COMPANIES ACTS, 1963 to 1999
LIMITED
COMPANY HAVING A SHARE CAPITAL
MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION
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1. The
name of the Company is "Traynor Envelopes Limited".
2. The
objects for which the Company is established are:‑
2.1 (i) To carry on the business as a general
commercial company and to undertake all kinds of business deemed necessary or
advantageous in promoting the objects or any objects in the Company.
(ii) To carry on business as captive and
general insurance managers, international insurance consultants, investment and
fund managers, international property financiers, asset financiers and as a
holding company generally.
(iii) To buy, sell and deal in such goods and
products as may be thought necessary or desirable in carrying out the Company's
objects and to enter into and carry out any contract of works and to provide
any service of whatsoever nature.
(iv) To invest the funds which are held for
the purpose of the trading operations referred to in paragraphs (i), (ii) and
(iii) above.
(v) To acquire and carry on any other business
which may seem to the Company capable of being conveniently carried on in
connection with the above, or which may seem calculated directly or indirectly
to enhance the value of or render more profitable any of the Company's property
or rights.
2.2 To
carry on any other business by wholesale or retail whether manufacturing or
otherwise (except the issuing of policies of insurance) which may seem to the
Company capable of being conveniently carried on in connection with the above,
or calculated directly or indirectly to enhance the value of or render
profitable any of the Company's property or rights.
2.3 To
acquire and undertake the whole or any part of the business, property and
liabilities of any person or company carrying on any business which the Company
is authorised to carry on or which is capable of being conducted so as to
benefit this Company directly or indirectly or which is possessed of property
suitable for the purpose of this Company.
2.4 To
amalgamate with any other Company.
2.5 To apply
for, purchase or otherwise acquire any patents, brevets d'invention, licences,
trade marks, concessions and the like conferring any exclusive or non-exclusive
or non-exclusive or limited right to use, or any secret or other information as
to any invention which may seem capable of being used, for any of the purposes
of the Company or the acquisition of which may seem calculated directly or
indirectly to benefit the Company, and to use, exercise, develop, or grant
licences in respect or otherwise turn to account, the property, rights or
information so acquired.
2.6 To
enter into partnership or into any arrangement for sharing profits, union of
interests, co-operation, joint adventure, reciprocal concession or otherwise
with any person or company carrying on or engaged in or about to carry on or
engage in any business or transaction which this Company is authorised to carry
on or engage in any business or transaction capable of being conducted so as
directly or indirectly to benefit this Company.
2.7 To take
or otherwise acquire, and to hold shares and securities of any company and to
sell, hold, re-issue with or without guarantee or otherwise deal with the same.
2.8 To
enter into any arrangement with any government or authority, supreme,
municipal, local or otherwise that may seem conducive to the Company's objects
or any of them and to obtain from any such government or authority any rights,
privileges and concessions which the company may think it desirable to obtain,
and to carry out, exercise and comply with any such arrangements, rights,
privileges and concessions.
2.9 To
establish and maintain or procure the establishing and maintenance of any
contributory and non-contributory pension or superannuation funds for the
benefit of, and to give or procure the giving of donations, gratuities,
pensions, allowances or emoluments to any persons who are or were at any time
in the employment or service of the Company or any company which is a
subsidiary of the Company or is allied to or associated with the Company or
with any such subsidiary, or who are or were at any time Directors or officers
of the Company or of any such other company or aforesaid, or any persons in
whose welfare the Company or any such other company as aforesaid is or has been
at any time interested and the wives, widows, families and dependants of any
such persons, and also to establish and subsidise or subscribe to any
institutions, associations, clubs or funds calculated to be for the benefit or
to advance the interest and well being of the Company or of any other such
company as aforesaid or of any such persons as aforesaid, and to make payments
for or towards the insurance of any such persons as aforesaid and to subscribe
or guarantee money for charitable or benevolent objects or for any exhibition
or for any public, general or useful object, and to do any of the matters
aforesaid either alone or in conjunction with any such other company as
aforesaid.
2.10 To
promote any company or companies for the purpose of acquiring all or any of the
property and liabilities of this Company or for any other purpose which may
seem directly or indirectly calculated to benefit this Company.
2.11 Generally
to purchase, take on lease or in exchange or otherwise acquire any real and
personal property and rights or privileges.
2.12 To
develop and turn to account any land acquired by the Company or in which it is
interested, and in particular by laying out and preparing the same for building
purposes, constructing, altering, pulling down, decorating, maintainment,
fitting up and improving buildings and conveniences, and by planting, paving,
draining, farming cultivating, letting on building lease or building agreement
and by advancing money to and entering into contracts and arrangements of all
kinds with builders, tenants and others.
2.13 To
construct, maintain and alter any buildings or works necessary or convenient
for any of the purposes of the Company or for the benefit of its employees.
2.14 To lend
money to such persons or companies either with or without security and upon
such terms as may seem expedient, and in particular to customers and others
having dealings with the Company.
2.15 To
guarantee, support or secure, whether by personal covenant or by mortgaging or
charging all or any part of the undertaking, property and assets (present or
future) and uncalled capital of the Company, or all such methods, the
performance of the obligations of and the repayment or payment of the principal
amounts and interest of any person, firm dividends or interest of any
securities, including (without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing)
and company which is the Company's holding company or a subsidiary or
associated company.
2.16 To
borrow or raise or secure the payment of money in such manner as the Company
shall think fit, and in particular by the issue of debentures or debenture
stock, perpetual or otherwise, charged upon all or any of the Company's
property, both present and future, including its uncalled capital, and to
purchase, redeem or pay off any such securities.
2.17 To
remunerate any person or company for services rendered or to be rendered in
placing or assisting to place or guaranteeing the placing of any of the shares
in the Company's capital or any debentures, debenture stock or other securities
of the Company or in or about the formation or promotion of the Company or the
conduct of its business.
2.18 To draw,
make, accept, endorse, discount, execute and issue promissory notes, bills of
exchange, bills of lading, warrants, debentures, letters of credit and other
negotiable or transferable instruments.
2.19 To
undertake and execute any trusts the undertaking whereof may seem desirable,
whether either gratuitously or otherwise.
2.20 To sell
or dispose of the undertaking of the Company or any part thereof for such
consideration as the Company may think fit, and in particular for shares,
debentures, or securities of any other company having objects altogether or in
part similar to those of this Company.
2.21 To adopt
such means of making known the products of the Company as may seem expedient,
and in particular by advertising in the press, by circulars, by purchase and
exhibition of works of art or interest, by publication of books and
periodicals, and by granting prizes, rewards and donations.
2.22 To
obtain any provisional Order or Act of the Oireachtas for enabling the Company
to carry any of its objects into effect or for effecting any modification of
the Company's constitution or for any other purpose which may seem expedient,
and to oppose any proceedings or application which may seem calculated directly
or indirectly to prejudice the Company's interests.
2.23 To
procure the Company to be registered or recognised in any country or place.
2.24 To sell,
improve, manage, develop, exchange,
lease, mortgage, enfranchise, dispose of, turn to account or otherwise deal
with all or any part of the property and rights of the Company.
2.25 To
promote freedom of contract and to resist, insure against, counteract and
discourage interference therewith, to join any lawful Federation, Union or
Association, or do any other lawful act or thing with a view to preventing or
resisting directly or indirectly any interruption of or interference with the
Company's or any other trade or business, or providing or safeguarding against
the same, or resisting or opposing any strike movement or organisation which
may be thought detrimental to the interests of the Company or its employees,
and to subscribe to any association or fund for any such purposes.
2.26 To do
all or any of the above things in any part of the world as principals, agents,
contractors, trustees, or otherwise and by or through trustees, agents or
otherwise and either alone or in conjunction with others.
2.27 To
distribute any of the property of the Company in specie among the members.
2.28 To do
all such other things as the Company may think incidental or conducive to the
attainment of the above objects or any of them.
NOTE:
It is hereby declared that the words "Company" in this Clause (except
where it refers to this Company) shall be deemed to include any partnership or
other body of persons, whether incorporated or not incorporated and whether
domiciled in the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, Great Britain or
elsewhere, and the intention is that the objects specified in each paragraph of
this clause, shall, except where otherwise expressed in such paragraph, be in
no wise limited or restricted by reference to or inference from, the terms of
any other paragraph.
3. The
liability of the members is limited.
4. The
share capital of the Company is €1,000,000 divided into 1,000,000 Ordinary Shares of €1 each.
WE, the several persons
whose names and addresses and descriptions are subscribed, wish to be formed
into a company in pursuance of this Memorandum of Association and we agree to
take the number of shares in the capital of the Company set out opposite our
respective names.
Names,
Addresses and Descriptions Number
of Shares Taken By Each Subscriber
of Subscribers
p.p. MHC Nominees Limited One
6 Fitzwilliam Square,
Dublin 2.
Liam Brazil One
15 Home Farm Park
Drumcondra
Dublin 9
Total Shares
taken:- Two
Dated
this day of 1999
Witness
to the above signatures:
Witness: Patricia Haran
Signature:
Address: 91
The Northumberlands
Lower
Mount Street,
Dublin
2.
Description Chartered
Secretary
COMPANIES
ACTS, 1963 TO 1990
COMPANY
LIMITED BY SHARES
ARTICLES
OF ASSOCIATION
OF
1. The Regulations
contained in Part 1 of Table A in the First Schedule to the Companies Act, 1963
(with the exception of Regulations 8, 22, 24, 47, 51, 54, 75, 79, 84, and 86
thereof) and the Regulations contained in Part II of Table A aforesaid with the
exception of Regulation 1 thereof) together with the Regulations hereinafter
contained shall constitute the Regulations of the Company.
2. The Instrument of
Transfer of any Share shall be executed by or on behalf of the Transferor and
the Transferor shall be deemed to remain the holder of the Share until the name
of the Transferee is entered in the Register in respect thereof.
3. The Directors may
exercise all the powers of the Company to borrow money or to mortgage or charge
its undertaking, property and uncalled Capital or any part thereof and, subject
to Section 20 of the Companies (Amendment) Act 1983 to issue debentures,
debenture stock or other security whether outright or as security for any debt,
liability or obligation of the Company or of an third party.
4. The lien conferred by
Regulation II of Part I of Table A shall attach to fully paid shares and to all
shares registered in the name of any person indebted or under liability to the
Company, whether he shall be the sole registered holder thereof or shall be one
of several joint holders. The costs,
charges and expenses of enforcing the Company's lien in respect of any shares
or share shall be a first charge on the proceeds of sale thereof.
5. Any Director or member
of a committee of the Board may participate in a meeting of the Directors or
such committee by means of conference telephone or other means of telephone
radio or televisual communication whereby all the persons participating in the
meeting can hear each other and any Director or member of a committee
participating in such a meeting will be deemed to be present in person at such
meeting.
6. The first Directors
shall be the persons named in the Statement delivered pursuant to Section 3 of
the Companies (Amendment) Act 1982 and the first Directors shall and all
subsequent Directors may on appointment or re-appointment be exempt from the
regulations of Table A relating to rotation of Directors.
7. Unless and until
otherwise determined by an ordinary resolution of the Company or by a
Resolution of the Directors the number of the Directors shall not be less than
2 nor more than 10.
8. Any such Resolution in
writing as is referred to in Regulation 6 Part II of Table A may consist of
several documents in the like form each signed by one or more of the members
(or their duly authorised representatives) in that Regulation referred to.
9. The Directors are hereby
given the authority to allot relevant securities (within the meaning of Section
20 of the Companies (Amendment) Act, 1983) generally, unconditionally up to an
amount equal to the authorised share capital of the Company at the date of
incorporation, such authority to expire five years from the date of the
incorporation of the Company.
10. The Directors may allot
such equity securities pursuant to the authority contained in the immediately
preceding Article as if Section 23(1) of the Companies (Amendment) Act did not
apply to the allotment.
Names,
Addresses and Descriptions of Subscribers
p.p. MHC Nominees Limited
6 Fitzwilliam Square,
Dublin 2.
Liam Brazil
15 Home Farm Park
Drumcondra
Dublin 9
Dated
this day of 1999
Witness to the
above signatures:
Witness: Patricia Haran
Signature:
Address: 91
The Northumberlands
Lower
Mount Street
Dublin
2
Description Chartered Secretary