Series B Preferred Stock 1 Shares.......................................................................1
Series A Preferred Stock The Series A Preferred Stock shall have the following rights, preferences and limitations:
i. The Series A Preferred Stock shall have a liquidation preference of $100 per share or an aggregate liquidation preference of $6.4 million. The liquidation preference shall be senior to all other securities of the Company including the Series B, C and D Preferred Stock described below and the Common Stock.
ii. The Series A Preferred Stock shall not have specified dividends but shall be entitled to participate on an as-converted basis in any dividends paid on the Common Stock of the Company or the Series B, C or D Preferred Stock.
iii. The Series A Preferred Stock shall not be subject to mandatory redemption at the election of the Investors but shall be subject to redemption at a redemption price of $100 per share by the Company at any time on or after ten (10) years after the original date of issuance.
iv. The Series A Preferred Stock shall be convertible into shares of Common Stock at a conversion price of $1.00 per share. Each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall be initially convertible into 100 shares of Common Stock based on the $100 liquidation preferential amount thereof. The conversion price and number of shares will be subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments for stock splits, share dividends, recapitalizations, stock issuances, etc., with the anti-dilution adjustment for the issuance of shares at less than the conversion price being determined on the "weighted average method."
v. Subject to the provisions of Section 3A hereof, the Series A Preferred Stock, voting as a single class, shall be entitled to elect a majority (4) of the Board of Directors. On all other matters, the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock shall vote together with the holders of the Common Stock and the Series B, C and D Preferred Stock and shall be entitled to cast one vote for each share of Common Stock into which the Series A Preferred Stock is convertible.
vi. The approval of the Series A Preferred Stock, voting as a separate class, shall be required for the issuance of any securities having liquidation or other rights senior or superior or equal in any respect to the rights of the Series A Preferred Stock.
Company Common Stock “Company Common Stock” shall mean the Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company.
Conversion of Company Common Stock Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.05 and subject to Sections 2.01(d), 2.01(e) and 2.03(e), each share of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than shares to be canceled in accordance with Section 2.01(b)) shall be converted into the right to receive, at the election of the holder thereof, one of the following (as adjusted pursuant to Section 2.05, the "Merger Consideration"):
(i) for each such share of Company Common Stock with respect to which an election to receive Parent Shares has been effectively made, and not revoked or lost, pursuant to Section 2.04 (a "Share Election") and for each share of Company Common Stock with respect to which a Share Election is deemed to have been made pursuant to Section 2.04(d), the right to receive consideration (the "Share Consideration") equal to .1490 fully paid and nonassessable Parent Shares (the "Exchange Ratio"); and
(ii) for each such share of Company Common Stock with respect to which an election to receive cash has been effectively made, and not revoked or lost, pursuant to Section 2.04 (a "Cash Election") and for each share of Company Common Stock with respect to which a Cash Election is deemed to have been made pursuant to Section 2.04(d), the right to receive $1.95 in cash (the "Cash Consideration"). At the Effective Time, all such shares of Company Common Stock converted as set forth above shall no longer be outstanding and shall automatically be canceled and shall cease to exist, and each holder of a certificate or certificates that immediately prior to the Effective Time represented any such shares of Company Common Stock (the "Certificates") shall cease to have any rights with respect thereto, except the right to receive the Merger Consideration, certain dividends or other distributions in accordance with Section 2.03(c) and cash in lieu of any fractional share in accordance with Section 2.03(e) upon the surrender of such Certificate in accordance with Section 2.03(b), without interest.
Availability of Shares of Preferred Stock (a) The Company covenants and agrees that it will cause to be reserved and kept available out of its authorized and unissued shares of Preferred Stock or any shares of Preferred Stock held in its treasury, the number of shares of Preferred Stock that will be sufficient to permit the exercise in full of all outstanding Rights.
(b) So long as the shares of Preferred Stock issuable upon the exercise of Rights may be listed or admitted to trading on any national securities exchange, or quoted on NASDAQ, the Company shall use its best efforts to cause, from and after such time as the Rights become exercisable, all shares reserved for such issuance to be listed or admitted to trading on such exchange, or quoted on NASDAQ, upon official notice of issuance upon such exercise.
(c) From and after such time as the Rights become exercisable, the Company shall use its best efforts, if then necessary to permit the issuance of shares of Preferred Stock upon the exercise of Rights, to register and qualify such shares of Preferred Stock under the Securities Act and any applicable state securities or "Blue Sky" laws (to the extent exemptions therefrom are not available), cause such registration statement and qualifications to become effective as soon as possible after such filing and keep such registration and qualifications effective (with a prospectus at all times meeting the requirements of the Securities Act) until the earlier of the date as of which the Rights are no longer exercisable for such securities and the Expiration Date. The Company may temporarily suspend, for a period of time not to exceed 90 days, the exercisability of the Rights in order to prepare and file a registration statement under the Securities Act and permit it to become effective. Upon any such suspension, the Company shall issue a public announcement stating that the exercisability of the Rights has been temporarily suspended, as well as a public announcement at such time as the suspension is no longer in effect. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the Rights shall not be exercisable in any jurisdiction unless the requisite qualification in such jurisdiction shall have been obtained and until a registration statement under the Securities Act shall have been declared effective, unless an exemption therefrom is available.
(d) The Company covenants and agrees that it will take all such action as may be necessary to ensure that all shares of Preferred Stock delivered upon exercise of Rights shall, at the time of delivery of the certificates therefor (subject to payment of the Purchase Price), be duly and validly authorized and issued and fully paid and nonassessable shares.
(e) The Company further covenants and agrees that it will pay when due and payable any and all federal and state transfer taxes and charges which may be payable in respect of the issuance or delivery of the Right Certificates or of any shares of Preferred Stock upon the exercise of Rights. The Company shall not, however, be required to pay any transfer tax which may be payable in respect of any transfer or delivery of Right Certificates to a Person other than, or the issuance or delivery of certificates or depositary receipts for the Preferred Stock in a name other than that of, the registered holder of the Right Certificate evidencing Rights surrendered for exercise or to issue or deliver any certificates or depositary receipts for Preferred Stock upon the exercise of any Rights until any such tax shall have been paid (any such tax being payable by that holder of such Right Certificate at the time of surrender) or until it has been established to the Company's reasonable satisfaction that no such tax is due.
Preferred Shares The Preferred Shares have been duly and validly authorized, and, when issued and delivered pursuant to this Agreement, such Preferred Shares will be duly and validly issued and fully paid and non-assessable, will not be issued in violation of any preemptive rights, and will rank pari passu with or senior to all other series or classes of Preferred Stock, whether or not issued or outstanding, with respect to the payment of dividends and the distribution of assets in the event of any dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Company.
Merger Sub Common Stock At the Effective Time, each share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Merger Sub (“Merger Sub Common Stock”) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be automatically converted into one fully paid and nonassessable share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Surviving Corporation.
Registration of Shares of Common Stock The Company agrees that as soon as practicable after the closing of its initial Business Combination, it shall use its best efforts to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission a registration statement for the registration, under the Act, of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, and it shall use its best efforts to take such action as is necessary to register or qualify for sale, in those states in which the Warrants were initially offered by the Company and in those states where holders of Warrants then reside, the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, to the extent an exemption is not available. The Company will use its best efforts to cause the same to become effective and to maintain the effectiveness of such registration statement, and a current prospectus relating thereto, until the expiration of the Warrants in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. If any such registration statement has not been declared effective by the 90th day following the closing of the Business Combination, holders of the Warrants shall have the right, during the period beginning on the 91st day after the closing of the Business Combination and ending upon such registration statement being declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission, and during any other period when the Company shall fail to have maintained an effective registration statement covering the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, to exercise such Warrants on a “cashless basis” as determined in accordance with Section 3.3.1(c). The Company shall provide the Warrant Agent with an opinion of counsel for the Company (which shall be an outside law firm with securities law experience) stating that (i) the exercise of the Warrants on a cashless basis in accordance with this Section 7.4 is not required to be registered under the Act and (ii) the shares of Common Stock issued upon such exercise will be freely tradable under U.S. federal securities laws by anyone who is not an affiliate (as such term is defined in Rule 144 under the Act) of the Company and, accordingly, will not be required to bear a restrictive legend. For the avoidance of any doubt, unless and until all of the Warrants have been exercised on a cashless basis, the Company shall continue to be obligated to comply with its registration obligations under the first three sentences of this Section 7.4. The provisions of this Section 7.4 may not be modified, amended, or deleted without the prior written consent of the Representative.
Convertible Preferred Stock In accordance with the undersigned's obligation under the Subscription Agreement to provide such information as may be required by law for inclusion in the Registration Statement, the undersigned agrees to promptly notify the Company of any inaccuracies or changes in the information provided herein that may occur subsequent to the date hereof at any time while the Registration Statement remains effective. All notices hereunder and pursuant to the Subscription Agreement shall be made in writing at the address set forth below. In addition, the undersigned hereby agrees to give the Company three days' prior notice in advance of sales of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock pursuant to the Registration Statement, and the undersigned hereby further agrees not to sell Series A Convertible Preferred Stock in the event the undersigned knows of any undisclosed material developments or transactions relating to the Company. The undersigned hereby acknowledges that it understands that any sales or other dispositions of any Series A Convertible Preferred Stock pursuant to the Registration Statement, once effective, must be settled with Series A Convertible Preferred Stock bearing the Company's general (not necessarily restricted) common shares CUSIP number. A beneficial owner named in the Registration Statement may obtain Series A Convertible Preferred Stock bearing the Company's general common shares CUSIP number for settlement purposes by presenting the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock to be sold (with a restricted CUSIP), together with a certificate of registered sale, to the Company's transfer agent, North American Transfer Co. The form of certificate of registered sale is available from the Company upon request. The process of obtaining such shares might take a number of business days. SEC rules generally require trades in the secondary market to settle in three business days, unless the parties to any such trade expressly agree otherwise. Accordingly, a beneficial owner who holds Series A Convertible Preferred Stock with a restricted CUSIP at the time of the trade might wish to specify an alternate settlement cycle at the time of any such trade to provide sufficient time to obtain Series A Convertible Preferred Stock with an unrestricted CUSIP in order to prevent a failed settlement. By signing below, the undersigned consents to the disclosure of the information contained herein in its answers above and the inclusion of such information in the Registration Statement and the related prospectus. The undersigned understands that such information will be relied upon by the Company in connection with the preparation or amendment of the Registration Statement and the related prospectus.
Company Preferred Stock “Company Preferred Stock” shall mean the Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value per share, of the Company.
