Exhibit 4.1
CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION
OF
SERIES D 4% CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
OF
YOU ON DEMAND HOLDINGS, INC.
YOU ON DEMAND HOLDINGS, INC. (the “Corporation”), a corporation organized and existing under the General Corporation Law of the State of Nevada, in accordance with the provisions of Section 78.1955 thereof, DOES HEREBY CERTIFY:
That pursuant to the authority vested in the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board”) in accordance with the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation (the “Articles of Incorporation”), the Board on July 3, 2013 adopted the following resolution creating a series of 2,500,000 shares of Preferred Stock designated as “Series D 4% Convertible Preferred Stock”:
RESOLVED, that pursuant to the authority vested in the Board of Directors of this Corporation in accordance with the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation, a series of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Corporation be and hereby is created, and that the designation and number of shares thereof and the voting and other powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other rights of the shares of such Series D and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof are as follows:
TERMS OF SERIES D 4% CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
Section 1. Definitions. For the purposes hereof, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
“Affiliate” means any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person, as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
“Alternate Consideration” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(e).
“Base Conversion Price” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(b).
“Board” means the board of directors of the Corporation.
“Business Day” means any day except any Saturday, any Sunday, any day which is a federal legal holiday in the United States or any day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close.
“Buy-In” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(c)(iv).
“Change of Control” means the occurrence after the date hereof of any of (a) an acquisition by an individual or legal entity or “group” (as described in Rule 13d-5(b)(1) promulgated under the Exchange Act) of effective control (whether through legal or beneficial ownership of capital stock of the Corporation, by contract or otherwise) of in excess of 50% of the voting securities of the Corporation (other than by means of conversion of Series D Preferred Stock and any Parity Securities), (b) the Corporation merges into or consolidates with any other Person, or any Person merges into or consolidates with the Corporation and, after giving effect to such transaction, the stockholders of the Corporation immediately prior to such transaction own less than 50% of the aggregate voting power of the Corporation or the successor entity of such transaction, (c) the Corporation sells or transfers all or substantially all of its assets to another Person and the stockholders of the Corporation immediately prior to such transaction own less than 50% of the aggregate voting power of the acquiring entity immediately after the transaction, (d) other than as contemplated by the Transaction Documents, a replacement at one time or within a one year period of more than one-half of the members of the Board of Directors which is not approved by a majority of those individuals who are members of the Board of Directors on the Original Issue Date (or by those individuals who are serving as members of the Board of Directors on any date whose nomination to the Board of Directors was approved by a majority of the members of the Board of Directors who are members on the Original Issue Date), or (e) the execution by the Corporation of an agreement to which the Corporation is a party or by which it is bound, providing for any of the events set forth in clauses (a) through (d) above.
“Closing” means the closing of the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to Section 2.1 of the Purchase Agreement.
“Closing Date” means the Trading Day on which all of the Transaction Documents have been executed and delivered by the applicable parties thereto and all conditions precedent to (i) each Holder’s obligations to pay the Purchase Price (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) and (ii) the Corporation’s obligations to deliver the Securities have been satisfied or waived.
“Commission” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and its staff.
“Common Stock” means the Corporation’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, and stock of any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed.
“Common Stock Equivalents” means any securities of the Corporation or the Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, rights, options, warrants or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.
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“Conversion Amount” means the sum of the Stated Value at issue.
“Conversion Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).
“Conversion Price” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(b).
“Conversion Shares” means, collectively, the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the shares of Series D Preferred Stock in accordance with the terms hereof.
“Conversion Shares Registration Statement” means a registration statement that registers the resale of Conversion Shares of the Holders.
“Dilutive Issuance” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(b).
“Dilutive Issuance Notice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(b).
“Dividend Notice Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(a).
“Dividend Payment Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(a).
“Dividend Share Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(a).
“Effective Date” means the date that the Conversion Shares Registration Statement filed by the Corporation pursuant to the registration rights provisions of the Purchase Agreement is first declared effective by the Commission.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Exempt Issuance” means the issuance of (a) shares of Common Stock or options to employees, officers, directors, consultants or advisors of the Corporation pursuant to any stock or option plan or agreement duly adopted by a majority of the non-employee members of the Board of Directors of the Corporation or a majority of the members of a committee of non-employee directors established for such purpose, (b) securities upon the exercise or exchange of or conversion of any securities or other right to acquire shares issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement and/or other securities exercisable or exchangeable for or convertible into shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding on the date of the Purchase Agreement, provided that such securities or rights to acquire shares have not been amended since the date of the Purchase Agreement to increase the number of such securities or to decrease the exercise price, exchange price or conversion price of any such securities (for the avoidance of doubt, the issuance of, and adjustments to, the Corporation’s securities as set forth in the Corporation’s Information Statement filed with the Commission on May 3, 2013, and the issuance of any securities which may be issuable to Weicheng Liu pursuant to that certain Ordinary Share Purchase Agreement, dated August 30, 2010, shall be deemed to be Exempt Issuances pursuant to this subsection (b)), (c) securities issued upon the declaration of a dividend on any of the outstanding Series D Preferred Stock, (d) securities issued in connection with technology licenses, development, marketing or other similar agreements or strategic partnerships approved by the board of directors of the Corporation and not made for capital raising purposes, (e) securities issued to consultants of the Corporation in the ordinary course of business, (f) securities issued in connection with a merger, consolidation or similar transaction between the Corporation and C Media Inc., C Media Limited., any Holder or any Affiliate of C Media Inc., C Media Limited or any Holder, and (g) securities issued to officers of the Corporation in lieu of cash payments for salary or any other compensation; provided that, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock, underlying shares of Common Stock, and number of securities issued in connection with subsections (a), (d) and (e) shall not exceed 15% of the fully diluted equity interest of the Corporation. Additionally, in no event shall an exchange of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents for outstanding Indebtedness (i.e. Securities Act Section 3(a)(9) or 3(a)(10) exchange) be deemed an Exempt Issuance.
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“Fundamental Transaction” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(e).
“GAAP” means United States generally accepted accounting principles.
“Holder” shall have the meaning given such term in Section 2.
“Indebtedness” means (a) any liabilities for borrowed money or amounts owed in excess of $50,000 (other than trade accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business), (b) all guaranties, endorsements and other contingent obligations in respect of indebtedness of others, whether or not the same are or should be reflected in the Corporation’s balance sheet (or the notes thereto), except guaranties by endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection or similar transactions in the ordinary course of business, and (c) the present value of any lease payments in excess of $50,000 due under leases required to be capitalized in accordance with GAAP.
“Issuable Maximum” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(d).
“Junior Securities” means the Common Stock, the Series A Preferred Stock, the Series B Preferred Stock, the Series C Preferred Stock, and all other Common Stock Equivalents of the Corporation other than Parity Securities and Senior Securities.
“Liens” means a lien, charge, security interest, encumbrance, right of first refusal, preemptive right or other restriction.
“Liquidation” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.
“New York Courts” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9(d).
“Notice of Conversion” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).
“Original Issue Date” means the date of the first issuance of any shares of the Series D Preferred Stock regardless of the number of transfers of any particular shares of Series D Preferred Stock and regardless of the number of certificates which may be issued to evidence such Series D Preferred Stock.
“Parity Securities” means any shares of preferred stock or other securities of the Corporation that, as to the payment of dividends, distribution of assets, redemptions, interest payments, liquidation payments and/or any other type of payment or right, including, without limitation, distributions to be made upon the Liquidation of the Corporation, or upon the merger, Change of Control, consolidation or sale of the assets thereof, is on a parity with the Series D Preferred Stock. This definition of Parity Securities shall include, without limitation, any securities exercisable or exchangeable for or convertible into any Parity Securities.
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“Permitted Indebtedness” means (a) the Indebtedness existing on the Original Issue Date and set forth on Schedule 3.9 attached to the Purchase Agreement, (b) lease obligations and purchase money indebtedness of up to $50,000 in the aggregate, incurred in connection with the acquisition of capital assets and lease obligations with respect to newly acquired or leased assets, and (c) if the Purchaser (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) notifies the Corporation in writing of its intention not to proceed with the Series E Closing or the Series E Closing does not occur by October 31, 2013, Indebtedness not exceeding $500,000.
“Permitted Lien” means the individual and collective reference to the following: (a) Liens for taxes, assessments and other governmental charges or levies not yet due or Liens for taxes, assessments and other governmental charges or levies being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings for which adequate reserves (in the good faith judgment of the management of the Corporation) have been established in accordance with GAAP, (b) Liens imposed by law which were incurred in the ordinary course of the Corporation’s business, such as carriers’, warehousemen’s and mechanics’ Liens, statutory landlords’ Liens, and other similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of the Corporation’s business, and which (x) do not individually or in the aggregate materially detract from the value of such property or assets or materially impair the use thereof in the operation of the business of the Corporation and its consolidated Subsidiaries or (y) are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, which proceedings have the effect of preventing for the foreseeable future the forfeiture or sale of the property or asset subject to such Lien, (c) Liens incurred in connection with Permitted Indebtedness under clause (a) thereunder, and (d) Liens incurred in connection with Permitted Indebtedness under clause (b) thereunder, provided that such Liens are not secured by assets of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries other than the assets so acquired or leased.
“Person” means an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.
“Purchase Agreement” means the Series D Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2013, among the Corporation and the original Holders, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with its terms.
“Redemption Date” shall have the meaning given such term in Section 8.
“Redemption Price” shall have the meaning given such term in Section 8.
“Registration Statement” means a registration statement meeting the requirements set forth in the registration rights provisions of the Purchase Agreement and covering the resale of Underlying Shares by each Holder as provided for in the Purchase Agreement.
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“Rule 144” means Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect as such Rule.
“Securities” means the Series D Preferred Stock to be issued and sold pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, and the Underlying Shares.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Senior Securities” means any shares of preferred stock or other securities of the Corporation that, as to the payment of dividends, distribution of assets, redemptions, interest payments, liquidation payments and/or any other type of payment or right, including, without limitation, distributions to be made upon the Liquidation of the Corporation, or upon the merger, Change of Control, consolidation or sale of the assets thereof, is senior to the Series D Preferred Stock. This definition of Senior Securities shall include, without limitation, any securities exercisable or exchangeable for or convertible into any Senior Securities.
“Series D Preferred Stock” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.
“Share Delivery Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(c)(i).
“Series E Closing Date” means the Trading Day on which the Series E Closing (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) shall occur, all additional required documents have been executed and delivered by the applicable parties thereto and all conditions precedent to (i) each Holder’s obligations to pay the purchase price for the Series E Preferred Stock and (ii) the Corporation’s obligations to deliver the Series E Preferred Stock have been satisfied or waived.
“Shareholder Approval” means such approval as may be required by the applicable rules and regulations of the Nasdaq Stock Market (or any successor entity) from the shareholders of the Corporation with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, including the issuance of any and all Underlying Shares in excess of 19.99% of the issued and outstanding Common Stock on the Closing Date.
“Stated Value” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2, as the same may be increased pursuant to Section 3.
“Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of the Corporation as set forth on Schedule 3.2 of the Purchase Agreement and shall, where applicable, also include any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Corporation formed or acquired after the date of the Purchase Agreement.
“Successor Entity” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(e).
“Trading Day” means a day on which the principal Trading Market is open for business.
“Trading Market” means any of the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the NYSE MKT, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange or the OTC Bulletin Board (or any successors to any of the foregoing).
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“Transaction Documents” means this Certificate of Designation, the Purchase Agreement, the Investor Rights Agreement, all exhibits and schedules thereto and hereto and any other documents or agreements executed in connection with the transactions contemplated pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.
“Underlying Shares” means the shares of Common Stock issued and issuable upon conversion of the Series D Preferred Stock and issued and issuable in lieu of the cash payment of dividends on the Series D Preferred Stock in accordance with the terms of this Certificate of Designation.
“Variable Rate Transaction” means a transaction in which the Corporation (i) issues or sells any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents either (A) at a conversion price, exercise price or exchange rate or other price that is based upon, and/or varies with, the trading prices of or quotations for the shares of Common Stock at any time after the initial issuance of such Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents or (B) with a conversion, exercise or exchange price that is subject to being reset at some future date after the initial issuance of such Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents or upon the occurrence of specified or contingent events directly or indirectly related to the business of the Corporation or the market for the Common Stock or (ii) enters into any agreement, including, but not limited to, an equity line of credit, whereby the Corporation may issue securities at a future determined price.
“VWAP” means, for any Trading Date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if the OTC Bulletin Board is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the OTC Bulletin Board, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on the OTC Bulletin Board and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported in the “Pink Sheets” published by Pink OTC Markets, Inc. (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Holders of a majority in interest of the Securities then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Corporation, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Corporation.
Section 2. Designation, Amount and Par Value. The series of preferred stock created hereunder shall be designated as its Series D 4% Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series D Preferred Stock”) and the number of shares so designated shall be 2,500,000 (which shall not be subject to increase without the written consent of the holders of a majority of the Series D Preferred Stock (each, a “Holder” and collectively, the “Holders”)). Each share of Series D Preferred Stock shall have a par value of $0.001 per share and a stated value equal to $1.75 per share, subject to increase as set forth in Section 3 below (the “Stated Value”).
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Section 3. Dividends.
a) Dividends in Cash or in Kind. From (and including) the Original Issue Date until the Series E Closing Date, Holders shall be entitled to receive, and the Corporation shall pay, cumulative dividends at the rate per share (as a percentage of the Stated Value per share) of 4% per annum, payable annually on December 31, beginning on the first such date after the Original Issue Date (provided, however, that the first dividend payment shall be pro rata based upon the number of days that have elapsed from the Original Issue Date until December 31, 2013), on each Conversion Date (with respect only to Series D Preferred Stock being converted), and on the Series E Closing Date (each such date, a “Dividend Payment Date”) (if any Dividend Payment Date is not a Trading Day, the applicable payment shall be due on the next succeeding Trading Day) in cash, or at the Corporation’s option, in duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock as set forth in this Section 3(a), or a combination thereof (the amount to be paid in shares of Common Stock, the “Dividend Share Amount”). The form of dividend payments to each Holder shall be at the sole election of the Corporation, in cash or shares of Common Stock which shall be valued solely for such purpose at the average of the VWAPs for the 20 consecutive Trading Days ending on the Trading Day that is immediately prior to the Dividend Payment Date. The Corporation must provide the Holders with at least 10 Trading Days’ notice of its election to pay a dividend in shares of Common Stock (the Corporation may indicate in such notice that the election contained in such notice shall continue for later periods until revised by a subsequent notice) (the “Dividend Notice Period”). The Holders shall have the same rights and remedies with respect to the delivery of any such shares as if such shares were being issued pursuant to Section 6.
b) Dividend Calculations. Dividends on the Series D Preferred Stock shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year, consisting of twelve 30 calendar day periods, and shall accrue daily commencing on the Original Issue Date, and shall be deemed to accrue from such date whether or not earned or declared and whether or not there are profits, surplus or other funds of the Corporation legally available for the payment of dividends. If payment of dividends in shares of Common Stock shall otherwise occur pursuant to Section 6(c)(i) herein, then, solely for purposes of the payment of dividends in shares, the Dividend Payment Date shall be deemed the Conversion Date. Dividends shall cease to accrue with respect to any Series D Preferred Stock converted. Except as otherwise provided herein, if at any time the Corporation pays dividends partially in cash and partially in shares, then such payment shall be distributed ratably among the Holders based upon the number of shares of Series D Preferred Stock held by each Holder on such Dividend Payment Date.
c) Late Fees. If funds are legally available for the payment of cash dividends and the Corporation elects to pay dividends in cash then such cash dividends that are not paid within five (5) Trading Days following a Dividend Payment Date shall continue to accrue and shall entail a late fee, which must be paid in cash, at the rate of 15% per annum or the lesser rate permitted by applicable law which shall accrue daily from the Dividend Payment Date through and including the date of actual payment in full.
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d) Other Securities. Neither the Corporation nor any Subsidiary thereof shall directly or indirectly pay or declare any dividend or make any distribution upon, nor shall any distribution be made in respect of, any Junior Securities as long as any dividends due on the Series D Preferred Stock remain unpaid, nor shall any monies be set aside for or applied to the purchase or redemption (through a sinking fund or otherwise) of any Junior Securities or Parity Securities. No dividends shall be paid or authorized and set apart for payment on any Parity Securities for any period unless (A) the Corporation has paid or authorized and set apart for payment, or contemporaneously pays or declares and sets apart for payment, on the Series D Preferred Stock, all unpaid dividends on or prior to the date of payment, and (B) sufficient consideration shall have been paid or set apart for the payment of the dividend then accrued with respect to the Series D Preferred Stock and any Parity Securities.
Section 4. Voting Rights.
a) As-Converted Voting. Except as otherwise required by law or expressly provided herein, each share of Series D Preferred Stock shall be entitled to vote on all matters submitted or required to be submitted to a vote of the stockholders of the Corporation and shall be entitled to the number of votes equal to the lesser of (i) the number of whole shares of Common Stock into which such shares of Series D Preferred Stock are convertible pursuant to the provisions hereof, at the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to vote on such matters or, if no such record date is established, at the date such vote is taken or any written consent of stockholders is solicited, and (ii) the number of whole shares of Common Stock issuable if the Conversion Price of the Series D Preferred Stock is $1.73 (as adjusted for stock dividends or distributions, stock splits or subdivisions, combinations, or reclassifications in the same manner as set forth in Section 7(a)). In each such case, except as otherwise required by law or expressly provided herein, the holders of shares of Series D Preferred Stock and Common Stock shall vote together and not as separate classes. Fractional votes shall not, however, be permitted and any fractional voting rights resulting from the above formula (after aggregating all shares of Common Stock into which shares of Series D Preferred Stock held by each Holder could be converted) shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number.
b) Election of Directors. The Holders of shares of Series D Preferred Stock, exclusively and as a separate class, shall be entitled to elect one director of the Corporation (the “Series D Director”). The Series D Director may be removed without cause by, and only by, the affirmative vote of the Holders of a majority of the Series D Preferred Stock, given either at a special meeting of such stockholders duly called for that purpose or pursuant to a written consent of stockholders. If the Series D Director has not been elected or the Series D directorship is vacant for any reason, such directorship may not be filled by stockholders of the Corporation other than by the Holders of Series D Preferred Stock, voting exclusively and as a separate class. The holders of record of the shares of Common Stock and of any other class or series of voting stock, exclusively and voting together as a single class, shall be entitled to elect the balance of the total number of directors of the Corporation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) at such time as the Holders of shares of Series D Preferred Stock hold less than 5% of the total voting securities of the Corporation, the Holders shall no longer have the right to elect or remove the Series D Director pursuant to this Section 4(b), and (ii) if a Trading Market notifies the Corporation that the Holders’ right to elect a director pursuant to this Section 4(b) violates any rule, regulation or policy of such Trading Market, then the right of the Holders’ to so elect one director shall be suspended until such time as the Corporation has obtained approval of the Trading Market of such right of the Holders or until such date as such right no longer violates any such rule, regulation or policy. Upon receipt of any such notice from a Trading Market, the Corporation shall use its best efforts to obtain such approval from the Trading Market.
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c) Protective Voting Rights. So long as at least 25% of the Series D Preferred Stock issued by the Corporation pursuant to the Purchase Agreement remains outstanding after the Original Issue Date, the Corporation will not, directly or indirectly, including without limitation through merger, consolidation or otherwise, without the affirmative vote or written consent of the Holders of more than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding Stated Value of all Series D Preferred Stock then outstanding, voting as a separate class:
i. liquidate, dissolve or wind-up the business and affairs of the Corporation, effect any material merger, acquisition or consolidation, or sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation, or consent to any of the foregoing, except as provided in the Purchase Agreement;
ii. amend, alter or repeal any provision of the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Corporation in a manner adverse to the rights of the Series D Preferred Stock;
iii. alter or change the powers, preferences or rights given to the Series D Preferred Stock or alter or amend this Certificate of Designation,
iv. directly and/or indirectly, designate, issue, authorize, create or otherwise permit to exist, any additional shares of Senior Securities or Parity Securities except in connection with an Exempt Issuance;
v. directly and/or indirectly increase the number of authorized shares of Series D Preferred Stock;
vi. except pursuant to the Investor Rights Agreement, purchase or redeem (or permit any subsidiary to purchase or redeem) any Junior Securities, Senior Securities or Parity Securities other than redemptions of restricted stock held by employees, directors, consultants or advisors of the Corporation as required by the Corporation’s 2010 Equity Incentive Plan;
vii. directly and/or indirectly create, incur or assume any liability or indebtedness for borrowed money that is secured other than equipment leases and Permitted Indebtedness;
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viii. directly and/or indirectly create, incur or assume any liability or indebtedness, other than Permitted Indebtedness, for borrowed money that is unsecured;
ix. sell, lease, license, surrender, relinquish, encumber, pledge, transfer, amend, convey or otherwise dispose of substantially all of the business, property or assets (whether tangible or intangible) of the Corporation (which shall not preclude the sale or disposition of assets in the ordinary course of business of the Corporation and its Subsidiaries);
x. enter into any transaction with any Affiliate of the Corporation which would be required to be disclosed in any public filing with the Commission, unless such transaction is expressly approved by a majority of the disinterested directors of the Corporation (even if less than a quorum otherwise required for board approval);
xi. create or hold capital stock in any subsidiary that is not wholly owned (either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) by the Corporation, or sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any capital stock of any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Corporation or permit any direct or indirect subsidiary to sell, lease, transfer, exclusively license or otherwise dispose (in a single transaction or series of related transactions) of all or substantially all of the assets of such subsidiary; provided, however, that the restrictions in this Section 4(c)(xi) shall not apply to Jinan Guangdian Jia He Broadband Co., Ltd., Beijing China Broadband Network Technology Co., Ltd., and Shandong Lushi Media Co., Ltd. and their respective direct or indirect subsidiaries;
xii. increase or decrease the authorized number of directors constituting the Board of Directors;
xiii. effect any material change to the Corporation’s business of media content distribution;
xiv. increase the number of shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents authorized under the Corporation’s stock option plan;
xv. alter or change the powers, preferences or rights or increase the number of outstanding shares of any series of Preferred Stock in a manner adverse to the rights of the Series D Preferred Stock or in a manner that makes any designated series of Preferred Stock into Parity Securities or Senior Securities; or
xvi. enter into any agreement committing the Corporation to do any of the foregoing.
Section 5. Liquidation. Upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary (a “Liquidation”), the Holders shall be entitled to receive out of the assets, whether capital or surplus, of the Corporation an amount equal to the Stated Value, plus any accrued and unpaid dividends thereon and any other fees or liquidated damages then due and owing thereon under this Certificate of Designation, for each share of Series D Preferred Stock before any distribution or payment shall be made to the holders of any Junior Securities, and if the assets of the Corporation shall be insufficient to pay in full such amounts, then the entire assets to be distributed to the Holders shall be ratably distributed among the Holders and the holders of the Parity Securities in accordance with the respective amounts that would be payable on such shares if all amounts payable thereon were paid in full. A Fundamental Transaction or Change of Control Transaction shall not be deemed a Liquidation. The Corporation shall mail written notice of any such Liquidation, not less than 45 days prior to the payment date stated therein, to each Holder.
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Section 6. Conversion.
a) Conversions at Option of Holder. Each share of Series D Preferred Stock shall be convertible, at any time and from time to time from and after the Original Issue Date at the option of the Holder thereof, into that number of shares of Common Stock (subject to the limitations set forth in Section 6(d)) determined by dividing the Stated Value of such share of Series D Preferred Stock by the Conversion Price. Holders shall effect conversions by providing the Corporation with the form of conversion notice attached hereto as Annex A (a “Notice of Conversion”). Each Notice of Conversion shall specify the number of shares of Series D Preferred Stock to be converted, the number of shares of Series D Preferred Stock owned prior to the conversion at issue, the number of shares of Series D Preferred Stock owned subsequent to the conversion at issue and the date on which such conversion is to be effected, which date may not be prior to the date the applicable Holder delivers by facsimile such Notice of Conversion to the Corporation (such effective date, the “Conversion Date”). If no Conversion Date is specified in a Notice of Conversion, the Conversion Date shall be the date that such Notice of Conversion to the Corporation is deemed delivered hereunder. The calculations and entries set forth in the Notice of Conversion shall control in the absence of manifest or mathematical error. To effect conversions of shares of Series D Preferred Stock, a Holder shall not be required to surrender the certificate(s) representing the shares of Series D Preferred Stock to the Corporation unless all of the shares of Series D Preferred Stock represented thereby are so converted, in which case such Holder shall deliver the certificate representing such shares of Series D Preferred Stock, or an affidavit of loss, promptly following the Conversion Date at issue. Shares of Series D Preferred Stock converted into Common Stock in accordance with the terms hereof shall be canceled and shall not be reissued.
b) Conversion Price. The conversion price for the Series D Preferred Stock shall equal $1.75, subject to adjustment herein (the “Conversion Price”).
c) Mechanics of Conversion
i. Delivery of Certificate Upon Conversion. Not later than three (3) Trading Days after each Conversion Date (the “Share Delivery Date”), the Corporation shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the converting Holder (A) a certificate or certificates representing the Conversion Shares which, on or after the earlier of (i) the six month anniversary of the Original Issue Date or (ii) the Effective Date, shall be free of restrictive legends and trading restrictions representing the number of Conversion Shares being acquired upon the conversion of the Series D Preferred Stock (including, if the Corporation has given continuous notice pursuant to Section 3(b) for payment of dividends in shares of Common Stock at least 20 Trading Days prior to the date on which the Notice of Conversion is delivered to the Corporation, shares of Common Stock representing the payment of accrued dividends otherwise determined pursuant to Section 3(a) but assuming that the Dividend Notice Period is the 20 Trading Days period immediately prior to the date on which the Notice of Conversion is delivered to the Corporation and excluding for such issuance the condition that the Corporation deliver the Dividend Share Amount as to such dividend payment), and (B) a bank check in the amount of accrued and unpaid dividends (if the Corporation has elected to pay accrued dividends in cash). On or after the earlier of (i) the six month anniversary of the Original Issue Date or (ii) the Effective Date, the Corporation shall use its best efforts to deliver any certificate or certificates required to be delivered by the Corporation under this Section 6 electronically through the Depository Trust Company or another established clearing corporation performing similar functions.
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ii. Failure to Deliver Certificates. If, in the case of any Notice of Conversion, such certificate or certificates are not delivered to or as directed by the applicable Holder by the Share Delivery Date, the Holder shall be entitled to elect by written notice to the Corporation at any time on or before its receipt of such certificate or certificates, to rescind such Conversion, in which event the Corporation shall promptly return to the Holder any original Series D Preferred Stock certificate delivered to the Corporation and the Holder shall promptly return to the Corporation the Common Stock certificates issued to such Holder pursuant to the rescinded Conversion Notice.
iii. Obligation Absolute; Partial Liquidated Damages. Subject to Section 6(d), the Corporation’s obligation to issue and deliver the Conversion Shares upon conversion of Series D Preferred Stock in accordance with the terms hereof are absolute and unconditional, irrespective of any action or inaction by a Holder to enforce the same, the recovery of any judgment against any Person or any action to enforce the same, or any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, or any breach or alleged breach by such Holder or any other Person of any obligation to the Corporation or any violation or alleged violation of law by such Holder or any other person, and irrespective of any other circumstance which might otherwise limit such obligation of the Corporation to such Holder in connection with the issuance of such Conversion Shares; provided, however, that such delivery shall not operate as a waiver by the Corporation of any such action that the Corporation may have against such Holder. In the event a Holder shall elect to convert any or all of the Stated Value of its Series D Preferred Stock, the Corporation may not refuse conversion based on any claim that such Holder or anyone associated or affiliated with such Holder has been engaged in any violation of law, agreement or for any other reason. The Corporation shall issue Conversion Shares and, if applicable, cash, upon a properly noticed conversion. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue actual damages and all remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief. The exercise of any such rights shall not prohibit a Holder from seeking to obtain damages pursuant to any other Section hereof or under applicable law.
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iv. Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Certificates Upon Conversion. In addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Corporation fails for any reason to deliver to a Holder the applicable certificate or certificates by the Share Delivery Date pursuant to Section 6(c)(i), and if after such Share Delivery Date such Holder is required by its brokerage firm to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise), or the Holder’s brokerage firm otherwise purchases, shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by such Holder of the Conversion Shares which such Holder was entitled to receive upon the conversion relating to such Share Delivery Date (a “Buy-In”), then the Corporation shall (A) pay in cash to such Holder (in addition to any other remedies available to or elected by such Holder) the amount, if any, by which (x) such Holder’s total purchase price (including any brokerage commissions) for the Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the product of (1) the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that such Holder was entitled to receive from the conversion at issue and that were sold multiplied by (2) the actual sale price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed (including any brokerage commissions) and (B) at the option of such Holder, either reissue (if surrendered) the shares of Series D Preferred Stock equal to the number of shares of Series D Preferred Stock submitted for conversion (in which case, such conversion shall be deemed rescinded) or deliver to such Holder the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued if the Corporation had timely complied with its delivery requirements under Section 6(c)(i). For example, if a Holder purchases shares of Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted conversion of shares of Series D Preferred Stock with respect to which the actual sale price of the Conversion Shares (including any brokerage commissions) giving rise to such purchase obligation was a total of $10,000 under clause (A) of the immediately preceding sentence, the Corporation shall be required to pay such Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide the Corporation written notice indicating the amounts payable to such Holder in respect of the Buy-In and, upon request of the Corporation, evidence of the amount of such loss. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Corporation’s failure to timely deliver certificates representing shares of Common Stock upon conversion of the shares of Series D Preferred Stock as required pursuant to the terms hereof. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, if the Corporation is required to make payment in respect of a Buy-In for the failure to timely deliver certificates hereunder and, if the Corporation has previously paid such Holder liquidated damages under Section 6(c)(iii) in respect of the certificates resulting in such Buy-In prior to such Buy-In, such amounts paid under Section 6(c)(iii) shall be deducted from the amount to be paid in respect of such certificates pursuant to this Section 6(c)(iv)).
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v. Reservation of Shares Issuable Upon Conversion. The Corporation covenants that it will at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock for the sole purpose of issuance upon conversion of the Series D Preferred Stock and payment of dividends on the Series D Preferred Stock, each as herein provided, free from preemptive rights or any other actual contingent purchase rights of Persons other than the Holders of the Series D Preferred Stock, not less than such aggregate number of shares of the Common Stock as shall (subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Purchase Agreement) be issuable (taking into account the adjustments and restrictions of Section 7) upon the conversion of the then outstanding shares of Series D Preferred Stock and payment of dividends hereunder. The Corporation covenants that all shares of Common Stock that shall be so issuable shall, upon issue, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
vi. Fractional Shares. No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the conversion of the Series D Preferred Stock. As to any fraction of a share which the Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such conversion, the Corporation shall at its election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Conversion Price or round up to the next whole share.
vii. Transfer Taxes. The issuance of certificates for shares of the Common Stock on conversion of the Series D Preferred Stock shall be made without charge to any Holder for any documentary stamp or similar taxes that may be payable in respect of the issue or delivery of such certificates, provided that the Corporation shall not be required to pay any tax that may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance and delivery of any such certificate upon conversion in a name other than that of the Holders of such shares of Series D Preferred Stock and the Corporation shall not be required to issue or deliver such certificates unless or until the Person or Persons requesting the issuance thereof shall have paid to the Corporation the amount of such tax or shall have established to the satisfaction of the Corporation that such tax has been paid.
d) Issuance Limitations. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Certificate of Designation, if the Corporation has not obtained any required Shareholder Approval, then the Corporation shall not issue, upon conversion of the Series D Preferred Stock, a number of shares of Common Stock which, when aggregated with any shares of Common Stock issued on or after the Original Issue Date and prior to such Conversion Date (i) in connection with any conversion of Series D Preferred Stock issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement and (ii) as a dividend on the Series D Preferred Stock issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, would exceed 19.99% of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock on the day immediately prior to the Original Issue Date (subject to adjustment for forward and reverse stock splits, recapitalizations and the like) (such number of shares, the “Issuable Maximum”). Each Holder shall be entitled to a portion of the Issuable Maximum equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the original Stated Value of such Holder’s Series D Preferred Stock by (y) the aggregate Stated Value of all Series D Preferred Stock issued on the Original Issue Date to all Holders. This provision shall only have the effect of restricting the issuance of the Conversion Shares and shares of Common Stock issuable in lieu of dividends, not limiting any adjustments pursuant to Section 7. Any adjustments pursuant to Section 7 shall apply retroactively upon the Corporation obtaining Shareholder Approval as if this restriction did not exist.
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Section 7. Certain Adjustments.
a) Stock Dividends and Stock Splits. If the Corporation, at any time while the Series D Preferred Stock is outstanding: (i) pays a stock dividend or otherwise makes a distribution or distributions payable in shares of Common Stock or any other Common Stock Equivalents on shares of Common Stock (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Corporation upon conversion of, or payment of a dividend on, the Series D Preferred Stock), (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (iii) combines (including by way of a reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, or (iv) issues, in the event of a reclassification of shares of the Common Stock, any shares of capital stock of the Corporation, then the Conversion Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding any treasury shares of the Corporation) outstanding immediately before such event, and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 7(a) shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or re-classification.
b) Subsequent Equity Sales. From the Original Issue Date until the fifth anniversary thereof, if the Corporation or any Subsidiary, as applicable sells or grants any option to purchase or sells or grants any right to reprice, or otherwise disposes of or issues (or announces any sale, grant or any option to purchase or other disposition), any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents entitling any Person to acquire shares of Common Stock at an effective price per share that is lower than the then Conversion Price (such lower price, the “Base Conversion Price” and such issuances, collectively, a “Dilutive Issuance”) (if the holder of the Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents so issued shall at any time, whether by operation of purchase price adjustments, reset provisions, floating conversion, exercise or exchange prices or otherwise, or due to warrants, options or rights per share which are issued in connection with such issuance, be entitled to receive shares of Common Stock at an effective price per share that is lower than the Conversion Price, such issuance shall be deemed to have occurred for less than the Conversion Price on such date of the Dilutive Issuance), then the Conversion Price shall be reduced to equal the Base Conversion Price, subject to Section 6(d). Such adjustment shall be made whenever such Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents are issued. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no adjustment will be made under this Section 7(b) in respect of any Exempt Issuance. If the Corporation enters into a Variable Rate Transaction, the Corporation shall be deemed to have issued Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents at the lowest possible price at which such securities may be sold, converted, exercised or exchanged. The Corporation shall notify the Holders in writing, no later than the Trading Day following the issuance of any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents subject to this Section 7(b), indicating therein the applicable issuance price, or applicable reset price, exchange price, conversion price and other pricing terms (such notice, the “Dilutive Issuance Notice”). For purposes of clarification, whether or not the Corporation provides a Dilutive Issuance Notice pursuant to this Section 7(b), upon the occurrence of any Dilutive Issuance, the Holders are entitled to receive a number of Conversion Shares based upon the Base Conversion Price on or after the date of such Dilutive Issuance, regardless of whether a Holder accurately refers to the Base Conversion Price in the Notice of Conversion
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.c) Subsequent Rights Offerings. If the Corporation, at any time while the Series D Preferred Stock is outstanding, shall issue rights, options or warrants to all holders of Common Stock (and not to the Holders) entitling them to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock at a price per share that is lower than the VWAP on the record date referenced below, then the Conversion Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding on the date of issuance of such rights, options or warrants plus the number of additional shares of Common Stock offered for subscription or purchase, and of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding on the date of issuance of such rights, options or warrants plus the number of shares which the aggregate offering price of the total number of shares so offered (assuming delivery to the Corporation in full of all consideration payable upon exercise of such rights, options or warrants) would purchase at such VWAP. Such adjustment shall be made whenever such rights, options or warrants are issued, and shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such rights, options or warrants.
d) Pro Rata Distributions. If the Corporation, at any time while the Series D Preferred Stock is outstanding, distributes to all holders of Common Stock (and not to the Holders) evidences of its indebtedness or assets (including cash and cash dividends) or rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any security (other than the Common Stock, which shall be subject to Section 7(b)), then in each such case the Conversion Price shall be adjusted by multiplying such Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to the record date fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to receive such distribution by a fraction of which the denominator shall be the VWAP determined as of the record date mentioned above, and of which the numerator shall be such VWAP on such record date less the then fair market value at such record date of the portion of such assets or evidence of indebtedness or rights or warrants so distributed applicable to one outstanding share of the Common Stock as determined by the Board of Directors of the Corporation in good faith. In either case the adjustments shall be described in a statement delivered to the Holders describing the portion of assets or evidences of indebtedness so distributed or such subscription rights applicable to one share of Common Stock. Such adjustment shall be made whenever any such distribution is made and shall become effective immediately after the record date mentioned above.
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e) Fundamental Transaction. If, at any time while the Series D Preferred Stock is outstanding, (i) the Corporation, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any merger or consolidation of the Corporation with or into another Person, (ii) the Corporation, directly or indirectly, effects any sale, lease, license, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions (other than the grant of Permitted Liens), (iii) any, direct or indirect, purchase offer, tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Corporation or another Person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to sell, tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property and has been accepted by the holders of 50% or more of the outstanding Common Stock, (iv) the Corporation, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any reclassification, reorganization or recapitalization of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property, (v) the Corporation, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions consummates a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or scheme of arrangement) with another Person whereby such other Person acquires more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (not including any shares of Common Stock held by the other Person or other Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the other Persons making or party to, such stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination) (each a “Fundamental Transaction”), then, upon any subsequent conversion of the Series D Preferred Stock, the Holder shall have the right to receive, for each Conversion Share that would have been issuable upon such conversion immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitation in Section 6(d) on the conversion of the Series D Preferred Stock, except where the Corporation is the surviving corporation), the number of shares of Common Stock of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the Corporation, if it is the surviving corporation, and any additional consideration (the “Alternate Consideration”) receivable as a result of such Fundamental Transaction by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which the Series D Preferred Stock had been convertible immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitation in Section 6(d) on the conversion of the Series D Preferred Stock). For purposes of any such conversion, the determination of the Conversion Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Corporation shall apportion the Conversion Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it may receive upon any conversion of the Series D Preferred Stock following such Fundamental Transaction. The Corporation shall cause any successor entity in a Fundamental Transaction in which the Corporation is not the survivor (the “Successor Entity”) to assume in writing all of the obligations of the Corporation under this Certificate of Designation in accordance with the provisions of this Section 7(e). Upon the occurrence of any such Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such Fundamental Transaction, the provisions of this Certificate of Designation and the other Transaction Documents referring to the “Corporation” shall refer instead to the Successor Entity), and may exercise every right and power of the Corporation and shall assume all of the obligations of the Corporation under this Certificate of Designation and the other Transaction Documents with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Corporation herein.
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f) Calculations. All calculations under this Section 7 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. For purposes of this Section 7, the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding any treasury shares of the Corporation) issued and outstanding.
g) Notice to the Holders.
i. Adjustment to Conversion Price. Whenever the Conversion Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section 7, the Corporation shall promptly deliver to each Holder a notice setting forth the Conversion Price after such adjustment and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment.
ii. Notice to Allow Conversion by Holder. If (A) the Corporation shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form) on the Common Stock, (B) the Corporation shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock, (C) the Corporation shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock of rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or of any rights, (D) the approval of any stockholders of the Corporation shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the Common Stock, any consolidation or merger to which the Corporation is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation, or any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common Stock is converted into other securities, cash or property or (E) the Corporation shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Corporation, then, in each case, the Corporation shall cause to be delivered to each Holder at its last address as it shall appear upon the stock books of the Corporation, at least twenty (20) calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of the Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange, provided that the failure to deliver such notice or any defect therein or in the delivery thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified in such notice. The Holder shall remain entitled to convert the Conversion Amount of the Series D Preferred Stock (or any part hereof) during the 20-day period commencing on the date of such notice through the effective date of the event triggering such notice except as may otherwise be expressly set forth herein.
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Section 8. Redemption. In the event that the consents and related documents set forth on Exhibit D of the Purchase Agreement are not received, or the Series E Closing is not consummated, on or prior to October 31, 2013, then the Series D Preferred Stock shall become immediately redeemable in whole or in part at the Holder’s option for a price per share equal to the Stated Value, plus all unpaid and accrued dividends (whether or not declared) (the “Redemption Price”) and such redemption payment shall be payable upon written demand on any date that is 18 months or later after the Original Issue Date (such date being the "Redemption Date"). A written demand for redemption shall state the aggregate number of shares of Series D Preferred Stock to be redeemed. Any such redemption shall occur on the Redemption Date or, if later, 5 Business Days following receipt by the Corporation of such written demand. In exchange for the surrender to the Corporation by the Holder of the certificate or certificates representing such shares of Series D Preferred Stock, the Redemption Price shall be payable in immediately available funds to the applicable Holder and the Corporation shall contribute all of its assets to the payment of the Redemption Price, and to no other corporate purpose, except to the extent prohibited by applicable Nevada law.
Section 9. Miscellaneous.
a) Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Holders hereunder including, without limitation, any Notice of Conversion, shall be in writing and delivered personally, by facsimile, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service, addressed to the Corporation, at the address set forth above Attention: Chief Financial Officer, facsimile number (212) 206-9112 or such other facsimile number or address as the Corporation may specify for such purposes by notice to the Holders delivered in accordance with this Section 9. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Corporation hereunder shall be in writing and delivered personally, by facsimile, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service addressed to each Holder at the facsimile number or address of such Holder appearing on the books of the Corporation, or if no such facsimile number or address appears on the books of the Corporation, at the principal place of business of such Holder, as set forth in the Purchase Agreement. Any notice or other communication or deliveries hereunder shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (i) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number set forth in this Section prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any date, (ii) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number set forth in this Section on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (iii) the second Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (iv) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given.
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b) Absolute Obligation. Except as expressly provided herein, no provision of this Certificate of Designation shall alter or impair the obligation of the Corporation, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay liquidated damages, accrued dividends and accrued interest, as applicable, on the shares of Series D Preferred Stock at the time, place, and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed.
c) Lost or Mutilated Series D Preferred Stock Certificate. If a Holder’s Series D Preferred Stock certificate shall be mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Corporation shall execute and deliver, in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation of a mutilated certificate, or in lieu of or in substitution for a lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, a new certificate for the shares of Series D Preferred Stock so mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, but only upon receipt of evidence of such loss, theft or destruction of such certificate, and of the ownership thereof reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation.
d) Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Certificate of Designation shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Nevada, without regard to the principles of conflict of laws thereof. Each party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretation, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by any of the Transaction Documents (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective Affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, employees or agents) shall be commenced in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan (the “New York Courts”). Each party hereto hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the New York Courts for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein (including with respect to the enforcement of any of the Transaction Documents), and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of such New York Courts, or such New York Courts are improper or inconvenient venue for such proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Certificate of Designation and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by applicable law. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Certificate of Designation or the transactions contemplated hereby. If any party shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Certificate of Designation, then the prevailing party in such action or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred in the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.
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e) Waiver. Any waiver by the Corporation or a Holder of a breach of any provision of this Certificate of Designation shall not operate as or be construed to be a waiver of any other breach of such provision or of any breach of any other provision of this Certificate of Designation or a waiver by any other Holders. The failure of the Corporation or a Holder to insist upon strict adherence to any term of this Certificate of Designation on one or more occasions shall not be considered a waiver or deprive that party (or any other Holder) of the right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Certificate of Designation on any other occasion. Any waiver by the Corporation or a Holder must be in writing.
f) Severability. If any provision of this Certificate of Designation is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the balance of this Certificate of Designation shall remain in effect, and if any provision is inapplicable to any Person or circumstance, it shall nevertheless remain applicable to all other Persons and circumstances. If it shall be found that any interest or other amount deemed interest due hereunder violates the applicable law governing usury, the applicable rate of interest due hereunder shall automatically be lowered to equal the maximum rate of interest permitted under applicable law.
g) Next Business Day. Whenever any payment or other obligation hereunder shall be due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day.
h) Headings. The headings contained herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Certificate of Designation and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.
i) Status of Converted Series D Preferred Stock. Shares of Series D Preferred Stock may only be issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. If any shares of Series D Preferred Stock shall be converted, or reacquired by the Corporation, such shares shall resume the status of authorized but unissued shares of preferred stock and shall no longer be designated as Series D 4% Convertible Preferred Stock.
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RESOLVED, FURTHER, that the Chairman, the president or any vice-president, and the secretary or any assistant secretary, of the Corporation be and they hereby are authorized and directed to prepare and file this Certificate of Designation in accordance with the foregoing resolution and the provisions of Nevada law.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Certificate this 5th day of July 2013.
/s/ Marc Urbach | /s/ Rene Marshman | |
Name: Marc Urbach | Name: Rene Marshman | |
Title: President | Title: Secretary |
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ANNEX A
NOTICE OF CONVERSION
(TO BE EXECUTED BY THE REGISTERED HOLDER IN ORDER TO CONVERT SHARES OF PREFERRED STOCK)
The undersigned hereby elects to convert the number of shares of Series D 4% Convertible Preferred Stock indicated below into shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), of YOU On Demand Holdings, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Corporation”), according to the conditions hereof, as of the date written below. If shares of Common Stock are to be issued in the name of a Person other than the undersigned, the undersigned will pay all transfer taxes payable with respect thereto and is delivering herewith such certificates and opinions as may be required by the Corporation in accordance with the Purchase Agreement. No fee will be charged to the Holders for any conversion, except for any such transfer taxes.
Conversion calculations:
Date to Effect Conversion: __________________________________________________
Number of shares of Series D Preferred Stock owned prior to Conversion: ________________________
Number of shares of Series D Preferred Stock to be Converted: ________________________________
Stated Value of shares of Series D Preferred Stock to be Converted: ____________________________
Number of shares of Common Stock to be issued: _________________________________
Applicable Conversion Price: __________________________________________________
Number of shares of Series D Preferred Stock subsequent to Conversion: ___________________________
Address for Delivery: ________________________________
or
DWAC Instructions:
Broker no: _________
Account no: ___________
[HOLDER] | |||
By: | |||
Name: | |||
Title: |
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