UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

SCHEDULE 14C INFORMATION

 

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LONGWEN GROUP CORP.

(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)

 

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LONGWEN GROUP CORP.

RM 219, No. 25, Caihe Rd.

Shangcheng Dist., Hangzhou

Zhejiang Province, China

 

 

To: The Holders of the Common Stock of Longwen Group Corp.

 

  Re: Action by Written Consent in Lieu of Annual Meeting of Stockholders

 

This Information Statement is furnished by the Board of Directors of Longwen Group Corp., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”, or “LWLW”, or “We”), to holders of record of the Company’s common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, at the close of business on June 7, 2023 (the “Record Date”). The purpose of this Information Statement is to inform the Company’s stockholders of certain actions taken by the written consent of the holders of a majority of the Company’s voting stock, dated as of June 7, 2023, in lieu of an Annual Meeting of stockholders.

 

  1. To elect seven (7) directors to serve until the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders and thereafter until their successors are elected and qualified; and
  2. To grant the Board of Directors the discretionary authority to amend the Company’s articles of incorporation to affect a reverse stock split of the Company’s common stock (“Common Stock”) in a range of not less than five (5) shares and not more than ten (10) shares, into one share of Common Stock at any time prior to June 30, 2024 (the “Reverse Split Proposal”); and
  3. To approve the Company’s 2023 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2023 Equity Plan”), and
  4. A proposal to ratify the appointment of Simon & Edward, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023

 

The foregoing actions were approved on June 7, 2023, by our Board of Directors. In addition, on June 7, 2023 the holder of 66% of the Company’s outstanding voting securities, as of the Record Date, approved the foregoing actions. The number of shares voting for the proposals was sufficient for approval.

 

Section 78.320 of the Nevada Revised Statutes (the “NRS”) provides in part that any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of the stockholders may be taken without a meeting if, before or after the action, a written consent thereto is signed by stockholders holding at least a majority of the voting power, except that if a different proportion of voting power is required for such an action at a meeting, then that proportion of written consents is required.

 

In order to eliminate the costs and management time involved in obtaining proxies and in order to effect the above actions as early as possible in order to accomplish the purposes of the Company as herein described, the Board consented to the utilization of, and did in fact obtain, the written consent of the Consenting Stockholders who collectively own shares representing a majority of our Common Stock.

 

The above actions taken by the Company’s stockholders will become effective on or about July __ , 2023 and are more fully described in the Information Statement accompanying this Notice. Under the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the above actions cannot become effective until at least 20 days after the accompanying Information Statement has been distributed to the stockholders of the Company.

 

The entire cost of furnishing this Information Statement will be borne by the Company. The Company may request brokerage houses, nominees, custodians, fiduciaries and other like parties to forward this Information Statement to the beneficial owners of the Common Stock held of record by them and will reimburse such persons for their reasonable charges and expenses in connection therewith.

 

WE ARE NOT ASKING YOU FOR A PROXY, AND YOU ARE REQUESTED NOT TO SEND US A PROXY.

 

No action is required by you. The accompanying Information Statement is furnished only to inform our stockholders of the actions described above before they take place in accordance with Rule 14c-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. This Information Statement will be first distributed to you on or about June __, 2023.

 

If you have any questions on the enclosed Information Statement you may contact us directly. We thank you for your continued interest in our Company.

  

  By Order of the Board of Directors
   
  /s/ Xizhen Ye
  Xizhen Ye, Chief Executive Officer

  

June __, 2023

Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China 

 
 

 

WE ARE NOT ASKING YOU FOR A PROXY

AND YOU ARE REQUESTED NOT TO SEND US A PROXY 

INFORMATION STATEMENT

 

INFORMATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14C OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED

 

THIS IS NOT A NOTICE OF AN ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS AND NO STOCKHOLDER MEETING WILL BE HELD TO CONSIDER ANY MATTER DESCRIBED HEREIN. THE ACTIONS DESCRIBED IN THIS INFORMATION STATEMENT HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY HOLDERS OF A MAJORITY OF OUR COMMON STOCK. WE ARE NOT ASKING YOU FOR A PROXY AND YOU ARE REQUESTED NOT TO SEND US A PROXY. THERE ARE NO DISSENTERS’ RIGHTS WITH RESPECT TO THE ACTIONS DESCRIBED IN THIS INFORMATION STATEMENT.  

 

INTRODUCTION

 

This Information Statement is being mailed or otherwise furnished to the holders of common stock, $0.0001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”) of Longwen Group Corp., a Nevada corporation (“We” or the “Company”) by the Board of Directors to notify them about a certain action that the holders of a majority of the Company’s outstanding voting stock have taken by written consent, in lieu of an Annual Meeting of the stockholders. The action was taken on June 7, 2023.

 

Copies of this Information Statement are first being sent on or about June __, 2023 to the holders of record on June 7, 2023 of the outstanding shares of the Company’s Common Stock. 

 

General Information

 

This Information Statement and Notice of Stockholder Action by Written Consent are being furnished by us to our stockholders of record as of June 7, 2023, to inform our stockholders that the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) and the holders of approximately 66% of our outstanding voting stock as of such date (the “Voting Stockholders”), have taken and approved the following actions (the “Corporate Action”):

 

  1. To elect seven (7) directors to serve until the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders and thereafter until their successors are elected and qualified; and
  2. To grant the Board of directors the discretionary authority to amend the Company’s articles of incorporation to affect a reverse stock split of the Company’s common stock (“Common Stock”) in a range of not less than five (5) shares and not more than ten (10) shares, into one share of Common Stock at any time prior to June 30, 2024 (the “Reverse Split Proposal”); and
  3. To approve the Company’s 2023 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2023 Equity Plan”), and
  4. A proposal to ratify the appointment of Simon & Edward, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023.

  

The Company may ask brokers and other custodians, nominees, and fiduciaries to forward this Information Statement to the beneficial owners of the common stock held of record by such persons and will reimburse such persons for out-of-pocket expenses incurred in forwarding such material.

 

Dissenters’ Right of Appraisal

 

No dissenters’ or appraisal rights under the Nevada Revised Statutes are afforded to the Company’s stockholders as a result of the approval of the actions set forth above.

 

Vote Required

 

The vote, which was required to approve the above actions, was the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the Company’s voting stock. Each holder of Common Stock is entitled to one (1) vote for each share of Common Stock held. The date used for purposes of determining the number of outstanding shares of voting stock of the Company entitled to vote is June 7, 2023. The Record Date for determining those shareholders of the Company entitled to receive this Information Statement is the close of business on June 7, 2023. As of the Record Date, the Company had outstanding 79,346,816 shares of Common Stock. Holders of the Common Stock have no preemptive rights. All outstanding shares are fully paid and nonassessable. The transfer agent for the Common Stock is West Coast Stock Transfer, Inc., 721 N. Vulcan Ave. 1st FL, Encinitas, CA 92024. Telephone: 619-664-4780.

 

Vote Obtained - Section 78.320 of the Nevada Revised Statutes

 

Section 78.320 of the Nevada Revised Statutes Law provides that any action required to be taken at any annual or special meeting of stockholders of a corporation, or any action which may be taken at any annual or special meeting of such stockholders, may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent or consents in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by the holders of outstanding stock, having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted. 

 

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To eliminate the costs and management time involved in soliciting and obtaining proxies to approve the actions and to effectuate the Actions as early as possible to accomplish the purposes of the Company as hereafter described, the Board of Directors of the Company voted to utilize, and did in fact obtain, the written consent of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the Company. Mr. Xizhen Ye is the consenting shareholder and his approximate ownership percentage of the voting stock of the Company totals in the aggregate 66% of the outstanding voting stock

 

This Information Statement is being distributed pursuant to the requirements of Section 14(c) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) to the Company’s stockholders on the Record Date. The corporate action described herein will be effective approximately 20 days (the “20-day Period”) after the distributing of this Information Statement. The 20-day Period is expected to conclude on or about July __, 2023.

 

The entire cost of furnishing this Information Statement will be borne by the Company. 

 

ACTION ONE

 

ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

 

Directors are normally elected by the shareholders at each annual meeting to hold office until their respective successors are elected and qualified and need not be shareholders of the Company. Directors may receive compensation for their services as determined by the Board of Directors. See “Compensation of Directors.” The following persons have been nominated to be directors.

 

Voting for the election of directors is non-cumulative, which means that a simple majority of the shares voting may elect all of the directors. Each share of common stock is entitled to one (1) vote and, therefore, has a number of votes equal to the number of authorized directors.

 

Although the Company’s management expects that each of the following nominees will be available to serve as a director, in the event that any of them should become unavailable prior to being appointed, a replacement will be appointed by a majority of the then-existing Board of Directors. Management has no reason to believe that any of its nominees, if elected, will be unavailable to serve. All nominees are expected to serve until the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified.

 

Nominees for Election as Director

 

The following table sets forth certain information with respect to persons nominated by the Board of Directors of the Company for election as Directors of the Company and who will be elected following the 20-day Period after the distribution of the Information Statement:

 

Name  Age  Position(s)
Xizhen Ye   60    Director 
           
Lili Ye   33    Director 
           
Tianhui Luan   33    Director 
           
Xianrong Liu   57    Director 
           
Songhua Wang   67    Director 
           
Chunrong Yao   80    Director 
           
Yinong Zhao   63    Director 
           

 

Biographical Information Regarding Directors

 

Xizhen Ye has been the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer since November 29, 2016. Mr. Ye is also the President of Longwen Group Corporation (Cayman Island), a Cayman Island company since year 2015 which is also a shareholder of the Company. From February 2016 to August 2018, he served as the President of Zhejiang Longwen Investment Management Co., Ltd. (China), and his job duties include to supervise the management team, review the financial performance and etc. Moreover, Mr. Ye is the General Manager of Hangzhou Longwen Culture & Media Co., Ltd. (China) since year 2011.He has a BS degree in Journalism of Bijing Institute of Humanities (China). Mr. Ye’s business background led to the decision to appoint him to the Company’s Board of Directors. 

 

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Lili Ye was born in Zhejiang Province, China, She was graduated from the Cod College of Capital Normal University in 2013 with Education Bachelor degree. Ms. Ye is the daughter of Mr. Xizhen Ye, the President and CEO of the Company, and she has served as the Chairman of Longwen Media Co., Ltd. since 2011. Ms. Ye has many years of successful writing, editing and directing experiences, and she is also a member of Zhejiang Writers Association. Ms. Ye has published novels “The Curse of Love”, “My Heart Will Let You Hear”, “The Rose of Sassland” (upper and lower parts) and a collection of essays “Yinghuo”, “Insect’s Lover Heart” and so forth. In 2011, her novella "Green Lotus Snow, Dreams Fleeing Years" and "Stay With Me Like Clothes" participated in the first "Spark Burning Winter" and the second session held by Cinderella "Dream of Midsummer" national literature competition, both won the second place. In 2013, she became a director of the World Chinese Poetry Association.

Tianhui Luan was born in Mudsanjiang, Heilongjiang Province, China. She was graduated from Tianjin Normal University with a bachelor’s degree in Management. From March 2014 to March 2015, she worked in Huideng International Travel Agency, engaged in planning and planning. From March 2015 to September 2016, she worked in Beijing Times Feilu Culture Communication Co., Ltd., as a marketing editor. From September 2016 to March 2023, she worked in Houlang Publishing Company, as a marketing manager. During her inauguration, she successfully planned and marketed the million-dollar best-selling book "Lifetime Growth", and planned and marketed many best-selling books: "642 Things to Write", "Micro Habits", "Reasons to Live", "What Kind of Life Do You Want to Live", Wu Lei's first personal photo "Flying on the Ground", and Mayday guitarist Stone's prose "Because I Can't Stay". At the same time, she is fond of writing. In 2010, she participated in the first "Midsummer Painting Dream" National Literary Competition held by Cinderella, and her work "Singing Love Songs is worse than Falling in Love with Me" won the third prize. In 2011, her novella "Love Songs Didn't Tell My Business" and "Cute Pet Family" participated in the first "Spark Burning Winter" and the second "Midsummer Painting Dream" National Literary Competition held by Cinderella, and both won the second place.

 

Xianrong Liu was born in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, high school degree. Mr. Liu has many years of management experiences and organizational capabilities. From November 1983 to 2001, he worked for Hangzhou Electronic Instrument Industry Company. From October 2002 to 2023, he has been engaged in administrative management at West Lake Times Square.

 

Songhua Wang was graduated from Zhejiang Institute of Finance and Economics Education. From 2002 to 2005, she worked at Hangzhou Xingbao Auto Parts Co., Ltd. as the head of finance department. From 2005 to 2007, she worked at Sinopharm Holding Branch as the Chief Accountant. From 2007 to 2011, she was the financial director at Hangzhou Cultural Communication Company. From 2011 to 2016, Mrs. Wang worked as a self-accounting business and engaged in accounting works. Mrs. Wang has comprehensive financial management capabilities such as budget management, process control, accounting, cost control, financial analysis, internal audit, SASAC audit, listing audit, training management and taxation management. She is also familiar with various national tax laws and regulations in China.

 

Chunrong Yao was born in Chong Qing City, China. She used to be the chairman of the trade union of the Second Construction and Installation Company of the 12th Bureau of China Hydropower Bureau and an associate research librarian. Member of Chinese Musicians Association, honorary director of Zhejiang Musicians Association. He has composed more than 3,000 songs, 9 dance music pieces, and 4 TV music pieces, 89 of which won national awards. "56 Strings Connecting Beijing" won the highest award of the national "Five One Project" in 1997, "China Sings to the World" won the first prize in the fifth "China Art Festival" festival song evaluation and was designated as a festival song, " Dear People" won the highest award of the Stars Award in the 10th "China Art Festival". "Ode" won the United Nations Millennium Development Goals Contribution Award in 2015, "My Family Lives by the Canal", "Stories of Spring and Autumn", "Love in July", "Communist", "Voice of Power Builders", "Song of Youth" ", "Pearls in Hands for You", "Tent, Tent", "Fragrant Four Seas", "Three Gorges of the Yellow River", "Green Zhejiang", "Gold and Silver for You", "The Story of Watermelon Peel", "Mei Pai Dozens of works such as "Little Biography" and "After School Time" have won the first prize of the National Song Competition. "In 2010, the "Shanka Works Concert" was successfully held in Zhejiang. In 2000, "Shanka Songs" (211 songs) was published by People's Music Publishing House and distributed nationwide. In 1995, he was awarded the National Employee Self-taught Award (51 people in total), and was jointly commended by five ministries and commissions including the All-China Federation of Trade Unions, the Ministry of Education, and the Ministry of Labor.

 

 

 
 

  

Yinong Zhao was graduated from: Beijing Technology and Business University (Beijing Institute of Light Industry), director and researcher of the Smart City Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Management Sciences, and has been engaged in the media industry for more than 20 years, served as the editor-in-chief of "China United Business Daily", concurrently served as the deputy secretary-general of the Capital Youth Journalists Association, the deputy secretary-general of the China International Exchange Promotion Association, the deputy secretary-general of the Beijing Human Resources Association, and the executive of the China International City Case Study Committee Secretary-General and Advisor to the People's Government of Zigong City, Sichuan Province, Executive Director of CDM Global Environmental Protection Fund, Director of Taihu Cultural Forum, etc. In 2004, he began to study urbanization and urban development. In 2010, he served as the deputy secretary-general of the Chinese Academy of Management Sciences. In 2017, he served as the vice president of the Chinese Academy of Management Sciences. In 2011, he began to enter the field of smart city research. In 2015, entrusted by the People's Government of Jiexiu City, Shanxi Province, he led the compilation of the Outline of the 13th Five-Year Plan for Jiexiu City, Shanxi Province. In 2017, he served as the vice president of the Chinese Academy of Management Sciences. In 2019, he served as an expert editorial board member of "Digital China - Selected High-Quality Cases of Smart City". In 2021, entrusted by the People's Government of Yushe County, Shanxi Province, he lead the compilation of the "Outline of the Tenth, Fourth, and Fifth Plans of Yushe County, Shanxi Province".

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Each of our director’s primary qualification to serve as such involves his or her extensive experience with different aspects of business management,, financial management and/or aquaculture operating.

 

Family Relationships

 

Mrs. Lili Ye is the daughter of Mr. Xizhen Ye. There are no other family relationships between or among the above Directors, executive officers or persons nominated or charged by us to become directors or executive officers.

 

 

Historical Compensation of Director

 

Other than as set forth herein no compensation has been given to any of the directors, although they may be reimbursed for any pre-approved out-of-pocket expenses.

 
 

 

Involvement in Legal Proceedings

 

To the best of our knowledge, during the past ten years, none of the following occurred with respect to a present or former director or executive officer of our Company: (1) any bankruptcy petition filed by or against such person or any business of which such person was a general partner or executive officer either at the time of the bankruptcy or within two years prior to that time; (2) any conviction in a criminal proceeding or being subject to a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor offenses); (3) being subject to any order, judgment or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of any competent jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily enjoining, barring, suspending or otherwise limiting his involvement in any type of business, securities or banking activities; (4) being found by a court of competent jurisdiction (in a civil action), the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) or the Commodities Futures Trading Commission to have violated a federal or state securities or commodities law, and the judgment has not been reversed, suspended or vacated; and (5) being the subject of, or a party to, any federal or state judicial or administrative order, judgment, decree or finding, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, relating to an alleged violation of any federal or state securities or commodities law or regulation, law or regulation respecting financial institutions or insurance companies or law or regulation prohibiting mail or wire fraud or fraud in connection with any business entity; or (6) being the subject of, or a party to, any sanction or order, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any self-regulatory organization (as defined in Section 3(a)(26) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), any registered entity (as defined in Section 1(a)(29) of the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended), or any equivalent exchange, association, entity or organization that has disciplinary authority over its members or associated persons.

 

Corporate Governance

 

The business and affairs of our Company are managed under the direction of the Board of Directors.

 

Term of Office

 

Directors serve until the next annual meeting and until their successors are elected and qualified. Officers are appointed to serve for one year until the meeting of the Board of Directors following the annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors have been elected and qualified.

 

Director Independence

 

We use the definition of “independence” of The NASDAQ Stock Market to make this determination. NASDAQ Listing Rule 5605(a)(2) provides that an “independent director” is a person other than an officer or employee of our Company or any other individual having a relationship which, in the opinion of the Board of Directors, would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director. The NASDAQ rules provide that a director cannot be considered independent if:

 

  the director is, or at any time during the past three years was, an employee of our Company;
     
  the director or a family member of the director accepted any compensation from our Company in excess of $120,000 during any period of 12 consecutive months within the three years preceding the independence determination (subject to certain exclusions, including, among other things, compensation for board or board committee service);
     
  a family member of the director is, or at any time during the past three years was, an executive officer of our Company;
     
  the director or a family member of the director is a partner in, controlling shareholder of, or an executive officer of an entity to which our Company made, or from which our Company received, payments in the current or any of the past three fiscal years that exceed 5% of the recipient’s consolidated gross revenue for that year or $200,000, whichever is greater (subject to certain exclusions);
     
  the director or a family member of the director is employed as an executive officer of an entity where, at any time during the past three years, any of the executive officers of our Company served on the compensation committee of such other entity; or
     
 

the director or a family member of the director is a current partner of our Company’s outside auditor, or at any time during the past three years was a partner or employee of our Company’s outside auditor, and who worked on our Company’s audit.

 

Our Board of Directors has reviewed the materiality of any relationship that each of our directors has with us, either directly or indirectly. Based on this review, our Board of Directors has determined that Mr. Xianrong Liu, Mrs. Songhua Wang, Mr. Chunrong Yao and Mr. Yinong Zhao are “independent directors” as defined in the NASDAQ Listing Rules and Rule 10A-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act. As such, all four independent directors serve on all three of our standing Board Committees, with Mrs. Songhua Wang, Mr. Xianrong Liu and Mr. Yinong Zhao, members of the Audit Committee, Mr. Xianrong Liu, Mrs. Songhua Wang and Mr. Chunrong Yao, members of the Compensation Committee and Mr. Xianrong Liu, Mr. Chunrong Yao and Mr. Yinong Zhao, members of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.

 

 
 

  

Board Committees

 

As of the date hereto, the Company has no Board committees. Upon election of the new Board, the Company intends to create an Audit Committee, a Compensation Committee and a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, each will be comprised entirely of independent directors.

 

Audit Committee

 

Our Audit Committee is comprised of three individuals including Mrs. Songhua Wang, Mr. Xianrong Liu and Mr. Yinong Zhao, each of whom is an independent director and at least one of whom is an “audit committee financial expert,” as defined in Item 407(d)(5)(ii) of Regulation S-K. Mrs. Songhua Wang is appointed as the Chair of the Audit Committee.

 

Our Audit Committee oversees our corporate accounting, financial reporting practices and the audits of financial statements. For this purpose, the Audit Committee does have a charter (which is reviewed annually) and perform several functions. The Audit Committee performs the following:

 

  evaluate the independence and performance of, and assess the qualifications of, our independent auditor and engage such independent auditor;
     
  approve the plan and fees for the annual audit, quarterly reviews, tax and other audit-related services and approve in advance any non-audit service to be provided by our independent auditor;
     
  monitor the independence of our independent auditor and the rotation of partners of the independent auditor on our engagement team as required by law;
     
  review the financial statements to be included in our future Annual Reports on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and review with management and our independent auditor the results of the annual audit and reviews of our quarterly financial statements; and
     
  oversee all aspects our systems of internal accounting control and corporate governance functions on behalf of the Board of Directors.

 

Compensation Committee

 

Our Compensation Committee is comprised of three individuals including Mrs. Songhua Wang, Mr. Xianrong Liu and Mr. Chunrong Yao, three of the members are independent directors. Mr. Xianrong Liu is appointed as the Chair of the Compensation Committee.

 

The Compensation Committee does review or recommend the compensation arrangements for our management and employees and also assist our Board of Directors in reviewing and approving matters such as company benefit and insurance plans, including monitoring the performance thereof. The Compensation Committee has a charter (which is reviewed annually) and perform several functions.

 

The Compensation Committee does have the authority to directly engage, at our expense, any compensation consultants or other advisers as it deems necessary to carry out its responsibilities in determining the amount and form of employee, executive and director compensation.

 

 
 

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

 

Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is comprised of three individuals including Mr.Xianrong Liu, Mr. Chunrong Yao and Mr. Yinong Zhao, each of whom is an independent director. Mr. Yinong Zhao is appointed as the Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.

 

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is charged with the responsibility of reviewing our corporate governance policies and with proposing potential director nominees to the Board of Directors for consideration. This committee has the authority to oversee the hiring of potential executive positions in our Company. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee has a charter (which will be reviewed annually) and performs several functions.

 

Code of Ethics

 

We have adopted a written code of business conduct and ethics that applies to our directors, officers and employees, including our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions.

 

Indemnification of Officers and Directors

 

Chapter 78 of the Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS) provides that a corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if he is not liable pursuant to NRS Section 78.138 or acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. NRS Chapter 78 further provides that a corporation similarly may indemnify any such person serving in any such capacity who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if he is not liable pursuant to NRS Section 78.138 or acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the court or other court of competent jurisdiction in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all of the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the court or other court of competent jurisdiction shall deem proper. 

 

Our bylaws provide that we may indemnify our officers, directors, employees, agents and any other persons to the maximum extent permitted by the NRS.

 

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling us pursuant to the foregoing provisions, we have been informed that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.

 

Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

 

We do not intend to report compliance thereunder in our proxy statement.

 

Meetings of the Board

 

Each of the nominated directors is expected to attended 100% of the aggregate number of meetings of the Board in 2023 from the date hereof. 

 

Communications with the Board

 

Shareholders and any interested parties may send correspondence to the Board or to any individual director, by mail to Corporate Secretary, Longwen Group Corp., RM 219, No. 25, Caihe Rd., Shangcheng Dist., Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China.

 

 
 

 

  

ACTION TWO

 

APPROVAL OF GRANT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THE DISCRETIONARY AUTHORITY TO AFFECT A REVERSE STOCK SPLIT TO THE COMPANY’S COMMON STOCK

 

We are seeking shareholder approval to grant the Board discretionary authority to amend the Company’s Articles of Incorporation to affect a reverse stock split of the issued and outstanding shares of our Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, such split to combine a whole number of outstanding shares of our Common Stock in a range of not less than five (5) shares and not more than ten (10) shares, into one share of Common Stock at any time prior to June 30, 2024 (the “Reverse Split Proposal”).

 

The amendments will not change the number of authorized shares of Common Stock, or the relative voting power of our shareholders. Because the number of authorized shares will not be reduced, the number of authorized but unissued shares of our Common Stock will materially increase and will be available for reissuance by the Company. The Reverse Split Proposal, if affected, would affect all of our holders of Common Stock uniformly.

 

The Board unanimously approved and recommended seeking shareholder approval of this Reverse Split Proposal, on June 7, 2023.

 

Even if the shareholders approve the Reverse Split Proposal, we reserve the right not to affect any reverse stock split if the Board does not deem it to be in the best interests of our shareholders. The Board believes that granting this discretion provides the Board with maximum flexibility to act in the best interests of our shareholders. If this Reverse Split Proposal is approved by the shareholders, the Board will have the authority, in its sole discretion, without further action by the shareholders, to affect a reverse stock split.

 

The Board’s decision as to whether and when to effect the reverse stock split will be based on a number of factors, including prevailing market conditions, existing and expected trading prices for our Common Stock, actual or forecasted results of operations, and the likely effect of such results on the market price of our Common Stock.

 

Following a reverse stock split, the number of our outstanding shares of Common Stock will be significantly reduced. A reverse stock split will also affect our outstanding stock options and shares of Common Stock issued under the Company’s 2022 Equity Incentive Plan. Under this plan, the number of shares of Common Stock deliverable upon exercise or grant must be appropriately adjusted and appropriate adjustments must be made to the purchase price per share to reflect the reverse stock split.

 

The reverse stock split is not being proposed in response to any effort of which we are aware to accumulate our shares of Common Stock or obtain control of the Company, nor is it a plan by management to recommend a series of similar actions to our Board or our shareholders.

 

There are certain risks associated with a reverse stock split, and we cannot accurately predict or assure the reverse stock split will produce or maintain the desired results (for more information on the risks see the section below entitled “Certain Risks Associated with a Reverse Stock Split”). However, our Board believes that the benefits to the Company and our shareholders outweigh the risks and recommends that you vote in favor of granting the Board the discretionary authority to affect a reverse stock split. 

 

Reasons for the Reverse Stock Split

 

The primary purpose for effecting the reverse stock split, should the Board of Directors choose to effect one, would be to increase the per share price of our Common Stock. The Board of Directors believes that, should the appropriate circumstances arise, affecting the reverse stock split would, among other things, help us to:

 

  Meet certain initial listing requirements of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) and/or NASDAQ;
     
  Appeal to a broader range of investors to generate greater investor interest in the Company; and
     
  Improve the perception of our Common Stock as an investment security.

 

Meet the NASDAQ or NYSE Listing Requirements - Our Common Stock is currently listed on the OTC:QB (“LWLW”). Both the NYSE and the NASDAQ require a minimum trading price per share in order to list on either exchange. The NYSE and the NASDAQ Rules and Regulations require among other things, that in order to list on their exchanges, the average closing price of a company’s common stock must be at least $3.00 or $4.00 per share over a consecutive 30 trading-day period.

 

 
 

 

Appeal to a Broader Range of Investors to Generate Greater Investor Interest in the Company - An increase in our stock price may make our Common Stock more attractive to investors. Brokerage firms may be reluctant to recommend lower-priced securities to their clients. Many institutional investors have policies prohibiting them from holding lower-priced stocks in their portfolios, which reduces the number of potential purchasers of our Common Stock. Investment funds may also be reluctant to invest in lower-priced stocks. Investors may also be dissuaded from purchasing lower-priced stocks because the brokerage commissions, as a percentage of the total transaction, tend to be higher for such stocks. Moreover, the analysts at many brokerage firms do not monitor the trading activity or otherwise provide coverage of lower-priced stocks. Giving the Board of Directors the ability to affect a reverse stock split, and thereby increase the price of our Common Stock, would give the Board the ability to address these issues if it is deemed necessary.

 

Improve the Perception of Our Common Stock as an Investment Security - We believe that the overall economic environment in which we and other business competitors are currently operating has been a significant contributing factor in the decline in the price of our Common Stock. Our Board of Directors unanimously approved the discretionary authority to affect a reverse stock split as one potential means of increasing the share price of our Common Stock to improve the perception of our Common Stock as a viable investment security. Lower-priced stocks have a perception in the investment community as being risky and speculative, which may negatively impact not only the price of our Common Stock, but also our market liquidity. As an aquaculture trading company, we believe that we may be particularly sensitive to this type of negative public perception and, if this Reverse Split Proposal is approved, our Board of Directors would have the ability to increase our per share price if it determines that it is undermining our current or future prospects.

 

 

Certain Risks Associated with a Reverse Stock Split

 

Even if a reverse stock split is affected, some or all of the expected benefits discussed above may not be realized or maintained. The market price of our Common Stock will continue to be based, in part, on our performance and other factors unrelated to the number of shares outstanding.

 

The reverse stock split will reduce the number of outstanding shares of our Common Stock without reducing the number of shares of available but unissued Common Stock, which will also have the effect of increasing the number of authorized but unissued shares. The issuance of additional shares of our Common Stock may have a dilutive effect on the ownership of existing shareholders.

 

The current economic environment, in which we operate, the substantial debt we carry and other risks which affect our ability to operate as a going concern, along with otherwise volatile equity market conditions, could limit our ability to raise new equity capital in the future.

 

Principal Effects of a Reverse Stock Split

 

If our shareholders approve this Reverse Split Proposal and the Board of Directors elects to effect a reverse stock split, our issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock would decrease at a rate of approximately one share of Common Stock for every five (5) to ten (10) shares of Common Stock currently outstanding, with adjustment for any fractional shares. The reverse stock split would be affected simultaneously for all of our Common Stock, and the exchange ratio would be the same for all shares of Common Stock. The reverse stock split would affect all of our shareholders uniformly and would not affect any shareholder’s percentage ownership interests in the Company, except to the extent that it results in a shareholder receiving whole shares in lieu of fractional shares. Shareholders holding fractional shares as a result of the reverse stock split will be rounded up to the next whole share. The reverse stock split would not affect the relative voting or other rights that accompany the shares of our Common Stock, except to the extent that it results in a shareholder receiving a whole share in lieu of fractional shares. Common Stock issued pursuant to the reverse stock split would remain fully paid and non-assessable. The reverse stock split would not affect our securities law reporting and disclosure obligations, and we would continue to be subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). We have no current plans to take the Company private. Accordingly, a reverse stock split is not related to a strategy to do so.

 

In addition to the change in the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding, a reverse stock split would have the following effects:

 

Increase the Per Share Price of our Common Stock - By effectively condensing a number of pre-split shares into one share of Common Stock, the per share price of a post-split share is generally greater than the per share price of a pre-split share. The amount of the initial increase in per share price and the duration of such increase, however, are uncertain. If appropriate circumstances exist, the Board may utilize the reverse stock split as part of its plan to obtain listing on the NYSE or NASDAQ to meet their listing standards noted above. 

 

Increase in the Number of Shares of Common Stock Available for Future Issuance - By reducing the number of shares outstanding without reducing the number of shares of available but unissued Common Stock, a reverse stock split will increase the number of authorized but unissued shares. The Board believes the increase is appropriate for use to fund the future operations of the Company. Although the Company does not have any pending acquisitions for which shares are expected to be used, the Company may also use authorized shares in connection with the financing of future acquisitions. 

 

 
 

The following table contains approximate information relating to our common stock, based on share information as of June 7, 2023:

 

    Current     After Reverse Split if 1:5
Ratio is Selected
    After Reverse Split if 1:10
Ratio is Selected
 
Authorized Common Stock     550,000,000       550,000,000       550,000,000  
Common Stock issued and outstanding     79,346,816       15,869,363       7,934,682  
Common Stock reserved for issuance for future grants under 2022 Equity Incentive Plan(1)     750,000       150,000       75,000  

 

(1) We are authorized to issue up to 10,000,000 shares of common stock for grants under the 2022 Equity Incentive Plan of which 9,250,000 shares have been granted..

 

Although a reverse stock split would not have any dilutive effect on our shareholders, a reverse stock split without a reduction in the number of shares authorized for issuance would reduce the proportion of shares owned by our shareholders relative to the number of shares authorized for issuance, giving our Board an effective increase in the authorized shares available for issuance, in its discretion. Our Board from time to time may deem it to be in the best interests of the Company and our shareholders to enter into transactions and other ventures that may include the issuance of shares of our Common Stock. If our Board authorizes the issuance of additional shares subsequent to the reverse stock split described above, the dilution to the ownership interest of our existing shareholders may be greater than would occur had the reverse stock split not been affected. Many stock issuances not involving equity compensation do not require shareholder approval, and our Board generally seeks approval of our shareholders in connection with a proposed issuance only if required at that time.

 

Require Adjustment to Currently Outstanding Securities Exercisable into Shares of our Common Stock - A reverse stock split would affect a reduction in the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of our outstanding stock options in proportion to the reverse stock split ratio. Additionally, the exercise price of outstanding options would increase, likewise in proportion to the reverse stock split ratio.

 

Require Adjustments to Number of Shares of Common Stock Available for Future Issuance under our 2022 Equity Incentive Plan - In connection with any reverse split, our Board would also make a corresponding reduction in the number of shares available with respect to options granted under our 2022 Equity Incentive Plan so as to avoid the effect of increasing the value of options previously granted.

 

In addition, a reverse stock split may result in some shareholders owning “odd lots” of less than 100 shares of Common Stock, which may be more difficult to sell and may cause those holders to incur greater brokerage commissions and other costs upon sale.

  

Authorized Shares of Common Stock

 

The Reverse Stock Split Proposal will not change the number of authorized shares of Common Stock but will increase the number of authorized shares available for future issuance for corporate needs such as equity financing, retirement of outstanding indebtedness, stock splits and stock dividends, employee benefit plans, or other corporate purposes as may be deemed by the Board to be in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders. The Board believes the increase in available shares for future issuance is appropriate to fund the future operations of the Company. It will also provide the Company with greater flexibility to respond quickly to advantageous business opportunities. However, we may from time to time explore opportunities to make acquisitions using stock. As a result, the Company’s current number of authorized shares of Common Stock may enable the Company to better meet its future business needs.

 

We believe that the current amount of authorized Common Stock will make a sufficient number of shares available, should the Company decide to use its shares for one or more of such previously mentioned purposes or otherwise. The current capital will provide the Board with the ability to issue additional shares of stock without further vote of the shareholders of the Company, except as provided under Nevada corporate law or under the rules of any national securities exchange on which shares of stock of the Company are then listed.

  

Procedure for Effecting Reverse Stock Split and Exchange of Stock Certificates

 

If the Reverse Split Proposal is approved by our shareholders, our Board, in its sole discretion, will determine whether such an action is in the best interests of the Company and our shareholders, taking into consideration the factors discussed above. If our Board believes that a reverse stock split is in our best interests and the best interest of our shareholders, our Board will then implement the reverse stock split. 

 

 
 

We would then file a certificate of amendment to our Articles of Incorporation with the Secretary of the State of Nevada at such time as our Board of Directors had determined as the appropriate effective time for the reverse stock split to affect the reverse split. The certificate of amendment would add a new provision providing that holders of our Common Stock immediately prior to the filing of the amendment, as attached to this Information Statement as Exhibit A, will receive one share of Common Stock for each number of shares selected by the Board. Upon the filing of the certificate of amendment, and without any further action on the part of the Company or our shareholders, the issued shares of Common Stock held by shareholders of record as of the effective date of the reverse stock split would be converted into a lesser number of shares of Common Stock calculated in accordance with the reverse stock split ratio of not less than one-for-five (1:5) or not more than one-for-ten (1:10), as selected by our Board and set forth in the certificate of amendment.

 

For example, if a shareholder presently holds 100 shares of our Common Stock, he or she would hold 20 shares of Common Stock following a one-for-five reverse stock split, or 10 shares of Common Stock following a one-for-ten reverse stock split, in each case with an adjustment for any fractional shares. Beginning on the effective date of the split, each certificate representing pre-split shares would be deemed for all corporate purposes to evidence ownership of post-split shares.

 

As soon as practicable after the effective date of the reverse stock split, shareholders would be notified that the reverse stock split had been affected.

 

Effect on Beneficial Holders (i.e., Shareholders Who Hold in “Street Name”)

 

Upon the reverse stock split, we intend to treat Common Stock held by shareholders in “street name,” through a bank, broker or other nominee, in the same manner as shareholders whose shares are registered in their own names. Banks, brokers or other nominees will be instructed to affect the reverse stock split for their customers holding Common Stock in “street name.” However, these banks, brokers or other nominees may have different procedures than registered shareholders for processing the reverse stock split. If you hold shares of Common Stock with a bank, broker or other nominee and have any questions in this regard, you are encouraged to contact your bank, broker or other nominee.

 

Effect on Registered “Book-Entry” Holders (i.e., Shareholders that are Registered on the Transfer Agent’s Books and Records but do not Hold Certificates)

 

Some of our registered holders of Common Stock may hold some or all of their shares electronically in book-entry form with our transfer agent, West Coast Stock Transfer, Inc. These shareholders do not have stock certificates evidencing their ownership of Common Stock. They are, however, provided with a statement reflecting the number of shares registered in their accounts. If a shareholder holds registered shares in book-entry form with our transfer agent, no action needs to be taken to receive post-reverse stock split shares. If a shareholder is entitled to post-reverse stock split shares, a transaction statement will be available to be sent to the shareholder’s address of record indicating the number of shares (adjusted for any fractional shares) of Common Stock held following the reverse stock split, if required by the shareholder.

 

Effect on Certificated Shares

 

Upon the reverse stock split our transfer agent will act as our exchange agent and assist holders of Common Stock in implementing the exchange of their certificates.

 

Commencing on the effective date of a reverse stock split,, shareholders holding shares in certificated form may exchange his or her certificates for new share certificate by contacting our transfer agent directly at West Coast Stock Transfer, Inc., 721 N. Vulcan Ave. 1st FL, Encinitas, CA 92024. There will be a fee for the issuance of new certificates. The transfer agent will forward you the instructions on how a shareholder should surrender his or her certificates representing Common Stock (“Old Certificates”) to the transfer agent in exchange for certificates representing the appropriate number of whole post-reverse stock split Common Stock, as applicable (“New Certificates”). No New Certificates will be issued to a shareholder until that shareholder has surrendered all Old Certificates, together with a properly completed and executed letter of transmittal, to the transfer agent. The letter of transmittal will also contain instructions on how you may obtain New Certificates if your Old Certificates have been lost. If you have lost your certificates, you will have to pay any surety premium and the service fee required by our transfer agent. 

 

Until surrendered, we will deem outstanding Old Certificates held by shareholders to be canceled and only to represent the number of whole shares to which these shareholders are entitled.

 

Any Old Certificates submitted for exchange, whether because of a sale, transfer or other disposition of shares, will automatically be exchanged for New Certificates.

 

Shareholders should not destroy any stock certificates and should not submit any certificates until requested to do so by the transfer agent. Shareholders are encouraged to promptly surrender Old Certificates to the transfer agent (acting as exchange agent in connection with the reverse stock split) in order to avoid having shares become subject to escheat laws.

 

 
 

Fractional Shares

 

The effect of the reverse stock split upon existing shareholders of the common stock will be that the total number of shares of the Company’s common stock held by each shareholder will automatically convert into the number of whole shares of common stock equal to the number of shares of common stock owned immediately prior to the reverse stock split divided by the reverse stock split ratio chosen by the Board, with an adjustment for any fractional shares. (Fractional shares will be rounded up to the next whole share). 

 

Upon effectuation of the Reverse Split Proposal, each common shareholder’s percentage ownership interest in the Company’s common stock will remain virtually unchanged, except for minor changes and adjustments that will result from rounding fractional shares into whole shares. The rights and privileges of the holders of shares of common stock of the Company will be substantially unaffected by the reverse stock split. All issued and outstanding options, warrants, and convertible securities would be appropriately adjusted for the reverse stock split automatically on the effective date of the reverse split. Shareholders holding a fractional as a result of the reverse stock split will be rounded up to the next whole share. 

 

No Appraisal Rights

 

Our shareholders are not entitled to appraisal rights with respect to a reverse stock split, and we will not independently provide shareholders with any such right.

 

Interests of Directors and Executive Officers

 

Our directors and executive officers have no substantial interests, directly or indirectly, in the matters set forth in this Reverse Split Proposal except to the extent of their ownership of shares of our Common Stock.

 

Reservation of Right to Abandon Reverse Stock Split

 

We reserve the right to abandon a reverse stock split without further action by our shareholders at any time before the effectiveness of the filing with the Secretary of the State of Nevada of the certificate of amendment to our Articles of Incorporation, even if the authority to effect a reverse stock split has been approved by our shareholders at the Annual Meeting. By voting in favor of a reverse stock split, you are expressly also authorizing the Board to delay, not to proceed with, and abandon, a reverse stock split if it should so decide, in its sole discretion, that such action is in the best interests of the shareholders.

 

Vote Required

 

The holders of a majority of all of the shares of the stock entitled to vote are required.

 

The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of our Common Stock is required for approval of the Reverse Split Proposal.

Recommendation of the Board of Directors

 

The Board recommends a vote FOR Action Two to grant the Board the discretionary authority to affect a reverse stock split. 

 

 
 

 

ACTION THREE

 

APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OF THE 2023 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

 

Approval of 2023 Equity Incentive Plan

 

Our board of directors and management believe that the effective use of stock-based long-term incentive compensation is vital to our ability to achieve strong performance in the future. The 2023 Equity Incentive Plan will maintain and enhance the key policies and practices adopted by our management and board of directors to align employee and stockholder interests. In addition, our future success depends, in large part, upon our ability to maintain a competitive position in attracting, retaining and motivating key personnel. We believe that the adoption of the 2023 Equity Incentive Plan is essential to permit our management to continue to provide long-term, equity-based incentives to present and future employees.

 

The 2023 Equity Incentive Plan has been approved by the Voting Stockholders in order to ensure (i) favorable federal income tax treatment for grants of incentive stock options under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and (ii) continued eligibility to receive a federal income tax deduction for certain compensation paid under the 2023 Equity Incentive Plan by complying with Rule 162(m) of the Code. The Company has reserved a total of 5,000,000 shares of our authorized common stock for issuance under the 2023 Equity Incentive Plan.

 

The following is a brief summary of the 2023 Equity Incentive Plan. This summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the 2023 Equity Incentive Plan, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit B to this Information Statement.

 

General

 

The 2023 Equity Incentive Plan enables our board of directors to provide equity-based incentives through grants of awards to the Company’s present and future employees, directors, consultants, and other third-party service providers.

 

Shares issued under the 2023 Equity Incentive Plan through the settlement, assumption or substitution of outstanding awards or obligations to grant future awards as a condition of acquiring another entity will not reduce the maximum number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the 2023 Equity Incentive Plan. In addition, the number of shares of common stock subject to the 2023 Equity Incentive Plan, any number of shares subject to any numerical limit in the 2023 Equity Incentive Plan, and the number of shares and terms of any incentive award may be adjusted in the event of any change in our outstanding common stock by reason of any stock dividend, spin-off, split-up, stock split, reverse stock split, recapitalization, reclassification, merger, consolidation, liquidation, business combination or exchange of shares or similar transaction.

 

Administration

 

The compensation committee of our board of directors (or such other committee as is designated by our board of directors, or in the absence of any such committee, the full board of directors) (the “Committee”), will administer the 2023 Equity Incentive Plan. Subject to the terms of the 2023 Equity Incentive Plan, the Committee will have complete authority and discretion to determine the terms of awards under the 2023 Equity Incentive Plan.

 

Stock Options

 

The 2023 Equity Incentive Plan authorizes the grant of Incentive Stock Options and Non-Qualified Stock Options (each an “Option”). Options granted under the 2023 Equity Incentive Plan entitle the grantee, upon exercise, to purchase a specified number of shares of common stock from us at a specified exercise price per share. The administrator of the 2023 Equity Incentive Plan will determine the period during which an Option may be exercised, as well as any Option vesting schedule, except that no Option may be exercised more than 10 years after the date of grant. The exercise price for shares of common stock covered by an Option cannot be less than the fair market value of the common stock on the date of grant. Under the 2023 Equity Incentive Plan, a participant may not surrender an Option for the grant of a new Option with a lower exercise price or another award.

 

The aggregate fair market value, determined on the date of grant, of shares for which Incentive Stock Options granted under the 2023 Equity Incentive Plan become exercisable by a participant during any calendar year shall not exceed $100,000, and any amount in excess of $100,000 shall be treated as Non-Qualified Stock Options. If an Incentive Stock Option is granted to any employee of the Company who owns more than 10% of the total combined voting securities of the Company, the option price of such Incentive Stock Option shall be at least 110% of the fair market value of the common stock on the date of grant, and such Incentive Stock Option shall not be exercisable more than five years after the date of grant.

 

 
 

 

Exercise of Stock Options

 

An Option’s exercise price may be paid in cash or by certified check at the time the Option is exercised, or, at the discretion of the Committee, (1) a reload option whereby the exercise price is paid by exchange of other common stock with a fair market value equal to the Option exercise price; (2) a “cashless” exchange established with a broker; (3) by reducing the number of shares of common stock otherwise deliverable upon exercise with the fair market value equal to the aggregate Option exercise price; or (4) any combination of the previous methods.

 

Restricted Stock Awards

 

The 2023 Equity Incentive Plan also authorizes the grant of Restricted Stock Awards on terms and conditions established by our board of directors, which may include performance conditions. The terms and conditions will include the designation of a restriction period during which the shares are not transferable and are subject to forfeiture.

 

Change in Control

 

The administrator of the 2023 Equity Incentive Plan may make provisions in awards with respect to a change in control. Under the 2023 Equity Incentive Plan, in the event of a change of control and absent any terms to the contrary in an award, our board of directors may take such actions to provide for one or more of: (a) accelerating the vesting of any or all awards; (b) assuming or substituting any or all outstanding awards; and (c) cashing out any or all outstanding awards immediately before the change in control.

 

Duration, Amendment and Termination

 

The administrator of the 2023 Equity Incentive Plan may suspend or terminate the 2023 Equity Incentive Plan without stockholder approval or ratification at any time or from time to time. Unless sooner terminated, the 2023 Equity Incentive Plan will terminate on the tenth anniversary of its effective date. The administrator may also amend the 2023 Equity Incentive Plan at any time, except that no amendment shall be effective unless approved by our stockholders, to the extent stockholder approval is necessary to satisfy any applicable laws. No change may be made that increases the total number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance pursuant to awards or reduces the minimum exercise price for options or exchange of options for other awards, unless such change is authorized by our stockholders. A termination or amendment of the 2023 Equity Incentive Plan will not, without the consent of the participant, adversely affect a participant’s rights under a previously granted award.

 

Restrictions on Transfer

 

Incentive Stock Options may not be transferred or exercised by another person except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. Nonqualified Stock Options may, in the sole discretion of the Committee, be transferrable to certain permitted transferees as provided in the individual award agreements.

 

 

 
 

 

 

Incentive Stock Options

 

A participant will not recognize income on the grant or exercise of an Incentive Stock Option. However, the difference between the exercise price and the fair market value of the common stock on the date of exercise is an adjustment item for purposes of the alternative minimum tax. If a participant does not exercise an Incentive Stock Option within certain specified periods after termination of employment, the participant will recognize ordinary income on the exercise of an Incentive Stock Option in the same manner as on the exercise of a Non-Qualified Stock Option, as described below. The general rule is that gain or loss from the sale or exchange of shares of common stock acquired on the exercise of an Incentive Stock Option will be treated as capital gain or loss. If certain holding period requirements are not satisfied, however, the participant generally will recognize ordinary income at the time of the disposition. Gain recognized on the disposition in excess of the ordinary income resulting therefrom will be capital gain, and any loss recognized will be a capital loss.

 

Gain or Loss on Sale or Exchange of Shares

 

In general, gain or loss from the sale or exchange of shares of common stock granted or awarded under the 2023 Equity Incentive Plan will be treated as capital gain or loss, provided that the shares are held as capital assets at the time of the sale or exchange. However, if certain holding period requirements are not satisfied at the time of a sale or exchange of shares acquired upon exercise of an incentive stock option (a “disqualifying disposition”), a participant generally will be required to recognize ordinary income upon such disposition.

 

Deductibility by Company

 

The Company generally is not allowed a deduction in connection with the grant or exercise of an Incentive Stock Option. However, if a participant is required to recognize ordinary income as a result of a disqualifying disposition, we will be entitled to a deduction equal to the amount of ordinary income so recognized. In general, in the case of a Non-Qualified Stock Option (including an Incentive Stock Option that is treated as a Non-Qualified Stock Option), a stock appreciation right, restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance grants, and stock awards, the Company will be allowed a deduction in an amount equal to the amount of ordinary income recognized by a participant, provided that certain income tax reporting requirements are satisfied.

 

Performance-Based Compensation

 

Subject to certain exceptions, Section 162(m) of the Code disallows federal income tax deductions for compensation paid by a publicly held corporation to certain executives (generally the five highest paid officers) to the extent the amount paid to an executive exceeds $1 million for the taxable year. The 2023 Equity Incentive Plan has been designed to allow the Committee to grant stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, and performance grants that qualify under an exception to the deduction limit of Section 162(m) for performance-based compensation. 

 

 
 

 

ACTION FOUR

 

RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT

REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

The Board has appointed the firm of Simon & Edward, LLP (“Simon & Edward”) to act as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023, and such appointment is being submitted to our shareholders for ratification of which a majority of such shareholders entitled to vote approved of the ratification on June 7, 2023 by written consent in lieu of a shareholder annual meeting. Simon & Edward is considered by our management to be well qualified.

 

Audit and Other Fees

 

Since 2022, Simon & Edward has served as our independent registered public accounting firm. The following table summarizes the fees charged by Simon & Edward for the services rendered to the Company during its terms of engagement in 2022:

 

   2022
Audit Fees (1)  $49,000 
Audit-Related Fees  $0 
Tax Fees  $2,500 
All Other Fees  $0 
Total Fees  $51,500 

 

  (1) Represents aggregate fees charged by Simon & Edward for its annual audits and quarterly reviews.

 

 EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

 

The Summary Compensation Table shows certain compensation information for services rendered in all capacities for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020. Other than as set forth herein, no executive officer’s salary and bonus exceeded $100,000 in any of the applicable years. The following information includes the dollar value of base salaries, bonus awards, the number of stock options granted and certain other compensation, if any, whether paid or deferred.

 

Summary Compensation Table

 

Name and Principal Position  Year     Salary
($)
  Bonus
($)
  Stock
Awards ($)
  Option
Awards
($)
  Non-equity
incentive
plan
compensation
($)
  Non-qualified
deferred
compensation
earnings
($)
  All other
compensation
($)
  Total
($)
Xizhen Ye, President,   2022        22,373    —      —      —      —      —      —      22.373 
Chief Executive Officer / Chief Financial Officer   2021         —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —   
    2020         —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —   

 

Employment Agreements  

 

Currently we have no written employment agreements with any of our executive officers.

 

Director Compensation

 

For the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, the directors were not awarded any options or paid any cash for director compensation.

 

Equity Incentive Plan

 

A total of 10,000,000 shares of common stock are authorized to be issuable to employees, consultants, and directors of the Company under our 2022 Equity Incentive Plan. As of June 7, 2023, 9,250,000 shares of common stock have been issued from our 2022 Equity Incentive Plan.

 

Bonuses and Deferred Compensation

 

We have no bonus, deferred compensation or retirement plan. Decisions regarding compensation are determined by our board of directors. 

 

Payment of Post-Termination Compensation

 

We do not have change-in-control agreements with any of our directors or executive officers, and we are not obligated to pay severance or other enhanced benefits to executive officers upon termination of their employment.  

 

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

 

The following table sets forth, as of June 7, 2023, the number of shares of our common stock owned of record and beneficially by all directors, executive officers, nominees for director and persons who beneficially own more than 5% of the outstanding shares of our common stock: 

 

Name and Address  Amount and
Nature of
Beneficial
Ownership
  Percentage of
Common Stock(1)
 
       
Xizhen Ye
President, Chief Executive Officer,
Chief Financial Officer, Director
          
Rm 219, No. 25, Caihe Rd., Shangcheng Dist.,          
Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China   54,715,755(2)(3)(4)  69%
           

Lizhong Lu (5)

          
Rm 219, No. 25, Caihe Rd., Shangcheng Dist.,          
Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China   -0-    * 
           

Lili Ye(6)

Director

          
Rm 219, No. 25, Caihe Rd., Shangcheng Dist.,          
Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China   6,729,500(7)   8%
           
Tianhui Luan
Director
          
Rm 219, No. 25, Caihe Rd., Shangcheng Dist.,          
Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China   -0-    * 
           
Xianrong Liu
Independent Director
          
Rm 219, No. 25, Caihe Rd., Shangcheng Dist.,          
Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China   991,781(8)   1%
           
Songhua Wang
Independent Director
          
Rm 219, No. 25, Caihe Rd., Shangcheng Dist.,
Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China
   -0-    * 
           
Chunrong Yao
Independent Director
          
Rm 219, No. 25, Caihe Rd., Shangcheng Dist.,   -0-    * 
Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China          
           
Yinong Zhao
Independent Director
          
Rm 219, No. 25, Caihe Rd., Shangcheng Dist.,   -0-    * 
Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China          
           
Yonggang Wang(9)          
Beijing, China   6,729,500(10)   8%
           
Officers and Directors as a Group (7 Persons)    62,437,036    78%

  

 

* less than 1%
(1) Based upon 79,346,816 shares outstanding as of June 7, 2023.
(2) Includes 52,573,448 shares owned by Mr. Xizhen Ye.
(3) Includes Mr. Ye’s beneficial ownership of 63.46% of Longwen Cayman, which owns 66,667 shares of the Company’s common stock.
(4) Includes 2,100,000 shares owned by Mr. Ye’s wife
(5) Mr. Lizhong Lu was a director of the Company prior to June 7, 2023 and was not nominated as a director in this annual meeting.
(6) Mrs. Lili Ye is the daughter of Mr. Xizhen Ye, the CEO of the Company.
(7) Includes 4,729,500 shares owned by Mrs. Lili Ye’s husband,
(8) Includes 991,781 shares owned by Mr. Liu’s wife.
(9) Mr. Wang is the son-in-law of Mr. Xizhen Ye, and the husband of Mrs. Lili Ye.
(10) Includes 2,000,000 shares owned by Mr. Wang’s wife, Mrs. Lili Ye.

 

 

Certain Relationships and Related Transactions

 

During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company borrowed total $91,783 from Mr. Ye, the President of the Company for its normal business operations and the acquisition of Hangzhou Longwen Enterprise Management Co., Ltd. The borrowings are non-interest-bearing, unsecured and due on demand. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the balance of the loan due to our President was $90,494 and $nil, respectively. The difference of $1,289 was due to the fluctuation in foreign exchange rate.

 

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

 

The Company is subject to the informational requirements of the Exchange Act and files reports and other information with the SEC. Such reports and other information filed by the Company may be inspected and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, DC 20549-2736.

 

  By order of the Board of Directors
   
  /s/ Xizhen Ye
  Xizhen Ye, Chief Executive Officer

 

June __ , 2023

Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China

 

 

 
 

 

Exhibit A

 

CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT

OF

ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

OF

LONGWEN GROUP CORP.

 

Longwen Group Corp., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Nevada (the “Corporation”), does hereby certify as follows:

 

1. The name of the Corporation is Longwen Group Corp.

 

2. Article 4 of the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation, as amended to date, is hereby amended by replacing the first paragraph thereof with the following:

 

“The total number of shares of all classes of common stock which the Corporation shall have the authority to issue 550,000,000 shares of the par value of $.0001 each are to be of a class designated Common Stock (the “Common Stock”).

 

Upon the filing and effectiveness (the “Effective Time”) of this amendment to the Corporation’s Articles of Incorporation pursuant to the Nevada Corporation Law, each _______________ shares of the Common Stock (the “Old Common Stock”) issued immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be reclassified and combined into one validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable share of the Corporation’s common stock, $.0001 par value per share (the “New Common Stock”), without any action by the holder thereof (the “Reverse Stock Split”). Any shareholder who owns one or fewer shares will be rounded-up to one whole share. No fractional shares will be issued. Each certificate that theretofore represented shares of Old Common Stock shall thereafter represent that number of shares of New Common Stock into which the shares of Old Common Stock, represented by such certificate shall have been reclassified and combined; provided, that each person holding of record a stock certificate or certificates that represented shares of Old Common Stock shall receive, upon surrender of such certificate or certificates, a new certificate or certificates evidencing and representing the number of shares of New Common Stock to which such person is entitled under the foregoing reclassification and combination.”

 

3. This Certificate of Amendment has been duly adopted by the Board of Directors and stockholders of the Corporation in accordance with Section ___ of the Corporation Law of the State of Nevada.

 

4. This Certificate of Amendment shall become effective at ____________ ___. m. Pacific Time on ___________, _________.

  

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused its duly authorized officer to execute this Certificate of Amendment on this _____ day of _________, _________.

 

  Longwen Group Corp.
   
  By:  
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

 

 
 

EXHIBIT B

 

 2023 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

 

LONGWEN GROUP CORP.

 

1.           Purpose. The purpose of the 2023 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2023 Plan”) of Longwen Group Corp. (the “Company”) is to increase stockholder value and to advance the interests of the Company by furnishing a variety of economic incentives (“Incentives”) designed to attract, retain and motivate employees, certain key consultants and directors of the Company. Incentives may consist of opportunities to purchase or receive shares of Common Stock, $0.0001 par value, of the Company (“Common Stock”) on terms determined under this 2023 Plan. The 2023 Plan was adopted by the Board on June 7, 2023.

 

2.           Administration. The 2023 Plan shall be administered by the Board of Directors or by a stock option or compensation committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors of the Company. The Committee shall consist of not less than two directors of the Company and shall be appointed from time to time by the board of directors of the Company. Each member of the Committee shall be (i) a “non-employee director” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (including the regulations promulgated thereunder, the “1934 Act”) (a “Non-Employee Director”), and (ii) shall be an “outside director” within the meaning of Section 162(m) under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) and the regulations promulgated thereunder. The Committee shall have complete authority to award Incentives under the 2023 Plan, to interpret the 2023 Plan, and to make any other determination which it believes necessary and advisable for the proper administration of the 2023 Plan. The Committee’s decisions and matters relating to the 2023 Plan shall be final and conclusive on the Company and its participants. If at any time there is no stock option or compensation committee, the term “Committee”, as used in the 2023 Plan, shall refer to the Board of Directors.

 

3.           Eligible Participants. Officers of the Company, employees of the Company or its subsidiaries, members of the Board of Directors, and consultants or other independent contractors who provide services to the Company or its subsidiaries shall be eligible to receive Incentives under the 2023 Plan when designated by the Committee. Participants may be designated individually or by groups or categories (for example, by pay grade) as the Committee deems appropriate. Participation by officers of the Company or its subsidiaries and any performance objectives relating to such officers must be approved by the Committee. Participation by others and any performance objectives relating to others may be approved by groups or categories (for example, by pay grade) and authority to designate participants who are not officers and to set or modify such targets may be delegated. Participation is entirely at the discretion of the Committee and is not automatically continued after an initial period of participation.

 

4.           Types of Incentives. Incentives under the 2023 Plan may be granted in any one or a combination of the following forms: (a) incentive stock options and non-statutory stock options (Section 6); (b) stock appreciation rights (“SARs”) (Section 7); (c) stock awards (Section 8); (d) restricted stock (Section 8); and (e) performance shares (Section 9).

 

5.           Shares Subject to the 2023 Plan.

 

5.1         Number of Shares. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 10.6, the number of shares of Common Stock which may be issued under the 2023 Plan shall not exceed 5,000,000 shares of Common Stock. Shares of Common Stock that are issued under the 2023 Plan or are subject to outstanding Incentives will be applied to reduce the maximum number of shares of Common Stock remaining available for issuance under the 2023 Plan. Shares of Common Stock subject to a participant’s exercise of either an option or a SAR, but not both (a “tandem SAR”), shall be counted only once. 

 

5.2         Cancellation. To the extent that cash in lieu of shares of Common Stock is delivered upon the exercise of a SAR pursuant to Section 7.4, the Company shall be deemed, for purposes of applying the limitation on the number of shares, to have issued the greater of the number of shares of Common Stock which it was entitled to issue upon such exercise or on the exercise of any related option. In the event that a stock option or SAR granted hereunder expires or is terminated or canceled unexercised as to any shares of Common Stock, such shares may again be issued under the 2023 Plan either pursuant to stock options, SARs or otherwise. In the event that shares of Common Stock are issued as restricted stock or pursuant to a stock award and thereafter are forfeited or reacquired by the Company pursuant to rights reserved upon issuance thereof, such forfeited and reacquired shares may again be issued under the 2023 Plan, either as restricted stock, pursuant to stock awards or otherwise.

 

5.3         Type of Common Stock. Common Stock issued under the 2023 Plan in connection with stock options, SARs, performance shares, restricted stock or stock awards, may be authorized and unissued shares or treasury stock, as designated by the Committee. 

 

 
 

6.           Stock Options. A stock option is a right to purchase shares of Common Stock from the Company at a specified price. Each stock option granted by the Committee under this 2023 Plan shall be subject to the following terms and conditions:

 

6.1         Price. The option price per share shall be determined by the Committee, subject to adjustment under Section 10.6, and except for non-qualified stock options, shall never be less than the greater of (1) the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the date of grant of the option or (2) the par value of the Common Stock. Other than in connection with a change in the Company’s capitalization (as described in Section 10.6), a Stock Option may not be re-priced without Shareholder approval (including canceling previously awarded Stock Options and re-granting them with a lower exercise price).

 

6.2        Number. The number of shares of Common Stock subject to the option shall be determined by the Committee, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 10.6. In the case of a tandem SAR, the number of shares of Common Stock available upon exercise of the participant’s stock option shall be reduced to reflect any tandem SARs already exercised by the participant.

 

6.3         Duration and Time for Exercise. Subject to earlier termination as provided in Section 6.5 and/or Section 10.4, the term of each stock option shall be determined by the Committee but shall not exceed ten years from the date of grant. Each stock option shall become exercisable at such time or times during its term as shall be determined by the Committee at the time of grant. The Committee may accelerate the exercisability of any stock option. Subject to the foregoing and with the approval of the Committee, all or any part of the shares of Common Stock with respect to which the right to purchase has accrued may be purchased by the Company at the time of such accrual or at any time or times thereafter during the term of the option, provided that the purchase price may not exceed the Fair Market Value of the shares at the time of purchase.

 

6.4         Manner of Exercise. A stock option may be exercised, in whole or in part, by giving written notice to the Company, specifying the number of shares of Common Stock to be purchased and accompanied by the full purchase price for such shares. The option price shall be payable (a) in United States dollars upon exercise of the option and may be paid by cash, uncertified or certified check or bank draft; (b) at the discretion of the Committee, by delivery of shares of Common Stock in payment of all or any part of the option price, which shares shall be valued for this purpose at the Fair Market Value on the date such option is exercised; or (c) at the discretion of the Committee, by instructing the Company to withhold from the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the stock option shares of Common Stock in payment of all or any part of the exercise price and/or any related withholding tax obligations, which shares shall be valued for this purpose at Fair Market Value or in such other manner as may be authorized from time to time by the Committee. Stock options will not be granted under the 2023 Plan in consideration for and shall not be conditioned upon the delivery of shares of Common Stock to the Company in payment of the exercise price and/or tax withholding obligation under any other stock option or SAR of the participant. Prior to the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of a stock option, a participant shall have no rights as a stockholder.

  

6.5         Incentive Stock Options. Notwithstanding anything in the 2023 Plan to the contrary, the following additional provisions shall apply to the grant of stock options which are intended to qualify as Incentive Stock Options (as such term is defined in Section 422 of the Code):

 

  (a) Incentive Stock Options may only be granted to employees of the Company and may not remain exercisable later than three months after the participant’s termination of employment (or such other period of time provided in Section 422 of the Code).  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may provide that a stock option may be exercisable for a period of time longer than three months after the participant’s termination of employment as long as it is not beyond the original term of the stock option grant; however, any amendment to a stock option originally issued as an Incentive Stock Option to provide exercise later than three months after the participant’s termination of employment will cause the stock option to no longer be qualified as an Incentive Stock Option if such stock option is exercised later than three months after the participant’s termination of employment.

 

  (b) The aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the time the option is granted) of the shares of Common Stock with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by any participant during any calendar year (under all of the Company’s plans) shall not exceed $200,000. The determination will be made by taking incentive stock options into account in the order in which they were granted. If such excess only applies to a portion of an Incentive Stock Option, the Committee, in its discretion, will designate which shares will be treated as shares to be acquired upon exercise of an Incentive Stock Option.

 

  (c) Any Incentive Stock Option certificate authorized under the 2023 Plan shall contain such other provisions as the Committee shall deem advisable, but shall in all events be consistent with and contain all provisions required in order to qualify the options as Incentive Stock Options.

 

 
 
  (d) All Incentive Stock Options must be granted within ten years from the earlier of the date on which this 2023 Plan was adopted by Board of Directors or the date this 2023 Plan was approved by the stockholders.

 

  (e) Unless sooner exercised, all Incentive Stock Options shall expire no later than 10 years after the date of grant.

  

  (f) If Incentive Stock Options are granted to any participant who, at the time such option is granted, would own (within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code) stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the employer corporation or of its parent or subsidiary corporation, (i) the option price for such Incentive Stock Options shall be not less than 110% of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock subject to the option on the date of grant and (ii) such Incentive Stock Options shall expire no later than five years after the date of grant.

 

  (g) An Incentive Stock Option must not be transferable by the participant other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution and must be exercisable during the individual’s lifetime only by the individual, in accordance with Treasury Regulation 1.422-2(a)(2)(v).

 

7.           Stock Appreciation Rights. A SAR is a right to receive, without payment to the Company, a number of shares of Common Stock, cash or any combination thereof, the amount of which is determined pursuant to the formula set forth in Section 7.4. A tandem SAR may be granted (a) with respect to any nonqualified stock option granted under this 2023 Plan, concurrently with the grant of such stock option (as to all or any portion of the shares of Common Stock subject to the nonqualified stock option), or (b) alone, without reference to any related stock option (a non-tandem SAR). Each SAR granted by the Committee under this 2023 Plan shall be subject to the following terms and conditions:

 

7.1         Number. Each SAR granted to any participant shall relate to such number of shares of Common Stock as shall be determined by the Committee, subject to the limitations in Section 6.2 and subject to adjustment as provided in Section 10.6. In the case of a tandem SAR granted with respect to a nonqualified stock option, the number of shares of Common Stock subject to the SAR shall be reduced to reflect any nonqualified options already exercised by the participant. SARs shall not be granted in tandem with Incentive Stock Options.

 

7.2         Duration. Subject to earlier termination as provided in Section 10.4, the term of each SAR shall be determined by the Committee but shall not exceed ten years and one day from the date of grant. Unless otherwise provided by the Committee, each SAR shall become exercisable at such time or times, to such extent and upon such conditions as the stock option, if any, to which it relates is exercisable. The Committee may in its discretion accelerate the exercisability of any SAR.

 

7.3         Exercise. A SAR may be exercised, in whole or in part, by giving written notice to the Company, specifying the number of SARs which the holder wishes to exercise. Upon receipt of such written notice, the Company shall, as soon as practicable and in any event before the fifteenth day of the third month following the end of the Company’s fiscal year, deliver to the exercising holder certificates for the shares of Common Stock or cash or both, as determined by the Committee, to which the holder is entitled pursuant to Section 7.4.

 

7.4         Payment. Subject to the right of the Committee to deliver cash in lieu of shares of Common Stock (which, as it pertains to officers and directors of the Company, shall comply with all requirements of the 1934 Act), the number of shares of Common Stock which shall be issuable upon the exercise of a SAR shall be determined by dividing:

 

  (a) the number of shares of Common Stock as to which the SAR is exercised multiplied by the amount of the appreciation in such shares (for this purpose, the “appreciation” shall be the amount by which the Fair Market Value of the shares of Common Stock subject to the SAR on the exercise date exceeds the Fair Market Value of the shares of Common Stock at the time of grant, subject to adjustment under Section 10.6); by

 

  (b) the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the exercise date.

 

  

In lieu of issuing shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of a SAR, the Committee may elect to pay the holder of the SAR cash equal to the Fair Market Value on the exercise date of any or all of the shares which would otherwise be issuable. No fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued upon the exercise of a SAR; instead, the holder of the SAR shall be entitled to receive a cash adjustment equal to the same fraction of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the exercise date or to purchase the portion necessary to make a whole share at its Fair Market Value on the date of exercise. Other than in connection with a change in the Company’s capitalization (as described in Section 10.6), a SAR may not be re-priced without Shareholder approval (including canceling previously awarded SARs and re-granting them at a time when the Fair Market Value of the shares of Common Stock is lower). SARs will not be granted under the 2023 Plan in consideration for and shall not be conditioned upon the delivery of shares of Common Stock to the Company in payment of the exercise price and/or tax withholding obligation under any other stock option or SAR of the participant.

 

 
 

8.           Stock Awards and Restricted Stock. A stock award consists of the transfer by the Company to a participant of shares of Common Stock, without other payment therefor, as additional compensation for services to the Company. A share of restricted stock consists of shares of Common Stock which are sold or transferred by the Company to a participant at a price determined by the Committee (which price shall be at least equal to the minimum price required by applicable law for the issuance of a share of Common Stock) and subject to restrictions on their sale or other transfer by the participant. The transfer of Common Stock pursuant to stock awards and the transfer and sale of restricted stock shall be subject to the following terms and conditions: 

 

8.1         Number of Shares. The number of shares to be transferred or sold by the Company to a participant pursuant to a stock award or as restricted stock shall be determined by the Committee.

 

8.2         Sale Price. The Committee shall determine the price, if any, at which shares of restricted stock shall be sold to a participant, which may vary from time to time and among participants and which may be below the Fair Market Value of such shares of Common Stock at the date of sale.

 

8.3          Restrictions. All shares of restricted stock transferred or sold hereunder shall be subject to such restrictions as the Committee may determine, including, without limitation any or all of the following:

 

  (a) a prohibition against the sale, transfer, pledge or other encumbrance of the shares of restricted stock, such prohibition to lapse at such time or times as the Committee shall determine (whether in annual or more frequent installments, at the time of the death, disability or retirement of the holder of such shares, or otherwise);

 

  (b) a requirement that the holder of shares of restricted stock forfeit, or (in the case of shares sold to a participant) resell back to the Company at his or her cost, all or a part of such shares in the event of termination of his or her employment or consulting engagement during any period in which such shares are subject to restrictions;

 

  (c) such other conditions or restrictions as the Committee may deem advisable.

 

8.4         Escrow. In order to enforce the restrictions imposed by the Committee pursuant to Section 8.3, the participant receiving restricted stock shall enter into an agreement with the Company setting forth the conditions of the grant. Shares of restricted stock shall be registered in the name of the participant and deposited, together with a stock power endorsed in blank, with the Company. Each such certificate shall bear a legend in substantially the following form:

 

The transferability of this certificate and the shares of Common Stock represented by it are subject to the terms and conditions (including conditions of forfeiture) contained in the 2023 Plan, and an agreement entered into between the registered owner and the Company. A copy of the 2023 Plan and the agreement is on file in the office of the secretary of the Company.

 

8.5         End of Restrictions. Subject to Section 10.5, at the end of any time period during which the shares of restricted stock are subject to forfeiture and restrictions on transfer, such shares will be delivered free of all restrictions to the participant or to the participant’s legal representative, beneficiary or heir.

 

8.6         Stockholder. Subject to the terms and conditions of the 2023 Plan, each participant receiving restricted stock shall have all the rights of a stockholder with respect to shares of stock during any period in which such shares are subject to forfeiture and restrictions on transfer, including without limitation, the right to vote such shares. Dividends paid in cash or property other than Common Stock with respect to shares of restricted stock shall be paid to the participant currently.

 

 
 

9.            Performance Shares. A performance share consists of an award which shall be paid in shares of Common Stock, as described below. The grant of performance share shall be subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee deems appropriate, including the following:  

9.1         Performance Objectives. Each performance share will be subject to performance objectives for the Company or one of its operating units to be achieved by the end of a specified period. The number of performance shares granted shall be determined by the Committee and may be subject to such terms and conditions, as the Committee shall determine. If the performance objectives are achieved, each participant will be paid in shares of Common Stock or cash. If such objectives are not met, each grant of performance shares may provide for lesser payments in accordance with formulas established in the award.

9.2         Not Stockholder. The grant of performance shares to a participant shall not create any rights in such participant as a stockholder of the Company, until the payment of shares of Common Stock with respect to an award.

 

9.3         No Adjustments. No adjustment shall be made in performance shares granted on account of cash dividends which may be paid or other rights which may be issued to the holders of Common Stock prior to the end of any period for which performance objectives were established.

 

9.4         Expiration of Performance Share. If any participant’s employment or consulting engagement with the Company is terminated for any reason other than normal retirement, death or disability prior to the achievement of the participant’s stated performance objectives, all the participant’s rights on the performance shares shall expire and terminate unless otherwise determined by the Committee. In the event of termination of employment or consulting by reason of death, disability, or normal retirement, the Committee, in its own discretion may determine what portions, if any, of the performance shares should be paid to the participant.

 

10.         General.

 

10.1       Effective Date. The 2023 Plan will become effective on June 7, 2023.

 

10.2       Duration. The 2023 Plan shall remain in effect until all Incentives granted under the 2023 Plan have either been satisfied by the issuance of shares of Common Stock or the payment of cash or been terminated under the terms of the 2023 Plan and all restrictions imposed on shares of Common Stock in connection with their issuance under the 2023 Plan have lapsed. No Incentives may be granted under the 2023 Plan after the tenth anniversary of the Effective Date.

 

10.3       Non-transferability of Incentives. No stock option, SAR or performance award may be transferred, pledged or assigned by the holder thereof (except, in the event of the holder’s death, by will or the laws of descent and distribution to the limited extent provided in the 2023 Plan or the Incentive Award), or pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order as defined by the Code or Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, or the rules thereunder, and the Company shall not be required to recognize any attempted assignment of such rights by any participant. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, non-qualified stock options may be transferred by the holder thereof to Employee’s spouse, children, grandchildren or parents (collectively, the “Family Members”), to trusts for the benefit of Family Members, to partnerships or limited liability companies in which Family Members are the only partners or shareholders, or to entities exempt from federal income taxation pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. During a participant’s lifetime, a stock option may be exercised only by him or her, by his or her guardian or legal representative or by the transferees permitted by the preceding sentence. Incentive Stock Options shall be subject to the further restrictions on transfer set forth in Section 6.5.

 

 

10.4       Effect of Termination or Death. In the event that a participant ceases to be an employee of or consultant to the Company for any reason, including death or disability, any Incentives may be exercised only as their terms may permit or shall expire at such times as may be determined by the Committee as set forth in the 2023 Plan or the Incentive Award agreement. 

 

10.5       Additional Condition. Notwithstanding anything in this 2023 Plan to the contrary: (a) the Company may, if it shall determine it necessary or desirable for any reason, at the time of award of any Incentive or the issuance of any shares of Common Stock pursuant to any Incentive, require the recipient of the Incentive, as a condition to the receipt thereof or to the receipt of shares of Common Stock issued pursuant thereto, to deliver to the Company a written representation of present intention to acquire the Incentive or the shares of Common Stock issued pursuant thereto for his or her own account for investment and not for distribution; and (b) if at any time the Company further determines, in its sole discretion, that the listing, registration or qualification (or any updating of any such document) of any Incentive or the shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant thereto is necessary on any securities exchange or under any federal or state securities or blue sky law, or that the consent or approval of any governmental regulatory body is necessary or desirable as a condition of, or in connection with the award of any Incentive, the issuance of shares of Common Stock pursuant thereto, or the removal of any restrictions imposed on such shares, such Incentive shall not be awarded or such shares of Common Stock shall not be issued or such restrictions shall not be removed, as the case may be, in whole or in part, unless such listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval shall have been effected or obtained free of any conditions not acceptable to the Company.

 

 

 
 

 

10.6       Adjustment. In the event of any recapitalization, stock dividend, stock split, combination of shares or other change in the Common Stock, the number of shares of Common Stock then subject to the 2023 Plan, including shares subject to restrictions, options or achievements of performance shares, shall be adjusted in proportion to the change in outstanding shares of Common Stock. In the event of any such adjustments, the purchase price of any option, the performance objectives of any Incentive, and the shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to any Incentive shall be adjusted as and to the extent appropriate, in the discretion of the Committee, to provide participants with the same relative rights before and after such adjustment.

 

10.7       Incentive Plans and Agreements. Except in the case of stock awards or cash awards, the terms of each Incentive shall be stated in a plan or agreement approved by the Committee.

 

10.8       Withholding.

 

  (a) The Company shall have the right to withhold from any payments made under the 2023 Plan or to collect as a condition of payment, any taxes required by law to be withheld. At any time when a participant is required to pay to the Company an amount required to be withheld under applicable income tax laws in connection with a distribution of Common Stock or upon exercise of an option or SAR, the participant may satisfy this obligation in whole or in part by electing (the “Election”) to have the Company withhold from the distribution shares of Common Stock having a value up to the minimum amount of withholding taxes required to be collected on the transaction. The value of the shares to be withheld shall be based on the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the date that the amount of tax to be withheld shall be determined (“Tax Date”).

 

  (b) Each Election must be made prior to the Tax Date. The Committee may disapprove of any Election, may suspend or terminate the right to make Elections, or may provide with respect to any Incentive that the right to make Elections shall not apply to such Incentive. An Election is irrevocable.

 

10.9       No Continued Employment, Engagement or Right to Corporate Assets. No participant under the 2023 Plan shall have any right, because of his or her participation, to continue in the employ of the Company for any period of time or to any right to continue his or her present or any other rate of compensation. Nothing contained in the 2023 Plan shall be construed as giving an employee, a consultant, such persons’ beneficiaries or any other person any equity or interests of any kind in the assets of the Company or creating a trust of any kind or a fiduciary relationship of any kind between the Company and any such person.  

 

10.10     Amendment. The Board may amend or discontinue the 2023 Plan or any participant’s Incentive agreement at any time. However, no such amendment or discontinuance shall adversely change or impair, without the consent of the recipient, an Incentive previously granted. Further, no such amendment shall, without approval of the shareholders of the Company, (a) change or expand the types of Incentives that may be granted under the 2023 Plan, (b) change the class of persons eligible to receive Incentives under the 2023 Plan, or (c) materially increase the benefits accruing to participants under the 2023 Plan.

 

10.11     Sale, Merger, Exchange or Liquidation. Unless otherwise provided in the agreement for an Incentive, in the event of an acquisition of the Company through the sale of substantially all of the Company’s assets or through a merger, exchange, reorganization or liquidation of the Company or a similar event as determined by the Committee (collectively a “transaction”), the Committee shall be authorized, in its sole discretion, to take any and all action it deems equitable under the circumstances, including but not limited to any one or more of the following:

 

  (i) providing that the 2023 Plan and all Incentives shall terminate and the holders of (i) all outstanding vested options shall receive, in lieu of any shares of Common Stock they would be entitled to receive under such options, such stock, securities or assets, including cash, as would have been paid to such participants if their options had been exercised and such participant had received Common Stock immediately prior to such transaction (with appropriate adjustment for the exercise price, if any), (ii) performance shares and/or SARs that entitle the participant to receive Common Stock shall receive, in lieu of any shares of Common Stock each participant was entitled to receive as of the date of the transaction pursuant to the terms of such Incentive, if any, such stock, securities or assets, including cash, as would have been paid to such participant if such Common Stock had been issued to and held by the participant immediately prior to such transaction, and (iii) any Incentive under this Agreement which does not entitle the participant to receive Common Stock shall be equitably treated as determined by the Committee.

 

 

 
 

 

 

  (ii) providing that participants holding outstanding vested Common Stock based Incentives shall receive, with respect to each share of Common Stock issuable pursuant to such Incentives as of the effective date of any such transaction, at the determination of the Committee, cash, securities or other property, or any combination thereof, in an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value of such Common Stock on a date within ten days prior to the effective date of such transaction over the option price or other amount owed by a participant, if any, and that such Incentives shall be cancelled, including the cancellation without consideration of all options that have an exercise price below the per share value of the consideration received by the Company in the transaction.

 

  (iii) providing that the 2023 Plan (or replacement plan) shall continue with respect to Incentives not cancelled or terminated as of the effective date of such transaction and provide to participants holding such Incentives the right to earn their respective Incentives on a substantially equivalent basis (taking into account the transaction and the number of shares or other equity issued by such successor entity) with respect to the equity of the entity succeeding the Company by reason of such transaction.

 

  (iv) providing that all unvested, unearned or restricted Incentives, including but not limited to restricted stock for which restrictions have not lapsed as of the effective date of such transaction, shall be void and deemed terminated, or, in the alternative, for the acceleration or waiver of any vesting, earning or restrictions on any Incentive.

 

The Board may restrict the rights of participants or the applicability of this Section 10.11 to the extent necessary to comply with Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Internal Revenue Code or any other applicable law or regulation. The grant of an Incentive award pursuant to the 2021 Plan shall not limit in any way the right or power of the Company to make adjustments, reclassifications, reorganizations or changes of its capital or business structure or to merge, exchange or consolidate or to dissolve, liquidate, sell or transfer all or any part of its business or assets.  

 

10.12     Definition of Fair Market Value. For purposes of this 2023 Plan, the “Fair Market Value” of a share of Common Stock at a specified date shall, unless otherwise expressly provided in this 2023 Plan, be the amount which the Committee or the Board of Directors determines in good faith to be 100% of the fair market value of such a share as of the date in question; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, if such shares are listed on a U.S. securities exchange or are quoted on the Nasdaq National Market or Nasdaq Small-Cap Market (“Nasdaq”), then Fair Market Value shall be determined by reference to the last sale price of a share of Common Stock on such U.S. securities exchange or Nasdaq on the applicable date. If such U.S. securities exchange or Nasdaq is closed for trading on such date, or if the Common Stock does not trade on such date, then the last sale price used shall be the one on the date the Common Stock last traded on such U.S. securities exchange or Nasdaq.

 

10.13     Change in Control.

 

Upon a Change in Control, as defined in paragraph (i) and (ii) of this Section 10.13, any stock option or restricted stock award granted to any Participant under this 2023 Plan that would have become vested upon continued employment by the Participant shall immediately vest in full and become exercisable, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary of such award, and notwithstanding the discretion of the Committee pursuant to Section 10.11.

 

  For purposes of this Section 10.13, “Change in Control” means:

 

  (i) The acquisition by any person, entity or “group”, within the meaning of Section 13(d) (3) or 14(d) (2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) (excluding, for this purpose, (A) the Company, or (B) any employee benefit plan of the Company or its subsidiaries which acquires beneficial ownership of voting securities of the Company) of 50% or more of either the then outstanding shares of common stock or the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors; or

 

  (ii) Approval by the stockholders of the Company of (A) a reorganization, merger or consolidation, in each case, with respect to which persons who were the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such reorganization, merger or consolidation do not, immediately thereafter, own more than 50% of the combined voting power of the reorganized, merged or consolidated company’s then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of the reorganized, merged or consolidated company, or (B) a liquidation or dissolution of the Company or (C) the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company.

 

 

 
 

 

10.14     Section 409A.  Notwithstanding any other provisions of the 2023 Plan or any Incentive award agreement, no Incentive shall be granted, deferred, accelerated, extended, paid out, adjusted pursuant to Section 10.6, or otherwise modified under the 2023 Plan in a manner that would result in the imposition of an additional tax under Section 409A of the Code upon a participant. In the event that it is reasonably determined by the Committee that, as a result of Section 409A of the Code, payments in respect of any Incentive may not be made at the time contemplated by the terms of the 2023 Plan or the relevant Incentive award agreement, without causing the participant to be subject to taxation under Section 409A of the Code, then the Company will make such payment on the first day that would not result in the participant incurring any tax liability under Section 409A of the Code.