EX1A-2A CHARTER 4 ea154655ex2-1_genesisai.htm AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF GENESISAI CORPORATION

Exhibit 2.1

 

GENESISAI CORPORATION

 

RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

 

(Pursuant to Sections 242 and 245 of the
General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware)

 

GenesisAI Corporation, a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the provisions of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “General Corporation Law”), does hereby certify as follows.

 

1. The name of this corporation is GenesisAI Corporation and that this corporation was originally incorporated pursuant to the General Corporation Law on July 3, 2018 under the name GenesisAI Corporation.

 

2. The Board of Directors of this corporation duly adopted resolutions proposing to amend and restate the Certificate of Incorporation of this corporation, declaring said amendment and restatement to be advisable and in the best interests of this corporation and its stockholders, and authorizing the appropriate officers of this corporation to solicit the consent of the stockholders therefor, which resolution setting forth the proposed amendment and restatement is as follows.

 

RESOLVED, that the Certificate of Incorporation of this corporation be amended and restated in its entirety to read as set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference.

 

3. Exhibit A referred to above is attached hereto as Exhibit A and is hereby incorporated herein by this reference. This Restated Certificate of Incorporation was approved by the holders of the requisite number of shares of this corporation in accordance with Section 228 of the General Corporation Law.

 

4. This Restated Certificate of Incorporation, which restates and integrates and further amends the provisions of this corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation, has been duly adopted in accordance with Sections 242 and 245 of the General Corporation Law.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Restated Certificate of Incorporation has been executed by a duly authorized officer of this corporation on this 29th day of September, 2021.

 

  By: /s/ Archil Cheishvili
    Archil Cheishvili, President

 

 

 

 

Exhibit A

 

GENESISAI CORPORATION

 

RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

 

ARTICLE I

 

The name of the corporation is GenesisAI Corporation (the “Corporation”).

 

ARTICLE II

 

The registered agent and the address of the registered office in the State of Delaware are:

 

Vcorp Services, LLC

1013 Centre Road, Suite 403-B

Wilmington, Delaware 19805

County of New Castle

 

ARTICLE III

 

The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”).

 

ARTICLE IV

 

The total number of shares of all classes of stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is 277,000,000, consisting of (a) 227,000,000 shares of Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share (“Common Stock”), of which, (i) 195,000,000 shares shall be designated “Class A Common Stock,” $0.0001 par value per share, and (ii) 32,000,000 shares shall be designated as “Class B Common Stock,” $0.0001 par value per share and (b) 50,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, $0.0001 par value per share (“Preferred Stock”).

 

Effective immediately upon the filing of this Restated Certificate of Incorporation, in accordance with Section 2.2 of this Article IV, all shares of the Common Stock that are outstanding on the date of the filing of this Restated Certificate of Incorporation shall automatically become and be converted into shares of Class A Common Stock of the Corporation. In addition, also effective immediately upon the filing of this Restated Certificate of Incorporation, each outstanding share of the Corporation’s Common A Common Stock as converted in accordance with Section 2.2 of this Article IV and the immediately preceding sentence, shall be automatically split into ten (10) shares of the Corporation’s Class A Common Stock (the “Forward Split”), without any further action on the part of the holder thereof. All share amounts, per share amounts, conversion rates and other provisions set forth in this Restated Certificate of Incorporation which would be affected by the Forward Split, if any, have been appropriately adjusted to reflect the Forward Split.

 

 

 

 

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

 

A. COMMON STOCK

 

1. Definitions. As used in this Article IV, the following terms have the meanings set forth below.

 

1.1 Class B Common Stock Automatic Conversion Event” shall mean an event wherein one or more shares of Class B Common Stock automatically convert into one or more shares of Class A Common Stock pursuant to Section 4.2 of this Article IV.

 

1.2 Immediate Family” means as to any natural person, such person’s spouse or Spousal Equivalent, the lineal descendant or antecedent, brother, sister, nephew or niece, of such person or such person’s spouse or Spousal Equivalent, or the spouse or Spousal Equivalent of any lineal descendant or antecedent, brother, sister, nephew or niece of such person, or his or her spouse or Spousal Equivalent, whether or not any of the above are adopted.

 

1.3 Spousal Equivalent” means any two natural persons if the relevant person and the related party are registered as “domestic partners” or the equivalent thereof under the laws of their state of residence or any other law having similar effect or provided the following circumstances are true: (a) irrespective of whether or not the relevant person and the Spousal Equivalent are the same sex, they are the sole spousal equivalent of the other for the last twelve (12) months, (b) they intend to remain so indefinitely, (c) neither are married to anyone else, (d) both are at least eighteen (18) years of age and mentally competent to consent to contract, (e) they are not related by blood to a degree of closeness that which would prohibit legal marriage in the state in which they legally reside, (f) they are jointly responsible for each other’s common welfare and financial obligations, and (g) they reside together in the same residence for the last twelve (12) months and intend to do so indefinitely.

 

1.4 Transfer” of a share of Class B Common Stock (collectively, “Transferred Stock”) shall mean any sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance, hypothecation or other transfer or disposition of such share or any legal or beneficial interest in such share, whether or not for value and whether voluntary or involuntary or by operation of law. A Transfer shall also include, without limitation, a transfer of a share of Transferred Stock to a broker or other nominee (regardless of whether or not there is a corresponding change in beneficial ownership), or the transfer of, or entering into a binding agreement with respect to, Voting Control over a share of Transferred Stock by proxy or otherwise; provided, however, that the following shall not be considered a Transfer within the meaning of this Section 1.4 of Article IV:

 

1.4.1 the granting of a proxy to officers or directors of the Corporation at the request or approval of the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board”) in connection with actions to be taken at an annual or special meeting of stockholders or by written consent of stockholders;

 

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1.4.2 the transfer of one or more shares of Transferred Stock by (i) gift or pursuant to a domestic relations order from a holder of Transferred Stock to such holder’s Immediate Family or (ii) to a trust or trusts for the exclusive benefit of such holder or his Immediate Family for no consideration;

 

1.4.3 the transfer of one or more shares of Transferred Stock effected pursuant to the holder’s will or the laws of intestate succession;

 

1.4.4 as to any holder that is a trust established for the exclusive benefit of a prior holder of such shares of Transferred Stock or such prior holder’s Immediate Family, the transfer of one or more shares of Transferred Stock to the prior holder or such prior holder’s Immediate Family for no consideration;

 

1.4.5 the granting of a repurchase right to the Corporation pursuant to an agreement wherein the Corporation has the right or option to purchase or to repurchase shares of Transferred Stock; provided, however, that the Corporation’s purchase or repurchase of such shares of Transferred Stock pursuant to the exercise of such right or option shall constitute a Transfer; or

 

1.4.6 upon the request of the transferor, any transfer approved by a majority of the disinterested members of the Board, even though the disinterested directors be less than a quorum, or if there are not any disinterested members on the Board, the entire Board.

 

1.5 Voting Control” with respect to a share of Class B Common Stock shall mean the power (whether exclusive or shared) to vote or direct the voting of such share of Class B Common Stock by proxy, voting agreement or otherwise.

 

2. General; Treatment Outstanding Common Stock.

 

2.1 General. Except as expressly provided in this Article IV, Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock shall have the same rights and preferences and rank equally, share ratably and be identical in all respects as to all matters.

 

2.2 Treatment of Outstanding Common Stock. All shares of the Company’s common stock that are outstanding on the date of the filing of this Restated Certificate of Incorporation shall automatically become and be converted into shares of Class A Common Stock of the Corporation.

 

3. Voting.

 

3.1 Class A Common. Each holder of shares of Class A Common Stock shall be entitled to one (1) vote for each share of Class A Common Stock held as of the applicable date on any matter that is submitted to a vote or for the consent of the stockholders of the Corporation.

 

3.2 Class B Common. Each holder of shares of Class B Common Stock shall be entitled to ten (10) votes for each share of Class B Common Stock held as of the applicable date on any matter that is submitted to a vote or for the consent of the stockholders of the Corporation.

 

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3.3 Class Voting. Except as otherwise provided herein or by applicable law, the holder of shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock shall at all times vote together as one class on all matters (including the election of directors) submitted to a vote or for the consent of the stockholders of the Corporation.

 

3.4 Increases or Decreases in Authorized Common Stock. 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 shares of capital stock of the Corporation representing a majority of the votes represented by all outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote, irrespective of the provisions of Section 242(b)(2) of the General Corporation Law and without a separate class vote of the holders of each class of the Common Stock.

 

4. Conversion Rights. The holders of the Class B Common Stock shall have conversion rights as follows:

 

4.1 Right to Convert. Each share of Class B Common Stock shall be convertible, at the option of the holder thereof, at any time after the date of issuance of such share, at the office of the Corporation or any transfer agent for such stock, and without the payment of additional consideration by the holder thereof, into one (1) fully paid and nonassessable share of Class A Common Stock.

 

4.2 Automatic Conversion. Each share of Class B Common Stock shall automatically, without any further action, convert into one (1) fully paid and nonassessable share of Class A Common Stock upon a Transfer of such share; provided, however, that if a holder of Class B Common Stock Transfers any shares of Class B Common Stock to another holder of Class B Common Stock, then such Transfer will not constitute a Class B Common Stock Automatic Conversion Event.

 

4.3 Mechanics of Conversion.

 

4.3.1 Surrender of Certificates. Before any holder of Class B Common Stock shall be entitled to convert shares of Class B Common Stock into shares of Class A Common Stock, the holder shall either (1) surrender the certificate or certificates therefor, duly endorsed, at the office of the Corporation or of any transfer agent for the Common Stock or (2) notify the Corporation or its transfer agent that such certificates have been lost, stolen or destroyed and execute an agreement satisfactory to the Corporation to indemnify the Corporation from any loss incurred by it in connection with such certificates, and shall give written notice to the Corporation at its principal corporate office, of the election to convert the same and shall state therein the name or names in which the certificate or certificates for shares of Class A Common Stock are to be issued; provided, however, that on the date of a Class B Common Stock Automatic Conversion Event, the outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock subject to such Class B Common Stock Automatic Conversion Event shall be converted automatically without any further action by the holder of such shares and whether or not the certificates representing such shares are surrendered to the Corporation or its transfer agent; provided further, however, that the Corporation shall not be obligated to issue certificates evidencing the shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon such Class B Common Stock Automatic Conversion Event unless either the certificates evidencing such shares of Class B Common Stock are delivered to the Corporation or its transfer agent as provided above, or the holder notifies the Corporation or its transfer agent that such certificates have been lost, stolen or destroyed and executes an agreement satisfactory to the Corporation to indemnify the Corporation from any loss incurred by it in connection with such certificates. Shares of Class B Common Stock that are converted into shares of Class A Common Stock as provided herein shall be cancelled and may not be reissued.

 

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4.3.2 Conversion Date. In the event that a holder of Class B Common Stock elects to convert such shares pursuant to Section 4.1 of this Article IV above, the conversion shall be deemed to have been made immediately prior to the close of business on the date of such surrender of the shares of Class B Common Stock to be converted. In the event of a Class B Common Stock Automatic Conversion Event, such conversion shall be deemed to have been made at the time that the Transfer of such shares occurred.

 

4.3.3 Status as Stockholder. On the date of a conversion pursuant to this Section 4 of this Article IV, all rights of the holder of the shares of Class B Common Stock shall cease and the holder or holders in whose name the certificate or certificates representing the shares of Class A Common Stock are to be issued shall be treated for all purposes as having become the record holder of such shares of Class A Common Stock, notwithstanding that the certificates representing such shares of Class B Common Stock shall not have been surrendered at the office of the Corporation, that notice from the Corporation shall not have been received by any holder of record of shares of Class B Common Stock, or that the certificates evidencing such shares of Class B Common Stock shall not then be actually delivered to such holder.

 

4.3.4 Delivery of Stock Certificates. In the event of a conversion pursuant to this Section 4 of Article IV, the Corporation shall, as soon as practicable thereafter, issue and deliver at such office to such holder of Class B Common Stock, or to the nominee of such holder, a certificate for the number of shares of Class A Common Stock to which such holder shall he entitled.

 

4.4 Administration. The Corporation may, from time to time, establish such policies and procedures relating to the conversion of Class B Common Stock to Class A Common Stock and the general administration of this dual class Common Stock structure, including the issuance of stock certificates with respect thereto, as it may deem necessary or advisable, and may request that holders of shares of Class B Common Stock furnish affidavits or other proof to the Corporation as it deems necessary to verify the ownership of Class B Common Stock and to confirm that a conversion to Class A Common Stock has not occurred, provided, however, that such policies and procedures shall not inhibit the ability of a holder to convert such shares of Class B Common Stock to Class A Common Stock. A determination by the Secretary of the Corporation that a Transfer results in a conversion to Class A Common Stock shall be conclusive.

 

4.5 Reservation of Stock Issuable Upon Conversion. The Corporation shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued shares of Class A Common Stock, solely for the purpose of effecting the conversion of the shares of the Class B Common Stock, such number of its shares of Class A Common Stock as shall from time to time be sufficient to effect the conversion of all outstanding shares of such Class B Common Stock; and if at any time the number of authorized but unissued shares of Class A Common Stock shall not be sufficient to effect the conversion of all then outstanding shares of such Class B Common Stock, in addition to such other remedies as shall be available to the holder of such Class B Common Stock, the Corporation will take such corporate action as may, in the opinion of its counsel, be necessary to increase its authorized but unissued shares of Class A Common Stock to such number of shares as shall be sufficient for such purposes, including, without limitation, engaging in best efforts to obtain the requisite stockholder approval of any necessary amendment to this certificate of incorporation.

 

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4.6 Notices. Any notice required by the provisions of this Section 4 to be given to the holders of shares of Common Stock shall be deemed given if deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, and addressed to each holder of record at his address appearing on the books of the Corporation.

 

4.7 Status of Converted Stock. In the event any shares of Class B Common Stock shall be converted pursuant to this Section 4 of Article IV, the shares of Class B Common Stock so converted shall be cancelled and shall not be issuable by the Corporation. This certificate of incorporation shall be appropriately amended to effect the corresponding reduction in the Corporation’s authorized capital stock.

 

B. PREFERRED STOCK

 

The Corporation shall have authority to issue the shares of Preferred Stock in one or more series with such rights, preferences and designations as determined by the Board of Directors of the Corporation. Authority is hereby expressly granted to the Board of Directors from time to time to issue 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, special voting 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. Fully-paid stock of the Corporation shall not be liable to any further call or assessment.

 

ARTICLE V

 

In furtherance of and not in limitation of the powers conferred by the laws of the State of Delaware, the Board of Directors of the Corporation is expressly authorized to make, amend or repeal Bylaws of the Corporation.

 

ARTICLE VI

 

The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors. Elections of directors need not be by written ballot unless otherwise provided in the Bylaws of the Corporation.

 

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ARTICLE VII

 

7.1 Actions, Suits and Proceedings Other than by or in the Right of the Corporation. The Corporation shall indemnify each person who was or is a party or threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the Corporation) by reason of the fact that he or she is or was, or has agreed to become, a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was serving, or has agreed to serve, at the request of the Corporation, as a director, officer, partner, employee 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), liabilities, losses, judgments, fines (including excise taxes and penalties arising under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of l974), and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by or on behalf of Indemnitee in connection with such action, suit or proceeding and any appeal therefrom, if indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner which Indemnitee 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. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a manner which Indemnitee 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 reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful.

 

7.2. Actions or Suits by or in the Right of the Corporation. The Corporation shall indemnify any Indemnitee who was or is a party to or threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or was, or has agreed to become, a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was serving, or has agreed to serve, at the request of the Corporation, as a director, officer, partner, employee or trustee of, or in a similar capacity with, another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise (including any employee benefit plan), or by reason of any action alleged to have been taken or omitted in such capacity, against all expenses (including attorneys' fees) and, to the extent permitted by law, amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by or on behalf of Indemnitee in connection with such action, suit or proceeding and any appeal therefrom, if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner which Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Corporation, except that no indemnification shall be made under this Section 7.2 in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which Indemnitee shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Corporation, unless, and only to the extent, that the Court of Chancery of Delaware or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of such liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, Indemnitee is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses (including attorneys’ fees) which the Court of Chancery of Delaware or such other court shall deem proper.

 

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7.3. Indemnification for Expenses of Successful Party. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Article VII, to the extent that an Indemnitee has been successful, on the merits or otherwise, in defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in Sections 7.1 and 7.2 of this Article VII, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, or on appeal from any such action, suit or proceeding, Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by or on behalf of Indemnitee in connection therewith.

 

7.4. Notification and Defense of Claim. As a condition precedent to an indemnitee’s right to be indemnified, such indemnitee must notify the Corporation in writing as soon as practicable of any action, suit, proceeding or investigation involving such Indemnitee for which indemnity will or could be sought. With respect to any action, suit, proceeding or investigation of which the Corporation is so notified, the Corporation will be entitled to participate therein at its own expense and/or to assume the defense thereof at its own expense, with legal counsel reasonably acceptable to Indemnitee. After notice from the Corporation to Indemnitee of its election so to assume such defense, the Corporation shall not be liable to Indemnitee for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by indemnitee in connection with such action, suit, proceeding or investigation, other than as provided below in this Section 7.4. Indemnitee shall have the right to employ his or her own counsel in connection with such action, suit, proceeding or investigation, but the fees and expenses of such counsel incurred after notice from the Corporation of its assumption of the defense thereof shall be at the expense of Indemnitee unless

 

(i) the employment of counsel by Indemnitee has been authorized by the Corporation,

 

(ii) counsel to Indemnitee shall have reasonably concluded that there may be a conflict of interest or position on any significant issue between the Corporation and Indemnitee in the conduct of the defense of such action, suit, proceeding or investigation or (iii) the Corporation shall not in fact have employed counsel to assume the defense of such action, suit, proceeding or investigation, in each of which cases the fees and expenses of counsel for Indemnitee shall be at the expense of the Corporation, except as otherwise expressly provided by this Article VII. The Corporation shall not be entitled, without the consent of Indemnitee, to assume the defense of any claim brought by or in the right of the Corporation or as to which counsel for Indemnitee shall have reasonably made the conclusion provided for in clause (ii) above. The Corporation shall not be required to indemnify Indemnitee under this Article VII for any amounts paid in settlement of any action, suit, proceeding or investigation effected without its written consent. The Corporation shall not settle any action, suit, proceeding or investigation in any manner which would impose any penalty or limitation on Indemnitee without Indemnitee' s written consent. Neither the Corporation nor Indemnitee will unreasonably withhold or delay its consent to any proposed settlement.

 

7.5. Advancement of Expenses. Subject to the provisions of Section 7.6 of this Article VII, in the event of any threatened or pending action, suit, proceeding or investigation of which the Corporation receives notice under this Article VII, any expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred by or on behalf of Indemnitee in defending an action, suit, proceeding or investigation or any appeal therefrom shall be paid by the Corporation in advance of the final disposition of such matter: provided, however, that the payment of such expenses incurred by or on behalf of Indemnitee in advance of the final disposition of such matter shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of indemnitee to repay all amounts so advanced in the event that it shall ultimately be determined that indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation as authorized in this Article VII; and provided further that no such advancement of expenses shall be made under this Article VII if it is determined (in the manner described in Section 6) that (i) Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Corporation, or (ii) with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. Such undertaking shall be accepted without reference to the financial ability of indemnitee to make such repayment.

 

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7.6. Procedure for Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. In order to obtain indemnification or advancement of expenses pursuant to Section 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 or 7.5 of this Article VII, an Indemnitee shall submit to the Corporation a written request. Any such advancement of expenses shall be made promptly, and in any event within 60 days after receipt by the Corporation of the written request of Indemnitee, unless (i) the Corporation has assumed the defense pursuant to Section 7.4 of this Article VII (and none of the circumstances described in Section 4 of this Article VII that would nonetheless entitle the Indemnitee to indemnification for the fees and expenses of separate counsel have occurred) or (ii) the Corporation determines within such 60-day period that Indemnitee did not meet the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section 1, 2 or 5 of this Article VII, as the case may be. Any such indemnification, unless ordered by a court, shall be made with respect to requests under Section I or 2 only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination by the Corporation that the indemnification of indemnitee is proper because Indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section I or 2, as the case may be. Such determination shall be made in each instance (a) by a majority vote of the directors of the Corporation consisting of persons who are not at that time parties to the action, suit or proceeding in question ("disinterested directors"), whether or not a quorum, (b) by a committee of disinterested directors designated by majority vote of disinterested directors, whether or not a quorum, (c) if there are no disinterested directors, or if the disinterested directors so direct, by independent legal counsel (who may, to the extent permitted by law, be regular legal counsel to the Corporation) in a written opinion, or (d) by the stockholders of the Corporation.

 

7.7. Remedies. The right to indemnification or advancement of expenses as granted by this Article VII shall be enforceable by indemnitee in any court of competent jurisdiction. Neither the failure of the Corporation to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such action that indemnification is proper in the circumstances because Indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct, nor an actual determination by the Corporation pursuant to Section 6 of this Article VII that Indemnitee has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that Indemnitee has not met the applicable standard of conduct. indemnitee' s expenses (including attorneys' fees) reasonably incurred in connection with successfully establishing Indemnitee' s right to indemnification or advancement of expenses, in whole or in part, in any such proceeding shall also be indemnified by the Corporation to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in any suit brought by Indemnitee to enforce a right to indemnification or advancement of expenses hereunder it shall be a defense that the indemnitee has not met any applicable standard for indemnification set forth in the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

 

7.8. Limitations. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article VII, except as set forth in Section 7 of this Article VII, the Corporation shall not indemnify, or advance expenses to, an Indemnitee pursuant to this Article VII in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such Indemnitee unless the initiation thereof was approved by the Board of Directors. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article VII, the Corporation shall not indemnify or advance expenses to an Indemnitee to the extent such indemnitee is reimbursed from the proceeds of insurance, and in the event the Corporation makes any indemnification or advancement payments to an Indemnitee and such Indemnitee is subsequently reimbursed from the proceeds of insurance, such Indemnitee shall promptly refund such indemnification or advancement payments to the Corporation to the extent of such insurance reimbursement.

 

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7.9. Subsequent Amendment. No amendment, termination or repeal of this Article VII or of the relevant provisions of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware or any other applicable laws shall adversely affect or diminish in any way the rights of any indemnitee to indemnification or advancement of expenses under the provisions hereof with respect to any action, suit, proceeding or investigation arising out of or relating to any actions, transactions or facts occurring prior to the final adoption of such amendment, termination or repeal.

 

7.10. Other Rights. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by this Article VII shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which an Indemnitee seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under any law (common or statutory), agreement or vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in indemnitee’s official capacity and as to action in any other capacity while holding office for the Corporation, and shall continue as to an Indemnitee who has ceased to be a director or officer, and shall inure to the benefit of the estate, heirs, executors and administrators of Indemnitee. Nothing contained in this Article VII shall be deemed to prohibit, and the Corporation is specifically authorized to enter into, agreements with officers and directors providing indemnification and advancement rights and procedures different from those set forth in this Article VII. In addition, the Corporation may, to the extent authorized from time to time by its Board of Directors, grant indemnification and advancement 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 VII.

 

7.11. Partial Indemnification. If an indemnitee is entitled under any provision of this Article VII to indemnification by the Corporation for some or a portion of the expenses (including attorneys' fees), liabilities, losses, judgments, fines (including excise taxes and penalties arising under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974) or amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by or on behalf of indemnitee in connection with any action, suit, proceeding or investigation and any appeal therefrom but not, however, for the total amount thereof, the Corporation shall nevertheless indemnify Indemnitee for the portion of such expenses (including attorneys' fees), liabilities, losses, judgments, fines (including excise taxes and penalties arising under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974) or amounts paid in settlement to which Indemnitee is entitled.

 

7.12. Insurance. The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and any director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation or another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise (including any employee benefit plan) against any expense, liability or loss incurred by him or her in any such capacity, or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

 

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7.13. Other Indemnification. The Corporation's obligation, if any, to indemnify any person who was or is serving at its request as a director, officer or employee of another corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, organization or other enterprise shall be reduced by an amount that such person may collect as indemnification from such other corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, organization or other enterprise.

 

7.14. Savings Clause. If this Article VII 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), liabilities, losses, judgments, fines (including excise taxes and penalties arising under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974) 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 VII that shall not have been invalidated and to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.

 

7.15 Definitions. Terms used herein and defined in Section 145(h) and Section 145(i) of the DGCL shall have the respective meanings assigned to such terms in such Section 145(h) and Section 145(i).

 

ARTICLE VIII

 

The Corporation elects not to be governed by the terms and provisions of Section 203 of the DGCL, as the same may be amended, superseded, or replaced by a successor section, statute, or provision. No amendment to this Certificate of Incorporation, directly or indirectly, by merger or consolidation or otherwise, having the effect of amending or repealing any of the provisions of this Article IX shall apply to or have any effect on any transaction with an interested stockholder occurring prior to such amendment or repeal.

 

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