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CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS
of
Series A-1 11% Preferred Stock
of
ADVANCE PARADIGM, INC.
Pursuant to Section 151 of the General
Corporation Law of the State of Delaware
ADVANCE PARADIGM, INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Corporation"),
certifies that pursuant to the authority contained in its Amended and Restated
Certificate of Incorporation (as may be amended from time to time, the
"Certificate of Incorporation"), the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the
"Board of Directors") has duly adopted the following resolutions:
WHEREAS, Article IV of the Certificate of Incorporation authorizes the
issuance by the Corporation, from time to time, of 5,000,000 shares of preferred
stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Preferred Stock"), in one or more series
or classes, having such powers, designations, preferences and relative,
participating, optional and other special rights, including voting rights, and
qualifications, limitations and restrictions as the Board of Directors
determines;
WHEREAS, pursuant to Article IV of the Certificate of Incorporation and
in accordance with Section 151 of the General Corporation Law of the State of
Delaware, the Board of Directors has adopted the following resolutions creating
a series of its Preferred Stock;
RESOLVED, that a series of authorized Preferred Stock of the Corporation
be, and it hereby is, created and that the powers, designations, preferences and
relative, participating, optional and other special rights, including voting
rights, and qualifications, limitations and restrictions of such series of
Preferred Stock are as follows:
Section 1. Designation and Number.
(a) Such series of Preferred Stock is designated as Series A-1 11%
Preferred Stock (the "Series A-1 Preferred Stock"), and the number of shares
constituting such series is 517,573 shares. A total of 65,854 shares of Series
A-1 Preferred Stock shall be
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initially issued, and 451,719 shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock shall be
reserved for issuance in accordance with Section 4(a) and may not be issued for
any other purpose.
(b) Shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock issued and reacquired in any
manner by the Corporation, including by purchase or redemption, shall (upon
compliance with any applicable provisions of DGCL) have the status of authorized
and unissued shares of Preferred Stock undesignated as to series and may be
redesignated and reissued as part of any series of Preferred Stock other than as
Series A-1 Preferred Stock.
Section 2. Definitions. The following terms, as used in this
Certificate of Designations, shall have the following meanings:
"Additional Series A-1 Shares" has the meaning set forth in
Section 4(a)(i).
"Additional Shares of Common Stock" means all shares of Common
Stock issued or sold by the Corporation after the Issue Date, whether or
not subsequently reacquired or retired by the Corporation, other than
shares of Common Stock: (i) issued upon the conversion or exchange of
any series or class of Capital Stock issued and outstanding on the Issue
Date into another series or class of Capital Stock of the Corporation
without any additional consideration to the Corporation by the holder
thereof; (ii) issued upon conversion of any shares of Series A Preferred
Stock or Series B Preferred Stock into any class or series of Common
Stock; (iii) issued upon conversion of any shares of Class B Common
Stock into Regular Common Stock; (iv) issued upon the exercise of
options or warrants that have been issued prior to, and are outstanding
as of, the Issue Date; (v) issued upon exercise of options granted prior
to the 120th day following the Issue Date to employees, consultants,
officers or directors of the Corporation pursuant to any stock option
plan in effect on the Issue Date and consistent with past practice, but
in any event not in excess of 25,000 shares of Common Stock during such
120-day period; (vi) issued prior to the 120th day following the Issue
Date to customers in the ordinary course of business consistent with
past practice, but in any event not in excess of 25,000 shares of Common
Stock during such 120-day period; (vii) issued upon exercise of the
Senior Subordinated Notes Warrants; and (viii) issued upon exercise of
the Management Options.
"Affiliate" means, with respect to any specified Person, any
other Person which, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by
or is under direct or indirect common control with, such specified
Person. Control of any Person shall consist of the power to direct the
management and policies of such Person (whether through the ownership of
voting securities, by contract, as trustee or otherwise) and shall be
deemed to exist upon the ownership of securities entitling the holder
thereof to exercise more than 20% of the voting power in the election
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of directors of such Person (or other persons or bodies performing
similar functions).
"Board of Directors" has the meaning set forth in the Preamble
hereto.
"Business Day" means any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day
on which banking institutions in New York City, New York generally are
authorized or required by law or other governmental action to be closed.
"Capital Stock" means (i) all shares, interests, participations
or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock of the
Corporation, including each class or series of Common Stock or Preferred
Stock, and (ii) any option, warrant or other arrangement representing
the right to purchase or otherwise acquire any of the foregoing,
including any securities convertible or exchangeable into any of the
foregoing.
"Certificate of Incorporation" has the meaning set forth in the
Preamble hereto.
"Change of Control" means the occurrence of either of the
following: (i) any "person" or "group" (as such terms are used in
Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act), other than the Excluded
Holders, is or becomes the "beneficial owner" (as defined in Rules 13d-3
and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that a person shall be deemed
to have "beneficial ownership" of all securities that such person has
the right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or
only after the passage of time), directly or indirectly, of more than
40% of the total issued Common Stock or total issued Voting Stock of the
Corporation; or (ii) during any period of two consecutive years,
individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted the Class A
and Class C Directors (together with any new Class A or Class C
Directors whose election by the Board of Directors or whose nomination
for election by the stockholders of the Corporation was approved by a
vote of a majority of the Class A and Class C Directors then still in
office who were either Class A or Class C Directors at the beginning of
such period or whose election or nomination for election was previously
so approved) cease to constitute a majority of the Class A and Class C
Directors then in office.
"Class A Directors" means (i) prior to the Restated Charter
Effectiveness, the Directors referred to as "Class A Directors" in the
Stockholders' Agreement, and (ii) following the Restated Charter
Effectiveness, the Directors referred to as "Class A Directors" in the
Restated Certificate of Incorporation.
"Class B Common Stock" means the Class B-1 Common Stock and the
Class B-2 Common Stock.
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"Class B-1 Common Stock" means the Class B-1 Common Stock to be
created as a separate class of Common Stock upon the Restated Charter
Effectiveness pursuant to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation.
"Class B-1 Directors" means the Directors (i) designated
initially by holders of Series B Preferred Stock pursuant to the Series
B Certificate of Designations and (ii) following the Restated Charter
Effectiveness, elected by holders of Class B-1 Common Stock pursuant to
the Restated Certificate of Incorporation.
"Class B-2 Common Stock" means the Class B-2 Common Stock to be
created as a separate class of Common Stock upon the Restated Charter
Effectiveness pursuant to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation.
"Class B-2 Directors" means the Directors (i) designated
initially by holders of Series A-2 Preferred Stock pursuant to the
Series A-2 Certificate of Designations and (ii) following the Restated
Charter Effectiveness, elected by holders of Class B-2 Common Stock
pursuant to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation.
"Class C Directors" means (i) prior to the Restated Charter
Effectiveness, the Directors referred to as "Class C Directors" in the
Stockholders' Agreement and (ii) following the Restated Charter
Effectiveness, the Directors referred to as "Class C Directors" in the
Restated Certificate of Incorporation.
"Common Stock" means the common stock, par value $0.01 per share,
of the Corporation, whether voting or non-voting, of any series or class
(including Regular Common Stock and, following the Restated Charter
Effectiveness, the Class B Common Stock).
"Consolidated Cash Flow" has the meaning given to such term in
the Senior Subordinated Notes Indenture.
"Consolidated Interest Expense" means, with respect to any
specified Person for any period, the sum, without duplication, of: (i)
the consolidated interest expense of such Person and its Subsidiaries
for such period, whether paid or accrued, including original issue
discount, non-cash interest payments, the interest component of any
deferred payment obligations, the interest component of all payments
associated with capital lease obligations, commissions, discounts and
other fees and charges incurred in respect of letter of credit or
bankers' acceptance financings and net of the effect of all payments
made or received pursuant to hedging obligations and excluding
amortization of deferred financing costs, plus (ii) the consolidated
interest of such Person and its Subsidiaries that
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was capitalized during such period, plus (iii) any interest expense on
Indebtedness of another Person that is guaranteed by that Person or any
of its Subsidiaries or secured by a mortgage, lien, pledge, charge,
encumbrance or other security interests on assets of such Person or any
of its Subsidiaries.
"Conversion" has the meaning set forth in Section 7(a).
"Conversion Date" means the first date on which any certificates
for shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock are surrendered by the Electing
Holder to the Corporation for conversion into Class B-1 Common Stock.
"Conversion Price" has the meaning set forth in Section 7(b).
"Conversion Ratio" has the meaning set forth in Section 7(b).
"Convertible Securities" means any evidences of indebtedness,
shares (other than shares of Regular Common Stock) or other securities
that, by their terms, are directly or indirectly convertible into or
exchangeable for Additional Shares of Common Stock. For avoidance of
doubt, it is stipulated that the following are not Convertible
Securities: (i) shares of Series A Preferred Stock issued as a dividend
on shares of Series A Preferred Stock; and (ii) shares of Series B
Preferred Stock issued in accordance with the JLL Exchange Agreement.
"Corporation" has the meaning set forth in the Preamble hereto.
"Current Market Price" means, as of any date, the average of the
daily Market Prices of the Regular Common Stock for twenty consecutive
trading days immediately preceding such date.
"DGCL" means the General Corporation Law of the State of
Delaware.
"Director" means a member of the Board of Directors.
"Dividend Payment Date" means March 31st, June 30th, September
30th and December 31st of each year, unless such day is not a Business
Day, in which case Dividend Payment Date shall be the next succeeding
Business Day.
"Dividend Period" means (i) the period beginning on the Dividend
Start Date and ending on the first Dividend Payment Date, and (ii)
thereafter, the quarterly periods from (and including) the first day of
a Dividend Period until the end of such period.
"Dividend Rate" means, with respect to any share of Series A-1
Preferred Stock, (i) from (and including) the Dividend Start Date to
(and including)
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September 30, 2001, a rate per annum equal to 11% of the Liquidation
Preference for such share as of the first day of the applicable Dividend
Period, (ii) from (and including) October 1, 2001 to (and including)
March 31, 2002, a rate per annum equal to thirteen percent (13%) of the
Liquidation Preference for such share as of the first day of the
applicable Dividend Period, and (iii) from (and including) and after
April 1, 2002, a rate per annum equal to 16% of the Liquidation
Preference for such share as of the first day of the applicable Dividend
Period.
"Dividend Start Date" means the 120th day following the Issue
Date.
"Electing Holder" has the meaning given in Section 7(a).
"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
"Excluded Holders" means (i) the Corporation and its
Subsidiaries, (ii) the Principals and the Related Parties of the
Principals, (iii) the Permitted Transferees, and the Affiliates of
Permitted Transferees, (iv) the holders of shares of Series A-2
Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock on the Issue Date and the
"Permitted Transferees" (as defined in the Series A-2 Certificate of
Designations or the Series B Certificate of Designations, as the case
may be) and the Affiliates of the Persons referred in this clause (iv),
and (v) any Person permitted or required to receive shares of Series B
Preferred Stock pursuant to the JLL Exchange Agreement, the "Permitted
Transferees" (as defined in the Series B Certificate of Designations) of
such Persons (assuming that they are holders of Series B Preferred
Stock), and the Affiliates of the Persons referred to in this clause
(v).
"GAAP" means accounting principles and practices generally
accepted from time to time in the United States as in effect on the
Issue Date.
"Holder" means a record holder of shares of Series A-1 Preferred
Stock.
"Indebtedness" has the meaning given to such term in the Senior
Subordinated Notes Indenture.
"Interest Coverage Ratio" means, as of any determination date,
the ratio of Consolidated Cash Flow to Consolidated Interest Expense
during the four-quarter period of the most recent four consecutive
fiscal quarters ending prior to such determination date. In the event of
any incurrence, assumption, guarantee, repayment, repurchase or
redemption of any Indebtedness (other than ordinary working capital
borrowings, excluding borrowings under the Senior Credit Facility)
subsequent to the commencement of the period for which the Interest
Coverage Ratio is being calculated and on or prior to the date or event
for which
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the calculation of the Interest Coverage Ratio is made (the "Calculation
Date"), then the Interest Coverage Ratio shall be calculated giving
effect to the incurrence, assumption, guarantee, repayment, repurchase
or redemption of such Indebtedness, and the use of the proceeds
therefrom, as if the same had occurred at the beginning of the
applicable four-quarter period.
"Issue Date" means the original date of issuance of shares of
Series A-1 Preferred Stock.
"JLL" has the meaning set forth in Section 12.
"JLL Exchange Agreement" means the Exchange Agreement dated as of
the Issue Date between the Corporation and Joseph Littlejohn & Levy Fund
III, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, relating to the exchange of
shares of Regular Common Stock into shares of Series B Preferred Stock,
as the same may be amended, supplemented or restated from time to time.
"Junior Stock" means (i) prior to the Restated Charter
Effectiveness, the securities referred to in clause (i) of Section 3(a),
and (ii) following the Restated Charter Effectiveness, the securities
referred to in clause (i) of Section 3(b), in each case subject to
Section 3(c).
"Liquidation Event" means any voluntary or involuntary
liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the
Corporation.
"Liquidation Preference" means, for each share of Series A-1
Preferred Stock as of any date, (i) $1,000, plus (ii) in the case of any
accumulated and unpaid dividends or distributions on such share as of
such date payable in Additional Series A-1 Shares, (A) the number of
such Additional Series A-1 Shares times $1,000 plus (B) the amounts
referred to in clauses (iii) and (iv) of this definition for the
accumulated and unpaid dividends thereon, (iii) all accumulated and
unpaid cash dividends and distributions on such share as of such date,
plus (iv) the Market Price of all other accumulated and unpaid dividends
and distributions on such share as of such date (including an amount
equal to a prorated dividend for the period from the last Dividend
Payment Date to the date fixed for redemption, liquidation, dissolution
or winding up, if any).
"Management Options" means options to purchase up to an aggregate
of 1,790,000 shares of Common Stock at an initial exercise price of $20
per share issued to officers and employees on or before the Issue Date.
For purposes of this Certificate of Designations, the Management Options
shall be deemed issued before the Issue Date.
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"Mandatory Redemption Obligation" means the Corporation's
redemption obligation set forth in Section 6.
"Mandatory Redemption Price" has the meaning set forth in
Section 6(a).
"Market Price" means: (a) with respect to any security, on any
given day, (i) if such security is listed or authorized for trading on a
national securities exchange, the last sale price of such security,
regular way, on such date, or if no such sale takes place on such date,
the average of the closing bid and asked prices thereof, on such date,
in each case as officially reported on the principal national securities
exchange on which such security is listed or authorized for trading,
(ii) if such security is not listed or authorized for trading on a
national securities exchange but is quoted on the Nasdaq National
Market, (A) the price of the last trade, as reported on the Nasdaq
National Market, not identified as having been reported late to such
system, or (B) if such security is so traded, but no such last trade
information is reported, the average of the last bid and ask prices, as
those prices are reported on the Nasdaq National Market, (iii) if such
security is not listed or authorized for trading on a national
securities exchange or the Nasdaq National Market or any comparable
system but has a nationally recognized existing trading market, the
average of the closing bid and asked prices as furnished by two members
of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. selected from
time to time by the Corporation for that purpose or (iv) if such
security is not listed or authorized for trading on a national
securities exchange or the Nasdaq National Market or any comparable
system and does not have a nationally recognized existing trading
market, the fair value of such security as (A) determined by an
agreement between the Corporation and the Holders of a majority of the
outstanding shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock or (B) if the
Corporation and such Holders fail to agree, determined jointly by an
independent investment banking firm retained by the Corporation and by
an independent investment banking firm retained by such Holders, or (C)
if the Corporation or such Holders shall fail so to retain an
independent investment banking firm within five Business Days of the
retention of such firm by the Corporation or such Holders, as the case
may be, determined solely by the firm so retained or (D) if the firms so
retained by the Corporation and by such Holders shall be unable to reach
a joint determination within 15 Business Days of the retention of the
last firm so retained, determined by another independent investment
banking firm chosen by the first two such firms; and (b) with respect to
any other asset or property, the fair market value of such asset or
property as (i) determined by an agreement between the Corporation and
the Holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Series A-1
Preferred Stock or (ii) if the Corporation and such Holders fail to
agree, determined jointly by an independent investment banking firm
retained by the Corporation and by an independent investment banking
firm retained by such Holders, or (iii) if the Corporation or such
Holders
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shall fail so to retain an independent investment banking firm within
five Business Days of the retention of such firm by the Corporation or
such Holders, as the case may be, determined solely by the firm so
retained or (iv) if the firms so retained by the Corporation and by such
Holders shall be unable to reach a joint determination within 15
Business Days of the retention of the last firm so retained, determined
by another independent investment banking firm chosen by the first two
such firms.
"New Securities" means (a) prior to the Restated Charter
Effectiveness, any Capital Stock issued after the Issue Date, and (b)
after the Restated Charter Effectiveness, any Capital Stock issued after
such effectiveness by the Corporation for cash consideration, in each
case other than (i) Capital Stock issued upon the conversion or exchange
of any series or class of Capital Stock issued and outstanding on the
Issue Date into another series or class of Capital Stock of the
Corporation without any additional consideration to the Corporation by
the holder thereof; (ii) Capital Stock issued upon conversion of any
shares of Series A Preferred Stock or Series B Preferred Stock into any
class or series of Common Stock; (iii) Regular Common Stock issued upon
conversion of Class B Common Stock; (iv) shares of Series A Preferred
Stock issued as a dividend on shares of Series A Preferred Stock; (v)
dividends or distributions payable in shares of Capital Stock effected
in accordance with Section 4(b) or 8(a); (vi) Capital Stock issued upon
the exercise of options or warrants that have been issued prior to, and
are outstanding as of, the Issue Date; (vii) Capital Stock issued to
employees, consultants, officers or directors of the Corporation
pursuant to any stock option plan in effect on the Issue Date and
consistent with past practice or pursuant to a stock option plan adopted
after the Issue Date; (viii) Capital Stock issued to holders of Series
A-2 Preferred Stock or Series B Preferred Stock pursuant to the exercise
by such holders of their preemptive rights contained in the Series A-2
Certificate of Designations or the Series B Certificate of Designations,
as the case may be; (ix) Capital Stock issued upon exercise of the
Senior Subordinated Notes Warrants; (x) Common Stock issued upon the
exercise of Management Options; (xi) Capital Stock issued to customers
in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice,
subject to a maximum amount, in any fiscal year of the Corporation,
equal or equivalent to (A) 0.5% of the weighted average number of issued
and outstanding shares of Common Stock during such fiscal year plus (B)
the number of shares permitted under clause (A) for any fiscal year
ending after the Issue Date but not previously expended; and (xii)
shares of Series B Preferred Stock issued in accordance with the JLL
Exchange Agreement.
"Non-Class B Director" means any Director who is neither a Class
B-1 Director nor a Class B-2 Director.
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"Options" means rights, options or warrants to subscribe for,
purchase or otherwise acquire either Additional Shares of Common Stock
or Convertible Securities. For avoidance of doubt, it is expressly
stipulated that the following are not Options: (i) any rights, options
or warrants to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire shares of
Common Stock referred to in clause (v) or (vi) of the definition of
Additional Shares of Common Stock; and (ii) any right or option to
acquire shares of Series B Preferred Stock pursuant to the JLL Exchange
Agreement.
"Parity Stock" means (i) prior to the Restated Charter
Effectiveness, the securities referred to in clause (ii) of Section 3(a)
and (ii) following the Restated Charter Effectiveness, the securities
referred to in clause (ii) of Section 3(b), in each case subject to
Section 3(c).
"Permitted Transferee" has the meaning set forth in Section 12.
"Person" means any corporation, limited liability company,
partnership, trust, organization, association, other entity or
individual.
"Preemptive Rights Notice" has the meaning given in Section 9(a).
"Preemptive Rights Portion" has the meaning given in Section
9(a).
"Preferred Stock" has the meaning set forth in the Preamble
hereto.
"Principals" has the meaning given to such term in the Senior
Subordinated Notes Indenture.
"Record Date" means, with respect to a dividend payable on March
31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 of each year, 5:00 p.m.
(Eastern Standard Time) on the preceding March 15, June 15, September 15
and December 15, respectively.
"Redemption Date" has the meaning given in Section 6(b).
"Redemption Notice" has the meaning set forth in Section 6(b).
"Related Parties" has the meaning given to such term in the
Senior Subordinated Notes Indenture.
"Regular Common Stock" means (i) initially, the class of Common
Stock existing on the Issue Date, and (ii) upon the Restated Charter
Effectiveness, the Class A Common Stock created as a separate class of
Common Stock pursuant to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation.
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"Restated Certificate of Incorporation" means the Second Amended
and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation in the form
attached as Exhibit B to the Stockholders' Agreement (as the same may
from time to time be amended (x) prior to the Restated Charter
Effectiveness, pursuant to the Stockholders' Agreement, and (y) after
the Restated Charter Effectiveness, pursuant to such Restated
Certificate of Incorporation and the DGCL), to be submitted for
Stockholder Approval and following Stockholder Approval filed according
to the DGCL with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.
"Restated Charter Effectiveness" means the date of the filing of
the Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of
the State of Delaware in accordance with the DGCL following Stockholder
Approval.
"Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
"Senior Credit Facility" means the credit facilities evidenced
by, and the loans and borrowings extended to the Corporation pursuant to
the $825 million Senior Credit Agreement, dated on or about the Issue
Date, among the Corporation, as borrower the subsidiary guarantors
parties thereto, the initial lenders, initial issuing bank and swing
line bank named therein, Bank of America, N.A., as Collateral Agent and
Administrative Agent, Bank One, N.A., as Documentation Agent, Merrill
Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as Book-Runner, Lead
Arranger and Syndication Agent, and Bank of America Securities LLC, as
Joint Book-Runner and Joint Lead Arranger, and any one or more
deferrals, renewals, extensions, replacements, refinancings or
refundings thereof, or amendments, modifications or supplements thereto
or replacements thereof (including, without limitation, any amendment
increasing the amount that may be borrowed thereunder) and any agreement
providing therefor whether by or with respect to the same or any other
agents, lenders, creditors or group of creditors (or any combination
thereof) and including related notes, guarantee agreements, security
agreements and other instruments executed in connection therewith.
"Senior Stock" means the securities referred to in clause (iii)
of Section 3(b), subject to Section 3(c).
"Senior Subordinated Notes" means the Corporation's Senior
Subordinated Notes due 2010 issued on or about the Issue Date in the
initial principal amount of $200,000,000 (the "initial notes") and any
notes registered under the Securities Act that are issued in exchange
for such notes and any deferrals, renewals, extensions, replacements,
refinancings or refundings thereof, or amendments or supplements thereto
or replacements thereof.
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"Senior Subordinated Notes Indenture" means the Indenture, dated
as of October 2, 2000, between the Corporation and U.S. Trust of Texas,
N.A., as trustee pursuant to which the Corporation's Senior Subordinated
Notes due 2010 in the initial principal amount of $200,000,000 are
issued, as the same may be amended from time to time.
"Senior Subordinated Notes Warrants" means the warrants to
purchase Regular Common Stock issued on or about the Issue Date to Rite
Aid Corporation. For purposes of this Certificate of Designations, the
Senior Subordinated Notes Warrants shall be deemed to have been issued
before the Issue Date.
"Series A Preferred Stock" means the Series A-2 Preferred Stock
and Series A-1 Preferred Stock.
"Series A Certificates of Designations" means the Series A-2
Certificate of Designations and this Certificate of Designations.
"Series A-2 Certificate of Designations" means (i) initially, the
Certificate of Designations for the Series A-2 Preferred Stock filed
pursuant to the DGCL with the Secretary of State of the State of
Delaware on or about the Issue Date, and (ii) following the Restated
Charter Effectiveness, Exhibit A to the Restated Certificate of
Incorporation, in each case, as amended, supplemented or restated from
time to time.
"Series A-2 Preferred Stock" means the Preferred Stock designated
by the Board of Directors as Series A-2 11% Preferred Stock and having
the powers, designations, preferences, and the relative, participating,
optional and other special rights and qualifications, limitations and
restrictions set forth in the Series A-2 Certificate of Designations.
"Series A-1 Preferred Stock" has the meaning set forth in
Section 1.
"Series B Certificate of Designations" means (i) initially the
Certificate of Designations for the Series B Preferred Stock filed
pursuant to the DGCL with the Secretary of State of the State of
Delaware on or about the Issue Date, and (ii) following the Restated
Charter Effectiveness, Exhibit C to the Restated Certificate of
Incorporation, in each case, as amended, supplemented or restated from
time to time.
"Series B Preferred Stock" means the Preferred Stock designated
by the Board of Directors as Series B Convertible Preferred Stock and
having the powers, designations, preferences, and the relative,
participating, optional and
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other special rights and qualifications, limitations and restrictions
set forth in the Series B Certificate of Designations.
"Stockholder Approval" means the approval by the stockholders of
the Corporation of the adoption of the Restated Certificate of
Incorporation and of the authorization and issuance of the Class B
Common Stock to be issued to the Holders and the holders of the Series
A-2 Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock in accordance with the
terms of this Certificate of Designations, the Series A-2 Certificate of
Designations and the Series B Certificate of Designations.
"Stockholders' Agreement" means the Stockholders' Agreement,
dated on or about the Issue Date, among the Corporation, Joseph
Littlejohn & Levy Fund III, L.P., Rite Aid Corporation and the other
Persons named therein, as the same may be amended, supplemented or
restated from time to time
"Subsidiary" means, with respect to any specified Person: (i) any
corporation, association or other business entity of which more than 50%
of the total voting power of shares of capital stock or other equity
interests entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency)
to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof is at
the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by a Person or one
or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person (or a combination
thereof); and (ii) any partnership (A) the sole general partner or the
managing general partner of which is the Person or a Subsidiary of that
Person or (B) the only general partners of which are the Person or one
or more Subsidiaries of that Person (or any combination thereof).
"Transfer" means any direct or indirect (including, without
limitation, through the transfer of a controlling interest in a
Permitted Transferee) sale, transfer, assignment, grant of participation
interest in, option, pledge, hypothecation, encumbrance or other
disposition.
"Voting Stock" means, with respect to any Person, the Capital
Stock of any class or kind ordinarily having the power to vote generally
for the election of directors (or other persons or bodies performing
similar functions) of such Person.
Section 3. Rank.
(a) Prior to the Restated Charter Effectiveness. Prior to and until the
Restated Charter Effectiveness, the Series A-1 Preferred Stock shall, with
respect to dividends and distributions and upon a Liquidation Event, rank:
(i) senior to (A) all classes or series of Common Stock and
(B) each other class or series of Capital Stock of the Corporation
created after the Issue Date and prior to the Restated Charter
Effectiveness; and
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(ii) on a parity with the Series A-2 Preferred Stock and the
Series B Preferred Stock.
(b) Following the Restated Charter Effectiveness. Upon and following the
Restated Charter Effectiveness, the Series A-1 Preferred Stock shall, with
respect to dividends and distributions and upon a Liquidation Event, rank:
(i) senior to all classes or series of Common Stock;
(ii) on a parity with the Series A-2 Preferred Stock;
(iii) junior to each series or class of Preferred Stock created
after the Restated Charter Effectiveness.
(c) The respective definitions of Junior Stock, Parity Stock and Senior
Stock shall also include any options, warrants or other rights exercisable or
exchangeable for or convertible into any of the Junior Stock, Parity Stock or
Senior Stock, as the case may be.
Section 4. Dividends.
(a) Prior to the Restated Charter Effectiveness. Prior to and until the
Restated Charter Effectiveness:
(i) Beginning on the Dividend Start Date, the Holders of
outstanding shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock shall be entitled to
receive (if and to the extent of surplus legally available therefor),
dividends at the Dividend Rate payable solely in additional shares of
Series A-1 Preferred Stock ("Additional Series A-1 Shares") in
accordance with the terms of this Section 4. Following the Dividend
Start Date, such dividends shall be payable quarterly in arrears on each
Dividend Payment Date for the Dividend Period ending on such Dividend
Payment Date. Dividends on the Series A-1 Preferred Stock shall accrue
(whether or not declared) and be cumulative from (and including) the
first day of each Dividend Period in which dividends may be payable, and
accrued dividends for each Dividend Period shall accumulate to the
extent not paid on the Dividend Payment Date for such Dividend Period;
provided that dividends on Additional Series A-1 Shares shall accrue
from (and including) the date such Additional Series A-1 Shares are
issued pursuant to this Section 4(a), whether or not in any Dividend
Period there shall be surplus of the Corporation legally available for
the payment of such dividends. Each such dividend shall be payable to
the Holders of shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock on the corresponding
Record Date.
(ii) The amount of dividends payable for each full Dividend
Period for the Series A-1 Preferred Stock shall be computed by dividing
the applicable Dividend Rate by four. The amount of dividends payable
for any period shorter
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or longer than a full Dividend Period, shall be computed on the basis of
twelve 30-day months and a 360-day year. Holders of shares of Series
A-1 Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to any dividends, whether
payable in cash, property or stock, in excess of cumulative dividends as
herein provided. No interest, or sum of money in lieu of interest,
shall be payable in respect of any dividend payment on the Series A-1
Preferred Stock that may be in arrears; except that if dividends are not
paid in full on any Dividend Payment Date, dividends will cumulate as if
the unpaid dividends were payable in cash and the Liquidation Preference
had been increased by the amount of unpaid dividends until paid.
(iii) Dividends on the shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock
pursuant to this Section 4(a) shall continue to accrue and accumulate
until full cumulative dividends (including an amount equal to a prorated
dividend for the period from the last Dividend Payment Date to (but not
including) the date of the Restated Charter Effectiveness) have been
declared and paid on the Series A-1 Preferred Stock for all Dividends
Periods terminating prior to the date of the Restated Charter
Effectiveness; provided that such dividends shall cease to accrue or
accumulate on (but not including) the date of the Restated Charter
Effectiveness.
(iv) The number of Additional Series A-1 Shares to be issued
as dividends pursuant to this Section 4(a) will equal the cash amount of
the dividend that would have been payable on a share of Series A-1
Preferred Stock if dividends were payable in cash, divided by $1,000,
rounded to the nearest full share, up or down, after taking into account
all shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock owned by the Holder thereof,
provided that if the resulting fractional share held by such Holder
equals one-half of a share of Series A-1 Preferred Stock, such
fractional share shall be rounded up to the nearest full share.
(v) Accrued dividends for any past Dividend Periods may be
declared and paid on any subsequent Dividend Payment Date or any other
date established by the Board.
(b) Following the Restated Charter Effectiveness. Upon and following the
Restated Charter Effectiveness, in the event the Corporation at any time or from
time to time makes, or fixes a record date for the determination of holders of
Common Stock entitled to receive, any dividend or distribution on shares of any
class or series of Common Stock (other than any dividend or distribution payable
in shares of Common Stock effected in accordance with Section 8(a)), then and in
each such event each Holder shall be entitled to receive the amount of such
dividend or distribution that such Holder would have received had its shares of
Series A-1 Preferred Stock been converted into Class B Common Stock pursuant to
Section 7 immediately prior to the record date for such dividend or
distribution.
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(c) Dividends or Distributions on Parity Stock. So long as any shares of
the Series A-1 Preferred Stock are outstanding, (i) no dividend or distribution
may be declared or paid or set apart for payment on any Parity Stock by the
Corporation, directly or indirectly, unless (A) such dividend or distribution is
required by the terms of such Parity Stock pursuant to the certificate of
designations for such Parity Stock (or other instrument pursuant to which such
Parity Stock was created and setting forth the powers, designations, preferences
and other special rights and qualifications, limitations and restrictions of
such Parity Stock) as in effect on the initial issuance of such Parity Stock,
and (B) all accumulated and unpaid dividends and distributions due to be paid on
the Series A-1 Preferred Stock, and any redemption payments required by Section
6, have been or are contemporaneously paid or are being paid on a pro rata basis
with any such Parity Stock, and (ii) except as otherwise provided in Section
6(f), no Parity Stock may be redeemed, purchased or otherwise acquired for any
consideration (or any moneys be paid to or made available to a sinking fund for
the redemption of any shares of such stock) by the Corporation directly or
indirectly, unless (A) all accumulated and unpaid dividends and distributions
due to be paid on the Series A-1 Preferred Stock, and any redemption payments
required by Section 6, have been or are contemporaneously paid, and (B) such
redemption, purchase or acquisition is required by the certificate of
designations for such Parity Stock (or other instrument pursuant to which such
Parity Stock was created and setting forth the powers, designations, preferences
and other special rights and qualifications, limitations and restrictions of
such Parity Stock) as in effect on the initial issuance of such Parity Stock.
(d) Dividends or Distributions on Junior Stock. So long as any shares of
Series A-1 Preferred Stock are outstanding, no dividends or other distribution
may be declared or paid or set apart for payment on any Junior Stock, nor may
any Junior Stock be redeemed, purchased or otherwise acquired for any
consideration (or any moneys be paid to or made available for a sinking fund for
the redemption of any shares of any such stock) by the Corporation, directly or
indirectly, other than (i) a redemption, purchase or other acquisition of shares
of Common Stock made solely pursuant to the terms of an employee incentive or
benefit plan of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries, (ii) dividends or
distributions on shares of Common Stock effected solely in accordance with
Section 4(b) or 8(g), and (iii) dividends or distributions made solely in Junior
Stock effected in accordance with Section 8(a).
Section 5. Liquidation Rights.
(a) Upon the occurrence of a Liquidation Event, subject to the rights of
holders of Senior Stock and Parity Stock, each Holder shall be entitled to be
paid, before any distribution is made on any Junior Stock, out of the assets of
the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders an amount per
share in cash equal to the greater of (i) the Liquidation Preference, as of the
date fixed for the Liquidation Event, for each outstanding share of Series A-1
Preferred Stock held by such Holder and (ii) the
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amount such Holder would have received upon such final distribution if all
outstanding shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock had been converted into shares
of Common Stock pursuant to Section 7 (assuming that (A) the Restated Charter
Effectiveness has occurred and (B) all outstanding shares of Series A-2
Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock had been converted into shares of
Common Stock pursuant to the Series A-2 Certificate of Designations and the
Series B Certificate of Designations, respectively, immediately prior to such
Liquidation Event).
(b) If the assets distributable in any such Liquidation Event to the
Holders and to the holders of outstanding shares of all Parity Stock are
insufficient to permit the payment to such holders of the full preferential
amounts to which they may be entitled, such assets shall be distributed ratably
among the holders of the outstanding shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock and
Parity Stock in proportion to the full preferential amount each such holder
would otherwise be entitled to receive.
(c) For purposes of this Section 5, a Liquidation Event shall, at the
election of the Holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Series A-1
Preferred Stock, voting separately as a single class, include (i) the
consolidation or merger of the Corporation into any other corporation or entity
if the Corporation is not the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of
such consolidation or merger, (ii) the consolidation or merger of any other
corporation or entity into the Corporation with the Corporation being the
continuing or surviving corporation if, in connection with such consolidation or
merger, the shares of Common Stock are changed into or exchanged for stock or
other securities of any other Person or cash or any other property, and (iii)
the transfer by the Corporation of all or substantially all of its properties or
assets to any other corporation or entity (other than to a wholly-owned
Subsidiary of the Corporation if such Subsidiary remains wholly owned by the
Corporation after such transfer or any other transaction or series of
transactions related to such transfer).
(d) After payment of the full preferential amount to which the Holders
are entitled pursuant to this Section 5, the Holders shall not be entitled to
any further participation in any distribution of assets of the Corporation, and
all rights of the Holders with respect to their shares of Series A-1 Preferred
Stock shall terminate.
Section 6. Redemption.
(a) Unless the Restated Charter Effectiveness shall have occurred prior
to the occurrence of the event described in clause (i) or (ii) of this Section
6(a), the Corporation shall redeem, to the extent of funds legally available
therefor (determined pursuant to Section 6(e)), in the manner provided for in
this Section 6 all of the then outstanding shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock
at the Liquidation Preference as of the Redemption Date (the "Mandatory
Redemption Price") on (i) the eleventh anniversary of the Issue Date or (ii) in
the event a Change of Control of the Corporation has occurred, upon
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receipt of notice (no later than 30 days following the later of the occurrence
of such Change of Control or public announcement of the occurrence of such
Change of Control) from the Holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of
Series A-1 Preferred Stock demanding a redemption of the outstanding shares of
Series A-1 Preferred Stock. The Corporation shall pay the Mandatory Redemption
Price in cash. The date for any such redemption (the "Redemption Date") shall be
(A) in the case of a redemption occurring pursuant to clause (i) of this Section
6(a), the date of the eleventh anniversary of the Issue Date, or if such date is
not a Business Day, the first Business Day following such date, and (B) in the
case of a redemption occurring pursuant to clause (ii) of this Section 6(a), a
date to be fixed by the Corporation that is a Business Day no earlier than 30
days and no later than 60 days following the notice referred to in clause (ii)
of this Section 6(a).
(b) No later than 20 days and no earlier than 60 days prior to the
Redemption Date, the Corporation shall give written notice (the "Redemption
Notice") to each Holder at such Holder's address as it appears on the stock
books of the Corporation. The Redemption Notice shall state:
(i) whether the redemption is pursuant to clause (i) or (ii)
of Section 6(a);
(ii) the Mandatory Redemption Price;
(iii) Redemption Date; and
(iv) the location (which shall be in New York City, New York)
at which the Holder is to surrender to the Corporation (or its agent),
for redemption, its certificate or certificates representing its shares
of Series A-1 Preferred Stock, and the manner for the surrender of such
certificate or certificates.
(c) Each Holder shall surrender the certificate or certificates
representing its shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock to the Corporation, duly
endorsed (or otherwise in proper form for transfer, as determined by the
Corporation), in the manner and at the place designated in the Redemption
Notice. On the Redemption Date, the Corporation shall pay, or cause to be paid,
the full Mandatory Redemption Price for the shares so surrendered in cash (i) to
the Person whose name appears on such certificate or certificates as the owner
thereof, and, upon such payment, each surrendered certificate shall be canceled
and retired and (ii) if such certificate is not surrendered by a Holder but the
Holder certifies to the Corporation that the certificate or certificates
representing its shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock have been lost, stolen or
destroyed and executes an agreement satisfactory to the Corporation to indemnify
the Corporation from any loss incurred by it in connection with such lost,
stolen or destroyed certificates (and, if requested by the Corporation, posts a
customary bond reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation to cover such loss),
to such Holder.
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(d) Unless the Corporation defaults in the payment of the applicable
Mandatory Redemption Price, dividends on the shares of Series A-1 Preferred
Stock shall cease to accumulate on the Redemption Date, and all rights of the
Holders with respect to their Series A-1 Preferred Stock, other than the right
to receive the Mandatory Redemption Price, shall terminate on the Redemption
Date.
(e) For the purpose of determining whether funds are legally available
for redemption of Series A-1 Preferred Stock pursuant to this Section 6, (i) the
Corporation shall value its assets at the highest amount permissible under
applicable law, (ii) if the redemption is pursuant to clause (ii) of Section
6(a), the Corporation may, at its option, set aside the funds necessary to
prepay, redeem or offer to purchase any Indebtedness of the Corporation or its
Subsidiaries that, by its terms, has to be prepaid or redeemed, or requires that
the Corporation or its Subsidiaries extend to the holders thereof an offer to
purchase such Indebtedness, including the Senior Credit Facility and the Senior
Subordinated Notes, and (iii) the Corporation may, at its option, set aside the
funds necessary to satisfy any dividend, redemption or other obligations with
respect to any Senior Stock or Parity Stock required by the certificate of
designations for such Senior Stock or Parity Stock (or other instrument pursuant
to which such Senior Stock or Parity Stock was created and setting forth the
powers, designations, preferences and other special rights and qualifications,
limitations and restrictions of such Senior Stock or Parity Stock).
(f) If on the Redemption Date funds of the Corporation legally available
therefor are insufficient to pay the Mandatory Redemption Price in full for all
the shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock, (i) the Corporation shall use funds to
the extent legally available for such purpose, (ii) the Corporation shall effect
the Mandatory Redemption Obligation pro rata according to the number of shares
of Series A-1 Preferred Stock held by each holder and (iii) the Dividend Rate on
any unpaid portion of the Mandatory Redemption Price shall be increased by 2%.
If the Corporation is unable or fails to discharge its Mandatory Redemption
Obligation, the Mandatory Redemption Obligation shall be discharged as soon as
the Corporation is able to discharge the Mandatory Redemption Obligation. If and
so long as the Mandatory Redemption Obligation is not fully discharged, the
Corporation may not, directly or indirectly, (A) redeem, purchase, or otherwise
acquire any Parity Stock or Junior Stock or discharge any mandatory or optional
redemption, sinking fund or other similar obligation in respect of any Parity
Stock or Junior Stock (except in connection with a redemption, sinking fund or
other similar obligation regarding Parity Stock being satisfied on a pro rata
basis) or (B) declare or make any dividend or distribution in respect of any
Junior Stock.
(g) Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Holder may, at any time prior to
the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Redemption
Date, elect to convert, pursuant to Section 7(a), its shares of Series A-1
Preferred Stock into Common Stock in lieu of any redemption of its Series A-1
Preferred Stock. Upon such
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Conversion, the Holders shall no longer be entitled to any payment in connection
with the redemption for the Series A-1 Preferred Stock.
(h) The Corporation need not establish any sinking fund for the
Mandatory Redemption Obligation.
Section 7. Conversion.
(a) Conversion Right. At any time following the Restated Charter
Effectiveness, subject to and in compliance with the provisions of this Section
7, any Holder may, at such Holder's election, convert all, but not less than
all, of such Holder's shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock into shares of Class
B-1 Common Stock (the "Electing Holder"), and upon any such conversion, all
other outstanding shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock shall automatically
convert into shares of Class B-1 Common Stock (the "Conversion").
Notwithstanding any call for redemption pursuant to Section 6, the right to
convert shares pursuant to this Section 7 shall terminate at the close of
business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Redemption Date, unless
the Corporation defaults in making payment of the Mandatory Redemption Price in
full on the Redemption Date.
(b) Conversion Ratio. The number of shares of Class B-1 Common Stock
deliverable upon Conversion of one share of Series A-1 Preferred Stock, adjusted
as provided in Section 8, is referred to in this Certificate of Designations as
the "Conversion Ratio." The Conversion Ratio, as of any date, shall be an amount
equal to the Liquidation Preference as of such date divided by the Conversion
Price. The "Conversion Price" will initially be $20.00, subject to adjustment
from time to time pursuant to Section 8.
(c) Conversion Mechanics.
(i) The Electing Holder shall surrender the certificate
representing its shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock at the principal
office of the Corporation, with a written notice of election to convert
completed and signed.
(ii) On the Conversion Date, all outstanding shares of Series
A-1 Preferred Stock shall be converted automatically without any further
action by the Holders (and whether or not the certificates representing
such shares are surrendered at the office of the Corporation). The
Corporation shall issue certificates representing shares of Class B-1
Common Stock issuable upon the Conversion upon surrender of certificates
representing the corresponding shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock.
Unless the shares issuable on Conversion by the Holder are to be issued
in the same name as the name in which such shares of Series A-1
Preferred Stock are registered, each share surrendered shall be
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accompanied by instruments of transfer, in form satisfactory to the
Corporation, duly executed by the Holder or the Holder's duly authorized
attorney. The Corporation shall not be obligated to issue certificates
for shares of Class B-1 Common Stock in any name other than the name
or names set forth on the certificates for the shares of Series A-1
Preferred Stock unless the requirements of the Stockholders' Agreement
relating to the transfer of shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock have
been complied with or waived by the Corporation.
(iii) Notwithstanding clause (i) or (ii) of this Section 7(c),
if the Holder of any share or shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock
certifies to the Corporation that the certificates representing such
share or shares have been lost, stolen or destroyed and executes an
agreement satisfactory to the Corporation to indemnify the Corporation
from any loss incurred by it in connection with such lost, stolen or
destroyed certificates (and, if requested by the Corporation, posts a
customary bond reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation to cover such
loss), then the Corporation shall issue certificates representing the
Class B-1 Common Stock issuable upon the Conversion in the name of such
holder.
(iv) As promptly as practicable after the delivery by the
Holder of the certificates for shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock (or
in the case of a lost certificate, the certification, the agreement and,
if requested, the posting of the bond described in clause (iii) of this
Section 7(c)), the Corporation shall issue and shall deliver to such
Holder, or, subject to compliance with the provisions Section 12 and the
Stockholders' Agreement relating to the transfer of shares of Series A-1
Preferred Stock, on the Holder's written order to the Holder's
transferee, (A) a certificate or certificates for the whole number of
shares of Class B-1 Common Stock issuable upon the Conversion of such
shares in accordance with the provisions of this Section 7, and (B) any
cash adjustment required pursuant to Section 7(f).
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(v) The Conversion shall be deemed to have been effected
immediately prior to the close of business on the Conversion Date. The
Person in whose name or names any certificate or certificates for shares
of Class B-1 Common Stock shall be issuable upon such Conversion shall
be deemed to have become the holder of record of the shares of Class B-1
Common Stock represented thereby at such time on the Conversion Date and
the Conversion shall be into a number of whole shares of Class B-1
Common Stock equal to the product of the number of shares of Series A-1
Preferred Stock surrendered multiplied by the Conversion Ratio in effect
on the applicable Conversion Date. All shares of Class B-1 Common Stock
delivered upon conversion of the Series A-1 Preferred Stock will upon
delivery be duly and validly issued and fully paid and non-assessable,
free of all liens, pledges and other security interests and not subject
to any preemptive rights. As of the effective time of the Conversion,
the
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shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock so converted will no longer be
deemed to be outstanding and all rights of a holder with respect to such
shares so converted shall immediately terminate except the right to
receive the Class B-1 Common Stock and other amounts payable pursuant to
this Section 7.
(d) Reservation of Shares; Compliance with Laws. The Corporation
covenants that it will at all times following the Restated Charter Effectiveness
reserve and keep available, free from preemptive rights, such number of its
authorized but unissued shares of Class B-1 Common Stock as shall be required
for the purpose of effecting the Conversion of the Series A-1 Preferred Stock.
Promptly (and in any event no later than two Business Days) following receipt of
Stockholder Approval, the Corporation shall file the Restated Certificate of
Incorporation pursuant to the DGCL with the Secretary of State of the State of
Delaware. Prior to the delivery of any Common Stock that the Corporation is
obligated to deliver upon the Conversion, the Corporation shall comply with all
applicable federal and state laws and regulations which require action to be
taken by the Corporation.
(e) Transfer Taxes, etc. The Corporation will pay any and all
documentary stamp or similar issue or transfer taxes payable in respect of the
issue or delivery of shares of Class B-1 Common Stock upon the Conversion, other
than any tax payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issue or
delivery of shares of Class B-1 Common Stock in a name other than that of the
Holder of the Series A-1 Preferred Stock to be converted. The Corporation shall
have the right not to issue or deliver any shares of Class B-1 Common Stock in a
name other than that of the Holder of the Series A-1 Preferred Stock to be
converted unless and until the Person requesting such issue or delivery has paid
to the Corporation the amount of any such tax or has established, to the
satisfaction of the Corporation, that such tax has been paid.
(f) No Fractional Shares. No fractions of shares of Class B-1 Common
Stock shall be required to be issued to a Holder in connection with the
Conversion. In lieu thereof, the Corporation shall pay a cash adjustment in
respect of such fractional interest in an amount equal to such fractional
interest multiplied by the Current Market Price per share of Regular Common
Stock on the Conversion Date.
(g) No Impairment. The Corporation will not, through any reorganization,
transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of
securities or any other voluntary action, avoid the observance or performance of
any of the terms to be observed or performed hereunder by the Corporation but
will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all the provisions
of this Section 7 and in the taking of all such action as may be necessary or
appropriate following the Restated Charter Effectiveness in order to protect the
conversion rights of the holders of the Series A-1 Preferred Stock against
impairment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, following the
Restated Charter Effectiveness, the Corporation (i) will take all such action
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as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Corporation may validly and
legally issue fully paid nonassessable shares of Class B-1 Common Stock on the
Conversion, free of all preemptive rights, and (ii) will not take any action
which results in any adjustment of the applicable Conversion Price if the total
number of shares of Class B-1 Common Stock issuable after the action upon the
Conversion of all of the Series A-1 Preferred Stock will exceed the total number
of shares of Class B-1 Common Stock then authorized by the Corporation's
Certificate of Incorporation and available for the purpose of issue upon such
Conversion.
Section 8. Adjustments to Conversion Price.
(a) Adjustment for Stock Dividends, Distributions and Subdivisions. In
the event the Corporation shall declare or pay any dividend or make any other
distribution on the Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock, or shall
effect a subdivision of the outstanding Common Stock, into a greater number of
shares of Common Stock (by reclassification or otherwise than by payment of a
dividend in shares of Common Stock), then and in each such case the applicable
Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such stock dividend,
distribution or subdivision shall, concurrently with the effectiveness of such
stock dividend, distribution or subdivision, be proportionately decreased,
subject to the following qualifications: (i) in the event such issuance is
declared but not effected, the applicable Conversion Price shall be readjusted
as if such issuance was not declared; and (ii) no adjustment in the Conversion
Price shall be made in the event the Holders simultaneously receive a dividend
or other distribution of such securities in an amount equal to the amount of
such securities as they would have received had (assuming that the Restated
Charter Effectiveness has occurred) the Series A-1 Preferred Stock been
converted into Class B-1 Common Stock pursuant to Section 7 immediately prior to
such event (or, if applicable, the record date for such event).
(b) Adjustments for Combinations or Consolidation of Common Stock. In
the event the outstanding Common Stock shall be combined or consolidated, by
reclassification or otherwise, into a lesser number of shares of Common Stock,
then and in each such case the applicable Conversion Price in effect immediately
prior to such combination or consolidation shall, concurrently with the
effectiveness of such combination or consolidation, be proportionately
increased.
(c) Adjustments for Consolidation, Merger, Sale of Assets,
Reorganization, etc. In the event the Corporation (i) consolidates with or
merges into any other corporation or entity and is not the continuing or
surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger, (ii) permits
any other corporation or entity to consolidate with or merge into the
Corporation and the Corporation is the continuing or surviving corporation but,
in connection with such consolidation or merger, the shares of Common Stock are
changed into or exchanged for stock or other securities of any other Person or
cash or any other property, or (iii) transfers all or substantially all of its
properties or assets, directly
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or indirectly, to any other corporation or entity (other than to a wholly owned
Subsidiary of the Corporation if such Subsidiary remains wholly owned by the
Corporation after such transfer or any other transaction or series of
transactions related to such transfer), then, and in each such event, proper
provision shall be made so that, upon the basis and the terms and in the manner
provided in this Section 8(c), each Holder, upon the Conversion at any time
after the consummation of such consolidation, merger or transfer, shall be
entitled to receive, in lieu of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon the
Conversion prior to such consummation, the stock and other securities, cash and
property to which such Holder would have been entitled upon such consummation if
such Holder (assuming that the Restated Charter Effectiveness has occurred) had
converted its Series A-1 Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 7 immediately prior
to such consummation (or, if applicable, any record date with respect to such
transaction), subject to adjustments (subsequent to such corporate action) as
nearly equivalent as possible to the adjustments provided for in this Section
8(c). Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, (A) the
Corporation will not effect any of the transactions described in the clauses (i)
through (iii) of this Section 8 unless, prior to the consummation thereof, each
corporation (other than the Corporation) which may be required to deliver any
stock, securities, cash or property upon the conversion of Series A-1 Preferred
Stock shall assume, by written instrument, a copy of which shall be delivered to
each Holder, the obligation to deliver to such Holder such shares of stock,
securities, cash or property as such holder may be entitled to receive upon such
conversion, and (B) in the event the Holders of a majority of the outstanding
shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock, voting separately as a single class, elect
to declare that any of the transactions described in clauses (i) through (iii)
constitute a Liquidation Event, then the provisions of this Section 8(c) shall
not apply to such transaction and, in lieu thereof, the Holders shall be
entitled to the amounts set forth in Section 5 with respect to such Liquidation
Event.
(d) Adjustments for Reclassification, Exchange and Substitution. If the
Common Stock is changed into the same or a different number of shares of any
other class or classes of stock, whether by capital reorganization,
reclassification or otherwise (other than a subdivision, combination or
consolidation of shares, or merger, consolidation or asset sale, provided for in
Sections 8(a), 8(b) and 8(c) or any reclassification resulting from the adoption
of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation), then and in each such case the
applicable Conversion Price then in effect shall, concurrently with the
effectiveness of such reorganization or reclassification, be proportionately
adjusted such that the Series A-1 Preferred Stock shall be convertible into, in
lieu of the number of shares of Class B-1 Common Stock which the Holders would
otherwise have been entitled to receive (assuming that the Restated Charter
Effectiveness has occurred), a number of shares of such other class or classes
of stock equivalent to the number of shares of Class B-1 Common Stock that would
have been subject to receipt by the Holders upon any Conversion (assuming that
the Restated Charter Effectiveness has occurred) immediately before that change.
No class or series of Common Stock shall be so changed into shares of any other
class or series of stock
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unless a proportional and equivalent change is made with respect to all other
classes or series of Common Stock. For avoidance of doubt, it is stipulated that
the provisions of this Section 8(d) shall not apply to any exchange of shares of
Common Stock into shares of Series B Preferred Stock pursuant to the JLL
Exchange Agreement.
(e) Adjustment of Conversion Price Upon Issuance of Additional Shares of
Common Stock. In the event the Corporation, at any time after the Issue Date and
prior to the Restated Charter Effectiveness, issues or sells Additional Shares
of Common Stock for a consideration per share less than the Current Market Price
in effect immediately prior to such issuance or sale, then and in each such
event, the applicable Conversion Price shall be reduced, concurrently with such
issue or sale, to a price (calculated to the nearest cent) determined by
multiplying the applicable Conversion Price by a fraction (i) the numerator of
which shall be (A) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately
prior to such issue or sale, plus (B) the number of shares of Common Stock which
the aggregate consideration received by the Corporation for the total number of
Additional Shares of Common Stock so issued or sold would purchase at the
Current Market Price in effect immediately prior to such issuance or sale, and
(ii) the denominator of which shall be (A) the number of shares of Common Stock
outstanding immediately prior to such issue or sale plus (B) the number of
Additional Shares of Common Stock so issued or sold. The provisions of this
Section 8(e) shall not apply to any issuance or sale of Additional Shares of
Common Stock for which an adjustment is provided under Section 8(a).
(f) Issue of Securities Deemed Issue of Additional Shares of Common
Stock. In the event (i) the Corporation, at any time after the Issue Date and
prior to the Restated Charter Effectiveness, issues, sells or grants any Options
or Convertible Securities, or shall fix a record date for the determination of
holders of any class of securities entitled to receive any such Options or
Convertible Securities and (ii) the consideration per share for the Additional
Shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of such Options, or in the
case of Convertible Securities, the conversion or exchange of such Convertible
Securities shall be less than the Current Market Price in effect immediately
prior to such issue, sale or grant, or such record date, as the case may be,
then, and in each such case, (A) the maximum number of shares of Common Stock
(as set forth in the instrument relating thereto without regard to any
provisions contained therein for a subsequent adjustment of such number)
issuable upon the exercise of such Options or, in the case of Convertible
Securities and Options therefor, the conversion or exchange of such Convertible
Securities, shall be deemed to be issuances of Additional Shares of Common Stock
issued as of the time of such issue, sale or grant or, in case such a record
date shall have been fixed, as of the close of business on such record date, and
(B) the Conversion Price shall be adjusted in accordance with Section 8(e) on
the date of and immediately prior to such issue, sale or grant, or the record
date, as the case may be. In any such case in which Additional Shares of Common
Stock are deemed to be issued or sold pursuant to this Section 8(f):
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(1) no further adjustment in the applicable Conversion Price
shall be made upon the subsequent issue of Convertible Securities or
Common Stock upon the exercise of such Options or conversion or exchange
of such Convertible Securities;
(2) if such Options or Convertible Securities by their terms
provide, with the passage of time or otherwise, for any decrease in the
consideration payable to the Corporation, or increase in the number of
Additional Shares of Common Stock issuable, upon the exercise,
conversion or exchange thereof, the adjustments to the Conversion Price
computed upon the original issue, sale, grant or assumption thereof (or
upon the occurrence of a record date with respect thereto), and any
subsequent adjustments based thereon, shall, upon any such decrease or
increase becoming effective, be recomputed (and the Conversion Price
shall automatically be adjusted as so recomputed) to reflect such
increase or decrease insofar as it affects such Options or the rights of
conversion or exchange under such Convertible Securities which are
outstanding at such time; and
(3) no readjustment pursuant to the preceding clause (2) shall
have the effect of increasing the applicable Conversion Price to an
amount which exceeds the lower of (A) the applicable Conversion Price on
the original adjustment date and (B) the applicable Conversion Price
that would have resulted from any issuance of Additional Shares of
Common Stock between the original adjustment date and such readjustment
date.
The consideration per share deemed to be received by the Corporation for
Additional Shares of Common Stock relating to Options and Convertible
Securities, shall be determined by dividing (x) the total amount, if any,
actually received by the Corporation as consideration for the issue, sale, grant
or assumption of such Options or Convertible Securities, plus the minimum
aggregate amount of additional consideration (as set forth in the instruments
relating to such Options or Convertible Securities without regard to any
provision contained therein for a subsequent adjustment of such consideration)
payable to the Corporation upon the exercise in full of such Options or the
conversion or exchange in full of such Convertible Securities, or in the case of
Options for Convertible Securities, the exercise in full of such Options for
Convertible Securities and the conversion or exchange in full of such
Convertible Securities, by (y) the maximum number of Additional Shares of Common
Stock (as set forth in the instruments relating to such Options or Convertible
Securities, without regard to any provision contained therein for a subsequent
adjustment of such number) issuable upon the exercise of such Options or the
conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities.
(g) Certain Payments in Lieu of Dividends. In case the Corporation, at
any time on or after the Issue Date and prior to the Restated Charter
Effectiveness, shall, by dividend or otherwise, distribute to all holders of its
Regular Common Stock evidences of
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its indebtedness or assets (including securities other than dividends and
distributions paid pursuant to Section 8(a)), then the Conversion Price shall be
adjusted by multiplying the Conversion Price then in effect by a fraction (i)
the numerator of which shall be (A) the Current Market Price of a share of
Regular Common Stock on the record date fixed for such distribution minus (B)
the Market Value of the portion of the assets or evidences of indebtedness so
distributed applicable to one share of Regular Common Stock and (ii) the
denominator of which shall be the Current Market Price of a share of Regular
Common Stock on the record date fixed for such distribution.
(h) Certificate as to Adjustments. Upon the occurrence of each
adjustment or readjustment of the applicable Conversion Price pursuant to this
Section 8, the Corporation at its expense shall promptly compute such adjustment
or readjustment in accordance with the terms hereof and furnish to each Holder a
certificate setting forth such adjustment or readjustment and showing in detail
the facts upon which such adjustment or readjustment is based, including a
statement of (i) the consideration received or to be received by the Corporation
for any Additional Shares of Common Stock, or any Options or Convertible
Securities, as the case may be, issued or sold or deemed to have been issued,
(ii) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding or deemed to be
outstanding, and (iii) the applicable Conversion Price in effect immediately
prior to such issue or sale and as adjusted and readjusted on account thereof.
The Corporation shall, upon the written request at any time of any Holder,
furnish or cause to be furnished to such Holder a like certificate setting forth
(i) the applicable Conversion Price at the time in effect, and showing how it
was calculated, and (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock and the amount, if
any, of other property which at the time would be received upon a Conversion. At
the request of the Holders of a majority of the then outstanding Series A-1
Preferred Stock, the Corporation will have the certificates referred to in this
Section 8(h) prepared and delivered by an internationally recognized independent
accounting firm.
Section 9. Preemptive Rights.
(a) The Corporation shall provide each Holder with a written notice (a
"Preemptive Rights Notice") of any proposed issuance by the Corporation of any
New Securities at least 30 days prior to the proposed issuance date. Such notice
shall specify the price at which the New Securities are to be issued and the
other material terms of the issuance. Each Holder shall be entitled to purchase,
at the price and on the terms at which such New Securities are proposed to be
issued and specified in such Preemptive Rights Notice, such Holder's Preemptive
Rights Portion of such class of the New Securities proposed to be issued.
"Preemptive Rights Portion" means the pro rata portion of New Securities
proposed to be issued by the Corporation, which amount shall, for each Holder,
be based upon the ratio of (i) the number of shares of Class B-1 Common Stock
that such Holder would receive upon the Conversion of its shares of Series A-1
Preferred Stock into Class B-1 Common Stock pursuant to Section 7 immediately
prior to the
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issuance of the New Securities (assuming that the Restated Charter Effectiveness
had occurred) to (ii) the total number of issued and outstanding shares of
Common Stock immediately prior to the issuance of the New Securities (assuming
(A) that the Restated Charter Effectiveness has occurred and (B) the conversion
of all securities convertible into, and the exercise of all options, warrants or
other arrangements representing the right to purchase or otherwise acquire any
shares of Common Stock).
(b) A Holder may exercise its rights under this Section 9 by delivering
written notice of its election to purchase New Securities to the Corporation
within 15 days of receipt of the Preemptive Rights Notice. A delivery of such a
written notice (which notice shall specify the amount of New Securities to be
purchased by the Shareholder submitting such notice) by such Holder shall
constitute a binding agreement of such Holder to purchase, at the price and on
the terms specified in the Preemptive Rights Notice, the number of New
Securities specified in such Holder's written notice.
(c) In the case of any issuance of New Securities, the Corporation shall
have 90 days from the date of the Preemptive Rights Notice to consummate the
proposed issuance of any or all of such New Securities which the Holders have
not elected to purchase at the price and upon terms that are not materially less
favorable to the Corporation than those specified in the Preemptive Rights
Notice. At the consummation of such issuance, the Corporation shall issue
certificates representing the New Securities to be purchased by each Holder
exercising preemptive rights pursuant to this Section 9 registered in the name
of such Holder, against payment by such Holder of the purchase price for such
New Securities. If the Corporation proposes to issue such New Securities after
such 90-day period, it shall again comply with the procedures set forth in this
Section. 9.
Section 10. Voting Rights.
(a) The Holders shall not be entitled to any voting rights, except as
hereinafter provided in this Section 10 or as otherwise provided by DGCL or
other applicable law.
(b) So long as the number of outstanding shares of Series A-1 Preferred
Stock is equal to or greater than 10% of the number of shares of Series A-1
Preferred Stock issued on the Issue Date (subject to adjustments for stock
dividends or distributions and subdivisions, combinations or consolidation of
stock), the affirmative vote of the Holders of at least a majority of the then
outstanding shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock voting or consenting, as the
case may be, separately as a single class shall be required for the Corporation
to:
(i) amend or repeal any provision of, or add any provision
to, the Corporation's certificate of incorporation or by-laws so as to
affect adversely the powers, rights, preferences (including, without
limitation, liquidation preferences,
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conversion price and redemption provisions) or voting rights of the
shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock; provided that the filing of the
Restated Certificate of Incorporation pursuant to the DGCL with the
Secretary of State of the State of Delaware shall not require prior
approval of the Holders pursuant to this Section 10(c);
(ii) amend or repeal any provision of, or add any provision
to, this Certificate of Designations, the Series A-2 Certificate of
Designations or the Series B Certificate of Designations;
(iii) authorize or create any class or series of Senior Stock
or Parity Stock, or issue any shares of Senior Stock or Parity Stock,
except in either case for the authorization and creation of the Series
A-2 Preferred Stock and the Series B Preferred Stock, the issuance of
shares of Series B Preferred Stock pursuant to the Series B Certificate
of Designations, and the issuance of shares of Series A-2 Preferred
Stock (including issuances of shares of Series A-2 Preferred Stock as a
dividend on the Series A-2 Preferred Stock in accordance with the Series
A-2 Certificate of Designations) in accordance with the Series A-2
Certificate of Designations;
(iv) reclassify any shares of Junior Stock into shares of
Parity Stock or Senior Stock, or any shares of Parity Stock into shares
of Senior Stock, for avoidance of doubt it being stipulated that any
exchange of shares of Regular Common Stock into shares of Series B
Preferred Stock shall not be deemed a reclassification of such stock or
require approval of the Holders pursuant to this Section 10(c);
(v) repurchase or redeem any Capital Stock of the
Corporation, other than (A) the Series A-2 Preferred Stock issued on the
Issue Date or issued as a dividend on the Series A-2 Preferred Stock in
accordance with the Series A-2 Certificate of Designations and (B) the
Series B Preferred Stock issued pursuant to the Series B Certificate of
Designations, for avoidance of doubt it being stipulated that any
exchange of shares of Regular Common Stock into shares of Series B
Preferred Stock shall not be deemed a redemption or repurchase of such
stock or require approval of the Holders pursuant to this Section 10(c);
(vi) incur, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to incur, any
Indebtedness (other than any Indebtedness under the Senior Credit
Facility or the Senior Subordinated Notes) that would result in the
Corporation having an Interest Coverage Ratio of less than 1.50:1.00;
provided that such incurrence shall not constitute a violation of this
clause (vii) unless the Indebtedness so incurred remains outstanding for
at least 30 consecutive days following the initial incurrence thereof;
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(vii) voluntarily file for bankruptcy, liquidation, dissolution
or winding up of the Corporation;
(viii) increase the number of Directors to more than eleven,
unless the holders of Series B Preferred Stock or Class B-1 Common Stock
are entitled to elect an additional Class B-1 Director pursuant to the
Series B Certificate of Designations or the Restated Certificate of
Incorporation, or the holders of Series A-2 Preferred Stock or Class B-2
Common Stock are entitled to elect an additional Class B-2 Director
pursuant to the Series A-2 Certificate of Designations or the Restated
Certificate of Incorporation, in which case the number of Directors may
be increased by the number of such additional Directors;
(ix) have less than three of the employees or officers of the
Corporation or its Subsidiaries serve as Directors (and in the event of
any vacancy resulting from the death, disability, resignation or removal
of such a Director, not have another employee or officer of the
Corporation or its Subsidiaries elected or appointed promptly as a
Director to fill such vacancy);
(x) modify or repeal any of the provisions of the By-Laws
(A) requiring that, the Board of Directors meet no less frequently than
once in every calendar quarter, (B) requiring that each committee of the
Board of Directors (including any audit or compensation committee, but
excluding any nominating committees for the nomination of Directors)
have, as members, a proportional number of Class B-1 Directors and Class
B-2 Directors, as a group (in relation to the total number of
Directors), unless (1) such representation is prohibited by applicable
law or rules of the Nasdaq National Market, in which case such
committees shall have, as members, the maximum number of Class B-1
Directors and Class B-2 Directors permitted by applicable law and rules
of the Nasdaq National Market, or (2) the Class B-1 Directors and Class
B-2 Directors elect not to serve on any such committee, or (C) relating
to the number, election, powers or rights of Class B-1 Directors, Class
B-2 Directors or Non-Class B Directors; or
(xi) enter into any agreement with any Affiliate of the
Corporation (other than Subsidiaries of the Corporation) involving
amounts in excess of $5 million.
(c) From and after the Restated Charter Effectiveness, so long as the
number of outstanding shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock is equal to or
greater than 25% of the number of shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock issued on
the Issue Date (in each case, as adjusted for stock dividends or distributions
and subdivisions, combinations or consolidation of stock), the Corporation may
not, without the approval of Holders of at least a majority of the then
outstanding shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock voting or
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consenting, as the case may be, separately as a single class, undertake, effect
or consummate any transaction or series of transactions (i) described in clauses
(i) through (iii) of Section 8(c), (ii) involving a merger or consolidation,
other than a merger or consolidation which would result in the Voting Stock of
the Corporation outstanding immediately prior to such merger or consolidation
continuing to represent more than 50% of the combined voting power of the Voting
Stock of the Corporation or the surviving entity or parent thereof outstanding
immediately after such merger or consolidation or (iii) through which the
Corporation causes a Change of Control to be effected.
(d) In addition to any other vote required by law, the affirmative vote
of a majority of the Directors that are not employees or officers of the
Corporation or its Subsidiaries shall be required for any decision by the
Corporation regarding the appointment, removal or compensation of the
Corporation's Chief Executive Officer, or any transaction between the
Corporation (or any of its Subsidiaries) and the Corporation's Chief Executive
Officer (or his or her Affiliates).
(e) The approval of Holders of at least 75% of the then outstanding
shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock voting or consenting, as the case may be,
shall be required for any amendment to this Certificate of Designations that
reduces the Liquidation Preference or the Mandatory Redemption Obligation or
amends the provisions of Section 3, 10(b) or 10(c) or this Section 10(e).
Section 11. Reports and Notices.
(a) The Corporation will provide the Holders, at the Corporation's
expense, with the following:
(i) As soon as practicable after the end of the first, second
and third quarterly accounting periods in each fiscal year of the
Corporation, and in any event within 45 days thereafter, a consolidated
balance sheet of the Corporation and its Subsidiaries, as of the end of
each such quarterly period, and consolidated statements of income and
sources and applications of funds of the Corporation and its
Subsidiaries for such period and for the current fiscal year to date,
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in
the United States consistently applied and setting forth in comparative
form the figures for the corresponding periods of the previous fiscal
year, subject to changes resulting from year end audit adjustments and
the absence of notes, together with a management's discussion and
analysis thereof, all in reasonable detail and certified by the
principal financial or accounting officer of the Corporation.
(ii) As soon as practicable after the end of each fiscal year
of the Corporation, and in any event within 90 days thereafter, a
consolidated balance
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sheet of the Corporation and its Subsidiaries, as at the end of such
fiscal year, and consolidated statements of income and sources and
applications of funds of the Corporation and its Subsidiaries, for such
year, prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles in the United States consistently applied and setting forth
in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal
year, together with a management's discussion and analysis thereof, all
in reasonable detail and certified with an unqualified audit opinion by
independent public accountants of recognized national standing selected
by the Corporation.
So long as the Corporation is subject to the reporting requirements of the
Exchange Act, the Corporation's obligations to provide the information required
pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) of this Section 11(a) shall be satisfied by the
filing by the Corporation of its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and its annual
reports on Form 10-K, respectively, or any successor forms thereto, in
accordance with the Exchange Act.
(b) In the event that at any time after the date hereof, (i) the
Corporation shall adopt a dividend policy, change a previously adopted dividend
policy, or declare a dividend in the absence of, or in conflict with, a dividend
policy or declare any distribution with respect to the Common Stock, or (ii) the
Corporation shall declare any stock split, stock dividend, subdivision,
combination, or similar distribution with respect to the Common Stock,
regardless of the effect of any such event on the outstanding number of shares
of Common Stock (either such event hereinafter being referred to as a
"Notification Event"), then and in such case the Corporation shall cause to be
mailed to the Holders, not later than the earlier of the date public
announcement of the Notification Event is first made or the date ten days prior
to the record date, if any, in connection with such Notification Event, written
notice specifying the nature of such event and the effective date of, or the
date on which the books of the Corporation shall close or a record shall be
taken with respect to, such event. Such notice shall also set forth facts
indicating the effect of such action (to the extent such effect may be known at
the date of such notice) on the Conversion Price and the kind and amount of the
shares of stock or other securities or property issuable or distributable with
respect to the Series A-1 Preferred Stock.
(c) The Corporation shall deliver to the Holders all notices and other
reports delivered to holders of Regular Common Stock, including all notices and
reports required by DGCL or other applicable laws.
Section 12. Transfer Restrictions. Until the 120th day following the
Issue Date and following the Restated Charter Effectiveness, any transfer of
shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock by a Holder to a Person other than a
Permitted Transferee shall be null and void and of no force and effect. The
Corporation may, at its discretion, as a condition to the transfer or
registration of transfer of Series A-1 Preferred Stock to a purported Permitted
Transferee, require the furnishing of affidavits or other proof as it
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deems reasonably necessary to establish that the proposed transferee is a
Permitted Transferee. The term "Permitted Transferee" of a Holder shall be (i)
any direct or indirect Subsidiary of any Person who was a Holder on the Issue
Date, (ii) any investment fund managed by Joseph Littlejohn & Levy, Inc., a
Delaware corporation ("JLL"), (iii) any Person who is or becomes an investor in
a fund managed by JLL, including Joseph Littlejohn & Levy Fund III, L.P., a
Delaware limited partnership, (iv) the heirs, executors, administrators,
testamentary trustees or legatees of any Holder who is an individual, (v) the
spouses and the lineal descendants of any individual who is a Holder on the
Issue Date, and (vi) any trust, the beneficiaries of which, or any corporation,
limited liability company or partnership, the stockholders, members or general
or limited partners of which include only an individual who was a Holder on the
Issue Date and the Persons referred to in clause (v).
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Certificate of Designations is executed on
behalf of the Corporation by its David D. Halbert, its Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer, on this 2nd day of October, 2000.
ADVANCE PARADIGM, INC.
By: /s/ David D. Halbert
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Name: David D. Halbert
Title: Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer
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