| 03 January 2010
Sample: articles of association limited company in Thailand.ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
OF
General
1. These regulations shall be called the Articles of Association of __________ Company Limited
2. Unless otherwise specified "Company" shall mean _________ Company Limited.
3. Unless otherwise stipulated in these Articles the provisions in the Civil and Commercial Code regarding limited companies shall apply.
4. Any addition or amendment to these Articles or Memorandum of Association of the Company shall require the passing of a special resolution by the general meetings of shareholders.
Shares and Shareholders
[1] Kor Group :
Ordinary shares : 51 of all share which issued by company
No. 9801 to 19800
[2] Kro. Group :
Perfer share : 49 % of all share which issued by company
No. 1 to 9800
Except as provided herein, all shares in the Company shall have identical rights attached to each of them. Share group entered in name certificates.
6. Subject to this Article of associate. Distribution profit in dividend will as follow:
[1] Dividend paid by profit of company will pay to Prefer Shareholder before Ordinary Shareholder 10% of share value in according to number of shares held by each respective Shareholder.
[2] After payment dividend follow [1] remaining dividend will pay to Ordinary Shareholder equally depend on number of shares held by each respective Shareholder.
[3] Annual dividend paid to Prefer Shareholder will pay in rate follow [1] and no annual additional payment dividend to Prefer Shareholder.
[4] Dividend will not collect both Ordinary Share and Prefer Share
7. Each share certificate issued by the Company shall bear the following statement upon its face: "Transfer or sale of shares represented by this share certificate is subject to the restrictions contained in the Articles of Association of the Company.".
8. The Company shall not own its own shares nor take them in pledge.
9. The Company shall provide a register of shareholders which shall be kept by the Company under the control of the Board of Directors, and in which shall be entered the particulars of the transfer or alteration of every share.
10. Subject to Section 10 [1] [2] and [3] transfer , sell , pledge ,arise burden or distribute shall get advance approve from company director
[1] No transfer ,sell, arise burden or any distribute to third parties except as sale proposal share to shareholder of company follow method in [2] and other shareholder refuse buy that share
[2] Subject to section [1] above any shareholder desire sell or transfer some share or total shall make in writing offer to other shareholder before. The offer shall identify amount of sold share regulation , condition and share value. Within 60 days buyer shall response that offer. In case of acceptee have more than one shall sell share to acceptee in according to number of shares held by each respective Shareholder if no acceptee accept offerer can sell share to third parties under regulation as follow:
- Share value shall not less than offer share value to shareholder
- Regulation and condition of sale proposal shall not better proposal which shareholder received
- Third parties shall not trading competitor of company or company shareholder
If share transferring not executed within 30 days after mentioned 60 days period, the mention shares shall be sold to other company’s shareholders according to clause 10 in this article of associate.
11. The Board of Directors may in their absolute discretion and without assigning any reason therefore refuse to register a transfer of any shares. If the Board of Directors refuse to register a transfer of any shares, they shall, within one month after the date on which the transfer was lodged with the Company, send to the transferor and transferee notice of the refusal.
12. A fee, as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine, in accordance with law, may be charged for issue of share certificates and registration of transfers.
13. In case of liquidation or dissolution company property after pay off the debt will distribution of any dividend must be made according to number to number of shares held by each respective Shareholder. Prefer Shareholder will receive money before Ordinary Shareholder must be in proportion to the amount paid up on each share.
General Meetings
15. At least seven days' notice prior to every general meeting shall be given to all shareholders whose names appear in the register of shareholders. Notices to shareholders in Thailand shall be given by post and notices to shareholders abroad shall be immediately sent by registered airmail or electronic mail or facsimile in which two latter cases a letter confirming the notice in writing shall be sent to the shareholders. The notice shall specify the place, the day and the hour of the meeting, and the nature of the business to be transacted thereat.
16. Annual General Meetings shall be summoned for the purposes of:
(1) Reviewing the report of the Board of Directors covering work done during the previous period and suggestions as to the future courses of action;
(2) Considering the balance sheet and profit and loss account of the preceding fiscal year and approving the same;
(3) Reviewing directors' remuneration, declaration of dividends, and the appropriation of amounts as reserve fund;
(4) Election of new directors in place of those who must retire on the expiration of their terms;
(5) Appointment of an auditor and fix his remuneration; and
(6) Other business.
17. At every general meeting, a quorum shall consist of shareholders or their proxies representing not less than one-fourth of all shares of the Company.
18. In casting votes at a general meeting, followas:
[1] Kor Group :
Ordinary Share : 1 share per 1 Vote
[2] Kro Group :
Prefer Share : 1 share per 10 Vote
All ordinary resolutions shall require to be passed by a majority of the votes.
19. Decisions for the following matters shall be made by special resolution only, which shall require affirmative votes at a general meeting of shareholders by a majority of not less than three-fourths of the votes and at a subsequent general meeting affirmative vote by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the votes:
(1) To amend the Memorandum or Articles of Association;
(2) To increase or reduce the registered capital;
(3) To dissolve the Company;
(4) To amalgamate with another company; and
(5) To allot new shares as fully or partly paid up otherwise than in money.
20. Any shareholder may vote by proxy, provided the power given to the proxy is in writing. The instrument appointing a proxy shall be dated and signed by the shareholder and shall contain the following particulars:
(1) The number of shares held by the shareholder;
(2) The full name and address of the proxy; and
(3) The meeting or meetings or the period for which the proxy is appointed.
If a proxy proposes to vote at a meeting, the instrument of appointment of the proxy must be deposited with the Chairman at or before the commencement of that meeting.
21. Only shareholders duly registered and having paid all sums for the time being due and payable to the Company in respect of their shares, shall be entitled to vote on any question either personally or by proxy at any general meeting.
22. The chairman of the Board of Directors shall preside at every general meeting. If there is no such chairman, or if he is not present within fifteen minutes after the time appointed for holding the meeting, the shareholders present may elect one of the other directors to be chairman. The chairman shall not have a casting vote.
23. The chairman may adjourn a general meeting with the consent of the meeting but in the succeeding meeting no other business may be discussed except that pending from the previous meeting.
Directors and Auditors
A director need not be a shareholder in the Company.
A director shall not be personally liable for any act or omissions except those involving fraud or willful wrongdoing.
25. At the first General Meeting after the registration of the Company and at the first Annual General Meeting in every subsequent year one-third of the directors, or, if their number is not a multiple of three, then the number nearest to one-third must retire from office. A retiring director is eligible for re-election.
26. More than half of director shall appointed from nominate by majority shareholder of Kor Group which joint meeting by themselves or attorney – in fact.
27. The board of director will appoint director from nominate by Kor Group shareholder to be company managing director and if managing director is out of the tenure in any time , The board of director will appoint a new managing director from director who nominated by Kor Group shareholder.
28. The managing director shall be under out of the tenure regulation of company and managing director shall be under same regulation of other director of company about lack of qualification , resign , and dismissal except company have another special agreement. If managing director is out of the tenure or dismissed by resolution of company meeting , managing director will out of the tenure.
29. Any vacancy among the members of the Board of Directors occurring otherwise than by rotation under Article 25 may be filled by the Board of Directors. Any person so appointed shall retain office only during such time as the director whom he replaced would have been entitled to retain the same.
30. Any director may be present at a meeting of directors and vote by proxy, provided the power given to such proxy is in writing. Instruments appointing proxies shall be in such form and be executed in such manner as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine or in particular cases accept.
31. Not less than seven days notice of a meeting of the Board of Directors or executive committee shall be given to each Director or committee member by letter, cable or telex as appropriate. Such notice to any Director or executive committee member may be waived by that Director or committee member, and shall be deemed waived by his presence at the respective meeting.
32. Whenever a matter is submitted at any meeting of the Board of Directors or executive committee and such matter was omitted from the proposed agenda for such meeting in the notice thereof, a written waiver of such omission, signed by the Director(s) or committee member(s) entitled to any such notice, whether before or after the time of the meeting stated, shall be deemed the equivalent of the inclusion of such matter in the proposed agenda.
33. At all meetings of the Board of Directors a quorum shall consist of more than half of the numbers of directors. A proxy appointed under Article 30 shall be counted in determining the presence of a quorum in the absence of the directors in whose place he acts. All actions, appointments and decisions of the Board of Directors shall require the affirmative vote of a simple majority of the directors present, in person or by proxy, at a meeting.
A director may attend the meeting by way of telephone conference. In such case, no proxy is allowed. The quorum and passing of resolution of the meeting in which one or more director(s) participate(s) by way of telephone conference shall be the same as those specified in the preceding paragraph.
The Board of Directors may adopt a resolution without holding a meeting if all directors approve the action by placing their signatures on the original copy of the resolution. Any such resolution shall be binding on the Company only after all of the directors have signed the resolution. The duly signed resolution shall be delivered to the chairman and placed in the minute book of the Company.
34. The Board of Directors may appoint other persons to carry out the Company's business under the Board of Directors' supervision or may duly execute a power of attorney entrust to and confer upon such other persons such powers as they think fit and for such time as they think expedient and they may confer such powers collaterally with or to the exclusion of or in substitution for all or any of the powers of the Board of Directors in that behalf and may from time to time revoke, withdraw, alter or vary any of such powers.
35. The Board of Directors may appoint one of the directors the Managing Director of the Company and may entrust to and confer upon him any of the powers exercisable by the Board of Directors upon such terms and conditions and with such restrictions as the Board of Directors thinks expedient and may from time to time revoke, withdraw, alter or vary all or any of such powers.
36. The number or names of authorized directors, whose signatures together with the Company's seal shall bind the Company may be fixed by the Board of Directors.
37. An auditor shall be appointed at every Annual General Meeting on the nomination of the Board of Directors and the remuneration of the auditor shall be fixed every year.
Books and Accounts
39. The Board of Directors shall cause true and complete accounts to be kept:
(1) of the sums received and expended by the Company and of the matters in respect of which each receipt or expenditure takes place; and
(2) of the assets and liabilities of the Company;
40. The Board of Directors shall cause a balance sheet to be made at least once in every twelve months, as of the end of the fiscal year of the Company. The balance sheet must contain a summary of the assets and liabilities of the Company and a profit and loss account for the fiscal year of the Company.
Annual account year begin 1 January to 31 December of every years
41. The Board of Directors shall have the balance sheet and profit and loss account examined by the Company's auditor and submitted to a general meeting for adoption within four months from the end of the fiscal year. A copy of the balance sheet must be sent to every person entered in the register of shareholders at least three days before the general meeting.
42. The Board of Directors shall cause minutes of all proceedings and resolutions of all meetings of shareholders and directors to be recorded and duly entered in the minutes book which shall be kept at the registered office of the Company. Any such minutes signed by the chairman of the meeting or of the succeeding meeting, are presumed correct evidence of the matters therein contained, and all resolutions and proceedings of which minutes have been so made are presumed to have been duly passed.
Dividends and Reserves
44. No dividend may be declared except by a resolution passed in a general meeting.
Notice of any dividend that may have been declared shall be given by letter to each shareholder whose name appears on the register of shareholders.
The Board of Directors may from time to time pay to the shareholders such interim dividends as appear to the Board of Directors to be justified by the profits of the Company.
If the Company has incurred losses, no dividend may be paid unless such losses have been made good.
45. The Company can, by special resolution, increase its capital by issuing new shares. New shares shall issue Kor group share for Kor group shareholder and issue Kro group share for Kro group shareholder, unless otherwise provided by special resolution.
Increase in Capital
46. The Company may by special resolution, increase its capital by the issue of new shares.
47. All new shares must be offered to the shareholders in proportion to the shares held by them.
These Articles of Association have been approved by the Statutory Meeting of the Company on ____ 2010.
(.......................................................)
Director
Mr. ______


