UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

SCHEDULE 14C

(Rule 14c-101)

 

INFORMATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(c) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

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LONGFIN CORP.

(Name of Company as Specified In Its Charter)

 

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LONGFIN CORP.

16-017, 85 BROAD STREET,

NEW YORK, NY 10004

 

THIS INFORMATION STATEMENT IS BEING PROVIDED
TO YOU BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
LONGFIN CORP.

 

THE COMPANY IS NOT ASKING YOU FOR A PROXY
AND YOU ARE REQUESTED NOT TO
SEND A PROXY TO THE COMPANY

 

Dear Stockholders:

 

This Information Statement is being mailed or furnished to the stockholders of Longfin Corp., a Delaware corporation (“we,” “us” or the “Company”), in connection with the authorization by unanimous written consent of the corporate actions described below by the Company’s Board of Directors on January 22, 2017 and the subsequent approval of such corporate action by the written consent, dated February 12, 2018, of those stockholders of the Company entitled to vote 37,500,000 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, par value $0.00001 per share (the “Class A Stock”) and 30,000,000 shares of the Company’s Class B common stock, par value $0.00001 per share (the “Class B Stock” and collectively with the Class A Common Stock, the “Common Stock”) representing (i) 100% of the votes entitled to be cast by the holders of the Class B Stock, (ii) approximately 85% of the votes entitled to be cast by the holders of the Class A Stock and (iii) approximately 91% of the votes entitled to be cast by the holders of the Class A Stock and Class B Stock voting as a single class regarding the matters approved thereby. Accordingly, all necessary corporate approvals required pursuant to the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”) and the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation (the “COI”) in connection with the matters referred to herein have been obtained. This Information Statement is furnished solely for the purpose of informing the stockholders of the Company, in the manner required under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), of this corporate action before it takes effect.

 

You are encouraged to carefully read the Information Statement, including the appendix and related exhibits, for further information regarding these actions. In accordance with Rule 14c-2, the approval of the action described herein will be deemed effective at a date that is 20 days after the date the Definitive Information Statement has been mailed or furnished to our stockholders. The Definitive Information Statement is first being mailed or furnished to stockholders on or about February 28, 2018.

 

THIS IS NOT A NOTICE OF A MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS AND NO STOCKHOLDERS’ MEETING WILL BE HELD TO CONSIDER THE MATTERS DESCRIBED HEREIN. The Information Statement is being furnished to you solely for the purpose of informing stockholders of the matters described herein in compliance with Regulation 14C of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

 

By Order of the Board of Directors

 

February 28, 2018

 

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INFORMATION STATEMENT

 

OF

LONGFIN CORP.

16-017, 85 BROAD STREET,

NEW YORK, NY 10004

 

ACTIONS BY BOARD OF
DIRECTORS
AND
CONSENTING STOCKHOLDERS

 

The following corporate actions were unanimously authorized and approved by the written consent of the Board of Directors of the Company dated January 22, 2018 and the holder of shares of Class A Stock and Class B Stock, which collectively is entitled to vote approximately 91% of the Company’s outstanding voting stock on February 12, 2018, a copy of which is attached as APPENDIX A.

 

1. To the extent required by NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635(d), to approve the issuance of shares of Class A Stock of the Company upon conversion or exercise or otherwise pursuant to the terms of the Senior Secured Convertible Notes and the Warrant to Purchase Common Stock issued to an institutional investor and the placement agent on February 13, 2018 (the “Note Financing Action”);

 

The reasons for, and general effect of, the Note Financing Action is described in “ACTION 1 - TO THE EXTENT REQUIRED BY NASDAQ LISTING RULE 5635(D), TO APPROVE THE ISSUANCE OF SHARES OF CLASS A COMMON STOCK OF THE COMPANY UPON CONVERSION OR EXERCISE OR OTHERWISE PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE SENIOR CONVERTIBLE NOTES AND THE WARRANTS TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK ISSUED TO AN INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR AND PLACEMENT AGENT ON FEBRUARY 13, 2018,” below.

 

2. An amendment and restatement of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation (the “COI Action”) to:

 

(i) increase the total number of authorized shares of capital stock of the Company from 200,000,000 to 300,000,000 shares of common stock (the “Common Stock”), all of which shall have $0.00001 par value (the “Capital Increase Amendment”) and which shall be divided into three classes comprised of 200,000,000 shares of Class A Stock, 75,000,000 shares of Class B Stock and 25,000,000 shares of Class C Common Stock;

 

(ii) include convertibility provisions for any outstanding shares of the Class B Stock to be freely convertible by the holder thereof into shares of Class A Stock on a 1-to-1 basis; and

 

(iii) add customary indemnification and elimination of personal liability provisions for the Company’s directors, officers and certain other parties for whom such indemnification and elimination of personal liability is typically provided for by corporations organized under the DGCL and consistent with the provisions of the Company’s current by-laws.

 

The reasons for, and general effect of, the COI Action is described in “ACTION 2 - TO APPROVE THE AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT OF THE COMPANY’S CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION,” below.

 

3. The adoption of amended and restated by-laws of the Company (the “By-laws Action”).

 

The reasons for, and general effect of, the By-laws Action is described in “ACTION 3 - TO APPROVE THE AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT OF THE COMPANY’S CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION,” below.

 

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4. The adoption of the Longfin 2018 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan (the “2018 Plan” and such action, the “Incentive Plan Action”).

 

The reasons for, and general effect of, the Incentive Plan Action is described in “ACTION 4 - TO APPROVE THE ADOPTION OF THE COMPANY’S 2018 OMNIBUS EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN,” below.

 

The Board of Directors of the Company knows of no other matters other than that described in this Information Statement which have been recently approved or considered by the holders of the Company’s Class A Stock and the holders of the Company’s Class B Stock.

 

GENERAL

 

This Information Statement is first being mailed or furnished to stockholders on or about February 28, 2018, and the approvals described herein will not become effective until at least 20 calendar days thereafter. The Company will pay all costs associated with the distribution of this Information Statement, including the costs of printing and mailing. The Company will reimburse brokerage firms and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries for reasonable expenses incurred by them in sending this Information Statement to the beneficial owners of the Class A Common Stock.

 

The Company will only deliver one Information Statement to multiple security holders sharing an address unless the Company has received contrary instructions from one or more of the security holders. Upon written or oral request, the Company will promptly deliver a separate copy of this Information Statement and any future annual reports and information statements to any security holder at a shared address to which a single copy of this Information Statement was delivered, or deliver a single copy of this Information Statement and any future annual reports and information statements to any security holder or holders sharing an address to which multiple copies are now delivered. You should direct any such requests to the Company’s Chief Financial Officer at the address of the Company’s principal executive offices located at 16-017, 85 Broad Street, New York, NY 10004; Telephone No. (917) 893-0995.

 

Outstanding Shares and Voting Rights

 

As of February 28, 2018, the Company had 76,540,989 shares of its Common Stock issued and outstanding. Each share of the Company’s Common Stock entitles its holder to one vote on any matter submitted to the stockholders. The Company’s Chairman, Venkata S. Meenavalli, has voted all of his 12,150,000 shares of Class A Stock and 30,000,000 shares of Class B Common Stock and all 27,500,000 shares of Class A Stock held by Stampede Capital Limited in favor of approval of the Note Financing Action, the COI Action, the By-laws Action and the Incentive Plan Action by written consent. No other consents are being solicited in connection with this Information Statement. No consideration was paid for Mr. Meenavalli’s or Stampede’s written consent.

 

Under the DGCL, unless otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation, any action that can be taken at a meeting of stockholders can be taken without a meeting if written consent to the action is signed by the holders of outstanding stock having the minimum number of votes necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting of the stockholders. The Company’s current bylaws require the affirmative vote of the majority of shares entitled to vote on the matter.

 

Interests of Certain Persons in Matters to Be Acted Upon

 

None of our officers and directors, nor any of their associates, has any interest in the actions approved by our stockholders and described in this Information Statement except in their capacity as holders of our Common Stock (which interest does not differ from that of the other holders of our Common Stock), except that (i) pursuant to the Voting and Lockup Agreement (as defined below) Mr. Meenavalli and Stampede have each agreed not to transfer any shares of Common Stock for the period and under the terms described therein, (ii) Mr. Meenavalli may be entitled to receive equity grants and other awards pursuant to the 2018 Plan should the Compensation Committee of the Company and plan administrator deem appropriate, and (iii) pursuant to the COI Amendment, Mr. Meenavalli will be able to be convert his current shares of Class B Stock into the listed Class A Stock on simpler terms than previously was the case.

 

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Notice Pursuant to Section 228 of the DGCL

 

Pursuant to Section 228 of the DGCL, we are required to provide notice of taking a corporate action by written consent to the Company’s stockholders who have not consented in writing to such action. This Information Statement serves as the notice required by Section 228.

 

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL
OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

 

The Company has two classes of common stock outstanding, its Class A Stock and its Class B Stock. The holders of the Company’s Common Stock are entitled to one vote per share of Common Stock held on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders. As holders of Class A Stock, Class B Stock and Class C common stock, par value $0.00001 per share, of which no shares are issued or outstanding, have identical rights in all respects in view of the provisions of our current COI — including voting rights, rights to dividends, rights to any payments in dissolution and otherwise under the DGCL (except such as provided in the DGCL for changes affecting only such class) — the table below reflects beneficial ownership of all outstanding shares of Common Stock as a single class.

 

The table below sets forth the number and percentage of shares of our Common Stock owned as of February __, 2018, by the following persons: (i) stockholders known to us who own 5% or more of our outstanding shares of Common Stock, (ii) each of our directors and named officers, and (iii) our directors and named officers as a group. As of February 28, 2018, there were 76,540,989 shares of our Common Stock outstanding.

 

Except as otherwise set forth below, the address of each of the persons listed below is Longfin Corp., 16-017 85 Broad Street, New York, NY 10004. Unless otherwise indicated, the common stock beneficially owned by a holder includes shares owned by a spouse, minor children and relatives sharing the same home, as well as entities owned or controlled by the named person, and also includes securities convertible or exchangeable for shares of our common stock or options to purchase shares of our common stock exercisable granted under our incentive stock plans, within 60 days of February 28, 2018.

 

Name of Beneficial Owner   Shares of Common Stock (1)     Percent (1)  
             
Stampede Capital Limited (2)     27,500,000       27.6 %
Venkata Meenavalli (3)     42,150,000 (5)     55.1 %
Yogesh Patel            
LingaMurthy Gaddi     50,100       *  
Vivek Kumar     50,100       *  
Ghanshyam Dass            
David Nichols            
John Parker            
Henry Wang            
All officers and directors as a group (8 persons)     42,250,200       55.2 %  

 

1 Based upon 76,540,989 shares of our common stock outstanding on February 28, 2018 and, with respect to each individual holder, rights to acquire our Common Stock exercisable within 60 days of February 28, 2018.
   
2 The address for Stampede Capital Limited is A-Z Elite, 1 st Floor Madhapur Plot No. 197, Guttala Begumpet Village, Hyderabad, India 500081.
   
3 Does not include 27,500,000 shares of Common Stock held by Stampede Capital Limited, a publicly listed company in India. Mr. Meenavalli owns approximately 1% of the outstanding voting shares of Stampede Capital Limited, accordingly he may be deemed to beneficially own an additional 275,000 shares of Common Stock, which beneficial ownership Mr. Meenavalli has disclaimed.

 

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NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS OF ACTION
APPROVED BY CONSENTING STOCKHOLDERS

 

The following actions have been approved by the written consent of the holders of Common Stock, whose vote collectively represents (i) 100% of the votes entitled to be cast by the holders of the Class B Stock, (ii) approximately 85% of the votes entitled to be cast by the holders of the Class A Stock and (iii) approximately 91% of the votes entitled to be cast by the holders of the Class A Stock and Class B Stock voting as a single class regarding the matters approved thereby.

 

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ACTION 1 -TO THE EXTENT REQUIRED BY NASDAQ LISTING RULE 5635(D), TO APPROVE THE ISSUANCE OF SHARES OF CLASS A COMMON STOCK OF THE COMPANY UPON CONVERSION OR EXERCISE OR OTHERWISE PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE SENIOR CONVERTIBLE NOTES AND THE WARRANTS TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK ISSUED TO AN INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR AND PLACEMENT AGENT ON FEBRUARY 13, 2018 (the Note Financing Action)

 

Capitalized terms not defined in the discussions titled “Why we are seeking stockholder approval.” and “Effect of approval of the Note Financing Action on our stockholders.” may be found in the discussion titled “Information about the Note Financing.”

 

Why we are seeking stockholder approval.

 

On January 22, 2018, pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement (“SPA”) entered into with an institutional investor (the “Investor”), the Company agreed to sell and issue (1) (i) Senior Convertible Notes to the Investor in the aggregate principal amount of $52,700,000 (each, a “Note” and collectively, the “Notes”), consisting of a Series A Note in the principal amount of $ 10,095,941.18, and (ii) a Series B Note in the principal amount of $ 42,604,058.82, and (2) a warrants to purchase 751,894 shares of Longfin Class A Common Stock, exercisable for a period of five years at an exercise price of $38.5493 per share (the “Investor Warrant”), for consideration consisting of (i) a cash payment of $5,000,000, and (ii) a secured promissory note payable by the Investor to Longfin (the “Investor Note”) in the principal amount of $42,604,058.82 (the “Investor Note Principal”) (collectively, the “Financing”). On February 12, 2018, we entered into Amendment No. 1 to the SPA to implement a Floor Price (as defined below) limitation on the conversion price applicable to the Notes.

 

On February 13, 2018 (the “Closing Date”), pursuant to the SPA, the Company completed the sale and issuance of the Notes, the Investor Warrant and the Placement Agent Warrant described below. The maturity date of the Notes is August 13, 2019 and the Investor Note the thirtieth anniversary thereof.

 

Our common stock is listed for trading on The NASDAQ Capital Market. NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635(d), referred to herein as the “NASDAQ 20% Rule,” requires a company with securities listed on The NASDAQ Capital Market to obtain stockholder approval if the sale, issuance or potential issuance by the company of common stock (or securities convertible into or exercisable for common stock), for less than the greater of book or market value equals 20% or more of the common stock or 20% or more of the voting power outstanding before the issuance. The threshold of the NASDAQ 20% Rule is determined based on the number of shares of all classes of Common Stock outstanding immediately before the issuance. On January 22, 2018, the day we and the Investor entered into the SPA, we had 76,540,989 shares of Common Stock outstanding. Without stockholder approval, we are limited to issuing to the Investor an aggregate of 14,800,794 shares of our Class A Stock, which represents 19.99% of the number of shares of Common Stock we had outstanding on January 22, 2018, and is not sufficient to satisfy in full the number of shares of common stock potentially required to be issued under the Notes, the Investor Warrant and the Placement Agent Warrant described below (collectively, the “Warrants”) in view of the anti-dilution provisions contained in such securities.

 

To the extent required by NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635(d), we have received stockholder approval of the issuance of shares of common stock of the Company upon conversion or exercise or otherwise pursuant to the terms of the Notes and the Warrants, which will be no less than 2,442,107 shares of Class A Stock, the effectiveness of which is contingent on the notification of our stockholders of such action by meaning of mailing to each stockholder this Information Statement.

 

In addition, the definition of “Equity Conditions” included in the Notes and described below is expansive and includes obtaining the effectiveness of stockholder approval of the Note Financing Action. A failure to obtain such effectiveness would constitute a failure of the Equity Conditions. If our stockholders do not approve this Note Financing Action and assuming no other failures of the Equity Conditions, we will be required to pay the Notes in cash, rather than having the option to pay the Notes with cash or with shares of our Common Stock. Being required to pay the Notes with cash due to the failure to obtain stockholder approval of this Note Financing Action would have a material and adverse effect on our cash flows, operations and financial condition.

 

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Furthermore, the Warrant and the Placement Agent Warrant each prevents us from issuing any shares of our Class A Stock upon exercise if the issuance of such shares (taken together with the issuance of shares of Class A Stock upon conversion or otherwise pursuant to the terms of the Notes in the case of the Warrant) would exceed the aggregate number of shares of Class A Stock that we may issue upon exercise, conversion or otherwise pursuant to the terms of the Notes or Warrant without breaching our obligations under the NASDAQ 20% Rule. If we are prevented from issuing shares of Class A Stock upon exercise of the Warrant without violating the NASDAQ 20% Rule, we will be required to pay cash to the holder of the Warrant in exchange for the cancellation of such portion of the Warrant that would have been exercisable into shares of our Class A Stock at a price equal to the sum of (x) the product of (A) the number of shares of common stock that could not be obtained upon exercise of the Warrant without violating the NASDAQ 20% Rule (the “Unissued Shares”) and (B) the greatest closing sale price of our Class A Stock on any trading day during the period commencing on the date the holder delivers to us the notice of exercise with respect to the Unissued Shares and ending on the date of such payment. In addition, we must pay any brokerage commissions and other out-of-pocket expenses, if any, incurred by the holder to the extent that the holder purchased shares of Class A Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale of the Unissued Shares.

 

Effect of approval of the Note Financing Action on our stockholders.

 

Based on the Conversion Price of the Notes on January 22, 2018, and assuming that the Investor converted all of the principal and interest outstanding under the Notes on the Closing Date, we would be required to issue 1,367,083 shares of Class A Stock to the Investor. This issuance, together with additional issuances of Class A Stock that could be made pursuant to the Notes, for example as a result of an Event of Default, as well as the 888,604 shares of Class A Stock that we would be required to issue if the Investor and the Placement Agent exercised the Warrants, may cause significant dilution to our stockholders’ ownership, voting power and right to participate in dividends or other payments from future earnings, if any, and may cause a decline in the market price of our Class A Stock. A decline in our market price could impair our ability to raise funds in additional equity or debt financings.

 

In addition to the foregoing, the increase in the number of shares of Class A Stock issued in connection with the conversion of the Notes and the exercise of the Warrant and the Placement Agent Warrant may have an incidental anti-takeover effect in that the additional shares of Class A Stock issued could dilute the stock ownership of parties seeking to obtain control of the Company. The increased number of issued shares could discourage the possibility of, or render more difficult, certain mergers, tender offers, proxy contests or other change of control or ownership transactions. However, we currently know of no specific effort to accumulate our securities or to gain control of the Company by means of a merger, tender offer, solicitation in opposition to management or otherwise.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, we believe the benefits of the approval of the Note Financing Action exceed the potential dilutive effects and related risks described above. Our ability to succeed on our business plans and ultimately generate value for our stockholders is dependent on our ability to maximize capital raising opportunities. Upon effectiveness of the stockholder approval of the Note Financing Action, we will be able to maximize our ability to obtain cash in the Note Financing, resulting in approximately $81.9 million in cash potentially available to us (including, $47.6 million under the Notes and, assuming the exercise in full of the Warrant and the Placement Agent Warrant, $34.3 million in cash payment of the related exercise price), based on the Conversion Prices the Notes and exercise price of the Warrant and the Placement Agent Warrant on January 22, 2018. This will not only provide us with significant working capital, but if we are able to pay the principal and accrued interest of the Notes with shares of our Class A Stock, it will allow us to reduce the amount of cash we use on a monthly basis, strengthen our balance sheet and provide us with additional capital for potential future business opportunities.

 

Description of the Note Financing

 

The SPA contains customary representations and warranties of the Investor and the Company regarding the purchase and sale, respectively, of the Notes and Warrants. Under the SPA, the Company makes certain covenants including, but not limited to: (i) timely filing of its reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), (ii) provision of certain financial information to the Buyers, (iii) maintaining the listing of the shares of Class A Common Stock on an eligible market. In addition, for as long as any Notes or Warrants remain outstanding, the Company will not enter into or affect certain types of public offerings or private placements of equity securities (“Subsequent Placements”) if such Subsequent Placement would cause the Company to be required to issue upon conversion of any Notes or exercise of any Warrant any shares of Class A Stock in excess of that number of shares of Class A Stock which the Company may issue upon such conversion without breaching the Company’s obligations under the rules or regulations of the principal market upon which the Class A Stock is then traded and, until the Notes and all notes issued pursuant to the terms of the SPA are no longer outstanding, the Company will not effect any stock combination, reverse stock split or other similar transaction, except as may be required to maintain the listing of the Class A Common Stock on an eligible market, without the prior written consent of the Required Holders (as defined in the SPA). The SPA requires Longfin to reimburse the Investor for all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Investor or its affiliates in connection with the structuring, documentation, negotiation and closing of the Note Financing. Longfin will use the net proceeds from the sale of the Notes and the Investor Warrant for general corporate purposes.

 

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The Notes

 

Principal Amount

 

The aggregate principal amount of the Notes is $52,700,000.

 

Maturity Date

 

Unless earlier converted or redeemed, the Notes mature 18 months from the Closing Date.

 

Interest and Payment of Interest

 

The Notes were issued at a 12% original issue discount and shall not bear interest unless and until an Event of Default has occurred, in which event the Notes will bear interest at a rate of 18% (the “Default Rate”). Interest on the Notes is computed on the basis of a 360-day year and twelve 30-day months. Accrued and unpaid interest is payable by way of inclusion of such interest in the Conversion Amount or upon any redemption or any required payment upon any Bankruptcy Event of Default. Interest shall cease to accrue on the calendar day immediately following the date of cure.

 

Amortization of Principal

 

The Notes provide that the Company will repay the principal amount of Notes in equal monthly installments beginning three (3) months after the original date of issuance (each a “Installment Date”). On each Installment Date, assuming the equity conditions described below are met, the installment payment shall be converted into shares of Class A Stock, provided however that the Company may elect prior to any Installment Date to pay all or a portion of the installment amount in cash.

 

With respect to any given date of determination, the “Equity Conditions” include:

 

(i) on each day during the previous thirty (30) calendar days the shares of Class A Stock into which such Notes are convertible (the “Underlying Securities”) shall be registered for resale pursuant to one or more registration statements filed with the SEC pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement or eligible for sale pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the 1933 Act (or a successor rule thereto) (collectively, “Rule 144”);

 

(ii) on each day during such thirty (30) day period (or such other period as set forth in the Notes) (the “Equity Conditions Measuring Period”), the Class A Stock (including all Underlying Securities) is listed or designated for quotation on an eligible market and, subject to limited exceptions, shall not have been suspended from trading on an eligible market nor shall delisting or suspension by an eligible market have been threatened or reasonably likely to occur or pending;

 

(iii) during the Equity Conditions Measuring Period, the Company shall have delivered all shares of Class A Stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes on a timely basis and all other shares of capital stock required to be delivered by the Company on a timely basis as set forth in the other transaction documents;

 

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(iv) any shares of Class A Stock to be issued in connection with the event requiring determination (or otherwise issuable pursuant to the terms of the Note) may be issued in full without violating the rules or regulations of the eligible market on which the Class A Stock is then listed or designated for quotation (as applicable);

 

(v) on each day during the Equity Conditions Measuring Period, no public announcement of a pending, proposed or intended Fundamental Transaction (as defined in the Notes) shall have occurred which has not been abandoned, terminated or consummated;

 

(vi) the Company shall have no knowledge of any fact that would reasonably be expected to cause (1) any registration statement required to be filed pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement to not be effective or the prospectus contained therein to not be available for the resale of the applicable Required Minimum Securities Amount of Registrable Securities in accordance with the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement or (2) any Registrable Securities to not be eligible for sale pursuant to Rule 144 without the need for registration under any applicable federal or state securities laws (in each case, disregarding any limitation on conversion of the Notes, other issuance of securities with respect to the Notes and exercise of the Warrants) and no Current Information Failure exists or is continuing;

 

(vii) the holder of the Note shall not be in (and no other holder of Notes shall be in) possession of any material, non-public information provided to any of them by the Company, any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective affiliates, employees, officers, representatives, agents or the like;

 

(vii) on each day during the Equity Conditions Measuring Period, the Company otherwise shall have been in compliance with each, and shall not have breached any representation or warranty in any material respect (other than representations or warranties subject to material adverse effect or materiality, which may not be breached in any respect) or any covenant or other term or condition of any transaction document, including, without limitation, the Company shall not have failed to timely make any payment pursuant to any transaction document;

 

(viii) as of such applicable date of determination, (A) the aggregate daily dollar trading volume of the Class A Class A Stock during the twenty (20) Trading Day period ending on the trading day immediately preceding such date of determination, is more than $1 million or (B) the volume-weighted average price of the Class A Stock on any trading day during the twenty (20) trading day period ending on the trading day immediately preceding such date of determination is more than $15.00 (subject to adjustment for stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations, recapitalizations or other similar transactions occurring after the subscription date);

 

(ix) on the applicable date of determination (A) while any of the Notes remain outstanding the Company has a sufficient number of authorized and unreserved shares of Class A Stock to satisfy its obligation to reserve for issuance upon conversion of the Notes a number of shares of Class A Stock equal to at least 200% of the number of shares of Class A Stock as shall from time to time be necessary to effect the conversion of all of the Notes then outstanding (the “Required Reserve Amount”), and all shares of Class A Stock to be issued in connection with the event requiring this determination (or otherwise issuable pursuant to the terms of the Note) are available under the certificate of incorporation of the Company and reserved by the Company to be issued pursuant to the Notes and (B) all shares of Class A Stock to be issued in connection with the event requiring this determination (or otherwise issuable pursuant to the terms of the Note) may be issued in full without resulting in the Company’s failure to maintain the Required Reserve Amount;

 

(x) on each day during the Equity Conditions Measuring Period, there shall not have occurred and there shall not exist an Event of Default (as described below) or an event that with the passage of time or giving of notice would constitute an Event of Default; and

 

(xi) the shares of Class A Stock issuable pursuant to the event requiring the satisfaction of the Equity Conditions are duly authorized and listed and eligible for trading without restriction on an eligible market.

 

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The Company may elect to pay each monthly amortization amount, in whole or in part, in cash at an amortization price equal to 105% of the such portion of the monthly amortization amount elected to be paid in cash or by that number of shares of Class A Stock equal to (a) such portion of the monthly amortization amount to be paid in shares of Class A Stock divided by (b) the lesser of (i) the then existing conversion price and (ii) the greater of (x) the Floor Price (as defined below) and (y) the Amortization Market Price (as defined below), provided that on each such date (1) the Company meets standard equity conditions, (2) all shares of Common Stock delivered in satisfaction of such Share Amortization Amount are delivered without restrictive legends and are immediately eligible for resale without restriction or limitation and (3) if the Amortization Market Price is less than the Floor Price, the Company makes a concurrent cash payment to such Investor reflecting the cash value of the applicable Note corresponding to such portion of the Amortization Market Price below such Floor Price. The Company shall make such election no later than the twenty-first (21 st ) trading day immediately prior to the applicable amortization date.

 

The price at which the Company will convert the installment amounts is equal to the lowest of (i) the then prevailing conversion price as described below and (ii) initially 88% of the arithmetic average of the lower of (x) the two lowest daily weighted average prices of the Common Stock during the ten (10) consecutive trading day period ending on the trading day immediately preceding the Installment Date and (y) the weighted average price of the Common Stock on the trading day immediately preceding the Installment Date; provided that the amount determined in this clause (ii) shall in no event be less than the lower of (1) $6.80 and (2) such lower price as mutually agreed by the Company and Investor, subject to the prior consent of NASDAQ (the “Floor Price”) (such lowest amount the “Amortization Market Price”). In the event such amount is less than $8.00, the Company is obligated to make a concurrent cash payment reflecting the cash value of the applicable Note corresponding to such portion of the amount determined in clause (ii) is below $8.00.

 

Any holder of a Note may by notice to the Company accelerate up to three future installment payments to any applicable Installment Date, in which case the Company will deliver shares of Common Stock for the conversion of such accelerated payments. The holder of a Note may also by notice to the Company defer any installment payment to a later Installment Date.

 

Conversion of the Notes

 

The Conversion Price shall be equal to the higher of (A) the Floor Price, and (B) the lower of (x) the volume weighted average prices (“VWAP”) of the Class A Common Stock on the trading day immediately prior to the conversion date, (y) the average of the VWAP for two lowest trading days during the ten (10) consecutive trading days ending on the trading day immediately prior to the conversion date payment date (such price, the “Variable Conversion Price”) and (z) $38.5493 (the “Fixed Conversion Price”), subject to adjustment, including full ratchet anti-dilution upon the issuance of any shares of Common Stock or securities convertible into shares of Common Stock below the then-existing Fixed Conversion Price. Anti-dilution adjustments to the conversion price of the Notes shall be downward only. Customary exceptions apply including stock options issued to employees.

 

Beneficial Ownership Limitations on Conversion and Issuance

 

In addition to the conversion limitations described above, the Notes may not be converted and shares of Longfin Common Stock may not be issued under the Notes if, after giving effect to the conversion or issuance, the Investor together with its affiliates would beneficially own in excess of 9.99% of the outstanding shares of Longfin Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock. At the Investor’s option, the ownership limitation blocker may be raised or lowered to any other percentage not in excess of 9.99%, as applicable, except that any raise will only be effective upon 61-days’ prior notice to Longfin. In addition, the Notes may not be converted and shares of Longfin Common Stock may not be issued under the Notes if such conversion or issuance would be in excess of that amount permitted under the rules of the NASDAQ Capital Market prior to effectiveness of stockholder approval of the Note Financing.

 

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Covenants

 

The Company has made certain negative covenants in the Notes, pursuant to which the Company agrees not to, and will cause each of its subsidiaries not to: (a) incur or guarantee, assume or suffer to exist any indebtedness, other than permitted indebtedness; (b) allow or suffer to exist any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or other encumbrance upon or in any property or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries other than permitted liens; (c) redeem, defease, repurchase, repay or make any payments in respect of, by the payment of cash or cash equivalents all or any portion of any indebtedness other than the Notes if at the time such payment is due or is otherwise made or, after giving effect to such payment, an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing; (d) redeem, repurchase or declare or pay any cash dividend or distribution on any of its capital stock; (e) permit any indebtedness of the Company or its subsidiaries to mature or accelerate prior to the ninety-one (91) calendar day anniversary of the maturity date; (f) make any changes in the nature of its business nor modify the Company’s or any of its subsidiaries’ corporate structure or purpose; or (g) issue any Notes or any other securities that would cause a breach or default under the Notes or the Investor Warrants.

 

The Company has made certain affirmative covenants in the Notes, pursuant to which the Company agrees to, and will cause each of its subsidiaries to: (a) maintain and preserve its existence, rights and privileges, and become or remain, and cause each of its subsidiaries to become or remain, duly qualified and in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the character of the properties owned or leased by it or in which the transaction of its business makes such qualification necessary; (b) maintain and preserve all of its properties which are necessary or useful in the proper conduct of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and comply, and cause each of its subsidiaries to comply, at all times with the provisions of all leases to which it is a party as lessee or under which it occupies property, so as to prevent any loss or forfeiture thereof or thereunder; and (c) maintain all of its intellectual property rights that are necessary or material to the conduct of its business.

 

Events of Default

 

The Notes contain standard and customary Events of Default including but not limited to: (i) failure to register Class A Stock within certain time periods or failure to keep the registration statement effective as required by the Registration Rights Agreement; (ii) failure to maintain the listing of Class A Stock; (iii) failure to make payments when due under the Notes; (iv) breaches of covenants and (iv) bankruptcy or insolvency.

 

Following an Event of Default, the Investor may require Longfin to redeem all or any portion of the Notes. The redemption amount may be paid in cash or with shares of Longfin Class A Stock, at the election of the Investor, at a price equal to the Event of Default Redemption Price.

 

Longfin must immediately redeem the Notes in cash upon the occurrence of a Bankruptcy Event of Default.

 

The Event of Default Redemption Price will be computed as a price equal to the greater of (i) 130% of the principal, interest and late charges to be redeemed and (ii) the product of (X) the principal, interest and late charges to be redeemed divided by the Conversion Price multiplied by (Y) the product of (1) 130% multiplied by (2) the greatest Closing Sale Price of Class A Stock on any Trading Day during the period commencing on the date preceding such Event of Default and ending on the date Longfin makes the entire payment required to be made under the Notes.

 

Fundamental Transactions

 

The Notes prohibit Longfin from entering into specified transactions involving a change of control unless the successor entity, which must be a publicly traded corporation whose common stock is quoted on or listed for trading on an Eligible Market, assumes in writing all of Longfin’s obligations under the Notes. The transactions contemplated under the SPA shall not be deemed, either individually or collectively, as a “Fundamental Transaction” under the Notes.

 

New Debt

 

With the exception of Permitted Indebtedness, Longfin has agreed that for a period of 90 days following payment in full of the Notes, it will not incur any other debt.

 

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Investor Warrant

 

In addition to the Notes, Longfin issued the 5-year Investor Warrant for the purchase of 55% of the shares of Class A Stock that would be issuable upon full conversion of the Notes immediately following the Closing Date (the “Warrant Shares”), at an exercise price of $38.5493 per share, the number of Warrant Shares and exercise price each being subject to adjustment provided under the Investor Warrant. If, after the six-month anniversary of the issuance date of the Investor Warrant, there is no effective registration statement registering, or no current prospectus available for, the resale of the Warrant Shares by the Investor, then the Investor Warrant may also be exercised, in whole or in part, by means of a “cashless exercise”. The Investor Warrant may not be exercised if, after giving effect to the exercise the Investor, together with its Attribution Parties (as defined in the Investor Warrant), would beneficially own in excess of 9.99% of the number of shares of Class A Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of the Warrant Shares. At the Investor’s option, the ownership limitation blocker may be raised or lowered to any other percentage not in excess of 9.99%, as applicable, except that any raise will only be effective upon 61-days’ prior notice to Longfin. In addition, the Warrants may not be exercised and shares of Class A Stock may not be issued under the Warrants if such exercise or issuance would be in excess of that amount permitted under the rules of the NASDAQ Capital Market prior to effectiveness of stockholder approval of the Note Financing. In addition, initially only approximately 144,043 Warrants may be exercised by the Investor, which amount shall be increased upon each Investor prepayment under the Investor Notes.

 

On or after the date of the SPA (the “Subscription Date”), if Longfin issues or sells common stock, or convertible securities or options issuable or exchangeable into Class A Stock (a “New Issuance”), under which such common stock is sold for a consideration per share less than the exercise price then in effect, the exercise price of the Investor Warrant will be adjusted to the New Issuance price in accordance with the formulas provided in the Investor Warrant. Upon any adjustment to the exercise price, the number of Warrant Shares that may be purchased upon exercise of the Investor Warrant will be increased or decreased proportionately, so that after such adjustment the aggregate exercise price payable for the adjusted number of Warrant Shares will be the same as the aggregate exercise price in effect immediately prior to such adjustment. In addition, if Longfin sells Variable Price Securities (as defined in the Investor Warrant) after the Subscription Date, the Investor will have a right to substitute the Variable Price (as defined in the Investor Warrant) for the exercise price under the Investor Warrant.

 

Registration Rights Agreement

 

Under the terms of a Registration Rights Agreement entered into with the Investor on the Closing Date, Longfin is required to register for resale the shares of Class A Stock that are issuable upon conversion of the Notes or upon exercise of the Investor Warrant plus an additional number of shares so that the total number of shares of Class A Stock registered equals 150% of (i) the sum of the maximum number of shares issuable upon conversion of the Notes and (ii) the sum of the maximum number of shares issuable upon exercise of the Investor Warrant. The Registration Rights Agreement requires Longfin to file the registration statement within 60 days after the Closing Date and to have the registration statement declared effective 90 days after the Closing Date (or 150 days after the Closing Date if the registration statement is subject to review by the SEC).

 

The Registration Rights Agreement provides for the payment of liquidated damages of 2% of the product of (x) the number of shares of Class A Stock required by the Registration Rights Agreement to be included in the registration statement and (y) the Closing Sale Price as of the Trading Day immediately prior to the date a Registration Delay Payment, defined as the failure to file the registration statement in the time required, the failure to have the registration statement declared effective in the time required, the failure to maintain the effectiveness of the registration statement or the failure to keep current public information in the marketplace.

 

Longfin is required to keep the registration statement effective (and the prospectus contained therein available for use) pursuant to Rule 415 for resales on a delayed or continuous basis at then-prevailing market prices at all times until the earlier of (i) the date as of which the Investor may sell all of the Class A Stock issuable pursuant thereto without restriction pursuant to Rule 144 or (ii) the date on which all of the Class A Stock covered by the registration statement shall have been sold.

 

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Investor Note

 

The Investor Note was issued pursuant to an Investor Note Purchase Agreement between the Company and the Investor and be payable in full thirty years from the date of issuance (the “Closing Date”). The Investor’s obligation to pay Longfin the Investor Note Principal pursuant to the Investor Note is to be secured by $42,604,058.82, in the aggregate, in cash, cash equivalents, any Group of Ten (“G10”) currency and any notes or other securities issued by any G10 country or securities issued by a special purpose acquisition company. Longfin will receive the applicable portion of the Investor Note Principal then due upon each voluntary or mandatory prepayment of the Investor Note. The Investor may, at its option and at any time, voluntarily prepay the Investor Note, in whole or in part. The Investor Note is also subject to mandatory prepayment, in whole or in part, upon the occurrence of one or more of the following mandatory prepayment events:

 

(1) Mandatory Prepayment upon Conversion of Notes – At any time (i) if Longfin receives a conversion notice from the Investor in which all, or any part of the Notes to be converted included any Restricted Principal (as defined therein), and (ii) the Investor receives a confirmation from Longfin’s transfer agent that it has been irrevocably instructed by Longfin to deliver to the Investor the shares of Longfin Common Stock to be issued pursuant to the conversion notice.

 

(2) Mandatory Prepayment upon Mandatory Prepayment Notices – Longfin may require the Investor to prepay the Investor Note by delivering a mandatory prepayment notice to the Investor, subject to (i) the satisfaction of certain equity conditions, and (ii) the Investor’s receipt of a valid written notice by Longfin electing to effect a mandatory conversion of Restricted Principal (defined as $21.3 million on the 45 th day following the resale eligibility date and an additional $21.3 million on the 165 th day following such date).

 

The Investor Note also contains certain optional offset rights of Longfin and the Investor, which if exercised, would reduce the amount outstanding under the Notes and the Investor Note by the same amount and, accordingly, the cash proceeds received by Longfin from the Investor pursuant to the Note Financing.

 

Master Netting Agreement

 

The Company and the Investor have entered into a master netting agreement (the “Master Netting Agreement”) for the purpose of clarifying for each party its right to net obligations that may arise under the Purchase Agreement, the Investor Notes and the Series B Notes (collectively, the “Underlying Agreements”) upon the occurrence of certain events, including as described above.

 

Voting and Lockup Agreement

 

As a condition to closing the Note Financing, Venkata Meenavalli, the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Longfin, who owns approximately 27.6% of the issued and outstanding Class A Stock and 100% of the issued and outstanding Class B Stock and Stampede Capital Limited who owns approximately 62.4% of the issued and outstanding Class A Stock (collectively, the “Principal Stockholders”), have executed a Voting and Lockup Agreement with Longfin. Pursuant to the Voting and Lockup Agreement, the Principal Stockholders agree to vote in favor of Longfin’s issuance of the Securities. The Voting and Lockup Agreements also requires that, for a period beginning on the Closing Date and ending on the date when all of the principal outstanding under the Notes issued to the Investor consists of Restricted Principal thereunder, the Principal Stockholders will not (i) dispose of or agree to dispose of, directly or indirectly, any securities of Longfin, or establish or increase a put equivalent position or liquidate or decrease a call equivalent position or (ii) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of any securities of Longfin owned directly by the Principal Stockholders (including holding as a custodian) or (iii) permit to exist any security interest, lien, claim, pledge, option, right of first refusal, agreement, or limitation on such Principal Stockholder’s voting rights, charge or other encumbrance of any nature with respect to such Principal Stockholder’s securities in Longfin or (iv) engage in any hedging or other transaction which is designed to or which reasonably could be expected to lead to or result in a sale or disposition of such Principal Stockholders’ securities in Longfin or (v) directly or indirectly initiate, solicit or encourage any person to take actions which could reasonably be expected to lead to the occurrence of any of the foregoing.

 

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Placement Agent Warrants

 

As partial payment for its placement agent services, Joseph Gunnar & Co. LLC (“Gunnar”) was issued 5-year warrants (the “Placement Agent Warrants”) for the purchase of 10% of the number of shares of Class A Stock into which the unrestricted principal of the Notes becomes convertible (the “Gunnar Warrant Shares”), as and when applicable, at an exercise price equal to the exercise price of the Warrants and otherwise on the same terms as the Investor Warrant. If, after the first anniversary of the applicable issuance date of such Placement Agent Warrants, there is no effective registration statement registering, or no current prospectus available for, the resale of the Gunnar Warrant Shares by Gunnar, then the Placement Agent Warrants may also be exercised, in whole or in part, by means of a “cashless exercise”. The Placement Agent Warrants may not be exercised if, after giving effect to the exercise Gunnar, together with its affiliates, would beneficially own in excess of 4.99% of the number of shares of Longfin Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of the Gunnar Warrant Shares. Upon not less than 61 days’ prior notice to Longfin, Gunnar may increase or decrease the ownership limitation, provided that the ownership limitation in no event exceeds 9.99% of the number of shares of Class A Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of the Gunnar Warrant Shares. In addition, the Placement Agent Warrants may not be exercised and shares of Longfin Common Stock may not be issued under the Placement Agent Warrants if such exercise or issuance would be in excess of that amount permitted under the rules of the NASDAQ Capital Market prior to receipt of stockholder approval of the Note Financing. In addition, initially only approximately 26,190 Placement Agent Warrants may be exercised by the Placement Agent, which amount shall be increased upon each Investor prepayment under the Investor Notes.

 

Gunnar is also entitled to receive 10% of the gross cash proceeds actually received by Longfin pursuant to payments by the Investor under the Notes and the Investor Note.

 

ABSENCE OF DISSENTERS’ RIGHTS

 

No dissenters’ or appraisal rights are available to our stockholders under the DGCL in connection with the Note Financing Action.

 

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ACTION 2 - TO APPROVE THE AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT OF THE COMPANY’S CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION (the COI Action)

 

The Company is currently authorized to issue 200,000,000 shares of common stock. The Amendment and Restatement of the Certificate of Incorporation in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A-1 to Appendix A increases the authorized shares of the Company’s capital stock from 200,000,000 shares to 300,000,000 shares, provides for the Class B Stock to be convertible into shares of Class A Stock and adds customary indemnification and elimination of personal liability provisions for the Company’s directors, officers and certain other parties for whom such indemnification and elimination of personal liability is typically provided for by corporations organized under the DGCL and consistent with the provisions of the Company’s current by-laws.

 

Of the 200,000,000 shares of Common Stock currently authorized, 46,540,989 shares of Class A Stock and 30,000,000 shares of Class B Stock were outstanding on February 28, 2018. No shares of Class C Common Stock are issued and outstanding.

 

Pursuant to the amendment and restatement, Article III of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation will be amended to read as follows:

 

“The total number of shares of all classes of stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is (i) 300,000,000 shares of Common Stock, $0.00001 par value per share (“Common Stock”), comprised of 200,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock, 75,000,000 shares of Class B Common Stock and 25,000,000 shares of Class C Common Stock. Except as otherwise provided in this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or required by applicable law, shares of Common Stock shall have the same rights and powers, rank equally (including as to dividends and distributions, and any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the corporation but excluding voting as described below), share ratably and be identical in all respects as to all matters, including:

 

  A. Subject to the prior rights of holders of all classes and series of stock at the time outstanding having prior rights as to dividends, the holders of the Common Stock shall be entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by the Board, out of any assets of the Company legally available therefor, such dividends as may be declared from time to time by the Board. Any dividends paid to the holders of shares of Common Stock shall be paid pro rata, on an equal priority, pari passu basis, unless different treatment of the shares of each such class is approved by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of the applicable class of Common Stock treated adversely, voting separately as a class.
     
  B. The Company shall not declare or pay any dividend or make any other distribution to the holders of Common Stock payable in securities of the Company unless the same dividend or distribution with the same record date and payment date shall be declared and paid on all shares of Common Stock; provided, however, that (i) dividends or other distributions payable in shares of Class A Common Stock or rights to acquire shares of Class A Common Stock may be declared and paid to the holders of Class A Common Stock without the same dividend or distribution being declared and paid to the holders of the Class B Common Stock or Class C Common Stock if, and only if, a dividend payable in shares of Class B Common Stock and Class C Common Stock, as applicable, or rights to acquire shares of Class B Common Stock or Class C Common Stock, as applicable, are declared and paid to the holders of Class B Common Stock and Class C Common Stock at the same rate and with the same record date and payment date; (ii) dividends or other distributions payable in shares of Class B Common Stock or rights to acquire shares Class B Common Stock may be declared and paid to the holders of Class B Common Stock without the same dividend or distribution being declared and paid to the holders of the Class A Common Stock or Class C Common Stock if, and only if, a dividend payable in shares of Class A Common Stock and Class C Common Stock, as applicable, or rights to acquire shares of Class A Common Stock or Class C Common Stock, as applicable, are declared and paid to the holders of Class A Common Stock and Class C Common Stock at the same rate and with the same record date and payment date and (iii) dividends or other distributions payable in shares of Class C Common Stock or rights to acquire shares Class C Common Stock may be declared and paid to the holders of Class C Common Stock without the same dividend or distribution being declared and paid to the holders of the Class A Common Stock or Class B Common Stock if, and only if, a dividend payable in shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, as applicable, or rights to acquire shares of Class A Common Stock or Class B Common Stock, as applicable, are declared and paid to the holders of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock at the same rate and with the same record date and payment date; and provided, further, that nothing in the foregoing shall prevent the Company from declaring and paying dividends or other distributions payable in shares of one class of Common Stock or rights to acquire one class of Common Stock to holders of all classes of Common Stock.

 

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  C. Each holder of shares of Class A Common Stock will be entitled to one vote for each share thereof held at the record date for the determination of the stockholders entitled to vote on such matters or, if no such record date is established, the date such vote is taken or any written consent of stockholders is solicited.
     
  D. Each holder of shares of Class B Common Stock will be entitled to one vote for each share thereof held at the record date for the determination of the stockholders entitled to vote on such matters or, if no such record date is established, the date such vote is taken or any written consent of stockholders is solicited.
     
  E. Except as required by law, the Class C Common Stock will have no voting rights and no holder thereof shall be entitled to vote on any matter.
     
  F. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein or as required by law, the holders of Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock and Class C Common Stock will vote together and not as separate series or classes.
     
  G. The number of authorized shares of Common Stock or any class thereof may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding) by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, voting together as a single class on an as-if-converted basis.
     
  H. If the Company in any manner subdivides or combines the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock or Class C Common Stock, then the outstanding shares of all Common Stock will be subdivided or combined in the same proportion and manner.
     
  I. The Class B Common Stock will be automatically converted into one fully paid and nonassessable share of Class A Common Stock on the affirmative election of such holder. Such conversion will occur automatically without the need for any further action by the holders of such shares and whether or not the certificates representing such shares are surrendered to the Company or its transfer agent; provided, however, that the Company will not be obligated to issue certificates evidencing the shares of Class A Common Stock issuable on such conversion unless the certificates evidencing such shares of Class B Common Stock, if any such certificates have been issued, are either delivered to the Company or its transfer agent as provided below, or the holder notifies the Company or its transfer agent that such certificates have been lost, stolen or destroyed and executes an agreement satisfactory to the Company to indemnify the Company from any loss incurred by it in connection with such certificates. On the occurrence of such automatic conversion of the Class B Common Stock, the holders of Class B Common Stock so converted will surrender the certificates representing such shares at the office of the Company or any transfer agent for the Class A Common Stock. Thereupon, if requested by any holder of Class B Common Stock, there will be issued and delivered to such holder promptly at such office and in its name as shown on such surrendered certificate or certificates, a certificate or certificates for the number of shares of Class A Common Stock into which the shares of Class B Common Stock surrendered were convertible on the date on which such automatic conversion occurred”

 

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Purpose of the Capital Increase Amendment

 

The purpose of increasing our authorized capital is to authorize shares required to be reserved pursuant to the Note Financing and the 2018 Plan and provide the Company with the necessary flexibility to implement potential corporate plans, including the issuance of shares to raise capital, in connection with any possible acquisition or merger, the issuance of shares in connection with stock splits or dividends, or the issuance or reservation of capital stock for equity awards to employees, officers and directors of the Company. Such an increase will allow such shares to be issued without the expense and delay of a special stockholders’ meeting, unless such action is required by applicable law or the rules of any stock exchange on which the Company is or may be listed.

 

The increase in the Company’s authorized Class A Stock may give the Company the flexibility, in the future, to pursue acquisitions or enter into transactions which the Board of Directors believes provide the potential for growth and profit. The additional authorized shares could also be used by the Company, in the future, to raise cash through sales of stock to public and private investors. The Company could also use the additional authorized shares for general corporate purposes such as stock dividends as well as for the possible issuance of shares pursuant to employee benefit or compensation programs or plans. To the extent that additional shares are available, transactions dependent upon the issuance of additional shares would be less likely to be undermined by delays and uncertainties occasioned by the need to obtain stockholder authorization prior to the consummation of such transactions.

 

Effect of the Capital Increase Amendment

 

The increase in authorized capital stock will not have any immediate effect on the rights of existing stockholders. Additionally, the Board of Directors will have the authority to issue authorized Class A Stock without requiring future stockholder approval of such issuances, except as may be required by the Company’s Articles of Incorporation or applicable law. To the extent that additional authorized shares are issued in the future, they may also decrease the existing stockholders’ percentage equity ownership and, depending on the price at which they are issued, could be dilutive to the existing stockholders.

 

The increase in the authorized number of shares of Class A Stock and the subsequent issuance of such shares could have the effect of delaying or preventing a change in control of the Company without further action by its stockholders. Shares of authorized and unissued Class A Stock could, within the limits imposed by applicable law, be issued in one or more transactions which would make a change in control of the Company more difficult, and therefore less likely. Any such issuance of additional stock could have the effect of diluting the earnings per share and book value per share of outstanding shares of Class A Stock and such additional shares could be used to dilute the stock ownership or voting rights of a person seeking to obtain control of the Company.

 

The Board of Directors is not currently aware of any attempt to take over or acquire the Company. While it may be deemed to have potential anti-takeover effects, the capital increase amendment is not prompted by any specific effort or takeover threat currently perceived by management.

 

Purpose of the Convertibility Amendment

 

The purpose of amending the terms of our outstanding Class B Stock is to provide the holder with the ability to freely convert such shares into Class A Stock, which is listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market. In connection with our IPO at the end of 2017, it was originally our intention that our Chairman, Mr. Meenavalli, would be issued supervoting stock in the form of Class B Stock. After determining that it would be best from a governance perspective if the Class B Stock were given one vote per share and to vote together with the Class A Stock, we closed our IPO and are now seeking to provide Mr. Meenavalli the ability to freely convert his Class B Stock into Class A Stock without the complications of transferring such shares in an exchange with the Company (the terms of which may require approval by our Audit Committee) or otherwise potentially raising issues under the Voting and Lockup Agreement described above, among other issues.

 

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Effect of the Convertibility Amendment

 

The increase in authorized capital stock will not have any immediate effect on the rights of existing stockholders. In light of the terms of the Voting and Lockup Agreement he is party to, Mr. Meenavalli is expected to retain his ownership of Class B Stock for the foreseeable future, although it would be in his best interests that the shares be freely convertible on the terms set forth above.

 

Purpose of the Indemnity Amendment

 

The purpose of adding customary indemnification and elimination of personal liability provisions for the Company’s directors, officers and certain other parties for whom such indemnification and elimination of personal liability is typically provided for by corporations organized under the DGCL is to ensure that the Company is able to attract and retain experienced directors, executive officers and others entitled to such protection. The Company currently provides such protections in its by-laws and understands that such individuals also typically request for similar provisions to be included in the issuer’s certificate of incorporation. The Company does not believe it would be able so to attract and retain these individuals with these provisions.

 

Effect of the Indemnity Amendment

 

The increase in authorized capital stock will not have any immediate effect on the rights of existing stockholders.

 

ABSENCE OF DISSENTERS’ RIGHTS

 

No dissenters’ or appraisal rights are available to our stockholders under the DGCL in connection with the COI Action.

 

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ACTION 3 - TO APPROVE THE AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT OF THE COMPANY’S BY-LAWS (the By-laws Action)

 

Purpose of the Amendment and Restatement

 

The Company’s current bylaws are its original bylaws which were adopted upon its formation. The Board of Directors believes that the current bylaws of the Company either hinder or restrict the board and the Company from taking actions that would be in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders and contain provisions regarding voting of its different classes of stock that may be ineffective under or inconsistent with the DGCL.

 

The Amended Bylaws in the form attached as Exhibit A-2 to Appendix A , among other things provides for (subject to the provisions of the DGCL):

 

●        A board of directors comprised of those number of persons as may be fixed, increased and decreased by the directors from time to time, rather than the stockholders and/or the directors;

 

●        Approval of stockholder actions by a greater number of votes cast for than against the action at a meeting of stockholders;

 

●        Removal of certain super-voting provisions relating to our different classes of Common Stock; and

 

●         Amendment, alternation and repeal of the bylaws by the board of directors.

 

ABSENCE OF DISSENTERS’ RIGHTS

 

No dissenters’ or appraisal rights are available to our stockholders under the DGCL in connection with the By-laws Action.

 

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ACTION 4 - TO APPROVE THE ADOPTION OF THE COMPANY’S 2018 OMNIBUS EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN (the Incentive Plan Action)

 

The Board believes that implementing the 2018 Plan will be beneficial to provide flexibility to the Compensation Committee of the Board to launch an equity award program over a multi-year period as contemplated at the time of the Company’s IPO and listing on the NASDAQ Capital Market. The 2018 Plan in the form of Exhibit B to Appendix A authorizes the grant of awards relating to up to 2 million shares of our Class A Stock. No equity grants have been made or will be made under the 2018 Plan unless and until the effectiveness of stockholder approval.

 

As set forth below, the Company expects to use equity grants as a key part of the compensation for its employees, including our executive officers. These annual restricted equity grants are expected to vest over several years, are expected to be contingent upon the future stock price performance exceeding the price at which the restricted equity was originally granted and are subject to restrictions on transfer for several years after grant. This directly ties the value of the compensation for the grantees not only to our evaluation of their performance in the year of grant, but also to the ultimate total return to our stockholders over a multi-year period. The Board believes that implementation of the 2018 Plan is critical to attracting and retaining well-qualified employees in a competitive labor market and that the 2018 Plan will provide a significant incentive for our employees, directors and consultants to increase the value of the company for all stockholders, which is essential to our long-term growth and success. The Board believes that the number of shares authorized under the 2018 Plan reflect an appropriate balance between providing us with the flexibility to structure competitive compensation packages and stockholder dilution concerns.

 

The 2018 Plan will be administered by the Compensation Committee, or in the absence of the Compensation Committee, the entire Board. The Compensation Committee has sole authority to interpret the 2018 Plan and set the terms of all awards, including, without limitation, determining the performance goals associated with performance-based awards, determining the recipients of awards, determining the types of awards to be granted, and making policies and procedures relating to administration of the 2018 Plan.

 

The purpose of the 2018 Plan is to allow us to continue to provide incentives to such participants who are responsible for our success and growth, assist us in attracting, rewarding and retaining employees of experience and ability, facilitate the completion of strategic acquisitions, link incentives with increases in stockholder value and to further align participants’ interests with those of other stockholders. In general, the 2018 Plan empowers us to grant stock options and stock appreciation rights, and performance-based cash and stock and other equity based awards, including restricted stock and restricted stock units to employees, officers, directors, advisors and consultants. The 2018 Plan will also continue to allow us to grant performance-based compensation awards that meet the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code, thereby preserving our ability to receive tax deductions for the awards.

 

The 2018 Plan may be amended, suspended or terminated by the Board, except that (a) no amendment shall be made that would impair the rights of any participant under any award theretofore granted without the participant’s consent, and (b) no amendment shall be made which, without the adoption of our stockholders, would (i) materially increase the number of shares that may be issued under the 2018 Plan, except as the Compensation Committee may appropriately make adjustments; (ii) materially increase the benefits accruing to the participants under the 2018 Plan; (iii) materially modify the requirements as to eligibility for participation in the 2018 Plan; (iv) decrease the exercise price of an option to less than 100% of the Fair Market Value (as defined under the 2018 Plan) per share of Class A Stock on the date of grant thereof; or (v) extend the term of any option beyond ten years.

 

No award may be granted under the 2018 Plan after January 29, 2028.

 

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SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE

 

The following table summarizes all compensation earned by or paid to our Chief Executive Officer and the next two most highly compensated executive officers during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2016 and 2017 serving in such capacity at the end of such fiscal year, in each case whose compensation exceeded $100,000.

 

Name and Principal Position   Year   Salary
($)
    Bonus
($)
    Stock Awards
($)
    Option Awards
($)
    All Other Compensation
($)
    Total
($)
 
Venkataa S. Meenavalli   2017     200,000       0       0       0       0       200,000  
Chief Executive Officer   2016     175,000       0       0       0       0       175,000  
                                                     
Krishanu Singhal (1)   2017     139,000       0       0       0       0       139,000  
Chief Financial Officer   2016     130,000       0       0       0       0       130,000  

 

(1) Mr. Singhal resigned from the Company prior to the end of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, as reported in an 8-K filed on December 11, 2017.

 

Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End

 

There were no unexercised option awards for any named executive officer as of the end of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017.

 

Equity Compensation Plan Information

 

    Equity Compensation Plan Information  
Plan Category   Number of Securities to be Issued Upon Exercise of Outstanding Options
(a)
    Weighted Average Exercise Price of Outstanding Options
(b)
    Number of Securities Remaining Available for Future Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans (excluding securities reflected in column (a))
(c)
 
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders (1)         $       2,000,000  
                         
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders                             
                         
Total         $                                2,000,000  

 

(1) Our 2018 Plan was approved by our stockholders on February 12, 2018, subject to the effectiveness of this Information Statement on Schedule 14C.

 

DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

 

On February 7, 2018, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors approved the following compensation for our non-employee directors:

 

  $5,000 in cash for each full month of service on the Board of Directors, payable monthly in arrears; and
     
  Restricted shares of Class A Stock equal in value to $5,000 for each full month of service on the Board of Directors, payable quarterly and determined with reference to the Fair Market Value of such shares of Class A Stock on the first day of such month (the “Grant Date”) as specified in the 2018 Plan, to vest in full on the first anniversary of the related Grant Date.

 

In addition, all directors are entitled to be reimbursed for ordinary and necessary out of pocket expenses (e.g. travel, hotel and meals) incurred in connection with Board activities.

 

ABSENCE OF DISSENTERS’ RIGHTS

 

No dissenters’ or appraisal rights are available to our stockholders under the DGCL in connection with the Incentive Plan Action.

 

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WHERE YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPANY

 

The Company is subject to the information requirements of the Exchange Act, and in accordance therewith files reports, proxy statements and other information including annual, quarterly and current reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Reports and other information filed by the Company can be inspected and copied at the public reference facilities maintained at the SEC at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, DC 20549. Copies of such material can be obtained upon written request addressed to the SEC, Public Reference Section, 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, DC 20549, at prescribed rates. You may obtain information on the operation of the SEC’s Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at (800) SEC-0330. The SEC also maintains a web site on the Internet (http://www.sec.gov) where the Company’s reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding the Company may be obtained free of charge.

 

By Order of the Board of Directors

February 28, 2018

 

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APPENDIX A

 

WRITTEN CONSENT OF

HOLDERS OF A MAJORITY OF THE

VOTING POWER OF THE
COMMON STOCK OF

LONGFIN CORP.

 

February 12, 2018

 

The undersigned, representing (i) the sole holder of the class B common stock, par value $0.00001 per share (the “ Class B Stock ”) of Longfin Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and (ii) holders of a majority of the shares of class A common stock, par value $0.00001 per share (the “ Class A Stock ” and together with the Class B Stock, the “ Common Stock ”) hereby consent, as of the date set forth above, to the adoption of the following resolutions taking or authorizing the actions specified therein without a meeting in accordance with Section 242 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (“DGCL”):

 

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company has approved resolutions providing for the Company to raise up to $5,000,000 in initial cash proceeds in a private placement (the “Private Placement”) exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), by virtue of Section 4(a)(2) thereof and Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated thereunder, whereby the Company shall issue (x) $52.7 million in aggregate principal amount of senior convertible notes (the “Notes”) which Notes shall be convertible into shares of Class A Stock, of the Company (the “Shares”) in accordance with the terms of the Notes and (y) warrants to purchase shares of Class A Stock constituting 55% of the shares underlying the Notes (“Warrants”), to the purchasers party to the Securities Purchase Agreement dated January 22, 2018 (the “Purchase Agreement”), including the appointment of Joseph Gunnar & Co., LLC as placement agent pursuant to a Placement Agency Agreement dated January 22, 2018, as amended by Amendment No.1 there to dated February 12, 2018 (as so amended, the “Placement Agreement”) and the issuance to Joseph Gunnar of a warrant providing for the issuance of shares of Class A Stock on substantially the same terms as contained in the Warrants (the “Placement Agent Warrant” and, collectively, the “PIPE Financing”);

 

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company has approved resolutions providing for the Company to adopt an amended and restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “COI”) and amended and restated By-laws (the “By-laws”) in substantially the forms attached hereto as Exhibit A-1 and A-2 and to seek the approval of the holders of the majority of the Class A Stock and Class B Stock of such adoption; and

 

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company has approved resolutions providing for the Company to adopt an omnibus equity incentive plan (the “Stock Plan”) providing for the grant of equity awards to the Company’s directors, executive officers and employees in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B and to seek the approval of the holders of the majority of the Class A Stock and Class B Stock of such adoption; and

 

 
 

 

WHEREAS , by virtue of the provisions of the DGCL regarding the voting rights represented by the shares of capital stock owned by the stockholders signatory hereto, such stockholders are entitled to cast (i) 100% of the votes entitled to be cast by the holders of the Class B Stock, (ii) approximately 85% of the votes entitled to be cast by the holders of the Class A Stock and (iii) approximately 91% of the votes entitled to be cast by the holders of the Class A Stock and Class B Stock voting as a single class regarding the matters approved hereby.

 

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT:

 

RESOLVED, that the entry into of the Purchase Agreement, the Placement Agreement and all agreements and documents in relation to the PIPE Financing is hereby authorized and approved in all respects, such approval to be effective on the twentieth calendar day following the mailing of the Schedule 14C (as defined below).

 

RESOLVED, that the adoption of the COI and By-laws and filing of the COI with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware pursuant to Section 103 of the DGCL is hereby authorized and approved in all respects, such approval to be effective on the twentieth calendar day following the mailing of the Schedule 14C (as defined below).

 

RESOLVED, that the adoption of the Stock Plan is hereby authorized and approved in all respects, such approval to be effective on the twentieth calendar day following the mailing of the Schedule 14C (as defined below).

 

RESOLVED , that the officers of the Company be, and they hereby are, authorized, empowered and directed to take any and all such actions and execute and deliver such agreements, instruments and documents, for and in the name and on behalf of the Company as such officer may deem necessary, advisable, or appropriate to effectuate the intent and carry out the purposes of the foregoing resolutions, including the filing of an Information Statement on Schedule 14C (the “ Schedule 14C ”) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission regarding the matters described herein.

 

[Signature page follows]

 

 
 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Written Consent in writing as of the date first written above.

 

  By: /s/ Venkata S. Meenavalli
  Name : Venkata S. Meenavalli

 

STAMPEDE CAPITAL LIMITED

 

  By: /s/ Venkata S. Meenavalli
  Name: Venkata S. Meenavalli
  Title: Attorney-in-fact

 

 
 

 

Exhibit A-1

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
LONGFIN CORP.

 

 

PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 242 AND 245 OF THE
DELAWARE GENERAL CORPORATION LAW

 

 

LONGFIN CORP., a corporation (the “Corporation”) existing under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “ General Corporation Law ”) hereby certifies as follows:

 

1. The name of the Corporation is “Longfin Corp.”

 

2. The Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation was filed in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware under the name Longfin Corp. on February 1, 2017 and amended on June 16, 2017.

 

3. That the Board of Directors (the “ Board ”) duly adopted resolutions proposing to amend and restate the Certificate of Incorporation of this corporation, declaring said amendment and restatement to be advisable and in the best interests of this corporation and its stockholders, and authorizing the appropriate officers of this corporation to solicit the consent of the stockholders therefor, which resolution setting forth the proposed amendment and restatement is as follows:

 

ARTICLE I: The name of this corporation is Longfin Corp. (the “ Corporation ”).

 

ARTICLE II: The address of the registered office of the Corporation in the State of Delaware is 2035 Sunset Lake Rd., Suite B-2, Newark, DE 19702. The county of the registered office is New Castle. The registered agent in charge thereof is LegalInc Corporate Services Inc.

 

ARTICLE III: The total number of shares of all classes of stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is (i) 300,000,000 shares of Common Stock, $0.00001 par value per share (“ Common Stock ”), comprised of 200,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock, 75,000,000 shares of Class B Common Stock and 25,000,000 shares of Class C Common Stock. Except as otherwise provided in this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or required by applicable law, shares of Common Stock shall have the same rights and powers, rank equally (including as to dividends and distributions, and any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the corporation but excluding voting as described below), share ratably and be identical in all respects as to all matters, including:

 

  A. Subject to the prior rights of holders of all classes and series of stock at the time outstanding having prior rights as to dividends, the holders of the Common Stock shall be entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by the Board, out of any assets of the Company legally available therefor, such dividends as may be declared from time to time by the Board. Any dividends paid to the holders of shares of Common Stock shall be paid pro rata, on an equal priority, pari passu basis, unless different treatment of the shares of each such class is approved by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of the applicable class of Common Stock treated adversely, voting separately as a class.

 

 
 

 

  B. The Company shall not declare or pay any dividend or make any other distribution to the holders of Common Stock payable in securities of the Company unless the same dividend or distribution with the same record date and payment date shall be declared and paid on all shares of Common Stock; provided, however, that (i) dividends or other distributions payable in shares of Class A Common Stock or rights to acquire shares of Class A Common Stock may be declared and paid to the holders of Class A Common Stock without the same dividend or distribution being declared and paid to the holders of the Class B Common Stock or Class C Common Stock if, and only if, a dividend payable in shares of Class B Common Stock and Class C Common Stock, as applicable, or rights to acquire shares of Class B Common Stock or Class C Common Stock, as applicable, are declared and paid to the holders of Class B Common Stock and Class C Common Stock at the same rate and with the same record date and payment date; (ii) dividends or other distributions payable in shares of Class B Common Stock or rights to acquire shares Class B Common Stock may be declared and paid to the holders of Class B Common Stock without the same dividend or distribution being declared and paid to the holders of the Class A Common Stock or Class C Common Stock if, and only if, a dividend payable in shares of Class A Common Stock and Class C Common Stock, as applicable, or rights to acquire shares of Class A Common Stock or Class C Common Stock, as applicable, are declared and paid to the holders of Class A Common Stock and Class C Common Stock at the same rate and with the same record date and payment date and (iii) dividends or other distributions payable in shares of Class C Common Stock or rights to acquire shares Class C Common Stock may be declared and paid to the holders of Class C Common Stock without the same dividend or distribution being declared and paid to the holders of the Class A Common Stock or Class B Common Stock if, and only if, a dividend payable in shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, as applicable, or rights to acquire shares of Class A Common Stock or Class B Common Stock, as applicable, are declared and paid to the holders of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock at the same rate and with the same record date and payment date; and provided, further, that nothing in the foregoing shall prevent the Company from declaring and paying dividends or other distributions payable in shares of one class of Common Stock or rights to acquire one class of Common Stock to holders of all classes of Common Stock.
     
  C. Each holder of shares of Class A Common Stock will be entitled to one vote for each share thereof held at the record date for the determination of the stockholders entitled to vote on such matters or, if no such record date is established, the date such vote is taken or any written consent of stockholders is solicited.

 

 
 

 

  D. Each holder of shares of Class B Common Stock will be entitled to one vote for each share thereof held at the record date for the determination of the stockholders entitled to vote on such matters or, if no such record date is established, the date such vote is taken or any written consent of stockholders is solicited.
     
  E. Except as required by law, the Class C Common Stock will have no voting rights and no holder thereof shall be entitled to vote on any matter.
     
  F. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein or as required by law, the holders of Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock and Class C Common Stock will vote together and not as separate series or classes.
     
  G. The number of authorized shares of Common Stock or any class thereof may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding) by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, voting together as a single class on an as-if-converted basis.
     
  H. If the Company in any manner subdivides or combines the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock or Class C Common Stock, then the outstanding shares of all Common Stock will be subdivided or combined in the same proportion and manner.
     
  I. The Class B Common Stock will be automatically converted into one fully paid and nonassessable share of Class A Common Stock on the affirmative election of such holder. Such conversion will occur automatically without the need for any further action by the holders of such shares and whether or not the certificates representing such shares are surrendered to the Company or its transfer agent; provided, however, that the Company will not be obligated to issue certificates evidencing the shares of Class A Common Stock issuable on such conversion unless the certificates evidencing such shares of Class B Common Stock, if any such certificates have been issued, are either delivered to the Company or its transfer agent as provided below, or the holder notifies the Company or its transfer agent that such certificates have been lost, stolen or destroyed and executes an agreement satisfactory to the Company to indemnify the Company from any loss incurred by it in connection with such certificates. On the occurrence of such automatic conversion of the Class B Common Stock, the holders of Class B Common Stock so converted will surrender the certificates representing such shares at the office of the Company or any transfer agent for the Class A Common Stock. Thereupon, if requested by any holder of Class B Common Stock, there will be issued and delivered to such holder promptly at such office and in its name as shown on such surrendered certificate or certificates, a certificate or certificates for the number of shares of Class A Common Stock into which the shares of Class B Common Stock surrendered were convertible on the date on which such automatic conversion occurred

 

 
 

 

ARTICLE IV: The nature of the business or purposes to be conducted or promoted is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law.

 

ARTICLE V: To the fullest extent permitted by law, a director of the Corporation shall not be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. If the General Corporation Law or any other law of the State of Delaware is amended after approval by the stockholders of this Article V to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the Corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the General Corporation Law as so amended.

 

Any repeal or modification of the foregoing provisions of this Article V by the stockholders of the Corporation shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the Corporation existing at the time of, or increase the liability of any director of the Corporation with respect to any acts or omissions of such director occurring prior to, such repeal or modification.

 

The following indemnification provisions shall apply to the persons enumerated below.

 

  A. Right to Indemnification of Directors and Officers. The Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law as it presently exists or may hereafter be amended, any person (an “ Indemnified Person ”) who was or is made or is threatened to be made a party or is otherwise involved in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a “ Proceeding ”), by reason of the fact that such person, or a person for whom such person is the legal representative, is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or, while a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, trust, enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with respect to employee benefit plans, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) reasonably incurred by such Indemnified Person in such Proceeding. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, except as otherwise provided in Paragraph C of this Article V, the Corporation shall be required to indemnify an Indemnified Person in connection with a Proceeding (or part thereof) commenced by such Indemnified Person only if the commencement of such Proceeding (or part thereof) by the Indemnified Person was authorized in advance by the Board of Directors.
     
  B. Prepayment of Expenses of Directors and Officers. The Corporation shall pay the expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by an Indemnified Person in defending any Proceeding in advance of its final disposition, provided, however, that, to the extent required by law, such payment of expenses in advance of the final disposition of the Proceeding shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking by the Indemnified Person to repay all amounts advanced if it should be ultimately determined that the Indemnified Person is not entitled to be indemnified under this Article V or otherwise.

 

 
 

 

  C. Claims by Directors and Officers. If a claim for indemnification or advancement of expenses under this Article V is not paid in full within thirty (30) days after a written claim therefor by the Indemnified Person has been received by the Corporation, the Indemnified Person may file suit to recover the unpaid amount of such claim and, if successful in whole or in part, shall be entitled to be paid the expense of prosecuting such claim. In any such action the Corporation shall have the burden of proving that the Indemnified Person is not entitled to the requested indemnification or advancement of expenses under applicable law.
     
  D. Indemnification of Employees and Agents. The Corporation may indemnify and advance expenses to any person who was or is made or is threatened to be made or is otherwise involved in any Proceeding by reason of the fact that such person, or a person for whom such person is the legal representative, is or was an employee or agent of the Corporation or, while an employee or agent of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, trust, enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with respect to employee benefit plans, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such Proceeding. The ultimate determination of entitlement to indemnification of persons who are non-director or officer employees or agents shall be made in such manner as is determined by the Board of Directors in its sole discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, the Corporation shall not be required to indemnify a person in connection with a Proceeding initiated by such person if the Proceeding was not authorized in advance by the Board of Directors.
     
  E. Advancement of Expenses of Employees and Agents. The Corporation may pay the expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by an employee or agent in defending any Proceeding in advance of its final disposition on such terms and conditions as may be determined by the Board of Directors.
     
  F. Non-Exclusivity of Rights. The rights conferred on any person by this Article V shall not be exclusive of any other rights which such person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the certificate of incorporation, these by-laws, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.
     
  G. Other Indemnification. The Corporation’s obligation, if any, to indemnify any person who was or is serving at its request as a director, officer or employee of another Corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, organization or other enterprise shall be reduced by any amount such person may collect as indemnification from such other Corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, organization or other enterprise.

 

 
 

 

  H. Insurance. The Board of Directors may, to the full extent permitted by applicable law as it presently exists, or may hereafter be amended from time to time, authorize an appropriate officer or officers to purchase and maintain at the Corporation’s expense insurance: (a) to indemnify the Corporation for any obligation which it incurs as a result of the indemnification of directors, officers and employees under the provisions of this Article V; and (b) to indemnify or insure directors, officers and employees against liability in instances in which they may not otherwise be indemnified by the Corporation under the provisions of this Article V.
     
  I. Amendment or Repeal. Any repeal or modification of the foregoing provisions of this Article V shall not adversely affect any right or protection hereunder of any person in respect of any act or omission occurring prior to the time of such repeal or modification. The rights provided hereunder shall inure to the benefit of any Indemnified Person and such person’s heirs, executors and administrators.

 

* * *

 

4. That the foregoing amendment and restatement was approved by the holders of the requisite number of shares of this corporation in accordance with Section 228 of the General Corporation Law.

 

5. That this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, which restates and integrates and further amends the provisions of this Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation, has been duly adopted in accordance with Sections 242 and 245 of the General Corporation Law.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Certificate of Amendment to be signed by Venkat Meenavalli, its Chief Executive Officer, as of the day of , 2018.

 

  By:  
    Venkata Meenavalli
    Chief Executive Officer

 

 
 

 

Exhibit A-2

 

LONGFIN CORP.

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED BY-LAWS

 

ARTICLE I - STOCKHOLDERS

 

Section 1.   Annual Meeting.

 

An annual meeting of the stockholders, for the election of directors to succeed those whose terms expire and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting, shall be held at such place, on such date, and at such time as the Board of Directors shall each year fix, which date shall be within thirteen (13) months of the last annual meeting of stockholders or, if no such meeting has been held, the date of incorporation.

 

Section 2.   Special Meetings .

 

Special meetings of the stockholders, for any purpose or purposes prescribed in the notice of the meeting, may be called by the Board of Directors or the chief executive officer and shall be held at such place, on such date, and at such time as they or he or she shall fix.

 

Section 3.   Notice of Meetings .

 

Written notice of the place, date, and time of all meetings of the stockholders shall be given, not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days before the date on which the meeting is to be held, to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting, except as otherwise provided herein or required by law (meaning, here and hereinafter, as required from time to time by the Delaware General Corporation Law or the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation). Without limiting the manner by which notice otherwise may be effectively given to stockholders, any notice to stockholders may be given by electronic transmission in the manner provided in Section 232 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”).

 

When a meeting is adjourned to another place, date or time, written notice need not be given of the adjourned meeting if the place, date and time thereof are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken; provided, however, that if the date of any adjourned meeting is more than thirty (30) days after the date for which the meeting was originally noticed, or if a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, written notice of the place, date, and time of the adjourned meeting shall be given in conformity herewith. At any adjourned meeting, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the original meeting.

 

Section 4.   Quorum .

 

At any meeting of the stockholders, the holders of a majority of all of the shares of the stock entitled to vote at the meeting, present in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum for all purposes, unless or except to the extent that the presence of a larger number may be required by law. Where a separate vote by a class or classes is required, a majority of the shares of such class or classes present in person or represented by proxy shall constitute a quorum entitled to take action with respect to that vote on that matter.

 

 

 

 

If a quorum shall fail to attend any meeting, the chairman of the meeting or the holders of a majority of the shares of stock entitled to vote who are present, in person or by proxy, may adjourn the meeting to another place, date, or time.

 

Section 5.   Organization .

 

Such person as the Board of Directors may have designated or, in the absence of such a person, the chief executive officer of the Corporation or, in his or her absence, such person as may be chosen by the holders of a majority of the shares entitled to vote who are present, in person or by proxy, shall call to order any meeting of the stockholders and act as chairman of the meeting. In the absence of the Secretary of the Corporation, the secretary of the meeting shall be such person as the chairman appoints.

 

Section 6.   Conduct of Business .

 

The chairman of any meeting of stockholders shall determine the order of business and the procedure at the meeting, including such regulation of the manner of voting and the conduct of discussion as seem to him or her in order. The date and time of the opening and closing of the polls for each matter upon which the stockholders will vote at the meeting shall be announced at the meeting.

 

Section 7.   Proxies and Voting .

 

Each stockholder entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders or to express consent or dissent to corporate action in writing without a meeting may authorize another person or persons to act for such stockholder by either written proxy or by a transmission permitted by Section 212(c) of the DGCL, but no proxy shall be voted or acted upon after three years from its date, unless the proxy provides for a longer period or is irrevocable and coupled with an interest. Any copy, facsimile telecommunication or other reliable reproduction of the writing or transmission created pursuant to this paragraph may be substituted or used in lieu of the original writing or transmission for any and all purposes for which the original writing or transmission could be used, provided that such copy, facsimile telecommunication or other reproduction shall be a complete reproduction of the entire original writing or transmission.

 

All voting, including on the election of directors but excepting where otherwise required by law, may be by a voice vote; provided, however, that upon demand therefore by a stockholder entitled to vote or by his or her proxy, a stock vote shall be taken. Every stock vote shall be taken by ballots, each of which shall state the name of the stockholder or proxy voting and such other information as may be required under the procedure established for the meeting. The Corporation may, and to the extent required by law, shall, in advance of any meeting of stockholders, appoint one or more inspectors to act at the meeting and make a written report thereof. The Corporation 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 person presiding at the meeting may, and to the extent required by law, shall, appoint one or more inspectors to act at the meeting. Each inspector, before entering upon the discharge of his duties, shall take and sign an oath faithfully to execute the duties of inspector with strict impartiality and according to the best of his ability. Every vote taken by ballots shall be counted by an inspector or inspectors appointed by the chairman of the meeting.

 

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All elections shall be determined by a plurality of the votes cast, and except as otherwise required by law, all other matters shall be determined by a majority of the votes cast affirmatively or negatively.

 

Section 8.   Stock List .

 

A complete list of stockholders entitled to vote at any meeting of stockholders, arranged in alphabetical order for each class of stock and showing the address of each such stockholder and the number of shares registered in his or her name, shall be open to the examination of any such stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting, during ordinary business hours for a period of at least ten (10) days prior to the meeting, either at a place within the city where the meeting is to be held, which place shall be specified in the notice of the meeting, or if not so specified, at the place where the meeting is to be held.

 

The stock list shall also be kept at the place of the meeting during the whole time thereof and shall be open to the examination of any such stockholder who is present. This list shall presumptively determine the identity of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting and the number of shares held by each of them.

 

Section 9.   Consent of Stockholders in Lieu of Meeting .

 

Any action required to be taken at any annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation, or any action which may be taken at any annual or special meeting of the stockholders, 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 stock 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 entitled to vote thereon were present and voted and shall be delivered to the Corporation by delivery to its registered office in Delaware, its principal place of business, or an officer or agent of the Corporation having custody of the book in which proceedings of meetings of stockholders are recorded. Delivery made to the Corporation’s registered office shall be made by hand or by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested.

 

Every written consent shall bear the date of signature of each stockholder who signs the consent and no written consent shall be effective to take the corporate action referred to therein unless, within sixty (60) days of the date the earliest dated consent is delivered to the Corporation, a written consent or consents signed by a sufficient number of holders to take action are delivered to the Corporation in the manner prescribed in the first paragraph of this Section.

 

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ARTICLE II - BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

Section 1.   Number and Term of Office .

 

The number of directors who shall constitute the whole Board shall be such number as the Board of Directors shall from time to time have designated. Each director shall be elected for a term of one year and until his or her successor is elected and qualified, except as otherwise provided herein or required by law.

 

Whenever the authorized number of directors is increased between annual meetings of the stockholders, a majority of the directors then in office shall have the power to elect such new directors for the balance of a term and until their successors are elected and qualified. Any decrease in the authorized number of directors shall not become effective until the expiration of the term of the directors then in office unless, at the time of such decrease, there shall be vacancies on the board which are being eliminated by the decrease.

 

Section 2.   Vacancies .

 

If the office of any director becomes vacant by reason of death, resignation, disqualification, removal or other cause, a majority of the directors remaining in office, although less than a quorum, may elect a successor for the unexpired term and until his or her successor is elected and qualified.

 

Section 3.   Regular Meetings .

 

Regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held at such place or places, on such date or dates, and at such time or times as shall have been established by the Board of Directors and publicized among all directors. A notice of each regular meeting shall not be required.

 

Section 4.   Special Meetings .

 

Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by one-third (1/3) of the directors then in office (rounded up to the nearest whole number) or by the chief executive officer and shall be held at such place, on such date, and at such time as they or he or she shall fix. Notice of the place, date, and time of each such special meeting shall be given each director by whom it is not waived by mailing written notice not less than five (5) days before the meeting or by telegraphing or telexing or by facsimile transmission of the same not less than twenty-four (24) hours before the meeting. Unless otherwise indicated in the notice thereof, any and all business may be transacted at a special meeting.

 

Section 5.   Quorum .

 

At any meeting of the Board of Directors, a majority of the total number of the whole Board shall constitute a quorum for all purposes. If a quorum shall fail to attend any meeting, a majority of those present may adjourn the meeting to another place, date, or time, without further notice or waiver thereof.

 

Section 6.   Participation in Meetings By Conference Telephone .

 

Members of the Board of Directors, or of any committee thereof, may participate in a meeting of such Board or committee by means of conference telephone or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other and such participation shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.

 

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Section 7.   Conduct of Business .

 

At any meeting of the Board of Directors, business shall be transacted in such order and manner as the Board may from time to time determine, and all matters shall be determined by the vote of a majority of the directors present, except as otherwise provided herein or required by law. Action may be taken by the Board of Directors without a meeting if all members thereof consent thereto in writing, and the writing or writings are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board of Directors.

 

Section 8.   Powers .

 

The Board of Directors may, except as otherwise required by law, exercise all such powers and do all such acts and things as may be exercised or done by the Corporation, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the unqualified power:

 

(1) To declare dividends from time to time in accordance with law;

 

(2) To purchase or otherwise acquire any property, rights or privileges on such terms as it shall determine;

 

(3) To authorize the creation, making and issuance, in such form as it may determine, of written obligations of every kind, negotiable or non- negotiable, secured or unsecured, and to do all things necessary in connection therewith;

 

(4) To remove any officer of the Corporation with or without cause, and from time to time to devolve the powers and duties of any officer upon any other person for the time being;

 

(5) To confer upon any officer of the Corporation the power to appoint, remove and suspend subordinate officers, employees and agents;

 

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(6) To adopt from time to time such stock, option, stock purchase, bonus or other compensation plans for directors, officers, employees and agents of the Corporation and its subsidiaries as it may determine;

 

(7) To adopt from time to time such insurance, retirement, and other benefit plans for directors, officers, employees and agents of the Corporation and its subsidiaries as it may determine; and,

 

(8) To adopt from time to time regulations, not inconsistent with these By-laws, for the management of the Corporation’s business and affairs.

 

Section 9.   Compensation of Directors .

 

Directors, as such, may receive, pursuant to resolution of the Board of Directors, fixed fees and other compensation for their services as directors, including, without limitation, their services as members of committees of the Board of Directors.

 

ARTICLE III - COMMITTEES

 

Section 1.   Committees of the Board of Directors .

 

The Board of Directors, by a vote of a majority of the whole Board, may from time to time designate committees of the Board, with such lawfully delegable powers and duties as it thereby confers, to serve at the pleasure of the Board and shall, for those committees and any others provided for herein, elect a director or directors to serve as the member or members, designating, if it desires, other directors as alternate members who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee. Any committee so designated may exercise the power and authority of the Board of Directors to declare a dividend, to authorize the issuance of stock or to adopt a certificate of ownership and merger pursuant to Section 253 of the Delaware General Corporation Law if the resolution which designates the committee or a supplemental resolution of the Board of Directors shall so provide. In the absence or disqualification of any member of any committee and any alternate member in his or her place, the member or members of the committee present at the meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not he or she or they constitute a quorum, may by unanimous vote appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in the place of the absent or disqualified member.

 

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Section 2.   Conduct of Business .

 

Each committee may determine the procedural rules for meeting and conducting its business and shall act in accordance therewith, except as otherwise provided herein or required by law. Adequate provision shall be made for notice to members of all meetings; one-third (1/3) of the members shall constitute a quorum unless the committee shall consist of one (1) or two (2) members, in which event one (1) member shall constitute a quorum; and all matters shall be determined by a majority vote of the members present. Action may be taken by any committee without a meeting if all members thereof consent thereto in writing, and the writing or writings are filed with the minutes of the proceedings of such committee.

 

ARTICLE IV - OFFICERS

 

Section 1.   Generally .

 

The officers of the Corporation shall consist of a President, one or more Vice Presidents, a Secretary, a Treasurer and such other officers as may from time to time be appointed by the Board of Directors. Officers shall be elected by the Board of Directors, which shall consider that subject at its first meeting after every annual meeting of stockholders. Each officer shall hold office until his or her successor is elected and qualified or until his or her earlier resignation or removal. Any number of offices may be held by the same person.

 

Section 2.   President .

 

The President shall be the chief executive officer of the Corporation. Subject to the provisions of these By-laws and to the direction of the Board of Directors, he or she shall have the responsibility for the general management and control of the business and affairs of the Corporation and shall perform all duties and have all powers which are commonly incident to the office of chief executive or which are delegated to him or her by the Board of Directors. He or she shall have power to sign all stock certificates, contracts and other instruments of the Corporation which are authorized and shall have general supervision and direction of all of the other officers, employees and agents of the Corporation.

 

Section 3.   Vice President .

 

Each Vice President shall have such powers and duties as may be delegated to him or her by the Board of Directors. One (1) Vice President shall be designated by the Board to perform the duties and exercise the powers of the President in the event of the President’s absence or disability.

 

Section 4.   Treasurer .

 

The Treasurer shall have the responsibility for maintaining the financial records of the Corporation. He or she shall make such disbursements of the funds of the Corporation as are authorized and shall render from time to time an account of all such transactions and of the financial condition of the Corporation. The Treasurer shall also perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

 

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Section 5.   Secretary .

 

The Secretary shall issue all authorized notices for, and shall keep minutes of, all meetings of the stockholders and the Board of Directors. He or she shall have charge of the corporate books and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

 

Section 6.   Delegation of Authority .

 

The Board of Directors may from time to time delegate the powers or duties of any officer to any other officers or agents, notwithstanding any provision hereof.

 

Section 7.   Removal .

 

Any officer of the Corporation may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by the Board of Directors.

 

Section 8.   Action with Respect to Securities of Other Corporations .

 

Unless otherwise directed by the Board of Directors, the President or any officer of the Corporation authorized by the President shall have power to vote and otherwise act on behalf of the Corporation, in person or by proxy, at any meeting of stockholders of or with respect to any action of stockholders of any other corporation in which this Corporation may hold securities and otherwise to exercise any and all rights and powers which this Corporation may possess by reason of its ownership of securities in such other corporation.

 

ARTICLE V - STOCK

 

Section 1.   Certificates of Stock .

 

Each stockholder shall be entitled to a certificate signed by, or in the name of the Corporation by, the President or a Vice President, and by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, or the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer, certifying the number of shares owned by him or her. Any or all of the signatures on the certificate may be by facsimile.

 

Section 2.   Transfers of Stock .

 

Transfers of stock shall be made only upon the transfer books of the Corporation kept at an office of the Corporation or by transfer agents designated to transfer shares of the stock of the Corporation. Except where a certificate is issued in accordance with Section 4 of Article V of these By-laws, an outstanding certificate for the number of shares involved shall be surrendered for cancellation before a new certificate is issued therefor.

 

Section 3.   Record Date .

 

In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders, or to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights or 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 of Directors may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date on which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted and which record date shall not be more than sixty (60) nor less than ten (10) days before the date of any meeting of stockholders, nor more than sixty (60) days prior to the time for such other action as hereinbefore described; provided, however, that if no record date is fixed by the Board of Directors, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which notice is given or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held, and, for determining stockholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of rights or to exercise any rights of change, conversion or exchange of stock or for any other purpose, the record date shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts a resolution relating thereto.

 

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A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.

 

In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors, and which record date shall be not more than ten (10) days after the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted. If no record date has been fixed by the Board of Directors and no prior action by the Board of Directors is required by the Delaware General Corporation Law, the record date 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 Corporation in the manner prescribed by Article I, Section 9 hereof. If no record date has been fixed by the Board of Directors and prior action by the Board of Directors is required by the Delaware General Corporation Law with respect to the proposed action by written consent of the stockholders, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution taking such prior action.

 

Section 4.   Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates .

 

In the event of the loss, theft or destruction of any certificate of stock, another may be issued in its place pursuant to such regulations as the Board of Directors may establish concerning proof of such loss, theft or destruction and concerning the giving of a satisfactory bond or bonds of indemnity.

 

Section 5.   Regulations .

 

The issue, transfer, conversion and registration of certificates of stock shall be governed by such other regulations as the Board of Directors may establish.

 

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ARTICLE VI - NOTICES

 

Section 1.   Notices .

 

Except as otherwise specifically provided herein or required by law, all notices required to be given to any stockholder, director, officer, employee or agent shall be in writing and may in every instance be effectively given by hand delivery to the recipient thereof, by depositing such notice in the mails, postage paid, or by facsimile, electronic mail or other form of electronic communications. Any such notice shall be addressed to such stockholder, director, officer, employee or agent at his or her last known address as the same appears on the books of the Corporation. The time when such notice is received, if hand delivered, or dispatched, if delivered through the mails or by facsimile, electronic mail or other form of electronic communications, shall be the time of the giving of the notice.

 

Section 2.   Waivers .

 

A written waiver of any notice, signed by a stockholder, director, officer, employee or agent, whether before or after the time of the event for which notice is to be given, shall be deemed equivalent to the notice required to be given to such stockholder, director, officer, employee or agent. Neither the business nor the purpose of any meeting need be specified in such a waiver.

 

ARTICLE VII - MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 1.   Facsimile Signatures .

 

In addition to the provisions for use of facsimile signatures elsewhere specifically authorized in these By-laws, facsimile signatures of any officer or officers of the Corporation may be used whenever and as authorized by the Board of Directors or a committee thereof.

 

Section 2.   Corporate Seal .

 

The Board of Directors may provide a suitable seal, containing the name of the Corporation, which seal shall be in the charge of the Secretary. If and when so directed by the Board of Directors or a committee thereof, duplicates of the seal may be kept and used by the Treasurer or by an Assistant Secretary or Assistant Treasurer.

 

Section 3.   Reliance upon Books, Reports and Records .

 

Each director, each member of any committee designated by the Board of Directors, and each officer of the Corporation shall, in the performance of his or her duties, be fully protected in relying in good faith upon the books of account or other records of the Corporation and upon such information, opinions, reports or statements presented to the Corporation by any of its officers or employees, or committees of the Board of Directors so designated, or by any other person as to matters which such director or committee member reasonably believes are within such other person’s professional or expert competence and who has been selected with reasonable care by or on behalf of the Corporation.

 

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Section 4.   Fiscal Year .

 

The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be as fixed by the Board of Directors.

 

Section 5.   Time Periods .

 

In applying any provision of these By-laws which requires that an act be done or not be done a specified number of days prior to an event or that an act be done during a period of a specified number of days prior to an event, calendar days shall be used, the day of the doing of the act shall be excluded, and the day of the event shall be included.

 

ARTICLE VIII - INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

 

Section 1.   Right to Indemnification .

 

Each person who was or is made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (hereinafter a “proceeding”), by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director or an officer of the Corporation or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan (hereinafter an “indemnitee”), whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in an official capacity as a director, officer, employee or agent or in any other capacity while serving as a director, officer, employee or agent, shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Corporation to the fullest extent authorized by the Delaware General Corporation Law, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended (but, in the case of any such amendment, only to the extent that such amendment permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights than such law permitted the Corporation to provide prior to such amendment), against all expense, liability and loss (including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or suffered by such indemnitee in connection therewith; provided, however, that, except as provided in Section 3 of this ARTICLE VIII with respect to proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification, the Corporation 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 of Directors of the Corporation.

 

Section 2.   Right to Advancement of Expenses .

 

The right to indemnification conferred in Section 1 of this ARTICLE VIII shall include the right to be paid by the Corporation the expenses (including attorney’s fees) incurred in defending any such proceeding in advance of its final disposition (hereinafter an “advancement of expenses”); provided, however, that, if the Delaware General Corporation Law requires, an advancement of expenses incurred by an indemnitee in his or her capacity as a director or officer (and not in any other capacity in which service was or is rendered by such indemnitee, including, without limitation, service to an employee benefit plan) shall be made only upon delivery to the Corporation of an undertaking (hereinafter 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 (hereinafter a “final adjudication”) that such 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 Section 1 and Section 2 of this ARTICLE VIII shall be contract rights and such rights shall continue as to an indemnitee who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of the indemnitee’s heirs, executors and administrators.

 

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Section 3.   Right of Indemnitee to Bring Suit .

 

If a claim under Section 1 and Section 2 of this ARTICLE VIII is not paid in full by the Corporation within sixty (60) days after a written claim has been received by the Corporation, except in the case of a claim for an advancement of expenses, in which case the applicable period shall be twenty (20) days, the indemnitee may at any time thereafter bring suit against the Corporation 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 Corporation 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. 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) in any suit brought by the Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the Corporation 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 Delaware General Corporation Law. Neither the failure of the Corporation (including its Board of Directors, independent legal counsel, or its 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 Delaware General Corporation Law, nor an actual determination by the Corporation (including its Board of Directors, independent legal counsel, or its 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 Corporation 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 VIII or otherwise shall be on the Corporation.

 

Section 4.   Non-Exclusivity of Rights .

 

The rights to indemnification and to the advancement of expenses conferred in this ARTICLE VIII shall not be exclusive of any other right which any person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, the Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation, By-laws, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.

 

Section 5.   Insurance .

 

The Corporation may maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and any director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation or another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any expense, liability or loss, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under the Delaware General Corporation Law.

 

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Section 6.   Indemnification of Employees and Agents of the Corporation .

 

The Corporation 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 Corporation to the fullest extent of the provisions of this Article with respect to the indemnification and advancement of expenses of directors and officers of the Corporation.

 

ARTICLE IX - AMENDMENTS

 

These By-laws may be amended or repealed by the Board of Directors at any meeting or by the stockholders at any meeting.

 

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Exhibit B

 

LONGFIN CORP.

 

2018 OMNIBUS EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

 

     

 

 

LONGFIN CORP.

2018 OMNIBUS EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

 

Article I

PURPOSE

 

The purpose of this Longfin Corp. 2018 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan (the “ Plan ”) is to benefit Longfin Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”) and its stockholders, by assisting the Company [and its subsidiaries] to attract, retain and provide incentives to key management employees, directors, and consultants of the Company and its Affiliates, and to align the interests of such service providers with those of the Company’s stockholders. Accordingly, the Plan provides for the granting of Non-qualified Stock Options, Incentive Stock Options, Restricted Stock Awards, Restricted Stock Unit Awards, Stock Appreciation Rights, Performance Stock Awards, Performance Unit Awards, Unrestricted Stock Awards, Distribution Equivalent Rights or any combination of the foregoing.

 

Article II
DEFINITIONS

 

The following definitions shall be applicable throughout the Plan unless the context otherwise requires:

 

2.1 “ Affiliate ” shall mean any corporation which, with respect to the Company, is a “subsidiary corporation” within the meaning of Section 424(f) of the Code or other entity in which the Company has a controlling interest in such entity or another entity which is part of a chain of entities in which the Company or each entity has a controlling interest in another entity in the unbroken chain of entities ending with the applicable entity.

 

2.2 “ Award ” shall mean, individually or collectively, any Option, Restricted Stock Award, Restricted Stock Unit Award, Performance Stock Award, Performance Unit Award, Stock Appreciation Right, Distribution Equivalent Right or Unrestricted Stock Award.

 

2.3 “ Award Agreement ” shall mean a written agreement between the Company and the Holder with respect to an Award, setting forth the terms and conditions of the Award, as amended.

 

2.4 “ Board ” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

2.5 “ Base Value ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 14.2.

 

2.6 “ Cause ” shall mean (i) if the Holder is a party to an employment or service agreement with the Company or an Affiliate which agreement defines “Cause” (or a similar term), “ Cause ” shall have the same meaning as provided for in such agreement, or (ii) for a Holder who is not a party to such an agreement, “ Cause ” shall mean termination by the Company or an Affiliate of the employment (or other service relationship) of the Holder by reason of the Holder’s (A) intentional failure to perform reasonably assigned duties, (B) dishonesty or willful misconduct in the performance of the Holder’s duties, (C) involvement in a transaction which is materially adverse to the Company or an Affiliate, (D) breach of fiduciary duty involving personal profit, (E) willful violation of any law, rule, regulation or court order (other than misdemeanor traffic violations and misdemeanors not involving misuse or misappropriation of money or property), (F) commission of an act of fraud or intentional misappropriation or conversion of any asset or opportunity of the Company or an Affiliate, or (G) material breach of any provision of the Plan or the Holder’s Award Agreement or any other written agreement between the Holder and the Company or an Affiliate, in each case as determined in good faith by the Board, the determination of which shall be final, conclusive and binding on all parties.

 

     

 

 

Longfin Corp. 2018 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan

 

2.7 “ Change of Control ” shall mean: (i) for a Holder who is a party to an employment or consulting agreement with the Company or an Affiliate which agreement defines “Change of Control” (or a similar term), “ Change of Control ” shall have the same meaning as provided for in such agreement, or (ii) for a Holder who is not a party to such an agreement, “ Change of Control ” shall mean the satisfaction of any one or more of the following conditions (and the “Change of Control” shall be deemed to have occurred as of the first day that any one or more of the following conditions shall have been satisfied):

 

(a) Any person (as such term is used in paragraphs 13(d) and 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act, hereinafter in this definition, “ Person ”), other than the Company or an Affiliate or an employee benefit plan of the Company or an Affiliate, becomes the beneficial owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities;

 

(b) The closing of a merger, consolidation or other business combination (a “ Business Combination ”) other than a Business Combination in which holders of the Shares immediately prior to the Business Combination have substantially the same proportionate ownership of the common stock or ordinary shares, as applicable, of the surviving corporation immediately after the Business Combination as immediately before;

 

(c) The closing of an agreement for the sale or disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets to any entity that is not an Affiliate;

 

(d) The approval by the holders of shares of Shares of a plan of complete liquidation of the Company, other than a merger of the Company into any subsidiary or a liquidation as a result of which persons who were stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such liquidation have substantially the same proportionate ownership of shares of common stock or ordinary shares, as applicable, of the surviving corporation immediately after such liquidation as immediately before; or

 

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Longfin Corp. 2018 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan

 

(e) Within any twenty-four (24) month period, the Incumbent Directors shall cease to constitute at least a majority of the Board or the board of directors of any successor to the Company; provided , however , that any director elected to the Board, or nominated for election, by a majority of the Incumbent Directors then still in office, shall be deemed to be an Incumbent Director for purposes of this paragraph (e), but excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of either an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of an individual, entity or “group” other than the Board (including, but not limited to, any such assumption that results from paragraphs (a), (b), (c), or (d) of this definition).

 

2.8 “ Code ” shall mean the United States of America Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Reference in the Plan to any section of the Code shall be deemed to include any amendments or successor provisions to any section and any regulation under such section.

 

2.9 “ Committee ” shall mean a committee comprised of two (2) or more members of the Board who are selected by the Board as provided in Section 4.1.

 

2.10 “ Company ” shall have the meaning given to such term in the introductory paragraph, including any successor thereto.

 

2.11 “ Consultant ” shall mean any non-Employee (individual or entity) advisor to the Company or an Affiliate who or which has contracted directly with the Company or an Affiliate to render bona fide consulting or advisory services thereto.

 

2.12 “ Director ” shall mean a member of the Board or a member of the board of directors of an Affiliate, in either case, who is not an Employee.

 

2.13 “ Distribution Equivalent Right ” shall mean an Award granted under Article XIII of the Plan which entitles the Holder to receive bookkeeping credits, cash payments and/or Share distributions equal in amount to the distributions that would have been made to the Holder had the Holder held a specified number of Shares during the period the Holder held the Distribution Equivalent Right.

 

2.14 “ Distribution Equivalent Right Award Agreement ” shall mean a written agreement between the Company and a Holder with respect to a Distribution Equivalent Right Award.

 

2.15 “ Effective Date ” shall mean January 29, 2018.

 

2.16 “ Employee ” shall mean any employee, including any officer, of the Company or an Affiliate.

 

2.17 “ Exchange Act ” shall mean the United States of America Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

2.18 “ Fair Market Value ” shall mean, as of any specified date, the closing sales price of the Shares for such date (or, in the event that the Shares are not traded on such date, on the immediately preceding trading date) on the NASDAQ Stock Market (“NASDAQ”), as reported by NASDAQ, or such other domestic or foreign national securities exchange on which the Shares may be listed. If the Shares are not listed on NASDAQ or on a national securities exchange, but are quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board or by the National Quotation Bureau, the Fair Market Value of the Shares shall be the mean of the highest bid and lowest asked prices per Share for such date. If the Shares are not quoted or listed as set forth above, Fair Market Value shall be determined by the Board in good faith by any fair and reasonable means (which means may be set forth with greater specificity in the applicable Award Agreement). The Fair Market Value of property other than Shares shall be determined by the Board in good faith by any fair and reasonable means consistent with the requirements of applicable law.

 

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2.19 “ Family Member ” of an individual shall mean any child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, spouse, former spouse, sibling, niece, nephew, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law or sister-in-law, including adoptive relationships, any person sharing the Holder’s household (other than a tenant or employee of the Holder), a trust in which such persons have more than fifty percent (50%) of the beneficial interest, a foundation in which such persons (or the Holder) control the management of assets, and any other entity in which such persons (or the Holder) own more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting interests.

 

2.20 “ Holder ” shall mean an Employee, Director or Consultant who has been granted an Award or any such individual’s beneficiary, estate or representative, who has acquired such Award in accordance with the terms of the Plan, as applicable.

 

2.21 “ Incentive Stock Option ” shall mean an Option which is intended by the Committee to constitute an “incentive stock option” and conforms to the applicable provisions of Section 422 of the Code.

 

2.22 “ Incumbent Director ” shall mean, with respect to any period of time specified under the Plan for purposes of determining whether or not a Change of Control has occurred, the individuals who were members of the Board at the beginning of such period.

 

2.23 “ Non-qualified Stock Option ” shall mean an Option which is not an Incentive Stock Option or which is designated as an Incentive Stock Option but does not meet the applicable requirements of Section 422 of the Code.

 

2.24 “ Option ” shall mean an Award granted under Article VII of the Plan of an option to purchase Shares and shall include both Incentive Stock Options and Non-qualified Stock Options.

 

2.25 “ Option Agreement ” shall mean a written agreement between the Company and a Holder with respect to an Option.

 

2.26 “ Performance Criteria ” shall mean the criteria selected by the Committee for purposes of establishing the Performance Goal(s) for a Holder for a Performance Period.

 

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2.27 “ Performance Goals ” shall mean, for a Performance Period, the written goal or goals established by the Committee for the Performance Period based upon the Performance Criteria, which may be related to the performance of the Holder, the Company or an Affiliate.

 

2.28 “ Performance Period ” shall mean one or more periods of time, which may be of varying and overlapping durations, selected by the Committee, over which the attainment of the Performance Goals shall be measured for purposes of determining a Holder’s right to, and the payment of, a Qualified Performance-Based Award.

 

2.29 “ Performance Stock Award ” or “ Performance Stock ” shall mean an Award granted under Article XII of the Plan under which, upon the satisfaction of predetermined Performance Goals, Shares are paid to the Holder.

 

2.30 “ Performance Stock Agreement ” shall mean a written agreement between the Company and a Holder with respect to a Performance Stock Award.

 

2.31 “ Performance Unit ” shall mean a Unit awarded to a Holder pursuant to a Performance Unit Award.

 

2.32 “ Performance Unit Award ” shall mean an Award granted under Article XI of the Plan under which, upon the satisfaction of predetermined Performance Goals, a cash payment shall be made to the Holder, based on the number of Units awarded to the Holder.

 

2.33 “ Performance Unit Agreement ” shall mean a written agreement between the Company and a Holder with respect to a Performance Unit Award.

 

2.34 “ Plan ” shall mean this Longfin Corp. 2018 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time, together with each of the Award Agreements utilized hereunder.

 

2.35 “ Qualified Performance-Based Award ” shall mean an Award that is intended to qualify as “performance-based” compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code.

 

2.36 “ Restricted Stock Award ” and “ Restricted Stock ” shall mean an Award granted under Article VIII of the Plan of Shares, the transferability of which by the Holder is subject to Restrictions.

 

2.37 “ Restricted Stock Agreement ” shall mean a written agreement between the Company and a Holder with respect to a Restricted Stock Award.

 

2.38 “ Restricted Stock Unit Award ” and “ RSUs ” shall refer to an Award granted under Article X of the Plan under which, upon the satisfaction of predetermined individual service-related vesting requirements, a cash payment shall be made to the Holder, based on the number of Units awarded to the Holder.

 

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2.39 “ Restricted Stock Unit Agreement ” shall mean a written agreement between the Company and a Holder with respect to a Restricted Stock Award.

 

2.40 “ Restriction Period ” shall mean the period of time for which Shares subject to a Restricted Stock Award shall be subject to Restrictions, as set forth in the applicable Restricted Stock Agreement.

 

2.41 “ Restrictions ” shall mean the forfeiture, transfer and/or other restrictions applicable to Shares awarded to an Employee, Director or Consultant under the Plan pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award and set forth in a Restricted Stock Agreement.

 

2.42 “ Rule 16b-3 ” shall mean Rule 16b-3 promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Exchange Act, as such may be amended from time to time, and any successor rule, regulation or statute fulfilling the same or a substantially similar function.

 

2.43 “ Shares ” or “ Stock ” shall mean the common stock of the Company, par value $0.00001 per share.

 

2.44 “ Stock Appreciation Right ” or “ SAR ” shall mean an Award granted under Article XIV of the Plan of a right, granted alone or in connection with a related Option, to receive a payment equal to the increase in value of a specified number of Shares between the date of Award and the date of exercise.

 

2.45 “ Stock Appreciation Right Agreement ” shall mean a written agreement between the Company and a Holder with respect to a Stock Appreciation Right.

 

2.46 “ Tandem Stock Appreciation Right ” shall mean a Stock Appreciation Right granted in connection with a related Option, the exercise of some or all of which results in termination of the entitlement to purchase some or all of the Shares under the related Option, all as set forth in Article XIV.

 

2.47 “ Ten Percent Stockholder ” shall mean an Employee who, at the time an Option is granted to him or her, owns shares possessing more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of shares of the Company or of any parent corporation or subsidiary corporation thereof (both as defined in Section 424 of the Code), within the meaning of Section 422(b)(6) of the Code.

 

2.48 “ Termination of Service ” shall mean a termination of a Holder’s employment with, or status as a Director or Consultant of, the Company or an Affiliate, as applicable, for any reason, including, without limitation, Total and Permanent Disability or death, except as provided in Section 6.4. In the event Termination of Service shall constitute a payment event with respect to any Award subject to Code Section 409A, Termination of Service shall only be deemed to occur upon a “separation from service” as such term is defined under Code Section 409A and applicable authorities.

 

2.49 “ Total and Permanent Disability ” of an individual shall mean the inability of such individual to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or which has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months, within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code.

 

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2.50 “ Unit ” shall mean a bookkeeping unit, which represents such monetary amount as shall be designated by the Committee in each Performance Unit Agreement, or represents one Share for purposes of each Restricted Stock Unit Award.

 

2.51 “ Unrestricted Stock Award ” shall mean an Award granted under Article IX of the Plan of Shares which are not subject to Restrictions.

 

2.52 “ Unrestricted Stock Agreement ” shall mean a written agreement between the Company and a Holder with respect to an Unrestricted Stock Award.

 

Article III
EFFECTIVE DATE OF PLAN

 

The Plan shall be effective as of the Effective Date, provided that the Plan is approved by the stockholders of the Company within twelve (12) months of such date.

 

Article IV
ADMINISTRATION

 

4.1 Composition of Committee . The Plan shall be administered by the Committee, which shall be appointed by the Board. If necessary, in the Board’s discretion, to comply with Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act and Section 162(m) of the Code, the Committee shall consist solely of two (2) or more Directors who are each (i) “outside directors” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code (“ Outside Directors ”), (ii) “non-employee directors” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 (“ Non-Employee Directors ”) and (iii) “independent” for purposes of any applicable listing requirements; provided , however , that the Board or the Committee may delegate to a committee of one or more members of the Board who are not (x) Outside Directors, the authority to grant Awards to eligible persons who are not (A) then “covered employees” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code and are not expected to be “covered employees” at the time of recognition of income resulting from such Award, or (B) persons with respect to whom the Company wishes to comply with the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code, and/or (y) Non-Employee Directors, the authority to grant Awards to eligible persons who are not then subject to the requirements of Section 16 of the Exchange Act. If a member of the Committee shall be eligible to receive an Award under the Plan, such Committee member shall have no authority hereunder with respect to his or her own Award.

 

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4.2 Powers . Subject to the other provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall have the sole authority, in its discretion, to make all determinations under the Plan, including but not limited to (i) determining which Employees, Directors or Consultants shall receive an Award, (ii) the time or times when an Award shall be made (the date of grant of an Award shall be the date on which the Award is awarded by the Committee), (iii) what type of Award shall be granted, (iv) the term of an Award, (v) the date or dates on which an Award vests, (vi) the form of any payment to be made pursuant to an Award, (vii) the terms and conditions of an Award (including the forfeiture of the Award, and/or any financial gain, if the Holder of the Award violates any applicable restrictive covenant thereof), (viii) the Restrictions under a Restricted Stock Award, (ix) the number of Shares which may be issued under an Award, (x) Performance Goals applicable to any Award and certification of the achievement of such goals, and (xi) the waiver of any Restrictions or Performance Goals, subject in all cases to compliance with applicable laws. In making such determinations the Committee may take into account the nature of the services rendered by the respective Employees, Directors and Consultants, their present and potential contribution to the Company’s (or the Affiliate’s) success and such other factors as the Committee in its discretion may deem relevant.

 

4.3 Additional Powers . The Committee shall have such additional powers as are delegated to it under the other provisions of the Plan. Subject to the express provisions of the Plan, the Committee is authorized to construe the Plan and the respective Award Agreements executed hereunder, to prescribe such rules and regulations relating to the Plan as it may deem advisable to carry out the intent of the Plan, to determine the terms, restrictions and provisions of each Award and to make all other determinations necessary or advisable for administering the Plan. The Committee may correct any defect or supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in any Award Agreement in the manner and to the extent the Committee shall deem necessary, appropriate or expedient to carry it into effect. The determinations of the Committee on the matters referred to in this Article IV shall be conclusive and binding on the Company and all Holders.

 

4.4 Committee Action . Subject to compliance with all applicable laws, action by the Committee shall require the consent of a majority of the members of the Committee, expressed either orally at a meeting of the Committee or in writing in the absence of a meeting. No member of the Committee shall have any liability for any good faith action, inaction or determination in connection with the Plan.

 

Article V
SHARES SUBJECT TO PLAN AND LIMITATIONS THEREON

 

5.1 Authorized Shares and Award Limits . The Committee may from time to time grant Awards to one or more Employees, Directors and/or Consultants determined by it to be eligible for participation in the Plan in accordance with the provisions of Article VI. Subject to Article XV, the aggregate number of Shares that may be issued under the Plan shall not exceed Two Million (2,000,000) Shares. Shares shall be deemed to have been issued under the Plan solely to the extent actually issued and delivered pursuant to an Award. To the extent that an Award lapses, expires, is canceled, is terminated unexercised or ceases to be exercisable for any reason, or the rights of its Holder terminate, any Shares subject to such Award shall again be available for the grant of a new Award. Notwithstanding any provision in the Plan to the contrary, the maximum number of Shares that may be subject to Awards of Options under Article VII and/or Stock Appreciation Rights under Article XIV, in either or both cases granted to any one person during any calendar year, shall be Two Million (2,000,000) Shares (subject to adjustment in the same manner as provided in Article XV with respect to Shares subject to Awards then outstanding). The limitation set forth in the preceding sentence shall be applied in a manner which shall permit compensation generated in connection with the exercise of Options or Stock Appreciation Rights to constitute “performance-based” compensation for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Code, including, but not limited to, counting against such maximum number of Shares, to the extent required under Section 162(m) of the Code, any Shares subject to Options or Stock Appreciation Rights that are canceled or re-priced.

 

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5.2 Types of Shares . The Shares to be issued pursuant to the grant or exercise of an Award may consist of authorized but unissued Shares, Shares purchased on the open market or Shares previously issued and outstanding and reacquired by the Company.

 

Article VI
ELIGIBILITY AND TERMINATION OF SERVICE

 

6.1 Eligibility . Awards made under the Plan may be granted solely to individuals or entities who, at the time of grant, are Employees, Directors or Consultants. An Award may be granted on more than one occasion to the same Employee, Director or Consultant, and, subject to the limitations set forth in the Plan, such Award may include, a Non-qualified Stock Option, a Restricted Stock Award, a Restricted Stock Unit Award, an Unrestricted Stock Award, a Distribution Equivalent Right Award, a Performance Stock Award, a Performance Unit Award, a Stock Appreciation Right, a Tandem Stock Appreciation Right, or any combination thereof, and solely for Employees, an Incentive Stock Option.

 

6.2 Termination of Service . Except to the extent inconsistent with the terms of the applicable Award Agreement and/or the provisions of Section 6.3 or 6.4, the following terms and conditions shall apply with respect to a Holder’s Termination of Service with the Company or an Affiliate, as applicable:

 

(a) The Holder’s rights, if any, to exercise any then exercisable Options and/or Stock Appreciation Rights shall terminate:

 

(i) If such termination is for a reason other than the Holder’s Total and Permanent Disability or death, ninety (90) days after the date of such Termination of Service;

 

(ii) If such termination is on account of the Holder’s Total and Permanent Disability, one (1) year after the date of such Termination of Service; or

 

(iii) If such termination is on account of the Holder’s death, one (1) year after the date of the Holder’s death.

 

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Upon such applicable date the Holder (and such Holder’s estate, designated beneficiary or other legal representative) shall forfeit any rights or interests in or with respect to any such Options and Stock Appreciation Rights. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee, in its sole discretion, may provide for a different time period in the Award Agreement, or may extend the time period, following a Termination of Service, during which the Holder has the right to exercise any vested Non-qualified Stock Option or Stock Appreciation Right, which time period may not extend beyond the expiration date of the Award term.

 

(b) In the event of a Holder’s Termination of Service for any reason prior to the actual or deemed satisfaction and/or lapse of the Restrictions, vesting requirements, terms and conditions applicable to a Restricted Stock Award and/or Restricted Stock Unit Award, such Restricted Stock and/or RSUs shall immediately be canceled, and the Holder (and such Holder’s estate, designated beneficiary or other legal representative) shall forfeit any rights or interests in and with respect to any such Restricted Stock and/or RSUs. Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentence, the Committee, in its sole discretion, may determine, prior to or within thirty (30) days after the date of such Termination of Service that all or a portion of any such Holder’s Restricted Stock and/or RSUs shall not be so canceled and forfeited.

 

6.3 Special Termination Rule. Except to the extent inconsistent with the terms of the applicable Award Agreement, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Article VI, if a Holder’s employment with, or status as a Director of, the Company or an Affiliate shall terminate, and if, within ninety (90) days of such termination, such Holder shall become a Consultant, such Holder’s rights with respect to any Award or portion thereof granted thereto prior to the date of such termination may be preserved, if and to the extent determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, as if such Holder had been a Consultant for the entire period during which such Award or portion thereof had been outstanding. Should the Committee effect such determination with respect to such Holder, for all purposes of the Plan, such Holder shall not be treated as if his or her employment or Director status had terminated until such time as his or her Consultant status shall terminate, in which case his or her Award, as it may have been reduced in connection with the Holder’s becoming a Consultant, shall be treated pursuant to the provisions of Section 6.2, provided, however, that any such Award which is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option shall, upon the Holder’s no longer being an Employee, automatically convert to a Non-qualified Stock Option. Should a Holder’s status as a Consultant terminate, and if, within ninety (90) days of such termination, such Holder shall become an Employee or a Director, such Holder’s rights with respect to any Award or portion thereof granted thereto prior to the date of such termination may be preserved, if and to the extent determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, as if such Holder had been an Employee or a Director, as applicable, for the entire period during which such Award or portion thereof had been outstanding, and, should the Committee effect such determination with respect to such Holder, for all purposes of the Plan, such Holder shall not be treated as if his or her Consultant status had terminated until such time as his or her employment with the Company or an Affiliate, or his or her Director status, as applicable, shall terminate, in which case his or her Award shall be treated pursuant to the provisions of Section 6.2.

 

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6.4 Termination of Service for Cause . Notwithstanding anything in this Article VI or elsewhere in the Plan to the contrary, and unless a Holder’s Award Agreement specifically provides otherwise, in the event of a Holder’s Termination of Service for Cause, all of such Holder’s then outstanding Awards shall expire immediately and be forfeited in their entirety upon such Termination of Service.

 

Article VII
OPTIONS

 

7.1 Option Period . The term of each Option shall be as specified in the Option Agreement; provided , however , that except as set forth in Section 7.3, no Option shall be exercisable after the expiration of ten (10) years from the date of its grant.

 

7.2 Limitations on Exercise of Option . An Option shall be exercisable in whole or in such installments and at such times as specified in the Option Agreement.

 

7.3 Special Limitations on Incentive Stock Options . To the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined at the time the respective Incentive Stock Option is granted) of Shares with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by an individual during any calendar year under all plans of the Company and any parent corporation or subsidiary corporation thereof (both as defined in Section 424 of the Code) which provide for the grant of Incentive Stock Options exceeds One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) (or such other individual limit as may be in effect under the Code on the date of grant), the portion of such Incentive Stock Options that exceeds such threshold shall be treated as Non-qualified Stock Options. The Committee shall determine, in accordance with applicable provisions of the Code, Treasury Regulations and other administrative pronouncements, which of a Holder’s Options, which were intended by the Committee to be Incentive Stock Options when granted to the Holder, will not constitute Incentive Stock Options because of such limitation, and shall notify the Holder of such determination as soon as practicable after such determination. No Incentive Stock Option shall be granted to an Employee if, at the time the Incentive Stock Option is granted, such Employee is a Ten Percent Stockholder, unless (i) at the time such Incentive Stock Option is granted the Option price is at least one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value of the Shares subject to the Incentive Stock Option, and (ii) such Incentive Stock Option by its terms is not exercisable after the expiration of five (5) years from the date of grant. No Incentive Stock Option shall be granted more than ten (10) years from the earlier of the Effective Date or date on which the Plan is approved by the Company’s stockholders. The designation by the Committee of an Option as an Incentive Stock Option shall not guarantee the Holder that the Option will satisfy the applicable requirements for “incentive stock option” status under Section 422 of the Code.

 

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7.4 Option Agreement . Each Option shall be evidenced by an Option Agreement in such form and containing such provisions not inconsistent with the other provisions of the Plan as the Committee from time to time shall approve, including, but not limited to, provisions intended to qualify an Option as an Incentive Stock Option. An Option Agreement may provide for the payment of the Option price, in whole or in part, by the delivery of a number of Shares (plus cash if necessary) that have been owned by the Holder for at least six (6) months and having a Fair Market Value equal to such Option price, or such other forms or methods as the Committee may determine from time to time, in each case, subject to such rules and regulations as may be adopted by the Committee. Each Option Agreement shall, solely to the extent inconsistent with the provisions of Sections 6.2, 6.3, and 6.4, as applicable, specify the effect of Termination of Service on the exercisability of the Option. Moreover, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, a Non-qualified Stock Option Agreement may provide for a “cashless exercise” of the Option, in whole or in part, by (a) establishing procedures whereby the Holder, by a properly-executed written notice, directs (i) an immediate market sale or margin loan as to all or a part of Shares to which he is entitled to receive upon exercise of the Option, pursuant to an extension of credit by the Company to the Holder of the Option price, (ii) the delivery of the Shares from the Company directly to a brokerage firm and (iii) the delivery of the Option price from sale or margin loan proceeds from the brokerage firm directly to the Company, or (b) reducing the number of Shares to be issued upon exercise of the Option by the number of such Shares having an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to the Option price (or portion thereof to be so paid) as of the date of the Option’s exercise. An Option Agreement may also include provisions relating to: (i) subject to the provisions hereof, accelerated vesting of Options, including but not limited to, upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, (ii) tax matters (including provisions covering any applicable Employee wage withholding requirements and requiring additional “gross-up” payments to Holders to meet any excise taxes or other additional income tax liability imposed as a result of a payment made upon a Change of Control resulting from the operation of the Plan or of such Option Agreement) and (iii) any other matters not inconsistent with the terms and provisions of the Plan that the Committee shall in its sole discretion determine. The terms and conditions of the respective Option Agreements need not be identical.

 

7.5 Option Price and Payment . The price at which an Share may be purchased upon exercise of an Option shall be determined by the Committee; provided , however , that such Option price (i) shall not be less than the Fair Market Value of an Share on the date such Option is granted (or 110% of Fair Market Value for an Incentive Stock Option held by Ten Percent Stockholder, as provided in Section 7.3), and (ii) shall be subject to adjustment as provided in Article XV. The Option or portion thereof may be exercised by delivery of an irrevocable notice of exercise to the Company. The Option price for the Option or portion thereof shall be paid in full in the manner prescribed by the Committee as set forth in the Plan and the applicable Option Agreement, which manner, with the consent of the Committee, may include the withholding of Shares otherwise issuable in connection with the exercise of the Option. Separate share certificates shall be issued by the Company for those Shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of an Incentive Stock Option and for those Shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of a Non-qualified Stock Option.

 

7.6 Stockholder Rights and Privileges . The Holder of an Option shall be entitled to all the privileges and rights of a stockholder of the Company solely with respect to such Shares as have been purchased under the Option and for which share certificates have been registered in the Holder’s name.

 

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7.7 Options and Rights in Substitution for Stock or Options Granted by Other Corporations . Options may be granted under the Plan from time to time in substitution for stock options held by individuals employed by entities who become Employees, Directors or Consultants as a result of a merger or consolidation of the employing entity with the Company or any Affiliate, or the acquisition by the Company or an Affiliate of the assets of the employing entity, or the acquisition by the Company or an Affiliate of stock or shares of the employing entity with the result that such employing entity becomes an Affiliate.

 

7.8 Prohibition Against Re-Pricing . Except to the extent (i) approved in advance by holders of a majority of the shares of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, or (ii) as a result of any Change of Control or any adjustment as provided in Article XV, the Committee shall not have the power or authority to reduce, whether through amendment or otherwise, the exercise price under any outstanding Option or Stock Appreciation Right, or to grant any new Award or make any payment of cash in substitution for or upon the cancellation of Options and/or Stock Appreciation Rights previously granted.

 

Article VIII
RESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS

 

8.1 Award . A Restricted Stock Award shall constitute an Award of Shares to the Holder as of the date of the Award which are subject to a “substantial risk of forfeiture” as defined under Section 83 of the Code during the specified Restriction Period. At the time a Restricted Stock Award is made, the Committee shall establish the Restriction Period applicable to such Award. Each Restricted Stock Award may have a different Restriction Period, in the discretion of the Committee. The Restriction Period applicable to a particular Restricted Stock Award shall not be changed except as permitted by Section 8.2.

 

8.2 Terms and Conditions . At the time any Award is made under this Article VIII, the Company and the Holder shall enter into a Restricted Stock Agreement setting forth each of the matters contemplated thereby and such other matters as the Committee may determine to be appropriate. The Company shall cause the Shares to be issued in the name of Holder, either by book-entry registration or issuance of one or more stock certificates evidencing the Shares, which Shares or certificates shall be held by the Company or the stock transfer agent or brokerage service selected by the Company to provide services for the Plan. The Shares shall be restricted from transfer and shall be subject to an appropriate stop-transfer order, and if any certificate is issued, such certificate shall bear an appropriate legend referring to the restrictions applicable to the Shares. After any Shares vest, the Company shall deliver the vested Shares, in book-entry or certificated form in the Company’s sole discretion, registered in the name of Holder or his or her legal representatives, beneficiaries or heirs, as the case may be, less any Shares withheld to pay withholding taxes. If provided for under the Restricted Stock Agreement, the Holder shall have the right to vote Shares subject thereto and to enjoy all other stockholder rights, including the entitlement to receive dividends on the Shares during the Restriction Period. At the time of such Award, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, prescribe additional terms and conditions or restrictions relating to Restricted Stock Awards, including, but not limited to, rules pertaining to the effect of Termination of Service prior to expiration of the Restriction Period. Such additional terms, conditions or restrictions shall, to the extent inconsistent with the provisions of Sections 6.2, 6.3 and 6.4, as applicable, be set forth in a Restricted Stock Agreement made in conjunction with the Award. Such Restricted Stock Agreement may also include provisions relating to: (i) subject to the provisions hereof, accelerated vesting of Awards, including but not limited to accelerated vesting upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, (ii) tax matters (including provisions covering any applicable Employee wage withholding requirements and requiring additional “gross-up” payments to Holders to meet any excise taxes or other additional income tax liability imposed as a result of a payment made in connection with a Change of Control resulting from the operation of the Plan or of such Restricted Stock Agreement) and (iii) any other matters not inconsistent with the terms and provisions of the Plan that the Committee shall in its sole discretion determine. The terms and conditions of the respective Restricted Stock Agreements need not be identical. All Shares delivered to a Holder as part of a Restricted Stock Award shall be delivered and reported by the Company or the Affiliate, as applicable, to the Holder at the time of vesting.

 

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8.3 Payment for Restricted Stock . The Committee shall determine the amount and form of any payment from a Holder for Shares received pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award, if any, provided that in the absence of such a determination, a Holder shall not be required to make any payment for Shares received pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award, except to the extent otherwise required by law.

 

Article IX
UNRESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS

 

9.1 Award . Shares may be awarded (or sold) to Employees, Directors or Consultants under the Plan which are not subject to Restrictions of any kind, in consideration for past services rendered thereby to the Company or an Affiliate or for other valid consideration.

 

9.2 Terms and Conditions. At the time any Award is made under this Article IX, the Company and the Holder shall enter into an Unrestricted Stock Agreement setting forth each of the matters contemplated hereby and such other matters as the Committee may determine to be appropriate.

 

9.3 Payment for Unrestricted Stock . The Committee shall determine the amount and form of any payment from a Holder for Shares received pursuant to an Unrestricted Stock Award, if any, provided that in the absence of such a determination, a Holder shall not be required to make any payment for Shares received pursuant to an Unrestricted Stock Award, except to the extent otherwise required by law.

 

Article X
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARDS

 

10.1 Award . A Restricted Stock Unit Award shall constitute a promise to grant Shares (or cash equal to the Fair Market Value of Shares) to the Holder at the end of a specified Restriction Period. At the time a Restricted Stock Unit Award is made, the Committee shall establish the Restriction Period applicable to such Award. Each Restricted Stock Unit Award may have a different Restriction Period, in the discretion of the Committee. A Restricted Stock Unit shall not constitute an equity interest in the Company and shall not entitle the Holder to voting rights, dividends or any other rights associated with ownership of Shares prior to the time the Holder shall receive a distribution of Shares pursuant to Section 10.3.

 

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10.2 Terms and Conditions . At the time any Award is made under this Article X, the Company and the Holder shall enter into a Restricted Stock Unit Agreement setting forth each of the matters contemplated thereby and such other matters as the Committee may determine to be appropriate. The Restricted Stock Unit Agreement shall set forth the individual service-based vesting requirement which the Holder would be required to satisfy before the Holder would become entitled to distribution pursuant to Section 10.3 and the number of Units awarded to the Holder. Such conditions shall be sufficient to constitute a “substantial risk of forfeiture” as such term is defined under Section 409A of the Code. At the time of such Award, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, prescribe additional terms and conditions or restrictions relating to Restricted Stock Unit Awards in the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement, including, but not limited to, rules pertaining to the effect of Termination of Service prior to expiration of the applicable vesting period. The terms and conditions of the respective Restricted Stock Unit Agreements need not be identical.

 

10.3 Distributions of Shares . The Holder of a Restricted Stock Unit shall be entitled to receive a cash payment equal to the Fair Market Value of an Share, or one Share, as determined in the sole discretion of the Committee and as set forth in the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement, for each Restricted Stock Unit subject to such Restricted Stock Unit Award, if the Holder satisfies the applicable vesting requirement. Such distribution shall be made no later than by the fifteenth (15 th ) day of the third (3 rd ) calendar month next following the end of the calendar year in which the Restricted Stock Unit first becomes vested (i.e., no longer subject to a “substantial risk of forfeiture”).

 

Article XI
PERFORMANCE UNIT AWARDS

 

11.1 Award . A Performance Unit Award shall constitute an Award under which, upon the satisfaction of predetermined individual and/or Company (and/or Affiliate) Performance Goals based on selected Performance Criteria, a cash payment shall be made to the Holder, based on the number of Units awarded to the Holder. At the time a Performance Unit Award is made, the Committee shall establish the Performance Period and applicable Performance Goals. Each Performance Unit Award may have different Performance Goals, in the discretion of the Committee. A Performance Unit Award shall not constitute an equity interest in the Company and shall not entitle the Holder to voting rights, dividends or any other rights associated with ownership of Shares.

 

11.2 Terms and Conditions . At the time any Award is made under this Article XI, the Company and the Holder shall enter into a Performance Unit Agreement setting forth each of the matters contemplated thereby and such other matters as the Committee may determine to be appropriate. The Committee shall set forth in the applicable Performance Unit Agreement the Performance Period, Performance Criteria and Performance Goals which the Holder and/or the Company would be required to satisfy before the Holder would become entitled to payment pursuant to Section 11.3, the number of Units awarded to the Holder and the dollar value or formula assigned to each such Unit. Such payment shall be subject to a “substantial risk of forfeiture” under Section 409A of the Code. At the time of such Award, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, prescribe additional terms and conditions or restrictions relating to Performance Unit Awards, including, but not limited to, rules pertaining to the effect of Termination of Service prior to expiration of the applicable performance period. The terms and conditions of the respective Performance Unit Agreements need not be identical.

 

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11.3 Payments . The Holder of a Performance Unit shall be entitled to receive a cash payment equal to the dollar value assigned to such Unit under the applicable Performance Unit Agreement if the Holder and/or the Company satisfy (or partially satisfy, if applicable under the applicable Performance Unit Agreement) the Performance Goals set forth in such Performance Unit Agreement. If necessary to satisfy the requirements of Code Section 162(m), if applicable, the achievement of such Performance Goals shall be certified in writing by the Committee prior to any payment. All payments shall be made no later than by the fifteenth (15 th ) day of the third (3 rd ) calendar month next following the end of the Company’s fiscal year to which such performance goals and objectives relate.

 

Article XII
PERFORMANCE STOCK AWARDS

 

12.1 Award . A Performance Stock Award shall constitute a promise to grant Shares (or cash equal to the Fair Market Value of Shares) to the Holder at the end of a specified Performance Period subject to achievement of specified Performance Goals. At the time a Performance Stock Award is made, the Committee shall establish the Performance Period and applicable Performance Goals based on selected Performance Criteria. Each Performance Stock Award may have different Performance Goals, in the discretion of the Committee. A Performance Stock Award shall not constitute an equity interest in the Company and shall not entitle the Holder to voting rights, dividends or any other rights associated with ownership of Shares unless and until the Holder shall receive a distribution of Shares pursuant to Section 11.3.

 

12.2 Terms and Conditions . At the time any Award is made under this Article XII, the Company and the Holder shall enter into a Performance Stock Agreement setting forth each of the matters contemplated thereby and such other matters as the Committee may determine to be appropriate. The Committee shall set forth in the applicable Performance Stock Agreement the Performance Period, selected Performance Criteria and Performance Goals which the Holder and/or the Company would be required to satisfy before the Holder would become entitled to the receipt of Shares pursuant to such Holder’s Performance Stock Award and the number of Shares subject to such Performance Stock Award. Such distribution shall be subject to a “substantial risk of forfeiture” under Section 409A of the Code. If such Performance Goals are achieved, the distribution of Shares (or the payment of cash, as determined in the sole discretion of the Committee), shall be made no later than by the fifteenth (15 th ) day of the third (3 rd ) calendar month next following the end of the Company’s fiscal year to which such goals and objectives relate. At the time of such Award, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, prescribe additional terms and conditions or restrictions relating to Performance Stock Awards, including, but not limited to, rules pertaining to the effect of the Holder’s Termination of Service prior to the expiration of the applicable performance period. The terms and conditions of the respective Performance Stock Agreements need not be identical.

 

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12.3 Distributions of Shares . The Holder of a Performance Stock Award shall be entitled to receive a cash payment equal to the Fair Market Value of a Share, or one Share, as determined in the sole discretion of the Committee, for each Performance Stock Award subject to such Performance Stock Agreement, if the Holder satisfies the applicable vesting requirement. If necessary to satisfy the requirements of Code Section 162(m), if applicable, the achievement of such Performance Goals shall be certified in writing by the Committee prior to any payment. Such distribution shall be made no later than by the fifteenth (15 th ) day of the third (3 rd ) calendar month next following the end of the Company’s fiscal year to which such performance goals and objectives relate.

 

Article XIII
DISTRIBUTION EQUIVALENT RIGHTS

 

13.1 Award . A Distribution Equivalent Right shall entitle the Holder to receive bookkeeping credits, cash payments and/or Share distributions equal in amount to the distributions that would have been made to the Holder had the Holder held a specified number of Shares during the specified period of the Award.

 

13.2 Terms and Conditions . At the time any Award is made under this Article XIII, the Company and the Holder shall enter into a Distribution Equivalent Rights Award Agreement setting forth each of the matters contemplated thereby and such other matters as the Committee may determine to be appropriate. The Committee shall set forth in the applicable Distribution Equivalent Rights Award Agreement the terms and conditions, if any, including whether the Holder is to receive credits currently in cash, is to have such credits reinvested (at Fair Market Value determined as of the date of reinvestment) in additional Shares or is to be entitled to choose among such alternatives. Such receipt shall be subject to a “substantial risk of forfeiture” under Section 409A of the Code and, if such Award becomes vested, the distribution of such cash or Shares shall be made no later than by the fifteenth (15 th ) day of the third (3 rd ) calendar month next following the end of the Company’s fiscal year in which the Holder’s interest in the Award vests. Distribution Equivalent Rights Awards may be settled in cash or in Shares, as set forth in the applicable Distribution Equivalent Rights Award Agreement. A Distribution Equivalent Rights Award may, but need not be, awarded in tandem with another Award (other than an Option or a SAR), whereby, if so awarded, such Distribution Equivalent Rights Award shall expire, terminate or be forfeited by the Holder, as applicable, under the same conditions as under such other Award.

 

13.3 Interest Equivalents . The Distribution Equivalent Rights Award Agreement for a Distribution Equivalent Rights Award may provide for the crediting of interest on a Distribution Rights Award to be settled in cash at a future date (but in no event later than by the fifteenth (15 th ) day of the third (3 rd ) calendar month next following the end of the Company’s fiscal year in which such interest is credited and vested), at a rate set forth in the applicable Distribution Equivalent Rights Award Agreement, on the amount of cash payable thereunder.

 

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Article XIV
STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS

 

14.1 Award . A Stock Appreciation Right shall constitute a right, granted alone or in connection with a related Option, to receive a payment equal to the increase in value of a specified number of Shares between the date of Award and the date of exercise.

 

14.2 Terms and Conditions . At the time any Award is made under this Article XIV, the Company and the Holder shall enter into a Stock Appreciation Right Agreement setting forth each of the matters contemplated thereby and such other matters as the Committee may determine to be appropriate. The Committee shall set forth in the applicable Stock Appreciation Right Agreement the terms and conditions of the Stock Appreciation Right, including (i) the base value (the “ Base Value ”) for the Stock Appreciation Right, which shall be not less than the Fair Market Value of an Share on the date of grant of the Stock Appreciation Right, (ii) the number of Shares subject to the Stock Appreciation Right, (iii) the period during which the Stock Appreciation Right may be exercised; provided , however , that no Stock Appreciation Right shall be exercisable after the expiration of ten (10) years from the date of its grant, and (iv) any other special rules and/or requirements which the Committee imposes upon the Stock Appreciation Right. Upon the exercise of some or all of the portion of a Stock Appreciation Right, the Holder shall receive a payment from the Company, in cash or in the form of Shares having an equivalent Fair Market Value or in a combination of both, as determined in the sole discretion of the Committee, equal to the product of:

 

(a) The excess of (i) the Fair Market Value of an Share on the date of exercise, over (ii) the Base Value, multiplied by,

 

(b) The number of Shares with respect to which the Stock Appreciation Right is exercised.

 

14.3 Tandem Stock Appreciation Rights . If the Committee grants a Stock Appreciation Right which is intended to be a Tandem Stock Appreciation Right, the Tandem Stock Appreciation Right shall be granted at the same time as the related Option, and the following special rules shall apply:

 

(a) The Base Value shall be equal to or greater than the per Share exercise price under the related Option;

 

(b) The Tandem Stock Appreciation Right may be exercised for all or part of the Shares which are subject to the related Option, but solely upon the surrender by the Holder of the Holder’s right to exercise the equivalent portion of the related Option (and when a Share is purchased under the related Option, an equivalent portion of the related Tandem Stock Appreciation Right shall be canceled);

 

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(c) The Tandem Stock Appreciation Right shall expire no later than the date of the expiration of the related Option;

 

(d) The value of the payment with respect to the Tandem Stock Appreciation Right may be no more than one hundred percent (100%) of the difference between the per Share exercise price under the related Option and the Fair Market Value of the Shares subject to the related Option at the time the Tandem Stock Appreciation Right is exercised, multiplied by the number of the Shares with respect to which the Tandem Stock Appreciation Right is exercised; and

 

(e) The Tandem Stock Appreciation Right may be exercised solely when the Fair Market Value of the Shares subject to the related Option exceeds the per Share exercise price under the related Option.

 

Article XV
RECAPITALIZATION OR REORGANIZATION

 

15.1 Adjustments to Shares . The shares with respect to which Awards may be granted under the Plan are Shares as presently constituted; provided , however , that if, and whenever, prior to the expiration or distribution to the Holder of Shares underlying an Award theretofore granted, the Company shall effect a subdivision or consolidation of the Shares or the payment of an Share dividend on Shares without receipt of consideration by the Company, the number of Shares with respect to which such Award may thereafter be exercised or satisfied, as applicable, (i) in the event of an increase in the number of outstanding Shares, shall be proportionately increased, and the purchase price per Share shall be proportionately reduced, and (ii) in the event of a reduction in the number of outstanding Shares, shall be proportionately reduced, and the purchase price per Share shall be proportionately increased. Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision of this Article XV, any adjustment made with respect to an Award (x) which is an Incentive Stock Option, shall comply with the requirements of Section 424(a) of the Code, and in no event shall any adjustment be made which would render any Incentive Stock Option granted under the Plan to be other than an “incentive stock option” for purposes of Section 422 of the Code, and (y) which is a Non-qualified Stock Option, shall comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, and in no event shall any adjustment be made which would render any Non-qualified Stock Option granted under the Plan to become subject to Section 409A of the Code.

 

15.2 Recapitalization . If the Company recapitalizes or otherwise changes its capital structure, thereafter upon any exercise or satisfaction, as applicable, of a previously granted Award, the Holder shall be entitled to receive (or entitled to purchase, if applicable) under such Award, in lieu of the number of Shares then covered by such Award, the number and class of shares and securities to which the Holder would have been entitled pursuant to the terms of the recapitalization if, immediately prior to such recapitalization, the Holder had been the holder of record of the number of Shares then covered by such Award.

 

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15.3 Other Events . In the event of changes to the outstanding Shares by reason of an extraordinary cash dividend, reorganization, merger, consolidation, combination, split-up, spin-off, exchange or other relevant change in capitalization occurring after the date of the grant of any Award and not otherwise provided for under this Article XV, any outstanding Awards and any Award Agreements evidencing such Awards shall be adjusted by the Board in its discretion in such manner as the Board shall deem equitable or appropriate taking into consideration the applicable accounting and tax consequences, as to the number and price of Shares or other consideration subject to such Awards. In the event of any adjustment pursuant to Sections 15.1, 15.2 or this Section 15.3, the aggregate number of Shares available under the Plan pursuant to Section 5.1 (and the Code Section 162(m) limit set forth therein) may be appropriately adjusted by the Board, the determination of which shall be conclusive. In addition, the Committee may make provision for a cash payment to a Holder or a person who has an outstanding Award. In addition, the Committee may make provision for a cash payment to a Holder or a person who has an outstanding Award.

 

15.5 Change of Control . The Committee may, in its sole discretion, at the time an Award is made or at any time prior to, coincident with or after the time of a Change of Control, cause any Award either (i) to be canceled in consideration of a payment in cash or other consideration in amount per share equal to the excess, if any, of the price or implied price per Share in the Change of Control over the per Share exercise, base or purchase price of such Award, which may be paid immediately or over the vesting schedule of the Award; (ii) to be assumed, or new rights substituted therefore, by the surviving corporation or a parent or subsidiary of such surviving corporation following such Change of Control; (iii) accelerate any time periods, or waive any other conditions, relating to the vesting, exercise, payment or distribution of an Award so that any Award to a Holder whose employment has been terminated as a result of a Change of Control may be vested, exercised, paid or distributed in full on or before a date fixed by the Committee; (iv) to be purchased from a Holder whose employment has been terminated as a result of a Change of Control, upon the Holder’s request, for an amount of cash equal to the amount that could have been obtained upon the exercise, payment or distribution of such rights had such Award been currently exercisable or payable; or (v) terminate any then outstanding Award or make any other adjustment to the Awards then outstanding as the Committee deems necessary or appropriate to reflect such transaction or change. The number of Shares subject to any Award shall be rounded to the nearest whole number.

 

15.6 Powers Not Affected . The existence of the Plan and the Awards granted hereunder shall not affect in any way the right or power of the Board or of the stockholders of the Company to make or authorize any adjustment, recapitalization, reorganization or other change of the Company’s capital structure or business, any merger or consolidation of the Company, any issue of debt or equity securities ahead of or affecting Shares or the rights thereof, the dissolution or liquidation of the Company or any sale, lease, exchange or other disposition of all or any part of its assets or business or any other corporate act or proceeding.

 

15.7 No Adjustment for Certain Awards . Except as hereinabove expressly provided, the issuance by the Company of shares of any class or securities convertible into shares of any class, for cash, property, labor or services, upon direct sale, upon the exercise of rights or warrants to subscribe therefor or upon conversion of shares or obligations of the Company convertible into such shares or other securities, and in any case whether or not for fair value, shall not affect previously granted Awards, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to the number of Shares subject to Awards theretofore granted or the purchase price per Share, if applicable.

 

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Article XVI
AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION OF PLAN

 

The Plan shall continue in effect, unless sooner terminated pursuant to this Article XVI, until the tenth (10 th ) anniversary of the date on which it is adopted by the Board (except as to Awards outstanding on that date). The Board in its discretion may terminate the Plan at any time with respect to any shares for which Awards have not theretofore been granted; provided , however , that the Plan’s termination shall not materially and adversely impair the rights of a Holder with respect to any Award theretofore granted without the consent of the Holder. The Board shall have the right to alter or amend the Plan or any part hereof from time to time; provided , however , that without the approval by a majority of the votes cast at a meeting of stockholders at which a quorum representing a majority of the shares of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors is present in person or by proxy, no amendment or modification of the Plan may (i) materially increase the benefits accruing to Holders, (ii) except as otherwise expressly provided in Article XV, materially increase the number of Shares subject to the Plan or the individual Award Agreements specified in Article V, (iii) materially modify the requirements for participation in the Plan, or (iv) amend, modify or suspend Section 7.7 (re-pricing prohibitions) or this Article XVI. In addition, no change in any Award theretofore granted may be made which would materially and adversely impair the rights of a Holder with respect to such Award without the consent of the Holder (unless such change is required in order to cause the benefits under the Plan to qualify as “performance-based” compensation within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code or to exempt the Plan or any Award from Section 409A of the Code).

 

Article XVII
MISCELLANEOUS

 

17.1 No Right to Award . Neither the adoption of the Plan by the Company nor any action of the Board or the Committee shall be deemed to give an Employee, Director or Consultant any right to an Award except as may be evidenced by an Award Agreement duly executed on behalf of the Company, and then solely to the extent and on the terms and conditions expressly set forth therein.

 

17.2 No Rights Conferred . Nothing contained in the Plan shall (i) confer upon any Employee any right with respect to continuation of employment with the Company or any Affiliate, (ii) interfere in any way with any right of the Company or any Affiliate to terminate the employment of an Employee at any time, (iii) confer upon any Director any right with respect to continuation of such Director’s membership on the Board, (iv) interfere in any way with any right of the Company or an Affiliate to terminate a Director’s membership on the Board at any time, (v) confer upon any Consultant any right with respect to continuation of his or her consulting engagement with the Company or any Affiliate, or (vi) interfere in any way with any right of the Company or an Affiliate to terminate a Consultant’s consulting engagement with the Company or an Affiliate at any time.

 

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17.3 Other Laws; No Fractional Shares; Withholding . The Company shall not be obligated by virtue of any provision of the Plan to recognize the exercise of any Award or to otherwise sell or issue Shares in violation of any laws, rules or regulations, and any postponement of the exercise or settlement of any Award under this provision shall not extend the term of such Award. Neither the Company nor its directors or officers shall have any obligation or liability to a Holder with respect to any Award (or Shares issuable thereunder) (i) that shall lapse because of such postponement, or (ii) for any failure to comply with the requirements of any applicable law, rules or regulations, including but not limited to any failure to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of this Code. No fractional Shares shall be delivered, nor shall any cash in lieu of fractional Shares be paid. The Company shall have the right to deduct in cash (whether under this Plan or otherwise) in connection with all Awards any taxes required by law to be withheld and to require any payments required to enable it to satisfy its withholding obligations. In the case of any Award satisfied in the form of Shares, no Shares shall be issued unless and until arrangements satisfactory to the Company shall have been made to satisfy any tax withholding obligations applicable with respect to such Award. Subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee may impose, the Company shall have the right to retain, or the Committee may, subject to such terms and conditions as it may establish from time to time, permit Holders to elect to tender, Shares (including Shares issuable in respect of an Award) to satisfy, in whole or in part, the amount required to be withheld.

 

17.4 No Restriction on Corporate Action . Nothing contained in the Plan shall be construed to prevent the Company or any Affiliate from taking any corporate action which is deemed by the Company or such Affiliate to be appropriate or in its best interest, whether or not such action would have an adverse effect on the Plan or any Award made under the Plan. No Employee, Director, Consultant, beneficiary or other person shall have any claim against the Company or any Affiliate as a result of any such action.

 

17.5 Restrictions on Transfer . No Award under the Plan or any Award Agreement and no rights or interests herein or therein, shall or may be assigned, transferred, sold, exchanged, encumbered, pledged or otherwise hypothecated or disposed of by a Holder except (i) by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, or (ii) where permitted under applicable tax rules, by gift to any Family Member of the Holder, subject to compliance with applicable laws. An Award may be exercisable during the lifetime of the Holder only by such Holder or by the Holder’s guardian or legal representative unless it has been transferred by gift to a Family Member of the Holder, in which case it shall be exercisable solely by such transferee. Notwithstanding any such transfer, the Holder shall continue to be subject to the withholding requirements provided for under Section 17.3 hereof.

 

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17.6 Beneficiary Designations . Each Holder may, from time to time, name a beneficiary or beneficiaries (who may be contingent or successive beneficiaries) for purposes of receiving any amount which is payable in connection with an Award under the Plan upon or subsequent to the Holder’s death. Each such beneficiary designation shall serve to revoke all prior beneficiary designations, be in a form prescribed by the Company and be effective solely when filed by the Holder in writing with the Company during the Holder’s lifetime. In the absence of any such written beneficiary designation, for purposes of the Plan, a Holder’s beneficiary shall be the Holder’s estate.

 

17.7 Rule 16b-3 . It is intended that the Plan and any Award made to a person subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act shall meet all of the requirements of Rule 16b-3. If any provision of the Plan or of any such Award would disqualify the Plan or such Award under, or would otherwise not comply with the requirements of, Rule 16b-3, such provision or Award shall be construed or deemed to have been amended as necessary to conform to the requirements of Rule 16b-3.

 

17.8 Section 162(m) . The following conditions shall apply if it is intended that the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code be satisfied such that Awards under the Plan which are made to Holders who are “covered employees” (as defined in Section 162(m) of the Code) shall constitute “performance-based” compensation within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code: Any Performance Goal(s) applicable to Qualified Performance-Based Awards shall be objective, shall be established not later than ninety (90) days after the beginning of any applicable Performance Period (or at such other date as may be required or permitted for “performance-based” compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code) and shall otherwise meet the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code, including the requirement that the outcome of the Performance Goal or Goals be substantially uncertain (as defined in the regulations under Section 162(m) of the Code) at the time established. The Performance Criteria to be utilized under the Plan to establish Performance Goals shall consist of objective tests based on one or more of the following: earnings or earnings per share, cash flow or cash flow per share, operating cash flow or operating cash flow per share revenue growth, product revenue growth, financial return ratios (such as return on equity, return on investment and/or return on assets), share price performance, stockholder return, equity and/or value, operating income, operating margins, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, earnings, pre- or post-tax income, economic value added (or an equivalent metric), profit returns and margins, credit quality, sales growth, market share, working capital levels, comparisons with various share market indices, year-end cash, debt reduction, assets under management, operating efficiencies, strategic partnerships or transactions (including co-development, co-marketing, profit sharing, joint venture or other similar arrangements), and/or financing and other capital raising transaction. Performance criteria may be established on a Company-wide basis or with respect to one or more Company business units or divisions or subsidiaries; and either in absolute terms, relative to the performance of one or more similarly situated companies, or relative to the performance of an index covering a peer group of companies. When establishing Performance Goals for the applicable Performance Period, the Committee may exclude any or all “extraordinary items” as determined under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles including, without limitation, the charges or costs associated with restructurings of the Company, discontinued operations, other unusual or non-recurring items, and the cumulative effects of accounting changes, and as identified in the Company’s financial statements, notes to the Company’s financial statements or management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations contained in the Company’s most recent annual report filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Exchange Act. Holders who are “covered employees” (as defined in Section 162(m) of the Code) shall be eligible to receive payment under a Qualified Performance-Based Award which is subject to achievement of a Performance Goal or Goals only if the applicable Performance Goal or Goals are achieved within the applicable Performance Period, as determined by the Committee. If any provision of the Plan would disqualify the Plan or would not otherwise permit the Plan to comply with Section 162(m) of the Code as so intended, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to conform to the requirements or provisions of Section 162(m) of the Code. The Committee may postpone the exercising of Awards, the issuance or delivery of Shares under any Award or any action permitted under the Plan to prevent the Company or any subsidiary from being denied a federal income tax deduction, provided that such deferral satisfies the requirements of Section 409A of the Code. For purposes of the requirements of Treasury Regulation Section 1.162-27(e)(4)(i), the maximum aggregate amount that may be paid in cash during any calendar year to any one person (measured from the date of any payment) with respect to one or more Awards payable in cash shall be Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000).

 

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17.9 Clawback Policy . Notwithstanding any contained herein or in any incentive “performance based” Awards under the Plan shall be subject to reduction, forfeiture or repayment by reason of a correction or restatement of the Company’s financial information if and to the extent such reduction or repayment is required by any applicable law.

 

17.10 Section 409A . Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the Committee shall have no authority to issue an Award under the Plan with terms and/or conditions which would cause such Award to constitute non-qualified “deferred compensation” under Section 409A of the Code unless such Award shall be structured to be exempt from or comply with all requirements of Code Section 409A. The Plan and all Award Agreements are intended to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code (or to be exempt therefrom) and shall be so interpreted and construed and no amount shall be paid or distributed from the Plan unless and until such payment complies with all requirements of Code Section 409A. It is the intent of the Company that the provisions of this Agreement and all other plans and programs sponsored by the Company be interpreted to comply in all respects with Code Section 409A, however, the Company shall have no liability to the Holder, or any successor or beneficiary thereof, in the event taxes, penalties or excise taxes may ultimately be determined to be applicable to any payment or benefit received by the Holder or any successor or beneficiary thereof.

 

17.11 Indemnification . Each person who is or shall have been a member of the Committee or of the Board shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company against and from any loss, cost, liability, or expense that may be imposed upon or reasonably incurred thereby in connection with or resulting from any claim, action, suit, or proceeding to which such person may be made a party or may be involved by reason of any action taken or failure to act under the Plan and against and from any and all amounts paid thereby in settlement thereof, with the Company’s approval, or paid thereby in satisfaction of any judgment in any such action, suit, or proceeding against such person; provided , however , that such person shall give the Company an opportunity, at its own expense, to handle and defend the same before he or she undertakes to handle and defend it on his or her own behalf. The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be exclusive and shall be independent of any other rights of indemnification to which such persons may be entitled under the Company’s Articles of Incorporation or By-laws, by contract, as a matter of law, or otherwise.

 

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17.12 Other Benefit Plans . No Award, payment or amount received hereunder shall be taken into account in computing an Employee’s salary or compensation for the purposes of determining any benefits under any pension, retirement, life insurance or other benefit plan of the Company or any Affiliate, unless such other plan specifically provides for the inclusion of such Award, payment or amount received. Nothing in the Plan shall be construed to limit the right of the Company to establish other plans or to pay compensation to its employees, in cash or property, in a manner which is not expressly authorized under the Plan.

 

17.13 Limits of Liability . Any liability of the Company with respect to an Award shall be based solely upon the contractual obligations created under the Plan and the Award Agreement. None of the Company, any member of the Board nor any member of the Committee shall have any liability to any party for any action taken or not taken, in good faith, in connection with or under the Plan.

 

17.14 Governing Law . Except as otherwise provided herein, the Plan shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to principles of conflicts of law.

 

17.15 Severability of Provisions . If any provision of the Plan is held invalid or unenforceable, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision of the Plan, and the Plan shall be construed and enforced as if such invalid or unenforceable provision had not been included in the Plan.

 

17.16 No Funding . The Plan shall be unfunded. The Company shall not be required to establish any special or separate fund or to make any other segregation of funds or assets to ensure the payment of any Award. Prior to receipt of Shares or a cash distribution pursuant to the terms of an Award, such Award shall represent an unfunded unsecured contractual obligation of the Company and the Holder shall have no greater claim to the Shares underlying such Award or any other assets of the Company or Affiliate than any other unsecured general creditor.

 

17.17 Headings . Headings used throughout the Plan are for convenience only and shall not be given legal significance.

 

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