0001104659-22-112504.txt : 20221028 0001104659-22-112504.hdr.sgml : 20221028 20221028165101 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-22-112504 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: S-8 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 8 FILED AS OF DATE: 20221028 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20221028 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20221028 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Perfect Corp. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001899830 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE [7372] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: E9 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-8 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-268059 FILM NUMBER: 221342658 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 14F., NO. 98, MINQUAN RD. STREET 2: XINDIAN DISTRICT CITY: NEW TAIPEI CITY STATE: F5 ZIP: 231 BUSINESS PHONE: 886-2-8667-1265 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 14F., NO. 98, MINQUAN RD. STREET 2: XINDIAN DISTRICT CITY: NEW TAIPEI CITY STATE: F5 ZIP: 231 S-8 1 tm2228448d1_s8.htm FORM S-8

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 28, 2022

Registration Statement No. 333-

 

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

Form S-8


REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

 

Perfect Corp.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Cayman Islands N/A
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

 

Perfect Corp.

14F, No. 98 Minquan Road

Xindian District

New Taipei City 231

Taiwan

 

+886-2-8667-1265
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)

 

 

 

Perfect Corp. 2021 Stock Compensation Plan, as Amended
(Full title of the plan)

 

 

 

Cogency Global Inc.

122 East 42nd Street, 18th Floor

New York, New York 10168

United States

(800) 221-0102
(Name, Address,  and Telephone Number, including Area Code, of Agent for Service) 

 

 

 

Copy to:

 

Ching-Yang Lin, Esq.

Sullivan & Cromwell (Hong Kong) LLP

20th Floor, Alexandra House

18 Chater Road, Central

Hong Kong

+852-2826-8606

 

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer ¨     Accelerated filer   ¨
Non-accelerated filer x     Smaller reporting company   ¨
        Emerging growth company   x

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ¨ 

 

 

 

 

 

EXPLANATORY NOTE

 

On the date of this registration statement on Form S-8 (this “Registration Statement”), pursuant to the transactions contemplated by that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of March 3, 2022, by and among Perfect Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company with limited liability (“Perfect” or the “Registrant”), Provident Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company with limited liability (“Provident”), Beauty Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company with limited liability and a wholly owned subsidiary of Perfect (“Merger Sub 1”), and Fashion Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company with limited liability and a wholly owned subsidiary of Perfect (“Merger Sub 2”), as amended by the First Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of September 16, 2022, by and among Perfect, Provident, Merger Sub 1 and Merger Sub 2 (collectively, the “Business Combination Agreement”), (i) Merger Sub 1 merged with and into Provident (the “First Merger”), with Provident surviving the First Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of Perfect (Provident, as the surviving company of the First Merger, the “First Merger Surviving Company”), and (ii) immediately following the First Merger and as part of the same overall transaction, the First Merger Surviving Company merged with and into Merger Sub 2 (the “Second Merger,” and together with the First Merger, the “Mergers”), with Merger Sub 2 surviving the Second Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of Perfect. As a result of the Mergers, and upon consummation of the Mergers and the other transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement (the “Business Combination”, and together with transactions contemplated by agreements, instruments and documents contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, the “Transactions”), the shareholders of Provident became shareholders of Perfect.

 

This Registration Statement registers an aggregate of 5,311,310 ordinary shares, including both Class A ordinary shares, $0.1 par value per share, and Class B ordinary shares, $0.1 par value per share, of the Registrant (“Ordinary Shares”) available for issuance under the Registrant’s Perfect Corp. 2021 Stock Compensation Plan adopted by the board of directors of the Registrant (the “Board”) on December 13, 2021, as amended by the Board on October 25, 2022 to reflect the effect of the Transactions (the “Plan”). Under the Plan, shares to be issued upon exercise of options shall be Class B ordinary shares if the participant of the Plan is Alice H. Chang, and shares to be issued upon exercise of options shall be Class A ordinary shares if the participant of the Plan is anyone else. Class B ordinary shares are not publicly tradable. Under Perfect’s currently effective articles of association filed as Exhibit 3.1 hereto (“Perfect’s Articles”), Class B ordinary shares can be converted into Class A ordinary shares (i) at any time at the option of the holder of Class B ordinary shares, or (ii) automatically and immediately, without any further action from the holder of Class B ordinary shares, when they cease being owned by Alice H. Chang or entities wholly owned by her.

 

 

 

PART I

 

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS

 

The information specified in Item 1 and Item 2 of Part I of Form S-8 is omitted from this Registration Statement in accordance with the provisions of Rule 428 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and the introductory note to Part I of Form S-8. The documents containing the information specified in Part I of Form S-8 will be delivered to the participants in the Plan as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act.

 

PART II

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

 

Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.

 

The Registrant hereby incorporates by reference into this Registration Statement the following documents previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”):

 

· Amendment No. 6 to the Registrant’s registration statement on Form F-4 filed with the Commission on September 29, 2022 (File No. 333-263841), which contains the Registrant’s audited financial statements for the latest fiscal year for which such statements have been filed;
   
· The Registrant’s prospectus initially filed with the Commission on September 30, 2022 pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act, relating to the Registrant’s registration statement on Form F-4, as supplemented (File No. 333-263841); and
   
·The description of the Registrant’s ordinary shares that is contained in the Registrant’s registration statement on Form 8-A (Commission File No. 001-41540), filed with the Commission on October 25, 2022, pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), as updated by any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.

 

All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act on or after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement that indicates that all securities offered have been sold or that deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such documents; provided, however, that documents or information deemed to have been furnished and not filed in accordance with the rules of the Commission shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement.

 

Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed document which also is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.

 

Item 4. Description of Securities.

 

Not applicable.

 

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Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.

 

Not applicable.

 

 Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers

 

The laws of the Cayman Islands do not limit the extent to which a company’s memorandum and articles of association may provide for indemnification of officers and directors, except to the extent any such provision may be held by the Cayman Islands courts to be contrary to public policy, such as to provide indemnification against willful default, willful neglect, fraud or the consequences of committing a crime.

 

Perfect’s Articles provide for indemnification and advancement of expenses for its directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted under the laws of the Cayman Islands, in the absence of willful neglect or default. In connection with the Closing, Perfect has entered into separate indemnification agreements with its post-Closing directors.

 

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling us pursuant to the foregoing provisions, we have been informed that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.

 

Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.

 

Not applicable.

 

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Item 8. Exhibits

 

Incorporation by Reference
Exhibit No. Description Filed Herewith Form File No. Exhibit No. Filing Date
             
3.1 Sixth Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of Perfect Corp. X
             
4.1 Specimen Class A Ordinary Share Certificate of Perfect Corp. F-4 333-263841 4.6 September 29, 2022
             
4.2 Perfect Corp. 2021 Stock Compensation Plan F-4 333-263841 10.13 September 29, 2022
             
4.3 Amendment to Perfect Corp. 2021 Stock Compensation Plan X
             
5.1 Opinion of Maples and Calder (Hong Kong) LLP X
             
23.1 Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers, Taiwan, an independent registered public accounting firm for Perfect Corp. X
             
23.2 Consent of Marcum LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm for Provident Acquisition Corp. X        
             
23.3 Consent of Maples and Calder (Hong Kong) LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1) X
             
24.1 Power of Attorney (contained on the signature pages hereto) X
             
107 Calculation of Filing Fee Table X

 

Item 9. Undertakings

 

(a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

 

(1)To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:

 

(i).To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;

 

(ii).To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and

 

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(iii).To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material change to such information in this Registration Statement;

 

Provided, however, that paragraphs (1)(i) and (1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.

 

(2)That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

 

(3)To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

 

(b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

 

(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by a director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Taipei City, Taiwan on October 28, 2022.

 

  PERFECT CORP.
   
  By: /s/ Alice H. Chang
  Name: Alice H. Chang
  Title: Chief Executive Officer  

 

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POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Alice H. Chang as attorney-in-fact and agent with full power of substitution for her in any and all capacities to do any and all acts and all things and to execute any and all instruments that said attorney-in-fact and agent may deem necessary or desirable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder, in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of ordinary shares of the registrant (the “Shares”), including, without limitation, the power and authority to sign the name of each of the undersigned in the capacities indicated below to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the “Registration Statement”) to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to such Shares, to any and all amendments or supplements to such Registration Statement, whether such amendments or supplements are filed before or after the effective date of such Registration Statement, to any related Registration Statement filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, and to any and all instruments or documents filed as part of or in connection with such Registration Statement or any and all amendments thereto, whether such amendments are filed before or after the effective date of such Registration Statement; and each of the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that such attorney-in-fact and agent, or her substitute shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated.

 

Signature   Title   Date
         
/s/ Alice H. Chang   Director and Chief Executive Officer   October 28, 2022
Alice H. Chang   (Principal Executive Officer)    
       
/s/ Jau-Hsiung Huang   Director   October 28, 2022
Jau-Hsiung Huang        
         
/s/ Jianmei Lyu   Director   October 28, 2022
Jianmei Lyu        
         
/s/ Michael Aw   Director   October 28, 2022
Michael Aw        
         
/s/ Meng-Shiou (Frank) Lee   Director   October 28, 2022
Meng-Shiou (Frank) Lee        
         
/s/ Philip Tsao   Director   October 28, 2022
Philip Tsao        
         
/s/ Chung-Hui (Christine) Jih   Director   October 28, 2022
Chung-Hui (Christine) Jih        
         
/s/ Hsiao-Chuan Chen   Vice President and Head of Finance and Accounting   October 28, 2022
Hsiao-Chuan Chen   (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)    

 

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SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE IN THE UNITED STATES

 

Pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, the undersigned, the duly authorized representative in the United States of Perfect Corp., has signed this registration statement or amendment thereto in the City of New York, State of New York, on October 28, 2022.

 

 

  COGENCY GLOBAL INC.
   
  By: /s/ Colleen A. De Vries
  On behalf of Cogency Global Inc.
  Name: Colleen A. De Vries
   
  Title: Senior Vice President  

 

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EX-3.1 2 tm2228448d1_ex3-1.htm EXHIBIT 3.1

 

Exhibit 3.1

 

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

THE COMPANIES ACT (AS REVISED)

 

COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES

 

SIXTH AMENDED AND RESTATED

 

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES

 

OF ASSOCIATION

 

OF

 

PERFECT CORP.

 

(adopted by a special resolution passed on October 25, 2022 and effective on and from
October 28, 2022)

 

 

 

 

THE COMPANIES ACT (AS REVISED)
COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES

 

SIXTH AMENDED AND RESTATED
MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION

 

OF

 

PERFECT CORP.

 

(adopted by a special resolution passed on October 25, 2022 and effective on and from
October 28, 2022)

 

 

1.The name of the company is Perfect Corp. (the “Company”).

 

2.The Registered Office shall be at the offices of Maples Corporate Services Limited, PO Box 309, Ugland House, Grand Cayman KY1-1104, Cayman Islands, or at such other place as the Directors may from time to time decide.

 

3.Subject to the following provisions of this Sixth Amended and Restated Memorandum of Association (the “Memorandum”), the objects for which the Company is established are unrestricted and the Company shall have full power and authority to carry out any object not prohibited by The Companies Act (As Revised) of the Cayman Islands (the “Act”) or any other law of the Cayman Islands.

 

4.Subject to the following provisions of this Memorandum, the Company shall have and be capable of exercising all the functions of a natural person of full capacity irrespective of any question of corporate benefit, as provided by Section 27(2) of the Act.

 

5.Nothing in this Memorandum shall permit the Company to carry on a business for which a license is required under the laws of the Cayman Islands unless duly licensed.

 

6.If the Company is exempted, it shall not trade in the Cayman Islands with any person, firm or corporation except in furtherance of the business of the Company carried on outside the Cayman Islands; provided that nothing in this clause shall be construed as to prevent the Company effecting and concluding contracts in the Cayman Islands, and exercising in the Cayman Islands all of its powers necessary for the carrying on of its business outside the Cayman Islands.

 

7.The liability of each Shareholder is limited to the amount from time to time unpaid on such Shareholder’s shares.

 

8.The authorised share capital of the Company is US$82,000,000 divided into:

 

(a)700,000,000 Class A Ordinary Shares of a par value of US$0.10 each;

 

(b)90,000,000 Class B Ordinary Shares of a par value of US$0.10 each; and

 

(c)30,000,000 shares of a par value of US$0.10 each of such class or classes (however designated) as the board of directors may determine in accordance with Article 5 of the Sixth Amended and Restated Articles of Association (the “Articles”),

 

provided always that subject to the Act and the Articles, the Company shall have power to redeem or purchase any of its shares and to subdivide or consolidate the said shares or any of them and to issue all or any part of its capital whether original, redeemed, increased or reduced with or without any preference, priority, special privilege or other rights or subject to any postponement of rights or to any conditions or restrictions whatsoever and so that unless the conditions of issue shall otherwise expressly provide every issue of shares whether stated to be ordinary, preference or otherwise shall be subject to the powers on the part of the Company hereinbefore provided.

 

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9.The Company has the power to register by way of continuation as a body corporate limited by shares under the laws of any jurisdiction outside of Cayman Islands and to be deregistered in the Cayman Islands.

 

10.Capitalised terms that are not defined in this Memorandum bear the same meaning as those given in the Articles.

 

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THE COMPANIES ACT (AS REVISED)
COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES

 

SIXTH AMENDED AND RESTATED
ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

 

OF

 

PERFECT CORP.

 

(adopted by a special resolution passed on October 25, 2022 and effective on and from October 28, 2022)

 

 

INTERPRETATION

 

1.The Regulations contained or incorporated in Table A in the First Schedule of the Act shall not apply to this Company.

 

2.In these Articles the following terms shall have the meanings set opposite unless the context otherwise requires:

 

Act means The Companies Act (As Revised) of the Cayman Islands and any amendment or other statutory modification thereof and where in these Articles any provision of the Act is referred to, the reference is to that provision as modified by any law for the time being in force.
   
Affiliate means, with respect to any specified person, any other person that, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified person. For purposes of this definition, “control” when used with respect to any person means the power to direct the management and policies of such person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise, and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have correlative meanings.
   
Articles means, as appropriate, (a) these articles of association of the Company as amended or substituted from time to time or (b) two or more particular articles of these Articles.
   
Auditors means the auditors of the Company for the time being and from time to time.
   
Board means the board of directors of the Company from time to time.
   
“Business Combination Agreement” means the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated March 3, 2022, entered into by and among the Company, Provident Acquisition Corp., Beauty Corp., and Fashion Corp, as amended.
   
Chair means the chairperson of the Board.
   
Class A Ordinary Share means an ordinary share of a par value of US$0.10 in the capital of the Company, designated as a Class A Ordinary Share and having the rights provided for in these Articles.

 

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Class B Ordinary Share means an ordinary share of a par value of US$0.10 in the capital of the Company, designated as a Class B Ordinary Share and having the rights provided for in these Articles.
   
Class(es) means any class or classes of Shares as may from time to time be issued by the Company.
   
Company means Perfect Corp.
   
“Designated Stock Exchange” means any national securities exchange or automated quotation system on which the Company’s securities are traded, including but not limited to the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market.
   
“Designated Stock Exchange Rules” means the relevant code, rules and regulations, as amended, from time to time, applicable as a result of the original and continued listing of any Shares on the Designated Stock Exchanges.
   
Directors means the directors of the Company for the time being and from time to time or, as the case may be, the directors assembled as a board or as a committee thereof and the expression Director shall be construed accordingly.
   
Electronic Record has the same meaning as in the Electronic Transactions Act.
   
Electronic Transactions Act means the Electronic Transactions Act (As Revised) of the Cayman Islands.
   
Independent Director means a Director who is an independent director as defined in the Designated Stock Exchange Rules as determined by the Directors
   
Memorandum means this Sixth Amended and Restated Memorandum of Association of the Company as amended from time to time.
   
month means a calendar month.
   
Officer means a person appointed to hold an office in the Company including a Director, alternate Director or liquidator and excluding the Secretary.
   
Ordinary Shares means, collectively, the Class A Ordinary Shares, the Class B Ordinary Shares, and any other class or series of ordinary shares the Company may issue from time to time.
   
Ordinary Resolution means a resolution passed by a simple majority of such Shareholders as, being entitled to do so, vote in person or, where proxies are allowed, by proxy at a general meeting of the Company and where a poll is taken regard shall be had in computing a majority to the number of votes to which each Shareholder is entitled.

 

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person means an individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, a limited liability company, an unincorporated association, or other entity or a government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
   
Principal means any of DVDOnet.com. Inc., Golden Edge Co., Ltd., World Speed Company Limited and Alice H. Chang, a citizen of Taiwan.
   
Registered Office means the registered office of the Company as provided in Section 50 of the Act.
   
Register of Members means the register of members of the Company required to be kept pursuant to sections 40 and 40B of the Act.
   
Seal means the common seal of the Company (if applicable) or any facsimile or official seal (if applicable) for the use outside of the Cayman Islands.
   
Secretary means any person appointed by the Directors to perform any of the duties of the secretary of the Company and including any assistant, deputy, temporary or acting secretary.
   
Shareholder means a person who is registered in the Register of Members as the holder of any Share in the Company.
   
Shares means a share in the capital of the Company of any Class including a fraction of such share, whether the Class A Ordinary Shares or the Class B Ordinary Shares or others. For the avoidance of doubt, in these Articles, the expression “Share” shall include a fraction of a Share.
   
Special Resolution means a special resolution of the Company passed in accordance with the Act, being a resolution passed by a majority of not less than two-thirds of such Shareholders as, being entitled to do so, vote in person or, where proxies are allowed, by proxy at a general meeting of the Company of which notice specifying the intention to propose the resolution as a special resolution has been duly given and regard shall be had in computing a majority to the number of votes to which each Shareholder is entitled.
   
Sponsor Letter Agreement means the Sponsor Letter Agreement dated March 3, 2022, entered into by and among the Company, Provident Acquisition Corp., and Provident Acquisition Holdings Ltd., as amended.
   
Taiwan means the Republic of China (Taiwan).
   
transfer means any direct or indirect transfer, donation, sale, assignment, pledge, hypothecation, encumbrance, grant of a security interest in or other disposal or attempted disposal of all or any portion of a security, any interest or rights in a security, or any rights; and “transferred” means the accomplishment of a transfer, and “transferee” means the recipient of a transfer.
   
Treasury Shares means the shares that were previously issued but were purchased, redeemed, surrendered or otherwise acquired by the Company and not cancelled.
   
United States means the United States of America.

 

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3.(a)           Unless the context otherwise requires, expressions defined in the Act and used herein shall have the meanings so defined.

 

(b)In these Articles unless the context otherwise requires:

 

(i)words importing the singular number shall include the plural number and vice-versa;

 

(ii)words importing the masculine gender only shall include the feminine gender and vice-versa;

 

(iii)words importing persons only shall include companies or associations or bodies of persons whether incorporated or not;

 

(iv)a notice provided for herein shall be in writing unless otherwise specified and all reference herein to “in writing” and “written” shall include printing, lithography, photography and other modes of representing or reproducing words in permanent visible form;

 

(v)in these Articles, Sections 8 and 19(3) of the Electronic Transactions Act shall not apply;

 

(vi)“may” shall be construed as permissive and “shall” shall be construed as imperative;

 

(vii)“written” and “in writing” include all modes of representing or reproducing words in visible form, including in the form of an Electronic Record;

 

(viii)any requirements as to delivery under the Articles include delivery in the form of an Electronic Record; and

 

(ix)any requirements as to execution or signature under the Articles including the execution of the Articles themselves can be satisfied in the form of an electronic signature as defined in the Electronic Transactions Act.

 

(c)Headings used herein are intended for convenience only and shall not affect construction of these Articles.

 

SHARES

 

4.Subject to the Act, these Articles and, where applicable, the Designated Stock Exchange Rules, all Shares for the time being unissued shall be under the control of the Directors who may, in their absolute discretion and without the approval of the Shareholders, cause the Company to:

 

(a)issue, allot and dispose of Shares (including, without limitation, preferred shares) (whether in certificated form or non-certificated form) to such persons, in such manner, on such terms and having such rights and being subject to such restrictions as they may from time to time determine;

 

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(b)grant rights over Shares or other securities to be issued in one or more classes or series as they deem necessary or appropriate and determine the designations, powers, preferences, privileges and other rights attaching to such Shares or securities, including dividend rights, voting rights, conversion rights, terms of redemption and liquidation preferences, any or all of which may be greater than the powers, preferences, privileges and rights associated with the then issued and outstanding Shares, at such times and on such other terms as they think proper; and

 

(c)grant options with respect to Shares and issue warrants or similar instruments with respect thereto.

 

5.The Directors may authorise the division of Shares into any number of Classes and the different Classes shall be authorised, established and designated (or re-designated as the case may be) and the variations in the relative rights (including, without limitation, voting, dividend and redemption rights), restrictions, preferences, privileges and payment obligations as between the different Classes (if any) may be fixed and determined by the Directors or by an Ordinary Resolution. The Directors may issue Shares with such preferred or other rights, all or any of which may be greater than the rights of Ordinary Shares, at such time and on such terms as they may think appropriate. Notwithstanding Article 12, the Directors may issue from time to time, out of the authorised share capital of the Company (other than the authorised but unissued Ordinary Shares), series of preferred shares in their absolute discretion and without approval of the Shareholders; provided, however, before any preferred shares of any such series are issued, the Directors shall by resolution of Directors determine, with respect to any series of preferred shares, the terms and rights of that series, including:

 

(a)the designation of such series, the number of preferred shares to constitute such series and the subscription price thereof if different from the par value thereof;

 

(b)whether the preferred shares of such series shall have voting rights, in addition to any voting rights provided by law, and, if so, the terms of such voting rights, which may be general or limited;

 

(c)the dividends, if any, payable on such series, whether any such dividends shall be cumulative, and, if so, from what dates, the conditions and dates upon which such dividends shall be payable, and the preference or relation which such dividends shall bear to the dividends payable on any shares of any other Class or any other series of shares;

 

(d)whether the preferred shares of such series shall be subject to redemption by the Company, and, if so, the times, prices and other conditions of such redemption;

 

(e)whether the preferred shares of such series shall have any rights to receive any part of the assets available for distribution amongst the Shareholders upon the liquidation of the Company, and, if so, the terms of such liquidation preference, and the relation which such liquidation preference shall bear to the entitlements of the holders of shares of any other Class or any other series of shares;

 

(f)whether the preferred shares of such series shall be subject to the operation of a retirement or sinking fund and, if so, the extent to and manner in which any such retirement or sinking fund shall be applied to the purchase or redemption of the preferred shares of such series for retirement or other corporate purposes and the terms and provisions relative to the operation thereof;

 

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(g)whether the preferred shares of such series shall be convertible into, or exchangeable for, shares of any other Class or any other series of preferred shares or any other securities and, if so, the price or prices or the rate or rates of conversion or exchange and the method, if any, of adjusting the same, and any other terms and conditions of conversion or exchange;

 

(h)the limitations and restrictions, if any, to be effective while any preferred shares of such series are outstanding upon the payment of dividends or the making of other distributions on, and upon the purchase, redemption or other acquisition by the Company of, the existing shares or shares of any other Class of shares or any other series of preferred shares;

 

(i)the conditions or restrictions, if any, upon the creation of indebtedness of the Company or upon the issue of any additional shares, including additional shares of such series or of any other Class of shares or any other series of preferred shares; and

 

(j)any other powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special rights, and any qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof;

 

and, for such purposes, the Directors may reserve an appropriate number of Shares for the time being unissued.

 

6.No person shall be entitled to a certificate for any or all of their Shares, unless the Directors shall determine otherwise.

 

7.Except as required by law, no person shall be recognised by the Company as holding any Share upon any trust, and the Company shall not be bound by or be compelled in any way to recognise (even when having notice thereof) any equitable, contingent, future or partial interest in any Share (except only as by these Articles or by law otherwise provided or under an order of a court of competent jurisdiction) or any other rights in respect of any Share except an absolute right to the entirety thereof in the registered holder, but the Company may in accordance with the Act issue fractions of Shares.

 

8.Subject to these Articles, the Shares shall be at the disposal of the Directors, and they may (subject to the provisions of the Act) allot, grant options over, or otherwise dispose of them to such persons, on such terms and conditions, and at such times as they think fit, but so that no Share shall be issued at a discount, except in accordance with the provisions of the Act.

 

CLASS A ORDINARY SHARES AND CLASS B ORDINARY SHARES

 

9.Subject to Article 12, holders of Ordinary Shares shall at all times vote together as one class on all resolutions submitted to a vote by the Shareholders. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in these Articles, each Class B Ordinary Share shall entitle the holder thereof to ten (10) votes on all matters subject to vote at general meetings of the Company and each Class A Ordinary Share shall entitle the holder thereof to one (1) vote on all matters subject to vote at general meetings of the Company.

 

10.Without prejudicing any other provision in these Articles, no Class B Ordinary Share may be issued to any person (other than any Principal or any Affiliate of a Principal) under any circumstances.

 

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11.(a) Each Class B Ordinary Share is convertible into one (1) Class A Ordinary Share at any time at the option of the holder thereof. The right to convert shall be exercisable by the holder of the Class B Ordinary Share delivering a written notice to the Company that such holder elects to convert a specified number of Class B Ordinary Shares into Class A Ordinary Shares.

 

(b)Each Class B Ordinary Share shall, automatically and immediately, without any further action from the holder thereof, convert into one Class A Ordinary Share when it ceases being beneficially owned by any of the Principals.

 

(c)Any conversion of Class B Ordinary Shares into Class A Ordinary Shares pursuant to these Articles shall be effected by means of the redemption of such Class B Ordinary Shares in exchange for the issue of an equal number of fully paid Class A Ordinary Shares, or, if so determined by the Directors, in any other manner permitted by law, including the re-designation of each such relevant Class B Ordinary Share as a Class A Ordinary Share. Such conversion shall become effective (i) in the case of any conversion effected pursuant to Article 11(a), forthwith upon the receipt by the Company of the written notice delivered to the Company as described in Article 11(a) (or at such later date as may be specified in such notice), or (ii) in the case of any automatic conversion effected pursuant to Article 11(b), forthwith upon occurrence of the event specified in Article 11(b) which triggers such automatic conversion, and the Company shall make entries in the Register of Members to record the redemption of the relevant Class B Ordinary Shares and issuance of such Class A Ordinary Shares, or (as the case may be) the re-designation of the relevant Class B Ordinary Shares as Class A Ordinary Shares.

 

(d)Class A Ordinary Shares are not convertible into Class B Ordinary Shares under any circumstances.

 

MODIFICATION OF RIGHTS

 

12.Whenever the capital of the Company is divided into different Classes the rights attached to any such Class may, subject to any rights or restrictions for the time being attached to any Class, only be materially adversely varied with the consent in writing of the holders of the majority of the issued and outstanding Shares of that Class or with the sanction of an Ordinary Resolution passed at a separate meeting of the holders of the Shares of that Class. To every such separate meeting all the provisions of these Articles relating to general meetings of the Company or to the proceedings thereat shall, mutatis mutandis, apply, except that the necessary quorum shall be one or more persons holding or representing by proxy at least one-third (1/3) in nominal or par value amount of the issued Shares of the relevant Class (but so that if at any adjourned meeting of such holders a quorum as above defined is not present, those Shareholders who are present shall form a quorum) and that, subject to any rights or restrictions for the time being attached to the Shares of that Class, every Shareholder of the Class shall have one vote for each Share of the Class held by such Shareholder. For the purposes of this Article the Directors may treat all the Classes or any two or more Classes as forming one Class if they consider that all such Classes would be affected in the same way by the proposals under consideration, but in any other case shall treat them as separate Classes.

 

13.The rights attached to or otherwise conferred upon the holders of the Shares of any Class issued with preferred or other rights shall not, subject to any rights or restrictions for the time being attached to the Shares of that Class, be deemed to be materially adversely varied by, inter alia, the creation, allotment or issue of further Shares ranking pari passu with or subsequent to them or the redemption or purchase of any Shares of any Class by the Company. The rights attached to or otherwise conferred upon the holders of the Shares of any Class shall not be deemed to be materially adversely varied by the creation or issue of Shares with preferred or other rights including, without limitation, the creation of Shares with enhanced or weighted voting rights.

 

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TREASURY SHARES

 

14.Shares that the Company purchases, redeems or acquires (by way of surrender or otherwise) may, at the option of the Company, be cancelled immediately or held as Treasury Shares in accordance with the Act. In the event that the Directors do not specify that the relevant Shares are to be held as Treasury Shares, such Shares shall be immediately cancelled.

 

15.No dividend may be declared or paid, and no other distribution (whether in cash or otherwise) of the Company’s assets (including any distribution of assets to Shareholders on a winding up) may be declared or paid in respect of a Treasury Share.

 

16.The Company shall be entered in the Register of Members as the holder of the Treasury Shares provided that:

 

(a)the Company shall not be treated as a Shareholder for any purpose and shall not exercise any right in respect of Treasury Shares, and any purported exercise of such a right shall be void;

 

(b)a Treasury Share shall not be voted, directly or indirectly, at any meeting of the Company and shall not be counted in determining the total number of issued shares at any given time, whether for the purposes of these Articles or the Act, save that an allotment of Shares as fully paid bonus shares in respect of a Treasury Share is permitted and Shares allotted as fully paid bonus shares in respect of a treasury share shall be treated as Treasury Shares.

 

17.Treasury Shares may be disposed of by the Company on such terms and conditions as determined by the Directors.

 

LIEN

 

18.The Company shall have a first and paramount lien on every Share (not being a fully paid Share) for all moneys (whether presently payable or not) called or payable at a fixed time in respect of that Share, and the Company shall also have a lien on all Shares (other than fully paid-up Shares) standing registered in the name of a single person for all moneys presently payable by such person or such person’s estate to the Company. The Company’s lien, if any, on a Share shall extend to all dividends payable thereon.

 

19.The Company may sell, in such manner as the Directors think fit, any Shares on which the Company has a lien, but no sale shall be made unless some sum in respect of which the lien exists is presently payable nor until the expiration of fourteen (14) days after a notice in writing, stating and demanding payment of such part of the amount in respect of which the lien exists as is presently payable, has been given to the registered holder for the time being of the Share, or the persons entitled thereto by reason of such holder’s death or bankruptcy.

 

20.For giving effect to any such sale, the Directors may authorise some person to transfer the Shares sold to the purchaser thereof. The purchaser shall be registered as the holder of the Shares comprised in any such transfer and such purchaser shall not be bound to see to the application of the purchase money, nor shall such purchaser’s title to the Shares be affected by any irregularity or invalidity in the proceedings in reference to the sale.

 

21.The proceeds of the sale shall be received by the Company and applied in payment of such part of the amount in respect of which the lien exists as is presently payable, and the residue shall (subject to a like lien for sums not presently payable as existed upon the Shares prior to the sale) be paid to the person entitled to the Shares at the date of the sale.

 

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CALLS ON SHARES

 

22.The Directors may from time to time make calls upon the Shareholders in respect of any moneys unpaid on their Shares provided that no call shall be payable earlier than one month from the last call; and each Shareholder shall (subject to receiving at least fourteen (14) days’ notice specifying the time or times of payment) pay to the Company at the time or times so specified the amount called on such Shareholder’s Shares.

 

23.The joint holders of a Share shall be jointly and severally liable to pay calls in respect thereof.

 

24.If a sum called in respect of a Share is not paid before or on the day appointed for payment thereof, the person from whom the sum is due shall pay interest upon the sum at the rate of six per cent per annum from the day appointed for the payment thereof to the time of the actual payment, but the Directors shall be at liberty to waive payment of that interest wholly or in part.

 

25.The provisions of these Articles as to the liability of joint holders and as to payment of interest shall apply in the case of non-payment of any sum which, by the terms of issue of a Share, becomes payable at a fixed time, whether on account of the amount of the Share, or by way of premium, as if the same had become payable by virtue of a call duly made and notified.

 

26.The Directors may make arrangements on the issue of Shares for a difference between the holders in the amount of calls to be paid and in the times of payment.

 

27.The Directors may, if they think fit, receive from any Shareholder willing to advance the same all or any part of the moneys uncalled and unpaid upon any Shares held by such Shareholder; and upon all or any of the moneys so advanced may (until the same would, but for such advance, become presently payable) pay interest at such rate (not exceeding without the sanction of the Company in general meeting six per cent) as may be agreed upon between the Shareholder paying the sum in advance and the Directors.

 

FORFEITURE OF SHARES

 

28.If a Shareholder fails to pay any call or instalment of a call on the day appointed for payment thereof, the Directors may, at any time thereafter during such time as any part of such call or instalment remains unpaid, serve a notice on such Shareholder requiring payment of so much of the call or instalment as is unpaid, together with any interest which may have accrued.

 

29.The notice shall name a further day (not earlier than the expiration of fourteen (14) days from the date of the notice) on or before which the payment required by the notice is to be made, and shall state that in the event of non-payment at or before the time appointed, the Shares in respect of which the call was made will be liable to be forfeited.

 

30.If the requirements of any such notice as aforesaid are not complied with, any Share in respect of which the notice has been given may at any time thereafter, before the payment required by the notice has been made, be forfeited by a resolution of the Directors to that effect.

 

31.A forfeited Share may be sold or otherwise disposed of on such terms and in such manner as the Directors think fit, and at any time before a sale or disposition, the forfeiture may be cancelled on such terms as the Directors think fit.

 

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32.A person whose Shares have been forfeited shall cease to be a Shareholder in respect of the forfeited Shares, but shall, notwithstanding, remain liable to pay to the Company all moneys which at the date of forfeiture were payable by such Shareholder to the Company in respect of the Shares, but such Shareholder’s liability shall cease if and when the Company receives payment in full of the amount due on the Shares.

 

33.A statutory declaration in writing that the declarant is a Director, and that a Share has been duly forfeited on a date stated in the declaration, shall be conclusive evidence of the facts therein stated as against all persons claiming to be entitled to the Share. The Company may receive the consideration, if any, given for the Share on any sale or disposition thereof and may execute a transfer of the Share in favour of the person to whom the Share is sold or disposed of and such person shall thereupon be registered as the holder of the Share, and shall not be bound to see to the application of the purchase money, if any, nor shall such person’s title to the Share be affected by any irregularity or invalidity in the proceedings in reference to the forfeiture, sale or disposal of the Share.

 

34.The provisions of these Articles as to forfeiture shall apply in the case of non-payment of any sum which, by the terms of issue of a Share, becomes payable at a fixed time, whether on account of the amount of the Share, or by way of premium, as if the same had been made payable by virtue of a call duly made and notified.

 

TRANSFER AND TRANSMISSION OF SHARES

 

35.Subject to these Articles and the Designated Stock Exchange Rules or any relevant securities laws, any Shareholder may transfer all or any Shares by an instrument of transfer in a usual or common form or in a form prescribed by the Designated Stock Exchange or in any other form approved by the Directors and may be under hand or, if the transferor or transferee is a clearing house or its nominee(s), by hand or by machine imprinted signature or by such other manner of execution as the Directors may approve from time to time.

 

36.The instrument of transfer of any Share shall be executed by or on behalf of the transferor and transferee, and the transferor shall be deemed to remain a holder of the Share until the name of the transferee is entered in the Register of Members in respect thereof.

 

37.Subject to the Designated Stock Exchange Rules on which the Shares in question may be listed and to any rights and restrictions for the time being attached to any Share, the Directors may, in their absolute discretion and without assigning any reason therefor, decline to register any transfer of Shares to a person of whom they do not approve. For the avoidance of doubt, the Directors may decline to register any transfer of a Share if such transfer would breach or cause a breach of: (i) the Designated Stock Exchange Rules on which the Shares may be listed; or (ii) applicable law or regulation at such times and for such periods as the Directors may from time to time determine.

 

(a)The Directors may decline to recognise any instrument of transfer unless (x) a fee not exceeding one dollar is paid to the Company in respect thereof, and (y) the instrument of transfer is accompanied by the certificate of the Shares to which it relates, and such other evidence as the Directors may reasonably require to show the right of the transferor to make the transfer.

 

(b)If the Directors refuse to register a transfer of Shares, they shall within one month after the date on which the transfer was lodged with the Company, send to the transferee notice of the refusal.

 

38.The legal personal representative of a deceased sole holder of a Share shall be the only person recognised by the Company as having any title to the Share. In case of a Share registered in the names of two or more holders, the survivors or survivor, or the legal personal representatives of the deceased survivor, shall be the only persons recognised by the Company as having any title to the Share.

 

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39.Any person becoming entitled to a Share in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of a Shareholder shall upon such evidence being produced as may from time to time be properly required by the Directors, have the right either to be registered as a Shareholder in respect of the Share or, instead of being registered in the name of such person, to make such transfer of the Share as the deceased or bankrupt person could have made; but the Directors shall, in either case, have the same right to decline or suspend registration as they would have had in the case of a transfer of the Share by the deceased or bankrupt person before the death or bankruptcy.

 

40.A person becoming entitled to a Share by reason of the death or bankruptcy of the holder shall be entitled to the same dividends and other advantages to which such person would be entitled if such person were the registered holder of the Share, except that such person shall not, before being registered as a Shareholder in respect of the Share, be entitled in respect of it to exercise any right conferred by membership in relation to meetings of the Company.

 

ALTERATION OF CAPITAL

 

41.The Company may from time to time by Ordinary Resolution increase the share capital by such sum, to be divided into new Shares of such amount, as the resolution shall prescribe.

 

42.Subject to any direction to the contrary that may be given by the Company in general meeting, all new Shares shall be at the disposal of the Directors in accordance with Article 4 and this Article 42. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in these Articles, the Directors shall, without approval of the Shareholders, (a) upon the occurrence of a Shareholder Earnout Event, issue new Shares pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the Business Combination Agreement and (b) upon the occurrence of an Earnout Event, issue new Shares pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the Sponsor Letter Agreement. Capitalised terms used and not otherwise defined in this Article 42 shall have the respective meanings ascribed to them in the Business Combination Agreement and the Sponsor Letter Agreement.

 

43.The new Shares shall be subject to the same provisions with reference to the payment of calls, lien, transfer, transmission, forfeiture and otherwise as the Shares in the original share capital.

 

44.The Company may by Ordinary Resolution:

 

(a)consolidate and divide all or any of its share capital into Shares of a larger amount than its existing Shares;

 

(b)sub-divide its existing Shares, or any of them, into Shares of a smaller amount than is fixed by the Memorandum of Association, subject nevertheless to the provisions of section 13 of the Act; and

 

(c)cancel any Shares which, at the date of the passing of the resolution, have not been taken or agreed to be taken by any person.

 

GENERAL MEETINGS

 

45.The Company may (but shall not be obliged to unless required by the Designated Stock Exchange Rules) in each calendar year hold a general meeting as its annual general meeting and shall specify the meeting as such in the notices calling it. The annual general meeting shall be held at such time and place as may be determined by the Directors. At these meetings the report of the Directors (if any) shall be presented.

 

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46.General meetings other than annual general meetings shall be called extraordinary general meetings. The Directors may call or authorise the calling of an extraordinary general meeting whenever they think fit.

 

REQUISITION OF GENERAL MEETINGS

 

47.The Directors may whenever they think fit, convene an extraordinary general meeting. If at any time there are not sufficient Directors capable of acting to form a quorum, any Director or any one or more Shareholders holding in the aggregate not less than one-tenth of all votes attaching to all issued and outstanding Shares of the Company may convene an extraordinary general meeting in the same manner as nearly as possible as that in which meetings may be convened by the Directors. The Directors shall, upon the requisition in writing of one or more Shareholders holding in the aggregate not less than one-tenth of all votes attaching to all issued and outstanding Shares of the Company as at the date of the requisition carries the right of voting at general meetings, convene an extraordinary general meeting. Any such requisition shall express the object of the meeting proposed to be called, and shall be left at the Registered Office of the Company. If the Directors do not proceed to convene a general meeting within twenty-one (21) days from the date of such requisition being left as aforesaid, the requisitionists or any or either of them or any other Shareholder or Shareholders holding in the aggregate not less than one-tenth of the total share capital of the Company as at the date of the requisition carries the right of voting at general meetings, may convene an extraordinary general meeting to be held at the Registered Office of the Company or at some convenient place at such time, subject to these Articles as to notice, as the persons convening the meeting fix.

 

48.Seven (7) days’ notice at the least (exclusive of the day on which the notice is served or deemed to be served, but inclusive of the day for which the notice is given) specifying the place, the day and the hour of meeting and, in the case of special business, the general nature of that business shall be given in manner hereinafter provided, or in such other manner (if any) as may be prescribed by the Company in general meetings, to such persons as are entitled to vote or may otherwise be entitled under these Articles to receive such notices from the Company; but with the consent of all the Shareholders entitled to receive notice of some particular meeting, that meeting may be convened by such shorter notice or without notice and in such manner as those Shareholders may think fit.

 

49.All business shall be deemed special that is transacted at an extraordinary general meeting, and all that is transacted at an annual general meeting shall be deemed special with the exception of sanctioning a dividend, the consideration of the accounts, balance sheets, the report of the Directors and Auditors, the election of Directors and other Officers in the place of those retiring (if any) and the appointment and fixing of remuneration of Auditors.

 

50.No business shall be transacted at any general meeting unless a quorum of Shareholders is present at the time that the meeting proceeds to business; save as herein otherwise provided, one or more Shareholders holding in the aggregate not less than one-third of all votes attaching to all issued and outstanding Shares of the Company present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote shall be a quorum.

 

51.If within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting a quorum is not present, the meeting, if convened upon the requisition of Shareholders, shall be dissolved. In any other case it shall stand adjourned to the same day in the next week, at the same time and place, and if at the adjourned meeting a quorum is not present within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting, the Shareholders present shall be a quorum.

 

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52.The Chair, if any, shall preside as chair at every general meeting of the Company.

 

53.If there is no such Chair, or if at any meeting such Chair is not present within fifteen (15) minutes after the time appointed for holding the meeting or is unwilling to act as chair for the meeting, the Shareholders present shall choose one of their number to be chair for the meeting.

 

54.The chair of the meeting may with the consent of any meeting at which a quorum is present (and shall if so directed by the meeting) adjourn the meeting from time to time and from place to place, but no business shall be transacted at any adjourned meeting other than the business left unfinished at the meeting from which the adjournment took place. When a meeting is adjourned for ten (10) days or more, notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given as in the case of an original meeting. Save as aforesaid it shall not be necessary to give any notice of an adjournment or of the business to be transacted at an adjourned meeting.

 

55.At any general meeting a resolution put to the vote of the meeting shall be decided by a poll.

 

56.A poll shall be taken in such manner as the chair of the meeting directs, and the result of the poll shall be deemed to be the resolution of the meeting at which the poll was demanded.

 

57.In the case of an equality of votes on a poll, the chair of the meeting shall not be entitled to a second or casting vote.

 

58.A poll on the election of a chair of the meeting or on a question of adjournment shall be taken forthwith. A poll on any other question shall be taken at such time as the chair of the meeting directs.

 

VOTES OF SHAREHOLDERS

 

59.Subject to any rights and restrictions for the time being attached to any Share, every Shareholder present in person or by proxy shall have one (1) vote for each Class A Ordinary Share and ten (10) votes for each Class B Ordinary Share, in each case of which such Shareholder is the holder.

 

60.In the case of joint holders the vote of the senior who tenders a vote whether in person or by proxy shall be accepted to the exclusion of the votes of the other joint holders and for this purpose seniority shall be determined by the order in which the names stand in the Register of Members.

 

61.A Shareholder of unsound mind, or in respect of whom an order has been made by any court having jurisdiction in lunacy, may vote in respect of Shares carrying the right to vote held by them, by their committee, or other person in the nature of a committee appointed by that court, and any such committee or other person, may vote in respect of such Shares by proxy.

 

62.No Shareholder shall be entitled to vote at any general meeting of the Company unless all calls, if any, or other sums presently payable by them in respect of Shares carrying the right to vote held by them have been paid.

 

63.On a poll votes may be given either personally or by proxy.

 

64.The instrument appointing a proxy shall be in writing and signed by the appointor or its duly authorised attorney or, if the appointor is a corporation, either under seal or by the signature of an officer of the corporation or attorney duly authorised. A proxy need not be a Shareholder.

 

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65.An instrument appointing a proxy may be in any usual or common form or such other form as the Directors may approve.

 

66.The instrument appointing a proxy shall be deposited at the Registered Office or at such other place as is specified for that purpose in the notice convening the meeting no later than the time for holding the meeting or, if the meeting is adjourned, the time for holding such adjourned meeting.

 

67.All resolutions of the Shareholders shall be passed at a general meeting of the Company duly convened and held in accordance with these Articles and resolutions of Shareholders in writing in lieu of a general meeting shall not be permitted.

 

CORPORATIONS ACTING BY REPRESENTATIVES AT MEETING

 

68.Any corporation which is a Shareholder may by resolution of its directors or other governing body authorise such person as it thinks fit to act as its representative at any meeting of the Company or of any meeting of holders of a Class, and the person so authorised shall be entitled to exercise the same powers on behalf of the corporation which they represent as that corporation could exercise if it were an individual Shareholder.

 

DIRECTORS

 

69.(a) The Directors shall be divided into three classes: Class I, Class II and Class III. The number of Directors in each class shall be as nearly equal as possible. Upon the adoption of these Articles, the existing Directors shall by resolution classify themselves as Class I, Class II or Class III Directors.

 

(b)The Class I Directors shall stand appointed for a term expiring at the Company’s first annual general meeting, the Class II Directors shall stand appointed for a term expiring at the Company’s second annual general meeting and the Class III Directors shall stand appointed for a term expiring at the Company’s third annual general meeting.

 

(c)Commencing at the Company’s first annual general meeting, and at each annual general meeting thereafter, Directors appointed to replace those Directors whose terms expire shall be appointed for a term of office to expire at the third succeeding annual general meeting after their appointment. If no replacement Directors are appointed, the existing Directors shall be automatically re-appointed for a further term of office to expire at the third succeeding annual general meeting after their re-appointment.

 

70.No decrease in the number of Directors constituting the board of Directors shall shorten the term of any incumbent Director.

 

71.The Company may by Special Resolution appoint any natural person to be a Director.

 

72.Subject to these Articles, a Director shall hold office until such time as they are removed from office by Special Resolution.

 

73.The maximum number of Directors shall be seven (7).

 

74.The remuneration of the Directors may be determined by the Directors or by Special Resolution.

 

75.There shall be no shareholding qualification for Directors unless determined otherwise by Special Resolution.

 

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76.All Directors shall hold office until the expiration of their respective terms of office and until their successors shall have been appointed and qualified. Except as the Act or other applicable law may otherwise require, in the interim between annual general meetings or extraordinary general meetings called for the appointment of Directors and/or the removal of one or more Directors and the filling of any vacancy in that connection, subject to the maximum number imposed by these Articles, additional Directors and any vacancies in the board of Directors, including unfilled vacancies resulting from death, resignation or removal of Directors, may be appointed and filled by the vote or written resolution of a majority of the Directors then in office or by the sole remaining Director. Any Director so appointed shall hold office only until the next following general meeting of the Company and shall then be eligible for election at that meeting.

 

77.For so long as the Shares are listed on a Designated Stock Exchange, the Directors shall include at least such number of Independent Directors as applicable law, rules or regulations or the Designated Stock Exchange Rules require as determined by the Directors.

 

ALTERNATE DIRECTOR

 

78.Any Director may in writing appoint another Director or another natural person who is an employee of the Company to be such Director’s alternate and, save to the extent provided otherwise in the form of appointment, such alternate shall have authority to sign written resolutions on behalf of the appointing Director, but shall not be authorised to sign such written resolutions where they have been signed by the appointing Director, and to act in such Director’s place at any meeting of the Directors. Every such alternate shall be entitled to attend and vote at meetings of the Directors as the alternate of the Director appointing them and where they are Director to have a separate vote in addition to their own vote. A Director may at any time in writing revoke the appointment of an alternate appointed by them. Such alternate shall not be an Officer solely as a result of their appointment as an alternate other than in respect of such times as the alternate acts as a Director. The remuneration of such alternate shall be payable out of the remuneration of the Director appointing them and the proportion thereof shall be agreed between them.

 

POWERS AND DUTIES OF DIRECTORS

 

79.Subject to the Act, these Articles and to any resolutions passed in a general meeting, the business of the Company shall be managed by the Directors, who may pay all expenses incurred in setting up and registering the Company and may exercise all powers of the Company. No resolution passed by the Company in general meeting shall invalidate any prior act of the Directors that would have been valid if that resolution had not been passed.

 

80.The Directors may from time to time appoint any person, whether or not a Director, to hold such office in the Company as the Directors may think necessary for the administration of the Company, and for such term and at such remuneration (whether by way of salary or commission or participation in profits or partly in one way and partly in another), and with such powers and duties as the Directors may think fit. Any person so appointed by the Directors may be removed by the Directors. The Directors may also appoint one or more of their number to the office of managing director upon like terms, but any such appointment shall ipso facto terminate if any managing director ceases to be a Director.

 

81.The Directors may appoint any person to be a Secretary (and if need be an assistant Secretary or assistant Secretaries) who shall hold office for such term, at such remuneration and upon such conditions and with such powers as they think fit. Any Secretary or assistant Secretary so appointed by the Directors may be removed by the Directors.

 

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82.The Directors may from time to time and at any time by power of attorney (whether under Seal or under hand) or otherwise appoint any company, firm or person or body of persons, whether nominated directly or indirectly by the Directors, to be the attorney or attorneys or authorised signatory (any such person being an “Attorney” or “Authorised Signatory”, respectively) of the Company for such purposes and with such powers, authorities and discretion (not exceeding those vested in or exercisable by the Directors under these Articles) and for such period and subject to such conditions as they may think fit, and any such power of attorney or other appointment may contain such provisions for the protection and convenience of persons dealing with any such Attorney or Authorised Signatory as the Directors may think fit, and may also authorise any such Attorney or Authorised Signatory to delegate all or any of the powers, authorities and discretion vested in them.

 

83.The Directors may from time to time provide for the management of the affairs of the Company in such manner as they shall think fit and the provisions contained in the three next following Articles shall not limit the general powers conferred by this Article.

 

84.The Directors from time to time and at any time may establish any committees, local boards or agencies for managing any of the affairs of the Company and may appoint any person to be a member of such committees or local boards and may appoint any managers or agents of the Company and may fix the remuneration of any such person. Any such committee shall be made up of such number of Independent Directors as required from time to time by the Designated Stock Exchange Rules or otherwise required by applicable law.

 

85.The Directors from time to time and at any time may delegate to any such committee, local board, manager or agent any of the powers, authorities and discretions for the time being vested in the Directors and may authorise the members for the time being of any such local board, or any of them to fill any vacancies therein and to act notwithstanding vacancies and any such appointment or delegation may be made on such terms and subject to such conditions as the Directors may think fit and the Directors may at any time remove any person so appointed and may annul or vary any such delegation, but no person dealing in good faith and without notice of any such annulment or variation shall be affected thereby.

 

86.Any such delegates as aforesaid may be authorised by the Directors to sub-delegate all or any of the powers, authorities, and discretion for the time being vested in them.

 

87.The Directors may exercise all the powers of the Company to borrow money and to mortgage or charge its undertaking, property and uncalled capital or any part thereof, or to otherwise provide for a security interest to be taken in such undertaking, property or uncalled capital, and to issue debentures, debenture stock and other securities whenever money is borrowed or as security for any debt, liability or obligation of the Company or of any third party.

 

88.The Directors shall have the authority to present a winding up petition on behalf of the Company without the sanction of a resolution passed by the Company in general meeting.

 

89.The Directors may, from time to time, and except as required by applicable law or the Designated Stock Exchange Rules, adopt, institute, amend, modify or revoke the corporate governance policies or initiatives of the Company, which shall be intended to set forth the guiding principles and policies of the Company and the Directors on various corporate governance related matters as the Directors shall determine by resolution from time to time.

 

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DISQUALIFICATION AND CHANGES OF DIRECTORS

 

90.The office of a Director shall be vacated if the Director:

 

(a)becomes bankrupt or makes any arrangement or composition with such Director’s creditors generally;

 

(b)is found to be or becomes of unsound mind;

 

(c)resigns such Director’s office by notice in writing to the Company;

 

(d)is removed from office pursuant to any other provision of these Articles; or

 

(e)ceases to be a Director by virtue of, or becomes prohibited from being a Director by reason of, an order made under any provisions of any law or enactment.

 

PROCEEDINGS OF DIRECTORS

 

91.The Directors may meet together (either within or outside the Cayman Islands) for the despatch of business, adjourn, and otherwise regulate their meetings and proceedings as they think fit. Questions arising at any meeting shall be decided by a majority of votes cast in respect of the matter and, for these purposes, if a Director abstains from voting on a matter, such abstention shall not be counted as a vote. In case of an equality of votes the Chair shall not have a second or casting vote.

 

92.A Director or an alternate Director may, and the Secretary on the requisition of a Director or alternate Director shall, at any time, summon a meeting of Directors by at least five (5) days’ notice in writing to every Director and alternate Director which notice shall set forth the general nature of the business to be considered; provided however that notice may be waived by all the Directors (or their alternates) either at, before or after the meeting is held; provided further that notice or waiver thereof may be given by telex, telefax or email.

 

93.A Director may participate in any meeting of the Directors, or of any committee appointed by the Directors of which such Director is a member, by means of telephone or similar communication equipment by way of which all persons participating in such meeting can communicate with each other and such participation shall be deemed to constitute presence in person at the meeting.

 

94.The quorum necessary for the transaction of the business of the Board shall be a majority of the Directors holding office at the relevant time. A Director represented by an alternate Director at any meeting shall be deemed to be present for the purposes of determining whether or not a quorum is present.

 

95.A Director who is in any way, whether directly or indirectly, interested in a contract or proposed contract with the Company shall declare the nature of their interest at a meeting of the Directors. A general notice given to the Directors by any Director to the effect that they are to be regarded as interested in any contract or other arrangement which may thereafter be made with that company or firm shall be deemed a sufficient declaration of interest in regard to any contract so made. A Director may vote in respect of any contract or proposed contract or arrangement notwithstanding that they may be interested therein and if they do so their vote shall be counted and they may be counted in the quorum at any meeting of the Directors at which any such contract or proposed contract or arrangement shall come before the meeting for consideration.

 

96.A Director may hold any other office or place of profit under the Company (other than the office of auditor) in conjunction with their office of Director for such period and on such terms (as to remuneration and otherwise) as the Directors may determine and no Director or intending Director shall be disqualified by their office from contracting with the Company either with regard to their tenure of any such other office or place of profit or as vendor, purchaser or otherwise, nor shall any such contract or arrangement entered into by or on behalf of the Company in which any Director is in any way interested, be liable to be avoided, nor shall any Director so contracting or being so interested be liable to account to the Company for any profit realised by any such contract or arrangement by reason of such Director holding that office or of the fiduciary relation thereby established. A Director, notwithstanding their interest, may be counted in the quorum present at any meeting of the Directors whereat such Director or any other Director is appointed to hold any such office or place of profit under the Company or whereat the terms of any such appointment are arranged and they may vote on any such appointment or arrangement.

 

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97.Any Director may act by themselves or their firm in a professional capacity for the Company, and they or their firm shall be entitled to remuneration for professional services as if they were not a Director; provided that nothing herein contained shall authorise a Director or their firm to act as auditor to the Company.

 

98.The Directors shall cause minutes to be made for the purpose of recording:

 

(a)all appointments of Officers made by the Directors;

 

(b)the names of the Directors present at each meeting of the Directors and of any committee of the Directors; and

 

(c)all resolutions and proceedings at all meetings of the Company, and of the Directors and of committees of Directors.

 

99.The minutes of each meeting of the Directors shall be signed by the chair of such meeting and either the secretary of such meeting or one (1) other Director present at such meeting and when the minutes of such meeting have been so signed, the meeting shall be deemed to have been duly held notwithstanding that all the Directors have not actually come together in person or that there may have been a technical defect in the proceedings.

 

100.A resolution in writing signed by all the Directors or all the members of a committee of Directors entitled to receive notice of a meeting of Directors or committee of Directors, as the case may be (an alternate Director, subject as provided otherwise in the terms of appointment of the alternate Director, being entitled to sign such a resolution on behalf of their appointer), shall be as valid and effectual as if it had been passed at a duly called and constituted meeting of Directors or committee of Directors, as the case may be. When signed a resolution may consist of several documents each signed by one or more of the Directors or their duly appointed alternate.

 

101.The continuing Directors may act notwithstanding any vacancy in their body but if and for so long as their number is reduced below the number fixed by or pursuant to these Articles as the necessary quorum of Directors, the continuing Directors may act for the purpose of increasing the number, or of summoning a general meeting of the Company, but for no other purpose.

 

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102.The Directors may elect and appoint a Chair by a majority of the Directors then in office. The period for which the Chair will hold office will also be determined by a majority of all of the Directors then in office. The Chair shall preside as chair at every meeting of the Board. If the Chair is not elected, or if at any meeting the Chair is not present within fifteen (15) minutes after the time appointed for holding the meeting, the Directors present may choose one of their number to be chair of the meeting.

 

103.Subject to any regulations imposed on it by the Directors, a committee appointed by the Directors may elect a chair of its meetings. If no such chair is elected, or if at any meeting the chair is not present within fifteen minutes after the time appointed for holding the meeting, the committee members present may choose one of their number to be chair of the meeting.

 

104.A committee appointed by the Directors may meet and adjourn as it thinks proper. Subject to any regulations imposed on it by the Directors, questions arising at any meeting shall be determined by a majority of votes of the committee members present and, for these purposes, if a committee member abstains from voting on a matter, such abstention shall not be counted as a vote. In the case of an equality of votes the chair of the meeting shall not have a second or casting vote.

 

105.All acts done by any meeting of the Directors or of a committee of Directors, or by any person acting as a Director, shall notwithstanding that it be afterwards discovered that there was some defect in the appointment of any such Director or person acting as aforesaid, or that they or any of them were disqualified, be as valid as if every such person had been duly appointed and was qualified to be a Director.

 

SEALS AND DEEDS

 

106.(a) If the Directors determine that the Company shall have a Seal, the Directors shall provide for the safe custody of the common Seal and the common Seal of the Company shall not be affixed to any instrument except by the authority of a resolution of the Directors, and in the presence of a Director or of the Secretary or of such other person as the Directors may appoint for the purpose; and that Director or the Secretary or other person as aforesaid shall sign every instrument to which the common Seal of the Company is so affixed in his presence. Notwithstanding the provisions hereof, annual returns and notices filed under the Act may be executed either as a deed in accordance with the Act or by the common Seal being affixed thereto in either case without the authority of a resolution of the Directors by one Director or the Secretary.

 

(b)The Company may maintain a facsimile of any common Seal in such countries or places as the Directors shall appoint and such facsimile Seal shall not be affixed to any instrument except by the authority of the Directors and in the presence of such person or persons as the Directors shall for this purpose appoint and such person or persons as aforesaid shall sign every instrument to which the facsimile Seal of the Company is so affixed in such person’s or persons’ presence and such affixing of the facsimile Seal and signing as aforesaid shall have the same meaning and effect as if the common Seal had been affixed in the presence of and the instrument signed by a Director or the Secretary or such other person as the Directors may appoint for the purpose.

 

(c)In accordance with the Act, the Company may execute any deed or other instrument which would otherwise be required to be executed under Seal by the signature of such deed or instrument as a deed by a Director or by the Secretary of the Company or by such other person as the Directors may appoint or by any other person or attorney on behalf of the Company appointed by a deed or other instrument executed as a deed by a Director or the Secretary or such other person as aforesaid.

 

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DIVIDENDS, DISTRIBUTIONS AND RESERVE

 

107.Subject to any rights and restrictions for the time being attached to any Shares and the provisions of these Articles, the Company by Ordinary Resolution may declare dividends, but no dividend shall exceed the amount recommended by the Directors.

 

108.Subject to any rights and restrictions for the time being attached to any Shares and the provisions of these Articles, the Directors may resolve to pay dividends and other distributions on Shares in issue and authorise payment of the dividends or other distributions out of the funds of the Company lawfully available therefor. A dividend shall be deemed to be an interim dividend unless the terms of the resolution pursuant to which the directors resolve to pay such dividend specifically state that such dividend shall be a final dividend.

 

109.No dividend or other distribution shall be paid otherwise than out of the realised or unrealised profits of the Company, the share premium account or as otherwise permitted by law.

 

110.Subject to the rights of persons, if any, entitled to Shares with special rights as to dividends, all dividends on any class of Shares not fully paid shall be declared and paid according to the amounts paid on the Shares of that class, but if and so long as nothing is paid-up on any of the Shares in the Company, dividends may be declared and paid according to the number of Shares. No amount paid on a Share in advance of calls shall, while carrying interest, be treated for the purposes of this Article as paid on the Share.

 

111.The Directors may, before recommending any dividend, set aside out of the profits of the Company such sums as they think proper as a reserve or reserves which shall, at the discretion of the Directors, be applicable for meeting contingencies, or for equalising dividends, or for any other purpose to which the profits of the Company may be properly applied, and pending such application may, at the like discretion, either be employed in the business of the Company or be invested in such investments as the Directors may from time to time think fit.

 

112.If several persons are registered as joint holders of any Share, any of them may give effectual receipts for any dividend or other moneys payable on or in respect of the Share.

 

113.Any distribution payable in cash in respect of Shares may be paid by electronic funds transfer to the holder or by cheque or warrant sent through the post directed to the registered address of the holder or, in the case of joint holders, to the registered address of the holder who is first named on the Register of Members or to such person and to such address as such holder or joint holders may in writing direct. Every such cheque or warrant shall be made payable to the order of the person to whom it is sent. Any one of two or more joint holders may give effectual receipts for any distributions payable in respect of the Shares held by them as joint holders.

 

114.The Directors may declare that any dividend is paid wholly or partly by the distribution of specific assets and in particular of paid-up shares, debentures or debenture stock of any other company or in any one or more of such ways, and the Directors shall give effect to such resolution, and where any difficulty arises in regard to such distribution, the Directors may settle the same as they think expedient, and in particular may issue fractional certificates and fix the value for distribution of such specific assets or any part thereof and may determine that cash payments shall be made to any Shareholders upon the footing of the value so fixed in order to adjust the rights of all parties, and may vest any such specific assets in trustees as may seem expedient to the Directors.

 

115.No dividend shall bear interest against the Company. All unclaimed dividends may be invested or otherwise made use of by the Directors for the benefit of the Company until claimed. Any dividend unclaimed by a Shareholder six (6) years after the dividend payment date shall revert to the Company.

 

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CAPITALISATION OF PROFITS

 

116.In respect of Articles 116(a) and 116(b), the Company may, upon the recommendation of the Directors, by Ordinary Resolution authorise the Directors, and in respect of Articles 116(c) and 116(d), the Directors may in their absolute discretion without the approval of the Shareholders resolve:

 

(a)to capitalise any sum standing to the credit of any of the Company’s reserve accounts (including share premium account and capital redemption reserve fund) or any sum standing to the credit of the profit and loss account or otherwise available for distribution;

 

(b)to appropriate such sums to Shareholders in the proportions in which such sum would have been divisible amongst them had the same been a distribution of profits by way of dividend and to apply such sum on their behalf in paying up in full unissued Shares for allotment and distribution credited as fully paid-up to and amongst them in the proportion aforesaid;

 

(c)upon the occurrence of a Shareholder Earnout Event, to capitalise and appropriate such sums to the Shareholder Earnout Participants in the proportions and pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the Business Combination Agreement and to apply such sum on their behalf in paying up in full unissued Shares for allotment and distribution credited as fully paid-up to and amongst the Shareholder Earnout Participants in the manner and in the proportion aforesaid; and

 

(d)upon the occurrence of an Earnout Event, to capitalise and appropriate such sums to the Sponsor pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the Sponsor Letter Agreement and to apply such sum on its behalf in paying up in full unissued Shares for allotment and distribution credited as fully paid-up to the Sponsor in the manner aforesaid.

 

In such event the Directors shall do all acts and things required to give effect to such capitalisation, with full power to the Directors to make such provision as they think fit for the case of Shares becoming distributable in fractions (including provision whereby the benefit of fractional entitlements accrue to the Company rather than to the Shareholders concerned). The Directors may authorise any person to enter on behalf of all the Shareholders interested into an agreement with the Company providing for such capitalisation and matters incidental thereto and any agreement made under such authority shall be effective and binding on all concerned. Capitalised terms used and not otherwise defined in this Article 116 shall have the respective meanings ascribed to them in the Business Combination Agreement and the Sponsor Letter Agreement.

 

ACCOUNTS

 

117.The books of account relating to the Company’s affairs shall be kept in accordance with the Act and otherwise in such manner as may be determined from time to time by the Company by Ordinary Resolution or failing such determination by the Directors of the Company.

 

118.Subject to the requirements of applicable law and the Designated Stock Exchange Rules, the accounts relating to the Company’s affairs shall only be audited and such Auditors may be appointed if the Directors so determine and/or if required by any applicable law, rule, regulation or regulatory authority, in which case the accounting principles will be determined from time to time by the Company by Ordinary Resolution or failing such determination by the Directors. The financial year of the Company shall end on 31 December of each year or such other date as the Directors may determine.

 

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WINDING UP

 

119.If the Company shall be wound up, the liquidator may, with the sanction of a Special Resolution of the Company and any other sanction required by the Act, divide amongst the Shareholders in specie or kind the whole or any part of the assets of the Company (whether they shall consist of property of the same kind or not) and may for such purpose set such value as such liquidator deems fair upon any property to be divided as aforesaid and may determine how such division shall be carried out as between the Shareholders or different classes of Shareholders. The liquidator may with the like sanction, vest the whole or any part of such assets in trustees upon such trusts for the benefit of the contributories as the liquidator, with the like sanction, shall think fit, but so that no Shareholder shall be compelled to accept any Shares or other securities whereon there is any liability.

 

120.If the Company shall be wound up and the assets available for distribution amongst the Shareholders as such shall be insufficient to repay the whole of the paid-up capital, such assets shall be distributed so that, as nearly as may be, the losses shall be borne by the Shareholders in proportion to the capital paid up, or which ought to have been paid up, at the commencement of the winding up, on the Shares held by them respectively. And if in a winding up the assets available for distribution amongst the Shareholders shall be more than sufficient to repay the whole of the capital paid up at the commencement of the winding up, the excess shall be distributed amongst the Shareholders in proportion to the capital paid up at the commencement of the winding up on the Shares held by them respectively. This Article is to be without prejudice to the rights of the holders of Shares issued upon special terms and conditions.

 

NOTICES

 

121.(a) A notice may be given by the Company to any Shareholder either personally or by sending it by post, telex, telefax or email to such Shareholder or to such Shareholder’s registered address, or (if he has no registered address) to the address, if any, supplied by such Shareholder to the Company for the giving of notices to such Shareholder.

 

(b)A notice may be given by the Company by placing it on the Company’s website or otherwise been notified to Shareholders should the Directors deem it appropriate.

 

(c)Where a notice is sent by post, service of the notice shall be deemed to be effected by properly addressing, prepaying, and posting a letter containing the notice (by airmail if available) and to have been effected, in the case of a notice of a meeting at the expiration of three (3) days after it was posted.

 

(d)Where a notice is sent by telex, telefax or email, service of the notice shall be deemed to be effected by properly addressing and sending such notice through the appropriate transmitting medium and to have been effected on the day the same is sent.

 

122.If a Shareholder has no registered address and has not supplied to the Company an address for the giving of notice to such Shareholder, a notice addressed to such Shareholder and advertised in a newspaper circulating in the Cayman Islands shall be deemed to be duly given to such Shareholder at noon on the day following the day on which the newspaper is circulated and the advertisement appeared therein.

 

123.A notice may be given by the Company to the joint holders of a Share by giving the notice to the joint holder named first in the Register of Members in respect of the Share.

 

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124.A notice may be given by the Company to the person entitled to a Share in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of a Shareholder by sending it through the post in a prepaid letter addressed to them by name, or by the title of representatives of the deceased, or trustee of the bankrupt, or by any like description, at the address, if any, supplied for the purpose by the persons claiming to be so entitled, or (until such an address has been so supplied) by giving the notice in any manner in which the same might have been given if the death or bankruptcy had not occurred.

 

125.Notice of every general meeting shall be given in some manner hereinbefore authorised to:

 

(a)every Shareholder entitled to vote except those Shareholders entitled to vote who (having no registered address) have not supplied to the Company an address for the giving of notices to them; and

 

(b)every person entitled to a Share in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of a Shareholder, who, but for such Shareholder’s death or bankruptcy would be entitled to receive notice of the meeting.

 

No other persons shall be entitled to receive notices of general meetings.

 

RECORD DATE

 

126.The Directors may fix in advance a date as the record date for any determination of Shareholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of the Shareholders and, for the purpose of determining the Shareholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend, the Directors may, at or within ninety (90) days prior to the date of the declaration of such dividend, fix a subsequent date as the record date for such determination.

 

AMENDMENT OF MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES

 

127.Subject to and insofar as permitted by the provisions of the Act and these Articles, the Company may from time to time by Special Resolution alter or amend its Memorandum of Association or these Articles in whole or in part; provided however that no such amendment shall affect the rights attaching to any class of Shares without the consent or sanction provided for in Article 12.

 

ORGANISATION EXPENSES

 

128.The preliminary and organisation expenses incurred in forming the Company shall be paid by the Company and may be amortised in such manner and over such period of time and at such rate as the Directors shall determine and the amount so paid shall in the accounts of the Company, be charged against income and/or capital.

 

OFFICES OF THE COMPANY

 

129.The Registered Office of the Company shall be at such address in the Cayman Islands as the Directors shall from time to time determine. The Company, in addition to its Registered Office, may establish and maintain an office in the Cayman Islands or elsewhere as the Directors may from time to time determine.

 

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INDEMNITY

 

130.Every Director and Officer for the time being of the Company or any trustee for the time being acting in relation to the affairs of the Company and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, personal representatives or successors or assigns shall, in the absence of wilful neglect or default, be indemnified by the Company against, and it shall be the duty of the Directors out of the funds and other assets of the Company to pay, all costs, losses, damages and expenses, including travelling expenses, which any such Director, Officer or trustee may incur or become liable in respect of by reason of any contract entered into, or act or thing done by such person as such Director, Officer or trustee or in any way in or about the execution of such person’s duties and the amount for which such indemnity is provided shall immediately attach as a lien on the property of the Company and have priority as between the Shareholders over all other claims. No such Director, Officer or trustee shall be liable or answerable for the acts, receipts, neglects or defaults of any other Director, Officer or trustee or for joining in any receipt or other act for conformity or for any loss or expense happening to the Company through the insufficiency or deficiency of any security in or upon which any of the monies of the Company shall be invested or for any loss of any of the moneys of the Company which shall be invested or for any loss or damage arising from the bankruptcy, insolvency or tortious act of any person with whom any monies, securities or effects shall be deposited, or for any other loss, damage or misfortune whatsoever which shall happen in or about the execution of the duties of such person’s respective office or trust or in relation thereto unless the same happen through such person’s own wilful neglect or default.

 

REDEMPTION, PURCHASE AND SURRENDER OF SHARES

 

131.Subject to the Act, the Company may:

 

(a)issue Shares on terms that they are to be redeemed or are liable to be redeemed at the option of the Company or the Shareholders on such terms and in such manner as the Directors may determine;

 

(b)purchase its own Shares (including any redeemable Shares) on such terms and in such manner as the Directors may determine;

 

(c)make a payment in respect of the redemption or purchase of its own Shares in any manner authorised by the Act, including out of its capital; and

 

(d)accept the surrender for no consideration of any paid up Share (including any redeemable Share) on such terms and in such manner as the Directors may determine.

 

132.Any Share in respect of which notice of redemption has been given shall not be entitled to participate in the profits of the Company in respect of the period after the date specified as the date of redemption in the notice of redemption.

 

133.The redemption, purchase or surrender of any Share shall not be deemed to give rise to the redemption, purchase or surrender of any other Share.

 

134.The Directors may when making payments in respect of redemption or purchase of Shares, if authorised by the terms of issue of the Shares being redeemed or purchased or with the agreement of the holder of such Shares, make such payment either in cash or in specie including, without limitation, interests in a special purpose vehicle holding assets of the Company or holding entitlement to the proceeds of assets held by the Company or in a liquidating structure.

 

DISCLOSURE

 

135.The Directors, or any authorised service providers (including the Officers, the Secretary and the registered office provider of the Company), shall be entitled to disclose to any third party any information regarding the affairs of the Company including, without limitation, information contained in the Register of Members and books of the Company if:

 

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(a)the Company or that person, as the case may be, is lawfully required to do so under the laws of any jurisdiction to which the Company is subject;

 

(b)such disclosure is in compliance with the Designated Stock Exchange Rules;

 

(c)such disclosure is in accordance with any contract entered into by the Company; and

 

(d)the Directors are of the opinion such disclosure would assist or facilitate the Company’s operations.

 

MERGERS AND CONSOLIDATIONS

 

136.The Company shall have the power to merge or consolidate with one or more other constituent companies (as defined in the Act) upon such terms as the Directors may determine and (to the extent required by the Act) with the approval of a Special Resolution.

 

EXCLUSIVE FORUM

 

137.Unless the Company consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, to the fullest extent permitted by relevant law, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (or, if the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York lacks subject matter jurisdiction over a particular dispute, the state courts in New York County, New York) shall be the exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the United States Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, regardless of whether such legal suit, action, or proceeding also involves parties other than the Company.

 

138.Unless the Company consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the courts of the Cayman Islands shall have exclusive jurisdiction to hear, settle and/or determine any dispute, controversy or claim (including any non-contractual dispute, controversy or claim) whether arising out of or in connection with these Articles or otherwise, including any questions regarding their existence, validity, formation or termination. For the avoidance of doubt and without limiting the jurisdiction of the courts of the Cayman Islands to hear, settle and/or determine disputes related to the Company, the courts of the Cayman Islands shall be the sole and exclusive forum for (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Company, (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any Director, Officer or other employee of the Company to the Company or the Company’s Shareholders, (iii) any action or petition asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the Act or these Articles including but not limited to any purchase or acquisition of Shares, securities or guarantee provided in consideration thereof, or (iv) any action asserting a claim against the Company concerning its internal affairs. This Article shall not apply to claims or causes of action brought to enforce a duty or liability created by the United States Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any other claim based on securities laws for which claim the federal district courts of the United States have exclusive jurisdiction.

 

139.Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any Share or other securities in the Company, or purchasing or otherwise acquiring depositary shares representing the Company’s shares issued pursuant to relevant deposit agreements, whether such acquisition be by transfer, sale, operation of law or otherwise, shall be deemed to have notice of, irrevocably agreed and consented to the provisions of this Article and Articles 137 and 138 above. Without prejudice to the foregoing, if any part of this Article and Articles 137 and 138 are held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable under applicable law, the legality, validity or enforceability of the rest of these Articles shall not be affected nor be impaired and this Article, Article 137 and/or Article 138 shall be interpreted and construed to the maximum extent possible to apply in the relevant jurisdiction with whatever modification or deletion as may be necessary so as best to give effect to the intention of the Company.

 

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EX-4.3 3 tm2228448d1_ex4-3.htm EXHIBIT 4.3

 

Exhibit 4.3

 

CONFIDENTIAL

 

AMENDMENT TO

 

PERFECT CORP.

 

(INCORPORATED IN THE CAYMAN ISLANDS WITH LIMITED LIABILITY)

 

(THE “COMPANY”)

 

2021 STOCK COMPENSATION PLAN

 

This amendment (this “Amendment”) to the Company’s 2021 Stock Compensation Plan (the “2021 Stock Compensation Plan”), dated December 13, 2021, is adopted by the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) on October 25, 2022. All capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given such terms in the 2021 Stock Compensation Plan.

 

WHEREAS, the Company, Provident Acquisition Corp., Beauty Corp. and Fashion Corp. entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated March 3, 2022, and the First Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated September 16, 2022 (collectively, the “Business Combination Agreement”), which contemplate the mergers and transactions that constitute a Corporate Transaction under the 2021 Stock Compensation Plan; and

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 4, Section 11.1 and Section 11.2 of the 2021 Stock Compensation Plan, the Board desires to make certain adjustments to the 2021 Stock Compensation Plan as set forth below.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, the 2021 Stock Compensation Plan is hereby amended as follows:

 

Section 1.      A new definition as follows shall be added to Section 1 of the 2021 Stock Compensation Plan:

 

(20A)      “ordinary shares” means, collectively, the Class A ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.1 of the Company and the Class B ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.1 of the Company.

 

Section 2.      Section 2(1) of the 2021 Stock Compensation Plan is hereby amended as follows:

 

(1)            Subject to the provisions of Section 11 below, the maximum aggregate number of the Option Shares that may be issued by the Company upon exercise of all Options to be granted under this Plan shall be 5,311,310 Option Shares, and up to 5,311,310 ordinary shares may be issued under the Plan pursuant to Incentive Stock Option to U.S. Taxpayer Participants. In the case that the Optionee is Alice H. Chang, the Option Shares to be issued to the Optionee shall be Class B ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.1 of the Company, otherwise the Option Shares to be issued to the Optionee shall be Class A ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.1 of the Company.

 

Section 3.      Exhibit I, II and III of the 2021 Stock Compensation Plan are hereby substituted by Exhibit I, II and III attached hereto, respectively.

 

 

 

 

Section 4.      This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Cayman Islands (without regard to their choice-of-law provisions). Any dispute, controversy, difference or claim arising out of or relating to this Amendment, including the existence, validity, interpretation, performance, breach or termination thereof or any dispute regarding non-contractual obligations arising out of or relating to it, shall be referred to and finally resolved by arbitrations administered by the Chinese Arbitration Association, Taipei (“CAA”) under the Taiwanese Arbitration Act and the CAA Arbitration Rules. This Amendment is effective immediately. Except as amended hereby, the 2021 Stock Compensation Plan shall remain in full force and effect. In the event of any inconsistency or conflict between this Amendment and the 2021 Stock Compensation Plan, the terms and provisions contained in this Amendment shall supersede, govern and control.

 

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EXHIBIT I

 

2021 STOCK COMPENSATION PLAN

 

GRANT NOTICE

 

Dear Mr./Ms. __________,

 

You have been granted an Option to purchase _____________[Class A/Class B]1 ordinary shares of Perfect Corp. (the “Company”) under the 2021 Stock Compensation Plan adopted by the written resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Company dated December 13, 2021, as amended by the written resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Company dated October 25, 2022 (the “Plan”), as follows:

 

Date of Grant:                           , 2021
   
Exercise Price Per Share: US$_________
   
Term/Expiration Date: [●], 20_____

 

The terms and conditions of such Option shall be as set forth in the Plan.

 

PERFECT CORP.  
   
   
   
Name:  
   
Title:  

 

 

1 NTD: to be selected by the Company pursuant to the Plan before sending this Exhibit I to the participant.

 

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EXHIBIT II

 

Notice of Exercise

 

This Notice of Exercise is given by the undersigned pursuant to the 2021 STOCK COMPENSATION PLAN adopted by the written resolutions of the Board of Directors of Perfect Corp. (the “Company”) dated December 13, 2021, as amended by the written resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Company dated October 25, 2022 (the “Plan”), and for the undersigned to exercise the Options to purchase                   shares of the Company’s [Class A/Class B]2 ordinary shares (the “Purchased Shares”) at the Option exercise price of US$                per share (the “Exercise Price”).

 

By delivering this Notice of Exercise to Company, the undersigned agrees to pay the Exercise Price within ten days upon receiving the payment instruction from the Company in accordance with the provisions of the Plan, and agrees to deliver such additional documents as may be requested pursuant to the Plan or the applicable law.

 

The undersigned also agrees that this Option is exercised and the Purchased Shares to be issued in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in the Plan.

 

ØPrint name in exact manner it is to appear in the Register of Members of the Company:

 

    

 

ØAddress to be recorded in the Register of Members of the Company:

 

    

 

ØPassport No.:

 

    

 

Signature: _______________________________  
   
Dated ____________,_____________________  

 

 

2 NTD: to be selected by the Company pursuant to the Plan before sending this Exhibit II to the participant.

 

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EXHIBIT III

 

Incentive Stock Option Agreement

 

This Incentive Stock Option Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of [DATE] by and between Perfect Corp., an exempted company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability (the “Company”) and [EMPLOYEE NAME] (the “Participant”).

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein will have the meaning ascribed to them in the 2021 Stock Compensation Plan adopted by the written resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Company dated December 13, 2021, as amended by the written resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Company dated October 25, 2022 (the “Plan”).

 

Grant Date:    
 
Exercise Price per Share:    
 
Number of Option Shares:   [Class A/Class B]3 ordinary shares
 
Expiration Date:    

 

1.            Grant of Option.

 

1.1.          Grant; Type of Option. The Company hereby grants to the Participant an option (the “Option”) to purchase the total number of the [Class A/Class B]4 ordinary shares of the Company equal to the number of Option Shares set forth above, at the Exercise Price set forth above. The Option is being granted pursuant to the terms of the Plan. The administration of the Plan is subject to the Board of the Company, the CEO, or the senior officer(s) designated by the Board from time to time for administration of the Plan. The Option is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code, although the Company makes no representation or guarantee that the Option will qualify as an Incentive Stock Option. To the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined on the Grant Date) of the ordinary shares with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by the Participant during any calendar year (under all plans of the Company and its Affiliates) exceeds $100,000, the Options or portions thereof which exceed such limit (according to the order in which they were granted) shall be treated as non-qualified stock options.

 

1.2.          Consideration; Subject to Plan. The grant of the Option is made in consideration of the services to be rendered by the Participant to the Company and/or the Company’s Affiliates and is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.

 

2.            Exercise Period; Vesting.

 

2.1.          Vesting Schedule. The Option will become vested according to the below schedule until 100% vested.

 

(a)            No Options shall be vested in the first two (2) years from the Grant Date (the “Two-Year Restriction”);

 

 

3 NTD: to be selected by the Company pursuant to the Plan before sending this Exhibit III to the participant.

4 NTD: to be selected by the Company pursuant to the Plan before sending this Exhibit III to the participants.

 

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(b)            Following the end of Two-Year Restriction, 50% of the Options shall be vested;

 

(c)            Following the end of the third anniversary of the Grant Date, 75% of the Options cumulatively shall be vested; and

 

(d)            On the date of the fourth anniversary of the Grant Date, 100% of the Options cumulatively shall be vested;

 

provided that in the event of retirement, death, or permanent injury due to occupational hazards during the employment, if within the Two-Year Restriction, 50% will be vested; if after the Two-Year Restriction but before the end of the third year, 75% will be vested; if after the beginning of the fourth year, 100% will be vested.

 

2.2.            Expiration. The term of each Option shall be five (5) years from the date of grant; provided that, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to a U.S. Taxpayer Participant who at the time of such grant is a Ten Percent Holder, the term of the Option shall be five (5) years from the date of grant thereof or such shorter term as may be provided in the Incentive Stock Option Agreement. Any Options not exercised during the term shall be cancelled and forfeited.

 

3.            Termination of Employment.

 

3.1.            Termination for Reasons Other Than Cause, Death, Disability. If the Participant’s employment is terminated for any reason other than Cause, death or Disability, the Participant may exercise the vested portion of the Option, but only within such period of time ending on the earlier of: (a) the date three (3) months following the termination of the Participant’s employment or (b) the term of the Option pursuant to Section 2.2 hereof. Any unvested Options shall be deemed cancelled and forfeited as of the termination date.

 

3.2.            Termination for Cause. If the Participant’s employment is terminated for Cause, the Option (whether vested or unvested) shall immediately terminate and cease to be exercisable. Any unvested Options shall be deemed cancelled and forfeited as of the termination date.

 

3.3.            Termination due to Disability. If the Participant’s employment terminates as a result of the Participant’s Disability, the Participant may exercise the vested portion of the Option, but only within such period of time ending on the earlier of: (a) the date twelve (12) months following the Participant’s termination of employment or (b) the term of the Option pursuant to Section 2.2 hereof. Any unvested Options shall be deemed cancelled and forfeited as of the termination date.

 

3.4.            Termination due to Death. If the Participant’s Employment terminates as a result of the Participant’s death, the vested portion of the Option may be exercised by the Participant’s estate, by a person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance or by the person designated to exercise the Option upon the Participant’s death, but only within the time period ending on the earlier of: (a) the date three (3) months following the Participant’s termination of Employment or (b) the term of the Option pursuant to Section 2.2 hereof. Any unvested Options shall be deemed cancelled and forfeited as of the termination date.

 

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4.            Exercise Following Leave from Work. In the event a leave application (including but not limited to leave of absence and maternity leave) by a Participant is approved by the Company or its Affiliates, the Participant may exercise his or her vested Options within one month following the day the leave starts. If the Participant fails to exercise within this one-month period, the Participant cannot exercise his or her vested Options until the Participant returns to work. The vesting period under Section 5 of the Plan on the unvested Options granted to the Participant shall be tolled (stop running) during the day the leave starts and the day he or she returns to work and shall resume when the Participant returns to work.

 

5.            Manner of Exercise.

 

5.1.            Election to Exercise. To exercise the Option, the Participant (or in the case of exercise after the Participant’s death or incapacity, the Participant’s executor, administrator, heir or legatee, as the case may be) must deliver to the Company the Notice of Exercise attached as Exhibit II of the Plan;

 

If someone other than the Participant exercises the Option, then such person must submit documentation reasonably acceptable to the Company verifying that such person has the legal right to exercise the Option.

 

5.2.            Payment of Exercise Price. The entire exercise price of the Option shall be payable in full at the time of exercise in the manner designated by the Board, the CEO or other senior officer(s) designated by the Board.

 

5.3.            Issuance of Shares. Provided that the Notice of Exercise and payment are in form and substance satisfactory to the Company, the Company shall issue the shares registered in the name of the Participant, the Participant’s authorized assignee, or the Participant’s legal representative which shall be evidenced by stock certificates representing the shares with the appropriate legends affixed thereto, appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent, or other appropriate means as determined by the Company.

 

6.            No Anti-Dilution. Where the Company capitalizes the retained earnings and/or capital reserves after the issuance of the Options, or there is any capital increase or decrease by the Company the total number of shares relating to the Options granted, whether vested or not, shall not be adjusted.

 

7.            No Right to Continued Employment; No Rights as Shareholder. Neither the Plan nor this Agreement shall confer upon the Participant any right to be retained in any position, as an Employee, consultant or director of the Company. Further, nothing in the Plan or this Agreement shall be construed to limit the discretion of the Company to terminate the Participant’s employment at any time, with or without Cause. The Participant shall not have any rights as a shareholder with respect to any ordinary shares subject to the Option unless and until certificates representing the shares have been issued by the Company to the holder of such shares, or the shares have otherwise been recorded on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent as owned by such holder.

 

8.            Transferability. The Option is not transferable by the Participant other than to a designated beneficiary upon the Participant’s death or by will or the laws of descent and distribution and is exercisable during the Participant’s lifetime only by him or her. No assignment or transfer of the Option, or the rights represented thereby, whether voluntary or involuntary, by operation of law or otherwise (except to a designated beneficiary, upon death, by will or the laws of descent or distribution) will vest in the assignee or transferee any interest or right herein whatsoever, but immediately upon such assignment or transfer the Option will terminate and become of no further effect.

 

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9.            Tax Matters.

 

9.1.            As a condition of the grant, vesting and exercise of an Option, the Participant shall make such arrangements as the Board, the CEO or other senior officer(s) designated by the Board may require for the satisfaction of any applicable local or foreign tax, withholding, and any other required deductions or payments that may arise in connection with such Options. The Company shall not be required to issue any shares under the Plan until such obligations are satisfied. Regardless of any action the Company and/or the Participant takes with respect to the tax obligation, the Participant acknowledges that the ultimate liability for all tax obligations is and remains the Participant’s sole responsibility and may exceed the amount actually withheld by the Company.

 

9.2.            The shares granted hereby are intended to qualify as Incentive Stock Options under Section 422 of the Code. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the shares will not qualify as Incentive Stock Options, if, among other events, (i) the dispose of the shares acquired upon exercise of Options within two (2) years from the Grant Date or one (1) year after such shares were acquired pursuant to exercise of Options; (ii) except in the event of death or Disability, the Participant is not employed by the Company or its Affiliates at all times during the period beginning on Grant Date and ending on the day that is three (3) months before the date of exercise of any shares; or (iii) to the extent the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the Grant Date) of the ordinary shares subject to Incentive Stock Options held by the Participant which becomes exercisable for the first time in any calendar year exceeds $100,000.

 

9.3.            To the extent that any share does not qualify as an Incentive Stock Option, it shall not affect the validity of such shares and shall constitute a separate non-qualified stock option. In the event that the Participant disposes of the shares acquired upon exercise of Options within two (2) years from the Grant Date or one (1) year after such shares were acquired pursuant to exercise of this option, regardless of whether such disposition was a transfer to a trustee, receiver, or other similar fiduciary in any bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, the Participant must immediately deliver to the Company a written notice specifying the date on which such shares were disposed of, the number of shares so disposed, and, if such disposition was by a sale or exchange, the amount of consideration received. The Participant also agrees to provide the Company with any information concerning any such dispositions as the Company requires for tax purposes. Additionally, the Participant agrees that he/she may be subject to a tax obligation by the Company on the compensation income recognized by such Participant.

 

9.4.      The intent of the parties is that benefits under this Agreement be exempt from the provisions of Section 409A of the Code and, accordingly, to the maximum extent permitted, this Agreement shall be interpreted to be limited, construed and interpreted in accordance with such intent. In no event whatsoever shall the Company be liable for any additional tax, interest or penalties that may be imposed on the Participant by Section 409A of the Code or any damages for failing to comply with Section 409A of the Code hereunder or otherwise.

 

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10.            Compliance with Law. The exercise of the Option and the issuance and transfer of the ordinary shares shall be subject to compliance by the Company and the Participant with all applicable requirements of federal and state securities laws and with all applicable requirements of any stock exchange on which the Company’s ordinary shares may be listed.

 

No shares shall be issued pursuant to this Option unless and until any then applicable requirements of state or federal laws and regulatory agencies have been fully complied with to the satisfaction of the Company and its counsel. The Participant understands that the Company is under no obligation to register the shares with the Securities and Exchange Commission, any state securities commission or any stock exchange to effect such compliance.

 

11.            Notices. All notices or communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and sent by registered or certified mail to the Company at the address as follows: 14F, No. 98, Minquan Road, Xindian Dist., New Taipei City, Taiwan 231.

 

Any notice required to be delivered to the Participant under this Agreement shall be in writing and addressed to the Participant at the Participant’s address as shown in the records of the Company. Either party may designate another address in writing (or by such other method approved by the Company) from time to time.

 

12.            Governing Law. This Agreement will be construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of Cayman Islands without regard to conflict of law principles.

 

Any dispute, controversy, difference or claim arising out of or relating to this Plan, including the existence, validity, interpretation, performance, breach or termination thereof or any dispute regarding non-contractual obligations arising out of or relating to it shall be referred to and finally resolved by (2) arbitrations administered by the Chinese Arbitration Association, Taipei (“CAA”) under the Taiwanese Arbitration Act and the CAA Arbitration Rules.

 

13.            Options Subject to Plan. This Agreement is subject to the Plan pursuant to the Company shareholders’ approval. The terms and provisions of the Plan as it may be amended from time to time are hereby incorporated herein by reference. In the event of a conflict between any term or provision contained herein and a term or provision of the Plan, the applicable terms and provisions of the Plan will govern and prevail.

 

14.            Successors and Assigns. The Company may assign any of its rights under this Agreement. This Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company. Subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth herein, this Agreement will be binding upon the Participant and the Participant’s beneficiaries, executors, administrators and the person(s) to whom this Agreement may be transferred by will or the laws of descent or distribution.

 

15.            Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of the Plan or this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of the Plan or this Agreement, and each provision of the Plan and this Agreement shall be severable and enforceable to the extent permitted by law.

 

16.            Discretionary Nature of Plan. The Plan is discretionary and may be amended, cancelled or terminated by the Company at any time, in its discretion. The grant of the Option in this Agreement does not create any contractual right or other right to receive any Options or other Awards in the future. Future Awards, if any, will be at the sole discretion of the Company. Any amendment, modification, or termination of the Plan shall not constitute a change or impairment of the terms and conditions of the Participant’s employment with the Company.

 

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17.            Amendment. The Board has the right to amend, alter, suspend, discontinue or cancel the Option, prospectively or retroactively; provided, that, no such amendment shall adversely affect the Participant’s material rights under this Agreement without the Participant’s consent.

 

18.            No Impact on Other Benefits. The value of the Participant’s Option is not part of his or her normal or expected compensation for purposes of calculating any severance, retirement, welfare, insurance or similar employee benefit.

 

19.            Confidentiality. This Agreement and the contents hereof shall be confidential and the Participant shall not disclose to or discuss with any third party the receipt of this Agreement nor the contents hereof; except that if the Participant has any questions, he/she may contact the CEO of the Company directly. The Participant shall not ask or discuss with any other employees of the Company or any of its Affiliates in connection with the Options granted under the Plan, including but not limited to the relevant agreements and notices issued. Violation of the requirements under this paragraph will be deemed a material violation of a written policy of the Company, which will entitle the Company to terminate the employment agreement for cause, thereby causing forfeiting of all of the Options granted whether vested or unvested and all of the Options granted being terminated and void.

 

20.            Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument.

 

21.            Acceptance. The Participant hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan and this Agreement. The Participant has read and understands the terms and provisions thereof, and accepts the Option subject to all of the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement. The Participant acknowledges that there may be adverse tax consequences upon exercise of the Option or disposition of the underlying shares and that the Participant should consult a tax advisor prior to such exercise or disposition.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

Perfect Corp.

 

By    
   
Name:  
   
Title:  

 

[EMPLOYEE NAME]

 

By    
   
Name:  

 

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EX-5.1 4 tm2228448d1_ex5-1.htm EXHIBIT 5.1

 

Exhibit 5.1

 

 

   

Perfect Corp.

14F, No.98 Minquan Road

Xindian District

New Taipei City 231

Taiwan

  

28 October 2022

 

Dear Sirs and Madams

 

Perfect Corp. (the "Company")

 

We have acted as Cayman Islands legal counsel to the Company in connection with a registration statement on Form S-8 to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on 28 October 2022 (the "Registration Statement"", which term does not include any other document or agreement whether or not specifically referred to therein or attached as an exhibit or schedule thereto) relating to the registration under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the "Securities Act") of an aggregate of 5,311,310 ordinary shares, including both class A ordinary shares, US$0.1 par value per share, and class B ordinary shares, US$0.1 par value per share (the "Shares"), issuable by the Company pursuant to the Company's 2021 stock compensation plan adopted by the board of directors of the Company on 13 December 2021, as amended on 25 October 2022 (the "Plan"). 

 

For the purposes of giving this opinion, we have examined copies of the Registration Statement and the Plan. We have also reviewed copies of the sixth amended and restated memorandum and articles of association of the Company adopted by special resolution passed on 25 October 2022 and effective on and from 28 October (the "Memorandum and Articles"), the written resolutions of the board of directors of the Company dated 13 December 2021 and 28 October 2022 (together, the "Resolutions").

 

Based upon, and subject to, the assumptions and qualifications set out below, and having regard to such legal considerations as we deem relevant, we are of the opinion that:

 

1.The Shares to be issued by the Company and registered under the Registration Statement have been duly and validly authorized.

 

2.When issued and paid for in accordance with the terms of the Plans and in accordance with the Resolutions, and appropriate entries are made in the register of members (shareholders) of the Company, the Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

 

 

 

 

In this opinion letter, the phrase "non-assessable" means, with respect to the issuance of Shares, that a shareholder shall not, in respect of the relevant Shares, have any obligation to make further contributions to the Company's assets (except in exceptional circumstances, such as involving fraud, the establishment of an agency relationship or an illegal or improper purpose or other circumstances in which a court may be prepared to pierce or lift the corporate veil).

 

These opinions are subject to the qualification that under the Companies Act (As Revised) of the Cayman Islands (the "Companies Act"), the register of members of a Cayman Islands company is by statute regarded as prima facie evidence of any matters which the Companies Act directs or authorises to be inserted therein. A third party interest in the Shares would not appear. An entry in the register of members may yield to a court order for rectification (for example, in the event of fraud or manifest error).

 

These opinions are given only as to, and based on, circumstances and matters of fact existing and known to us on the date of this opinion letter. These opinions only relate to the laws of the Cayman Islands which are in force on the date of this opinion letter. We express no opinion as to the meaning, validity or effect of any references to foreign (i.e. non-Cayman Islands) statutes, rules, regulations, codes, judicial authority or any other promulgations.

 

We have also relied upon the assumptions, which we have not independently verified, that (a) all signatures, initials and seals are genuine, (b) copies of documents, conformed copies or drafts of documents provided to us are true and complete copies of, or in the final forms of, the originals, (c) where a document has been provided to us in draft or undated form, it will be duly executed, dated and unconditionally delivered in the same form as the last version provided to us, (d) the Memorandum and Articles remain in full force and effect and are unamended, (e) the Resolutions were duly passed in the manner prescribed in the memorandum and articles of association of the Company effective at the relevant time (including, without limitation, with respect to the disclosure of interests (if any) by directors of the Company) and have not been amended, varied or revoked in any respect, (f) there is nothing under any law (other than the laws of the Cayman Islands) which would or might affect the opinions set out above, and (h) upon the issue of any Shares, the Company will receive consideration which shall be equal to at least the par value of such Shares.

 

We consent to the use of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and further consent to all references to us in the Registration Statement and any amendments thereto. In giving such consent, we do not consider that we are "experts" within the meaning of such term as used in the Securities Act, or the rules and regulations of the Commission issued thereunder, with respect to any part of the Registration Statement, including this opinion as an exhibit or otherwise.

 

Yours faithfully

 

/s/ Maples and Calder (Hong Kong) LLP

 

Maples and Calder (Hong Kong) LLP

 

 

 

EX-23.1 5 tm2228448d1_ex23-1.htm EXHIBIT 23.1

Exhibit 23.1

 

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of Perfect Corp. of our report dated May 26, 2022 relating to the financial statements of Perfect Corp., which appears in Amendment No.6 to the Registration Statement on Form F-4 (No. 333-263841) of Perfect Corp. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in Amendment No.6 to the Registration Statement on Form F-4 (No. 333-263841) incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.

 

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers, Taiwan

 

Taipei, Taiwan

 

October 28, 2022

 

 

 

EX-23.2 6 tm2228448d1_ex23-2.htm EXHIBIT 23.2

 

Exhibit 23.2

 

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm’s Consent

  

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of Perfect Corp. on Form S-8 of our report dated March 17, 2022, with respect to our audits of the financial statements of Provident Acquisition Corp. as of December 31, 2021 and 2020 and for the year ended December 31, 2021 and for the period from October 21, 2020 (inception) through December 31, 2020, which report appears in Amendment No. 6 to the Registration Statement of Perfect Corp. on Form F-4 (No. 333-263841), which is incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.

 

/s/ Marcum llp

 

Marcum llp

New York, NY

October 28, 2022

 

 

 

EX-FILING FEES 7 tm2228448d1_ex-filingfees.htm EX-FILING FEES

 

Exhibit 107

 

Calculation of Filing Fee Table

 

Form S-8

(Form Type)

 

PERFECT CORP.

 

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

                                               
Table 1 - Newly Registered Securities
Security
Type
Security Class
Title
Fee
Calculation
Rule
Amount
Registered(1)
Proposed
Maximum
Offering Price
Per Unit
Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price
Fee Rate Amount of
Registration
Fee
Equity Ordinary Shares(2) Other 5,311,310(2) $6.65(3) $35,320,211.5 $110.20 per $1,000,000 $3,892.29
Total Offering Amounts   $35,320,211.5   $3,892.29
Total Fee Offsets(4)       -
Net Fee Due       $3,892.29

 

(1) Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act, this Registration Statement also covers an indeterminate number of additional shares which may be offered and issued under the Perfect Corp. 2021 Stock Compensation Plan, as amended (the “Plan”), to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends, anti-dilution provisions or similar transactions.
   
(2) This Registration Statement covers a maximum aggregate of 5,311,310 shares of Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.1 per share (“Class A Ordinary Shares”), and Class B ordinary shares, par value $0.1 per share (“Class B Ordinary Shares” and, together with the Class A Ordinary Shares, the “Ordinary Shares”), of Perfect Corp. (the “Registrant”) approved for issuance under the Plan.
   
(3) Estimated in accordance with Rule 457(h) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee. As of the date of this Registration Statement, the Registrant has granted options exercisable for 2,100,295 Ordinary Shares under the Plan (the “Granted Option Shares”), and the exercise price for those options is US$3.95, which, pursuant to Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act, shall be treated as the basis for computing the offering price per share for the Granted Option Shares. For the rest of the options that can be granted under the Plan, which are exercisable for 3,211,015 Ordinary Shares (the “Non-granted Option Shares”), the exercise price is unknown, therefore, pursuant to Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act, the offering price per share shall be determined in accordance with Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act. As there is no established public trading market for the Registrant’s Class B Ordinary Shares, and, in order to trade Class B Ordinary Shares, the shares must be converted into Class A Ordinary Shares on a one-for-one basis, the Registrant computed the offering price per share for the Non-granted Option Shares by assuming that all the Non-granted Option Shares will be Class A Ordinary Shares. The Class A Ordinary Shares were issued and are to be listed in connection with the Business Combination Agreement described in this Registration Statement, which provides, among other things, that (i) Beauty Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company with limited liability and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Registrant will merge with and into Provident Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company with limited liability (“Provident”) (the “First Merger”), with Provident surviving the First Merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Registrant (Provident as the surviving company of the First Merger, the “First Merger Surviving Company”), and (ii) immediately following the consummation of the First Merger and as part of the same overall transaction, the First Merger Surviving Company will merge with and into Fashion Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company with limited liability and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Registrant (the “Second Merger”), with Fashion Corp. surviving the Second Merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Registrant. Pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, at the effective time of the First Merger, each issued and outstanding Class A ordinary shares of Provident, par value $0.0001 per share (“Provident Class A Ordinary Shares”) will be cancelled in exchange for the right to receive one Class A Ordinary Share of the Registrant. Therefore, pursuant to Rule 457(c) and with reference to Rule 457(f)(1) under the Securities Act, the Registrant computed the offering price per share for the Non-granted Option Shares on the basis of the average of the high (US$8.92) and low (US$7.90) prices per share of the Provident Class A Ordinary Shares reported on the Nasdaq Capital Market on October 24, 2022 (within five business days prior to the date of this Registration Statement). The proposed maximum offering price per share were computed based on the weighted average of the offering price per share for the Granted Option Shares and Non-granted Option Shares.
   
(4) The Registrant does not have any fee offsets.

 

 

 

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