With the Consent of Holders. Except as provided below in this Section 11(a), this Certificate of Designations may be amended, modified or supplemented, and noncompliance in any particular instance with any provision of this Certificate of Designations or the Series A-1 Preferred Stock may be waived, in each case with the written consent or affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock at the time outstanding, including any modification occurring in connection with any merger or consolidation of the Company or otherwise. Subject to Sections 6 and 7, without the written consent or the affirmative vote or consent of the holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock, given in person or by proxy, either in writing or at a meeting, an amendment or waiver under this Section 11(a) may not: (i) amend, alter or repeal the provisions of the Company’s Certificate of in corporation, By-Laws or this Certificate of Designations so as to materially and adversely affect the special rights, preferences, privileges and voting powers of the Series A-1 Preferred Stock, taken as a whole; or (ii) consummate a binding share exchange or reclassification involving the Series A-1 Preferred Stock or a merger or consolidation of the Company with another entity, unless in each case the Series A-1 Preferred Stock (x) remains outstanding or (y) in the case of any such merger or consolidation with respect to which the Company is not the surviving or resulting entity, is converted into or exchanged for preference securities of the surviving or resulting entity or its ultimate parent having such rights, preferences, privileges and voting powers, taken as a whole, as are not materially Is favorable to the holders thereof than the rights, preferences, privileges and voting powers of the Series A1 Preferred Stock, taken as a whole; provided, however, that for all purposes of this Section 11(a), any increase in the amount of the authorized or issued Series A-1 Preferred Stock, or the creation and issuance, or an increase in the authorized or issued amount, of any other series of preferred stock ranking equally with and/or junior to the Series A-1 Preferred Stock with respect to the payment of dividends (whether such dividends are cumulative or non-cumulative) and/or the distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company will not be deemed to adversely affect the special rights, preferences, privileges or voting powers of the Series A-1 Preferred Stock.
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With the Consent of Holders. Except as provided below in this Section 11(a), this Certificate of Designations may be amended, modified or supplemented, and noncompliance in any particular instance with any provision of this Certificate of Designations or the Series A-1 A Preferred Stock may be waived, in each case with the written consent or affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the shares of Series A-1 A Preferred Stock at the time outstanding, including any modification occurring in connection with any merger or consolidation of the Company or otherwise. Subject to Sections 6 and 7, without the written consent or the affirmative vote or consent of the holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares of Series A-1 A Preferred Stock, given in person or by proxy, either in writing or at a meeting, an amendment or waiver under this Section 11(a) may not:
(i) amend, alter or repeal the provisions of the Company’s Certificate of in corporationIncorporation, By-Laws or this Certificate of Designations so as to materially and adversely affect the special rights, preferences, privileges and voting powers of the Series A-1 A Preferred Stock, taken as a whole; or
(ii) consummate a binding share exchange or reclassification involving the Series A-1 A Preferred Stock or a merger or consolidation of the Company with another entity, unless in each case the Series A-1 A Preferred Stock (x) remains outstanding or (y) in the case of any such merger or consolidation with respect to which the Company is not the surviving or resulting entity, is converted into or exchanged for preference securities of the surviving or resulting entity or its ultimate parent having such rights, preferences, privileges and voting powers, taken as a whole, as are not materially Is less favorable to the holders thereof than the rights, preferences, privileges and voting powers of the Series A1 A Preferred Stock, taken as a whole; provided, however, that for all purposes of this Section 11(a), any increase in the amount of the authorized or issued Series A-1 A Preferred Stock, or the creation and issuance, or an increase in the authorized or issued amount, of any other series of preferred stock ranking equally with and/or junior to the Series A-1 A Preferred Stock with respect to the payment of dividends (whether such dividends are cumulative or non-cumulative) and/or the distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company will not be deemed to adversely affect the special rights, preferences, privileges or voting powers of the Series A-1 A Preferred Stock.
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Samples: Stock Purchase Agreement (CastlePoint Holdings, Ltd.)