EX-3.1 2 ea143589ex3-1_newstarship.htm AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF NEW PAYONEER

Exhibit 3.1

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED

 

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

NEW STARSHIP PARENT INC.

Pursuant to the provisions of § 242 and § 245 of the
General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware

 

FIRST: The present name of the corporation is New Starship Parent Inc. (the “Corporation”). The date of filing of the original certificate of incorporation of the Corporation (the “Certificate”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware was January 29, 2021.

 

SECOND: The Certificate is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as set forth in this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation hereinafter provided for (the “Certificate of Incorporation”).

 

THIRD: The Certificate of Incorporation herein certified has been duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of § 242 and § 245 of Delaware Law (as defined below), and, with respect to the stockholders, § 228 of Delaware Law.

 

FOURTH: This Certificate shall become effective as of 11:57 a.m. Eastern time on June 25, 2021.

 

FIFTH: The Certificate Incorporation of the Corporation shall, at the effective time, read as follows:

 

ARTICLE 1.
NAME

 

The name of the corporation is Payoneer Global Inc.

 

ARTICLE 2.
REGISTERED OFFICE AND AGENT

 

The address of the Corporation’s registered office in the State of Delaware is 251 Little Falls Drive, Wilmington, County of New Castle, Delaware 19808. The name of its registered agent at such address is Corporation Service Company.

 

 

 

ARTICLE 3.
PURPOSE AND POWERS

 

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

 

ARTICLE 4.
CAPITAL STOCK

 

(A) Authorized Shares

 

(1) Classes of Stock. The total number of shares of stock that the Corporation shall have authority to issue is 4,180,000,000, consisting of 3,800,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), and 380,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Preferred Stock” and together with any Preferred Stock, the “Company Stock”).

 

(2) Preferred Stock. The Board of Directors is hereby empowered, without any action or vote by the Corporation’s stockholders (except as may otherwise be provided by the terms of any class or series of Preferred Stock then outstanding), to authorize by resolution or resolutions from time to time the issuance of one or more series of Preferred Stock and to fix the designations, powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other rights, if any, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, if any, with respect to each such series of Preferred Stock and the number of shares constituting each such series, and to increase or decrease the number of shares of any such series to the extent permitted by Delaware Law. The number of authorized shares of any of the Common Stock or Preferred Stock may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof the outstanding) by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority in voting power of the stock of the Corporation entitled to vote thereon irrespective of the provisions of Section 242(b)(2) of Delaware Law (or any successor provision thereto), and no vote of the holders of any of the Common Stock or Preferred Stock voting separately as a class shall be required therefor, unless a vote of any such holder is required pursuant to this Certificate of Incorporation (including any certificate of designation relating to any series of Preferred Stock).

 

(B) Voting Rights

 

Subject to Section (C) of this Article 4, each holder of Common Stock, as such, shall be entitled to one vote for each share of Common Stock held of record by such holder on all matters on which stockholders generally are entitled to vote; provided, however, that, except as otherwise required by law, holders of Common Stock, as such, shall not be entitled to vote on any amendment to this Certificate of Incorporation (including any certificate of designations relating to any class or series of Preferred Stock) that relates solely to the terms of one or more outstanding classes or series of Preferred Stock if the holders of such affected series of Preferred Stock are entitled, either separately or together with the holders of one or more other such affected series of Preferred Stock, to vote thereon pursuant to this Certificate of Incorporation (including any certificate of designations relating to any class or series of Preferred Stock) or pursuant to Delaware Law.

 

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(C) Regulatory Restrictions on Transfer; Redemption in Certain Circumstances.

 

(1) Definitions. For purposes of this Section (C) of Article 4, the following terms shall have the respective meanings specified herein:

 

(i) “Beneficial Ownership” shall mean ownership of the shares of Company Stock by a Person, whether the interest in the shares of Company Stock is held directly or indirectly (including by a nominee), and shall include interests that would be treated as owned through the application of Section 544 of the Code, as modified by Sections 856(h)(1)(B) and 856(h)(3)(A) of the Code. The terms “Beneficial Owner,” “Beneficially Owns” and “Beneficially Owned” shall have the correlative meanings. The term “Beneficial Owner” is intended to be interpreted in the context of Section 856(h) of the Code so that the Beneficial Owner of Company Stock held by an entity shall be Individuals who are treated as owners of Company Stock for purposes of Section 856(h) of the Code rather than the entity itself, if applicable.

 

(ii) “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or any successor statute.

 

(iii) “Contract” shall mean any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, lease, order, contract, commitment, agreement, arrangement or instrument, written or otherwise.

 

(iv) “Disqualified Person” shall mean any stockholder, other Owner or Proposed Transferee as to which clause (i) or (ii) of Section (C)(3) of Article 4 is applicable.

 

(v) “Encumbrance” shall mean any security interest, pledge, mortgage, lien, charge, option, warrant, right of first refusal, license, easement, adverse claim of Ownership or use, or other encumbrance of any kind.

 

(vi) “Excepted Holder” shall mean Person for whom an Excepted Holder Limit is created by the Board of Directors pursuant to Section (C)(5) of this Article 4. The term “Excepted Holder Limit” shall mean, provided that the affected Excepted Holder agrees to comply with the requirements established by this Certificate of Incorporation or by the Board of Directors pursuant to Section (C)(5) of this Article 4, the percentage limit established for an Excepted Holder by this Certificate of Incorporation or by the Board of Directors pursuant to Section (C)(5) of this Article 4.

 

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(vii) “Governmental Body” shall mean any government or governmental, judicial, legislative, executive, administrative or regulatory authority of the United States, or of any State, local or foreign government or any political subdivision, agency, commission, office, authority, or bureaucracy of any of the foregoing, including any court or arbitrator (public or private), whether now or hereinafter in existence.

 

(viii) “Law” shall mean any law (including common law), statute, code, ordinance, rule, regulation, standard, requirement, guideline, policy or criterion, including any interpretation thereof, of or applicable to any Governmental Body, whether now or hereinafter in existence.

 

(ix) “Legal Requirement” shall mean any Order, Law or Permit, or any binding Contract with any Governmental Body.

 

(x) “Order” shall mean any judgment, ruling, order, writ, injunction, decree, decision, determination or award of any Governmental Body.

 

(xi) “Ownership” shall mean, with respect to any shares of Company Stock, direct or indirect record ownership or Beneficial Ownership. The term “Owner” shall mean any Person that has or exercises Ownership with respect to any shares of Company Stock.

 

(xii) “Permit” shall mean any permit, authorization, consent, approval, registration, franchise, Order, waiver, variance or license issued or granted by any Governmental Body.

 

(xiii) “Person” shall mean any individual, estate, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, firm, joint venture, association, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, Governmental Body or other entity.

 

(xiv) “Proceeding” shall mean any Order, action, claim, citation, complaint, inspection, litigation, notice, arbitration or other proceeding of or before any Governmental Body.

 

(xv) “Proposed Transferee” shall mean any person presenting any shares of Company Stock for Transfer into such Person’s name or that otherwise is or purports to be a Transferee with respect to any shares of Company Stock.

 

(xvi) “Redemption Date” shall mean the date fixed by the Board of Directors for the redemption of any shares of Company Stock pursuant to this Section (C) of Article 4.

 

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(xvii) “Subsidiary” shall mean any corporation, limited liability company, partnership or other entity in which a majority in voting power of the shares or equity interests entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (or equivalent management board) is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Corporation.

 

(xviii) “Transfer” shall mean, with respect to any shares of Company Stock, any direct or indirect issuance, sale, gift, assignment, devise or other transfer or disposition of Ownership of such shares, whether voluntary or involuntary, and whether by merger or other operation of law, as well as any other event or transaction (including, without limitation, the making of, or entering into, any Contract, including, without limitation, any proxy or nominee agreement) that results or would result in the Ownership of such shares by a Person that did not possess such rights  prior to such event or transaction. Without limitation as to the foregoing, the term “Transfer” shall include any of the following that results or would result in a change in Ownership: (A) a change in the capital structure of the Corporation, (B) a change in the relationship between two or more Persons, (C) the making of, or entering into, any Contract, including, without limitation, any proxy or nominee agreement, (D) any exercise or disposition of any option or warrant, or any event that causes any option or warrant not theretofore exercisable to become exercisable, (E) any disposition of any securities or rights convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for such shares or any exercise of any such conversion, exercise or exchange right, and (F) Transfers of interests in other entities. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the granting of a revocable proxy to an officer or director of the Corporation at the request of the Board of Directors in connection with actions to be taken at an annual or special meeting of stockholders or any other action of the stockholders permitted by this Certificate of Incorporation shall not be considered a Transfer. The term “Transferee” shall mean any Person that becomes an Owner of any shares of Company Stock as a result of a Transfer.

 

(xix) “Violation” shall mean (A) any Person Beneficially Owning more than 9.9% (or, in the case of an Excepted Holder, Beneficially Owning more than such Excepted Holder’s Excepted Holder Limit) of the aggregate outstanding shares of Company Stock on a fully diluted basis, (B) any violation of, or any inconsistency with, any Legal Requirement applicable to the Corporation or any Subsidiary, (C) the loss of, or failure to secure or secure the reinstatement of, any Permit held or required by the Corporation or any Subsidiary, (D) the creation, attachment or perfection of any Encumbrance with respect to any property or assets of the Corporation or any Subsidiary, (E) the initiation of a Proceeding against the Corporation or any Subsidiary by any Governmental Body, (F) the effectiveness of any Legal Requirement that, in the judgment of the Board of Directors, is adverse to the Corporation or any Subsidiary or any portion of the business of the Corporation or any Subsidiary; or (G) any circumstance or event giving rise to the right of any Governmental Body to require the sale, transfer, assignment or other disposition of any property, assets or rights owned or held directly or indirectly by the Corporation or any Subsidiary.

 

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(2) Requests for Information. If the Corporation has reason to believe that the Ownership, or proposed Ownership, of shares of Company Stock by any stockholder, other Owner or Proposed Transferee could, either by itself or when taken together with the Ownership of any shares of Company Stock by any other Person, result in any Violation, such stockholder, other Owner or Proposed Transferee, upon request of the Corporation, shall promptly furnish to the Corporation such information (including, without limitation, information with respect to citizenship, other Ownership interests and affiliations) as the Corporation may reasonably request to determine whether the Ownership of, or the exercise of any rights with respect to, shares of Company Stock by such stockholder, other Owner or Proposed Transferee could result in any Violation.

 

(3) Rights of the Corporation. If (i) any stockholder, other Owner or Proposed Transferee from whom information is requested should fail to respond to such request pursuant to Section (C)(2) of this Article 4 within the period of time (including any applicable extension thereof) determined by the Board of Directors, or (ii) whether or not any stockholder, other Owner or Proposed Transferee timely responds to any request for information pursuant to Section (C)(2) of this Article 4, the Board of Directors shall conclude that effecting, permitting or honoring any Transfer or the Ownership of any shares of Company Stock, by any such stockholder, other Owner or Proposed Transferee, could result in any Violation, or that it is in the interest of the Corporation to prevent or cure any such Violation or any situation which could result in any such Violation, or mitigate the effects of any such Violation or any situation that could result in any such Violation, then the Corporation may (A) refuse to permit any Transfer of shares of Company Stock that involves a Transfer of such shares to, or Ownership of such shares by, any Disqualified Person, (B) refuse to honor any such Transfer effected or purported to have been effected, and in such case any such Transfer shall be deemed to have been void ab initio, (C) suspend those rights of stock ownership the exercise of which could result in any Violation, (D) redeem such shares in accordance with Section (C)(4) of this Article 4, and/or (E) take all such other action as the Corporation may deem necessary or advisable in furtherance of the provisions of this Section (C) of Article 4, including, without limitation, exercising any and all appropriate remedies, at law or in equity, in any court of competent jurisdiction, against any Disqualified Person. Any such refusal of Transfer or suspension of rights pursuant to subclauses (A), (B) and (C) of this Section (C)(3) of Article 4 respectively, of the immediately preceding sentence shall remain in effect until the requested information has been received and the Board of Directors has determined that such Transfer, or the exercise of any such suspended rights, as the case may be, would not constitute a Violation.

 

(4)  Redemption by the Corporation. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Certificate of Incorporation to the contrary, but subject to the provisions of any resolution or resolutions of the Board of Directors adopted pursuant to this Article 4 creating any series of Preferred Stock, Company Stock 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 with respect to any shares of Company Stock of which any Disqualified Person is the stockholder, other Owner or Proposed Transferee provided, however, that no redemption shall result in there being no shares of Company Stock entitled to full voting powers. The terms and conditions of such redemption shall be as follows:

 

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(i) the redemption price of the shares to be redeemed pursuant to this Section (C)(4) of this Article 4 shall be equal to $0.01 per share, which may be in the form of cash, or any debt or equity securities of the Corporation or any Subsidiary of the Corporation or any other entity, or any combination thereof, having such terms and conditions as shall be approved by the Board of Directors;

 

(ii) if less than all such shares are to be redeemed from a Disqualified Person, 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;

 

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

 

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

 

(5) Excepted Holders. The Board of Directors, in its sole discretion, may exempt (proactively or retroactively) a Person from the restrictions contained in Section (C) of this Article 4, as the case may be. The Board of Directors may establish or increase an Excepted Holder Limit for such Person as the Board of Directors determines to be appropriate, taking into account any representations, covenants and undertakings as such Person may provide to the Corporation.

 

(6) Specific Enforcement. The Corporation is authorized specifically to seek equitable relief, including injunctive and necessary relief, to enforce the provisions of Section (C) of this Article 4. No delay or failure on the part of the Corporation or the Board of Directors in exercising any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver of any right of the Corporation or the Board of Directors, as the case may be, except to the extent specifically waived in writing as authorized by the Board of Directors. In the case of an ambiguity in the application of any of the provisions of Section (C) of this Article 4, the Board of Directors shall have the power to determine the application of the provisions of Section (C) of this Article 4, to any situation based on the facts known to it. In the event Section (C) of this Article 4 requires an action by the Board of Directors and this Certificate of Incorporation fails to provide specific guidance with respect to such action, the Board of Directors shall have the power to determine the action to be taken so long as such action is not contrary to the provisions of Section (C) of this Article 4.

 

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(7) Legends. The Corporation shall, to the extent required by law, note on the certificates of the Company Stock that the shares represented by such certificates are subject to the restrictions set forth in this Section (C) of Article 4. If such shares are uncertificated, then the Corporation shall provide any notice required by Delaware Law.

 

ARTICLE 5.
BYLAWS

 

The Board of Directors shall have the power to adopt, amend or repeal the bylaws of the Corporation (the “Bylaws”).

 

The stockholders may adopt, amend or repeal the Bylaws only with the affirmative vote of the holders of not less than 66 2/3% of the voting power of all outstanding Company Stock generally entitled to vote in the election of directors, voting together as a single class.

 

ARTICLE 6.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

(A) Power of the Board of Directors. Except as otherwise provided in this Certificate of Incorporation or Delaware Law, the business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors.

 

(B) Number of Directors. Except as otherwise provided for or fixed pursuant to the provisions of Article 4 (including any certificate of designation with respect to any series of Preferred Stock) and this Article 6 relating to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock to elect additional directors, the total number of directors constituting the whole Board of Directors shall, as of the date this Certificate of Incorporation becomes effective, be seven and, thereafter, shall be determined from time to time exclusively by resolution adopted by the Board of Directors.

 

(C) Election of Directors.

 

(1) The directors shall be divided into three classes, designated Class I, Class II and Class III. Each class shall consist, as nearly as may be practicable, of one-third of the total number of directors constituting the entire Board of Directors. Each director shall serve for a term ending on the date of the third annual meeting of stockholders next following the annual meeting at which such director was elected; provided that directors initially designated as Class I directors shall serve for a term ending on the date of the 2022 annual meeting, directors initially designated as Class II directors shall serve for a term ending on the 2023 annual meeting, and directors initially designated as Class III directors shall serve for a term ending on the date of the 2024 annual meeting. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any such director shall hold office until the annual meeting at which his or her term expires and until his or her successor shall be elected and qualified, or his or her earlier death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal from office. At each annual meeting of stockholders commencing with the 2022 annual meeting, the directors of the class to be elected at each annual meeting shall be elected for a three-year term. The Board of Directors is authorized to assign members of the Board of Directors already in office to their respective class. In the event of any change in the number of directors, the Board of Directors shall apportion any newly created directorships among, or reduce the number of directorships in, such class or classes as shall equalize, as nearly as possible, the number of directors in each class. In no event will a decrease in the number of directors shorten the term of any incumbent director.

 

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(2) The directors shall initially be classified as follows:

 

  Name
Class I

Avi Zeevi

Scott H. Galit

 

Class II

Rich Williams

Hans (John) Morris

Amir Goldman

 

Class III

Heather Tookes

Christopher (Woody) Marshall

 

(3) There shall be no cumulative voting in the election of directors. Election of directors need not be by written ballot unless the Bylaws so provide.

 

(D) Vacancies. Subject to the rights granted to the holders of any one or more series of Preferred Stock then outstanding, vacancies on the Board of Directors resulting from death, resignation, removal or otherwise and newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the number of directors shall, except as otherwise required by law, be filled solely by a majority of the directors then in office (other than directors elected by the holders of any series of Preferred Stock, voting separately as a series or together with one or more series, as the case may be), although less than a quorum, or by the sole remaining director. Each director so elected shall hold office for a term that shall coincide with the term of the Class to which such director shall have been elected, or until his or her earlier death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal.

 

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(E) Removal. No director (other than the directors elected by the holders of any series of Preferred Stock, voting separately as a series or together with one or more other such series, as the case may be) may be removed from office by the stockholders except for cause with the affirmative vote of the holders of not less than a majority of the total voting power of all outstanding shares of Company Stock generally entitled to vote in the election of directors, voting together as a single class.

 

(F) Preferred Stock Directors. During any period when the holders of any series of Preferred Stock, voting separately as a series or together with one or more other such series, have the right to elect additional directors pursuant to the provisions of this Certificate of Incorporation (including any certificate of designation with respect to any series of Preferred Stock) in respect of such series, then upon commencement and for the duration of the period during which such right continues: (i) the then otherwise total authorized number of directors of the Corporation shall automatically be increased by such specified number of directors, and the holders of such series of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to elect the additional directors so provided for or fixed pursuant to said provisions; and (ii) each such additional director shall serve until such director’s successor shall have been duly elected and qualified, or until such director’s right to hold such office terminates pursuant to said provisions, whichever occurs earlier, subject to his or her earlier death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal. Except as otherwise provided by the Board of Directors in the resolution or resolutions establishing such series, whenever the holders of any series of Preferred Stock having such right to elect additional directors are divested of such right pursuant to the provisions of such stock, the terms of office of all such additional directors elected by the holders of such stock, or elected to fill any vacancies resulting from the death, resignation, disqualification or removal of such additional directors, shall forthwith terminate (in which case each such director shall thereupon cease to be qualified as, and shall cease to be, a director) and the total authorized number of directors of the Corporation shall be automatically reduced accordingly.

 

ARTICLE 7.
MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS

 

(A) Annual Meetings. An annual meeting of stockholders for the election of directors to succeed those whose terms expire and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting shall be held at such place, on such date, and at such time as the Board of Directors shall determine.

 

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(B) Special Meetings. Special meetings of the stockholders may be called only by the Board of Directors acting pursuant to a resolution adopted by the Board of Directors, subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock then outstanding.

 

(C) No Action by Written Consent. Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock then outstanding, as may be set forth in the resolution or resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors pursuant to Article 4(A) hereto for such class or series of Preferred Stock, any action required or permitted to be taken at any annual or special meeting of stockholders may be taken only upon the vote of stockholders at an annual or special meeting duly noticed and called in accordance with Delaware Law, as amended from time to time, and this Article 7 and may not be taken by written consent of stockholders without a meeting.

 

ARTICLE 8.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

 

A director of the Corporation shall not be liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware Law.

 

ARTICLE 9.
AMENDMENTS

 

The Corporation reserves the right to amend this Certificate of Incorporation in any manner permitted by Delaware Law and all rights and powers conferred upon stockholders, directors and officers herein are granted subject to this reservation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions set forth in Articles 4(B), 4(C) 5, 6, 7 and this Article 9 may not be repealed or amended in any respect, and no other provision may be adopted, amended or repealed which would have the effect of modifying or permitting the circumvention of the provisions set forth in any of Articles 4(B), 4(C), 5, 6, 7 or this Article 9, unless, in addition to any vote required by Delaware Law, such action is approved by the affirmative vote of the holders of not less than 66 2/3% of the total voting power of all outstanding securities of the Corporation generally entitled to vote in the election of directors, voting together as a single class.

 

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ARTICLE 10.
FORUM SELECTION

 

Unless the Corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, (A) (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Corporation, (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any current or former director, officer, other employee or stockholder of the Corporation to the Corporation or the Corporation’s stockholders, (iii) any action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of Delaware Law, this Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws (as either may be amended or restated) or as to which Delaware Law confers jurisdiction on the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or (iv) any action asserting a claim governed by the internal affairs doctrine of the law of the State of Delaware shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be exclusively brought in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or, if such court does not have subject matter jurisdiction thereof, the federal district court of the State of Delaware; and (B) the federal district courts of the United States shall be the exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the federal securities laws of the United States of America, including the applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. To the fullest extent permitted by law, any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring or holding any interest in shares of Company Stock shall be deemed to have notice of and consented to the provisions of this Article 10.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Certificate of Incorporation as of this _____ day of __________, 2021.

 

  NEW STARSHIP PARENT INC.
   
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

[Signature Page to Certificate of Incorporation]

 

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