As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 14, 2024

 

Registration No. 333-       

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

FORM S-8

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

 

GEOPARK LIMITED

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Bermuda   Not Applicable

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation or Organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

Calle 94 N° 11-30, 8o floor

Bogotá, Colombia

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

GeoPark Limited Non-Executive Director Plan

(Full Title of the Plans)

 

 

Cogency Global

122 East 42nd Street, 18th Floor

New York, NY 10168

(Name and Address of Agent For Service)

800-221-0102

(Telephone Number, including area code, of agent for service)

 

 

 

Copies to:

 

Maurice Blanco, Esq.

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

450 Lexington Avenue

New York, NY 10017

Phone: (212) 450 4000

Fax: (212) 701 5800

 

 

 

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

 

(Check one):

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

 

 

 

REGISTRATION OF ADDITIONAL SHARES

PURSUANT TO GENERAL INSTRUCTION E

 

Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8, GeoPark Limited (“Registrant”) is filing this Registration Statement on Form S-8 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) to register 1,000,000 additional common shares, par value US$0.001 each, of the Registrant (the “Common Shares”) for issuance under the Registrant’s Second Amended and Restated Non-Executive Director Plan which increased the number of shares reserved for issuance thereunder. This Registration Statement hereby incorporates by reference the contents of the Registrant’s registration statements on Form S-8 filed with the Commission on October 28, 2016 (Registration No. 333-214291). In accordance with the instructional note to Part I of Form S-8 as promulgated by the Commission, the information specified by Part I of Form S-8 has been omitted from this Registration Statement.

 

 

 

PART II

 

Information Required in the Registration Statement

 

Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.

 

The following documents are incorporated herein by reference:

 

(a)The Registrant’s latest Form 20-F filed with the Commission on March 28, 2024 (the “Form 20-F”) pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (the “Exchange Act”), which contains the Registrant’s audited financial statements for the latest fiscal year for which such statements have been filed (File No. 001-36298); and

 

(b)The description of the Registrant’s Common Shares which is included as Exhibit 2.4 to the Form 20-F, including any amendments or supplements thereto.

 

In addition, all documents filed subsequent to the Form 20-F by the Registrant with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of the filing of such documents.

 

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 other subsequently filed document which also is incorporated or 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 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.

 

Not applicable.

 

 

 

Item 8. Exhibits.

 

Exhibit Number Exhibit
4.1 Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 1.1 to the Form 20-F, Exchange Act File No. 001-36298)
4.2 Memorandum of Association of GeoPark Holdings Limited (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 1.2 to the Form 20-F, Exchange Act File No. 001-36298)
4.3 Form of amended and restated bye-laws (filed herewith)
4.4 Certificate of Incorporation on Name Change (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 1.4 to the Form 20-F, Exchange Act File No. 001-36298)
5 Opinion of Conyers Dill & Pearman Limited, special Bermuda counsel to the Registrant (filed herewith)
23.1 Consent of Ernst & Young Audit S.A.S., (member of Ernst & Young Global Limited) (filed herewith)
23.2 Consent of Pistrelli, Henry Martin y Asociados (member of Ernst & Young Global Limited) (filed herewith)
23.3 Consent of Conyers Dill & Pearman Limited, special Bermuda counsel to the Registrant (included in Exhibit 5)
24 Power of Attorney (filed herewith)
99 Second Amended and Restated GeoPark Limited Non-Executive Director Plan (filed herewith)
107 Filing Fee Table (filed herewith)

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, 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 Bogotá, Colombia, on August 14, 2024.

 

    GEOPARK LIMITED
     
    /S/ Andrés Ocampo
    Andrés Ocampo
    Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED U.S. REPRESENTATIVE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, as amended, the undersigned, the duly authorized representative in the United States of GeoPark Limited, has signed this Registration Statement in New York, New York on August 14, 2024.

 

 

  Authorized Representative in the United States
   
  By:  /s/ Colleen A. De Vries
    Cogency Global Inc.
    Name: Colleen A. De Vries
    Title: Senior Vice President

  

 

Exhibit 4.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BYE LAWS

 

of

 

GeoPark Limited

 

 

 

 

 

 

____________________________________

 

Conyers Corporate Services (Bermuda) Limited

 

Assistant Secretary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adopted: 24 July 2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BYE-LAWS

OF

GEOPARK LIMITED

 

(as amended by resolution of the Shareholders

with effect on 24 July 2024)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Table of Contents

 

    Page
     
1. Definitions and Interpretation 1
2. Power to Issue Shares 3
3. Power of the Company to Purchase its Shares 4
4. Rights Attaching to Shares 4
5. Share Certificates 5
6. Fractional Shares 5
7. Register of Shareholders 6
8. Registered Holder Absolute Owner 6
9. Transfer of Registered Shares 6
11. Transmission of Registered Shares 7
12. Power to Alter Capital 8
13. Variation of Rights Attaching to Shares 9
14. Dividends 9
15. Power to Set Aside Profits 9
16. Method of Payment 9
17. Capitalisation 10
18. Annual General Meetings 10
19. Special General Meetings 11
20. Requisitioned General Meetings 11
21. Notice 11
22. Giving Notice and Access 12
23. Postponement or Cancellation of General MeetingS 13
24. Security at Meetings 13
25. Quorum at General Meetings 14
26. Chairman of General Meetings 14
27. Voting on Resolutions 14
28. Power to Demand a Vote on a Poll 15
29. Voting by Joint Holders of Shares 16
30. Instrument of Proxy 16
31. Representation of Corporate Shareholder 17

 

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Table of Contents

(continued)

 

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32. Adjournment of General Meeting 17
33. Written Resolutions OF the SHAREHOLDERS 17
34. Directors Attendance at General Meetings 18
35. Election of Directors 18
36. No Share Qualification 19
37. Term of Office of Directors 19
38. Removal of Directors 20
39. Vacancy in the Office of Director 20
40. Directors to Manage Business 21
41. Powers of the Board of Directors 21
42. Fees, Gratuities And Pensions 22
43. Register of Directors and Officers 23
44. Appointment of Officers 23
45. Appointment of Secretary and Resident Representative 23
46. Duties of Officers 23
47. Duties of the Secretary 23
48. Remuneration of Officers 23
49. Conflicts of Interest 23
50. Indemnification and Exculpation of Directors and Officers 25
51. Board Meetings 26
52. Notice of Board Meetings 27
53. Electronic Participation in DIRECTORS’ Meetings 27
54. Quorum at Board Meetings 27
55. Board to Continue in the Event of Vacancy 27
56. Chairman to Preside 27
57. Written Resolutions of the directors 27
58. Validity of Prior Acts of the Board 28
59. Minutes 28
60. Place Where Corporate Records Kept 28
61. Form and Use of Seal 28

 

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Table of Contents

(continued)

 

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62. Books of Account 28
63. Financial Year End 29
64. Annual Audit 29
65. Appointment of Auditor 29
66. Remuneration of Auditor 29
67. Duties of Auditor 29
68. Change to the Company’s Auditors 30
69. Access to Records 30
70. Financial Statements 30
71. Distribution of Auditor’s Report 30
72. Vacancy in the Office of Auditor 30
73. Winding-Up 30
74. Changes to Bye-laws 31
75. Changes to the Memorandum of Association 31
76. Discontinuance 31
77. AMALGAMATION OR MERGER 31

  

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INTERPRETATION

 

1.Definitions and Interpretation

 

1.1In these Bye-laws, the following words and expressions shall, where not inconsistent with the context, have the following meanings, respectively:

 

Actthe Companies Act 1981 of Bermuda as amended from time to time;

 

Auditorthe Company’s incumbent auditor and includes an individual or partnership;

 

Bermudathe Islands of Bermuda;

 

Boardthe board of directors nominated, elected or re-elected pursuant to these Bye-laws and acting by resolution in accordance with the Act and these Bye-laws or the directors present at a meeting of directors at which there is a quorum;

 

  Business Day means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in Bermuda or New York are authorized or required by law to close;

 

  Common Shares common shares of the Company of par value US$0.001 per share (and any shares resulting from a consolidation or subdivision of such common shares);

  

Companythe company incorporated in Bermuda under the name of GeoPark Holdings Limited Ltd. on 3rd February, 2003;

 

Directora director of the Company;

 

Noticewritten notice as further provided in these Bye-laws unless otherwise specifically stated;

 

NYSEthe New York Stock Exchange;

 

Officerany person appointed by the Board to hold an office in the Company;

 

Personshall be construed broadly and shall include, without limitation, an individual, a partnership, a corporation, a limited liability partnership, an

 

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investment fund, a limited liability company, a company, an association, a joint stock company, a trust, a joint venture, an unincorporated organization and a governmental entity or any department, agency or political subdivision thereof;

 

  Register of Directors and Officers the register of directors and officers of the Company;

 

  Register of Shareholders the register of members of the Company;

 

  Registered Office Clarendon House, 2 Church Street, Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda, or at such other place in Bermuda as the Board shall from time to time appoint;

 

  Resident Representative any person appointed to act as resident representative of the Company and includes any deputy or assistant resident representative;

  

Resolutiona resolution adopted by a majority of the votes cast by Shareholders who (being entitled to do so) vote in person or by proxy at any general meeting of the Shareholders, in accordance with the provisions of these Bye-laws;

 

Secretarythe person appointed to perform any or all of the duties of secretary of the Company and includes any deputy or assistant secretary and any person appointed by the Board to perform any of the duties of the Secretary;

 

Shareholderthe person registered in the Register of Shareholders as the holder of shares in the Company and, when two (2) or more persons are so registered as joint holders of shares, means the person whose name stands first in the Register of Shareholders as one of such joint holders or all of such persons, as the context so requires;

 

  Special Resolution a resolution adopted by 65% or more of the votes cast by Shareholders who (being entitled to do so) vote in person or by proxy at any general meeting of the Shareholders in accordance with the provisions of these Bye-laws; and

 

  Treasury Share a share of the Company that was or is treated as having been acquired and held by the Company and

  

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has been held continuously by the Company since it was so acquired and has not been cancelled.

 

1.2In these Bye-laws, where not inconsistent with the context:

 

(a)words denoting the plural number include the singular number and vice versa;

 

(b)words denoting the masculine gender include the feminine and neuter genders;

 

(c)the words:

 

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

 

(ii)“shall” shall be construed as imperative; and

 

(d)unless otherwise provided herein, words or expressions defined in the Act shall bear the same meaning in these Bye-laws.

 

1.3In these Bye-laws expressions referring to writing or its cognates shall, unless the contrary intention appears, include facsimile, printing, lithography, photography, electronic mail and other modes of representing words in visible form.

 

1.4Headings used in these Bye-laws are for convenience only and are not to be used or relied upon in the construction hereof.

 

SHARES

 

2.Power to Issue Shares

 

2.1Subject to these Bye-laws and to any Resolution to the contrary, and without prejudice to any special rights previously conferred on the holders of any existing shares or class of shares, the Board shall have the power to issue any unissued shares on such terms and conditions as it may determine.

 

2.2The Board is expressly authorised (and the Board is hereby authorised to exercise such power from time to time without a Resolution) to provide, by way of resolution of the Board, for the issuance of all or any shares in one (1) or more class or classes or series, to fix the number of shares constituting such class or classes or series, and to increase or decrease the number of shares of any such class or classes or series (but not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding) and to fix for each such class or classes or series such voting powers, full or limited, or no voting powers, and such distinctive designations, powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights and such qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, as shall be stated and expressed in the resolution or resolutions adopted by the Board providing for the issuance of such class or classes or series (and, for the avoidance of doubt, such matters and the issuance of such shares shall not be deemed to vary the rights attached to the Common Shares or, subject to the terms of any other class or classes or series of shares, to vary the rights attached to any other class or classes or series of shares) including, without limitation, the authority to provide that any such class or classes or series

 

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may be (a) subject to redemption at such time or times (including at a determinable date or at the option of the Company or the holder) and at such price or prices; (b) entitled to receive dividends (which may be cumulative or non-cumulative) at such rates, on such conditions, and at such times, and payable in preference to, or in such relation to, the dividends payable on any other class or classes or any other series; (c) entitled to such rights upon the dissolution of, or upon any distribution of the assets of, the Company; or (d) convertible into, or exchangeable for, shares of any other class or classes of shares, or of any other series of the same or any other class or classes of shares, of the Company at such price or prices or at such rates of exchange and with such adjustments, all as may be stated in such resolution or resolutions of the Board.

 

3.Power of the Company to Purchase its Shares

 

3.1The Company may purchase its own shares for cancellation or acquire them as Treasury Shares in accordance with the Act on such terms as the Board shall think fit.

 

3.2The Board may exercise all the powers of the Company to purchase or acquire all or any part of its own shares in accordance with the Act.

 

4.Rights Attaching to Shares

 

4.1At the date these Bye-laws are adopted, the authorised share capital of the Company is US$5,171,949.00 divided into 5,171,949,000 Common Shares.

 

4.2The holders of Common Shares shall, subject to these Bye-laws:

 

(a)be entitled to one vote per share;

 

(b)be entitled to such dividends as the Board may from time to time declare;

 

(c)in the event of a winding-up or dissolution of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary or for the purpose of a reorganisation or otherwise or upon any distribution of capital, be entitled to the surplus assets of the Company; and

 

(d)generally be entitled to enjoy all of the rights attaching to shares.

 

4.3At the discretion of the Board, whether or not in connection with the issuance and sale of any shares or other securities of the Company, the Company may issue securities, contracts, warrants or other instruments evidencing any shares, option rights, securities having conversion or option rights, or obligations on such terms, conditions and other provisions as are fixed by a resolution of the Board, including, without limiting the generality of this authority, conditions that preclude or limit any person or persons owning or offering to acquire a specified number or percentage of the issued Common Shares, other shares, option rights, securities having conversion or option rights, or obligations of the Company or transferee of the person or persons from exercising, converting, transferring or receiving the shares, option rights, securities having conversion or option rights, or obligations.

 

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4.4All the rights attaching to a Treasury Share shall be suspended and shall not be exercised by the Company while it holds such Treasury Share and, except where required by the Act, all Treasury Shares shall be excluded from the calculation of any percentage or fraction of the share capital, or shares, of the Company.

 

5.Share Certificates

 

5.1Every Shareholder shall be entitled to a certificate under the common seal of the Company (or a facsimile thereof) or bearing the signature (or a facsimile thereof) of a Director or the Secretary or a person expressly authorised to sign specifying the number and, where appropriate, the class of shares held by such Shareholder and whether the same are fully paid up and, if not, specifying the amount paid on such shares. The Board may by resolution determine, either generally or in a particular case, that any or all signatures on certificates may be printed thereon or affixed by mechanical means. A certificate may also be signed by such transfer agent or registrar as the Board may determine, and in such case the signature of the transfer agent or the registrar may also be facsimile, engraved or printed. If in the event any Director, officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon such certificate shall have ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued, it may nevertheless be issued by the Company with the same effect as if he were such Director, officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue.

 

5.2The Company shall be under no obligation to complete and deliver a share certificate unless specifically called upon to do so by the person to whom the shares have been allotted.

 

5.3The holder of any shares of the Company shall immediately notify the Company of any loss, destruction or mutilation of the certificate therefor, and the Board may, in its discretion, cause to be issued to him a new certificate or certificates for such shares, upon the surrender of the mutilated certificates or, in the case of loss or destruction of the certificate, upon satisfactory proof of such loss or destruction, and the Board may, in its discretion, require the owner of the lost or destroyed certificate or his legal representative to give the Company a bond in such sum and with such surety or sureties as it may direct to indemnify the Company against any claim that may be made against it on account of the alleged loss or destruction of any such certificate.

 

5.4The provisions of this Bye-Law 5 are subject to the terms of Bye-Law 9.6.

 

6.Fractional Shares

 

The Company may issue its shares in fractional denominations and deal with such fractions to the same extent as its whole shares and shares in fractional denominations shall have in proportion to the respective fractions represented thereby all of the rights of whole shares including (but without limiting the generality of the foregoing) the right to vote, to receive dividends and distributions and to participate in a winding-up.

 

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REGISTRATION OF SHARES

 

7.Register of Shareholders

 

7.1The Board shall cause to be kept in one (1) or more books a Register of Shareholders and shall enter therein the particulars required by the Act.

 

7.2The Register of Shareholders shall be open to inspection without charge at the Registered Office of the Company on every Business Day, subject to such reasonable restrictions as the Board may impose, so that not less than two (2) hours in each Business Day be allowed for inspection. The Register of Shareholders may, after notice has been given in accordance with the Act, be closed for any time or times not exceeding in the whole thirty (30) days in each year.

 

8.Registered Holder Absolute Owner

 

The Company shall be entitled to treat the registered holder of any share as the absolute owner thereof and accordingly shall not be bound to recognise any equitable claim or other claim to, or interest in, such share on the part of any other person.

 

9.Transfer of Registered Shares

 

9.1An instrument of transfer shall be in writing in the form of the following, or as near thereto as circumstances admit, or in such other form as the Board may accept:

 

Transfer of a Share or Shares
· (the “Company”)

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED……………….. [amount], I, [name of transferor] hereby sell, assign and transfer unto [transferee] of [address], [number] shares of the Company.

 

DATED this [ ] day of [ ], 20 [ ]    
     
Signed by:   In the presence of:
     
     
Transferor   Witness
     
     
Transferee   Witness

 

9.2Such instrument of transfer shall be signed by or on behalf of the transferor and transferee, provided that, in the case of a fully paid share, the Board may accept the instrument signed by or on behalf of the transferor alone. The transferor shall be deemed to remain the holder of such share until the same has been registered as having been transferred to the transferee in the Register of Shareholders.

 

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9.3The Board may refuse to recognise any instrument of transfer unless it is accompanied by the certificate in respect of the shares to which it relates and by such other evidence as the Board may reasonably require to show the right of the transferor to make the transfer.

 

9.4The joint holders of any share may transfer such share to one (1) or more of such joint holders, and the surviving holder or holders of any share previously held by them jointly with a deceased Shareholder may transfer any such share to the executors or administrators of such deceased Shareholder.

 

9.5The Board shall refuse to register a transfer unless all applicable consents, authorisations and permissions of any governmental body or agency in Bermuda have been obtained, if any (it being understood that the permission of the Bermuda Monetary Authority is not required in respect of any shares of the Company that are admitted to trading on NYSE or any other appointed stock exchange (as defined under the Exchange Control Act 1972 of Bermuda and related regulations)). If the Board refuses to register a transfer of any share the Secretary shall, within three months after the date on which the transfer was lodged with the Company, send to the transferor and transferee notice of the refusal.

 

9.6Notwithstanding Bye-laws 9.1 to 9.5, shares may be transferred without a written instrument if transferred by an appointed agent or otherwise in accordance with the Act.

 

10.The Board shall, subject always to the Act and any other applicable laws and regulations and the facilities and requirements of any relevant system concerned and these Bye-laws, have power to implement and/or approve any arrangements it may, in its absolute discretion, think fit in relation to the evidencing of title to and transfer of interests in shares in the capital of the Company in the form of depositary interests or similar interests, instruments or securities, and to the extent such arrangements are so implemented, no provision of these Bye-laws shall apply or have effect to the extent that it is in any respect inconsistent with the holding or transfer thereof or the shares of the Company represented thereby. The Board may from time to time take such actions and do such things as it may, in its absolute discretion, think fit in relation to the operation of any such arrangements.

 

11.Transmission of Registered Shares

 

11.1In the case of the death of a Shareholder, the survivor or survivors where the deceased Shareholder was a joint holder, and the legal personal representatives of the deceased Shareholder where the deceased Shareholder was a sole holder, shall be the only persons recognised by the Company as having any title to the deceased Shareholder’s interest in the shares. Nothing herein contained shall release the estate of a deceased joint holder from any liability in respect of any share which had been jointly held by such deceased Shareholder with other persons. Subject to the Act, for the purpose of this Bye-law, legal personal representative means the executor or administrator of a deceased Shareholder or such other person as the Board may, in its absolute discretion, decide as being properly authorised to deal with the shares of a deceased Shareholder.

 

11.2Any person becoming entitled to a share in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of any Shareholder may be registered as a Shareholder upon such evidence as the Board may deem

 

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sufficient or may elect to nominate some person to be registered as a transferee of such share, and in such case the person becoming entitled shall execute in favour of such nominee an instrument of transfer in writing in the form, or as near thereto as circumstances admit, of the following:

 

Transfer by a Person Becoming Entitled on Death/Bankruptcy of a Shareholder
· (the “Company”)

 

I/We, having become entitled in consequence of the [death/bankruptcy] of [name and address of deceased/bankrupt Shareholder] to [number] share(s) standing in the Register of Shareholders of the Company in the name of the said [name of deceased/bankrupt Shareholder] instead of being registered myself/ourselves, elect to have [name of transferee] (the “Transferee”) registered as a transferee of such share(s) and I/we do hereby accordingly transfer the said share(s) to the Transferee to hold the same unto the Transferee, his or her executors, administrators and assigns, subject to the conditions on which the same were held at the time of the execution hereof; and the Transferee does hereby agree to take the said share(s) subject to the same conditions.

 

DATED this [ ] day of [ ], 20 [ ]    
     
Signed by:   In the presence of:
     
     
Transferor   Witness
     
     
Transferee   Witness

 

11.3On the presentation of the foregoing materials to the Board, accompanied by such evidence as the Board may require to prove the title of the transferor, the transferee shall be registered as a Shareholder.

 

11.4Where two (2) or more persons are registered as joint holders of a share or shares, then in the event of the death of any joint holder or holders the remaining joint holder or holders shall be absolutely entitled to such share or shares and the Company shall recognise no claim in respect of the estate of any joint holder except in the case of the last survivor of such joint holders.

 

ALTERATION OF SHARE CAPITAL

 

12.Power to Alter Capital

 

12.1The Company may, if authorised by resolution of the Board and by Resolution, increase, divide, consolidate, subdivide, change the currency denomination of, diminish or otherwise alter its share capital in any manner permitted by the Act.

 

12.2The Company may, if authorised by resolution of the Board and by Resolution, reduce its share capital in any manner permitted by the Act.

 

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12.3Where, on any alteration or reduction of share capital, fractions of shares or some other difficulty would arise, the Board may deal with or resolve the same in such manner as it thinks fit.

 

13.Variation of Rights Attaching to Shares

 

If, at any time, the share capital is divided into different classes of shares, the rights attached to any class (unless otherwise provided by the terms of issue of the shares of that class) may, whether or not the Company is being wound-up, be varied with the consent in writing of the holders of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the issued shares of that class or with the sanction of a resolution passed by a majority of the votes cast at a separate general meeting of the holders of the shares of the class at which meeting the necessary quorum shall be two persons at least holding or representing by proxy one-third (1/3) of the issued shares of the class. The rights conferred upon the holders of the shares of any class issued with preferred or other rights shall not, unless otherwise expressly provided by the terms of issue of the shares of that class, be deemed to be varied by the creation or issue of further shares ranking pari passu therewith.

 

DIVIDENDS AND CAPITALISATION

 

14.Dividends

 

14.1The Board may, subject to these Bye-laws and in accordance with the Act, declare a dividend to be paid to the Shareholders, in proportion to the number of shares held by them, and such dividend may be paid in cash or wholly or partly in specie in which case the Board may fix the value for distribution in specie of any assets. No unpaid dividend shall bear interest as against the Company.

 

14.2The Board may fix any date as the record date for determining the Shareholders entitled to receive any dividend.

 

14.3The Company may pay dividends in proportion to the amount paid up on each share where a larger amount is paid up on some shares than on others.

 

14.4The Board may declare and make such other distributions (in cash or in specie) to the Shareholders as may be lawfully made out of the assets of the Company. No unpaid distribution shall bear interest as against the Company.

 

15.Power to Set Aside Profits

 

The Board may, before declaring a dividend, set aside out of the surplus or profits of the Company, such amount as it thinks proper as a reserve to be used to meet contingencies or for equalising dividends or for any other purpose.

 

16.Method of Payment

 

16.1Any dividend, interest, or other moneys payable in cash in respect of the shares may be paid by cheque or draft sent through the post directed to the Shareholder at such Shareholder’s

 

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address in the Register of Shareholders, or to such person and to such address as the holder may in writing direct or as otherwise determined by the Board of Directors. In the case of joint holders of shares, any dividend, interest or other moneys payable in cash in respect of shares may be paid by cheque or draft sent through the post directed to the address of the holder first named in the Register of Shareholders, or to such person and to such address as the joint holders may in writing direct or as otherwise determined by the Board. If two (2) or more persons are registered as joint holders of any shares any one can give an effectual receipt for any dividend paid in respect of such shares.

 

16.2The Board may deduct from the dividends or distributions payable to any Shareholder all moneys due from such Shareholder to the Company on account of calls or otherwise.

 

16.3Any dividend or other monies payable in respect of a share which has remained unclaimed for 5 years from the date when it became due for payment shall, if the Board so resolves, be forfeited and cease to remain owing by the Company. The payment of any unclaimed dividend or other moneys payable in respect of a share may (but need not) be paid by the Company into an account separate from the Company's own account. Such payment shall not constitute the Company a trustee in respect thereof.

 

16.4The Company shall be entitled to cease sending dividend cheques and drafts by post or otherwise to a Shareholder if those instruments have been returned undelivered to, or left uncashed by, that Shareholder on at least two consecutive occasions or, following one such occasion, reasonable enquiries have failed to establish the Shareholder's new address. The entitlement conferred on the Company by this Bye-law in respect of any Shareholder shall cease if the Shareholder claims a dividend or cashes a dividend cheque or draft.

 

17.Capitalisation

 

17.1The Board may capitalise any amount for the time being standing to the credit of any of the Company’s share premium or other reserve accounts or to the credit of the profit and loss account or otherwise available for distribution by applying such amount in paying up unissued shares to be allotted as fully paid bonus shares pro rata to the Shareholders.

 

17.2The Board may capitalise any amount for the time being standing to the credit of a reserve account or amounts otherwise available for dividend or distribution by applying such amounts in paying up in full, partly or nil paid shares of those Shareholders who would have been entitled to such amounts if they were distributed by way of dividend or distribution.

 

MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS

 

18.Annual General Meetings

 

The annual general meeting shall be held in each year at such place, date and hour as shall be fixed by a resolution of the Board.

 

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19.Special General Meetings

 

The Board may convene a special general meeting whenever in their judgment such a meeting is necessary to be held at such place, date and hour as fixed by a resolution of the Board.

 

20.Requisitioned General Meetings

 

The Board shall, on the requisition of Shareholders holding at the date of the deposit of the requisition not less than one-tenth (1/10) of such of the paid-up share capital of the Company as at the date of the deposit carries the right to vote at general meetings, forthwith proceed to convene a special general meeting and the provisions of the Act shall apply.

 

21.Notice

 

21.1Notice of an annual general meeting stating the place, if any, the date and hour of the meeting and the record date for determining the Shareholders entitled to vote at the meeting (if such date is different from the record date for determining Shareholders entitled to notice of the meeting) shall be given to each Shareholder entitled to vote at such meeting as of the record date for determining the Shareholders entitled to notice of the meeting not less than fifteen (15) nor more than sixty (60) days before the date of the meeting, unless otherwise provided by law or these Bye-Laws.

 

21.2Notice of a special general meeting stating the place, if any, the date and hour of the meeting and the record date for determining the Shareholders entitled to vote at the meeting (if such date is different from the record date for determining Shareholders entitled to notice of the meeting), and the purpose or purposes of the meeting shall be given to each Shareholder entitled to vote at such meeting, as of the record date for determining the Shareholders entitled to notice of the meeting not less than fifteen (15) nor more than sixty (60) days before the date of the meeting, unless otherwise provided by law or these Bye-Laws.

 

21.3At any general meeting, only such business shall be conducted or considered, as shall have been properly brought before the meeting. For business to be properly brought before general meetings, it must be (i) specified in the Company’s notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto) given by or at the direction of the Board, or (ii) otherwise be properly requested to be brought before the general meeting by a Shareholder in accordance with the provisions of the Act.

 

21.4The Board may fix any date as the record date for determining the Shareholders entitled to receive notice of and to vote at any general meeting.

 

21.5An annual general meeting or special general meeting shall, notwithstanding that it is called on shorter notice than that specified in these Bye-laws, be deemed to have been properly called if it is so agreed by (i) all the Shareholders entitled to attend and vote thereat in the case of an annual general meeting; and (ii) by a majority in number of the Shareholders having the right to attend and vote at the meeting, being a majority together holding not less than 95% in nominal value of the shares giving a right to attend and vote thereat in the case of a special general meeting.

 

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21.6The accidental omission to give notice of a general meeting to, or the non-receipt of a notice of a general meeting by, any person entitled to receive notice shall not invalidate the proceedings at that meeting.

 

22.Giving Notice and Access

 

22.1A notice may be given by the Company to a Shareholder:

 

(a)by delivering it to such Shareholder in person;

 

(b)by sending it by letter, mail or courier to such Shareholder’s address in the Register of Shareholders;

 

(c)subject to compliance with Bye-law 22.7, by transmitting it by electronic means (including facsimile and electronic mail, but not telephone) in accordance with such directions as may be given by such Shareholder to the Company for such purpose; or

 

(d)subject to compliance with Bye-law 22.7, via website designated by the Company in accordance with Bye-law 22.5; or

 

(e)to the extent permitted by the applicable laws, by placing it on the website of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, and giving to such Shareholder a notice stating that the notice is available there (a “notice of availability”). The notice of availability may be given to such Shareholder by any of the means set out above.

 

22.2Any notice required to be given to a Shareholder shall, with respect to any shares held jointly by two (2) or more persons, be given to whichever of such persons is named first in the Register of Shareholders and notice so given shall be sufficient notice to all the holders of such shares.

 

22.3Any notice (save for one delivered in accordance with Bye-law 22.4) shall be deemed to have been served at the time when the same would be delivered in the ordinary course of transmission and, in proving such service, it shall be sufficient to prove that the notice was properly addressed and prepaid, if posted, and the time when it was posted, delivered to the courier, or transmitted by electronic means.

 

22.4The Company shall be under no obligation to send a notice or other document to the address shown for any particular Shareholder in the Register of Shareholders if the Board considers that the legal or practical problems under the laws of, or the requirements of any regulatory body or stock exchange in, the territory in which that address is situated are such that it is necessary or expedient not to send the notice or document concerned to such Shareholder at such address and may require a Shareholder with such an address to provide the Company with an alternative acceptable address for delivery of notices by the Company.

 

22.5Where a Shareholder indicates his consent (in a form and manner satisfactory to the Board), to receive information or documents by accessing them on a website rather than by other

 

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means, or receipt in this manner is otherwise permitted by the Act, the Company may deliver such information or documents by notifying the Shareholder of their availability and including therein the address of the website, the place on the website where the information or document may be found, and instructions as to how the information or document may be accessed on the website.

 

22.6In the case of information or documents delivered in accordance with Bye-law 22.5, service shall be deemed to have occurred when (i) the Shareholder is notified in accordance with that Bye-law and (ii) the information or document is published on the website.

 

22.7If the Company intends to transmit a notice by electronic means to a Shareholder in accordance with Bye-law 22.1(c) or, to deliver information or documents to a Shareholder via a website in accordance with Bye-law 22.5, it must first contact such Shareholder in writing to request his consent for the use of such electronic means for transmitting such notice and/or for the use of the website to deliver such information or documents, and if such Shareholder does not object within twenty eight (28) days of the date of the written notice from the Company, his consent shall be deemed to have been given. A Shareholder who has consented or has been deemed to consent under this Bye-law 22.7 to receiving notices, information and/or documents by electronic means and/or via a website may at any time after such consent or deemed consent notify the Company in writing that it requires such notices, information and/or documents to be delivered to him in hard copy paper form.

 

23.Postponement or Cancellation of General Meetings

 

The Board may, and the Secretary on instruction from the Board shall, postpone or cancel any general meeting called in accordance with these Bye-laws (other than a meeting requisitioned under these Bye-laws) provided that notice of postponement or cancellation is given to the Shareholders before the time for such meeting. Fresh notice of the date, time and place for the postponed meeting shall be given to each Shareholder in accordance with these Bye-law.

 

24.Electronic Participation and Security at Meetings

 

24.1The Board may, if it considers appropriate, allow Shareholders to participate in any general meeting by such telephonic, electronic or other communication facilities or means as permit all persons participating in the meeting to communicate with each other simultaneously and instantaneously, and participation in such a meeting shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.

 

24.2The Board may, and at any general meeting, the chairman of such meeting may make any arrangement and impose any requirement or restriction it or he considers appropriate to ensure the security of a general meeting including, without limitation, requirements for evidence of identity to be produced by those attending the meeting, the searching of their personal property and the restriction of items that may be taken into the meeting place. The Board and, at any general meeting, the chairman of such meeting are entitled to refuse entry to a person who refuses to comply with any such arrangements, requirements or restrictions.

 

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25.Quorum at General Meetings

 

25.1At any general meeting two (2) or more persons present in person and representing in person or by proxy in excess of 50% of the total issued voting shares in the Company throughout the meeting shall form a quorum for the transaction of business, provided that if the Company shall at any time have only one (1) Shareholder, one (1) Shareholder present in person or by proxy shall form a quorum for the transaction of business at any general meeting held during such time.

 

25.2If within a half hour from the time appointed for the meeting a quorum is not present, then, in the case of a meeting convened on a requisition, the meeting shall be deemed cancelled and, in any other case, the meeting shall stand adjourned to the same day one week later, at the same time and place or to such other day, time or place as the Secretary may determine. Unless the meeting is adjourned to a specific date, time and place announced at the meeting being adjourned, fresh notice of the resumption of the meeting shall be given to each Shareholder entitled to attend and vote thereat in accordance with these Bye-laws. The quorum for the transaction of business at such adjourned meeting shall be two (2) or more persons present in person and representing in person or by proxy in excess of 25% of the total issued voting shares in the Company throughout the meeting.

 

26.Chairman of General Meetings

 

The Board shall, by resolution, nominate one of the Directors to act as chairman at all general meetings at which such person is present. In the absence of any such nomination or the Director nominated, the Chairman of the Company or, in his absence the deputy Chairman of the Company will preside as chairman at every general meeting. If there is no such Chairman or deputy Chairman, or if at any meeting neither of the Chairman or the deputy Chairman is present at the time appointed for holding the meeting, a chairman shall be appointed or elected by those present at the meeting and entitled to vote.

 

27.Voting on Resolutions

 

27.1Subject to the Act and these Bye-laws, any question proposed for the consideration of the Shareholders at any general meeting shall be decided by the affirmative votes of the relevant majority of the votes cast in accordance with these Bye-laws and in the case of an equality of votes the resolution shall fail.

 

27.2At any general meeting a resolution put to the vote of the meeting shall, in the first instance, be voted upon by a show of hands and, subject to any rights or restrictions for the time being lawfully attached to any class of shares and subject to these Bye-laws, every Shareholder present in person and every person holding a valid proxy at such meeting shall be entitled to one vote and shall cast such vote by raising his hand.

 

27.3At any general meeting if an amendment is proposed to any resolution under consideration and the chairman of the meeting rules on whether or not the proposed amendment is out of order, the proceedings on the substantive resolution shall not be invalidated by any error in such ruling.

 

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27.4At any general meeting a declaration by the chairman of the meeting that a resolution has, on a show of hands, been carried, or carried unanimously, or by a particular majority, or lost, and an entry to that effect in a book containing the minutes of the proceedings of the Company shall, subject to these Bye-laws, be conclusive evidence of that fact.

 

27.5In the event that a Shareholder participates in a general meeting by telephone, electronic or other communication facilities or means, the chairman of the meeting shall direct the manner in which such Shareholder may cast his vote on a show of hands.

 

28.Power to Demand a Vote on a Poll

 

28.1Notwithstanding the foregoing, a poll may be demanded by any of the following persons:

 

(a)the chairman of such meeting;

 

(b)at least three Shareholders present in person or represented by proxy;

 

(c)any Shareholder or Shareholders present in person or represented by proxy and holding between them not less than one-tenth (1/10) of the total voting rights of all the Shareholders having the right to vote at such meeting; or

 

(d)any Shareholder or Shareholders present in person or represented by proxy holding shares in the Company conferring the right to vote at such meeting, being shares on which an aggregate sum has been paid up equal to not less than one-tenth (1/10) of the total amount paid up on all such shares conferring such right.

 

28.2Where a poll is demanded, subject to any rights or restrictions for the time being lawfully attached to any class of shares, every person present at such meeting shall have one vote for each share of which such person is the holder or for which such person holds a proxy and such vote shall be counted by ballot as described herein, or in the case of a general meeting at which one (1) or more Shareholders are present by telephone, electronic or other communication facilities or means, in such manner as the chairman of the meeting may direct and the result of such poll shall be deemed to be the resolution of the meeting at which the poll was demanded and shall replace any previous resolution upon the same matter which has been the subject of a show of hands. A person entitled to more than one vote need not use all his votes or cast all the votes he uses in the same way.

 

28.3A poll demanded for the purpose of electing a chairman of the meeting or on a question of adjournment shall be taken forthwith. A poll demanded on any other question shall be taken at such time and in such manner during such meeting as the chairman (or acting chairman) of the meeting may direct. Any business other than that upon which a poll has been demanded may be conducted pending the taking of the poll.

 

28.4Where a vote is taken by poll, each person physically present and entitled to vote shall be furnished with a ballot paper on which such person shall record his vote in such manner as shall be determined at the meeting having regard to the nature of the question on which the vote is taken, and each ballot paper shall be signed or initialled or otherwise marked so as to

 

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identify the voter and the registered holder in the case of a proxy. Each person present by telephone, electronic or other communication facilities or means, shall cast his vote in such manner as the chairman of the meeting shall direct. At the conclusion of the poll, the ballot papers and votes cast in accordance with such directions shall be examined and counted by a committee of not less than two (2) Shareholders or proxy holders appointed by the chairman of the meeting for the purpose and the result of the poll shall be declared by the chairman of the meeting.

 

29.Voting by Joint Holders of Shares

 

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 Shareholders.

 

30.Instrument of Proxy

 

30.1A Shareholder may appoint a proxy by:

 

a)an instrument in writing in substantially the following form or such other form as the chairman of the meeting shall accept:

 

Proxy
· (the “Company”)

 

I/We, [insert names here], being a Shareholder of the Company with [number] shares, HEREBY APPOINT [name] of [address] or failing him, [name] of [address] to be my/our proxy to vote for me/us at the meeting of the Shareholders to be held on the [ ] day of [ ], 20 [ ] and at any adjournment thereof. (Any restrictions on voting to be inserted here).

 

Signed this [ ] day of [ ], 20 [ ]

                                                                                   

Shareholder(s)

 

or

 

b)such telephonic, electronic or other means as may be approved by the Board from time to time.

 

30.2The instrument appointing a proxy must be received by the Company at the Registered Office or at such other place or in such manner as is specified in the notice convening the meeting or in any instrument of proxy sent out by the Company in relation to the meeting at which the person named in the instrument appointing a proxy proposes to vote, and an instrument appointing a proxy which is not received in the manner so prescribed shall be invalid.

 

30.3A Shareholder who is the holder of two (2) or more shares may appoint more than one (1) proxy to represent him and vote on his behalf in respect of different shares.

 

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30.4The decision of the chairman of any general meeting as to the validity of any appointment of a proxy shall be final.

 

31.Representation of Corporate Shareholder

 

31.1A corporation which is a Shareholder may, by written instrument, authorise such person or persons as it thinks fit to act as its representative at any meeting and any person so authorised shall be entitled to exercise the same powers on behalf of the corporation which such person represents as that corporation could exercise if it were an individual Shareholder, and that Shareholder shall be deemed to be present in person at any such meeting attended by its authorised representative or representatives.

 

31.2Notwithstanding the foregoing, the chairman of the meeting may accept such assurances as he thinks fit as to the right of any person to attend and vote at general meetings on behalf of a corporation which is a Shareholder.

 

32.Adjournment of General Meeting

 

32.1The chairman of a general meeting may, with the consent of the Shareholders at any general meeting at which a quorum is present, and shall if so directed by the meeting, adjourn the meeting.

 

32.2In addition, the chairman of a general meeting may adjourn the meeting to another time and place without such consent or direction if it appears to him that:

 

(a)it is likely to be impracticable to hold or continue that meeting because of the number of Shareholders wishing to attend who are not present;

 

(b)the unruly conduct of persons attending the meeting prevents, or is likely to prevent, the orderly continuation of the business of the meeting; or

 

(c)an adjournment is otherwise necessary so that the business of the meeting may be properly conducted.

 

32.3Unless the meeting is adjourned to a specific date, place and time announced at the meeting being adjourned, fresh notice of the date, place and time for the resumption of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each Shareholder entitled to attend and vote thereat in accordance with these Bye-laws.

 

33.Written Resolutions of the Shareholders

 

33.1Subject to these Bye-laws, anything which may be done by resolution of the Company in a general meeting or by resolution of a meeting of any class of the Shareholders may, without a meeting, be done by unanimous written resolution in accordance with this Bye-law 33.

 

33.2Notice of a unanimous written resolution shall be given, and a copy of the resolution shall be circulated to all Shareholders who would be entitled to attend a meeting and vote thereon.

 

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The accidental omission to give notice to, or the non-receipt of a notice by, any Shareholder does not invalidate the passing of a resolution.

 

33.3A unanimous written resolution is passed when it is signed by, or in the case of a Shareholder that is not a person, on behalf of, all Shareholders.

 

33.4A resolution in writing may be signed in any number of counterparts.

 

33.5A resolution in writing made in accordance with this Bye-law is as valid as if it had been passed by the Company in general meeting or by a meeting of the relevant class of Shareholders, as the case may be, and any reference in any Bye-law to a meeting at which a resolution is passed or to Shareholders voting in favour of a resolution shall be construed accordingly.

 

33.6A resolution in writing made in accordance with this Bye-law shall constitute minutes for the purposes of the Act.

 

33.7This Bye-law shall not apply to:

 

(a)a resolution passed to remove an Auditor from office before the expiration of his term of office; or

 

(b)a resolution passed for the purpose of removing a Director before the expiration of his term of office.

 

33.8For the purposes of this Bye-law 33, the effective date of the resolution is the date when the resolution is signed by, or in the case of a Shareholder that is a corporation whether or not a company within the meaning of the Act, on behalf of, the last Shareholder and any reference in any Bye-law to the date of passing of a resolution is, in relation to a resolution made in accordance with this Bye-law 33, a reference to such date.

 

34.Directors Attendance at General Meetings

 

The Directors shall be entitled to receive notice of, attend, and be heard at any general meeting.

 

DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

 

35.Election of Directors

 

35.1The Directors shall be elected or re-elected by Resolution at the annual general meeting or at a special general meeting called for such purpose in accordance with the terms of these Bye-laws.

 

35.2No person shall be appointed a Director at any general meeting unless he is an individual and:

 

(a)he is recommended by the Directors; or

 

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(b)in the case of an annual general meeting, not less than one hundred and twenty (120) nor more than one hundred and fifty (150) days before the first anniversary of the date of the Company´s notice released to Shareholders in connection with the prior year´s annual general meeting, a notice executed by a Shareholder or Shareholders (not being the person to be proposed), in compliance with the provisions of the Act, has been received by the Secretary of the Company of the intention to propose such person for appointment, setting forth as to each person whom the Shareholder or Shareholders propose to nominate for election or re-election as a Director:

 

(i)the name, age, business address and residential address of such person;

 

(ii)the principal occupation or employment of such person;

 

(iii)the class, series and number of shares of the Company which are beneficially owned by such person;

 

(iv)the particulars which would, if he were so appointed, be required to be provided in the Register of Directors; and

 

(v)all other information relating to such person that is required to be disclosed pursuant to applicable laws, together with notice executed by such person of his willingness to serve as a Director if so elected,

 

provided however that no Shareholder shall be entitled to propose any person to be appointed, elected or re-elected Director at any special general meeting.

 

35.3The minimum number of Directors shall be three or such other number as shall be determined from time to time by resolution of the Board. The Directors shall be entitled to fix and change the maximum number of Directors.

 

35.4A separate Resolution is required for the appointment of each Director to the Board.

 

36.No Share Qualification

 

A Director shall not be required to hold any shares in the capital of the Company by way of qualification.

 

37.Term of Office of Directors

 

Directors shall hold office for such term as the Shareholders may determine or, in the absence of such determination, until the next annual general meeting or until their successors are elected or appointed or their office is otherwise vacated. The Directors whose office has expired may offer themselves for re-election at each election of Directors.

 

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38.Removal of Directors

 

38.1Subject to any provision to the contrary in these Bye-laws, the Shareholders entitled to vote for the election of Directors may, at any special general meeting convened and held in accordance with these Bye-laws, remove a Director by Special Resolution, provided that the notice of any such meeting convened for the purpose of removing a Director shall contain a statement of the intention so to do and be served on such Director not less than fourteen (14) days before the meeting and at such meeting the Director shall be entitled to be heard on the motion for such Director’s removal.

 

38.2If a Director is removed from the Board under this Bye-law, the Shareholders may fill the vacancy at the meeting at which such Director is removed. In the absence of such election or appointment, the Board may fill the vacancy.

 

38.3Subject to any provision to the contrary in these Bye-laws, the Directors may, at any board meeting convened and held in accordance with these Bye-laws, remove a Director only for cause by affirmative vote of at least three-quarters (3/4) of the Board, provided that the notice of any such meeting convened for the purpose of removing a Director shall contain a statement of the intention so to do and be served on such Director not less than fourteen (14) days before the meeting and at such meeting the Director shall be entitled to be heard on the motion for such Director’s removal.

 

38.4For the purposes of this Bye-law, “cause” shall mean a conviction for a criminal offence involving dishonesty or engaging in conduct which brings the Director or the Company into disrepute and which results in material financial detriment to the Company.

 

39.Vacancy in the Office of Director

 

39.1The office of Director shall be vacated if the Director:

 

(a)is removed from office pursuant to Bye-law 38 or is prohibited from being a Director by law;

 

(b)is or becomes bankrupt or insolvent;

 

(c)is or becomes of unsound mind or a patient for any purpose of any statute or applicable law relating to mental health and the Board resolves that his office is vacated, or dies; or

 

(d)resigns his office by notice to the Company.

 

39.2Subject to Bye-laws 38.2 and 39.3, any vacancy on the Board arising (i) in accordance with Bye-law 39.1 or (ii) otherwise, may be filled only by a majority of the Directors then in office.

 

39.3If no quorum of Directors remains, the Shareholders in general meeting shall have the power to appoint any person as a Director to fill a vacancy.

 

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40.Directors to Manage Business

 

The business of the Company shall be managed and conducted by the Board. In managing the business of the Company, the Board may exercise all such powers of the Company as are not, by the Act or by these Bye-laws, required to be exercised by the Company in general meeting.

 

41.Powers of the Board of Directors

 

The Board may:

 

(a)appoint, suspend, or remove any manager, secretary, clerk, agent or employee of the Company and may fix their remuneration and determine their duties;

 

(b)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, and may issue debentures, debenture stock and other securities whether outright or as security for any debt, liability or obligation of the Company or any third party;

 

(c)appoint one (1) or more Directors to the office of managing director or chief executive officer of the Company, who shall, subject to the control of the Board, supervise and administer all of the general business and affairs of the Company;

 

(d)appoint a person to act as manager of the Company’s day-to-day business and may entrust to and confer upon such manager such powers and duties as it deems appropriate for the transaction or conduct of such business;

 

(e)by power of attorney, appoint any company, firm, person or body of persons, whether nominated directly or indirectly by the Board, to be an attorney of the Company for such purposes and with such powers, authorities and discretions (not exceeding those vested in or exercisable by the Board) and for such period and subject to such conditions as it may think fit and any such power of attorney may contain such provisions for the protection and convenience of persons dealing with any such attorney as the Board may think fit and may also authorise any such attorney to sub-delegate all or any of the powers, authorities and discretions so vested in the attorney;

 

(f)procure that the Company pays all expenses incurred in promoting and incorporating the Company;

 

(g)designate one (1) or more committees, such committee or committees to have such name or names as may be determined from time to time by resolution adopted by the Board, and each such committee to consist of two (2) or more Directors and any such person or persons (whether a member or members of its body or not) as it thinks fit, provided that the majority of members of each committee shall be Directors, which to the extent provided in said resolution or resolutions shall have and may exercise the powers of the Board as may be delegated to such committee in the management of the business and affairs of the Company; provided further that the meetings and proceedings of any such committee shall be governed by the provisions of these Bye-laws regulating the meetings and proceedings

 

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of the Board, so far as the same are applicable and are not superseded by directions imposed by the Board. A majority of all the members of any such committee may determine its action and fix the time and place of its meetings, unless the Board shall otherwise provide. The Board shall have power to change the members of any such committee at any time, to fill vacancies and to discharge any such committee, either with or without cause, at any time;

 

(h)delegate any of its powers (including the power to sub-delegate) to any person on such terms and in such manner as the Board may see fit;

 

(i)present any petition and make any application in connection with the liquidation or reorganisation of the Company;

 

(j)in connection with the issue of any share, pay such commission and brokerage as may be permitted by law; and

 

(k)authorise any company, firm, person or body of persons to act on behalf of the Company for any specific purpose and in connection therewith to execute any deed, agreement, document or instrument on behalf of the Company.

 

42.Fees, Gratuities And Pensions

 

42.1The ordinary remuneration of the Directors office for their services (excluding amounts payable under any other provision of these Bye-laws) shall be determined by the Board and each such Director shall be paid a fee (which shall be deemed to accrue from day to day) at such rate as may from time to time be determined by the Board. Each Director may be paid his reasonable travel, hotel and incidental expenses in attending and returning from meetings of the Board or committees constituted pursuant to these Bye-laws or general meetings and shall be paid all expenses properly and reasonably incurred by him in the conduct of the Company’s business or in the discharge of his duties as a Director. Any Director who, by request, goes or resides abroad for any purposes of the Company or who performs services which in the opinion of the Board go beyond the ordinary duties of a Director may be paid such extra remuneration (whether by way of salary, commission, participation in profits or otherwise) as the Board may determine, and such extra remuneration shall be in addition to any remuneration provided for by or pursuant to any other Bye-law.

 

42.2In addition to its powers under Bye-law 42.1, the Board may (by establishment of or maintenance of schemes or otherwise) provide additional benefits, whether by the payment of gratuities or pensions or by insurance or otherwise, for any past or present Director or employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any body corporate associated with, or any business acquired by, any of them, and for any member of his family (including a spouse and a former spouse) or any person who is or was dependent on him, and may (as well before as after he ceases to hold such office or employment) contribute to any fund and pay premiums for the purchase or provision of any such benefit.

 

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42.3No Director or former Director shall be accountable to the Company or the Shareholders for any benefit provided pursuant to this Bye-law and the receipt of any such benefit shall not disqualify any person from being or becoming a Director of the Company.

 

43.Register of Directors and Officers

 

The Secretary shall establish and maintain a Register of the Directors and Officers of the Company as required by the Act. The Register of the Directors and Officers shall be open to inspection without charge at the Registered Office of the Company on every Business Day, subject to such reasonable restrictions as the Board may impose, so that not less than two (2) hours in each Business Day be allowed for inspection. The Register of the Directors and Officers may, after notice has been given in accordance with the Act, be closed for any time or times not exceeding in the whole thirty (30) days in each year.

 

44.Appointment of Officers

 

The Board may appoint such officers (who may or may not be Directors) as the Board may determine.

 

45.Appointment of Secretary and Resident Representative

 

The Secretary and Resident Representative, if necessary, shall be appointed by the Board at such remuneration (if any) and upon such terms as it may think fit and any Secretary or Resident Representative so appointed may be removed by the Board.

 

46.Duties of Officers

 

The Officers shall have such powers and perform such duties in the management, business and affairs of the Company as may be delegated to them by the Board from time to time.

 

47.Duties of the Secretary

 

The duties of the Secretary shall be those prescribed by the Act together with such other duties as shall from time to time be prescribed by the Board.

 

48.Remuneration of Officers

 

The Officers shall receive such remuneration as the Board may determine.

 

49.Conflicts of Interest

 

49.1Any Director acting in any capacity (whether as an owner, employee, partner or otherwise) of a business entity, or any business entity with respect to which a Director is an owner, employee, or partner and/or is otherwise affiliated, may provide services to the Company and be entitled to remuneration for those services, notwithstanding such Director’s position as Director of the Company. Nothing herein contained shall authorise a Director or Director’s business entity to act as Auditor to the Company.

 

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49.2A Director who directly or indirectly has an interest in a contract or proposed contract, arrangement or transaction involving the Company, or has any other interest that results or could potentially result, in a conflict with the best interests of the Company (the “Conflict Case”) shall declare the nature of such interest as required by the Act.

 

Interests refers, without limitation, to any personal or financial stake that a Director may have in a contract, proposed contract, arrangement, or transaction involving the Company. This could include, without limitation, ownership of shares in another company involved with the transaction, familial relationships with individuals associated with the contract, or any other situation where such Director’s personal or financial interests may be in conflict with the Company’s interests and/or its business.

 

49.3Subject to the Act and any further disclosure required thereby, a general notice to the Directors by a Director or officer declaring that such Director is a director or officer or has an interest in any business entity and is to be regarded as having a Conflict Case and therefore, interested in any transaction or arrangement made with that business entity shall for purposes of Bye-law 49.2, be sufficient declaration of interest in relation to any transaction or arrangement so made.

 

49.4A Director may not vote or be counted in the quorum in relation to a resolution of the Directors or of a committee of the Directors concerning a contract, arrangement, transaction or proposal to which the Company is or is to be a party and in which such Director has a Conflict Case, which is, to such Director’s knowledge, a material interest (otherwise than by virtue of his interest in shares or debentures or other securities of the Company). This prohibition does not apply to a resolution concerning any of the following matters:

 

(a)the giving of a guarantee, security or indemnity in respect of money lent or obligations incurred by such Director or any other person at the request of or for the benefit of the Company;

 

(b)the giving of a guarantee, security or indemnity in respect of a debt or obligation of the Company for which such Director has assumed in such Director’s individual capacity, responsibility in whole or in part, either alone or jointly with others, under a guarantee or by the giving of security;

 

(c)a contract, arrangement, transaction or proposal concerning an offer of shares, debentures or other securities of the Company for subscription or purchase, in which offer such Director is or may be entitled to participate as a holder of securities or in the underwriting or sub-underwriting of such offer;

 

(d)a contract, arrangement, transaction or proposal to which the Company is or is to be a party concerning another company (including a subsidiary of the Company) in which such Director is interested (directly or indirectly) whether as an officer, shareholder, creditor or otherwise (a “Relevant Company”) if such Director does not, to his knowledge, hold an interest in shares in the Relevant Company representing 1% or more of either any class of the equity share capital of, or voting rights in, the Relevant Company;

 

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(e)a contract, arrangement, transaction or proposal for the benefit of the employees of the Company (including any pension fund or retirement, death or disability scheme) which does not award such Director a privilege or benefit not generally awarded to the employees to whom it relates; and

 

(f)a contract, arrangement, transaction or proposal concerning the purchase or maintenance of any insurance policy for the benefit of Directors or for the benefit of persons including Directors.

 

50.Indemnification and Exculpation of Directors and Officers.

 

50.1To the fullest extent permitted by the Act, a Director shall not be liable to the Company or its Shareholders for breach of fiduciary duty as a Director. Each Shareholder agrees to waive any claim or right of action he might have, whether individually or in the right of the Company, against any Director on account of any action taken by such Director, or the failure of such Director to take any action in the performance of his duties with or for the Company provided, however, that such waiver shall not apply to any claims or rights of action arising out of the fraud or dishonesty of such Director or to recover any gain, personal profit or advantage to which such Director is not legally entitled.

 

50.2Without limitation of any right conferred by Bye-law 50.1, each person who was or is made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (hereinafter a “proceeding”), by reason of the fact that such person is or was a Director, Officer or Resident Representative of the Company, or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a Director, Officer, Resident Representative, employee or agent of another company or of a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan (hereinafter an “indemnitee”), whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in an official capacity while serving as a Director, Officer, Resident Representative, employee or agent or in any other capacity while serving as a Director, Officer, Resident Representative, employee or agent, shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company to the fullest extent authorized by the Act (but, in the case of any amendment to the Act, only to the extent that such amendment permits the Company to provide broader indemnification rights than permitted prior thereto), against all expense, liability and loss (including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, amounts paid or to be paid in settlement, and excise taxes ) incurred or suffered by such indemnitee in connection therewith and such indemnification shall continue as to an indemnitee who has ceased to be a Director, Officer or Resident Representative and shall inure to the benefit of the indemnitee’s heirs, testators, intestates, executors and administrators and Affiliates; provided, however, except as provided in Bye-law 50.3 with respect to proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification, the Company shall indemnify any such indemnitee in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such indemnitee only if such proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such indemnitee was authorized by the Board. The right to indemnification conferred in this Bye-law 50 shall be a contract right and shall include the right to be paid by the Company, the expenses incurred in defending any such proceeding in advance of its final disposition (hereinafter an “advancement of expenses”);

 

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provided, however, that, if the Act requires, an advancement of expenses incurred by an indemnitee in his capacity as a Director, Officer or Resident Representative shall be made only upon delivery to the Company of an undertaking (hereinafter an “undertaking”), by or on behalf of such indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined by final judicial decision from which there is no further right to appeal (hereinafter a “final adjudication”) that such indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified for such expenses under this Bye-law or otherwise.

 

50.3If a claim under Bye-law 50.2 is not paid in full by the Company within sixty (60) days after a written claim has been received by the Company, except in the case of a claim for an advancement of expenses, in which case the applicable period shall be twenty (20) days, the indemnitee may at any time thereafter bring suit against the Company to recover the unpaid amount of the claim. If successful in whole or in part in any such suit, or in a suit brought by the Company to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of any undertaking, the indemnitee shall be entitled to be paid also the expense of prosecuting or defending such suit. In (i) any suit brought by the indemnitee to enforce a right to indemnification hereunder (but not in a suit brought by the indemnitee to enforce a right to an advancement of expenses) it shall be a defense that, and (ii) in any suit by the Company to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking the Company shall be entitled to recover such expenses upon a final adjudication that, the indemnitee has not met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in the Act. Neither the failure of the Company (including the Board, independent legal counsel, or the Shareholders) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such suit that indemnification of the indemnitee is proper in the circumstances because the indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in the Company, nor an actual determination by the Company (including the Board, independent legal counsel or the Shareholders) that the indemnitee has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall create a presumption that the indemnitee has not met the applicable standard of conduct or, in the case of such a suit brought by the indemnitee, be a defense to such suit. In any suit brought by the indemnitee to enforce a right to indemnification or to an advancement of expenses hereunder, or by the Company to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the burden of proving that the indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified, or to such advancement of expenses, under this Bye-law or otherwise shall be on the Company.

 

50.4The rights to indemnification and to the advancement of expenses conferred in this Bye-law 50 shall not be exclusive of any other right which any person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, from or through the Company, agreement, vote of Shareholders or disinterested Directors or otherwise.

 

50.5The Company may purchase and maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and any person who is or was a Director, Officer, Resident Representative, employee or agent of the Company or any person who is or was serving at the request of the Company as a Director, Officer, Resident Representative, employer or agent of another company, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any expense, liability or loss, whether or not the Company would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under the Act.

 

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MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

51.Board Meetings

 

The Board may meet for the transaction of business, adjourn and otherwise regulate its meetings as it sees fit. A resolution put to the vote at a meeting of the Board shall be carried by the affirmative votes of a majority of the votes cast and in the case of an equality of votes the resolution shall fail.

 

52.Notice of Board Meetings

 

A Director may, and the Secretary on the requisition of a Director shall, at any time summon a meeting of the Board. Notice of a meeting of the Board shall be deemed to be duly given to a Director if it is given to such Director orally (including in person or by telephone) or otherwise communicated or sent to such Director by post, electronic means or other mode of representing words in a visible form at such Director last known address or in accordance with any other instructions given by such Director to the Company for this purpose.

 

53.Electronic Participation in Directors’ Meetings

 

Directors may participate in any meeting by such telephonic, electronic or other communication facilities or means as permit all persons participating in the meeting to communicate with each other simultaneously and instantaneously, and participation in such a meeting shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.

 

54.Quorum at Board Meetings

 

The quorum necessary for the transaction of business at a meeting of the Board shall be the presence of a majority of Directors on the Board from time to time.

 

55.Board to Continue in the Event of Vacancy

 

The Board may act notwithstanding any vacancy in its number but, if and so long as its number is reduced below the number fixed by these Bye-laws as the quorum necessary for the transaction of business at meetings of the Board, the continuing Directors or Director may act for the purpose of (i) summoning a general meeting or (ii) preserving the assets of the Company.

 

56.Chairman to Preside

 

The Chairman of the Company, if there be one, shall act as chairman at all meetings of the Board at which such person is present. In the absence of the Chairman, the deputy Chairman of the Company shall act as chairman of the meeting and, if there is no deputy Chairman present, a chairman shall be appointed or elected by the Directors present at the meeting.

 

57.Written Resolutions of the Directors

 

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A resolution signed by all the Directors, which may be in counterparts, shall be as valid as if it had been passed at a meeting of the Board duly called and constituted, such resolution to be effective on the date on which the last Director signs the resolution.

 

58.Validity of Prior Acts of the Board

 

No regulation or alteration to these Bye-laws made by the Company in an annual general meeting or a special general meeting or otherwise made in accordance in these Bye-laws shall invalidate any prior act of the Board which would have been valid if that regulation or alteration had not been made.

 

CORPORATE RECORDS

 

59.Minutes

 

The Board shall cause minutes to be duly entered in books provided for the purpose:

 

(a)of all elections and appointments of Officers;

 

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

 

(c)of all resolutions and proceedings of annual general meetings and special general meetings of the Shareholders, meetings of the Board, meetings of managers and meetings of committees appointed by the Board.

 

60.Place Where Corporate Records Kept

 

Minutes prepared in accordance with the Act and these Bye-laws shall be kept by the Secretary at the Registered Office of the Company.

 

61.Form and Use of Seal

 

61.1The Company may adopt a seal in such form as the Board may determine. The Board may adopt one (1) or more duplicate seals for use in or outside Bermuda.

 

61.2A seal may, but need not, be affixed to any deed, instrument, share certificate or document, and if the seal is to be affixed thereto, it shall be attested by the signature of (i) any Director, or (ii) any Officer, or (iii) the Secretary, or (iv) any person authorised by the Board for that purpose.

 

61.3A Resident Representative or a Secretary may, but need not, affix the seal of the Company to certify the authenticity of any copies of documents.

 

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ACCOUNTS

 

62.Books of Account

 

62.1The Board shall cause to be kept proper records of account with respect to all transactions of the Company and in particular with respect to:

 

(a)all amounts of money received and expended by the Company and the matters in respect of which the receipt and expenditure relates;

 

(b)all sales and purchases of goods by the Company; and

 

(c)all assets and liabilities of the Company.

 

62.2Such records of account shall be kept at the Registered Office of the Company, or subject to the Act, at such other place as the Board thinks fit and shall be available for inspection by the Directors during normal business hours.

 

63.Financial Year End

 

The financial year end of the Company may be determined by resolution of the Board and failing such resolution shall be 31st December in each year.

 

AUDITS

 

64.Annual Audit

 

Subject to any rights to waive laying of accounts or appointment of an Auditor pursuant to the Act, the accounts of the Company shall be audited at least once in every year.

 

65.Appointment of Auditor

 

65.1Subject to the Act, the Shareholders shall appoint an auditor to the Company to hold office for such term as the Shareholders deem fit or until a successor is appointed.

 

65.2The Auditor may be a Shareholder but no Director, Officer or employee of the Company shall, during his continuance in office, be eligible to act as an Auditor of the Company.

 

66.Remuneration of Auditor

 

The remuneration of the Auditor shall be fixed by the Company in a general meeting or in such manner as the Shareholders may determine. The remuneration of an Auditor appointed by the Board to fill a casual vacancy in accordance with these Bye-laws shall be fixed by the Board.

 

67.Duties of Auditor

 

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67.1The financial statements provided for by these Bye-laws shall be audited by the Auditor in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. The Auditor shall make a written report thereon in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards.

 

67.2The generally accepted auditing standards referred to in this Bye-law may be those of a country or jurisdiction other than Bermuda or such other generally accepted auditing standards as may be provided for in the Act. If so, the financial statements and the report of the Auditor shall identify the generally accepted auditing standards used.

 

68.Change to the Company’s Auditors

 

No change to the Company’s Auditors may be made save in accordance with the Act and until the same has been approved by a resolution of the Board and by a Resolution.

 

69.Access to Records

 

The Auditor shall at all reasonable times have access to all books kept by the Company and to all accounts and vouchers relating thereto, and the Auditor may call on the Directors or Officers of the Company for any information in their possession relating to the books or affairs of the Company.

 

70.Financial Statements

 

Subject to any rights to waive laying of accounts pursuant to the Act, financial statements as required by the Act shall be laid before the Shareholders in a general meeting. A resolution in writing made in accordance with Bye-law 33 receiving, accepting, adopting, approving or otherwise acknowledging financial statements shall be deemed to be the laying of such statements before the Shareholders in a general meeting.

 

71.Distribution of Auditor’s Report

 

The report of the Auditor shall be submitted to the Shareholders in a general meeting.

 

72.Vacancy in the Office of Auditor

 

The Board may fill any casual vacancy in the office of the Auditor, such Auditor to act until the next annual general meeting.

 

VOLUNTARY WINDING-UP AND DISSOLUTION

 

73.Winding-Up

 

If the Company shall be wound up the liquidator may, with the sanction of a Resolution, divide amongst the Shareholders in specie or in 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 he 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.

 

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The liquidator may, with the like sanction, vest the whole or any part of such assets in the trustees upon such trusts for the benefit of the Shareholders as the liquidator shall think fit, but so that no Shareholder shall be compelled to accept any shares or other securities or assets whereon there is any liability.

 

CHANGES TO CONSTITUTION

 

74.Changes to Bye-laws

 

No Bye-law may be rescinded, altered or amended and no new Bye-law may be made save in accordance with the Act and until the same has been approved by a resolution of the Board and by a Resolution.

 

75.Changes to the Memorandum of Association

 

No alteration or amendment to the Memorandum of Association may be made save in accordance with the Act and until the same has been approved by a resolution of the Board and by a Resolution.

 

76.Discontinuance

 

The Board may exercise all the powers of the Company to discontinue the Company to a jurisdiction outside Bermuda pursuant to the Act, subject to approval by Special Resolution.

 

77.Amalgamation or Merger

 

The Board may exercise all powers of the Company to amalgamate or merge with any other company wherever incorporated, subject to approval by Special Resolution.

 

Exhibit 5

 

 

CONYERS DILL & PEARMAN LIMITED

 

Clarendon House, 2 Church Street

Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda

 

Mail: PO Box HM 666, Hamilton HM CX, Bermuda

T +1 441 295 1422

 

conyers.com

 

 

14 August 2024

 

Matter No.: 1000879
+ 1 441 299 4938
guy.cooper@conyers.com

 

GeoPark Limited

Clarendon House

2 Church Street

Hamilton HM11

Bermuda

 

Dear Sirs,

 

Re: GeoPark Limited (the “Company”)

 

We have acted as special Bermuda legal counsel to the Company in connection with a registration statement on form S-8 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on 14 August 2024 (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 1,000,000 common shares, par value US$0.001 per share (the “Common Shares”), issuable pursuant to the second amended and restated GeoPark Limited non-executive director plan (the “Plan”, 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).

 

1.DOCUMENTS REVIEWED

 

For the purposes of giving this opinion, we have examined electronic copies of the following documents:

 

1.1.the Registration Statement; and

 

1.2.the Plan.

 

We have also reviewed:

 

1.3.copies of the memorandum of association and the bye-laws of the Company, each certified by the Secretary of the Company on 12 August 2024;

 

1.4.certified extracts of minutes of a meeting of the Company’s directors held on 12 August 2024 and of minutes of a meeting of the compensation committee of the board of directors of the Company held on 5 August 2024, each certified by the Secretary of the Company on 12 August 2024

 

 
 

(together, the “Resolutions”); and

 

1.5.such other documents and made such enquiries as to questions of law as we have deemed necessary in order to render the opinion set forth below.

 

2.ASSUMPTIONS

 

We have assumed:

 

2.1.the genuineness and authenticity of all signatures and the conformity to the originals of all copies (whether or not certified) of all documents examined by us and the authenticity and completeness of the originals from which such copies were taken;

 

2.2.that where a document has been examined by us in draft form, it will be or has been executed and/or filed in the form of that draft, and where a number of drafts of a document have been examined by us all changes thereto have been marked or otherwise drawn to our attention;

 

2.3.the accuracy and completeness of all factual representations made in the Registration Statement, the Plan and other documents reviewed by us;

 

2.4.that the Resolutions were passed at one or more duly convened, constituted and quorate meetings, or by unanimous written resolutions, remain in full force and effect and have not been rescinded or amended;

 

2.5.that there is no provision of the law of any jurisdiction, other than Bermuda, which would have any implication in relation to the opinions expressed herein;

 

2.6.the validity and binding effect under the laws of Bermuda of the Plan in accordance with its terms;

 

2.7.that there is no provision of any Award Agreement (as defined in the Plan) which would have any implication in relation to the opinions expressed herein;

 

2.8.that, upon the issue of any Common Shares, the Company will receive consideration for the full issue price thereof which shall be equal to at least the par value thereof;

 

2.9.that on the date of issuance of any of the Common Shares the Company will have sufficient authorised but unissued common shares;

 

2.10.that the Company’s shares will be listed on an appointed stock exchange, as defined in the Companies Act 1981, as amended, and the general permission to the issue and free transfer of the Common Shares given by the Bermuda Monetary Authority pursuant to the notice to the public issued by the Bermuda Monetary Authority dated 1 June 2005 will not have been revoked or amended at the time of issuance of any Common Shares.

 

3.QUALIFICATIONS

 

3.1.We express no opinion with respect to the issuance of shares pursuant to any provision of the Plan that purports to obligate the Company to issue shares following the commencement of a winding up or liquidation.

 

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3.2.Any provision of a document governed by Bermuda law expressly or impliedly providing that certain statements, calculations and/or certificates will be conclusive and binding may not be effective if such statements, calculations or certificates are incorrect on their face or fraudulent and will not necessarily prevent judicial enquiry into the merits of a claim of an aggrieved party. In addition, a document governed by Bermuda law guaranteeing or securing obligations under another document which may be amended in the future may not be enforceable in the event of such an amendment if the amendment was not within the original contemplation of the parties to the first document. The question of whether any provisions of a document governed by Bermuda law which may be illegal, invalid or ineffective may be severed from the other provisions of such document would be determined by the courts at their discretion.

 

3.3.We have made no investigation of and express no opinion in relation to the laws of any jurisdiction other than Bermuda.

 

3.4.This opinion is to be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Bermuda and is limited to and is given on the basis of the current law and practice in Bermuda.

 

3.5.This opinion is issued solely for the purposes of the filing of the Registration Statement and the issuance of the Common Shares by the Company pursuant to the Plan and is not to be relied upon in respect of any other matter.

 

4.OPINION

 

On the basis of and subject to the foregoing, we are of the opinion that:

 

4.1.The Company is duly incorporated and existing under the laws of Bermuda.

 

4.2.When issued and paid for in accordance with the terms of the Plan, the Common Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable (which term means when used herein that no further sums are required to be paid by the holders thereof in connection with the issue of such shares).

 

We consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. In giving such consent, we do not hereby admit that we are experts within the meaning of Section 11 of the Securities Act or that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the Rules and Regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

 

/s/ Conyers Dill & Pearman Limited

Conyers Dill & Pearman Limited

 

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Exhibit 23.1

 

 

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

  AS-7585-24
  August 12, 2024

 

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form S-8) pertaining to the Non-Executive Director Plan of GeoPark Limited of our reports dated March 27, 2024, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of GeoPark Limited and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of GeoPark Limited included in its Annual Report (Form 20-F) for the year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

/s/ Ernst & Young Audit S.A.S.

 

 

Bogotá, D.C.

August 12, 2024

 

 

Exhibit 23.2

 

 

 

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form S-8) pertaining to the Non-Executive Director Plan of GeoPark Limited of our report dated March 8, 2023, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of GeoPark Limited, included in its Annual Report (Form 20-F) for the year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

     
PISTRELLI, HENRY MARTIN Y ASOCIADOS S.R.L.  
   
   
   
By /s/ Pistrelli, Henry Martin y Asociados S.R.L.  
  Pistrelli, Henry Martin y Asociados S.R.L.  
  Member of Ernst & Young Global Limited  

 

Buenos Aires, Argentina

August 12, 2024

 

 

 

Exhibit 24

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officers and directors of Registrant do hereby constitute and appoint Andrés Ocampo and Jaime Caballero Uribe, and each of them, the lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power and authority to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which said attorneys and agents, and any one of them, determine may be necessary or advisable or required to enable said corporation to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules or regulations or requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with this Registration Statement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing power and authority, the powers granted include the power and authority to sign the names of the undersigned officers and directors in the capacities indicated below to this Registration Statement, to any and all amendments, both pre-effective and post-effective, and supplements to this Registration Statement, and to any and all instruments or documents filed as part of or in conjunction with this Registration Statement or amendments or supplements thereof, and each of the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms that all said attorneys and agents, or any one of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney as of the date indicated.

 

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

 

 

 

Signature   Title   Date
         
/s/ Andrés Ocampo   Director and Chief Executive Officer   August 14, 2024
Andrés Ocampo   (Principal Executive Officer)    
         
/s/ Jaime Caballero Uribe   Chief Financial Officer   August 14, 2024
Jaime Caballero Uribe   (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)    
         
/s/ Sylvia Escovar Gómez   Chair of Board and Director   August 14, 2024
Sylvia Escovar Gómez        
         
  Director  
James F. Park        
         
/s/ Robert Bedingfield   Director   August 14, 2024
Robert Bedingfield        
         
/s/ Constantin Papadimitriou   Director   August 14, 2024
Constantin Papadimitriou        
    Director    
Somit Varma        
         
/s/ Brian F. Maxted   Director   August 14, 2024
Brian F. Maxted        
         
  Director  
Carlos E. Macellari        
         
/s/ Marcela Vaca   Director   August 14, 2024
Marcela Vaca        

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED 

GEOPARK LIMITED
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PLAN

as of August 12, 2024

 

The board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) has adopted this Second Amended and Restated Non-Executive Director Plan (the “Plan”) in order to increase the number of shares available for issuance under the Plan and extend the term of the Plan.

 

Section 1. Purpose. The GeoPark Limited Non-Executive Director Plan was originally adopted by the board of directors of GeoPark Limited, an exempted company incorporated in Bermuda (together with its subsidiaries, the “Company”) on August 21, 2014 and was subsequently amended and restated as of October 14, 2016, for the purpose of motivating and rewarding directors, who are expected to contribute significantly to the success of the Company, to perform at the highest level and to further the best interests of the Company and its shareholders.

 

Section 2. Definitions. As used in the Plan, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

 

(a) “Affiliate” means (i) any entity that, directly or indirectly, is controlled by the Company and (ii) any entity in which the Company, directly or indirectly, has a significant equity interest, in each case as determined by the Committee.

 

(b) “Award” means any RSU, Share Award or Other Share-Based Award granted under the Plan.

 

(c) “Award Agreement” means any agreement, contract or other instrument or document, whether provided in writing or electronically, evidencing any Award granted under the Plan, which may, but need not, be executed or acknowledged by a Participant.

 

(d) “Beneficial Owner” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act.

 

(e) “Beneficiary” means a person entitled to receive payments or other benefits or exercise rights that are available under the Plan in the event of the Participant’s death. If no such person is named by a Participant, or if no Beneficiary designated by such Participant is eligible to receive payments or other benefits or exercise rights that are available under the Plan at the Participant’s death, such Participant’s Beneficiary shall be such Participant’s estate.

 

(f) “Change of Control” means the occurrence of any one or more of the following events:

 

(i) any Person, other than an employee benefit plan or trust maintained by the Company, becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing more than 50% of the combined voting power of the Company’s outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors;

 

(ii) at any time during a period of 12 consecutive months, individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted the Board and any new member of the Board whose election or nomination for election was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of such period or whose election or nomination for election was so approved, cease for any reason to constitute a majority of members of the Board; or

 

(iii) the consummation of (A) a merger, consolidation or amalgamation of the Company or any of its subsidiaries with any other corporation or entity, other than a merger, consolidation or amalgamation that would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior to such merger, consolidation or amalgamation continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity or, if applicable, the ultimate parent thereof) at least 50% of the combined voting power and total fair market value of the securities of the Company or such surviving entity or parent outstanding immediately after such merger, consolidation or amalgamation, or (B) any sale, lease, exchange or other transfer to any Person of assets of the Company and/or any of its

 

 

 

subsidiaries, in one transaction or a series of related transactions, having an aggregate fair market value of more than 50% of the fair market value of the Company and its subsidiaries (the “Company Value”) immediately prior to such transaction(s), but only to the extent that, in connection with such transaction(s) or within a reasonable period thereafter, the Company’s shareholders receive distributions of cash and/or assets having a fair market value that is greater than 50% of the Company Value immediately prior to such transaction(s).

 

(g) “Code” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and the rules, regulations and guidance thereunder. Any reference to a provision in the Code shall include any successor provision thereto.

 

(h) “Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board or such other committee as may be designated by the Board. If the Board does not designate the Committee, references herein to the “Committee” shall refer to the Board.

 

(i) “Effective Date” means the date on which the Plan was originally adopted by the Board.

 

(j) “Exchange Act” means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, and the rules, regulations and guidance thereunder. Any reference to a provision in the Exchange Act shall include any successor provision thereto.

 

(k) “Fair Market Value” means (i) with respect to Shares, (x) the average of the high and low prices reported for the Shares on the date in question (or, if there is no reported sale on such date, on the first day immediately following the date in question on which any reported sale occurred) on the principal stock market or exchange on which the Shares are quoted or traded, or (y) if Shares are not so quoted or traded, fair market value of a Share as determined by the Committee, and (ii) with respect to any property other than Shares, the fair market value of such property determined by such methods or procedures as shall be established from time to time by the Committee.

 

(l) “Non-Executive Director” means any member of the Company’s Board who is not also employed by the Company or one of its subsidiaries.

 

(m) “Other Share-Based Award” means an Award granted pursuant to Section 8.

 

(n) “Participant” means the recipient of an Award granted under the Plan.

 

(o) “Person” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3(a)(9) of the Exchange Act and used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) thereof, including “group” as defined in Section 13(d) thereof.

 

(p) “RSU” means a contractual right granted pursuant to Section 6 that is denominated in Shares. Each RSU represents a right to receive the value of one Share (or a percentage of such value) in cash, Shares or a combination thereof. Awards of RSUs may include the right to receive dividend equivalents.

 

(q) “Settlement Price” means the amount a Participant must pay upon the vesting of an RSU in order to receive the Shares underlying the RSU.

 

(r) “Shares” means the Company’s common shares.

 

(s) “Share Award” means an Award granted pursuant to Section 7.

 

(t) “Substitute Award” means an Award granted in assumption of, or in substitution for, an outstanding award previously granted by a company or other business acquired by the Company or with which the Company combines.

 

(u) “Termination of Service” means, the date on which the performance of services for the Company or an Affiliate has ended;

 

 

 

Section 3. Eligibility.

 

(a) Any Non-Executive Director shall be eligible to be selected to receive an Award under the Plan, to the extent an offer of an Award or a receipt of such Award is permitted by applicable law, stock market or exchange rules and regulations or accounting or tax rules and regulations.

 

(b) Holders of equity compensation awards granted by a company acquired by the Company or with which the Company combines are eligible for grants of Substitute Awards under the Plan to the extent permitted under applicable regulations of any stock exchange on which the Company is listed.

 

Section 4. Administration.

 

(a) Administration of the Plan. The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. All decisions of the Committee shall be final, conclusive and binding upon all parties, including the Company, its shareholders and Participants and any Beneficiaries thereof. The Committee may issue rules and regulations for administration of the Plan. It shall meet at such times and places as it may determine.

 

(b) Composition of Committee. To the extent necessary or desirable to comply with applicable regulatory regimes, any action by the Committee shall require the approval of Committee members who are independent, within the meaning of and to the extent required by applicable rulings and interpretations of the applicable stock market or exchange on which the Shares are quoted or traded. The Board may designate one or more directors as alternate members of the Committee who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the Committee. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Committee may delegate to another committee of the Board (which may consist of solely one director) the authority to grant Awards, in accordance with the law.

 

(c) Authority of Committee. Subject to the terms of the Plan and applicable law, the Committee (or its delegate) shall have full power and authority to: (i) designate Participants; (ii) determine the Awards (including Substitute Awards) to be granted to each Participant under the Plan; (iii) determine the number of Shares to be covered by (or with respect to which payments, rights or other matters are to be calculated in connection with) Awards; (iv) determine the terms and conditions of any Award; (v) determine whether, to what extent and under what circumstances Awards may be settled or exercised in cash, Shares, other Awards, other property, net settlement, or any combination thereof, or canceled, forfeited or suspended, and the method or methods by which Awards may be settled, exercised, canceled, forfeited or suspended; (vi) determine whether, to what extent and under what circumstances cash, Shares, other Awards, other property and other amounts payable with respect to an Award under the Plan shall be deferred either automatically or at the election of the holder thereof or of the Committee; (vii) interpret and administer the Plan and any instrument or agreement relating to, or Award made under, the Plan; (viii) establish, amend, suspend or waive such rules and regulations and appoint such agents, trustees, brokers, depositories and advisors and determine such terms of their engagement as it shall deem appropriate for the proper administration of the Plan and due compliance with applicable law, stock market or exchange rules and regulations or accounting or tax rules and regulations; and (ix) make any other determination and take any other action that the Committee deems necessary or desirable for the administration of the Plan and due compliance with applicable law, stock market or exchange rules and regulations or accounting or tax rules and regulations.

 

Section 5. Shares Available for Awards.

 

(a) Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 5(c) and except for Substitute Awards, the maximum number of Shares available for issuance under the Plan pursuant to Awards granted on or after August 12, 2024 shall not exceed in the aggregate 1,444,589 Shares.

 

(b) Any Shares subject to an Award (other than a Substitute Award), that expires, is canceled, forfeited or otherwise terminates without the delivery of such Shares, including (i) the number of Shares surrendered or withheld in payment of any grant, purchase, exercise or hurdle price of an Award or taxes related to an Award (other than Shares already issued and surrendered for payment of taxes) and (ii) any Shares subject to an Award to the extent

 

 

 

that Award is settled without the issuance of Shares, shall again be, or shall become, available for issuance under the Plan.

 

(c) In the event that the Committee determines that, as a result of any dividend or other distribution (whether in the form of cash, Shares or other securities), recapitalization, share split (share subdivision), reverse share split (share consolidation), reorganization, merger, amalgamation, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, repurchase or exchange of Shares or other securities of the Company, issuance of warrants or other rights to purchase Shares or other securities of the Company, issuance of Shares pursuant to the anti-dilution provisions of securities of the Company, or other similar corporate transaction or event affecting the Shares, or of changes in applicable laws, regulations or accounting principles, an adjustment is appropriate in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan, then the Committee shall adjust equitably:

 

(i) the number and type of Shares (or other securities) which thereafter may be made the subject of Awards, including the aggregate limit specified in Section 5(a);

 

(ii) the number and type of Shares (or other securities) subject to outstanding Awards; and

 

(iii) the grant, purchase, exercise or hurdle price with respect to any Award or, if deemed appropriate, make provision for a cash payment to the holder of an outstanding Award;

 

provided, however, that the number of Shares subject to any Award denominated in Shares shall always be a whole number.

 

(d) Any Shares delivered pursuant to an Award may consist, in whole or in part, of authorized and unissued Shares or Shares acquired by the Company.

 

Section 6. RSUs. The Committee is authorized to grant Awards of RSUs to Participants with the following terms and conditions and with such additional terms and conditions, including performance conditions, if any, as the Committee shall determine; provided they are not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan:

 

(a) The Award Agreement shall specify the vesting schedule and the delivery schedule (which may include deferred delivery later than the vesting date).

 

(b) RSUs shall be subject to such restrictions as the Committee may impose (including any limitation on the right to vote or the right to receive any dividend, dividend equivalent or other right), which restrictions may lapse separately or in combination at such time or times, in such installments or otherwise, as the Committee may deem appropriate.

 

(c) A grantee of RSUs shall not have the right to vote or other rights of a shareholder with respect to Shares subject to such RSUs until the grantee holds the underlying Shares unencumbered.

 

(d) Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, an amount equivalent to any dividends declared on a Share will be credited with respect to an Award of RSUs and will be paid out in cash or Shares, as determined by the Committee, upon the vesting of the applicable RSU.

 

(e) The Award Agreement shall specify the Settlement Price, if any, for Shares to be paid by a Participant upon the vesting of such Participant’s RSUs.

 

Section 7. Share Awards. The Committee is authorized to grant Share Awards to Participants in the form of Shares, which may be immediately vested.

 

(a) A grantee of a Share Award shall have the right to vote, receive dividends or other rights of a shareholder with respect to the Shares received pursuant to the Share Award.

 

 

 

(b) Shares granted pursuant to Share Awards shall be subject to such restrictions as the Committee may impose, which restrictions may lapse separately or in combination at such time or times, in such installments or otherwise, as the Committee may deem appropriate.

 

(c) Any Share granted pursuant to a Share Award may be evidenced in such manner as the Committee may deem appropriate, including book-entry registration or issuance of a share certificate or certificates. In the event any share certificate is issued in respect of Shares granted pursuant to Share Awards, such certificate shall be registered in the name of the Participant and shall bear an appropriate legend referring to the terms, conditions and restrictions applicable to such Share Award.

 

(d) The Committee may provide in an Award Agreement that a Share Award is conditioned upon the Participant making or refraining from making an election with respect to the Award under Section 83(b) of the Code. If a Participant makes an election pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Code with respect to a Share Award, the Participant shall be required to file promptly a copy of such election with the Company and the applicable Internal Revenue Service office.

 

Section 8. Other Share-Based Awards. The Committee is authorized, subject to limitations under applicable law, to grant to Participants such other Awards that may be denominated or payable in, valued in whole or in part by reference to, or otherwise based on, or related to, Shares or factors that may influence the value of Shares, including options, restricted shares, convertible or exchangeable debt securities, other rights convertible or exchangeable into Shares, purchase rights for Shares, Awards with value and payment contingent upon performance of the Company or business units thereof or any other factors designated by the Committee. The Committee shall determine the terms and conditions of such Awards. Shares delivered pursuant to an Award in the nature of a purchase right granted under this Section 8 shall be purchased for such consideration, paid for at such times, by such methods and in such forms, including cash, Shares, other Awards, other property, or any combination thereof, as the Committee shall determine. Cash awards, as an element of or supplement to any other Award under the Plan, may also be granted pursuant to this Section 8.

 

Section 9. Effect of Termination of Service or a Change of Control on Awards.

 

(a) The Committee may provide, by rule or regulation or in any Award Agreement, or may determine in any individual case, the circumstances under which, and the extent to which, an Award may be exercised, settled, vested, paid or forfeited, including by way of repurchase by the Company, in the event of a Participant’s Termination of Service prior to the exercise or settlement of such Award.

 

(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, unless otherwise specified in an Award Agreement, upon a Change of Control, any restrictions and limitations applicable to any Award outstanding at such time shall lapse and such Awards shall be deemed fully vested and shall be immediately settled; provided, however, that if an Award is already vested and its settlement has been deferred, the settlement of the Award shall not be accelerated in the event of a Change of Control unless such acceleration is allowed under Sections 409A and 457A of the Code.

 

Section 10. General Provisions Applicable to Awards.

 

(a) Awards shall be granted for such cash or other consideration, if any, as the Committee determines; provided that in no event shall Awards be issued for less than such minimal consideration as may be required by applicable law.

 

(b) Awards may, in the discretion of the Committee, be granted either alone or in addition to or in tandem with any other Award or any award granted under any other plan of the Company. Awards granted in addition to or in tandem with other Awards, or in addition to or in tandem with awards granted under any other plan of the Company, may be granted either at the same time as or at a different time from the grant of such other Awards or awards.

 

(c) Subject to the terms of the Plan, payments or transfers to be made by the Company upon the grant, exercise or settlement of an Award may be made in the form of cash, Shares, other Awards, other property, net settlement, or any combination thereof, as determined by the Committee in its discretion at the time of grant, and

 

 

 

may be made in a single payment or transfer, in installments or on a deferred basis, in each case in accordance with rules and procedures established by the Committee. Such rules and procedures may include provisions for the payment or crediting of reasonable interest on installment or deferred payments or the grant or crediting of dividend equivalents in respect of installment or deferred payments.

 

(d) Except as may be permitted by the Committee or as specifically provided in an Award Agreement, (i) no Award and no right under any Award shall be assignable, alienable, saleable or transferable by a Participant otherwise than by will or pursuant to Section 10(e) and (ii) during a Participant’s lifetime, each Award, and each right under any Award, shall be exercisable only by such Participant or, if permissible under applicable law, by such Participant’s guardian or legal representative. The provisions of this Section 10(d) shall not apply to any Award that has been fully exercised or settled, as the case may be, and shall not preclude forfeiture of an Award in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

(e) A Participant may designate a Beneficiary or change a previous Beneficiary designation at such times prescribed by the Committee, in its sole discretion, by using forms and following procedures approved or accepted by the Committee for that purpose.

 

(f) All certificates for Shares and/or other securities delivered under the Plan pursuant to any Award or the exercise thereof shall be subject to such stop transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee may deem advisable under the Plan or the rules, regulations and other requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, any stock market or exchange upon which such Shares or other securities are then quoted, traded or listed, and any applicable securities laws, and the Committee may cause a legend or legends to be put on any such certificates to make appropriate reference to such restrictions.

 

(g) The Committee may impose restrictions on any Award with respect to non-competition, confidentiality and other restrictive covenants as it deems necessary or appropriate in its sole discretion.

 

Section 11. Amendments and Termination.

 

(a) Amendment or Termination of Plan. Except to the extent prohibited by applicable law and unless otherwise expressly provided in an Award Agreement or in the Plan, the Board may amend, alter, suspend, discontinue or terminate the Plan or any portion thereof at any time; provided, however, that no such amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuation or termination shall be made without (i) shareholder approval if such approval is required by applicable law or the rules of the stock market or exchange, if any, on which the Shares are principally quoted or traded or (ii) the consent of the affected Participant, if such action would materially adversely affect the rights of such Participant under any outstanding Award, except (x) to the extent any such amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuance or termination is made to cause the Plan to comply with applicable law, stock market or exchange rules and regulations or accounting or tax rules and regulations or (y) to impose any “clawback” or recoupment provisions on any Awards in accordance with Section 18 of the Plan. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan, the Committee may amend the Plan, or create sub-plans, in such manner as may be necessary to enable the Plan to achieve its stated purposes in any jurisdiction in a tax-efficient manner and in compliance with local rules and regulations. The Committee may correct any defect, supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or any Award in the manner and to the extent it shall deem desirable to carry the Plan into effect.

 

(b) Dissolution or Liquidation. In the event of the dissolution or liquidation of the Company, each Award will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such action, unless otherwise determined by the Committee.

 

(c) Terms of Awards. The Committee may waive any conditions or rights under, amend any terms of, or amend, alter, suspend, discontinue or terminate any Award theretofore granted, prospectively or retroactively, without the consent of any relevant Participant or holder or Beneficiary of an Award; provided, however, that no such action shall materially adversely affect the rights of any affected Participant or holder or Beneficiary under any Award theretofore granted under the Plan, except (x) to the extent any such action is made to cause the Plan to comply with applicable law, stock market or exchange rules and regulations or accounting or tax rules and regulations, or (y) to impose any “clawback” or recoupment provisions on any Awards in accordance with Section

 

 

 

18 of the Plan. The Committee shall be authorized to make adjustments in the terms and conditions of, and the criteria included in, Awards in recognition of events (including the events described in Section 5(c)) affecting the Company, or the financial statements of the Company, or of changes in applicable laws, regulations or accounting principles, whenever the Committee determines that such adjustments are appropriate in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan.

 

Section 12. Miscellaneous.

 

(a) No Participant or other person shall have any claim to be granted any Award under the Plan, and there is no obligation for uniformity of treatment of Participants or holders or Beneficiaries of Awards under the Plan. The terms and conditions of Awards need not be the same with respect to each recipient. Any Award granted under the Plan shall be a one-time Award that does not constitute a promise of future grants. The Company, in its sole discretion, maintains the right to make available future grants under the Plan. Unless stated herein, no Participant or other person shall acquire any rights, remedies, benefits or obligations.

 

(b) The grant of an Award shall not be construed as giving a Participant the right to continue to provide services to, the Company or any Affiliate. Further, the Company or the applicable Affiliate may at any time dismiss a Participant, free from any liability, or any claim under the Plan, unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan or in any Award Agreement or in any other agreement binding the parties. The receipt of any Award under the Plan is not intended to confer any rights on the receiving Participant except as expressly set forth in the applicable Award Agreement.

 

(c) Nothing contained in the Plan shall prevent the Company from adopting or continuing in effect other or additional compensation arrangements, and such arrangements may be either generally applicable or applicable only in specific cases.

 

(d) The Company shall be authorized to withhold from any Award granted or any payment due or transfer made under any Award or under the Plan or from any compensation or other amount owing to a Participant the amount (in cash, Shares, other Awards, other property, net settlement or any combination thereof) of applicable withholding taxes due in respect of an Award, its exercise or settlement or any payment or transfer under such Award or under the Plan and to take such other action (including providing for elective payment of such amounts in cash or Shares by such Participant) as may be necessary in the opinion of the Company to satisfy all obligations for the payment of such taxes; provided that if the Committee allows the withholding or surrender of Shares to satisfy a Participant’s tax withholding obligations, the Company shall not allow Shares to be withheld in an amount that exceeds the minimum statutory withholding rates for applicable tax purposes, including payroll taxes.

 

(e) If any provision of the Plan or any Award Agreement is or becomes or is deemed to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, or as to any person or Award, or would disqualify the Plan or any Award under any law deemed applicable by the Committee, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to conform to applicable laws, or if it cannot be so construed or deemed amended without, in the determination of the Committee, materially altering the intent of the Plan or the Award Agreement, such provision shall be stricken as to such jurisdiction, person or Award, and the remainder of the Plan and any such Award Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

 

(f) Neither the Plan nor any Award shall create or be construed to create a trust or separate fund of any kind or a fiduciary relationship between the Company and a Participant or any other person. To the extent that any person acquires a right to receive payments from the Company pursuant to an Award, such right shall be no greater than the right of any unsecured general creditor of the Company.

 

(g) No fractional Shares shall be issued or delivered pursuant to the Plan or any Award, and the Committee shall determine whether cash or other securities shall be paid or transferred in lieu of any fractional Shares, or whether such fractional Shares or any rights thereto shall be canceled, terminated or otherwise eliminated.

 

Section 13. No Obligation to Report. Neither the Company nor the Committee shall have any obligation to notify Participants (or their personal representatives, as the case may be) of the forthcoming expiration of an Award or provide other reports to Participants as to the status of their Awards.

 

 

 

Section 14. Effective Date of the Plan. The Plan shall be effective as of the Effective Date.

 

Section 15. Data Privacy. The Company, any Affiliate and Committee may collect, process, transmit and store, in any form whatsoever, any data of a professional or personal nature described in the Plan, the Award Agreement and any other grant or plan administration materials by and among, as applicable, the Company or any Affiliate that is necessary, in the discretion of the Company or any Affiliate, for the purposes of implementing, administering and managing the Participant’s participation in the Plan. The Company and any Affiliate may share such information with any third party in any country, including any trustee, registrar, administrative agent, broker, stock plan service provider or any other person assisting the Company with the implementation, administration, and management of the Awards and the Plan. The Company, any Affiliate, the Committee and any possible recipients described herein may receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the data in electronic or other form, for the sole purpose described herein. The Participant may refuse to provide consent or authorization, or may withdraw such consent or authorization, regarding the matters described in this Section 15; provided, however, that such refusal or withdrawal may affect the Participant’s ability to participate in the Plan.

 

Section 16. Term of the Plan. No Award shall be granted under the Plan after the earliest to occur of (i) August 12, 2034; provided that to the extent permitted by the listing rules of any stock exchange on which the Company is listed, such ten-year term may be extended indefinitely so long as the maximum number of Shares available for issuance under the Plan have not been issued; (ii) the maximum number of Shares available for issuance under the Plan have been issued; or (iii) the Board terminates the Plan in accordance with Section 11(a). However, unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan or in an applicable Award Agreement, any Award theretofore granted may extend beyond such date, and the authority of the Committee to amend, alter, adjust, suspend, discontinue or terminate any such Award, or to waive any conditions or rights under any such Award, and the authority of the Board to amend the Plan, shall extend beyond such date.

 

Section 17. Local Modifications. The Committee may modify the terms of any Award under the Plan in any manner deemed by the Committee to be necessary or appropriate in order that such Award shall conform to laws, regulations, and customs of the country in which the Participant is then resident or primarily employed, or so that the value and other benefits of the Award to the Participant, as affected by foreign tax laws and other restrictions applicable as a result of the Participant’s residence or employment abroad, shall be comparable to the value of such an Award to a Participant who is resident or primarily employed in the United States. An Award may be modified under this Section 17 in a manner that is inconsistent with the express terms of the Plan, so long as such modifications will not contravene any applicable law or regulation.

 

Section 18. Cancellation or “Clawback” of Awards. The Company may, to the extent permitted by applicable law and stock exchange rules or by any applicable Company policy or arrangement, and shall, to the extent required, cancel or require reimbursement of any Awards granted to a Participant.

 

Section 19. Sections 409A and 457A of the Code. In the case any Participant is subject to U.S. taxation, with respect to Awards subject to Section 409A of the Code (“Section 409”) or Section 457A of the Code (“Section 457A”), the Plan is intended to comply with the requirements of Section 409A and Section 457A, and the provisions of the Plan and any Award Agreement shall be interpreted in a manner that satisfies the requirements of Section 409A and Section 457A, and the Plan shall be operated accordingly. If any provision of the Plan or any term or condition of any Award would otherwise frustrate or conflict with this intent, the provision, term or condition will be interpreted and deemed amended so as to avoid this conflict. Notwithstanding anything else in the Plan, if the Board considers a Participant to be a “specified employee” under Section 409A at the time of such Participant’s “separation from service” (as defined in Section 409A) and the amount hereunder is “deferred compensation” subject to Section 409A, any distribution that otherwise would be made to such Participant with respect to this Award as a result of such termination shall not be made until the date that is six months after such separation from service, except to the extent that earlier distribution would not result in such Participant’s incurring interest or additional tax under Section 409A. The Company does not guarantee that this Plan, any Awards or any payments with respect thereto are in compliance with Section 409A or Section 457A.

 

Section 20. Governing Law. The Plan and each Award Agreement shall be governed by the laws of Bermuda, without application of the conflicts of law principles thereof. Any dispute or claim arising out of, under or in connection with the Plan or any Award Agreement shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of courts located in Hamilton, Bermuda.

 

 

EXHIBIT 107

 

Calculation of Filing Fee Table

 

Form S-8

(Form Type)

 

GeoPark Limited

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Newly Registered Securities

 

Security Type Security Class Title Fee Calculation Rule Amount Registered(1) Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Unit(3) Maximum Aggregate Offering Price Fee Rate Amount of Registration Fee
Equity Common Shares, par value US$0.001 per share Rule 457(c) and Rule 457(h) 1,000,000 $8.9725 $8,972,500 0.00014760 $1,324.34
Total Offering Amounts   $8,972,500   $1,324.34
Total Fee Offsets       -
Net Fee Due       $1,324.34

 

(1)Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Securities Act”), this Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of the Registrant’s Common Shares that become issuable in respect of the securities identified in the above table by reason of any stock dividend (share bonus issue), stock split (share subdivision or consolidation), recapitalization or other similar transaction effected without the Registrant’s receipt of consideration that results in an increase in the number of the outstanding shares of the Registrant’s common shares.

 

(2)Represents additional common shares of the Registrant reserved for issuance under the Registrant’s Non-Executive Director Plan (Second Amended and Restated) pursuant to an amendment increasing the number of shares available thereunder.

 

(3)Estimated in accordance with Rules 457(c) and (h) of the Securities Act solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee based on the average of the high and low prices of the Registrant’s Common Shares as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on August 7, 2024.

 

 

 


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