Investing in our securities involves risks. You should carefully consider the risks described under “Risk Factors” beginning on (i) page 11 of our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, (ii) page 31 of our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2013, (iii) page 35 of our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2013, and (iv) page 31 of our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2013, which are each incorporated by reference herein, as well as the other information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement hereto before making a decision to invest in our securities.
Except as described in any applicable prospectus supplement and in any free writing prospectuses in connection with a specific offering, we currently intend to use the net proceeds from the sale of the securities offered hereby for operating costs, capital expenditures and for general corporate purposes, including working capital. We may also use a portion of the net proceeds to invest in or acquire businesses or technologies that we believe are complementary to our own, although we have no current plans, commitments or agreements with respect to any acquisitions as of the date of this prospectus. Pending these uses, we intend to invest the net proceeds in investment-grade, interest-bearing securities.
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
We did not have any earnings for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 or the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009 and 2008. For this reason, no ratios are provided for these periods.
DESCRIPTION OF COMMON STOCK AND PREFERRED STOCK
As of December 18, 2013 , our certificate of incorporation, as amended, authorizes us to issue up to (i) 1 8 0,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share and (ii) 2,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value of $0.0001 per share. As of December 20 , 2013, there were 111,396,768 shares of our common stock issued and outstanding, which shares were beneficially held by approximately 1,10 0 stockholders, and no shares of preferred stock outstanding.
The following summary describes the material terms of our capital stock. The description of our capital stock is qualified by reference to our certificate of incorporation, as amended, and our amended and restated bylaws, which are incorporated by reference as exhibits into the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.
Common Stock
All outstanding shares of our common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, are fully paid and nonassessable. Holders of our common stock are entitled to one vote for each share on all matters submitted to a stockholder vote. In general, stockholder action is based on the affirmative vote of holders of a majority of the shares of common stock represented either in person or by proxy and entitled to vote on such action. Directors are elected by plurality vote.
Subject to limitations under Delaware law and preferences that may apply to any then-outstanding shares of preferred stock, holders of common stock are entitled to share ratably in dividends, if any, as may be declared from time to time by the Board of Directors in its discretion from funds legally available therefor. Dividends, if any, will be contingent upon our revenues and earnings, if any, and capital requirements and financial conditions. To date, no cash dividends have been declared on our common stock. We do not currently intend to pay a cash dividend on our common stock in the near future.
In the event of a liquidation, dissolution or winding up, the holders of our common stock are entitled to share pro rata all assets remaining after payment in full of all liabilities and after providing for each class of stock, if any, having preference over the common stock, subject to the liquidation preference of any then outstanding shares of preferred stock.
Holders of our common stock have no pre-emptive rights, no conversion rights and there are no redemption provisions applicable to our common stock.