Exhibit 3.1
State of Delaware |
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Secretary of State |
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Division of Corporations |
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Delivered 10:34 AM 02/09/2007 |
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FILED 10:34 AM 02/09/2007 |
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SRV 070146260 - 4294375 FILE |
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RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
LEGALZOOM.COM, INC.
(Pursuant to Sections 242 and 245 of the
General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware)
LegalZoom.com, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the provisions of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “General Corporation Law”),
DOES HEREBY CERTIFY:
1. That the name of this corporation is LegalZoom.com, Inc., and that this corporation was originally incorporated pursuant to the General Corporation Law on January 31, 2007 under the name LegalZoom.com, Inc.
2. That the Board of Directors duly adopted resolutions proposing to amend and restate the Certificate of Incorporation of this corporation, declaring said amendment and restatement to be advisable and in the best interests of this corporation and its stockholders, and authorizing the appropriate officers of this corporation to solicit the consent of the stockholders therefor, which resolution setting forth the proposed amendment and restatement is as follows:
RESOLVED, that the Certificate of Incorporation of this corporation be restated in its entirety to read as follows:
FIRST: The name of this corporation is LegalZoom.com, Inc. (the “Corporation”).
SECOND: The address of the registered office of the Corporation in the State of Delaware is 1521 Concord Pike, Number 202, in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle. The name of its registered agent at such address is United States Corporation Agent, Inc.
THIRD: The nature of the business or purposes to be conducted or promoted is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law.
FOURTH: The total number of shares of all classes of stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is (i) 22,060,000 shares of Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share (“Common Stock”), and (ii) 7,628,000 shares of Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value per share (“Preferred Stock”).
Effective upon the filing (the “Effective Time”) of this Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, all of the stock of the Corporation issued and outstanding prior to the Effective Time shall, without further action by the Corporation or any stockholder, be reclassified as follows: (i) each share of the Corporation’s Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall remain outstanding and be unaffected by the filing of this
Restated Certificate of Incorporation, (ii) each share of the Corporation’s Series A Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be reclassified and changed into one share of Common Stock, and (iii) each share of the Corporation’s Series B Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, shall be reclassified and changed into one share of Common Stock.
The following is a statement of the designations and the powers, privileges and rights, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof in respect of each class of capital stock of the Corporation. Unless otherwise indicated, references to “Sections” or “Subsections” in this Article refer to sections and subsections of this Article Fourth.
A. COMMON STOCK
1. General. The voting, dividend and liquidation rights of the holders of the Common Stock are subject to and qualified by the rights, powers and preferences of the holders of the Preferred Stock set forth herein and as may be designated by resolution of the Board of Directors with respect to any series of Preferred Stock as authorized herein.
2. Voting.
(a) General. The holders of the Common Stock are entitled to one (1) vote for each share of Common Stock held at all meetings of stockholders (and written actions in lieu of meetings); provided, however, that, except as otherwise required by law, holders of Common Stock, as such, shall not be entitled to vote on any amendment to this Restated Certificate of Incorporation that relates solely to the terms of one or more outstanding series of Preferred Stock if the holders of such affected series are entitled, either separately or together with the holders of one or more other such series, to vote thereon pursuant to this Restated Certificate of Incorporation or pursuant to the General Corporation Law. There shall be no cumulative voting. The number of authorized shares of Common Stock may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding) by the affirmative vote of the holders of shares of stock of the Corporation representing a majority of the votes represented by all outstanding shares of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote, irrespective of the provisions of Section 242(b)(2) of the General Corporation Law.
(b) Election of Directors. The holders of record of the shares of Common Stock, exclusively and as a separate class, shall be entitled to elect two (2) directors of the Corporation, one (1) of whom shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation. Any director elected as provided in the preceding sentence may be removed without cause by, and only by, the affirmative vote of the holders of Common Stock, given either at a special meeting of such stockholders duly called for that purpose or pursuant to a written consent of stockholders. Except as provided in this Subsection 2(b), Section B.3(b) and Section B.6(f), the holders of record of the shares of Common Stock and of the Series A Preferred Stock, exclusively and voting together as a single class, shall be entitled to elect all other directors of the Corporation. At any meeting held for the purpose of electing a director, the presence in person or by proxy of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of the class or series entitled to elect such director shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of electing such director. A vacancy in any directorship filled by the holders of any class or series shall be filled only by vote or written
consent in lieu of a meeting of the holders of such class or series or by any remaining director or directors elected by the holders of such class or series pursuant to this Restated Certificate of Incorporation.
B. PREFERRED STOCK
All of the 7,628,000 shares of the Corporation’s Preferred Stock shall be designated as a series known as Series A Preferred Stock (the “Series A Preferred Stock”). The Series A Preferred Stock shall have the following rights, preferences, powers, privileges and restrictions, qualifications and limitations.
1. Dividends. The Corporation shall not declare, pay or set aside any dividends on any other shares 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 A Preferred Stock then outstanding shall first receive, or simultaneously receive, a dividend on each outstanding share of Series A Preferred Stock in an amount at least equal to (i) in the case of a dividend on Common Stock or any class or series that is convertible into Common Stock, that dividend per share of Series A Preferred Stock as would equal the product of (A) the dividend payable on each share of such class or series determined, if applicable, as if all such shares of such class or series had been converted into Common Stock and (B) the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of a share of Series A Preferred Stock, in each case calculated on the record date for determination of holders entitled to receive such dividend or (ii) in the case of a dividend on any class or series that is not convertible into Common Stock, at a rate per share of Series A Preferred Stock determined by dividing the amount of the dividend payable on each share of such class or series of capital stock by the original issuance price of such class or series of capital stock and multiplying such fraction by an amount equal to $5.98471 per share (subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of any stock dividend, stock split, combination or other similar recapitalization affecting such shares) (such amount, as so adjusted from time to time, being hereinafter referred to as the “Series A Original Issue Price”).
2. Liquidation, Dissolution or Winding Up; Certain Mergers, Consolidations and Asset Sales.
(a) Payments to Holders of Series A Preferred Stock. In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding shall be entitled to be paid out of the assets available for distribution to its stockholders before any payment shall be made to the holders of Common Stock or any other class or series of stock ranking on liquidation junior to the Series A Preferred Stock (such Common Stock and other stock being collectively referred to as “Junior Stock”) by reason of their ownership thereof, an amount per share of Series A Preferred Stock equal to the Series A Original Issue Price multiplied by 1.25 (the “Base Liquidation Amount”), plus any dividends declared but unpaid thereon. If upon any such liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the assets available for distribution to its stockholders shall be insufficient to pay the holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock the full aforesaid preferential amount to which they shall be entitled, the holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall share ratably in any distribution of the remaining assets available for distribution in proportion to the respective amounts which would otherwise be payable in respect of the shares of Series A
Preferred Stock held by them upon such distribution if all amounts payable on or with respect to such shares were paid in full.
(b) Payments to Holders of Common Stock. After the payment of all preferential amounts required to be paid to the holders of Series A Preferred Stock, the remaining assets available for distribution to the Corporation’s stockholders shall be distributed among the holders of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock and Common Stock, pro rata based on the number of shares held by each such holder, treating for this purpose all such securities as if they had been converted to Common Stock pursuant to the terms of this Restated Certificate of Incorporation immediately prior to such dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Corporation; provided, however, that if and to the extent that the aggregate per share amount to be distributed to the holders of Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to this Subsection 2(b) would exceed the Series A Original Issue Price multiplied by two (2), the Base Liquidation Amount payable pursuant to Subsection 2(a) shall be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis by an amount equal to such excess amount; provided, further, that in no event shall the Base Liquidation Amount be reduced below zero (0). The aggregate amount which a holder of a share of Series A Preferred Stock is entitled to receive under Subsection 2(a) and 2(b) is hereinafter referred to as the “Series A Liquidation Amount.”
(c) Deemed Liquidation Events.
(i) The following events shall be deemed to be a liquidation of the Corporation for purposes of this Section 2 (a “Deemed Liquidation Event”), unless the holders of at least a majority of the then outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock elect otherwise by written notice given to the Corporation prior to the effective date of any such event:
(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 or exchanged for shares of capital stock which 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 of (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 (provided that, for the purpose of this Subsection, 2(c)(i), all shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of Options outstanding immediately prior to such merger or consolidation or upon conversion of Convertible Securities outstanding immediately prior to such merger or consolidation shall be deemed to be outstanding immediately prior to such merger or consolidation and, if applicable, converted or exchanged in such merger or
consolidation on the same terms as the actual outstanding shares of Common Stock are converted or exchanged); 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, except where such sale, lease, transfer, exclusive license or other disposition is to a wholly owned subsidiary of the Corporation.
(ii) The Corporation shall not have the power to effect any transaction constituting a Deemed Liquidation Event pursuant to Subsection 2(c)(i)(A)(I) above unless the agreement or plan of merger or consolidation 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(a) and 2(b) above.
(iii) In the event of a Deemed Liquidation Event pursuant to Subsection 2(c)(i)(A)(II) or (B) above, if the Corporation does not effect a dissolution of the Corporation under the General Corporation Law within sixty (60) days after such Deemed Liquidation Event, then (A) the Corporation shall deliver a written notice to each holder of Series A Preferred Stock no later than the sixtieth (60th) day after the Deemed Liquidation Event advising such holders of their right (and the requirements to be met to secure such right) pursuant to the terms of the following clause (B) to require the redemption of such shares of Series A Preferred Stock, and (B) if the holders of at least a majority of the then outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock so request in a written instrument delivered to the Corporation not later than seventy-five (75) days after such Deemed Liquidation Event, 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, and expenses incurred in such transaction, in each case as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Corporation) (the “Net Proceeds”) to redeem, to the extent legally available therefore, on the ninetieth (90th) day after such Deemed Liquidation Event (the “Liquidation Redemption Date”), all outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock at a price per share equal to the Series A Liquidation Amount. In the event of a redemption pursuant to the preceding sentence, if the Net Proceeds are not sufficient to redeem all outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock, or if the Corporation does not have sufficient lawfully available funds to effect such redemption, the Corporation shall redeem a pro rata portion of each holder’s shares of Series A Preferred Stock, to the fullest extent of such Net Proceeds or such lawfully available funds, as the case may be, and, where such redemption is limited by the amount of lawfully available funds, the Corporation shall redeem the remaining shares to have been redeemed as soon as practicable after the Corporation has funds legally available therefor. The provisions of Subsections 6(b) through 6(f) below shall apply, with such necessary changes in the details thereof as are necessitated by the context, to the redemption of the Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to this Subsection 2(c)(iii). Prior to the distribution or redemption provided for in this Subsection 2(c)(iii), the Corporation shall not expend or dissipate the consideration received for such Deemed Liquidation Event, except to discharge expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business.
(iv) 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. The value of such property, rights or securities shall be determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Corporation.
3. Voting.
(a) 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 A 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 A Preferred Stock held by such holder are convertible as of the record date for determining stockholders entitled to vote on such matter. Except as provided by law or by the provisions of Section A.2(b), Subsection 3(b) and Subsection 3(c), holders of Series A Preferred Stock shall vote together with the holders of Common Stock, and with the holders of any other series of Preferred Stock the terms of which so provide, as a single class.
(b) Subject to Subsection 6(f), the holders of record of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock, exclusively and as a separate class, shall be entitled to elect two (2) directors of the Corporation (the “Series A Directors”). Any director elected as provided in the preceeding sentence may be removed without cause by, and only by, the affirmative vote of the holders of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock, given either at a special meeting of such stockholders duly called for that purpose or pursuant to a written consent of stockholders. Except as provided in this Subsection 3(b), Section A.2(b) and Subsection 6(f), the holders of record of the shares of Common Stock and of the Series A Preferred Stock, exclusively and voting together as a single class, shall be entitled to elect all other directors of the Corporation. At any meeting held for the purpose of electing a director, the presence in person or by proxy of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of the class or series entitled to elect such director shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of electing such director. A vacancy in any directorship filled by the holders of any class of series shall be filled only by vote or written consent in lieu of a meeting of the holders of such class or series or by any remaining director or directors elected by the holders of such class or series pursuant to this Restated Certificate of Incorporation.
(c) At any time when at least 2,542,667 shares of Series A Preferred Stock are outstanding (subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of any stock dividend, stock split, combination or other similar recapitalization affecting the shares of Series A Preferred Stock), except where the vote or written consent of the holders of a greater number of shares of the Corporation is required by law or by this Restated Certificate of Incorporation, and in addition to any other vote required by law or this Restated Certificate of Incorporation, without the written consent or affirmative vote of the holders of at a majority of the then outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock, given in writing or by vote at a meeting, consenting or voting (as the case may be) separately as a class, the Corporation shall not, either directly or by amendment, merger, consolidation or otherwise:
(i) amend, alter or repeal any provision of this Restated Certificate of Incorporation or the Corporation’s By-laws in a manner that adversely affects that rights, preferences, privileges and other restrictions of the Series A Preferred Stock;
(ii) increase or decrease the number of authorized shares of Series A Preferred Stock;
(iii) authorize or enter into any transaction or series of related transactions (i) for the sale, exclusive license or other disposition of a substantial portion of the assets of the Corporation or its subsidiaries, (ii) for the acquisition of any equity interests or all or substantially all of the assets of another entity, including by merger, in each case, where the fair market value of the consideration paid or issued by the Corporation or its subsidiaries in connection with the transaction exceeds $5,000,000, (iii) for the merger, consolidation or other reorganization with or into another entity, (iv) for the voluntary dissolution or liquidation of the Corporation, or (iv) otherwise constituting a Change of Control (as defined below);
(iv) authorize, designate, issue or reclassify any equity security senior to or on parity with the Series A Preferred Stock, with regard to redemption, liquidation preference, voting rights or dividends;
(v) increase the size of the Board of Directors, except as contemplated by Subsection 6(f);
(vi) pay or declare dividends on, make distributions with respect to, or repurchase any shares of capital stock of the Corporation, other than (a) the redemption of shares of Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to Subsection 6 hereof, (b) the repurchase of shares of the Corporation’s capital stock as contemplated by the terms of that certain Series A Convertible Preferred Stock Purchase and Share Redemption Agreement dated as of January 4, 2007 by and among the Corporation’s predecessor and the Investors party thereto, as the same may be amended and/or restated from time to time (the “Purchase Agreement”), (c) repurchases of Common Stock upon termination of employment or service at the lesser of cost or fair market value in the case of unvested shares and at fair market value in the case of vested shares pursuant to agreements and plans in effect on the date hereof or otherwise approved by a majority of the Board of Directors of the Corporation, (d) dividends declared and paid on the Series A Preferred Stock to the extent not inconsistent with the terms of this Restated Certificate of Incorporation, and (e) dividends declared and paid on shares of Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock;
(vii) incur any aggregate indebtedness for borrowed money in excess of $5,000,000;
(viii) increase the number of shares available for grant under the Corporation’s 2000 Stock Option Plan or 2007 Stock Option Plan (the “Option Plans”) or authorize or establish any new plan or arrangement providing for the grant or issuance
of shares of Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities to directors, employees or consultants of the Corporation; or
(ix) issue, or commit to issue, any shares of Series A Preferred Stock, other than pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement.
For purposes hereof, the term “Change of Control” means, regardless of form thereof, (1) the dissolution or liquidation of the Corporation, (2) the sale or exclusive license of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation on a consolidated basis to a person or entity which is not an affiliate of the Corporation, (3) a merger, reorganization or consolidation in which the outstanding shares of the Corporation’s capital stock are converted into or exchanged for a different kind of securities of the successor entity and the holders of the Corporation’s outstanding voting power immediately prior to such transaction do not own a majority of the outstanding voting power of the successor entity immediately upon completion of such transaction, or (4) the sale of all or substantially all of the outstanding stock of the Corporation to a person or entity which is not an affiliate of the Corporation.
4. Optional Conversion.
The holders of the Series A Preferred Stock shall have conversion rights as follows (the “Conversion Rights”):
(a) Right to Convert. Each share of Series A 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 nonassessable shares of Common Stock as is determined by dividing $5.98471 by the Series A Conversion Price (as defined below) in effect at the time of conversion. The “Series A Conversion Price” shall initially be equal to the Series A Original Issue Price. Such initial Series A Conversion Price, and the rate at which shares of Series A Preferred Stock may be converted into shares of Common Stock, shall be subject to adjustment as provided below.
In the event of a notice of redemption of any shares of Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6 hereof, the Conversion Rights of the shares designated for redemption shall terminate at the close of business on the last full day preceding the date fixed for redemption, unless the redemption price is not paid on such redemption date, in which case the Conversion Rights for such shares shall continue until such price is paid in full. 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 A Preferred Stock.
(b) Fractional Shares. No fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock. In lieu of any fractional shares to which the holder would otherwise be entitled, the Corporation shall pay cash equal to such fraction multiplied by the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Corporation. Whether or not fractional shares would be issuable
upon such conversion shall be determined on the basis of the total number of shares of Preferred Stock the holder is at the time converting into Common Stock and the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion.
(c) Mechanics of Conversion.
(i) In order for a holder of Series A Preferred Stock to voluntarily convert shares of Series A Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock, such holder shall surrender the certificate or certificates for such shares of Series A 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 A 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 A Preferred Stock represented by such 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 of such certificates (or lost certificate affidavit and agreement) and notice (or by the Corporation if the Corporation serves as its own transfer agent) 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, issue and deliver at such office to such holder of Series A Preferred Stock, or to his, her or its nominees, a certificate or certificates for the number of shares of Common Stock to which such holder shall be entitled, together with cash in lieu of any fraction of a share.
(ii) The Corporation shall at all times when the Series A Preferred Stock shall be outstanding, reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued stock, for the purpose of effecting the conversion of the Series A 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 A 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 A 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 this Restated Certificate of Incorporation. Before taking any action which would cause an adjustment reducing the Series A Conversion Price below the then par value of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series A 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 A Conversion Price.
(iii) All shares of Series A 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, including the rights, if any, to receive notices and to vote, 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 receive payment of any dividends declared but unpaid thereon. Any shares of Series A Preferred Stock so converted shall be retired and cancelled and shall not be reissued as shares of such series, and the Corporation (without the need for stockholder action) may from time to time take such appropriate action as may be necessary to reduce the authorized number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock accordingly.
(iv) Upon any such conversion, no adjustment to the Series A Conversion Price shall be made for any declared but unpaid dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock surrendered for conversion or on the Common Stock delivered upon conversion.
(v) 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 A 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 A 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.
(d) Adjustments to Series A Conversion Price for Diluting Issues.
(i) Special Definitions. For purposes of this Section 4, 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 A Original Issue Date” shall mean the date on which the first share of Series A 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(d)(iii) below, deemed to be issued) by the Corporation after the Series A Original Issue Date, other than the following (“Exempted Securities”):
(I) shares of Common Stock issued or deemed issued as a dividend or distribution on Series A Preferred Stock;
(II) shares of Common Stock issued or issuable by reason of a dividend, stock split, split-up or other distribution on shares of Common Stock that is covered by Subsection 4(e) or 4(f) below;
(III) up to 2,205,650 shares of Common Stock, including Options therefor (subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of any stock dividend, stock split, combination or other similar recapitalization affecting such shares), issued to employees or directors of, or consultants or advisors to, the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to the Option Plans, whether issued before or after the Series A Original Issue Date (provided that any Options for such shares that expire or terminate unexercised or any restricted stock repurchased by the Corporation at cost shall not be counted toward such maximum number unless and until such shares are regranted as new stock grants (or as new Options) pursuant to the terms of any such plan, agreement or arrangement);
(IV) shares of Common Stock or Convertible Securities 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;
(V) shares of Common Stock or Convertible Securities issued to lenders, financial institutions, equipment lessors, or real estate lessors to the Corporation in connection with a bona fide borrowing or leasing transaction approved by the Board of Directors of the Corporation (including at least one (1) Series A Director); and
(VI) shares of Common Stock or Convertible Securities issued pursuant to the acquisition of another business by the Corporation by merger, purchase of substantially all of the assets or shares, or other reorganization approved by the Board of Directors of the Corporation (including at least one (1) Series A Director) whereby the Corporation or its stockholders own not less than a majority of the voting power of the surviving or successor business.
(ii) No Adjustment of Series A Conversion Price. No adjustment in the Series A Conversion Price shall be made as the result of issuance of Additional Shares of Common Stock if: (a) the consideration per share (determined pursuant to Subsection 4(d)(v)) for such Additional Shares of Common Stock issued or deemed to be issued by the Corporation is equal to or greater than the applicable Series A Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to the issuance or deemed issuance of such Additional Shares of Common Stock, or (b) prior to such issuance or deemed issuance, the Corporation receives written notice from the holders of at least a majority of the then outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock agreeing that no such adjustment shall be made as the result of the issuance or deemed issuance of such Additional Shares of Common Stock.
(iii) Deemed Issue of Additional Shares of Common Stock.
(A) If the Corporation at any time or from time to time after the Series A Original Issue Date shall issue any Options or Convertible Securities (excluding Options or Convertible Securities which, upon exercise, conversion or exchange thereof, would entitle the holder thereof to receive Exempted Securities pursuant to Subsections 4(d)(i)(D)(I), (II), (III), or (IV)) 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 A Conversion Price pursuant to the terms of Subsection 4(d)(iv) below, are revised (either automatically pursuant to the provisions contained therein or as a result of an amendment to such terms) to provide for either (1) any increase or decrease 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 increase or
decrease in the consideration payable to the Corporation upon such exercise, conversion or exchange, then, effective upon such increase or decrease becoming effective, the Series A 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 A 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 adjustment pursuant to this clause (B) shall have the effect of increasing the Series A Conversion Price to an amount which exceeds the lower of (i) the Series A Conversion Price on the original adjustment date, or (ii) the Series A Conversion Price that would have resulted from any issuances of Additional Shares of Common Stock 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, upon exercise, conversion or exchange thereof, would entitle the holder thereof to receive Exempted Securities pursuant to Subsections 4(d)(i)(D)(I), (II), (III), or (IV)), the issuance of which did not result in an adjustment to the Series A Conversion Price pursuant to the terms of Subsection 4(d)(iv) below (either because the consideration per share (determined pursuant to Subsection 4(d)(v) hereof) of the Additional Shares of Common Stock subject thereto was equal to or greater than the Series A Conversion Price then in effect, or because such Option or Convertible Security was issued before the Series A Original Issue Date), are revised after the Series A Original Issue Date (either automatically pursuant to the provisions contained therein or as a result of an amendment to such terms) to provide for either (1) any increase or decrease 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 increase or decrease in the consideration payable to the Corporation upon such exercise, conversion or exchange, then such Option or Convertible Security, as so amended, and the Additional Shares of Common Stock subject thereto (determined in the manner provided in Subsection 4(d)(iii)(A) above) shall be deemed to have been issued effective upon such increase or decrease becoming effective.
(D) Upon the expiration or termination of any unexercised Option or unconverted or unexchanged Convertible Security which resulted (either upon its original issuance or upon a revision of its terms) in an adjustment to the Series A Conversion Price pursuant to the terms of Subsection 4(d)(iv) below, the Series A Conversion Price shall be readjusted to such Series A Conversion Price as would have obtained had such Option or Convertible Security never been issued.
(iv) Adjustment of Series A Conversion Price Upon Issuance of Additional Shares of Common Stock. In the event the Corporation shall at any time after the Series A Original Issue Date issue Additional Shares of Common Stock (including Additional Shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued pursuant to Subsection
4(d)(iii)), without consideration or for a consideration per share less than the applicable Series A Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such issue, then the Series A Conversion Price shall be reduced, concurrently with such issue, to a price (calculated to the nearest one-hundredth of a cent) determined in accordance with the following formula:
CP2 = CP1 * (A + B) ÷ (A + C)
For purposes of the foregoing formula, the following definitions shall apply:
(A) CP2 shall mean the Series A Conversion Price in effect immediately after such issue of Additional Shares of Common Stock;
(B) CP1 shall mean the Series A Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such issue of Additional Shares of Common Stock;
(C) “A” shall mean the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding and deemed outstanding immediately prior to such issue of Additional Shares of Common Stock (treating for this purpose as outstanding all shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of Options outstanding immediately prior to such issue or upon conversion of Convertible Securities (including the Series A Preferred Stock) outstanding immediately prior to such issue);
(D) �� “B” shall mean the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued if such Additional Shares of Common Stock had been issued at a price per share equal to CP1 (determined by dividing the aggregate consideration received by the Corporation in respect of such issue by CP1); and
(E) “C” shall mean the number of such Additional Shares of Common Stock issued in such transaction.
(v) Determination of Consideration. For purposes of this Subsection 4(d), 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(d)(iii), relating to Options and Convertible Securities, shall be determined by dividing
(I) 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, the exercise of such Options for Convertible Securities and the conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities, by
(II) 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.
(vi) 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 A Conversion Price pursuant to the terms of Subsection 4(d)(iv) above, then, upon the final such issuance, the Series A 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 additional giving effect to any adjustments as a result of any subsequent issuances within such period).
(e) Adjustment for Stock Splits and Combinations. If the Corporation shall at any time or from time to time after the Series A Original Issue Date effect a subdivision of the
outstanding Common Stock without a comparable subdivision of the Series A Preferred Stock or combine the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock without a comparable combination of the Common Stock, the Series A Conversion Price in effect immediately before that subdivision or combination 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 A Original Issue Date combine the outstanding shares of Common Stock without a comparable combination of the Series A Preferred Stock or effect a subdivision of the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock without a comparable subdivision of the Common Stock, the Series A Conversion Price in effect immediately before the combination or subdivision 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 4(e) shall become effective at the close of business on the date the subdivision or combination becomes effective.
(f) Adjustment for Certain Dividends and Distributions. In the event the Corporation at any time or from time to time after the Series A 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 A 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 A 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;
provided, however, that 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 A Conversion Price shall be recomputed accordingly as of the close of business on such record date and thereafter the Series A Conversion Price shall be adjusted pursuant to this Subsection 4(f) as of the time of actual payment of such dividends or distributions; and provided further, however, that no such adjustment shall be made if the holders of Series A Preferred Stock simultaneously receive (i) 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 A Preferred Stock had been converted into Common Stock on the date of such event or (ii) a dividend or other distribution of shares of Series A Preferred Stock which are convertible, as of the date of such event, into such number of shares of Common Stock as is equal to the number of additional shares of Common Stock being issued with respect to each share of Common Stock in such dividend or distribution.
(g) Adjustments for Other Dividends and Distributions. In the event the Corporation at any time or from time to time after the Series A Original Issue Date shall make or issue, or fix a record date for the determination of holders of capital stock of the Corporation 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 (C)(1) do not apply to such dividend or distribution, then and in each such event provision shall be made so that the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock shall receive upon conversion thereof, in addition to the number of shares of Common Stock receivable thereupon, the kind and amount of securities of the Corporation, cash or other property which they would have been entitled to receive had the Series A Preferred Stock been converted into Common Stock on the date of such event and had they thereafter, during the period from the date of such event to and including the conversion date, retained such securities receivable by them as aforesaid during such period, giving application to all adjustments called for during such period under this paragraph with respect to the rights of the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock; provided, however, that no such provision shall be made if the holders of Series A Preferred Stock receive, simultaneously with the distribution to the holders of Common Stock, a dividend or other distribution of such securities, cash or other property in an amount equal to the amount of such securities, cash or other property as they would have received if all outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock had been converted into Common Stock on the date of such event.
(h) Adjustment for Merger or Reorganization, etc. Subject to the provisions of Subsection 2(c), if there shall occur any reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, consolidation or merger involving the Corporation in which the Common Stock (but not the Series A Preferred Stock) is converted into or exchanged for securities, cash or other property (other than a transaction covered by Subsections (e), (f) or (g) of this Section 4), then, following any such reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, consolidation or merger, each share of Series A 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 A 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 A 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 A 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 A Preferred Stock.
(i) Certificate as to Adjustments. Upon the occurrence of each adjustment or readjustment of the Series A 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 ten (10) days thereafter, compute such adjustment or readjustment in accordance with the terms hereof and furnish to each holder of Series A Preferred Stock a certificate setting forth such adjustment or readjustment (including the kind and amount of securities, cash or other property into which the
Series A 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 A Preferred Stock (but in any event not later than ten (10) days thereafter), furnish or cause to be furnished to such holder a certificate setting forth (i) the Series A 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 A Preferred Stock.
(j) Notice of Record Date. In the event:
(i) the Corporation shall take a record of the holders of its Common Stock (or other stock or securities at the time issuable upon conversion of the Series A 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 stock of any class or any other securities, or to receive any other right; or
(ii) of any capital reorganization of the Corporation, any reclassification of the Common Stock of the Corporation, or any Deemed Liquidation Event; or
(iii) 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 A 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 stock or securities at the time issuable upon the conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock) shall be entitled to exchange their shares of Common Stock (or such other 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 A Preferred Stock and the Common Stock. Such notice shall be sent at least ten (10) days prior to the record date or effective date for the event specified in such notice. Any notice required by the provisions hereof to be given to a holder of shares of Preferred Stock shall be deemed sent to such holder if deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, and addressed to such holder at his, her or its address appearing on the books of the Corporation.
5. Mandatory Conversion.
(a) Upon the earlier of (A) the closing of the sale of shares of Common Stock to the public at a price of at least $17.9804 per share (subject to appropriate adjustment for stock splits, stock dividends, combinations and other similar recapitalizations affecting such shares), in a firm-commitment underwritten public offering pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, resulting in at least $50 million of gross proceeds
to the Corporation and with respect to which such Common Stock is listed for trading on either the New York Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ National Market (a “Qualifying Public Offering”) or (B) a date specified by vote or written consent of the holders of at least a majority of the then outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock (the “Mandatory Conversion Date”), (i) all outstanding shares of Series A 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 as shares of such series.
(b) All holders of record of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be given written notice of the Mandatory Conversion Date and the place designated for mandatory conversion of all such shares of Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to this Section 5. Such notice need not be given in advance of the occurrence of the Mandatory Conversion Date. Such notice shall be sent by first class or registered mail, postage prepaid, or given by electronic communication in compliance with the provisions of the General Corporation Law, to each record holder of Series A Preferred Stock. Upon receipt of such notice, each holder of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall surrender his, her or its certificate or certificates for all such shares to the Corporation at the place designated in such notice, and shall thereafter receive certificates for the number of shares of Common Stock to which such holder is entitled pursuant to this Section 5. On the Mandatory Conversion Date, all outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be deemed to have been converted into shares of Common Stock, which shall be deemed to be outstanding of record, and all rights with respect to the Series A Preferred Stock so converted, including the rights, if any, to receive notices and vote (other than as a holder of Common Stock), will terminate, except only the rights of the holders thereof, upon surrender of their certificate or certificates therefor, to receive certificates for the number of shares of Common Stock into which such Series A Preferred Stock has been converted, and payment of any declared but unpaid dividends thereon. 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. As soon as practicable after the Mandatory Conversion Date and the surrender of the certificate or certificates for Series A Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall cause to be issued and delivered to such holder, or on his, her or its written order, a certificate or certificates for the number of full shares of Common Stock issuable on such conversion in accordance with the provisions hereof and cash as provided in Subsection 4(b) in respect of any fraction of a share of Common Stock otherwise issuable upon such conversion.
(c) All certificates evidencing shares of Series A Preferred Stock which are required to be surrendered for conversion in accordance with the provisions hereof shall, from and after the Mandatory Conversion Date, be deemed to have been retired and cancelled and the shares of Series A Preferred Stock represented thereby converted into Common Stock for all purposes, notwithstanding the failure of the holder or holders thereof to surrender such certificates on or prior to such date. Such converted Series A Preferred Stock 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 A Preferred Stock accordingly.
6. Redemption.
(a) Redemption. Commencing on the seventh (7th) anniversary of the Series A Original Issue Date, the holders of at least a majority of the then outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock may request in writing that the Corporation redeem all shares of Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding out of funds lawfully available therefor at a price per share equal to the Series A Original Issue Price, plus a cumulative dividend accruing from day to day at a rate per annum equal to $.4788 from and after the date of issuance of such share (subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of any stock dividend, stock split, combination or other similar recapitalization affecting the shares of Series A Preferred Stock) (the “Redemption Price”), in which case the Corporation may elect, in its sole discretion, to redeem such outstanding shares, commencing with an initial redemption of at least one-half (1/2) of such outstanding shares within sixty (60) days after receipt by the Corporation of such holders’ written notice requesting redemption of such outstanding shares and a subsequent redemption of the remaining portion of such outstanding shares prior to the date that is no later than sixty (60) days after the first anniversary of the Corporation’s receipt of such holders’ written notice (the date of each such installment being referred to as a “Redemption Date”). On each Redemption Date, the Corporation shall redeem shares of Series A Preferred Stock on a pro rata basis in accordance with the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock owned by each holder.
(b) Redemption Notice. Written notice of any redemption required to be effected pursuant to Subsection 6(a) above (the “Redemption Notice”) shall be mailed, postage prepaid, to each holder of record of Series A Preferred Stock, at its 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, not less than forty (40) days prior to each Redemption Date. Each Redemption Notice shall state:
(I) the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock held by the holder that the Corporation shall redeem on the Redemption Date specified in the Redemption Notice;
(II) the Redemption Date and the Redemption Price;
(III) the date upon which the holder’s right to convert such shares terminates (as determined in accordance with Section 4(a)); and
(IV) that the holder is to surrender to the Corporation, in the manner and at the place designated, his, her or its certificate or certificates representing the shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be redeemed.
(c) Surrender of Certificates; Payment. On or before the applicable Redemption Date, each holder of shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be redeemed on such Redemption Date, unless such holder has exercised his, her or its right to convert such shares as provided in Section 4 hereof, shall surrender the certificate or certificates representing such
shares to the Corporation, in the manner and at the place designated in the Redemption Notice, and thereupon the Redemption Price for such shares shall be payable to the order of the person whose name appears on such certificate or certificates as the owner thereof, and each surrendered certificate shall be canceled and retired. In the event less than all of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock represented by a certificate are redeemed, a new certificate representing the unredeemed shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall promptly be issued to such holder.
(d) Rights Subsequent to Redemption. If the Redemption Notice shall have been duly given, and if on the applicable Redemption Date the Redemption Price payable upon redemption of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be redeemed on such Redemption Date is paid or tendered for payment or deposited with an independent payment agent so as to be available therefor, then notwithstanding that the certificates evidencing any of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock so called for redemption shall not have been surrendered, dividends with respect to such shares of Preferred Stock shall cease to accrue after such Redemption Date and all rights with respect to such shares shall forthwith after the Redemption Date terminate, except only the right of the holders to receive the Redemption Price without interest upon surrender of their certificate or certificates therefor.
(e) Redeemed or Otherwise Acquired Shares. Any shares of Series A Preferred Stock which are redeemed or otherwise acquired by the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries shall be automatically and immediately canceled and shall not be reissued, sold or transferred. Neither the Corporation nor any of its subsidiaries may exercise any voting or other rights granted to the holders of Series A Preferred Stock following redemption.
(f) Right to Elect Additional Directors. If the Company for any reason fails to consummate the redemption of any shares of Series A Preferred Stock requested to be redeemed pursuant to Subsection 6(a) above within the timeframes specified in such subsection, unless such request for redemption is later rescinded in writing by the holders of at least a majority of the then outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock or all shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall have been converted into shares of Common Stock pursuant to Subsection 4(a) and/or Subsection 4(b) above prior to the date such redemption occurs, the number of directors constituting the Board of Directors of the Corporation shall automatically be increased by a number equal to (x) the number of directors then constituting the Board of Directors less the number of Series A Directors, plus (y) one (1), in which case the holders of outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled, voting as a single class (to the exclusion of the holders of all other securities and classes of capital stock of the Corporation), to elect such additional directors. The period beginning on the Redemption Date and ending on the date upon which all shares of Series A Preferred Stock required to be redeemed are so redeemed or otherwise have been converted into shares of Common Stock is referred to herein as the “Voting Period.”
(i) As soon as practicable after the commencement of the Voting Period, the Corporation shall call a special meeting of the holders of outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be held no more than ten (10) days after the date of mailing of notice of such meeting. If the Corporation fails to send a notice, any such holder may call the meeting on like notice. The record date for determining the holders of Series A Preferred Stock entitled to notice of and to vote at such special meeting shall be the close of business on the fifth (5th)
business day on which such notice is mailed. At any such special meeting and at each meeting of holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock held during a Voting Period at which directors are to be elected (or with respect to any action by written consent in lieu of a meeting of stockholders), such holders, voting together as a single class to the exclusion of the holders of all securities and classes of capital stock of the Corporation, shall be entitled to elect the number of directors prescribed in this Subsection 6(f), and each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to one (1) vote (whether voted in person by the holder therefor or by proxy or pursuant to a stockholders consent).
(ii) The terms of office of all persons who are incumbent directors of the Corporation at the time of a special meeting of the holders of Series A Preferred Stock to elect such additional directors shall continue, notwithstanding the election of such meeting of the additional directors that such holders are entitled to elect, and the additional directors so elected by such holders, together with such incumbent directors, shall constitute the duly elected Board of Directors of the Corporation. Simultaneously with the termination of a Voting Period, the terms of office of the additional directors elected by the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock shall terminate, such incumbent directors shall constitute the Board of Directors of the Corporation and the rights of the holders of Series A Preferred Stock to elect additional directors pursuant to this Subsection 6(f) shall cease.
7. Waiver. Any of the rights, powers or preferences of the holders of Series A Preferred Stock set forth herein may be defeased by the affirmative consent or vote of the holders of at least a majority of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding.
FIFTH: Subject to any additional vote required by this Restated Certificate of Incorporation, in furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by statute, the Board of Directors is expressly authorized to make, repeal, alter, amend and rescind any or all of the Bylaws of the Corporation.
SIXTH: Subject to any additional vote required by this Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the number of directors of the Corporation shall be determined in the manner set forth in the Bylaws of the Corporation.
SEVENTH: Elections of directors need not be by written ballot unless the Bylaws of the Corporation shall so provide.
EIGHTH: Meetings of stockholders may be held within or without the State of Delaware, as the Bylaws of the Corporation may provide. The books of the Corporation may be kept outside the State of Delaware at such place or places as may be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors or in the Bylaws of the Corporation.
NINTH: To the fullest extent permitted by law, a director of the Corporation shall not be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. If the General Corporation Law or any other law of the State of Delaware is amended after approval by the stockholders of this Article Ninth to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the
liability of a director of the Corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the General Corporation Law as so amended.
Any repeal or modification of the foregoing provisions of this Article Ninth by the stockholders of the Corporation shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the Corporation existing at the time of, or increase the liability of any director of the Corporation with respect to any acts or omissions of such director occurring prior to, such repeal or modification.
TENTH: To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Corporation is authorized to provide indemnification of (and advancement of expenses to) directors, officers and agents of the Corporation (and any other persons to which General Corporation Law permits the Corporation to provide indemnification) through Bylaw provisions, agreements with such agents or other persons, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, in excess of the indemnification and advancement otherwise permitted by Section 145 of the General Corporation Law.
Any amendment, repeal or modification of the foregoing provisions of this Article Tenth shall not adversely affect any right or protection of any director, officer or other agent of the Corporation existing at the time of, or increase the liability of any director of the Corporation with respect to any acts or omissions of such director, officer or other agent occurring prior to, such amendment, repeal or modification.
ELEVENTH: Subject to any additional vote required by this Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the Corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision contained in this Restated Certificate of Incorporation, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by statute, and all rights conferred upon stockholders herein are granted subject to this reservation.
TWELFTH: The Corporation renounces any interest or expectancy of the Corporation in, or in being offered an opportunity to participate in, any Excluded Opportunity. An “Excluded Opportunity” is any matter, transaction or interest that is presented to, or acquired, created or developed by, or which otherwise comes into the possession of, (i) any director of the Corporation who is not an employee of the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries, or (ii) any holder of Series A Preferred Stock or any partner, member, director, stockholder, employee or agent of any such holder, other than someone who is an employee of the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries (collectively, “Covered Persons”), unless such matter, transaction or interest is presented to, or acquired, created or developed by, or otherwise comes into the possession of, a Covered Person expressly and solely in such Covered Person’s capacity as a director of the Corporation.
THIRTEENTH: In connection with repurchases by the Corporation of its Common Stock from employees, officers, directors, advisors, consultants or other persons performing services for the Corporation or any subsidiary pursuant to agreements under which the Corporation has the option to repurchase such shares at cost or fair market value upon the occurrence of certain events, such as the termination of employment, Sections 502 and 503 of the California Corporations Code shall not apply in all or in part with respect to such repurchases.
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3. The foregoing restatement was approved by the holders of the requisite number of shares of said corporation in accordance with Section 228 of the General Corporation Law.
4. That said Restated Certificate of Incorporation, which restates and integrates and further amends the provisions of the Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation, has been duly adopted in accordance with Sections 242 and 245 of the General Corporation Law.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Restated Certificate of Incorporation has been executed by a duly authorized officer of the Corporation on this 7 day of February, 2007.
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| Name: Brian Liu |
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RESTATED CERTIFICATE
| State of Delaware |
| Secretary of State |
| Division of Corporations |
| Delivered 02:03 PM 02/25/2010 |
| FILED 02:03 PM 02/25/2010 |
| SRV 100207524 - 4294375 FILE |
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
OF THE
RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
LEGALZOOM.COM, INC.
LegalZoom.com, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the provisions of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “Corporation”), does hereby certify on this 24th day of February, 2010 that:
FIRST: The board of directors of the Corporation (the “Board”) duly adopted the following resolution in accordance with the provisions of Section 141 and Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware:
RESOLVED, that the Board hereby declares it advisable and in the best interests of the Corporation that the Certificate of Amendment of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation be, and hereby is, adopted and approved to amend the Restated Certificate of Incorporation as follows:
1. Article Second shall be deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following:
“The address of the registered office of the Corporation in the State of Delaware is 1521 Concord Pike, Number 301, in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle. The name of the registered agent at such address is United States Corporation Agents, Inc.”
2. Section (B)(4)(d)(i)(D)(III) of Article Fourth shall be deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following:
“up to 2,874,964 shares of Common Stock (subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of any stock dividend, stock split, combination or other similar recapitalization affecting such shares) issued to employees or directors of, or consultants or advisors to, the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries as restricted stock or pursuant to the exercise of Options under the Option Plans, in each case, after the Series A Original Issue Date;”
3. Except as expressly provided in this resolution, all terms and conditions of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation shall remain in full force and effect.
SECOND: This amendment of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation has been duly adopted by written consent by the holders of a majority of the outstanding stock entitled to vote thereon, and a majority of the outstanding stock of each class entitled to vote thereon as a class, in accordance with the provisions of Section 242 of the Delaware General Corporation Law.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Certificate of Amendment of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of LegalZoom.com, Inc. has been executed as of the date first written above.
| LEGALZOOM.COM, INC. | |
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| By: | /s/ John Suh |
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| John Suh |
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| Chief Executive Officer |
| State of Delaware |
| Secretary of State |
| Division of Corporations |
| Delivered 01:59 PM 07/29/2011 |
| FILED 01:59 PM 07/29/2011 |
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SECOND CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
OF THE
RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
LEGALZOOM.COM, INC.
LegalZoom.com, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “Corporation”), DOES HEREBY CERTIFY
FIRST: The Corporation’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation was filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware on February 9, 2007 as amended by that certain Certificate of Amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware on February 25, 2010 (collectively, the “Restated Certificate of Incorporation”).
SECOND: The first two paragraph of Article FOURTH shall be deleted and replaced with the following:
FOURTH: The total number of shares of all classes of stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is (i) 66,180,000 shares of Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share (“Common Stock”), and (ii) 7,628,000 shares of Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value per share (“Preferred Stock”).
Effective upon the filing of the Second Certificate of Amendment of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation pursuant to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “Effective Time”), each share of the Corporation’s Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Old Common Stock”), issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, will be automatically reclassified as and converted into three shares of the Corporation’s Common Stock par value $0.001 per share (the “New Common Stock”) (the “Forward Stock Split”). Any stock certificate that, immediately prior to the Effective Time, represented shares of the Old Common Stock will, from and after the Effective Time, automatically and without the necessity of presenting the same for exchange, represent the number of shares of the new Common Stock as equals the product obtained by multiplying the number of shares of Old Common Stock represented by such certificate immediately prior to the Effective Time by three (3). No fractional share of Common Stock shall be issued as a result of the Forward Stock Split.
THIRD: This Second Certificate of Amendment of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation was duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Sections 141, 228 and 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, by approval of the Board of Directors of the Corporation and by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding stock of the Corporation entitled to vote.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned has caused this Second Certificate of Amendment of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation to be duly executed as of the 19th day of July.
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| a Delaware corporation | |
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| By: | /s/ Charles E. Rampenthal |
| Charles E. Rampenthal | |
| Secretary and General Counsel. |
State of Delaware |
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Secretary of State |
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Division of Corporations |
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Delivered 02:33 PM 09/29/2011 |
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FILED 02:33 PM 09/29/2011 |
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THIRD CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
OF THE
RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
LEGALZOOM.COM, INC.
LegalZoom.com, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “Corporation”), DOES HEREBY CERTIFY:
FIRST: The Corporation’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation was filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware on February 9, 2007, as amended by that certain Certificate of Amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware on February 25, 2010, and as further amended by that certain Second Certificate of Amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware on July 29, 2011 (collectively, the “Restated Certificate of Incorporation”).
SECOND: Section (B)(4)(d)(i)(D)(III) of Article Fourth shall be deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following:
“up to 10,042,039 shares of Common Stock (subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of any stock dividend, stock split, combination or other similar recapitalization affecting such shares) issued to employees or directors of, or consultants or advisors to, the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries as restricted stock or pursuant to the exercise of Options under the Option Plans, in each case, after the Series A Original Issue Date;”
THIRD: This Third Certificate of Amendment of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation was duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Sections 141, 228 and 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, by approval of the Board of Directors of the Corporation and by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding stock of the Corporation entitled to vote.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned has caused this Third Certificate of Amendment of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation to be duly executed as of the 29 day of September, 2011.
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| By: | /s/ Charles E. Rampenthal |
| Charles E. Rampenthal | |
| Secretary and General Counsel |