EX1U-2A CHARTER 2 tm2218128d1_ex2-1.htm EXHIBIT 2.1

 

Exhibit 2.1

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF

RISE COMPANIES CORP.

 

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

 

 

Rise Companies Corp., a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the provisions of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “General Corporation Law”),

 

DOES HEREBY CERTIFY:

 

FIRST: That the name of this corporation is Rise Companies Corp. and that this corporation was originally incorporated pursuant to the General Corporation Law on March 10, 2014 under the name Rise Companies Corp.

 

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

 

RESOLVED, that the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of this corporation be amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

 

ARTICLE I

 

The name of this corporation is Rise Companies Corp. (the “Corporation”).

 

ARTICLE II

 

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

 

ARTICLE III

 

The nature of the business or purposes to be conducted or promoted is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law.

 

ARTICLE IV

 

A.            Authorization of Stock. The Corporation is authorized to issue two classes of stock to be designated, respectively, common stock and preferred stock. The total number of shares that the Corporation is authorized to issue is 106,000,000. The total number of shares of common stock authorized to be issued is 91,000,000, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), of which 43,000,000 are designated as “Class A Common Stock”, 38,000,000 are designated as “Class B Common Stock” and 10,000,000 are designated as “Class F Common Stock”. The total number of shares of preferred stock authorized to be issued is 15,000,000, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Preferred Stock”), all of which are designated as “Series A Preferred Stock”.

 

 

 

 

B.            Rights, Preferences and Restrictions of Preferred Stock. The rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions granted to and imposed on the Preferred Stock are as set forth below in this Article IV(B).

 

1.             Dividend Provisions. The holders of shares of Preferred Stock and Common Stock shall be entitled to receive, on a pari passu basis, dividends, out of any assets legally available therefor, when, as and if declared by the Corporation’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). Such dividends shall not be cumulative. Any such dividends shall be distributed among all holders of Common Stock and Preferred Stock in proportion to the number of shares of Common Stock that would be held by each such holder if all shares of Preferred Stock were converted to Common Stock at the then effective Conversion Rate (as defined below).

 

2.Liquidation Preference.

 

(a)           In the event of any Liquidation Event (as defined below), either voluntary or involuntary, the holders of each series of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, prior and in preference to any distribution of the proceeds of such Liquidation Event (the “Proceeds”) to the holders of Common Stock by reason of their ownership thereof, an amount per share equal to the sum of the applicable Original Issue Price (as defined below) for such series of Preferred Stock, plus declared but unpaid dividends on such share. If, upon the occurrence of such event, the Proceeds thus distributed among the holders of the Preferred Stock shall be insufficient to permit the payment to such holders of the full aforesaid preferential amounts, then the entire Proceeds legally available for distribution shall be distributed ratably among the holders of the Preferred Stock in proportion to the full preferential amount that each such holder is otherwise entitled to receive under this subsection (a). For purposes of this Restated Certificate of Incorporation, “Original Issue Price” shall mean $2.1872 per share for each share of the Series A Preferred Stock (as adjusted for any stock splits, stock dividends, combinations, subdivisions, recapitalizations or the like with respect to such series of Preferred Stock).

 

(b)           Upon completion of the distribution required by subsection (a) of this Section 2, all of the remaining Proceeds available for distribution to stockholders shall be distributed among the holders of Common Stock pro rata based on the number of shares of Common Stock held by each.

 

(c)           Notwithstanding the above, for purposes of determining the amount each holder of shares of Preferred Stock is entitled to receive with respect to a Liquidation Event, each such holder of shares of a series of Preferred Stock shall be deemed to have converted (regardless of whether such holder actually converted) such holder’s shares of such series into shares of Class A Common Stock immediately prior to the Liquidation Event if, as a result of an actual conversion, such holder would receive, in the aggregate, an amount greater than the amount that would be distributed to such holder if such holder did not convert such series of Preferred Stock into shares of Class A Common Stock. If any such holder shall be deemed to have converted shares of Preferred Stock into Class A Common Stock pursuant to this paragraph, then such holder shall not be entitled to receive any distribution that would otherwise be made to holders of Preferred Stock that have not converted (or have not been deemed to have converted) into shares of Class A Common Stock.

 

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(d)           (i) A “Liquidation Event” shall include (A) the closing of the sale, transfer or other disposition, in a single transaction or series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the Corporation’s assets (excluding instances in which such sale, transfer or other disposition is to a wholly owned subsidiary of the Corporation), (B) the consummation of the merger or consolidation of the Corporation with or into another entity (except a merger, reorganization or consolidation in which the holders of capital stock of the Corporation immediately prior to such merger or consolidation continue to hold at least 50% of the voting power of the capital stock of the Corporation or the surviving or acquiring entity), (C) the closing of the transfer (whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise), in one transaction or a series of related transactions, to a person or group of affiliated persons (other than an underwriter of the Corporation’s securities), of the Corporation’s securities if, after such closing, such person or group of affiliated persons would hold 50% or more of the outstanding voting stock of the Corporation (or the surviving or acquiring entity) or (D) a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation; provided, however, that a transaction shall not constitute a Liquidation Event if its sole purpose is to change the state of the Corporation’s incorporation or to create a holding company that will be owned in substantially the same proportions by the persons who held the Corporation’s securities immediately prior to such transaction. Notwithstanding the prior sentence, the sale of shares of Preferred Stock in a financing transaction for capital-raising purposes in which the Corporation survives shall not be deemed a “Liquidation Event.” The treatment of any particular transaction or series of related transactions as a Liquidation Event may be waived by the vote or written consent of the holders of a majority of the outstanding Preferred Stock (voting together as a single class and not as separate series, and on an as-converted basis).

 

(ii)           In any Liquidation Event, if Proceeds received by the Corporation or its stockholders are other than cash, its value will be deemed its fair market value. Any securities shall be valued as follows:

 

(A)          Securities not subject to investment letter or other similar restrictions on free marketability covered by (B) below:

 

(1)               If traded on a securities exchange, the value shall be deemed to be the average of the closing prices of the securities on such exchange over the twenty (20) trading-day period ending three (3) trading days prior to the closing of the Liquidation Event;

 

(2)               If actively traded over-the-counter, the value shall be deemed to be the average of the closing bid or sale prices (whichever is applicable) over the twenty (20) trading-day period ending three (3) trading days prior to the closing of the Liquidation Event; and

 

(3)               If there is no active public market, the value shall be the fair market value thereof, as mutually determined by the Corporation and the holders of a majority of the voting power of all then outstanding shares of Preferred Stock.

 

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(B)              The method of valuation of securities subject to investment letter or other restrictions on free marketability (other than restrictions arising solely by virtue of a stockholder’s status as an affiliate or former affiliate) shall be to make an appropriate discount from the market value determined as above in (A) (1), (2) or (3) to reflect the approximate fair market value thereof, as mutually determined by the Corporation and the holders of a majority of the voting power of all then outstanding shares of Preferred Stock.

 

(C)              The foregoing methods for valuing non-cash consideration to be distributed in connection with a Liquidation Event shall, with the appropriate approval of the definitive agreements governing such Liquidation Event by the stockholders under the General Corporation Law and Section 6 of this Article IV(B), be superseded by the determination of such value set forth in the definitive agreements governing such Liquidation Event.

 

(iii)          In the event the requirements of this Section 2 are not complied with, the Corporation shall forthwith either:

 

(A)          cause the closing of such Liquidation Event to be postponed until such time as the requirements of this Section 2 have been complied with; or

 

(B)           cancel such transaction, in which event the rights, preferences and privileges of the holders of the Preferred Stock shall revert to and be the same as such rights, preferences and privileges existing immediately prior to the date of the first notice referred to in subsection 2(d)(iv) hereof.

 

(iv)          The Corporation shall give each holder of record of Preferred Stock written notice of such impending Liquidation Event not later than twenty (20) days prior to the stockholders’ meeting called to approve such transaction, or twenty (20) days prior to the closing of such transaction, whichever is earlier, and shall also notify such holders in writing of the final approval of such transaction. The first of such notices shall describe the material terms and conditions of the impending transaction and the provisions of this Section 2, and the Corporation shall thereafter give such holders prompt notice of any material changes. The transaction shall in no event take place sooner than twenty (20) days after the Corporation has given the first notice provided for herein or sooner than ten (10) days after the Corporation has given notice of any material changes provided for herein; provided, however, that subject to compliance with the General Corporation Law such periods may be shortened or waived upon the written consent of the holders of Preferred Stock that represent a majority of the voting power of all then outstanding shares of such Preferred Stock (voting together as a single class and not as separate series, and on an as-converted basis).

 

(e)           Allocation of Escrow and Contingent Consideration. In the event of a Liquidation Event, if any portion of the Proceeds is placed into escrow and/or is payable to the stockholders of the corporation subject to contingencies, notwithstanding the operation of this Section 2 the definitive agreement with respect to such transaction shall provide that the portion of such Proceeds that is placed in escrow and/or is subject to contingencies shall be allocated among the holders of capital stock of the corporation pro rata based on the amount of such consideration otherwise payable to each stockholder pursuant to this Section 2 (such that each stockholder has the same percentage of the Proceeds payable to it placed into escrow and/or subject to contingencies, as applicable).

 

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3.             Redemption. The Preferred Stock is not redeemable at the option of the holder thereof.

 

4.             Conversion. The holders of the Preferred Stock shall have conversion rights as follows (the “Conversion Rights”):

 

(a)           Right to Convert. Each share of Preferred Stock shall be convertible, at the option of the holder thereof, at any time after the date of issuance of such share and without the payment of additional consideration by the holder thereof, at the office of the Corporation or any transfer agent for such stock, into such number of fully paid and nonassessable shares of Class A Common Stock as is determined by dividing the applicable Original Issue Price for such series by the applicable Conversion Price for such series (the conversion rate for a series of Preferred Stock into Class A Common Stock is referred to herein as the “Conversion Rate” for such series), determined as hereafter provided, in effect on the date the certificate is surrendered for conversion. The initial Conversion Price per share for each series of Preferred Stock shall be the Original Issue Price applicable to such series; provided, however, that the Conversion Price for the Preferred Stock shall be subject to adjustment as set forth in subsection 4(d).

 

(b)           Automatic Conversion. Each share of Preferred Stock shall automatically be converted into shares of Class A Common Stock at the Conversion Rate at the time in effect for such series of Preferred Stock immediately upon the earlier of (i) the closing of the Corporation’s sale of its Common Stock in a firm commitment underwritten public offering pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-1 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the public offering price of which was not less than $35,000,000 in the aggregate (a “Qualified Public Offering”) or (ii) the date, or the occurrence of an event, specified by vote or written consent or agreement of the holders of a majority of the then outstanding shares of Preferred Stock (voting together as a single class and not as separate series, and on an as-converted basis).

 

(c)           Mechanics of Conversion. Before any holder of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to voluntarily convert the same into shares of Class A Common Stock, he or she shall surrender the certificate or certificates therefor, duly endorsed, at the office of the Corporation or of any transfer agent for the Preferred Stock, and shall give written notice to the Corporation at its principal corporate office, of the election to convert the same and shall state therein the name or names in which the certificate or certificates for shares of Class A Common Stock are to be issued. The Corporation shall, as soon as practicable thereafter, (i) issue and deliver at such office to such holder of Preferred Stock, or to the nominee or nominees of such holder, a certificate or certificates for the number of shares of Class A Common Stock to which such holder shall be entitled as aforesaid, (ii) pay in cash any such amount as provided in Section 4(g) in lieu of any fractional shares otherwise issuable upon conversion and (iii) pay all declared but unpaid dividends on the shares of Preferred Stock converted. Such conversion shall be deemed to have been made immediately prior to the close of business on the date of such surrender of the shares of Preferred Stock to be converted, and the person or persons entitled to receive the shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon such conversion shall be treated for all purposes as the record holder or holders of such shares of Class A Common Stock as of such date. If the conversion is in connection with an underwritten offering of securities registered pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the conversion may, at the option of any holder tendering Preferred Stock for conversion, be conditioned upon the closing with the underwriters of the sale of securities pursuant to such offering, in which event the persons entitled to receive the Class A Common Stock upon conversion of the Preferred Stock shall not be deemed to have converted such Preferred Stock until immediately prior to the closing of such sale of securities. If the conversion is in connection with Automatic Conversion provisions of subsection 4(b)(ii) above, such conversion shall be deemed to have been made on the conversion date described in the stockholder consent approving such conversion, and the persons entitled to receive shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon such conversion shall be treated for all purposes as the record holders of such shares of Class A Common Stock as of such date.

 

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(d)           Conversion Price Adjustments of Preferred Stock for Certain Dilutive Issuances, Splits and Combinations. The Conversion Price of the Preferred Stock shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as follows:

 

(i)            (A)          If the Corporation shall issue, on or after the date upon which this Restated Certificate of Incorporation is accepted for filing by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the “Filing Date”), any Additional Stock (as defined below) without consideration or for a consideration per share less than the Conversion Price applicable to a series of Preferred Stock in effect immediately prior to the issuance of such Additional Stock, the Conversion Price for such series in effect immediately prior to each such issuance shall forthwith (except as otherwise provided in this clause (i)) be adjusted to a price (calculated to the nearest one-thousandth of a cent) determined by multiplying such Conversion Price by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock Outstanding (as defined below) immediately prior to such issuance plus the number of shares of Class A Common Stock that the aggregate consideration received by the Corporation for such issuance would purchase at such Conversion Price; and the denominator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock Outstanding (as defined below) immediately prior to such issuance plus the number of shares of such Additional Stock. For purposes of this Section 4(d)(i)(A), the term “Common Stock Outstanding” shall mean and include the following: (1) outstanding Common Stock, (2) Common Stock issuable upon conversion of outstanding Preferred Stock, (3) Common Stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding stock options and (4) Common Stock issuable upon exercise (and, in the case of warrants to purchase Preferred Stock, conversion) of outstanding warrants. Shares described in (1) through (4) above shall be included whether vested or unvested, whether contingent or non-contingent and whether exercisable or not yet exercisable.

 

(B)           No adjustment of the Conversion Price for the Preferred Stock shall be made in an amount less than one-tenth of one cent per share. Except to the limited extent provided for in subsections (E)(3) and (E)(4), no adjustment of such Conversion Price pursuant to this subsection 4(d)(i) shall have the effect of increasing the Conversion Price above the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such adjustment.

 

(C)           In the case of the issuance of Additional Stock for cash, the consideration received by the Corporation shall be deemed to be the amount of cash paid therefor before deducting any reasonable discounts, commissions or other expenses allowed, paid or incurred by the Corporation for any underwriting or otherwise in connection with the issuance and sale thereof.

 

(D)          In the case of the issuance of the Additional Stock for a consideration received by the Corporation in whole or in part other than cash, the consideration other than cash shall be deemed to be the fair market value thereof as determined in good faith by the Board irrespective of any accounting treatment.

 

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(E)           In the case of the issuance of options to purchase or rights to subscribe for Common Stock, securities by their terms convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock or options to purchase or rights to subscribe for such convertible or exchangeable securities, the following provisions shall apply for purposes of determining the number of shares of Additional Stock issued and the consideration paid therefor:

 

(1)               The aggregate maximum number of shares of Common Stock deliverable upon exercise (assuming the satisfaction of any conditions to exercisability, including without limitation, the passage of time, but without taking into account potential antidilution adjustments) of such options to purchase or rights to subscribe for Common Stock shall be deemed to have been issued at the time such options or rights were issued and for a consideration equal to the consideration (determined in the manner provided in subsections 4(d)(i)(C) and (d)(i)(D)), if any, received by the Corporation upon the issuance of such options or rights plus the minimum exercise price provided in such options or rights (without taking into account potential antidilution adjustments) for the Common Stock covered thereby.

 

(2)               The aggregate maximum number of shares of Common Stock deliverable upon conversion of, or in exchange (assuming the satisfaction of any conditions to convertibility or exchangeability, including, without limitation, the passage of time, but without taking into account potential antidilution adjustments) for, any such convertible or exchangeable securities or upon the exercise of options to purchase or rights to subscribe for such convertible or exchangeable securities and subsequent conversion or exchange thereof shall be deemed to have been issued at the time such securities were issued or such options or rights were issued and for a consideration equal to the consideration, if any, received by the Corporation for any such securities and related options or rights (excluding any cash received on account of accrued interest or accrued dividends), plus the minimum additional consideration, if any, to be received by the Corporation (without taking into account potential antidilution adjustments) upon the conversion or exchange of such securities or the exercise of any related options or rights (the consideration in each case to be determined in the manner provided in subsections 4(d)(i)(C) and (d)(i)(D)).

 

(3)               In the event of any change in the number of shares of Common Stock deliverable or in the consideration payable to the Corporation upon exercise of such options or rights or upon conversion of or in exchange for such convertible or exchangeable securities, the Conversion Price of the Preferred Stock, to the extent in any way affected by or computed using such options, rights or securities, shall be recomputed to reflect such change, but no further adjustment shall be made for the actual issuance of Common Stock or any payment of such consideration upon the exercise of any such options or rights or the conversion or exchange of such securities.

 

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(4)               Upon the expiration of any such options or rights, the termination of any such rights to convert or exchange or the expiration of any options or rights related to such convertible or exchangeable securities, the Conversion Price of the Preferred Stock, to the extent in any way affected by or computed using such options, rights or securities or options or rights related to such securities, shall be recomputed to reflect the issuance of only the number of shares of Common Stock (and convertible or exchangeable securities that remain in effect) actually issued upon the exercise of such options or rights, upon the conversion or exchange of such securities or upon the exercise of the options or rights related to such securities.

 

(5)               The number of shares of Additional Stock deemed issued and the consideration deemed paid therefor pursuant to subsections 4(d)(i)(E)(1) and (2) shall be appropriately adjusted to reflect any change, termination or expiration of the type described in either subsection 4(d)(i)(E)(3) or (4).

 

(ii)           Additional Stock” shall mean any shares of Common Stock issued (or deemed to have been issued pursuant to subsection 4(d)(i)(E)) by the Corporation on or after the Filing Date other than ((A) through (K) below, the “Carve Out Stock”):

 

(A)          Common Stock issued pursuant to a transaction described in subsection 4(d)(iii) hereof;

 

(B)           Shares of Common Stock issued to employees, directors, consultants and other service providers for the primary purpose of soliciting or retaining their services pursuant to plans or agreements approved by the Board;

 

(C)           Common Stock issued pursuant to a bona fide, firmly underwritten public offering;

 

(D)          Common Stock issued pursuant to the conversion or exercise of convertible or exercisable securities outstanding on the Filing Date;

 

(E)           Common Stock issued in connection with a bona fide business acquisition by the Corporation, whether by merger, consolidation, sale of assets, sale or exchange of stock or otherwise, approved by the Board (including the Series A Director, as defined below);

 

(F)           Common Stock issued or deemed issued pursuant to subsection 4(d)(i)(E) as a result of a decrease in the Conversion Price of any series of Preferred Stock resulting from the operation of Section 4(d);

 

(G)           Common Stock issued upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock;

 

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(H)          Shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to any equipment leasing arrangement or debt financing arrangement, which arrangement is approved by the Board and is primarily for non-equity financing purposes;

 

(I)            Common Stock issued to persons or entities with which the Corporation has business relationships, provided such issuances are approved by the Board and are primarily for non-equity financing purposes;

 

(J)            Shares of Class B Common Stock issued pursuant to a stock purchase agreement or subscription agreement, provided such issuance is approved by the Board; or

 

(K)          Common Stock that is issued with the unanimous approval of the Board (including the Series A Director, as defined below) and the Board specifically states that it shall not be Additional Stock.

 

(iii)            In the event the Corporation should at any time or from time to time after the Filing Date fix a record date for the effectuation of a split or subdivision of the outstanding shares of Common Stock or the determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to receive a dividend or other distribution payable in additional shares of Common Stock or other securities or rights convertible into, or entitling the holder thereof to receive directly or indirectly, additional shares of Common Stock (hereinafter referred to as “Common Stock Equivalents”) without payment of any consideration by such holder for the additional shares of Common Stock or the Common Stock Equivalents (including the additional shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion or exercise thereof), then, as of such record date (or the date of such dividend distribution, split or subdivision if no record date is fixed), the Conversion Price of the Preferred Stock shall be appropriately decreased so that the number of shares of Common Stock issuable on conversion of each share of such series shall be increased in proportion to such increase of the aggregate of shares of Common Stock outstanding and those issuable with respect to such Common Stock Equivalents with the number of shares issuable with respect to Common Stock Equivalents determined from time to time in the manner provided for deemed issuances in subsection 4(d)(i)(E).

 

(iv)             If the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at any time after the Filing Date is decreased by a combination of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, then, following the record date of such combination, the Conversion Price for the Preferred Stock shall be appropriately increased so that the number of shares of Common Stock issuable on conversion of each share of such series shall be decreased in proportion to such decrease in outstanding shares.

 

(e)           Other Distributions. In the event the Corporation shall declare a distribution payable in securities of other persons, evidences of indebtedness issued by the Corporation or other persons, assets (excluding cash dividends) or options or rights not referred to in subsection 4(d)(iii), then, in each such case for the purpose of this subsection 4(e), the holders of the Preferred Stock shall be entitled to a proportionate share of any such distribution as though they were the holders of the number of shares of Class A Common Stock of the Corporation into which their shares of Preferred Stock are convertible as of the record date fixed for the determination of the holders of Common Stock of the Corporation entitled to receive such distribution.

 

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(f)            Recapitalizations. If at any time or from time to time there shall be a recapitalization of the Common Stock (other than a subdivision, combination or merger or sale of assets transaction provided for elsewhere in this Section 4 or in Section 2) provisions shall be made so that the holders of the Preferred Stock shall thereafter be entitled to receive upon conversion of the Preferred Stock the number of shares of stock or other securities or property of the Corporation or otherwise, to which a holder of Common Stock deliverable upon conversion would have been entitled on such recapitalization. In any such case, appropriate adjustment (as determined in good faith by the Board) shall be made in the application of the provisions of this Section 4 with respect to the rights of the holders of the Preferred Stock after the recapitalization to the end that the provisions of this Section 4 (including adjustment of the Conversion Price then in effect and the number of shares purchasable upon conversion of the Preferred Stock) shall be applicable after that event as nearly equivalently as may be practicable.

 

(g)           No Fractional Shares and Certificate as to Adjustments.

 

(i)            No fractional shares shall be issued upon the conversion of any share or shares of the Preferred Stock and the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock to be issued to particular stockholders, shall be rounded down to the nearest whole share and the Corporation shall pay in cash the fair market value of any fractional shares as of the time when entitlement to receive such fractions is determined. Whether or not fractional shares would be issuable upon such conversion shall be determined on the basis of the total number of shares of Preferred Stock the holder is at the time converting into Common Stock and the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion.

 

(ii)           Upon the occurrence of each adjustment or readjustment of the Conversion Price of Preferred Stock pursuant to this Section 4, the Corporation, at its expense, shall as promptly as reasonably practical but in any event not later than ten (10) business days thereafter compute such adjustment or readjustment in accordance with the terms hereof and prepare and furnish to each holder of Preferred Stock a certificate setting forth such adjustment or readjustment (including the kind and amount of securities, cash or other property into which the Preferred Stock is convertible) and showing in detail the facts upon which such adjustment or readjustment is based. The Corporation shall, as promptly as reasonably practical after the written request at any time of any holder of Preferred Stock (but in any event not later than ten (10) days thereafter), furnish or cause to be furnished to such holder a like certificate setting forth (A) such adjustment and readjustment, (B) the Conversion Price for such series of Preferred Stock at the time in effect, and (C) the number of shares of Common Stock and the amount, if any, of other property that at the time would be received upon the conversion of a share of Preferred Stock.

 

(h)           Notices of Record Date. In the event of any taking by the Corporation of a record of the holders of any class of securities for the purpose of determining the holders thereof who are entitled to receive any dividend (other than a cash dividend) or other distribution, the Corporation shall mail to each holder of Preferred Stock, at least ten (10) days prior to the date specified therein, a notice specifying the date on which any such record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend or distribution, and the amount and character of such dividend or distribution.

 

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

 

(j)                 Waiver of Adjustment to Conversion Price. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any downward adjustment of the Conversion Price of any series of Preferred Stock may be waived, either prospectively or retroactively and either generally or in a particular instance, by the consent or vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Preferred Stock (voting together as a single class and not as separate series, and on an as- converted basis). Any such waiver shall bind all future holders of shares of such series of Preferred Stock.

 

5.Voting Rights.

 

(a)               General Voting Rights. The holder of each share of Preferred Stock shall have the right to one vote for each share of Class A Common Stock into which such Preferred Stock could then be converted, and with respect to such vote, such holder shall have full voting rights and powers equal to the voting rights and powers of the holders of Class A Common Stock, and shall be entitled, notwithstanding any provision hereof, to notice of any stockholders’ meeting in accordance with the Bylaws of the Corporation, and except as provided by law or in subsection 5(b) below with respect to the election of directors by the separate class vote of the holders of Common Stock, shall be entitled to vote, together with holders of Common Stock, with respect to any question upon which holders of Common Stock have the right to vote. Fractional votes shall not, however, be permitted and any fractional voting rights available on an as-converted basis (after aggregating all shares into which shares of Series A Preferred Stock held by each holder could be converted) shall be rounded to the nearest whole number (with one-half being rounded upward).

 

(b)               Voting for the Election of Directors. As long as at least 2,500,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock (subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of any stock dividend, stock split, combination or other similar recapitalization with respect to the Series A Preferred Stock) remain outstanding, the holders of such shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to elect one (1) director of the Corporation at any election of directors (the “Series A Director”). The holders of outstanding Class A Common Stock and Class F Common Stock (voting together as a single class) shall be entitled to elect two (2) directors of the Corporation at any election of directors (each, a “Common Director”). The holders of Preferred Stock (voting on an as-converted basis) and Common Stock, voting together as a single class and not as separate series, shall be entitled to elect any remaining directors of the Corporation (each, a “Remaining Director”).

 

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Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 223(a)(1) and 223(a)(2) of the General Corporation Law, any vacancy, including newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors or amendment of this Restated Certificate of Incorporation, and vacancies created by removal or resignation of a director, may be filled by a majority of the directors then in office, though less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director, and the directors so chosen shall hold office until the next annual election and until their successors are duly elected and shall qualify, unless sooner displaced; provided, however, that where such vacancy occurs among the directors elected by the holders of a class or series of stock, the holders of shares of such class or series may override the Board’s action to fill such vacancy by (i) voting for their own designee to fill such vacancy at a meeting of the Corporation’s stockholders or (ii) written consent, if the consenting stockholders hold a sufficient number of shares to elect their designee at a meeting of the stockholders. Any director may be removed during his or her term of office, either with or without cause, by, and only by, the affirmative vote of the holders of the shares of the class or series of stock entitled to elect such director or directors, given either at a special meeting of such stockholders duly called for that purpose or pursuant to a written consent of stockholders, and any vacancy thereby created may be filled by the holders of that class or series of stock represented at the meeting or pursuant to written consent.

 

6.             Protective Provisions. So long as at least 2,500,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock (subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of any stock dividend, stock split, combination or other similar recapitalization with respect to the Series A Preferred Stock) remain outstanding, the Corporation shall not, either directly or indirectly (by amendment, merger, consolidation or otherwise), without (in addition to any other vote required by law or the Restated Certificate of Incorporation) first obtaining the approval (by affirmative vote or written consent, as provided by law) of the holders of a majority of the then outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, take any of the actions below, and any such act or transaction entered into without such consent or vote shall be null and void ab initio, and of no force or effect:

 

(a)           consummate a Liquidation Event;

 

(b)           amend the Corporation’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, including to adversely alter or change the rights, privileges, powers, preferences or special rights of the shares of Preferred Stock;

 

(c)           increase or decrease (other than by redemption or conversion) the total number of authorized shares of Common Stock or Preferred Stock or designated shares of any series of Preferred Stock;

 

(d)           authorize or issue any equity security (including any other security convertible into or exercisable for any such equity security) having a preference over, or being on a parity with, any series of Preferred Stock with respect to dividends, liquidation or redemption, other than the issuance of any authorized but unissued shares of Series A Preferred Stock designated in this Restated Certificate of Incorporation (including any security convertible into or exercisable for such shares of Preferred Stock);

 

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(e)           redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire (or pay into or set aside for a sinking fund for such purpose) any share or shares of Preferred Stock or Common Stock; provided, however, that this restriction shall not apply to the repurchase of shares of Common Stock from employees, officers, directors, consultants or other persons performing services for the Corporation or any corporation, association or other business entity that the Corporation owns or controls, directly or indirectly, any controlling interest in (each, a “Subsidiary”) pursuant to agreements under which the Corporation has the option to repurchase such shares upon the occurrence of certain events, such as the termination of employment or service, or pursuant to a right of first refusal;

 

(f)            change the authorized number of directors of the Board;

 

(g)           pay or declare any dividend on any shares of capital stock of the Corporation;

 

(h)           approve or enter into any agreement, transaction or make any capital expenditure by the Corporation or its Subsidiaries out of their operating budgets, individually or in the aggregate, which is outside the annual budget approved by the Board and involves a capital expenditure from the Corporation or its Subsidiaries’ operating budgets in excess of $1,000,000; provided that, for the purposes of this subsection (h), “capital expenditure” shall not include any expenditure (A) incurred in the ordinary course of business or, if outside the ordinary course of business, of the type contemplated by a business plan approved by a majority of the Board (including the Series A Director) or (B) in connection with real estate deal activity occurring at the Subsidiaries;

 

(i)            enter into any transaction between the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any director, officer, security holder or employee of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries or any of their respective affiliates or any relative of any such person, on the other hand, except transactions (A) made in the ordinary course of business or, if outside the ordinary course of business, approved by the Board (including the Series A Director), (B) pursuant to reasonable requirements of the Corporation’s business and (C) upon terms that would otherwise be available in an arm’s length transaction with an unaffiliated third party;

 

(j)            enter into any agreement or understanding relating to or governing the cash or equity compensation of, or payments to, the Chief Executive Officer and the President of the Corporation;

 

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(k)            change the material accounting methods or policies of the Corporation or any Subsidiary to any methods or policies which are not in compliance with or specified by US generally accepted accounting principles;

 

(l)            issue any equity securities of the Corporation (other than options under the Corporation’s 2014 Stock Option Plan (the “Option Plan”)) for consideration other than cash, unless such issuance has been approved by a majority of the Board (including the Series A Director) or by the holders of a majority of the then outstanding shares of Preferred Stock (voting together as a single class and not as a separate series, and on an as-converted basis); provided that if the Corporation has completed a subsequent equity financing by the issuance and sale of a new series of Preferred Stock, such Board approval under this subsection 6(l) shall no longer require the approval of the Series A Director;

 

(m)          adopt any new stock option or incentive plans of the Corporation, or increase the number of shares under the Option Plan, unless such adoption has been approved by a majority of the Board (including the Series A Director) or by the holders of a majority of the then outstanding shares of Preferred Stock (voting together as a single class and not as a separate series, and on an as-converted basis); provided that if the Corporation has completed a subsequent equity financing by the issuance and sale of a new series of Preferred Stock, such Board approval under this subsection 6(m) shall no longer require the approval of the Series A Director;

 

(n)           change the primary line of business of the Corporation to any business other than using the internet or other technology to facilitate the financing of, or investment in, various classes of real assets;

 

(o)           license or encumber any intellectual property of the Corporation to any non-related or affiliated third parties, except in the ordinary course of business or approved by a majority of the Board (including the Series A Director); or

 

(p)           agree to do any of the foregoing.

 

7.             Status of Converted Stock. In the event any shares of Preferred Stock shall be converted pursuant to Section 4 hereof, the shares so converted shall be cancelled and shall not be issuable by the Corporation. The Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation shall be appropriately amended to effect the corresponding reduction in the Corporation’s authorized capital stock.

 

8.             Notices. Any notice required by the provisions of this Article IV(B) to be given to the holders of shares of Preferred Stock shall be deemed given (i) if deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, and addressed to each holder of record at his, her or its address appearing on the books of the Corporation, (ii) if such notice is provided by electronic transmission in a manner permitted by Section 232 of the General Corporation Law, or (iii) if such notice is provided in another manner then permitted by the General Corporation Law.

 

C.                 Common Stock. The rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions granted to and imposed on the Common Stock are as set forth below in this Article IV(C).

 

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1.             Dividend Rights. Subject to the prior rights of holders of all classes of stock at the time outstanding having prior rights as to dividends, the holders of Class F Common Stock, Class B Common Stock and Class A Common Stock shall be entitled to receive, on a pari passu basis, when and as declared by the Board, out of any assets of the Corporation legally available therefore, such dividends as may be declared from time to time by the Board; provided, however, that in the event that such dividends are paid in the form of shares of Common Stock or rights to acquire Common Stock, the holders of shares of Class F Common Stock shall receive shares of Class F Common Stock or rights to acquire shares of Class F Common Stock, the holders of shares of Class B Common Stock shall receive shares of Class B Common Stock or rights to acquire shares of Class B Common Stock and the holders of shares of Class A Common Stock shall receive shares of Class A Common Stock or rights to acquire shares of Class A Common Stock, in each case, as applicable.

 

2.             Liquidation Rights. Upon the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the assets of the Corporation shall be distributed as provided in Section 2 of Article IV(B) hereof.

 

3.             Redemption. Unless approved by the Board, the Class F Common Stock, Class B Common Stock and Class A Common Stock are not redeemable at the option of the holder.

 

4.             Voting Rights. Except as otherwise provided herein or by applicable law, the holders of Class F Common Stock and Class A Common Stock shall at all times vote together as one class on all matters (including the election of directors) submitted to a vote or for the consent of the stockholders of the Corporation. Each holder of shares of Class F Common Stock shall be entitled to ten (10) votes for each share of Class F Common Stock held as of the applicable date on any matter that is submitted to a vote or for the consent of the stockholders of the Corporation, including, for the avoidance of doubt, any vote of the holders of Common Stock and Preferred Stock, voting together as a single class. Each holder of shares of Class A Common Stock shall be entitled to one (1) vote for each share of Class A Common Stock held as of the applicable date on any matter that is submitted to a vote or for the consent of the stockholders of the Corporation. Except to the extent required by applicable law, the holders of Class B Common Stock shall not be entitled to vote on any matter presented to the stockholders of the Corporation. The holders of Class F Common Stock and Class A Common Stock shall be entitled to notice of any stockholders’ meeting in accordance with the Bylaws of the Corporation, and shall be entitled to vote upon such matters and in such manner as may be provided by law.

 

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5.             Amendments and Changes. As long as any shares of Class F Common Stock shall be issued and outstanding, the Corporation shall not, without first obtaining the approval (by vote or written consent as provided by law) of the holders of more than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding shares of Class F Common Stock:

 

(a)           amend, alter or repeal any provision of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Corporation (including pursuant to a merger) if such action would adversely alter the rights, preferences, privileges or powers of, or restrictions provided for the benefit of, the Class F Common Stock;

 

(b)           increase or decrease the authorized number of shares of Class F Common Stock;

 

(c)           authorize or create (by reclassification, merger or otherwise) or issue or obligate itself to issue any new class or series of equity security (including any security convertible into or exercisable for any equity security) having voting rights more favorable than those granted to the Class F Common Stock generally;

 

(d)           change the authorized number directors of the Board ; or

 

(e)           amend this Section 5.

 

6.             Subdivision or Combinations. If the Corporation in any manner subdivides or combines the outstanding shares of one class of Common Stock, then the outstanding shares of the other class of Common Stock shall be subdivided or combined in the same manner.

 

7.             Mergers, Consolidation or Other Combination Transactions. In the event that the Corporation shall enter into any consolidation, merger, combination or other transaction or series of related transactions in which shares of Common Stock are exchanged for or converted into other stock or securities, or the right to receive cash or any other property, then, and in such event, the shares of Class F Common Stock, Class B Common Stock and Class A Common Stock shall be entitled to be exchanged for or converted into the same kind and amount of stock, securities, cash or any other property, as the case may be, into which or for which each share of the other class of Common Stock is exchanged or converted; provided, however, that if the stock or securities of the resulting entity issued upon such exchange or conversion of the shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such consolidation, merger, combination or other transaction would represent at least a majority of the voting power of such resulting entity (without giving effect to any differences in the voting rights of the stock or securities of the resulting entity to be received by the holders of shares of Class F Common Stock, Class B Common Stock and Class A Common Stock), then the holders of shares of Class F Common Stock, Class B Common Stock and Class A Common Stock shall be entitled to receive stock or securities of the resulting entity issuable upon such exchange or conversion that differ with respect to voting rights in a similar manner to which the shares of Class F Common Stock, Class B Common Stock and Class A Common Stock differ under this Certificate of Incorporation as provided under Section 4 of this Article IV(C).

 

8.             Equal Status. Except as expressly provided in this Article IV, Class F Common Stock, Class B Common Stock and Class A Common Stock shall have the same rights and privileges and rank equally, share ratably and be identical in all respects as to all matters.

 

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9.Conversion.

 

(a)           Certain Definitions. As used in this Section 9, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

(i)            Class F Stockholder” shall mean any individual that is issued Class F Common Stock by the Corporation.

 

(ii)           Permitted Entity” shall mean, with respect to any Class F Stockholder, any trust, account, plan, corporation, partnership, or limited liability company specified in Section 9(c) established by or for such Class F Stockholder, so long as such entity meets the requirements set forth in Section 9(c).

 

(iii)          Transfer” shall mean, with respect to a share of Class F Common Stock, any sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance, hypothecation or other transfer or disposition of such share or any legal or beneficial interest in such share, whether or not for value and whether voluntary or involuntary or by operation of law.

 

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

 

(b)           Optional Conversion. Each share of Class F Common Stock shall be convertible into one (1) fully paid and nonassessable share of Class A Common Stock at the option of the holder thereof at any time upon written notice to the transfer agent of the Corporation.

 

(c)           Automatic Conversion upon Transfer. Each share of Class F Common Stock shall automatically, without any further action, convert into one (1) fully paid and nonassessable share of Class A Common Stock upon the Transfer of such share; provided, however, that a Transfer of Class F Common Stock by a Class F Stockholder or such Class F Stockholder’s Permitted Entities to another Class F Stockholder or such Class F Stockholder’s Permitted Entities shall not trigger such automatic conversion; provided further, however, that a Transfer by a Class F Stockholder to any of the following Permitted Entities, and from any of the following Permitted Entities back to such Class F Stockholder and/or any other Permitted Entity by or for such Class F Stockholder shall not trigger such automatic conversion:

 

(i)            a trust for the benefit of such Class F Stockholder and for the benefit of no other person, provided such Transfer does not involve any payment of cash, securities, property or other consideration (other than an interest in such trust) to the Class F Stockholder and, provided, further, that in the event such Class F Stockholder is no longer the exclusive beneficiary of such trust, each share of Class F Common Stock then held by such trust shall automatically convert into one (1) fully paid and nonassessable share of Class A Common Stock;

 

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(ii)           a trust for the benefit of persons other than the Class F Stockholder so long as the Class F Stockholder has sole dispositive power and exclusive Voting Control with respect to the shares of Class F Common Stock held by such trust, provided such Transfer does not involve any payment of cash, securities, property or other consideration (other than an interest in such trust) to the Class F Stockholder, and, provided, further, that in the event the Class F Stockholder no longer has sole dispositive power and exclusive Voting Control with respect to the shares of Class F Common Stock held by such trust, each share of Class F Common Stock then held by such trust shall automatically convert into one (1) fully paid and nonassessable share of Class A Common Stock;

 

(iii)          a trust under the terms of which such Class F Stockholder has retained a “qualified interest” within the meaning of §2702(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) and/or a reversionary interest so long as the Class F Stockholder has sole dispositive power and exclusive Voting Control with respect to the shares of Class F Common Stock held by such trust; provided, however, that in the event the Class F Stockholder no longer has sole dispositive power and exclusive Voting Control with respect to the shares of Class F Common Stock held by such trust, each share of Class F Common Stock then held by such trust shall automatically convert into one (1) fully paid and nonassessable share of Class A Common Stock;

 

(iv)          an Individual Retirement Account, as defined in Section 408(a) of the Code, or a pension, profit sharing, stock bonus or other type of plan or trust of which such Class F Stockholder is a participant or beneficiary and which satisfies the requirements for qualification under Section 401 of the Code; provided that in each case such Class F Stockholder has sole dispositive power and exclusive Voting Control with respect to the shares of Class F Common Stock held in such account, plan or trust, and provided, further, that in the event the Class F Stockholder no longer has sole dispositive power and exclusive Voting Control with respect to the shares of Class F Common Stock held by such account, plan or trust, each share of Class F Common Stock then held by such trust shall automatically convert into one (1) fully paid and nonassessable share of Class A Common Stock;

 

(v)           a corporation in which such Class F Stockholder directly, or indirectly through one or more Permitted Entities, owns shares with sufficient Voting Control in the Corporation, or otherwise has legally enforceable rights, such that the Class F Stockholder retains sole dispositive power and exclusive Voting Control with respect to the shares of Class F Common Stock held by such corporation; provided that in the event the Class F Stockholder no longer owns sufficient shares or has sufficient legally enforceable rights to enable the Class F Stockholder to retain sole dispositive power and exclusive Voting Control with respect to the shares of Class F Common Stock held by such corporation, each share of Class F Common Stock then held by such corporation shall automatically convert into one (1) fully paid and nonassessable share of Class A Common Stock;

 

(vi)          a partnership in which such Class F Stockholder directly, or indirectly through one or more Permitted Entities, owns partnership interests with sufficient Voting Control in the partnership, or otherwise has legally enforceable rights, such that the Class F Stockholder retains sole dispositive power and exclusive Voting Control with respect to the shares of Class F Common Stock held by such partnership; provided that in the event the Class F Stockholder no longer owns sufficient partnership interests or has sufficient legally enforceable rights to enable the Class F Stockholder to retain sole dispositive power and exclusive Voting Control with respect to the shares of Class F Common Stock held by such partnership, each share of Class F Common Stock then held by such partnership shall automatically convert into one (1) fully paid and nonassessable share of Class A Common Stock; or

 

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(vii)         a limited liability company in which such Class F Stockholder directly, or indirectly through one or more Permitted Entities, owns membership interests with sufficient Voting Control in the limited liability company, or otherwise has legally enforceable rights, such that the Class F Stockholder retains sole dispositive power and exclusive Voting Control with respect to the shares of Class F Common Stock held by such limited liability company; provided that in the event the Class F Stockholder no longer owns sufficient membership interests or has sufficient legally enforceable rights to enable the Class F Stockholder to retain sole dispositive power and exclusive Voting Control with respect to the shares of Class F Common Stock held by such limited liability company, each share of Class F Common Stock then held by such limited liability company shall automatically convert into one (1) fully paid and nonassessable share of Class A Common Stock.

 

(d)           Automatic Conversion upon Death of Class F Stockholder. Each share of Class F Common Stock held of record by a Class F Stockholder, or by such Class F Stockholder’s Permitted Entities, shall automatically, without any further action, convert into one (1) fully paid and nonassessable share of Class A Common Stock upon the death of such Class F Stockholder.

 

(e)           Effect of Conversion. In the event of a conversion of shares of Class F Common Stock to shares of Class A Common Stock pursuant to this Section 9, such conversion shall be deemed to have been made at the time that the Corporation’s transfer agent receives the written notice required pursuant to Section 9(b), the time that the Transfer of such shares occurred or the death of the Class F Stockholder, as applicable. Upon any conversion of Class F Common Stock to Class A Common Stock, all rights of the holder of such shares of Class F Common Stock shall cease and the person or persons in whose names or names the certificate or certificates representing the shares of Class F Common Stock are to be issued, if any, shall be treated for all purposes as having become the record holder or holders of such number of shares of Class A Common Stock into which such Class F Common Stock were convertible. Shares of Class F Common Stock that are converted into shares of Class A Common Stock as provided in this Section 9 shall be retired and shall not be reissued.

 

(f)            Reservation of Stock. The Corporation shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued shares of Class A Common Stock, solely for the purpose of effecting the conversion of the shares of Class F Common Stock, such number of its shares of Class A Common Stock as shall from time to time be sufficient to effect the conversion of all outstanding shares of Class F Common Stock into shares of Class A Common Stock.

 

10.           Adjustment in Authorized Class A Common Stock. The number of authorized shares of Class A Common Stock may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares of Class A Common Stock then outstanding) by an affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the holders of Preferred Stock (voting on an as-converted basis) and Common Stock, voting together as a single class and not as separate series, irrespective of the provisions of Section 242(b)(2) of the Delaware General Corporation Law.

 

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11.           Administration. The Corporation may, from time to time, establish such policies and procedures relating to the conversion of the Class F Common Stock to Class A Common Stock and the general administration of the multiple class Common Stock structure, including the issuance of stock certificates with respect thereto, as it may deem necessary or advisable, and may request that holders of shares of Class F Common Stock furnish affidavits or other proof to the Corporation as it deems necessary to verify the ownership of Class F Common Stock and to confirm that a conversion to Class A Common Stock has not occurred.

 

12.           Restriction on Transfers of Class B Common Stock. Before any holder of Class B Common Stock may transfer, assign, pledge, or otherwise dispose of or encumber shares of Class B Common Stock (or any interest therein), such holder of Class B Common Stock must obtain the prior written consent of the Board; provided, however that the Board may delegate the power to make any decision to consent to a transfer on behalf of the Corporation under this Section 12 to the Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of this Section 12 shall not apply to the following transactions:

 

(a)               in the case of a holder of Class B Common Stock who is an individual, the transfer without consideration of any shares of Class B Common Stock made for bona fide estate planning purposes, either during the holder’s lifetime or on death by will or intestacy to (i) his or her spouse or Spousal Equivalent (as defined below), child (natural or adopted), sibling, or any other direct lineal antecedent or descendant of such holder (or his or her spouse or Spousal Equivalent) (all of the foregoing collectively referred to as “family members”), or any other relative approved by the Corporation upon resolutions duly approved by the Board or (ii) any custodian or trustee of any trust, partnership or limited liability company solely for the benefit of, or the ownership interests of which are owned wholly by, such holder or any such family members. “Spousal Equivalent” as used herein shall mean an individual who is registered with any state governmental entity as a domestic partner of the relevant person to whom such individual may be a Spousal Equivalent (a “Registered Domestic Partner”) or who (i) irrespective of whether or not the relevant person to whom such individual may be a Spousal Equivalent and the Spousal Equivalent are the same sex, they are the sole spousal equivalent of the other for the last twelve (12) months, (ii) they intend to remain so indefinitely, (iii) neither are married to anyone else nor a Registered Domestic Partner with anyone else, (iv) both are at least 18 years of age and mentally competent to consent to contract, (v) they are not related by blood to a degree of closeness that which would prohibit legal marriage in the state in which they legally reside, (vi) they are jointly responsible for each other’s common welfare and financial obligations, and (vii) they reside together in the same residence for the last twelve (12) months and intend to do so indefinitely; or

 

(b)               in the case of a holder of Class B Common Stock that is an entity, the transfer without consideration of any shares of Class B Common Stock by a holder to its stockholders, members, partners, other equity holders, or affiliates.

 

In the case of any transfer consented to by the Corporation or described in Section 12(a) and 12(b) above or otherwise, the transferee, assignee, or other recipient shall receive and hold the shares of Class B Common Stock subject to the provisions of this Section 12, and there shall be no further transfer of such stock except in accordance with this Section 12.

 

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ARTICLE V

 

Except as otherwise provided in this Restated Certificate of Incorporation, in furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by statute, the Board is expressly authorized to make, repeal, alter, amend and rescind any or all of the Bylaws of the Corporation.

 

ARTICLE VI

 

Subject to any additional vote required by this Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the number of directors of the Corporation shall be determined in the manner set forth in the Bylaws of the Corporation.

 

ARTICLE VII

 

Elections of directors need not be by written ballot unless the Bylaws of the Corporation shall so provide.

 

ARTICLE VIII

 

Meetings of stockholders may be held within or without the State of Delaware, as the Bylaws of the Corporation may provide. The books of the Corporation may be kept (subject to any provision contained in the statutes) outside the State of Delaware at such place or places as may be designated from time to time by the Board or in the Bylaws of the Corporation.

 

ARTICLE IX

 

A director of the Corporation shall not be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (i) for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under Section 174 of the General Corporation Law, or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived any improper personal benefit. If the General Corporation Law is amended after approval by the stockholders of this Article IX to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the Corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the General Corporation Law as so amended.

 

Any amendment, repeal or modification of the foregoing provisions of this Article IX by the stockholders of the Corporation shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the Corporation existing at the time of, or increase the liability of any director of the Corporation with respect to any acts or omissions of such director occurring prior to, such amendment, repeal or modification.

 

ARTICLE X

 

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

 

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ARTICLE XI

 

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Corporation is authorized to provide indemnification of (and advancement of expenses to) directors, officers, employees and agents of the Corporation (and any other persons to which General Corporation Law permits the Corporation to provide indemnification) through Bylaw provisions, agreements with such persons, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, in excess of the indemnification and advancement otherwise permitted by Section 145 of the General Corporation Law, subject only to limits created by applicable General Corporation Law (statutory or non-statutory), with respect to actions for breach of duty to the Corporation, its stockholders, and others.

 

Any amendment, repeal or modification of the foregoing provisions of this Article XI shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director, officer, employee, agent or other person existing at the time of, or increase the liability of any such person with respect to any acts or omissions of such person occurring prior to, such amendment, repeal or modification.

 

ARTICLE XII

 

The Corporation renounces any interest or expectancy of the Corporation in, or in being offered an opportunity to participate in, an Excluded Opportunity. An “Excluded Opportunity” is any matter, transaction or interest that is presented to, or acquired, created or developed by, or which otherwise comes into the possession of, (i) any director of the Corporation who is not an employee of the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries, or (ii) any holder of Preferred Stock or any partner, member, director, stockholder, employee or agent of any such holder, other than someone who is an employee of the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries (collectively, “Covered Persons”), unless such matter, transaction or interest is presented to, or acquired, created or developed by, or otherwise comes into the possession of, a Covered Person expressly and solely in such Covered Person’s capacity as a director of the Corporation.

 

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THIRD: The foregoing amendment and restatement was approved by the holders of the requisite number of shares of said Corporation in accordance with Section 228 of the General Corporation Law.

 

FOURTH: That said Restated Certificate of Incorporation, which restates and integrates and further amends the provisions of the Corporation’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation, has been duly adopted in accordance with Sections 242 and 245 of the General Corporation Law.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Restated Certificate of Incorporation has been executed by a duly authorized officer of the Corporation on this 8th day of June, 2022.

 

  /s/ Benjamin S. Miller
  Benjamin S. Miller
  Chief Executive Officer