Exhibit 2.1
DISSOLUTION ET MISE EN LIQUIDATION DE SOCIETE
du 21 mai 2003 numero 12.376
In the year two thousand three, on the twenty first of May
Before us Maitre Paul BETTINGEN, notary, residing in Niederanven,
Was held an Extraordinary General Meeting of the shareholders of
CDRJ Investments (Lux) S.A., with registered office in Luxembourg, 174,
route de Longwy (R.C.B. 63.119).
The meeting was presided by Mr Laurent Lazard, attorney, residing in
Luxembourg.
The Chairman appointed Ms Evelyn Maher, attorney, residing in Luxembourg,
as secretary.
The meeting elected Mr Jean Steffen, attorney, residing in Luxembourg, as
scrutineer.
The chairman declared and requested the notary to state that:
I - The shareholders present or represented and the number of shares
held by each of them are shown on an attendance list, signed by the
chairman, the secretary, the scrutineer and the undersigned notary. The said
list as well as the proxies will be annexed to this document to be filed with
the registration authorities.
II - It appears from the attendance list, that all the shares,
representing 99.35% of the subscribed capital and 100% of the voting shares,
are present or represented at the present extraordinary general meeting, so
that the meeting could validly decide on all the items of the agenda.
III - That the agenda of the meeting is the following:
AGENDA
1. Decision to dissolve and begin liquidation proceedings.
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2. Appointment of Jafra Worldwide Holdings (Lux) S.ar.l as
liquidator.
3. Determination of the powers of the liquidator.
The meeting unanimously took the following resolutions:
First Resolution
The general meeting decides to wind up and to put the company in
liquidation with immediate effect which liquidation is intended to qualify as
a complete liquidation pursuant to Section 331 of the United States Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Second Resolution
The general meeting appoints as liquidator Jafra Worldwide Holdings
(Lux) S.a.r.l., having its registered office at 174 Route de Longwy, L-1940
Luxembourg.
Third Resolution
The prenamed liquidator shall have the broadest powers to carry out his
mandate, and in particular all the powers provided for by article 144 and
following of the law of August 10, 1915 relating to commercial companies,
as amended, without having to ask for authorization of the general meeting
of shareholders in the cases provided for by law. In particular and without
limitation, the liquidator shall have the power and authority in its sole
discretion a) to proceed promptly to wind up the company's affairs and to
liquidate its assets, b) to assign or transfer contracts to which the company
is a party to other related or unrelated companies, c) to settle the company's
debts and make provision therefore, d) to declare and pay one or more
liquidating distributions to the company's shareholders of the company's
projected assets in excess of projected liabilities prior to the consummation
of the liquidation in proportion to the number of shares owned by them, and
e) to call, adjourn and postpone general meetings of the shareholders as
liquidator may deem necessary, the liquidator being under the obligation to
call a meeting of shareholders if it has received a request from one or more
shareholders holding together at least 20 per cent of the company's share
capital. Without prejudice to the generality of the authority conferred under
item e) here-above, the liquidator may call a general meeting of shareholders
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to approve the accounts for the financial years 2002 and 2003 and grant
discharge to the company's directors and auditors.
There shall be no obligation for the liquidator to draw up an
inventory.
The liquidator may, under its own responsibility, for special and
determined transactions, delegate to one or several agents such powers he
determines and for the period he fixes.
The liquidator may engage the company in liquidation under his sole
signature, without restriction.
There being no further business, the meeting is terminated.
Whereof the present deed is drawn up in Luxembourg on the day
named at the beginning of this document.
The undersigned notary who speaks and understands English, states
herewith that the present deed is worded in English followed by a French
version; on request of the appearing persons and in case of divergences
between the English and the French text, the English version will be
prevailing.
Whereof the present deed is drawn up in Luxembourg, on the day
named at the beginning of this document.
The document having been read to the persons appearing, known to the
notary by their surnames, names, civil status and residence, the said
persons appearing signed together with the notary the present deed.
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SUIT LA TRADUCTION FRANCAISE DU TEXTE QUI PRECEDE
L'an deux mil trois, le vingt et un mai
Par devant Maitre Paul BETTINGEN, notaire residant a Niederanven,
S'est reunie l'Assemblee Generale Extraordinaire des actionnaires de
la societe anonyme CDRJ Investments (Lux) S.A. avec siege social a 174
route de Longwy, L-1940 Luxembourg (R.C.B 63.119).
La seance est ouverte sous la presidence du M. Laurent Lazard,
avocat, demeurant a Luxembourg.
Le President designe comme secretaire Mme Evelyn Maher, avocate,
demeurant a Luxembourg.
L'assemblee elit comme scrutateur M. Jean Steffen, avocat, demeurant a
Luxembourg.
Le President declare et prie le notaire d'acter:
I - Que les actionnaires presents our representes ainsi que le nombre
d'actions qu'ils detiennent sont renseignes sur une liste de presence, signee
par le president, le secretaire, le scrutateur et le notaire instrumentaire.
Ladite liste de presence ainsi que les procurations resteront annexees au
present acte pour etre soumises avec lui aux formalites de l'enregistrement.
II - Qu'il appert de cette liste de presence que toutes les actions
representant 99.35% du capital souscrit et 100% des actions conferant un
droit de vote, sont presentes ou representees a la presente assemblee generale
extraordinaire, de sorte que l'assemblee peut decider valablement sur tous les
points portes a l'ordre du jour.
III - Que l'ordre du jour de la presente assemblee est le suivant:
ORDRE DU JOUR
1. Decision de dissoudre la societe et de commencer la procedure de la
liquidation.
2. La nomination de la societe Jafra Worldwide Holdings (Lux) S.a r.l. en
tant que liquidateur.
3. Determination des pouvoirs du liquidateur.
L'assemblee a pris a l'unanimite des voix, les resolutions suivantes:
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Premiere resolution
L'assemblee decide de dissoudre et de mettre en liquidation la societe
avec effet immediat laquelle liquidation sera consideree comme une liquidation
complete conformement a l'article 331 du "United States Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, as amended".
Deuxieme resolution
L'assemblee decide de nommer comme liquidateur la societe Jafra Worldwide
Holdings (Lux) S.a r.l., avec siege social a 174 route de Longwy, L-1940
Luxembourg.
Troisieme resolution
Le liquidateur prenomme aura les pouvoirs les plus etendus pour l'exercice
de sa mission, notamment ceux prevus aux articles 144 et suivants
de la loi du 10 aout 1915 concernant les societes commerciales, sans devoir
recourir a l'autorisation de l'assemblee generale dans les cas ou elle est
prevue par la loi. En particulier, et sans restriction, le liquidateur aura tous
pouvoirs discretionnaires pour a) proceder promptement a la liquidation des
actifs de la societe b) realiser le transfert de propriete de tout contrat
auquel la societe est partie a d'autres societes filiales ou non filiales, c)
payer toute dette sociale ou consigner toute somme necessaire a cet effet, d)
declarer et distribuer a un ou plusieurs actionnaires de la societe,
proportionnellement au nombre des actions detenues par chaque actionnaire, tout
ou partie des reserves excedentaires previsionnelles prealablement a la cloture
de liquidation, et e) de fixer, d'ajourner ou de reporter l'assemblee generale
des actionnaires si le liquidateur l'estime necessaire, ce dernier etant tenu de
convoquer une assemblee a la demande des actionnaires qui detiennent au moins 20
pour cent des actions de la societe. Sans prejudice des pouvoirs qui lui sont
conferes au point e) ci-dessus, le liquidateur pourra convoquer une assemblee
generale des actionnaires en vue d'approuver les comptes de l'annee 2002 et 2003
et d'accorder decharge aux administrateurs et au commissaire aux comptes.
Il est dispense de dresser un inventaire.
Il peut sous sa responsabilite, pour des operations speciales et
determinees, deleguer tout ou partie de ses pouvoirs a un ou plusieurs
mandataires.
Le liquidateur pourra engager la societe en liquidation sous sa seule
signature et sans limitation.
Plus rien n'etant a l'ordre du jour, la seance est levee.
Dont acte, fair et passe a Luxembourg, date qu'en tete des presentes.
Le notaire soussigne qui comprend et parle la langue anglaise, constate que
sur demande des comparants, le present acte de societe est redige en langue
anglaise, suivi d'une version francaise; sur demande des memes comparants, et en
cas de divergences entre le texte francais et le texte anglais, ce dernier fera
foi.
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Et apres lecture faite et interpretation donnee aux comparants, connus
du notaire instrumentant par leurs noms, prenoms usuels, etat et demeure,
ceux ont signe avec le notaire le present acte.
POUR COPIE CONFORME [SEAL]
/s/ Paul Bettingen
Pour copie conforme
/s/ Laurent Lazard
Avocat
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