Exhibit 3.1
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
OF
CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS
OF
SERIES A CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
OF
PETROS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
PURSUANT TO SECTION 242 OF THE
DELAWARE GENERAL CORPORATION LAW
This Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Designations of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Amendment”) is dated as of October 11, 2024.
WHEREAS, the board of directors (the “Board”) of Petros Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), pursuant to the authority granted to it by the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (as amended, the “Certificate of Incorporation”) and Section 151(g) of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”), has previously fixed the rights, preferences, restrictions and other matters relating to a series of the Company’s preferred stock, consisting of 15,000 authorized shares of preferred stock, classified as Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Preferred Stock”), and the Certificate of Designations of the Preferred Stock (as amended, the “Certificate of Designations”) was initially filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on July 14, 2023 evidencing such terms;
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 32(b) of the Certificate of Designations, the Certificate of Designations or any provision thereof may be amended by obtaining the affirmative vote at a meeting duly called for such purpose, or written consent without a meeting in accordance with the DGCL, of the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of Preferred Stock (the “Required Holders”), voting separately as a single class, and with such other stockholder approval, if any, as may then be required pursuant to the DGCL and the Certificate of Incorporation;
WHEREAS, the Required Holders pursuant to the Certificate of Designations have consented, in accordance with the DGCL, on October 11, 2024, to this Amendment on the terms set forth herein; and
WHEREAS, the Board has duly adopted resolutions proposing to adopt this Amendment and declaring this Amendment to be advisable and in the best interest of the Company and its stockholders.
NOW, THEREFORE, this Amendment has been duly adopted in accordance with Section 242 of the DGCL and has been executed by a duly authorized officer of the Company as of the date first set forth above to amend the terms of the Certificate of Designations as follows:
1. Section 14 of the Certificate of Designations is hereby amended and restated to read as follows:
14. Voting Rights. Except as otherwise provided herein or as required by applicable law and subject to the provisions of Section 4(d) hereof, Holders of Preferred Shares shall be entitled to vote with holders of the Common Stock on all matters that such holders of Common Stock are entitled to vote upon, in the same manner and with the same effect as the holders of Common Stock, voting together with the holders of Common Stock as a single class. Subject to the provisions of Section 4(d) hereof, each Preferred Share shall entitle the Holder thereof to cast that number of votes per Preferred Share equal to the Stated Value of such Preferred Share divided by Nasdaq Minimum Price (as defined in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d)) immediately preceding the Subscription Date (or $2.25 per share, as of the date of this Certificate of Designations, and subject to adjustments for any stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations, recapitalizations or other similar transactions following the date hereof). For purposes of clarity, this Nasdaq Minimum Price shall apply only for purposes of this Section 14 of the Certificate of Designations and not apply to any other section of the Certificate of Designations or any Transaction Document. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that under the DGCL the vote of the holders of the Preferred Shares, voting separately as a class or series, as applicable, is required to authorize a given action of the Company, the affirmative vote or consent of the Required Holders of the shares of the Preferred Shares, voting together in the aggregate and not in separate series unless required under the DGCL, represented at a duly held meeting at which a quorum is present or by written consent of the Required Holders (except as otherwise may be required under the DGCL), voting together in the aggregate and not in separate series unless required under the DGCL, shall constitute the approval of such action by both the class or the series, as applicable. For the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of determining the presence of a quorum at any meeting of the stockholders of the Company at which the Preferred Shares are entitled to vote, the number of Preferred Shares and votes represented by such shares shall be counted on an as converted to Common Stock basis, subject to any limitations on conversion set forth herein. Holders of the Preferred Shares shall be entitled to written notice of all stockholder meetings or written consents (and copies of proxy materials and other information sent to stockholders) with respect to which they would be entitled to vote, which notice would be provided pursuant to the Bylaws and the DGCL.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Amendment to be signed by its duly authorized officer this 11th day of October, 2024.
| PETROS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | |
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| By: | /s/ Joshua Silverman | |
| Name: | Joshua Silverman | |
| Title: | Chairman of the Board | |
