Hong Kong Company Incorporation Form

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1 1. Company Hong Kong Company Incorporation Form Proposed name of the Company in order of preference: a. b. c. 2. Nature of Business of the Company Brief description of business activities of the Company: 3. Company Incorporation Package Please select the package required: COMPANY SECRETARIAL PACKAGE USD995 NOTE: This package does not include the use of our address for receipt of business mail sent to your company and any business mail received will be treated as unsolicited junk mail and will be disposed. If you require to use our address for your company s business mail (including bank statements, invoices etc) then please select either our Business Address Package or Virtual Office Package. BUSINESS ADDRESS PACKAGE USD1,395 Business Address for one year for receipt of business mail (bank statements, invoices from suppliers, general mail addressed to your company etc) which will be forwarded by regular air mail VIRTUAL OFFICE PACKAGE USD1,995 Business Address for one year for receipt of business mail (bank statements, invoices from suppliers, general mail addressed to your company etc) which will be forwarded by regular air mail Provision of dedicated telephone number and telephone answering service (messages will be forwarded by ) for one year. The renewal fees (excl. government fees) payable from the 2 nd year are (1) Company Secretarial Package - USD595 per year, (2) Business Address Package - USD995 per year and (3) Virtual Office Package - USD1,595 1

2 4. Particulars of Shareholders A minimum of ONE shareholder is required who may be an individual or a company In order to comply with Anti Money Laundering regulations any shareholder holding 10% or more of the share capital is required to visit Hong Kong to complete the incorporation process and attend to the opening of bank accounts. Please provide particulars of the shareholder(s): (i) Number of shares to be issued (minimum is 1 share) Total amount of share capital (minimum is HKD1) (ii) Number of shares to be issued (minimum is 1 share) Total amount of share capital (minimum is HKD1) If more than TWO shareholders, please provide information on a separate attachment. Our company incorporation packages include the incorporation of a company with up to two shareholders. If there are more than two shareholders an additional fee of USD150 per shareholder will be charged to cover the preparation of documentation for each additional shareholder. If the shareholders are corporate entities full details of their corporate structure will be required to identify the individual beneficial owner. An additional fee of USD150 will be charged to cover the due diligence of each level of corporate shareholder until the individual beneficial owner is identified. The charge will be waived if the corporate shareholder is administered by ACS. Documents Required - for each shareholder please provide copies of their passports (or HKID) and a copy of a utility bill dated within last 2 months to demonstrate their current residential address. The copies must be certified by a lawyer as certified true copies or the originals can be presented to us in Hong Kong. NOTE: The identities of the shareholders are filed with the Companies Registry in Hong Kong and this information is available for public inspection at the Companies Registry or via the internet. Nominee Shareholders may be used to provide confidentiality. ACS to provide Nominee Shareholders to represent the above beneficial owner(s) Yes No A stamped Declaration of Trust will be prepared between the nominee shareholder and the beneficial owner indicating the shares are held in trust for the beneficial owner. 2

3 5. Particulars of Directors A minimum of ONE director is required In order to comply with Anti Money Laundering regulations a majority of the board of directors are required to visit Hong Kong to complete the incorporation process and attend to the opening of bank accounts. Please provide particulars of the director(s): (i) (ii) If more than TWO directors, please provide information on a separate attachment. Our company incorporation packages include the incorporation of a company with up to two directors. If there are more than two directors an additional fee of USD150 per director will be charged to cover the preparation of documentation for each director. Documents Required - for each director please provide copies of their passports (or HKID) and a copy of a utility bill dated within last 2 months to demonstrate their current residential address. The copies must be certified by a lawyer as certified true copies or the originals can be presented to us in Hong Kong. NOTE: The identities of the Directors are filed with the Companies Registry in Hong Kong and this information is available for public inspection at the Companies Registry or via the internet. Nominee Directors may be used to provide confidentiality. ACS to provide Nominee Directors to represent the above persons Yes No The provision of nominee directors are subject to the satisfactory completion of our due diligence and subject to the terms of our Nominee Directors Agreement which includes the requirement that the nominee director will be the sole signatory of the company bank account. 6. Bank Accounts (i) Our incorporation packages include the introduction of our clients to a bank in Hong Kong. In order for us to make an introduction please complete the following: of preferred bank (if any): Intended dates and preferred time for you to attend the bank account opening meeting in Hong Kong: Choice (1) Date Time Choice (2) Date Time Details of intended activities of new company Product or service to be provided: Estimated annual turnover: 3

4 Company address (if not using our Business Address or Virtual Office Package): Countries where intended customers are located: Countries where intended suppliers are located: Client s business background All banks operating in Hong Kong are required to verify their clients business background to comply with Hong Kong s Anti-Money Laundering regulations. In practice banks will only open bank accounts for new companies in cases where the shareholder demonstrates their business background is directly relevant to the intended activity of the new company. Each shareholder must provide the following information (note-supporting documents may be required): Shareholder 1 (1) If the shareholder owns an existing business in their country of residence where the activity is related or relevant to the intended activity of the new company. Company name: Country of incorporation: Year of incorporation: % of shares held: Annual turnover: (2) If the shareholder has employment experience related or relevant to the intended activity of the new company. of employer: Job Title: Dates employed in this position: Shareholder 2 (1) If the shareholder owns an existing business in their country of residence where the activity is related or relevant to the intended activity of the new company. Company name: Country of incorporation: Year of incorporation: % of shares held: Annual turnover: 4

5 (2) If the shareholder has employment experience related or relevant to the intended activity of the new company. of employer: Job Title: Dates employed in this position: Please note once an introduction to a bank has been made then our client must attend the meeting at the bank at the arranged time. All communication after the meeting will be between the bank and the client. The final decision whether to open a bank account for the new company is entirely at the discretion of the bank and cannot be influenced by ourselves. (ii) Banks in Hong Kong will usually require a copy of the company incorporation documents certified as a true copy by a lawyer or an accountant and these can be provided for an additional charge of USD100 ACS to provide certified copies of the company incorporation documents Yes No 7. Authorisation The undersigned person(s) hereby declare they will be the beneficial owners of the company, declare the information provided in this form is accurate, confirm the company will be used for legitimate business purposes and acknowledge agreement to ACS s standard Services Agreement. (i) Signature Contact Tel (ii) Signature Contact Tel ACS will provide a written quote upon receipt of this incorporation form. ACS will only proceed to incorporate the company upon receipt of payment in full. Important Note: ACS encourage all clients to consider and satisfy themselves of the tax effects of owning and operating a Hong Kong company. ACS does not provide international tax advice and clients are therefore recommended to seek local tax advice in their country of residence with respect to any requirement to disclose their ownership of the Hong Kong company to their local tax authority and the tax status of the Hong Kong company in their country of residence. 5