EX-3.11 10 d639322dex311.htm EX-3.11 EX-3.11

Exhibit 3.11

RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

TRITON PCS HOLDINGS, INC.

Triton PCS Holdings, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, hereby certifies as follows:

FIRST: The name of the corporation is Triton PCS Holdings, Inc. (the “Corporation”). The original Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on October 1, 1997 under the name “Triton PCS, Inc.” A Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation was filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware on January 6, 1998 changing the name of the Corporation to “Triton PCS Holdings, Inc.”

SECOND: This Restated Certificate of Incorporation has been duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Sections 242 and 245 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

THIRD: This Restated Certificate of Incorporation restates, integrates and amends the provisions of the Corporation’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as follows:

ARTICLE I

The name of the Corporation shall be Triton PCS Holdings, Inc.

ARTICLE II

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

ARTICLE III

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


ARTICLE IV

4.1 Classes of Stock. The total number of shares of all classes of stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is 15,500,000, consisting of (a) 5,500,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Preferred Stock”), including 1,000,000 shares designated “Series A Convertible Preferred Stock” (the “Series A Preferred Stock”), 2,000,000 shares designated “Series B Preferred Stock” (the “Series B Preferred Stock”), 2,000,000 shares designated “Series C Convertible Preferred Stock” (the “Series C Preferred Stock”) and 500,000 shares designated “Series D Convertible Preferred Stock” (the “Series D Preferred Stock”) and (b) 10,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”). (Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in Section 4.10.)

4.2 Additional Series of Preferred Stock.

(a) Subject to approval by holders of shares of any class or series of Preferred Stock to the extent such approval is required by its terms, the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board of Directors”) is hereby expressly authorized, by resolution or resolutions, to provide, out of the unissued shares of Preferred Stock, for series of Preferred Stock in addition to the Series A Preferred Stock, the Series B Preferred Stock, the Series C Preferred Stock and the Series D Preferred Stock. Before any shares of any such series are issued, the Board of Directors shall fix, and hereby is expressly empowered to fix, by resolutions, the following provisions of the shares thereof:

(i) the designation of such series, the number of shares to constitute such series and the stated value thereof if different from the par value thereof;

(ii) whether the shares of such series shall have voting rights, in addition to any voting rights provided by law, and, if so, the terms of such voting rights, which may be general or limited;

(iii) the dividends, if any, payable on such series, whether any such dividends shall be cumulative, and, if so, from what dates, the conditions and dates upon which such dividends shall be payable, the preference or relation which such dividends shall bear to the dividends payable on any shares of stock of any other class or any other series of this class;

(iv) whether the shares of such series shall be subject to redemption by the Corporation, and, if so, the times, prices and other conditions of such redemption;

 

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(v) the amount or amounts payable upon shares of such series upon, and the rights of the holders of such series in, the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up, or upon any distribution of the assets, of the Corporation;

(vi) whether the shares of such series shall be subject to the operation of a retirement or sinking fund and, if so, the extent to and manner in which any such retirement or sinking fund shall be applied to the purchase or redemption of the shares of such series for retirement or other corporate purposes and the terms and provisions relative to the operation thereof;

(vii) whether the shares of such series shall be convertible into, or exchangeable for, shares of stock of any other class or any other series of this class or any other securities and, if so, the price or prices or the rate or rates of conversion or exchange and the method, if any, of adjusting the same, and any other terms and conditions of conversion or exchange;

(viii) the limitations and restrictions, if any, to be effective while any shares of such series are outstanding upon the payment of dividends or the making of other distributions on, and upon the purchase, redemption other acquisition by the Corporation of, the Common Stock or shares of stock of any other class or any other series of this class;

(ix) the conditions or restrictions, if any, upon the creation of indebtedness of the Corporation or upon the issue of any additional stock, including additional shares of such series or of any other series of this class or of any other class; and

(x) any other powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special rights, and any qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof.

(b) The powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special rights of each series of Preferred Stock, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, if any, may differ from those of any and all other series at any time outstanding. All shares of any one series of Preferred Stock shall be identical in all respects with all other shares of such series, except that shares of any one series issued at different times may differ as to the dates from which dividends thereon shall be cumulative.

(c) Shares of Preferred Stock of any series that have been redeemed (whether through the operation of a sinking fund or otherwise) or that, if convertible or exchangeable, have been converted into or exchanged for any other security shall have the status of authorized and unissued shares of Preferred Stock of the same series and

 

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may be reissued as a part of the series of which they were originally a part or may be reclassified and reissued as part of a new series of shares of Preferred Stock to be created by resolution or resolutions of the Board of Directors or as part of any other series of shares of Preferred Stock, all subject to the conditions or restrictions on issuance set forth in the resolution or resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors providing for the issue of any series of shares of Preferred Stock.

(d) Subject to the provisions of this Restated Certificate of Incorporation and except as otherwise provided by law, the stock of the Corporation, regardless of class, may be issued for such consideration and for such corporate purposes as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine.

4.3 Powers, Preferences and Rights of the Series A Preferred Stock. The powers, preferences and rights of the Series A Preferred Stock and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof are as follows:

(a) Ranking. The Series A Preferred Stock shall, with respect to dividend rights and rights on liquidation, dissolution or winding up, rank on a parity with the Series B Preferred Stock, and rank senior to Junior Stock.

(b) Dividends and Distributions.

(i) Dividends. The holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, as and when declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds legally available therefor, dividends on each outstanding share of Series A Preferred Stock, at an annual rate per share equal to 10% of the Accreted Value, calculated on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. Dividends shall be paid quarterly in arrears on the Dividend Payment Date commencing March 31, 1998 in the manner provided in paragraph (iii) below.

(ii) Accrued Dividends; Record Date. Dividends payable pursuant to paragraph (i) above shall begin to accrue and be cumulative from the date on which shares of Series A Preferred Stock are issued, and shall begin to accrue on a daily basis, in each case whether or not earned or declared. The Board of Directors may fix a record date for the determination of holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock entitled to receive payment of the dividends payable pursuant to paragraph (i) above, which record date shall not be more than 60 days prior to the Dividend Payment Date.

(iii) Payment. All dividends shall be payable in cash. Until the 42nd Dividend Payment Date, the Corporation shall have the option to defer payment of dividends on Series A Preferred Stock. Any dividend payments so deferred shall be payable on and not earlier than the 42nd Dividend Payment Date.

 

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(iv) Dividends Pro Rata. All dividends paid with respect to shares of Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to this Section 4.3(b) shall be paid pro rata to the holders entitled thereto. In the event that the funds legally available therefor shall be insufficient for the payment of the entire amount of cash dividends payable at any Dividend Payment Date, subject to Section 4.3(c), such funds shall be allocated for the payment of dividends with respect to the shares of Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock pro rata based upon the Liquidation Preference of the outstanding shares.

(c) Certain Restrictions.

(i) Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 4.3(b), (c) and (f), cash dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock may not be declared, paid or set apart for payment, nor may the Corporation redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire any shares of Series A Preferred Stock, if (A) the Corporation is not solvent or would be rendered insolvent thereby or (B) at such time the terms and provisions of any law or agreement of the Corporation, including any agreement relating to its indebtedness, specifically prohibit such declaration, payment or setting apart for payment or such redemption, purchase or other acquisition, or provide that such declaration, payment or setting apart for payment or such redemption, purchase or other acquisition would constitute a violation or breach thereof or a default thereunder.

(ii) So long as shares of Series A Preferred Stock are outstanding or dividends payable on shares of Series A Preferred Stock have not been paid in full in cash, then the Corporation shall not declare or pay cash dividends on, or redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration, any shares of Common Stock or other shares of Junior Stock, except with the prior written consent of holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock, except that the Corporation may acquire, in accordance with the terms of any agreement between the Corporation and its employees, shares of Common Stock or Preferred Stock at a price not greater than the Market Price as of such date.

(iii) The Corporation shall not permit any Subsidiary of the Corporation, or cause any other Person, to make any distribution with respect to, or purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration, any shares of capital stock of the Corporation, unless the Corporation could, pursuant to paragraph (ii) above, make such distribution or purchase or otherwise acquire such shares at such time and in such manner.

 

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(d) Voting Rights; Election of Director.

(i) The holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall not have any right to vote on any matters to be voted on by the stockholders of the Corporation, except as otherwise provided in paragraphs (ii) and (iii) below or as provided by law, and the shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall not be included in determining the number of shares voting or entitled to vote on any such matters (other than the matters described in paragraphs (ii) and (iii) below or as otherwise required by law).

(ii) Unless the consent or approval of a greater number of shares shall then be required by law, the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock in person or by proxy, at each special and annual meeting of stockholders called for the purpose, or by written consent, shall be necessary to (A) authorize, increase the authorized number of shares of or issue (including on conversion or exchange of any convertible or exchangeable securities or by reclassification) any shares of any class or classes of Senior Stock or Parity Stock or any additional shares of Series A Preferred Stock, (B) authorize, adopt or approve each amendment to this Restated Certificate of Incorporation that would increase or decrease the par value of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock, alter or change the powers, preferences or rights of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock or alter or change the powers, preferences or rights of any other capital stock of the Corporation if after such alteration or change such capital stock would be Senior Stock or Parity Stock, (C) amend, alter or repeal any provision of this Restated Certificate of Incorporation so as to affect the shares of Series A Preferred Stock adversely, or (D) authorize or issue any security convertible into, exchangeable for or evidencing the right to purchase or otherwise receive any shares of any class or classes of Senior Stock or Parity Stock.

(iii) So long as the Initial Holder owns at least two-thirds (2/3) of the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock owned by it on the date hereof, holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall have the exclusive right, voting separately as a single class, to elect one director of the Corporation. The foregoing right to elect one director may be exercised at any annual meeting of stockholders or a special meeting of stockholders or holders of Series A Preferred Stock held for such purpose or any adjournment thereof, or by the written consent, delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation, of the holders of a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Initial Holder shall have the right, exercisable at any time by written notice delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation, to surrender and cancel irrevocably such right to elect one director of the Corporation.

 

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(e) Redemption at Option of the Corporation. The Corporation shall have the right to redeem shares of Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to the following provisions:

(i) The Corporation shall not have any right to redeem shares of the Series A Preferred Stock prior to, February 4, 2008. Thereafter, subject to the restrictions in Section 4.3(c)(i), the Corporation shall have the right, at its sole option and election, to redeem the shares of the Series A Preferred Stock, in whole but not in part, at any time at a redemption price (the “Series A Redemption Price”) per share equal to the Accreted Value as of the redemption date;

(ii) Notice of any redemption of the Series A Preferred Stock shall be mailed at least ten, but not more than sixty, days prior to the date fixed for redemption to each holder of Series A Preferred Stock to be redeemed, at such holder’s address as it appears on the books of the Corporation. In order to facilitate the redemption of the Series A Preferred Stock, the Board of Directors may fix a record date for the determination of holders of Series A Preferred Stock to be redeemed, or may cause the transfer books of the Corporation to be closed for the transfer of the Series A Preferred Stock, not more than sixty days prior to the date fixed for such redemption;

(iii) Within two Business Days after the redemption date specified in the notice given pursuant to paragraph (ii) above and the surrender of the certificate(s) representing shares of Series A Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall pay to the holder of the shares being redeemed the Series A Redemption Price therefor. Such payment shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated by such holder or by overnight delivery (by a nationally recognized courier) of a bank check to such holder’s address as it appears on the books of the Corporation; and

(iv) Effective upon the date of the notice given pursuant to paragraph (ii) above, notwithstanding that any certificate for such shares shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the shares represented thereby shall no longer be deemed outstanding, the rights to receive dividends thereon shall cease to accrue from and after the date of redemption designated in the notice of redemption and all rights of the holders of the shares of the Series A Preferred Stock called for redemption shall cease and terminate, excepting only the right to receive the Series A Redemption Price therefor in accordance with paragraph (iii) above and the right to convert such shares into shares of Common Stock until the close of business on the third Business Day preceding the redemption date, as provided in Section 4.3(i).

 

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(f) Redemption at Option of Holder.

(i) No holder of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall have any right to require the Company to redeem any shares of Series A Preferred Stock prior to February 4, 2018. Thereafter, subject to the restrictions set forth in Section 4.3(c)(i), each holder of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall have the right, at the sole option and election of such holder, to require the Corporation to redeem all (but not less than all) of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock owned by such holder at a price per share equal to the Series A Redemption Price;

(ii) The holder of any shares of the Series A Preferred Stock may exercise such holder’s right to require the Corporation to redeem such shares by surrendering for such purpose to the Corporation, at its principal office or at such other office or agency maintained by the Corporation for that purpose, certificates representing the shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be redeemed, accompanied by a written notice stating that such holder elects to require the Corporation to redeem all (but not less than all) of such shares in accordance with the provisions of this Section 4.3(f), which notice may specify an account for delivery of the Series A Redemption Price;

(iii) Within two (2) Business Days after the surrender of such certificates, the Corporation shall pay to the holder of the shares being redeemed the Series A Redemption Price therefor. Such payment shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated by such holder or by overnight delivery (by a nationally recognized courier) of a bank check to such holder’s address as it appears on the books of the Corporation; and

(iv) Such redemptions shall be deemed to have been made at the close of business on the date of the receipt of such notice and of such surrender of the certificates representing the shares of the Series A Preferred Stock to be redeemed and the rights of the holder thereof, except for the right to receive the Series A Redemption Price therefor in accordance herewith, shall cease on such date of receipt and surrender.

(g) Reacquired Shares. Any shares of the Series A Preferred Stock redeemed or purchased or otherwise acquired by the Corporation in any manner whatsoever shall be retired and canceled promptly after the acquisition thereof. All such shares shall upon their cancellation become authorized but unissued shares of Preferred Stock and may be reissued pursuant to Section 4.2(c) as part of a new series of Preferred Stock to be created by resolution or resolutions of the Board of Directors, subject to the conditions or restrictions on issuance set forth herein.

 

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(h) Liquidation, Dissolution or Winding Up.

(i) In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, either voluntary or involuntary, before any distribution or payment to holders of Junior Stock, the holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to be paid an amount equal to the Accreted Value with respect to each share of Series A Preferred Stock.

(ii) If, upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the assets of the Corporation available for distribution to the holders of Series A Preferred Stock shall be insufficient to permit payment in full to such holders of the sums which such holders are entitled to receive in such case, then all of the assets available for distribution to holders of the Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock shall be distributed among and paid to such holders ratably in proportion to the amounts that would be payable to such holders if such assets were sufficient to permit payment in full.

(iii) Neither the consolidation or merger of the Corporation with or into any other Person nor the sale or other distribution to another Person of all or substantially all the assets, property or business of the Corporation, shall be deemed to be a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation for purposes of this Section 4.3(h).

(i) Conversion.

(i) Stockholders’ Right To Convert. No holder of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall have any right to convert any shares of Series A Preferred Stock into Common Stock or any other securities of the Company prior to February 4, 2006. Thereafter, each share of Series A Preferred Stock held by the Initial Holder or a Qualified Transferee shall be convertible, at the sole option and election of such Initial Holder or Qualified Transferee, into fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock.

(ii) Number of Shares of Common Stock Issuable upon Conversion. The number of shares of Common Stock issued upon conversion of shares of Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to paragraph (i) above shall be equal to the product of (A) the Series A Conversion Rate as of the date of the applicable notice pursuant to paragraph (vi) below, multiplied by (B) the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be converted.

(iii) Fractional Shares. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the Corporation shall not be required to issue fractions of shares upon conversion of any shares of Series A Preferred Stock or to distribute certificates which evidence fractional shares. In lieu of fractional shares, the Corporation may pay therefor, at the time of any conversion of shares of Series A Preferred Stock as herein provided, an amount in cash equal to such fraction multiplied by the Market Price of a share of Common Stock on such date.

 

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(iv) Reorganization, Reclassification and Merger Adjustment. If there occurs any capital reorganization or any reclassification of the Common Stock of the Corporation, the consolidation or merger of the Corporation with or into another Person (other than a merger or consolidation of the Corporation in which the Corporation is the continuing corporation and which does not result in any reclassification or change of outstanding shares of its Common Stock) or the sale or conveyance of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation to another Person, then each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall thereafter be convertible into the same kind and amounts of securities (including shares of stock) or other assets, or both, which were issuable or distributable to the holders of outstanding Common Stock of the Corporation upon such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale or conveyance, in respect of that number of shares of Common Stock into which such share of Series A Preferred Stock might have been converted immediately prior to such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale or conveyance; and, in any such case, appropriate adjustments (as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Corporation, whose determination shall be conclusive) shall be made to assure that the provisions set forth herein shall thereafter be applicable, as nearly as reasonably may be practicable, in relation to any securities or other assets thereafter deliverable upon the conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock.

(v) Notice of Adjustment. Whenever the securities or other property deliverable upon the conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock shall be adjusted pursuant to the provisions hereof, the Corporation shall promptly give written notice thereof to each holder of shares of Series A Preferred Stock at such holder’s address as it appears on the transfer books of the Corporation and shall forthwith file, at its principal executive office and with any transfer agent or agents for the Series A Preferred Stock and the Common Stock, a certificate, signed by the Chairman of the Board, President or one of the Vice Presidents of the Corporation, and by its Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer or one of its Assistant Treasurers, stating the securities or other property deliverable per share of Series A Preferred Stock calculated to the nearest cent or to the nearest one-hundredth of a share and setting forth in reasonable detail the method of calculation and the facts requiring such adjustment and upon which such calculation is based. Each adjustment shall remain in effect until a subsequent adjustment hereunder is required.

(vi) Mechanics of Conversion. The Initial Holder or Qualified Transferee may exercise its option to convert by surrendering for such purpose to the Corporation, at its principal office or such other office or agency maintained by the Corporation for that purpose, certificates representing the shares of

 

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Series A Preferred Stock to be converted, accompanied by a written notice stating that such holder elects to convert such shares in accordance with Section 4.3(i). The date of receipt of such certificates and notice by the Corporation at such office shall be the conversion date (the “Series A Conversion Date”). If required by the Corporation, certificates surrendered for conversion shall be endorsed or accompanied by a written instrument or instruments of transfer, in form satisfactory to the Corporation, duly executed by the registered holder or his or its attorney duly authorized in writing. Within ten (10) Business Days after the Series A Conversion Date (or, if at the time of such surrender the shares of Common Stock are not listed or admitted for trading on any national securities exchange and are not quoted on NASDAQ or any similar service, within ten Business Days of the determination of the Market Price pursuant to Section 4.3(l)), the Corporation shall issue to such holder a number of shares of Common Stock into which such shares of Series A Preferred Stock are convertible pursuant to paragraph (ii) above. Certificates representing such shares of Common Stock shall be delivered to such holder at such holder’s address as it appears on the books of the Corporation.

(vii) Reservation of Common Stock. The Corporation shall at all times reserve and keep available for issuance upon the conversion of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock the maximum number of its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock as is reasonably anticipated to be sufficient to permit the conversion of all outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock, and shall take all action required to increase the authorized number of shares of Common Stock if at any time there shall be insufficient authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock to permit such reservation or to permit the conversion of all outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock.

(viii) Termination of Rights. All shares of Series A Preferred Stock which shall have been surrendered for conversion as herein provided shall no longer be deemed to be outstanding and all rights with respect to such shares, including the rights, if any, to receive notices and to vote, shall immediately cease and terminate on the Series A Conversion Date, except only the right of the holders thereof to receive shares of Common Stock in exchange therefor and payment of any declared and unpaid dividends thereon.

(ix) No Conversion Charge or Tax. The issuance and delivery of certificates for shares of Common Stock upon the conversion of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be made without charge to the holder of shares of Series A Preferred Stock for any issue or transfer tax, or other incidental expense in respect of the issuance or delivery of such certificates or the securities represented thereby, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Corporation.

 

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(x) FCC Approval. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if Federal Communications Commission or other regulatory approval is required to be obtained prior to the conversion of shares of Series A Preferred Stock, the holder thereof may nevertheless elect to convert any or all of its shares of Series A Preferred Stock by written notice given to the Company in accordance with this paragraph (i), provided, that such conversion shall not become effective until the close of business on the date of the receipt of the last of any such approvals and of the surrender of the certificates representing the shares of the Series A Preferred Stock to be converted, and the rights of the holder thereof shall continue in full force and effect pending the receipt of all such approvals, except that no dividends shall be payable in respect of the period following the Series A Conversion Date, unless the required approvals are not obtained and the conversion has not been effected within one (1) year of the Series A Conversion Date and the applicable conversion notice is withdrawn, in which event the obligation to pay dividends from and after the Series A Conversion Date shall be payable in accordance with the terms of Section 4.3(b).

(xi) Qualified Transfer. If at any time an Initial Holder or Qualified Transferee desires to sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of shares of Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to a Qualified Transfer, it shall, with respect to each such proposed transfer, give written notice (a “Qualified Transfer Notice”) to the Company at its principal executive office specifying up to 10 prospective transferees. Upon receipt of such notice, the Company shall have ten (10) days to give written notice to such Initial Holder or Qualified Transferee specifying its disapproval of (A) any or all of such prospective transferees if it has good reason for such disapproval and specifying such reason and (B) up to two (2) of such prospective transferees with or without good reason.

(j) Notice of Certain Events. In case the Corporation shall propose at any time or from time to time (i) to declare or pay any dividend payable in stock of any class to the holders of Common Stock or to make any other distribution to the holders of Common Stock, (ii) to offer to the holders of Common Stock rights or warrants to subscribe for or to purchase any additional shares of Common Stock or shares of stock of any class or any other securities, rights or options, (iii) to effect any reclassification of its Common Stock, (iv) to effect any consolidation, merger or sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the property, assets or business of the Corporation which would, if consummated, adjust the Series A Conversion Rate or the securities issuable upon conversion of shares of Series A Preferred Stock, or (v) to effect the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, then, in each such case, the Corporation shall mail to each holder of shares of Series A Preferred Stock, at such holder’s address as it appears on the transfer books of the Corporation, a written notice of such proposed action, which shall specify (A) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend or distribution of rights or warrants or, if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of shares of Common Stock of record to be

 

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entitled to such dividend or distribution of rights or warrants are to be determined, or (B) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, conveyance, dissolution, liquidation or winding up is expected to become effective, and such notice shall be so given as promptly as possible but in any event at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the applicable record, determination or effective date, specified in such notice.

(k) Certain Remedies. Any registered holder of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of the provisions of this Restated Certificate of Incorporation and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Restated Certificate of Incorporation in any court of the United States or any state thereof having jurisdiction, this being in addition to any other remedy to which such holder may be entitled at law or in equity.

(l) Appraisal Procedure. If, at the time the Market Price must be determined for the purpose of calculating the Series A Conversion Rate, the shares of Common Stock are not listed or admitted for trading on any national securities exchange and are not quoted on NASDAQ or any similar service, the Market Price shall be determined as follows:

(i) Two independent accounting or investment banking firms of nationally recognized standing (each, an “Appraiser”), one chosen by the Corporation and one by the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock, shall each determine and attempt to mutually agree upon, the Market Price. Each party shall deliver a notice to the other appointing its Appraiser within 15 days after the applicable notice and surrender pursuant to Section 4.3(i)(vi). If either the Corporation or such holders fail to appoint an appraiser within such 15-day period, the Market Price shall be determined by the Appraiser that has been so appointed.

(ii) If within 30 days after appointment of the two Appraisers they are unable to agree upon the Market Price, an independent accounting or investment banking firm of nationally recognized standing shall within ten days thereafter be chosen to serve as a third Appraiser by the mutual consent of such first two Appraisers. The determination of the Market Price by the third Appraiser so appointed and chosen shall be made within 30 days after the selection of such third Appraiser.

(iii) If three Appraisers shall be appointed and the determination of one Appraiser is disparate from the middle determination by more than twice the amount by which the other determination is disparate from the middle determination, then the determination of such Appraiser shall be excluded, the remaining two determinations shall be averaged, and such average shall be binding and conclusive on the Corporation and the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock; otherwise the average of all three determinations shall be binding and conclusive on the Corporation and the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock.

 

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(iv) In connection with any appraisal conducted pursuant to this paragraph (I), the Appraiser shall adhere to the guidelines provided in the definition of “ Market Price” set forth below, including the proviso thereto.

(v) The fees and expenses of each Appraiser shall be borne by the Corporation.

4.4 Powers, Preferences and Rights of the Series B Preferred Stock. The Series B Preferred Stock shall rank on a parity with the Series A Preferred Stock, and the powers, preferences and rights of the Series B Preferred Stock, and the qualifications, limitations, and restrictions thereof, shall be identical to those of the Series A Preferred Stock, except that (a) shares of Series B Preferred Stock shall not be, pursuant to the terms of Section 4.3(i) or otherwise, convertible into shares of Common Stock or any other security issued by the Corporation, (b) the Corporation may redeem shares of Series B Preferred Stock in accordance with the terms of Section 4.3(e) at any time without regard to whether the redemption date is before, on or after the date referred to in Section 4.3(e)(i), (c) shares of Series B Preferred Stock may be issued by the Corporation in accordance with the terms of Section 4.8, (d) holders of Series B Preferred Stock shall not pursuant to Section 4.3(d) or otherwise, have the right to elect any directors of the Corporation and (e) the words “Series B Preferred Stock” and “Series A Preferred Stock” shall be substituted for all references in Section 4.3 to Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock, respectively.

4.5 Powers, Preferences and Rights of the Series C Preferred Stock. The powers, preferences and rights of the Series C Preferred Stock and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof are as follows:

(a) Ranking. The Series C Preferred Stock shall rank (i) junior to the Series A Preferred Stock and the Series B Preferred Stock with respect to dividend rights and rights on liquidation, dissolution or winding up, (ii) junior to the Series D Preferred Stock with respect to rights on a Statutory Liquidation, (iii) on a parity with Series D Preferred Stock and Common Stock with respect to dividend rights, and (iv) senior to the Common Stock and any series or class of the Corporation’s common or preferred stock, now or hereafter authorized (other than Series A Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock or Series D Preferred Stock), with respect to rights on liquidation, dissolution and winding up.

(b) Dividends. Holders of Series C Preferred Stock shall be entitled to dividends in cash or property when, as and if, declared by the Board of Directors of the Corporation. No cash or property dividend or distributions shall be declared or paid on any shares of Common Stock or on any other series of preferred stock ranking junior to

 

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or on a parity with the Series C Preferred Stock with respect to dividends, unless the holders of the Series C Preferred Stock receive cash or property dividend or distributions in an amount per share of Series C Preferred Stock at least equal to the greater of (i) the dividends or distributions payable on the number of shares of Common Stock into which a share of Series C Preferred Stock is then convertible or (ii) the dividends or distributions per share payable to holders of any series of preferred stock ranking junior to or on a parity with the Series C Preferred Stock multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock into which a share of Series C Preferred Stock is then convertible and the denominator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock into which a share of such series of preferred stock ranking junior to or on a parity with the Series C Preferred Stock is then convertible; provided, that if such other series of preferred stock is not convertible into Common Stock, then the numerator of such fraction shall be the liquidation preference of a share of Series C Preferred Stock and the denominator of such fraction shall be the liquidation preference of a share of such other series of preferred stock.

(c) Liquidation Preference.

(i) In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the holders of Series C Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive out of the assets of the Corporation, whether such assets are capital or surplus of any nature, after payment is made to holders of all series of preferred stock ranking senior to the Series C Preferred Stock with respect to rights on liquidation, dissolution or winding up (including, in the case of a Statutory Liquidation, the Series D Preferred Stock), but before any payment shall be made or any assets distributed to the holders of Common Stock or any series of preferred stock ranking junior to the Series C Preferred Stock with respect to rights on liquidation, dissolution or winding up, an amount equal to the Liquidation Preference and no more.

(ii) If upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation the assets of the Corporation to be distributed are insufficient to permit the payment to all holders of Series C Preferred Stock and any other series of preferred stock ranking on a parity with Series C Preferred Stock with respect to rights on liquidation, dissolution or winding up, (including, in the case of a liquidation, dissolution or winding up other than a Statutory Liquidation of the Series D Preferred Stock) to receive their full preferential amounts, the entire assets of the Corporation shall be distributed among the holders of Series C Preferred Stock and all such other series ratably in accordance with their respective liquidation preference.

 

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(iii) After payment to the holders of Series C Preferred Stock of the amounts set forth in paragraph (i) above, the entire remaining assets and funds of the Corporation legally available for distribution, if any, shall be distributed among the holders of Common Stock and the Series C Preferred Stock and the Series D Preferred Stock in proportion to the shares of Common Stock then held by them and the shares of Common Stock into which their shares of Series C Preferred Stock and Series D Preferred Stock are convertible (as adjusted from time to time in accordance with the terms of Section 4.5(f)) as of the date of the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation.

(iv) Neither the consolidation or merger of the Corporation with or into any other Person nor the sale or other distribution to another Person of all or substantially all the assets, property or business of the Corporation, shall be deemed to be a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation for purposes of this Section 4.5(c).

(d) Voting Rights.

(i) Except as set forth in paragraph (ii) below, on all matters to be submitted to the stockholders (including, without limitation, the election of directors), the holders of the Series C Preferred Stock shall have the right and power to vote on any question or in any proceeding and to be represented on any question or in any proceeding and to be represented at, or to receive notice of, any meeting of stockholders in the same manner as holders of Common Stock, and the Series C Preferred Stock shall vote together with the Common Stock as a single class.

(ii) The affirmative vote of holders of not less than a majority of Series C Preferred Stock shall be required to (A) authorize, increase the authorized number of shares of or issue (including on conversion or exchange of any convertible or exchangeable securities or by reclassification) any shares of any class or classes of stock ranking senior to or pari passu with the Series C Preferred Stock or any additional shares of Series C Preferred Stock, (B) authorize, adopt or approve each amendment to this Restated Certificate of Incorporation that would increase or decrease the par value of the shares of Series C Preferred Stock, alter or change the powers, preferences or rights of the shares of Series C Preferred Stock or alter or change the powers, preferences or rights of any other capital stock of the Corporation if after such alteration or change such capital stock would rank senior to or pari passu with the Series C Preferred Stock, (C) amend, alter or repeal any provision of this Restated Certificate of Incorporation so as to affect the shares of Series C Preferred Stock adversely, or (D) authorize or issue any security convertible into, exchangeable for or evidencing the right to purchase or otherwise receive any shares of any class or classes of stock senior to or pari passu with the Series C Preferred Stock.

 

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(iii) On any matters on which the holders of the Series C Preferred Stock shall be entitled to vote together with the holders of Common Stock, each holder of Series C Preferred Stock shall be entitled to the number of votes equal to the number of whole shares of Common Stock into which its shares of Series C Preferred Stock are convertible (as adjusted from time to time pursuant to Section 4.5(f) hereof) on the record date for such vote.

(e) Conversion. The shares of Series C Preferred Stock shall be convertible into shares of Common Stock as follows:

(i) Optional Conversion. Each share of Series C Preferred Stock shall be convertible, at the option of the holder thereof, at any time and from time to time, into the number of fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock of the Corporation as is determined by dividing the Initial Conversion Price (as hereafter defined) by the Current Conversion Price (as defined in Section 4.5(f) below) in effect at the time of conversion. For purposes of this Section 4.5(e), the “Initial Conversion Price” shall equal $100.00.

(ii) Automatic Conversion. Upon the IPO Date, each share of Series C Preferred Stock then outstanding shall automatically be converted into such number of fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock of the Corporation as is determined by dividing the Initial Conversion Price by the Current Conversion Price then in effect.

(iii) Fractional Shares. No fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued upon conversion of shares of Series C Preferred Stock. In lieu of any fractional share to which the holder would otherwise be entitled after determination of the aggregate full number of shares of Common Stock issuable in respect of the Series C Preferred Stock then being converted, the Corporation shall pay cash equal to such fraction multiplied by the then Current Conversion Price.

(iv) Mechanics of Optional Conversion. In order for a holder of Series C Preferred Stock to convert such shares into shares of Common Stock, such holder shall surrender the certificate or certificates for such shares of Series C Preferred Stock at the office of the transfer agent for the Series C Preferred Stock (or if the Corporation serves as its own transfer agent, at the principal office of the Corporation), together with written notice that such holder elects to convert all or any number of the shares of the Series C Preferred Stock represented by such certificate or certificates. If required by the Corporation, certificates surrendered for conversion shall be endorsed or accompanied by a written instrument or instruments of transfer, in form satisfactory to the Corporation, duly executed by the registered holder or his or its attorney duly authorized in writing. The date of receipt of such certificates and notice by the transfer agent (or by the Corporation if the Corporation serves as its own transfer agent) shall be the conversion date (the “Optional Conversion Date”). The Corporation shall, within

 

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ten (10) Business Days after the Optional Conversion Date, issue and deliver at such office to such holder of Series C Preferred Stock, or to his or its nominees, a certificate or certificates for the number of whole shares of Common Stock (and any shares of Series C Preferred Stock represented by the certificate delivered to the Corporation by the holder thereof that are not converted into Common Stock) issuable upon such conversion in accordance with the provisions hereof, together with cash in lieu of fractional shares calculated in accordance with paragraph (iii) of this Section 4.5(e).

(v) Mechanics of Automatic Conversion. All holders of record of shares of Series C Preferred Stock will be given at least thirty but not more than sixty days’ prior written notice of the date fixed (the “Automatic Conversion Date”) and the place designated for automatic conversion of all shares of Series C Preferred Stock pursuant to this Section 4.5(e). Such notice will be sent by first class or registered mail, postage prepaid, to each record holder of Series C Preferred Stock at such holder’s address last shown on the records of the transfer agent for the Series C Preferred Stock (or the records of the Corporation if it serves as its own transfer agent). On or before the Automatic Conversion Date, each holder of shares of Series C Preferred Stock shall surrender his or its certificate or certificates for all such shares to the Corporation at the place designated in such notice. If required by the Corporation, certificates surrendered for conversion shall be endorsed or accompanied by a written instrument or instruments of transfer, in form satisfactory to the Corporation, duly executed by the registered holder or his or its attorney duly authorized in writing. On and after the Automatic Conversion Date, all rights with respect to the Series C Preferred Stock so converted, including the rights, if any, to receive notices and to vote, will terminate, except only the rights of the holders thereof, upon surrender of their certificate or certificates therefor, to receive certificates for the number of shares of Common Stock into which such Series C Preferred Stock has been converted, and payment of any declared but unpaid dividends thereon. As soon as practicable after the Automatic Conversion Date and the surrender of the certificate or certificates representing shares of Series C Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall issue and deliver to such holder, or on his or its written order to his or its nominees, a certificate or certificates for the number of whole shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion in accordance with the provisions hereof, together with cash in lieu of fractional shares calculated in accordance with paragraph (iii) of this Section 4.5(e).

(vi) Reservation of Shares. The Corporation shall at all times when the Series C Preferred Stock shall be outstanding, reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued stock, for the purpose of effecting the conversion of the Series C Preferred Stock, such number of its duly authorized shares of Common Stock as shall from time to time be sufficient to effect the conversion of all outstanding shares of Series C Preferred Stock. Before taking

 

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any action which would cause Common Stock, upon the conversion of Series C Preferred Stock, to be issued below the then par value of the shares of Common Stock, the Corporation will take any corporate action that may, in the opinion of its counsel, be necessary in order that the Corporation may validly and legally issue fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock to the holders of Series C Preferred Stock.

(vii) Adjustments for Dividends. Upon any conversion of Series C Preferred Stock, no adjustment to the Initial Conversion Price or the Current Conversion Price shall be made for declared and unpaid dividends on the Series C Preferred Stock surrendered for conversion or on the Common Stock delivered upon conversion.

(viii) Termination of Rights. All shares of Series C Preferred Stock which shall have been surrendered for conversion as herein provided or, as to shares of Series C Preferred Stock which are subject to automatic conversion pursuant to paragraph (vi) above, which have not been so surrendered prior to the Automatic Conversion Date, shall no longer be deemed to be outstanding and all rights with respect to such shares, including the rights, if any, to receive notices and to vote, shall immediately cease and terminate on the Optional Conversion Date or the Automatic Conversion Date, except only the right of the holders thereof to receive shares of Common Stock in exchange therefor and payment of any declared and unpaid dividends thereon. On and as of the Optional Conversion Date or the Automatic Conversion Date, the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion shall be deemed to be outstanding, and the holder thereof shall be entitled to exercise and enjoy all rights with respect to such shares of Common Stock, including the rights, if any, to receive notices and to vote. Shares of Series C Preferred Stock converted into Common Stock will be restored to the status of authorized but unissued shares of preferred stock without designation as to series, and may thereafter be issued, whether or not designated as shares of Series C Preferred Stock.

(ix) No Conversion Charge or Tax. The issuance and delivery of certificates for shares of Common Stock upon the conversion of shares of Series C Preferred Stock shall be made without charge to the holder of shares of Series C Preferred Stock for any issue or transfer tax, or other incidental expense in respect of the issuance or delivery of such certificates or the securities represented thereby, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Corporation.

(f) Adjustments to Conversion Price.

(i) Current Conversion Price. The Initial Conversion Price shall be subject to adjustment from time to time and such conversion price as adjusted shall likewise be subject to further adjustment, all as hereinafter set forth. The term “Current Conversion Price” shall mean, as of any time, the Initial Conversion Price in case no adjustment shall have been made pursuant to this Section 4.5(f), or the Initial Conversion Price as adjusted pursuant to this Section 4.5(f), as the case may be.

 

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(ii) Adjustment Formula. If at any time the Corporation shall issue any shares of Common Stock (other than Excluded Stock, as defined in paragraph (vii) below) or any shares of a class or series convertible into Common Stock (other than Excluded Stock) or any Rights or Related Rights (as defined below) (collectively with the Common Stock, “Securities”) (other than a dividend or other distribution payable in Common Stock or Convertible Securities, to which paragraph (iv) below applies) for no consideration or a consideration per share (the consideration in each case to be determined in the manner provided in clauses (E) and (F) of paragraph (iii) below) less than the Market Price, as in effect immediately prior to the issuance of such Securities, the Current Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to each such issuance shall forthwith be adjusted to a Current Conversion Price obtained by multiplying such Current Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such issuance by a fraction having (i) a numerator equal to the sum of (x) the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on a Fully Diluted Basis immediately prior to such issuance multiplied by the Market Price as in effect immediately prior to such issuance, plus (y) the consideration received by the Corporation upon such issuance, and (ii) a denominator equal to the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on a Fully Diluted Basis immediately after such issuance, multiplied by the Market Price as in effect immediately prior to such issuance.

(iii) Adjustment Considerations. For the purpose of any adjustment of the Current Conversion Price pursuant to paragraph (ii) above, the following provisions shall be applicable:

(A) In the case of the issuance of options or warrants to purchase, or rights to subscribe for, Common Stock other than Excluded Stock (collectively, the “Rights”), the aggregate maximum number of shares of Common Stock deliverable upon exercise of the Rights shall be deemed to have been issued at the time the Rights were issued, for an aggregate consideration equal to (i) the consideration (determined in the manner provided in clauses (E) and (F) below), if any, received by the Corporation upon the issuance of the Rights, plus (ii) the minimum purchase price provided in the Rights for the Common Stock covered thereby; provided, however, that such shares of Common Stock deliverable upon the exercise of the Rights shall not be deemed to have been issued unless such aggregate consideration per share would be less than the Market Price as in effect on the date of and immediately prior to such issuance.

 

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(B) In the case of the issuance of securities by their terms convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock other than Excluded Stock (collectively, the “Convertible Securities”), or options or warrants to purchase, or rights to subscribe for, securities by their terms convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock other than Excluded Stock (collectively, the “Related Rights”), the aggregate maximum number of shares of Common Stock deliverable upon conversion, exchange or exercise of any Convertible Securities or Related Rights shall be deemed to have been issued at the time the Convertible Securities or the Related Rights were issued and for an aggregate consideration equal to (i) the consideration received by the Corporation upon issuance of the Convertible Securities or the Related Rights (excluding any cash received on account of accrued interest or accrued dividends), plus (ii) the additional consideration, if any, to be received by the Corporation upon the conversion, exchange or exercise of the Convertible Securities or Related Rights (the consideration in each case to be determined in the manner provided in clauses (E) and (F) below); provided, however, that such shares of Common Stock deliverable upon such conversion, exchange or exercise of the Convertible Securities or Related Rights shall not be deemed to have been issued unless such aggregate consideration per share would be less than the Market Price as in effect on the date of and immediately prior to such issuance.

(C) On any change in the number of shares of Common Stock deliverable upon the exercise of the Rights or Related Rights or upon the conversion, exchange or exercise of the Convertible Securities or on any change in the minimum purchase price of the Rights, Related Rights or Convertible Securities other than a change resulting from the anti-dilution provisions of the Rights, Related Rights or Convertible Securities, the Current Conversion Price shall forthwith be readjusted to such Current Conversion Price as would have been obtained had the adjustment made upon the issuance of such Rights, Related Rights or Convertible Securities not converted, exchanged or exercised prior to such change, been made upon the basis of such change.

(D) On the expiration of any of the Rights, Related Rights or Convertible Securities, the Current Conversion Price shall forthwith be readjusted to such Current Conversion Price as would have been obtained had the adjustment made upon the issuance of such Rights or Related Rights or the issuance of any such Convertible Securities been made upon the basis of the issuance of only the number of shares of Common Stock actually issued upon the exercise of such Rights or Related Rights or the conversion, exchange or exercise of any such Convertible Securities.

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(F) In the case of the issuance of Securities for a consideration in whole or in part other than cash, the consideration other than cash shall be deemed to be the fair value thereof as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Corporation, whose determination shall be conclusive.

(iv) Effect of Dividends, Distributions, Subdivisions or Combinations. If the Corporation declares a dividend or other distribution payable in Common Stock or Convertible Securities or subdivides its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number or combines its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number, then the Current Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such dividend, other distribution, subdivision or combination, as the case may be, shall forthwith be adjusted to that price determined by multiplying the Current Conversion Price by a fraction (x) the numerator of which shall be the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on a Fully Diluted Basis immediately prior to such dividend, other distribution, subdivision or combination and (y) the denominator of which shall be the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on a Fully Diluted Basis immediately after such dividend, other distribution, subdivision or combination.

(v) Effect of Distributions In Kind. In case the Corporation shall distribute to the holders of its capital stock any additional shares of its capital stock (other than Securities), stock or other securities of other persons, evidences of indebtedness issued by the Corporation or other persons, assets (excluding cash dividends) or options, warrants or rights (excluding Rights or Related Rights), then, in each such case, immediately following the record date fixed for the determination of the holders of Common Stock entitled to receive such distribution, the Current Conversion Price in effect thereafter shall be determined by multiplying the Current Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such record date by a fraction (A) the numerator of which shall be an amount equal to the remainder of (x) the Market Price of one share of Common Stock less (y) the fair value (as determined in good faith by the Corporation’s Board of Directors, whose determination shall be conclusive) of the stock, securities, evidences of indebtedness, assets, options, warrants or rights so distributed in respect of one share of Common Stock, as of the record date applicable to such distribution, as the case may be, and (B) the denominator of which shall be the Market Price of one share of Common Stock, as of the record date applicable to such distribution. Such adjustment shall be made on the date such distribution is made, and shall become effective at the opening of business on the business day following the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to such distribution.

 

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(vi) Notice of Changes. Whenever the Current Conversion Price shall be adjusted as provided in this Section 4.5(f), the Corporation shall forthwith file, at the office of the transfer agent for the Series C Preferred Stock, at the principal office of the Corporation or at such other place as may be designated by the Corporation, a statement, certified by the chief financial officer of the Corporation, showing in detail the facts requiring such adjustment and the Current Conversion Price that shall be in effect after such adjustment. The Corporation shall also cause a copy of such statement to be sent by first class mail, postage prepaid, to each holder of record of Series C Preferred Stock at such holder’s address as shown in the records of the Corporation.

(vii) Excluded Stock. As used in this Section 4.5(f), “Excluded Stock” shall mean (A) a maximum of 100,000 shares (such amount to be appropriately adjusted in the event of any stock dividend, stock split or combination, or similar recapitalization affecting the Common Stock) of Common Stock or options for the purchase thereof issued, sold or granted, in the past or future, by the Corporation to its employees or consultants pursuant to bona fide employee stock purchase, option or similar benefit plans or other arrangements approved by the Board of Directors of the Corporation, (B) with the approval of holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Series C Preferred Stock, a maximum of 5% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock on a Fully Diluted Basis consisting of Common Stock or Convertible Securities issued to creditors in connection with incurrence of indebtedness, and (C) any shares of Series C Preferred Stock or Common Stock issued upon conversion of Preferred Stock as provided herein.

(g) Certain Restrictions.

(i) Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 4.5(b), cash dividends on the Series C Preferred Stock may not be declared, paid or set apart for payment, nor may the Corporation redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire any shares of Series C Preferred Stock, if (A) the Corporation is not solvent or would be rendered insolvent thereby or (B) at such time the terms and provisions of any law or agreement of the Corporation, including any agreement relating to its indebtedness, specifically prohibit such declaration, payment or setting apart for payment or such redemption, purchase or other acquisition, or provide that such declaration, payment or setting apart for payment or such redemption, purchase or other acquisition would constitute a violation or breach thereof or a default thereunder.

(ii) So long as shares of Series C Preferred Stock are outstanding or dividends payable on shares of Series C Preferred Stock have not been paid in full in cash, the Corporation shall not declare or pay cash dividends on, or redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration, any shares of Common Stock or other shares of capital stock of the Corporation ranking junior to or on a parity basis with the Series C Preferred Stock (including the Series D Preferred), except with the prior written consent of holders of a majority of the outstanding

 

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shares of Series C Preferred Stock, except that the Corporation may acquire, in accordance with the terms of any agreement between the Corporation and its employees, shares of Common Stock from its employees at a price equal to such employee’s purchase price therefor without such consent.

(iii) The Corporation shall not permit any Subsidiary of the Corporation, or cause any other Person, to make any distribution with respect to, or purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration, any shares of Common Stock or other shares of capital stock of the Corporation ranking junior to or on a parity basis with the Series C Preferred Stock (including the Series D Preferred Stock) unless the Corporation could, pursuant to paragraph (i) above, make such distribution or purchase or otherwise acquire such shares at such time and in such manner.

(h) Redemption. The Series C Preferred Stock is not redeemable.

(i) Sinking Fund. There shall be no sinking fund for the payment of dividends or liquidation preferences on the Series C Preferred Stock.

4.6 Powers, Preferences and Rights of the Series D Preferred Stock.

(a) Ranking. The Series D Preferred Stock shall rank (i) junior to the Series A Preferred Stock and the Series B Preferred Stock with respect to dividend rights and rights on liquidation, dissolution or winding up, (ii) senior to the Series C Preferred Stock with respect to rights on a Statutory Liquidation, (iii) on a parity with Series C Preferred Stock and Common Stock with respect to dividend rights, and (iv) senior to the Common Stock and any series or class of the Corporation’s common or preferred stock, now or hereafter authorized (other than Series A Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock or Series C Preferred Stock), with respect to rights on liquidation, dissolution and winding up.

(b) Other Powers, Preferences and Rights. Subject to paragraph (a) above, the powers, preferences and rights of the Series D Preferred Stock, and the qualifications, limitations, and restrictions thereof, shall be identical to those of the Series C Preferred Stock, except that (a) in addition to the conversion rights set forth in Section 4.5(e) (subject to clause (c) below), shares of Series D Preferred Stock shall be convertible at the option of the holder thereof, at any time and from time to time, into an equivalent number of fully paid and non-assessable shares of Series C Preferred Stock, any such conversion being made in accordance with the applicable provisions of Section 4.5(e); (b) the shares of Series D Preferred Stock shall not have any right to vote on any matters to be voted on by the stockholders of the Corporation, and the shares of Series D Preferred Stock shall not be included in determining the number of shares voting or entitled to vote on any such matters, except that it shall have the right to vote on matters specified in Section 4.5(d)(ii) or as otherwise provided by law; (c) shares of Series D

 

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Preferred Stock shall not be subject to automatic conversion upon the IPO Date in accordance with Section 4.5(e)(ii); provided, however, that (i) on and after the IPO Date, the Current Conversion Price shall be deemed to be the Current Conversion Price as of the IPO Date and (ii) the Series D Preferred Stock shall be renamed “Senior Common Stock” upon the IPO Date; and (d) the words “Series D Preferred Stock” and “Series C Preferred Stock” shall be substituted for all references in Section 4.5 to Series C Preferred Stock and Series D Preferred Stock, respectively.

(c) Reservation of Shares. The Corporation shall at all times when the Series D Preferred Stock shall be outstanding, reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued stock, for the purpose of effecting the conversion of the Series D Preferred Stock, such number of its duly authorized shares of Series C Preferred Stock and Common Stock as shall from time to time be sufficient to effect the conversion of all outstanding shares of Series D Preferred Stock.

(d) FCC Approval. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if Federal Communications Commission or other regulatory approval is required to be obtained prior to the conversion of shares of Series D Preferred Stock, the holder thereof may nevertheless elect to convert any or all of its shares of Series D Preferred Stock by written notice given to the Company in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.5(e), provided, that such conversion shall not become effective until the close of business on the date of the receipt of the last of any such approvals and of the surrender of the certificates representing the shares of the Series D Preferred Stock to be converted and the rights of the holder thereof shall continue in full force and effect pending the receipt of all such approvals.

4.7 Common Stock. Each holder of Common Stock shall be entitled to one vote for each share of Common Stock held of record on all matters on which stockholders generally are entitled to vote and to all other rights, powers and privileges of stockholders under Delaware law. Upon the dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Corporation, after any preferential amounts to be distributed to the holders of the Preferred Stock and any other class or series of stock having a preference over the Common Stock then outstanding have been paid or declared and funds sufficient for the payment thereof in full set apart for payment, the holders of the Common Stock shall be entitled to receive pro rata all the remaining assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders.

4.8 Exchange of Capital Stock. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Restated Certificate of Incorporation to the contrary, in the event that the Initial Holder terminates its obligations under Section 8.6 of the Stockholders Agreement pursuant to Section 8.8(c) thereof with respect to any Overlap Territory (as defined therein) (any such termination being referred to hereinafter as the “Exchange Event”), the following provisions shall apply:

 

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(a) Right to Exchange. The Corporation shall have the right, exercisable in its sole discretion by written notice (the “Exchange Notice”) given to the Initial Holder within 60 days after the Exchange Event, to:

(i) require the Initial Holder and each Section 4.8 Transferee to exchange for an equivalent number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock either (A) all of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock then owned by the Initial Holder and each Section 4.8 Transferee or (B) a number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock then owned by each such holder equal to the product of (x) the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock then owned by such holder multiplied by (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is equal to the number of POPs (as defined in the Stockholders Agreement) in the Overlap Territory and the denominator of which is equal to the total number of POPs in the Territory (as defined in the Stockholders Agreement); and

(ii) require the Initial Holder and each Section 4.8 Transferee to exchange, for a number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock determined in accordance with paragraph (b) below, either (A) all of the shares of Series D Preferred Stock owned by the Initial Holder on the date hereof (or shares of Series C Preferred Stock or Common Stock into which such shares or any shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall have been converted) and that the Initial Holder or such Section 4.8 Transferee, as the case may be, continues to own on the date of delivery of the Exchange Notice (any such shares of Series D Preferred Stock, Series C Preferred Stock or Common Stock being referred to hereinafter collectively as “Original Shares”) or (B) a number of Original Shares of Series D Preferred Stock, Series C Preferred Stock and/or Common Stock, as the case may be, equal to the product of (x) the number of Original Shares of Series D Preferred Stock, Series C Preferred Stock and/or Common Stock, as the case may be, then owned by each such holder, multiplied by (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is equal to the number of POPs in the Overlap Territory and the denominator of which is equal to the total number of POPs in the Territory:

provided, that (x) if the Corporation exercises its right under clause (i)(A) of this paragraph (a), it shall be required to exercise its right under clause (ii)(A) of this paragraph (a), and vice-versa; and if the Corporation exercises its right under clause (i)(B) of this paragraph (a), it shall be required to exercise its right under clause (ii)(B) of this paragraph (a), and vice-versa and (y) the provisions of this Section 4.8(a) shall not apply to any Section 4.8 Transferee which is a Cash Equity Investor.

(Shares of Series A Preferred Stock, and shares of Series D Preferred Stock (and shares of Series C Preferred Stock or Common Stock into which such shares shall have been converted) subject to exchange pursuant to this Section 4.8 are hereinafter referred to collectively as “Exchange Shares.”)

 

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(b) Number of Shares of Series B Preferred Stock Issuable in Exchange. The number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock issuable in exchange for Original Shares pursuant to clause (ii) of paragraph (a) above shall be equal to the quotient of the aggregate purchase price paid by the Initial Holder for the Original Shares being exchanged, divided by the Liquidation Preference of the Series B Preferred Stock.

(c) Fractional Shares. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the Corporation shall not be required to issue fractions of shares upon exchange of any Exchange Shares or to distribute certificates which evidence fractional shares. In lieu of fractional shares, the Corporation may pay therefor, at the time of any exchange of Exchange Shares as herein provided, an amount in cash equal to such fraction multiplied by the Market Price of a share of Common Stock on such date.

(d) Mechanics of Exchange. The Exchange Notice shall specify the date fixed for the exchange (the “Exchange Date”), which shall be at least 10 but no more than 60 days following delivery of the Exchange Notice, and the place designated for exchange of the Exchange Shares pursuant to this Section 4.8. Such notice will be sent by first class or registered mail, postage prepaid, to the Initial Holder at such holder’s address last shown on the records of the transfer agent for the Series A Preferred Stock (or the records of the Corporation if it serves as its own transfer agent). On or before the Exchange Date, the Initial Holder shall surrender its certificate or certificates for all such shares to the Corporation at the place designated in such notice. If required by the Corporation, certificates surrendered for exchange shall be endorsed or accompanied by a written instrument or instruments of transfer, in form satisfactory to the Corporation, duly executed by the Initial Holder or its attorney duly authorized in writing.

(e) Termination of Rights. On and after the Exchange Date (whether or not the applicable certificates have theretofore been surrendered), all rights with respect to the Exchange Shares, including the rights, if any, to receive notices and to vote, will terminate, except only the rights of the Initial Holder and Section 4.8 Transferees to receive certificates for the number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock into which such Exchange Shares have been exchanged, upon surrender of its certificate or certificates therefor, and payment of any declared but unpaid dividends thereon (which shall accrue and be payable at the times and on the other terms applicable to such dividends when declared) and payment of any deferred dividends in respect of Series A Preferred Stock which shall be payable as set forth in Section 4.3(b)(iii). Within ten (10) Business Days after the Exchange Date, the Corporation shall issue and deliver to the Initial Holder, or on its written order to its nominees, a certificate or certificates for the number of whole shares of Series B Preferred Stock issuable upon such exchange in accordance with the provisions hereof, together with cash in lieu of fractional shares calculated in accordance with paragraph (c) of this Section 4.8.

 

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(f) Reservation of Shares. The Corporation shall at all times reserve and keep available for issuance upon the exchange of Exchange Shares the maximum number of its authorized but unissued shares of Series B Preferred Stock as is reasonably anticipated to be sufficient to permit the exchange of all outstanding Exchange Shares and shall take all action required to increase the authorized number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock if at any time there shall be insufficient authorized but unissued shares of Series B Preferred Stock to permit such reservation or to permit the exchange of all outstanding Exchange Shares.

(g) Adjustments for Dividends. Upon any exchange of shares of Series A Preferred Stock or Series D Preferred Stock, no adjustment to the rate of conversion shall be made for accrued and unpaid dividends (whether or not declared) on the Series A Preferred Stock or Series D Preferred Stock, as the case may be, surrendered for exchange or on the Series B Preferred Stock delivered upon exchange.

(h) No Exchange Charge or Tax. The issuance and delivery of certificates for shares of Series B Preferred Stock upon the exchange of Exchange Shares shall be made without charge to the Initial Holder for any issue or transfer tax, or other incidental expense in respect of the issuance or delivery of such certificates or the securities represented thereby, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Corporation.

4.9 Redemption of Capital Stock. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Restated Certificate of Incorporation to the contrary, outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation held by Disqualified Holders shall always be subject to redemption by the Corporation, by action of the Board of Directors, if, in the judgment of the Board of Directors, such action should be taken, pursuant to Section l51(b) of the GCL or any other applicable provision of law, to the extent necessary to prevent the loss or secure the reinstatement of any license or franchise from any governmental agency held by the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries to conduct any portion of the business of the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries, which license or franchise is conditioned upon some or all of the holders of the Corporation’s stock possessing prescribed qualifications. The terms and conditions of such redemption shall be as follows:

(a) the redemption price of the shares to be redeemed pursuant to this Section 4.9 shall be equal to the lesser of (i) the Market Price or (ii) if such stock was purchased by such Disqualified Holder within one year of the Section 4.9 Redemption Date, such Disqualified Holder’s purchase price for such shares;

(b) the redemption price of such shares may be paid in cash, Redemption Securities or any combination thereof;

(c) if less than all the shares held by Disqualified Holders are to be redeemed, the shares to be redeemed shall be selected in such manner as shall be determined by the Board of Directors, which may include selection first of the most recently purchased shares thereof, selection by lot or selection in any other manner determined by the Board of Directors;

 

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(d) at least 30 days’ written notice of the Section 4.9 Redemption Date shall be given to the record holders of the shares selected to be redeemed (unless waived in writing by any such holder); provided, however, that only 10 days’ written notice of the Redemption Date shall be given to record holders if the cash or Redemption Securities necessary to effect the redemption shall have been deposited in trust for the benefit of such record holders and subject to immediate withdrawal by them upon surrender of the stock certificates for their shares to be redeemed; provided, further, that the record holders of the shares selected to be redeemed may transfer such shares prior to the Section 4.9 Redemption Date to any holder that is not a Disqualified Holder and, thereafter, for so long as such shares are not held by a Disqualified Holder, such shares shall not be subject to redemption by the Corporation;

(e) from and after the Section 4.9 Redemption Date, any and all rights of whatever nature (including without limitation any rights to vote or participate in dividends declared on stock of the same class or series as such shares) with respect to the shares selected from redemption held by Disqualified Holders on the Section 4.9 Redemption Date shall cease and terminate and such Disqualified Holders thenceforth shall be entitled only to receive the cash or Redemption Securities payable upon redemption; and

(f) such other terms and conditions as the Board of Directors shall determine.

4.10 Definitions. For the purposes of this Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:

Accreted Value” shall mean, with respect to each share of Series A Preferred Stock or Series B Preferred Stock, as of any date, the sum of the Liquidation Preference, plus an amount equal to all unpaid dividends thereon, including accrued dividends whether or not declared, through such date.

Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with that Person. For purposes of this definition, “control” (including the terms “controlling” and “controlled”) means the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of securities or partnership or other ownership interests, by contract or otherwise.

Appraiser” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.3(l)(i).

 

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Board of Directors” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.2(a).

Business Day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in the City of New York are authorized or required by law or executive order to close.

Closing Price” shall mean, with respect to each share of any class or series of capital stock for any day, (i) the last reported sale price regular way or, in case no such sale takes place on such day, the average of the closing bid and asked prices regular way, in either case as reported on the principal national securities exchange on which such class or series of capital stock is listed or admitted for trading or (ii) if such class or series of capital stock is not listed or admitted for trading on any national securities exchange, the last reported sale price or, in case no such sale takes place on such day, the average of the highest reported bid and the lowest reported asked quotation for such class or series of capital stock, in either case as reported on NASDAQ or a similar service if NASDAQ is no longer reporting such information.

Common Stock” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.1.

Disqualified Holder” shall mean any holder of shares of capital stock of the Corporation whose holding of such stock, either individually or when taken together with the holding of shares of capital stock of the Corporation by any other holders, may result, in the judgment of the Board of Directors, in the loss of, or the failure to secure the reinstatement of, any license or franchise from any governmental agency held by the corporation or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates to conduct any portion of the business of the corporation or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates.

Dividend Payment Date” shall mean the last day of each March, June, September and December, except that if any Dividend Payment Date is not a Business Day, then the next succeeding Business Day shall be the Dividend Payment Date.

Excluded Stock” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.5(f)(vii).

Fully Diluted Basis” shall mean, with respect to the outstanding shares of Common Stock, the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding assuming the conversion of all outstanding convertible securities (other than the Series A Preferred Stock) and the exercise of all outstanding warrants, options or other rights to subscribe for or purchase any shares of Common Stock.

Initial Holder” means AT&T Wireless PCS Inc., a Delaware corporation, and/or any of its Affiliates that is a Subsidiary of AT&T Corp.

 

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IPO Date” shall mean the first date on which (a) the Common Stock shall have been registered pursuant to an effective Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (b) the aggregate gross proceeds received by the Company in connection with such Registration Statement(s) equals or exceeds $20 million, and (c) the Common Stock shall be listed for trading on the New York Stock Exchange or the American Stock Exchange or authorized for trading on NASDAQ, including without limitation its National Market System.

Junior Stock” shall mean, with respect to shares of Series A Preferred Stock or Series B Preferred Stock, any capital stock of the Corporation, including without limitation the Series C Preferred Stock, Series D Preferred Stock and the Common Stock, ranking junior to the Series A Preferred Stock or Series B Preferred Stock, as the case may be, with respect to dividends, distribution in liquidation or any other preference, right or power.

Liquidation Preference” shall mean, with respect to each share of Preferred Stock, $100 and no more (subject to adjustment for subdivisions or combinations affecting the number of shares of the applicable class or series of Preferred Stock).

Market Price” shall mean, with respect to each share of any class or series of capital stock for any day, (i) the average of the daily Closing Prices for the ten consecutive trading days commencing 15 days before the day in question or (ii) if on such date the shares of such class or series of capital stock are not listed or admitted for trading on any national securities exchange and are not quoted on NASDAQ or any similar service, the cash amount that a willing buyer would pay a willing seller (neither acting under compulsion) in an arm’s-length transaction without time constraints per share of such class or series of capital stock as of such date, viewing the Company on a going concern basis, as determined (A) in the case of a determination of “Market Price” for the purpose of calculating the Series A Conversion Rate, pursuant to the terms of Section 4.3(1) and (B) in the case of a determination of Market Price for any other purpose, in good faith by the Board of Directors, whose determination shall be conclusive; provided that, in determining such cash amount, the following shall be ignored: (i) any contract or legal limitation in respect of shares of Common Stock or Preferred Stock, including transfer, voting and other rights, (ii) the “minority interest” status of shares of Common Stock into which shares of Series A Preferred Stock would be converted, and (iii) any illiquidity arising by contract in respect of the shares of Common Stock and any voting rights or control rights amongst the stockholders.

NASDAQ” shall mean the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations System.

Parity Stock” shall mean, with respect to shares of Series A Preferred Stock or Series B Preferred Stock, any capital stock of the Corporation ranking on a parity with the Series A Preferred Stock or Series B Preferred Stock, as the case may be, with respect to dividends, distribution in liquidation or any other preference, right or power.

 

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Person” shall mean any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, joint stock company, governmental agency or political subdivision thereof or other entity of any kind, and shall include any successor (by merger or otherwise) of such entity.

Preferred Stock” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.1.

Qualified Transfer” shall mean a sale, transfer or other disposition of shares of Series A Preferred Stock to any prospective transferee specified in a Qualified Transfer Notice, other than a prospective transferee as to which the Company disapproves in accordance with the terms of the second sentence of Section 4.3(i)(xi), provided such sale, transfer or other disposition is made pursuant to a binding agreement entered into no later than one hundred eighty (180) days after the applicable Qualified Transfer Notice is given.

Qualified Transferee” shall mean, with respect to any shares of Series A Preferred Stock, (i) any Cash Equity Investor that acquired such shares pursuant to Section 4.2 of the Stockholders Agreement or (ii) any other holder that acquired such shares in a Qualified Transfer from an Initial Holder or Qualified Transferee.

Qualified Transfer Notice” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.3(i)(x).

Redemption Securities” shall mean any debt or equity securities of the Corporation, any of its subsidiaries or affiliates or any other corporation, or any combination thereof, having such terms and conditions as shall be approved by the Board of Directors and which, together with any cash to be paid as part of the redemption price payable pursuant to Section 4.9, in the opinion of any nationally recognized investment banking firm selected by the Board of Directors (which may be a firm which provides investment banking, brokerage or other services to the Corporation), has a value, at the time notice of redemption is given pursuant to Section 4.9(d) at least equal to the price required to be paid pursuant to Section 4.9(a) (assuming, in the case of Redemption Securities to be publicly traded, that such Redemption Securities were fully distributed and subject only to normal trading activity).

Section 4.8 Transferee” shall mean any transferee of shares of Series A Preferred Stock or Series D Preferred Stock issued to the Initial Holder on the date hereof (or any shares of Series C Preferred Stock or Common Stock into which any such shares are converted) that are acquired in a private transaction.

 

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Section 4.9 Redemption Date” shall mean the date fixed by the Board of Directors for the redemption of any shares of stock of the corporation pursuant to Section 4.9.

Senior Stock” shall mean, with respect to shares of Series A Preferred Stock or Series B Preferred Stock, as the case may be, any capital stock of the Corporation ranking senior to the Series A Preferred Stock or the Series B Preferred Stock, as the case may be, with respect to dividends, distribution in liquidation or any other preference, right or power.

Series A Conversion Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.3(i)(vi).

Series A Conversion Rate” shall mean, as of any date of determination, a fraction in which the numerator is the Accreted Value of one share of Series A Preferred Stock as of such date, and the denominator is the Market Price of Common Stock as of such date.

Series A Preferred Stock” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.1.

Series A Redemption Price” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.3(e)(i).

Series B Preferred Stock” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.1.

Series C Preferred Stock” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.1.

Series D Preferred Stock” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.1.

Statutory Liquidation” shall mean the liquidation of the Corporation pursuant to Section 275 of the GCL, as amended.

Stockholders Agreement” means the Stockholders Agreement, dated as of February 4, 1998, by and among the Corporation, the Initial Holder and the other stockholders of the Corporation named therein, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented in accordance with the terms thereof, a copy of which is available for inspection by any stockholder at the principal executive offices of the company.

 

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Subsidiary” shall mean, with respect to any Person, a corporation or other entity of which 50% or more of the voting power of the voting equity securities or equity interest is owned, directly or indirectly, by such Person.

ARTICLE V

Election of Directors need not be by written ballot.

ARTICLE VI

Subject to the separate class vote requirements relating to any class or series of Preferred Stock, the holders of shares of Series C Preferred Stock and Common Stock representing at least two-thirds (2/3) of the votes entitled to be cast for the election of directors of the Corporation, voting together as a single class, in person or by proxy, at a special or annual meeting of stockholders called for the purpose, or by written consent, may amend, alter or repeal this Restated Certificate of Incorporation or the bylaws of the Corporation (the “Bylaws”).

ARTICLE VII

7.1 Indemnification. Any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit, or proceeding (a “Proceeding”), whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative (whether or not by or in the right of the Corporation), by reason of the fact that such person, or a person of whom such person is the legal representative, is or was a director, officer, incorporator, employee, or agent of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, incorporator, employee, partner, trustee, or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise (an “Other Entity”), shall be entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation to the full extent then permitted by law against expenses (including counsel fees and disbursements), judgments, fines (including excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to an employee benefit plan), and amounts paid in settlement incurred by him in connection with such Proceeding. Persons who are not Directors or officers of the Corporation may be similarly indemnified in respect of service to the Corporation or to an Other Entity at the request of the Corporation to the extent the Board of Directors at any time specifies that such persons are entitled to the benefits of this Article VII.

7.2 Advancement of Expenses. The Corporation shall, from time to time, reimburse or advance to any Director or officer or other person entitled to indemnification hereunder the funds necessary for payment of expenses, including attorneys’ fees and disbursements, incurred in connection with any Proceeding, in advance of the final disposition of such Proceeding; provided, however, that, if (and only if) required by the GCL, such expenses incurred by or on behalf of any Director or officer or other person may be paid in advance of the final disposition of a Proceeding only upon

 

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receipt by the Corporation of an undertaking, by or on behalf of such Director or officer (or other person indemnified hereunder), to repay any such amount so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined by final judicial decision from which there is no further right of appeal that such Director, officer or other person is not entitled to be indemnified for such expenses.

7.3 Rights Not Exclusive. The rights to indemnification and reimbursement or advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this Article VII shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which a person seeking indemnification or reimbursement or advancement of expenses may have or hereafter be entitled under any statute, this Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws, any agreement, any vote of stockholders or disinterested Directors or otherwise, both as to action in his or her official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office.

7.4 Continuing Rights. The rights to indemnification and reimbursement or advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this Article VII shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a Director or officer (or other person indemnified hereunder), shall inure to the benefit of the executors, administrators, legatees and distributees of such person, and in either case, shall inure whether or not the claim asserted is based on matters which antedate the adoption of this Article VII.

7.5 Insurance. The Corporation shall have power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a Director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation, as a director, officer, employee or agent of an Other Entity, against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of such person’s status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such liability under the provisions of this Article VII, the Bylaws or under Section 145 of the GCL or any other provision of law.

7.6 Contract Rights; No Repeal. The provisions of this Article VII shall be a contract between the Corporation, on the one hand, and each Director and officer who serves in such capacity at any time while this Article VII is in effect and any other person indemnified hereunder, on the other hand, pursuant to which the Corporation and each such Director, officer, or other person intend to be legally bound. No repeal or modification of this Article VII shall affect any rights or obligations with respect to any state of facts then or, heretofore or thereafter brought or threatened based in whole or in part upon any such state of facts.

7.7 Enforceability; Burden of Proof. The rights to indemnification and reimbursement or advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this Article VII shall be enforceable by any person entitled to such indemnification or reimbursement or advancement of expenses in any court of competent jurisdiction. The

 

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burden of proving that such indemnification or reimbursement or advancement of expenses is not appropriate shall be on the Corporation. Neither the failure of the Corporation (including its Board of Directors, its independent legal counsel and its stockholders) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such action that such indemnification or reimbursement or advancement of expenses is proper in the circumstances nor an actual determination by the Corporation (including its Board of Directors, its independent legal counsel and its stockholders) that such person is not entitled to such indemnification or reimbursement or advancement of expenses shall constitute a defense to the action or create a presumption that such person is not so entitled. Such a person shall also be indemnified for any expenses incurred in connection with successfully establishing his or her right to such indemnification or reimbursement or advancement of expenses, in whole or in part, in any such Proceeding.

7.8 Service at the Request of the Corporation. Any Director or officer of the Corporation serving in any capacity in (a) another corporation of which a majority of the shares entitled to vote in the election of its directors is held, directly or indirectly, by the Corporation or (b) any employee benefit plan of the Corporation or any corporation referred to in clause (a) shall be deemed to be doing so at the request of the Corporation.

7.9 sight to Be Covered by Applicable Law. Any person entitled to be indemnified or to reimbursement or advancement of expenses as a matter of right pursuant to this Article VII may elect to have the right to indemnification or reimbursement or advancement of expenses interpreted on the basis of the applicable law in effect at the time of the occurrence of the event or events giving rise to the applicable Proceeding, to the extent permitted by law, or on the basis of the applicable law in effect at the time such indemnification or reimbursement or advancement of expenses is sought. Such election shall be made, by a notice in writing to the Corporation, at the time indemnification or reimbursement or advancement of expenses is sought; provided, however, that if no such notice is given, the right to indemnification or reimbursement or advancement of expenses shall be determined by the law in effect at the time indemnification or reimbursement or advancement of expenses is sought.

ARTICLE VIII

No Director of the Corporation shall be liable to the Corporation or any of its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a Director, provided that this provision does not eliminate the liability of the Director (i) for any breach of the Director’s duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under Section 174 of the GCL or (iv) for any transaction from which the Director derived an improper personal benefit. For purposes of the prior sentence, the term “damages” shall, to the extent permitted by law, include without limitation, any judgment, fine, amount paid in settlement, penalty, punitive damages, excise or other tax assessed with respect to an employee benefit plan, or expense of any

 

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nature (including, without limitation, counsel fees and disbursements). Each person who serves as a Director of the Corporation while this Article VIII is in effect shall be deemed to be doing so in reliance on the provisions of this Article VIII, and neither the amendment or repeal of this Article VIII, nor the adoption of any provision of this Restated Certificate of Incorporation inconsistent with this Article VIII, shall apply to or have any effect on the liability or alleged liability of any Director of the Corporation for, arising out of, based upon, or in connection with any acts or omissions of such Director occurring prior to such amendment, repeal, or adoption of an inconsistent provision. The provisions of this Article VIII are cumulative and shall be in addition to and independent of any and all other limitations on or eliminations of the liabilities of Directors of the Corporation, as such, whether such limitations or eliminations arise under or are created by any law, rule, regulation, bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested Directors, or otherwise.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned officer of the Corporation has executed this Restated Certificate of Incorporation this 4th day of February, 1992.

 

/s/ David D. Clark

Name: DAVID D. CLARK
Title: SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT

 

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CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT

OF

RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

TRITON PCS HOLDINGS, INC.

TRITON PCS HOLDINGS, INC. (the “Corporation”), a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”).

DOES HEREBY CERTIFY:

FIRST: Pursuant to a Unanimous Written Consent of the Board of Directors of the Corporation, resolutions were duly adopted in accordance with Section 242 of the DGCL setting forth proposed amendments of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, declaring said amendments to be advisable and recommending that the stockholders of the Corporation consider such resolutions. The resolutions setting forth the proposed amendments are as follows:

“RESOLVED, that the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation be amended by changing Section 4.1 thereof so that, as amended, said Section shall be and read as follows:

4.1 Classes of Stock. The total number of shares of all classes of stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is 17,000,000, consisting of (a) 7,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Preferred Stock”), including 1,000,000 shares designated “Series A Convertible Preferred Stock” (the “Series A Preferred Stock”), 2,000,000 shares designated “Series B Preferred Stock” (the “Series B Preferred Stock”), 3,000,000 shares designated “Series C Convertible Preferred Stock” (the “Series C Preferred Stock”), and 1,000,000 shares designated “Series D Convertible Preferred Stock” (the “Series D Preferred Stock”) and (b) 10,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”). (Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in Section 4.10).”

and

“RESOLVED, that the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation be amended by changing Section 4.5(h) thereof so that, as amended, said Section shall be and read as follows:


(h) Redemption. The Series C Preferred Stock is not redeemable without the prior written consent of (i) all holders of the outstanding shares of Series C Preferred Stock, (ii) all holders of the outstanding shares of Series D Preferred Stock, and (iii) the prior written consent of any other holders of the Corporation’s capital stock that may be required pursuant to this Restated Certificate of Incorporation (including, without limitation, pursuant to the provisions contained in Section 4.3(c)(ii) hereof).”

SECOND: Pursuant to a Consent of the Stockholders of the Corporation, such amendments were duly adopted in accordance with Section 228 of the DGCL.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this certificate to be signed by a duly authorized officer, this 27th day of November 1998.

 

TRITON PCS HOLDINGS, INC.

By:

 

/s/ David D. Clark

  David D. Clark, Senior Vice President


STATE OF DELAWARE

CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT

OF CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

The corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware does hereby certify:

FIRST: That at a meeting of the Board of Directors of Triton PCS Holdings, Inc. resolutions were duly adopted setting forth a proposed amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation of said corporation, declaring said amendment to be advisable and calling a meeting of the stockholders of said corporation for consideration thereof. The resolution setting forth the proposed amendment is as follows:

RESOLVED, that the Certificate of Incorporation of this corporation be amended by changing the Article thereof numbered “First” so that, as amended, said Article shall be and read as follows:

The name of the Corporation shall be SunCom Wireless PCS Holdings, Inc.

SECOND: That thereafter, pursuant to resolution of its Board of Directors, a special meeting of the stockholders of said corporation was duly called and held upon notice in accordance with Section 222 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware at which meeting the necessary number of shares as required by statute were voted in favor of the amendment.

THIRD: That said amendment was duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

FOURTH: That the capital of said corporation shall not be reduced under or by reason of said amendment.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, said corporation has caused this certificate to be signed this 11th day of January, 2005.

 

By:  

/s/ David D. Clark

  Authorized Officer
Title:   EVP & CFO
Name:  

David D. Clark

  Print or Type


CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OF CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

Suncom Wireless PCS Holdings, INC.

It is hereby certified that:

1. The name of the corporation (hereinafter called the “corporation”) is Suncom Wireless PCS Holdings, INC.

2. The certificate of incorporation of the corporation is hereby amended by striking out Article first thereof and by substituting in lieu of said Article the following new Article:

The name of the corporation shall be Triton PCS Holdings, INC.

3. The amendment of the certificate of incorporation herein certified has been duly adopted and written consent has been given in accordance with the provisions of Sections 228 and 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

Signed on February 3, 2005.

 

By:  

/s/ David D. Clark

Name:   David D. Clark
 

Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer


CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OF CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

TRITON PCS HOLDINGS, INC.

It is hereby certified that:

1. The certificate of incorporation of the corporation is hereby amended by striking out Article I thereof and by substituting in lieu of said Article the following new Article:

“I. The name of the corporation (hereinafter called the “Corporation”) is: SunCom Wireless Holdings, Inc.”

2. The amendment of the certificate of incorporation herein certified has been duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

The effective time of the amendment herein certified shall be May 4, 2005.

Signed on: May 4, 2005

 

/s/ David D. Clark

David D. Clark,

EVP and Chief Financial Officer


CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OF CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

TRITON PCS HOLDINGS, INC.

It is hereby certified that:

1. The certificate of incorporation of the corporation is hereby amended by striking out Article I thereof and by substituting in lieu of said Article the following new Article:

“I. The name of the corporation (hereinafter called the “Corporation”) is: SunCom Wireless Holdings, Inc.”

2. The amendment of the certificate of incorporation herein certified has been duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

The effective time of the amendment herein certified shall be May 4, 2005.

Signed on: May 4, 2005

 

/s/ David D. Clark

David D. Clark,

EVP and Chief Financial Officer