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.
Preferred Stock The Board of Directors of the Corporation is authorized, subject to limitations prescribed by law and the provisions of this Paragraph FOURTH, to provide for the issuance of the shares of Preferred Stock in series, and to establish from time to time the number of shares included in each such series, but not below the number of shares then issued, and to fix the designation, powers, preferences, and relative rights of the shares of each such series and the qualifications, or restrictions thereof. The authority of the Board of Directors with respect to each shall include, but not be limited to, determination of the following:
(a) The number of shares constituting that series and the distinctive designation of that series;
(b) The dividend rate on the shares of that series, whether dividends shall be cumulative, and, if so, from which date or dates, and the relative rights of priority, if any, of payments of dividends on shares of that series;
(c) Whether that series shall have voting rights, in addition to the voting rights provided by law, and, if so, the terms of such voting rights;
(d) Whether that series shall have conversion privileges, and, if so, the terms and conditions of such conversion, including provisions for adjustment of the conversion rate in such events as the Board of Directors shall determine;
(e) Whether or not the shares of that series shall be redeemable, and, if so, the terms and conditions of such redemption, including the date or dates upon or after which they shall be redeemable, and the amount per share payable in case of redemption, which amount may vary under different conditions and at different rates;
(f) Whether that series shall have a sinking fund for the redemption or purchase of shares of that series, and, if so, the terms and amount of such sinking fund;
(g) The rights of the shares of that series in the event of voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Corporation, and the relative rights of priority, if any, of payment of shares of that series; and
(h) Any other relative rights, preferences and limitations of that series. FIFTH: The name and mailing address of the incorporator is as follows: Pxxxx Xxxx Dxxxxxxxx & Pxxxxxxx 900 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 SIXTH: The following provisions are inserted for the management of the business and for the conduct of the affairs of the Corporation and for the purpose of creating, defining, limiting and regulating the powers of the Corporation and its directors and stockholders:
(a) The number of directors of the Corporation shall be fixed and may be altered from time to time in the manner provided in the By-Laws, and vacancies in the Board of Directors and newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors may be filled, and directors maybe removed, as provided in the By-Laws.
(b) The election of directors may be conducted in any manner approved by the stockholders at the time when the election is held and need not be by written ballot.
(c) All corporate powers and authority of the Corporation (except as at the time otherwise provided by law, by this Certificate of Incorporation or by the By-Laws) shall be vested in and exercised by the Board of Directors.
(d) The Board of Directors shall have the power without the assent or vote of the stockholders to adopt, amend, alter or repeal the By-Laws of the Corporation, except to the extent that the By-Laws or this Certificate of Incorporation otherwise provide.
(e) The personal liability of the directors of the corporation is hereby eliminated to the fullest extent permitted by the provisions of paragraph (7) of subsection (b) of Section 102 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as the same may be amended and supplemented. Neither the amendment or repeal of this section nor the adoption of any provision of this Certificate of Incorporation inconsistent with this section shall adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the Corporation existing at the time of such amendment, repeal or adoption.
(f) The Corporation shall, to the fullest extent permitted by Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as the same may be amended and supplemented, or by any successor thereto, indemnify any and all persons whom it shall have power to indemnify under said section from and against any and all of the expenses, liabilities or other matters referred to in or covered by said section. The Corporation shall advance expenses to the fullest extent permitted by said Section. Such right to indemnification and advancement of expenses shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided for herein shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under any By-Law, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.
Relative Rights and Preferences Unless the establishing resolution or any other resolution adopted pursuant to Section 2.3 or the Registration Statement otherwise provides, Shares of each Portfolio or Class thereof established hereunder shall have the following relative rights and preferences:
(a) Except as set forth in paragraph (e) of this Section 2.5, each Share of a Portfolio, regardless of Class, shall represent an equal pro rata interest in the assets belonging to such Portfolio and shall have identical voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights, preferences, powers, restrictions, limitations, qualifications and designations and terms and conditions with each other Share of such Portfolio.
(b) Shareholders shall have no preemptive or other right to subscribe to any additional Shares or other securities issued by the Trust or the Trustees, whether of the same or other Portfolio (or Class).
(c) All consideration received by the Trust for the issue or sale of Shares of a particular Portfolio, together with all assets in which such consideration is invested or reinvested, all income, earnings, profits, and proceeds thereof, including any proceeds derived from the sale, exchange, or liquidation of such assets, and any funds or payments derived from any reinvestment of such proceeds in whatever form the same may be, shall be held in separate and distinct records and accounted for in such separate and distinct records separately from the other assets of the Trust and of every other Portfolio and may be referred to herein as “assets belonging to” that Portfolio. The assets belonging to a particular Portfolio shall belong to that Portfolio for all purposes, and to no other Portfolio, subject only to the rights of creditors of that Portfolio. In addition, any assets, income, earnings, profits or funds, or payments and proceeds with respect thereto, which are not readily identifiable as belonging to any particular Portfolio shall be allocated by the Trustees between and among one or more of the Portfolios in such manner as the Trustees, in their sole discretion, deem fair and equitable. Each such allocation shall be conclusive and binding upon the Shareholders of all Portfolios thereof for all purposes, and such assets, income, earnings, profits, or funds, or payments and proceeds with respect thereto shall be assets belonging to that Portfolio.
(d) Each Class of a Portfolio shall have a proportionate undivided interest (as determined by or at the direction of, or pursuant to authority granted by, the Trustees, consistent with industry practice) (“Proportionate Interest”) in the net assets belonging to that Portfolio. References herein to assets, expenses, charges, costs, and reserves “allocable” or “allocated” to a particular Class of a Portfolio shall mean the aggregate amount of such item(s) of the Portfolio multiplied by the Class’s Proportionate Interest.
(e) A particular Portfolio shall be charged with the liabilities of that Portfolio, and all expenses, costs, charges and reserves attributable to any particular Portfolio shall be borne by such Portfolio; provided that the Trustees may, in their sole discretion, allocate or authorize the allocation of particular expenses, costs, charges, and/or reserves of a Portfolio to fewer than all the Classes thereof. Class Expenses shall, in all cases, be allocated to the Class for which such Class Expenses were incurred. Any general liabilities, expenses, costs, charges or reserves of the Trust (or any Portfolio) that are not readily identifiable as chargeable to or bearable by any particular Portfolio (or any particular Class) shall be allocated and charged by the Trustees between or among any one or more of the Portfolios (or Classes) in such manner as the Trustees in their sole discretion deem fair and equitable. Each such allocation shall be conclusive and binding upon the Shareholders of all Portfolios (or Classes) for all purposes. Without limitation of the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.5(e), (i) the debts, liabilities, obligations and expenses incurred, contracted for or otherwise existing with respect to a particular Portfolio shall be enforceable against the assets of such Portfolio only, and not against the assets of the Trust generally or assets belonging to any other Portfolio, and (ii) none of the debts, liabilities, obligations and expenses incurred, contracted for or otherwise existing with respect to the Trust generally that have not been allocated to a specified Portfolio, or with respect to any other Portfolio, shall be enforceable against the assets of such specified Portfolio. Notice of this contractual limitation on inter-Portfolio liabilities is set forth in the Trust’s Certificate of Trust described in Section 1.4, and, accordingly, the statutory provisions of Section 3804 of the Delaware Act relating to limitations on inter-Portfolio liabilities (and the statutory effect under Section 3804 of setting forth such notice in the Certificate of Trust) are applicable to the Trust and each Portfolio.
(f) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, no dividend or distribution on the Shares of any Portfolio, including any distribution paid in connection with termination of the Trust or such Portfolio or any Class of such Portfolio, nor any redemption or repurchase of, the Shares of such Portfolio or Class shall be effected by the Trust other than from the assets held with respect to such Portfolio, nor shall any Shareholder of any particular Portfolio otherwise have any right or claim against the assets held with respect to any other Portfolio except to the extent that such Shareholder has such a right or claim hereunder as a Shareholder of such other Portfolio.
(g) Except as provided for in Section 2.9, Shares redeemed or repurchased by a Portfolio or the Trust shall be deemed to be canceled.
(h) Any Trustee, officer or other agent of the Trust, and any organization in which any such Person has an economic or other interest, may acquire, own, hold and dispose of Shares in the Trust, whether such Shares are authorized but unissued, or already outstanding, to the same extent as if such Person were not a Trustee, officer or other agent of the Trust; and the Trust may issue and sell and may purchase such Shares from any such Person or any such organization, subject to the limitations, restrictions or other provisions applicable to the sale or purchase of such shares herein, the 1940 Act and other applicable law.
(i) The Trust may issue Shares in fractional denominations of 1/1000th of a Share or integral multiples thereof to the same extent as its whole Shares, and Shares in fractional denominations shall be Shares having proportionately to the respective fractions represented thereby all the rights of whole Shares of the same Portfolio (or Class), including without limitation, the right to vote, the right to receive dividends and distributions and the right to participate upon termination of the Trust or any Portfolio.
(j) The Trustees shall have the authority to provide that the Shareholders of any Portfolio or Class shall have the right to exchange such Shares for Shares of one or more other Portfolio or Class of Shares or for interests in one or more trusts, corporations or other business entities (or a portfolio or series or class of any of the foregoing) in accordance with such requirements and procedures as may be established by the Trustees. All references to Shares in this Agreement shall be deemed to be shares of any or all Portfolios, or Classes thereof, as the context may require. All provisions herein relating to the Trust shall apply equally to each Portfolio of the Trust, and each Class thereof, except as the context otherwise requires.
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.
Conversion of Preferred Stock If the Class is a class and series of the Company’s convertible preferred stock, in the event that all outstanding shares of the Class are converted, automatically or by action of the holders thereof, into common stock pursuant to the provisions of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, including, without limitation, in connection with the Company’s initial, underwritten public offering and sale of its common stock pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Act (the “IPO”), then from and after the date on which all outstanding shares of the Class have been so converted, this Warrant shall be exercisable for such number of shares of common stock into which the Shares would have been converted had the Shares been outstanding on the date of such conversion, and the Warrant Price shall equal the Warrant Price in effect as of immediately prior to such conversion divided by the number of shares of common stock into which one Share would have been converted, all subject to further adjustment thereafter from time to time in accordance with the provisions of this Warrant.
Reservation of Preferred Stock The Preferred Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrantholder's rights has been duly and validly reserved and, when issued in accordance with the provisions of this Warrant Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and will be free of any taxes, liens, charges or encumbrances of any nature whatsoever; provided, however, that the Preferred Stock issuable pursuant to this Warrant Agreement may be subject to restrictions on transfer under state and/or Federal securities laws. The Company has made available to the Warrantholder true, correct and complete copies of its Charter and Bylaws, as amended. The issuance of certificates for shares of Preferred Stock upon exercise of the Warrant Agreement shall be made without charge to the Warrantholder for any issuance tax in respect thereof, or other cost incurred by the Company in connection with such exercise and the related issuance of shares of Preferred Stock. The Company shall not be required to pay any tax which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved and the issuance and delivery of any certificate in a name other than that of the Warrantholder.
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.
Conversion of Company Preferred Stock (i) Each issued and outstanding share of Series A Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company ("Company Series A Convertible Preferred Stock), other than shares to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(a), together with the Rights attached thereto, shall be converted into the right to receive one validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable share of Series I Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock of Parent ("Parent Convertible Preferred Stock"). Each share of Parent Convertible Preferred Stock shall have terms that are substantially identical to the terms of Company Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, provided that (A) as a result of the Merger the issuer thereof shall be Parent rather than the Company, (B) the number of shares of Parent Common Stock into which each share of Parent Convertible Preferred Stock shall be convertible (at the same times and subject to the same terms and conditions under which Company Series A Convertible Preferred Stock is convertible into shares of Company Common Stock immediately prior to the Effective Time) shall equal 26.31579 (which number shall be subject to adjustment under the same circumstances, in the same manner and to the same extent as set forth in the existing Certificate of Designation relating to the Company Series A Convertible Preferred Stock) times the Exchange Ratio and (C) each share of Parent Convertible Preferred Stock, when voting together with the Parent Common Stock (and any other shares of capital stock of Parent at the time entitled to vote) as a single class, shall be entitled to a number of votes equal to the number of shares of Parent Common Stock into which one share of Parent Convertible Preferred Stock will be convertible immediately following the Merger.
(ii) Each issued and outstanding share of 8.08% Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series D, of the Company ("Company 8.08% Preferred Stock"), other than shares to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(a), shall be converted into the right to receive one validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable share of 8.08% Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series J, of Parent ("Parent 8.08% Preferred Stock"). Each share of Parent 8.08% Preferred Stock shall have terms that are substantially identical to Company 8.08% Preferred Stock, provided that (A) as a result of the Merger the issuer thereof shall be Parent rather than the Company and (B) each share of Parent 8.08% Preferred Stock shall be entitled to three votes per share, voting together as a class with the Parent Common Stock (and any other shares of capital stock of Parent at the time entitled to vote), on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders of Parent, and shall be entitled to one vote per share on all matters on which the Company 8.08% Preferred Stock is entitled to vote, voting together as a class with any other shares of preferred stock of Parent at the time entitled to vote.
(iii) Each issued and outstanding share of 8.40% Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series E, of the Company ("Company 8.40% Preferred Stock," and together with Company Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and Company 8.08% Preferred Stock, "Company Preferred Stock"), other than shares to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(a), shall be converted into the right to receive one validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable share of 8.40% Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series K, of Parent ("Parent 8.40% Preferred Stock," and together with Parent Convertible Preferred Stock and Parent 8.08% Preferred Stock, "Parent New Preferred Stock"). Each share of Parent 8.40% Preferred Stock shall have terms that are substantially identical to Company 8.40% Preferred Stock, provided that (A) as a result of the Merger the issuer thereof shall be Parent rather than the Company and (B) each share of Parent 8.40% Preferred Stock shall be entitled to three votes per share, voting together as a class with the Parent Common Stock (and any other shares of capital stock of Parent at the time entitled to vote), on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders of Parent, and shall be entitled to one vote per share on all matters on which the Company 8.40% Preferred Stock is entitled to vote, voting together as a class with any other shares of preferred stock of Parent at the time entitled to vote.
Conversion of Preferred Shares If, at any time, any of the Preferred Shares are converted into REIT Shares, in whole or in part, then a number of Partnership Preferred Units equal to the number of Preferred Shares so converted shall automatically be converted into a number of Partnership Common Units equal to (i) the number of REIT Shares issued upon such conversion divided by (ii) the Adjustment Factor then in effect, and the Percentage Interests of the General Partner and the Limited Partners shall be adjusted to reflect such conversion.
