The Companies Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan 1989

SCHEDULE - I 
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION 
[SEE SECTION - 4] 
 

I.   Name Clause: 

     The name of the Company is ".........................." 

II.  Registered Office Clause : 

     The Registered Office of the Company will be situated in .........................

III. Object Clause : 

a. The main objects to be pursued by the Company on its incorporation are 
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b. The objects incidental or ancillary to the attainment of the above main objects are: 

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and the  doing of  all such  other things  as  are  conducive  to  the attainment of the foregoing main objects. 

IV.  Limited Liability Clause : 

     The liability of the members is limited. 

V.   Capital Clause: 

       The Authorised Equity share capital of the company is........... Ngultrum divided into...........shares of...........Ngultrums each. 

The   Authorised    Preference   capital    of    the    company    is ..........Ngultrums divided into..........shares of............ Ngultrums each. 

VI.  Regulations Clause 

Voting Rights 

1. i.  An ordinary  shareholder shall have as many votes as the number of shares held by him. 

ii. A  preference shareholder  shall have  a right  to vote only on  resolutions placed before the company which directly affect the rights attached to his preference shares. 

Issue of Share Certificate 

2.  i.  Every  person  whose  name  is  entered  in  the  register  of shareholders as  holder of  shares shall  be entitled to have relevant Share Certificates issued or endorsed in his favour. 

ii. Every  shareholder shall  be entitled  to have  Share Certificates free of charge. 

iii. The  company may at the request of the shareholder, subdivide the Share Certificates  in which  case the  company shall  be entitled  to charge fee for each new certificate issued. 

iv. a.  Where a certificate is issued in place of one lost or renewed, it should  state on the face of it that the certificate is being issued in  place of  the Share Certificate lost or surrendered and the 
number of the original Share Certificate shall be indicated on the new certificate. 

b. The  company may charge a fee for each new Share Certificate issued in replacement of the original Share Certificate. 

V. All Share Certificate shall be issued under the seal of the company and be authenticated by person(s) so authorised by the Board. 

Nominee 

3. For  each  share  only  one  nominee  shall  be  nominated  by  the shareholder which  shall be  recorded on  the Share Certificate and in the Register of Shareholders. 

Transfer of Shares 

4. i.  The transferor  shall be  deemed to  be the  holder  of  shares transferred till the name of the transferee is entered in the register of shareholders. 

ii. The  Board may  decline to register a transfer of shares in favour of a  person where  the Board  is of  the opinion  that  it  would  be detrimental to the interest of the company. 

Transmission of Shares 

5. i. Upon death of a shareholder the nominee shall succeed to all the rights and  his name  shall be  registered as  a  shareholder  by  the Company. 

ii. The  Board may  require evidence  as to  title from any person who applies to the company for being entered as share holder in respect of shares upon death, lunacy or insolvency of a shareholder. 

Dividend and Reserve 

6. i. The Board may pay to its members one interim dividend in respect of a  year as  appears to  it to  be justified  by the  profits of the company. 

ii. The  company in  a General  Meeting may  declare final dividend in respect of a year, but no dividend shall exceed the amount recommended by the Board. 

iii. The  Board may  carry forward  any profits  which  it  may  think prudent not to distribute as dividend. 

Forfeiture of Shares 

7. i.  Where a  shareholder fails  to pay the amount due on the shares held by  him, the  Board may  issue a notice to the shareholder at any time after  the last  date specified  for payment  informing him  that unless the  amount is  paid by  the date  indicated in the notice, the shares will be forfeited without any further intimation. 

ii. The  notice mentioned  in sub-regulation  (1)  shall  be  sent  by registered post. 

iii. If  the amount due still remains unpaid, the Board may by passing a resolution  forfeit the  shares and  thereupon the shareholder shall loose  all   his  rights   in  the  shares  forfeited  and  the  Share Certificates issued  relating to  the said  shares shall  cease to  be valid and  the Board  shall have the right to re-issue those shares at its discretion. General Meetings. 

8 i.  All general meetings other than annual general meetings shall be called extraordinary general meetings. 

ii. The Chairman of the Board failing whom any other director, failing whom any shareholder willing and present, shall preside as chairman at every general meeting of the company. 

iii. The  chairman may,  with the  approval of shareholders, adjourn a General Meeting from time to time and from place to place. 

iv. No  business may  be transacted  at  the  adjourned  meeting  when reconvened other than the business proposed at the original meeting. 

9. i.  A shareholder  entitled to attend and vote shall be entitled to appoint a  proxy to  attend and  vote instead of himself and the proxy need not be a member. 

ii. An  instrument of  proxy shall be deemed to have been revoked when the shareholder attends in person and casts his vote. 

Board Meeting 

10. i.  A director  may and  the the  Managing Director  shall on  the requisition of a director summon a meeting of the Board. 

ii. Questions  arising at any meeting of the Board shall be decided by a majority of votes and such decision shall be final and binding. 

iii. In  case of an equality of votes, the chairman of the Board shall have a second or casting vote. 

11. i.  The Directors shall be reimbursed all the actual out of pocket expenses incurred in attending the meetings of the Board. 

ii. The  Board may delegate its powers to committees consisting of two or more directors on such terms and conditions as it thinks fit. 

Trust in Shares not Recognised 

12. Save  as required  by law, a company shall not recognise any trust or equitable or contingent interest in any shares. 

Commission and Brokerage 

13. i. Commission payable on account of under writing may be satisfied by payment of cash or allotment of shares. 

ii. The  company may  pay on  any issue of shares such brokerage as is lawful. 

Seal 

14. i. The Board shall provide for safe custody of the seal. 

ii. The  seal shall  not be  used  except  with  the  express  written authority of  the Board  who shall  record this  fact and  the reasons therefore in the Directors' minutes. 

iii.  The  seal  shall  be  used  to  authenticate,  inter  alia,  the following: 

a.  issued Share Certificates and transfer documents; 

b.  written guarantees entered into by the company; 

c.  loan documents and trust deeds; 

d.  debentures, mortgages and charges; 

e.  contracts and agreements entered into by the company. 

iv. The  authorised  use  of  the  seal  shall  be  witnessed  by  two signatures authorised by the Board. 

v. Unauthorised  or improper  use of the seal by a Director or officer of the  company or  any other person shall be punishable in accordance with section 80 of the Companies Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan 1989. 

DECLARATION 

We, the  several persons whose names and addresses are subscribed, are desirous of being formed into a Company in pursuance of these Articles of Incorporation,  and we  respectively agree  to take  the number  of shares in  the capital  of the  Company set  opposite  our  respective names. 

Name       Address      Designation     Occupation    No. of shares 
                                                                      taken by each 
                                                                      subscriber : 

AB          son of           Merchant 

CD          wife of         Housewife 

EF          daughter of   Student 

GH         son of                            Executive 

IJ          son of                           Govt. Servant 

KL        son of                            Landlord 

MN       son of                           Agriculture 

 

Total shares taken 

Year      Month         Dated 
 

Witness to the above signature 

Signature 

Name of Witness 

Address of Witness 

Occupation of Witness 

                                          Judicial 
                                          Stamp

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