Exhibit 3.1
RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
DANA HOLDING CORPORATION
The undersigned, Rodney R. Filcek, being the sole incorporator of Dana Holding Corporation, a
Delaware corporation (the
Corporation
), does hereby certify that:
1. The present name of the Corporation is Dana Holding Corporation.
2. The Corporations original Certificate of Incorporation was filed with the Secretary of
State of the State of Delaware on December 7, 2007.
3. The Corporation has not received any payment for any of its stock.
4. This Restated Certificate of Incorporation was duly adopted in accordance with Sections 241
and 245 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
6. The Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation shall read as
follows:
ARTICLE I
The name of the corporation is Dana Holding Corporation (the
Company
).
ARTICLE II
The address of the Companys registered office in the State of Delaware is Corporation Trust
Center, 1209 Orange Street, City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, Delaware 19801. The name of
the Companys registered agent at such address is The Corporation Trust Company.
ARTICLE III
The purpose of the Company is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations
may be organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as amended (the
DGCL
).
ARTICLE IV
Section 1.
Authorized Capital Stock
. The total number of shares of capital stock
that the Company is authorized to issue is 500,000,000 shares, consisting of (i) 450,000,000 shares
of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (
Common Stock
), and (ii) 50,000,000 shares of
Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (
Preferred Stock
), of which 2,500,000 shares of
Preferred Stock will be Series A Preferred Stock and 5,400,000 shares of Preferred Stock will be
Series B Preferred Stock, each on the terms set forth on
Exhibit A
attached hereto, which
is incorporated herein by this reference. Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of
Preferred Stock, the number of authorized shares of the Common Stock or Preferred Stock may be
increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding) by the
affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of outstanding Voting Stock
entitled to vote thereon, irrespective of the provisions of Section 242(b)(2) of the DGCL (or
any successor provision thereto), and no vote of the holders of the Common Stock or Preferred Stock
voting separately as a class shall be required therefor.
Section 2.
Preferred Stock
. The Preferred Stock may be issued in one or more
additional series. The Board of Directors of the Company (the
Board
) is hereby authorized, by
resolution or resolutions thereof, to issue the shares of Preferred Stock in such series and to fix
from time to time before issuance the number of shares to be included in any such series and the
designation, powers, preferences, and relative, participating, optional or other rights, if any,
and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, of such series. The authority of the
Board with respect to each such series will include, without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, the determination of any or all of the following:
(a) the number of shares of any series and the designation to distinguish the shares of
such series from the shares of all other series;
(b) the voting powers, if any, and whether such voting powers are full or limited in
such series;
(c) the redemption provisions, if any, applicable to such series, including the
redemption price or prices to be paid;
(d) whether dividends, if any, will be cumulative or noncumulative, the dividend rate
of such series, and the dates, conditions and preferences of dividends on such series;
(e) the rights of such series upon the voluntary or involuntary dissolution of, or upon
any distribution of the assets of, the Company;
(f) the provisions, if any, pursuant to which the shares of such series are convertible
into, or exchangeable for, shares of any other class or classes or any other series of the
same or any other class or classes of stock of the Company, at such price or prices or at
such rate or rates of exchange and with such adjustments applicable thereto;
(g) the right, if any, to subscribe for or to purchase any securities of the Company;
(h) the provisions, if any, of a sinking fund applicable to such series; and
(i) any other designations, powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional
or other special rights, and qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof;
all as may be determined from time to time by the Board and stated or expressed in the resolution
or resolutions providing for the issuance of such Preferred Stock (collectively, a
Preferred Stock
Designation
). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be prohibited from issuing
non-voting equity securities to the extent, and only to the extent, required by Section 1123(a)(6)
of the United States Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978, as codified in Title 11 of the United States
Code, 11 U.S.C. Sections 101-1330, as in effect on the date hereof.
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Section 3.
Common Stock
. Subject to the rights, if any, of the holders of any series
of Preferred Stock to vote as a class without any other vote, the holders of Common Stock will be
entitled to one vote on each matter submitted to a vote at a meeting of stockholders for each share
of Common Stock held of record by such holder as of the record date for such meeting. Except as
may be provided in a Preferred Stock Designation, to the fullest extent permitted by law, holders
of Common Stock, as such, shall have no voting power with respect to, and shall not be entitled to
vote on, any amendment to this Certificate of Incorporation (including any Preferred Stock
Designation) that relates solely to the terms of one or more outstanding series of Preferred Stock
if the holders of such affected series are entitled, either separately or together with the holders
of one or more other such series, to vote thereon pursuant to this Certificate of Incorporation
(including any Preferred Stock Designation) or pursuant to the DGCL.
ARTICLE V
The name and mailing address of the sole incorporator of the Company is: Rodney A. Filcek,
4500 Dorr Street, Toledo, Ohio 43615.
ARTICLE VI
The Board may make, adopt, amend, and repeal the Bylaws of the Company (the
Bylaws
).
Notwithstanding anything contained in this Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws to the
contrary, Bylaws 3, 6, 8, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19 and 37 may not be amended or repealed by the
stockholders, and no provision inconsistent therewith may be adopted by the stockholders, without
the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 66 2/3% of the voting power of the outstanding
Voting Stock (as defined below), voting together as a single class. For the purposes of this
Certificate of Incorporation,
Voting Stock
means capital stock of the Company of any class or
series entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of the Company (each, a
Director
).
Notwithstanding anything contained in this Certificate of Incorporation to the contrary, the
affirmative vote of the holders of at least 66 2/3% of the Voting Stock, voting together as a
single class, is required to amend or repeal, or to adopt any provision inconsistent with, this
Article VI
.
ARTICLE VII
Section 1.
Stockholder Action by Written Consent
. Any action required or permitted
to be taken by the stockholders of the Company must be effected at a duly called annual or special
meeting of stockholders of the Company and may not be effected by any consent in writing of such
stockholders;
provided
,
however
, that any action required or permitted to be taken,
to the extent expressly permitted by any Preferred Stock Designation, by the holders of such series
of Preferred Stock, voting separately as a series or separately as a class with one or more other
such series, may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent
or consents in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by the holders of
outstanding shares of the relevant class or series having not less than the minimum number of votes
that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares of
Preferred Stock entitled to vote thereon were present and voted and shall be delivered to the
Company by delivery to its registered office in the State of Delaware, its principal place of
business, or an officer or agent of the corporation having custody of the book in which minutes
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of proceedings of stockholders are recorded. Delivery made to the Companys registered office
shall be by hand or by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested. Prompt notice of
the taking of the corporate action without a meeting by less than unanimous written consent shall,
to the extent required by law, be given to those stockholders who have not consented in writing and
who, if the action had been taken at a meeting, would have been entitled to notice of the meeting
if the record date for such meeting had been the date that written consents signed by a sufficient
number of holders to take the action were delivered to the Company.
Section 2.
Business to be Conducted at Stockholder Meetings
. At any annual meeting
or special meeting of stockholders of the Company, only such business will be conducted or
considered as has been brought before such meeting in the manner provided in the Bylaws.
Section 3.
Centerbridge Shareholders Agreement
. (a) For so long as the Shareholders
Agreement (the
Shareholders Agreement
) in the form attached to the First Amendment to Investment
Agreement dated as of December 7, 2007, to be executed by and among the Company, Centerbridge
Capital Partners, L.P. (
Centerbridge
), a Delaware limited partnership, Centerbridge Capital
Partners Strategic, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (
Strategic
), and Centerbridge Capital
Partners SBS, L.P. a Delaware limited partnership (
SBS
and together with Centerbridge and
Strategic,
Purchaser
) (as it may be amended from time to time as permitted hereunder, the
Shareholders Agreement
), is in effect, the affirmative vote of the holders of not less than a
majority of the votes cast at a meeting of stockholders of the Company held for the purpose of
voting thereon where a quorum is present but excluding for this purpose Voting Securities (as
defined in the Shareholders Agreement) that are held by a Purchaser or any of their respective
Affiliates (as defined in the Shareholders Agreement) will be required to amend or repeal, or to
add any provision to the Shareholders Agreement that is inconsistent with, (i) Section 4.2 or the
proviso to Section 4.1, of the Shareholders Agreement or (ii) this Section 3(a) or Section 3(d) of
this
Article VII
.
(b) For so long as the Shareholders Agreement is in effect, the affirmative vote of the
holders of not less than a majority of the votes cast at a meeting of holders of Series B Preferred
Stock held for the purpose of voting thereon where a quorum is present will be required to amend or
repeal, or to add any provision to the Shareholders Agreement that is inconsistent with, (i)
Article VI of the Shareholders Agreement (Preemptive Rights), unless such amendment, repeal or
addition would affect only the rights of Series A Preferred under such Article VI, in which case no
vote pursuant to this clause (b) will be required, or (ii) this Section 3(b) of this
Article
VII
.
(c) For so long as the Shareholders Agreement is in effect, the affirmative vote of the
holders of not less than a majority of the votes cast at a meeting of holders of Series A Preferred
Stock held for the purpose of voting thereon where a quorum is present will be required to amend or
repeal, or to add any provision to the Shareholders Agreement that is inconsistent with, (i)
Article VI of the Shareholders Agreement (Preemptive Rights), unless such amendment, repeal or
addition would affect only the rights of Series B Preferred under such Article VI, in which case no
vote pursuant to this clause (c) will be required, or (ii) this Section 3(c) of this
Article
VII
.
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(d) For so long as the Shareholders Agreement is in effect, the Shareholders Agreement may not
be amended in any manner that is adverse to holders of Voting Stock other than the Purchaser and
their Affiliates without the prior approval of a majority of the Directors who are not (i)
Purchaser Designees (as defined in the Shareholders Agreement) or (ii) an employee of the Company,
at a meeting of the Directors duly called and held for such purpose.
Section 4.
Certain Amendments
. Notwithstanding anything contained in this
Certificate of Incorporation to the contrary, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 66
2/3% of the voting power of the outstanding Voting Stock, voting together as a single class, will
be required to amend or repeal, or adopt any provision inconsistent with, Section 1, 2 or 4 of this
Article VII
.
ARTICLE VIII
Section 1.
Number, Election and Terms of Directors
. Subject to the rights, if any,
of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock to elect additional Directors under circumstances
specified in a Preferred Stock Designation, including without limitation Section 6(c) of the
Certificate of Designations for the Series A Preferred Stock and the Series B Preferred Stock, the
number of Directors comprising the Board will not be less than three nor more than 15 and will be
fixed from time to time in the manner provided in the Bylaws. Directors will be elected at each
annual meeting of stockholders, and each Director will hold office until the next annual meeting of
stockholders and until such Directors successor has been duly elected and qualified or until such
Directors earlier resignation, disqualification, removal or death. Election of Directors need not
be by written ballot unless requested by the Chairman of the Board or by the holders of a majority
of the Voting Stock present in person or represented by proxy at a meeting of the stockholders at
which Directors are to be elected, or as otherwise provided in the Bylaws. If authorized by the
Board, such requirement of written ballot shall be satisfied by a ballot submitted by electronic
transmission, provided that any such electronic transmission must either set forth or be submitted
with information from which it can be determined that the electronic transmission was authorized by
the stockholder or proxy holder.
Section 2.
Nomination of Director Candidates
. Advance notice of stockholder
nominations for the election of Directors must be given in the manner provided in the Bylaws.
Section 3.
Newly Created Directorships and Vacancies
. Subject to the rights, if any,
of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock to elect additional Directors under circumstances
specified in a Preferred Stock Designation, newly created directorships resulting from any increase
in the authorized number of Directors and any vacancies on the Board resulting from resignation,
disqualification, removal, death or other cause will be filled solely by the affirmative vote of a
majority of the remaining Directors then in office, even though less than a quorum of the Board, or
by a sole remaining Director. Any Director elected in accordance with the preceding sentence will
hold office until such Directors successor has been duly elected and qualified, or until such
Directors earlier resignation, disqualification, removal or death. No decrease in the number of
Directors constituting the Board may shorten the term of any Director.
Section 4.
Removal
. Subject to the rights, if any, of the holders of any series of
Preferred Stock to elect additional Directors under circumstances specified in a Preferred Stock
Designation, any Director may be removed from office by the stockholders with or without cause
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and only in the manner provided in this
Article VIII
,
Section 4
. At any
annual meeting or special meeting of the stockholders, the notice of which states that the removal
of a Director or Directors is among the purposes of the meeting, the affirmative vote of the
holders of at least 66 2/3% of the voting power of the outstanding Voting Stock, voting together as
a single class, may remove such Director or Directors.
Section 5.
Amendment, Repeal, Etc
. Notwithstanding anything contained in this
Certificate of Incorporation to the contrary, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 66
2/3% of the voting power of the outstanding Voting Stock, voting together as a single class, is
required to amend or repeal, or adopt any provision inconsistent with, this
Article VIII
.
ARTICLE IX
No Director will be personally liable to the Company or its stockholders for monetary damages
for a breach of fiduciary duty as a Director, except to the extent such exemption from liability or
limitation thereof is not permitted under the DGCL as the same exists or may hereafter be amended.
Any repeal or modification of this
Article IX
will not adversely affect any right or
protection of a Director existing prior to such repeal or modification.
ARTICLE X
Section 1.
Right to Indemnification
. Each person who was or is a party or is
threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in any threatened, pending or completed
action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a
Proceeding
) by reason of the fact that the person is or was a Director or an officer of the
Company, or such person, whether or not a Director or officer of the Company, is or was serving at
the request of the Company as a director or officer of any other corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise, including, without limitation, any subsidiary or affiliate of
the Company (an
Indemnitee
), whether the basis of such Proceeding is alleged action in an
official capacity as a director or officer or in any other capacity while serving as a director or
officer, shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company to the fullest extent permitted or
required by the DGCL, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, against all expenses
(including attorneys fees), judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties and amounts paid in
settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such Indemnitee in connection therewith;
provided
,
however
, that, except as provided in
Section 3
of this
Article X
with respect to Proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification, the Company
shall indemnify any such Indemnitee in connection with a Proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by
such Indemnitee only if such Proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board.
Section 2.
Right to Advancement of Expenses
. The right to indemnification conferred
in
Section 1
of this
Article X
shall include the right to be paid by the Company
the expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys fees and expenses) incurred in defending
any such Proceeding in advance of its final disposition (an
Advancement of Expenses
);
provided
,
however
, that, if the DGCL so requires, an Advancement of Expenses shall
be made only upon delivery to the Company of an undertaking (an
Undertaking
), by or on behalf of
such Indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined by final
judicial decision from which there is no further right to appeal (a
Final Adjudication
) that such
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Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified for such expenses under this
Section 2
or
otherwise. The rights to indemnification and to the Advancement of Expenses conferred in
Sections 1
and
2
of this
Article X
shall be contract rights and such rights
shall continue as to an Indemnitee who has ceased to be a director or officer and shall inure to
the benefit of the Indemnitees heirs, executors and administrators.
Section 3.
Right of Indemnitee to Bring Suit
. If a claim under
Section 1
or
2
of this
Article X
is not paid in full by the Company within 60 calendar days
after a written claim has been received by the Company, except in the case of a claim for an
Advancement of Expenses, in which case the applicable period shall be 20 calendar days, the
Indemnitee may at any time thereafter bring suit against the Company to recover the unpaid amount
of the claim. If successful in whole or in part in any such suit, or in a suit brought by the
Company to recover an Advancement of Expenses pursuant to the terms of an Undertaking, the
Indemnitee shall be entitled to be paid also the expense of prosecuting or defending such suit to
the fullest extent permitted by law. In (i) any suit brought by the Indemnitee to enforce a right
to indemnification hereunder (but not in a suit brought by the Indemnitee to enforce a right to an
Advancement of Expenses) it shall be a defense that, and (ii) any suit brought by the Company to
recover an Advancement of Expenses pursuant to the terms of an Undertaking, the Company shall be
entitled to recover such expenses upon a Final Adjudication that, the Indemnitee has not met any
applicable standard for indemnification set forth in the DGCL. Neither the failure of the Company
(including the Board, a Board committee, independent legal counsel or stockholders) to have made a
determination prior to the commencement of such suit that indemnification of the Indemnitee is
proper in the circumstances because the Indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct set
forth in the DGCL, nor an actual determination by the Company (including the Board, a Board
committee, independent legal counsel or stockholders) that the Indemnitee has not met such
applicable standard of conduct, shall create a presumption that the Indemnitee has not met the
applicable standard of conduct or, in the case of such a suit brought by the Indemnitee, be a
defense to such suit. In any suit brought by the Indemnitee to enforce a right to indemnification
or to an Advancement of Expenses hereunder, or brought by the Company to recover an Advancement of
Expenses pursuant to the terms of an Undertaking, the burden of proving that the Indemnitee is not
entitled to be indemnified, or to such Advancement of Expenses, under this
Article X
or
otherwise shall be on the Company.
Section 4.
Non-Exclusivity of Rights
. The rights to indemnification and to the
Advancement of Expenses conferred in this
Article X
shall not be exclusive of any other
right which any person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, the Companys Certificate
of Incorporation, Bylaws, any agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested Directors or
otherwise.
Section 5.
Insurance
. The Company may maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect
itself and any person who is or was a Director, officer, employee or agent of the Company, or is or
was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee or agent of another
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability asserted
against such person and incurred by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of such
persons status as such, whether or not the Company would have the power to indemnify such person
against such liability under the DGCL.
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Section 6.
Indemnification of Employees and Agents of the Company
. The Company may,
to the extent authorized from time to time by the Board of Directors, grant rights to
indemnification and to the Advancement of Expenses to any employee or agent of the Company to the
fullest extent of the provisions of this
Article X
with respect to the indemnification and
Advancement of Expenses of Directors and officers of the Company.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being the sole incorporator of the Company named above,
does hereby execute this Restated Certificate of Incorporation as of
the 25th day of January, 2008.
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Exhibit A
DANA HOLDING CORPORATION
TERMS OF
4.0% SERIES A CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK AND
4.0% SERIES B CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
The terms of the authorized 4.0% Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per
share (the
Series A Preferred
), and 4.0% Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, par value
$0.01 per share (the
Series B Preferred
), of Dana Holding Corporation, a corporation
organized and existing under the State of Delaware (the
Corporation
), are as set forth
below:
1.
Designation
. There is hereby created out of the authorized and unissued shares of
Preferred Stock of the Corporation two new series of Preferred Stock designated as the Series A
Preferred and the Series B Preferred. The number of shares constituting the Series A Preferred
will be 2,500,000, and the number of shares constituting the Series B Preferred will be 5,400,000.
2.
Ranking
. The Series A Preferred and Series B Preferred will, with respect to
payment of dividends and to distributions in the event of the Corporations voluntary or
involuntary liquidation, winding up or dissolution (a
Liquidation
), rank (i) senior to
all classes of Common Stock and to each other class of Capital Stock of the Corporation or series
of Preferred Stock of the Corporation established hereafter by the Board, the terms of which do not
expressly provide that such class or series ranks senior to, or on a parity with, the Series A
Preferred and Series B Preferred as to dividend rights and rights on a Liquidation (collectively
referred to as
Junior Stock
), (ii) on a parity with each class of Capital Stock of the
Corporation or series of Preferred Stock of the Corporation established hereafter by the Board, the
terms of which expressly provide that such class or series will rank on a parity with the Series A
Preferred and Series B Preferred as to dividend rights and rights on a Liquidation (collectively
referred to as
Parity Stock
), and (iii) junior to each class of Capital Stock of the
Corporation or series of Preferred Stock of the Corporation established hereafter by the Board, the
terms of which expressly provide that such class or series will rank senior to the Series A
Preferred or Series B Preferred as to dividend rights and rights on a Liquidation (
Senior
Stock
). For the avoidance of doubt, the Series A Preferred and Series B Preferred will rank
on a parity with each other as to dividend rights and rights on a Liquidation.
3.
Dividends
. (a) So long as any shares of Series A Preferred or Series B Preferred
are outstanding, the holders of such shares will be entitled to receive out of the Corporations
assets legally available therefor, when, as and if declared by the Board, preferential dividends at
a rate per annum equal to 4.0% (the
Dividend Rate
) on the then-effective Liquidation
Preference per share for such share hereunder, payable in cash. Subject to
Section 5(f)
,
such dividends with respect to each share of Series A Preferred and Series B Preferred, as
applicable, will be fully cumulative and will begin to accrue from the Issue Date of such share,
whether or not such dividends are authorized or declared by the Board and whether or not in any
Dividend Period or Dividend Periods there are assets of the Corporation legally available for the
payment of such dividends.
(b) Dividends on the shares of Series A Preferred and Series B Preferred will be payable
quarterly in equal amounts (subject to
Section 3(d)
hereunder with respect to shorter
periods, including the first such period with respect to newly issued shares of Series A Preferred
or Series B Preferred) in arrears on each Dividend Payment Date, in preference to and in priority
over dividends on any Junior Stock, commencing on the first Dividend Payment Date after the Issue
Date of such share of Series A Preferred or Series B Preferred, as applicable. Subject to
Section 3(f)
, such dividends will be paid to the holders of record of the shares of Series
A Preferred and Series B Preferred, as applicable, as they appear at the close of business on the
applicable Dividend Record Date. The amount payable as dividends on such Dividend Payment Date
will be payable in cash, unless such payment is prohibited under statutory law.
(c) All dividends paid with respect to shares of Series A Preferred and Series B Preferred
pursuant to
Section 3(a)
will be paid pro rata to the holders thereof and will first be
credited against the dividends accrued with respect to the earliest Dividend Period for which
dividends have not been paid. Dividend payments will be aggregated per holder and will be made to
the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(d) The amount of dividends payable per share of Series A Preferred and Series B Preferred for
each full Dividend Period will be computed by dividing the annual dividend amount for such share by
four. The amount of dividends payable for the initial Dividend Period, or any other period shorter
or longer than a full Dividend Period, on a share of Series A Preferred or Series B Preferred, as
applicable, will be computed on the basis of twelve 30-day months and a 360-day year. No interest
will accrue or be payable in respect of unpaid dividends.
(e) Any reference to distribution in this
Section 3
will not be deemed to include
any distribution made in connection with any Liquidation.
(f) Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, in no event will a dividend payable under
Section 3(a)
be paid in respect of any share of Series A Preferred or Series B Preferred
that has been converted prior to the applicable Dividend Payment Date pursuant to
Section
5(b)
or
(c)
if such dividend was included in the calculation of clause (i) of
Section 5(b)
or
5(c)
, as applicable.
4.
Liquidation Rights
. (a) In the event of any Liquidation, the holders of shares of
Series A Preferred and Series B Preferred then outstanding will be entitled to be paid out of the
assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders, whether such assets are
capital, surplus, earnings or otherwise, before any payment or declaration and setting apart for
payment of any amount will be made in respect of any shares of Junior Stock, subject to the rights
of holders of Senior Stock, if any, an amount with respect to each share of Series A Preferred and
Series B Preferred outstanding equal to the then-effective Liquidation Preference per share for
such shares, plus all declared or accrued and unpaid dividends in respect thereof to the date of
final distribution. If upon any Liquidation, the assets to be distributed among the holders of
Series A Preferred, Series B Preferred and Parity Stock, if any, are insufficient to permit the
payment to such stockholders of the full preferential amounts thereof, then the entire assets of
the Corporation to be distributed will be distributed ratably among the holders of Series A
Preferred, Series B Preferred and Parity Stock, based on the full preferential amounts for the
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number of shares of Series A Preferred, Series B Preferred and Parity Stock held by each
holder, subject to the rights of holders of Senior Stock, if any.
(b) After payment to the holders of Series A Preferred and Series B Preferred of the amounts
set forth in
Section 4(a)
hereof, such holders will not be entitled to any further
participation in any distribution of the Corporations assets and the entire remaining assets and
funds of the Corporation legally available for distribution, if any, will be distributed among the
holders of any Capital Stock entitled to a preference over the Common Stock in accordance with the
terms thereof and, thereafter, to the holders of Common Stock.
(c) No funds are required to be set aside to protect the Liquidation Preference of the shares
of Series A Preferred and Series B Preferred, although the applicable Liquidation Preference will
be substantially in excess of the par value of the shares of Series A Preferred and Series B
Preferred.
(d) For purposes of this
Section 4
, neither a merger, consolidation, business
combination, reorganization or recapitalization of the Corporation with or into any entity, nor a
sale, lease or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation and
its subsidiaries (on a consolidated basis) will be deemed a Liquidation.
5.
Conversion
. The Series A Preferred and Series B Preferred are convertible into
shares of Common Stock as follows:
(a)
Conversion Price
. The initial Conversion Price of each share of Series A
Preferred and Series B Preferred will be determined as set forth in the definition of Conversion
Price in
Section 13
and the defined terms used therein. The Conversion Price will be
subject to adjustment as provided in
Section 5(h)
.
(b)
Optional Conversion Right
. At any time after the six-month anniversary of the
Original Issue Date, but subject to
Section 8
, at the option of the holder thereof, any
share of Series A Preferred or Series B Preferred may be converted into such number of fully paid
and non-assessable shares of Common Stock that is obtained by dividing (i) the then-effective
Liquidation Preference plus all accrued but unpaid dividends under Section 3(a) for such share by
(ii) the Conversion Price (as in effect on the Conversion Date).
(c)
Mandatory Conversion
. If the Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock has exceeded
an amount equal to 1.4 multiplied by the Distributable Market Equity Value Per Share (such product,
rounded up to the nearest cent, and subject to equitable adjustment in the event of any stock
dividends, splits, reverse splits, combinations, reclassifications and similar actions, the
Mandatory Conversion Trigger Price
), for at least 20 consecutive Trading Days commencing
from or after the fifth anniversary of the Original Issue Date, then the Corporation may, at its
option at any time after any such 20 consecutive Trading Day period, cause all but not less than
all of the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred and Series B Preferred to convert into such
number of fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock that is obtained by dividing (i) the
then-effective Liquidation Preference of such shares plus any accrued but unpaid dividends under
Section 3(a) for such shares by (ii) the Conversion Price (as in effect on the Conversion Date).
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(d)
Mechanics for Exercise of Conversion Rights
. In order to exercise the optional
conversion right provided for in
Section 5(b)
, the holder of each share of Series A
Preferred or Series B Preferred to be converted will (i) surrender the certificate representing
such share, duly endorsed or assigned to the Corporation or in blank, to the office of the Transfer
Agent or (ii) deliver written notice to the Corporation or the Transfer Agent that such certificate
has been lost, stolen or destroyed and execute an agreement satisfactory to the Corporation to
indemnify the Corporation from any loss incurred by it in connection with such certificates (the
actions taken pursuant to clause (i) or (ii), a
Surrender
), accompanied, in either case,
by written notice to the Corporation that the holder thereof elects to convert all or a specified
whole number of shares of Series A Preferred or Series B Preferred, as applicable. Unless the
shares of Common Stock issuable on conversion are to be issued in the same name as the name in
which such shares of Series A Preferred or Series B Preferred, as applicable, are registered, each
share Surrendered for conversion must be accompanied by instruments of transfer, in form reasonably
satisfactory to the Corporation, duly executed by the holder or such holders duly authorized
attorney and an amount sufficient to pay any transfer or similar tax (or evidence reasonably
satisfactory to the Corporation demonstrating that such taxes have been paid). In the event the
Corporation elects to exercise the mandatory conversion right provided for in
Section 5(c)
,
the Corporation will provide written notice of such exercise to the Transfer Agent and each holder
of Series A Preferred and Series B Preferred specifying the date on which such conversion will be
effective (the
Mandatory Conversion Notice
), which date must be no less than 90 days from
the date on which such written notice is sent, and thereafter each holder of shares of Series A
Preferred and Series B Preferred will Surrender its shares to the Corporation.
(e)
Delivery of Certificates and Conversion Date
. As promptly as practicable, but in
any event within five Business Days following the Conversion Date (in the case of a conversion
pursuant to
Section 5(b)
) or within five Business Days following the date on which a holder
of shares to be converted Surrenders such shares to the Corporation (in the case of a conversion
pursuant to
Section 5(c)
), the Corporation will issue and deliver to, or upon the written
order of, the holder a certificate or certificates for the number of full shares of Common Stock
issuable upon the conversion of such holders applicable shares of Series A Preferred or Series B
Preferred in accordance with the provisions of this
Section 5
, and any fractional interest
in respect of a share of Common Stock arising upon such conversion will be settled as provided in
Section 5(g)
hereof. In the event of a conversion pursuant to
Section 5(b)
, upon
conversion of only a portion of the number of shares covered by a certificate representing shares
of Series A Preferred or Series B Preferred Surrendered for conversion, the Corporation will also
issue and deliver to, or upon the written order of, the holder of the certificate so Surrendered
for conversion, at the expense of the Corporation, a new certificate covering the number of shares
of Series A Preferred or Series B Preferred, as applicable, representing the unconverted portion of
the certificate so Surrendered, which new certificate will entitle the holder thereof to the rights
of the shares of Series A Preferred or Series B Preferred represented thereby to the same extent as
if the certificate theretofore covering such unconverted shares had not been Surrendered for
conversion. Each conversion will be deemed to have been effected as of the close of business on
the date on which (i) in the case of an optional conversion pursuant to
Section 5(b)
, the
certificates for Series A Preferred or Series B Preferred are Surrendered and such notice and
payment of all required transfer taxes and dividends received by the Corporation as aforesaid, or
(ii) in the case of a mandatory conversion pursuant to
Section 5(c)
, the date specified in
the Mandatory Conversion Notice (the
Conversion Date
). On the Conversion Date, all
rights with
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respect to the shares of Series A Preferred or Series B Preferred so converted, including the
rights, if any, to receive notices, will terminate except only the rights of holders thereof to
receive the physical certificates contemplated by this
Section 5(e)
and cash in lieu of any
fractional share as provided in
Section 5(g)
, and the Person entitled to receive the shares
of Common Stock will be treated for all purposes as having become the record holder of such shares
(even if certificates for such shares of Common Stock have not yet been issued).
(f) If conversion rights are exercised with respect to shares of Series A Preferred or Series
B Preferred under
Section 5(b)
or
(c)
, such shares will cease to accrue dividends
pursuant to
Section 3(a)
as of the end of day immediately preceding the Conversion Date.
(g)
No Fractional Shares
. No fractional shares or scrip representing fractions of
shares of Common Stock will be issued upon conversion of shares of Series A Preferred or Series B
Preferred. Instead of any fractional interest in a share of Common Stock that would otherwise be
deliverable upon the conversion of such shares, the Corporation will pay to the holder of such
shares an amount in cash based upon the Current Market Price of Common Stock on the Trading Day
immediately preceding the Conversion Date. If more than one share is Surrendered for conversion
pursuant to this
Section 5
at one time by the same holder, the number of full shares of
Common Stock issuable upon conversion thereof will be computed on the basis of the aggregate number
of shares so Surrendered.
(h)
Conversion Price Adjustments
. The Conversion Price is subject to adjustment from
time to time as follows:
(i)
Stock Splits and Combinations
. If, after the Original Issue Date, the Corporation
(A) subdivides or splits its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater number of shares,
(B) combines or reclassifies its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of
shares, or (C) issues any Capital Stock of the Corporation by reclassification of its Common Stock,
then the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such event will be adjusted so that the
holder of any share of Series A Preferred or Series B Preferred thereafter Surrendered for
conversion will be entitled to receive the number of such securities that such holder would have
owned or have been entitled to receive after the occurrence of any of the events described above as
if such share had been converted immediately prior to the effective date of such subdivision,
combination or reclassification or the record date therefor, whichever is earlier. An adjustment
made pursuant to this
Section 5(h)(i)
will become effective at the close of business on the
effective date of such corporate action. Such adjustment will be made successively wherever any
event listed above occurs.
(ii)
Dividends/Distributions of Common Stock
. If, after the Original Issue Date, the
Corporation fixes a record date for or pays a dividend or makes a distribution in shares of Common
Stock on any class of Capital Stock of the Corporation, other than dividends or distributions of
shares of Common Stock or other securities with respect to which adjustments are provided in
Section 5(h)(i)
, then the Conversion Price in effect at the close of business on the record
date therefor will be adjusted to equal the price determined by multiplying (A) such Conversion
Price by (B) a fraction, the numerator of which will be the number of shares of Common Stock
Outstanding at the close of business on the record date and the denominator of which will be the
sum of (1) the number of shares of Common Stock Outstanding at the close of
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business on the record date and (2) the number of shares of Common Stock constituting such
dividend or distribution. An adjustment made pursuant to this
Section 5(h)(ii)
will become
effective immediately after the close of business on such record date (except as provided in
Section 5(h)(iv)(F)
hereof). Such adjustment will be made successively wherever any event
listed above occurs.
(iii)
Certain Issuances of Common Stock and Common Stock Derivatives
. If, after the
Original Issue Date, the Corporation issues or sells shares of Common Stock or any Common Stock
Derivative without consideration or at a consideration per share of Common Stock (or having a
conversion, exercise or exchange price per share of Common Stock, in the case of a Common Stock
Derivative), calculated by including the aggregate proceeds to the Corporation upon issuance and
any additional consideration payable to the Corporation upon and in respect of any such conversion,
exchange or exercise, that is less than the Conversion Price in effect at the close of business on
the day immediately preceding such issuance, then the maximum number of shares of Common Stock
issuable upon conversion, exchange or exercise of such Common Stock Derivatives, as applicable,
will be deemed to have been issued as of such issuance and such Conversion Price will be decreased,
effective as of the time of such issuance, to equal the price determined by multiplying (A) such
Conversion Price by (B) a fraction, the numerator of which will be the sum of (1) the number of
shares of Common Stock Outstanding immediately prior to such issuance and (2) the number of shares
which the aggregate proceeds to the Corporation from such issuance (including any additional
consideration per share of Common Stock payable to the Corporation upon any such conversion,
exchange or exercise) would purchase at such Conversion Price, and the denominator of which will be
the sum of (1) the number of shares of Common Stock Outstanding immediately prior to such issuance
and (2) the number of additional shares of Common Stock issued or subject to issuance upon the
conversion, exchange or exercise of such Common Stock Derivatives issued. In the event that any
portion of such consideration is in a form other than cash, the Fair Market Value of such noncash
consideration will be used. Notwithstanding any provision hereof to the contrary, this
Section 5(h)(iii)
will not apply to any issuance of Common Stock in any manner described in
Section 5(h)(i)
and
(ii)
. Such adjustment will be made successively wherever any
event listed above occurs.
(iv)
Additional Conversion Matters
.
(A)
Minor Adjustments and Calculations
. No adjustment in the Conversion Price
pursuant to any provision of this
Section 5(h)
will be required unless such adjustment
would require a cumulative increase or decrease of at least 1% in such price;
provided
,
however
, that any adjustments that by reason of this
Section 5(h)(iv)(A)
are not
required to be made will be carried forward and taken into account in any subsequent adjustments
until made. All calculations under this
Section 5(h)
will be made to the nearest cent
(with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(B)
Exceptions to Adjustment Provisions
. The provisions of this
Section 5(h)
will not be applicable to (1) any issuance for which an adjustment to the Conversion Price is
provided under any other subclause of this
Section 5(h)
, (2) any issuance of shares of
Common Stock upon actual exercise, exchange or conversion of any Common Stock Derivative if the
Conversion Price was fully and properly adjusted at the time such securities were issued or
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if no such adjustment was required hereunder at the time such securities were issued, (3) the
issuance of additional shares of Series A Preferred or Series B Preferred at a per share price
equal to or greater than the applicable Liquidation Preference or the issuance of shares of Common
Stock upon conversion of outstanding shares of Series A Preferred or Series B Preferred, (4) the
issuance of Common Stock Derivatives or shares of Common Stock to employees, directors or
consultants of the Corporation or its subsidiaries pursuant to management or director incentive
plans or stock compensation plans as in effect on or prior to the Original Issue Date or approved
by the affirmative vote of a majority of the Board after the Original Issue Date, including any
employment, severance or consulting agreements, or the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon the
exercise of such Common Stock Derivative, (5) the issuance of shares of Common Stock as
consideration for an arms-length acquisition of a business or assets from a Third Party or Third
Parties that is approved by holders of a majority of the Voting Stock (on an as-converted basis) in
accordance with the requirements under the Charter and the Corporations By-Laws and applicable
law, or (6) the issuance of shares of Common Stock pursuant to any plan providing for the
reinvestment of dividends or interest payable on securities of the Corporation and the investment
of additional optional amounts in Common Stock under such plan.
(C)
Board Adjustment to Conversion Price
. Anything in this
Section 5(h)
to
the contrary notwithstanding, the Corporation may, to the extent permitted by law, make such
reductions in the Conversion Price, in addition to those required by this
Section 5(h)
, as
the Board in its good faith discretion determines to be necessary in order that any subdivision of
shares, reclassification or combination of shares, distribution of Common Stock Derivatives, or a
distribution of other assets (other than cash dividends) hereafter made by the Corporation to its
stockholders will not be taxable. Whenever the Conversion Price is so decreased, the Corporation
will mail to holders of record of shares of Series A Preferred and Series B Preferred a notice of
the decrease at least 5 days before the date the decreased Conversion Price takes effect, and such
notice will state the decreased Conversion Price and the period it will be in effect.
(D)
Other Capital Stock
. In the event that, at any time as a result of the provisions
of this
Section 5(h)
, a holder of shares of Series A Preferred or Series B Preferred
becomes entitled to receive any shares of Capital Stock of the Corporation other than Common Stock
upon subsequent conversion, the number of such other shares so receivable upon conversion will
thereafter be subject to adjustment from time to time in a manner and on terms as nearly equivalent
as practicable to the provisions contained herein.
(E)
Effect of Adjustment
. In the event that, at any time after the Original Issue
Date, any adjustment is made to the Conversion Price pursuant to this
Section 5
, such
adjustment to the Conversion Price will be applicable with respect to all then outstanding shares
of Series A Preferred and Series B Preferred and all shares of Series A Preferred or Series B
Preferred issued after the date of the event causing such adjustment to the Conversion Price.
(F)
Adjustment Deferral
. In any case in which
Section 5(h)
provides that an
adjustment becomes effective from and after a record date for an event, the Corporation may defer
until the occurrence of such event (1) issuing to the holder of any shares of Series A Preferred or
Series B Preferred converted after such record date and before the occurrence of
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such event the additional shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion by reason of
the adjustment required by such event over and above the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such
conversion before giving effect to such adjustment and (2) paying to such holder any amount of cash
in lieu of any fraction pursuant to
Section 5(g)
.
(G)
Other Limits on Adjustment
. There will be no adjustment of the Conversion Price
in the event of the issuance of any shares of the Corporation in a reorganization, acquisition or
other similar transaction, except as specifically set forth in this
Section 5
.
(H)
Abandoned Events and Expired Common Stock Derivatives
. If the Corporation takes a
record of the holders of its Common Stock for the purpose of entitling them to receive a dividend
or other distribution, and thereafter and before the distribution to stockholders legally abandons
its plan to pay or deliver such dividend or distribution, then thereafter any adjustment in the
Conversion Price granted by this
Section 5(h)
will, as and if necessary, be readjusted at
the time of such abandonment to the Conversion Price that would have been in effect if no
adjustment had been made (taking proper account of all other conversion adjustments under this
Section 5(h)
);
provided
,
however
, that such readjustment will not affect
the Conversion Price of any shares of Series A Preferred or Series B Preferred that have been
converted prior to such abandonment. If any Common Stock Derivatives referred to in this
Section 5(h)
in respect of which an adjustment has been made expire unexercised in whole or
in part after the same have been distributed or issued by the Corporation, the Conversion Price
will be readjusted at the time of such expiration to the Conversion Price that would have been in
effect if no adjustment had been made on account of the distribution or issuance of such expired
Common Stock Derivatives (taking proper account of all other conversion adjustments under this
Section 5(h)
);
provided, however
, that such readjustment will not affect the
Conversion Price of any shares of Series A Preferred or Series B Preferred that have been converted
prior to such expiration.
(I)
Participation in Dividends
. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no
adjustment to the Conversion Price will be made under
Section 5(h)(ii)
to the extent that
the holders of Series A Preferred or Series B Preferred, as applicable, participate in any such
distribution on an as-converted basis based on the number of shares of Common Stock into which such
shares are then convertible.
(J)
Pre-Conversion Price Determination Time Events
. No adjustment will be made to the
Conversion Price for events occurring prior to the determination of the Conversion Price in
accordance with
Section 5(a)
(the
Conversion Price Determination Time
), whether
or not they would otherwise result in an adjustment to the Conversion Price pursuant to this
Section 5(h)
;
provided
,
however
, that the Corporation will not take any
actions that, but for this
Section 5(h)(iv)(J)
, would have resulted in an adjustment of the
Conversion Price prior to the Conversion Price Determination Time pursuant to this
Section
5(h)
without the written consent of the Required Holders.
(i)
Fundamental Changes
. In the event that any transaction or event (including,
without limitation, any merger, consolidation, sale of assets, tender or exchange offer,
reclassification, compulsory share exchange or liquidation) occurs in which all or substantially
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all of the outstanding Common Stock is converted into or exchanged for stock, other
securities, cash or assets (each, a
Fundamental Change
), the holder of each share of
Series A Preferred and each share of Series B Preferred outstanding immediately prior to the
occurrence of such Fundamental Change which remains outstanding thereafter, if any, will have the
right upon any subsequent conversion to receive (but only out of legally available funds, to the
extent required by applicable law) the kind and amount of stock, other securities, cash and assets
that such holder would have received if such share had been converted immediately prior thereto
(assuming such holder failed to exercise his rights of election, if any, as to the kind or amount
of securities, cash or other property receivable upon such Fundamental Change). Such adjustment
will be made successively whenever any event listed above occurs. No adjustment will be made
pursuant to
Section 5(i)
in respect of any Fundamental Change as to which an adjustment to
the Conversion Price was made pursuant to
Section 5(h)
.
(j)
Notice of Certain Events
. If, subject to the limitations set forth in
Section
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hereof:
(i) the Corporation declares (A) any dividend (or any other distribution) on Common Stock,
other than a dividend payable in shares of Common Stock, or (B) any extraordinary dividend or
distribution on any Junior Stock (excluding any regularly scheduled dividends paid in accordance
with the terms thereof);
(ii) there is any recapitalization or reclassification of the Common Stock (other than an
event to which
Section 5(h)
hereof applies) or any consolidation or merger to which the
Corporation is a party and for which approval of any stockholders of the Corporation is required,
or a share exchange or self-tender offer by the Corporation for all or substantially all of its
outstanding Common Stock or the sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the
Corporation as an entirety or any compulsory share exchange affecting the Common Stock; or
(iii) there occurs a Liquidation;
then the Corporation will cause to be filed with the Transfer Agent and will cause to be mailed to
the holders of the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred and Series B Preferred at the addresses
of such holders as shown on the stock books of the Corporation, as promptly as possible, but at
least ten Business Days prior to the applicable date hereinafter specified and no later than when
notice is first mailed or sent to the holders of Common Stock, a notice stating (A) the date on
which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution or grant, or, if a
record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of Common Stock of record to be
entitled to such dividend, distribution or grant are to be determined or (B) the date on which such
reclassification, consolidation, merger, share exchange, self-tender offer, sale, transfer or
Liquidation is expected to become effective, and the date as of which it is expected that holders
of Common Stock of record will be entitled to exchange their shares of Common Stock for securities
or other property, if any, deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, share
exchange, self-tender offer, sale, transfer or Liquidation. Failure to give or receive such notice
or any defect therein will not affect the legality of validity of the proceedings described in this
Section 5
.
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(k)
Sufficient Shares of Common Stock
. The Corporation covenants that it will at all
times reserve and keep available, free from preemptive rights, out of the aggregate of its
authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock, solely for the purpose of effecting conversion of
the Series A Preferred and Series B Preferred, the full number of shares of Common Stock
deliverable upon the conversion of all outstanding shares of Series A Preferred and Series B
Preferred not theretofore converted. For purposes of this
Section 5(k)
, the number of
shares of Common Stock that are deliverable upon the conversion of all such outstanding shares will
be computed as if at the time of computation all such outstanding shares were held by a single
holder.
(l)
Compliance with Laws
. Prior to the delivery of any securities that the
Corporation is obligated to deliver upon conversion of shares of Series A Preferred or Series B
Preferred, the Corporation will use its best efforts to comply with all federal and state laws and
regulations thereunder requiring the registration of such securities with, or any approval of or
consent to the delivery thereof by, any governmental authority.
(m)
Officers Certificate
. As promptly as practicable following the Conversion Price
Determination Time, the Corporation will promptly file with the Transfer Agent, and cause to be
delivered to each holder of Series A Preferred and each holder of Series B Preferred, a certificate
signed by the principal financial or accounting officer of the Corporation, setting forth the
determination of the initial Conversion Price, the Distributable Market Equity Value Per Share and
the Mandatory Conversion Trigger Price. Thereafter whenever the applicable Conversion Price is
adjusted pursuant to this
Section 5
, the Corporation will promptly file with the Transfer
Agent, and cause to be delivered to each holder of Series A Preferred and each holder of Series B
Preferred, a certificate signed by the principal financial or accounting officer of the
Corporation, setting forth in reasonable detail the event requiring the adjustment and the method
by which such adjustment was calculated (including a description of the basis of the determination
of the Current Market Price and/or Fair Market Value, as applicable) and specifying the new
applicable Conversion Price. In the event of a Fundamental Change pursuant to
Section
5(i)
, such a certificate will be issued describing the amount and kind of stock, securities,
property or assets or cash receivable upon conversion of the Series A Preferred and Series B
Preferred after giving effect to the provisions of such
Section 5(i)
.
(n)
Errors
. The Board will have the power to resolve any ambiguity or correct any
error in
Section 5
, and its action in doing so will be final and binding and conclusive.
(o)
No Increase
. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Conversion
Price will in no event be increased pursuant to
Section 5(h)(iii)
.
6.
Voting Rights
. (a)
General
. Subject to the terms of the Shareholders
Agreement, holders of shares of Series A Preferred and Series B Preferred will have one vote for
each share of Common Stock into which such share of Series A Preferred or Series B Preferred, as
applicable, could be converted at the Conversion Price at the record date for determination of the
stockholders entitled to vote, or, if no such record date is established, at the date such vote is
taken or any written consent of stockholders is solicited by the Corporation. Except as required
by law, by the terms of any agreement to which the Corporation and holders of Series A Preferred or
Series B Preferred, as applicable, are a party or as otherwise set forth in this
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Section 6
, such holders will have full voting rights and powers equal to the voting
rights and powers of the holders of Common Stock, and will be entitled to vote, together with
holders of Common Stock and not by classes, with respect to any and all matters upon which holders
of Common Stock have the right to vote. Fractional votes by the holders of Series A Preferred and
Series B Preferred will not be permitted, and any fractional voting rights (after aggregating all
shares into which shares of Series A Preferred or Series B Preferred, as applicable, held by each
holder could be converted) will be disregarded.
(b) Without limiting Article III of the Shareholders Agreement, beginning with the
Corporations first annual meeting of stockholders following the Original Issue Date, for as long
as shares of Series A Preferred having an aggregate Series A Liquidation Preference of at least
$125 million are owned by the Initial Series A Purchasers, the Board will consist of nine members,
elected as follows:
(i) The holders of shares of the Series A Preferred will be entitled, voting as a separate
class, to elect three directors at each meeting of stockholders held for the purpose of electing
directors, at least one of whom will be an Independent Director.
(A) In case of any removal, either with or without cause, of a director elected by the holders
of the shares of Series A Preferred, the holders of the shares of Series A Preferred will be
entitled, voting as a separate class either by written consent or at a special meeting or next
regular meeting, to elect a successor to hold office for the unexpired term of the director who has
been removed.
(B) (1) In case of such removal, an officer of the Corporation may call, and, upon written
request of the Initial Series A Purchasers, addressed to the Secretary of the Corporation, will
call a special meeting of the holders of shares of Series A Preferred. Such meeting will be held
at the earliest practicable date upon the notice required for annual meetings of stockholders at
the place for holding annual meetings of stockholders of the Corporation, or, if none, at a place
designated by the Board. Notwithstanding the provisions of this
Section 6(b)(i)(B)(1)
, no
such special meeting will be called during a period within the 120 days immediately preceding the
date fixed for the next annual meeting of stockholders in which such case, the election of
directors pursuant to
Section 6(b)(i)
will be held at such annual meeting of stockholders.
(2) At any meeting held for the purpose of electing directors at which the holders of shares
of Series A Preferred voting separately as one class have the right to elect directors as provided
herein, the presence in person or by proxy of the holders of more than 50% of the then-outstanding
shares of the Series A Preferred will be required and will be sufficient to constitute a quorum of
such class for the election of directors by such class.
(ii) The remaining directors will be elected by holders of shares of Common Stock and any
other class of Capital Stock entitled to vote in the election of directors (including the Series A
Preferred and Series B Preferred) (together the
Voting Stock
), voting together as a
single class at each meeting of stockholders held for the purpose of electing directors.
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(A) In case of any removal, either with or without cause, of a director elected by the holders
of the Voting Stock, the holders of the shares of Voting Stock will be entitled, voting together as
a class either by written consent or at a special meeting or next regular meeting, to elect a
successor to hold office for the unexpired term of the director who has been removed.
(B) (1) In case of such removal, an officer of the Corporation may call, and, upon written
request of the holders of at least 25% of the outstanding shares of Voting Stock, addressed to the
Secretary of the Corporation, will call a special meeting of the holders of Voting Stock. Such
meeting will be held at the earliest practicable date upon the notice required for annual meetings
of stockholders at the place for holding annual meetings of stockholders of the Corporation, or, if
none, at a place designated by the Board. Notwithstanding the provisions of this
Section
6(b)(ii)(B)(1)
, no such special meeting will be called during a period within the 120 days
immediately preceding the date fixed for the next annual meeting of stockholders in which such
case, the election of directors pursuant to
Section 6(b)(ii)
will be held at such annual
meeting of stockholders.
(2) At any meeting held for the purpose of electing directors at which the holders of Voting
Stock voting together as one class have the right to elect directors as provided herein, the
presence in person or by proxy of the holders of more than 50% of the then-outstanding shares of
Voting Stock will be required and will be sufficient to constitute a quorum of such class for the
election of directors by such class.
(C) In case of any vacancy (other than by removal) in the office of a director elected by the
holders of Voting Stock, the vacancy may only be filled by the remaining directors of the Board.
(c)
Election of Directors Upon Dividend Default
. If at any time the equivalent of six
quarterly dividends payable on the shares of Series A Preferred or Series B Preferred or any other
class or series of Parity Stock are accrued and unpaid (whether or not consecutive and whether or
not declared), then, immediately prior to the next annual meeting of stockholders or special
meeting of stockholders, the total number of directors constituting the entire Board will
automatically be increased by two and, in each case, the holders of all outstanding shares of
Series A Preferred, Series B Preferred and any Parity Stock having similar voting rights then
exercisable, voting separately as a single class without regard to series, will be entitled to
elect at such meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation two directors to serve until all
dividends accumulated and unpaid on any such voting shares have been paid. The term of office of
all such directors will terminate immediately upon payment in full of all accrued but unpaid
dividends and upon such termination the total number of directors constituting the entire Board
will be reduced by two. Shares held by the Corporation or any entity controlled by the Corporation
will have no vote in any such vote. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the number of directors to be
elected pursuant to this
Section 6(c)
will be reduced to zero in the event that the holders
of Series A Preferred are entitled to elect directors pursuant to
Section 6(b)(i)
at such
time;
provided
,
however
, that such number will be increased back to two pursuant to
this
Section 6(c)
effective immediately upon the termination of the right of the holders of
Series A Preferred to elect directors pursuant to
Section 6(b)(i)
unless at such time all
accumulated and unpaid dividends have been paid.
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(d) No holder of Series A Preferred or Series B Preferred may receive any compensation or
remuneration of any kind (from the Corporation or from any other Person) in connection with the
exercise or non-exercise of any voting or other rights under any provision of this Certificate.
7.
Preemptive Rights
. Except as otherwise expressly provided in the Shareholders
Agreement, no holder of any shares of Series A Preferred or Series B Preferred will have any
preemptive right to acquire any shares of unissued Capital Stock of the Corporation, now or
hereafter authorized, or any treasury shares or securities convertible into such shares or carrying
a right to subscribe to or acquire such shares of capital stock.
8.
Transferability
. (a) Subject to
Section 8(c)
, during the six-month period
following the Original Issue Date (the
Transfer Prohibition Period
), no holder of shares
of Series A Preferred or Series B Preferred may (i) sell, assign, transfer, pledge, hypothecate or
otherwise encumber or dispose of in any way all or any part of an interest in (
Transfer
)
such holders Series A Preferred or Series B Preferred, as applicable, or (ii) convert any such
shares into Common Stock pursuant to
Section 5
;
provided
,
however
, that
nothing in this
Section 8(a)
will prohibit a holder from Transferring Series A Preferred or
Series B Preferred to a Permitted Transferee of such holder.
(b) Subject to
Section 8(c)
, during the 30-month period commencing immediately upon
the end of the Transfer Prohibition Period, the Initial Series A Purchasers may not (i) Transfer to
any Person or (ii) convert into shares of Common Stock pursuant to
Section 5
, shares of
Series A Preferred having, collectively (calculated as the sum of all such Transfers and/or
conversions during the Transfer Prohibition Period), an aggregate Series A Liquidation Preference
(determined as of the time of Transfer and/or conversion) of more than $125 million;
provided
,
however
, that nothing in this
Section 8(b)
will prohibit the
Initial Series A Purchasers from Transferring Series A Preferred to a Permitted Transferee of such
holder (and such a Transfer will not be counted for purposes of this
Section 8(b)
).
(c) The restrictions on Transfer set forth in
Sections 8(a)
and
(b)
will
automatically terminate upon any (i) Bankruptcy Event relating to the Corporation, (ii) Company
Sale to a Third Party, or (iii) underwritten public offering of any Common Stock for cash (other
than in connection with an acquisition of assets, a company or a business by the Corporation or one
of its subsidiaries in a transaction approved by the Board) pursuant to an effective registration
statement (other than a registration statement on Form S-4 or S-8 or any similar form) filed under
the Securities Act, unless the holders of Series A Preferred or Series B Preferred, as applicable,
are given the opportunity to sell securities in such public offering on the basis of their Pro Rata
Amounts.
(d) Each certificate representing Series A Preferred or Series B Preferred issued to any
holder will bear a legend on the face thereof substantially to the following effect (with such
additions thereto or changes therein as the Corporation may be advised by counsel are required by
law (the
Legend
)):
THE SHARES OF STOCK REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO TRANSFER
RESTRICTIONS CONTAINED IN THE RESTATED
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CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION RELATING TO SUCH SHARES, A COPY OF WHICH IS ON FILE WITH
THE SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY. NO SALE, ASSIGNMENT, TRANSFER, PLEDGE, HYPOTHECATION OR OTHER
ENCUMBRANCE ON OR DISPOSITION OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE MADE
EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SUCH RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION.
THE SHARES OF STOCK REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF UNLESS THEY HAVE
BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THAT ACT OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE LAW OR AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION
IS AVAILABLE.
The Legend will be removed by the Corporation by the delivery of substitute certificates
without such Legend in the event of the termination of the restrictions contained in this
Section 8
pursuant to the terms hereof;
provided
,
however
, that the
second paragraph of such Legend will only be removed if at such time a legal opinion from counsel
to the transferee is obtained to the effect that such legend is no longer required for purposes of
applicable securities laws.
(e) In the event of any purported Transfer not made in compliance with this
Section 8
,
such purported Transfer will be void and of no effect and the Corporation will not give effect to
such Transfer. The Corporation will be entitled to treat the prior owner as the holder of any such
securities not Transferred in accordance with this
Section 8
.
(f) In no event will any holder of Series A Preferred or Series B Preferred engage in any
short sales of Common Stock, any transactions involving options (including exchange-traded
options), puts, calls or other derivatives involving securities of the Corporation or any other
transactions of any type that would have the effect of providing such holder with any other
economic gain in the event of a decrease in the Current Market Price, unless such holder has
entered into a market marker agreement with the Corporation (or its predecessor) and Centerbridge,
in the form annexed to the Investment Agreement, dated as of July 26, 2007, by and among
Centerbridge, CBP Parts Acquisition Co. LLC, a newly formed Delaware limited liability company, and
the Corporation as Exhibit H.
9.
Deregistration
. For as long as any shares of Series A Preferred or Series B
Preferred are outstanding, the Corporation will not voluntarily take any action to deregister or
suspend the registration of its Common Stock under Section 12 or 15 of the Exchange Act.
10.
No Reissuance
. Shares of Series A Preferred or Series B Preferred that have been
issued and reacquired in any manner, including shares purchased, redeemed, converted or exchanged,
may not be reissued as shares of Series A Preferred or Series B Preferred and will (upon compliance
with applicable law) have the status of authorized and unissued shares of Preferred Stock
undesignated as to series and may be redesignated and reissued as part of any series of Preferred
Stock;
provided
,
however
, that so long as any shares of Series A Preferred or
Series B Preferred are outstanding, any issuance of such shares must be in compliance with the
terms hereof in respect of the applicable series of such shares. Upon any such reacquisitions, the
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number of shares of Series A Preferred or Series B Preferred, as applicable, authorized
pursuant to the Charter and this Certificate will be reduced by the number of shares so acquired.
11.
Transfer Agent
. The duly appointed Transfer Agent for the Series A Preferred and
Series B Preferred will be Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association,
organized under the laws of the United States of America. The Corporation may, in its sole
discretion, remove the Transfer Agent in accordance with the agreement between the Corporation and
the Transfer Agent as long as the Corporation will appoint a successor transfer agent who will
accept such appointment prior to the effectiveness of such removal.
12.
Currency
. All shares of Series A Preferred and Series B Preferred will be
denominated in U.S. currency, and all payments and distributions thereon or with respect thereto
will be made in U.S. currency. All references herein to $ refer to the U.S. currency.
13.
Definitions
. In additions to terms defined elsewhere in this Certificate, the
following terms have the following meanings:
Affiliate
means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that, directly or
indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common
control with, another Person. For purposes of this definition, the terms control, controlling,
controlled by and under common control with, as used with respect to any Person, means the
possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct the management and policies of a Person,
whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
Bankruptcy Event
means the voluntary or involuntary commencement of a case or other
proceeding against a Person seeking the liquidation, reorganization, debt arrangement, dissolution,
winding up or composition or readjustment of debts of such Person, the appointment of a trustee,
receiver, custodian, liquidator, assignee or the like for such Person of all or substantially all
of its assets, or any similar action with respect to such Person, whether judicial or non-judicial
or under any law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, winding up or composition or
adjustment of debts;
provided
,
however
, that in no event will a Bankruptcy Event be
deemed to have occurred as a result of any internal corporate or other restructuring or
reorganization of such Person.
Board
means the Board of Directors of the Corporation; where any consent, approval
or action is required by the Board hereunder and the authority of the Board with respect to such
consent, approval or action has been delegated to a committee of the Board, in accordance with
applicable law, the consent, approval or action by such committee will satisfy such requirement for
purposes hereof.
Business Day
means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which banking
institutions in the State of New York are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to
close.
Capital Stock
means (a) with respect to any Person that is a corporation or company,
any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of capital
or capital stock of such Person and (b) with respect to any Person that is not a corporation or
company, any and all partnership or other equity interests of such Person.
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Centerbridge
means Centerbridge Capital Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership.
Certificate
means this Certificate of Designation of 4.0% Series A Convertible
Preferred Stock and 4.0% Series B Convertible Preferred Stock.
Charter
means the Corporations Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as it may be
amended from time to time.
Closing Sale Price
when used with reference to shares of the Common Stock or other
securities on any date, means the last sale price, regular way, or, in case no such sale takes
place on such day, the average of the closing bid and asked prices, regular way, in either case as
reported in the principal consolidated transaction reporting system with respect to securities
listed or admitted to trading on the NYSE or, if the shares of Common Stock or other applicable
security are not listed or admitted to trading on the NYSE, as reported in the principal
consolidated transaction reporting system with respect to securities listed on the principal
national securities exchange on which the shares of Common Stock or other security are listed or
admitted to trading or, if the shares of Common Stock or other security are not listed or admitted
to trading on any national securities exchange, the average of the last quoted high bid and low
asked prices in the over-the-counter market, as reported by the National Association of Securities
Dealers, Inc. Automated Quotations System or such other system then in use, or, if on any such date
the shares of Common Stock or other security are not quoted by any such organization, the average
of the closing bid and asked prices as furnished by a professional market maker making a market in
the Common Stock or other security, as selected by the Board (any such applicable exchange or
market referred to above, the
Corporations Principal Exchange
).
Common Stock
means the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Corporation
and any shares or Capital Stock for or into which such common stock hereafter is exchanged,
converted, reclassified or recapitalized by the Corporation or pursuant to an agreement to which
the Corporation is a party.
Common Stock Derivative
means any option, right, warrant or security of the
Corporation which is convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock of the
Corporation.
Common Stock Outstanding
means all shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as
of the applicable time
plus
the number of shares issuable upon conversion or exercise of
all outstanding Common Stock Derivatives (including the Series A Preferred and the Series B
Preferred) as of the applicable time.
Company Sale
means any merger, consolidation, business combination, reorganization
or recapitalization of the Corporation that results in the transfer of 50% or more of the
outstanding voting power of the Corporation, any sale, lease or other disposition of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Corporation and its subsidiaries (on a consolidated basis),
or any other form of corporate reorganization in which 50% or more of the outstanding shares of any
class or series of Capital Stock of the Corporation are exchanged for or converted into cash,
securities or property of another business organization.
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Conversion Price
means an amount equal to 0.83 (the
Discount Factor
)
multiplied by the Distributable Market Equity Value Per Share (rounded up to the nearest cent).
Current Market Price
when used with reference to shares of Common Stock or other
securities on any date, means the average of the Closing Sale Price for the 30 consecutive Trading
Days immediately prior to such date;
provided
,
however
, (a) if on any such date no
market maker is making a market in the Common Stock or such other security so that there is no
Closing Sale Price, then the Current Market Price of such Common Stock or other security will be
valued using clause (a) of the definition of Fair Market Value below, as if it were an asset
thereunder, and (b) that in the event that the Current Market Price is determined during a period
following the announcement by the Corporation or other issuer of the applicable securities of (i) a
dividend or distribution on such Common Stock or such other securities payable in shares of such
Common Stock or securities convertible into shares of such Common Stock or securities, or (ii) any
subdivision, combination or reclassification of such Common Stock or other securities, and prior to
the expiration of the requisite 30 Trading Day period set forth above, then, and in each such case,
the Current Market Price will be properly adjusted to take into account ex-dividend trading.
Debt/Interest
means an amount equal to the sum of net debt of the Corporation
(defined as funded debt plus the average outstanding revolver balance pursuant to the Corporations
five-year business plan net of cash as of the Original Issue Date) and the value of minority
interests of the Corporation as of the Original Issue Date.
Distributable Market Equity Value Per Share
means a per share value equal to the
20-Trading Day volume weighted average sale price (rounded to the nearest 1/10,000) of the Common
Stock on the Corporations Principal Exchange, as reported by Bloomberg Financial Markets (or such
other source as the Corporation may reasonably determine) and determined using the 22 Trading Days
beginning on and including the first Business Day after the Original Issue Date (disregarding the
Trading Days during such period having the highest and lowest volume weighted average sale price
(as so determined));
provided
,
however
, that, as of immediately following the
Conversion Price Determination Time, the Distributable Market Equity Value Per Share shall result
in the holders of the Series A Preferred and the Series B Preferred owning, on an as-converted,
fully diluted basis, no less than the Preferred Ownership Floor of the Fully Diluted Shares on
account of the Preferred Stock, and no more than Preferred Ownership Ceiling of the Fully Diluted
Shares on account of the Preferred Stock.
Dividend Payment Date
means the first day of March, June, September and December;
provided
,
however
, that if any Dividend Payment Date falls on any day other than a
Business Day, the dividend payment due on such Dividend Payment Date will be paid on the Business
Day immediately following such Dividend Payment Date.
Dividend Periods
means the quarterly dividend periods commencing on and including
the first day of March, June, September and December of each year and ending on and including the
date before the next Dividend Payment Date of such year, respectively (other than the initial
Dividend Period, which will commence on the Original Issue Date and end on and include the date
before the first Dividend Payment Date after the Original Issue Date).
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Dividend Record Date
means, with respect to a Dividend Payment Date, the close of
business on the 15
th
calendar day prior thereto, or such other record date, not more
than 60 days and not less than 10 days preceding the applicable Dividend Payment Date, as may be
fixed by the Board.
Exchange Act
means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Fair Market Value
means, with respect to any (a) asset, other than a security, the
amount that a willing buyer would pay an unaffiliated willing seller in an arms-length transaction
to acquire ownership of such asset, with neither being under any compulsion to buy or sell, and
both having reasonable knowledge of all relevant facts and taking into account all relevant
circumstances and information, including market treatment of similar businesses, historical
operating results and projections for future periods, as determined in good faith by the Board, or
(b) security, the Current Market Price thereof.
Floor/Ceiling Mechanism
means the Preferred Ownership Floor and the Preferred
Ownership Ceiling, adjusted in accordance with the following chart to the extent the Debt/Interest
is an amount other than $525 million in accordance with the following chart:
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Preferred
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Preferred
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Ownership
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Ownership
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Debt/Interest
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Ceiling
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Debt/Interest
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Floor
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425
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34.9%
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425
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31.0%
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475
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35.6%
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475
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31.5%
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525
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36.3%
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525
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32.0%
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575
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37.0%
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575
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32.5%
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625
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37.7%
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625
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33.1%
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675
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38.5%
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675
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33.7%
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725
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39.2%
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725
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34.3%
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775
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40.1%
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775
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34.9%
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825
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40.9%
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825
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35.6%
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To the extent Debt/Interest either is less than $425 million or exceeds $825 million, the Preferred
Ownership Ceiling and Preferred Ownership Floor will be adjusted ratably based on the chart above
and the calculations therein.
Fully Diluted Shares
means a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the sum of
(a) the number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding on the Issue Date
plus
(b)
a number equal to the quotient of (i) the sum of (A) the aggregate Series A Liquidation Preference
plus (B) the aggregate Series B Liquidation Preference
divided by
(ii) the Conversion
Price.
Independent Director
means a director of the Corporation who qualifies as an
independent director of the Corporation under (a) New York Stock Exchange (
NYSE
) Rule
303A(2), as such rule may be amended, supplemented or replaced from time to time
(
303A(2)
), or (b) if the Corporation is listed or quoted on another securities exchange
or
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quotation system that has an independence requirement, the comparable rule or regulation of
such securities exchange or quotation system on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted (whether
by final rule or otherwise). In addition, in order for a director designated by an Initial Series
A Purchaser to be deemed to be an Independent Director, such director would also have to be
considered an independent director of each of the Initial Series A Purchasers under 303A(2),
assuming for this purpose that (i) such director were a director of the Initial Series A Purchaser
(whether or not such director actually is or has been a director of the Initial Series A Purchaser)
and (ii) the Initial Series A Purchasers are each deemed to be a NYSE listed company.
Initial Series A Purchasers
means Centerbridge, Centerbridge Capital Partners
Strategic, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, and Centerbridge Capital Partners SBS, L.P., a
Delaware limited partnership, and any Permitted Transferee thereof, but only to the extent that
such Permitted Transferee is a corporation or other organization, whether incorporated or
unincorporated, of which any Initial Series A Purchaser directly or indirectly owns or controls
100% of the securities or other interests having by their terms ordinary voting power to elect the
board of directors (or others performing similar functions) of such corporation or other
organization.
Issue Date
means, with respect to a share of Series A Preferred or Series B
Preferred, the date on which such share is issued and sold by the Corporation.
Liquidation Preference
means, as applicable, the Series A Liquidation Preference or
the Series B Liquidation Preference.
Original Issue Date
means effective date of the Plan, which is the date of the
original issuance of shares of Series A Preferred and Series B Preferred.
Permitted Transferee
means, with respect to any holder of Series A Preferred or
Series B Preferred, an Affiliate of such holder that acknowledges the transfer restrictions set
forth in
Section 8
and agrees to be bound by any agreements to which such holder is a party
with respect to its ownership of Series A Preferred or Series B Preferred, as applicable, to the
same extent it would be bound if it were an original party thereto as evidenced by documentation
satisfactory to the Corporation in its sole discretion.
Person
means any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, limited partnership,
limited liability company, joint venture, association, trust, unincorporated organization or other
entity, and will include a group (within the meaning of Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange
Act), as well as any successor (by merger or otherwise) of any such Person.
Plan
means the Third Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization of Debtors and Debtors in
Possession filed by Dana Corporation and its debtor subsidiaries with the United States Bankruptcy
Court for the Southern District of New York (the
Bankruptcy Court
) on October 23, 2007,
as modified, which joint plan was confirmed by an order of the Bankruptcy Court entered on December
26, 2007.
Preferred/Common Equity Value
means total enterprise value of the Corporation minus
the Debt/Interest.
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Preferred Equity Value
means an amount equal to (a) the sum of (i) the Series A
Liquidation Preference multiplied by the number of shares of the Series A Preferred and (ii) the
Series B Liquidation Preference multiplied by the number of shares of the Series B Preferred (b)
divided by the Discount Factor.
Preferred Ownership Ceiling
means an amount equal to the Preferred Equity Value
divided by the Preferred/Common Equity Value (assuming for this purpose that total enterprise
value is $3.15 billion), which shall be 36.3% (assuming Debt/Interest equals $525 million),
subject to the Floor/Ceiling Mechanism.
Preferred Ownership Floor
means an amount equal to the Preferred Equity Value
divided by the Preferred/Common Equity Value (assuming for this purpose that total enterprise
value is $3.5 billion), which shall be 32.0% (assuming Debt/Interest equals $525 million), subject
to the Floor/Ceiling Mechanism.
Preferred Stock
means the Corporations authorized Preferred Stock, par value $0.01
per share.
Pro Rata Amounts
means, on the date of determination, with respect to any holder of
Preferred Stock, the quotient obtained by
dividing
(a) the aggregate number of shares of
Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the shares of Series A Preferred or Series B Preferred, as
applicable, held by such holder on such date
by
(b) the aggregate number of shares of
Common Stock Outstanding.
Required Holders
means holders of shares of Series A Preferred having a Liquidation
Preference of at least 50% of the Series A Liquidation Preference of shares of Series A Preferred
that are outstanding at such time.
Securities Act
means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Series A Liquidation Preference
means $100.00 per share, as adjusted from time to
time for Series A Preferred stock splits, stock dividends, recapitalizations and the like.
Series B Liquidation Preference
means $100.00 per share, as adjusted from time to
time for Series B Preferred stock splits, stock dividends, recapitalizations and the like.
Series A Nominating Committee
means a committee of the Board that consists of three
directors, two of whom will be chosen by the Initial Series A Purchasers and one of whom will be
chosen by the Board.
Shareholders Agreement
means the Shareholders Agreement among the Corporation and
the Initial Series A Purchasers, as in effect from time to time.
set apart for payment
will be deemed to include, without any action by the
Corporation other than the following, the recording by the Corporation in its accounting ledgers of
any accounting or bookkeeping entry which indicates, pursuant to an authorization of dividends or
other distribution by the Board, the allocation of funds or Capital Stock of the Corporation to be
so paid on any series or class of Capital Stock of the Corporation.
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Third Party
means a Person that is not (a) the Corporation or any of its
subsidiaries or (b) an Affiliate of the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries.
Trading Day
means a day on which the principal national securities exchange on which
the shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted to trading is open for the transaction of
business or, if the shares of the Common Stock are not listed or admitted to trading on any
national securities exchange, a Business Day.
Transfer Agent
means the transfer agent or agents of the Corporation as may be
designated by the Board or its designee as the transfer agent for the Series A Preferred and Series
B Preferred.
14.
Amendment
. No provision of this Certificate may be repealed or amended in any
respect unless such repeal or amendment is approved by the affirmative vote of not less than a
majority of the total voting power of all Voting Stock (on an as-converted basis).
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Exhibit 3.2
DANA HOLDINGS INCORPORATED
BYLAWS
As Adopted and in
Effect on January 25, 2008
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(ii)
STOCKHOLDERS MEETINGS
1.
Time and Place of Meetings
. All meetings of stockholders will be held at such time
and place, within or without the State of Delaware, as may be designated by the Board of Directors
of the Company (the
Board
) from time to time or, in the absence of a designation by the Board,
the Chairman of the Board (the
Chairman
), the Chief Executive Officer, the President or the
Secretary, and stated in the notice of the meeting. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board may,
in its sole discretion, determine that a meeting of stockholders will not be held at any place, but
may instead be held by means of remote communications, subject to such guidelines and procedures as
the Board may adopt from time to time. The Board may postpone and reschedule any previously
scheduled annual or special meeting of stockholders.
2.
Annual Meetings
. At each annual meeting of stockholders, the stockholders will
elect directors of the Company (
Directors
) by a plurality of the votes of the shares present in
person or represented by proxy at such meeting and entitled to vote on the election of Directors
and will transact such other business as may properly be brought before the meeting in accordance
with
Bylaw 8
.
3.
Special Meetings
. A special meeting of stockholders may be called only by (i) the
Chairman, (ii) the President, or (iii) the Secretary within ten calendar days after receipt by the
Chairman and the Secretary of the written request of (A) a majority of the Directors then in office
or (B) the holders of at least 20% of the voting power of the outstanding Voting Stock, voting
together as a single class, in each case to transact only such business as is properly brought
before the meeting in accordance with
Bylaw 8(d)
and specified in the notice of the
meeting. For the purposes of these Bylaws,
Voting Stock
means capital stock of the Company of
any class or series entitled to vote generally in the election of Directors. Special meetings of
holders of the outstanding Preferred Stock, if any, may be called in the manner and for the
purposes provided in the applicable Preferred Stock Designation.
4.
Notice of Meetings
. Notice of every meeting of stockholders, stating the place, if
any, date and time thereof, the means of remote communications, if any, by which stockholders and
proxy holders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such meeting, and, in the case of a
special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, will be given, in a form
permitted by
Bylaw 26
or by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as
amended (the
DGCL
), not less than ten nor more than 60 calendar days before the date of the
meeting to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at such meeting, except as otherwise
provided by law. When a meeting is adjourned to another place, date, or time, notice need not be
given of the adjourned meeting if the place, if any, date and time thereof, and the means of remote
communications, if any, by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present in
person and vote at such adjourned meeting are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is
taken;
provided
,
however
, that if the adjournment is for more than 30 calendar
days, or if after the adjournment a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, written
notice of the place, if any, date and time thereof, and the means of remote communications, if any,
by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such
adjourned meeting must be given in conformity herewith. At any adjourned meeting, any business may
be transacted which properly could have been transacted at the original meeting.
5.
Inspectors
. If required by law, the Board will, in advance of any meeting of
stockholders, appoint one or more inspectors to act at the meeting and make a written report
thereof. The Board may designate one or more persons as alternate inspectors to replace any
inspector who fails to act. If no inspector or alternate is able to act at a meeting of
stockholders, the presiding officer of the meeting will appoint one or more inspectors to act at
the meeting. The inspector(s) shall have such powers and duties as provided in Section 231 of the
DGCL, or any successor provision.
6.
Quorum
. Except as otherwise provided by law or in a Preferred Stock Designation,
the holders of a majority of the voting power of the outstanding Voting Stock entitled to vote
thereat, present in person or represented by proxy, will constitute a quorum at a meeting of
stockholders for the transaction of business thereat. If, however, such quorum is not present or
represented at any meeting of stockholders, the stockholders entitled to vote thereat, present in
person or represented by proxy, by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting
power thereof, will have the power to adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other
than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum is present or represented.
7.
Voting; Proxies
. Except as otherwise provided by law, by the Companys Certificate
of Incorporation (the
Certificate of Incorporation
), or in a Preferred Stock Designation, each
stockholder will be entitled at every meeting of the stockholders to one vote for each share of
stock having voting power standing in the name of such stockholder on the books of the Company on
the record date for the meeting and such votes may be cast either in person or by proxy. Every
proxy must be authorized in a manner permitted by Section 212 of the DGCL, or any successor
provision. When a quorum is present at any meeting of stockholders, the affirmative vote of the
holders of a majority of the voting power of the outstanding Voting Stock present in person or
represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the subject matter will be the act of
the stockholders in all matters other than the election of Directors, or as otherwise provided in
these Bylaws, the Certificate of Incorporation, a Preferred Stock Designation, the rules of any
stock exchange or quotation system on which the Companys securities may be listed, quoted or
traded, or by law or pursuant to any regulation applicable to the Companys securities.
8.
Order of Business
. (a) The Chairman, or such other officer of the Company
designated from time to time by a majority of the total number of Directors that the Company would
have if there were no vacancies on the Board (the
Whole Board
), will call meetings of
stockholders to order and will act as presiding officer thereof and may adjourn any meeting of
stockholders from time to time. Unless otherwise determined by the Board prior to the meeting, the
presiding officer of the meeting of stockholders will also determine the order of business and have
the authority in his or her sole discretion to determine the rules of procedure and regulate the
conduct of any such meeting, including, without limitation, by imposing restrictions on the persons
(other than stockholders of the Company or their duly appointed proxy holders) that may attend any
such stockholders meeting, by ascertaining whether any stockholder or his or her proxy holder may
be excluded from any meeting of stockholders based upon any determination by the presiding officer,
in his or her sole discretion, that any such person has disrupted or is likely to disrupt the
proceedings thereat, by determining the circumstances in which any person may make a statement or
ask questions at any meeting of stockholders, by ruling on all procedural questions that may arise
during or in connection with the meeting, by determining
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whether any nomination or business proposed to be brought before the meeting has been properly
brought before the meeting.
(b) At an annual meeting of stockholders, only such business will be transacted or considered
as is properly brought before the annual meeting. To be properly brought before an annual meeting,
business must be (i) specified in the notice of the meeting (or any supplement thereto) given in
accordance with
Bylaw 4
, (ii) otherwise properly brought before the annual meeting by the
presiding officer or by or at the direction of a majority of the Whole Board, or (iii) otherwise
properly requested to be brought before the annual meeting by a stockholder of the Company in
accordance with
Bylaw 8(c)
.
(c) For business to be properly requested by a stockholder to be brought before an annual
meeting, (i) the stockholder must be a stockholder of the Company of record at the time of the
giving of the notice for such annual meeting provided for in these Bylaws, (ii) the stockholder
must be entitled to vote at such meeting, (iii) the stockholder must have given timely notice of
the proposed business in proper written form to the Secretary, (iv) if the stockholder, or the
beneficial owner on whose behalf any business is brought before the meeting, has provided the
Company with a Proposal Solicitation Notice, as that term is defined in this
Bylaw 8(c)
,
such stockholder or beneficial owner must have delivered a proxy statement and form of proxy to the
holders of at the least the percentage of shares of the Company entitled to vote required to
approve such business that the stockholder proposes to bring before the annual meeting and included
in such materials the Proposal Solicitation Notice, and (v) the proposed business must be a proper
matter for stockholder action under the laws of the State of Delaware. To be timely, a
stockholders notice must be delivered to or mailed and received at the principal executive offices
of the Company not less than 90 nor more than 120 calendar days prior to the first anniversary of
the date of the previous years annual meeting of stockholders;
provided
,
however
,
that if the date of the annual meeting is advanced more than 30 calendar days prior to or delayed
by more than 30 calendar days after the anniversary of the preceding years annual meeting, or if
the annual meeting is the first annual meeting of the Companys stockholders, notice by the
stockholder to be timely must be so delivered not later than the close of business on the later of
the 90th calendar day prior to such annual meeting or the tenth calendar day following the day on
which public disclosure of the date of such meeting is first made. In no event will the public
disclosure of an adjournment or postponement of an annual meeting commence a new time period for
the giving of a stockholders notice as described above. To be in proper written form, a
stockholders notice to the Secretary must set forth as to each matter the stockholder proposes to
bring before the annual meeting (A) a description in reasonable detail of the business desired to
brought before the annual meeting, the text of the proposal or business (including the text of any
resolutions proposed for consideration and in the event that such business includes a proposal to
amend these Bylaws, the language of the proposed amendment), and the reasons for transacting such
business at the annual meeting, (B) the name and address, as they appear on the Companys books, of
the stockholder proposing such business and the beneficial owner(s), if any, on whose behalf the
proposal is made, (C) the class and series and number of shares of capital stock of the Company
that are owned beneficially and of record by the stockholder proposing such business and by the
beneficial owner(s), if any, on whose behalf the proposal is made, (D) a description of all
arrangements or understandings among such stockholder and any other person or persons (including
their names) in connection with the proposal of such business by such stockholder and any material
interest of such stockholder or
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beneficial owner in such business, (E) whether either such stockholder or beneficial owner(s)
intend to deliver a proxy statement and form of proxy to holders of at least the percentage of
shares of the Company entitled to vote required to approve the proposal (an affirmative statement
of such intent, a
Proposal Solicitation Notice
), and (F) a representation that such stockholder
intends to appear in person or by proxy at the annual meeting to bring such business before the
annual meeting. For purposes of this
Bylaw 8(c)
and
Bylaw 15
, public disclosure
means disclosure in a press release reported by the Dow Jones News Service, Associated Press or
other national news service or in a document filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange
Commission pursuant to the Exchange Act or furnished by the Company to stockholders.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this
Bylaw 8(c)
, in order to include
information with respect to a stockholder proposal in the Companys proxy statement and form of
proxy for a meeting of stockholders, a stockholder must provide notice as required by, and
otherwise comply with, all of the applicable requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
and the rules and regulations thereunder (the
Exchange Act
). Nothing in this
Bylaw 8(c)
will be deemed to affect any rights of stockholders to request inclusion of proposals in the
Companys proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act. The foregoing notice
requirements of this
Bylaw 8(c)
shall be deemed satisfied by a stockholder if the
stockholder has notified the Company of his, her or its intention to present a proposal at an
annual meeting in compliance with applicable rules and regulations promulgated under the Exchange
Act and such stockholders proposal has been included in the Companys proxy statement and form of
proxy for such annual meeting.
(d) At a special meeting of stockholders, only such business may be transacted or considered
as is properly brought before the special meeting. To be properly brought before a special
meeting, business must be (i) specified in the notice of the meeting (or any supplement thereto)
given in accordance with
Bylaw 4
or (ii) otherwise properly brought before the meeting by
the presiding officer or by or at the direction of a majority of the Whole Board.
(e) The determination of whether any business sought to be brought before any annual or
special meeting of the stockholders is properly brought before such meeting in accordance with this
Bylaw 8
will be made by the presiding officer of such meeting. If the presiding officer
determines that any business is not properly brought before such meeting, he or she will so declare
to the meeting and any such business will not be transacted or considered. Unless otherwise
required by law, if the stockholder (or a qualified representative of the stockholder) does not
appear at the annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Company to present the proposed
business, such proposed business shall not be transacted, notwithstanding that proxies in respect
of such vote may have been received by the Company. For purposes of this
Bylaw 8(e)
, to be
considered a qualified representative of the stockholder, a person must be a duly authorized
officer, manager or partner of such stockholder or must be authorized by a writing executed by such
stockholder or an electronic transmission delivered by such stockholder to act for such stockholder
as proxy at the meeting of stockholders and such person must produce such writing or electronic
transmission, or a reliable reproduction of the writing or electronic transmission, at the meeting
of stockholders.
9.
Record Dates
. (a) In order that the Company may determine the stockholders
entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, the
Board may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the
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resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board, and which record date shall not be
more than 60 nor less than ten calendar days before the date of such meeting. If no record date is
fixed by the Board, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote
at a meeting of stockholders will be at the close of business on the calendar day next preceding
the day on which notice is given, or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the calendar
day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held. A determination of stockholders of record
entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of the stockholders will apply to any adjournment of
the meeting;
provided
,
however
, that the Board may fix a new record date for the
adjourned meeting.
(b) In order that the Company may determine the stockholders entitled to consent to corporate
action in writing without a meeting as provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, the Board may
fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing
the record date is adopted by the Board, and which record date shall not be more than ten days
after the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board. If no
record date has been fixed by the Board, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to
consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, when no prior action by the Board is
required by the DGCL, shall be the first date on which a signed written consent setting forth the
action taken or proposed to be taken is delivered to the Company by delivery to its registered
office in the State of Delaware, its principal place of business or an officer or agent of the
Company having custody of the book in which proceedings of meetings of stockholders are recorded.
Delivery made to the Companys registered office shall be by hand or by certified or registered
mail, return receipt requested. If no record date has been fixed by the Board and prior action by
the Board is required by the DGCL, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to consent
to corporate action in writing without a meeting shall be at the close of business on the day on
which the Board adopts the resolution taking such prior action.
(c) In order that the Company may determine the stockholders entitled to receive payment of
any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights or the stockholders entitled to
exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock, or for the purpose
of any other lawful action, the Board may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede
the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board, and which record
date shall not be more than 60 calendar days prior to such action. If no record date is fixed, the
record date for determining stockholders for any such purpose will be at the close of business on
the calendar day on which the Board adopts the resolution relating thereto.
(d) The Company will be entitled to treat the person in whose name any share of its stock is
registered as the owner thereof for all purposes, and will not be bound to recognize any equitable
or other claim to, or interest in, such share on the part of any other person, whether or not the
Company has notice thereof, except as expressly provided by applicable law.
10.
List of Stockholders Entitled to Vote
. The officer who has charge of the
Companys stock ledger shall prepare and make, at least ten days before every meeting of
stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, arranged in
alphabetical order, and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered
in the name of each stockholder. Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder,
for any purpose germane to the meeting at least ten days prior to the meeting (i) on
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a reasonably accessible electronic network, provided that the information required to gain
access to such list is provided with the notice of meeting or (ii) during ordinary business hours
at the principal place of business of the Company. The list of stockholders must also be open to
examination at the meeting as required by applicable law.
DIRECTORS
11.
Function
. The business and affairs of the Company will be managed under the
direction of the Board.
12.
Number
. Subject to (i) the rights, if any, of any series of Preferred Stock to
elect additional Directors under circumstances specified in a Preferred Stock Designation,
including without limitation Section 6(c) of the Certificate of Designations for the Series A
Preferred Stock and the Series B Preferred Stock, and (ii) the minimum and maximum number of
authorized Directors provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, the authorized number of
Directors may be determined from time to time only by a vote of a majority of the Whole Board.
13.
Vacancies and Newly Created Directorships
. Subject to the rights, if any, of the
holders of any series of Preferred Stock to elect additional Directors under circumstances
specified in a Preferred Stock Designation, newly created directorships resulting from any increase
in the authorized number of Directors and any vacancies on the Board resulting from resignation,
disqualification, removal, death or other cause may be filled only by the affirmative vote of a
majority of the remaining Directors then in office, even though less than a quorum of the Board, or
by a sole remaining Director. Any Director elected in accordance with the preceding sentence will
hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until such Directors successor is
duly elected and qualified or until such Directors earlier resignation, disqualification, removal
or death. No decrease in the authorized number of Directors will shorten the term of any Director.
14.
Removal
. Subject to the rights, if any, of the holders of any series of Preferred
Stock specified in a Preferred Stock Designation, any Director may be removed from office by the
stockholders only in the manner provided in the Certificate of Incorporation.
15.
Nominations of Directors; Election
. (a) Subject to the rights, if any, of the
holders of any series of Preferred Stock to elect additional Directors under circumstances
specified in a Preferred Stock Designation, only persons who are nominated in accordance with this
Bylaw 15
will be eligible for election at a meeting of stockholders as Directors of the
Company.
(b) Nominations of persons for election as Directors of the Company may be made only at an
annual meeting of stockholders (i) by or at the direction of the Board or a committee thereof or
(ii) by any stockholder that is a stockholder of record at the time of giving of notice provided
for in this
Bylaw 15
, who is entitled to vote for the election of Directors at such annual
meeting, and who complies with the procedures set forth in this
Bylaw 15
. If a
stockholder, or a beneficial owner(s) on whose behalf any such nomination is made, has provided the
Company with a Nomination Solicitation Notice, as that term is defined below in this
Bylaw 15
, such stockholder or beneficial owner must have delivered a proxy statement and
form of proxy to the
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holders of at least the percentage of shares of the Company entitled to vote required to
approve the nomination and included in such materials the Nomination Solicitation Notice. All
nominations by stockholders must be made pursuant to timely notice in proper written form to the
Secretary.
(c) To be timely, a stockholders notice must be delivered to or mailed and received at the
principal executive offices of the Company not less than 90 nor more than 120 calendar days prior
to the first anniversary of the date of the previous years annual meeting of stockholders;
provided
,
however
, that if the date of the annual meeting is advanced more than 30
calendar days prior to or delayed by more than 30 calendar days after the anniversary of the
preceding years annual meeting, or if the annual meeting is the first annual meeting of the
Companys stockholders, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so delivered not later than
the close of business on the later of the 90th calendar day prior to such annual meeting or the
tenth calendar day following the day on which public disclosure of the date of such meeting is
first made. In no event will the public disclosure of an adjournment or postponement of an annual
meeting commence a new time period for the giving of a stockholders notice as described above. To
be in proper written form, such stockholders notice must set forth or include (i) the name and
address, as they appear on the Companys books, of the stockholder giving the notice and of the
beneficial owner(s), if any, on whose behalf the nomination is made; (ii) a representation that the
stockholder giving the notice is a holder of record of stock of the Company entitled to vote at
such annual meeting and intends to appear in person or by proxy at the annual meeting to nominate
the person or persons specified in the notice; (iii) the class and number of shares of stock of the
Company owned beneficially and of record by the stockholder giving the notice and by the beneficial
owner(s), if any, on whose behalf the nomination is made; (iv) a description of all arrangements or
understandings between or among any of (A) the stockholder giving the notice, (B) the beneficial
owner(s) on whose behalf the notice is given, (C) each nominee, and (D) any other person or persons
(naming such person or persons) pursuant to which the nomination or nominations are to be made by
the stockholder giving the notice; (v) such other information regarding each nominee proposed by
the stockholder giving the notice as would be required to be included in a proxy statement filed
pursuant to the proxy rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission had the nominee been
nominated, or intended to be nominated, by the Board; (vi) the signed consent of each nominee to
serve as a Director of the Company if so elected; and (vii) whether either such stockholder or
beneficial owner(s) intend to deliver a proxy statement and form of proxy to holders of shares of
the Company entitled to vote required to elect such nominee or nominees (an affirmative statement
of such intent, a
Nomination Solicitation Notice
). At the request of the Board, any person
nominated by the Board for election as a Director must furnish to the Secretary that information
required to be set forth in a stockholders notice of nomination that pertains to the nominee. The
presiding officer of any annual meeting will, if the facts warrant, determine that a nomination was
not made in accordance with the procedures prescribed by this
Bylaw 15
, and if he or she
should so determine, he or she will so declare to the meeting and the defective nomination will be
disregarded. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this
Bylaw 15
, a stockholder must
also provide notice as required by, and otherwise comply with, all of the applicable requirements
of the Exchange Act with respect to the matters set forth in this
Bylaw 15
. Unless
otherwise required by law, if the stockholder (or a qualified representative of the stockholder)
does not appear at the annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Company to present a
nomination, such nomination shall not be voted on, notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such
vote may
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have been received by the Company. For purposes of this
Bylaw 15(c)
, to be considered
a qualified representative of the stockholder, a person must be a duly authorized officer, manager
or partner of such stockholder or must be authorized by a writing executed by such stockholder or
an electronic transmission delivered by such stockholder to act for such stockholder as proxy at
the meeting of stockholders and such person must produce such writing or electronic transmission,
or a reliable reproduction of the writing or electronic transmission, at the meeting of
stockholders. Nothing in this
Bylaw 15
shall be deemed to affect any rights (a) of
stockholders to request inclusion of nominations in the Companys proxy statement pursuant to
applicable rules and regulations promulgated under the Exchange Act or (b) of the holders of any
series of Preferred Stock to elect Directors pursuant to any applicable provisions of the
Certificate of Incorporation or any Preferred Stock Designation.
16.
Resignation
. Any Director may resign at any time upon notice given in writing or
by electronic transmission to the Chairman or the Secretary. Any resignation is effective when the
resignation is delivered to the Company unless the resignation specified a later effective date or
an effective date determined upon the happening of an event or events.
17.
Regular Meetings
. Regular meetings of the Board may be held immediately after the
annual meeting of the stockholders and at such other time and place either within or without the
State of Delaware as may from time to time be determined by the Board. Notice of regular meetings
of the Board need not be given.
18.
Special Meetings
. Special meetings of the Board may be called by the Chairman or
the President on one days notice to each Director by whom such notice is not waived, given in a
form permitted by
Bylaw 26
or by the DGCL, and will be called by the Chairman or the
President, in like manner and on like notice, on the written request of a majority of at least two
(2) Directors. Special meetings of the Board may be held at such time and place either within or
without the State of Delaware as is determined by the Board or specified in the notice of any such
meeting.
19.
Quorum
. At all meetings of the Board, a majority of the Whole Board will
constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Except for action to be taken by committees
of the Board as provided in
Bylaw 23
, and except for actions required by these Bylaws or
the Certificate of Incorporation to be taken by a majority of the Whole Board, the act of a
majority of the Directors present at any meeting at which there is a quorum will be the act of the
Board. If a quorum is not present at any meeting of the Board, the Directors, by the vote of a
majority of the Directors present at such meeting, may adjourn the meeting from time to time to
another place, time, or date, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum
is present.
20.
Participation in Meetings by Remote Communications
. Members of the Board or any
committee designated by the Board may participate in a meeting of the Board or any such committee,
as the case may be, by means of conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of
which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and such participation in a
meeting will constitute presence in person at the meeting.
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21.
Board Action Without Meeting
. Any action required or permitted to be taken at any
meeting of the Board or any committee designated by the Board may be taken without a meeting if all
members of the Board or committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing or by electronic
transmission, and the writing or writings or electronic transmission or transmissions are filed
with the minutes of proceedings of the Board or committee. Such filing shall be in paper form if
the minutes are maintained in paper form and shall be in electronic form if the minutes are
maintained in electronic form.
22.
Lead Independent Director
. The Directors will elect from among the independent
Directors a Lead Independent Director of the Company (the
Lead Independent Director
) on an annual
basis. The Lead Independent Director may call meetings of the independent Directors from time to
time, and will have the following duties and responsibilities, in addition to those duties and
responsibilities set forth in the Companys corporate governance guidelines: (i) to preside at all
meetings of the Board at which the Chairman is not present, including any executive sessions of the
independent Directors and (ii) to serve as the liaison between the Chairman and the independent
Directors.
23.
Committees
. (a) The Board may designate one or more committees, each committee
to consist of one or more of the Directors. The Board may designate one or more Directors as
alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any
meeting of the committee. In the absence or disqualification of a member of a committee, the
member or members present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not such
member or members constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board to act
at the meeting in the place of any such absent or disqualified member. Any such committee, to the
extent provided in the resolution of the Board, or in these Bylaws, will have and may exercise all
the powers and authority of the Board in the management of the business and affairs of the Company,
and may authorize the seal of the Company to be affixed to all papers which may require it; but no
such committee will have the power or authority in reference to the following matters: (i)
approving or adopting, or recommending to the stockholders, any action or matter (other than the
election or removal of Directors) expressly required by the DGCL to be submitted to stockholders
for approval or (ii) making, adopting, amending or repealing any provision of these Bylaws.
(b) Beginning with the first meeting of stockholders to elect directors following the date
these Bylaws are first adopted and for as long as Article III of
the Shareholders Agreement in the form attached to the First
Amendment to Investment Agreement, dated as of December 7, 2007,
to be executed by and among the Company, Centerbridge
Capital Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, Centerbridge
Capital Partners Strategic, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, and
Centerbridge Capital
Partners SBS, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, is in effect, there will be a Series A Nominating Committee, which will be entitled to
nominate one director for election by holders of Voting Stock pursuant to Section 6(b)(ii) of the
Certificate (a Series A Nominee);
provided
,
however
, that, in order for such
nomination to be effective, such nomination by the Series A Nominating Committee must be made
unanimously. To the extent the members of the Series A Nominating Committee are unable to
unanimously agree on the identity of a Series A Nominee on or before the latest time at which the
Company can reasonably meet its obligations with respect to printing and mailing a proxy statement
for an annual meeting of Company shareholders, the Board will designate a Committee of all of the
Independent Directors as defined in the Shareholders Agreement, which Committee will, by a majority
vote, select an individual to be nominated for
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such Board seat. Each Series A Nominee must, at all times during his or her service on the Board,
be qualified to serve as a director of the Company under any applicable law, rule or regulation
imposing or creating standards or eligibility criteria for individuals serving as directors of
organizations such as the Company. If at any time, an individual Series A Nominee is not so
qualified, such Series A Nominee will be replaced pursuant to this
Bylaw 23(b).
(c) Each elected Series A Nominee will serve until his successor is elected and qualified or
until his earlier resignation, retirement, disqualification, removal from office or death. If any
Series A Nominee ceases to be a director of the Company for any reason, the Company will promptly
use its best efforts to cause a person designated by the Series A Nominating Committee to replace
such director.
24.
Compensation
. The Board may establish the compensation of directors, including,
without limitation, compensation for membership on the Board and on committees of the Board,
attendance at meetings of the Board or committees of the Board, and for other services provided to
the Company or at the request of the Board.
25.
Rules
. The Board may adopt rules and regulations for the conduct of meetings and
the oversight of the management of the affairs of the Company.
NOTICES
26.
Generally
. (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, these Bylaws, or the
Certificate of Incorporation, whenever by law or under the provisions of the Certificate of
Incorporation or these Bylaws notice is required to be given to any Director or stockholder, it
will not be construed to require personal notice, but such notice may be given in writing, by mail
or courier service or, to the extent permitted by the DGCL, by electronic transmission, addressed
to such Director or stockholder. Any notice sent to stockholders by mail or courier service shall
be sent to the address of such stockholder as it appears on the records of the Company, with
postage thereon prepaid, and such notice will be deemed to be given at the time when the same is
deposited in the United States mail or with the courier service. Notices sent by electronic
transmission shall be deemed effective as set forth in Section 222 of the DGCL. For purposes of
this
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,
electronic transmission
means any form of communication, not directly
involving the physical transmission of paper, that creates a record that may be retained, retrieved
and reviewed by a recipient thereof, and that may be directly reproduced in paper form by such a
recipient through an automated process.
(b) Notices to Directors may be given by mail or courier service, telephone, electronic
transmission or as otherwise may be permitted by these Bylaws.
27.
Waivers
. Whenever any notice is required to be given by law or under the
provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, a waiver thereof in writing, signed
by the person entitled to such notice, or a waiver by electronic transmission by the person
entitled to such notice, whether before or after the time of the event for which notice is to be
given, will be deemed equivalent to such notice. Attendance of a person at a meeting will
constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the person attends a meeting for the
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express purpose of objecting at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any
business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened.
OFFICERS
28.
Generally
. The officers of the Company will be elected by the Board and will
consist of a Chairman, a Chief Executive Officer, a President (which offices of Chairman, Chief
Executive Officer and/or President may be held by the same person if the Board so specifies), a
Secretary and a Treasurer. The Board may also choose any or all of the following: one or more
Vice Chairmen, one or more Assistants to the Chairman, one or more Vice Presidents (who may be
given particular designations with respect to authority, function, or seniority), one or more
Assistant Secretaries, one or more Assistant Treasurers and such other officers as the Board may
from time to time determine. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board may authorize the Chairman
to appoint any person to any office other than Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, President,
Secretary or Treasurer. Any number of offices may be held by the same person. Any of the offices
may be left vacant from time to time as the Board may determine. In the case of the absence or
disability of any officer of the Company or for any other reason deemed sufficient by a majority of
the Board, the Board may delegate the absent or disabled officers powers or duties to any other
officer or to any Director.
29.
Compensation
. The compensation of all officers and agents of the Company who are
also Directors of the Company will be fixed by the Board or by a committee of the Board. The Board
may fix, or delegate the power to fix, the compensation of other officers and agents of the Company
to an officer of the Company.
30.
Succession
. The officers of the Company will hold office until their successors
are duly elected and qualified or until such officers earlier resignation, disqualification,
removal or death. Any officer may be removed at any time by the affirmative vote of a majority of
the Whole Board. Any vacancy occurring in any office of the Company may be filled by the Board or
by the Chairman as provided in
Bylaw 28
.
31.
Authority and Duties
. Each of the officers of the Company will have such
authority and will perform such duties as are customarily incident to their respective offices or
as may be specified from time to time by the Board.
STOCK
32.
Certificates
. The shares of capital stock of the Company will be represented by
certificates unless the Board provides by resolution or resolutions that some or all of any or all
classes or series of stock will be uncertificated shares. Any such resolution will not apply to
shares represented by a certificate until such certificate is surrendered to the Company.
33.
Classes of Stock
. The powers, designations, preferences and relative,
participating, optional, or other special rights of each class or series of stock represented by
certificates, if any, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences
and/or rights will be set forth in full or summarized on the face or back of the certificates
representing such class or series of stock or, in lieu thereof, on the face or back of such
certificates will be a statement that the Company will furnish without charge to each stockholder
who so requests the
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powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional, or other special
rights of each class of stock or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions
of such preferences and/or rights. Except as otherwise expressly provided by law, the rights and
obligations of the holders of uncertificated stock and the rights and obligations of the holders of
certificates representing stock of the same class and series shall be identical.
34.
Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates
. The Secretary may direct a new
certificate or certificates or uncertificated shares to be issued in place of any certificate or
certificates theretofore issued by the Company alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon
the making of an affidavit of that fact, satisfactory to the Secretary, by the person claiming the
certificate of stock to be lost, stolen or destroyed. As a condition precedent to the issuance of
a new certificate or certificates, the Secretary may require the owners of such lost, stolen or
destroyed certificate or certificates to give the Company a bond in such sum and with such surety
or sureties as the Secretary may direct as indemnity against any claims that may be made against
the Company with respect to the certificate alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed or the
issuance of the new certificate or uncertificated shares.
GENERAL
35.
Fiscal Year
. The fiscal year of the Company will end on December 31st of each
year or such other date as may be fixed from time to time by the Board.
36.
Reliance Upon Books, Reports and Records
. Each Director, each member of a
committee designated by the Board, and each officer of the Company will, in the performance of his
or her duties, be fully protected in relying in good faith upon the records of the Company and upon
such information, opinions, reports, or statements presented to the Company by any of the Companys
officers or employees, or committees of the Board, or by any other person or entity as to matters
the Director, committee member, or officer believes are within such other persons professional or
expert competence and who has been selected with reasonable care by or on behalf of the Company.
37.
Amendments
. Except as otherwise provided by law or by the Certificate of
Incorporation or these Bylaws, these Bylaws or any of them may be amended in any respect or
repealed at any time, either (i) at any meeting of stockholders, provided that any amendment or
supplement proposed to be acted upon at any such meeting has been described or referred to in the
notice of such meeting, or (ii) by the Board. Notwithstanding the foregoing and anything contained
in these Bylaws to the contrary,
Bylaws
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,
6
,
8
,
12
,
13
,
14
,
15
,
18
,
19
and
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may not be amended or repealed by the stockholders, and no
provision inconsistent therewith may be adopted by the stockholders, without the affirmative vote
of the holders of at least 80% of the Voting Stock, voting together as a single class.
38.
Certain Defined Terms
. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined
have the meanings given to them in the Certificate of Incorporation.
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