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| EX-32.2 - EXHIBIT 32.2 - WaferGen Bio-systems, Inc. | wgbs15q3ex_32-2.htm |
| EX-31.2 - EXHIBIT 31.2 - WaferGen Bio-systems, Inc. | wgbs15q3ex_31-2.htm |
| EX-4.1 - EXHIBIT 4.1 - WaferGen Bio-systems, Inc. | wgbs15q3ex_4-1underwriterw.htm |
| EX-31.1 - EXHIBIT 31.1 - WaferGen Bio-systems, Inc. | wgbs15q3ex_31-1.htm |
| EX-32.1 - EXHIBIT 32.1 - WaferGen Bio-systems, Inc. | wgbs15q3ex_32-1.htm |
| 10-Q - 10-Q - WaferGen Bio-systems, Inc. | wgbsq31510q.htm |
| EX-4.2 - EXHIBIT 4.2 - WaferGen Bio-systems, Inc. | wgbs15q3ex_4-2warrantagree.htm |
EXHIBIT 3.1
AMENDED AND RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
WAFERGEN BIO-SYSTEMS, INC.
OF
WAFERGEN BIO-SYSTEMS, INC.
(Pursuant to Sections 78.385, 78.390 and 78.403 of the Nevada Revised Statutes)
I, the undersigned President of WaferGen Bio-systems, Inc., do hereby certify that:
1. The Articles of Incorporation of WaferGen Bio-systems, Inc. are hereby amended and restated in their entirety, effective as of the date of filing hereof with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada, as follows:
FIRST: The name of the corporation is WaferGen Bio-systems, Inc.
SECOND: The resident agent for this corporation shall be:
SAGE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
The address of said agent, and the principal or statutory address of this corporation in the State of Nevada, shall be 1135 Terminal Way, Suite 209, Reno, Nevada, 89502, located in Washoe County, State of Nevada. This corporation may maintain an office, or offices, in such other place within or without the State of Nevada as may be from time to time designated by the Board of Directors, or by the By-Laws of said corporation, and that this corporation may conduct all corporation business of every kind and nature, including the holding of all meetings of Directors and Stockholders, outside the State of Nevada as well as with the State of Nevada.
THIRD: The objects for which this corporation is formed are as follows: to engage in any lawful activity.
FOURTH:
A. This corporation is authorized to issue two classes of stock to be designated, respectively, “Common Stock” and “Preferred Stock.” The total number of shares which the corporation is authorized to issue is three hundred and ten million (310,000,000) shares. Three hundred million (300,000,000) shares shall be Common Stock, each having a par value of one-tenth of one cent ($0.001). Ten million (10,000,000) shares shall be Preferred Stock, each having a par value of one-tenth of one cent ($0.001).
B. The Preferred Stock may be issued from time to time in one or more series. The Board of Directors is hereby authorized, by filing a certificate pursuant to the corporation laws of the State of Nevada, to fix or alter from time to time the designation, powers, preferences and rights of the shares of each such series and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of any wholly unissued series of Preferred Stock, and to establish from time to time the number of shares constituting any such series or any of them; and to increase or decrease the number of
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shares of any series subsequent to the issuance of shares of that series, but not below the number of shares of such series then outstanding. In case the number of shares of any series shall be decreased in accordance with the foregoing sentence, the shares constituting such decrease shall resume the status that they had prior to the adoption of the resolution originally fixing the number of shares of such series.
FIFTH: The governing board of this corporation shall be known as directors, and the number of directors may from time to time be increased or decreased in such manner as shall be provided by the bylaws of this corporation, providing that the number of directors shall not be reduced to less than one (1).
SIXTH: After the amount of the subscription price, the purchase price, of the par value of the stock of any class or series is paid into the corporation, owners or holders of shares of any stock in the corporation may never be assessed to pay the debts of the corporation.
SEVENTH: The corporation is to have a perpetual existence.
EIGHTH: No director or officer of the corporation shall be personally liable to the corporation or any of its stockholders for damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director or officer of for any act or omission of any such director or officer; however, the foregoing provision shall not eliminate or limit the liability of a director or officer for (a) acts or omissions which involve intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation of law; or (b) the payment of dividends in violation of Section 78.300 of the Nevada Revised Statutes. Any repeal or modification of this Article by the stockholders of this corporation shall be prospective only and shall not adversely affect any limitation on the personal liability of a director or officer of the corporation for acts or omissions prior to such repeal or modification.
NINTH: No stockholder shall be entitled as a matter of right to subscribe for or receive additional shares of any class of stock of the corporation, whether now or hereafter authorized, or any bonds, debentures or securities convertible into stock, but such additional shares of stock or other securities convertible into stock may be issued or disposed of by the Board of Directors to such persons and on such terms as in its discretion it shall deem advisable.
TENTH: This corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change or repeal and provision contained in the Articles of Incorporation, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by statute, or by the Articles of Incorporation, and all rights conferred upon the stockholders herein are granted subject to this reservation.
2. The foregoing Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation have been duly approved by the Board of Directors of the Corporation.
3. The foregoing Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation have been duly approved by the required vote of stockholders in accordance with Sections 78.385, 78.390 and 78.403 of the Nevada Revised Statutes. The total number of outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Corporation is 2,900,000, of which 1,700,000 have voted in favor of the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, and no shares of Preferred Stock of the Corporation are
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currently outstanding. The number of shares voting in favor of the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation equaled or exceeded the vote required. The percentage vote required under the law and the Articles of Incorporation in effect at the time of this filing was more than 50% of the outstanding Common Stock.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, President of the corporation, for the purpose of amending and restating the Articles of Incorporation of WaferGen Bio-systems, Inc., hereby makes, files and records this Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation and certifies that it is the act and deed of the corporation and that the facts stated herein are true.
By: | /s/ Matthew Markin Matthew Markin President |
Dated: January 31, 2007
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ROSS MILLER
Secretary of State
204 North Carson Street, Suite 1
Carson City, Nevada 89701-4520
(775) 684-5708
Website: www.nvsos.gov
Secretary of State
204 North Carson Street, Suite 1
Carson City, Nevada 89701-4520
(775) 684-5708
Website: www.nvsos.gov
Filed in the office of Ross Miller Secretary of State State of Nevada | Document Number20130557579-64 | ||
Certificate of Amendment (PURSUANT TO NRS 78.385 AND 78.390) | Filing Date and Time08/26/2013 11:10 AM | ||
Entity NumberE0540152005-9 | |||
USE BLACK INK ONLY - DO NOT HIGHLIGHT ABOVE SPACE IS FOR OFFICE USE ONLY
Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation
For Nevada Profit Corporations
(Pursuant to NRS 78.385 and 78.390 - After Issuance of Stock)
For Nevada Profit Corporations
(Pursuant to NRS 78.385 and 78.390 - After Issuance of Stock)
1. Name of corporation:
WaferGen Bio-systems, Inc. |
2. The articles have been amended as follows: (provide article numbers, if available)
Article FOURTH is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph immediately after the first paragraph of Article Fourth: Upon the effective date and time of the filing of this Certificate of Amendment with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada (the “Effective Time”), each 99.39 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall, automatically and without any action on the part of the respective holders thereof, be combined and converted into one (1) share of Common Stock (the “Reverse Stock Split”). [PLEASE SEE ATTACHMENT FOR ADDITIONAL TEXT OF AMENDMENT] |
3. The vote by which the stockholders holding shares in the corporation entitling them to exercise a least a majority of the voting power, or such greater proportion of the voting power as may be required in the case of a vote by classes or series, or as may be required by the provisions of the articles of incorporation* have voted in favor of the amendment is:
54.8%
4. Effective date and time of filing: (optional) | Date | August 27, 2013 | Time: | 1:01pm (PDT) |
(must not be later than 90 days after the certificate is filed)
5. Signature: (required)
X /s/ Ivan Trifunovich
Signature of Officer
*If any proposed amendment would alter or change any preference or any relative or other right given to any class or series of outstanding shares, then the amendment must be approved by the vote, in addition to the affirmative vote otherwise required, of the holders of shares representing a majority of the voting power of each class or series affected by the amendment regardless to limitations or restrictions on the voting power thereof.
This form must be accompanied by appropriate fees. Nevada Secretary of State Amend Profit-After
Revised: 8-31-11
IMPORTANT: Failure to include any of the above information and submit with the proper fees may cause this filing to be rejected.
This form must be accompanied by appropriate fees. Nevada Secretary of State Amend Profit-After
Revised: 8-31-11
ATTACHMENT TO
Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation
of
WaferGen Bio-systems, Inc.
Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation
of
WaferGen Bio-systems, Inc.
(Pursuant to NRS 78.385 and 78.390 — After Issuance of Stock)
2. [CONTINUED]
The Reverse Stock Split shall not affect the total number of shares of Common Stock that this corporation is authorized to issue, which shall remain as set forth in the first sentence of this Part A. of Article FOURTH. No fractional shares shall be issued in connection with the Reverse Stock Split. Shares shall be rounded up to the nearest whole share. Each certificate that immediately prior to the Effective Time represented shares of Common Stock (“Old Certificates”), shall thereafter represent that number of shares of Common Stock into which the shares of Common Stock represented by the Old Certificates shall have been combined, subject to the rounding up of any fractional share interests as described above.
ROSS MILLER
Secretary of State
204 North Carson Street, Suite 1
Carson City, Nevada 89701-4520
(775) 684-5708
Website: www.nvsos.gov
Secretary of State
204 North Carson Street, Suite 1
Carson City, Nevada 89701-4520
(775) 684-5708
Website: www.nvsos.gov
Filed in the office of Ross Miller Secretary of State State of Nevada | Document Number20140467640-34 | ||
Certificate of Amendment (PURSUANT TO NRS 78.385 AND 78.390 | Filing Date and Time06/27/2014 1:25 PM | ||
Entity NumberE0540152005-9 | |||
USE BLACK INK ONLY - DO NOT HIGHLIGHT ABOVE SPACE IS FOR OFFICE USE ONLY
Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation
For Nevada Profit Corporations
(Pursuant to NRS 78.385 and 78.390 - After Issuance of Stock)
For Nevada Profit Corporations
(Pursuant to NRS 78.385 and 78.390 - After Issuance of Stock)
1. Name of corporation:
WaferGen Bio-systems, Inc. |
2. The articles have been amended as follows: (provide article numbers, if available)
Article FOURTH is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph immediately after the second paragraph of Article Fourth: Upon the effective date and time of the filing of this Certificate of Amendment with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada (the “Second Effective Time”), each ten (10) shares of Common Stock issued and ;outstanding immediately prior to the Second Effective Time shall, automatically and without any action on the part of the respective holders thereof, be combined and converted into one (1) share of Common Stock (the “Second Reverse Stock Split”). The Second Reverse Stock Split shall not affect the total number of shares of Common Stock that this corporation is authorized to issue . . . |
3. The vote by which the stockholders holding shares in the corporation entitling them to exercise at least a majority of the voting power, or such greater proportion of the voting power as may be required in the case of a vote by classes or series, or as may be required by the provisions of the articles of incorporation* have voted in favor of the amendment is:
53.5%
4. Effective date and time of filing: (optional) | Date | June 30, 2014 | Time: | 4:01 p.m. |
(must not be later than 90 days after the certificate is filed)
5. Signature: (required)
X /s/ Stephen Baker
Signature of Officer
*If any proposed amendment would alter or change any preference or any relative or other right given to any class or series of outstanding shares, then the amendment must be approved by the vote, in addition to the affirmative vote otherwise required, of
This form must be accompanied by appropriate fees. Nevada Secretary of State Amend Profit-After
Revised: 11-27-13
the holders of shares representing a majority of the voting power of each class or series affected by the amendment regardless to limitations or restrictions on the voting power thereof.
IMPORTANT: Failure to include any of the above information and submit with the proper fees may cause this filing to be rejected.
This form must be accompanied by appropriate fees. Nevada Secretary of State Amend Profit-After
Revised: 11-27-13
Question 2 (Cont.):
. . . which shall remain as set forth in the first sentence of this Part A. of Article FOURTH. No fractional shares shall be issued in connection with the Second Reverse Stock Split. Shares shall be rounded up to the nearest whole share. Each certificate that immediately prior to the Second Effective Time represented shares of Common Stock (“Second Reverse Stock Split Old Certificates”), shall thereafter represent that number of shares of Common Stock into which the shares of Common Stock represented by the Second Reverse Stock Split Old Certificates shall have been combined, subject to the rounding up of any fractional share interests as described above.
BARBARA K. CEGAVSKE
Secretary of State
204 North Carson Street
Carson City, Nevada 89701-4201
(775) 684-5708
Website: www.nvsos.gov
Secretary of State
204 North Carson Street
Carson City, Nevada 89701-4201
(775) 684-5708
Website: www.nvsos.gov
Filed in the office of Barbara K. Cegavske Secretary of State State of Nevada | Document Number20150461377-36 | ||
Certificate of Designation (PURSUANT TO NRS 78.1955) | Filing Date and Time10/20/2015 10:52 AM | ||
Entity NumberE0540152005-9 | |||
USE BLACK INK ONLY - DO NOT HIGHLIGHT ABOVE SPACE IS FOR OFFICE USE ONLY
Certificate of Designation For
Nevada Profit Corporations
(Pursuant to NRS 78.1955)
Nevada Profit Corporations
(Pursuant to NRS 78.1955)
1. Name of corporation:
WaferGen Bio-systems, Inc. |
2. By resolution of the board of directors pursuant to a provision in the articles of incorporation this certificate establishes the following regarding the voting powers, designations, preferences, limitations, restrictions and relative rights of the following class or series of stock.
WaferGen Bio-systems, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Corporation”), in accordance with the provisions of Section 78.1955 of the Nevada Revised Statutes does hereby certify that the following resolution was duly Adopted by the Board of Directors of the Corporation as of October 15, 2015: RESOLVED, that the Board of Directors of the Corporation pursuant to authority expressly vesting in it by the provisions of the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation, hereby authorizes the issuance of a series of 1,108 shares of Preferred Stock designated as the Series 2 Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Corporation and hereby fixes the designation, powers, preferences, rights, qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof (in addition to any provisions set forth in the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation which are applicable to the Preferred Stock of all classes and series) as follows: |
October 20, 2015
3. Effective date of filing: (optional)
(must not be later than 90 days after the certificate is filed)
4. Signature: (required)
X /s/ Rolland D. Carlson
Signature of Officer
Filing Fee: $175.00
IMPORTANT: Failure to include any of the above information and submit with the proper fees may cause this filing to be rejected.
This form must be accompanied by appropriate fees. Nevada Secretary of State Amend Profit-After
Revised: 1-5-15
This form must be accompanied by appropriate fees. Nevada Secretary of State Amend Profit-After
Revised: 1-5-15
WAFERGEN BIO-SYSTEMS, INC.
CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION OF PREFERENCES,
RIGHTS AND LIMITATIONS
OF
SERIES 2 CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
RIGHTS AND LIMITATIONS
OF
SERIES 2 CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
PURSUANT TO SECTION 78.1955 OF THE
NEVADA REVISED STATUTES
NEVADA REVISED STATUTES
WaferGen Bio-systems, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Corporation”), in accordance with the provisions of Section 78.1955 of the Nevada Revised Statutes does hereby certify that the following resolution was duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Corporation as of October 15, 2015:
RESOLVED, that the Board of Directors of the Corporation pursuant to authority expressly vesting in it by the provisions of the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation, hereby authorizes the issuance of a series of 1,108 shares of Preferred Stock designated as the Series 2 Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Corporation and hereby fixes the designation, powers, preferences, rights, qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof (in addition to any provisions set forth in the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation which are applicable to the Preferred Stock of all classes and series) as follows:
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TERMS OF SERIES 2 CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
Section 1. Definitions. For the purposes hereof, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
“Affiliate” means any person or entity that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a person or entity, as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 144 under the Securities Act. With respect to a Holder, any investment fund or managed account that is managed on a discretionary basis by the same investment manager as such Holder will be deemed to be an Affiliate of such Holder.
“Alternate Consideration” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(d).
“Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(c).
“Business Day” means any day except Saturday, Sunday, any day which shall be a federal legal holiday in the United States or any day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close.
“Buy-In” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(d)(iii).
“Commission” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Common Stock” means the Corporation’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, and stock of any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed into.
“Common Stock Equivalents” means any securities of the Corporation or the subsidiaries of the Corporation which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, rights, options, warrants or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.
“Conversion Agent” means Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, a New York corporation, or such other conversion agent as the Corporation may designate from time to time upon notice to each Holder in compliance with Section 8.
“Conversion Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).
“Conversion Price” shall mean $1.00 with respect to each share of Preferred Stock, as adjusted pursuant to Section 7 hereof.
“Conversion Shares” means, collectively, the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the shares of Preferred Stock in accordance with the terms hereof.
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“Distribution” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(c).
“DTC” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Fundamental Transaction” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(d).
“Holder” means any holder of Preferred Stock.
“Issuance Date” means October 21, 2015.
“NGCL” shall mean the Nevada General Corporation Law.
“Notice of Conversion” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).
“Permitted Repurchases” shall mean: (a) the repurchase by the Corporation of shares of Common Stock held by employees, directors or consultants of the Corporation or its subsidiaries pursuant to the terms of stock option, restricted stock or similar agreements governing the grant of equity to any such Persons under which the Corporation has the option to repurchase such shares (i) upon the occurrence of certain events, such as the termination of employment or services of the holder of such shares, or (ii) at any price pursuant to the Corporation’s exercise of a right of first refusal to repurchase such shares, up to an aggregate amount not to exceed $100,000 in any 12 month period for any such repurchases pursuant to this clause (a); or (b) the acquisition by the Corporation of securities of the Corporation pursuant to “cashless exercise”, “net exercise” or similar provisions pursuant the terms of the Corporation’s options, warrants or other securities.
“Person” means any individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.
“Preferred Stock” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).
“Preferred Stock Register” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(b).
“Purchase Rights” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(b).
“Required Holders” means Holders of not less than sixty seven percent (67%) of the then outstanding Preferred Stock.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Share Delivery Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(d)(i).
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“Stated Value” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).
“Successor Entity” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(d).
“Trading Day” means a day on which the Common Stock is traded for any period on a principal securities exchange or if the Common Stock is not traded on a principal securities exchange, on a day that the Common Stock is traded on another securities market on which the Common Stock is then being traded.
“VWAP” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a trading market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the trading market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if the OTC Bulletin Board is not a trading market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the OTC Bulletin Board, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on the OTC Bulletin Board and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported in the “Pink Sheets” published by OTC Markets Group, Inc. (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Holder and reasonably acceptable to the Corporation, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Corporation.
Section 2. Designation, Amount and Par Value: Assignment.
a) The series of preferred stock designated by this Certificate of Designation shall be designated as the Corporation’s Series 2 Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Preferred Stock”) and the number of shares so designated shall be One Thousand One Hundred and Eight (1,108) (which shall not be subject to increase without the written consent of the Required Holders). Each share of Preferred Stock shall have a par value of $0.001 per share and a stated value equal to $10,000 (the “Stated Value”), subject to increase for any accrued (whether or not declared) or declared, but unpaid dividends on such share of Preferred Stock.
b) The Corporation shall register shares of the Preferred Stock, upon records to be maintained by the Corporation for that purpose (the “Preferred Stock Register”), in the name of the Holders thereof from time to time. The Corporation may deem and treat the registered Holder of shares of Preferred Stock as the absolute owner thereof for the purpose of any conversion thereof and for all other purposes. The Corporation shall register or cause the Corporation’s transfer agent to register the transfer of any shares of Preferred Stock in the Preferred Stock Register, upon surrender of the certificates evidencing such shares to be transferred, duly endorsed by the Holder thereof, to the Corporation at its principal place of business. Upon any such registration or transfer, a new certificate evidencing the shares of Preferred Stock so transferred shall be issued to the transferee and a new certificate
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evidencing the remaining portion of the shares not so transferred, if any, shall be issued to the transferring Holder, in each case, within three Business Days.
Section 3. Dividends. The Corporation shall not pay any dividends on shares of the Common Stock (other than dividends in the form of Common Stock) unless and until such time as it pays dividends on each share of Preferred Stock equal to the product obtained by multiplying (a) the dividend to be paid per share of Common Stock multiplied by (b) the number of shares of Common Stock (on an as-if-converted-to-Common-Stock basis) underlying such share of Preferred Stock (without giving effect to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) on the date that such dividend is declared. Other than as set forth in the previous sentence, no other dividends shall be paid on shares of Preferred Stock; and the Corporation shall pay no dividends (other than dividends in the form of Common Stock) on shares of the Common Stock unless it simultaneously complies with the previous sentence.
Section 4. Voting Rights. Except as otherwise provided herein or as otherwise required by the NGCL, the Preferred Stock shall have no voting rights. However, as long as any shares of Preferred Stock are outstanding, the Corporation shall not, without the affirmative vote of the Required Holders, (a) alter or change adversely the powers, preferences or rights given to the Preferred Stock or alter or amend this Certificate of Designation, (b) increase the number of authorized shares of Preferred Stock, (c) effect a stock split or reverse stock split of the Preferred Stock or any like event, or (d) enter into any agreement with respect to any of the foregoing.
Section 5. Rank; Liquidation.
a) The Preferred Stock shall rank on par with the Common Stock, in each case, as to (i) dividend rights and (ii) distributions of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, whether voluntarily or involuntarily.
b) Upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, each holder of shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, on a pari passu basis with the holders of Common Stock (on an as-if-converted-to-Common-Stock basis without giving effect to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) any distributions of any of the assets or surplus funds of the Corporation legally available for distribution to the holders of the Common Stock.
Section 6. Conversion.
a) Conversions at Option of Holder. Each share of Preferred Stock shall be convertible, at any time or times on or after the Issuance Date at the option of the Holder thereof, into a number of shares of Common Stock (subject to the limitations set forth in Section 6(c) hereof) determined by dividing the Stated Value of such share of Preferred Stock by the Conversion Price. The shares of Preferred Stock shall initially be issued and maintained in the form of securities held in book-entry form and the Depository Trust Company or its nominee (“DTC”) shall be the sole registered holder of the shares of Preferred Stock.
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A Holder whose interest in the shares of Preferred Stock is a beneficial interest in certificate(s) representing the shares of Preferred Stock held in book-entry form through DTC, shall effect conversions made pursuant to this Section 6(a) by delivering to DTC (or another established clearing corporation performing similar functions) the appropriate instruction form for conversion, complying with the procedures to effect conversions that are required by DTC (or another established clearing corporation performing similar functions). The Corporation acknowledges and agrees a Holder whose interest in shares of Preferred Stock is a beneficial interest held in book-entry through the DTC shall have all the rights and remedies of a Holder hereunder.
b) A Holder who holds shares of Preferred Stock in certificated form shall effect conversions made pursuant to this Section 6(a) by providing the Corporation or the Conversion Agent with a duly completed and executed conversion notice in the form attached hereto as Annex A (a “Notice of Conversion”), which may be delivered before the date of conversion. Each Notice of Conversion shall specify the number of shares of Preferred Stock to be converted, the number of shares of Preferred Stock owned prior to the conversion at issue, the number of shares of Preferred Stock owned subsequent to the conversion at issue and date on which the conversion is to be effected, which date may not be prior to the date the applicable Holder delivers such Notice of Conversion to the Corporation or the Conversion Agent (such date, the “Conversion Date”). If no Conversion Date is specified in a Notice of Conversion, the Conversion Date shall be the date that such Notice of Conversion to the Corporation or the Conversion Agent is deemed delivered hereunder. The calculations and entries set forth in the Notice of Conversion shall control in the absence of manifest or mathematical error. No ink-original Notice of Conversion shall be required, nor shall any medallion guarantee (or other type of guarantee or notarization) of any Notice of Conversion be required. To effect conversions of shares of Preferred Stock, a Holder whose shares are held in certificate form shall be required to surrender the certificate(s) representing such shares of Preferred Stock to the Corporation or the Conversion Agent. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if a Holder holds its shares of Preferred Stock in certificated form, such Holder shall not be required to physically surrender the certificate(s) representing such Holder’s shares of Preferred Stock to the Corporation or the Conversion Agent unless (A) the full or remaining number of shares of Preferred Stock represented by such certificate are being converted or (B) such Holder has provided the Corporation or the Conversion Agent with prior written notice (which notice may be included in a Notice of Conversion) requesting reissuance of a certificate representing the remaining shares of Preferred Stock upon physical surrender of any certificate representing the shares of Preferred Stock so converted by such Holder and the dates of such conversions or shall use such other method, reasonably satisfactory to such Holder and the Corporation, so as not to require physical surrender of the certificate representing the shares of Preferred Stock upon each such conversion. Shares of Preferred Stock converted into Common Stock shall be canceled and shall not be reissued. The Corporation shall deliver any objection to any Notice of Conversion within one (1) Business Day of receipt of such notice. By reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following the conversion of a portion of the Preferred Stock represented by a certificate, the number of shares of Preferred Stock available
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for conversion under such certificate at any given time may be less than the amount stated on the face of the certificate.
c) Conversion Price. The conversion price for the Preferred Stock shall equal $1.00, subject to adjustment herein (the “Conversion Price”).
d) Beneficial Ownership Limitation. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Corporation shall not effect any conversion of the Preferred Stock, and a Holder shall not have the right to convert any portion of the Preferred Stock, to the extent that, after giving effect to the conversion set forth on the applicable Notice of Conversion, such Holder (together with such Holder’s Affiliates, and any other Person whose beneficial ownership of Common Stock would be aggregated with the Holder’s for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the applicable regulations of the Commission, including any “group” of which the Holder is a member (each an “Attribution Party”)) would beneficially own a number of shares of Common Stock in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation. For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such Holder and its Affiliates and its Attribution Parties shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Stock subject to the Notice of Conversion with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which are issuable upon (i) conversion of the remaining, unconverted Stated Value of Preferred Stock beneficially owned by such Holder or any of its Affiliates or Attribution Parties and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other Common Stock Equivalents beneficially owned by such Holder or any of its Affiliates or Attribution Parties that are subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise similar to the limitation contained herein (including, without limitation, the Preferred Stock or the Warrants) beneficially owned by such Holder or any of its Affiliates or Attribution Parties. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 6(c), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act. To the extent that the limitation contained in this Section 6(c) applies, the determination of whether the Preferred Stock is convertible (in relation to other securities owned by such Holder together with any Affiliates and Attribution Parties) and of how many shares of Preferred Stock are convertible shall be in the sole discretion of such Holder, and the submission of a Notice of Conversion shall be deemed to be such Holder’s determination of whether the shares of Preferred Stock may be converted (in relation to other securities owned by such Holder together with any Affiliates and Attribution Parties) and how many shares of the Preferred Stock are convertible, in each case subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation. To ensure compliance with this restriction, each Holder will be deemed to represent to the Corporation each time it delivers a Notice of Conversion that such Notice of Conversion has not violated the restrictions set forth in this paragraph and the Corporation shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination. In addition, a determination as to any group status as contemplated above shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act. For purposes of this Section 6(c), in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, a Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as stated in the most recent of the following: (A) the Corporation’s most recent periodic or
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annual report filed with the Commission, as the case may be, (B) a more recent public announcement by the Corporation or (C) a more recent written notice by the Corporation or its transfer agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. Upon the written or oral request of a Holder (which may be by e-mail), the Corporation shall within two (2) Trading Days confirm orally and in writing to such Holder (which may be by e-mail) the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Corporation, including shares of Preferred Stock, by such Holder or its Affiliates or its Attribution Parties since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was last publicly reported or confirmed to the Holder. The “Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall be 9.98% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Notice of Conversion (to the extent permitted pursuant to this Section 6(c)). A Holder may increase or decrease the Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this Section 6(c) applicable to its Preferred Stock provided that the Beneficial Ownership Limitation in no event exceeds 9.98% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon conversion of the Preferred Stock held by the Holder and the provisions of this Section 6(c) shall continue to apply. Any such increase will not be effective until the 61st day after such notice is delivered to the Corporation and shall only apply to such Holder and no other Holder. The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 6(c) to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation contained herein or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a successor holder of Preferred Stock.
e) Mechanics of Conversion.
i. Delivery of Conversion Shares Upon Conversion. Not later than three (3) Trading Days after each Conversion Date (the “Share Delivery Date”), the Corporation shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the converting Holder the number of Conversion Shares being acquired upon the conversion of the Preferred Stock, which Conversion Shares shall be free of restrictive legends and trading restrictions. The Corporation shall deliver the Conversion Shares electronically through DTC or another established clearing corporation performing similar functions. The Conversion Shares shall be deemed to have been issued, and Holder shall be deemed to have become a holder of record of such shares for all purposes, as of the date the Preferred Stock has been converted. If the Corporation fails for any reason to deliver to the Holder the Conversion Shares subject to a Notice of Conversion by the Share Delivery Date, the Corporation shall pay to the Holder, in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $1,000 of Conversion Shares subject to such exercise (based on the VWAP of the Common Stock on the Conversion Date), $10 per Trading Day (increasing to $20 per Trading Day on the fifth Trading Day after such liquidated damages begin to accrue) for each Trading
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Day after such Share Delivery Date until such Conversion Shares are delivered or Holder rescinds such exercise. If the Corporation fails to cause the Conversion Agent to deliver to the Holder the Conversion Shares pursuant to this Section 6(d)(i) by the Share Delivery Date, then the Holder will have the right to rescind such Conversion.
ii. Obligation Absolute. Subject to Section 6(c) hereof and subject to Holder’s right to rescind a Notice of Conversion pursuant to Section 6(d)(i) hereof, the Corporation’s obligation to issue and deliver the Conversion Shares upon conversion of Preferred Stock effected in accordance with Sections 6(a) hereof and the other terms hereof are absolute and unconditional, irrespective of any action or inaction by a Holder to enforce the same, any waiver or consent with respect to any provision hereof, the recovery of any judgment against any Person or any action to enforce the same, or any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, limitation or termination, or any breach or alleged breach by such Holder or any other Person of any obligation to the Corporation or any violation or alleged violation of law by such Holder or any other Person, and irrespective of any other circumstance which might otherwise limit such obligation of the Corporation to such Holder in connection with the issuance of such Conversion Shares. Subject to Section 6(c) hereof and subject to Holder’s right to rescind a Notice of Conversion pursuant to Section 6(d)(i) hereof, in the event a Holder shall elect to convert any or all of its Preferred Stock, the Corporation may not refuse conversion based on any claim that such Holder or anyone associated or affiliated with such Holder has been engaged in any violation of law, agreement or for any other reason, unless (A) an injunction from a court, issued only after Holder shall have received notice and an opportunity to appear in the relevant proceeding, restraining and/or enjoining conversion of all or part of the Preferred Stock of such Holder shall have been sought and obtained, and (B) the Corporation posts a surety bond for the benefit of such Holder in the amount of 150% of the value of the Conversion Shares into which would be converted the Preferred Stock which is subject to the injunction, which bond shall remain in effect until the completion of arbitration/litigation of the underlying dispute. In the absence of such injunction, the Corporation shall, subject to Section 6(c) hereof and subject to Holder’s right to rescind a Notice of Conversion pursuant to Section 6(d)(i) hereof, issue Conversion Shares upon an election by a Holder to convert properly made pursuant to Sections 6(a) hereof. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue actual damages for the Corporation’s failure to deliver Conversion Shares less any shares of Preferred Stock subject to a partial rescission pursuant to Section 6(d)(i) hereof within the period specified herein and such Holder shall have the right to pursue all remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief. The exercise of any such rights shall not prohibit a Holder from seeking to enforce damages pursuant to any other Section hereof or under applicable law.
iii. Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Certificates Upon Conversion. In addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Corporation
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fails for any reason to cause the Conversion Agent to deliver to a Holder the applicable Conversion Shares pursuant to a conversion on or before the Share Delivery Date pursuant to Section 6(d)(i) hereof, and if after such Share Delivery Date such Holder is required by its brokerage firm to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise), or the Holder’s brokerage firm otherwise purchases, shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by such Holder of the Conversion Shares which such Holder was entitled to receive upon the conversion relating to such Share Delivery Date (a “Buy-In”), then the Corporation shall (A) pay in cash to such Holder (in addition to any other remedies available to or elected by such Holder) the amount, if any, by which (x) such Holder’s total purchase price (including any brokerage commissions) for the Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the product of (1) the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that such Holder was entitled to receive from the conversion at issue multiplied by (2) the actual sale price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed (including any brokerage commissions) and (B) at the option of such Holder, either reissue (if surrendered) the shares of Preferred Stock equal to the number of shares of Preferred Stock submitted for conversion (in which case, such conversion shall be deemed rescinded) or deliver to such Holder the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued if the Corporation had timely complied with its conversion and delivery requirements under Section 6(d)(i) hereof. For example, if a Holder purchases shares of Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted conversion of shares of Preferred Stock with respect to which the actual sale price of the Conversion Shares (including any brokerage commissions) giving rise to such purchase obligation was a total of $10,000 under clause (A) of the immediately preceding sentence, the Corporation shall be required to pay such Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide the Corporation written notice indicating the amounts payable to such Holder in respect of the Buy-In and, upon request of the Corporation, evidence of the amount of such loss. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Corporation’s failure to timely deliver the Conversion Shares upon conversion of the shares of Preferred Stock as required pursuant to the terms hereof.
iv. Reservation of Shares Issuable Upon Conversion. The Corporation covenants that it will at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock for the sole purpose of issuance upon conversion of the Preferred Stock, free from preemptive rights or any other actual contingent purchase rights of Persons other than the Holders of the Preferred Stock, not less than such aggregate number of shares of the Common Stock as shall be issuable (taking into account the adjustments of Section 7 hereof) upon the conversion of all outstanding shares of Preferred Stock. If at any time the number of authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock shall not be sufficient to effect the conversion of the then outstanding shares of Preferred Stock (including as a result of any adjustments pursuant to Section 7 hereof), the Corporation will take such corporate
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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 purpose.
v. Fractional Shares. No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued upon the conversion of the Preferred Stock. As to any fraction of a share which a Holder would otherwise be entitled to receive upon such conversion, the Corporation shall, in lieu of exercising a fractional share, pay cash equal to the product of such fraction multiplied by the Conversion Price.
vi. Transfer Taxes. The issuance of certificates for shares of the Common Stock upon conversion of Preferred Stock shall be made without charge to any Holder for any documentary stamp or similar taxes that may be payable in respect of the issue or delivery of such certificates, provided that the Corporation shall not be required to pay any tax that may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance and delivery of any such certificate upon conversion in a name other than that of the registered Holder(s) of such shares of Preferred Stock and the Corporation shall not be required to issue or deliver such certificates unless or until the Person or Persons requesting the issuance thereof shall have paid to the Corporation the amount of such tax or shall have established to the satisfaction of the Corporation that such tax has been paid.
f) Status as Stockholder. Effective as of each Conversion Date, (i) the shares of Preferred Stock being converted shall be deemed converted into shares of Common Stock and (ii) the Holder’s rights as a holder of such converted shares of Preferred Stock shall cease and terminate upon such conversion, excepting only the right to electronic delivery of such shares through DTC, and to any remedies provided herein or otherwise available at law or in equity to such Holder because of a failure by the Corporation to comply with the terms of this Certificate of Designation. In all cases, the Holder shall retain all of its rights and remedies for the Corporation’s failure to convert Preferred Stock and timely deliver the Conversion Shares.
Section 7. Certain Adjustments.
a) Stock Dividends and Stock Splits. If the Corporation, at any time while the Preferred Stock is outstanding: (i) pays a stock dividend or otherwise makes a distribution or distributions payable in shares of Common Stock (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Corporation upon conversion of the Preferred Stock) with respect to the then outstanding shares of Common Stock; (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares; or (iii) combines (including by way of a reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares; or (iv) issues, in the event of a reclassification of shares of the Common Stock, any shares of capital stock of the Corporation, then the Conversion Price then in effect shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding any treasury shares of the Corporation) outstanding immediately before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event (excluding any
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treasury shares of the Corporation). Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 7(a) shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision or combination.
b) Subsequent Rights Offerings. In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 7(a) hereof, if at any time the Corporation grants, issues or sells any Common Stock Equivalents or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of any class of shares of Common Stock (the “Purchase Rights”), then the Holder of will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder could have acquired if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete conversion of such Holder’s Preferred Stock (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights (provided, however, to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Purchase Right would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Purchase Right to such extent (or beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock as a result of such Purchase Right to such extent) and such Purchase Right to such extent shall be held in abeyance for the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation).
c) Pro Rata Distributions. During such time as the Preferred Stock is outstanding, if the Corporation declares or makes any dividend or other distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of shares of Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including, without limitation, any distribution of cash, stock or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, scheme of arrangement or other similar transaction) (a “Distribution”), at any time after the issuance of the Preferred Stock, then, in each such case, the Holder shall be entitled to participate in such Distribution to the same extent that the Holder would have participated therein if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete Conversion of the Preferred Stock (without regard to any limitations on Conversion hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date of which a record is taken for such Distribution, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the participation in such Distribution (provided, however, to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Distribution would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Distribution to such extent (or in the beneficial ownership of any shares of Common Stock as a result of such Distribution to such extent) and the portion of such Distribution shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation).
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d) Fundamental Transaction. If, at any time while the Preferred Stock is outstanding: (i) the Corporation, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions, effects any merger or consolidation of the Corporation with or into another Person, (ii) the Corporation, directly or indirectly, effects any sale of all or substantially all of its assets in one transaction or a series of related transactions, (iii) any tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Corporation or another Person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to sell, tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property and has been accepted by the holders of 50% or more of the outstanding Common Stock, (iv) the Corporation, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions, effects any reclassification, reorganization or recapitalization of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange (other than as a result of a dividend, subdivision or combination covered by Section 7(a) hereof) pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property or (v) the Corporation, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions consummates a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or scheme of arrangement) with another Person or group of Persons whereby such other Person or group acquires more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (not including any shares of Common Stock held by the other Person or other Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the other Persons making or party to, such stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination) (each a “Fundamental Transaction”), then, upon any subsequent conversion of the Preferred Stock, the Holder shall have the right to receive, for each Conversion Share that would have been issuable upon such conversion immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitation in Section 6(c) hereof on the conversion of the Preferred Stock), the number of shares of Common Stock of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the Corporation, if it is the surviving corporation, and any additional consideration (the “Alternate Consideration”) receivable as a result of such Fundamental Transaction by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which the Preferred Stock is convertible immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitation in Section 6(c) hereof on the conversion of the Preferred Stock). For purposes of any such conversion, the determination of the Conversion Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Corporation shall apportion the Conversion Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or other property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any conversion of the Preferred Stock following such Fundamental Transaction. To the extent necessary to effectuate the foregoing provisions, any successor to the Corporation or surviving entity in such Fundamental Transaction shall file a new Certificate of Designation designating a class of preferred stock with substantially the same terms and conditions as the Preferred Stock and issue to the Holders new preferred stock consistent with the foregoing provisions and evidencing the Holders’ right to convert such preferred stock into Alternate Consideration. The Corporation shall cause any successor
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entity (as well as its parent) in a Fundamental Transaction in which the Corporation is not the survivor (the “Successor Entity”) to assume in writing all of the obligations of the Corporation under this Certificate of Designation in accordance with the provisions of this Section 7(d) pursuant to written agreements in form and substance approved by the Required Holders (which approval may not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) prior to such Fundamental Transaction and shall, at the option of the Holder, deliver to the Holder in exchange for the Preferred Stock a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to the Preferred Stock which is convertible for a corresponding number of shares of capital stock of such Successor Entity (or its parent entity), if any, plus any Alternate Consideration, receivable as a result of such Fundamental Transaction by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable and receivable upon conversion of the Preferred Stock (without regard to any limitations on the conversion of the Preferred Stock) prior to such Fundamental Transaction, and with a conversion price which applies the conversion price hereunder to such shares of capital stock, if any, plus any Alternate Consideration (but taking into account the relative value of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Fundamental Transaction and the value of such shares of capital stock, such number of shares of capital stock and such conversion price being for the purpose of protecting the economic value of the Preferred Stock immediately prior to the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction), and which is reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Holder. Upon the occurrence of any such Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such Fundamental Transaction, the provisions of this Certificate of Designation referring to the “Corporation” shall refer instead to the Successor Entity), and may exercise every right and power of the Corporation and shall assume all of the obligations of the Corporation under this Certificate of Designation with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Corporation herein.
e) Calculations. All calculations under this Section 7 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. For purposes of this Section 7, the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding any treasury shares of the Corporation) issued and outstanding.
f) Notice to the Holders.
i. Adjustment to Conversion Price. Whenever the Conversion Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section 7, the Corporation shall promptly deliver to each Holder a notice setting forth the Conversion Price after such adjustment and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment.
ii. Other Notices. If (A) the Corporation shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form) on the Common Stock (other than a dividend covered by Section 7(a) hereof), (B) the Corporation shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock (other than Permitted Repurchases or any redemptions effected pursuant to the terms of any
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Warrants issued by the Corporation), (C) the Corporation shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock of rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or of any rights, (D) the approval of any stockholders of the Corporation shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the Common Stock, any consolidation or merger to which the Corporation is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation, or any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common Stock is converted into other securities, cash or property or (E) the Corporation shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Corporation, then, in each case, the Corporation shall cause to be delivered to each Holder at its last address as shall appear upon the stock books of the Corporation, at least 20 calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of the Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange, provided that the failure to deliver such notice or any defect therein or in the delivery thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified in such notice.
Section 8. Miscellaneous.
a) Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Holders hereunder including, without limitation, any Notice of Conversion, shall be in writing and delivered personally, by electronic mail (rollie.carlson@wafergen.com) or facsimile ((510) 793-8992), or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service, addressed to the Corporation, at its principal place of business, to the attention of the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation, or such other electronic mail address, facsimile number or address as the Corporation may specify for such purposes by notice to the Holders delivered in accordance with this Section 8. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Corporation hereunder shall be in writing and delivered personally, by confirmed electronic mail or facsimile, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service addressed to each Holder at the electronic mail address, facsimile number or address of such Holder appearing on the books of the Corporation, or if no such facsimile number or address appears on the books of the Corporation, at the principal place of business of such Holder. Any notice or other communication or deliveries hereunder shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (i) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via electronic mail or facsimile, or (ii) the second Business Day following the date of mailing, if sent by nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (iii) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given.
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b) Absolute Obligation. Except as expressly provided herein, no provision of this Certificate of Designation shall alter or impair the obligation of the Corporation, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay liquidated damages on the shares of Preferred Stock at the time, place, and rate, and in the coin or currency, prescribed in Section 6(d)(i) hereof.
c) Lost or Mutilated Preferred Stock Certificate. If a Holder’s Preferred Stock certificate shall be mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Corporation shall execute and deliver, in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation of a mutilated certificate, or in lieu of or in substitution for a lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, a new certificate for the shares of Preferred Stock so mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, but only upon receipt of evidence of such loss, theft or destruction of such certificate, and of the ownership thereof reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation and, in each case, customary and reasonable indemnity, if requested. Applicants for a new certificate under such circumstances shall also comply with such other reasonable regulations and procedures and pay such other reasonable third-party costs as the Corporation may prescribe.
d) Waiver. Any waiver by the Corporation or a Holder of a breach of any provision of this Certificate of Designation shall not operate as or be construed to be a waiver of any other breach of such provision or of any breach of any other provision of this Certificate of Designation or a waiver by any other Holders. The failure of the Corporation or a Holder to insist upon strict adherence to any term of this Certificate of Designation on one or more occasions shall not be considered a waiver or deprive that party (or any other Holder) of the right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Certificate of Designation. Any waiver by the Corporation or a Holder must be in writing. Notwithstanding any provision in this Certificate of Designation to the contrary, any provision contained herein and any right of the Holders granted hereunder may be waived as to all shares of Preferred Stock (and the Holders thereof) upon the written consent of the Required Holders, unless Holders of a higher percentage of shares of Preferred Stock is required by the NGCL, in which case the written consent of the Holders of not less than such higher percentage shall be required.
e) Severability. If any provision of this Certificate of Designation is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the balance of this Certificate of Designation shall remain in effect, and if any provision is inapplicable to any Person or circumstance, it shall nevertheless remain applicable to all other Persons and circumstances. If it shall be found that any interest or other amount deemed interest due hereunder violates the applicable law governing usury, the applicable rate of interest due hereunder shall automatically be lowered to equal the maximum rate of interest permitted under applicable law.
f) Benefit of Holders. The provisions of this Certificate of Designation are intended to be for the benefit of all Holders from time to time and shall be enforceable by any such Holder.
g) Next Business Day. Whenever any payment or other obligation hereunder shall be due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day.
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h) Headings. The headings contained herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Certificate of Designation and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.
i) Status of Converted Preferred Stock. If any shares of Preferred Stock shall be converted or reacquired by the Corporation, such shares shall resume the status of authorized but unissued shares of preferred stock and shall no longer be designated as Series 2 Convertible Preferred Stock.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Certificate this 20th day of October, 2015.
WAFERGEN BIO-SYSTEMS, INC.
By:
Name: Rolland Carlson
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
Name: Rolland Carlson
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
ANNEX A
NOTICE OF CONVERSION
(TO BE EXECUTED BY THE REGISTERED HOLDER IN ORDER TO CONVERT SHARES OF PREFERRED STOCK)
The undersigned hereby elects to convert the number of shares of Series 2 Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Preferred Stock”) indicated below into shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), of WaferGen Bio-systems, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Corporation”), according to the conditions hereof, as of the date written below. If securities are to be issued in the name of a person other than the undersigned, the undersigned will pay all transfer taxes payable with respect thereto. Capitalized terms utilized but not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in that certain Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series 2 Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Certificate of Designation”) filed by the Corporation on October 20, 2015.
Conversion calculations:
Investor Account Name:
Investor Contact Name:
Account Number:
Date to Effect Conversion:
Number of shares of Preferred Stock owned prior to Conversion:
CUSIP 93041P 407
Number of shares of Preferred Stock to be Converted:
Stated Value of shares of Preferred Stock to be Converted:
Number of shares of Common Stock to be Issued:
CUSIP 93041P 308
Applicable Conversion Price:
Number of shares of Preferred Stock subsequent to Conversion:
Address for Delivery:
or
DWAC Delivery Instructions:
Broker no: __________
Account no: __________
Account no: __________
[HOLDER]
By: | Name: Title: |
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