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| (i) | for so long as it holds at least 30% (thirty per cent) of the Company’s combined voting power of the Class A and Class B Common Shares then outstanding, shall be entitled to appoint, at its sole discretion, up to three (3) Directors provided that one (1) of them is an Unaffiliated Director (as long as all three Directors are appointed), and |
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| (ii) | for so long as it holds at least 10% (ten per cent) of the Company’s combined voting power of the Class A and Class B Common Shares then outstanding, shall be entitled to appoint, at his sole discretion, up to two (2) Directors, at his sole discretion, and in each case, it may at any time remove, substitute or replace any of its appointed Directors for any reason in his sole discretion. Any such appointment, removal, substitution or replacement shall be effected by way of notice in writing to the Company signed by (or on behalf of) Bobsin. |
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| (c) | Oria and Bobsin, for so long as they hold Class B Common Shares, shall be entitled to jointly appoint, at their sole discretion, up to two (2) Directors and shall be entitled at any time to remove, substitute or replace their appointed Director for any reason in their sole joint discretion. Any such appointment, removal, substitution or replacement shall be effected by way of notice in writing to the Company signed by (or on behalf of) them. |
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| (d) | Directors not appointed as set out in Articles 21.1(a), 21.1(b) and 21(c) shall be elected by an Ordinary Resolution. |
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| (e) | At each time an election of an Unaffiliated Director by Oria is to take place, Bobsin shall have the right to approve the name of any such Director prior to its election, it being understood that such veto right to be exercised by Bobsin shall be limited to the two first names presented by Oria for election as an Unaffiliated Director. At each time an election of an Unaffiliated Director by Bobsin is to take place, Oria shall have the right to approve the name of any such Director, it being understood that such veto right to be exercised by Oria shall be limited to the two first names presented by Bobsin for election as an Unaffiliated Director. |
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21.3 | Any vacancies on the Board arising other than upon the removal of a Director by resolution passed at a general meeting can be filled by the remaining Director(s) (notwithstanding that the remaining Director(s) may constitute fewer than the number of Directors required by Article 20.1 or fewer than is required for a quorum pursuant to Article 28.1), except for vacancies resulted from the removal, dismissal and/or withdraw of an Oria Director, a Bobsin Director or Director appointed in a joint decision by Oria and Bobsin, which shall be filled as set out in Articles 21.1(a), 21.1(b) and 21.1(c). Any such appointment shall be as an interim Director to fill such vacancy until the next annual general meeting of Members (and such appointment shall terminate at the commencement of the annual general meeting). |
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21.4 | Additions to the existing Board (subject to the maximum provided for in Article 20.1 above) may be made by Ordinary Resolution. |
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21.5 | There is no age limit for Directors of the Company. |
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21.6 | No shareholding qualification shall be required for a Director. A Director who is not a Member shall nevertheless be entitled to receive notice of and to attend and speak at general meetings of the Company. |
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21.7 | While any shares of the Company are admitted to trading on a Designated Stock Exchange, the Board must at all times comply with the residency and citizenship requirements of securities laws of the United States applicable to foreign private issuers and shall at no time have a majority of Directors who are U.S. Persons. Notwithstanding any other provision in these Articles, no appointment or election of a U.S. Person as a Director shall be permitted if such appointment or election would have the effect of creating a majority of Directors who are U.S. Persons, and any such appointment or election shall be disregarded for all purposes. |
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21.8 | Directors that are not an Oria Director, a Bobsin Director or that are not elected by Oria and Bobsin pursuant to Articles 21.1(c) may be removed (with or without cause) by Ordinary Resolution of Members. The notice of general meeting must contain a statement of the intention to remove the Director and must be served on the Director not less than ten (10) days before the meeting. The Director is entitled to attend the meeting and be heard on the motion for his removal. |
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21.9 | The office of a Director shall be vacated automatically if: |
22 | Alternate Directors |
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22.1 | Any Director (but not an alternate Director) may by writing appoint any other Director, or any other person willing to act, to be an alternate Director and by writing may remove from office an alternate Director so appointed by him. |
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22.2 | An alternate Director shall be entitled to receive notice of all meetings of Directors and of all meetings of committees of Directors of which his appointor is a member, to attend and vote at every such meeting at which the Director appointing him is not personally present, to sign any written resolution of the Directors (in place of his appointor) and generally to perform all the functions of his appointor as a Director in his absence. |
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22.3 | An alternate Director shall cease to be an alternate Director if his appointor ceases to be a Director. |
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22.4 | Any appointment or removal of an alternate Director shall be by written notice to the Company at its registered office or by email to the Secretary, signed by the Director making or revoking the appointment, or in any other manner approved by the Directors. |
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22.5 | Subject to the provisions of these Articles, an alternate Director shall be deemed for all purposes to be a Director and shall alone be responsible for his own acts and defaults and shall not be deemed to be the agent of the Director appointing him. |
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23 | Powers of Directors |
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23.1 | Subject to the provisions of the Act, the Memorandum and these Articles (including Article 23.3 below), to any directions given by Ordinary Resolution and to the listing rules of any Designated Stock Exchange, the business of the Company shall be managed by the Directors and the delegated Officers who may exercise all the powers of the Company. No alteration of the Memorandum or Articles and no such direction shall invalidate any prior act of the Directors which would have been valid if that alteration had not been made or that direction had not been given. The powers given by this Article shall not be limited by any special power given to the Directors by these Articles and a meeting of Directors at which a quorum is present may exercise all powers exercisable by the Directors, subject to the limitations set forth in these Articles and in applicable Law. |
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23.2 | Subject to Article 23.3 below, the Board may exercise all the powers of the Company to raise capital or borrow money and to mortgage or charge all or any part of the undertaking, property and assets (present and future) and uncalled capital of the Company and, subject to the Law, to issue debentures, bonds and other securities, whether outright or as collateral security for any debt, liability or obligation of the Company or of any third party. |
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23.3 | The Directors shall not, without the prior written consent of: (i) Cassio, or in his absence, of at least one (1) Bobsin Director, for so long as there is at least one (1) Bobsin Director; and (ii) at least one (1) Oria Director, for so long as there is at least one (1) Oria Director: |
| (d) | approve any Incentive Plan; |
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| (e) | change the Company’s accounting practices (including, without limitation, write-off of receivables or any amount in any other balance sheet account or income statement), except as required by applicable law; |
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| (f) | execute and/or terminate any shareholders’ agreement, quotaholders’ agreement, or any other agreements related to the Company’s interest in any Subsidiary; |
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| (g) | approve the financial statements of the Company; |
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| (h) | observed the Major Shareholder rights under their applicable registration rights agreement, to effect offerings of securities by the Company, or hire any investment banks or service providers inherent to any such offerings; |
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| (i) | approve the listing and/or the delisting of securities of the Company with any Designated Stock Exchange; |
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| (j) | change the dividend policy of the Company and/or approve any Dividend, create and/or use of reserves of the Company; |
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| (k) | approve any budget of the Company, as well as any amendment to an approved budget or increases above five percent (5%) on its global approved amount and/or ten percent (10%) in each line; |
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| (l) | raise capital, borrow money, mortgage or charge all or any part of the undertaking, property and assets (present and future) and uncalled capital of the Company in one transaction or in a series of transactions which value exceeds the equivalent of ten million Reais (R$10,000,000.00); |
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| (m) | subject to the Law, issue debentures, bonds and other securities, whether outright or as collateral security for any debt, liability or obligation of the Company or of any third party in one transaction or in a series of transactions which value exceeds the equivalent of ten million Reais (R$10,000,000.00); |
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| (n) | acquire, sell or encumber any permanent assets of the Company, in one transaction or in a series of transactions, which value exceeds the equivalent of ten million Reais (R$10,000,000.00); |
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| (o) | approve any sale or encumbrance, for the benefit of a Person(s), of shares issued by any Subsidiary or entities where the Company has an interest, or the admission of any new partner or shareholder in such Subsidiaries; |
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| (p) | create or dissolve any permanent committees of the Directors or committees where powers are delegated by the Board; |
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| (q) | carry out any investments outside the scope of the core business of the Company or its Subsidiaries. For the purpose of this Article, "core business" means any activity related to the development and/or offer (whether through sales, services or licensing) of communication solutions (such as those focused on campaigns, sales teams, customer service and engagement), communication tools (such as, without limitation, software application programming interfaces, or APIs, chatbots, single customer view, journey designer, documents composer and authentication) and communication channels (such as, without limitation, SMS, Voice, WhatsApp and Webchat); |
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| (r) | incorporate any Subsidiary (other than a wholly-owned Subsidiary) on behalf of the Company; |
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| (s) | acquire, sell or encumber the capital stock of entities in which the Company has an interest; |