4.10. Definitions. For purposes of this Article IV of this Certificate of Incorporation:
(a) “Certificate of Merger” means the certificate of merger merging Merger Sub into Grove that is duly filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.
(b) “Effective Time” means the date and time that the Certificate of Merger is duly filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware or any other such date and time as the Merger Sub and Grove shall agree in writing and shall specify in the Certificate of Merger.
(c) “Family Member” means an individual’s spouse, ex-spouse, domestic partners, lineal (including by adoption) descendant or antecedent, brother or sister, the adopted child or adopted grandchild, or the spouse or domestic partner of any child, adopted child, grandchild or adopted grandchild of such individual.
(d) “Grove” means Grove Collaborative, Inc.
(e) “Merger Sub” means Treehouse Merger Sub, Inc.
(f) “Permitted Entity” means, with respect to a Permitted Class B Owner, (i) a Permitted Trust solely for the benefit of such Permitted Class B Owner and/or any other Permitted Entity of such Permitted Class B Owner, or (ii) any general partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, corporation or other entity exclusively owned by such Permitted Class B Owner and/or any other Permitted Entity of such Permitted Class B Owner.
(g) “Permitted Transfer” means any Transfer of a share of Class B Common Stock by a Permitted Class B Owner to (i) any other Permitted Class B Owner, (ii) a Permitted Entity of such Class B Owner, and (iii) such Permitted Class B Owner’s Family Members or to a trust of trusts or other estate planning vehicle for the benefit of such Permitted Class B Owner’s Family Members, in each case so long as a Permitted Class B Owner continues to exercise Voting Control over such shares.
(h) “Permitted Trust” means a bona fide trust where each trustee is (i) a Permitted Class B Owner or (ii) a professional in the business of providing trustee services, including private professional fiduciaries, trust companies and bank trust departments.
(i) “Transfer” of a share of Class B Common Stock means any sale, assignment, gift, transfer, conveyance, hypothecation or other transfer or disposition, whether direct or indirect, of such share of Class B Common Stock or any legal or beneficial interest in such share of Class B Common Stock, whether or not for value and whether voluntary or involuntary or by operation of law (including by merger, consolidation or otherwise), including, without limitation, a transfer of a share of Class B Common Stock to a broker or other nominee (involving a corresponding change in beneficial ownership), or the transfer of, or entering into a binding agreement with respect to, Voting Control over such share by proxy or otherwise (other than proxy(ies), voting instruction(s) or voting agreement(s) solicited on behalf of the Board). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the pledge of shares of Class B Common Stock by a stockholder that creates a mere security interest in such shares pursuant to a bona fide loan or indebtedness transaction for so long as such stockholder continues to exercise Voting Control over such pledged shares shall not be considered a “Transfer” within the meaning of this Article IV; provided, however, that a foreclosure on such shares or other similar action by the pledgee shall constitute a “Transfer” unless such foreclosure or similar action independently qualifies as a “Permitted Transfer” at such time.
(j) “Voting Control” with respect to a share of Class B Common Stock means the power (whether exclusive or shared) to vote or direct the voting of such share of Class B Common Stock by proxy, voting agreement or otherwise.
4.11. Reservation of Stock. The Corporation shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued shares of Class A Common Stock, solely for the purpose of effecting the conversion of the shares of Class B Common Stock, such number of shares of Class A Common Stock as will from time to time be sufficient to effect the conversion of all outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock into shares of Class A Common Stock.
4.12. Protective Provisions. So long as any shares of Class B Common Stock remain outstanding, the Corporation shall not, whether by merger, consolidation, reclassification of capital stock or otherwise, amend, alter, change, repeal or waive any provision in this Article IV (or adopt any provision inconsistent therewith) that would adversely affect the rights of holders of Class B Common Stock, without first obtaining any vote required by applicable law, this Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws.
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