DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK
We have 180,000,000 authorized shares of capital stock, consisting of (a) 175,000,000 shares of common stock, having a par value of $.20 per share, and (b) 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, having a par value of $1.00 per share. As of March 9, 2018, there were 54,049,527 shares of our common stock outstanding and no preferred stock outstanding.
We have provided below a summary description of our capital stock. You should read the full text of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, as amended, and our By-laws, as amended and restated, which have been filed as exhibits to our periodic reports with the SEC, as well as applicable Delaware law.
Common Stock
All of the outstanding shares of common stock are fully paid and nonassessable, and any shares issued under the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part will be fully paid and non-assessable.
Our stockholders are entitled to receive dividends, when, as and if declared by our board of directors out of assets legally available for their payment. In certain cases, we may not pay dividends to common stockholders until our dividend obligations to the holder of any preferred stock then outstanding have been satisfied. The provisions of our credit arrangements subject us to certain restrictions on the payment of dividends.
In the event of our voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up, our stockholders will be entitled to share equally in our assets remaining after payment of all liabilities and after holders of all series of outstanding preferred stock have received their liquidation preferences in full.
Our stockholders have no preemptive subscription, conversion or redemption rights, and are not subject to further calls or assessments by us. There are no sinking fund provisions applicable to our common stock.
Our stockholders are entitled to one vote per share for the election of directors and on all other matters submitted to a vote of stockholders. Holders of common stock have no right to cumulate their votes in the election of directors.
Preferred Stock
As of March 9, 2018, there were no shares of our preferred stock outstanding.
Our board of directors, without further approval of the stockholders, is authorized to issue preferred stock from time to time in one or more series, and to fix the dividend rates and terms, conversion rights, voting rights, redemption rights and terms, liquidation preferences, sinking fund and any other rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions applicable to each series of preferred stock. The purpose of authorizing the board of directors to determine these rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions is to eliminate delays associated with a stockholder vote on specific issuances. The issuance of preferred stock, while providing flexibility in connection with possible acquisitions and other corporate purposes, could, among other things, decrease the amount of earnings and assets available for distribution to holders of common stock, adversely affect the rights and powers, including voting rights, of holders of common stock and have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control of us.
When we offer to sell a particular series of preferred stock, we will describe the specific terms of the securities in a supplement to this prospectus. The prospectus supplement will also indicate whether the terms and provisions described in this prospectus apply to the particular series of preferred stock. The preferred stock will be issued under a certificate of designations relating to each series of preferred stock. The issuance of preferred stock will also be subject to our certificate of incorporation.
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