Conversion The holders of the Series B Preferred Stock shall have conversion rights as follows:
A. Each share of Series B Preferred Stock shall be convertible at the direction of, and by notice to the Corporation from, the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock, at any time, at the office of the Corporation or any transfer agent for such Series, into one thousand (1,000) fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock subject (x) to adjustment from time to time as provided below (as so adjusted, the "conversion ratio") and (y) (prior to the consummation of the Recapitalization) to limitations resulting from the available number of shares of Common Stock which may be reserved for issuance upon such conversion, provided ,that any conversion pursuant to this paragraph A of less than all of the outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock shall be on a pro rata basis amongst all holders of Series B Preferred Stock. After consummation of the Recapitalization, the number "1,000" in this paragraph shall be "1", subject to adjustment as provided in paragraph VIII.G.
B. If the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock give notice of conversion under paragraph A above, the Corporation shall notify all other record holders of Series B Preferred Stock (a "Conversion Notice"). Following receipt of a Conversion Notice, the holders of Series B Preferred Stock shall surrender the certificate or certificates therefor duly endorsed, at the office of the Corporation or of any transfer agent for such Series, and shall state therein the name or names in which the certificate or certificates for shares of Common Stock are to be issued. The Corporation shall, as soon as practicable thereafter, issue and deliver at such office to such holder, or to the nominee or nominees of such holder, a certificate or certificates for the number of shares of Common Stock to which such holder shall be entitled as aforesaid. Such conversion shall be deemed to have been made immediately prior to the close of business on the date of such Conversion Notice and the person or persons entitled to receive the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion shall be treated for all purposes as the recordholder or holders of such shares of Common Stock as of such date. The issuance of certificates or shares of Common Stock upon conversion of shares of Series B Preferred Stock shall be made without charge for any issue, stamp or other similar tax in respect of such issuance.
C. No fractional shares shall be issued upon conversion of any shares of Series B Preferred Stock and the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued shall be rounded down to the nearest whole share, and the holder of Series B Preferred Stock shall be paid in cash for any fractional share.
D. In case at any time or from time to time the Corporation shall pay any dividend or make any other distribution to the holders of its Common Stock or other class of securities, or shall offer for subscription pro rata to the holders of its Common Stock or other class of securities any additional shares of stock of any class or any other right, or there shall be any capital reorganization or reclassification of the Common Stock of the Corporation or consolidation or merger of the Corporation with or into another corporation, or any sale or conveyance to another corporation of the property of the Corporation as an entirety or substantially as an entirety, or there shall be a voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Corporation, then, in any one or more of said cases the Corporation shall give at least 20 days' prior written notice (the time of mailing of such notice shall be deemed to be the time of giving thereof) to the registered holders of the Series B Preferred Stock at the addresses of each as shown on the books of the Corporation maintained by the Transfer Agent thereof of the date on which (i) the books of the Corporation shall close or a record shall be taken for such stock dividend, distribution or subscription rights or (ii) such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale or conveyance, dissolution, liquidation or winding up shall take place, as the case may be, provided that in the case of any Transaction to which paragraph H applies the Corporation shall give at least 30 days' prior written notice as aforesaid. Such notice shall also specify the date as of which the holders of the Common Stock of record shall participate in said dividend, distribution or subscription rights or shall be entitled to exchange their Common Stock for securities or other property deliverable upon such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale or conveyance or participate in such dissolution, liquidation or winding up, as the case may be. Failure to give such notice shall not invalidate any action so taken.
E. From and after the Recapitalization, 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 Series B 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 Series B 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 Series B Preferred Stock, then in addition to such other remedies as shall be available to the holder of Series B 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.
F. Any notice required by the provisions of paragraph D to be given the holders of shares of Series B Preferred Stock shall be deemed given if sent by facsimile transmission, by telex, or 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.
G. The conversion ratio shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as follows:
(i) In case the Corporation shall at any time or from time to time after the Issue Date (A) pay a dividend or make a distribution, on the outstanding shares of Common Stock in shares of Common Stock, (B) subdivide the outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares of Common Stock, (C) combine the outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares or (D) issue by reclassification of the shares of Common Stock any shares of capital stock of the Corporation, then, and in each such case, the conversion ratio in effect immediately prior to such event or the record date therefor, whichever is earlier, shall be adjusted so that the holder of any shares of Series B Preferred Stock thereafter surrendered for conversion shall be entitled to receive the number of shares of Common Stock or other securities of the Corporation which such holder would have owned or have been entitled to receive after the happening of any of the events described above, had such shares of Series B Preferred Stock been surrendered for conversion immediately prior to the happening of such event or the record date therefor, whichever is earlier. An adjustment made pursuant to this clause (i) shall become effective (x) in the case of any such dividend or distribution, immediately after the close of business on the record date for the determination of holders of shares of Common Stock entitled to receive such dividend or distribution, or (y) in the case of any such subdivision, reclassification or combination, at the close of business on the day upon which such corporate action becomes effective.
(ii) In the case the Corporation shall, after the Issue Date, issue shares of Common Stock at a price per share, or securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock ("Convertible Securities") having a "Conversion Price" (as defined below) less than the Current Market Price (for a period of 15 consecutive trading days prior to such date), then, and in each such case, the conversion ratio shall be adjusted so that the holder of each share of Series B Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, upon the conversion thereof, the number of shares of Common Stock determined by multiplying (A) the applicable conversion ratio on the day immediately prior to such date by (B) a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the sum of (1) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on the date on which such shares or Convertible Securities are issued and (2) the number of additional shares of Common Stock issued, or into which the Convertible Securities may convert, and the denominator of which shall be the sum of (x) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on such date and (y) the number of shares of Common Stock which the aggregate consideration receivable by the Corporation for the total number of shares of Common Stock so issued, or the number of shares of Common Stock which the aggregate of the Conversion Price of such Convertible Securities so issued, would purchase at such Current Market price on such date. An adjustment made pursuant to this clause (ii) shall be made on the next Business Day following the date on which any such issuance is made and shall be effective retroactively immediately after the close of business on such date. For purposes of this clause (ii), the aggregate consideration receivable by the Corporation in connection with the issuance of any securities shall be deemed to be the sum of the aggregate offering price to the public (before deduction of underwriting discounts or commissions and expenses payable to third parties), and the "Conversion Price" of any Convertible Securities is the total amount received or receivable by the Corporation as consideration for the issue or sale of such Convertible Securities (before deduction of underwriting discounts or commissions and expenses payable to third parties) plus the minimum aggregate amount of additional consideration, if any, payable to the Corporation upon the conversion, exchange or exercise of any such Convertible Securities. Neither (A) the issuance of any shares of Common Stock (whether treasury shares or newly issued shares) pursuant to a dividend or distribution on, or subdivision, combination or reclassification of, the outstanding shares of Common Stock requiring an adjustment in the conversion ratio pursuant to clause (i) of this paragraph G, or pursuant to any employee benefit plan or program of the Corporation or pursuant to any option, warrant, right, or Convertible Security outstanding as of the date hereof (including, but not limited to, the Rights, the Series B Preferred Stock, the Series C Preferred Stock and the Warrants) nor (B) the issuance of shares of Common Stock pursuant thereto shall be deemed to constitute an issuance of Common Stock or Convertible Securities by the Corporation to which this clause (ii) applies. Upon expiration of any Convertible Securities which shall not have been exercised or converted and for which an adjustment shall have been made pursuant to this clause (ii), the Conversion Price computed upon the original issue thereof shall upon expiration be recomputed as if the only additional shares of Common Stock issued were such shares of Common Stock (if any) actually issued upon exercise or conversion of such Convertible Securities and the consideration received therefor was the consideration actually received by the Corporation for the issue of such Convertible Securities (whether or not exercised or converted) plus the consideration actually received by the Corporation upon such exercise of conversion.
(iii) In case the Corporation shall at any time or from time to time after the Issue Date declare, order, pay or make a dividend or other distribution (including, without limitation, any distribution of stock or other securities or property or rights or warrants to subscribe for securities of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries by way of dividend or spin-off), on its Common Stock, other than (A) regular quarterly dividends payable in cash in an aggregate amount not to exceed 15% of net income from continuing operations before extraordinary items of the Corporation, determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, during the period (treated as one accounting period) commencing on July 1, 1998, and ending on the date such dividend is paid or (B) dividends or distributions of shares of Common Stock which are referred to in clause (i) of this paragraph G, then, and in each such case, the conversion ratio shall be adjusted so that the holder of each share of Series B Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, upon the conversion thereof, the number of shares of Common Stock determined by multiplying (1) the applicable conversion ratio on the day immediately prior to the record date fixed for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution by (2) a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the then Current Market Price per share of Common Stock for the period of 20 Trading Days preceding such record date, and the denominator of which shall be such Current Market Price per share of Common Stock for the period of 20 Trading Days preceding such record date, less the Fair Market Value (as defined in Article IX) per share of Common Stock (as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Corporation, a certified resolution with respect to which shall be mailed to each holder of shares of Series B Preferred Stock) of such dividend or distribution; provided, however, that in the event of a distribution of shares of capital stock of a Subsidiary of the Corporation (a "Spin-Off") made to holders of shares of Common Stock, the numerator of such fraction shall be the sum of the Current Market Price per share of Common Stock for the period of 20 Trading Days preceding the 35th Trading Day after the effective date of such Spin-Off and the Current Market Price of the number of shares (or the fraction of a share) of capital stock of the Subsidiary which is distributed in such Spin-Off in respect of one share of Common Stock for the period of 20 Trading Days preceding such 35th Trading Day and the denominator of which shall be the current market price per share of the Common Stock for the period of 20 Trading Days proceeding such 35th Trading Day. An adjustment made pursuant to this clause (iii) shall be made upon the opening of business on the next Business Day following the date on which any such dividend or distribution is made and shall be effective retroactively immediately after the close of business on the record date fixed for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution; provided, however, if the proviso to the preceding sentence applies, then such adjustment shall be made and be effective as of such 35th Trading Day after the effective date of such Spin-Off.
(iv) For purposes of this paragraph G, the number of shares of Common Stock at any time outstanding shall not include any shares of Common Stock then owned or held by or for the account of the Corporation.
