State of Delaware
Office of the Secretary of State Page 1
I, WILLIAM T. QUILLEN, SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE STATE OF
DELAWARE, DO HEREBY CERTIFY THE ATTACHED IS A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY
OF THE CERTIFICATE OF RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF
"NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL INDUSTRIES, LTD." FILED IN THIS OFFICE ON
THE TWENTY-SIXTH DAY OF NOVEMBER, A.D. 1991 AT 10 O'CLOCK A.M.
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/s/ William T. Quillen
_______________________________
William T. Quillen,
Secretary of State
Authentication: 3909777
Date: 05/24/1993
931445217
RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
1. The present name of the corporation (hereinafter
called the "Corporation") is National Environmental Industries,
Ltd., and the date of filing the original certificate of
incorporation of the Corporation with the Secretary of State of the
State of Delaware is December 19, 1990.
2. The certificate of incorporation of the Corporation
is hereby amended by striking out Articles FOURTH through NINTH
thereof and by substituting in lieu thereof new Articles FOURTH
through NINTH as set forth in the Restated Certificate of
Incorporation hereinafter provided for.
3. The provisions of the certificate of incorporation
as heretofore amended and/or supplemented, and as herein amended,
are hereby restated and integrated into the single instrument which
is hereinafter set forth, and which is entitled Restated
Certificate of Incorporation of National Environmental Industries,
Ltd. without any further amendment other than the amendment
certified herein and without any discrepancy between the provisions
of the certificate of incorporation as heretofore amended and
supplemented and the provisions of the said single instrument
hereinafter set forth.
4. The amendment and restatement of the certificate of
incorporation herein certified have been duly adopted by the
stockholders in accordance with the provisions of Sections 228, 242
and 245 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
Prompt written notice of the adoption of the amendment and of the
restatement of the certificate of incorporation herein certified
has been given to those stockholders who have not consented in
writing thereto, as provided in Section 228 of the General
Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
5. The certificate of incorporation of the Corporation,
as amended and restated herein, shall at the effective time of this
Restated Certificate of Incorporation, read as follows:
"Restated Certificate of Incorporation
of
National Environmental Industries, Ltd.
FIRST: The name of the Corporation is National
Environmental Industries, Ltd.
SECOND: The address of the Corporation's registered
office in the State of Delaware is 32 Loockerman Square, Suite L-
100, City of Dover, County of Dover. The name of its registered
agent at such address is The Prentice-Hall Corporation System, Inc.
THIRD: The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in
any lawful act or activity for which a corporation may be organized
under the laws of the General Corproation Law of the State of
Delaware.
FOURTH: The total number of shares of capital stock
which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is Twenty-Two
Million (22,000,000) shares, of which Twenty Million (20,000,000)
shares shall be Common Stock, par value $.001 per share, and Two
Million (2,000,000) shares shall be Preferred Stock, $.001 par
value per share.
The Preferred Stock may be issued from time to time in
one or more series. The Board of Directors is hereby expressly
authorized to provide, by resolution or resolutions duly adopted by
it prior to issuance, for the creation of each such series and to
fix the designation and the powers, preferences, rights,
qualifications, limitations and restrictions relating to the shares
of each such series. The authority of the Board of Directors with
respect to each such series of Preferred Stock shall include, but
not be limited to, determining the following:
(a) the designation of such series, the number of shares
to constitute such series and the stated value if different
from the par value thereof;
(b) whether the shares of such series shall have voting
rights, in addition to any voting rights provided by law, and,
if so, the terms of such voting rights, which may be general
or limited;
(c) the dividends, if any, payable on such series,
whether any such dividends shall be cumulative, and, if so,
from what dates, the conditions and dates upon which such
dividends shall be payable, and the preference or relation
which such dividends shall bear to the dividends payable on
any shares of stock of any other class or any other series of
Preferred Stock;
(d) whether the shares of such series shall be subject
to redemption by the Corporation, and, if so, the times,
prices and other conditions of such redemption;
(e) the amount or amounts payable upon shares of such
series upon, and the rights of the holders of such series in,
the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or
winding up, or upon any distribution of the assets of the
Corporation;
(f) whether the shares of such series shall be subject
to the operation of a retirement or sinking fund and, if so,
the extent to and manner in which any such retirement or
sinking fund shall be applied to the purchase or redemption of
the shares of such series for retirement or other corporate
purposes and the terms and provisions relating to the
operation thereof;
(g) whether the shares of such series shall be
convertible into, or exchangeable for, shares of stock of any
other class or any other series of Preferred Stock or any
other securities and, if so, the price or prices or the rate
or rates of conversion or exchange and the method, if any, of
adjusting the same, and any other terms and conditions of
conversion or exchange;
(h) the limitations and restrictions, if any, to be
effective while any shares of such series are outstanding upon
the payment of dividends or the making of other distributions
on, and upon the purchase, redemption or other acquisition by
the Corporation of, the Common Stock or shares of stock of any
other class or any other series of Preferred Stock;
(i) the conditions or restrictions, if any, upon the
creation of indebtedness of the Corporation or upon the issue
of any additional stock, including additional shares of such
series or of any other series of Preferred Stock or of any
other class; and
(j) any other powers, preferences and relative
participating, optional and other special rights, and any
qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof.
The powers, preferences and relative, participating,
optional and other special rights of each series of Preferred
Stock, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof,
if any, may differ from those of any and all other series at any
time outstanding. All shares of any one series of Preferred Stock
shall be identical in all respects with all other shares of such
series, except that shares of any one series issued at different
times may differ as to the dates from which dividends thereof shall
be cumulative.
FIFTH: Unless required by law or determined by the
chairman of the meeting to be advisable, the vote by stockholders
on any matter, including the election of directors, need not be by
written ballot.
SIXTH: The Corporation reserves the right to increase or
decrease its authorized capital stock, or any class or series
thereof, and to reclassify the same, and to amend, alter, change or
repeal any provision contained in the Certificate of Incorporation
under which the Corporation is organized or in any amendment
thereto, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by law, and all
rights conferred upon stockholders in said Certificate of
Incorporation or any amendment thereto are granted subject to the
aforementioned reservation.
SEVENTH: The Board of Directors shall have the power at
any time, and from time to time, to adopt, amend and repeal any and
all By-Laws of the Corporation.
EIGHTH: All persons who the Corporation is empowered to
indemnify pursuant to the provisions of Section 145 of the General
Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (or any similar provision
or provisions of applicable law at the time in effect), shall be
indemnified by the Corporation to the full extent permitted
thereby. The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be
deemed to be exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking
indemnification maybe entitled under any by-law, agreement, vote of
stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise. No repeal
or amendment of this Article EIGHTH shall adversely affect any
rights of any person pursuant to this Article Eighth which existed
at the time of such repeal or amendment with respect to acts or
omissions occurring prior to such repeal or amendment.
NINTH: No director of the Corporation shall be
personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for any
monetary damages for breaches of fiduciary duty as a director,
provided that this provisions shall not eliminate or limit the
liability of a director (i) for any breach of the director's duty
of loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders; (ii) for acts or
omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct
or a knowing violation of law; (iii) under Section 174 of the
General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware; or (iv) for any
transaction from which the director derived an improper personal
benefit. No repeal or amendment of this Article NINTH shall
adversely affect any rights of any person pursuant to this Article
NINTH which existed at the time of such repeal or amendment with
respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to such repeal or
amendment."
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have signed this Certificate this
22nd day of November, 1991.
/s/ Louis Centofanti
____________________________________
ATTEST:
/s/ Carol A. Dixon
______________________
Secretary
State of Delaware
Office of the Secretary of State Page 1
I, WILLIAM T. QUILLEN, SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE STATE OF
DELAWARE, DO HEREBY CERTIFY THE ATTACHED IS A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY
OF THE CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OF "NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL
INDUSTRIES, LTD." FILED IN THIS OFFICE ON THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF
DECEMBER, A.D. 1991, AT 4:30 O'CLOCK P.M.
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/s/ William T. Quillen
_______________________________
William T. Quillen,
Secretary of State
Authentication: 3909774
Date: 05/24/1993
931445217
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
TO THE
RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
It is hereby certified that:
1. The name of the corporation (hereinafter called the
"Corporation") is National Environmental Industries, Ltd.
2. The Restated Certificate of Incorporation is hereby
amended by striking out Article FIRST thereof and by substituting
in lieu of said Article FIRST the following new Article:
"FIRST: The name of the Corporation is
Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc."
3. The amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation
herein certified has been duly adopted in accordance with the
provisions of Sections 228 and 242 of the General Corporation Law
of the State of Delaware. Prompt written notice of the adoption of
the amendment herein certified has been given to those stockholders
who have not consented in writing thereto, as provided in Section
228 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have signed this Certificate this
16th day of December, 1991.
/s/ Louis Centofanti
______________________________
Louis Centofanti, President
ATTEST:
/s/ Mark Zwecker
_________________________
Mark Zwecker, Secretary
State of Delaware
Office of the Secretary of State Page 1
I, WILLIAM T. QUILLEN, SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE STATE OF
DELAWARE, DO HEREBY CERTIFY THE ATTACHED IS A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY
OF THE CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OF "PERMA-FIX ENVIRONMENTAL
SERVICES, INC." FILED IN THIS OFFICE ON THE FOURTH DAY OF
SEPTEMBER, A.D. 1992, AT 11:30 O'CLOCK A.M.
A CERTIFIED COPY OF THIS CERTIFICATE HAS BEEN FORWARDED TO
KENT COUNTY RECORDER OF DEEDS FOR RECORDING.
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/s/ William T. Quillen
_______________________________
William T. Quillen,
Secretary of State
Authentication: 3909773
Date: 05/24/1993
931445217
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
TO
RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION, AS AMENDED
OF
PERMA-FIX ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Corporation"), does hereby certify:
That the amendment set forth below to the Corporation's
Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, was duly adopted
in accordance with the provisions of Section 242 of the General
Corporation Law of the State of Delaware and written notice thereof
has been given as provided in Section 228 thereof:
I) The first paragraph of Article FOURTH of the
Corporation's Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, is
hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety by the following:
Fourth: The total number of shares of capital
stock that the Corporation shall have authority to
issue is 22,000,000 shares of which 20,000,000
shares of the par value of $.001 per share shall be
designated Common Stock ("Common Stock"), and
2,000,000 shares of the par value of $.001 per
share shall be designated Preferred Stock.
As of September 4, 1992 (the "Effective Time"),
each share of Common Stock issued and outstanding
immediately prior to the Effective Time shall
automatically be changed and converted, without any
action on the part of the holder thereof, into
1/3.0236956 of a share of Common Stock and, in
connection with fractional interests in shares of
Common Stock of the Corporation, each holder whose
aggregate holdings of shares of Common stock prior
to the Effective Time amounted to less than
3.0236956, or to a number not evenly divisible by
3.0236956 shares of Common Stock shall be entitled
to receive for such fractional interest, and at
such time, any such fractional interest in shares
of Common Stock of the Corporation shall be
converted into the right to receive, upon surrender
of the stock certificates formerly representing
shares of Common Stock of the Corporation, one
whole share of Common Stock.
IN WITNESS whereof, Perma-Fix Environmental Services,
Inc. has caused this Certificate to be signed and attested to by
its duly authorized officers as of this first day of September,
1992.
Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc.
By: /s/ Louis Centofanti
_____________________________________
ATTEST:
By: /s/ Mark Zwecker
___________________
State of Delaware
Office of the Secretary of State Page 1
I, EDWARD J. FREEL, SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE STATE OF
DELAWARE, DO HEREBY CERTIFY THE ATTACHED IS A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY
OF THE CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION OF "PERMA-FIX ENVIRONMENTAL
SERVICES, INC." FILED IN THIS OFFICE ON THE SIXTH DAY OF FEBRUARY,
A.D. 1996 AT 4 O'CLOCK P.M.
A CERTIFIED COPY OF THIS CERTIFICATE HAS BEEN FORWARDED TO THE
NEW CASTLE COUNTY RECORDER OF DEEDS FOR RECORDING.
/s/ Edward J. Freel
_______________________________
Edward J. Freel,
Secretary of State
Authentication: 7818327
Date: 02/07/1996
960035778
CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS
OF SERIES I CLASS A PREFERRED STOCK
OF
PERMA-FIX ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. (the "Corporation"), a
corporation organized and existing under the General Corporation
Law of the State of Delaware, does hereby certify:
That, pursuant to authority conferred upon by the Board of
Directors by the Corporation's Certificate of Incorporation, as
amended, and pursuant to the provisions of Section 151 of the
Delaware Corporation Law, said Board of Directors, acting by
unanimous written consent in lieu of a meeting dated February 2,
1996, hereby adopted the terms of the Series I Class A Preferred
Stock, which resolutions are set forth on the attached page.
Dated: February 2, 1996
PERMA-FIX ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
By /s/ Louis F. Centofanti
_____________________________________
Dr. Louis F. Centofanti
Chairman of the Board
ATTEST:
/s/ Mark A. Zwecker
__________________________
Mark A. Zwecker, Secretary
ISTE:\N-P\PESI\CERT.DES
PERMA-FIX ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
(the "Corporation")
RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
FIXING THE NUMBER AND DESIGNATING THE RIGHTS, PRIVILEGES,
RESTRICTIONS AND CONDITIONS ATTACHING TO THE SERIES I CLASS A
PREFERRED STOCK
WHEREAS,
A. The Corporation's share capital includes Preferred Stock, par
value $.001 per share ("Preferred Stock"), which Preferred
Stock may be issued in one or more series with the directors
of the Corporation (the "Board") being entitled by resolution
to fix the number of shares in each series and to designate
the rights, designations, preferences, and relative,
participating, optional or other special rights, privileges,
restrictions and conditions attaching to the shares of each
such series; and
B. It is in the best interests of the Corporation for the Board
to create a new series from the Preferred Stock designated as
the Series I Class A Preferred Stock, par value $.001.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT:
The Series I Class A Preferred Stock, par value $.001 (the
"Series I Class A Preferred Stock") of the Corporation shall
consist of 1,100 shares and no more and shall be designated as
the Series I Class A Preferred Stock and in addition to the
preferences, rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions
attaching to all the Series I Class A Preferred Stock as a
series, the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions
attaching to the Series I Class A Preferred Stock shall be as
follows:
Part 1 - Voting and Preemptive Rights.
1.1 Except as otherwise provided herein, in the Certificate of
Incorporation (the "Articles") or the General Corporation Law of
the State of Delaware (the "GCL"), each holder of Series I Class A
Preferred Stock, by virtue of his ownership thereof, shall be
entitled to cast that number of votes per share thereof on each
matter submitted to the Corporation's shareholders for voting which
equals the number of votes which could be cast by such holder of
the number of shares of the Corporation's Common Stock, par value
$.001 per share (the "Common Shares") into which such shares of
Series I Class A Preferred Stock would be converted into pursuant
to Part 5 hereof immediately prior to the record date of such vote.
The outstanding Series I Class A Preferred Stock and the Common
Shares of the Corporation shall vote together as a single class,
except as otherwise expressly required by the GCL or Part 7 hereof.
The Series I Class A Preferred Stock shall not have cumulative
voting rights.
1.2 The Series I Class A Preferred Stock shall not give its
holders any preemptive rights to acquire any other securities
issued by the Corporation at any time in the future.
Part 2 - Liquidation Rights.
2.1 If the Corporation shall be voluntarily or involuntarily
liquidated, dissolved or wound up at any time when any Series I
Class A Preferred Stock shall be outstanding, the holders of the
then outstanding Series I Class A Preferred Stock shall have a
preference in distribution of the Corporation's property available
for distribution to the holders of the Common Shares equal to
$1,000 consideration per outstanding share of Series I Class A
Preferred Stock, together with an amount equal to all unpaid
dividends accrued thereon, if any, to the date of payment of such
distribution, whether or not declared by the Board; provided,
however, that the merger of the Corporation with any corporation or
corporations in which the Corporation is not the survivor, or the
sale or transfer by the Corporation of all or substantially all of
its property, or any reduction by at least seventy percent (70%) of
the then issued and outstanding Common Shares of the Corporation,
shall be deemed to be a liquidation of the Corporation within the
meaning of any of the provisions of this Part 2.
2.2 Subject to the provisions of Part 6 hereof, all amounts to be
paid as preferential distributions to the holders of Series I Class
A Preferred Stock, as provided in this Part 2, shall be paid or set
apart for payment before the payment or setting apart for payment
of any amount for, or the distribution of any of the Corporation's
property to the holders of Common Shares, whether now or hereafter
authorized, in connection with such liquidation, dissolution or
winding up.
Part 3 - Dividends.
3.1 Holders of record of Series I Class A Preferred Stock, out of
funds legally available therefor and to the extent permitted by
law, shall be entitled to receive dividends on their Series I Class
A Preferred Stock, which dividends shall accrue at the rate per
share of five percent (5%) per annum of consideration paid for each
share of Series I Class A Preferred Stock ($50.00 per share per
year for each full year) commencing on the date of the issuance
thereof, payable, at the option of the Corporation, (i) in cash, or
(ii) by the issuance of that number of whole Common Shares computed
by dividing the amount of the dividend by the market price
applicable to such dividend.
3.2 For the purposes of this Part 3 and Part 4 hereof, "market
price" means the average of the daily closing prices of Common
Shares for a period of five (5) consecutive trading days ending on
the date on which any dividend becomes payable or of any notice of
redemption as the case may be. The closing price for each trading
day shall be (i) for any period during which the Common Shares
shall be listed for trading on a national securities exchange, the
last reported bid price per share of Common Shares as reported by
the primary stock exchange, or the Nasdaq Stock Market, if the
Common Shares are quoted on the Nasdaq Stock Market, or (ii) if
last sales price information is not available, the average closing
bid price of Common Shares as reported by the Nasdaq Stock Market,
or if not so listed or reported, then as reported by National
Quotation Bureau, Incorporated, or (iii) in the event neither
clause (i) nor (ii) is applicable, the average of the closing bid
and asked prices as furnished by any member of the National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., selected from time to time
by the Corporation for that purpose.
3.3 Dividends on Series I Class A Preferred Stock shall be
cumulative, and no dividends or other distributions shall be paid
or declared and set aside for payment on the Common Shares until
full cumulative dividends on all outstanding Series I Class A
Preferred Stock shall have been paid or declared and set aside for
payment.
3.4 Dividends shall be payable in arrears, at the rate of $12.50
per share for each full calendar quarter on each February 28,
May 31, August 31, and November 30 of each calendar year, to the
holders of record of the Series I Class A Preferred Stock as they
appear in the securities register of the Corporation on such record
dates not more than sixty (60) nor less than ten (10) days
preceding the payment date thereof, as shall be fixed by the Board;
provided, however, that the initial dividend for the Series I Class
A Preferred Stock shall accrue for the period commencing on the
date of the issuance thereof to and including December 31, 1995.
3.5 If, in any quarter, insufficient funds are available to pay
such dividends as are then due and payable with respect to the
Series I Class A Preferred Stock and all other classes and series
of the capital stock of the Corporation ranking in parity therewith
(or such payment is otherwise prohibited by provisions of the GCL,
such funds as are legally available to pay such dividends shall be
paid or Common Shares will be issued as stock dividends to the
holders of Series I Class A Preferred Stock and to the holders of
any other series of Class A Preferred Stock then outstanding as
provided in Part 6 hereof, in accordance with the rights of each
such holder, and the balance of accrued but undeclared and/or
unpaid dividends, if any, shall be declared and paid on the next
succeeding dividend date to the extent that funds are then legally
available for such purpose.
Part 4 - Redemption.
4.1 At any time, and from time to time, on and after one hundred
twenty (120) days from the date of the issuance of any Series I
Class A Preferred Stock, if the average of the closing bid prices
for the Common Shares for five (5) consecutive trading days shall
be in excess of $1.50, the Corporation may, at its sole option, but
shall not be obligated to, redeem, in whole or in part, the then
outstanding Series I Class A Preferred Stock at a price per share
of U. S. $1,000 each (the "Redemption Price") (such price to be
adjusted proportionately in the event of any change of the Series
I Class A Shares into a different number of Shares).
4.2 Thirty (30) days prior to any date stipulated by the
Corporation for the redemption of Series I Class A Preferred Stock
(the "Redemption Date"), written notice (the "Redemption Notice")
shall be mailed to each holder of record on such notice date of the
Series I Class A Preferred Stock. The Redemption Notice shall
state: (i) the Redemption Date of such Shares, (ii) the number of
Series I Class A Preferred Stock to be redeemed from the holder to
whom the Redemption Notice is addressed, (iii) instructions for
surrender to the Corporation, in the manner and at the place
designated of a share certificate or share certificates
representing the number of Series I Class A Preferred Stock to be
redeemed from such holder, and (iv) instructions as to how to
specify to the Corporation the number of Series I Class A Preferred
Stock to be redeemed as provided in this Part 4, and the number of
shares to be converted into Common Shares as provided in Part 5
hereof.
4.3 Upon receipt of the Redemption Notice, any Eligible Holder (as
defined in Section 5.2 hereof) shall have the option, at its sole
election, to specify what portion of its Series I Class A Preferred
Stock called for redemption in the Redemption Notice shall be
redeemed as provided in this Part 4 or converted into Common Shares
in the manner provided in Part 5 hereof, except that,
notwithstanding any provision of such Part 5 to the contrary, any
Eligible Holder shall have the right to convert into Common Shares
that number of Series I Class A Preferred Stock called for
redemption in the Redemption Notice.
4.4 On or before the Redemption Date in respect of any Series I
Class A Preferred Stock, each holder of such shares shall surrender
the required certificate or certificates representing such shares
to the Corporation in the manner and at the place designated in the
Redemption Notice, and upon the Redemption Date, the Redemption
Price for such shares shall be made payable, in the manner provided
in Section 5.5 hereof, to the order of the person whose name
appears on such certificate or certificates as the owner thereof,
and each surrendered share certificate shall be canceled and
retired. If a share certificate is surrendered and all the shares
evidenced thereby are not being redeemed (as described below), the
Corporation shall cause the Series I Class A Shares which are not
being redeemed to be registered in the names of the persons whose
names appear as the owners on the respective surrendered share
certificates and deliver such certificate to such person.
4.5 On the Redemption Date in respect of any Series I Class A
Shares or prior thereto, the Corporation shall deposit with any
bank or trust company having a capital and surplus of at least
U. S. $50,000,000, as a trust fund, a sum equal to the aggregate
Redemption Price of all such shares called from redemption (less
the aggregate Redemption Price for those Series I Class A Shares in
respect of which the Corporation has received notice from the
Eligible Holder thereof of its election to convert Series I Class
A Shares in to Common Shares), with irrevocable instructions and
authority to the bank or trust company to pay, on or after the
Redemption Date, the Redemption Price to the respective holders
upon the surrender of their share certificates. The deposit shall
constitute full payment for the shares to their holders, and from
and after the date of the deposit the redeemed share shall be
deemed to be no longer outstanding, and holders thereof shall cease
to be shareholders with respect to such shares and shall have no
rights with respect thereto except the rights to receive from the
bank or trust company payments of the Redemption price of the
shares, without interest, upon surrender of their certificates
thereof. Any funds so deposited and unclaimed at the end of one
year following the Redemption Date shall be released or repaid to
the Corporation, after which the former holders of shares called
for redemption shall be entitled to receive payment of the
Redemption Price in respect of their shares only from the
Corporation.
Part 5 - Conversion.
5.1 For the purposes of conversion of the Series I Class A
Preferred Stock shall be valued at $1,000 per share ("Value"), and,
if converted, the Series I Class A Preferred Stock shall be
converted into such number of Common Shares (the "Conversion
Shares") as is obtained by dividing the aggregate Value of the
shares of Series I Class A Preferred Stock being so converted,
together with all accrued but unpaid dividends thereon, by the
"Average Stock Price" per share of the Conversion Shares (the
"Conversion Price"), subject to adjustment pursuant to the
provisions of this Part 5. For purposes of this Part 5, the
"Average Stock Price" means the lesser of (x) seventy percent
(70%) of the average daily closing bid prices of the Common Shares
for the period of five (5) consecutive trading days immediately
preceding the date of subscription by the Holder or (y) seventy
percent (70%) of the daily average closing bid prices of Common
Shares for the period of five (5) consecutive trading days
immediately preceding the date of the conversion of the Series I
Class A Preferred Stock in respect of which such Average Stock
Price is determined. The closing price for each trading day shall
be determined as provided in the last sentence of Section 3.2.
5.2 Any holder of Series I Class A Preferred Stock (an "Eligible
Holder") may at any time commencing forty-five (45) days after the
issuance of any Series I Class A Preferred Stock convert up to one
hundred percent (100%) of his holdings of Series I Class A
Preferred Stock in accordance with this Part 5.
5.3 The conversion right granted by Section 5.2 hereof may be
exercised only by an Eligible Holder of Series I Class A Preferred
Stock, in whole or in part, by the surrender of the share
certificate or share certificates representing the Series I Class
A Preferred Stock to be converted at the principal office of the
Corporation (or at such other place as the Corporation may
designate in a written notice sent to the holder by first class
mail, postage prepaid, at its address shown on the books of the
Corporation) against delivery of that number of whole Common Shares
as shall be computed by dividing (1) the aggregate Value of the
Series I Class A Preferred Stock so surrendered for conversion plus
any accrued but unpaid dividends thereon, if any, by (2) the
Conversion Price in effect at the date of the conversion. At the
time of conversion of a share of the Series I Class A Preferred
Stock, the Corporation shall pay in cash to the holder thereof an
amount equal to all unpaid dividends, if any, accrued thereon to
the date of conversion, or, at the Corporation's option, issue that
number of whole Common Shares which is equal to the product of
dividing the amount of such unpaid dividends by the Average Stock
Price whether or not declared by the Board. Each Series I Class A
Preferred Stock share certificate surrendered for conversion shall
be endorsed by its holder. In the event of any exercise of the
conversion right of the Series I Class A Preferred Stock granted
herein (i) share certificate representing the Common Shares
purchased by virtue of such exercise shall be delivered to such
holder within three (3) days of notice of conversion, and (ii)
unless the Series I Class A Preferred Stock has been fully
converted, a new share certificate representing the Series I Class
A Preferred Stock not so converted, if any, shall also be delivered
to such holder within three (3) days of notice of conversion. Any
Eligible Holder may exercise its right to convert the Series I
Class A Preferred Stock by telecopying an executed and completed
Notice of Conversion to the Corporation, and within seventy-two
(72) hours thereafter, delivering the original Notice of Conversion
and the certificate representing the Series I Class A Preferred
Stock to the Corporation by express courier. Each date on which a
Notice of Conversion is telecopied to and received by the
Corporation in accordance with the provisions hereof shall be
deemed a conversion date. The Corporation will transmit the Common
Shares certificates issuable upon conversion of any Series I Class
A Preferred Stock (together with the certificates representing the
Series I Class A Preferred Stock not so converted) to the Eligible
Holder via express courier within three (3) business days after the
conversion date if the Corporation has received the original Notice
of Conversion and the Series I Class A Shares certificates being so
converted by such date.
5.4 All Common Shares which may be issued upon conversion of
Series I Class A Preferred Stock will, upon issuance, be duly
issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes,
liens, and charges with respect to the issue thereof. At all times
that any Series I Class A Preferred Stock is outstanding, the
Corporation shall have authorized, and shall have reserved for the
purpose of issuance upon such conversion, a sufficient number of
Common Shares to provide for the conversion into Common Shares of
all Series I Class A Preferred Stock then outstanding at the then
effective Conversion Price. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, if, at any time, the Conversion Price is decreased, the
number of Common Shares authorized and reserved for issuance upon
the conversion of the Series I Class A Preferred Stock shall be
proportionately increased.
5.5 The number of Common Shares issued upon conversion of Series
I Class A Preferred Stock and the Conversion Price shall be subject
to adjustment from time to time upon the happening of certain
events, as follows:
5.5.1 Change of Designation of the Common Shares or the
rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions in respect of
the Common Shares or division of the Common Shares into
series. In the case of any amendment to the Articles to
change the designation of the Common Shares or the rights,
privileges, restrictions or conditions in respect of the
Common Shares or division of the Common Shares into series the
rights of the holders of the Series I Class A Preferred Stock
shall be adjusted so as to provide that upon conversion
thereof, the holder of the Series I Class A Preferred Stock
being converted shall procure, in lieu of each Common Share
theretofore issuable upon such conversion, the kind and amount
of shares, other securities, money and property receivable
upon such designation, change or division by the holder of one
Common Share issuable upon such conversion had conversion
occurred immediately prior to such designation, change or
division. The Series I Class A Preferred Stock shall be
deemed thereafter to provide for adjustments which shall be as
nearly equivalent as may be practicable to the adjustments
provided for in this Part 5. The provisions of this
subsection 5.5.1 shall apply in the same manner to successive
reclassifications, changes, consolidations, and mergers.
5.5.2 If the Corporation, at any time while any of the
Series I Class A Preferred Stock is outstanding, shall amend
the Articles so as to change the Common Shares into a
different number of shares, the Conversion Price shall be
proportionately reduced, in case of such change increasing the
number of Common Shares, as of the effective date of such
increase, or if the Corporation shall take a record of holders
of its Common Shares for the purpose of such increase, as of
such record date, whichever is earlier, or the Conversion
Price shall be proportionately increased, in the case of such
change decreasing the number of Common Shares, as of the
effective date of such decrease or, if the Corporation shall
take a record of holders of its Common Stock for the purpose
of such decrease, as of such record date, whichever is
earlier.
5.5.3 If the Corporation, at any time while any of the
Series I Class A Preferred Stock is outstanding, shall pay a
dividend payable in Common Shares (except for any dividends of
Common Shares payable pursuant to Part 3 hereof), the
Conversion Price shall be adjusted, as of the date the
Corporation shall take a record of the holders of its Common
Shares for the purposes of receiving such dividend (or if no
such record is taken, as of the date of payment of such
dividend), to that price determined by multiplying the
Conversion Price therefor in effect by a fraction (1) the
numerator of which shall be the total number of Common Shares
outstanding immediately prior to such dividend, and (2) the
denominator of which shall be the total number of Common
Shares outstanding immediately after such dividend (plus in
the event that the Corporation paid cash for fractional
shares, the number of additional shares which would have been
outstanding had the Corporation issued fractional shares in
connection with said dividend).
5.6 Whenever the Conversion Price shall be adjusted pursuant to
Section 5.5 hereof, the Corporation shall make a certificate signed
by its President, or a Vice President and by its Treasurer,
Assistant Treasurer, Secretary or Assistant Secretary, setting
forth, in reasonable detail, the event requiring the adjustment,
the amount of the adjustment, the method by which such adjustment
was calculated (including a description of the basis on which the
Board of Directors made any determination hereunder), and the
Conversion Price after giving effect to such adjustment, and shall
cause copies of such certificates to be mailed (by first class
mail, postage prepaid) to each holder of the Series I Class A
Preferred Stock at its address shown on the books of the
Corporation. The Corporation shall make such certificate and mail
it to each such holder promptly after each adjustment.
5.7 No fractional Common Shares shall be issued in connection with
any conversion of Series I Class A Preferred Stock, but in lieu of
such fractional shares, the Corporation shall make a cash payment
therefor equal in amount to the product of the applicable fraction
multiplied by the Conversion Price then in effect.
5.8 No Series I Class A Preferred Stock which has been converted
into Common Shares shall be reissued by the Corporation; provided,
however, that each such share shall be restored to the status of
authorized but unissued Preferred Stock without designation as to
series and may thereafter be issued as a series of Preferred Stock
not designated as Series I Class A Preferred Stock.
Part 6 - Parity with Other Shares of Class A Preferred Shares.
6.1 If any cumulative dividends or accounts payable or return of
capital in respect of Series I Class A Preferred Stock are not paid
in full, the owners of all series of outstanding Preferred Stock
shall participate rateably in respect of accumulated dividends and
return of capital.
Part 7 - Amendment.
7.1 In addition to any requirement for a series vote pursuant to
the GCL in respect of any amendment to the Corporation's
Certificate of Incorporation that adversely affects the rights,
privileges, restrictions and conditions of the Series I Class A
Preferred Stock, the rights, privileges, restrictions and
conditions attaching to the Series I Class A Preferred Stock may be
amended by an amendment to the Corporation's Certificate of
Incorporation so as to affect such adversely only if the
Corporation has obtained the affirmative vote at a duly called and
held series meeting of the holders of the Series I Class A
Preferred Stock or written consent by the holders of a majority of
the Series I Class A Preferred Stock then outstanding.
Notwithstanding the above, the number of authorized shares of such
class or classes of stock may be increased or decreased (but not
below the number of shares thereof outstanding) by the affirmative
vote of the holders of a majority of the stock of the Corporation
entitled to vote thereon, voting as a single class, irrespective of
this Section 7.1.
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I, EDWARD J. FREEL, SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE STATE OF
DELAWARE, DO HEREBY CERTIFY THE ATTACHED IS A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY
OF THE CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION OF "PERMA-FIX ENVIRONMENTAL
SERVICES, INC." FILED IN THIS OFFICE ON THE TWENTIETH DAY OF
FEBRUARY, A.D. 1996, AT 10:45 O'CLOCK A.M.
A CERTIFIED COPY OF THIS CERTIFICATE HAS BEEN FORWARDED TO THE
NEW CASTLE COUNTY RECORDER OF DEEDS FOR RECORDING.
/s/ Edward J. Freel
_______________________________
Edward J. Freel,
Secretary of State
Authentication: 7832562
Date: 02/20/1996
960047351
CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS
OF SERIES 2 CLASS B CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
OF
PERMA-FIX ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. (the "Corporation"), a
corporation organized and existing under the General Corporation
Law of the State of Delaware, does hereby certify:
That, pursuant to authority conferred upon by the Board of
Directors by the Corporation's Restated Certificate of
Incorporation, as amended, and pursuant to the provisions of
Section 151 of the Delaware Corporation Law, the Board of Directors
of the Corporation has adopted resolutions, a copy of which is
attached hereto, establishing and providing for the issuance of a
series of Preferred Stock designated as Series 2 Class B
Convertible Preferred Stock and has established and fixed the
voting powers, designations, preferences and relative
participating, optional and other special rights and
qualifications, limitations and restrictions of such Series 2 Class
B Convertible Preferred Stock as set forth in the attached
resolutions.
Dated: February 16, 1996
PERMA-FIX ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
By /s/ Louis F. Centofanti
____________________________________
Dr. Louis F. Centofanti
Chairman of the Board
ATTEST:
/s/ Mark A. Zwecker
__________________________
Mark A. Zwecker, Secretary
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PERMA-FIX ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
(the "Corporation")
RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
FIXING THE NUMBER AND DESIGNATING THE RIGHTS, PRIVILEGES,
RESTRICTIONS AND CONDITIONS ATTACHING TO THE
SERIES 2 CLASS B CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
WHEREAS,
A. The Corporation's share capital includes Preferred Stock, par
value $.001 per share ("Preferred Stock"), which Preferred
Stock may be issued in one or more series with the directors
of the Corporation (the "Board") being entitled by resolution
to fix the number of shares in each series and to designate
the rights, designations, preferences, and relative,
participating, optional or other special rights, privileges,
restrictions and conditions attaching to the shares of each
such series; and
B. It is in the best interests of the Corporation for the Board
to create a new series from the Preferred Stock designated as
the Series 2 Class B Convertible Preferred Stock, par value
$.001.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT:
The Series 2 Class B Convertible Preferred Stock, par value
$.001 (the "Series 2 Class B Preferred Stock") of the
Corporation shall consist of 2,500 shares and no more and
shall be designated as the Series 2 Class B Preferred Stock
and in addition to the preferences, rights, privileges,
restrictions and conditions attaching to all the Series 2
Class B Preferred Stock as a series, the rights, privileges,
restrictions and conditions attaching to the Series 2 Class B
Preferred Stock shall be as follows:
Part 1 - Voting and Preemptive Rights.
1.1 Except as otherwise provided herein, in the Corporation's
Certificate of Incorporation (the "Articles") or the General
Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the "GCL"), each holder
of Series 2 Class B Preferred Stock, by virtue of his ownership
thereof, shall be entitled to cast that number of votes per share
thereof on each matter submitted to the Corporation's shareholders
for voting which equals the number of votes which could be cast by
such holder of the number of shares of the Corporation's Common
Stock, par value $.001 per share (the "Common Shares") into which
such shares of Series 2 Class B Preferred Stock would be entitled
to be converted into pursuant to Part 5 hereof on the record date
of such vote. The outstanding Series 2 Class B Preferred Stock,
the Common Shares of the Corporation and any other series of
Preferred Stock of the Corporation having voting rights shall vote
together as a single class, except as otherwise expressly required
by the GCL or Part 7 hereof. The Series 2 Class B Preferred Stock
shall not have cumulative voting rights.
1.2 The Series 2 Class B Preferred Stock shall not give its
holders any preemptive rights to acquire any other securities
issued by the Corporation at any time in the future.
Part 2 - Liquidation Rights.
2.1 If the Corporation shall be voluntarily or involuntarily
liquidated, dissolved or wound up at any time when any Series 2
Class B Preferred Stock shall be outstanding, the holders of the
then outstanding Series 2 Class B Preferred Stock shall have a
preference in distribution of the Corporation's property available
for distribution to the holders of the Common Shares equal to
$1,000 consideration per outstanding share of Series 2 Class B
Preferred Stock, together with an amount equal to all unpaid
dividends accrued thereon, if any, to the date of payment of such
distribution, whether or not declared by the Board; provided,
however, that the merger of the Corporation with any corporation or
corporations in which the Corporation is not the survivor, or the
sale or transfer by the Corporation of all or substantially all of
its property, or a reduction by at least seventy percent (70%) of
the then issued and outstanding Common Shares of the Corporation,
shall be deemed to be a liquidation of the Corporation within the
meaning of any of the provisions of this Part 2.
2.2 Subject to the provisions of Part 6 hereof, all amounts to be
paid as preferential distributions to the holders of Series 2 Class
B Preferred Stock, as provided in this Part 2, shall be paid or set
apart for payment before the payment or setting apart for payment
of any amount for, or the distribution of any of the Corporation's
property to the holders of Common Shares, whether now or hereafter
authorized, in connection with such liquidation, dissolution or
winding up.
2.3 After the payment to the holders of the shares of the Series
2 Class B Preferred Stock of the full preferential amounts provided
for in this Part 2, the holders of the Series 2 Class B Preferred
Stock as such shall have no right or claim to any of the remaining
assets of the Corporation.
2.4 In the event that the assets of the Corporation available for
distribution to the holders of shares of the Series 2 Class B
Preferred Stock upon any dissolution, liquidation or winding up of
the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, shall be
insufficient to pay in full all amounts to which such holders are
entitled pursuant to this Part 2, no such distribution shall be
made on account of any shares of any other class or series of
Preferred Stock ranking on a parity with the shares of this Series
2 Class B Preferred Stock upon such dissolution, liquidation or
winding up unless proportionate distributive amounts shall be paid
on account of the shares of this Series 2 Class B Preferred Stock
and shares of such other class or series ranking on a parity with
the shares of this Series 2 Class B Preferred Stock, ratably, in
proportion to the full distributable amounts for which holders of
all such parity shares are respectively entitled upon such
dissolution, liquidation or winding up.
Part 3 - Dividends.
3.1 Holders of record of Series 2 Class B Preferred Stock, out of
funds legally available therefor and to the extent permitted by
law, shall be entitled to receive dividends on their Series 2 Class
B Preferred Stock, which dividends shall accrue at the rate per
share of five percent (5%) per annum of consideration paid for each
share of Series 2 Class B Preferred Stock ($50.00 per share per
year for each full year) commencing on the date of the issuance
thereof, payable, at the option of the Corporation, (i) in cash, or
(ii) by the issuance of that number of whole Common Shares computed
by dividing the amount of the dividend by the market price
applicable to such dividend.
3.2 For the purposes of this Part 3 and Part 4 hereof, "market
price" means the average of the daily closing prices of Common
Shares for a period of five (5) consecutive trading days ending on
the date on which any dividend becomes payable or of any notice of
redemption as the case may be. The closing price for each trading
day shall be (i) for any period during which the Common Shares
shall be listed for trading on a national securities exchange, the
last reported bid price per share of Common Shares as reported by
the primary stock exchange, or the Nasdaq Stock Market, if the
Common Shares are quoted on the Nasdaq Stock Market, or (ii) if
last sales price information is not available, the average closing
bid price of Common Shares as reported by the Nasdaq Stock Market,
or if not so listed or reported, then as reported by National
Quotation Bureau, Incorporated, or (iii) in the event neither
clause (i) nor (ii) is applicable, the average of the closing bid
and asked prices as furnished by any member of the National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., selected from time to time
by the Corporation for that purpose.
3.3 Dividends on Series 2 Class B Preferred Stock shall be
cumulative, and no dividends or other distributions shall be paid
or declared and set aside for payment on the Common Shares until
full cumulative dividends on all outstanding Series 2 Class B
Preferred Stock shall have been paid or declared and set aside for
payment.
3.4 Dividends shall be payable in arrears, at the rate of $12.50
per share for each full calendar quarter on each February 28,
May 31, August 31, and November 30 of each calendar year, to the
holders of record of the Series 2 Class B Preferred Stock as they
appear in the securities register of the Corporation on such record
dates not more than sixty (60) nor less than ten (10) days
preceding the payment date thereof, as shall be fixed by the Board;
provided, however, that the initial dividend for the Series 2 Class
B Preferred Stock shall accrue for the period commencing on the
date of the issuance thereof.
3.5 If, in any quarter, insufficient funds are available to pay
such dividends as are then due and payable with respect to the
Series 2 Class B Preferred Stock and all other classes and series
of the capital stock of the Corporation ranking in parity therewith
(or such payment is otherwise prohibited by provisions of the GCL,
such funds as are legally available to pay such dividends shall be
paid or Common Shares will be issued as stock dividends to the
holders of Series 2 Class B Preferred Stock and to the holders of
any other series of Class B Preferred Stock then outstanding as
provided in Part 6 hereof, in accordance with the rights of each
such holder, and the balance of accrued but undeclared and/or
unpaid dividends, if any, shall be declared and paid on the next
succeeding dividend date to the extent that funds are then legally
available for such purpose.
Part 4 - Redemption.
4.1 At any time, and from time to time, on and after one hundred
twenty (120) days from the date of the issuance of any Series 2
Class B Preferred Stock, if the average of the closing bid prices
for the Common Shares for five (5) consecutive trading days shall
be in excess of $1.50 per share, the Corporation may, at its sole
option, but shall not be obligated to, redeem, in whole or in part,
the then outstanding Series 2 Class B Preferred Stock at a price
per share of U. S. $1,000 each (the "Redemption Price") (such price
to be adjusted proportionately in the event of any change of the
Series 2 Class B Preferred Stock into a different number of shares
of Series 2 Class B Preferred Stock).
4.2 Thirty (30) days prior to any date stipulated by the
Corporation for the redemption of Series 2 Class B Preferred Stock
(the "Redemption Date"), written notice (the "Redemption Notice")
shall be mailed to each holder of record on such notice date of the
Series 2 Class B Preferred Stock. The Redemption Notice shall
state: (i) the Redemption Date of such shares, (ii) the number of
Series 2 Class B Preferred Stock to be redeemed from the holder to
whom the Redemption Notice is addressed, (iii) instructions for
surrender to the Corporation, in the manner and at the place
designated of a share certificate or share certificates
representing the number of Series 2 Class B Preferred Stock to be
redeemed from such holder, and (iv) instructions as to how to
specify to the Corporation the number of Series 2 Class B Preferred
Stock to be redeemed as provided in this Part 4, and the number of
shares to be converted into Common Shares as provided in Part 5
hereof.
4.3 Upon receipt of the Redemption Notice, any Eligible Holder (as
defined in Section 5.2 hereof) shall have the option, at its sole
election, to specify what portion of its Series 2 Class B Preferred
Stock called for redemption in the Redemption Notice shall be
redeemed as provided in this Part 4 or converted into Common Shares
in the manner provided in Part 5 hereof, except that,
notwithstanding any provision of such Part 5 to the contrary, any
Eligible Holder shall have the right to convert into Common Shares
that number of Series 2 Class B Preferred Stock called for
redemption in the Redemption Notice.
4.4 On or before the Redemption Date in respect of any Series 2
Class B Preferred Stock, each holder of such shares shall surrender
the required certificate or certificates representing such shares
to the Corporation in the manner and at the place designated in the
Redemption Notice, and upon the Redemption Date, the Redemption
Price for such shares shall be made payable, in the manner provided
in Section 4.5 hereof, to the order of the person whose name
appears on such certificate or certificates as the owner thereof,
and each surrendered share certificate shall be canceled and
retired. If a share certificate is surrendered and all the shares
evidenced thereby are not being redeemed (as described below), the
Corporation shall cause the Series 2 Class B Preferred Stock which
are not being redeemed to be registered in the names of the persons
whose names appear as the owners on the respective surrendered
share certificates and deliver such certificate to such person.
4.5 On the Redemption Date in respect of any Series 2 Class B
Preferred Stock or prior thereto, the Corporation shall deposit
with any bank or trust company having a capital and surplus of at
least U. S. $50,000,000, as a trust fund, a sum equal to the
aggregate Redemption Price of all such shares called from
redemption (less the aggregate Redemption Price for those Series 2
Class B Preferred Stock in respect of which the Corporation has
received notice from the Eligible Holder thereof of its election to
convert Series 2 Class B Preferred Stock in to Common Shares), with
irrevocable instructions and authority to the bank or trust company
to pay, on or after the Redemption Date, the Redemption Price to
the respective holders upon the surrender of their share
certificates. The deposit shall constitute full payment for the
shares to their holders, and from and after the date of the deposit
the redeemed share shall be deemed to be no longer outstanding, and
holders thereof shall cease to be shareholders with respect to such
shares and shall have no rights with respect thereto except the
rights to receive from the bank or trust company payments of the
Redemption price of the shares, without interest, upon surrender of
their certificates thereof. Any funds so deposited and unclaimed
at the end of one year following the Redemption Date shall be
released or repaid to the Corporation, after which the former
holders of shares called for redemption shall be entitled to
receive payment of the Redemption Price in respect of their shares
only from the Corporation.
Part 5 - Conversion.
5.1 For the purposes of conversion of the Series 2 Class B
Preferred Stock shall be valued at $1,000 per share ("Value"), and,
if converted, the Series 2 Class B Preferred Stock shall be
converted into such number of Common Shares (the "Conversion
Shares") as is obtained by dividing the aggregate Value of the
shares of Series 2 Class B Preferred Stock being so converted,
together with all accrued but unpaid dividends thereon, by the
"Average Stock Price" per share of the Conversion Shares (the
"Conversion Price"), subject to adjustment pursuant to the
provisions of this Part 5. For purposes of this Part 5, the
"Average Stock Price" means the lesser of (x) seventy percent (70%)
of the average daily closing bid prices of the Common Shares for a
period of five (5) consecutive trading days immediately preceding
the date of subscription by the Holder or (y) seventy percent (70%)
of the average daily closing bid prices of Common Shares for the
period of five (5) consecutive trading days immediately preceding
the date of the conversion of the Series 2 Class B Preferred Stock
in respect of which such Average Stock Price is determined. The
closing price for each trading day shall be determined as provided
in the last sentence of Section 3.2.
5.2 Any holder of Series 2 Class B Preferred Stock (an "Eligible
Holder") may at any time commencing forty-five (45) days after the
issuance of any Series 2 Class B Preferred Stock convert up to one
hundred percent (100%) of his holdings of Series 2 Class B
Preferred Stock in accordance with this Part 5.
5.3 The conversion right granted by Section 5.2 hereof may be
exercised only by an Eligible Holder of Series 2 Class B Preferred
Stock, in whole or in part, by the surrender of the share
certificate or share certificates representing the Series 2 Class
B Preferred Stock to be converted at the principal office of the
Corporation (or at such other place as the Corporation may
designate in a written notice sent to the holder by first class
mail, postage prepaid, at its address shown on the books of the
Corporation) against delivery of that number of whole Common Shares
as shall be computed by dividing (1) the aggregate Value of the
Series 2 Class B Preferred Stock so surrendered for conversion plus
any accrued but unpaid dividends thereon, if any, by (2) the
Conversion Price in effect at the date of the conversion. At the
time of conversion of a share of the Series 2 Class B Preferred
Stock, the Corporation shall pay in cash to the holder thereof an
amount equal to all unpaid dividends, if any, accrued thereon to
the date of conversion, or, at the Corporation's option, issue that
number of whole Common Shares which is equal to the product of
dividing the amount of such unpaid dividends by the Average Stock
Price whether or not declared by the Board. Each Series 2 Class B
Preferred Stock share certificate surrendered for conversion shall
be endorsed by its holder. In the event of any exercise of the
conversion right of the Series 2 Class B Preferred Stock granted
herein (i) share certificate representing the Common Shares
purchased by virtue of such exercise shall be delivered to such
holder within three (3) days of notice of conversion, and (ii)
unless the Series 2 Class B Preferred Stock has been fully
converted, a new share certificate representing the Series 2 Class
B Preferred Stock not so converted, if any, shall also be delivered
to such holder within three (3) days of notice of conversion. Any
Eligible Holder may exercise its right to convert the Series 2
Class B Preferred Stock by telecopying an executed and completed
Notice of Conversion to the Corporation, and within seventy-two
(72) hours thereafter, delivering the original Notice of Conversion
and the certificate representing the Series 2 Class B Preferred
Stock to the Corporation by express courier. Each date on which a
Notice of Conversion is telecopied to and received by the
Corporation in accordance with the provisions hereof shall be
deemed a conversion date. The Corporation will transmit the Common
Shares certificates issuable upon conversion of any Series 2 Class
B Preferred Stock (together with the certificates representing the
Series 2 Class B Preferred Stock not so converted) to the Eligible
Holder via express courier within three (3) business days after the
conversion date if the Corporation has received the original Notice
of Conversion and the Series 2 Class B Shares certificates being so
converted by such date.
5.4 All Common Shares which may be issued upon conversion of
Series 2 Class B Preferred Stock will, upon issuance, be duly
issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes,
liens, and charges with respect to the issue thereof. At all times
that any Series 2 Class B Preferred Stock is outstanding, the
Corporation shall have authorized, and shall have reserved for the
purpose of issuance upon such conversion, a sufficient number of
Common Shares to provide for the conversion into Common Shares of
all Series 2 Class B Preferred Stock then outstanding at the then
effective Conversion Price. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, if, at any time, the Conversion Price is decreased, the
number of Common Shares authorized and reserved for issuance upon
the conversion of the Series 2 Class B Preferred Stock shall be
proportionately increased.
5.5 The number of Common Shares issued upon conversion of Series
2 Class B Preferred Stock and the Conversion Price shall be subject
to adjustment from time to time upon the happening of certain
events, as follows:
5.5.1 In the case of any amendment to the Articles to
change the designation of the Common Shares or the rights,
privileges, restrictions or conditions in respect of the
Common Shares or division of the Common Shares into series the
rights of the holders of the Series 2 Class B Preferred Stock
shall be adjusted so as to provide that upon conversion
thereof, the holder of the Series 2 Class B Preferred Stock
being converted shall procure, in lieu of each Common Share
theretofore issuable upon such conversion, the kind and amount
of shares, other securities, money and property receivable
upon such designation, change or division by the holder of one
Common Share issuable upon such conversion had conversion
occurred immediately prior to such designation, change or
division. The Series 2 Class B Preferred Stock shall be
deemed thereafter to provide for adjustments which shall be as
nearly equivalent as may be practicable to the adjustments
provided for in this Part 5. The provisions of this
subsection 5.5.1 shall apply in the same manner to successive
reclassifications, changes, consolidations, and mergers.
5.5.2 If the Corporation, at any time while any of the
Series 2 Class B Preferred Stock is outstanding, shall amend
the Articles so as to change the Common Shares into a
different number of shares, the Conversion Price shall be
proportionately reduced, in case of such change increasing the
number of Common Shares, as of the effective date of such
increase, or if the Corporation shall take a record of holders
of its Common Shares for the purpose of such increase, as of
such record date, whichever is earlier, or the Conversion
Price shall be proportionately increased, in the case of such
change decreasing the number of Common Shares, as of the
effective date of such decrease or, if the Corporation shall
take a record of holders of its Common Stock for the purpose
of such decrease, as of such record date, whichever is
earlier.
5.5.3 If the Corporation, at any time while any of the
Series 2 Class B Preferred Stock is outstanding, shall pay a
dividend payable in Common Shares (except for any dividends of
Common Shares payable pursuant to Part 3 hereof), the
Conversion Price shall be adjusted, as of the date the
Corporation shall take a record of the holders of its Common
Shares for the purposes of receiving such dividend (or if no
such record is taken, as of the date of payment of such
dividend), to that price determined by multiplying the
Conversion Price therefor in effect by a fraction (1) the
numerator of which shall be the total number of Common Shares
outstanding immediately prior to such dividend, and (2) the
denominator of which shall be the total number of Common
Shares outstanding immediately after such dividend (plus in
the event that the Corporation paid cash for fractional
shares, the number of additional shares which would have been
outstanding had the Corporation issued fractional shares in
connection with said dividend).
5.6 Whenever the Conversion Price shall be adjusted pursuant to
Section 5.5 hereof, the Corporation shall make a certificate signed
by its President, or a Vice President and by its Treasurer,
Assistant Treasurer, Secretary or Assistant Secretary, setting
forth, in reasonable detail, the event requiring the adjustment,
the amount of the adjustment, the method by which such adjustment
was calculated (including a description of the basis on which the
Board of Directors made any determination hereunder), and the
Conversion Price after giving effect to such adjustment, and shall
cause copies of such certificates to be mailed (by first class
mail, postage prepaid) to each holder of the Series 2 Class B
Preferred Stock at its address shown on the books of the
Corporation. The Corporation shall make such certificate and mail
it to each such holder promptly after each adjustment.
5.7 No fractional Common Shares shall be issued in connection with
any conversion of Series 2 Class B Preferred Stock, but in lieu of
such fractional shares, the Corporation shall make a cash payment
therefor equal in amount to the product of the applicable fraction
multiplied by the Conversion Price then in effect.
5.8 No Series 2 Class B Preferred Stock which has been converted
into Common Shares shall be reissued by the Corporation; provided,
however, that each such share shall be restored to the status of
authorized but unissued Preferred Stock without designation as to
series and may thereafter be issued as a series of Preferred Stock
not designated as Series 2 Class B Preferred Stock.
Part 6 - Parity with Other Shares of Series 2 Class B Preferred
Stock and Priority.
6.1 If any cumulative dividends or accounts payable or return of
capital in respect of Series 2 Class B Preferred Stock are not paid
in full, the owners of all series of outstanding Preferred Stock
shall participate rateably in respect of accumulated dividends and
return of capital.
6.2 For purposes of this resolution, any stock of any class or
series of the Corporation shall be deemed to rank:
6.2.1 Prior or senior to the shares of this Series 2 Class
B Preferred Stock either as to dividends or upon liquidation,
if the holders of such class or classes shall be entitled to
the receipt of dividends or of amounts distributable upon
dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Corporation,
whether voluntary or involuntary, as the case may be, in
preference or priority to the holders of shares of this Series
2 Class B Preferred Stock;
6.2.2 On a parity with, or equal to, shares of this Series
2 Class B Preferred Stock, either as to dividends or upon
liquidation, whether or not the dividend rates, dividend
payment dates, or redemption or liquidation prices per share
or sinking fund provisions, if any, are different from those
of this Series 2 Class B Preferred Stock, if the holders of
such stock are entitled to the receipt of dividends or of
amounts distributable upon dissolution, liquidation or winding
up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, in
proportion to their respective dividend rates or liquidation
prices, without preference or priority, one over the other, as
between the holders of such stock and over the other, as
between the holders of such stock and the holders of shares of
this Series 2 Class B Preferred Stock; and,
6.2.3 Junior to shares of this Series 2 Class B Preferred
Stock, either as to dividends or upon liquidation, if such
class or series shall be Common Shares or if the holders of
shares of this Series 2 Class B Preferred Stock shall be
entitled to receipt of dividends or of amounts distributable
upon dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the
Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, as the case may
be, in preference or priority to the holders of shares of such
class or series.
Part 7 - Amendment.
7.1 In addition to any requirement for a series vote pursuant to
the GCL in respect of any amendment to the Articles that adversely
affects the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions of the
Series 2 Class B Preferred Stock, the rights, privileges,
restrictions and conditions attaching to the Series 2 Class B
Preferred Stock may be amended by an amendment to the Corporation's
Certificate of Incorporation so as to affect such adversely only if
the Corporation has obtained the affirmative vote at a duly called
and held series meeting of the holders of the Series 2 Class B
Preferred Stock or written consent by the holders of a majority of
the Series 2 Class B Preferred Stock then outstanding.
Notwithstanding the above, the number of authorized shares of such
class or classes of stock may be increased or decreased (but not
below the number of shares thereof outstanding) by the affirmative
vote of the holders of a majority of the stock of the Corporation
entitled to vote thereon, voting together as a single class,
irrespective of this Section 7.1.
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Office of the Secretary of State Page 1
I, EDWARD J. FREEL, SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE STATE OF
DELAWARE, DO HEREBY CERTIFY THE ATTACHED IS A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY
OF THE CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION OF "PERMA-FIX ENVIRONMENTAL
SERVICES, INC." FILED IN THIS OFFICE ON THE NINETEENTH DAY OF JULY,
A.D. 1996, AT 12:30 O'CLOCK P.M.
A CERTIFIED COPY OF THIS CERTIFICATE HAS BEEN FORWARDED TO THE
NEW CASTLE COUNTY RECORDER OF DEEDS FOR RECORDING.
/s/ Edward J. Freel
_______________________________
Edward J. Freel,
Secretary of State
Authentication: 8033738
2249849 8100 Date: 07-19-96
960210746
CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS
OF SERIES 3 CLASS C CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
OF
PERMA-FIX ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. (the "Corporation"), a
corporation organized and existing under the General Corporation
Law of the State of Delaware, does hereby certify:
That, pursuant to authority conferred upon by the Board of
Directors by the Corporation's Restated Certificate of
Incorporation, as amended, and pursuant to the provisions of
Section 151 of the Delaware Corporation Law, the Board of Directors
of the Corporation has adopted resolutions, a copy of which is
attached hereto, establishing and providing for the issuance of a
series of Preferred Stock designated as Series 3 Class C
Convertible Preferred Stock and has established and fixed the
voting powers, designations, preferences and relative
participating, optional and other special rights and
qualifications, limitations and restrictions of such Series 3 Class
C Convertible Preferred Stock as set forth in the attached
resolutions.
Dated: July 17, 1996
PERMA-FIX ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
By /s/ Louis F. Centofanti
_____________________________________
Dr. Louis F. Centofanti
Chairman of the Board
ATTEST:
/s/ Richard T. Kelecy
____________________________
Richard T. Kelecy, Secretary
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PERMA-FIX ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
(the "Corporation")
RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
FIXING THE NUMBER AND DESIGNATING THE RIGHTS, PRIVILEGES,
RESTRICTIONS AND CONDITIONS ATTACHING TO THE
SERIES 3 CLASS C CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
WHEREAS,
A. The Corporation's share capital includes Preferred Stock, par
value $.001 per share ("Preferred Stock"), which Preferred
Stock may be issued in one or more series by the Board of
Directors of the Corporation (the "Board") being entitled by
resolution to fix the number of shares in each series and to
designate the rights, designations, preferences, and relative,
participating, optional or other special rights, privileges,
restrictions and conditions attaching to the shares of each
such series; and
B. It is in the best interests of the Corporation for the Board
to create a new series from the Preferred Stock designated as
the Series 3 Class C Convertible Preferred Stock, par value
$.001.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT:
The Series 3 Class C Convertible Preferred Stock, par value
$.001 (the "Series 3 Class C Preferred Stock") of the
Corporation shall consist of 5,500 shares and no more and
shall be designated as the Series 3 Class C Convertible
Preferred Stock, and the preferences, rights, privileges,
restrictions and conditions attaching to the Series 3 Class C
Preferred Stock shall be as follows:
Part 1 - Voting and Preemptive Rights.
1.1 Voting Rights. Except as otherwise provided herein, in the
Corporation's Certificate of Incorporation (the "Articles") or the
General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the "GCL"), the
holders of the Series 3 Class C Preferred Stock shall have no
voting rights whatsoever. To the extent that under the GCL the
vote of the holders of the Series 3 Class C Preferred Stock, voting
separately as a class or series as applicable, is required to
authorize a given action of the Corporation, the affirmative vote
or consent of the holders of at least a majority of the shares of
the Series 3 Class C Preferred Stock represented at a duly held
meeting at which a quorum is present or by written consent of a
majority of the shares of Series 3 Class C Preferred Stock (except
as otherwise may be required under the GCL) shall constitute the
approval of such action by the series. To the extent that under
the GCL the holders of the Series 3 Class C Preferred Stock are
entitled to vote on a matter with holders of Corporation's Common
Stock and/or any other class or series of the Corporation's voting
securities, the Series 3 Class C Preferred Stock, the Corporation's
Common Stock and all other classes or series of the Corporation's
voting securities shall vote together as one class, with each share
of Series 3 Class C Preferred Stock entitled to a number of votes
equal to the number of shares of the Corporation's Common Stock
into which it is then convertible using the record date for the
taking of such vote of stockholders as the date as of which the
Conversion Price (as defined in Section 4.2 hereof) is calculated
and conversion is effected. Holders of the Series 3 Class C
Preferred Stock shall be entitled to notice of (and copies of proxy
materials and other information sent to stockholders) for all
shareholder meetings or written consents with respect to which they
would be entitled to vote, which notice would be provided pursuant
to the Corporation's bylaws and applicable statutes.
1.2 No Preemptive Rights. The Series 3 Class C Preferred Stock
shall not give its holders any preemptive rights to acquire any
other securities issued by the Corporation at any time in the
future.
Part 2 - Liquidation Rights.
2.1 Liquidation. If the Corporation shall be voluntarily or
involuntarily liquidated, dissolved or wound up at any time when
any shares of the Series 3 Class C Preferred Stock shall be
outstanding, the holders of the then outstanding Series 3 Class C
Preferred Stock shall have a preference in distribution of the
Corporation's property available for distribution to the holders of
the Corporation's Common Stock equal to $1,000 consideration per
outstanding share of Series 3 Class C Preferred Stock, plus an
amount equal to all unpaid dividends accrued thereon to the date of
payment of such distribution ("Liquidation Preference"), whether or
not declared by the Board.
2.2 Payment of Liquidation Preferences. Subject to the provisions
of Part 6 hereof, all amounts to be paid as Liquidation Preference
to the holders of Series 3 Class C Preferred Stock, as provided in
this Part 2, shall be paid or set apart for payment before the
payment or setting apart for payment of any amount for, or the
distribution of any of the Corporation's property to the holders of
the Corporation's Common Stock, whether now or hereafter
authorized, in connection with such liquidation, dissolution or
winding up.
2.3 No Rights After Payment. After the payment to the holders of
the shares of the Series 3 Class C Preferred Stock of the full
Liquidation Preference amounts provided for in this Part 2, the
holders of the Series 3 Class C Preferred Stock as such shall have
no right or claim to any of the remaining assets of the
Corporation.
2.4 Assets Insufficient to Pay Full Liquidation Preference. In
the event that the assets of the Corporation available for
distribution to the holders of shares of the Series 3 Class C
Preferred Stock upon any dissolution, liquidation or winding up of
the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, shall be
insufficient to pay in full all amounts to which such holders are
entitled pursuant to this Part 2, no such distribution shall be
made on account of any shares of any other class or series of
Preferred Stock ranking on a parity with the shares of this Series
3 Class C Preferred Stock upon such dissolution, liquidation or
winding up unless proportionate distributive amounts shall be paid
on account of the shares of this Series 3 Class C Preferred Stock
and shares of such other class or series ranking on a parity with
the shares of this Series 3 Class C Preferred Stock, ratably, in
proportion to the full distributable amounts for which holders of
all such parity shares are respectively entitled upon such
dissolution, liquidation or winding up.
Part 3 - Dividends.
3.1 The holders of the Series 3 Class C Preferred Stock are
entitled to receive if, when and as declared by the Board out of
funds legally available therefor, cumulative dividends, payable in
cash or Common Stock of the Corporation, par value $.001 per share
(the "Common Stock"), at the Corporation's election, at the rate of
six percent (6%) per annum of the Liquidation Value of the Series
3 Class C Preferred Stock. The Liquidation Value of the Series 3
Class C Preferred Stock shall be $1,000.00 per share (the "Dividend
Rate"). The dividend is payable semi-annually within seven (7)
business days after each of December 31 and June 30 of each year,
commencing December 31, 1996 (each, a "Dividend Declaration Date").
Dividends shall be paid only with respect to shares of Series 3
Class C Preferred Stock actually issued and outstanding on a
Dividend Declaration Date and to holders of record as of the
Dividend Declaration Date. Dividends shall accrue from the first
day of the semi-annual period in which such dividend may be
payable, except with respect to the first semi-annual dividend
which shall accrue from the date of issuance of the Series 3 Class
C Preferred Stock. In the event that the Corporation elects to pay
dividends in Common Stock of the Corporation, each holder of the
Series 3 Class C Preferred Stock shall receive shares of Common
Stock of the Corporation equal to the quotient of (i) the Dividend
Rate in effect on the applicable Dividend Declaration Date dividend
by (ii) the average of the closing bid quotation of the Common
Stock as reported on the over-the-counter market, or the closing
sale price if listed on a national securities exchange, for the
five (5) trading days immediately prior to the Dividend Declaration
Date (the "Stock Dividend Price"). Dividends on the Series 3 Class
C Preferred Stock shall be cumulative, and no dividends or other
distributions shall be paid or declared or set aside for payment on
the Common Stock until all accrued and unpaid dividends on all
outstanding shares of Series 3 Class C Preferred Stock shall have
been paid or declared and set aside for payment.
Part 4 - Conversion. The holders of the Series 3 Class C Preferred
Stock shall have rights to convert the shares of Series 3 Class C
Preferred Stock into shares of the Corporation's Common Stock, par
value $.001 per share ("Common Stock"), as follows (the "Conversion
Rights"):
4.1 Right to Convert. The Series 3 Class C Preferred Stock shall
be convertible into shares of Common Stock, as follows:
4.1.1 Up to one thousand eight hundred thirty-three
(1,833) shares of Series 3 Class C Preferred Stock
may be converted at the Conversion Price (as that
term is defined in Section 4.2 below) at any time
on or after October 1, 1996;
4.1.2 Up to one thousand eight hundred thirty-three
(1,833) shares of Series 3 Class C Preferred Stock
may be converted at the Conversion Price at any
time on or after November 1, 1996; and,
4.1.3 Up to one thousand eight hundred thirty-four
(1,834) shares of Series 3 Class C Preferred Stock
may be converted at the Conversion Price on or
after December 1, 1996.
4.2 Conversion Price. As used herein, the term Conversion Price
shall be the product of (i) the average closing bid quotation of
the Common Stock as reported on the over-the-counter market, or the
closing sale price if listed on a national securities exchange, for
the five (5) trading days immediately preceding the date of the
Conversion Notice referred to in Section 4.3 below multiplied by
(ii) seventy-five percent (75%). Notwithstanding the foregoing,
the Conversion Price shall not be (i) less than a minimum of $.75
per share ("Minimum Conversion Price") or (ii) more than a maximum
of $1.50 per share ("Maximum Conversion Price"). If, after July 1,
1996, the Corporation sustains a net loss, on a consolidated basis,
in each of two (2) consecutive quarters, as determined under
generally accepted accounting principles, the Minimum Conversion
Price shall be reduced $.25 a share, but there shall be no change
to, or reduction of, the Maximum Conversion Price. For the purpose
of determining whether the Corporation has had a net loss in each
of two (2) consecutive quarters, at no time shall a quarter that
has already been considered in such determination be considered in
any subsequent determination (as an example the third quarter of
1996 in which there is a net profit and the fourth quarter of 1996
in which there is a net loss shall be considered as two consecutive
quarters, and, as a result, the fourth quarter of 1996 shall not be
considered along with the first quarter of 1997 as two (2)
consecutive quarters, but the first quarter of 1997 must be
considered with the second quarter of 1997 for the purposes of such
determination). For the purposes of this Section 4.2, a "quarter"
is a three (3) month period ending on March 31, June 30,
September 30, and December 31. If any of the outstanding shares of
Series 3 Class C Preferred Stock are converted, in whole or in part,
into Common Stock pursuant to the terms of this Part 4, the number of
shares of whole Common Stock to be issued to the holder as a result
of such conversion shall be determined by dividing (a) the
aggregate Liquidation Value of the Series 3 Class C Preferred Stock
so surrendered for conversion by (b) the Conversion Price in effect
at the date of the conversion. At the time of conversion of shares
of the Series 3 Class C Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall pay
in cash to the holder thereof an amount equal to all unpaid and
accrued dividends, if any, accrued thereon to the date of
conversion, or, at the Corporation's option, in lieu of paying cash
for the accrued and unpaid dividends, issue that number of shares
of whole Common Stock which is equal to the product of dividing the
amount of such unpaid and accrued dividends to the date of
conversion on the shares of Series 3 Class C Preferred Stock so
converted by the Conversion Price in effect at the date of
conversion.
4.3 Mechanics of Conversion. Any holder of the Series 3 Class C
Preferred Stock who wishes to exercise its Conversion Rights
pursuant to Section 4.1 of this Part 4 must, if such shares are not
being held in escrow by the Corporation's attorneys, surrender the
certificate therefor at the principal executive office of the
Corporation, and give written notice, which may be via facsimile
transmission, to the Corporation at such office that it elects to
convert the same (the "Conversion Notice"). In the event that the
shares of Series 3 Class C Preferred Stock are being held in escrow
by the Corporation's attorneys, no delivery of the certificates
shall be required. No Conversion Notice with respect to any shares
of Series 3 Class C Preferred Stock can be given prior to the time
such shares of Series 3 Class C Preferred Stock are eligible for
conversion in accordance with the provision of Section 4.1 above.
Any such premature Conversion Notice shall automatically be null
and void. The Corporation shall, within five (5) business days
after receipt of an appropriate and timely Conversion Notice (and
certificate, if necessary), issue to such holder of Series 3 Class
C Preferred Stock or its agent a certificate for the number of
shares of Common Stock to which he shall be entitled; it being
expressly agreed that until and unless the holder delivers written
notice to the Corporation to the contrary, all shares of Common
Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series 3 Class C Preferred
Stock hereunder are to be delivered by the Corporation to a party
designated in writing by the holder in the Conversion Notice for
the account of the holder and such shall be deemed valid delivery
to the holder of such shares of Common Stock. Such conversion
shall be deemed to have been made only after both the certificate
for the shares of Series 3 Class C Preferred Stock to be converted
have been surrendered and the Conversion Notice is received by the
Corporation (or in the event that no surrender of the Certificate
is required, then only upon the receipt by the Corporation of the
Conversion Notice) (the "Conversion Documents"), and the person or
entity whose name is noted on the certificate evidencing such
shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion shall be
treated for all purposes as the record holder of such shares of
Common Stock at and after such time. In the event that the
Conversion Notice is sent via facsimile transmission, the
Corporation shall be deemed to have received such Conversion Notice
on the first business day on which such facsimile Conversion Notice
is actually received. If the Corporation fails to deliver to the
holder or its agent the certificate representing the shares of
Common Stock that the holder is entitled to receive as a result of
such conversion within five (5) business days after receipt by the
Corporation from the holder of an appropriate and timely Conversion
Notice and certificates pursuant to the terms of this Section 4.3,
the Corporation shall pay to the holder U.S. $1,000 for each day
that the Corporation is late in delivering such certificate to the
holder or its agent.
4.4 Adjustments to Conversion Price for Stock Dividends and for
Combinations or Subdivisions of Common Stock. If the Corporation
at any time or from time to time while shares of Series 3 Class C
Preferred Stock are issued and outstanding shall declare or pay,
without consideration, any dividend on the Common Stock payable in
Common Stock, or shall effect a subdivision of the outstanding
shares of Common Stock into a greater number of shares of Common
Stock (by stock split, reclassification or otherwise than by
payment of a dividend in Common Stock or in any right to acquire
Common Stock), or if the outstanding shares of Common Stock shall
be combined or consolidated, by reclassification or otherwise, into
a lesser number of shares of Common Stock, then the Conversion
Price in effect immediately before such event shall, concurrently
with the effectiveness of such event, be proportionately decreased
or increased, as appropriate. If the Corporation shall declare or
pay, without consideration, any dividend on the Common Stock
payable in any right to acquire Common stock for no consideration,
then the Corporation shall be deemed to have made a dividend
payable in Common Stock in an amount of shares equal to the maximum
number of shares issuable upon exercise of such rights to acquire
Common Stock.
4.5. Adjustments for Reclassification and Reorganization. If the
Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series 3 Class C
Preferred Stock shall be changed into the same or a different
number of shares of any other class or classes of stock, whether by
capital reorganization, reclassification or otherwise (other than
a subdivision or combination of shares provided for in Section 4.4
hereof), the Conversion Price then in effect shall, concurrently
with the effectiveness of such reorganization or reclassification,
be proportionately adjusted so that the Series 3 Class C Preferred
Stock shall be convertible into, in lieu of the number of shares of
Common Stock which the holders of Series 3 Class C Preferred Stock
would otherwise have been entitled to receive, a number of shares
of such other class or classes of stock equivalent to the number of
shares of Common Stock that would have been subject to receipt by
the holders upon conversion of the Series 3 Class C Preferred Stock
immediately before that change.
4.6 Common Stock Duly Issued. All Common Stock which may be
issued upon conversion of Series 3 Class C Preferred Stock will,
upon issuance, be duly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and
free from all taxes, liens, and charges with respect to the issue
thereof.
4.7 Notice of Adjustments. Upon the occurrence of each adjustment
or readjustment of any Conversion Price pursuant to this Part 4,
the Corporation, at its expense, within a reasonable period of
time, shall compute such adjustment or readjustment in accordance
with the terms hereof and prepare and furnish to each holder of
Series 3 Class C Preferred Stock a notice setting forth such
adjustment or readjustment and showing in detail the facts upon
which such adjustment is based.
4.8 Issue Taxes. The Corporation shall pay any and all issue and
other taxes that may be payable in respect of any issue or delivery
of shares of Common Stock on conversion of the Series 3 Class C
Preferred Stock pursuant thereto; provided, however, that the
Corporation shall not be obligated to pay any transfer taxes
resulting from any transfer requested by any holder of Series 3
Class C Preferred Stock in connection with such conversion.
4.9 Reservation of Stock Issuable Upon Conversion. The
Corporation shall at all times reserve and keep available out of
its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock, solely for the
purpose of effecting the conversion of the shares of the Series 3
Class C Preferred Stock, such number of its shares of Common Stock
as shall, from time to time, be sufficient to effect the conversion
of all outstanding shares of the Series 3 Class C Preferred stock,
and, if at any time, the number of authorized but unissued shares
of Common Stock shall not be sufficient to effect the conversion of
all then outstanding shares of the Series 3 Class C Preferred
Stock, the Corporation will take such corporate action as may be
necessary to increase its authorized but unissued shares of Common
Stock to such number of shares as shall be sufficient for such
purposes, including, without limitation, engaging in reasonable
efforts to obtain the requisite stockholder approval of any
necessary amendment to its Certificate of Incorporation.
4.10 Fractional Shares. No fractional share shall be issued upon
the conversion of any share or shares of Series 3 Class C Preferred
Stock. All shares of Common Stock (including fractions thereof)
issuable upon conversion of more than one share of Series 3 Class
C Preferred Stock by a holder thereof shall be aggregated for
purposes of determining whether the conversion would result in the
issuance of any fractional share. If, after the aforementioned
aggregation, the conversion would result in the issuance of a
fractional share of Common Stock, such fractional share shall be
rounded up to the nearest whole share.
4.11 Notices. Any notices required by the provisions of this Part
4 to be given to the holders of shares of Series 3 Class C
Preferred Stock shall be deemed given if deposited in the United
States mail, postage prepaid, and addressed to each holder of
record at his address appearing on the books of the Corporation.
4.12 Business Day. As used herein, the term "business day" shall
mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day when the
federal and state banks located in the State of New York are
required or permitted to close.
Part 5 - Redemption.
5.1 Redemption During First 180 Days. At any time, and from time
to time, during the first one hundred eighty (180) days from the
date of issuance of the Series 3 Class C Preferred Stock, the
Corporation may, at its sole option, but shall not be obligated to,
redeem, in whole or in part, the then outstanding Series 3 Class C
Preferred Stock at a price per share of U. S. $1,300.00 each
("First Six Months Redemption Price"). The Company may exercise
such redemption by giving the holder of the Series 3 Class C
Preferred Stock written notice of such redemption at any time
during such 180-day period.
5.2 Other Rights of Redemption by the Corporation. At any time,
and from time to time, after one hundred eighty (180) days from the
date of the issuance of any Series 3 Class C Preferred Stock, if
the average of the closing bid price of the Common Stock for ten
(10) consecutive days shall be in excess of $2.50 per share, the
Corporation may, at its sole option, but shall not be obligated to,
redeem, in whole or in part, the then outstanding Series 3 Class C
Preferred Stock at a price per share of U. S. $1,000 each (the
"Redemption Price") (such price to be adjusted proportionately in
the event of any change of the Series 3 Class C Preferred Stock
into a different number of shares of Series 3 Class C Preferred
Stock).
5.3 Mechanics of Redemption. Thirty (30) days prior to any date
stipulated by the Corporation for the redemption of Series 3 Class
C Preferred Stock (the "Redemption Date"), written notice (the
"Redemption Notice") shall be mailed to each holder of record on
such notice date of the Series 3 Class C Preferred Stock. The
Redemption Notice shall state: (i) the Redemption Date of such
shares, (ii) the number of Series 3 Class C Preferred Stock to be
redeemed from the holder to whom the Redemption Notice is
addressed, (iii) instructions for surrender to the Corporation, in
the manner and at the place designated, of a share certificate or
share certificates representing the number of Series 3 Class C
Preferred Stock to be redeemed from such holder, and (iv)
instructions as to how to specify to the Corporation the number of
Series 3 Class C Preferred Stock to be redeemed as provided in this
Part 5 and, if the Redemption Notice is mailed to the Holder after
the first one hundred eighty (180) days from the date of issuance
of the Series 3 Class C Preferred Stock, the number of shares to be
converted into Common Stock as provided in Part 4 hereof.
5.4 Rights of Conversion Upon Redemption. If the redemption
occurs pursuant to Section 5.1 hereof, the Holder of the Series 3
Class C Preferred Stock shall not have the right to convert those
outstanding shares of Series 3 Class C Preferred Stock that the
Company is redeeming after receipt of the Redemption Notice. If
the redemption occurs pursuant to Section 5.2 hereof, then, upon
receipt of the Redemption Notice, any holder of Series 3 Class C
Preferred Stock shall have the option, at its sole election, to
specify what portion of its Series 3 Class C Preferred Stock called
for redemption in the Redemption Notice shall be redeemed as
provided in this Part 5 or converted into Common Stock in the
manner provided in Part 4 hereof, except that, notwithstanding any
provision of such Part 4 to the contrary, such holder shall have
the right to convert into Common Stock that number of Series 3
Class C Preferred Stock called for redemption in the Redemption
Notice.
5.5 Surrender of Certificates. On or before the Redemption Date
in respect of any Series 3 Class C Preferred Stock, each holder of
such shares shall surrender the required certificate or
certificates representing such shares to the Corporation in the
manner and at the place designated in the Redemption Notice, and
upon the Redemption Date, the Redemption Price for such shares
shall be made payable, in the manner provided in Section 5.5
hereof, to the order of the person whose name appears on such
certificate or certificates as the owner thereof, and each
surrendered share certificate shall be canceled and retired. If a
share certificate is surrendered and all the shares evidenced
thereby are not being redeemed (as described below), the
Corporation shall cause the Series 3 Class C Preferred Stock which
are not being redeemed to be registered in the names of the persons
or entity whose names appear as the owners on the respective
surrendered share certificates and deliver such certificate to such
person.
5.6 Payment. On the Redemption Date in respect of any Series 3
Class C Preferred Stock or prior thereto, the Corporation shall
deposit with any bank or trust company having a capital and surplus
of at least U. S. $50,000,000, as a trust fund, a sum equal to the
aggregate First Six Months Redemption Price or the Redemption
Price, whichever is applicable, of all such shares called from
redemption (less the aggregate Redemption Price for those Series 3
Class C Preferred Stock in respect of which the Corporation has
received notice from the holder thereof of its election to convert
Series 3 Class C Preferred Stock into Common Stock), with
irrevocable instructions and authority to the bank or trust company
to pay, on or after the Redemption Date, the First Six Months
Redemption Price or the Redemption Price, whichever is applicable,
to the respective holders upon the surrender of their share
certificates. The deposit shall constitute full payment for the
shares to their holders, and from and after the date of the deposit
the redeemed shares shall be deemed to be no longer outstanding,
and holders thereof shall cease to be shareholders with respect to
such shares and shall have no rights with respect thereto except
the rights to receive from the bank or trust company payments of
the First Six Months Redemption Price or the Redemption Price,
whichever is applicable, of the shares, without interest, upon
surrender of their certificates thereof. Any funds so deposited
and unclaimed at the end of one year following the Redemption Date
shall be released or repaid to the Corporation, after which the
former holders of shares called for redemption shall be entitled to
receive payment of the First Six Months Redemption Price or the
Redemption Price, whichever is applicable, in respect of their
shares only from the Corporation.
Part 6 - Parity with Other Shares of Series 3 Class C Preferred
Stock and Priority.
6.1 Rateable Participation. If any cumulative dividends or return
of capital in respect of Series 3 Class C Preferred Stock are not
paid in full, the owners of all series of outstanding Preferred
Stock shall participate rateably in respect of accumulated
dividends and return of capital.
6.2 Ranking. For purposes of this resolution, any stock of any
class or series of the Corporation shall be deemed to rank:
6.2.1 Prior or senior to the shares of this Series 3 Class
C Preferred Stock either as to dividends or upon liquidation,
if the holders of such class or classes shall be entitled to
the receipt of dividends or of amounts distributable upon
dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Corporation,
whether voluntary or involuntary, as the case may be, in
preference or priority to the holders of shares of this Series
3 Class C Preferred Stock;
6.2.2 On a parity with, or equal to, shares of this Series
3 Class C Preferred Stock, either as to dividends or upon
liquidation, whether or not the dividend rates, dividend
payment dates, or redemption or liquidation prices per share
or sinking fund provisions, if any, are different from those
of this Series 3 Class C Preferred Stock, if the holders of
such stock are entitled to the receipt of dividends or of
amounts distributable upon dissolution, liquidation or winding
up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, in
proportion to their respective dividend rates or liquidation
prices, without preference or priority, one over the other, as
between the holders of such stock and over the other, as
between the holders of such stock and the holders of shares of
this Series 3 Class C Preferred Stock; and,
6.2.3 Junior to shares of this Series 3 Class C Preferred
Stock, either as to dividends or upon liquidation, if such
class or series shall be Common Stock or if the holders of
shares of this Series 3 Class C Preferred Stock shall be
entitled to receipt of dividends or of amounts distributable
upon dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the
Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, as the case may
be, in preference or priority to the holders of shares of such
class or series.
Part 7 - Amendment and Reissue.
7.1 Amendment. If any proposed amendment to the Corporation's
Certificate of Incorporation would alter or change the powers,
preferences or special rights of the Series 3 Class C Preferred
Stock so as to affect such adversely, then the Corporation must
obtain the affirmative vote of such amendment to the Certificate of
Incorporation at a duly called and held series meeting of the
holders of the Series 3 Class C Preferred Stock or written consent
by the holders of a majority of the Series 3 Class C Preferred
Stock then outstanding. Notwithstanding the above, the number of
authorized shares of any class or classes of stock may be increased
or decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof
outstanding) by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority
of the stock of the Corporation entitled to vote thereon, voting
together as a single class, irrespective of this Section 7.1 or the
requirements of Section 242 of the GCL.
7.2 Authorized. Any shares of Series 3 Class C Preferred Stock
acquired by the Corporation by reason of purchase, conversion,
redemption or otherwise shall be retired and shall become
authorized but unissued shares of Preferred Stock, which may be
reissued as part of a new series of Preferred Stock hereafter
created.
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