2. Preferred Stock. The Preferred Stock may be issued in one or more series. The Board is hereby authorized to issue the shares of Preferred Stock in such series and to fix from time to time before issuance the number of shares to be included in any such series and the designation, powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions applicable to such rights. The authority of the Board with respect to each such series will include, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the determination of any or all of the following:
(a) the number of shares of any series and the designation to distinguish the shares of such series from the shares of all other series;
(b) other than any voting rights required by applicable law, statute, rule or regulation of any governmental authority (collectively, “Applicable Laws”), the voting powers, if any, and whether such voting powers are full or limited in such series;
(c) the redemption provisions, if any, applicable to such series, including the redemption prices, times, rates, adjustments and other terms and conditions of redemption (including the manner of selecting shares of such series for redemption if fewer than all shares of such series are to be redeemed);
(d) whether dividends, if any, will be cumulative, noncumulative or partially cumulative, the dividend rate of such series (or the method of calculation thereof), and the dates, conditions and preferences of dividends on such series;
(e) the rights of such series upon the voluntary or involuntary dissolution of, or upon any distribution of the assets of, the Corporation;
(f) the provisions, if any, pursuant to which the shares of such series are convertible into, or exchangeable for, shares of any other class or classes or any other series of the same or any other class or classes of stock of the Corporation, at such price or prices or at such rate or rates of exchange and with such adjustments applicable thereto;
(g) the right, if any, to subscribe for or to purchase any securities of the Corporation;
(h) the provisions, if any, of a sinking fund applicable to such series; and
(i) any other designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, and qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof; all as may be determined from time to time by the Board, stated or expressed in the resolution or resolutions providing for the issuance of such Preferred Stock and set forth in a Certificate of Designation for such series of Preferred Stock filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in accordance with the DGCL (a “Preferred Stock Designation”).
3. Consent of Stockholders Not Required. Except as required by the DGCL or other Applicable Laws, any Preferred Stock Designation or this Restated Certificate of Incorporation, a series of Preferred Stock may be authorized, and the terms of any series of Preferred Stock may be amended, without the consent, approval or other action of the holders of Common Stock, of any other series of Preferred Stock or of any other class of capital stock of the Corporation.
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