action or consideration at any meeting of the Board (or by unanimous written consent of the Board in lieu of a meeting) for approval equal to the number of directors then serving on the Board less two (2), except in respect of (i) “Preferred Director Approval Matters” as such are set forth in Section 5.2.1 of the Corporation’s Amended and Restated Investors’ Rights Agreement, dated as of February 1, 2021, and as the same may be amended or restated after such date (the “Investors’ Rights Agreement”), (ii) any matters to come before the Board that are denoted in this Restated Certificate or in the Amended and Restated Right of First Refusal and Co-Sale Agreement, dated as of February 1, 2021, and as the same may be amended or restated after such date, as a “Single Vote Approval,” and (iii) any of the “Founder Matters”, as set forth in Section 1.7 of the Voting Agreement, in respect of which matters in clauses (i)-(iii) hereof all directors shall at all times have one (1) vote; and provided, that in the event of a deadlock of the Board in respect of any vote regarding any of the Founder Matters, the First Joint Director (as defined in the Voting Agreement), if any, shall be entitled to cast an additional vote solely in respect of such Founder Matter. The holders of record of the shares of Common Stock and the holders of record of the shares of the Voting Preferred Stock, voting together as a single class and not as separate series and on, in regards to the Voting Preferred Stock, an as converted basis, shall be entitled to elect the remaining number of directors of the Corporation, if any, each of whom shall be entitled to one (1) vote on each matter for the Board’s action or consideration at any meeting of the Board (or by unanimous written consent of the Board in lieu of a meeting) for approval.
3.2.2 Vacancies Not Caused by Removal. If any vacancy in the office of any director exists, such vacancy may be filled (either contingently or otherwise) by the stockholders as specified in this Section 3.2 or by at least a majority of the members of the Board then in office, although less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining member of the Board then in office, even if such directors or such sole remaining director were not elected by the holders of the class, classes or series that are entitled to elect a director or directors to office under the provisions of Section 3.2 (the “Specified Stock”) and such electing director or directors shall specify at the time of such election the specific vacant directorship being filled.
3.2.3 Vacancies Caused by Removal. Any director elected as provided in accordance with this Section 3.2 may be removed with or without cause by, and any vacancy in the office of any such removed director may be filled by, and only by, the affirmative vote of the holders of the shares of the Specified Stock entitled to elect such director or directors, given either at a special meeting of such stockholders duly called for that purpose or pursuant to a written consent of stockholders.
3.2.4 Procedure. 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 Specified Stock entitled to elect such director shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of electing such director and the candidate or candidates to be elected by such Specified Stock shall be those who receive the highest number of affirmative votes of the outstanding shares of such Specified Stock. In the case of an action taken by written consent without a meeting, the candidate or candidates to be elected by such Specified Stock shall be those who are elected by the written consent of the holders of a majority of such Specified Stock.
3.3 Preferred Stock Protective Provisions.
3.3.1 For so long as 76,575,103 shares of Preferred Stock remain outstanding (as adjusted for any stock splits, stock dividends, combinations, subdivisions, recapitalizations or the like), the Corporation shall not, either directly or indirectly by amendment, merger, consolidation or otherwise, do any of the following, without (in addition to any other vote required by law or this Restated Certificate) the written consent or approval of the Preferred Majority, and any such act or transaction entered into without such consent or approval shall be null and void ab initio, and of no force or effect:
(a) liquidate, dissolve or wind-up the business and affairs of the Corporation, consummate a Deemed Liquidation Event or effect any other merger or consolidation of the Corporation or any subsidiary thereof, consummate an initial public offering or Direct Listing (as defined below) of the Corporation’s Common Stock, or consent to any of the foregoing;