COMPANY INCORPORATION FORM SEYCHELLES

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1 COMPANY INCORPORATION FORM SEYCHELLES The following information is required to incorporate and establish the corporate records of a Seychelles Business Company ( Seychelles BC ). Information about the company s shareholders, directors and officers is not filed with the office of the local Registrar of Corporate Affairs. P R O P O S E D N A M E Please list at least three alternatives in order of preference. A company name must end with the word Limited, Corporation, Incorporated, Societe Anonyme, or Sociedad Anonima or the abbreviations Ltd, Corp, Inc, or S.A. are frequently used O B J E C T S O F T H E C O M P A N Y Our standard Memorandum and Articles of Association permits the Company to participate in any activity not prohibited under any law for the time being in force in the Seychelles. Please confirm that the company will not: Carry on business in Seychelles Confirmed Own an interest in immovable property in Seychelles Confirmed Hold a lease of immovable property in the Seychelles other than of an office for the conduct of its business Confirmed Carry on banking business Confirmed Carry on business as an insurance or reinsurance company Confirmed Provide the registered office for companies Confirmed P U R P O S E O F T H E C O M P A N Y For our information only, please provide details of the proposed activities of the company: S O U R C E O F F U N D S From what source or sources have the funds to be introduced into the Company been derived? (How did you acquire the assets that will be held by the Company?) Salary/Personal Earnings (Please provide details of employment/earnings below.) Loan (Please indicate name of bank below.) Inheritance (Please indicate how funds inherited were derived prior to inheritance.) Sale of Assets (Please provide details of assets sold below.) Spousal Support (Please provide details of spouses employment/earnings below.) Other (Please provide a clear and self-explanatory description below.) 1

2 Please describe/identify the assets that will be held by the Company. S H A R E S Standard number of shares Yes No If no, please state: Currency in which shares are to be issued US$ Other If other, please specify currency Number of shares to be authorized S H A R E H O L D E R S A Seychelles BC must have a minimum of one shareholder. Shareholders may be individual or corporate. Please attach a separate page if there is not enough space below to indicate your requirements. Please Note: Our standard Seychelles BC Memorandum and Articles of Association does not permit the company to issue bearer shares. Please confirm if the company is to have the right to issue bearer shares to ensure the inclusion of the appropriate provisions. Yes No Please select one of the following options: Registered Shares (shares issued in the name of the owner/s). If you want us to prepare the share certificates, please indicate below the number of shares to be issued and the name of the shareholder. Shareholder Services Shares can be held in nominee form for and on behalf of the beneficial owner/s. Nominee services can be provided subject to a nominee agreement or combined with a Declaration of Trust. Please indicate on an attached page how many shares are to be issued and on whose behalf shares are to be held. If you select either of these options, the principal beneficial owner/s will be required to execute a standard Indemnity Agreement, a letter of Instruction and complete our due diligence requirements. Cert. #1 Name of shareholder No. of Shares Address Cert. #2 Name of shareholder No. of Shares Address Cert. #3 Name of shareholder No. of Shares 2

3 Address Bearer Shares If you want us to prepare the share certificates, please, indicate how many shares are to be issued with each certificate: Cert. #1 No. of Shares Cert. #2 No. of Shares Cert. #3 No. of Shares Physical persons Complete for each shareholder / beneficial owner the information in Attachment 1. Use a separate sheet for each shareholder / beneficial owner. Also provide the following for each shareholder: Passport copy (originally certified true copy by a Notary Public or Embassy, Consulate or High Commission). Proof of current residential address, such as an original utility bill or original Certificate of Registration not more than six months old (or originally certified true copy by a Notary Public or Embassy, Consulate or High Commission). Original reference letter from a Bank. Curriculum Vitae. In case of Corporate shareholders, also provide: Corporate structure leading to the ultimate beneficial owner/s. Notarized copies of the incorporation documents: Incorporation Certificate, Certificate of Registered Office, Certificate of Shareholders, Certificate of Directors, Memorandum &Articles of Association. Description of activities together with a copy of the most recent audited financial statements. For each beneficial owner of a corporate shareholder, provide information as noted below under section Physical persons. You may send all the above documents in scanned form by or by fax initially. All originals are required though prior to commencing the procedure to officially file documentation to incorporate a company and/or open a bank account or perform any other fiduciary service for you. D I R E C T O R S A minimum of one director is required. Directors may be individual or corporate. Please note that directors must consent to their appointment and, if they are an individual, be at least eighteen years old. Please provide below the name/s of director/s, full residential address/es and nationality for the Appointment of First Director/s. Please, complete the information in Attachment 2 for each director. 3

4 Director 1 Name Nationality Address Director 2 Name Nationality Address We to arrange corporate director. If you select this option, please note Shareholding information must be provided. Shares issued to Bearer will be retained by Trident subject to the terms of its standard custody agreement. Each principal beneficial owner must execute a standard Indemnity Agreement. The Seychelles Business Companies Act requires copies of the Register of Director and Register of Member to be kept at the office of its Registered Agent in the Seychelles together with copies of any resolutions passed. Accordingly, the Registered Agent should be provided with copies of these registers and any updates whenever changes are made. Note: All background information must be received and approved before the appointment of the director will be accepted and additional information may be required at our discretion. P O W E R S O F A T T O R N E Y Powers of Attorney issued by the director will be limited to an identified purpose or act. If the Power of Attorney is required for opening a bank account, we will require to be provided with copies of all future statements, account and source of funds declaration. L O C A L R E G I S T E R E D O F F I C E & A G E N T It is a statutory requirement that all Seychelles BCs have a local registered office and registered agent. Unless otherwise instructed, we will arrange for both services to be provided. Authorised Representative / Completed By Name Title Company/Firm Address Phone Fax Signature Date 4

5 DECLARATION (to be signed by ALL beneficial owners of the company) I, the undersigned, being the beneficial owner, request that Macys Corporate Services Ltd arrange the formation of this company, and declare and affirm to you that: 1. The above information is true and accurate and should be there any changes in the information so provided to you I undertake to advise you promptly of the same in writing. 2. The above information can be disclosed to any relevant supervisory or other authority of the Republic of Cyprus, if such disclosure is required by Law. 3. I have not benefited, directly or indirectly, from any criminal conduct anywhere in the world and / or benefited from any funds which consist of proceeds of criminal conduct. 4. I have not been declared bankrupt to date and no bankruptcy, moratorium, liquidation, or other similar proceedings have ever been issued or initiated against me. 5. No litigation is pending against me. 6. I have a blank criminal record, and have never participated or been involved in any financial crime, such as money laundering or finance of terrorism or any other crime whatsoever, and no litigation, or investigation is pending against me to that effect. Name: Signature: Date: 5

6 Attachment 1 Details required for the beneficial shareholders 1. Full name 1. PERSONAL DETAILS 2. Passport number & Issuing Country & Expiry 3. Date of Birth 4. Nationality 5. Occupation 6. Residential Address 2. CONTACT DETAILS 7. Business address 8. Contact telephone / fax number 9. address 3. SOURCE OF CAPITAL / ASSETS / INCOME 10. Source of capital 11. Value of assets 12. Annual income 13. Countries from where inward transfers are expected 14. Countries to where outward transfers are expected 6

7 15. Main counterparties 16. Are you a Politically Exposed Person (PEP), in the meaning that you personally hold any Public, Governmental or Parliament position or you are related to any such person? 17. Are you a resident of the US for tax purposes? Yes No Yes No If yes, has a US Taxpayer Identification Number ( TIN ) been issued to you? Yes No If yes, please provide the US TIN. 4. DOCUMENTS CHECKLIST (in addition to this form, please submit the following): 18. Passport copy (originally certified true copy by a Notary Public or Embassy, Consulate or High Commission). 19. Proof of current residential address, such as an original utility bill or original Certificate of Registration not more than six months old (or originally certified true copy by a Notary Public or Embassy, Consulate or High Commission). 20. Original reference letter from a Bank. 21. Curriculum Vitae. 7

8 Attachment 2 Details required for appointment of Directors (other than Macys directors) 1. Full name (In case of person first name, surname and previous name if any. In case of company the registration number also needed.) 2. Passport number (for non-residents of Cyprus a certified copy of passport is also needed) OR Identity card number (for Cypriots or EU citizens) 3. Date of Birth 4. Business / Residential (in case of person) address 5. Nationality 6. Occupation 7. Contact telephone / fax number 8. address 9. Other Directorships (State in which other companies is also acting as director for companies that are registered in Cyprus. If the directorship is extended to a large number of companies, then a Yes disclosure will be the sufficient). 8