EXHIBIT A
CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS, PREFERENCES
AND RIGHTS
OF
6.375% SERIES A CUMULATIVE REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCK
OF
GENERAL GROWTH PROPERTIES, INC.
General Growth Properties, Inc. (the “Corporation”), a corporation organized and existing under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”), does hereby certify that, pursuant to authority conferred upon the Board of Directors (the “Board of Directors”) by the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, and pursuant to authority conferred upon the members of the Pricing Committee of the Board (the “Pricing Committee”) by the Board by resolutions adopted by written consent on February 5, 2013, and pursuant to Section 151 of the DGCL, the Pricing Committee adopted resolutions (i) authorizing a series of the Corporation’s previously authorized preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, and (ii) providing for the designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other rights, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, of eleven million, five hundred thousand (11,500,000) shares of 6.375% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock of the Corporation, as follows:
RESOLVED, that the Corporation is hereby authorized to issue up to eleven million, five hundred thousand (11,500,000) shares of 6.375% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, which shall have the following powers, designations, preferences and other special rights (in addition to those set forth in the Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation):
1.Designation and Number. There is hereby established a series of Preferred Stock designated “6.375% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock” (the “Series A Preferred Stock”), which shall consist of 11,500,000 authorized shares.
2.Status of Acquired Shares. All shares of Series A Preferred Stock redeemed, purchased, exchanged, or otherwise acquired by the Corporation shall be restored to the status of authorized but unissued shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Corporation.
3.Ranking. The Series A Preferred Stock shall, with respect to dividend rights and rights upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, rank (i) senior to the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Corporation (the “Common Stock”) and any other class or series of capital stock established by the Corporation in the future, the terms of which specifically provide that such series ranks junior to the Series A Preferred Stock as to the payment of dividends and distribution of assets upon the Corporation’s liquidation, dissolution or winding up, (ii) on parity with any other series of preferred stock that the Corporation may establish in the future the terms of which specifically provide that such series ranks on parity with the Series A Preferred Stock with respect to the payment of dividends and distributions of assets upon the Corporation’s liquidation, dissolution or winding up, and (iii) junior to any other series of preferred stock established by the Corporation in the future, the terms of which specifically provide that such series ranks senior to the Series A Preferred Stock as to the payment of dividends and distribution of assets upon the Corporation’s liquidation, dissolution or winding up (which establishment shall be subject to Section 9 below).
4.Dividends.
(a) The holders of the then outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to cumulative preferential cash dividends (whether or not declared) at the rate of 6.375% per year of the $25.00 liquidation preference per share, which is equivalent to $1.59375 per share of Series A Preferred Stock per year. Dividends shall only be paid when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors, however, dividends shall accumulate whether or not so declared.
1