Exhibit 3.1

GUIDED THERAPEUTICS, inc.

CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION OF PREFERENCES,
RIGHTS AND LIMITATIONS
OF
SERIES C1 CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK

PURSUANT TO SECTION 151 OF THE
Delaware GENERAL CORPORATION LAW

The undersigned, Dr. Gene S. Cartwright, does hereby certify that:

1. He is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Guided Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Corporation ”).

2. The Corporation is authorized to issue 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock.

3. The following resolutions were duly adopted by the board of directors of the Corporation (the “ Board ”):

WHEREAS, the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation provides for a class of its authorized stock known as preferred stock, consisting of 5,000,000 shares, $0.001 par value per share, issuable from time to time in one or more series;

WHEREAS, the Board is authorized to fix the dividend rights, dividend rate, voting rights, conversion rights, rights and terms of redemption and liquidation preferences of any wholly unissued series of preferred stock and the number of shares constituting any series and the designation thereof, of any of them; and

WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Board, pursuant to its authority as aforesaid, to fix the rights, preferences, restrictions and other matters relating to a series of the preferred stock, which shall consist of up to 20,250 shares of the preferred stock which the Corporation has the authority to issue, as follows:

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board does hereby provide for the issuance of a series of preferred stock for cash or exchange of other securities, rights or property and does hereby fix and determine the rights, preferences, restrictions and other matters relating to such series of preferred stock set forth in Schedule 1 hereto.

RESOLVED, FURTHER, that the Chairman, the president or any vice-president, and the secretary or any assistant secretary, of the Corporation be and they hereby are authorized and directed to prepare and file this Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations in accordance with the foregoing resolution and the provisions of Delaware law.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Certificate this 3rd day of May 2016.

SCHEDULE 1

TERMS OF PREFERRED STOCK

Section 1.  Definitions . In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, for all purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated in this Section 1:

“ Affiliate ” means any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person, as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 405 of the Securities Act.

“ Bankruptcy Event ” means any of the following events: (a) the Corporation or any Significant Subsidiary (as such term is defined in Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X) thereof commences a case or other proceeding under any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment of debt, relief of debtors, dissolution, insolvency or liquidation or similar law of any jurisdiction relating to the Corporation or any Significant Subsidiary thereof, (b) there is commenced against the Corporation or any Significant Subsidiary thereof any such case or proceeding that is not dismissed within 60 days after commencement, (c) the Corporation or any Significant Subsidiary thereof is adjudicated insolvent or bankrupt or any order of relief or other order approving any such case or proceeding is entered, (d) the Corporation or any Significant Subsidiary thereof suffers any appointment of any custodian or the like for it or any substantial part of its property that is not discharged or stayed within 60 calendar days after such appointment, (e) the Corporation or any Significant Subsidiary thereof makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, (f) the Corporation or any Significant Subsidiary thereof calls a meeting of its creditors with a view to arranging a composition, adjustment or restructuring of its debts, or (g) the Corporation or any Significant Subsidiary thereof, by any act or failure to act, expressly indicates its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any of the foregoing or takes any corporate or other action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing.

“ Business Day ” means any day except Saturday, Sunday, any day which is a federal legal holiday in the United States or any day on which banking institutions in the State of Georgia are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close.

“ Closing Bid Price ” means, for any security as of any date, the last closing bid price and last closing trade price, respectively, for such security on the Principal Trading Market, or, if the Principal Trading Market begins to operate on an extended hours basis and does not designate the closing bid price or the closing trade price (as the case may be) then the last bid price or last trade price, respectively, of such security prior to 4:00:00 p.m., New York time, or, if the Principal Trading Market is not the principal securities exchange or trading market for such security, the last closing bid price or last trade price, respectively, of such security on the principal securities exchange or trading market where such security is listed or traded, or if the foregoing do not apply, the last closing bid price or last trade price, respectively, of such security in the over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin board for such security, or, if no closing bid price or last trade price, respectively, is reported for such security, the average of the bid prices, or the ask prices, respectively, of any market makers for such security as reported by OTC Markets Group Inc. If the Closing Bid Price cannot be calculated for a security on a particular date on any of the foregoing bases, the Closing Bid Price of such security on such date shall be the fair market value as mutually determined by the parties. If the parties are unable to agree upon the fair market value of such security, then the Board of Directors of the Corporation shall use its good faith judgment to determine the fair market value. The Board of Directors’ determination shall be binding upon all parties absent demonstrable error. All such determinations shall be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination or other similar transaction during such period.

“ Commission ” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or the successor thereto.

“ Common Stock ” means (i) the Corporation’s shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share, and (ii) any capital stock into which such common stock shall have been changed or any share capital resulting from a reclassification of such common stock.

“ Common Stock Equivalents ” means any securities of the Corporation or the Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, rights, options, warrants or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.

“ Conversion Amount ” means the sum of the Stated Value at issue.

“ Conversion Price ” shall initially mean the conversion price of the Series C Preferred Stock at the time the Preferred Stock is first issued, subject to adjustment as provided herein.

“ Conversion Shares ” means, collectively, the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the shares of Preferred Stock in accordance with the terms hereof.

“ Eligible Market ” means any of the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: The NASDAQ Global Market, The NASDAQ Global Select Market, The NASDAQ Capital Market, the New York Stock Exchange, NYSE Arca, the NYSE MKT, the OTCQX Marketplace or the OTCQB Marketplace (or any successor to any of the foregoing).

“ Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

“ Junior Securities ” means the Common Stock and all other Common Stock Equivalents of the Corporation other than the Corporation’s Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, or the Series C Preferred Stock, each of which is  pari   passu  to the Preferred Stock, or those other securities which are explicitly senior or  pari   passu  to the Preferred Stock in dividend rights or liquidation preference.

“ Original Issue Date ” means, with respect to any shares of Preferred Stock, the date of the first issuance thereof regardless of the number of transfers thereof or the number of certificates which may be issued to evidence such Preferred Stock.

“ Person ” means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust, business trust, association, joint stock company, joint venture, sole proprietorship, unincorporated organization, governmental authority or any other form of entity not specifically listed herein.

“ Principal Trading Market ” means the Principal Trading Market on which the Common Stock is primarily listed and quoted for trading.

“ Purchase Agreement ” means that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated June 29, 2015, by and among the Company and the Purchasers identified therein.

“ Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

“ Series C Preferred Stock ” means the Corporation’s Series C Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share.

“ Subsidiary ” means, as of any date of determination, any Person in which the Corporation on such date directly or indirectly, (i) owns any of the outstanding capital stock or holds any equity or similar interest of such Person or (ii) controls or operates all or any part of the business, operations or administration of such Person.

“ Trading Day ” means a day on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted and traded on its Principal Trading Market, or, if the Common Stock is not listed or quoted on any Principal Trading Market, a Business Day.

“ Transfer Agent ” means Computershare Trust Company, N.A., the current transfer agent of the Corporation, with a mailing address of 250 Royall Street, Canton, Massachusetts 02021 and a facsimile number of (303) 262-0610, and any successor transfer agent of the Corporation.

“ Volume Failure ” means, with respect to a particular date of determination, that the aggregate dollar trading volume of the Common Stock on the Eligible Market on which the Common Stock is listed or designated for quotation as of such date of determination over the twenty (20) consecutive Trading Day period ending on the Trading Day immediately preceding such date of determination is less than $500,000.

Section 2.  Designation, Amount and Par Value . The series of preferred stock shall be designated as its Series C1 Convertible Preferred Stock (the “ Preferred Stock ”) and the number of shares so designated shall be up to 20,250 (which shall not be subject to increase without the written consent of all of the holders of the Preferred Stock (each, a “ Holder ” and collectively, the “ Holders ”)). Each share of Preferred Stock shall have a par value of $0.001 per share and a stated value equal to $1,000 (the “ Stated Value ”), subject to increase as set forth in Section 3.

Section 3.  Dividends .

(a) [Reserved]

(b) Holders shall be entitled to receive, and the Corporation shall pay, dividends on shares of Preferred Stock equal (on an as-if-converted-to-Common-Stock basis) to and in the same form as dividends (other than dividends in the form of Common Stock) actually paid on shares of the Common Stock when, as and if such dividends (other than dividends in the form of Common Stock) are paid on shares of the Common Stock. Other than as set forth in the previous sentence, no other dividends shall be paid on shares of Preferred Stock; and the Corporation shall pay no dividends (other than dividends in the form of Common Stock) on shares of the Common Stock unless it simultaneously complies with the previous sentence. At the election of the Holder, any unpaid dividends hereunder shall be accreted to, and shall increase, the outstanding Stated Value.

(c) [Reserved]

(d)  Other Securities . So long as any Preferred Stock shall remain outstanding, without the affirmative vote of the Holders of a majority of the then-outstanding shares of the Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall not redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire directly or indirectly more than a  de   minimis  amount of any Junior Securities, other than as to repurchases of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents from officers or directors for tax withholding purposes or related to their departure, provided that, while any of the Preferred Stock remains outstanding, such repurchases shall not exceed an aggregate of $100,000 for any fiscal year from all officers and directors.

(e) [Reserved]

(f)  Special Reserves . The Corporation acknowledges and agrees that the capital of the Corporation (as such term is used in Section 154 of the Delaware General Corporation Law) in respect of the Preferred Stock and any future issuances of the Corporation’s capital stock shall be equal to the aggregate par value of such Preferred Stock or capital stock, as the case may be, and that, on or after the date of the Purchase Agreement, it shall not increase the capital of the Corporation with respect to any shares of the Corporation’s capital stock issued and outstanding on such date. The Corporation also acknowledges and agrees that it shall not create any special reserves under Section 171 of the Delaware General Corporation Law without the prior written consent of each Holder.

Section 4.  Voting Rights . Except as otherwise provided herein or as otherwise required by law, the Preferred Stock shall have no voting rights. However, as long as any shares of Preferred Stock are outstanding, the Corporation shall not, without the affirmative vote of the Holders of a majority of the then outstanding shares of the Preferred Stock, (a) alter or change adversely the powers, preferences or rights given to the Preferred Stock or alter or amend this Certificate of Designation, (b) authorize or create any class of stock ranking as to dividends, redemption or distribution of assets upon a Liquidation (as defined in Section 5) senior to, or otherwise  pari   passu  with, the Preferred Stock, (c) amend its certificate of incorporation or other charter documents in any manner that adversely affects any rights of the Holders, (d) increase the number of authorized shares of Preferred Stock, or (e) enter into any agreement with respect to any of the foregoing.

Section 5.  Liquidation . Upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary (a “ Liquidation ”), the Holders shall be entitled to receive out of the assets, whether capital or surplus, of the Corporation an amount equal to the Stated Value, plus any other fees, liquidated damages or dividends then due and owing thereon under this Certificate of Designation, for each share of Preferred Stock before any distribution or payment shall be made to the holders of any Junior Securities, and if the assets of the Corporation shall be insufficient to pay in full such amounts, then the entire assets to be distributed among the Holders ratably in accordance with the respective amounts that would be payable on such shares if all amounts payable thereon were paid in full. A Bankruptcy Event shall be deemed a Liquidation. The Corporation shall mail written notice of any such Liquidation, not less than forty-five (45) days prior to the payment date stated therein, to each Holder.

Section 6.  Conversion .

(a)  Conversions at Option of Holder . Each share of Preferred Stock shall be convertible, at any time and from time to time from and after the Original Issue Date at the option of the Holder thereof, into that number of shares of Common Stock (subject to the limitations set forth in Section 6(c)) determined by dividing the Stated Value of such share of Preferred Stock by the Conversion Price. Holders shall effect conversions by providing the Corporation with the form of conversion notice attached hereto as  Annex A  (each, a “ Notice of Conversion ”). Each Notice of Conversion shall specify the number of shares of Preferred Stock to be converted, the number of shares of Preferred Stock owned prior to the conversion at issue, the number of shares of Preferred Stock owned subsequent to the conversion at issue and the date on which such conversion is to be effected, which date may not be prior to the date the applicable Holder delivers by facsimile such Notice of Conversion to the Corporation (such date, the “ Conversion Date ”). If no Conversion Date is specified in a Notice of Conversion, the Conversion Date shall be the date that such Notice of Conversion to the Corporation is deemed delivered hereunder. No ink-original Notice of Conversion shall be required, nor shall any medallion guarantee (or other type of guarantee or notarization) of any Notice of Conversion form be required. The calculations and entries set forth in the Notice of Conversion shall control in the absence of manifest or mathematical error. To effect conversions of shares of Preferred Stock, a Holder shall not be required to surrender the certificate(s) representing the shares of Preferred Stock to the Corporation unless all of the shares of Preferred Stock represented thereby are so converted, in which case such Holder shall deliver the certificate representing such shares of Preferred Stock promptly following the Conversion Date at issue. Shares of Preferred Stock converted into Common Stock in accordance with the terms hereof shall be canceled and shall not be reissued.

(b)  Mechanics of Conversion

(i)  Delivery of Conversion Shares Upon Conversion . Not later than three (3) Trading Days after each Conversion Date (the “ Share Delivery Date ”), the Corporation shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the converting Holder (A) a certificate or certificates (which, to the extent permitted by Section 4.1(c) of the Purchase Agreement, shall be free of restrictive legends and trading restrictions) representing the number of Conversion Shares being acquired upon the conversion of the Preferred Stock and (B) a bank check in the amount of accrued and unpaid dividends, if the Corporation has elected or is required to pay accrued dividends in cash. The Corporation shall use its best efforts to deliver the Conversion Shares electronically through the Depository Trust Company or another established clearing corporation performing similar functions.

(ii)  Share Delivery Failure . If the Corporation shall fail, for any reason or for no reason, to issue and deliver to the Holder on the Share Delivery Date, in accordance with this Section 6, all Conversion Shares to which the Holder is entitled (a “ Conversion Failure ”), and if on or after such Share Delivery Date but before the Corporation issues and delivers to the Holder such Conversion Shares the Holder purchases (in an open market transaction or otherwise) shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion that the Holder anticipated receiving from the Corporation, then, in addition to all other remedies available to the Holder, the Corporation shall, within three (3) Business Days after the Holder’s request and in the Holder’s sole discretion, either (i) pay cash to the Holder in an amount equal to the Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions and other reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased (including, without limitation, by any other Person in respect, or on behalf, of the Holder) (the “ Buy-In Price ”), at which point the Corporation’s obligation to issue and deliver such shares of Common Stock shall terminate, the Conversion Failure shall be deemed cured, and the Stated Value shall be adjusted as though the Corporation had honored its obligation to issue and deliver to the Holder such Conversion Shares, or (ii) promptly honor its obligation to issue and deliver to the Holder such Conversion Shares, in accordance with this Section 6, and pay cash to the Holder in an amount equal to the excess (if any) of the Buy-In Price over the product of (A) the number of Conversion Shares that the Corporation failed to issue and deliver multiplied by (B) the Closing Bid Price on the applicable Share Delivery Date, at which point the Conversion Failure shall be deemed cured and the outstanding Stated Value shall be adjusted to reflect that the Corporation honored its obligation to issue and deliver to the Holder such Conversion Shares. Furthermore, upon any Conversion Failure, the Corporation shall pay to the Holder, in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each one thousand dollars ($1,000) of Stated Value of Preferred Stock being converted, ten dollars ($10) per Trading Day (increasing to twenty dollars ($20) per Trading Day on the fifth (5th) Trading Day after such liquidated damages begin to accrue) for each Trading Day after such Share Delivery Date until such Conversion Shares are issued and delivered in accordance with this Section 6 (or the obligation to issue and deliver such shares is terminated in accordance with the foregoing sentence). Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue actual damages for the Corporation’s failure to deliver Conversion Shares by the applicable Share Delivery Date and the Holder shall have the right to pursue all remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief. The exercise of any such rights shall not prohibit the Holder from seeking to enforce damages pursuant to any other Section hereof or under applicable law.

(iii)  Reservation of Shares Issuable Upon Conversion . The Corporation covenants that it will at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock for the sole purpose of issuance upon conversion of the Preferred Stock and payment of dividends on the Preferred Stock, each as herein provided, free from preemptive rights or any other actual contingent purchase rights of Persons other than the Holder (and the other holders of the Preferred Stock), not less than such aggregate number of shares of the Common Stock as shall (subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Purchase Agreement) be issuable (taking into account the adjustments and restrictions of Section 7) upon the conversion of the then outstanding shares of Preferred Stock and payment of dividends hereunder. The Corporation covenants that all shares of Common Stock that shall be so issuable shall, upon issue, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

(iv)  Fractional Shares . No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the conversion of the Preferred Stock, and instead the number of shares issued shall be rounded down to the next whole share. As to any fraction of a share which the Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such conversion, the Corporation shall pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Conversion Price.

(v)  Transfer Taxes and Expenses . The issuance of Conversion Shares on conversion of this Preferred Stock shall be made without charge to any Holder for any documentary stamp or similar taxes that may be payable in respect of the issue or delivery of such Conversion Shares, provided that the Corporation shall not be required to pay any tax that may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance and delivery of any such Conversion Shares upon conversion in a name other than that of the Holders of such shares of Preferred Stock and the Corporation shall not be required to issue or deliver such Conversion Shares unless or until the Person or Persons requesting the issuance thereof shall have paid to the Corporation the amount of such tax or shall have established to the satisfaction of the Corporation that such tax has been paid. The Corporation shall pay all Transfer Agent fees required for same-day processing of any Notice of Conversion.

(c)  Beneficial Ownership Limitation . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained elsewhere herein, the number of Conversion Shares that may be acquired by a Holder upon any conversion of this Preferred Stock (or otherwise in respect hereof) shall be limited to the extent necessary to ensure that, following such conversion (or other issuance), the total number of shares of Common Stock then beneficially owned by the Holder and its Affiliates and any other Persons whose beneficial ownership of Common Stock would be aggregated with the Holder’s for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, does not exceed 4.999% of the total number of then issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock (including for such purpose the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion), it being acknowledged by the Holder that the Corporation is not representing to such Holder that such calculation is in compliance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and such Holder is solely responsible for any schedules required to be filed in accordance therewith. To the extent that the limitation contained in this Section 6(c) applies, the determination of whether this Preferred Stock is convertible (in relation to other securities owned by such Holder) and of which portion of this Preferred Stock is convertible shall be in the sole discretion of the Holder, and the Corporation shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination. In addition, a determination as to any group status as contemplated above shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. For purposes of this Section 6(c), in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, the Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (x) the Corporation’s most recent Form 10-Q or Form 10-K, as the case may be, (y) a more recent public announcement by the Corporation or (z) any other notice by the Corporation or the Transfer Agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. Upon the written request of the Holder, the Corporation shall within three (3) Trading Days confirm orally and in writing to such Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. This provision shall not restrict the number of shares of Common Stock which a Holder may receive or beneficially own in order to determine the amount of securities or other consideration that such Holder may receive in the event of a Fundamental Transaction as contemplated in Section 8. By written notice to the Corporation, which will not be effective until the sixty-first (61st) day after such notice is delivered to the Corporation, a Holder may waive the provisions of this Section 6(c) (but such waiver will not affect any other Holder) to change the beneficial ownership limitation to 9.999% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon conversion of this Preferred Stock, and the provisions of this Section 6(c) shall continue to apply. Upon such a change by a Holder of the beneficial ownership limitation from such 4.999% limitation to such 9.999% limitation, the beneficial ownership limitation may not be further waived by such Holder. This Section 6(c) shall not apply to any Holder who, immediately prior to becoming the beneficial owner of shares of Preferred Stock, beneficially held more than 4.99% of the Common Stock.

(d) [Reserved]

Section 7.  Certain Adjustments .

(a)  Stock Dividends and Stock Splits . If the Corporation, at any time while this Preferred Stock is outstanding: (i) pays a stock dividend or otherwise makes a distribution or distributions payable in shares of Common Stock on shares of Common Stock or any other Common Stock Equivalents (other than Common Stock issued as dividends on or upon the conversion of this Preferred Stock), (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (iii) combines (including by way of a reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, or (iv) issues, in the event of a reclassification of shares of the Common Stock, any shares of capital stock of the Corporation, then the Conversion Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding any treasury shares of the Corporation) outstanding immediately before such event, and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 7(a) shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or re-classification.

(b)  Subsequent Equity Sales .

(i) For so long as any Preferred Stock is outstanding, if the Corporation shall issue or sell any shares of Common Stock (as actually issued or, pursuant to paragraph (ii) below, deemed to be issued), without the consent of the holders of at least a majority in interest of the Preferred Stock then outstanding, for a consideration per share less than the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such issue or sale, then immediately upon such issue or sale the Conversion Price shall automatically be adjusted to a price equal to the price paid per share in such sale or issue.

(ii) For the purposes of the paragraph (i) above, none of the following issuances (each, an “ Exempt Issuance ”) shall be considered the issuance or sale of Common Stock:

(A) the issuance of Common Stock upon the conversion of, or dividends or distributions on, any Common Stock Equivalents outstanding as of the date of the Purchase Agreement, provided that such Common Stock Equivalents have not been amended since the date of the Purchase Agreement to increase the number of underlying securities or to decrease the exercise price, exchange price or conversion price of such securities (other than automatically pursuant to their terms);

(B) the issuance of shares of Common Stock (or Common Stock Equivalents to employees or directors of, or consultants to, the Corporation upon approval by the Corporation’s Board of Directors or under a stock plan approved by the Corporation’s Board of Directors (not including the reissuance of shares repurchased by the Corporation from employees of the Corporation);

(C) the issuance of the Preferred Stock or Warrants (as defined by the Purchase Agreement) pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, and the issuance of any Securities (as defined by the Purchase Agreement) upon conversion or exercise of any Preferred Stock or Warrants, as applicable;

(D) the issuance of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents to any existing holder of the Corporation’s securities as of the date of the Purchase Agreement that do not exceed $150,000 of Common Stock in the aggregate, which issuances are for the purpose of obtaining benefits and/or waivers from such holder and not for financing purposes;

(E) the issuance of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents in full or partial consideration in connection with a bona fide strategic merger, acquisition, consolidation or purchase of all or substantially all of the securities or assets of a corporation or other entity, so long as such issuance is not for the primary purpose of raising capital by the Corporation;

(F) the issuance of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents in connection with a bona fide strategic license agreement, sponsored research agreement, collaboration agreement, development agreement, OEM agreement, marketing or distribution agreement, or other bona fide partnering arrangement, so long as such issuance is not for the primary purpose of raising capital by the Corporation;

(G) the issuance of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents to a bank or other financial institution pursuant to a bona fide commercial debt financing or to equipment lessor pursuant to a bona fide equipment leasing agreement; and

(H) the issuance of Common Stock upon a stock split, stock dividend or subdivision of the Common Stock.

(iii) For the purposes of paragraph (i) above, the following subparagraphs (A) to (C), inclusive, shall also be applicable:

(A) In case at any time the Corporation shall grant any rights to subscribe for, or any rights or options to purchase, Common Stock Equivalents, whether or not such rights or options or the right to convert or exchange any such Common Stock Equivalents are immediately exercisable, and the price per share for which Common Stock is issuable upon the exercise of such rights or options or upon conversion or exchange of such Common Stock Equivalents (determined by dividing (x) the total amount, if any, received or receivable by the Corporation as consideration for the granting of such rights or options, plus the minimum aggregate amount of additional consideration payable to the Corporation upon the exercise of such rights or options, plus, in the case of any such rights or options which relate to such Common Stock Equivalents, the minimum aggregate amount of additional consideration, if any, payable upon the issue or sale of such Common Stock Equivalents and upon the conversion or exchange thereof, by (y) the total maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of such rights or options or upon the conversion or exchange of all such Common Stock Equivalents issuable upon the exercise of such rights or options) shall be less than the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to the time of the granting of such rights or options, then the total maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of such rights or options or upon conversion or exchange of the total maximum amount of such Common Stock Equivalents issuable upon the exercise of such rights or options shall (as of the date of granting of such rights or options) be deemed to be outstanding and to have been issued for such price per share.

(B) In case at any time the Corporation shall issue or sell any Common Stock Equivalents, whether or not the rights to exchange or convert thereunder are immediately exercisable, and the price per share for which Common Stock is issuable upon such conversion or exchange (determined by dividing (x) the total amount received or receivable by the Corporation as consideration for the issue or sale of such Common Stock Equivalents, plus the minimum aggregate amount of additional consideration, if any, payable to the Corporation upon the conversion or exchange thereof, by (y) the total maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion or exchange of all such Common Stock Equivalents) shall be less than the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to the time of such issue or sale, then the total maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion or exchange of such Common Stock Equivalents shall (as of the date of the issue or sale of such Common Stock Equivalents) be deemed to be outstanding and to have been issued for such price per share, provided that if any such issue or sale of such Common Stock Equivalents is made upon exercise of any rights to subscribe for or to purchase or any option to purchase any such Common Stock Equivalents for which adjustments of the conversion price have been or are to be made pursuant to other provisions of this Section 7(b), no further adjustment of the conversion price shall be made by reason of such issue or sale.

(C) In case at any time any shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents or any rights or options to purchase any such Common Stock, or Common Stock Equivalents shall be issued or sold for cash, the consideration received therefor shall be deemed to be the amount received by the Corporation therefor. In case any shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents or any rights or options to purchase any such Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents shall be issued or sold for a consideration other than cash, the amount of the consideration other than cash received by the Corporation shall be deemed to be the fair value of such consideration as determined by the Corporation’s Board of Directors.

(c)  Subsequent Rights Offerings . In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 7(a) above, if at any time the Corporation grants, issues or sells any Common Stock Equivalents or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of any class of shares of Common Stock (the “ Purchase Rights ”), then the Holder of will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder could have acquired if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete conversion of such Holder’s Preferred Stock (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights (provided, however, to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Purchase Right would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Purchase Right to such extent (or beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock as a result of such Purchase Right to such extent) and such Purchase Right to such extent shall be held in abeyance for the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation).

(d)  Pro Rata Distributions . During such time as this Preferred Stock is outstanding, if the Corporation shall declare or make any dividend or other distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of shares of Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including, without limitation, any distribution of cash, stock or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, scheme of arrangement or other similar transaction) (a “ Distribution ”), at any time after the issuance of this Preferred Stock, then, in each such case, the Holder shall be entitled to participate in such Distribution to the same extent that the Holder would have participated therein if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete conversion of this Preferred Stock (without regard to any limitations on conversion hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date of which a record is taken for such Distribution, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the participation in such Distribution ( provided ,  however , to the extent that the Holder's right to participate in any such Distribution would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Distribution to such extent (or in the beneficial ownership of any shares of Common Stock as a result of such Distribution to such extent) and the portion of such Distribution shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation).

(e)  Fundamental Transaction . If, at any time while this Preferred Stock is outstanding (i) the Corporation effects any merger or consolidation of the Corporation with or into another Person, in which the Corporation is not the survivor or the stockholders of the Corporation immediately prior to such merger or consolidation do not own, directly or indirectly, at least 50% of the voting securities of the surviving entity, (ii) the Corporation effects any sale of all or substantially all of its assets or a majority of its Common Stock is acquired by a third party, in each case, in one or a series of related transactions, (iii) any tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Corporation or another Person) is completed pursuant to which all or substantially all of the holders of Common Stock are permitted to tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property, or (iv) the Corporation effects any reclassification of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property (other than as a result of a subdivision or combination of shares of Common Stock covered by Section 7(a) above) (in any such case, a “ Fundamental Transaction ”), then, subject to Section 6(c) (including with respect to the beneficial ownership of securities of any successor to the Corporation, surviving entity or the corporation purchasing or otherwise acquiring such assets or other appropriate corporation or Person (the “ Successor Entity ”) as a result of the Fundamental Transaction) the Holder shall receive, upon consummation of the Fundamental Transaction, the same amount and kind of securities, cash or property as it would have been entitled to receive upon the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction if it had been, immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction, the holder of the number of shares of Common Stock then issuable upon conversion in full of this Preferred Stock without regard to any limitations on conversion contained herein (the “ Alternate Consideration ”), and the Holder shall promptly thereafter return the certificate for such Holder’s Preferred Stock to the Corporation (or Successor Entity) for cancelation. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any conversion of this Preferred Stock in connection with such Fundamental Transaction. The Corporation shall not effect any such Fundamental Transaction unless prior to or simultaneously with the consummation thereof, the Successor Entity shall assume the obligation to deliver to the Holder, such Alternate Consideration as, in accordance with the foregoing provisions, the Holder may be entitled to receive, and the other obligations under this Preferred Stock. To the extent Section 6(c) would otherwise limit the amount of Alternate Consideration payable to the Holder under this Section 8(a), the Corporation (or Successor Entity, as applicable) shall pay to the Holder the cash equivalent of the fair market value of such Alternate Consideration, but only to the extent of such limitation under Section 6(c). Upon the occurrence of any such Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such Fundamental Transaction, the provisions of this Certificate of Designation referring to the “Corporation” shall refer instead to the Successor Entity), and may exercise every right and power of the Corporation and shall assume all of the obligations of the Corporation under this Certificate of Designation with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Corporation herein.

(f)  Calculations . All calculations under this Section 7 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. For purposes of this Section 7, the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding any treasury shares of the Corporation) issued and outstanding.

(g)  Notice to the Holders .

(i)  Adjustment to Conversion Price . Whenever the Conversion Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section 7 or pursuant to the definition of “Conversion Price” contained in Section 1, the Corporation shall, as promptly as practicable but in no event later than five (5) calendar days following such adjustment, deliver to each Holder a notice setting forth the Conversion Price after such adjustment and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment.

(ii)  Notice to Allow Conversion by Holder . If (A) the Corporation shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form) on the Common Stock, (B) the Corporation shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock, (C) the Corporation shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock of rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or of any rights, (D) the approval of any stockholders of the Corporation shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the Common Stock, any consolidation or merger to which the Corporation is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation, or any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common Stock is converted into other securities, cash or property or (E) the Corporation shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Corporation, then, in each case, the Corporation shall cause to be filed at each office or agency maintained for the purpose of conversion of this Preferred Stock, and shall cause to be delivered to each Holder at its last address as it shall appear upon the stock books of the Corporation, at least twenty (20) calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of the Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange, provided that the failure to deliver such notice or any defect therein or in the delivery thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified in such notice. To the extent that any notice provided hereunder constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Corporation or any of the Subsidiaries, the Corporation shall simultaneously file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K. The Holder shall remain entitled to convert the Conversion Amount of this Preferred Stock (or any part hereof) during the 20-day period commencing on the date of such notice through the effective date of the event triggering such notice except as may otherwise be expressly set forth herein.

Section 8. Miscellaneous.

(a)  Notices . Whenever notice is required to be given hereunder, unless otherwise provided herein, such notice shall be given in accordance with Section 6.3 of the Purchase Agreement.

(b)  Absolute Obligation . Except as expressly provided herein, no provision of this Certificate of Designation shall alter or impair the obligation of the Corporation, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay liquidated damages and any accrued dividends on the shares of Preferred Stock at the time, place, and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed.

(c)  Lost or Mutilated Preferred Stock Certificate . If a Holder’s Preferred Stock certificate shall be mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Corporation shall execute and deliver, in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation of a mutilated certificate, or in lieu of or in substitution for a lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, a new certificate for the shares of Preferred Stock so mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, but only upon receipt of evidence of such loss, theft or destruction of such certificate, and of the ownership hereof reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation.

(d)  Waiver . Any waiver by the Corporation or a Holder of a breach of any provision of this Certificate of Designation shall not operate as or be construed to be a waiver of any other breach of such provision or of any breach of any other provision of this Certificate of Designation or a waiver by any other Holders. The failure of the Corporation or a Holder to insist upon strict adherence to any term of this Certificate of Designation on one or more occasions shall not be considered a waiver or deprive that party (or any other Holder) of the right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Certificate of Designation on any other occasion. Any waiver by the Corporation or a Holder must be in writing.

(e)  Severability . If any provision of this Certificate of Designation is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the balance of this Certificate of Designation shall remain in effect, and if any provision is inapplicable to any Person or circumstance, it shall nevertheless remain applicable to all other Persons and circumstances. If it shall be found that any interest or other amount deemed interest due hereunder violates the applicable law governing usury, the applicable rate of interest due hereunder shall automatically be lowered to equal the maximum rate of interest permitted under applicable law.

(f)  Next Business Day . Whenever any payment or other obligation hereunder shall be due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day.

(g)  Headings . The headings contained herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Certificate of Designation and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.

(h)  Status of Converted or Redeemed Preferred Stock . Shares of Preferred Stock may only be issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. If any shares of Preferred Stock shall be converted, redeemed or reacquired by the Corporation, such shares shall resume the status of authorized but unissued shares of preferred stock and shall no longer be designated as Series C1 Convertible Preferred Stock.

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ANNEX A

NOTICE OF CONVERSION

(To be Executed by the Registered Holder in order to Convert Shares of Preferred Stock)

The undersigned hereby elects to convert the number of shares of Series C1 Convertible Preferred Stock indicated below into shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “ Common Stock ”), of Guided Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Corporation ”), according to the conditions hereof, as of the date written below. If shares of Common Stock are to be issued in the name of a Person other than the undersigned, the undersigned will pay all transfer taxes payable with respect thereto and is delivering herewith such certificates and opinions as may be required by the Corporation in accordance with the Purchase Agreement. No fee will be charged to the Holders for any conversion, except for any such transfer taxes.

Conversion calculations: