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Exhibit 3.3
CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS
OF
SERIES A CONVERTIBLE PARTICIPATING PREFERRED STOCK
OF
LEAR CORPORATION
pursuant to Sections 151 and 303 of the
General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware
The terms of the authorized Series A Convertible Participating Preferred Stock, par value
$0.01 per share (the Series A Preferred Stock), of Lear Corporation, a corporation
organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the Corporation), are set
forth below. Capitalized terms used herein, unless otherwise defined, shall have the meanings
ascribed thereto in Section 3.
Section 1. Designation; Ranking.
The designation of this series of preferred stock shall be Series A Convertible Participating
Preferred Stock. Each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall be identical in all respects to
every other share of Series A Preferred Stock. Series A Preferred Stock will rank equally with
Parity Stock, if any, will rank senior to Junior Stock, if any, and will rank junior to Senior
Stock, if any. The Series A Preferred Stock shall be subordinate, and rank junior in right of
payment, to all indebtedness of the Corporation.
Section 2. Number of Shares.
The number of authorized shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be 10,896,250. Subject to
Section 6(b), such number of authorized shares may, from time to time, be increased or
decreased (but not below the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding) by
further resolution duly adopted by the Board and by the filing of a certificate pursuant to the
provisions of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the DGCL) stating
that such increase or reduction has been so authorized. The Corporation shall have the authority to
issue fractional shares of Series A Preferred Stock.
Section 3. Definitions.
Board means the Corporations Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee
thereof.
Closing Price means on any particular date (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or
quoted on a Trading Market, (i) the closing price per share of Common Stock on such date on the
principal Trading Market (as reported by Bloomberg L.P. or a similar organization or agency
succeeding to its functions of reporting prices) or (ii) if there shall have been no sales of
Common Stock on such principal Trading Market on such day, the average of the reported closing bid and asked prices per share of Common Stock on such
principal Trading Market (as reported by Bloomberg L.P. or a similar organization or agency
succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), (b) if the Common Stock is not then listed or
quoted on a Trading Market and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported in the pink
sheets published by Pink OTC Markets, Inc. (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its
functions of reporting prices), the average of the reported closing bid and asked prices per share
of Common Stock so reported or (c) if the shares of Common Stock are not then publicly traded the
fair market value as of such date of a share of Common Stock as reasonably determined in good faith
by the Board of Directors of the Company.
Common Stock means the common stock of the Corporation, par value $0.01 per share,
or any other shares of the capital stock of the Corporation into which such shares of common stock
shall be reclassified or changed.
Conversion Agent means Mellon Investor Services LLC, acting in its capacity as
conversion agent for the Series A Preferred Stock, and its successors and assigns.
Junior Stock means the Common Stock and any other class or series of stock of the
Corporation, other than Parity Stock, now existing or hereafter authorized not expressly ranking
senior to the Series A Preferred Stock with respect to the payment of dividends, rights on
redemption or the distribution of assets in the event of any Liquidation Event.
Liquidation Event means any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the
Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary; provided that in no event shall any Organic
Change or any other merger or consolidation involving, or any sale of all or substantially all of
the assets of, the Corporation be deemed a Liquidation Event.
Mandatory
Conversion Date means November 9, 2012; provided that the
Mandatory Conversion Date shall also mean any earlier
date after November 9, 2010 if for 20
Trading Days within any period of 30 consecutive Trading Days ending on such date, the Closing
Price (it being understood that only clauses (a) and (b) of the definition of Closing Price shall
be applicable for purposes of this definition), of the Common Stock exceeds 135% of the
then-applicable Conversion Price for the Series A Preferred Stock.
Organic Change means (i) any consolidation, merger, share exchange or similar
transaction of the Corporation with or into another Person pursuant to which the Common Stock is
changed into, converted into or exchanged for cash, securities or other property (whether of the
Corporation or another Person); (ii) any reorganization, recapitalization or reclassification or
similar transaction in which the Common Stock is exchanged for securities other than Common Stock;
or (iii) any statutory exchange of the outstanding shares of Common Stock for securities of another
Person (other than in connection with a consolidation, merger, share exchange or other similar
transaction).
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Parity Stock means any class or series of stock of the Corporation hereafter
authorized that expressly ranks equally with the Series A Preferred Stock with respect to the
payment of dividends, rights on redemption or in the distribution of assets in the event of any
Liquidation Event.
Person means any individual, corporation, estate, partnership, joint venture,
association, joint-stock company, limited liability company, governmental authority, trust, or
other entity.
Senior Stock means any class or series of stock of the Corporation hereafter
authorized which expressly ranks senior to the Series A Preferred Stock and has preference or
priority over the Series A Preferred Stock as to the payment of dividends, rights on redemption or
in the distribution of assets on any Liquidation Event.
Stated Value means, in respect of each share of Series A Preferred Stock, an amount
equal to $41.30 per share, subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of any stock dividend,
stock split, combination or other similar recapitalization affecting the Series A Preferred Stock.
Trading Day means (a) if the Common Stock is listed or quoted on a Trading Market, a
day on which the principal Trading Market is open for business or (b) if the Common Stock is not
listed or quoted on a Trading Market, a business day.
Trading Market means any of the following markets or exchanges on which the Common
Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the NYSE Amex Equities, the Nasdaq
Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock
Exchange or the OTC Bulletin Board.
Section 4. Dividends.
(a) General. Except as provided in Section 4(b), the Series A Preferred Stock
shall not bear any mandatory dividend. Except as provided in Section 4(b), the declaration
of any dividend payable upon the Series A Preferred Stock shall require the consent of at least
seventy-five percent (75%) of the directors of the Corporation who are not employees of the
Corporation.
(b) Participation. In the event the Corporation declares and/or pays any dividend or
other distribution on the Common Stock (other than a dividend payable solely in the form of
additional shares of Common Stock), the Corporation shall, at the time of such declaration or
payment, declare and pay a dividend or other distribution on the Series A Preferred Stock
consisting of the dividend or other distribution that would have been payable on the shares of
Common Stock issuable upon conversion, in full, of the Series A Preferred Stock if the Series A
Preferred Stock had been converted into Common Stock immediately prior to the record date for
determination of holders entitled to receive such dividend or other distribution.
(c) Restrictions. So long as any shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall remain
outstanding, the Corporation shall not declare, pay or set aside any dividends on shares of any
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other class or series of capital stock of the Corporation (other than a dividend payable on Senior
Stock and a dividend payable on the Common Stock payable solely in the form of additional shares of
Common Stock) unless dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock (including those provided under
Section 4(b)), if any, have been paid in full through the most recent dividend payment
date. So long as any shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall remain outstanding, the Corporation
shall not redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire directly or indirectly any Junior Stock, other
than (i) repurchases of Junior Stock of departing employees and directors of the Corporation (A) in
accordance with any management equity plan or agreement or independent director equity plan or
agreement, as applicable, or (B) as otherwise approved by the Board and (ii) cash payments made in
lieu of fractional shares of Junior Stock that would otherwise be issued upon (x) any conversion, exercise or exchange of any capital
stock, option, warrant or other security that is convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable
for, Junior Stock or (y) any reverse split or other combination of Junior Stock.
(c) Record Date. The Board may fix a record date for the determination of holders of
shares of the Common Stock entitled to receive payment of a dividend declared thereon, which record
date shall be the same date as the record date for which holders of shares of the Series A
Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive payment of a dividend declared thereon, if applicable,
and which record date shall be no more than sixty (60) days prior to the date fixed for the payment
thereof.
Section 5. Liquidation Event.
(a) Distributions. Subject to the rights of any Senior Stock in connection therewith,
upon any Liquidation Event, each holder of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to be paid,
out of assets of the Corporation legally available therefor, before any distribution or payment out
of the assets of the Corporation may be made to or set aside for the holders of any Junior Stock in
connection with such Liquidation Event, an amount per share of Series A Preferred Stock held by
such holder equal to the greater of (i) the Stated Value per share of Series A Preferred Stock held
by such holder plus an amount equal to all declared and unpaid dividends, if any, with respect to
such share calculated through the day immediately prior to the date of such payment (the
Accrued Value) and (ii) the amount that would be payable to such holder in respect of the
Common Stock issuable upon conversion of a share of Series A Preferred Stock held by such holder
assuming all outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock (including the shares of Series A
Preferred Stock held by such holder) were converted into Common Stock immediately prior to the
Liquidation Event in accordance with Section 8 (the amount per share of Series A Preferred
Stock paid as determined pursuant to this clause (ii), the As-Converted Per Share
Amount)). Other than as expressly set forth in the immediately foregoing sentence, upon
payment of the aggregate amount owed to any holder of Series A Preferred Stock (in its capacity as
such) upon a Liquidation Event (as determined in accordance with the immediately foregoing
sentence), no such holder of Series A Preferred Stock (in its capacity as such) shall be entitled
to any further payments upon the occurrence of any Liquidation Event or otherwise. All shares of
Series A Preferred Stock in respect of which the holders have been paid the full amount to which
they are entitled under this Certificate of Designations upon the occurrence of a Liquidation Event
or for which the full amount to which they are entitled has been made available by the Corporation
shall, automatically and without further action on the part of the Corporation or any
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holder thereof, be cancelled effective upon payment or the making available by the Corporation of such
amount.
(b) Partial Distributions. Subject to the rights of any Senior Stock in connection
therewith, if, upon any Liquidation Event, the assets of the Corporation to be distributed in
respect of the Series A Preferred Stock and any Parity Stock are insufficient to permit payment in
respect thereof of the aggregate amount to which they are entitled under this Certificate of
Designations upon such Liquidation Event, then the entire assets available to be distributed to the
holders of Series A Preferred Stock and any Parity Stock shall be distributed pro rata among such
holders of Series A Preferred Stock and any Parity Stock based upon the aggregate amounts to which
they would otherwise be entitled upon such Liquidation Event.
(c) Residual Distributions. Upon payment in full of all amounts (if any) required to
be paid in respect of any Senior Stock, the Series A Preferred Stock and any Parity Stock in
connection with a Liquidation Event, the Junior Stock shall be entitled to receive all remaining assets of the Corporation
legally available for distribution in accordance with their respective rights and preferences.
Section 6. Voting Rights.
(a) The holders of the Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to notice of all
stockholders meetings in accordance with the Corporations bylaws and applicable law, and except as
otherwise required by applicable law, the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled
to vote on all matters submitted to the stockholders generally for a vote, voting together as a
single class with the Common Stock and each other class or series of capital stock of the
Corporation entitled to vote as a single class with the Common Stock. Each holder of Series A
Preferred Stock shall be entitled to one vote for each share of Common Stock issuable upon
conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock (assuming full conversion and aggregation of all
fractional shares) held by such holder as of the record date for such vote.
(b) In addition to the voting rights provided in Section 6(a) to the holders of the
Series A Preferred Stock, the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the then outstanding
shares of Series A Preferred Stock, voting as a separate class, shall be required for the
Corporation to, directly or indirectly, whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise: (i) amend
the Certificate of Incorporation or this Certificate of Designations in a manner that adversely
alters, modifies or changes the rights, designations or preferences of the holders of Series A
Preferred Stock; (ii) authorize or create any class of Senior Stock or Parity Stock; or
(iii) increase or decrease the authorized number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock.
Section 7. Redemption Rights.
(a) Optional Redemption. The Corporation may, at any time and from time to time,
without premium or penalty, redeem all or any portion of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock
then outstanding. Upon any such redemption and unless otherwise agreed by any holder of the Series
A Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall pay in cash a price per share of Series A Preferred Stock
equal to the greater of (i) the Accrued Value and (ii) the As-Converted Per Share
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Amount (reasonably determined in good faith by the Board as though a Liquidation Event had occurred on the
day immediately prior to the date that the Corporation delivers the notice of redemption) (the
Redemption Price).
(b) Notice of Redemption. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Corporation shall
publicly announce, or otherwise mail written notice to each record holder of Series A Preferred
Stock of, any redemption of any Series A Preferred Stock not more than 60 nor less than 10 days
prior to the date on which such redemption is to be made (the date on which such redemption is to
be made, the Redemption Date). Any holder of Series A Preferred Stock may, by
irrevocable notice to the Corporation prior to the date scheduled for such redemption, elect to
convert its shares of Series A Preferred Stock into Common Stock pursuant to Section 8 prior to
such redemption and may make such election contingent on the consummation of such redemption (but
otherwise such election shall be unconditional to be an effective election).
(c) Redemptions of Less than All Shares. If the Corporation elects to redeem less
than all of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock, the aggregate number of shares of Series A
Preferred Stock and each class or series of Parity Stock to be redeemed shall be determined by the
Corporation with respect to the holders of Series A Preferred Stock and holders of Parity Stock
such that the aggregate amount payable to each such holder in respect of such shares of Series A Preferred Stock and/or Parity Stock, as the case may
be, upon a Liquidation Event immediately after consummation of such redemption (and after giving
effect to any conversion in connection with such redemption) bears, as nearly as practicable, the
same proportion to the total amount payable to holders of Series A Preferred Stock and Parity Stock
upon a Liquidation Event in respect of such shares immediately prior to consummation of such
redemption (and after giving effect to any conversion in connection with such redemption). In the
event that the Series A Preferred Stock is certificated and fewer than the total number of shares
of Series A Preferred Stock represented by any certificate are redeemed, a new certificate
representing the number of unredeemed shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be issued to the
holder thereof without cost to such holder within five business days after surrender of the
certificate representing the redeemed shares of Series A Preferred Stock.
(d) Redemption Price. For each share of Series A Preferred Stock which is to be
redeemed hereunder, the Corporation shall pay on the Redemption Date to the holder thereof (to the
extent certificated, upon surrender by such holder at the Corporations principal office of the
certificate representing such share) the Redemption Price; provided that, to the extent
that such notice is provided in connection with an Organic Change, the Corporation may condition
its obligations to consummate such redemption on the consummation of such Organic Change and may,
without penalty or liability, withdraw any notice of redemption and its obligation to redeem
thereunder if the Organic Change transaction is terminated or to be terminated. To the fullest
extent permitted by applicable law, if the Corporation pays or otherwise makes available to the
holders of the Series A Preferred Stock to be redeemed the Redemption Price when and as required,
the shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be cancelled notwithstanding failure of the holder
thereof to return the certificate representing such shares (if certificated).
(e) Other Redemptions or Acquisitions. The Series A Preferred Stock shall have no
maturity date or scheduled redemption date. Nothing herein shall be deemed to limit the right of
the Corporation to repurchase Series A Preferred Stock from time to time. In no event shall the
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Corporation repurchase any shares of Series A Preferred Stock to the extent that such purchase
would render the Corporation insolvent or otherwise violate applicable law.
Section 8. Conversion.
(a) Upon Election by Holders. Any holder of Series A Preferred Stock may elect, by
written notice to the Corporation at any time and from time to time, to cause the Corporation to
convert all or any portion of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock held by such holder, as
specified by such holder in such notice, into shares of Common Stock on the terms described below.
Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, if a conversion of Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to
this Section 8(a) is to be made in connection with an Organic Change, the conversion of any
shares of Series A Preferred Stock may, at the election of the holder thereof, be conditioned upon
the consummation of such Organic Change, in which case such conversion shall be deemed to be
effective simultaneously with the consummation of such Organic Change. A holder of Series A
Preferred Stock must do each of the following in order to convert shares of Series A Preferred
Stock: (i) complete and manually sign the conversion notice provided by the Conversion Agent, and
deliver such notice to the Conversion Agent; (ii) to the extent certificated, deliver a certificate
or certificates to the Conversion Agent representing the shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be
converted to the Conversion Agent; (iii) if required by applicable law, furnish appropriate
endorsements and transfer documents; and (iv) if required, pay any stock transfer, documentary,
stamp or similar taxes. The date on which a holder of Series A Preferred Stock complies with the
procedures in this Section 8(a) with regard to the conversion of shares of Series A
Preferred Stock (or in the case of an election conditioned upon the consummation of an Organic Change, such later date
specified in a holders written notice) is referred to as the Conversion Date applicable
to such shares. The Conversion Agent shall, on behalf of the holder of such Series A Preferred
Stock, convert the shares of Series A Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock in accordance
with the terms of the notice delivered by such holder described above. On the Conversion Date, the
shares of Series A Preferred Stock so converted will be cancelled and will cease to be issued and
outstanding (and all rights of a holder of such Series A Preferred Stock (in its capacity as such)
shall terminate without further liability to, or obligation of, the Corporation effective as of the
Conversion Date) and the Common Stock issued upon such conversion in respect thereof shall be
issued and outstanding (and no holder of shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be converted shall
have any rights prior to the Conversion Date in respect of such Common Stock issued upon
conversion).
(b) Mandatory Conversion. On the Mandatory Conversion Date, all shares of Series A
Preferred Stock then issued and outstanding shall, automatically and without further action on the
part of the Corporation, any holder thereof or the Conversion Agent, be converted into shares of
Common Stock on the terms described below. The Corporation shall, promptly after the occurrence
thereof, publicly announce, or otherwise provide notice to holders of Series A Preferred Stock of,
the occurrence of the Mandatory Conversion Date and, in connection with such announcement or
notice, in addition to any information required by applicable law or regulation, shall provide
information regarding (i) the Mandatory Conversion Date; (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock
to be issued upon conversion of each share of Series A Preferred Stock; and (iii) the total number
of shares of Series A Common Stock issued as a result of the occurrence of the Mandatory Conversion
Date. On the Mandatory Conversion Date, the
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shares of Series A Preferred Stock so converted will
be cancelled and will cease to be issued and outstanding (and all rights of a holder of such Series
A Preferred Stock (in its capacity as such) shall terminate without further liability to the
Corporation effective as of the Mandatory Conversion Date) and the Common Stock issued upon such
conversion in respect thereof shall be issued and outstanding (and no holder of shares of Series A
Preferred Stock shall have any rights in respect of such Common Stock issued upon conversion prior
to the Mandatory Conversion Date).
(c) Effect of Conversion. The Corporation shall, in exchange for each share of Series
A Preferred Stock and, to the extent certificated, upon surrender by the holder thereof to the
Conversion Agent of the certificate representing such share of Series A Preferred Stock so
converted, issue to such holder a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the quotient determined
by dividing (a) the Accrued Value as of the Conversion Date (including any increase in
Stated Value as a result of dividend payments that are paid in-kind), by (b) the Conversion
Price then in effect. The initial Conversion Price shall be $41.30 and shall be subject
to adjustment as expressly provided in this Section 8(c). If the Corporation at any time
subdivides (by any stock split, stock dividend or otherwise) one or more series of its outstanding
shares of Common Stock into a greater number of shares, the Conversion Price in effect immediately
prior to such subdivision shall be proportionately reduced; and if the Corporation at any time
combines (by reverse stock split or otherwise) one or more series of its outstanding shares of
Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to
such combination shall be proportionately increased.
(d) Obligations of Corporation on Conversion. As promptly as practicable after a
conversion has been effected, the Corporation shall, or shall cause the Conversion Agent to,
deliver to the converting holder:
(i) to the extent certificated, a certificate or certificates representing the number of
shares of Common Stock issuable by reason of such conversion in such name or names and such
denomination or denominations as the converting holder has specified; and
(ii) to the extent certificated, a certificate representing any shares of Series A Preferred
Stock which were represented by the certificate or certificates delivered to the Corporation in
connection with such conversion but which were not converted.
(e) Reservation of Common Stock. 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
issuance upon the conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock, such number of shares of Common Stock
issuable upon the conversion of all outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock.
(f) Taxes and Governmental Matters. To the extent certificated, the issuance of
certificates for shares of Common Stock pursuant to this Section 8 shall be made without
charge to the holders of such Series A Preferred Stock for any issuance tax in respect thereof or
other cost incurred by the Corporation in connection with such conversion and the related issuance
of shares of Common Stock; provided that the Corporation shall not, however, be required to
pay any such tax that may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance or
delivery
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of shares of Series A Preferred Stock, Common Stock or other securities in a name other
than that in which the shares of Series A Preferred Stock with respect to which such shares or
other securities are issued or delivered were registered, or in respect of any payment to any
Person other than a payment to the registered holder thereof, and shall not be required to make any
such issuance, delivery, or payment unless and until the Person otherwise entitled to such
issuance, delivery or payment has paid to the Corporation the amount of any such tax or has
established, to the Corporations satisfaction, that such tax has been paid or is not payable.
(g) Other Obligations of the Corporation in Respect of Conversions. Upon any
conversion of any share of Series A Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall, subject to the
obligations of the holder of Series A Preferred Stock set forth in Section 8(f), take all
such actions as are necessary in order to assure that the Common Stock issuable upon such
conversion shall be validly duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and
clear of all taxes, liens, charges and encumbrances with respect to the issuance thereof. The
Corporation shall use commercially reasonable efforts to assist any holder of Series A Preferred
Stock to ensure that shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion may be so issued without
violation of any applicable law or governmental regulation or any requirements of any domestic
securities exchange upon which shares of Common Stock may be listed (except for official notice of
issuance which shall be delivered as promptly as practicable by the Corporation upon each such
issuance).
(h) Fractional Shares. Upon a conversion, the Corporation shall not be required to
issue stock certificates representing fractions of shares of Common Stock if it elects, if
otherwise permitted, to make a cash payment in respect of any final fraction of a share based on
the Closing Price of the Common Stock on the Conversion Date or the Mandatory Conversion Date, as
applicable (after aggregating all fractional shares of each holder).
(i) Record Holder of Underlying Securities as of Conversion Date. The Person or
Persons entitled to receive shares of Common Stock and/or cash, securities or other property
issuable upon conversion of Series A Preferred Stock on a Conversion Date or Mandatory Conversion
Date shall be treated for all purposes as the record holder(s) of such shares of Common Stock
and/or securities as of the close of business on such Conversion Date or Mandatory Conversion Date,
as applicable. In the event that a holder of Series A Preferred Stock shall not by written notice
designate the name in which shares of Common Stock and/or cash, securities or other property (including payments of cash in lieu of fractional shares) to be issued or paid
upon conversion of shares of Series A Preferred Stock should be registered or paid or the manner in
which such shares should be delivered, the Corporation shall be entitled to register and deliver
such shares, and make such payment, in the name of the holder shown on the records of the
Corporation in any manner the Corporation in good faith deems reasonable.
Section 9. Organic Changes.
(a) In the event of an Organic Change, in each case in which holders of Common Stock would be
entitled to receive cash, securities or other property for their shares of Common Stock, each share
of Series A Preferred Stock outstanding immediately prior to such Organic Change shall (subject to
redemption or conversion of such share in accordance with this
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Certificate of Designations), without the consent of the holder thereof, upon the consummation of such Organic Change, become
convertible into, in lieu of shares of Common Stock, the cash, securities and other property
receivable in such Organic Change in respect of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of such share
of Series A Preferred Stock (such cash, securities and other property, the OC Property).
(b) In the event that holders of the shares of the Common Stock have the opportunity to elect
the form of consideration to be received in the Organic Change, then the OC Property that holders
of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive shall be determined at the option of such
holders. The number of units of OC Property receivable with respect to each share of Series A
Preferred Stock converted in connection with the Organic Change shall be determined from among the
choices made available to the holders of the Common Stock based on the Conversion Price then in
effect on the effective date of the Organic Change, determined as if the references to a shares of
Common Stock in this Certificate of Designations were to units of OC Property.
(c) The terms of any agreement pursuant to which an Organic Change is effected shall include
terms requiring any such successor or surviving entity to comply with the provisions of this
Section 9 and ensuring that the Series A Preferred Stock (or any replacement security) will
be similarly adjusted upon any subsequent transaction involving such successor or surviving entity
constituting an Organic Change.
(d) The Corporation shall provide written notice to the holders of the Series A Preferred
Stock at least 20 days prior to the date on which any Organic Change shall take place and such
written notice shall include, without limitation, the kind and amount of the cash, securities or
other property that constitutes the OC Property. Failure to deliver such notice shall not affect
the operation of this Section 9 or the validity of any Organic Change.
Section 10. Status of Converted, Redeemed or Reacquired Shares. Shares of Series A
Preferred Stock converted in accordance with this Certificate of Designations, or otherwise
redeemed or purchased by the Corporation, shall be retired and shall resume the status of
authorized and unissued preferred stock, undesignated as to series and available for future
issuance.
Section 11. Preemptive Rights. Holders of Series A Preferred Stock shall not have any
preemptive rights.
Section 12. Transferability. Shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be freely
transferable, in whole or in part, without the need to obtain consent of the Corporation to assign
or transfer any such shares, upon the books of the Corporation by the registered holder thereof or
by a duly authorized attorney.
Section 13. Replacement. To the extent certificated, the Corporation may issue a new
Series A Preferred Stock certificate in the place of any certificate theretofore issued by it,
alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, and the Corporation may require the owner of the
lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, or such owners legal representative, to give the Corporation a
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bond sufficient to indemnify it against any claim that may be made against it on
account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of any such certificate or the issuance of such
new certificate.
Section 14. Withholding. All payments and distributions (or deemed payments and
distributions) on the shares of Series A Preferred Stock, including, without limitation, issuance
of shares of Common Stock upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock shall be subject to
withholding and backup withholding of tax to the extent required by applicable law, subject to
applicable exemptions, and amounts withheld, if any, shall be treated as received by the holders
thereof.
Section 15. Record Holders. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the
Corporation may deem and treat the record holder of any share of the Series A Preferred Stock as
the true and lawful owner thereof for all purposes, and the Corporation shall not be affected by
any notice to the contrary.
Section 16. Notices.
(a) To Holders. All public announcements, notices or communications to the holders
of, or otherwise in respect of, the Series A Preferred Stock shall be given or delivered for
purposes of this Certificate of Designations if given in writing and delivered in person or by
first class mail, postage prepaid at the address of any such holder set forth in the records of the
Corporation. To the extent permitted by applicable law, all public announcements, notices or
communications shall also be given or delivered for purposes of this Certificate of Designations if
filed with the United States Securities Exchange Commission on Form 8-K or otherwise given or
delivered in such manner as may be permitted in this Certificate of Designations, in the
Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws or by applicable law or regulation. Furthermore, if the
Series A Preferred Stock is issued in book-entry form through The Depository Trust Company or any
similar facility, such notices may be given or delivered to the holders of the Series A Preferred
Stock in any manner permitted by such facility and such notices will be deemed given and delivered
in compliance with this Certificate of Designations.
(b) To the Corporation. All notices or communications to the Corporation shall be
deemed given and delivered to the Corporation if given in writing and delivered in person or by
first class mail, postage prepaid to the Corporations principal place of business.
Section 17. Other Rights. The shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall not have any
rights, preferences, privileges or voting powers or relative, participating, optional or other
special rights, or qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, other those as expressly
set forth herein or in the Certificate of Incorporation or as provided by applicable law and
regulation. The Corporation may, in its sole discretion, but shall not be required to, issue
certificates representing shares of Series A Preferred Stock.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Certificate of Designations has been executed on behalf of the
Corporation by its Chief Financial Officer this 9th day of November 2009.
LEAR CORPORATION |
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By: | /s/ Matthew J. Simoncini | |||
Name: | Matthew J. Simoncini | |||
Title: | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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