Zanlux - Memart
Zanlux - Memart
(Cap 212)
MEMORANDUM
AND
ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
OF
DRAWN BY:
George Joel Mahona (Subscriber)
Mahona & Co. Advocates
P.O Box 11839
Dar Es Salaam,
Tanzania.
Memorandum and Articles of Association of Zanlux Engineering Limited
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COMPANY
LIMITED
MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION
OF
ZANLUX ENGINEERING LIMITED
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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.
ARMIN MAIRHOFER
BOX 11839 DAR ES
SALAAM
TOTAL
SIGNATURE: …………………………………
QUALIFICATION: ADVOCATE
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ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
OF
ZANLUX ENGINEERING LIMITED
1. The regulations in Table "A" in the First Schedule to Table "A" Not
the Companies Act, 2002 shall not apply to the to Apply
Company.
WORDS MEANINGS
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The marginal notes are inserted for convenience only and shall
not affect the construction of these presents.
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SHARE CAPITAL
MODIFICATION OF RIGHTS
any class may, subject to the provisions of the Act, be How rights of
modified or abrogated, either with the consent in shares may
writing of the holders of three-fourths of the issued be modified
shares of the class, or with the sanction of a Special
Resolution passed at a separate General Meeting of
such holders (but not otherwise), and may be so
modified or abrogated either whilst the Company is a
going concern or during or in contemplation of a
winding up. To every such separate General Meeting
all the provisions of these presents relating to General
Meetings of the Company or to the proceedings
thereat, shall mutatis mutandis, apply, except that
the necessary quorum shall be two persons at least
holding or representing by proxy one-half in nominal
amount of the issued shares of the class (but so that if
at any adjourned meeting of such holders a quorum
as above defined is not present, those Members who
are present shall be a quorum), and that the holders of
shares of the class shall, on a poll, have one vote in
respect of every shares of the class held by them
respectively.
SHARES
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CERTIFICATES
11. Every person whose name is entered as a Member in Issue of
the Register of Members shall be entitled without Certificates
payment to receive within two months after allotment
or lodgment of transfer (or within such other period as
the conditions of issue shall provide) one certificate for
all his shares of any one class or several certificates
each for one or more of his shares upon payment of
such sum, as the Directors shall from time to time
determine. Every certificate shall be issued under the
Seal. The certificate shall specify the shares or
securities to which it relates and the amount paid up
thereon. Provided that the Company shall not be
bound to register more than three persons as the joint
holders of any shares (except in the case of executors
of trustees of a deceased Member), and, in case of a
share or shares held jointly by several persons, the
Company shall not be bound to issue more than one
certificate therefore, and delivery of a certificate for a
share to one of several joint holders shall be sufficient
delivery to all such holders.
Renewal of
Certificates
12. If a share certificate be worn out, defaced, lost or
destroyed, it may be renewed on payment of such fee
(if any) and on such terms (if any) as to evidence,
indemnity and the payment of out of pocket expenses
of the Company for investigating evidence, as the
Directors think fit.
LIEN
Company's lien
13. The Company shall have a first and paramount lien on
every shares for all moneys (whether presently payable or
not) called or payable at a fixed time in respect of
such share; and the Company shall also have a first
and paramount lien and charge on all shares
(including fully paid shares) standing registered in the
name of each Member (whether solely or jointly with
others) for all the debts and liabilities of such Member
or his estate to the Company and that whether the
same shall have been
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CALLS ON SHARES
16. The Directors may from time to time make calls upon
the Members in respect of any moneys (whether on
account of the amount of the shares or by way of
premium) unpaid on their shares, provided that
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Calls
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18. The joint holders of a share shall be jointly and Liability of joint
severally liable to pay all calls in respect thereof. holders
20. Any sum which by the terms of issue of a share Sums due on
becomes payable upon allotment or at any fixed date, allotment to be
whether on account of the amount of the shares or by treated as calls
way of premium, shall for all the purposes of these
presents be deemed to be a call duly made and
payable on the date on which by the terms of issue
the same becomes payable, and in case of non-
payment all the relevant provisions of these presents
as to payment of interest and expenses, forfeiture or
otherwise shall apply as if such sum had become payable
by virtue of a call duly made and notified.
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22. The Directors may, if they think fit, receive from any
Member willing to advance the same, all or any part of
the moneys unpaid upon the shares held by him Payment of calls in
advance
beyond the sums actually called up thereon as a
payment in advance of calls and such payment in
advance of calls shall extinguish, so far as the same
shall extend,
TRANSFER OF SHARES
23. (a) Subject to the restrictions of these presents, all
transfers of shares may be effected by transfer Form of transfer
in writing in the usual common form or in any
other form in writing under hand approved by
the Directors.
Execution
(b) The instrument of transfer of a share shall be in
writing and shall be signed by or on behalf of
the transferor and transferee, and the transferor
shall be deemed to remain the holder of the
share until the name of the transferee is entered
in the Register of Members in respect thereof,
provided that the Directors may dispense with
the execution of the instrument of transfer by the
transferee in any case in which they think fit in
their discretion so to do.
Director's refusal to
24. The Director may, subject to compliance with the
register, and
requirements of the Act as to advertisement, closing register
suspend the registration of transfers at such time and
for such periods as they may from time to time
determine, but so that such registration shall not be
suspended for more than Thirty days in any year.
Custody of
instruments of
25. All instruments of transfer, which shall be registered, transfer
shall be retained by the Company but any instrument
of transfer, which the Directors may decline to register,
shall
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TRANSMISSION OF SHARES
26. In case of the death of a Member the survivors or Transmission on
survivor where the deceased was a joint holder, and death
the executors or administrators of the deceased
where he was a sole or only surviving holder shall be
the only persons recognized by the Company as
having any title to his shares; but nothing herein
contained shall release the estate of a deceased
holder (whether sole or joint) from any liability in
respect of any share solely or jointly held by him.
Registration
of Execution
27. Any person becoming entitled to a share in and Trustees
consequence of the death or bankruptcy of a Member in Bankruptcy
may, upon such evidence as to his title being
produced as may from time to time be required by the
Directors, and subject as hereinafter provided, either
be registered himself as holder of the share or elect to
have some person nominated by him registered as
the transferee thereof.
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FORFEITURE OF SHARES
30. If a Member fails to pay the whole or any part of any Notice requiring
payment of
call or installment of a call on the day appointed for Calls
payment thereof, the Directors may, at any time
thereafter during such time as any part of such call or
installment remains unpaid, serve a notice on him
requiring payment of so much of the call or installment
as is unpaid, serve a notice on him requiring payment
of so much of the call or installment as is unpaid,
together with any interest which may have accrued
and all expenses which may have been incurred by
the Company by reason of such non- payment.
Notice to state
time and place for
31. The notice shall name a further day (not being less payment
than seven days from the date of the notice) on or
before which and the place where the payment
required by the notice is to be made, and shall state
that in the event of non-payment at or before the time
and at the place appointed the shares in respect of
which the call was made will be liable to be forfeited.
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INCREASE OF CAPITAL
37. The Company may from time to time by Ordinary
Resolution increase its share capital by such sum to Power to
increase capital
be divided into shares of such amount, as the resolution
shall prescribe.
Allotment of
38. The Company may by Ordinary Resolution direct that new shares
the new shares, or any of them shall be offered in the
first instance, either at par or at a premium, to the
then Members or to the holders of any class of shares
for the time being, in proportion to the number of
shares or shares of the class or group held by them
respectively, or make any other provisions as to the
issue of the new shares.
39. All new shares shall be subject to the provisions of Right and liabilities
these presets with reference to payment of calls, lien, attached to new
transfer, transmission, and forfeiture and otherwise shares
and, unless otherwise provided in accordance with the
powers contained in these presents, shall be Ordinary
Shares.
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ALTERATIONS OF CAPITAL
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GENERAL MEETINGS
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48. The accidental omission to give notice to, or the non- Omission and
receipt of notice by, any Member, shall not invalidate non receipt of
the proceedings at any General Meeting. notice
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50. Any person entitled to be present and vote at a Notice of resolutions and
meeting may submit any resolution or amendment amendments by
to the meeting, provided that at least five and not Members
more than fourteen clear days before the day
appointed for the meeting he shall have served upon
the Company a notice in writing signed by him,
containing the proposed resolution or amendment
and stating his intention to submit the same.
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53. If within half an hour from the time appointed for the
meeting a quorum is not present, the meeting, if Adjournment if quorum
convened on the requisition of Members, shall be not present
dissolved. In any other case it shall stand adjourned
to the same day in the next week at the same time
and place or to such other day and at such other
time and place as the Directors may determine, and
if at such adjourned meeting a quorum is not
present within fifteen minutes from the time
appointed for holding the meeting, the Members
present in person or by proxy shall be a quorum.
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VOTES OF MEMBERS
63. In the case of joint holders of a share, the vote of the Voting rights of joint
senior who tenders a vote, whether in person or by holders
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 Members.
65. No Member shall, unless the Directors otherwise No right to vote where at
determine, be entitled to vote at a General Meeting a call is unpaid
either personally or by proxy, or to exercise any privilege
as a Member unless all calls or other sums presently
payable by him in respect of shares in the Company
have been paid.
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1. ARMIN MAIRHOFER
2. GEORGE JOEL MAHONA
74. The Directors shall be paid out of the funds of the Remuneration
of Directors
Company by way of remuneration for their services,
such sum as the Company in General Meeting may
from time to time determine. The Directors shall also
be paid all reasonable traveling, hotel and other
expenses incurred by them in connection with
attending and returning from Board Meetings or
otherwise in connection with the business of the
Company. Extra remuneration
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77. A Director may hold any other office or place of Power of Directors to
profit under the Company (other than the office of hold offices of profit and
Auditor) and may act in a professional capacity for to contract with
the Company in conjunction with his office of Company
Director, on such terms as to remuneration and
otherwise as the Board may determine, and no
Director or intending Director shall be disqualified by
his office from contracting with the Company, either
with regard to his tenure of any such other office or
place of profit, or as vendor, purchaser or otherwise,
nor shall any such contract, or any contract
arrangement entered into by or on behalf of the
Company in which any Director is in any way
interested be liable to be avoided, nor shall any
Director so contracting or being so interested be
liable to account to the Company for any profit
realized by any such contract or arrangement by
reason of such Director holding that office, or of the
fiduciary relating thereby established, provided that
the nature of the interest of the Director in such
contract or proposed contract or arrangement be
declared at the meeting of the Directors at which the
question is first taken into consideration if his interest
then exists, or in any other case at the next meeting
of the Directors held after he became interested. A
Director may vote in respect of any contract or
arrangement in which he is interested and be
counted in ascertaining whether a quorum is
present, provided that he gives notice of the nature
of his interest in any such contract or arrangement in
the
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78. The Directors shall elect from amongst their own body
a Chairperson of the Board of Directors on such terms Chairman
and for such period (subject always to the provisions of
these presents) as they may think fit, provided any
decision shall be made by discussion and agreement
through all directors.
POWERS OF DIRECTORS
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General power of
83. The business of the Company shall be managed by Directors to
the Directors, who may exercise all such powers of manage Company's
the Company as are not by the Act or by these business
presents required to be exercised by the Company in
the General Meeting, subject nevertheless to any
regulations of these presents, to the provisions of
the Act, and to such regulations, being not
inconsistent with the aforesaid regulations or
provisions, as may be prescribed by Special
Resolution of the Company, but no regulation so
made by the Company shall invalidate any prior act
of the Directors which would have been valid if such
regulation had not been made. The general powers
given by this Article shall not be limited or restricted
by any special authority or power given to the
Directors by any other Article.
84. The Directors may arrange that any branch of the Organization of subsidiary
business carried on by the Company or any other companies
business in which the Company may be interested
shall be carried on by or through one or more
subsidiary companies, and they may on behalf of the
Company make such arrangements as they think
advisable for taking the profits or bearing the losses of
any branch or business so carried on or financing,
assisting or subsidizing any such subsidiary company or
guaranteeing its contracts, obligations or liabilities and
they may appoint, remove and re-appoint any persons
(whether members of their own body or not) to act as
directors, executive Directors or managers of any such
company or any other company in which the Company
may be interested, and may determine the
remuneration (whether by way of salary, commission
on profits or otherwise) of any person so appointed,
and any Directors of this Company may retain any
remuneration so payable to them.
Power to appoint attorneys
85. The Directors may from time to time and at any time
by power of attorney under the Seal appoint any
company, firm or person or any fluctuating body of
persons, whether nominated directly or indirectly by the
Directors, to be the attorney or attorneys of the
Company for such purposes and with such powers,
authorities and discretions (not exceeding those
vested in or exercisable by the Directors under these
presents) and for such period and subject to such
conditions as they may think fit, and any such power
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BORROWING POWERS
Power to borrow and to
give security
88. The Directors may raise or borrow for the purposes of
the Company's business such sum or sums of money as
they may in their absolute discretion think fit. The Directors
may secure the repayment or raise any such sums as
aforesaid by legal or equitable Mortgage or charge
upon the whole or any part of the property and assets
of the Company, present and future, including its
uncalled capital, or by the issue at such price as they
may think fit, of debentures and debenture stock either
charged upon the whole or any part of the property
and the assets (including its uncalled Capital) of the
Company or not so charged, or in such other way as
the Directors may think expedient.
Holding of concurrent office
89. Subject to the provisions of Article 77 of these presents,
a Director of this Company may be or become a
director or other officer of, or otherwise interested in,
any company including but not limited to any
company promoted by this Company or in which this
Company may be interested as shareholder or
otherwise, and no such Director shall be accountable
for any remuneration or other benefits received by him
as director or officer of, or from his interest in such other
company. The Board may also exercise the voting power
conferred by the shares in favor of any resolution
appointing it or any of its number, directors or officers
of such other company. Furthermore, any Director of
this Company may vote in favor of the exercise of
such voting rights in manner aforesaid
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Board Meetings
PROCEEDINGS OF DIRECTORS
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96. A meeting of the Directors for the time being, at which Power to appoint committees
a quorum is present, shall be competent to exercise
all powers and discretion for the time being
exercisable by the Directors.
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ALTERNATE DIRECTORS
101. The Directors shall cause proper minutes to be made Records of appointments and
in books to be provided for the purpose of all proceedings to be kept
appointments of officers made by the Directors, of the
proceedings of all meetings of Directors and
committees of Directors and of the attendances
thereat, and of the proceedings of all meetings of the
Company and all business transacted, resolutions
passed and orders made at such meetings, and any
such minute of such meetings if purporting to be signed
by the Chairman of such meeting, or by the Chairman
of the next succeeding meeting of the Company or
Directors or committee, as the case may be, shall be
sufficient evidence without any further proof of the
facts therein stated.
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THE SEAL
AUTHENTICATION OF DOCUMENTS
DIVIDENDS
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RESERVES
112. The Directors may from time to time set aside out of
the profits of the Company and carry to reserve such Carry profit, Application
sums as they think proper which shall at the discretion of reserve,
Division of reserve into
of the Directors be applicable for meeting special
contingencies or for the gradual liquidation of any Funds, Power to carry
debt or liability of the Company or for repairing or forward profits
maintaining the works plant and machinery of the
Company or for special dividends or bonuses or for
equalizing dividends or for any other purposes to
which the profits of the Company may properly be
applied and pending such application may at the like
discretion either be employed in the business of the
Company or be invested in such investments (other than
shares of the Company) as the Directors think fit. The
Directors may divide the reserve into such special
funds as they think fit, and may consolidate into one
fund any special funds or any parts of any special
funds into which the reserve may have been divided as
they think fit. The Directors may also without placing
the same to reserve carry forward any profits which
they may think it not prudent to divide.
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115. The Directors shall cause proper books of account to Directors to keep
proper accounts
be kept with respect to:-
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AUDIT
119. The Company shall at each Annual General Meeting
appoint an Auditor or Auditors to hold office until the Appointment of Auditors
next ensuing Annual General Meeting. The Auditor's
report shall be read before the Company at the Annual
General Meeting and shall be open to inspection by
any Member. The Auditors' duties shall be regulated in
accordance with the Act.
120. No Director or other officer of neither the Company Directors not be Auditors
nor any person who is a partner of or in the
employment of an officer of the Company, or any
corporation, shall be capable of being appointed
Auditor of the Company.
NOTICES
121. Any notice or document may be served by the Service of Notices
Company on any Member wherever resident either
personally or by fax or telex or by sending it through
the post in a prepaid letter addressed to such Member
at his registered address as appearing in the Register of
Members, provided that if such address is outside
Tanzania, such letter shall be sent by air mail. In respect
of joint holdings, all notices shall be given to that one of
the joint holders whose name stands
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WINDING-UP
124. If the Company shall be wound up (whether the
liquidation is voluntary, under supervision, or by the Liquidation and Liquidator
Court), the liquidator may with the authority of a
Special Resolution, divide among the Members in
specie or kind the whole or any part of the assets of
the Company and whether or not the assets shall
consist of property of one kind or shall consist of
properties of different kinds and may for such purpose
set such value as he deems fair upon any one or more
class or classes of property and may determine how
such division shall be carried out as between the
Members or different classes of Members. The
liquidator may, with the like authority, vest any part of the
assets in trustees upon such trusts for the benefit of
Members as the Liquidator with the like authority shall
think fit, and the liquidation of the Company may be
closed and the Company dissolved, but so that no
contributory shall be compelled to accept any shares
in respect of which there is a liability.
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INDEMNITY
125. Subject to the provisions of the Act every Director,
Managing Agent, Auditor, Manager, Secretary or Indemnity of Directors
officer or Servant of the Company shall be entitled to and officers or servants
be indemnified by the Company against all costs,
charges, losses, expenses and liabilities incurred by
him in the execution and discharge of his duties or in
relation thereto.
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ARMIN MAIRHOFER 95
P.O BOX 11839
DAR ES SALAAM
TOTAL 100
SIGNATURE: …………………………………
QUALIFICATION: ADVOCATE
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