Exhibit 4.3
DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES
The following summary of the material terms of Bridger Aerospace Group Holdings, Inc.’s (f/k/a Wildfire New PubCo, Inc.), a Delaware corporation (the “Company,” “Bridger,” “we,” “us,” “our,”) securities is not intended to be a complete summary of the rights and preferences of such securities and is qualified by reference to our amended and restated charter (the “Amended and Restated Charter”), our amended and restated bylaws (the “Amended and Restated Bylaws”), the Stockholders Agreement, dated January 24, 2023, by and among the Company, certain former direct and indirect equityholders of Bridger Aerospace Group Holdings, LLC and certain direct and indirect equityholders of Bridger Aerospace Group Holdings, LLC that are affiliates of Blackstone Inc. (the “Stockholders Agreement”), the Warrant Agreement, dated as of January 26, 2021, by and between Jack Creek Investment Corp. (“JCIC”) and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (the “Warrant Agent” and the “Existing Warrant Agreement”), as assumed by the Company pursuant to the Warrant Assumption Agreement, dated January 24, 2023, by and among JCIC, the Company and the Warrant Agent (the “Warrant Assumption Agreement” and, together with the Existing Warrant Agreement, the “Warrant Agreement”). We urge to you read each of the Amended and Restated Charter, the Amended and Restated Bylaws, the Stockholders Agreement and the Warrant Agreement in their entirety for a complete description of the rights and preferences of our securities.
Authorized Capitalization
The Amended and Restated Charter authorizes the issuance of 1,010,000,000 shares, consisting of (a) 1,000,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value per share (“Common Stock”) and (b) 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.0001 par value per share (“Preferred Stock,” of which 1,000,000 shares are designated as the “Series A Preferred Stock”).
Common Stock
The holders of Common Stock are entitled to one vote for each share held on all matters to be voted on by stockholders. There is no cumulative voting with respect to the election of directors.
Subject to the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”) and the rights of holders of Preferred Stock, holders of Common Stock are entitled to receive ratable dividends when, as and if declared by our board of directors (the “Board”) out of funds legally available therefor.
If the Company liquidates, dissolves or wind ups, holders of Common Stock are entitled to share ratably in all assets remaining available for distribution to them after payment of liabilities and after provision is made for each class of stock, if any, having preference over Common Stock.
Subject to the DGCL and the rights of holders of Series A Preferred Stock, holders of our Common Stock have no preemptive or other subscription rights and there are no sinking fund or redemption provisions applicable to our Common Stock.
Preferred Stock
The Amended and Restated Charter authorizes the issuance of Series A Preferred Stock (as described below) and provides that shares of preferred stock may be issued from time to time in one or more additional series. The Board is authorized to fix the powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, if any, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, if any, of any wholly unissued series of preferred stock, including, without limitation, dividend rights, dividend rate, conversion rights, voting rights, rights and terms of redemption (including, without limitation, sinking fund provisions), redemption price or prices and liquidation preferences of any such series, and the number of shares constituting any such series and the designation thereof, or any of the foregoing. Subject to the terms of any outstanding preferred stock, the Board may, without stockholder approval, issue preferred stock with voting and other rights that could adversely affect the voting power and other rights of the holders of Common Stock and could have anti-takeover effects. The ability of the Board to issue preferred stock without stockholder approval could have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change of control of the Company or the removal of existing management.
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