Issue No. 425616 Date: 21/03/2024 THE COMPANIES ACT, 1994 (ACT XVIII OF 1994) A PRIVATE COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES MEMORANDUM & ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION OF Hexafly Bangladesh Limited This document is digitally signed. Please find the soft copy to verify the signature. THE COMPANIES ACT, 1994 (ACT XVIII OF 1994) A PRIVATE COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION OF Hexafly Bangladesh Limited I. The name of the company is Hexafly Bangladesh Limited II. The registered office of the company shall be situated in Bangladesh III. The objects for which the company is established are all or any of the following (all objects will be implemented after obtaining necessary permission from the Government/concerned authority/competent authority before commencement of the business): 1 2 3 4 To carry on the business of breeding, farming, and cultivating Black Soldier Fly for various purposes, including but not limited to the production of protein-rich feed, organic fertilizers, chemical based fertilizers and other bioproducts. To engage in research, development, exports, import, supply and innovation in the field of Black Soldier Fly cultivation, biology, and related technologies, Black Soldier Fly larvae, pupae, and other life stages. To manufacture, process, and market products derived from Black Soldier Fly, including insect-based protein, oils, chitin, and other by-products for use in animal feed, aquaculture, agriculture, and other industries. To collaborate with research institutions, universities, and industry partners for the advancement of knowledge and technology related to Black Soldier Fly and its applications. To promote and implement environmentally sustainable practices in insect farming, waste reduction, and circular economy models. To explore and implement solutions for waste management and organic waste conversion through the use of Black Soldier Fly larvae. To engage in the generation of electricity through the utilization of waste materials, particularly focusing on the processing of Black Soldier Fly larvae and other organic elements. This includes establishing facilities for the collection, processing, and conversion of waste into biogas or other forms of renewable energy. To conduct research and development in waste-to-energy technologies, including but not limited to anaerobic digestion, gasification, and biomass combustion. To resell excess electricity to Private or Govt organization within the border of Bangladesh. To provide consulting, training, and advisory services in the field of Black Soldier Fly farming, insect-based products, and sustainable agriculture and to implement sustainable waste management practice and promote the use of renewable energy sources. To undertake the import, export, and trading of Black Soldier Fly larvae, eggs, fertilizers and related products. To carry on the business of Farming, Processing, Preservation, Marketing, Stockists, Wholesalers, Suppliers, Dealers, Agents, Export, Import of Poltry, Fish, Crab, Reptiles, Mammals, Birds, Agro Products, Horticulture, Nursery, Dairy, Fruit, Vegetables, Crocodile, Tortoise, Beef fattening plant with due government and other regulatory permissions where necessary. To acquire, purchase or lease land, building or forest area for setting up conventional farm and or non-conventional farm and or wildlife farm and or private zoo and or breeding centers and or processing centers for commercial and or conservation & research purpose. To carry on the business of Fisheries of High Value Fish, Nursery, Hatchery, Hybrid seeds produce. To set up Cow, Goat, Sheep and Buffaloes fattening farm, make provision for their breeding freezing, packaging supplying in the local markets and abroad. To carry on business of Multi-purpose Agro-based complex, Poultry farming, Fertilizer producing and Feed milling, Fish Hatchery , Poultry Feed, Dairy farming, Milk Processing, Milk Products, Butter, Cheese, Ghee, Ice-Cream, Chocolate & Candy, Milk Freezing, Milk Powder and their by products with quality packaging, to sell, import and export of Cows and Calves and make provision of their breeding, This document is digitally signed. Please find the soft copy to verify the signature. 5 6 7 8 9 Fisheries, Duckery, Agriculture related all farming, Cultivation of all kinds of Agro food, Plantation of Seeds, Nursery, Hatchery, Import, Export Marketing local or abroad. To promote the economic growth and development of Bangladesh through the efficient provision or facilitation of structured growth capital and business assistance to growth-oriented Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) in Bangladesh. To provide or facilitate private equity, venture capital, growth capital and risk capital investments to SMEs in Bangladesh through equity, mezzanine, equity related, and quasi-equity instruments. To establish, promote, improve, develop, administer, own and operate enterprises and to design, develop, introduce and provide innovative financial services and products for SMEs. To enhance the business performance of SMEs in Bangladesh by assisting companies in implementing improvements in management techniques and practices, especially relating to financial control, cost accounting, quality control, business development, and marketing, through the provision of technical assistance, training, market linkage, business advisory and consulting services. To deal in and run the business of digital online content platform & creation and for this purpose to develop, implement and publish all kinds of digital content, IT software & services creating and deploying online platforms and online facilities, digital content, advertising products, e-commerce activities, mobile app, social media technologies, other digital information technology and digital products, provide analytics to business as intelligent sales promotion, marketing and distribution agent and for this purpose to get the company registered enlisted with various governmental, private agencies including various media channels, companies, NGOs, foreign missions engage in production, screening, transmission & reproduction of online, digital and advertising contents and materials, e-commerce activities, IT-enabled services or associated services, content creation and marketing, hire or engage software developers, graphic designers, all kinds of related artists, and professionals. To carry on the business of Shipping Agents, Clearing and forwarding Agents, Commission Agent and also to purchase, Take on hire, Charter or otherwise acquire Aircraft, Buses, Ships cargo vessel. Launch, Streamer, Ship Cargo, tank lorries, Motor buses, Lorries, Truck, Boats, River crafts, Railways and all other vehicles of whatsoever kind propelled by electricity, gasoline and fuel compressed air, steam, manual power, merchandised power oil, atomic or other energy or by whatsoever other means from one place to another (whatsoever) for the purpose of carrying conveying, transporting goods, animals, passengers, merchandise or all other things. To carry on the business of Airfreight and Sea freight agents Consolidators, Bonded Carrier, Travel agency, Tour operators, General sales agencies of airlines, Aviation consultancy, Freight consultancy and to act as Rail, Sea and Road carriers representatives and also ship, streamer, Launch, boats repairing and maintenance. To attain the business objectives company may enter into Partnership, Jointventure, take over or Amalgamate with any other company and also to take Loans from Bank/other Financial Institutions in such a manner as may company thinks fit. To mortgage the property and assets of the company as securities for loans and/or any credit facilities to be given to any associate company or companies or third party and also to give guarantee securing liabilities of such associate company or companies and/or third party. IV. The liability of the members of the company is limited by shares V. The Authorized Share Capital of the Company is TK. 10000000 ( One Crore ) divided into 100000 ( One Lac ) Ordinary Shares of TK 100 ( One Hundred ) each with power to increase or reduce the capital and to divide the shares into different classes and to attach thereto any special right or privileges or conditions as regards dividends, repayment of capital, voting or otherwise or to consolidate or sub-divide the shares. This document is digitally signed. Please find the soft copy to verify the signature. We, the several persons, whose names addresses are subscribed below are desirous of being formed into a company in accordance with this Memorandum of Association and we respectively agree to take the number of shares in the capital of the company set opposite to our respective names. SL No. Name Position 1 Entity Name: A2Z Ventures Limited Represented By: 1. SYED MOSTAHIDAL HOQ & 2. ALBAB AL MEHBOOB Address: Apartment 4B, 22 Kamal Ataturk Avenue, Banani Name : ABU SALEH DIDAR Father's Name : Motiur Rahman Mother's Name : Shamima Yasmin Address : House 56, road 1, Block A, Niketon, Dhaka Date of Birth : 05-AUG-91 E-mail : didar@a2zventures.net Phone : 01969-602221 TIN : 362258454422 NID/Passport No. : 3257601546 Nationality : Bangladeshi Name : SYED MOSTAHIDAL HOQ Father's Name : Syed Mostafijal Hoq Mother's Name : Syeda Asma Hoq Address : Apartment 9P, Bay Villa Laila, House 48/A, Road 41, Gulshan 2, Dhaka Date of Birth : 01-JAN-85 E-mail : mostahidal.hoq@daraz.com.bd Phone : 01969602218 TIN : 681091161538 NID/Passport No. : 8673707504 Nationality : Bangladeshi Share Holder 1 2 998 ( Nine Hundred Ninety Eight shares) Managing 1 Director ( One shares) Chairman Witness 1 Name : Md. Atiqur Sobhan No. of Shares Taken 1 ( One shares) Signature of subscribers sd/- sd/- sd/- Witness 2 Name : Md. Mostain Billah, FCA Address: House:1050, Road:07(Old 40) Mirpur DOHS, Dhaka Address: BSEC Bhaban 11th Floor, 102 Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue, Dhaka Phone : 01816865868 Phone : 01974612860 NID NID : 4122304790373 : 1011666847 This document is digitally signed. Please find the soft copy to verify the signature. THE COMPANIES ACT, 1994 (ACT XVIII OF 1994) A PRIVATE COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION OF Hexafly Bangladesh Limited GENERAL 1. The regulations contained in the Schedule-1 of the Companies Act (XVIII Act of 1994) as applicable to Private limited company, shall apply to this Company with regard to such provisions as are not negative or modified by or as are not contained in the following Articles or any other Articles that may from time to time be framed by the Company in a General Meeting. PRIVATE COMPANY 2. The Company is a private company within the meaning of clause (q) of section 2(1) of the Companies Act 1994 and accordingly: (i) No invitation shall be issued to the public to subscribe for any share or debenture of the Company; (ii) The number of the members of the Company (exclusive of the persons in the employment of the Company) shall be limited to fifty, provided that for the purpose of this provision where two or more persons held one or more shares jointly in the Company, they shall be treated as a single member; and (iii) The right to transfer the shares of the Company shall be restricted in the manner hereinafter provided. RESOLUTION BY CIRCULATION 3. Subject to the provisions of the Companies Act 1994, the Company may by resolution (a) Increase the share capital by such sum to be divided into shares of such amount as resolution may prescribe; (b) Consolidate its shares into share of a larger amount than its existing shares; (c) Sub-divide its share into shares of a smaller amount than its existing shares; (d) Cancel any share which at the date of the passing of the resolution have not been taken or agreed to be taken by any person; and/or (e) Reduce its share capital in any way. INTERPRETATION 4. In the construction of these Articles unless inconsistent with the context the singular shall include the plural and the masculine shall include the feminine and vice versa and the following words and expressions shall have the following meanings: Auditors mean and include those persons or firms appointed as statutory auditors of the Company in accordance with, and within the meaning of the relevant provisions of the Companies Act, 1994. Article means these Articles of Association. Capital means the share capital for the time being raised, or authorized to be raised, for the purpose of the Company. Chairman means the chairman of the Company. This document is digitally signed. Please find the soft copy to verify the signature. Debenture includes debenture-stock. Directors mean the directors of the Company for the time being or, as the case may be, the directors assembled at a Board. 5. Dividend shall include stock dividend. Extra-Ordinary General Meeting means an Extra-Ordinary General Meeting of the members duly called and constituted, and any adjourned holding thereof, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Companies Act, 1994. General Meeting means a General Meeting of the members, or any adjourned holding thereof, held in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 1994. Member shall mean any person who may from time to time become registered as a shareholder in the Company and includes the subscribers to the Memorandum of Association of the Company. Managing Director shall mean a Managing Director of the Company. Person shall include individuals, bodies of individuals, limited liability companies and other corporate bodies. Secretary shall mean the secretary of the Company. The Board of Directors or the Board means the Board of Directors for the time being of the company. 6. The Act shall mean the Companies Act, 1994 or any statutory modification or reenactment thereof, for the time being in force. The Company or "This Company" shall mean ¿Hexafly Bangladesh Limited¿ a company incorporated under the laws of Bangladesh. The Office shall mean the registered office for the time being of the Company. The Register or "The Register of Members" shall mean the register of members to be kept pursuant to the provisions of the Act. And subject as aforesaid and unless the context otherwise requires words or expressions contained in these articles, shall bear the same meaning as in the Act in force at the date at which these articles become binding on the Company. BUSINESS 7. The business of the Company shall include all or any of the several subjects expressed in the Memorandum of Association. 8. The business of the Company Incorporation of the Company. may be commenced immediately after the This document is digitally signed. Please find the soft copy to verify the signature. SHARE CAPITAL 9. The Authorized Share Capital of the Company is TK. 10000000 ( One Crore ) divided into 100000 ( One Lac ) Ordinary Shares of TK 100 ( One Hundred ) each 10. The Directors may, with the sanction of the Company in a General Meeting, increase the share capital of the Company by such sum to be divided into shares of such amount, as the resolution in the said meeting prescribes. 11. The new shares may be issued on such terms and conditions and with such rights and privileges as the directors may determine subject to the provision of section 155 of the Act. 12. The Company may, by special resolution, reduce the share capital in any manner subject to the provisions of the Companies Act, 1994. 13. The shares of the Company shall be under the control of the Directors who may allot or otherwise dispose of the same to such person or persons and on such terms and conditions and at such time as the directors think fit and give to any person the call on any shares either at par or at a premium for such time and for such consideration as the directors think fit. 14. The share capital of the Company for the time being, whether original or increased may be divided into several classes, with any preferential, deferred, qualified or special rights privileges and conditions attached thereto. Different classes of shares may again be reclassified or consolidated or abolished altogether. 15. Shares may be registered in the name of the person or persons, limited companies or other corporate bodies. Not more than four persons, shall be registered as joint holder of any share, 16. The Redeemable Preference Share may be issued at such time and manner as the Board of Directors may think fit. 17. No Redemption of Redeemable Preference Share shall be made within two years of issue of such share. 18. Other than the right of Preference on dividend and Redemption, the holders of the Preference Share, shall be entitled to all the rights and Privileges enjoyed by the ordinary shareholders. 19. Redeemable Preferences Shareholders shall not be entitled to any fixed rate of dividend. Directors may recommend different rates of dividend for different classes of shares. This document is digitally signed. Please find the soft copy to verify the signature. BANK ACCOUNT 20. Bank account(s) will be opened with any scheduled bank or banks in Bangladesh or outside and shall be operated jointly or singly as per resolutions taken by the Board of Directors of the Company. SHARE CERTIFICATE 21. The certificate of title of shares and duplicate thereof whenever necessary, shall be issued to the members of the Company and shall be signed jointly by the Directors as determined by the Board of the Company. Any two or more joint holders of shares for the purpose of these Articles shall be treated as a single member in case of polls and the certificate in respect of any such shares shall, unless authorized by all the joint holders in writing be delivered to the person first named in the register. 22. If any certificate is worn out, destroyed, defaced, or lost, a new certificate may be reissued in lieu thereof on such terms and on such indemnity as the Board of Directors may think fit. LIEN 23. The Company shall have a lien on every share (not being a fully-paid share) for all moneys (whether presently payable or not) called or payable at a fixed time in respect of that share, and the company shall also have a lien on all shares (other than fully paid shares) standing registered in the name of a single person, for all moneys presently payable by him or his estate to the Company; but the directors may at any time declare any share to be wholly or in part exempt from the provisions of this clause. The company's lien, if any, on a share shall extend to all dividends payable thereon. 24. The company may sell, in such manner as the directors think fit, any share(s) on which the company has a lien, but no sale shall be made unless some sum in respect of which the lien exists is presently payable, nor until the expiration of fourteen days after a notice in writing, stating and demanding payment of such part of amount in respect of which the lien exists as is presently payable has been given to the register holder for the time being of the share, or the person entitled by reason of his death or insolvency to the share. 25. The proceeds of the sale under clause # 24 shall be applied in payment of such part of the amount in respect of which the lien exists as is presently payable and the residue shall subject to a (like) lien for sums not presently payable, as existed upon the shares prior to the sale be paid to the person entitled to the shares at the date of the sale. The purchaser shall be registered as the holder of the shares, and he shall not be bound to see the application of the purchase money, nor shall his title to the shares be affected by any irregularity or invalidity in the proceedings in reference to the sale. CALL ON SHARES 26. The Directors may, from time to time, make such call as they think fit upon the members in respect of any money unpaid on their shares and not by the conditions of allotment made payable at fixed time or time so specified, amount called in his shares. A call be made payable by installment and shall be deemed to have been made at the time the resolution of the directors authorizing such call is passed. If the sum payable in respect of any call or installment is not paid before or on the This document is digitally signed. Please find the soft copy to verify the signature. 27. date appointed for payment thereof, the person from whom the sum is due, shall at the discretion of the directors, be liable to pay interest upon the sum from the day appointed for the payment thereof, to the time of the actual payment at such rate as the director may from time to time determine. 28. The directors may make arrangements for the issue of shares for a difference between the holders of such shares in the amount of calls to be paid and the time of payments. TRANSFER AND TRANSMISSION OF SHARES 29. Subject to the prior permission of the Board of Directors, any share or part thereof may be transferred by any Director/shareholder to his/her children, father, mother, brother, sister, wife, husband, or to its subsidiary or associated company in case of corporate shareholder. Except as aforesaid, no share shall be transferred to any person who is not a member of the Company as long as any member is willing to purchase the same at a fair value to be determined by the Directors at their discretion. The procedure for ascertaining whether any member is willing to sell or purchase any share, shall be determined by the Board of Directors. 30. The instrument of transfer of any share of the Company shall be executed by the transferor and the transferee. The transferor shall be deemed to remain holder of the share until the name of the transferee is entered in the register of the members in respect thereof. 31. The directors may without assigning any reason whatsoever, decline to register any transfer of shares including transfer to any person who is a member of the Company. 32. The nominee of the deceased holder of the share, if any, shall be the only person recognized by the Company as having any title to the share provided the deceased holder of the share has filed his/her nomination in the form of a declaration or an oath made in writing before a magistrate or any other competent authority on the office of the Company before his/her death. 33. In the absence of any nominee, the legal representatives of a deceased holder of shares shall be, upon such proof of their title as may be required by the directors, recognized by the Company as having any title to the share and such person as above shall be registered as share holder in place of the deceased. 34. If any member fails to pay any call money or installment on the day appointed for payment thereof, the directors may, at any time thereafter during such time as the call or installment remains unpaid, serve a notice on such member requiring him to pay the same, together with any interest and expense that may have been incurred by the Company by reason of such non-payment. 35. If the requirements of such notice aforesaid are not complied with any share in respect of which the notice has been given, may at any time thereafter, before the This document is digitally signed. Please find the soft copy to verify the signature. payment required by notice has been made, be forfeited by a resolution of the directors to that effect, such forfeiture shall include all dividends declared in respect of the forfeited shares and not actually paid before its forfeiture. 36. A person whose shares have been forfeited, shall cease to be a member in respect of the share forfeited, but shall, notwithstanding, be liable to pay the Company all claims, installments, interests and expenses owing in respect of such shares at the time of the forfeiture together with interest thereon at six percent per annum and the directors may enforce the payment thereof, if they think fit, but shall not be bound to do so. ALTERATION OF CAPITAL 37. The directors may, with the sanction of the Company previously given in a general meeting, convert any paid-up share into stock and may, with similar sanction reconvert any stock into paid up share of any denomination. 38. The Company may from time to time, by Extra-Ordinary Subject to any special right and privilege for the time being attached to any issued share shall be issued upon such terms and conditions and with such rights and privileges annexed thereto as the general meeting resolving upon creation thereof, shall direct and if no directions be given and as the directors shall, subject to the provisions of section 155 (Ka) of the Act, determine. 39. The new share shall be subject to the provisions with reference to the payment of calls, lien transfer, transmission, and forfeiture and otherwise as shares in the original share capital. GENERAL MEETING 40. There shall be at least one ordinary General Meeting to be called the annual general meeting in every calendar year. It should be called in every calendar year and as soon as practicable after the annual closing of accounts of the Company but not later than fifteen months from the date of last annual general meeting. The first Annual General Meeting shall be held within 18 (Eighteen) months from the date of Incorporation. 41. Subject to the provision of section 87(2) of the Companies Act, 1994, relating to special resolution, at least fourteen days¿ notice specifying the place, the day and the hour of general meeting shall be given and in the case of special business, the general nature of such business shall be notified to the members, but accidental omission to give such notice or non-receipt of such notice by any member shall not invalidate the proceedings of the general meeting which may with the consent of all the members be also called by shorter notice and in such manner as the members think fit. 42. The Managing Director, or the Board of Directors whenever think it necessary may call (subject to the provisions of articles 38) a General Meeting whether ordinary or extra-ordinary at such time and place as he or they think fit. This document is digitally signed. Please find the soft copy to verify the signature. 43. The chairman shall preside over each general meeting and in case of equality of votes or poll in any meeting the chairman will have a second or casting vote. In case the chairman is absent in any meeting, the members present in the meeting elect a person to be the chairman at the meeting who and shall act as chairman at such meeting. QUORUM (AGM) 44. 2 (Two) members presence either personally or by proxy present shall form the quorum for a general meeting. BORROWING POWERS 45. With the approval of Board of Directors, the Managing Director or any Director of the Company may from time to time borrow from any source or any loan giving Agency, both local and foreign any sum of money required for the purpose of business of the Company with or without any security of Company's assets both movable and immovable and secure the payment or repayment of such manner and upon such terms and conditions as he/she thinks fit in particular by issue of the debentures or debenture stock of the company both present and future including its uncalled capital for the time being. 46. If the Company avails any local or foreign currency loan from any loan giving Agency from home or abroad and if such loan giving Agency/Agencies imposes any condition for appointment of a Director by them, they should be granted the right to appoint in writing one person as the Director of the Company and to replace such person from time to time. The Director appointed shall neither be required to hold any qualification share nor be liable to retirement by rotation. The Director so appointed by the loan giving Agency/Agencies will be entitled to re-imbursement of traveling and daily allowances at the rates prescribed by the loan giving Agency/Agencies concerned for attending the Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company. VOTE OF MEMBERS 47. At any general meeting, a resolution put to vote of the meeting, should be decided on a show of hands unless a poll (before or on the declaration of the result of the show of hands) is demanded by the Chairman or by any member or members who held not less than one-tenth of the issued capital. 48. On a show of hands every member present in person shall have one vote and upon a poll every member present in person or by proxy or attorney shall have one vote for every share held by him/her. 49. On a poll, votes may be given either personally or by attorney or by representative authorized under Section 85 of the Act. Any person entitled under transmission clause to the transfer of any share may vote at any general meeting in respect thereof in the same manner as if he/she was the registered holder of shares provided that at least 48 hours before the time of holding the meeting or adjourned meeting as the case may be, at which he/she proposed to vote, he/she shall satisfy the Board of Directors or the Managing Director of his/her right as transferee to such shares unless the Board of Directors or the Managing Director shall have previously admitted his or her right to vote at such meeting in respect thereof. DIRECTORS Unless Otherwise determined by the company in general meeting the number of This document is digitally signed. Please find the soft copy to verify the signature. 50. directors shall not be less than 2( Two ) and not more than 20( Twenty ).The following persons shall be the first directors of the company unless anyone of them voluntarily resigns the said office or otherwise removed therefrom under the provisions of section 108(1) of the companies Act, 1994. 1. ABU SALEH DIDAR 2. SYED MOSTAHIDAL HOQ 51. The remuneration to director for attending Board Meeting may be fixed from time to time by the Company in General Meeting for each meeting attended by them together with reasonable traveling & other expenses incurred by them. 52. If any Director, is appointed to advise the Board as an expert or to perform extra services or make special exertion for any of the purposes of the Company or in giving special attention to the business of the Company or as a member of Committee of Directors, the Company may, in General Meeting, remunerate such Director so doing, either by a fixed sum or by a percentage of net profits of the Company at its General Meeting provided that the extra remuneration in the share of percentage on profits shall be subject to the prior approval of appropriate authorities and such remuneration may be either in addition at or in substitution of his share in the remuneration from time to time provided for the Directors. 53. The shareholders shall have the power at any time to appoint any other person to be a Director of the Company either to fill in a casual vacancy or as an addition to the Board so that the total number of directors shall not at any time exceed the maximum number to be fixed by Article 48 above. Retirement of Directors by rotation is not applicable to the Company. QUALIFICATION SHARES 54. The qualification share of a Director shall be holding at least 01 (one) shares of Tk. 100 each but the Nominee Director shall not be required any qualification share in his own name. Corporate shareholders having the qualification may appoint Nominee Director in the Company. PROCEEDING OF DIRECTORS 55. The directors may meet together for the disposal of business and adjourn and otherwise regulate their meetings as they think fit. Questions arising at any meeting shall be decided by a majority of votes. In case of an equality of votes, the Chairman shall have a second or casting vote. A director may, and Secretary on the requisition of a director shall at any time, summon a meeting of directors. 56. Meeting of Directors may be held at any place and time deemed convenient to them to be taken place. The Directors may in need, hold it¿s meeting through videoconference which will require endorsement in the immediate next formal Board Meeting. The continuing directors may act notwithstanding any vacancy in their body, but, if This document is digitally signed. Please find the soft copy to verify the signature. 57. and so long as their number is reduced below the number fixed by or pursuant to the regulations of the company as the necessary quorum of directors, [and] may act for the purpose of increasing the number of directors to that number, or of summoning a general meeting of the company, but for no other purpose. 58. The directors shall determine the period for which the Chairman shall hold office. 59. The directors may delegate any of their powers to committees consisting of such member or members of their body as they think fit; any committee so formed shall, in the exercise of the powers so delegated, conform to any restriction and regulations that may be imposed on them by the directors. 60. A committee may elect a Chairman of their meetings; if no such Chairman is elected or if at any meeting the Chairman is not present thirty minutes after the time appointed for holding the same the members present may choose one of their number to the Chairman of the meeting. 61. A committee may meet and adjourn as they think proper. Questions arising at any meeting shall be determined by a majority votes of the members present and in case of an equality of votes, the Chairman shall have a second [or] casting vote. 62. All acts done by any meeting of the directors or of a committee of directors, or by any person acting as a director, shall, notwithstanding that it be afterwards discovered that there was some defect in the appointment of any such directors or persons acting as aforesaid, or that they or any of them were disqualified, be as valid as if every such person had been duly appointed and was qualified to be a director. 63. A resolution by circular in writing signed by all the directors shall be as valid and effectual as if it had been passed at the meeting of the Board of Directors duly called and constituted. QUORUM (Board Meeting) 64. 2 (Two) shall form the quorum necessary for the transaction of the business of the meeting of the Directors. ALTERNATE DIRECTOR 65. Subject to Section 101 of the Act, the Directors shall at the request of any Director (hereinafter called "Original Director") during his absence from Bangladesh appoint as his Alternate the person so nominated by the Original Director and such appointment shall have effect from the date of nomination of the Alternate Director by the Original Director and the former shall while he holds office as Alternate Director be entitled to notice meetings of the Directors and in the absence of the Original Director to attend and vote thereat and shall ipso facto vacate office if and when the Original Director returns to Bangladesh and an appointment or removal under this Article of an Alternate Director shall be effected by the Directors upon the request in writing to the Board under the hand of the Original Director whom the Alternate Director is to represent or represents. This document is digitally signed. Please find the soft copy to verify the signature. POWER OF DIRECTORS 66. The business of the Company shall be managed by the directors who may pay all such expenses as preliminary and incidental to the promotion, formation, establishment and registration of the Company as they think fit and may exercise all such powers of the Company and do on behalf of the Company, all such acts as may be exercised and done by the Company and as are not by the statutes or by these articles required to be exercised or done by the Company in General Meetings subject to any regulations of these articles, to the provisions of the statutes and to such regulations being not inconsistent with the aforesaid regulations of provisions as may be prescribed by the Company in general meeting; but no regulation(s) made by the company in general meeting shall invalidate any prior act of the directors which would have been valid if such regulation had not been made. The Director any delegate its power to the Managing Director, Director or other officer/person of the Company. 67. Each of the directors shall be responsible for the proper discharge of the Company's business that may be entrusted to him/her. CHAIRMAN 68. SYED MOSTAHIDAL HOQ shall be the first Chairman of the company and he shall remain and hold the office for the period as decided by the Board of Directors or as he may voluntarily resign from the post. In case of vacancy the Directors may appoint a new Chairman amongst themselves in a meeting and resolution taken by the Board of Directors. Remuneration and other facilities of the Chairman shall also be determined by the Board of Directors from time to time. MANAGING DIRECTOR 69. ABU SALEH DIDAR shall be the first Managing Director of the Company for a period of 05 (five) years from the date of Incorporation of the Company. He may resign voluntarily from the post. If the post of Managing Director falls vacant for any reason, the Board of Directors shall be entitled to nominate any of the other Directors to act as Managing Director. Subject to powers as may be delegated by the Board of Directors, the Managing Director shall be the executive head of the Company and shall deal with all day to day affairs of the Company under the supervision of the Board of Directors. 70. Subject to the general supervision of the Board of Directors as provided by these articles the business of the Company shall be managed, conducted and carried on by the Managing Director and he/she shall exercise all powers, that have been hereinafter mentioned together with such additional powers that may be delegated to him/her by the Board of Directors from time to time. 71. Subject to the general supervision of the directors in that behalf, (and subject to the provision of article 68) in addition to the powers conferred by these presents the Managing Director is hereby appointed Attorney of the Company for all purposes hereinafter mentioned. i) To receive all money and securities of the Company and pay out of the funds of the Company all costs/charges and expenses as preliminary and incidental to the formation, establishment and registration of the Company and all necessary expenses for carrying on the business and affair of the Company. ii) To appoint, suspend, promote, degrade, upgrade, engage, fine and dismiss any or all officers, employees, experts, clerks, menials, laborers and all other persons of This document is digitally signed. Please find the soft copy to verify the signature. temporary, permanent as special service and to pay them out of the funds of the Company such salary, commissions as he/she may think fit. 72. iii) To accept, make, draw, sign, and endorse for or on behalf of the Company all letters, bills of exchange, promissory notes and other negotiable instruments. iv) To enter into any contract and agreement with any concern or concerns, bank or banks, person or persons, corporation, government or autonomous bodies which may be necessary for the convenience of the Company's business affairs. v) To make and give receipts, realize and other discharges for the money payable to the Company and for claims and demands of the Company and or all postal articles, parcels etc. and for all other purposes of the Company. vi) To compound or allow for payment or satisfaction of any debt, liability due to or by the Company and any other debt, claim, demand by or against the Company. 73. vii) To do all other things and everything relating to the interest of the Company and in connection with any legal proceedings before the competent authority. viii) To keep in custody all assets, valuable documents, accounts securities on behalf of the Company. The Managing Director may delegate all or any of his/her powers to such other directors, secretaries, managers, agents, or other persons as he/she may think fit and shall have power to grant to such person power of attorney as he/she may deem expedient and such powers he/she may at pleasure revoke, subject to the approval of the Board. DIVIDEND AND RESERVE 74. The Company in general meeting may declare dividends but no dividend shall exceed the amount recommended by the directors. 75. No dividend shall be payable except out of the profits of the Company of the year or any other undistributed profits and no dividend shall carry interest as against the Company. 76. The Board of Directors shall have absolute discretion in the employment of the reserves created out of the net profits of the Company and in declaring fully paid bonus shares out of profits. The Board of Directors may from time to time pay to the share holder members such interim dividends as appear to the Board of Directors to be justified by the profits of the Company. ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT 77. The directors shall cause true accounts to be kept. (a) of the assets and liabilities of the Company. (b) of all sums of money received and expended by the Company and the matter in respect of such receipt and expenditure take place. This document is digitally signed. Please find the soft copy to verify the signature. (c) of all sales and purchases of goods by the Company, and (d) of all contingent assets and liabilities The books of accounts shall be kept at the registered office or at such other place as the directors may think fit and shall always be kept open for the inspection of the directors. 78. At least once in every year the account of the Company shall be examined and the correctness of the profit and loss account and balance sheet be ascertained by one or more auditors appointed for the purpose and the provisions of section 210 to 213 of the Companies Act, 1994 shall be observed. INDEMNITY 79. Subject to the provisions of Section 102 of the Act, the Managing Director, and every Director, officer or servant of the Company shall be indemnified out of the assets of the Company and from against all costs, losses, expenses which they or any of them shall or may incur or sustain by reason of any act done or committed in or about the bona fide execution of their duty in their respective offices except such (if any) as they shall incur or sustain by through their own willful neglect, default, breach of duty/breach of trust. 80. Subject to the provisions of section 102 of the Act, no Director or other officer of the company or of the Managing Agents (if any) shall be liable for the acts, receipts, neglects or defaults of any other Director or officer, or for joining in any receipt or other act for conformity, or for any loss or expense happening to the company through insufficiency or deficiency of title to any property acquired by the Directors for or on behalf of the company or for the sufficiency or deficiency of any security in or upon which any of the money of the company shall be invested or for any loss or damage arising from the bankruptcy, insolvency or tortuous act of any person, company or corporation, with whom any money, securities or effects shall be entrusted or deposited or for any loss occasioned by any error of judgment or oversight on his part or for any other loss or damage or misfortune whatsoever which shall happen in the execution of the duties of his office or in relation thereto, unles SECRECY 81. Every director, managing director, chairman, manager, secretary, auditor(s), accounting officer, agent or other person employed in the business of the Company shall have to observe strict secrecy respectively in all matters which may come to his knowledge in the discharge of his duties except when required to do so by resolution of the Company or by a court of law or where the person connected if required to do so, in order to comply with any provision of the law or in these presents ARBITRATION 82. Whenever any difference arises between the Company on the one hand and any of the members on the other hand touching the true intent, incidence or consequence of these present or to any statute affecting the Company or to any of the affairs of the Company, every such difference shall be referred under the Arbitration Act, 2001. WINDING UP This document is digitally signed. Please find the soft copy to verify the signature. 83. If the Company shall be wound up, the surplus if any (subject to any rights attached to any special class of shares forming part of the capital for the time being) of the Company be applied first in the payment of capital paid up on the shares and excess (if any) shall be distributed among the members in proportion to the number of shares held by them respectively at the announcement of winding up. 84. With the sanction of an extra ordinary resolution for the member any part of the assets of the Company including any share in other company or companies may be divided between the members of the Company in specie or may be vested in trusts for the benefit of such member and the liquidators of the Company may be closed and the Company dissolved but no member shall be compelled to accept share whereon there is any liability. This document is digitally signed. Please find the soft copy to verify the signature. We, the several persons, whose names addresses are subscribed below are desirous of being formed into a company in accordance with this Articles of Association and we respectively agree to take the number of shares in the capital of the company set opposite to our respective names. SL No. Name Position No. of Shares Taken 1 Entity Name: A2Z Ventures Limited Represented By: 1. SYED MOSTAHIDAL HOQ & 2. ALBAB AL MEHBOOB Address: Apartment 4B, 22 Kamal Ataturk Avenue, Banani Share Holder Name : ABU SALEH DIDAR Father's Name : Motiur Rahman Mother's Name : Shamima Yasmin Address : House 56, road 1, Block A, Niketon, Dhaka Date of Birth : 05-AUG-91 E-mail : didar@a2zventures.net Phone : 01969-602221 TIN : 362258454422 NID/Passport No. : 3257601546 Nationality : Bangladeshi Name : SYED MOSTAHIDAL HOQ Father's Name : Syed Mostafijal Hoq Mother's Name : Syeda Asma Hoq Address : Apartment 9P, Bay Villa Laila, House 48/A, Road 41, Gulshan 2, Dhaka Date of Birth : 01-JAN-85 E-mail : mostahidal.hoq@daraz.com.bd Phone : 01969602218 TIN : 681091161538 NID/Passport No. : 8673707504 Nationality : Bangladeshi Managing Director 998 ( Nine Hundred Ninety Eight shares) 1 ( One shares) 1 2 Chairman Witness 1 Name : Md. Atiqur Sobhan Address: House:1050, Road:07(Old 40) Mirpur DOHS, Dhaka Phone : 01816865868 NID : 4122304790373 1 ( One shares) Signature of subscribers sd/- sd/- sd/- Witness 2 Name : Md. Mostain Billah, FCA Address: BSEC Bhaban 11th Floor, 102 Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue, Dhaka Phone : NID : 01974612860 1011666847 This document is digitally signed. Please find the soft copy to verify the signature.