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SAN LOTUS HOLDING INC.
2387 S HACIENDA BLVD
HACIENDA HEIGHTS CA 91745
626-961-6522 (phone)
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
TO
BE HELD ON MAY 22, 2017
Dear Stockholders of San Lotus Holding Inc.:
You are cordially invited to attend the 2017
Annual Meeting of stockholders of San Lotus Holding Inc., a California
corporation (the “Company”), to be held on May 22, 2017
at 10:00
a.m.
(
Taiwan Time)
at
B302C, No. 185 Kewang Rd, Longtan Township, Taoyuan City 325, Taiwan (R.O.C).
The notice of annual meeting and proxy statement
accompanying this letter provide an outline of the business to be conducted at
the meeting. At the meeting, you will be asked to:
(1)
ratify
the Annual Reports on Form 10-K of Company for the year ended on December 31,
2016 and 2015
(2)
elect
three
Class
I
directors of the Company;
(3)
elect
two Class II directors of the Company;
(4)
ratify
the appointment of Davidson & Company LLP as our independent registered
public accounting firm for the fiscal year as of December
31, 2016
and 2015;
(5)
approve
the amendment to bylaws; and
(6)
transact
any other business that properly comes before the meeting or any adjournment(s)
of the meeting.
You have the right to receive notice of and to vote
at the meeting if you were a stockholder of record at the close of business on
March 29, 2017. Whether or not you expect to be present in person
at the meeting, please sign the enclosed proxy card and return it promptly in
the self-addressed envelope provided. Instructions are shown on the proxy
card. In the event there are not sufficient votes for a quorum or to approve
or ratify any of the foregoing proposals at the time of the annual meeting, the
annual meeting may be adjourned in order to permit further solicitation of
proxies by the Company.
Sincerely yours,
/s/Chen, Kuan-Yu
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Chen, Kuan-Yu
Chairman
The
following information applicable to the Annual Meeting may be found in the
proxy statement and accompanying proxy card:
·
The
date, time and location of the meeting;
·
A
list of the matters intended to be acted on and our recommendations regarding
those matters; and
·
Information
about voting by mail, electronically or attending the meeting and voting in
person.
This
is an important meeting. To ensure proper representation at the meeting,
please complete, sign, date and return the proxy card in the enclosed,
self-addressed envelope. Even if you vote your shares prior to the meeting,
you still may attend the meeting and vote your shares in person.
SAN LOTUS HOLDING INC.
2387 S HACIENDA BLVD
HACIENDA HEIGHTS CA 91745
626-961-6522 (phone)
PROXY STATEMENT
FOR THE 2017
ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON MAY
22, 2017 AT 10:00 A.M.
LOCAL TIME, TAIWAN(R.O.C)
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This
proxy statement and the enclosed form of proxy are furnished in connection with
solicitation of proxies by the Board of Directors of San Lotus Holding Inc.
(“San Lotus”) for use at the annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual
Meeting”) to be held at 10:00 a.m. (Taiwan
Local Time) on May22, 2017, and any postponements
or adjournments thereof.
QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
The information
provided in the question and answer format below is for your convenience only
and is merely a summary of the information contained in this proxy statement.
You should read this entire proxy statement carefully.
What matters am I
voting on?
You will be voting
on:
·
The
ratification of the Annual Reports on Form 10-K of Company for the year ended
on December 31, 2016 and 2015;
·
the
election of three Class I directors to
hold office until the 2019 annual meeting of
stockholders and until their successors are elected and qualified, subject to
earlier resignation or removal
·
the
election of two Class II
directors to hold office until the 2018
annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are elected and
qualified, subject to earlier resignation or removal;
·
the
ratification of the appointment of Davidson &
Company LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal
years
as
of December
31, 2016
and 2015;
·
the
approval of amendment to bylaws; and
·
any
other business that may properly come before the meeting.
How does the Board of
Directors recommend I vote on these proposals?
The Board of
Directors recommends a vote:
·
FOR
the ratification of the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Company for the fiscal years
ended on December 31, 2016 and 2015;
·
FOR
the election of Chen, Kuan-Yu; Lin, Mu-Chen; and Kwong,
Edwin,
our nominees for Class I directors;
·
FOR
the election of Yeh, Shun-Shan and Lai,Wen-Ching,
our nominees for Class II directors;
·
FOR
the appointment of the appointment of Davidson & Company LLP as our
independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal years
as
of December
31, 2016
and 2015; and
·
FOR
the approval of amendment to bylaws
Who
is entitled to vote?
Holders
of our common stock as of the close of business on March 29, 2017, the record date, may vote at the Annual
Meeting. As of the record date, we had 42,003,333 shares of common stock
outstanding. In deciding all matters at the Annual Meeting, each holder of common
stock of San Lotus will be entitled to one vote for each share of common stock
held as of the close of business on the record date. We do have cumulative
voting rights for the election of directors.
Registered Stockholders
. If your shares are registered directly
in your name with our transfer agent, you are considered the stockholder of
record with respect to those shares, and Notice of the Annual Meeting (the
“Notice”) was provided to you directly by us. As the stockholder of record, you
have the right to grant your voting proxy directly to the individuals listed on
the proxy card or to vote in person at the Annual Meeting.
Who is San Lotus
Holding Inc.’s transfer agent and how may I contact them?
San Lotus’s transfer agent is Computershare Inc. and
Computershare Trust Company, N.A.(the “Computershare”). You may e-mail Computershare or you can call Computershare
at (
303)
262 0678
,
Monday through Friday between 9:00am-5:00pm ET.
Materials may be mailed to Computershare at:
Computershare Inc.
Computershare Trust Company,
N.A.
250 Royall Street
Canton, MA 02021
How do I vote?
If you are a
stockholder of record, you can submit a proxy to be voted at the meeting in the
following ways:
·
Vote By Mail
: You can vote by mail by
completing the proxy card, date it and sign it, and mail the proxy to our
offices at 3F B302C, No. 185 Kewang Road, Longtan Township, Taoyuan County 325,
Taiwan (R.O.C.), Attn: Chen, Kuan-Yu,
Secretary, so that it is received prior to the Annual Meeting; or
·
Vote In Person
: You can attend
the Annual Meeting in person where you may vote by written ballot.
Can
I change my vote?
Yes. If you are a
stockholder of record, you can change your vote or revoke your proxy at any
time before the Annual Meeting by:
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returning
a later-dated proxy card so that it is received before the Annual
Meeting;
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notifying
the Secretary of San Lotus, in writing, at the address listed on the front
page; or
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completing
a written ballot at the Annual Meeting.
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What is the effect of giving
a proxy?
Proxies are solicited
by and on behalf of our Board of Directors. The persons named in the proxy have
been designated as proxies by our Board of Directors. When proxies are properly
dated, executed and returned, the shares represented by such proxies will be
voted at the Annual Meeting in accordance with the instructions of the
stockholder. If no specific instructions are given, however, the shares will be
voted in accordance with the recommendations of our Board of Directors as
described above. If any matters not described in the Proxy Statement are
properly presented at the Annual Meeting, the proxy holders will use their own
judgment to determine how to vote your shares. If the Annual Meeting is
adjourned, the proxy holders can vote your shares at the adjourned meeting date
as well, unless you have properly revoked your proxy instructions, as described
above.
What is a quorum?
A quorum is the
minimum number of shares required to be present at the Annual Meeting for the
meeting to be properly held under our Bylaws and California State
law. The presence, in person or by proxy, of a majority of the aggregate voting
power of the issued and outstanding shares of stock entitled to vote at the
meeting will constitute a quorum at the meeting. The shares subject to a proxy
which are not being voted on a particular matter because of either stockholder
withholding or broker non-votes will count for purposes of determining the
presence of a quorum. Abstentions are voted neither “for” nor “against” a
matter but are also counted in the determination of a quorum.
H
ow many votes
are needed for approval of each matter?
·
Proposal No. 1;
4; and 5
:
The
approving to ratify the Annual Report on Form 10-K of San Lotus for the years
ended December 31, 2016 and 2015; to ratify the appointment of
Davidson &
Company LLP
for th
e
fiscal year
as of December
31, 2016
and 2015; and of the
amendment to bylaws
must receive the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast
by the holders of shares represented in person or by proxy at the meeting and
entitled to vote thereon to be approved. Abstentions will have no effect on
the outcome of this proposal.
·
Proposal No. 2 and 3
:
The election of directors requires a plurality vote of the shares of common
stock voted at the meeting. “Plurality” means that the
individuals who receive the largest number of votes cast “for” are elected as
directors. As a result, any shares not voted “for” a particular nominee will
not be counted in such nominee’s favor.
How
are proxies solicited for the Annual Meeting?
The
Board of Directors is soliciting proxies for use at the Annual Meeting. All
expenses associated with this solicitation will be borne by San Lotus. We will
reimburse brokers or other nominees for reasonable expenses that they incur in
sending these proxy materials to you if a broker or other nominee holds your
shares.
What does it mean if multiple members of my household are
stockholders but we only received one Notice or full set of proxy materials in
the mail?
The
SEC has adopted rules that permit companies and intermediaries, such as
brokers, to satisfy the delivery requirements for notices and proxy materials
with respect to two or more stockholders sharing the same address by delivering
a single notice or set of proxy materials addressed to those stockholders. In
accordance with a prior notice sent to certain brokers, banks, dealers or other
agents, we are sending only one Notice or full set of proxy materials to those
addresses with multiple stockholders unless we received contrary instructions
from any stockholder at that address. This practice, known as “householding,”
allows us to satisfy the requirements for delivering Notices or proxy materials
with respect to two or more stockholders sharing the same address by delivering
a single copy of these documents. Householding helps to reduce our printing and
postage costs, reduces the amount of mail you receive and helps to preserve the
environment. If you currently receive multiple
copies
of the
Notice or proxy materials
at your address and would like to request “householding” of your
communications, please contact the Company or your broker. Once you have
elected “householding” of your communications, “householding” will continue
until you are notified otherwise or until you revoke your consent.
Is my vote
confidential?
Proxy
instructions, ballot, and voting tabulations that identify individual
stockholders are handled in a manner that protects your voting privacy. Your
vote will not be disclosed either within San Lotus or to third parties, except
as necessary to meet applicable legal requirements, to allow for the tabulation
of votes and certification of the vote, or to facilitate a successful proxy
solicitation.
VOTING
SECURITIES AND PRINCIPAL SECURITY HOLDERS
The following table
provides the names and addresses of each person known to us to own more than 5
percent of our outstanding shares of common stock as of
March 29, 2017 and by the officers and directors, individually and as a group.
Except as otherwise indicated, all shares are owned directly and the
stockholders listed possesses sole voting and investment power with respect to
the shares shown.
Title
of Class
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Name
& Address of Beneficial Owners
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Number
of Shares Beneficial Owned
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Percentage
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Common
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Yu, Chien-Yang(1)
Office
B302C, 185 Kewang Road, Longtan Township,Taoyuan County 325,
Taiwan(R.O.C)
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16,737,503
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39.85%
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Common
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Chen,
Kuan-Yu(2)
Office
B302C, 185 Kewang Road, Longtan Township,Taoyuan County 325,
Taiwan(R.O.C)
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17,566,372
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41.82%
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Common
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Lin,
Mu-Chen
Office
B302C, 185 Kewang Road, Longtan Township, Taoyuan County 325,
Taiwan(R.O.C)
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20,899
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0.5%
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Common
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Kwong, Edwin
1535 Ruby Ct,
Diamond
Bar,
CA 91765
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0
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0%
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Common
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Chen, Chuan-Chung
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29,057
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0.69%
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(1)
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(i)
15,159 shares of common stock beneficially owned by
Songhai Mgt. Consulting Co. Ltd., a Taiwan (R.O.C.) limited company, over
which Mr. Yu exercises voting and investment control.(ii) 14,689,719 shares
of common stock beneficially owned by Yu, Chien-Yang. (iii) 0 shares of
common stock beneficially owned by Darkin Ltd, a Seychelles limited company, over
which Mr. Yu exercises voting and investment control. (iv) 0 shares of common
stock beneficially owned by Ocean Reserve Ltd, a Seychelles limited company, over
which Mr. Yu exercises voting and investment control. (v.) 0 shares of common
stock beneficially owned by Ping East Ltd, a Seychelles limited company, over
which Mr. Yu exercises voting and investment control. (vi.) 1,868,645 shares
of common stock beneficially owned by Gold
Piven Ltd., a British Virgin Islands limited company, over which Mr. Yu exercises voting and investment
control. (vii) 163,980 shares of common stock beneficially owned by
Big Head Fish Ltd., a
Seychelles limited company, over which
Mr. Yu exercises voting and investment control.
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(2)
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(i) 16,280,385 shares of common stock beneficially owned by Chen,
Kuan-Yu. (ii) 0 shares of common stock beneficially owned by Wang Wang Ltd, a
Seychelles Limited Company, over which Mr. Chen exercises voting and
investment control. (iii) 0 shares of common stock beneficially owned by
Allegro Equity Ltd., a Seychelles limited company, over which Lia Wang, Mr.
Chen's wife, exercises voting and investment control. (iv) 1,131,265 shares
of common stock beneficially owned by Bellini Equity Ltd., a Seychelles
limited company, over which Lia Wang, Mr. Chen’s wife, exercises voting and
investment control. (v) 154,722 shares of common stock beneficially owned
by Lia Wang, Mr. Chen's wife.
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(3)
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Based on 42,003,333 shares
of common stock outstanding as of March 29, 2017.
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PROPOSAL NO. 1
Ratification of the Annual Reports on Form
10-K of San Lotus Holding Inc. for the year ended on December 31, 2016 and 2015
The Board of Directors proposes to ratify the Annual Reports on
Form 10-K of San Lotus Holding Inc. (the “Company”) for the year ended on
December 31, 2016 and 2015.
Vote Required
and Board of Directors’ Recommendation
Assuming a quorum
is present, the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast at the annual
meeting of stockholders, by the stockholders entitled to vote at the annual
meeting of stockholders, either in person or by proxy, is required for approval
of this proposal.
THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” TO
RATIFY THE ANNUAL REPORT ON
FORM
10-K OF SAN LOTUS HOLDING INC. FOR THE YEAR ENDED ON DECEMBER 31, 2014.
PROPOSAL NO. 2 AND NO. 3
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
Our
Board of Directors may establish the authorized number of directors from time
to time by resolution. Our Bylaws provided for a classified board of 7 to 15
directors consisting of two classes of directors, with Class I directors
serving two-year terms and Class II directors elected annually. Each director’s
term continues until the election and qualification of his or her successor, or
his or her earlier death, resignation or removal. The nominees for class I and class II of directors are set forth in the table below.
Our
Bylaws provided that our Board of Directors or our
stockholders may fill vacant directorships. Any additional directorships
resulting from an increase in the authorized number of directors would be
distributed among the two classes as the Board of Directors determines in its
discretion.
Nominees
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Class
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Age
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Position
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Year
Elected Director
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Current
term expires
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Expiration
of term For which nominated
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Chen, Kuan-Yu
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I
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Director
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2015
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2017
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2019
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Lin, Mu-Chen
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I
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Director
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-
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-
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2019
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Kwong, Edwin
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I
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Director
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-
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-
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2019
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Lai,Wen-Ching
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II
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Director
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-
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2018
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Yeh, Shun-Shan
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II
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Director
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2018
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Class I Nominees for Director
Chen,
Kuan-Yu, Chairman, Secretary,
and Director, Age 40
Chen Kuan-Yu
has served as our Secretary since 2011. From 2010 to 2011, Mr. Chen served as
an Associate Director with AON Corporation in Hong Kong. From 2008 to 2009, Mr.
Chen was a Senior Consultant with LI Far East Limited, a Hong Kong company.
From 2007 to 2008, Mr. Chen was a Manager with Deloitte Actuarial and Insurance
Solutions in Hong Kong. From 2000 to 2006, Mr. Chen was an Actuary with
MetLife, where he was based in New York for four years and in Taiwan for two
years. Mr. Chen received his B.A. in Applied Mathematics from Queen's
University in Canada in 2000 and was qualified as an actuary by the Society of
Actuaries in 2004. Mr. Chen serves on the boards of several private companies
and is involved in the management of several private enterprises. Mr. Chen
resides in Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Lin,
Mu-Chen, Chief Financial Officer, Age 38
Lin Mu-Chen
has served as our Chief Financial Officer since 2011. From 2006 to 2009, Ms.
Lin was an auditor at Price Waterhouse Coopers in Taiwan. From 2003 to 2005,
Ms. Lin served as an auditor at Earnest & Co., CPAs. Ms. Lin obtained a
Bachelor of Commerce at Soochow University, Taiwan, in 2003 and was certified
as a public accountant in Taiwan in 2008. Ms. Lin serves on the boards of
several private companies and acts as internal accountant for several private
companies. Ms. Lin resides in Taiwan.
Kwong, Edwin
,
Director, Age 57
Kwong,
Edwin
is the President, CEO
of GUI Corporations dba Mega Productions; HempCon Inc; and American Youth
Obesity Research and Prevention Foundation. Mr. Kwong earned his bachelor's
degree in mathematics and computer science from the University of California,
Los Angeles, and earned his master's degree in computer science from the
University of South California in 1986. After working for computer industry for
many years, he left the computer industry in 1992 to begin his career as an
entrepreneur. We believe his abundant experiences in company managements will be
beneficial to us in overseeing our business. Mr. Kwong resides in California.
Yeh, Shun-Shan, Age 53
From 2011 to 2015, in, Mr. Yeh served as the CEO (2012-2015)
and Vice President (2011-2012) of Chaoyang Life Insurance Company. From 2006 to
2011, Mr. Yeh served as Executive Vice President and Chairperson of the product
development committee (2011); Acting President (2010-2011); Senior Vice
President and Product Actuary(2010); Vice Chairman and President (2008-2009);
and President and Appointed Actuary (2006-2008) of Hontai Life Insurance
Company and Hontai Securities Investment Company. From 2004 to 2006, Mr. Yeh
served as the actuary and advisor of K&D Consulting Inc. From 2000 to 2004,
Mr. Yeh was the member of Actuarial Institute of Republic of China, Taipei, General
Secretary and Risk Management Committee of IAA (International Actuarial
Association). From 1993 to 2000, Mr. Yeh served as the Actuarial Department
Deputy Manager of China Life Insurance Company. From 1991 to 1993, Mr. Yeh
served as the Marketing Analyst of AT&T Taiwan Branch. Mr. Yeh received his
Bachelor in Mathematics from National Taiwan University in Taiwan in 1987.
Lai,
Wen-Ching, Director, Age 60
Lai
Wen-Ching is Director of Hung Chin Machinery Co., Ltd., a CNC lathe company,
where he has served in such capacity since 1980. He is also General Manager of
Shun Bin Industrial Co., Ltd., an exporter of motor vehicle parts, where he has
held such position since 1985. Mr. Lai is also Director and Partner of
Investment Yan Zi International, Inc. and an independent consultant advising on
various business matters for the Taichung City Government since 2005. We
believe Mr. Lai’s many years of business experience will be beneficial to our
company. Mr. Lai resides in Taichung, Taiwan.
Vote Required
Assuming
a quorum is present, a plurality of the votes cast at the annual meeting of
stockholders by the stockholders entitled to vote in the election, either in
person or by proxy, is required to elect the director nominees.
THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” EACH OF
THE NOMINEES OF DIRECTORS NAMED ABOVE.
DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE
OFFICERS
The following table identifies certain information about our
directors and
executive
officers as of March 29, 2017. Officers
are elected by the Board of Directors to hold office until their successors are
elected and qualified.
Name
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Position
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Age
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Chen,Kuan-Yu
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Chairman; Secretary; and Director
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40
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Lin, Mu-Chen
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Chief
Financial Officer
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38
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Chen,
Chuan-Chung
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Director
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49
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Kwong, Edwin
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Director
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57
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Set forth below is a brief description
of the background and business experience of each of our executive officers and
directors for the past five years.
Chen, Kuan-Yu
has served as
our Secretary since 2011. From 2010 to 2011, Mr. Chen served as an Associate
Director with AON Corporation in Hong Kong. From 2008 to 2009, Mr. Chen was a
Senior Consultant with LI Far East Limited, a Hong Kong company. From 2007 to
2008, Mr. Chen was a Manager with Deloitte Actuarial and Insurance Solutions in
Hong Kong. From 2000 to 2006, Mr. Chen was an Actuary with MetLife, where he
was based in New York for four years and in Taiwan for two years. Mr. Chen
received his B.A. in Applied Mathematics from Queen’s University in Canada in 2000
and was qualified as an actuary by the Society of Actuaries in 2004. Mr. Chen
serves on the boards of several private companies and is involved in the
management of several private enterprises. Mr. Chen resides in Hong Kong and
Taiwan.
Lin, Mu-Chen
has served as
our Chief Financial Officer since 2011. From 2006 to 2009, Ms. Lin was an
auditor at Price Waterhouse Coopers in Taiwan. From 2003 to 2005, Ms. Lin
served as an auditor at Earnest & Co., CPAs. Ms. Lin obtained a Bachelor of
Commerce at Soochow University, Taiwan, in 2003 and was certified as a public
accountant in Taiwan in 2008. Ms. Lin serves on the boards of several private
companies and acts as internal accountant for several private companies. Ms.
Lin resides in Taiwan.
Chen, Chuan-Chung
is the
president of Autarky Management Consulting Inc. He is involved in all
aspects of the business, from client facing functions to engagement execution
in management consulting. Mr. Chen established his own law firm in 1999,
Chen & Associates, which mainly provided local and international legal and
commercial services. He was a legal counsel for over 300 middle and small sized
enterprises. Mr. Chen was also active in providing pro bono
representation forgovernment bodies and non-profit organizations, such as
Taoyuan County; Taoyuan City; and National Taipei
University. Furthermore, he gained extensive experience in the
government. Mr. Chen qualified as a civil servant;
judge; prosecutor;and attorney by passing various national examinations in
1993 and 1994. He was an official of Taiwan’s Ministry of
Finance, focusing on consumer dispute resolution in the insurance
industry. Mr. Chen resides in Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Kwong,
Edwin
is the President, CEO
of GUI Corporations dba Mega Productions; HempCon Inc; and American Youth
Obesity Research and Prevention Foundation. Mr. Kwong earned his bachelor's
degree in mathematics and computer science from the University of California,
Los Angeles, and earned his master's degree in computer science from the University
of South California in 1986. After working for computer industry for many
years, he left the computer industry in 1992 to begin his career as an
entrepreneur. We believe his abundant experiences in company managements will
be beneficial to us in overseeing our business. Mr. Kwong resides in
California.
Section 16(a)
Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
Section
16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires the Company’s directors,
officers and holders of more than 10 percent of the Company’s common stock to
file with the Securities and Exchange Commission initial reports of ownership
and reports of changes in ownership of common stock and any other equity
securities of the Company.
Based
solely on our review of the copies of such reports received by us, we believe
that for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016,
all Section 16(a) filing requirements applicable to our officers, directors and
10 percent stockholders were complied with,
except
that
Yu, Chien-Yang
;
Chen, Kuan-Yu
;
Lin, Mu-Chen
were each late in filing Form 4
and Form 5, and,
Kwong, Edwin and
Chen, Chuan-Chung
were
each late in filing Form 3 upon their appointment to our board.
The delays in filing were due to administrative errors.
Meetings and
Committees; Management Matters
The
Board of Directors held three formal meetings during the year ending December 31, 2016.
The Board of Directors will be meeting periodically going forward now that we
are an SEC reporting company. We do not have a formal policy regarding
attendance by members of our board of directors at the annual meeting of
stockholders, but we strongly encourage all members of our board of directors
to attend the annual meeting of stockholders and expect such attendance except
in the event of exigent circumstances.
Our Board of
Directors has the audit committee; nominating
committee;
and
compensation committee
consisted of our independent directors.
At
present, the committees above are responsible for
management matters regarding audit; nominating; and compensation.
But, currently,
none of our directors, including independent directors, serves in these
committees.
Nominating
Committee
Our
Board of Directors has a nominating committee. Our nominating committee uses a variety
of methods for identifying and evaluating nominees for director. It regularly
assesses the appropriate size of the Board of Directors and whether any
vacancies exist or are expected to due to retirement or otherwise. If vacancies
exist, are anticipated to exist or otherwise arise, our nominating committee considers
various potential candidates for director. Candidates may come to the committee’s
attention through current members of our Board of Directors, stockholders or
other persons. These candidates are evaluated at regular or special meetings of
our nominating committee and may be considered at any point during the year.
Our nominating committee will consider candidates for director that are
nominated by stockholders in accordance with the procedures regarding the
inclusion of stockholder proposals in proxy materials set forth in the section
entitled “Stockholder Proposals” in this proxy statement. In evaluating such
recommendations, our nominating committee uses the qualifications and standards discussed
below and seeks to achieve a balance of knowledge, experience and
capability on our Board of Directors.
Qualifications
for consideration as a director may vary according to the particular areas of
expertise that may be desired in order to complement the qualifications that
already exist among our Board of Directors. Among the factors that our nominating
committee consider include independence, financial literacy, business
experience, character, judgment and strategic vision. Other considerations
would be their knowledge of issues affecting our
business, their leadership experience and their time available for meetings and
consultation on company matters. Our nominating committee seek a diverse group
of candidates who possess the background skills and expertise to make a
significant contribution to our Board of Directors;
company; and our stockholders.
Stockholder Communications
Our
Board of Directors has implemented a process for our stockholders to send
communications to our Board of Directors. Any stockholder desiring to
communicate with our Board of Directors, or with specific individual directors, may do so by
writing to Mr. Chen, Kuan Yu, Corporate Chairman;
Secretary; and Director, San Lotus Holding Inc., 3F B302C, No.
185 Kewang Road, Longtan Township, Taoyuan County 325, Taiwan (R.O.C.). Our
Corporate Secretary has the authority to disregard any inappropriate
communications or take other appropriate actions with respect to any such
inappropriate communications. If deemed an appropriate communication, our
Corporate Secretary will submit a stockholder’s correspondence to our Chairman
of the Board of Directors, or to any specific director to whom the
correspondence is directed.
Code
of Ethics
Our Company expects that all of our
directors, officers and employees maintain a high level of integrity in their
dealings with and on behalf of our Company and will act in the best interests
of our Company. Our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics provides principles of
conduct and ethics for our directors, officers and employees. This Code
complies with the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and applicable
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") rules. To the extent
required by applicable SEC rules, we intend to promptly disclose future
amendments to certain provisions of these Codes or waivers of such provisions
granted to directors and executive officers, including our principal executive
officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or persons
performing similar functions, on our website at
www.sanlotusholding.com
.
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Summary Compensation Table
There
has been no
compensation
awarded to, earned by, or paid to any of our
executive officers or directors for the period from inception through December
31, 2016.
Option
Grants Table
There
were no individual grants of stock options to purchase our common stock made to
the executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table for the period
from inception through December 31, 2016.
Aggregated
Option Exercises and Fiscal Year-End Option Value Table
There
were no stock options exercised
for the
period from inception through December 31, 2014
by the executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table.
Long-Term
Incentive Plan Awards Table
There
were no long-term incentive plan awards made to named executive officers in the
last completed fiscal year under any long-term incentive plan.
Compensation of
Directors
Directors
are permitted to receive fixed fees and other compensation for their services
as directors on our Board of Directors and the Board of Directors has the
authority to fix the compensation of directors. At present, no amounts have
been paid to, or accrued to, directors in such capacity
.
Employment
Agreements
At present, we have no employment agreements with any of our
executive officers. We will enter into compensation plans with our executive
officers as our business develops.
Indemnification arrangements
Our Bylaws contain provisions that limit the liability of our
directors for monetary damages subject to California
Corporations Code governing corporations. Consequently, San Lotus
shall have the power to indemnify any director, officer, employee and agent of San
Lotus who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any
proceeding (other than an action by or in the right to procure a judgment in
its favor) against expenses, judgments, fines, settlements and other amounts
actually and reasonably incurred in connection with such proceeding, provided
that the Board of Directors shall find that the director, officer, employee or
agent acted in good faith and in a manner which such person reasonably believed
in the best interests of San Lotus and, in the case of criminal proceedings,
had no reasonable cause to believe the conduct was unlawful. The termination
of any proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction or upon a plea of
nolo contendere shall not, of itself, create a presumption that such person did
not act in good faith and in a manner which the person reasonably believed to
be in the best interests of San Lotus or that such person had reasonable cause
to believe such person’s conduct was unlawful.
Our bylaws allow for the indemnification of directors,
officers, employees or agents of the corporation, should any of those
individuals be threatened with or made a party to any legal action concerning
actions they took on behalf of the Company, so long as the Board of Directors
determines that the director, officer or employee acted in good faith and in a
manner reasonably believed to be in the bests interests of the Company. We
believe that these charter provisions are necessary to attract and retain
qualified persons such as directors, officers and key employees. At this time,
we have not entered into any indemnification agreements with our officers,
directors or employees. We plan to maintain directors’ and officers’ liability
insurance in the near future.
The
limitation of liability and indemnification provisions in our Bylaws may
discourage stockholders from bringing a lawsuit against our directors and
officers for breach of their fiduciary duty. They may also reduce the likelihood
of derivative litigation against our directors and officers, even though an
action, if successful, might benefit us and other stockholders. Further, a
stockholder’s investment may be adversely affected to the extent that we pay
the costs of settlement and damage awards against directors and officers as
required by these indemnification provisions.
At present, there
is no pending litigation or proceeding involving any of our directors or
executive officers as to which indemnification is required or permitted, and we
are not aware of any threatened litigation or proceeding that may result in a
claim for indemnification.
Insofar as
indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be
permitted to directors, executive officers or persons controlling us, we have
been informed that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against
public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore
unenforceable.
Related Party Transactions
1.
Acquisition of AHI Film Inc.,
which was
disclosed in our current report on Form 8-K filed on September 1, 2016
On
August 31, 2016, we entered into an agreement to purchase stock &
creditor’s right (the “Agreement I”) with Chang, Hsin-Yu (the “Seller”), the
sole shareholder of AHI Film Inc., to purchase the outstanding 10,000 shares of AHI Film Inc. (the “AHI Film
Shares”) in exchange for US$1.
2.
Acquisition of AHI
Records Inc.,
which was disclosed in
our current report on Form 8-K filed on September 1, 2016
On
August 31, 2016, we entered into an agreement to purchase stock &
creditor’s right (the “Agreement II”) with Chang, Hsin-Yu (the “Seller”), the
sole shareholder of AHI Records Inc., to purchase 10,000 shares of AHI Records
Inc. (the “AHI Records Shares”) in exchange for US$1.
3.
Acquisition of San Lotus Holding Inc.
registered in British Virgin
Islands.
which was disclosed in our current report on
Form 8-K filed on September 1, 2016
On
August 31, 2016, we entered into a stock purchase agreement (the “Agreement
III”) with Chang, Hsin-Yu (the “Seller”), the sole shareholder of San Lotus
Holding Inc. registered in
British Virgin Islands (the
“BVI Company”), to purchase the outstanding
50,000
shares
of BVI Company (the “BVI Shares”) in exchange for US$1.
PROPOSAL NO. 4
RATIFICATION OF
APPOINTMENT OF
INDEPENDENT
REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The Board of
Directors has approved to
appoint
Davidson & Company LLP as our
independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal years as of December
31, 2016 and 2015,
which is disclosed in our current
report on Form-8K filed on April 3, 2017.
Notwithstanding
its selection, and even if our stockholders ratify the selection, our Board of
Directors, in its discretion, may appoint another independent registered public
accounting firm at any time during the year if
the Board of Directors believes that such a change would be in the best
interests of San Lotus and its stockholders. At the Annual Meeting, the
stockholders are being asked to ratify the appointment of
Davidson
& Company LLP
as our independent registered
public accounting firm for
the fiscal years as of December 31, 2016 and 2015
.
Our Board of
Directors is submitting the selection of
Davidson
& Company LLP
to our stockholders
because we value our stockholders
’
views on our independent registered public
accounting firm and as a matter of good corporate governance. Representatives
of
Davidson & Company LLP
will be
present at the Annual Meeting, whether in person, telephonically or
electronically, and they will have an opportunity to make statements and will
be available to respond to appropriate questions from stockholders in person or
telephonically.
Fees Paid to the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Fees
paid to our predecessor auditor
Below
is the table of Audit Fees (amounts in US$) billed by our predecessor
auditor,
WLCC Accountancy Corp.
, for services rendered
in
connection with the audit of the Company’s annual financial statements for the
year ended
December 31, 2015
:
Financial Statements for the Year Ended December 31
|
Audit Services
|
Audit Related Fees
|
Tax Fees
|
Other Fees
|
2015
|
$60,000
|
$0
|
$0
|
$0
|
Fees paid to our successor auditor
Below
is the table of Audit Fees (amounts in US$) billed by our successor
auditor,
Davidson
& Company LLP
, for services rendered
in connection with the audit of the
Company’s annual financial statements for the years ended
December 31, 2016
:
Financial Statements for the Year Ended December 31
|
Audit Services
|
Audit Related Fees
|
Tax Fees
|
Other Fees
|
2016
|
$230,000
|
$0
|
$0
|
$0
|
Fees of Audit Services consist of
fees billed for professional services in connection with the audit of our
consolidated financial statements and review of our quarterly consolidated
financial statements.
Auditor Independence
To date,
Davidson & Company LLP
,
our independent registered public accounting
firm, has not
performed any non-audit related services for the Company. In the event the
Company requires non-audit services from
Davidson & Company LLP
, the audit committee
will need
to review the matter and determine whether the rendering of such non-audit
services for tax compliance, structure advice or other matters by
Davidson &
Company LLP
is compatible with
maintaining the principal accountants’ independence.
Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures
Consistent with
requirements of the SEC and the Public Company Oversight Board, or PCAOB,
regarding auditor independence, our audit committee is
responsible for the appointment, compensation and oversight of the work of our
independent registered public accounting firm. In recognition of this
responsibility, our audit
committee generally
pre-approves of all audit and permissible non-audit services provided by the
independent registered public accounting firm. These services may include audit
services, audit-related services, tax services and other services.
Vote Required
and Board of Directors’ Recommendation
Assuming a quorum
is present, the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast at the annual
meeting of stockholders, by the stockholders entitled to vote at the annual
meeting of stockholders, either in person or by proxy, is required for approval
of this proposal.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” THE RATIFICATION
OF THE APPOINTMENT
OF
DAVIDSON
& COMPANY LLP.
PROPOSAL NO.
5
APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT TO BYLAWS
The board of
directors proposes to approve the amendment to bylaws as indicated following:
ARTICLE II
SHAREHOLDERS
SECTION 8.
CUMULATIVE VOTING.
Cumulative
voting by each shareholder of the Corporation shall be eliminated when the
Corporation becomes a listed corporation as defined under sec. 301.5 (d) of California
Corporation Code. This section becomes effective only when the Corporation
becomes a listed corporation as defined under sec. 301.5 (d) of California
Corporation Code.
ARTICLE III
DIRECTORS
SECTION 2.
NUMBER,
CLASSIFICATION AND TERM OF OFFICE OF DIRECTORS
.
The number of directors of the Corporation shall be that
number as may be fixed from time to time by resolution of the Board of
Directors, and the number of directors of the
Corporation shall not be less
than three
(3) nor greater than five
(5). The initial number of directors of the
Corporation shall be three (3). The number of directors can be increased or
decreased within the foregoing range at any time by the Board of Directors. The
term of office of the directors will be staggered by dividing the directors
into two classes. Class I shall consist, initially, of three (3) directors who
will each be elected at the annual meeting of the Corporation to serve on the
Board of Directors for two year terms. Class II shall consist, initially, of two
(2) directors who shall be elected at each annual meeting of
the Corporation to serve for one year term. If the number of directors is
changed, any increase or decrease shall be so apportioned among the classes. If
a director resigns and such resignation is to take effect before an annual
meeting occurs, the Board of Directors shall have the power to fill the vacancy
for the duration of the resigning director
term or until the next annual meeting of shareholders, at
which time the shareholders shall have the power to elect a successor for the
appropriate term depending on the class of the resigning director.
SECTION 13. REMOVAL BY
SHAREHOLDERS.
Any or all of
the Directors
may be removed without cause if the removal is approved by the outstanding
shares.
ARTICLE VII
AMENDMENTS
Except the
section 13 of Article III, these bylaws may be altered, amended or repealed
either by approval of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote or
by the approval of the Board of Directors. The section 13 of Article III may only
be amended or repealed by a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to
vote.
Additionally, the fact that the
Board of Directors
may adopt, amend or repeal these bylaws
other than the section 13 of Article III shall not divest the shareholders of the
power nor limit their power to adopt, amend or repeal the bylaws.
Vote Required
and Board of Directors’ Recommendation
Assuming a quorum
is present, the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast at the annual
meeting of stockholders, by the stockholders entitled to vote at the annual
meeting of stockholders, either in person or by proxy, is required for approval
of this proposal.
THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” TO APPROVE THE
AMENDMENT TO
BYLAWS.
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION
Stockholder Proposals for 2018
Annual Meeting
Any stockholder
who wishes to submit a proposal for inclusion in our proxy materials must
comply with Rule 14a-8 promulgated under the Exchange Act. For such proposals
to be included in our proxy materials relating to our 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, all applicable requirements of
Rule 14a-8 must be satisfied and we must receive such proposals no later than December
21, 2017. Such proposals must be delivered to the
Secretary of San Lotus at the address listed on the front page.
Solicitation of Proxies
We will bear the
expense of preparing, printing and distributing proxy materials to our
stockholders. In addition to solicitations by mail, there may be incidental
personal solicitation at nominal cost by directors, officers, employees or our
agents. We will also reimburse brokerage firms and other custodians, nominees
and fiduciaries for their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in forwarding proxy
materials to beneficial owners of our common stock for which they are record
holders.
2016 Annual
Reports
A copy of our 2016 Annual Reports, which includes our Annual Reports on Form 10-K for the years ended December
31, 2016, and our 2017 proxy
statement, each as filed with the SEC, is being mailed with this proxy
statement. If, for any reason, you do not receive your copy of the Annual Report,
please contact Mr. Chen,
Kuan-Yu, Chairman; Secretary; and Director, San Lotus Holding Inc., 3F B302C, No.
185 Kewang Road, Longtan Township, Taoyuan County 325, Taiwan (R.O.C.).
OTHER MATTERS
We know of no
other matters that are likely to be brought before the meeting. If, however,
other matters that are not now known or determined come before the meeting, the
persons named in the enclosed proxy or their substitutes will vote such proxy
in accordance with their discretion.
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By Order of the Board of Directors,
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/s/ Chen, Kuan-Yu
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Dated: May 12, 2017
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Chen, Kuan-Yu
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Taoyuan County, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
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CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
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