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MEMORANDUM AND
ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
OF
Article 1: Name
The name of the Company is “Wirani Ventures LTD”.
The Company is to be a Private limited company.
Article 3: Domicile
Registered head office of the company shall be in Messa and the administrative
head office shall be in Yaoundé. It may be transferred to another town or region within
the national territory with the decision of the general assembly.
Article 4: Objectives
The objects for which the Company is established are:
Note: It is hereby declared that the word "company" in this Clause, except where
used in connection with this Company, shall be deemed to include any partnership
or other body of persons, whether incorporated or not incorporated, and whether
domiciled in Cameroon, CEMAC, or elsewhere, and the intention is that the objects
specified in each paragraph of this Clause shall, except where otherwise expressed
in such paragraph, be independent main objects and shall be in no wise limited or
restricted by reference to, or inference from, the terms of any other paragraph or the
name of the Company.
Provided always that the provisions of this Clause shall be subject to the Company
obtaining where necessary for the purpose of carrying any of its objects into effect
such license, permit or authority as may be required by law.
Article 5: LIABILITY
The liability of the members is limited.
Article 6: CAPITAL
1. The capital of the Company is 2,000,000FCFA (two million) divided into 100
shares of Fifty thousand (20,000 CFA) each.
2. The share capital can be in liquid or kind as provided by Article 312 of the
OHADA
3. The company may from time to time modify (increase or decrease its capital).
Article 8: LIFESPAN
1. The company has a life span of 99 years from the date of creation.
Article 9: ASSOCIATION
WE, the several persons whose names and addresses are subscribed, are desirous
of being formed into a Company, in pursuance of this Memorandum of Association, and
we respectively agree to take the number of shares in the capital of the Company set
opposite our respective names.
Notary
ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
OF
APPLICABLE LAWS:
The law that govern the company shall be the uniform Act on commercial companies
and economic interest Groups (OHADA)
THE COMPANY
The company is registered as a private limited company and accordingly the number of
members of the company shall at least be two (2) and no ceiling as provided for by
Art.309 of OHADA.
1. THE BUSINESS
2. SHARES
a) The shares of the company are at the disposal of the director general and subject
to the following provisions:
b) The initial capital of the company is five million (2.000.000) CFA divided into
(100) shares of twenty thousand Franc CFA each.
c) Shareholders may subscribe in cash as well as in kind as provided for by articles
312, 313 of uniform act.
d) The payment and deposit of funds shall be recorded by a notary within the
jurisdiction of the court of the registered office by means of a notarial statement
of subscription and payment indicating the list of subscribers with their full names
and domicile for natural persons and company name, legal status and registered
office for cooperate bodies, as well as the banks where those concerned are
domicile where necessary and the amounts paid by each of them.
e) The funds thus deposited shall be unavailable until the day of registration of the
company in the trade and personal property credit register. With effect from that
day they shall be put at the disposal of the managers duly appointed by the articles
of association or by a subsequent instrument.
TRANSACTIONS RELATING TO COMPANY SHARES
a) Subject to the provisions of Art.322 of the uniform Act, where the company
contents to a plan to pledge company shares under the conditions governing the
transfer of shares to third parties, such content shall imply the approval of the
transferee of regularly pledged company shares in case of compulsory liquidation,
unless the company decides, after the transfer, to immediately redeem the said shares
in order to reduce its capital.
b) In order to implement the provisions of the said paragraph and for the pledge to
be demur able to third parties, the pledging of shares may be notarial deed or by
private deed notified to the company and published in the trade and personal property
credit register.
MANAGEMENT
ORGANISATION OF MANAGEMENT
a)Appointment of managers
Pursuant to the provisions of article 323 of the uniform Act, the company shall be
managed by one or more natural persons whether or not they are shareholders of the
company.
POWERS OF MANAGERS
a) The business of the company shall be managed by the Director General who
pays all expenses incurred in setting up and registering the company, and may
exercise all such powers and do all such Act and things as may be exercised
or done by the company under the uniform Act or by these articles, required
to be exercised or done by the company’s General Assembly but subject to
any regulations or provisions as may from time to time be made or prescribed
by the company in General Assembly, provided that no regulations so made
shall invalidate any prior act of the Director General which would have been
valid if such regulations had not been made.
b) In the carrying out of the day to day business of the company, the Director
General shall without any interruption from the General Assembly, exercise
full control and supervision over the act and executive administration and
appointment of staff, accounts relating to the services of the said employees,
and the payment of their privileges and allowances on presentation of such
justifying documents and financial instruments.
c) The Director General may from time to time borrow or raise loans for the
purpose of the company to secure the payment or repayments of such sums by
mortgage or charge upon all or part of unpaid capital, or by the issue of
debentures or otherwise as such as he may think fit, but such discretion would
be subject to the approval of the shareholders.
d) All monies, bills and notes belonging to the company shall be paid to or
deposited with the company’s bankers or to an account in the name of the
company or at the cash desk of the company. Checks on company’s bank
account shall be signed by the Board Chairman and the Director General.
LIABILITY OF MANAGERS
a. Pursuant to the provisions of article 330 of the uniform Act, the managers shall
be liable jointly and severally as the case may be to the company or to third parties
for violation of legal or statuary provisions applicable to provide limited
companies or for violations of the articles of association or for mistake made
during their management.
b. Where several managers jointly took part in the same Act, they shall be brought
before the competent court to determine the contribution of each in the repair of
the damage.
c. Pursuant to the provisions of the articles 331 of the uniform Act, individuals or
shareholders representing ¼ of the company’s shares may individually or as a
group, bring an action in the company’s interest against the manager(S).
d. The shareholders initiating an action in sub-section C above shall be empowered
to seek redress for the whole damage or loss suffered by the company for which
damages may be awarded.
e. No decision of the General meeting shall have the effect of extinguishing a
liability suit against managers for wrongs committed during the performance of
their duties.
f. Pursuant to the provisions of Art 332 of the uniform Act, the actions suit provided
for in the 3rd preceding subsections shall be barred after a period of 3 years from
the date of commission of the wrong or where it was concealed from the date of
disclosure thereof. Where it amounts to a crime, actions shall be barred after a
period 10years.
STATUTORY MEETINGS
1. Collective decisions shall be taken at General meetings.
2. Each shareholder shall have the right to participate in the decision making and
shall have a number of votes equal to the number of company shares that he holds
3. A shareholder may be represented in the meetings of the company by his spouse
or by another shareholder upon presentation of a power of attorney from the
shareholder delegating him/her to act on his behalf.
4. The authority given to another shareholder or to a third party shall be valid for
only on meeting or for several successive meetings having the same agenda.
5. A shareholder shall not be voted through a proxy for part of his shares and in
person for the other part.
1. Chairing of meetings
Pursuant to the provisions of Art 341 of the uniform Act, the General
Meeting of shareholders shall be chaired by the Director General or one of
the managers; where none of the managers is a shareholder, the meeting shall
be presided over by a shareholder present and consenting the eldest
shareholder.
2. Minutes of Meetings
● Pursuant to the provisions of Art 342 of the uniform Act, deliberations at
General Meeting shall be recorded in the minutes, indicating the time and
venue of the meeting, the full names of the shareholders present, the
documents and the reports tabled for discussions, a summary of the
proceedings, the texts of the resolutions put to the vote and the results of
the vote.
● The minutes shall be signed by each of the shareholders present.
● In case of consultation in writing, mention shall be made thereof in the
minutes which shall be signed by the manager(s) and to which shall be
appended the response of each of the shareholders.
● Pursuant to Art. 343 of the uniform Act, a single manager shall validly
certify copies or extract of the minutes of the shareholders’ deliberations.
3. Right of shareholders
The right of shareholders as stipulated by the provision of Articles 344, 345 and
346 of the uniform Act are as follows;
VOTING BY SHAREHOLDERS
a) Pursuant to Art 349 of the uniform Act, in ordinary meetings or in ordinary written
consultations, decisions shall be adopted by one or more shareholders representing
more than half of the capital.
b) Failure to attain this majority mentioned here above, the shareholders shall once
more be convened or consulted as the case may be, and decisions shall be taken by
a majority vote notwithstanding the share of capital represented.
c) Managers will not however be dismissed unless by an absolute majority of
shareholders.
d) The annual ordinary general meetings shall also deliberate on agreements between
the company and one of its managers or shareholders and to this end, it shall be
deliberated in the manner provided for in articles 350 to 355 of the uniform act.
Pursuant to the provisions of article 357 of the uniform Act, the extraordinary general
meeting shall have the object of carrying out the following:
REDUCTION OF CAPITAL
FINANCIAL YEAR
The fiscal year shall run from 1st January to 31st December every calendar year.
ACCOUNT
a) The account of the company shall be specified here under: the company shall
keep or cause to be keeping such book of account as required by law in respect
to the assets and liabilities of the company.
b) All purchases of goods, money received and expended and matters relating to
such receipts and expenditures shall be accounted for.
c) At least once a year, final account shall be prepared, audited and presented before
the General Assembly by the accountant under the control of the financial
manager of the company. A copy shall be sent to each shareholder before the date
of the General Assembly meeting.
d) The company shall open accounts in reputable financial institutions in the
country.
e) The account mentioned in the paragraph above shall as signatory the manager
with: Mr. Verkijika Divine Nyuyki
ANNUAL RETURNS
PRELIMINARY CONTRACT
c) The company shall by special resolution adopt or confirm or rectify all contracts
entered into by the promoters for and on behalf of its benefits.
LITIGATION
a) All litigations relating to the company’s wellbeing and the like or between
shareholders or groups of shareholders would be subjected to an arbitrator
appointed by the president of the court of first instance of the company’s registered
office.
b) Where no amicable settlement is arrived at, the parties shall resort to the competent
court of the head office of the company.
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