EX-3.1 2 dex31.htm SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF THE COMPANY Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company

Exhibit 3.1

STATE OF DELAWARE

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

XERIUM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

The name of the corporation is XERIUM TECHNOLOGIES, INC (the “Corporation”). XERIUM TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, hereby certifies that this Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, which has been duly adopted in accordance with Sections 242, 245 and 303 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as of May 25, 2010, as required by that certain amended joint prepackaged plan of reorganization under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code of Xerium Technologies, Inc. and certain of its debtor affiliates, as filed with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the “Court”) on March 30, 2010 (Case No. 10-11031 (KJC)) and confirmed by the Court on May 12, 2010 (the “Plan”).

The Corporation’s original Certificate of Incorporation was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on October 29, 2002, under the name Xerium Holdings Inc. Pursuant to a Certificate of Amendment dated April 2, 2004, as corrected pursuant to a Certificate of Correction dated July 28, 2004, each filed with the Secretary of the State of Delaware, the name of the Corporation was changed to Xerium Technologies, Inc. An Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation was filed with the Secretary of the State of Delaware on May 13, 2005.

Xerium Technologies, Inc. hereby amends and restates its certificate of incorporation as follows:

ARTICLE I

The name of the Corporation is Xerium Technologies, Inc.

ARTICLE II

The registered office of the Corporation in the State of Delaware is located at 1209 Orange Street, City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, Delaware 19801. The name of its registered agent at such address is The Corporation Trust Company.

ARTICLE III

The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the DGCL.

ARTICLE IV

The total number of shares of all classes of stock that this Corporation shall have authority to issue is 21,000,000 shares, consisting of (i) 20,000,000 shares of Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”) and (ii) 1,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Preferred Stock”) of which 20,000 are designated as Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock (the “Series A Preferred Stock”) upon the applicable terms, designations, powers and preferences as set forth in Exhibit A to this Certificate of Incorporation, which is incorporated in and made part of this Certificate of Incorporation as if set forth in full herein.

The Corporation shall not issue any non-voting equity securities as contemplated by section 1123(a)(6) of Title 11 of the United States Code.

The whole or any part of any unissued balance of the authorized capital stock of the Corporation, including the whole or any part of any unissued balance of the authorized capital stock of the Corporation held in its treasury, may be issued, sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of in such manner, for such consideration and on such terms as the Board of Directors may determine.

The following is a statement of the designations and the powers, privileges and rights, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof in respect of each class of capital stock of this Corporation.

 

1. Common Stock.

 

  A. General. The voting, dividend and liquidation rights of the holders of the Common Stock are subject to and qualified by the rights of the holders of the Preferred Stock of any series as may be designated by the Board of Directors upon issuance of any such Preferred Stock. The holders of the Common Stock have no preemptive rights to subscribe for any shares of any class of stock of the Corporation whether now or hereafter authorized.

 

  B. Voting. The holders of the Common Stock are entitled to one vote for each share of Common Stock held at all meetings of stockholders.

 

  C. Number. The number of authorized shares of Common Stock may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding) by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority in voting power of the then outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation.

 

  D. Dividends. Except as otherwise provided in the By-Laws of the Corporation, dividends may be declared and paid on the Common Stock from funds lawfully available therefore as and when determined by the Board of Directors.

 

  E. Liquidation. Upon the dissolution or liquidation of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, holders of Common Stock will be entitled to receive and will share ratably in all assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders, subject to any preferential rights of any then outstanding Preferred Stock.

 

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2. Preferred Stock.

In addition to the Series A Preferred Stock, Preferred Stock may be issued from time to time in one or more series, each of such series to have such terms as stated or expressed herein and in the resolution or resolutions providing for the issue of such series adopted by the Board of Directors as hereinafter provided. Any shares of Preferred Stock which may be redeemed, purchased or acquired by the Corporation may be reissued except as otherwise provided by law or this Certificate of Incorporation. Different series of Preferred Stock shall not be construed to constitute different classes of shares for the purposes of voting by classes unless expressly provided in the resolution or resolutions providing for the issue of such series adopted by the Board of Directors as hereinafter provided.

Authority is hereby expressly granted to the Board of Directors from time to time to issue the Preferred Stock in one or more series, and in connection with the creation of any such series, by resolution or resolutions providing for the issue of the shares thereof, to determine and fix such voting powers, full or limited, or no voting powers, and such designations, preferences and relative participating, optional or other special rights, and qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, including without limitation thereof, dividend rights, conversion rights, redemption privileges and liquidation preferences, as shall be stated and expressed in such resolutions, all to the full extent now or hereafter permitted by the DGCL. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the resolutions providing for issuance of any series of Preferred Stock may provide that such series shall be superior or rank equally or be junior to the Preferred Stock of any other series to the extent permitted by law and this Certificate of Incorporation. Except as otherwise provided in this Certificate of Incorporation, no vote of the holders of the Preferred Stock or Common Stock shall be a prerequisite to the designation or issuance of any shares of any series of the Preferred Stock authorized by and complying with the conditions of this Certificate of Incorporation, the right to have such vote being expressly waived by all present and future holders of the capital stock of the Corporation.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no shares of Preferred Stock may be issued by the Corporation that would be deemed to be non-voting equity securities as contemplated by section 1123(a)(6) of Title 11 of the United States Code.

ARTICLE V

The Corporation shall have a perpetual existence.

ARTICLE VI

In furtherance of and not in limitation of the powers expressly conferred by statute, the Board of Directors is expressly authorized to adopt, amend and repeal the By-Laws of the Corporation in any manner not inconsistent with the DGCL or this Certificate of Incorporation, subject to the right of the stockholders, upon the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds in voting power of the then outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation, to adopt, amend and repeal the By-Laws, including to amend or repeal the By-Laws adopted or amended by the Board

 

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of Directors. Notwithstanding any provision of law, this Certificate of Incorporation or the By-Laws, each as amended, the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds in voting power of the then outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation shall be required to amend or repeal, or to adopt any provisions inconsistent with the purposes or intent of, this Article VI.

ARTICLE VII

The directors of the Corporation shall be entitled to the benefits of all limitations on the liability of directors generally that are now or hereafter become available under the DGCL. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, to the fullest extent from time to time permitted by law, no director of the Corporation shall be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (i) for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under Section 174 of the DGCL, or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. If the DGCL is amended to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the Corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, as so amended. No amendment or repeal of this Article VII, or adoption of any provision to this Certificate of Incorporation which is inconsistent with this Article VII, shall eliminate or reduce or otherwise adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the Corporation existing hereunder in respect of any act or omission occurring prior to such amendment, repeal or adoption. Notwithstanding any provision of law, this Certificate of Incorporation or the By-Laws, each as amended, the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds in voting power of the then outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation shall be required to amend or repeal, or to adopt any provisions inconsistent with the purposes or intent of, this Article VII.

ARTICLE VIII

1. Indemnification. The Corporation shall, to the maximum extent permitted under the DGCL and except as set forth below, indemnify, hold harmless, and, upon request, advance expenses to each 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, by reason of the fact that such person is or was, or has agreed to become, a director or officer of the Corporation, or, while a director or officer of this Corporation, is or was serving, or has agreed to serve, at the request of the Corporation, as a director, manager, officer, partner, employee, agent or trustee of, or in a similar capacity with, another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including any employee benefit plan (all such persons being referred to hereafter as an “Indemnitee”), or by reason of any action alleged to have been taken or omitted in such capacity, against all expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement incurred (and not otherwise recovered) by such person or on behalf of such person, in connection with such action, suit or proceeding and any appeal therefrom, if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person 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 or her conduct was unlawful. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article VIII, the Corporation shall not indemnify an Indemnitee seeking indemnification in connection with any

 

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action, suit, proceeding, claim or counterclaim, or part thereof, initiated by the Indemnitee unless the initiation thereof was approved by the Board of Directors of the Corporation. Notwithstanding any provision of law, this Certificate of Incorporation or the By-Laws, each as amended, the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds in voting power of the then outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation shall be required to amend or repeal, or to adopt any provisions inconsistent with the purposes or intent of, this Section 1 of this Article VIII.

2. Advance of Expenses. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Certificate of Incorporation, the By-Laws, or any agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or arrangement to the contrary, the Corporation shall advance payment of expenses incurred by an Indemnitee in advance of the final disposition of any matter, but only to the extent such advance is not prohibited by applicable law and, then, only upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnitee to repay amounts so advanced in the event that it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation as authorized in this Article VIII. Such undertaking may be accepted without reference to the financial ability of the Indemnitee to make such repayment. Notwithstanding any provision of law, this Certificate of Incorporation or the By-Laws, each as amended, the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds in voting power of the then outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation shall be required to amend or repeal, or to adopt any provisions inconsistent with the purposes or intent of, this Section 2 of this Article VIII.

3. Subsequent Amendment. No amendment, termination or repeal of this Article VIII or of the relevant provisions of the DGCL or any other applicable laws shall affect or diminish in any way the rights of any Indemnitee to indemnification under the provisions hereof with respect to any action, suit, proceeding or investigation arising out of or relating to any actions, omissions, transactions or facts occurring prior to the final adoption of such amendment, termination or repeal.

4. Other Rights. The Corporation may, to the extent authorized from time to time by its Board of Directors, grant indemnification rights to other employees or agents of the Corporation or other persons serving the Corporation and such rights may be equivalent to, or greater or less than, those set forth in this Article VIII.

5. Merger or Consolidation. If the Corporation is merged into or consolidated with another corporation and this Corporation is not the surviving corporation, the surviving corporation shall assume the obligations of this Corporation under this Article VIII with respect to any action, suit, proceeding or investigation arising out of or relating to any actions, omissions, transactions or facts occurring prior to the date of such merger or consolidation.

6. Savings Clause. If this Article VIII or any portion hereof shall be invalidated on any ground by any court of competent jurisdiction, then the Corporation shall nevertheless indemnify each Indemnitee as to any expenses, including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in connection with any action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal or administrative, including an action by or in the right of the Corporation, to the fullest extent permitted by any applicable portion of this Article VIII that shall not have been invalidated and to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.

 

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7. Scope of Article. Indemnification and advancement of expenses, as authorized by the preceding provisions of this Article VIII, shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under any agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in an official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by or granted pursuant to this Article VIII shall continue as to a person who has ceased to serve in the capacity which causes such person to be an Indemnitee and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person.

8. Insurance. The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who 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, trustee, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise or is or was otherwise serving the Corporation against all expenses (including attorney’s fees), judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement incurred by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power or the obligation to indemnify such person against such liability under the provisions of this Article.

9. Reliance. Persons who after the date of the adoption of this provision become or remain Indemnitees shall be conclusively presumed to have relied on the rights to indemnity, advance of expenses and other rights contained in this Article VIII in entering into or continuing such service. The rights to indemnification and to the advance of expenses conferred in this Article VIII shall apply to claims made against an Indemnitee arising out of acts or omissions which occurred or occur both prior and subsequent to the adoption of this Certificate of Incorporation.

ARTICLE IX

The Corporation reserves the right to amend or repeal any provision contained in this Certificate of Incorporation, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by statute and this Certificate of Incorporation, and all rights conferred upon stockholders herein are granted subject to this reservation.

ARTICLE X

This Article is inserted for the management of the business and for the conduct of the affairs of the Corporation.

1. Number of Directors. The number of directors of the Corporation shall not be less than three. The exact number of directors, subject to the limitation specified in the preceding sentence, shall be fixed from time to time by, or in the manner provided in, the By-Laws of the Corporation, and may not be divided into classes. Notwithstanding any provision of law, this Certificate of Incorporation or the By-Laws, each as amended, the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds in voting power of the then outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation shall be required to amend or repeal, or to adopt any provisions inconsistent with the purposes or intent of, this Section 1 of this Article X.

 

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2. Election of Directors. Elections of directors need not be by written ballot, unless and except to the extent that the By-Laws shall so require.

3. Terms of Office. Each director shall hold office for a term that will expire at the annual meeting of stockholders immediately following such director’s election, and until his or her successor shall have been elected, or until his or her sooner death, resignation or removal from office.

4. Vacancies. Any vacancy in the Board of Directors, however occurring, including a vacancy resulting from an enlargement of the Board, shall be filled only by a vote of a majority of the directors then in office, although less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director. A director elected to fill a vacancy shall hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders, and until his or her successor shall have been elected, or until his or her sooner death, resignation or removal from office.

5. Stockholder Nominations and Introduction of Business, Etc. Advance notice of stockholder nominations for election of directors and other business to be brought by stockholders before either an annual or special meeting of stockholders shall be given in the manner provided by the By-Laws of this Corporation.

6. Quorum. Except as otherwise provided by law or this Certificate of Incorporation, the holders of a majority in voting power of the then outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation present in person, by means of remote communication, if authorized, or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the stockholders. Notwithstanding any provision of law, this Certificate of Incorporation or the By-Laws, each as amended, the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds in voting power of the then outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation shall be required to amend or repeal, or to adopt any provisions inconsistent with the purposes or intent of, this Section 6 of this Article X.

7. Stockholder Action by Written Consent. At any time during which a class of capital stock of this Corporation is registered under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or any similar successor statute, stockholders of the Corporation may not take any action by written consent in lieu of a meeting. Notwithstanding any provision of law, this Certificate of Incorporation or the By-Laws, each as amended, the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds in voting power of the then outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation shall be required to amend or repeal, or to adopt any provisions inconsistent with the purposes or intent of, this Section 7 of this Article X.

ARTICLE XI

Except as otherwise provided in the By-Laws, the stockholders of the Corporation and the Board of Directors may hold their meetings and have an office or offices outside of the State of Delaware and, subject to the provisions of the laws of said State, may keep the books of the Corporation outside of said State at such places as may, from time to time, be designated by the Board of Directors or by the By-Laws of this Corporation.

 

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ARTICLE XII

The Board of Directors of the Corporation, when evaluating any offer of another party to make a tender or exchange offer for any equity security of the Corporation, shall, in connection with the exercise of its judgment in determining what is in the best interests of the Corporation as a whole, be authorized to give due consideration to any such factors as the Board of Directors determines to be relevant, including without limitation: (i) the interests of the stockholders of the Corporation; (ii) whether the proposed transaction might violate federal or state laws; (iii) the consideration being offered in the proposed transaction, in relation to any of (a) the then current market price for the outstanding capital stock of the Corporation, (b) the market price for the capital stock of the Corporation over a period of years, (c) the estimated price that might be achieved in a negotiated sale of the Corporation as a whole or in part or through orderly liquidation, (d) the premiums over market price for the securities of other corporations in similar transactions, (e) current political, economic and other factors bearing on securities prices and (f) the Corporation’s financial condition and future prospects; and (iv) the social, legal and economic effects upon employees, suppliers, customers and others having similar relationships with the Corporation, and the communities in which the Corporation conducts its business.

In connection with any such evaluation, the Board of Directors is authorized to conduct such investigations and to engage in such legal proceedings as the Board of Directors may determine.

ARTICLE XIII

Notwithstanding any provision of law, this Certificate of Incorporation or the By-Laws, each as amended, the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds in voting power of the then outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation shall be required to amend or repeal, or to adopt any provisions inconsistent with the purposes or intent of, any provision of this Certificate of Incorporation requiring the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds in voting power of the then outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation. Notwithstanding any provision of law, this Certificate of Incorporation or the By-Laws, each as amended, the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds in voting power of the then outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation shall be required to amend or repeal, or to adopt any provisions inconsistent with the purposes or intent of, this Article XIII.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to be executed on its behalf by Stephen R. Light its duly elected President and CEO, this 25th day of May, 2010.

 

XERIUM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By:  

/s/ Stephen R. Light

  Name:   Stephen R. Light
  Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit A

SERIES A JUNIOR PARTICIPATING PREFERRED STOCK

OF

XERIUM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Section 1. Designation and Amount. There is hereby created a series of preferred stock of Xerium Technologies, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (hereinafter called the “Corporation”), par value $.001 per share, designated as the “Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock” (the “Series A Preferred Stock”) and the number of shares constituting the Series A Preferred Stock shall be 20,000; provided, however, that, if more than a total of 20,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be issuable upon the exercise of Rights (the “Rights”) issued pursuant to the Rights Agreement, dated as of May 25, 2010, between the Corporation and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Rights Agent, the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board of Directors”), pursuant to Section 151(g) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, shall direct by resolution or resolutions that a certificate be properly executed, acknowledged, filed and recorded, in accordance with the provisions of Section 103 thereof, providing for the total number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock authorized to be issued to be increased (to the extent that the Certificate of Incorporation then permits) to the largest number of whole shares (rounded up to the nearest whole number) issuable upon exercise of such Rights.

Section 2. Dividends and Distributions.

(A) Subject to the rights of the holders of any shares of any series of preferred stock of the Corporation (the “Preferred Stock”) (or any similar stock) ranking prior and superior to the Series A Preferred Stock with respect to dividends, the holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock, in preference to the holders of Common Stock, par value $.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), of the Corporation, and of any other junior stock, shall be entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors out of funds legally available for the purpose, quarterly dividends payable in cash on the first day of March, June, September and December in each year (each such date being referred to herein as a “Quarterly Dividend Payment Date”), commencing on the first Quarterly Dividend Payment Date after the first issuance of a share or fraction of a share of Series A Preferred Stock (the “Issue Date”), in an amount per share (rounded to the nearest cent) equal to the greater of (a) $1 or (b) subject to the provision for adjustment hereinafter set forth, 1,000 times the aggregate per share amount of all cash dividends, and 1,000 times the aggregate per share amount (payable in kind) of all non-cash dividends or other distributions, other than a dividend payable in shares of Common Stock or a subdivision of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (by reclassification or otherwise), declared on the Common Stock since the immediately preceding Quarterly Dividend Payment Date or, with respect to the first Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, since the first issuance of any share or fraction of a share of Series A Preferred Stock. In the event the Corporation shall at any time after the Issue Date declare or pay any dividend on the Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock, or effect a subdivision or combination or consolidation of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (by reclassification or otherwise than by payment of a dividend in shares of Common Stock) into a greater or lesser number of shares of Common Stock, then in each such

case the amount to which holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock were entitled immediately prior to such event under clause (b) of the preceding sentence shall be adjusted by multiplying such amount by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event and the denominator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to such event.

(B) The Corporation shall declare a dividend or distribution on the Series A Preferred Stock as provided in paragraph (A) of this Section 2 immediately after it declares a dividend or distribution on the Common Stock (other than a dividend payable in shares of Common Stock); provided that, in the event no dividend or distribution shall have been declared on the Common Stock during the period between any Quarterly Dividend Payment Date and the next subsequent Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, a dividend of $1 per share on the Series A Preferred Stock shall nevertheless be payable on such subsequent Quarterly Dividend Payment Date.

(C) Dividends shall begin to accrue and be cumulative on outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock from the Quarterly Dividend Payment Date next preceding the date of issue of such shares, unless the date of issue of such shares is prior to the record date for the first Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, in which case dividends on such shares shall begin to accrue from the date of issue of such shares, or unless the date of issue is a Quarterly Dividend Payment Date or is a date after the record date for the determination of holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock entitled to receive a quarterly dividend and before such Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, in either of which events such dividends shall begin to accrue and be cumulative from such Quarterly Dividend Payment Date. Accrued but unpaid dividends shall not bear interest. Dividends paid on the shares of Series A Preferred Stock in an amount less than the total amount of such dividends at the time accrued and payable on such shares shall be allocated pro rata on a share-by-share basis among all such shares at the time outstanding. The Board of Directors may fix a record date for the determination of holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock entitled to receive payment of a dividend or distribution declared thereon, which record date shall be not more than 60 days prior to the date fixed for the payment thereof.

Section 3. Voting Rights. The holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall have the following voting rights:

(A) Subject to the provision for adjustment hereinafter set forth, each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall entitle the holder thereof to 1,000 votes on all matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders of the Corporation. In the event the Corporation shall at any time after the Issue Date declare or pay any dividend on the Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock, or effect a subdivision or combination or consolidation of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (by reclassification or otherwise than by payment of a dividend in shares of Common Stock) into a greater or lesser number of shares of Common Stock, then in each such case the number of votes per share to which holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock were entitled immediately prior to such event shall be adjusted by multiplying such number by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event and the denominator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to such event.

 

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(B) Except as otherwise provided herein, in any other Certificate of Designations creating a series of Preferred Stock or any similar stock, or by law, the holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock and the holders of shares of Common Stock and any other capital stock of the Corporation having general voting rights shall vote together as one class on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders of the Corporation.

(C) Except as set forth herein, or as otherwise provided by law, holders of Series A Preferred Stock shall have no special voting rights and their consent shall not be required (except to the extent they are entitled to vote with holders of Common Stock as set forth herein) for taking any corporate action.

Section 4. Certain Restrictions.

(A) Whenever quarterly dividends or other dividends or distributions payable on the Series A Preferred Stock as provided in Section 2 are in arrears, thereafter and until all accrued and unpaid dividends and distributions, whether or not declared, on shares of Series A Preferred Stock outstanding shall have been paid in full, the Corporation shall not:

(i) declare or pay dividends, or make any other distributions, on any shares of stock ranking junior (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) to the Series A Preferred Stock;

(ii) declare or pay dividends, or make any other distributions, on any shares of stock ranking on a parity (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) with the Series A Preferred Stock, except dividends paid ratably on the Series A Preferred Stock and all such parity stock on which dividends are payable or in arrears in proportion to the total amounts to which the holders of all such shares are then entitled;

(iii) redeem or purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration shares of any stock ranking junior (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) to the Series A Preferred Stock, provided that the Corporation may at any time redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire shares of any such junior stock in exchange for shares of any stock of the Corporation ranking junior (either as to dividends or upon dissolution, liquidation or winding up) to the Series A Preferred Stock; or

(iv) redeem or purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration any shares of Series A Preferred Stock, or any shares of stock ranking on a parity with the Series A Preferred Stock, except in accordance with a purchase offer made in writing or by publication (as determined by the Board of Directors) to all holders of such shares upon such terms as the Board of Directors, after consideration of the respective annual dividend rates and other relative rights and preferences of the respective series and classes, shall determine in good faith will result in fair and equitable treatment among the respective series or classes.

(B) The Corporation shall not permit any subsidiary of the Corporation to purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration any shares of stock of the Corporation unless the Corporation could, under paragraph (A) of this Section 4, purchase or otherwise acquire such shares at such time and in such manner.

 

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Section 5. Reacquired Shares. Any shares of Series A Preferred Stock purchased or otherwise acquired by the Corporation in any manner whatsoever shall be retired and cancelled promptly after the acquisition thereof. All such shares shall upon their cancellation become authorized but unissued shares of Preferred Stock and may be reissued as part of a new series of Preferred Stock subject to the conditions and restrictions on issuance set forth herein, in the Certificate of Incorporation, or in any other Certificate of Designations creating a series of Preferred Stock or any similar stock or as otherwise required by law.

Section 6. Liquidation, Dissolution or Winding Up. Upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, no distribution shall be made (1) to the holders of shares of stock ranking junior (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) to the Series A Preferred Stock unless, prior thereto, the holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall have received $1,000 per share, plus an amount equal to accrued and unpaid dividends and distributions thereon, whether or not declared, to the date of such payment, provided that the holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive an aggregate amount per share, subject to the provision for adjustment hereinafter set forth, equal to 1,000 times the aggregate amount to be distributed per share to holders of shares of Common Stock, or (2) to the holders of shares of stock ranking on a parity (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) with the Series A Preferred Stock, except distributions made ratably on the Series A Preferred Stock and all such parity stock in proportion to the total amounts to which the holders of all such shares are entitled upon such liquidation, dissolution or winding up. In the event the Corporation shall at any time after the Issue Date declare or pay any dividend on the Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock, or effect a subdivision or combination or consolidation of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (by reclassification or otherwise than by payment of a dividend in shares of Common Stock) into a greater or lesser number of shares of Common Stock, then in each such case the aggregate amount to which holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock were entitled immediately prior to such event under the proviso in clause (1) of the preceding sentence shall be adjusted by multiplying such amount by a fraction the numerator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event and the denominator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to such event.

Neither the merger or consolidation of the Corporation into or with another entity nor the merger or consolidation of any other entity into or with the Corporation (nor the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation) shall be deemed to be a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation within the meaning of this Section 6.

Section 7. Consolidation, Merger, etc. In case the Corporation shall enter into any consolidation, merger, combination or other transaction in which the shares of Common Stock are exchanged for or changed into other stock or securities, cash and/or any other property, then in any such case each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall at the same time be similarly exchanged or changed into an amount per share, subject to the provision for adjustment hereinafter set forth, equal to 1,000 times the aggregate amount of stock, securities, cash and/or any other property (payable in kind), as the case may be, into which or for which each share of

 

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Common Stock is changed or exchanged. In the event the Corporation shall at any time after the Issue Date declare or pay any dividend on the Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock, or effect a subdivision or combination or consolidation of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (by reclassification or otherwise than by payment of a dividend in shares of Common Stock) into a greater or lesser number of shares of Common Stock, then in each such case the amount set forth in the preceding sentence with respect to the exchange or change of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be adjusted by multiplying such amount by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event and the denominator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to such event.

Section 8. No Redemption. The shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall not be redeemable from any holder.

Section 9. Rank. The Series A Preferred Stock shall rank, with respect to the payment of dividends and the distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, junior to all other series of Preferred Stock and senior to the Common Stock.

Section 10. Amendment. The Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation shall not be amended in any manner which would materially alter or change the powers, preferences or special rights of the Series A Preferred Stock so as to affect them adversely without the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock, voting together as a single class.

Section 11. Fractional Shares. The Series A Preferred Stock may be issued in fractions of a share that shall entitle the holder, in proportion to such holder’s fractional shares, to exercise voting rights, receive dividends, participate in distributions and to have the benefit of all other rights of holders of Series A Preferred Stock.

 

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