EX-10.2 3 hlbz_ex-cert.htm CERTIFICATION OF DESIGNATION

 

EXHIBIT 10.2

CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION, PREFERENCES AND RIGHTS

OF

SERIES A CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK

OF

HELBIZ, INC.

On November 17, 2022, the Board of Directors of Helbiz, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), adopted the following resolution designating and creating, out of the authorized and unissued shares of preferred stock of the Company, 8,000,000 authorized shares of a series of preferred stock of the Company titled the “Series A Convertible Preferred Stock”:

RESOLVED that, pursuant to the Certificate of Incorporation, the By-Laws and applicable law, a series of preferred stock of the Company titled the “Series A Convertible Preferred Stock,” and having a par value of $0.00001 per share and an initial number of authorized shares equal to EIGHT MILLION (8,000,000), is hereby designated and created out of the authorized and unissued shares of preferred stock of the Company, which series has the rights, designations, preferences, voting powers and other provisions set forth below.

SECTION 1.    Classification and Number of Shares. The shares of such series of Preferred Stock shall be classified as “Series A Convertible Preferred Stock” (the “Series A Preferred Stock”). The number of authorized shares constituting the Series A Preferred Stock shall be 8,000,000. That number from time to time may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding) by (a) further resolution duly adopted by the Board and (b) the filing of a certificate of increase or decrease with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. The Company shall not have the authority to issue fractional shares of Series A Preferred Stock. Upon an Automatic Conversion (as defined herein), no additional shares of Series Convertible Preferred Stock can be issued, there shall be no authorized shares of Series A Preferred Stock and the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock shall be retired.

SECTION 2.    Ranking. The Series A Preferred Stock will rank, with respect to dividend rights and rights on the distribution of assets on any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Company:

(a)    on a parity basis with each other class or series of Capital Stock of the Company now existing or hereafter authorized, classified or reclassified, the terms of which expressly provide that such class or series ranks on a parity basis with the Series A Preferred Stock as to dividend rights and rights on the distribution of assets on any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Company (such Capital Stock, “Parity Stock”);

 

(b)    junior to each other class or series of Capital Stock of the Company now existing or hereafter authorized, classified or reclassified, the terms of which expressly provide that such class or series ranks senior to the Series A Preferred Stock as to dividend rights and rights on the distribution of assets on any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Company (such Capital Stock, “Senior Stock”), provided that the creation of any such class of Senior Stock requires the consent of the majority of the holders of outstanding shares of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock on the date of such vote; and

 
 

 

(c)    senior to the Common Stock and each other class or series of Capital Stock of the Company now existing or hereafter authorized, classified or reclassified, other than Parity Stock and Senior Stock (such Capital Stock, “Junior Stock”).

SECTION 3.    Definitions. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

Accrued Dividends” means, as of any date, with respect to any share of Series A Preferred Stock, all dividends that have accrued on such share pursuant to Section 4(c), whether or not declared, but that have not, as of such date, been paid.

Affiliate” means, as to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person. For this purpose, “control” (including, with its correlative meanings, “controlled by” and “under common control with”) shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of management or policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of securities or partnership or other ownership interests, by contract or otherwise.

Any Person shall be deemed to “beneficially own,” to have “beneficial ownership” of, or to be “beneficially owning” any securities (which securities shall also be deemed “beneficially owned” by such Person) that such Person together with such Person’s Affiliates is deemed to “beneficially own” within the meaning of Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act; providedhowever, that any Person shall be deemed to beneficially own any securities that such Person has the right to acquire, whether or not such right is exercisable within sixty (60) days or thereafter (including assuming conversion of all Series A Preferred Stock, if any, owned by such Person into Common Stock).

Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company or any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of such Board of Directors for the purposes in question.

 

Business Day” means any weekday that is not a day on which banking institutions in New York, New York are authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to be closed.

By-Laws” means the Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Company, as may be amended from time to time.

Capital Stock” means, with respect to any Person, any and all shares of, interests in, rights to purchase, warrants to purchase, options for, participations in or other equivalents of or interests in (however designated) stock issued by such Person.

Certificate of Designations” means this Certificate of Designation, Preferences and Rights, as may be amended from time to time.

Certificate of Incorporation” means the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as may be amended from time to time.

 
 

 

Change of Control” means the occurrence, directly or indirectly, of one of the following, whether in a single transaction or a series of transactions:

(a) any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act), is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of a majority of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of the Company, other than as a result of any such transaction in which (i) the holders of securities that represented 100% of the Voting Stock of the Company immediately prior to such transaction are substantially the same as the holders of securities that represent a majority of the total voting power of all classes of Voting Stock of the surviving Person or any parent entity that wholly owns such surviving Person immediately after such transaction and (ii) the holders of securities that represented 100% of the Voting Stock of the Company immediately prior to such transaction own, directly or indirectly, Voting Stock of the surviving Person or any parent entity that wholly owns such surviving Person in substantially the same proportion to each other as immediately prior to such transaction; or

(b) the merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person or the merger of another Person with or into the Company, or the sale, lease or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (determined on a consolidated basis) to another Person, or any recapitalization, reclassification or other transaction in which all or substantially all of the Common Stock is exchanged for or converted into cash, securities or other property, other than (i) a transaction following which holders of securities that represented 100% of the Voting Stock of the Company immediately prior to such transaction own, directly or indirectly (in substantially the same proportion to each other as immediately prior to such transaction, other than changes in proportionality as a result of any cash/stock election provided under the terms of the definitive agreement regarding such transaction), at least a majority of the voting power of the Voting Stock of the surviving Person in such merger or consolidation transaction immediately after such transaction or (ii) a sale, lease or transfer to a Subsidiary or a Person that becomes a Subsidiary of the Company.

Class A Common Stock” means the Class A Common Stock, par value $0.00001, of the Company.

Class B Common Stock” means the Class B Common Stock, par value $0.00001, of the Company.

close of business” means 5:00 p.m. (New York City time).

Common Stock” means the Class A Common Stock and the Class B Common Stock.

Conversion Price” means, for any Accrued Dividend to be paid in shares of Class A Common Stock, an amount equal to the Accrued Dividend divided by the Liquidation Preference.

Conversion Rate” means, for each share of Series A Preferred Stock one share of Class A Common Stock, subject to adjustment as set forth herein.

 
 

 

Default Event” means the occurrence, without cure of any of, (a) the Company’s failure to pay any Participating Dividends when required pursuant to, and in accordance with, Section 4(b); (b) the Company’s failure to comply with its obligations to effect the conversion of shares of Series A Preferred Stock (including to reserve and keep available for issuance the requisite number of shares of Common Stock pursuant to Section 6(b)) in compliance with Section 6; (c) the Company’s failure to comply with its obligations to repurchase shares of Series A Preferred Stock in compliance with Section 9; (d) the Company’s violation of any restrictions set forth in Section 4(f) relating to payment of dividends or distributions to the holders of Common Stock or other Capital Stock; (e) the Company’s taking any action described in Section 12(b) without the prior affirmative vote or written consent of the Holders representing at least a majority of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock, voting as a separate class; and (f) the Company’s failure to maintain the listing of the Common Stock on the Nasdaq (or its successor) or another U.S. national securities exchange or automated inter-dealer quotation system (or its successor).

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Holder” means a Person in whose name any Series A Preferred Stock is registered in the Register.

Independent Financial Advisor” means an accounting, appraisal, investment banking firm or consultant of nationally recognized standing; providedhowever, that such firm or consultant shall not be an Affiliate of the Company and shall be reasonably acceptable to the Holders of at least a majority of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock outstanding at such time.

Issuance Date” means, with respect to any share of Series A Preferred Stock, the date of issuance of such share.

Liquidation Preference” means, with respect to any share of Series A Preferred Stock, as of any date, $0.18 per share.

 

Nasdaq” means the Nasdaq Capital Market (or its successor).

Original Issuance Date” means the date of filing of this certificate.

Person” means any individual, corporation, estate, partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated organization or any other entity.

Preferred Dividend Payment Date” means March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 of each year (each, a “Quarterly Date”), commencing on the first Quarterly Date immediately following the Original Issuance Date (the “Initial Dividend Payment Date”); providedhowever, that if any such Quarterly Date is not a Business Day, then the applicable Dividend shall be payable on the next Business Day immediately following such Quarterly Date, without any interest.

Preferred Dividend Payment Period” means (a) in respect of any share of Series A Preferred Stock issued on the Original Issuance Date, the period from and including the Original Issuance Date to but excluding the Initial Dividend Payment Date and, subsequent to the Initial Dividend Payment Date, the period from and including any Preferred Dividend Payment Date to but excluding the next Preferred Dividend Payment Date, and (b) for any share of Series A Preferred Stock issued subsequent to the Original Issuance Date, the period from and including the Issuance Date of such share to but excluding the next Preferred Dividend Payment Date and, subsequently, in each case the period from and including any Preferred Dividend Payment Date to but excluding the next Preferred Dividend Payment Date.

 
 

 

Record Date” means, with respect to any dividend, distribution or other transaction or event in which the holders of the Common Stock have the right to receive any cash, securities or other property or in which the Common Stock is exchanged for or converted into any combination of cash, securities or other property, the date fixed for determination of holders of the Common Stock entitled to receive such cash, securities or other property (whether such date is fixed by the Board or by statute, contract or otherwise).

Requisite Stockholder Approval” means the stockholder approval contemplated by Rule 5635 of the Nasdaq listing rules with respect to the issuance of shares of Class A Common Stock upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock in excess of the limitations imposed by such rule; providedhowever, that the Requisite Stockholder Approval will be deemed to be obtained if, due to any amendment or binding change in the interpretation of the applicable Nasdaq listing rules, such stockholder approval is no longer required for the Company to settle all conversions of the Series A Preferred Stock and accrued but unpaid Dividends in shares of Class A Common Stock.

Subsidiary” of any Person means any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association, trust or other entity of which securities or other ownership interests representing more than 50% of the ordinary voting power (or, in the case of a partnership, more than 50% of the general partnership interests) are owned by such Person or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person or by such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person.

Trading Day” means a day on which the Nasdaq is open for the transaction of business for its normal operational hours.

 

Voting Stock” means (a) with respect to the Company, the Common Stock, the Series A Preferred Stock and any other Capital Stock of the Company having the right to vote generally in any election of directors of the Board and (b) with respect to any other Person, all Capital Stock of such Person having the right to vote generally in any election of directors of the board of directors of such Person or other similar governing body.

VWAP” per share of Common Stock on any Trading Day means the per share volume-weighted average price as displayed under the heading Bloomberg VWAP on Bloomberg (or, if Bloomberg ceases to publish such price, any successor service reasonably chosen by the Company) page “CVET <equity> AQR” (or its equivalent successor if such page is not available) in respect of the period from the open of trading on the relevant Trading Day until the close of trading on such Trading Day (or if such volume-weighted average price is unavailable, the market price of one (1) share of Common Stock on such Trading Day determined, using a volume-weighted average method, by an Independent Financial Advisor retained by the Company for such purpose).

SECTION 4.    Dividends. (a) Holders shall be entitled to receive dividends of the type and in the amount determined as set forth in this Section 4.

(b)    Participating Dividends. Holders shall be entitled to participate equally and ratably with the holders of shares of Common Stock in all cash dividends paid on the shares of Common Stock as if immediately prior to each Common Stock Dividend Record Date, all shares of Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares of Common Stock. Dividends payable pursuant to this Section 4(b) (the “Participating Dividends”) shall be payable on the same date that such dividends are payable to holders of shares of Common Stock, and no dividends shall be payable to holders of shares of Common Stock, unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(b) are paid substantially at the same time to Holders.

 
 

 

(c)    Preferred Dividends. In addition to the Participating Dividends, a dividend equal to 3.75% of the VWAP of the Class A Common Stock on the Issuance Date shall be due (i) on the first day of the first full month following the four-month anniversary of the issuance date and (ii) on each three-month anniversary thereafter (the “Preferred Dividends”), provided that the Company may defer the first two Preferred Dividends due hereunder until the next Preferred Dividend payment is due under Section 4(c)(ii) and further provided that if there is an Automatic Conversion prior to the date of such subsequent Preferred Dividend, the Company may elect to pay accrued but unpaid Preferred Dividends in shares of Class A Common Stock by using the Conversion Price.

(e)    Record Date. Each Participating Dividend or Preferred Dividend shall be paid pro rata to the Holders of shares of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Preferred Dividend shall be payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear on the Register at the close of business on the record date designated by the Board for such dividends (each such date, a “Dividend Record Date”) which (i) with respect to Participating Dividends, shall be the same day as the record date for the payment of dividends to the holders of shares of Common Stock (the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”); and (ii) with respect to Preferred Dividends, no more than 10 days prior to the dates for such Preferred Dividends as set out in subsection 4(c).

(f)    Other Dividends and Repurchases. Without the consent of the Holders representing at least a majority of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock, the Company shall not (i) declare, pay or set aside for payment any dividends or distributions upon any Junior Stock or (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Junior Stock (other than repurchases of shares of Common Stock from employees, officers, directors, consultants or contractors of the Company in the ordinary course of business or sellers of acquired businesses that received Common Stock as consideration) for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of such Junior Stock, unless, in each case, (A) immediately before and after the taking of such action, the fair value of the Company’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Series A Preferred Stock); (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the Company, in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Series A Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due; (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable Law; and (D) no Default Event has occurred and is ongoing. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, for so long as any shares of Series A Preferred Stock remain outstanding, if dividends are not declared and paid in full upon the shares of Series A Preferred Stock and any Parity Stock, all dividends declared upon shares of Series A Preferred Stock and any Parity Stock will be declared on a proportional basis so that the amount of dividends declared per share will bear to each other the same ratio that all accrued and unpaid dividends as of the end of the most recent Preferred Dividend Payment Period per share of Series A Preferred Stock and accrued and unpaid dividends as of the end of the most recent dividend period per share of any Parity Stock bear to each other.

(g)    Conversion Following a Record Date. If the Conversion Date for any shares of Series A Preferred Stock is prior to the close of business on a Dividend Record Date, the Holder of such shares will not be entitled to any dividend in respect of such Dividend Record Date. If the Conversion Date for any shares of Series A Preferred Stock is after the close of business on a Dividend Record Date but prior to the corresponding payment date for such dividend, the Holder of such shares as of such Dividend Record Date shall be entitled to receive such dividend, notwithstanding the conversion of such shares prior to the applicable dividend payment date; further provided that if an Automatic Conversion occurs between the Dividend Record Date for a Preferred Dividend and the corresponding payment date, no such Preferred Dividend shall be due.

 
 

 

SECTION 5.    Liquidation Rights. (a) Liquidation. In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Company, the Holders shall be entitled, out of assets legally available therefor, before any distribution or payment out of the assets of the Company may be made to or set aside for the holders of any Junior Stock and subject to the rights of the holders of any Senior Stock or Parity Stock and the rights of the Company’s existing and future creditors, to receive in full a liquidating distribution in cash and in the amount per share of Series A Preferred Stock equal to the greater of (i) the sum of (A) the Liquidation Preference plus (B) the any accrued but unpaid dividends (the “Accrued Dividends”) with respect to such share of Series A Preferred Stock as of the date of such voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Company and (ii) the amount such Holders would have received had, immediately prior to such voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Company, such shares of Series A Preferred Stock and any Accrued Dividends been converted into Common Stock. Holders shall not be entitled to any further payments in the event of any such voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Company other than what is expressly provided for in this Section 5 and will have no right or claim to any of the Company’s remaining assets.

 

(b)    Partial Payment. If in connection with any distribution described in Section 5(a) above, the assets of the Company or proceeds therefrom are not sufficient to pay in full the aggregate liquidating distributions required to be paid pursuant to Section 5(a) above to all Holders and the liquidating distributions payable to all holders of any Parity Stock, the amounts distributed to the Holders and to the holders of all such Parity Stock shall be paid pro rata in accordance with the respective aggregate liquidating distributions to which they would otherwise be entitled if all amounts payable thereon were paid in full.

(c)    Merger, Consolidation and Sale of Assets Not Liquidation. For purposes of this Section 5, the sale, conveyance, exchange or transfer (for cash, shares of stock, securities or other consideration) of all or substantially all of the property and assets of the Company shall not be deemed a voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Company, nor shall the merger, consolidation, statutory exchange or any other business combination transaction of the Company into or with any other Person or the merger, consolidation, statutory exchange or any other business combination transaction of any other Person into or with the Company be deemed to be a voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Company.

SECTION 6.    [RESERVED]

SECTION 7.    Conversion.

(a)    Automatic Conversion. Upon the effectiveness of the Requisite Stockholder Approval, the issued and outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall automatically convert into shares of Class A Common Stock at the Conversion Rate and any Accrued Dividends shall convert into shares of Class A Common Stock at the Conversion Price. No further action shall be required by the Holders or the Company to affect such conversion.

(b)    Notice of Automatic Conversion. Within five business days of the effectiveness of the Requisite Shareholder Approval, the Company shall (a) provide notice of such automatic conversion to the shareholders as well as the Conversion Price and Conversion Rate used for such automatic conversion (provided that any public report filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission disclosing such automatic conversion shall be deemed to be notice to the Holders) and (b) provide notice to the transfer agent for its Class A Common Stock instructing the transfer agent to record the issuance of the shares of Class A Common Stock issued as a result of the automatic conversion in book entry form on the accounts on behalf of the Company.

 
 

 

(c)    Voluntary Conversion. If following the one-year anniversary of the filing of this Certificate of Designations, the majority of the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock vote (or provide written consent to the same effect) to have the Company redeem the Series A Preferred Stock, then within 30 days of notice of such action by the majority holders of the Series A Preferred Stock to the Company, the Company shall pay each holder of Series A Preferred Stock in exchange for such holder’s shares of Series A Preferred Stock, (i) the Liquidation Preference of the Series A Preferred Stock held by such holder plus (ii) any Accrued Dividends due on such Series A Preferred Stock.

SECTION 8.    Conversion Procedures and Effect of Conversion. (a)   Effect of Conversion. Effective immediately prior to the close of business on the Conversion Date applicable to any shares of Series A Preferred Stock, subject to Section 8(f), Preferred Dividends and Participating Dividends shall no longer accrue or be declared on any such shares of Series A Preferred Stock, and on conversion, such shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall cease to be outstanding.

(b)    Record Holder of Underlying Securities as of Conversion Date. The Person or Persons entitled to receive the Class A Common Stock on an Automatic Conversion shall be treated for all purposes as the record holder(s) of such shares of Class A Common Stock. As promptly as practicable on or after the Conversion Date (and in any event no later than three (3) Trading Days thereafter), the Company shall issue the number of whole shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion. Such delivery of shares of Class A Common Stock, securities or other property shall be made, at the option of the Company, in certificated form or by book-entry. Any such certificate or certificates shall be delivered by the Company to the appropriate Holder on a book-entry basis or by mailing certificates evidencing the shares to the Holders at their respective addresses as set forth in in the records of the Company. In the event that a Holder shall not by written notice designate the name in which shares of Common Stock to be delivered upon conversion of shares of Series A Preferred Stock should be registered or paid, or the manner in which such shares and cash should be delivered, the Company shall be entitled to register and deliver such shares, and make such payment, in the name of the Holder and in the manner shown on the records of the Company.

 

(c)    No Adjustment. No adjustment to shares of Series A Preferred Stock being converted on a Conversion Date or to the shares of Common Stock deliverable to the Holders upon the conversion thereof shall be made in respect of dividends or other distributions payable to holders of the Common Stock as of any date prior to the close of business on such Conversion Date (it being understood that the foregoing shall not limit any Holder’s right to receive Participating Dividends payable prior to such time or the operation of Section 10(a) in respect of events occurring prior to such time). Until the Conversion Date with respect to any share of Series A Preferred Stock has occurred, such share of Series A Preferred Stock will remain outstanding and will be entitled to all of the powers, designations, preferences and other rights provided herein.

(d)    Fractional Shares. Any fractional share of Class A Common Stock that would otherwise be delivered to a Holder upon conversion of the aggregate of such Holders shares of Series A Preferred Stock, shall be rounded up to the nearest whole share of Class A Common Stock.

SECTION 9.    Change of Control. Prior to the effectiveness of the Requisite Shareholder Approval, the Company may not effect a Change of Control without the approval of a majority of the Holders of the Series A Preferred Stock.

SECTION 10.    Adjustments. (a) Adjustments. The Conversion Rate will be subject to adjustment, without duplication, upon the occurrence of the following events, except that the Company shall not make any adjustment to the Conversion Rate if Holders of the Series A Preferred Stock participate, at the same time and upon the same terms as holders of Common Stock and solely as a result of holding shares of Series A Preferred Stock, in any transaction described in this Section 10, without having to convert their Series A Preferred Stock, as if they held a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Rate multiplied by the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock held by such Holders:

 
 

 

(i)    The issuance of Common Stock as a dividend or distribution to all or substantially all holders of Common Stock, or a subdivision or combination (including, without limitation, a stock split or a reverse stock split) of Common Stock or a reclassification of Common Stock into a greater or lesser number of shares of Common Stock, in which event the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted on a pro-rata basis. Any adjustment made pursuant to this clause (i) shall be effective immediately after the close of business on (i) the Record Date for such dividend or distribution or (ii) the effective date of such subdivision, combination or reclassification. If any such dividend, distribution, subdivision, combination or reclassification is announced or declared but does not occur, the Conversion Rate shall be readjusted, effective as of the date the Board announces that such dividend, distribution, subdivision, combination or reclassification shall not occur to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such dividend, distribution, subdivision, combination or reclassification had not been declared.

(b)    Calculation of Adjustments. All adjustments to the Conversion Rate shall be calculated by the Company to the nearest 1/1,000th of one (1) share of Common Stock.

(c)    When No Adjustment Required. (i) Except as otherwise provided in this Section 10, the Conversion Rate will not be adjusted for the issuance of Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock or carrying the right to purchase any of the foregoing, or for the repurchase of Common Stock.

 

(ii)    Except as otherwise provided in this Section 10, the Conversion Rate will not be adjusted as a result of the issuance of, the distribution of separate certificates representing, the exercise or redemption of, or the termination or invalidation of, rights pursuant to any stockholder rights plans.

(iii)    No adjustment to the Conversion Rate will be made:

(A)    upon the issuance of any shares of Common Stock pursuant to any present or future plan providing for the reinvestment of dividends or interest payable on securities of the Company and the investment of additional optional amounts in Common Stock under any plan in which purchases are made at market prices on the date or dates of purchase, without discount, and whether or not the Company bears the ordinary costs of administration and operation of the plan, including brokerage commissions;

(B)    upon the issuance of any shares of Common Stock or options or rights to purchase such shares pursuant to any present or future employee, director or consultant benefit plan or program of or assumed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or of any employee agreements or arrangements or programs;

(C)    upon the issuance of any shares of Common Stock pursuant to any option, warrant, right, or exercisable, exchangeable or convertible security;

(D)    for dividends or distributions declared or paid to holders of Common Stock in which Holders participate pursuant to Section 4(b); or

(E)    for a change solely in the par value of the Common Stock.

(d)    Successive Adjustments. After an adjustment to the Conversion Rate under this Section 10, any subsequent event requiring an adjustment under this Section 10 shall cause an adjustment to each such Conversion Rate as so adjusted.

 
 

 

(e)    Multiple Adjustments. For the avoidance of doubt, if an event occurs that would trigger an adjustment to the Conversion Rate pursuant to this Section 10 under more than one subsection hereof, such event, to the extent fully taken into account in a single adjustment, shall not result in multiple adjustments hereunder; providedhowever, that if more than one subsection of this Section 10 is applicable to a single event, the subsection shall be applied that produces the largest adjustment.

(f)    Tax Adjustments. The Company may, but shall not be required to, make such increases in the Conversion Rate, in addition to those required by this Section 10, as the Board considers to be advisable in order to avoid or diminish any income tax to any holders of shares of Common Stock resulting from any dividend or distribution of stock or issuance of rights or warrants to purchase or subscribe for stock or from any event treated as such for income tax purposes or for any other reason.

 

(g)     Failure to Timely Unaudited Financial Statements. If by the close of business on December 31, 2022, the Company has not received unaudited financial statements for Wheels Labs, Inc. for the three and nine months ending September 30, 2022 in compliance with Regulation S-K under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (including, but not limited to: (i) a full set of accompanying notes similar in form to that found in the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed on August 15, 2022 and (ii) having been reviewed by the independent auditor of Wheels Labs, Inc.) (the “Requisite Interim Financial Information”), the Conversion Rate and the Conversion Price shall each be reduced by 10.05% (by way of example, if the then Conversion Rate meant 1,999 shares of Series A Preferred Stock would be converted into 1,999 shares of Class A Common Stock prior to such adjustment, such 1,999 shares of Series A Preferred Stock would be converted into 1,799 shares of Class A Common Stock after such adjustment). If by the close of business on January 15, 2023, the Company has not received the Requisite Interim Financial Information, the Conversion Rate and the Conversion Price shall each be further reduced by 11.18% (by way of example, if the then Conversion Rate meant 1,999 shares of Series A Preferred Stock would be converted into 1,799 shares of Class A Common Stock prior to such adjustment, such 1,999 shares of Series A Preferred Stock would be converted into 1,599 shares of Class A Common Stock after such adjustment).

 

(h)       Notice of Adjustments. Whenever the Conversion Rate is adjusted as provided under this Section 10, the Company shall as soon as reasonably practicable following the occurrence of an event that requires such adjustment (or if the Company is not aware of such occurrence, as soon as reasonably practicable after becoming so aware) or the date the Company makes an adjustment pursuant to Section 10(f):

(i)    compute the adjusted applicable Conversion Rate in accordance with this Section 10; and

(ii)    (A) in the event that the Company shall give notice or make a public announcement to the holders of Common Stock of any action of the type described in Section 10 (but only if the action of the type described in Section 10 would result in an adjustment to the Conversion Price or a change in the type of securities or property to be delivered upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock), the Company shall, at the time of such notice or announcement, and in the case of any action that would require the fixing of a record date, at least ten (10) days prior to such record date, give notice to each Holder by mail, first-class postage prepaid, at the address appearing in the Register, which notice shall specify the record date, if any, with respect to any such action, the approximate date on which such action is to take place and the facts with respect to such action as shall be reasonably necessary to indicate the effect on the Conversion Price and the number, kind or class of shares or other securities or property, which shall be deliverable upon conversion or redemption of the Series A Preferred Stock or (B) in the event that the Company does not give notice or make a public announcement as set forth in subclause (A) of this clause (ii), the Company shall, as soon as practicable following the occurrence of an event that requires an adjustment to the Conversion Price pursuant to one or more provisions of Section 10 (or if the Company is not aware of such occurrence, as soon as practicable after becoming so aware), provide, or cause to be provided, a written notice to the Holders of the occurrence of such event, in the same manner and with the same detail as the notice set forth in subclause (A) of this clause (ii); and

 
 

 

(iii)    whenever the Conversion Price shall be adjusted pursuant to Section 10, the Company shall, as soon as practicable following the determination of the revised Conversion Price, (A) file at the principal office of the Company, a statement showing in reasonable detail the facts requiring such adjustment, the Conversion Price that shall be in effect after such adjustment and the method by which the adjustment to the Conversion Price was determined and (B) cause a copy of such statement to be sent in the manner set forth in subclause (A) of clause (ii) to each Holder.

SECTION 11.    Adjustment for Reorganization Events.

(a)    Reorganization Events. In the event of:

(i)    any reclassification, statutory exchange, merger, consolidation or other similar business combination of the Company with or into another Person, in each case, pursuant to which at least a majority of the Common Stock is changed or converted into, or exchanged for, cash, securities or other property of the Company or another Person;

 

(ii)    any sale, transfer, lease or conveyance to another Person of all or substantially all the property and assets of the Company, in each case pursuant to which the Common Stock is converted into cash, securities or other property; or

(iii)    any statutory exchange of securities of the Company with another Person (other than in connection with a merger or acquisition) or reclassification, recapitalization or reorganization of the Common Stock into other securities;

(each of which is referred to as a “Reorganization Event” and the cash, securities or other property into which the Common Stock is changed, converted or exchanged, the “Exchange Property” and the amount and kind of Exchange Property that a holder of one (1) share of Common Stock would be entitled to receive on account of such Reorganization Event (without giving effect to any arrangement not to issue or deliver a fractional portion of any security or other property), an “Exchange Property Unit”), then, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Certificate of Designations, from and after the effective time of such Reorganization Event, without the consent of the Holders, each share of Series A Preferred Stock will remain outstanding (unless converted in accordance with Section 11(d)) and (I) the consideration due upon conversion of any Series A Preferred Stock will be determined in the same manner as if each reference to any number of shares of Common Stock in Section 10 or in this Section 11, or in any related definitions, were instead a reference to the same number of Exchange Property Units; (II) for purposes of Sections 6 and 7, each reference to any number of shares of Common Stock in such Sections (or in any related definitions) will instead be deemed to be a reference to the same number of Reference Property Units (and the terms of any conversion shall be based upon the Liquidation Value and Accrued Dividends at the time of such subsequent conversion); (III) for purposes of the definition of “Change of Control” and related concepts, the term “Common Stock” will be deemed to mean the common equity (including depositary receipts representing common equity), if any, forming part of such Exchange Property; and (IV) other references to “Common Stock” shall refer to the Exchange Property with appropriate adjustment to preserve, to the greatest extent possible (so long as there is no detrimental effect to the Company), the economic and other rights in respect of the Series A Preferred Stock granted by this Certificate of Designations; providedhowever, that the foregoing shall not apply if such Holder is a Person with which the Company consolidated or into which the Company merged or which merged into the Company or to which such sale or transfer was made, as the case may be (any such Person, a “Constituent Person”), or an Affiliate of a Constituent Person, to the extent such Reorganization Event provides for different treatment of Common Stock held by such Persons. If the kind or amount of securities, cash and other property receivable upon such Reorganization Event is not the same for each share of Common Stock held immediately prior to such Reorganization Event by a Person (other than a Constituent Person or an Affiliate thereof), then for the purpose of this Section 11(a), the kind and amount of securities, cash and other property receivable upon conversion following such Reorganization Event will be deemed to be the weighted average of the types and amounts of consideration received by the holders of Common Stock.

 
 

 

(b)    Successive Reorganization Events. The above provisions of this Section 11 shall similarly apply to successive Reorganization Events.

 

(c)    Reorganization Event Notice. The Company (or any successor) shall, no less than twenty (20) Business Days prior to the anticipated effective date of any Reorganization Event, provide written notice to the Holders of such occurrence of such event and of the kind and amount of the cash, securities or other property that constitutes the Exchange Property. Failure to deliver such notice shall not affect the operation of this Section 11.

(d)    Reorganization Event Agreements. The Company shall not enter into any agreement for a transaction constituting a Reorganization Event, unless (i) such agreement provides for or does not interfere with or prevent (as applicable) conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock into the Exchange Property in a manner that is consistent with and gives effect to this Section 11, and (ii) to the extent that the Company is not the surviving corporation in such Reorganization Event or will be dissolved in connection with such Reorganization Event, proper provision shall be made in the agreements governing such Reorganization Event for the conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock into stock of the Person surviving such Reorganization Event or such other continuing entity in such Reorganization Event.

(e)    Change of Control. For the sake of clarity, if a Reorganization Event constitutes a Change of Control, then Section 9 shall take precedence over this Section 11 to the extent there is any inconsistency between such sections.

SECTION 12.    Voting Rights.

(a)    General. The Holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to vote as a class with the other Holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock on all matters affecting the Series A Preferred Stock. The Holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to notice of any such meeting of the Holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation and the By-Laws as if they were holders of record of Common Stock for such meeting. The Holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to vote with the holders of the Common Stock on any matters submitted to a vote of holders of the Company’s Common Stock, the Class A Common Stock or the Class B Common Stock.

 

(b)    Adverse Changes. So long as any shares of Series A Preferred Stock are outstanding, in addition to any other vote required by applicable law, the Company may not take any of the following actions (including by means of merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization or otherwise) without the prior affirmative vote or written consent from the Holders of at least a majority of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Series A Preferred, voting as a separate class:

(i)    amend, alter, repeal or otherwise modify (whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise) any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation (including this Certificate of Designations) in a manner that would adversely affect the powers, preferences, rights or privileges of the Series A Preferred Stock;

(ii)    authorize, create, increase the authorized amount of, or issue any class or series of Senior Stock or Parity Stock or any security convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for any of the foregoing, or reclassify any security into, any Senior Stock or Parity Stock (providedhowever, that the authorization, creation, increase in the authorized amount of, or issuance of any class or series of Junior Stock or any security convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for any of the foregoing, or reclassification of any security into, Junior Stock will not require the vote or consent of any Holders); and

 
 

 

(iii)    increase or decrease the authorized number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock (except for the cancellation and retirement of shares set forth in Section 14).

(c)    Each Holder of Series A Preferred Stock will have one (1) vote per share on any matter on which Holders of Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to vote separately as a class, whether at a meeting or by written consent.

(d)    The vote or consent of the Holders of a majority of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock outstanding at such time, voting together as a single class, given in person or by proxy, either in writing without a meeting or by vote at any meeting called for the purpose, will be sufficient to waive or amend the provisions of Section 9(i), and any amendment or waiver of any of the provisions of Section 9(i) approved by such percentage of the Holders shall be binding on all of the Holders.

(e)    For the avoidance of doubt and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws, the Holders shall have the exclusive consent and voting rights set forth in Section 12(b) and may take action or consent to any action with respect to such rights without a meeting by delivering a consent in writing or by electronic transmission of the Holders of the Series A Preferred Stock entitled to cast not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize, take or consent to such action at a meeting of stockholders.

SECTION 13.    Transfer Agent. The Company may appoint a transfer agent and remove its transfer agent in accordance with the agreement between the Company and such transfer agent; providedhowever, that the Company shall appoint a successor transfer agent of recognized standing who shall accept such appointment prior to the effectiveness of such removal. Upon any such removal or appointment, the Company shall send notice thereof by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to the Holders. When a Holder requests to register the transfer of shares of Series A Preferred Stock, the Company or the Company’s transfer agent, as applicable, shall register the transfer as requested if its reasonable requirements for such transaction are met.

SECTION 14.    Status of Shares. Shares of Series A Preferred Stock that have been issued and reacquired in any manner, whether by redemption, repurchase or otherwise or upon any conversion of shares of Series A Preferred Stock to Common Stock, shall thereupon be retired and shall have the status of authorized and unissued shares of preferred stock of the Company undesignated as to series, and may be redesignated as any series of preferred stock of the Company and reissued.

SECTION 15.    Term. Except as expressly provided in this Certificate of Designations, the shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall not be redeemable or otherwise mature and the term of the Series A Preferred Stock shall be perpetual.

SECTION 16.    Creation of Capital Stock. Subject to Section 12(b)(ii), the Board, without the vote of the Holders, may authorize and issue additional shares of Capital Stock of the Company.

SECTION 17.    No Sinking Fund. Shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall not be subject to or entitled to the operation of a retirement or sinking fund.

 
 

 

SECTION 18.    Taxes. (a) Transfer Taxes. The Company shall pay any and all stock transfer, documentary, stamp and similar taxes that may be payable in respect of any issuance or delivery of shares of Series A Preferred Stock or shares of Common Stock or other securities issued on account of Series A Preferred Stock pursuant hereto or certificates representing such shares or securities. The Company shall not, however, be required to pay any such tax that may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance or delivery of shares of Series A Preferred Stock, shares of Common Stock or other securities in a name other than the name in which the shares of Series A Preferred Stock with respect to which such shares or other securities are issued or delivered were registered, or in respect of any payment to any Person other than a payment to the registered holder thereof, and shall not be required to make any such issuance, delivery or payment, unless and until the Person otherwise entitled to such issuance, delivery or payment has paid to the Company the amount of any such tax or has established, to the satisfaction of the Company, that such tax has been paid or is not payable.

(b)    Withholding. All payments and distributions (or deemed distributions) on the shares of Series A Preferred Stock (and on the shares of Common Stock received upon their conversion) shall be subject to withholding and backup withholding of taxes to the extent required by law, subject to applicable exemptions, and amounts withheld, if any, shall be treated as received by the Holders.

SECTION 19.    Notices. All notices referred to herein shall be in writing and, unless otherwise specified herein, all notices hereunder shall be deemed to have been given upon the earlier of receipt thereof or three (3) Business Days after the mailing thereof if sent by registered or certified mail (unless first-class mail shall be specifically permitted for such notice under the terms of this Certificate of Designations) with postage prepaid, addressed, (i) if to the Company, to its office at 7 Custom House Street, Portland ME 04101 (Attention: General Counsel), or to any transfer or other agent of the Company designated to receive such notice as permitted by this Certificate of Designations; (ii) if to any Holder, to such Holder at the address of such Holder as listed in the Register; or (iii) to such other address as the Company or any such Holder, as the case may be, shall have designated by notice similarly given.

SECTION 20.    Facts Ascertainable. When the terms of this Certificate of Designations refer to a specific agreement or other document to determine the meaning or operation of a provision hereof, the Secretary of the Company shall maintain a copy of such agreement or document at the principal executive offices of the Company and a copy thereof shall be provided free of charge to any Holder who makes a request therefor. The Secretary of the Company shall also maintain a written record of the Issuance Date, the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock issued to a Holder and the date of each such issuance, and shall furnish such written record free of charge to any Holder who makes a request therefor.

SECTION 21.    Waiver. Notwithstanding any provision in this Certificate of Designations to the contrary, any provision contained herein and any right of the Holders of Series A Preferred Stock granted hereunder may be waived as to all shares of Series A Preferred Stock (and the Holders thereof) upon the written consent of the Holders of a majority of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding.

SECTION 22.    Severability. If any term of the Series A Preferred Stock set forth herein is invalid, unlawful or incapable of being enforced by reason of any rule of law or public policy, all other terms set forth herein, which can be given effect without the invalid, unlawful or unenforceable term will, nevertheless, remain in full force and effect, and no term herein set forth will be deemed dependent upon any other such term, unless so expressed herein.

 
 

 

SECTION 23.    No Other Rights. Except as expressly provided in any agreement between a Holder and the Company, the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock will have no rights, preferences or voting powers, except as provided in this Certificate of Designations or the Certificate of Incorporation or as provided by applicable law.

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This Certificate of Designations has been approved by the Board in the manner and by the vote required by law.

The undersigned acknowledges this Certificate of Designations to be the corporate act of the Company and, as to all matters or facts required to be verified under oath, the undersigned acknowledges that, to the best of his or her knowledge, information and belief, these matters and facts are true in all material respects and that this statement is made under the penalties for perjury.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Certificate of Designations to be signed in its name and on its behalf by its Chief Executive Officer on this 17th day of November 2022.

 

                 
        Helbiz, Inc.    
                 
        By:        
        Name:   Salvatore Palella    
        Title:   Chief Executive Officer