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Exhibit 3.2

 

CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS, PREFERENCES,
AND RIGHTS OF SERIES J PREFERRED STOCK

 

OF

TIMIOS NATIONAL CORPORATION

(Pursuant to Section 151 of the

Delaware General Corporation Law)

 

Timios National Corporation, a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “Corporation”), hereby certifies that the following resolution was duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board”) at a meeting duly held on August 27, 2012, which resolutions remain in full force and effect on the date hereof:

 

RESOLVED, that pursuant to the authority expressly granted to and vested in the Board of Directors by the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation (the “Certificate of Incorporation”) and its By-Laws (the “Bylaws”), each as amended to date and as in effect on the date hereof, and in accordance with Section 151 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”), declaring that the Certificate of Designation of Relative Rights and Preferences of Series J Preferred Stock of the Corporation, there is hereby designated, from the Five Million (5,000,000) authorized shares of Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Preferred Stock”), a series of the Preferred Stock consisting of Two Million Six Hundred Nineteen Thousand One Hundred Forty Three (2,619,143) shares, which series shall have the following powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other rights, and the following qualifications, limitations and restrictions (in addition to any powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other rights, and any qualifications, limitations and restrictions, set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation which are applicable to the Preferred Stock):

 

The powers, preferences, rights, restrictions, and other matters relating to the Series J Preferred Stock are as follows:

 

1.                                       Dividends.  From and after the date of the issuance of any shares of Series J Preferred Stock, dividends at the rate of 8% per annum per share shall accrue on such shares of Series J Preferred Stock (subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of any stock dividend, stock split, combination or other similar recapitalization with respect to the Series J Preferred Stock) (the “Accruing Dividends”).  Accruing Dividends shall accrue from day to day, on the basis of a 365-day year, whether or not declared and shall be cumulative; provided however, that such Accruing Dividends shall be payable only when, as, and if declared by the Board of Directors or in connection with a liquidation event as set forth in Section 2.1, and the Corporation shall otherwise be under no obligation to pay such Accruing Dividends; provided, further, that the Corporation shall be under no obligation to pay any Accruing Dividends to a holder of Series J Preferred Stock, and all such Accruing Dividends shall be forfeited by such holder, in the event such holder exercises its Conversion Rights pursuant to Sections 4.1 or 5.1

 

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but only with respect to those shares of Series J Preferred Stock that are being converted pursuant to Section 4.1 or 5.1.  Subject to the foregoing, the Corporation shall not declare, pay or set aside any dividends on shares of any other class or series of capital stock of the Corporation (other than dividends on shares of Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock) unless the holders of the Series J Preferred Stock then outstanding shall first receive, or simultaneously receive, a dividend on each outstanding share of Series J Preferred Stock in an amount at least equal to the amount of the aggregate Accruing Dividends then accrued on such share of Series J Preferred Stock and not previously paid.  The “Series J Original Issue Price” shall mean $1.05 per share, subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of any stock dividend, stock split, combination or other similar recapitalization or other adjustments with respect to the Series J Preferred Stock, all as more fully provided herein.

 

2.                                       Liquidation, Dissolution or Winding Up; Certain Mergers, Consolidations and Asset Sales.

 

2.1                                 Preferential Payments to Holders of Series J Preferred Stock.  In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation or Deemed Liquidation Event, the holders of shares of Series J Preferred Stock then outstanding shall be entitled to be paid out of the assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders before any payment shall be made to the holders of Common Stock by reason of their ownership thereof, an amount per share equal to the Series J Original Issue Price, plus any Accruing Dividends accrued but unpaid thereon, together with any other dividends declared but unpaid thereon (the amount payable pursuant to this sentence is hereinafter referred to as the “Series J Liquidation Amount”).  If, upon any such liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation or Deemed Liquidation Event, the assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders shall be insufficient to pay the holders of shares of Series J Preferred Stock the full amount to which they shall be entitled under this Subsection 2.1, the holders of shares of Series J Preferred Stock shall share ratably in any distribution of the assets available for distribution in proportion to the respective amounts which would otherwise be payable in respect of the shares held by them upon such distribution if all amounts payable on or with respect to such shares were paid in full.

 

2.2                                 Payments to Holders of Common Stock.  In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation or Deemed Liquidation Event, after the payment of all preferential amounts required to be paid to the holders of shares of Series J Preferred Stock, the remaining assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders shall be distributed among the holders of shares of Common Stock, pro rata based on the number of shares held by each such holder.

 

2.3                                 Deemed Liquidation Events.

 

2.3.1.                     Definition.  Each of the following events shall be considered a “Deemed Liquidation Event” unless the holders of at least the percentage of shares of the then outstanding Series J Preferred Stock equal to the sum of the percentage of the then outstanding shares of Series J Preferred Stock held by YA Global Investments, L.P., rounded down to the nearest whole percentage point, plus 2% (as adjusted from time to time, the “Series J Approval Threshold”) elect otherwise by written notice sent to the Corporation at least 10 days prior to the effective date of any such event:

 

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(a)                                  a merger or consolidation in which

 

(i)             the Corporation is a constituent party or

 

(ii)                                  a subsidiary of the Corporation is a constituent party and the Corporation issues shares of its capital stock pursuant to such merger or consolidation,

 

except any such merger or consolidation involving the Corporation or a subsidiary in which the shares of capital stock of the Corporation outstanding immediately prior to such merger or consolidation continue to represent, or are converted into or exchanged for shares of capital stock that represent, immediately following such merger or consolidation, at least a majority, by voting power, of the capital stock of (1) the surviving or resulting corporation or (2) if the surviving or resulting corporation is a wholly-owned subsidiary of another corporation immediately following such merger or consolidation, the parent corporation of such surviving or resulting corporation; or

 

(b)                                 the sale, lease, transfer, exclusive license or other disposition, in a single transaction or series of related transactions, by the Corporation or any subsidiary of the Corporation of all or substantially all the assets of the Corporation and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, or the sale or disposition (whether by merger or otherwise) of one or more subsidiaries of the Corporation if substantially all of the assets of the Corporation and its subsidiaries taken as a whole are held by such subsidiary or subsidiaries, except where such sale, lease, transfer, exclusive license or other disposition is to a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Corporation.

 

2.3.2.                     Effecting a Deemed Liquidation Event.

 

(a)                                  The Corporation shall not have the power to effect a Deemed Liquidation Event referred to in Subsection 2.3.1(a)(i) unless the agreement or plan of merger or consolidation for such transaction (the “Merger Agreement”) provides that the consideration payable to the stockholders of the Corporation shall be allocated among the holders of capital stock of the Corporation in accordance with Subsections 2.1 and 2.2.

 

(b)                                 In the event of a Deemed Liquidation Event referred to in Subsection 2.3.1(a)(ii) or 2.3.1(b), if the Corporation does not effect a dissolution of the Corporation under the General Corporation Law within 90 days after such Deemed Liquidation Event, then the Corporation shall use the consideration received by the Corporation for such Deemed Liquidation Event (net of any retained liabilities associated with the assets sold or technology licensed, as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Corporation), together with any other assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders, all to the extent permitted by Delaware law governing distributions to stockholders (the “Available Proceeds”), by no later than the 150th day after such Deemed Liquidation Event to redeem all outstanding shares of Series J Preferred Stock at a price per share equal to the Series J Liquidation Amount to the extent legally permissible under the DGCL.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of a redemption pursuant to the preceding sentence, if the Available Proceeds are not sufficient to redeem all outstanding shares of Series J Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall ratably redeem each holder’s shares of Series J Preferred Stock to the fullest

 

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extent of such Available Proceeds, and shall redeem the remaining shares as soon as it may lawfully do so under Delaware law governing distributions to stockholders.  Prior to the distribution or redemption provided for in this Subsection 2.3.2(b), the Corporation shall not expend or dissipate the consideration received for such Deemed Liquidation Event, except to discharge expenses incurred in connection with such Deemed Liquidation Event or in the ordinary course of business.

 

2.3.3.                     Amount Deemed Paid or Distributed.  The amount deemed paid or distributed to the holders of capital stock of the Corporation upon any such merger, consolidation, sale, transfer, exclusive license, other disposition or redemption shall be the cash or the value of the property, rights or securities paid or distributed to such holders by the Corporation or the acquiring person, firm or other entity. If the amount deemed paid or distributed under this Subsection 2.3.3 is made in property other than in cash, the value of such distribution shall be the fair market value of such property, determined as follows:

 

(a)                                  For securities not subject to investment letters or other similar restrictions on free marketability,

 

(i)                                     if traded on a securities exchange, the value shall be deemed to be the average of the closing prices of the securities on such exchange or market over the 30-period ending three days prior to the closing of such transaction;

 

(ii)                                  if actively traded over-the-counter, the value shall be deemed to be the average of the closing bid prices over the 30-day period ending three days prior to the closing of such transaction; or

 

(iii)                               if there is no active public market, the value shall be the fair market value thereof, as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Corporation.

 

(b)                                 The method of valuation of securities subject to investment letters or other similar restrictions on free marketability (other than restrictions arising solely by virtue of a stockholder’s status as an affiliate or former affiliate) shall take into account an appropriate discount (as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Corporation) from the market value as determined pursuant to clause (a) above so as to reflect the approximate fair market value thereof.

 

2.3.4.                     Allocation of EscrowIn the event of a Deemed Liquidation Event pursuant to Subsection 2.3.1(a)(i), if any portion of the consideration payable to the stockholders of the Corporation is placed into escrow and/or is payable to the stockholders of the Corporation subject to contingencies, the Merger Agreement shall provide that (a) the portion of such consideration that is not placed in escrow and not subject to any contingencies (the “Initial Consideration”) shall be allocated among the holders of capital stock of the Corporation in accordance with Subsections 2.1 and 2.2 as if the Initial Consideration were the only consideration payable in connection with such Deemed Liquidation Event and (b) any additional consideration which becomes payable to the stockholders of the Corporation upon release from escrow or satisfaction of contingencies shall be allocated among the holders of

 

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capital stock of the Corporation in accordance with Subsections 2.1 and 2.2 after taking into account the previous payment of the Initial Consideration as part of the same transaction.

 

3.                                       Voting.

 

3.1                                 General.  On any matter presented to the stockholders of the Corporation for their action or consideration at any meeting of stockholders of the Corporation (or by written consent of stockholders in lieu of meeting), each holder of outstanding shares of Series J Preferred Stock shall be entitled to cast the number of votes equal to the number of whole shares of Common Stock into which the shares of Series J Preferred Stock held by such holder are convertible as of the record date for determining stockholders entitled to vote on such matter; provided, however, that, in accordance with Section 4.11, no Yorkville Holder’s Voting Power (each, as defined in Section 4.11) shall exceed 9.99% of the Common Stock Deemed Outstanding (as defined below) for purposes of any vote.  “Deemed Outstanding” shall mean all outstanding Common Stock as well as the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of shares of Preferred Stock that is being voted on an as-converted basis.  “Voting Power” means all of the shares of the holder’s Common Stock plus rights to vote any Series J Preferred Stock on an as-converted basis.  Fractional votes shall not be permitted, and any fractional voting rights resulting from the above formula (after aggregating all shares into which shares of Preferred Stock held by each holder could be converted) shall be rounded to the nearest whole number (with one-half being rounded upward).  Except as provided by law or by the Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation, holders of Series J Preferred Stock shall vote together with the holders of Common Stock as a single class.

 

3.2                                 Series J Preferred Stock Protective Provisions.  At any time when shares of Series J Preferred Stock are outstanding, the Corporation shall not, either directly or indirectly by amendment, merger, consolidation or otherwise, do any of the following without (in addition to any other vote required by law or the Certificate of Incorporation) the written consent or affirmative vote of the holders representing the Series J Approval Threshold, given in writing or by vote at a meeting, consenting or voting (as the case may be) separately as a class, and any such act or transaction entered into without such consent or vote shall be null and void ab initio, and of no force or effect:

 

3.2.1.                     liquidate, dissolve or wind-up the business and affairs of the Corporation, effect any merger or consolidation or any other Deemed Liquidation Event, or consent to any of the foregoing;

 

3.2.2.                     amend, alter or repeal any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Corporation in a manner that adversely affects the powers, preferences or rights of the Series J Preferred Stock;

 

3.2.3.                     create, or authorize the creation of, or issue or obligate itself to issue shares of, any additional class or series of capital stock unless the same ranks junior to the Series J Preferred Stock with respect to the distribution of assets on the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the payment of dividends and rights of redemption and does not otherwise adversely affects the powers, preferences or rights of the Series J Preferred Stock, or increase the authorized number of shares of Series J Preferred Stock or increase the authorized number of shares of any additional class or series of capital stock, unless

 

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the same ranks junior to the Series J Preferred Stock with respect to the distribution of assets on the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the payment of dividends and rights of redemption and does not otherwise adversely affects the powers, preferences or rights of the Series J Preferred Stock;

 

3.2.4.                     (i) reclassify, alter or amend any existing security of the Corporation that is pari passu with the Series J Preferred Stock in respect of the distribution of assets on the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the payment of dividends or rights of redemption, if such reclassification, alteration or amendment would render such other security senior to the Series J Preferred Stock in respect of any such right, preference or privilege, or (ii) reclassify, alter or amend any existing security of the Corporation that is junior to the Series J Preferred Stock in respect of the distribution of assets on the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the payment of dividends or rights of redemption, if such reclassification, alteration or amendment would render such other security senior to or pari passu with the Series J Preferred Stock in respect of any such right, preference or privilege;

 

3.2.5.                     purchase or redeem (or permit any subsidiary to purchase or redeem) or pay or declare any dividend or make any distribution on, any shares of capital stock of the Corporation other than (i) redemptions of or dividends or distributions on the Series J Preferred Stock as expressly authorized herein, (ii) dividends or other distributions payable on the Common Stock solely in the form of additional shares of Common Stock and (iii) repurchases of stock from former employees, officers, directors, consultants or other persons who performed services for the Corporation or any subsidiary in connection with the cessation of such employment or service at the lower of the original purchase price or the then-current fair market value thereof;

 

3.2.6.                     create, or authorize the creation of, or issue, or authorize the issuance of any debt security, or permit any subsidiary to take any such action with respect to any debt security, if the aggregate indebtedness of the Corporation and its subsidiaries for borrowed money following such action would exceed $250,000 other than equipment leases;

 

3.2.7.                     issue shares of Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities to banks, equipment lessors or other financial institutions, or to real property lessors, pursuant to a debt financing, equipment leasing or real property leasing transaction;

 

3.2.8.                     issue Additional Shares of Common Stock (including Additional Shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued pursuant to Subsection 4.4.3) pursuant to the acquisition of another corporation by the Corporation or its subsidiary by merger, purchase of substantially all of the assets or other reorganization or to a joint venture agreement, but only so long as such Additional Shares of Common Stock (including Additional Shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued pursuant to Subsection 4.4.3) are issued for consideration per share less than the applicable Series J Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such issue;

 

3.2.9.                     sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any capital stock of any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Corporation, or permit any direct or indirect subsidiary to sell, lease, transfer, exclusively license or otherwise dispose (in a single transaction or series of related transactions) of all or substantially all of the assets of such subsidiary; or

 

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3.2.10.               authorize any plan, agreement or arrangement pursuant to which shares of Common Stock or Options will be issued to employees or directors of, or consultants or advisors to, the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries.

 

4.                                       Optional Conversion.

 

The holders of the Series J Preferred Stock shall have conversion rights as follows (the “Conversion Rights”):

 

4.1                                 Right to Convert.

 

4.1.1.                     Conversion Ratio.  Subject to the limitations on conversion contained in Section 4.11, each share of Series J Preferred Stock shall be convertible, at the option of the holder thereof, at any time and from time to time, and without the payment of additional consideration by the holder thereof, into such number of fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock as is determined by dividing the Series J Original Issue Price by the Series J Conversion Price (as defined below) in effect at the time of conversion.  The “Series J Conversion Price” shall initially be equal to Thirty Two Cents ($0.32).  Such initial Series J Conversion Price, and the rate at which shares of Series J Preferred Stock may be converted into shares of Common Stock, shall be subject to adjustment as provided below. Upon conversion of any shares of Series J Preferred Stock, such shares shall cease to constitute shares of Series J Preferred Stock and shall represent only the right to receive the shares of Common Stock into which they have been converted.

 

4.1.2.                     Termination of Conversion Rights.  In the event of a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation or a Deemed Liquidation Event, the Conversion Rights shall terminate at the close of business on the last full day preceding the date fixed for the payment of any such amounts distributable on such event to the holders of Series J Preferred Stock.

 

4.2                                 Fractional Shares.  No fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued upon conversion of the Series J Preferred Stock, and any fractional shares resulting from conversion (after aggregating all shares of Common Stock into which shares of Preferred Stock such holder is at the time converting) shall be rounded to the nearest whole number (with one-half being rounded upward).

 

4.3                                 Mechanics of Conversion.

 

4.3.1.                     Notice of Conversion.  In order for a holder of Series J Preferred Stock to voluntarily convert shares of Series J Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock, such holder shall surrender the certificate or certificates for such shares of Series J Preferred Stock (or, if such registered holder alleges that such certificate has been lost, stolen or destroyed, a lost certificate affidavit and agreement reasonably acceptable to the Corporation to indemnify the Corporation against any claim that may be made against the Corporation on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of such certificate), at the office of the transfer agent for the Series J Preferred Stock (or at the principal office of the Corporation if the Corporation serves as its own transfer agent), together with written notice that such holder elects to convert all or any number of the shares of the Series J Preferred Stock represented by such

 

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certificate or certificates and, if applicable, any event on which such conversion is contingent.  Such notice shall state such holder’s name or the names of the nominees in which such holder wishes the certificate or certificates for shares of Common Stock to be issued.  If required by the Corporation, certificates surrendered for conversion shall be endorsed or accompanied by a written instrument or instruments of transfer, in form satisfactory to the Corporation, duly executed by the registered holder or his, her or its attorney duly authorized in writing.  The close of business on the date of receipt by the transfer agent (or by the Corporation if the Corporation serves as its own transfer agent) of such certificates (or lost certificate affidavit and agreement) and notice shall be the time of conversion (the “Conversion Time”), and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the shares represented by such certificate shall be deemed to be outstanding of record as of such date.  The Corporation shall, as soon as practicable after the Conversion Time, (i) issue and deliver to such holder of Series J Preferred Stock, or to his, her or its nominees, a certificate or certificates for the number of full shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion in accordance with the provisions hereof and a certificate for the number (if any) of the shares of Series J Preferred Stock represented by the surrendered certificate that were not converted into Common Stock, and (ii) round up to the nearest whole share as provided in Subsection 4.2 in lieu of any fraction of a share of Common Stock otherwise issuable upon such conversion.  Any holder of Series J Preferred Stock exercising its right to convert such shares of Series J Preferred Stock shall forfeit any and all rights to any Accruing Dividends with respect to such shares being converted.

 

4.3.2.                     Reservation of Shares.  The Corporation shall at all times when the Series J Preferred Stock shall be outstanding, reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued capital stock, for the purpose of effecting the conversion of the Series J Preferred Stock, such number of its duly authorized shares of Common Stock as shall from time to time be sufficient to effect the conversion of all outstanding Series J 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 the Series J Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall take such corporate action as may be necessary to increase its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock to such number of shares as shall be sufficient for such purposes, including, without limitation, engaging in best efforts to obtain the requisite stockholder approval of any necessary amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation.  Before taking any action which would cause an adjustment reducing the Series J Conversion Price below the then par value of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series J Preferred Stock, the Corporation will take any corporate action which may, in the opinion of its counsel, be necessary in order that the Corporation may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock at such adjusted Series J Conversion Price.

 

4.3.3.                     Effect of Conversion.  All shares of Series J Preferred Stock which shall have been surrendered for conversion as herein provided shall no longer be deemed to be outstanding and all rights with respect to such shares shall immediately cease and terminate at the Conversion Time, except only the right of the holders thereof to receive shares of Common Stock in exchange therefor and to have such shares rounded up in lieu of any fraction of a share otherwise issuable upon such conversion as provided in Subsection 4.2 and to receive payment of any dividends declared but unpaid thereon (but not any Accruing Dividends, whether or not declared).  Any shares of Series J Preferred Stock so converted shall be retired and cancelled and may not be reissued as shares of such series, and the Corporation may thereafter take such appropriate action (without the need

 

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for stockholder action) as may be necessary to reduce the authorized number of shares of Series J Preferred Stock accordingly.

 

4.3.4.                     No Further Adjustment.  Upon any such conversion, no adjustment to the Series J Conversion Price shall be made for any declared but unpaid dividends on the Series J Preferred Stock surrendered for conversion or on the Common Stock delivered upon conversion.

 

4.3.5.                     Taxes.  The Corporation shall pay any and all issue and other similar taxes that may be payable in respect of any issuance or delivery of shares of Common Stock upon conversion of shares of Series J Preferred Stock pursuant to this Section 4.  The Corporation shall not, however, be required to pay any tax which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance and delivery of shares of Common Stock in a name other than that in which the shares of Series J Preferred Stock so converted were registered, and no such issuance or delivery shall be made unless and until the person or entity requesting such issuance has paid to the Corporation the amount of any such tax or has established, to the satisfaction of the Corporation, that such tax has been paid.

 

4.4                                 Adjustments to Series J Conversion Price for Diluting Issues.

 

4.4.1.                     Special Definitions.  For purposes of this Article Fourth, the following definitions shall apply:

 

(a)                                  Option” shall mean rights, options or warrants to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire Common Stock or Convertible Securities.

 

(b)                                 Series J Original Issue Date” shall mean the date on which the first share of Series J Preferred Stock was issued.

 

(c)                                  Convertible Securities” shall mean any evidences of indebtedness, shares or other securities directly or indirectly convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock, but excluding Options.

 

(d)                                 Additional Shares of Common Stock” shall mean all shares of Common Stock issued (or, pursuant to Subsection 4.4.3 below, deemed to be issued) by the Corporation after the Series J Original Issue Date, other than (1) the following shares of Common Stock and (2) shares of Common Stock deemed issued pursuant to the following Options and Convertible Securities (clauses (1) and (2), collectively, “Exempted Securities”):

 

(i)                                     shares of Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities issued as a dividend or distribution on Series J Preferred Stock;

 

(ii)                                  shares of Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities issued by reason of a dividend, stock split, split-up or other distribution on shares of Common Stock that is covered by Subsection 4.4.4, 4.6, 4.7 or 4.8;

 

(iii)                               shares of Common Stock or Options issued to employees or directors of, or consultants or advisors to, the Corporation or any of its

 

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subsidiaries pursuant to a plan, agreement or arrangement approved by the Board of Directors of the Corporation and the holders representing the Series J Preferred Threshold; or

 

(iv)                              shares of Common Stock actually issued upon the exercise of Options or shares of Common Stock actually issued upon the conversion or exchange of Convertible Securities, in each case provided such issuance is pursuant to the terms of such Option or Convertible Security; or

 

(v)                                 shares of Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities issued pursuant to a Public Offering (as defined in Section 5.1).

 

4.4.2.                     No Adjustment of Series J Conversion Price.  No adjustment in the Series J Conversion Price shall be made as the result of the issuance or deemed issuance of Additional Shares of Common Stock if the Corporation receives written notice from the holders representing the Series J Approval Threshold agreeing that no such adjustment shall be made as the result of the issuance or deemed issuance of such Additional Shares of Common Stock.

 

4.4.3.                     Deemed Issue of Additional Shares of Common Stock.

 

(a)                                  If the Corporation at any time or from time to time after the Series J Original Issue Date shall issue any Options or Convertible Securities (excluding Options or Convertible Securities which are themselves Exempted Securities) or shall fix a record date for the determination of holders of any class of securities entitled to receive any such Options or Convertible Securities, then the maximum number of shares of Common Stock (as set forth in the instrument relating thereto, assuming the satisfaction of any conditions to exercisability, convertibility or exchangeability but without regard to any provision contained therein for a subsequent adjustment of such number) issuable upon the exercise of such Options or, in the case of Convertible Securities and Options therefor, the conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities, shall be deemed to be Additional Shares of Common Stock issued as of the time of such issue or, in case such a record date shall have been fixed, as of the close of business on such record date.

 

(b)                                 If the terms of any Option or Convertible Security, the issuance of which resulted in an adjustment to the Series J Conversion Price pursuant to the terms of Subsection 4.4.4, are revised as a result of an amendment to such terms or any other adjustment pursuant to the provisions of such Option or Convertible Security (but excluding automatic adjustments to such terms pursuant to anti-dilution or similar provisions of such Option or Convertible Security) to provide for either (1) any increase or decrease in the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise, conversion and/or exchange of any such Option or Convertible Security or (2) any increase or decrease in the consideration payable to the Corporation upon such exercise, conversion and/or exchange, then, effective upon such increase or decrease becoming effective, the Series J Conversion Price computed upon the original issue of such Option or Convertible Security (or upon the occurrence of a record date with respect thereto) shall be readjusted to such Series J Conversion Price as would have obtained had such revised terms been in effect upon the original date of issuance of such Option or Convertible Security.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, no readjustment pursuant to this clause  (b) shall have the effect of increasing the Series J

 

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Conversion Price to an amount which exceeds the lower of (i) the Series J Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to the original adjustment made as a result of the issuance of such Option or Convertible Security, or (ii) the Series J Conversion Price that would have resulted from any issuances of Additional Shares of Common Stock (other than deemed issuances of Additional Shares of Common Stock as a result of the issuance of such Option or Convertible Security) between the original adjustment date and such readjustment date.

 

(c)                                  If the terms of any Option or Convertible Security (excluding Options or Convertible Securities which are themselves Exempted Securities), the issuance of which did not result in an adjustment to the Series J Conversion Price pursuant to the terms of Subsection 4.4.4 (either because the consideration per share (determined pursuant to Subsection 4.4.5) of the Additional Shares of Common Stock subject thereto was equal to or greater than the Series J Conversion Price then in effect, or because such Option or Convertible Security was issued before the Series J Original Issue Date), are revised after the Series J Original Issue Date as a result of an amendment to such terms or any other adjustment pursuant to the provisions of such Option or Convertible Security (but excluding automatic adjustments to such terms pursuant to anti-dilution or similar provisions of such Option or Convertible Security) to provide for either (1) any increase in the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise, conversion or exchange of any such Option or Convertible Security or (2) any decrease in the consideration payable to the Corporation upon such exercise, conversion or exchange, then such Option or Convertible Security, as so amended or adjusted, and the Additional Shares of Common Stock subject thereto (determined in the manner provided in Subsection 4.4.3(a) shall be deemed to have been issued effective upon such increase or decrease becoming effective.

 

(d)                                 Reserved.

 

(e)                                  If the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise, conversion and/or exchange of any Option or Convertible Security, or the consideration payable to the Corporation upon such exercise, conversion and/or exchange, is calculable at the time such Option or Convertible Security is issued or amended but is subject to adjustment based upon subsequent events, any adjustment to the Series J Conversion Price provided for in this Subsection 4.4.3 shall be effected at the time of such issuance or amendment based on such number of shares or amount of consideration without regard to any provisions for subsequent adjustments (and any subsequent adjustments shall be treated as provided in clauses (b) and (c) of this Subsection 4.4.3).  If the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise, conversion and/or exchange of any Option or Convertible Security, or the consideration payable to the Corporation upon such exercise, conversion and/or exchange, cannot be calculated at all at the time such Option or Convertible Security is issued or amended, any adjustment to the Series J Conversion Price that would result under the terms of this Subsection 4.4.3 at the time of such issuance or amendment shall instead be effected at the time such number of shares and/or amount of consideration is first calculable (even if subject to subsequent adjustments), assuming for purposes of calculating such adjustment to the Series J Conversion Price that such issuance or amendment took place at the time such calculation can first be made.

 

4.4.4.                     Adjustment of Series J Conversion Price Upon Issuance of Additional Shares of Common Stock.  In the event the Corporation shall at any time after the

 

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Series J Original Issue Date issue Additional Shares of Common Stock (including Additional Shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued pursuant to Subsection 4.4.3), without consideration or for a consideration per share less than the Series J Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such issue, then the Series J Conversion Price shall be reduced, concurrently with such issue, to the consideration per share for such issue or deemed issue of the Additional Shares of Common Stock; provided, that, if such issuance or deemed issuance was without consideration, then the Corporation shall be deemed to have received an aggregate of $0.01 of consideration for all such Additional Shares of Common Stock issued or deemed to be issued.

 

4.4.5.                     Determination of Consideration.  For purposes of this Subsection 4.4, the consideration received by the Corporation for the issue of any Additional Shares of Common Stock shall be computed as follows:

 

(a)                                  Cash and Property:  Such consideration shall:

 

(i)                                     insofar as it consists of cash, be computed at the aggregate amount of cash received by the Corporation, excluding amounts paid or payable for accrued interest;

 

(ii)                                  insofar as it consists of property other than cash, be computed at the fair market value thereof at the time of such issue, as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Corporation; and

 

(iii)                               in the event Additional Shares of Common Stock are issued together with other shares or securities or other assets of the Corporation for consideration which covers both, be the proportion of such consideration so received, computed as provided in clauses (i) and (ii) above, as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Corporation.

 

(b)                                 Options and Convertible Securities.  The consideration per share received by the Corporation for Additional Shares of Common Stock deemed to have been issued pursuant to Subsection 4.4.3, relating to Options and Convertible Securities, shall be determined by dividing

 

the total amount, if any, received or receivable by the Corporation as consideration for the issue of such Options or Convertible Securities, plus the minimum aggregate amount of additional consideration (as set forth in the instruments relating thereto, without regard to any provision contained therein for a subsequent adjustment of such consideration) payable to the Corporation upon the exercise of such Options or the conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities, or in the case of Options for Convertible Securities, the exercise of such Options for Convertible Securities and the conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities, by

 

(i)                                     the maximum number of shares of Common Stock (as set forth in the instruments relating thereto, without regard to any provision contained therein for a subsequent adjustment of such number) issuable upon the exercise of such Options or the conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities, or in the case of Options for Convertible Securities, the exercise of such Options for Convertible Securities and the

 

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conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities.

 

4.4.6.                     Multiple Closing Dates.  In the event the Corporation shall issue on more than one date Additional Shares of Common Stock that are a part of one transaction or a series of related transactions and that would result in an adjustment to the Series J Conversion Price pursuant to the terms of Subsection 4.4.4, and such issuance dates occur within a period of no more than 90 days from the first such issuance to the final such issuance, then, upon the final such issuance, the Series J Conversion Price shall be readjusted to give effect to all such issuances as if they occurred on the date of the first such issuance (and without giving effect to any additional adjustments as a result of any such subsequent issuances within such period)

 

4.5                                 Adjustment for Stock Splits and Combinations. If the Corporation shall at any time or from time to time after the Series J Original Issue Date effect a subdivision of the outstanding Common Stock, the Series J Conversion Price in effect immediately before that subdivision shall be proportionately decreased so that the number of shares of Common Stock issuable on conversion of each share of such series shall be increased in proportion to such increase in the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock outstanding.  If the Corporation shall at any time or from time to time after the Series J Original Issue Date combine the outstanding shares of Common Stock, the Series J Conversion Price in effect immediately before the combination shall be proportionately increased so that the number of shares of Common Stock issuable on conversion of each share of such series shall be decreased in proportion to such decrease in the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock outstanding.  Any adjustment under this subsection shall become effective at the close of business on the date the subdivision or combination becomes effective.

 

4.6                                 Adjustment for Certain Dividends and Distributions.  In the event the Corporation at any time or from time to time after the Series J Original Issue Date shall make or issue, or fix a record date for the determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to receive, a dividend or other distribution payable on the Common Stock in additional shares of Common Stock, then and in each such event the Series J Conversion Price in effect immediately before such event shall be decreased as of the time of such issuance or, in the event such a record date shall have been fixed, as of the close of business on such record date, by multiplying the Series J Conversion Price then in effect by a fraction:

 

(1)                                  the numerator of which shall be the total number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the time of such issuance or the close of business on such record date, and

 

(2)                                  the denominator of which shall be the total number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the time of such issuance or the close of business on such record date plus the number of shares of Common Stock issuable in payment of such dividend or distribution.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) if such record date shall have been fixed and such dividend is not fully paid or if such distribution is not fully made on the date fixed therefor, the Series J Conversion Price shall be recomputed accordingly as of the close of business on such record date and thereafter the Series J Conversion Price shall be adjusted pursuant to this subsection as of the

 

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time of actual payment of such dividends or distributions; and (b) that no such adjustment shall be made if the holders of Series J Preferred Stock simultaneously receive a dividend or other distribution of shares of Common Stock in a number equal to the number of shares of Common Stock as they would have received if all outstanding shares of Series J Preferred Stock had been converted into Common Stock on the date of such event.

 

4.7                                 Adjustments for Other Dividends and Distributions.  In the event the Corporation at any time or from time to time after the Series J Original Issue Date shall make or issue, or fix a record date for the determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to receive, a dividend or other distribution payable in securities of the Corporation (other than a distribution of shares of Common Stock in respect of outstanding shares of Common Stock) or in other property and the provisions of Section 1 do not apply to such dividend or distribution, then and in each such event the holders of Series J Preferred Stock shall receive, simultaneously with the distribution to the holders of Common Stock, a dividend or other distribution of such securities or other property in an amount equal to the amount of such securities or other property as they would have received if all outstanding shares of Series J Preferred Stock had been converted into Common Stock on the date of such event.

 

4.8                                 Adjustment for Merger or Reorganization, etc.  Subject to the provisions of Subsection 2.3, if there shall occur any reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, consolidation or merger involving the Corporation in which the Common Stock (but not the Series J Preferred Stock) is converted into or exchanged for securities, cash or other property (other than a transaction covered by Subsections 4.4, 4.6 or 4.7), then, following any such reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, consolidation or merger, each share of Series J Preferred Stock shall thereafter be convertible in lieu of the Common Stock into which it was convertible prior to such event into the kind and amount of securities, cash or other property which a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock of the Corporation issuable upon conversion of one share of Series J Preferred Stock immediately prior to such reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, consolidation or merger would have been entitled to receive pursuant to such transaction; and, in such case, appropriate adjustment (as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Corporation) shall be made in the application of the provisions in this Section 4 with respect to the rights and interests thereafter of the holders of the Series J Preferred Stock, to the end that the provisions set forth in this Section 4 (including provisions with respect to changes in and other adjustments of the Series J Conversion Price) shall thereafter be applicable, as nearly as reasonably may be, in relation to any securities or other property thereafter deliverable upon the conversion of the Series J Preferred Stock.  For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Subsection 4.8 shall be construed as preventing the holders of Series J Preferred Stock from seeking any appraisal rights to which they are otherwise entitled under the DGCL in connection with a merger triggering an adjustment hereunder, nor shall this Subsection 4.8 be deemed conclusive evidence of the fair value of the shares of Series J Preferred Stock in any such appraisal proceeding.

 

4.9                                 Certificate as to Adjustments.  Upon the occurrence of each adjustment or readjustment of the Series J Conversion Price pursuant to this Section 4, the Corporation at its expense shall, as promptly as reasonably practicable but in any event not later than 10 days thereafter, compute such adjustment or readjustment in accordance with the terms hereof and furnish to each holder of Series J Preferred Stock a certificate setting forth such adjustment or readjustment (including the kind and amount of securities, cash or other property

 

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into which the Series J Preferred Stock is convertible) and showing in detail the facts upon which such adjustment or readjustment is based.  The Corporation shall, as promptly as reasonably practicable after the written request at any time of any holder of Series J Preferred Stock (but in any event not later than 10 days thereafter), furnish or cause to be furnished to such holder a certificate setting forth (i) the Series J Conversion Price then in effect, and (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock and the amount, if any, of other securities, cash or property which then would be received upon the conversion of Series J Preferred Stock.

 

4.10                           Notice of Record Date.  In the event:

 

(a)                                  the Corporation shall take a record of the holders of its Common Stock (or other capital stock or securities at the time issuable upon conversion of the Series J Preferred Stock) for the purpose of entitling or enabling them to receive any dividend or other distribution, or to receive any right to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or any other securities, or to receive any other security; or

 

(b)                                 of any capital reorganization of the Corporation, any reclassification of the Common Stock of the Corporation, or any Deemed Liquidation Event; or

 

(c)                                  of the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding-up of the Corporation,

 

then, and in each such case, the Corporation will send or cause to be sent to the holders of the Series J Preferred Stock a notice specifying, as the case may be, (i) the record date for such dividend, distribution or right, and the amount and character of such dividend, distribution or right, or (ii) the effective date on which such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, transfer, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up is proposed to take place, and the time, if any is to be fixed, as of which the holders of record of Common Stock (or such other capital stock or securities at the time issuable upon the conversion of the Series J Preferred Stock) shall be entitled to exchange their shares of Common Stock (or such other capital stock or securities) for securities or other property deliverable upon such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, transfer, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up, and the amount per share and character of such exchange applicable to the Series J Preferred Stock and the Common Stock.  Such notice shall be sent at least 10 days prior to the record date or effective date for the event specified in such notice.

 

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4.11                           Limitations on Conversion.  Neither YA Global Investments, L.P. nor any holder of the shares of Series J Preferred Stock who is an affiliate (as such term is defined in Rule 405 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) of YA Global Investments, L.P. (a “Yorkville Holder”) shall be entitled to convert the Series J Preferred Stock or receive shares of Common Stock in exchange for Series J Preferred Stock to the extent that such conversion would, individually or in the aggregate, upon giving effect to such conversion, cause the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such Yorkville Holder(s) to exceed 9.99% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock following such conversion (the “Beneficial Ownership Limitation”) (which provision may be waived by such Yorkville Holder(s) by written notice from such Yorkville Holder(s) to the Company, which notice shall be effective sixty-five (65) days after the date of such notice).

 

5.                                       Mandatory Conversion.

 

5.1                                 Trigger Events.  Upon (a) the closing of the sale of shares of Common Stock at a price of at least $1.05 per share (subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of any stock dividend, stock split, combination or other similar recapitalization with respect to the Common Stock), in a public offering pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, resulting in at least $10,000,000 of gross proceeds to the Corporation (a “Public Offering”) or (b) the date and time, or the occurrence of an event, specified by vote or written consent of the holders representing the Series J Approval Threshold (the time of such closing, the date and time specified or the time of the event specified in such vote or written consent is referred to herein as the “Mandatory Conversion Time;” provided, however, that the Mandatory Conversion Time shall, with respect to a Yorkville Holder, mean sixty-five (65) days after the Mandatory Conversion Time in accordance with its Beneficial Ownership Limitation), (i) all outstanding shares of Series J Preferred Stock shall automatically be converted into shares of Common Stock, at the then effective conversion rate and (ii) such shares may not be reissued by the Corporation.

 

5.2                                 Procedural Requirements.  All holders of record of shares of Series J Preferred Stock shall be sent written notice of the Mandatory Conversion Time and the place designated for mandatory conversion of all such shares of Series J Preferred Stock pursuant to this Section 5.  Such notice need not be sent in advance of the occurrence of the Mandatory Conversion Time.  Upon receipt of such notice, each holder of shares of Series J Preferred Stock shall surrender his, her or its certificate or certificates for all such shares (or, if such holder alleges that such certificate has been lost, stolen or destroyed, a lost certificate affidavit and agreement reasonably acceptable to the Corporation to indemnify the Corporation against any claim that may be made against the Corporation on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of such certificate) to the Corporation at the place designated in such notice.  If so required by the Corporation, certificates surrendered for conversion shall be endorsed or accompanied by written instrument or instruments of transfer, in form satisfactory to the Corporation, duly executed by the registered holder or by his, her or its attorney duly authorized in writing.  All rights with respect to the Series J Preferred Stock converted pursuant to Subsection 5.1, including the rights, if any, to receive notices and vote (other than as a holder of Common Stock), will terminate at the Mandatory Conversion Time (notwithstanding the failure of the holder or holders thereof to surrender the certificates at or prior to such time), except only the rights of the holders thereof, upon surrender of their certificate or certificates (or lost certificate affidavit and agreement) therefor, to receive the items provided for in the next

 

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sentence of this Subsection 5.2.  As soon as practicable after the Mandatory Conversion Time and the surrender of the certificate or certificates (or lost certificate affidavit and agreement) for Series J Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall issue and deliver to such holder, or to his, her or its nominees, a certificate or certificates for the number of full shares of Common Stock issuable on such conversion in accordance with the provisions hereof, rounded up as provided in Subsection 4.2 in lieu of any fraction of a share of Common Stock otherwise issuable upon such conversion and the payment of any declared but unpaid dividends (but not any Accruing Dividends, whether or not declared) on the shares of Series J Preferred Stock converted.  Such converted Series J Preferred Stock shall be retired and cancelled and may not be reissued as shares of such series, and the Corporation may thereafter take such appropriate action (without the need for stockholder action) as may be necessary to reduce the authorized number of shares of Series J Preferred Stock accordingly.

 

6.                                       Redemption.  The Series J Preferred Stock shall not be redeemable.

 

7.                                       Restrictions on Transfer.  Until such time as the Series J Preferred Stock of a holder has been converted into shares of Common Stock, the restrictions set forth in this Section 7 shall apply.

 

7.1                                 General.  Each holder of the Series J Preferred Stock agrees not to sell, transfer, assign, pledge, encumber or otherwise dispose of all or any part of its interest in its Series J Preferred Stock, whether voluntarily, involuntarily or by operation of law (the doing of any of the foregoing, to “Assign” or to make an “Assignment”), except in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

7.2                                 Assignment.  No holder may Assign its shares of Series J Preferred Stock, in whole or in part, unless:

 

(a)                                  the assignor shall, at the request of the Company, deliver to the Company an opinion of counsel, in form and substance satisfactory to counsel to the Company, that such assignment and any offerings made in connection therewith are in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws;

 

(b)                                 the assignee shall execute a statement that he, she or it is acquiring such shares or part thereof for his, her or its own account for investment and not with a view to the distribution or resale thereof;

 

(c)                                  the assignee shall acknowledge in writing as a condition precedent to the effectiveness of such Assignment that any shares of Series J Preferred Stock so Assigned in the hands of each such assignee shall remain subject to the terms hereof; and

 

(d)                                 such Assignment would not cause or constitute a breach of any agreement then binding upon the Company or of any laws, rules, regulations or orders then applicable to the Company.

 

7.3                                 Assignments by Operation of Law.  In the event that a holder (i) files a voluntary petition under any bankruptcy or insolvency law or a petition for the

 

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appointment of a receiver or makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors, (ii) is subjected involuntarily to such a petition or assignment or to an attachment or other legal or equitable interest with respect to his, her or its shares of Series J Preferred Stock and such involuntary petition or assignment or attachment is not discharged within thirty (30) days after its date, (iii)  in the event of a disability, Assigns to his, her or its guardian or conservator, (v) Assigns, in the event of his or her death, to his or her executor(s) or administrator(s) or trustee(s) under his or her will, or (vi) is otherwise subject to an Assignment of his, her or its shares of Series J Preferred Stock by operation of law, all of such shares of Series J Preferred that have been so Assigned shall automatically convert into shares of Common Stock pursuant to the provisions of Section 5.

 

8.                                       Waiver.  Any of the rights, powers, preferences and other terms of the Series J Preferred Stock set forth herein may be waived on behalf of all holders of Series J Preferred Stock by the affirmative written consent or vote of the holders representing the Series J Approval Threshold.

 

9.                                       Notices.  Any notice required or permitted by the provisions of this Section 9 to be given to a holder of shares of Series J Preferred Stock shall be mailed, postage prepaid, to the post office address last shown on the records of the Corporation, or given by electronic communication in compliance with the provisions of the General Corporation Law, and shall be deemed sent upon such mailing or electronic transmission.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Certificate of Designation has been executed by a duly authorized officer of this corporation on this 28th day of August, 2012.

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

C. Thomas McMillen, CEO & President

 

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