termination Date”) to July 6, 2016 (the “Extended Termination Date”), and provide that the date for cessation of operations of the Company if the Company has not completed a business combination would similarly be extended (the “Extension Amendment”) and (ii) extend the date on which to commence liquidating the Trust Account in the event the Company has not consummated a business combination from the Original Termination Date to the Extended Termination Date (the “Trust Amendment”); and

 

WHEREAS, holders of at least sixty-five percent (65%) of the Company’s outstanding shares voting on the Trust Amendment and the Extension Amendment have approved such amendments; and

 

WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend and restate the Original Agreement to, among other things, reflect amendments to the Original Agreement contemplated by the Trust Amendment.

 

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IT IS AGREED:

 

1.            Agreements and Covenants of Trustee. The Trustee hereby agrees and covenants to:

 

(a)          Hold the Property in trust for the Beneficiaries in accordance with the terms of this Agreement in a segregated trust account (“Trust Account”) established by the Trustee at JP Morgan Chase Bank, NA and at a brokerage institution selected by the Trustee that is satisfactory to the Company;

 

(b)          Manage, supervise and administer the Trust Account subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein;

 

(c)          In a timely manner, upon the instruction of the Company, invest and reinvest the Property (i) in United States government treasury bills, notes or bonds having a maturity of 180 days or less and/or (ii) in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 promulgated under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and that invest solely in U.S. treasuries, as determined by the Company;

 

(d)          Collect and receive, when due, all principal and income arising from the Property, which shall become part of the “Property,” as such term is used herein;

 

(e)          Notify the Company and EBC of all communications received by it with respect to any Property requiring action by the Company;

 

(f)          Supply any necessary information or documents as may be requested by the Company in connection with the Company’s preparation of its tax returns;

 

(g)          Participate in any plan or proceeding for protecting or enforcing any right or interest arising from the Property if, as and when instructed by the Company to do so;

 

(h)          Render to the Company monthly written statements of the activities of and amounts in the Trust Account reflecting all receipts and disbursements of the Trust Account; and

 

(i)          Commence liquidation of the Trust Account only after and promptly after receipt of, and only in accordance with, the terms of a letter (“Termination Letter”), in a form substantially similar to that attached hereto as either Exhibit A or Exhibit B, signed on behalf of the Company by its Chief Executive Officer or Chairman of the Board and Secretary or Assistant Secretary, affirmed by counsel for the Company and, in the case of a Termination Letter in a form substantially similar to that attached hereto as Exhibit A, acknowledged and agreed to by EBC, and complete the liquidation of the Trust Account and distribute the Property in the Trust Account only as directed in the Termination Letter and the other documents referred to therein; provided, however, that in the event that a Termination Letter has not been received by the Trustee by the Extended Termination Date, the Trust Account shall be liquidated in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Termination Letter attached as Exhibit B hereto and distributed to the Public Shareholders as of the Extended Termination Date.

 

2.          Limited Distributions of Income from Trust Account.

 

(a)          Upon written request from the Company, which may be given from time to time in a form substantially similar to that attached hereto as Exhibit C, the Trustee shall distribute to the Company the amount of interest income earned on the Trust Account requested by the Company to cover any income or other tax obligation owed by the Company.

 

(b)          Upon written request from the Company, which may be given from time to time in a form substantially similar to that attached hereto as Exhibit D, the Trustee shall distribute to the Company the amount of interest income earned on the Trust Account requested by the Company to cover expenses related to investigating and selecting a target business and other working capital requirements; provided, however, that the Company will not be allowed to withdraw interest income earned on the Trust Account unless there is an amount of interest income available in the Trust Account sufficient to pay the Company’s tax obligations on such interest income or otherwise then due at that time.

 

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(c)          The Trustee shall, only after and promptly after receipt of, and only in accordance with, the terms of a letter, in a form substantially similar to that attached hereto as Exhibit E, signed on behalf of the Company by an executive officer and in accordance with the written instruction of the Company, disburse to the Public Shareholders of record as of the record date for the Shareholders Meeting pursuant to which the Trust Amendment and the Extension Amendment were approved who (A) elected to exercise their redemption rights in connection with the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment and (B) tendered their share certificate(s) in accordance with the provisions set forth in the proxy statement for the Shareholders Meeting, the amount indicated by the Company as required to pay such Public Shareholders. For the purposes of clarity, any transmission of such letter electronically, whether by facsimile, electronic mail (e-mail), PDF or otherwise, shall constitute an original of such letter hereunder.

 

(d)          The limited distributions referred to in Sections 2(a), 2(b) and 2(c) above shall be made only from income collected on the Property. Except as provided in Sections 2(a), 2(b) and 2(c) above, no other distributions from the Trust Account shall be permitted except in accordance with Section 1(i) hereof.

 

(e)          The Company shall provide EBC with a copy of any Termination Letters, and/or any other correspondence that it issues to the Trustee with respect to any proposed withdrawal from the Trust Account promptly after such issuance.

 

3.          Agreements and Covenants of the Company. The Company hereby agrees and covenants to:

 

(a)          Give all instructions to the Trustee hereunder in writing, signed by the Company’s Chairman of the Board, Vice Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, President or Chief Financial Officer. In addition, except with respect to its duties under paragraphs 1(i), 2(a), 2(b) and 2(c) above, the Trustee shall be entitled to rely on, and shall be protected in relying on, any verbal or telephonic advice or instruction which it in good faith believes to be given by any one of the persons authorized above to give written instructions, provided that the Company shall promptly confirm such instructions in writing;

 

(b)          Subject to the provisions of Sections 5 and 7(g) of this Agreement, hold the Trustee harmless and indemnify the Trustee from and against, any and all expenses, including reasonable counsel fees and disbursements, or loss suffered by the Trustee in connection with any claim, potential claim, action, suit or other proceeding brought against the Trustee involving any claim, or in connection with any claim or demand which in any way arises out of or relates to this Agreement, the services of the Trustee hereunder, or the Property or any income earned from investment of the Property, except for expenses and losses resulting from the Trustee’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. Promptly after the receipt by the Trustee of notice of demand or claim or the commencement of any action, suit or proceeding, pursuant to which the Trustee intends to seek indemnification under this paragraph, it shall notify the Company in writing of such claim (hereinafter referred to as the “Indemnified Claim”). The Trustee shall have the right to conduct and manage the defense against such Indemnified Claim, provided, that the Trustee shall obtain the consent of the Company with respect to the selection of counsel, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Trustee may not agree to settle any Indemnified Claim without the prior written consent of the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Company may participate in such action with its own counsel;

 

(c)          Pay the Trustee an initial acceptance fee, an annual fee and a transaction processing fee for each disbursement made pursuant to Sections 2(a), 2(b) and 2(c) as set forth on Schedule A hereto, which fees shall be subject to modification by the parties from time to time. It is expressly understood that the Property shall not be used to pay such fees and further agreed that any fees owed to the Trustee shall be deducted by the Trustee from the disbursements made to the Company pursuant to Sections 1(i) solely in connection with the consummation of the Company’s initial acquisition, share exchange, share reconstruction and amalgamation, purchase of all or substantially all of the assets of, or any other similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities (the “Business Combination”), or pursuant to Section 2(b). The Company shall pay the Trustee the initial acceptance fee and first year’s fee at the consummation of the IPO and thereafter on the anniversary of the Effective Date;

 

(d)          In connection with any vote of the Company’s shareholders regarding a Business Combination, provide to the Trustee an affidavit or certificate of a firm regularly engaged in the business of soliciting proxies and/or tabulating shareholder votes verifying the vote of the Company’s shareholders regarding such Business Combination; and

 

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(e)          In the event that the Company directs the Trustee to commence liquidation of the Trust Account pursuant to Section 1(i), the Company agrees that it will not direct the Trustee to make any payments that are not specifically authorized by this Agreement.

 

4.          Limitations of Liability. The Trustee shall have no responsibility or liability to:

 

(a)          Take any action with respect to the Property, other than as directed in paragraphs 1 and 2 hereof and the Trustee shall have no liability to any party except for liability arising out of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct;

 

(b)          Institute any proceeding for the collection of any principal and income arising from, or institute, appear in or defend any proceeding of any kind with respect to, any of the Property unless and until it shall have received instructions from the Company given as provided herein to do so and the Company shall have advanced or guaranteed to it funds sufficient to pay any expenses incident thereto;

 

(c)          Change the investment of any Property, other than in compliance with paragraph 1(c);

 

(d)          Refund any depreciation in principal of any Property;

 

(e)          Assume that the authority of any person designated by the Company to give instructions hereunder shall not be continuing unless provided otherwise in such designation, or unless the Company shall have delivered a written revocation of such authority to the Trustee;

 

(f)          The other parties hereto or to anyone else for any action taken or omitted by it, or any action suffered by it to be taken or omitted, in good faith and in the exercise of its own best judgment, except for its gross negligence or willful misconduct. The Trustee may rely conclusively and shall be protected in acting upon any order, notice, demand, certificate, opinion or advice of counsel (including counsel chosen by the Trustee), statement, instrument, report or other paper or document (not only as to its due execution and the validity and effectiveness of its provisions, but also as to the truth and acceptability of any information therein contained) which is believed by the Trustee, in good faith, to be genuine and to be signed or presented by the proper person or persons. The Trustee shall not be bound by any notice or demand, or any waiver, modification, termination or rescission of this Agreement or any of the terms hereof, unless evidenced by a written instrument delivered to the Trustee signed by the proper party or parties and, if the duties or rights of the Trustee are affected, unless it shall give its prior written consent thereto;

 

(g)          Verify the correctness of the information set forth in the Registration Statement or to confirm or assure that any acquisition made by the Company or any other action taken by it is as contemplated by the Registration Statement; and

 

(h)          File local, state and/or Federal tax returns or information returns with any taxing authority on behalf of the Trust Account and payee statements with the Company documenting the taxes, if any, payable by the Company or the Trust Account, relating to the income earned on the Property.

 

(i)          Pay any taxes on behalf of the Trust Account (it being expressly understood that the Property shall not be used to pay any such taxes and that such taxes, if any, shall be paid by the Company from funds not held in the Trust Account or released to it under Section 2(a) hereof).

 

(j)          Imply obligations, perform duties, inquire or otherwise be subject to the provisions of any agreement or document other than this agreement and that which is expressly set forth herein.

 

(k)          Verify calculations, qualify or otherwise approve Company requests for distributions pursuant to Section 1(i), 2(a), 2(b) or 2(c) above.

 

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5.          Trust Account Waiver. The Trustee has no right of set-off or any right, title, interest or claim of any kind (“Claim”) to, or to any monies in, the Trust Account, and hereby irrevocably waives any Claim to, or to any monies in, the Trust Account that it may have now or in the future. In the event the Trustee has any Claim against the Company under this Agreement, including, without limitation, under Section 3(b) or Section 3(c) hereof, the Trustee shall pursue such Claim solely against the Company and its assets outside the Trust Account and not against the Property or any monies in the Trust Account.

 

6.          Termination. This Agreement shall terminate as follows:

 

(a)          If the Trustee gives written notice to the Company that it desires to resign under this Agreement, the Company shall use its reasonable efforts to locate a successor trustee during which time the Trustee shall act in accordance with this Agreement. At such time that the Company notifies the Trustee that a successor trustee has been appointed by the Company and has agreed to become subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Trustee shall transfer the management of the Trust Account to the successor trustee, including but not limited to the transfer of copies of the reports and statements relating to the Trust Account, whereupon this Agreement shall terminate; provided, however, that, in the event that the Company does not locate a successor trustee within ninety days of receipt of the resignation notice from the Trustee, the Trustee may submit an application to have the Property deposited with any court in the State of New York or with the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and upon such deposit, the Trustee shall be immune from any liability whatsoever; or

 

(b)          At such time that the Trustee has completed the liquidation of the Trust Account in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 1(i) hereof, and distributed the Property in accordance with the provisions of the Termination Letter, this Agreement shall terminate except with respect to Paragraph 3(b).

 

7.          Miscellaneous.

 

(a)          The Company and the Trustee each acknowledge that the Trustee will follow the security procedures set forth below with respect to funds transferred from the Trust Account. The Company and the Trustee will each restrict access to confidential information relating to such security procedures to authorized persons. Each party must notify the other party immediately if it has reason to believe unauthorized persons may have obtained access to such information, or of any change in its authorized personnel. In executing funds transfers, the Trustee will rely upon all information supplied to it by the Company, including account names, account numbers and all other identifying information relating to a beneficiary, beneficiary’s bank or intermediary bank. The Trustee shall not be liable for any loss, liability or expense resulting from any error in the information or transmission of the wire.

 

(b)          This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, applicable to contracts wholly performed within the borders of such states and without giving effect to conflicts of law principles that would result in the application of the substantive laws of another jurisdiction.  It may be executed in several original or facsimile counterparts, each one of which shall constitute an original, and together shall constitute but one instrument. The Company hereby appoints, without power of revocation, Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP, 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10105 Fax No.: (212) 370-7889 Attn: Stuart Neuhauser, Esq., as their respective agent to accept and acknowledge on its behalf service of any and all process which may be served in any arbitration, action, proceeding or counterclaim in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement. The Company further agrees to take any and all action as may be necessary to maintain such designation and appointment of such agent in full force and effect for a period of seven years from the date of this Agreement.

 

(c)          This Agreement contains the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. Except for Sections 1(i), 2(a), 2(b), 2(c) and 2(d) (which may not be modified, amended or deleted without the affirmative vote of at least 65% of the then outstanding Ordinary Shares attending and voting on such amendment at the relevant meeting; provided that no such amendment will affect any Public Shareholder who has otherwise indicated his election to redeem his Ordinary Shares in connection with a shareholder vote sought to amend this Agreement to extend the time he would be entitled to a return of his pro rata amount in the Trust Account), this Agreement or any provision hereof may only be changed, amended or modified (other than to correct a typographical error) by a writing signed by each of the parties hereto; provided, however, that no such change, amendment or modification may be made without the prior written consent of EBC. As to any claim, cross-claim or counterclaim in any way relating to this Agreement, each party waives the right to trial by jury. The Trustee may require from Company counsel an opinion as to the propriety of any proposed amendment.

 

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(d)          The parties hereto consent to the jurisdiction and venue of any state or federal court located in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan, for purposes of resolving any disputes hereunder.

 

(e)          Any notice, consent or request to be given in connection with any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be sent by express mail or similar private courier service, by certified mail (return receipt requested), by hand delivery or by facsimile transmission:

 

if to the Trustee, to:

 

Continental Stock Transfer

& Trust Company

17 Battery Place

New York, New York 10004

Attn: Steven Nelson and Frank Di Paolo

Fax No.: (212) 509-5150

 

if to the Company, to:

  

DT Asia Investments Limited

Room 1102, 11/F.,

Beautiful Group Tower,

77 Connaught Road Central,

Hong Kong

Attn: Stephen N. Cannon, Chief Executive Officer

Fax No.: (852) 3753-3393

 

in either case with a copy to:

 

EarlyBirdCapital, Inc.

275 Madison Avenue, 27th Floor

New York, New York 10016

Attn: Steven Levine, Chief Executive Officer

Fax No.: (212) 661-4936

 

(f)          This Agreement may not be assigned by the Trustee without the prior consent of the Company.

 

(g)          Each of the Trustee and the Company hereby represents that it has the full right and power and has been duly authorized to enter into this Agreement and to perform its respective obligations as contemplated hereunder. The Trustee acknowledges and agrees that it shall not make any claims or proceed against the Trust Account, including by way of set-off, and shall not be entitled to any funds in the Trust Account under any circumstance. In the event that the Trustee has a claim against the Company under this Agreement, the Trustee will pursue such claim solely against the Company and not against the Property held in the Trust Account.

 

(h)          Each of the Company and the Trustee hereby acknowledge that EBC is a third party beneficiary of this Agreement.

 

[Signature Page Follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly executed this Amended and Restated Investment Management Trust Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

 

CONTINENTAL STOCK TRANSFER

& TRUST COMPANY, as Trustee

   
  By:  
    Name:  Frank A. Di Paolo
    Title:    Vice President
     
  DT ASIA INVESTMENTS LIMITED
   
  By:  
    Name: Stephen N. Cannon
    Title:   Chief Executive Officer

 

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SCHEDULE A

 

Fee Item Time and method of payment Amount
Initial acceptance fee Initial closing of IPO by wire transfer $2,000
Annual fee First year, initial closing of IPO by wire transfer; thereafter on the anniversary of the effective date of the IPO by wire transfer or check $10,000
Transaction processing fee for disbursements to Company under Section 2 Deduction by Trustee from accumulated income following disbursement made to Company under Section 2 $250
Paying Agent services as required pursuant to section 1(i) Billed to Company upon delivery of service pursuant to section 1(i)

Prevailing rates

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

[Letterhead of Company]

 

                      [Insert date]

 

Continental Stock Transfer

& Trust Company

17 Battery Place

New York, New York 10004

Attn: Steven Nelson and Frank Di Paolo

 

  Re: Trust Account No. 530400251 - Termination Letter

  

Gentlemen:

 

Pursuant to paragraph 1(i) of the Investment Management Trust Agreement between DT Asia Investments Limited (“Company”) and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (“Trustee”), dated as of [●], 2014 (“Trust Agreement”), this is to advise you that the Company has entered into an agreement (“Business Agreement”) with __________________ (“Target Business”) to consummate a business combination with Target Business (“Business Combination”) on or about [insert date]. The Company shall notify you at least 48 hours in advance of the actual date of the consummation of the Business Combination (“Consummation Date”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Trust Agreement.

 

In accordance with the terms of the Trust Agreement, we hereby authorize you to liquidate the Trust Account investments on __________ and to transfer the proceeds to the above-referenced account at JP Morgan Chase Bank to the effect that, on the Consummation Date, all of funds held in the Trust Account will be immediately available for transfer to the account or accounts that the Company shall direct on the Consummation Date. It is acknowledged and agreed that while the funds are on deposit in the trust account awaiting distribution, the Company will not earn any interest or dividends.

 

On the Consummation Date (i) counsel for the Company shall deliver to you written notification that the Business Combination has been consummated and (ii) the Company shall deliver to you (a) [an affidavit] [a certificate] of __________________, which verifies the vote of the Company’s shareholders in connection with the Business Combination if a vote is held and (b) joint written instructions from it and EarlyBirdCapital, Inc. with respect to the transfer of the funds held in the Trust Account (“Instruction Letter”). You are hereby directed and authorized to transfer the funds held in the Trust Account immediately upon your receipt of the counsel's letter and the Instruction Letter, in accordance with the terms of the Instruction Letter. In the event that certain deposits held in the Trust Account may not be liquidated by the Consummation Date without penalty, you will notify the Company of the same and the Company shall direct you as to whether such funds should remain in the Trust Account and distributed after the Consummation Date to the Company. Upon the distribution of all the funds in the Trust Account pursuant to the terms hereof, the Trust Agreement shall be terminated.

 

In the event that the Business Combination is not consummated on the Consummation Date described in the notice thereof and we have not notified you on or before the original Consummation Date of a new Consummation Date, then upon receipt by the Trustee of written instructions from the Company, the funds held in the Trust Account shall be reinvested as provided in the Trust Agreement on the business day immediately following the Consummation Date as set forth in the notice.

 

  Very truly yours,
   
  DT ASIA INVESTMENTS LIMITED
     
  By:  
    Stephen N. Cannon, Chief Executive Officer

 

AGREED TO AND

ACKNOWLEDGED BY

EARLYBIRDCAPITAL, INC.

 

By:    

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT B

 

[Letterhead of Company]

 

                      [Insert date]

 

Continental Stock Transfer

& Trust Company

17 Battery Place

New York, New York 10004

Attn: Steven Nelson and Frank Di Paolo

 

  Re: Trust Account No. 530400251 - Termination Letter

  

Gentlemen:

 

Pursuant to paragraph 1(i) of the Investment Management Trust Agreement between DT Asia Investments Limited (“Company”) and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (“Trustee”), dated as of [●], 2014 (“Trust Agreement”), this is to advise you that the Company has been unable to effect a Business Combination with a Target Company by July 6, 2016. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Trust Agreement.

 

In accordance with the terms of the Trust Agreement, we hereby authorize you to liquidate all the Trust Account investments on ______________ and to transfer the total proceeds to the Trust Checking Account at JP Morgan Chase Bank, NA to await distribution to the Public Shareholders. The Company has selected ____________, 20__ as the record date for the purpose of determining the Public Shareholders entitled to receive their share of the liquidation proceeds. It is acknowledged that no interest will be earned by the Company on the liquidation proceeds while on deposit in the Trust Checking Account. You agree to be the Paying Agent of record and in your separate capacity as Paying Agent, to distribute said funds directly to the Public Shareholders in accordance with the terms of the Trust Agreement and the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company. Upon the distribution of all the funds in the Trust Account, your obligations under the Trust Agreement shall be terminated.

 

  Very truly yours,
   
  DT ASIA INVESTMENTS LIMITED
     
  By:  
    Stephen N. Cannon, Chief Executive Officer

 

cc: EarlyBirdCapital, Inc.

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT C

 

[Letterhead of Company]

 

                      [Insert date]

  

Continental Stock Transfer

& Trust Company

17 Battery Place

New York, New York 10004

Attn: Cynthia Jordan and Sally Williams

 

  Re: Trust Account No. 530400251

 

Gentlemen:

 

Pursuant to paragraph 2(a) of the Investment Management Trust Agreement between DT Asia Investments Limited (“Company”) and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (“Trustee”), dated as of [●] (“Trust Agreement”), the Company hereby requests that you deliver to the Company $_______ of the interest income earned on the Property as of the date hereof. The Company needs such funds to pay for its tax obligations. In accordance with the terms of the Trust Agreement, you are hereby directed and authorized to transfer (via wire transfer) such funds promptly upon your receipt of this letter to the Company’s operating account at:

 

[WIRE INSTRUCTION INFORMATION]

 

  DT ASIA INVESTMENTS LIMITED
     
  By:  
    Stephen N. Cannon, Chief Executive Officer

 

 

cc: EarlyBirdCapital, Inc.

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT D

 

[Letterhead of Company]

 

                      [Insert date]

 

Continental Stock Transfer

& Trust Company

17 Battery Place

New York, New York 10004

Attn: Cynthia Jordan and Sally Williams

 

  Re: Trust Account No. 530400251

 

Ladies:

 

Pursuant to paragraph 2(b) of the Investment Management Trust Agreement between DT Asia Investments Limited (“Company”) and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (“Trustee”), dated as of [●], 2014 (“Trust Agreement”), the Company hereby requests that you deliver to the Company $_______ of the interest income earned on the Property as of the date hereof. The Company needs such funds to cover its expenses relating to investigating and selecting a target business and other working capital requirements. In accordance with the terms of the Trust Agreement, you are hereby directed and authorized to transfer (via wire transfer) such funds promptly upon your receipt of this letter to the Company’s operating account at:

 

[WIRE INSTRUCTION INFORMATION]

 

  Very truly yours,
   
  DT ASIA INVESTMENTS LIMITED
     
  By:  
    Stephen N. Cannon, Chief Executive Officer

 

cc: EarlyBirdCapital, Inc.

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT E 

 

[Letterhead of Company]

 

                      [Insert date]

 

Continental Stock Transfer

& Trust Company

17 Battery Place

New York, New York 10004

Attn: Steven Nelson and Frank Di Paolo

 

  Re: Trust Account No. 530400251

 

Ladies: 

 

Pursuant to paragraph 2(c) of the Investment Management Trust Agreement between DT Asia Investments Limited (the “Company”) and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (the “Trustee”), dated as of [●], 2014 (the “Trust Agreement”), this is to advise you that in connection with the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment and in accordance with the terms of the Trust Agreement, we hereby authorize you to liquidate $_____ of the Trust Account on ________, 2016 and to transfer $_____ of the proceeds of the Trust Account to the Company’s checking account at __________ for distribution to the shareholders that have requested redemption of their shares in connection with the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment. It is acknowledged and agreed that while such funds are on deposit in the Trust checking account awaiting distribution, the Company will not earn any interest or dividends on such funds.

 

On or before the date for liquidation referenced above, the Company shall deliver to you (a) an affidavit which verifies the vote of the Company’s shareholders in connection with the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment, (b) written notification that the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment are effective, and (c) written instructions with respect to the transfer of the funds held in the Trust Account (“Instruction Letter”). You agree to be the paying agent of record and in your separate capacity as paying agent to distribute said funds on the date for liquidation referenced above directly to the Company’s shareholders (other than with respect to the private shares) in accordance with the Instruction Letter, the terms of the Trust Agreement, the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company and the fees set forth on Schedule A to the Trust Agreement. In the event certain deposits held in the Trust Account may not be liquidated on such date without penalty, you will notify the Company of the same and the Company shall direct you as to whether such funds should remain in the Trust Account or be distributed immediately and the penalty incurred.

 

  Very truly yours,
   
  DT ASIA INVESTMENTS LIMITED
     
  By:  
    Stephen N. Cannon,
Chief Executive Officer

  

cc: EarlyBirdCapital, Inc.

 

 

 

 

DT ASIA INVESTMENTS LIMITED

 

THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
FOR THE SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS IN LIEU OF 2016 ANNUAL MEETING
TO BE HELD ON MARCH 31, 2016

 

The undersigned hereby appoints Emily Chui Hung Tong, with the power to appoint her substitute, and hereby authorizes her to represent and vote, as designated below, all the shares of DT Asia Investments Limited (the “Company”) held of record by the undersigned at the close of business on February 29, 2016 at the special meeting in lieu of the 2016 annual meeting of shareholders to be held at the offices of Ellenoff Grossman and Schole LLP, 1345 Avenue of the Americas, 11th Floor, New York, New York 10105 on Thursday, March 31, 2016, at 10:00 a.m., local time, or any adjournment or postponement thereof (the “Meeting”) and authorizes and instructs said proxy to vote in the manner directed below.

 

THIS PROXY, WHEN EXECUTED, WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED HEREIN. IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED “FOR” PROPOSAL 1, “FOR” PROPOSAL 2, “FOR” THE NOMINEE IN PROPOSAL 3, “FOR” PROPOSAL 4 AND “FOR” PROPOSAL 5. IN HER DISCRETION, THE PROXY IS AUTHORIZED TO VOTE UPON SUCH OTHER MATTERS AS MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE MEETING OR ANY ADJOURNMENTS OF THE MEETING.

 

IF YOUR SHARES ARE HELD IN AN ACCOUNT AT A BROKERAGE FIRM OR BANK, YOU MUST INSTRUCT YOUR BROKER OR BANK ON HOW TO VOTE YOUR SHARES. IF YOU DO NOT PROVIDE SUCH INSTRUCTIONS, YOUR SHARES WILL NOT BE VOTED ON ANY OF THE PROPOSALS.

 

THIS PROXY CARD IS VALID ONLY WHEN SIGNED AND DATED.

 

SEE REVERSE SIDE

  

 

 

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Special Meeting of Stockholders to be held on March 31, 2016: This notice of meeting and the accompany proxy statement are available at http://www.dtasiainvest.com/proxy.

 

Please mark
vote as
indicated in
this example

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” PROPOSALS 1, 2, 4 AND 5, AND A VOTE “FOR” THE ELECTION OF THE NOMINEE

IN PROPOSAL 3.

 

Proposal 1 — Extension Amendment   FOR   AGAINST   ABSTAIN
To amend the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association to extend the date before which the Company must complete a business combination (the “Termination Date”) from April 6, 2016 (the “Current Termination Date”) to July 6, 2016 (the “Extended Termination Date”), and provide that the date for cessation of operations of the Company if the Company has not completed a business combination would similarly be extended.       ☐  

 

 

 

 

Proposal 2 — Trust Amendment   FOR   AGAINST   ABSTAIN
To amend and restate the Company’s investment management trust agreement, dated September 30, 2014 (the “trust agreement”) by and between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (the “trustee”) to extend the date on which to commence liquidating the trust account (“trust account”) established in connection with the Company’s initial public offering in the event the Company has not consummated a business combination from the Current Termination Date to the Extended Termination Date.      
             
    EXERCISE REDEMPTION RIGHTS
If you hold shares of the Company issued in its initial public offering, you may exercise your redemption rights and demand that the Company redeem your shares for a pro rata portion of the trust account by marking the “Exercise Redemption Rights” box. If you exercise your redemption rights, then you will be exchanging your shares for cash and will no longer own these shares. You will only be entitled to receive cash for your shares if the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment are approved (and not abandoned) and you continue to hold your shares through the time the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment become effective and tender your share certificate to the Company in accordance with the accompanying proxy statement.  

 

Proposal 3 — Election of Director   FOR ALL   WITHOLD ALL   FOR ALL EXCEPT*

To direct the election of one director, Hai Wang, to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors until the next annual meeting of shareholders or until his successor is elected and qualified.

     
             
   

*Instruction: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee, mark the “For all Except” box above and write that nominee’s name on the line provided below.

 

Proposal 4 — Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm   FOR   AGAINST   ABSTAIN
To direct the ratification of the selection by the Audit Committee of UHY LLP to serve as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending March 31, 2016.    ☐    

 

Proposal 5 — Adjournment of the Meeting   FOR   AGAINST   ABSTAIN

To direct the chairman of the Meeting to adjourn the Meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary, to permit further solicitation and vote of proxies if, based upon the tabulated vote at the time of the Meeting, there are not sufficient votes to approve any of the other proposals.

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Dated:                         , 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholder’s Signature

 

 

 

Shareholder’s Signature

 

Signature should agree with name printed hereon. If stock is held in the name of more than one person, EACH joint owner should sign. Executors, administrators, trustees, guardians, and attorneys should indicate the capacity in which they sign. Attorneys should submit powers of attorney.

 

PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THE PROXY IN THE ENVELOPE ENCLOSED TO CONTINENTAL STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY. THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED HEREIN BY THE UNDERSIGNED SHAREHOLDER. IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED “FOR” THE PROPOSALS SET FORTH IN PROPOSALS 1, 2, 4 AND 5 AND “FOR” THE NOMINEE IN PROPOSAL 3 AND WILL GRANT DISCRETIONARY AUTHORITY TO VOTE UPON SUCH OTHER MATTERS AS MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE MEETING OR ANY ADJOURNMENTS OR POSTPONEMENTS THEREOF. THIS PROXY WILL REVOKE ALL PRIOR PROXIES SIGNED BY YOU.

 

PLEASE COMPLETE, DATE, SIGN AND RETURN PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE