Exhibit 3.1
CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONOF
AXIOM CORP.
ESTABLISHINGTHE DESIGNATIONS,PREFERENCES,LIMITATIONS AND RELATIVE RIGHTS OF ITS CLASS A PREFERRED SHARES
AND
CLASS B PREFERRED SHARES
Pursuant to Section 7-106-102 of the Colorado Business Corporations Act, Axiom Corp., acorporationorganized and existing under the Colorado Business Corporations Act (the “Company”),
DOES HEREBY CERTIFY that pursuant tothe authority conferred upon the Board ofDirectors by theArticles of Incorporation, as amended, of the Company, and pursuant to Section 7-106-102 of the Colorado BusinessCorporations Act, the Board of Directors, by unanimous written consent of all members of the Board of Directors onMarch 20, 2015, duly adopted aresolution providing for the creation of a series of shares of Series A PreferredStock and Series B Preferred Stock, which resolution is and reads as follows:
RESOLVED, that pursuant to the authority expressly granted to and invested in the Board of Directors ofAxiom Corp. by the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation of the Company, as amended, a series of the preferred stock, par value $0.00001 per share, of the Company be, and it hereby is, established; and
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Series A Preferred Stock of the Company is hereby given the distinctive designation of “Series A Preferred Stock”; and
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Series A Preferred Stock shall consist of 5,000,000 shares; and
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Series B Preferred Stock of the Company is hereby given the distinctive designation of “Series B Preferred Stock”; and
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Series B Preferred Stock shall consist of 5,000,000 shares; and
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Series A Preferred Stock and the Series B Preferred Stock shall havethe powers and preferences, and the relative, participating, optional and other rights, and the qualifications,limitations, and restrictions thereon set forth below (the “Designation” or the “Certificate of Designations”):
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Designation, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) “Business Day” means a day in which a majority of the banks in the State of Colorado in the
United States of America are open for business.
(b) “Common Stock” means the Company’s $0.00001 par value common stock, or any other class ofstock resulting from successive changes or reclassifications of such common stock consisting solely of changes inpar value, or as a result of a subdivision, combination, or merger, consolidation or similar transaction in which the Company is a constituent corporation.
(c) “Conversion Date” shall mean the date in which a Conversion Notice is received by the
Company.
(d) “Distribution” shall mean the transfer of cash or other property without consideration whether byway of dividend or otherwise (other than dividends on Common Stock payable in Common Stock), or the purchaseor redemption of shares of the Company for cash or property other than: (i) repurchases of Common Stock issued toor held by employees, officers, directors or consultants of the Company or its subsidiaries upon termination of theiremployment or services pursuant to agreements providing for the right of said repurchase, (ii) repurchases of
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Common Stock issued to or held by employees, officers, directors or consultants of the Company or its subsidiariespursuant to rights of first refusal contained in agreements providing for such right, (iii) repurchases of capital stockofthe Company in connection with the settlement ofdisputes with any shareholder, (iv) any other repurchase orredemption of capital stock of the Company approved by the holders of (a) a majority of the Common Stock and (b)a majority of the Preferred Stock of the Company voting as separate classes.
(e) “Holder” shall mean the person or entity in which the Preferred Stock is registered on the booksof the Company, which shall initially be the person or entity which subscribes for the Preferred Stock, and shallthereafter be permitted and legal assigns which the Company is notified of by the Holder and which the Holder hasprovided a valid legal opinion in connection therewith to the Company.
(f) “Holders” shall mean all Holders of either series of Preferred Stock.
(g) “Junior Stock” shall mean the Company’s Common Stock.
(f) “Liquidation Preference” shall mean the Original Issue Price per share for each share of Series
Aor B Preferred Stock (as appropriately adjusted for any Recapitalizations).
issued.
(g) “Original Issue Date” shall mean the date upon which the shares of Preferred Stock are first
Stock.
(h) “Preferred Stock” means the collectively the Series A Preferred Stock and the Series B Preferred
(i) “Preferred Stock Certificates” means the certificates, as replaced from time to time, evidencingthe outstanding Preferred Stock shares.
(j) “Recapitalization” shall mean any stock dividend, stock split, combination of shares, reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification or other similar event.
(k) “Restricted Shares” means shares of the Company’s Common Stock which are restricted frombeing transferred by the Holder thereof unless the transfer is effected in compliance with the Securities Act of 1933,as amended and applicable state securities laws (including investment suitability standards, which shares shall bear the following restrictive legend (or one substantially similar):
"The securities represented by this certificate have not been registered under theSecurities Act of 1933 or any state securities act. The securities have been acquired forinvestment and may not be sold, transferred, pledged or hypothecated unless (i) theyshall have been registered under the Securities Act of1933 and any applicable statesecurities act, or (ii) the corporation shall have been furnished with an opinion ofcounsel, satisfactory to counsel for the corporation, that registration is not requiredunder any such acts."
SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK
SECTION 2. DESIGNATION OF SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK; RANK. The shares of such seriesshall be designated as the “Series A Preferred Stock” (the “Series A Preferred Stock”) and the number of shares initially constituting such series shall be up to 5,000,000 shares.
SECTION 3. CONVERSION. The Series A Preferred Stock shall be convertible, at the option of the Holder,into Common Stock as specifically set forth below:
(a) Conversion Price. The “Conversion Price” per share of the Series A Preferred Stock in connectionwith a Conversion shall be at a ratio of 1:10, meaning for every (1) one Preferred A Stock share shall convert into 10common shares of stock of the Company.
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(b) Taxes. The Company shall not be required to pay any tax which may be payable in��respect toany transfer involved in the issue and delivery of shares of Common Stock upon conversion in a name other than that in which the shares of the Series A Preferred Stock so converted were registered, and no such issue or deliveryshall be made unless and until the person requesting such issue or delivery has paid to the Company the amount ofany such tax, or has established, to the satisfaction of the Company, that such tax has been paid. The Company shallwithhold from any payment due whatsoever in connection with the Preferred Stock any and all requiredwithholdings and/or taxes the Company, in its sole discretion deems reasonable or necessary, absent an opinion fromHolder’s accountant or legal counsel, acceptable to the Company in its sole determination, that such withholdingsand/or taxes are not required to be withheld by the Company.
(c) Reservation of Stock Issuable Upon Conversion. The Company shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock solely for the purpose of effecting theconversion of the shares of the Series A Preferred Stock, such number of its shares of Common Stock as shall fromtime to time be sufficient to effect the conversion of all then outstanding shares of the Series A Preferred Stock; andif at any time the number of authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock shall not be sufficient to effect theconversion of all then outstanding shares of the Series A Preferred Stock, the Company will within a reasonable timeperiod make a good faith effort to take such corporate action as may, in the opinion of its counsel, be necessary toincrease its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock to such number of shares as shall be sufficient for suchpurpose.
(d) Effect of Conversion. On the date of any Conversion, all rights of any Holder with respect to theshares of the Series A Preferred Stock so converted, including the rights, if any, to receive distributions of the Company’s assets (including, but not limited to, the Liquidation Preference) or notices from the Company, willterminate, except only for the rights of any such Holder to receive certificates (if applicable) for the number ofshares of Common Stock into which such shares of the Series A Preferred Stock have been converted.
SECTION 4. VOTING. The holder of each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall have the right to one vote foreach share of Common Stock into which such Series A Preferred Stock could then be converted, and with respect tosuch vote, such holder shall have full voting rights and powers equal to the voting rights and powers of the holdersof Common Stock, and shall be entitled, notwithstanding any provision hereof, to notice of any stockholders’meeting in accordance with the Bylaws ofthis Corporation, and shall be entitled to vote, together with holders ofCommon Stock, with respect to any question upon which holders of Common Stock have the right to vote.
SECTION 5. DIVIDENDS.
(a) The holders of the Series A Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to receive any dividends.
(b) To the fullest extent permitted by the Colorado Business Corporations Act, the Company shall beexpressly permitted to redeem, repurchase or make distributions on the shares of its capital stock in all circumstances other than where doing so would cause the Company to be unable to pay its debts as they become duein the usual course of business.
SECTION 6. LIQUIDATION PREFERENCE.
(a) Liquidation Preference. In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company,either voluntary or involuntary, the Holders of the Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, prior and inpreference to any Distribution of any of the assets of the Company to the Holders of the Junior Stock by reason oftheir ownership of such stock, but not prior to any holders of the Company’s Senior Securities, which holders shallhave priority to the distribution of any assets of the Company, an amount per share for each share of Series APreferred Stock held by them equal to the sum of the Liquidation Preference specified for such share of Series APreferred Stock. If upon the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, the assets of the Companylegally available for distribution to the Holders of the Series A Preferred Stock are insufficient to permit thepayment to such Holders of the full amounts specified in this Section 6(a), subsequent to the payment to the SeniorSecurities then the entire remaining assets ofthe Company following the payment to the Senior Securities legally available for distribution shall be distributed with equal priority and pro rata among the Holders of the Series A
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Preferred Stock in proportion to the full amounts they would otherwise be entitled to receive pursuant to this Section
6(a).
(b) Remaining Assets. After the payment to the Holders of Series A Preferred Stock of the fullpreferential amounts specified above, the entire remaining assets of the Company legally available for distributionby the Company shall be distributed with equal priority and pro rata among the Holders of the Junior Stock inproportion to the number of shares of Junior Stock, and the terms of such Junior Stock, held by them.
(c) Valuation of Non-Cash Consideration. If any assets of the Company distributed to shareholders inconnection with any liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the Company are other than cash, then the value ofsuch assets shall be their fair market value as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors. In the event of amerger or other acquisition of the Company by another entity, the Distribution date shall be deemed to be the datesuch transaction closes.
SECTION 7. REDEMPTION. The Series A Preferred Stock shall have no redemption rights.
SERIES B PREFERRED STOCK
SECTION 8. DESIGNATION OF SERIES B PREFERRED STOCK; RANK. The shares of such seriesshall be designated as the “Series B Preferred Stock” (the “Series B Preferred Stock”) and the number of shares initially constituting such series shall be up to 5,000,000 shares.
SECTION 9. CONVERSION. The Series B Preferred Stock shall be convertible, at the option of the Holder,into Common Stock as specifically set forth below:
(a) Conversion Price. The “Conversion Price” per share of the Series B Preferred Stock in connectionwith a Conversion shall be at a ratio of 1:10, meaning for every (1) one Preferred B Stock share shall convert into 10common shares of stock of the Company.
(b) Taxes. The Company shall not be required to pay any tax which may be payable in respect toany transfer involved in the issue and delivery of shares of Common Stock upon conversion in a name other than that in which the shares of the Series B Preferred Stock so converted were registered, and no such issue or deliveryshall be made unless and until the person requesting such issue or delivery has paid to the Company the amount ofany such tax, or has established, to the satisfaction of the Company, that such tax has been paid. The Company shallwithhold from any payment due whatsoever inconnection with the Series BPreferred Stock any and allrequiredwithholdings and/or taxes the Company, in its sole discretion deems reasonable or necessary, absent an opinion fromHolder’s accountant or legal counsel, acceptable to the Company in its sole determination, that such withholdingsand/or taxes are not required to be withheld by the Company.
(c) Reservation of Stock Issuable Upon Conversion. The Company shall at all times reserve and keepavailable out of its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock solely for the purpose of effecting theconversion of the shares of the Series B Preferred Stock, such number of its shares of Common Stock as shall fromtime to time be sufficient to effect the conversion of all then outstanding shares of the Series B Preferred Stock; andif at any time the number of authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock shall not be sufficient to effect theconversion of all then outstanding shares of the Series B Preferred Stock, the Company will within a reasonable timeperiod make a good faith effort to take such corporate action as may, in the opinion of its counsel, be necessary toincrease its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock to such number of shares as shall be sufficient for suchpurpose.
(d) Effect of Conversion. On the date of any Conversion, all rights of any Holder with respect to theshares of the Series B Preferred Stock so converted, including the rights, if any, to receive distributions of the Company’s assets (including, but not limited to, the Liquidation Preference) or notices from the Company, willterminate, except only for the rights of any such Holder to receive certificates (if applicable) for the number ofshares of Common Stock into which such shares of the Series B Preferred Stock have been converted.
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SECTION 10. VOTING. The holder of each share of Series B Preferred Stock shall have the right to twenty-fivevotes for each share of Common Stock into which such Series B Preferred Stock could then be converted, and withrespect tosuch vote, such holder shall have full voting rights and powers equal tothe voting rights and powers oftheholders of Common Stock, and shall be entitled, notwithstanding any provision hereof, to notice of anystockholders’ meeting in accordance with the Bylaws of this Corporation, and shall be entitled to vote, together withholders of Common Stock, with respect to any question upon which holders of Common Stock have the right tovote.
SECTION 11. DIVIDENDS.
(a) The holders of the Series B Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to receive any dividends.
(b) To the fullest extent permitted by the Colorado Business Corporations Act, the Company shall beexpressly permitted to redeem, repurchase or make distributions on the shares of its capital stock in allcircumstances other than where doing so would cause the Company to be unable to pay its debts as they become duein the usual course of business.
SECTION 12. LIQUIDATION PREFERENCE.
(a) Liquidation Preference. In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company,either voluntary or involuntary, the Holders of the Series B Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, prior and inpreference to any Distribution of any of the assets of the Company to the Holders of the Junior Stock by reason oftheir ownership of such stock, but not prior to any holders of the Company’s Senior Securities, which holders shallhave priority to the distribution of any assets of the Company, an amount per share for each share of Series BPreferred Stock held by them equal to the sum of the Liquidation Preference specified for such share of Series BPreferred Stock. If upon the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, the assets of the Companylegally available for distribution to the Holders of the Series B Preferred Stock are insufficient to permit the paymentto such Holders of the full amounts specified in this Section 11(a), subsequent to the payment to the SeniorSecurities then the entire remaining assets ofthe Company following the payment to the Senior Securities legally available for distribution shall be distributed with equal priority and pro rata among the Holders of the Series BPreferred Stock in proportion to the full amounts they would otherwise be entitled to receive pursuant to this Section
11(a).
(b) Remaining Assets. After the payment to the Holders of Series B Preferred Stock of the fullpreferential amounts specified above, the entire remaining assets of the Company legally available for distribution by the Company shall be distributed with equal priority and pro rata among the Holders of the Junior Stock inproportion to the number of shares of Junior Stock, and the terms of such Junior Stock, held by them.
(c) Valuation of Non-Cash Consideration. If any assets of the Company distributed to shareholders inconnection with any liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the Company are other than cash, then the value ofsuch assets shall be their fair market value as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors. In the event of amerger or other acquisition of the Company by another entity, the Distribution date shall be deemed to be the datesuch transaction closes.
SECTION 13. REDEMPTION. The Series B Preferred Stock shall have no redemption rights.
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 14. REPORTS. The Company shall mail to all holders of Preferred Stock those reports, proxystatements and other materials that it mails to all of its holders of Common Stock.
SECTION 15. NOTICES. In addition to any other means of notice provided by law or in the Company's Bylaws,any notice required by the provisions of this Designation to be given to the holders of Preferred Stock shall be
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deemed given if deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, and addressed to each Holder of record at suchHolder's address appearing on the books of the Company.
SECTION 16. HEADINGS. The headings of the various sections and subsections of this Certificate ofDesignation are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of any of the provisions ofthis Certificate of Designation.
SECTION 17. INTERPRETATION. Whenever possible, each provision of this Certificate of Designation shallbe interpreted in a manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law and public policy. If any provision setforth herein is held to be invalid, unlawful or incapable of being enforced by reason of any rule of law or publicpolicy, such provision shall be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating or otherwise adversely affecting the remaining provisions of this Certificate of Designation. No provision herein setforth shall be deemed dependent upon any other provision unless so expressed herein. If a court of competentjurisdiction should determine that a provision of this Certificate of Designation would be valid or enforceable if aperiod of time were extended or shortened, then such court may make such change as shall be necessary to renderthe provision in question effective and valid under applicable law.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed and subscribed this Certificate and doesaffirm the foregoing as true this 20th day of March, 2015.
AXIOM CORP.
By:__/s/_Tyler Pearson__________________
Name: Tyler Pearson
Title: Chief Executive Officer
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