Company: NTCL
Filing Date: 2025-02-18
Form Type: 20-F
Source: 0001410578-25-000153
Chunk: 129

Company: NetClass Technology Inc
Filing Date: 2025-02-18
Form: 20-F
Item: Item 5
Chunk 129
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 cash or otherwise) to its shareholders out of its profits available for distribution, namely its accumulated, realized profits (so far as not previously utilized by distribution or capitalization), less its accumulated, realized losses (so far as not previously written off in a reduction or reorganization of capital). Where a company makes an unlawful distribution in contravention of the provisions of the Companies Ordinance, and the shareholder to whom the distribution is made knows or has reasonable grounds to believe that the distribution (or part thereof) is made in contravention of such provisions, that shareholder will be liable to repay the distribution (or part thereof) to the company. Additionally, the articles of association of a company may also impose additional requirements or restrictions in relation to the distribution of dividends by the company to its shareholders, for example by limiting the percentage of the distributable profits which may be distributed to shareholders. As at the date of this annual report, the articles of association of NetClass HK provide, amongst other things, that: (i) payment of dividend shall be subject to approval by the company in a general meeting; (ii) no dividend shall be payable except out of the profits of the company; (iii) no dividend shall carry interest as against the company; (iv) the directors of the company may, subject to the approval of members at a general meeting, apply the net profits of the company in or towards the formation of reserve fund or funds; (v) any dividends which are unclaimed for one year after having been declared may be invested or otherwise made use of by the directors of the company for the benefit of the company until claimed by the relevant member(s); (vi) a transfer of shares shall not pass the right to any dividend declared thereon before the registration of the transfer; and (vii) the directors of the company may retain any dividends on which the company has a lien, and may apply the same in or towards satisfaction of the debts, liabilities or engagements in respect of which the lien exists. As at the date of this annual report, the articles of association of NetClass International provide, amongst other things, that (i) dividends may be declared by the company at a general meeting, in the case of interim dividends, paid to members of the company by a decision of the directors as the directors deem to be justified by the profits of the company; (ii) dividends may only be paid out of the profits of the company in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Ordinance; (iii) unless otherwise specified by the members