ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

 

OF

 

XYZ .......... .......... LTDA.

 

 

 

 

By this private instrument:

 

(a)       XYZ BETEILIGUNGSGESELLSCHAFT m.b.H., a company incorporated and existing in accordance with the laws of Austria, with its head office located at …….., Austria, in this act represented by its attorney-in-fact Mr. .......... .......... .......... .........., Brazilian, married, lawyer, bearer of Brazilian Identity Card RG nº …………, enrolled with the……………with offices in the City of São Paulo, State of São Paulo, at Rua ……………………..; and

 

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STUDIO

MISURACA, & Associati/Associates

Studio Legale

Law Firm

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(b)       .......... .........., Brazilian, married, engineer, bearer of Brazilian Identity Card RG nº ……., enrolled with the CPF/MF under nº ……………., resident and domiciled in the City of .........., State of Paraná at Rua do ..........,

 

 

 

incorporate, and in fact have incorporated, a limited liability quota company, which will be governed by the following clauses and conditions:

 

1.         The company operates under the name XYZ .......... .......... LTDA., and it is governed by these Articles of Association and legal applicable provisions.

 

 

2.         The company's head office is located in the city of .........., State of Parana, at ______________.

 

            Sole Paragraph  By means of a resolution of the quotaholders representing 80% (eighty per cent) of the corporate capital, the company may open branches, agencies, offices, representations or other establishments, within the country or abroad.

 

 

3.         The corporate purposes of the company are:

 

(i)         sale, distribution, assembly, commercialization, representation, importation and exportation of household appliances, including cookers, produced or traded with any trademark of Xyz Group;

 

(ii)        production, sale, distribution, commercialization and exportation of household appliances, including cookers, produced by the company;

 

(iii)       administration of its own assets and business; and

 

(iv)       participation as a partner, shareholder or quotaholder in other civil or business corporations, national or foreign.

 

 

 

4.         The duration of the company is indeterminate.

 

 

5.         The corporate capital is R$ 240,000.00 (two hundred and forty thousand reais), divided into 240,000 (two hundred and forty thousand) quotas, with the par value of R$ 1.00 (one real) each, distributed between the partners as follows:

 

(i)         XYZ BETEILIGUNGSGESELLSCHAFT m.b.H. holds 228,000 (two hundred and twenty eight thousand) quotas, in the total amount of R$ 228,000.00 (two hundred and twenty eight thousand reais); and

 

(ii)        .......... .......... (full name)  holds 12,000 (twelve thousand) quotas, in the total amount of R$ 12,000.00 (twelve thousand reais).

 

First paragraph - The responsibility of the partners, in accordance with legislation in force, is limited to the total value of the capital.

 

Second paragraph -The subscribed quotas will be paid up within 1 (one) year as from the current date, in current local currency, credits or assets.

 

 

6.         Company management and administration is assigned to the partner XYZ BETEILIGUNGSGESELLSCHAFT m.b.H., which, hereby, delegates its powers to Mr. .......... .........., identified above.

 

Sole paragraph - The monthly remuneration of the delegated-manager will be fixed by resolution of quotaholders representing 80% (eighty per cent) of the capital and will be treated as general expenses.

 

7.         With due regard to Clause 8 below, the delegated-manager or the company’s attorneys-in-fact, individually, shall be responsible for the undertaking of acts considered necessary or appropriate to the management of the company, for whom the powers necessary are given to:

 

(i)         represent the company in court or out of court, actively or passively, before third parties, any government office, federal, state or municipal government, as well as any other government office, mixed economy companies, and quasi public corporation; and

 

(ii)        sign checks, bills of exchanges, payment orders, deeds, or any other securities, contracts or documents that result in responsibilities or obligations to the company.

 

Sole paragraph - The powers of attorney granted by the company must be signed by the delegate-manager and, in addition to stating the express powers conferred, must, with the exception of those granted for legal purposes, state a limited period for which they are valid.

 

 

8.         The effectiveness and validity of the following acts and decisions shall be subject to the prior and express approval of quotaholders representing 80% (eighty per cent) of the corporate capital:

 

(i)                     the approval of the General Business Plan for development of the company’s business and its respective amendments and deviations;

 

(ii)                    the approval of the Annual Budget and Business Plan and its respective amendments and deviations;

(iii)                   the execution of any agreements, contracts, documents, deeds, titles, instruments and/or capital expenditures, borrowings, loans and the granting of guarantees of any nature, and the undertaking of obligations in name of the company which amount exceeds R$ __________ (__________ reais);

 

(iv)                   the liquidation, sale, transfer, alienation, mortgage, burdening or encumbrance of fixed assets of the company which amount exceeds R$ ______________ (__________ reais);

 

(v)                    capital increases, capital reductions and the retention and/or distribution of profits;

 

(vi)                   any amendment to this Articles of Association, including any amendment to exclude any minority quotaholder(s);

 

(vii)                  the entering into any activities or business outside the company’s corporate object, as defined in this Articles of Association;

 

(viii)                  the merger or amalgamation of any other company into the company, or the merger of the company into any other company, its split-off, amalgamation or transformation into any other corporate type;

 

(ix)                   the acquisition, sale, transfer or disposal in any shares or quotas of any companies, as well as the company’s association, under any circumstances, with another company, including the setting up of a consortium or group of companies;

 

(x)                    the acquisition, use, assignment, sale, transfer or licensing of any patents, copyrights, trade secrets, technology, know-how, trademarks, tradenames or other intellectual property rights by the company;

 

(xi)                   the entering of company into any agreements, transactions, or business of any nature and the execution of any contracts (and any subsequent modifications) with any shareholder or any other company or individual which is directly or indirectly linked, associated, subordinated or controlled by them, and the termination of the same without just cause by the company;

 

(xii)                  the decision regarding bankruptcy, creditors agreement, dissolution and liquidation of the company, as well as the appointment of a liquidation;

 

(xiii)                  the disclosure of confidential information; and

 

(xiv)                  establishment of rules, policies and guidelines for the company, including those relative to the operational structure, relationship with clients and billing.

 

 

9.         Acts undertaken by the partners, delegate-managers, attorneys-in-fact or employees, which involve the company in business liabilities or transactions contrary to the company's objectives are expressly prohibited, and are null and void with respect to the company, such as sureties, endorsements or any other guarantees in favor of third parties.

 

10.       Admission of new partners must be approved by the majority quotaholder. None of the partners may assign or transfer any of their quotas to third parties, without the authorization of the majority quotaholder.

 

 

11.       The company's financial year starts on January 01, and ends on December 31. A balance sheet is to be prepared at the end of each year and corresponding to this year, together with any other financial statements required by law. The company can, after a decision from the majority of the quotaholders, prepare monthly, quarterly or six monthly balance sheets and distribute the profits recorded.

 

 

12.       The net profits calculated by the company shall be distributed to the partners in proportion to their capital participation.

 

 

13.       In the event of the company being dissolved or liquidated, the liquidator will be nominated by the majority quotaholder. In this case, the company's assets will be used to liquidate its liabilities and any balance remaining will be allocated between the quotaholders in proportion to the number of quotas that each holds.

 

 

14.       The removal, extinction, exclusion or bankruptcy of any of the partners will not result in the company being dissolved; it will continue with the remaining partner for the period provided by law, unless this partner decides to liquidate the company. The removed, extinct, excluded or bankrupted quotaholder(s) will have his/her/their rights appraised as per the latest balance sheet of the company and will be paid in 12 equal monthly installments.

 

15.       The courts of the city of .........., state of Paraná are hereby elected to deal with any questions arising from this contract, to the exclusion of any other courts, however privileged they might be.

 

 

And, being fair and contracted, the parties sign three copies of the present instrument of equal form and content, together with two witnesses below, all present.

 

.........., December __, ………..

 

P.p._______________________________________________

XYZ BETEILIGUNGSGESELLSCHAFT m.b.H.

.......... .......... .......... ..........

 

_______________________________________________

.......... ..........

 

Signed: ____________________________

.......... .......... .......... ..........

……………..

 

Witnesses:

 

1. _____________________                                          2. _____________________

Name:                                                                         Name:

R.G.:                                                                           R.G.: